At Noon, Huntsville and Birmingham NWS offices continue to predict a significant (for the South) winter storm to affect North and Central Alabama tonight and tomorrow evening. If anything, the confidence level is increasing with this forecast.
Huntsville continues the Winter Storm Watch for its entire county warning area. They are predicting 1 to 3 inches at this time with up to 5 inches in extreme Northwest Alabama and also in higher elevations. Later this afternoon portions of the area may be placed under a warning.
Birmingham has issued a Heavy Snow Warning for Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston, and Walker, Blount, Etowah, and Cherokee Counties. They are expecting accumulations up to 2.5 inches in these areas between 6 this evening and 10 tomorrow morning.
Birmingham has also issued a Heavy Snow Warning for numerous other counties in Central Alabama. Cities included in this warning include: Anniston, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Talladega, Moundville, Clanton, Demopolis, Selma, Prattville, Auburn, Montgomery, Troy, and Phenix City. Noth of the I-20 corridor accumulations will be up to 1.5" and accumulations of up to one-half an inch may occur in the southern part of the warned area.
PRECIPITATION CHANGES FROM RAIN TO SNOW.
This forecast was blown way out of proportion. Even as the precip around the upper low was diminishing, heavy snow warnings were being maintained. This was an overly aggressive forecast and diminished public confidence.
The criteria for this warning in Alabama is 2". Most areas received less than one inch.


Newcastle United defender Florian Lejeune has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
The 27-year-old sustained what the club have described as "significant" damage to his left knee during Saturday's 1-0 Premier League home defeat to Crystal Palace.
The defender will now miss his side's final five matches of 2018-19, as they battle to avoid relegation to the Championship.
"Newcastle United can confirm defender Florian Lejeune sustained a significant knee injury during Saturday's game against Crystal Palace," Newcastle said in a statement.
Lejeune has played in each of Newcastle's 12 league games since he returned to full fitness in January.
Rafael Benitez's side are seven points clear of the relegation zone, having played one game more than 18th-place Cardiff City.


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Avedon, Richard (1923-2004), photographer
Ann T. Keene
Avedon, Richard (15 May 1923–01 October 2004), photographer, was born in New York City to Jacob Israel Avedon (pronounced AV-uh-don) and Anne Polonsky. His father, an orphaned Jewish émigré from Russia, rose from menial employment in Manhattan's garment district to become the owner of a successful women's clothing store in the city. The elder Avedon taught his son frugality from an early age and assumed he would become a businessman. However, Richard Avedon's exposure to the city's wealth of culture drew him to the arts. That exposure included not only visits to concerts and museums but also hearing the Russian-born pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, a neighbor of his maternal grandparents, practicing tirelessly next door during Richard's frequent visits to their apartment. A seminal moment in his life occurred at the age of seven when he was given a box camera and used it to take a photograph of Rachmaninoff backstage after a Carnegie Hall performance....
Bourke-White, Margaret (14 June 1904–27 August 1971), pioneer photojournalist and industrial photographer
C. Zoe Smith
Bourke-White, Margaret (14 June 1904–27 August 1971), pioneer photojournalist and industrial photographer, was born in New York City, the daughter of Joseph Edward White, an amateur photographer and an engineer and inventor for a printing press manufacturer, and Minnie Bourke, a teacher. Originally using the name Margaret White, she added her mother's maiden name in 1927....
Brady, Mathew B. (1823?–15 January 1896), photographer and entrepreneur
Brady, Mathew B. (1823?–15 January 1896), photographer and entrepreneur, was born near Lake George, New York, the son of Andrew Brady and Julia (maiden name unknown), poor, working-class parents of Irish heritage. His first name has often been misspelled Matthew; Brady himself did not know what his middle initial stood for. Little is known of his childhood and schooling, and there is some question as to how literate Brady was because others handled his correspondence and financial records. His signature is one of the few examples of his handwriting left behind....
Edgerton, Harold Eugene (1903-1990), electrical engineer and photographer
Craig Sean McConnell
Edgerton, Harold Eugene (06 April 1903–04 January 1990), electrical engineer and photographer, was born in Fremont, Nebraska, the son of Frank E. Edgerton, a lawyer, and Mary Coe. Edgerton received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1925 and a doctorate of science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1931. He married Esther May Garrett in 1928; they had three children. Most of Edgerton's career centered on his invention, development, and application of the stroboscopic flash....
Evans, Walker (1903-1975), photographer and author
Charles A. Watkins
Evans, Walker (02 November 1903–10 April 1975), photographer and author, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Walker Evans II, an advertising copywriter, and Jessie Crane. (Although several sources and Evans himself claimed he was born on 3 Nov., his birth certificate says 2 Nov.) Shortly after his birth, the Evans family relocated to Kenilworth, a prosperous suburb of Chicago, and then to Toledo, Ohio. After his parents' separation in 1918, he moved with his mother to New York City and was enrolled in a series of boarding schools, including the Loomis Institute, Mercersburg Academy, and the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. During his year