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KBOR gives warm send off to Hammond
06/18/14 ks local, area, key
At today's monthly meeting of the Kansas Board of Regents, Shane Bangerter, the regent from Dodge City, read a proclamation recognizing Dr. Edward H. Hammond for "creating an environment that enriches and educates through personal attention, support and tireless promotion of the value of achievement" over his more than 27 years as president of Fort Hays State University.
After serving as the eighth president of FHSU from 1987 to 2014, Hammond's last official day will be June 30. Although he will no longer be at the helm of the only state university in the western half of Kansas, Hammond will remain on the Hays campus, first as a consultant and later as a member of the faculty.
In the proclamation, Bangerter noted that Hammond had expanded the reach of FHSU by presiding over a successful partnership program with universities in China that resulted in FHSU being the largest non-Chinese university provider of higher education in that country.
"President Hammond was a pioneer in promoting online education with the establishment of a Virtual College that now serves more than 4,500 students, not including those in China," Bangerter added.
The regents passed the proclamation unanimously and everyone in attendance gave President Hammond a standing ovation.
Hammond thanked the regents and expressed appreciation for their support. "I've been coming to these meetings for more than 27 years," he said, "and over that time I've had 115 different bosses. It has amazed me through those years how the regents all have similar characteristics. They all care about higher education, and they do not let their allegiances to any one institution dictate their votes or their activities as a regent. And there is no political party affiliation when it comes to the Board of Regents. That made working for them a real pleasure and honor."
As a result of building enrollments over the course of his presidency from 4,500 to more than 13,500 students, Bangerter explained, Hammond was able to keep the cost of tuition low at FHSU. The regents were scheduled to consider tuition proposals from the universities during the meeting this week. The average increase was about 4.5 percent. FHSU, which already has the lowest tuition by a wide margin, was proposing the lowest increase -- just 2.7 percent -- for the 2014-2015 academic year.
The proclamation also commended Hammond's leadership in other areas:
* The Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science, a residential program at FHSU that provides high school juniors and seniors college-level instruction by Ph.D. faculty resulting in a high school diploma and 68 hours of college credit;
* Significant physical enhancements to FHSU facilities, including a $2 million renovation of Sheridan Hall, construction of Tomanek Hall (a state-of-the-art, completely electronic and computerized physical sciences building), the move of the Sternberg Museum to its current location and development of the Kansas Wetlands Education Center, renovations of Lewis Field Stadium and Larks Park, construction of the Robbins Center, and bringing two wind energy turbines to campus;
* The culture of academic achievement and advancement as demonstrated by establishing Student Recognition Programs to award scholarships to academically outstanding high school seniors in Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska;
* A mobile learning and living environment that includes wireless connectivity throughout the FHSU campus;
* Four-fold increase in the number of scholarships awarded annually;
* Promotion of the critical role public higher education plays in shaping a vibrant future for individuals, families, communities and Kansas;
* Development of different higher education alignments in an effort to better serve western and southwest Kansas; and
* Completion of several successful fundraising campaigns totaling more than $130 million, and increasing the assets of the FHSU Foundation from $8.2 million to nearly $50 million in the past 20 years.
"Now, therefore be it resolved, having determined for these and other reasons, Dr. Edward H. Hammond provided 27 years of distinguished service leading Fort Hays State University in accomplishing outstanding achievements, and made outstanding contributions to the higher education system, we, the Kansas Board of Regents, thank him for his service and recognize his outstanding contributions to FHSU, Hays and the state of Kansas," Bangerter concluded in the proclamation.
President Hammond also received the prestigious Silver Stirrup Award for 2014 at the annual Team Kansas banquet on Tuesday night in Topeka. Team Kansas is a non-profit organization housed within the Kansas Department of Commerce.
The Silver Stirrup award is given in honor of one of Kansas' most distinguished citizens, Samuel J. Crawford, who was one of Kansas' colorful military leaders during the Civil War and later served as governor. He is remembered as one of Kansas' most zealous and dedicated leaders. Team Kansas presents the Silver Stirrup Award to one of its members each year in the spirit of leadership and dedication. Other recent winners include Lt. Gov. John Moore, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Gov. Mark Parkinson and U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts.
"This was really a special award because it came from the business community and the governor in recognition for what I have done to help Kansas grow," Hammond said. "When I look at others who have received this award, I have to wonder if I am worthy. It certainly makes me appreciate it to be in such company."


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More than any other political system, Liberal democracy requires people to feel hope for the future. Liberal democracy asks a lot of people. It asks people to be inclusive of difference, to accept reasonable wealth divides, and to peacefully accept the loss of their favoured party in elections and the passage of laws they may disagree with. Sustaining this requires people to believe that the future will be better than the present, and that the underlying system is fundamentally fair.
With income inequality rising to unprecedented levels, the basic system of liberal democracy is under severe threat. Hope for the future and belief in the fairness of our system is receding. As a result, around the world authoritarian leaders are coming closer and closer to power, running on platforms that are decidedly at odds with liberal democracy.
In Austria, the far-right Freedom Party lost the presidential election by only 0.6 per cent. In the UK, the referendum on EU membership is dead even, with opposition driven by heavy nationalistic sentiment. In the United States, Donald Trump – running an authoritarian campaign – is now tied with Hillary Clinton in the aggregate of polls.
This was inevitable. Because it allows open debate and the free exchange of ideas, liberal democracy creates space for its own opponents. There are always people who challenge the openness and inclusivity of liberal democratic societies, but their appeal is limited when people feel the system works for them. When that feeling is replaced with a feeling that the system is rigged, support for liberal democracy will crumble.
This is starting to happen, and unless the growth of inequality starts to reverse, it's only going to get worse. The more inequality grows, the larger the audience modern day authoritarians will have. Democracies have shifted from freedom to facism before. It can happen again.
I'll be writing much more about income inequality, as I believe it is the biggest issue of our time. If we can address it, there is incredible potential for a bright and hopeful future. But if it keeps getting worse, everything that seems solid, including our relatively open and free society could be lost.
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Pogatetz joins West Ham on loan
Wolfsburg - VfL Wolfsburg have agreed a loan deal with English Premier League side West Ham United FC for defender Emanuel Pogatetz.
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The deal will see the Austrian international at the London club until the end of the current season with the option to make the transfer permanent.
"We have quantity as well as quality in central defence," Wolfsburg's sporting director Klaus Allofs said. "Emanuel hadn't been part of the first team recently. At West Ham United, he wants to win a place in the starting eleven."
The 52-time capped 30-year-old appeared in only eight matches since joining the Wolves in the summer of 2012 from Lower Saxony rivals Hannover 96. He now embarks on his second spell in English football, after having previously represented Middlesbrough FC between 2005 and 2010.


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2016 Jug Bay Award Presentation and FOJB Annual Meeting
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The Friends of Jug Bay invite you to attend our Annual Meeting, We will announcc the 2016 winner of the Jug Bay Award, which, since 1996, has recognized an individual whose active involvement in the Jug Bay region has contributed to better public understanding and appreciation of this unique wetland ecosystem. Our Keynote Speaker, Albert J. Tucker, will speak on the topic: "The Future of Drinking Water in Maryland."


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I'm so grateful that you are my sister.
Wonderful Wenderful!15 Sep
I'm so grateful that you are my sister.
Wonderful Wenderful!15 Sep
I'm so grateful that you are my sister.
A Simple Woman's Daybook: March 2, 20092 Mar
FOR TODAY, March 2nd, 2009 …
Outside My Window…
It is a little overcast, but warm! I think it is probably 60 degrees out and it's only about 9 am. So that is very warm. Hopefully the snowdrift in front of my house will melt off and I will be able to see my lawn again!
I am thinking…
I am thinking about what a wonderful time I had going to my sister's baby shower! It was so fun to see Ashley and her cute round belly. She is so beautiful and glowing. It was fun to spend time with my mom and of course Wendy too. We had a wonderful time! I love them all so much.
The day before….
One of my mom's friends – Barbara – had us over to her beautiful home and make the most wonderful lunch for us. Homemade soup, chicken salad and cupcakes. It was delicious. Thank you Barbara!
I am thankful for…
I am so thankful for my sweet children. Being away from them is always hard. They are so sweet and wonderful! Do you remember the little, precious baby I blogged about last week? Well Gracie is not doing well. It sounds like that sweet baby is slipping away. My heart just aches for that family.
From the kitchen…
I've been gone, so I haven't had to cook – yay! But I am back now so it's back to the routine. I think I will make some soup tonight. My kids are probably so sick of soup (I make it all the time – lol).
I am wearing…
I am still in my sweats, with crazy sleeping hair and no makeup. I hope no one comes to the door. I might frighten them to death!
I am going…
I am gearing up for another busy week. My program over at the elementary school is busy this week every month. So I will spend a lot of time over there. Then Hayley has an orthodontist appointment. Hannah has parent-teacher conferences. And my other mom things.
I am reading…
I started reading a really good book set in the year 1699. But I realized that I left it when I was gone on my trip!
I am hoping…
For a miracle for Gracie's family.
I am hearing…
Ella's bare feet padding around the house. She is sitting on the couch next to me eating an apple and not letting me out of her site. She is such a sweet little thing.
Around the house…
I am about to get going to clean the house. I need to unpack, clean out my kitchen, vacuum and get things back to normal.
One of my favorite things…
I love this blogging world. I am so happy to have met so many wonderful people. I love coming home and checking on everyone. It feels like another sort of family. Thank you for being there for me.
Here is picture thought I am sharing…
And that's my Simple Woman's Day Book for today. Go on over to the Simple Woman to check out the other day book entries!
Thanks for stopping by!
Isn't she cute?8 Feb
This is my sister Ashley! Isn't she cute? Ashley is the most stylish girl. She has a fashion business so she is up on the latest trends. She lives in a loft in San Francisco with her cutie-pie husband Nick and two King Charles Cavalier puppies. She is pregnant with her first baby and it's going to be a boy!!! Ashley just started a blog this week called Delancey Dish.
Go over and say hello to welcome her to this wonderful blogging world! Thanks so much!!!
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Happy birthday to my darling sister Wendy!
I hope you have a fantastic time today!
You are a wonderful sister and now I shout Hooray!
You are hereby knighted Queen for the day!
So lean back on your throne and put up your feet.
And wait for your crew to make you dinner and eat!
Happy Birthday!
(That's the best I could do — sorry.) You should check out her blog. She is an amazing mom and until recently was homeschool four kids while doing all sorts of other things like cooking gourmet meals, exercising, reading books for book club and writing witty, creative ditties on her blog — plus being naturally blond and, did I mention doing triathlons? I would mention more but it might give me a complex. 🙂


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Healthcare Advocate Recognized for Commitment to Anesthesia by Professional Association
For immediate release: April 3, 2019
For more information: contact AANA Public Relations
Park Ridge, Ill.—Stephen Smith, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and resident of Alpharetta, Ga., received the 2019 Daniel F. Vigness Federal Political Director of the Year Award from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) during the AANA's Mid-Year Assembly held in Washington, D.C. Smith is the 18th recipient of the award.
The Daniel D. Vigness Federal Political Director of the Year Award was established in 2001 by the AANA Board of Directors to acknowledge the CRNA who makes the greatest strides in advancing the AANA's federal healthcare agenda through grassroots political activities as a Federal Political Director. Daniel D. Vigness, MS, CRNA, was the first recipient of the Federal Political Director of the Year Award. A CRNA for nearly 30 years and a South Dakota native, Vigness lost his battle with cancer in 2013.
For more than a decade Smith has led the legislative efforts for the Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists (GANA), on the state and federal level. Smith's year-long approach to advocacy has helped to ensure access to safe anesthesia care by tirelessly lobbying the Georgia legislature and engaging the CRNAs and nurse anesthesia students in his state to do the same.
"I appreciate the nomination and selection for the Daniel Vigness award; this is truly an honor to be recognized in this manner by my peers," said Smith. "Advocating for the profession of nurse anesthesia is directly tied to the wonderful patients and families we care for each day. I could not have accomplished all that we have without the dedicated CRNAs and students across the state of Georgia."
Smith is currently the chief operating officer and co-owner of Georgia Anesthesia LLC, an all-CRNA, office-based practice in the greater Atlanta area, where they provide anesthesia for 15 healthcare practices. In addition, he is a frequent lecturer on the business of anesthesia and mentor to nurse anesthesia students. The anesthesia group also serves as a clinical site at their orthopedic rural practice for the Emory University nurse anesthesia program.
Smith received his master's degree in biology from the University of Missouri in Kansas City and a diploma in nurse anesthesia from Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia in Kansas City. In addition, he earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
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Almost any mashed winter squash, including canned pumpkin, will work in this pie.
How to Make It
Preheat oven to 375°.
To prepare the crust, place the cookies in a food processor, and process until finely ground (to yield about 1 cup). Add the granulated sugar and butter, and pulse 8 times or until combined. Press crumb mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 6 minutes; cool on a wire rack.
To prepare filling, place water and squash in a microwave-safe dish. Cover with wax paper; microwave at high 12 minutes or until very tender, stirring after 6 minutes. Drain and mash.
Combine the squash and the next 8 ingredients (squash through eggs) in a medium saucepan. Cook mixture over medium heat until thick (about 8 minutes), stirring constantly with a whisk. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until set; cool pie on a wire rack. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon whipped topping.


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Woodland Skunk- 9" x 18" -by Greg Newbold
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This week, I got one of those nice surprises in the mail- a royalty check. It was for my book Spring Song, which unfortunately has fallen out of print for the moment. I think the art in this book is actually stronger than the companion book I illustrated called Winter Lullaby, also written by Barbara Seuling. So how did I get a royalty check on a book that is out of print you ask? Well, the anthology rights to the book are still very much active and it was picked up again to be published in a children's reading textbook.Granted, the check was not huge, just a few hundred dollars, but it's always nice to get money when you don't expect it!


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I've been testing out my game as of late and one of the maps uses event tiles heavily, however I've hit a roadblock where I also want the map to have random enemy encounters, however it seems that enemy encounters don't spawn on tiles already occupied by events. Is there any workaround to this? Like something I could modify in the scripts for the game or any new custom scripts I could add to the game? I'd really appreciate a bit of help here.


text: Pump Lounge, a posh new restaurant, bar, and garden launched by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump, will open its doors to the public this Thursday. Before its grand opening, Vanderpump, who also owns nearby restaurants Sur Lounge and Villa Blanca, gave Out Traveler a private tour of her latest Los Angeles–area establishment, showing off her coat of arms, century-old olive trees, and a hand-painted homage to the LGBT heritage of the neighborhood. Check out the photos below.


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July 2012 NewsCenter Archive
Nanoscale Engineering Major Credits UAlbany for National Institute of Standards and Technology Internship
Brian Janiszewski is convinced he has made it to the "big leagues" of scientific research. The nanoscale engineering major is participating in a summer internship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in D.C., studying chemical surface patterning among world-renowned researchers.
SUNY Chancellor Recognizes UAlbany Faculty and Staff Excellence
Thirteen UAlbany faculty and staff are among the recipients of the 2011-2012 Chancellor's Awards for Excellence. Presented annually to SUNY faculty and staff, the Chancellor's Awards encompass six categories: faculty service, librarianship, professional service, scholarship and creative activities, teaching, and classified service.
American Psychological Association Honors UAlbany Professor of Psychology for Training Ethnic Minority Psychologists
UAlbany Psychology Professor Jeanette Altarriba has been selected to receive the American Psychological Association's 2012 Minority Fellowship Program's Dalmas A. Taylor Award for her outstanding contributions to teaching and training ethnic minority psychologists.
Children Bear Greatest Burden of U.S. Deportation Policies
Sociologist Joanna Dreby, in a report published this month in The Journal of Marriage and Family, finds that children in Mexican families, whether or not they have had a family member deported, were prone to emotional distress, fears of separation and associating immigration with illegal activity.
UAlbany Students Awarded $100K to Commercialize RNA Technology
Underscoring the significant role universities play in fostering research, entrepreneurship and economic growth, the University at Albany's RNA Institute recently awarded two teams of science and business students $50,000 each in its inaugural Student Venture Fund program.
Women's Share of Seats on the Nation's State Benches Inches up in 2012
ALBANY, N.Y. (July 16, 2012) -- Women's share of the nation's state judgeships in 2012 rose 0.7 percent, but women's representation on the nation's federal benches dropped 0.1 percent, according to a report released by the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society (CWGCS).
Elevated Levels of Mercury, Cadmium Hinder In-Vitro Fertilization
ALBANY, N.Y. (July 18, 2012) – A new University at Albany study finds background exposure to levels of mercury and cadmium commonly found in the environment may significantly interfere with early pregnancy through in-vitro fertilization (IVF).
Retired UAlbany Professor Celebrates 100 Years of Life, Language and Music
In May, UAlbany's oldest surviving professor emeritus, Willard E. Skidmore, celebrated 100 colorful years of life. Skidmore joined the faculty of Albany State Teachers College in the fall of 1949 and taught German until his retirement in 1976.
Helping Make Wishes Come True
Five years ago, UAlbany student Rebecca Oliveri was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain disease. It was a difficult period for the Lynbrook, Long Island native, made slightly easier by one thing: a Make-A-Wish Foundation-funded trip to Paris.
Online Education: Impact on Job Seekers and Future Implementation
Associate Professor of Educational Theory and Practice Peter Shea is an expert in online learning. He is principal investigator on a USDOE grant to research and develop an online system to support teaching in k-12 settings. Shea discusses the development and future of online education.
UAlbany Junior Prepares for Year in South Korea on Second International Scholarship
In preparation for a year abroad, UAlbany junior Andrew Chang is disengaging."The most important lesson I've learned about studying abroad is to get out of your comfort zone," said Chang, who is one of only 161 undergraduate students nationwide to participate in the prestigious Boren Scholarship for international study.


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Zappa and Lennon
Frank Zappa apparently never thought much of The Beatles. His "We're Only In For The Money" is a direct and plain parody of the famed Beatles' album "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". However, on June 6th, 1971, Lennon and Zappa appeared live together at the Fillmore East in New York City. It stands as John Lennon's most daring live performance. Lennon released the tapes on Some Time in New York City/Live Jam in 1972. Zappa re-edited the material 20 years later for his own Playground Psychotics.
There was a falling out between Lennon and Zappa when Lennon remixed the tracks for his Live Jam album. Zappa disagreed about the renaming of a song, the Spector mix, the mixing out of some of his band members contributions and the mixing in of applause where it didn't belong. Here's an interview with Frank Zappa, telling the story of the Fillmore incident involving John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
The 2005 remastered reissue of Some Time in New York City/Live Jam on a single disc omits much of the live material with Zappa, so if you want to hear the full Lennon/Spector treatment of these tracks you need to get the 1990 2CD release, or the 2007 Japanese version.
This film appeared a few years ago, shot by a journalist in the audience.
The full 26:30 version of this film is included on the "I Read the News Today" DVD title by underground label MCP.
More concert photos from the event can be found (and bought) here.
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monument, or cairn, to which every man added his stone, or little separate specimen of brick and mortar, who conceived himself to have any skill in building the lofty rhyme. There were scarcely any limits to the size to which the book might have grown, except the mutability of the public taste, which will permit no one thing, good or bad, to go on for ever. The Mirror for Magistrates, however, for all its many authors, is of note in the history of our poetry for very little else which it contains, except the portions contributed by its contriver Sackville, consisting only of one legend, that of Henry, Duke of Buckingham (Richard the Third's famous accomplice and victim), and the introduction, or Induction, as it is called, prefixed to that narrative, which however appears to have been originally intended to stand at the head of the whole work. The induction begins with a picture of winter, which is drawn with vivid colours and a powerful pencil; then follow some brief reflections, suggested by the faded fields and scattered summer flowers, on the instability of all things here below; but suddenly the poet perceives that the night is drawing on faster, and thereupon redoubles his pace; when, he continues,
In black all clad there fell before my face
Her body small, forwithered and forspent,
I stood aghast, beholding all her plight,
Unwrap thy woes, whatever wight thou be
Alas, I, wretch, whom thus thou see'st distrained,
Whence come I am, the dreary destiny
Sorrow conducts the poet to the region of departed spirits; and then follows a long succession of allegoric pictures—including Remorse, Dread (or Fear), Revenge, Misery (that is, Avarice), Care, Sleep, Old Age, Malady, Famine, Death, War, Debate (or Strife), &c.; all drawn with extraordinary strength of imagination, and with a command of expressive, picturesque, and melodious language, nothing equal or approaching to which had till now been seen in our poetry, except only in Chaucer—and he can scarcely be said to have written in the same English the capabilities of which were thus brought out by Sackville. Both for his poetical genius, and in the history of the language, Sackville and his two poems in the Mirror for Magistrates—more especially this Induction—must be considered as forming the connecting link or bridge between Chaucer and Spenser, between the Canterbury Tales and the Fairy Queen. For the sake of affording a means of comparison with the style and manner of the extracts we shall presently have to give from the latter work, we will add here another of Sackville's delineations:—
And, next in order, sad OLD AGE we found,
There heard we him, with broke and hollow plaint,
But, an" the cruel fates so fixed be
* Utterly wasted and gone. • If.
And not so soon descend into the pit,
But who had seen him sobbing how he stood
Crook-backed he was, tooth-shaken, and blear-eyed, Went on three feet, and sometime crept on four; With old lame bones, that rattled by his side; His scalp all piled," and he with eld forelore ; His withered fist still knocking at death's door; Fumbling and drivelling as he draws his breath; For brief, the shape and messenger of Death. Nothing is wanting to Sackville that belongs to force either of conception or of expression. In his own world of the sombre and sad, also, he is almost as great an inventor as he is a colourist; and Spenser has been indebted to him for many hints, as well as for example and inspira– tion in a general sense: what most marks the immaturity of his style is a certain operose and constrained air, a stiffness and hardness of manner, like what we find in the works of the earliest school of the Italian painters, before Raphael and Michael Angelo arose to convert the art from a painful repetition or mimicry of reality into a process of creation—from the timid slave of nature into her glorified rival. Of the flow and variety, the genuine
* Peeled, bare, bald.
spirit of light and life, that we have in Spenser and Shakspeare, there is little in Sackville; his poetry—ponderous, gloomy, and monotonous—is still oppressed by the shadows of night; and we see that, although the darkness is retiring, the sun has not yet risen.
From the first introduction of dramatic representations in England, probably as early as the beginning of the twelfth century, down to the beginning of the fifteenth, or perhaps somewhat later, the only species of drama known was that styled the Miracle, or Miracle-play. The subjects of the miracle-plays were all taken from the histories of the Old and New Testament, or from the legends of saints and martyrs; and, indeed, it is probable that their original design was chiefly to instruct the people in religious knowledge. They were often acted as well as written by clergymen, and were exhibited in abbeys, in churches, and in churchyards, on Sundays or other holidays. It appears to have been not till some time after their first introduction that miracle-plays came to be annually represented under the direction and at the expense of the guilds or trading companies of towns, as at Chester and elsewhere. The characters, or dramatis personae, of the miracle-plays, though sometimes supernatural or legendary, were always actual personages, historical or imaginary; and in that respect these primitive plays approached nearer to the regular drama than those by which they were succeeded—the Morals, or Moralplays, in which not a history, but an apologue was represented, and in which the characters were all allegorical.


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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Triodos Loans $9.6m to Microfinance Institution Grameen Koota of India, Portfolio Company of Creation Investments
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Triodos Loans $9.6m to Microfinance Institutions Grameen Koota of India, Koperasi Mitra Dhuafa (Komida) of Indonesia
Triodos Investment Management, a subsidiary of Dutch Triodos Bank, recently disbursed loans totaling the equivalent of USD 9.6 million to Grameen Financial Services Private Limited (Grameen Koota), a non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India, and Koperasi Mitra Dhuafa (Komida), an Indonesian microfinance institution (MFI) [1]. Grameen Koota will be receiving EUR 6 million (USD 8.2 million) through the issue of secured, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) to two microfinance investment funds managed by Triodos: Triodos Fair Share Fund, which provides retail investors in the Netherlands the opportunity to invest in MFIs in developing countries; and Triodos Microfinance Fund, which gives institutional investors in Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the UK opportunity to provide loans and equity to MFIs in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe [2].
Komida will be receiving EUR 1 million (USD 1.4 million) from Hivos-Triodos Fund, a collaboration between the Netherlands-based Hivos Foundation and Triodos Bank intended to promote entrepreneurship and microfinance in developing countries.
As of 2012, Grameen Koota reported to the US-based nonprofit Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) total assets of USD 99.5 million, a gross loan portfolio of USD 96.5 million, 346,500 active borrowers, return on assets (ROA) of 2.19 percent and return on equity (ROE) of 12.6 percent. The institution does not accept deposits.
As of September 2013, Komida had an outstanding loan portfolio of EUR 7.7 million (USD 10.5 million), 127,800 borrowers and 59 branches. Komida lends exclusively to women [3].
By Nisha Koul, Research Associate
About Grameen Financial Services Private Limited (Grameen Koota): Grameen Financial Services Private Limited, popularly known as Grameen Koota, was founded in India in 1999 as a project of nongovernmental organization T Muniswamappa Trust and has since become an independent non-banking finance company (NBFC). It operates in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and offers products such as microloans, vocational training loans, workshops and access to educational centers. As of 2012, Grameen Koota reported to the US-based nonprofit Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) total assets of USD 99.5 million, a gross loan portfolio of USD 96.5 million, 346,500 active borrowers, return on assets (ROA) of 2.19 percent and return on equity (ROE) of 12.6 percent. The institution does not accept deposits.
About Triodos Investment Management: Triodos Investment Management manages funds that invest in financial sector development in developing countries, renewable energy and venture capital. Among these are four microfinance investment funds: the Hivos-Triodos Fund, the Triodos-Doen Foundation, the Triodos Fair Share Fund and Triodos Microfinance Fund. Triodos also co-manages WWB Isis Fund, an equity fund launched by Women's World Banking (WWB). As of October 31, 2013, these five funds had total assets of USD 696 million and collectively provide finance to 106 microfinance institutions and banks in 44 countries [4]. Triodos Investment Management is a subsidiary of Triodos Bank, a Dutch for-profit financial institution with assets of EUR 5.3 billion (USD 7.2 billion) as of 2012.


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This week, The Production Shed headed over to Circomedia in Bristol, to see the premiere of Pangottic Circus Theatre's Logic of Nothing- a solo show performed by Matt Pang, directed by Revital Gottshalk, and with a live soundtrack by Kathy Hinde.
A mad inventor with a love of Heath-Robinson and Einstein, sits at home, scribbling furiously, trying to make his home-strung gadgets work. This has clearly been the life of Pang, both onstage and off, for some time. In his second show based around such contraptions, he uses machines with more precise demands than the first show, Thingamabob, allowed, as it was an outdoor piece. However, as the makers of the 2003 Honda Accord advert know- even under controlled conditions, sometimes these things do take 606 attempts.
Matt's silent clown character deals with the mishaps which ensure with a freshness we know is genuine, making adults giggle like small children, and small children giggle like even smaller ones. Whether it's his curtain-closer leaving him exposed on the toilet; or a teapot rocketing down a zipwire as Matt balances upon a fire-extinguisher and a suitcase- whether the machines work or don't work: it works.
The show's juggling comes only when the machines allow- that is, when he accidentally knocks over a book, which pulls a string, which unleashes a spring, which throws a ball into the air, which he is forced to catch.
The most euphoric moment of the show, or indeed of any show I have seen this year, came when Matt casually set off a spring, which launched a juggling ball directly into the bucket atop his volunteer's head. You couldn't have planned it- and he certainly didn't!
Logic of Nothing will tour next year, including dates at Jacksons Lane.


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If your family enjoys eggs for breakfast, an egg allergy can obviously change your typical menu. What is not quite as obvious is that the sandwiches, desserts and side dishes that you enjoy may also be on the chopping block. Yes, having an egg allergy not only means eliminating eggs as the main dish but also in foods.
When I told people about my son's egg allergy the common reaction was "no big deal – so he doesn't eat eggs". When I explained that he couldn't have eggs in foods, well, let's just say messing with breakfast is one thing but messing with dessert (and bread!) is a whole new ball game.
Following you will find some helpful resources for eating without eggs.
Egg Allergy: Ingredients to Avoid
Watch for these egg based ingredients on food labels:
- albumin
- globulin
- lysozyme
- livetin
- silici albuminate
- Simplesse
- vitellin
- meringue
- Ingredients containing the word "egg" such as egg white, egg white solid, egg yolk, etc.
- Ingredients that begin with "ovo" (which is "egg" in latin)
Egg Allergy: Foods Commonly Containing Egg
- Baked goods: Cookies, cakes, muffins, breads, pancakes, waffles, french toast, crackers
- Beverages: coffee drinks with foam, wine, root beer, beer, egg nog
- Desserts: custards, puddings, ice cream, cream pies, frosting, sherbet
- Battered foods such as fish and chicken nuggets
- Meatballs, meatloaf
- Pasta
- Sauces and dressings: Salad dressings like hollandaise, bearnaise, mayonnaise, caesar dressing, cream sauces
- Soups: Cream soups, noodle soups, some broth, egg-drop soup
- Marshmallows(not common), marshmallow cream, cream fillings in candies and desserts


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In Salt's own words, she is a newlywedded, graphic designing, yoga addicted, shopaholic, art, music, and horror film lover. She's also funny, sarcastic and loves vampires. Hello! I hope it doesn't seem like all my bloggy friends are vampire lovers, but it definitely helps on my Imaginary Scale of Points for Bloggy Friendship.
1. Funny - 10 Points
2. Mommy Blogger - 20 Points
3. Fan of Celebrities - 30 Points
4. Comments Regularly - 50 Points
5. Lover of Shiny Gadgets - 100 Points
6. Thinks Britney Spears is 'The Shit' - 250 Points
7. Addicted To Clothes, Shoes and/or Handbags - 500 Points
8. Loves Vampires - 5000 Points
Let's just say Salt has a lot of points.
Hiya, everyone! I'm Salt of Salt says, and I'm honored to be helping out my good friend hotpants™ this week while she is on vacay. Given the nature of her blog, when she asked me to post, my first thought was to write about a celebrity encounter.
Of course then I learned that Surferwife had beaten me to it which is cool because she like... invented them.
Then I thought, maybe I could take you on a little photo tour of my life when I used to live in Hollywood, made possible by the fact that my iPhone is pretty much permanently fused to my hand. This idea got what I think was an enthusiastic thumbs up. So let's just jump right in because if I don't, this is going to turn into a novel real quick.
Let's see...
Looks more woodsy than Hollywoodsy, doesn't it? I lived in a studio apartment on this street, which is one block up from Sunset and two blocks down from Hollywood Boulevard. Every morning, I would wake up (feeling very much unlike P. Diddy), and head down to my job on Wilshire, about 4 miles away. Thankfully I only had to drive surface streets; all the rumors you have heard about LA traffic are completely true.
I worked as a graphic designer for a well-known entertainment magazine that took up pretty much the entire first floor of this building. The coolest thing about the job – besides the fact that I was a graphic designer for a well-known entertainment magazine – was that I was a short elevator ride from my heroes at Fox Animation (Family Guy!), and just across the street from E! Studios, the LACMA and the LaBrea Tar Pits.
One day I decided it would be a great idea to take my lunch across the street and eat in the park at the tar pits. Do. Not. Recommend. Imagine what hot tarring a roof smells like and magnify it by like 1,000.
Aside from going to work, I rarely had to drive. One of the nicest things about living where I did is that everything I would ever need was like right there. Let's take a walk up to Hollywood Boulevard, shall we?
Here is the view from the steps of where I got my LA Fitness on. You can see some of the Walk of Fame stars on the sidewalk, and there is one of about a billion tour buses I would see every week. I'm sure at least one of the folks standing near the bus was selling maps to star's homes. My favorite little grocery store is downstairs and also the Knitting Factory where lots of interesting bands, such as Insane Clown Posse, play. Their fans were some of the most terrifying people I have ever seen in my life.
And to the left there is a DSW. As I said... everything I would ever need.
The tall building across the street on the left is the famous Roosevelt Hotel.
Home of the bar Teddy's, where I unknowingly ordered a $16 glass of HOUSE Cabernet and said "hi" to Kate Hudson in the bathroom. The hotel also has an exclusive pool where I was able to hang out a few times because my bff knew someone staying there. The mojitos were awesome. (As they should have been for $20 apiece. Ridonkulous.)
Anyway, I would walk past the Roosevelt every evening on these stars...
Who's walking all over who NOW, Nancy Sinatra?
And then I could look up and see this very familiar building on the other side of the street...
On an off day, I could stop out front and see how my hands and feet measured up to some of the most famous actors of all time, but sometimes a movie premiere would be going on and Hollywood Boulevard would be abuzz with red carpet madness. I liked to watch from the other side of the street depending on how much I cared about the movie. Some of the actors were very friendly and would come over to greet fans. Which is how I got this photo of Renee Zellweger.
Serious case of the skinnies. Couldn't have been nicer. But celeb encounters are Surferwife's job this week.
Because there are so many landmark buildings, movie productions will occasionally shut down this part of Hollywood Boulevard. Awesome if you're a tourist ...not awesome if you're trying to get to your house. The street was closed for three days because of this overturned tractor trailer. It was for a scene from the movie Hancock.
On a regular night, my neighbors and I would walk to the Kodak Theater, home of American Idol and the Academy Awards. The theater complex is also a mall with a bunch of high end stores and restaurants, including a sushi joint where we hung out often. I also loved the hipster bar across the street called Power House that had only one beer on tap, PBR.
I've always been more of dive bar gal than a night clubber, but obviously there were some really fun clubs around West Hollywood and fun, upscale bars on Cahuenga.
Citizen Smith was my favorite.
Here is a poorly lit picture of the amazing architecture in the Kodak courtyard. If you look through the big arch, you can see the tiny Hollywood sign on the mountain in the background.
I miss it a lot sometimes though I don't regret moving away because if I hadn't, I never would have married my husband. He trumps swank pool parties and awards shows any day of the week.
Really I'm just happy to have had the amazing experience of living and working right there where all the action is.
Thanks again to the fabulous hotpants™ for allowing me to take over her blog today to show you a glimpse of my days in Hollywood! I hope I haven't bored all of you to death!


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UPDATE: Herbert has signed the bill. He's bailed out his buddies and created a new, cloaked and uncontrolled taxation vehicle. Progressives rejoice.
Who can say they don't want clean air? So that should justify any action that would creates a government-ordained monopoly and open a larger avenue for tax increases that entirely undermine truth-in-taxation? Apparently. Just look at the end result of SB275 ("Energy Amendments").
The legislation gives Questar ("a gas corporation") a virtual monopoly on CNG (natural gas) stations and infrastructure. CNG vehicles are an increasing market and prime for expansion. Rather than allow free enterprise and businesses (small and large) to enter the market and ensure competition, the legislation will strangle the market and provide significant advantage for what will amount to a state utility company (Questar). Instead of using a competitive process for infrastructure and allowing gas stations meet CNG demands, the legislature and Governor Herbert are primed to severely restrict entry in the market. All this amounts to is a juicy shade of big government intervention and crony capitalism.
As a "double whammy", the legislation allows all layers of government to increase gas rates ("in the public interest", of course) when they feel like it. As I've well documented Utah cities with a municipal power company are notorious for manipulating rates (overcharging) and transferring the excess into their general funds (see here too). They then turn around and speciously tout low property taxes (without factoring in the rate manipulation). If signed by Governor Herbert, the barn door will be thrown wide open for not only cities but also counties, special districts, and the quasi-private Utah Transit Authority (UTA). This action will also surreptitiously help bail-out a financially foundering Utah Transit Authority.
The end result is and end run around truth-in-taxation requirements, gas rates for your home as well as CNG vehicles will rise, and government runs on the Questar bank (while claiming your taxes are low)…with the added bonus of a constriction of market entry and competition. Milton Friedman in "Free To Choose" warned about the unintended consequences of government-corporate regulatory development. This is just another case study in the making.
Please call Governor Herbert (801-538-1000) immediately and ask him to veto SB 275 (this is your last chance). Too late – see the update at the top.
For more detailed background information, see this post.


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Alex Schröder installed Oddmuse on Windows XP using Apache and ActivePerl.
Click IIS Installation for detailed instructions on installing Oddmuse using IIS on Windows XP or Vista.
If you're looking for a self-installer or help using other web servers, check out the Windows page.
Get the latest Apache for Windows as an MSI file from http://httpd.apache.org/. SSL is not required for Oddmuse.
When Apache finishes installing, XP offers to block some of its functionality. Tell Windows not to do that by clicking on the appropriate button.
Test the server by following this link:
You should see a welcome message by the Apache Group.
Get the latest ActivePerl from http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/.
Test the Perl installation by following this link:
If it does not work, check where you installed your Perl. If you did not install it in
C:\Perl, you have to edit the printenv.pl test script. You'll find it in the
cgi-bin directory of your Apache installation. On my (German) system, this is
It starts with the following line:
Change it to the correct location. On my (German) system this is
C:\Programme\Perl\bin. Note the forward slashes!
Try again.
Get a copy of the current script: current.pl
Download the script and put it in the cgi-bin directory. On my (German) system, this is
Create a Wrapper Script called wiki (or wiki.pl, depending on how you have Apache configured) in the cgi-bin directory. Change the first line to fit your setup if your Perl is installed somewhere else. Change the data directory to whatever you see fit, but note that that the parent directory must exist.
#!c:/Perl/bin/perl.exe package OddMuse; $DataDir = 'C:/wiki'; do 'current.pl';
Test the wiki wrapper script by following this link:
Create a new page and checking RecentChanges, too.
You need to get a copy of the
diff.exe and
grep.exe command. You could get it from the unxutils project. Just get the UnxUtils.zip archive. Inside the archive, you'll find the files in the
usr/local/wbin directory.
Create a directory called
C:/bin and put your copy of
diff.exe and
grep.exe in there.
Now we need to tell Oddmuse where to find it. If your data directory is
C:\wiki as in the example above, then the config file is
C:\wiki\config. Create this file if it doesn't exist and add the following line:
$ENV{PATH} = 'C:/bin';
Note the forward slashes in the line above! Don't use backslashes.
Make a few changes to a page and save various versions. Test whether the diff links work.
I've found a problem when using non-ASCII pagenames. I think it is an Apache bug, but I am not sure. If I create a page called [[Alex Schröder]], and follow the link, then I will end up on a page where the 'ö' is encoded as Latin-1, which is invalid UTF-8, and so the name will display as Alex Schr?der. From then on, Oddmuse is confused and believes that the strange pagename is part of the script name… I ended up with URLs like the following:
This is clearly bogus.
The quick fix was to disable path_info for Apache… In my config file:
$UsePathInfo = 0;
I wonder what the problem is, however. Perhaps something involving backslashes.


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So, I will be staying home tonight. At almost 9 months pregnant I cannot really go anywhere. Every place will be smokey, loud and crowded - not for me, thank you. We will be having dinner with my In-Laws, as well as my Husband's Aunt's Family of 4, his Sister & one of his Sister's Best Friends. His Parents are setting a Big Family Dinner over their house. What are your plans for tonight? What do you plan on doing/going? Most importantly what will you be wearing?
New Year's Eve is usually a night for me to really get dressed up & glammed up, and even some sparkles are in the mix. Most likely I am in a Beautiful Cocktail Dress. But this year is an exception because we won't go out. I will still dress up for dinner a little though. I want to welcome the New Year Feeling and Looking Fabulous. I want to ring the New Year with something NEW on!
Today I compiled a bunch of fun looks for New Year's Eve. Every single thing you see here comes from Kohl's. Especially this Holiday Season, they have some fabulous things for the ladies. They have really stepped up their game these last couple of years with popular brands and designers like: Vera Wang, Elle, Narcisco Rogriduez, Jennifer Lopez & Lauren Conrad. I made sure I picked something for everyone. So whether you prefer Sequins, Black, Red, Winter White, Silver, Gold, a Bold Jewel Color, a Fitted Sheath, a Sexy Mini, etc. there is something in there for you. Whether you like Pumps, Stilettos, Peep-Toes, Retro Square Heels, Round-Toe Shoes, Gold, Silver, Black, Spikes or Studs, Sexy Booties or even Dressy Ballet Flats, there is something for you here. Of course I didn't forget the extras - accessories like Scarves, Furs, Belts, Purses, Tights, etc. And last but not least you need some fabulous jewelry for New Year's Eve. Beautiful, Dressy, Metallic Watches, Studs, Drop Earrings, Statement Necklaces, Lots of Stones, Gorgeous Headbands, Feather Details, Fun Cocktail Rings and such are also part of my choices. Which ones are some of your favorite pieces?
Beautiful Cocktail Dresses:
My favorite Dresses here are the Red one in the top middle and the other 2 Sparkly, Sequined Dresses on the Bottom. Can you tell I love SEQUINS!?!
My Favorites here are the Black & Metallic Wrap Dress on Top, the Golden-Rose Sheath, the Fitted, Sexy Cobalt Blue Dress & the Dark Silver Ruched Dress.
My favorites here are the Ballet Flats, the Black Booties, the Stunning Silver Peep-Toe Stilettos & the Blue/Silver Pumps.
My favorites here are the Black & White Studded Peep-Toe Stilettos, the Red Bow Pumps & the Black Studded Belts.
Dressy, Fun Accessories:
In here my favorites are the White Cloche, both Silver Purses, the Belt & the Teal Head Wrap with the Brooch.
I am a sucker for Red & Black so I love everything here, especially both Hats, the Leopard Clutch, the Lace Tights & the Red Sequined Purse.
Gorgeous, Special Jewelry:
I love both Black Headbands here, the White Ring, the Pink/Red Necklace, the Blue Rhinestone Hoops, the Teardrop Earrings & the Golden Rose Watch.
And last but not least, I love the Owl Necklace, the Snowflake Earrings, the Purple Feather Headband, the Emerald Necklace & the Gorgeous Maroon Ring.
P.S. Linking up one last time for 2012 with the Fabulous, Classy Patti.


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However, just because the contests haven't generated much interest doesn't mean that they aren't peopled with fascinating characters-- many who definitely excited the Internet for a short while and have appeared on the Fix.
Here's a look back at the greatest hits of today's once and former -- and sometimes viral -- candidates.
District 1: The political debate about undocumented minors has obviously become a topic of conversation in Arizona, which hugs the U.S.-Mexico border. Last month, state Rep. Adam Kwasman (R) faced some pushback after mistaking a bus full of YMCA campers for a bus full of undocumented children from South of the border.
The Republican primary is close; Kwasman is nearly tied with Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin, according to the latest polling. The winner gets Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) in a toss-up race.
District 7: The Democratic primary was beset with not one, but two fights regarding legal name changes -- including one candidate who changed his name to Cesar Chavez. The race has remained brutal, and there hasn't been enough polling to show whether Mary Rose Wilcox or Ruben Gallego is ahead.
What we do know: The winner will succeed retiring Rep. Ed Pastor (D-Ariz.).
Gubernatorial: Frank Riggs is a former congressman who decided to enter the Republican primary in January. However, he was a congressman from California, not Arizona. He moved south in 2002. He has been endorsed by Ted Nugent, and one of his campaign ads featured Riggs pumping iron.
He is unlikely to win.
District 3: Rep. Ted Yoho, a tea party politician currently serving in his first term, was challenged from the right by Jake Rush in this year's Republican 3rd District primary. However, Rush's campaign was injured from the get-go by revelations that he was an active LARPer who often dressed up like a vampire or super hero. Local media seem to think Yoho should be safe.
District 13: Ed Jany was a last-minute challenger to new representative David Jolly, who won in a special election last year. Democrats were very excited. Then, the Tampa Bay Times reported that his resume was probably playing loose with facts. Jany dropped out of the race soon after, saying he actually didn't have time to run. Democrats were no longer excited.
Gubernatorial: Voters will choose which Republican candidate will face incumbent Democrat Gov. Peter Shumlin. The line-up features a guy who looks like Mark Twain, a Libertarian write-in candidate and a candidate whom the Burlington Free Press described as "admittedly not a Republican." The establishment candidate, business owner Scott Milne, looks likely to win. Shumlin hasn't bothered campaigning, although he has one opponent in the Democratic primary, H. Brooke Paige. Paige is also running in the attorney general primary.


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Almost a year ago, Harris County, Texas did something that most other American cities did decades ago: it opened a dedicated public defenders office in Houston. Funded by a state grant of a little over $4 million, the office has slowly been setting up over the last ten months. Unsurprisingly, they have a fan in me. I only recently learned of their "birth" but I'll be watching their developments closely and cheering them on.
I'm all but pointing out the obvious when I note that Houston is a big city. In fact, it's the fourth largest in the country with around 2 million residents. In other words, it faces a lot of traffic in the criminal justice system. If Houston's crime patterns are like any other major city, probably three-quarters or higher of the criminal defendants charged are too poor to hire an attorney.
So, how had Harris County previously been providing the guaranteed 6th amend. right to counsel as extended to the states by Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)? Assigned counsel. Yup. Private attorneys were assigned cases…I'm presuming they probably put their names on a list and billed the government by the hour much like New York's system. I've already ranted about why I think such a system is undesirable so I won't again. Suffice it to say, this new office is a big step to ensuring zealous defense for criminal defendants in the Houston area.
But how big of a step?
The office certainly got off to a great start by hiring Alex Bunin (an accomplished federal defender who has experience setting up and running public defender offices) to be the Chief Defender. Throughout the year, the office has been hiring seasoned attorneys and apparently integrating well into the local fabric. And yet, the office anticipates only employing 68 people total once it's fully set up. For speculation's sake, let's imagine that 45 of those employees are attorneys, 15 are investigators, and the other 8 are support staff. Those numbers may vary some but I'm willing to bet that I'm in the ballpark. With those kinds of numbers, I find it hard to see how the Harris County Public Defender's office will be able to reach the lofty goals its supporters have for it. DC's Public Defender Service employs over 200 people in a city with around a quarter of Houston's population. All of this is to say that Houston's office will be highly overworked with only 68 employees.
From what I can tell, the plans are to start small and allow private counsel to continue doing the vast majority of indigent defense for now. Over time, the office will hopefully grow to have a larger employee base and take on more responsibility. Indeed, the long-term goal is probably to set up a system similar to the federal one: the most serious cases going to the Harris County PD and the less severe out to private panel attorneys (akin to the federal CJA panel set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3006A). If a plan of this general nature doesn't take hold, it's hard to see how the new office will be effective on a systemic level.
All in all, this is a really big and important step for the city of Houston and its surrounding communities. I just hope the progress continues. Starting slowly and transitioning into the current framework is important but I have fears about the funding. When the state grant diminishes and the county is expected to provide 100% funding, the office is at the whim of politics. When that day comes, it may be harder to cause any meaningful change to how indigent defense is handled in Houston. Even if that doesn't cause problems like it has in other cities (e.g. New Orleans), major change will have to be the long-term goal. Otherwise, the office's creation may end up being a hollow victory that looks great on paper but effects little impact in the quality of most indigents' representation.
Success is a very real possibility for the new Harris County Public Defenders Office but that success won't come without struggle. The office's new attorneys are experienced and ready to tackle the challenge. They're like mountain hikers. But, they're at the base of the slope and the trip to the summit is just getting started. It's a long hike from here. I wish them the very best in overcoming the obstacles they'll face along the way.
-Zachary Cloud


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JEFFERSON CITY � A House committee studying Medicaid will work with a mid-November target date to craft a proposal that remakes the federal-state health care program to more closely resemble private health insurance plans.
At the first of what will be at least seven hearings, the House Interim Committee on Medicaid Transformation heard testimony that expanding coverage to an estimated 300,000 more Missourians would give any plan a better chance of winning federal approval.
Saint Louis University law Professor Sidney Watson asked the committee to view Medicaid like an old-style diner, where each plate was built from a choice of meats and vegetables that could be ordered in any combination.
Under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, expanded Medicaid coverage to 133 percent of the federal poverty guideline was offered as a way for states to provide coverage to their poorest residents. Many aspects of the program are negotiable, she said, such as asking for items not on the menu at the diner. Expansion is different, she said.
"The state's option here is like broccoli," she said. "You have got to choose 133 percent."
During the hearing, Chairman Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, set Oct. 15 as a deadline for committee members to put forward ideas for the program. The committee will meet again that day and five more times during the ensuing month trying to write a bill.
"We are going to limit testimony to the actual proposals before the committee and expert testimony on the topics they propose," Barnes said.
Yesterday's hearing was to set the tone for those discussions. Many aspects of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, take effect on Jan. 1. Medicaid expansion to cover millions of low-income working adults was a key aspect of the law, but only 26 states have accepted the deal with full federal funding for three years. After that, the states pay a small share until they eventually cover 10 percent of the total for the newly eligible.
In Missouri, Medicaid covers more than 850,000 people at an annual cost to state and federal taxpayers of $8.9 billion. Eligibility is based on income, with the most generous limits for pregnant women and children. Adults with children can obtain coverage if their income is less than $292 a month for a family of three. Childless adults get no coverage now.
Expansion doesn't mean wealthy families get free care, Barnes said.
"It is geared at people who, by definition, are working," Barnes said. "I don't think there are many trust fund babies at 50 percent of federal poverty level. Typically, they have income, and someone at that income doesn't have it from a trust or a bank account; they have it from manual labor."
Committee members talked about plans developed in Arkansas and Iowa, as well as adaptations of national proposals for Medicaid changes.
Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia, said reaching goals for combating waste, making recipients more responsible for health decisions and expanding the program requires cooperation.
"We have Democrats who will never admit the existence of bathwater and Republicans who will never admit the existence of babies," Kelly said. "We need to figure out a way to throw out the bathwater while keeping the baby."


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Children's National Medical Center's Fund-Raiser Sells Out Fourth Consecutive Year, Doubles Sponsors
The Children's National Medical Center's fourth annual Dancing After Dark fund-raiser on Saturday night continued its record streak, with a sold-out affair for 400 at LongView Gallery. The 40-person volunteer planning committee also doubled the number of sponsors compared with last year, with 39 companies and donors contributing across five levels, ranging from $250 to $5,000.
"We found that a lot of people want to get involved, but don't have the time to volunteer 100 hours a year, so this is our way of getting young people into the hospital [via] a very fun event," said Liza Tanner, assistant director of special and community events for the Children's Hospital Foundation and Children's National Medical Center. "Our committee involvement has also been crucial, and I'm very pleased with how they've stepped up and gotten people excited about the event and the opportunity to support the hospital."
Formerly held at Sequoia in Georgetown, the planning moved the after-hours dance party farther south in an effort to create the event from the ground up. "LongView Gallery is such a unique space, both because it is a contemporary art gallery, and also because it is a raw space, and we were intrigued by the opportunity to make it our own with furniture, lighting, and other decor choices," said Tanner.
Party Rental Limited provided black tables and chiavari chairs just inside the entry for the event's eight $1,000 V.I.P. sponsors. Additional lounge areas consisting of white leather sofas and ottomans from AFR Event Furnishings, just off the main dance floor, hosted the three $5,000 premier sponsors: C.B. Richard Ellis, the MacCutcheon Family Foundation, and Kathie and Mike Williams. Frost Lighting used blue and lavender uplighting throughout the space to highlight the artwork on the gallery walls and create some color in the stark, white environment.
Headlining the night, NYX Entertainment kept the dance party going with its unique DJ, saxophonist, and bongo drum trio, until nearly 1 a.m. when guests received individually wrapped Georgetown Cupcake on their way out. Though final numbers are not yet available, Tanner estimates the event raised more than $65,000, nearly $20,000 more than in 2010 and $5,000 above the medical center's goal.
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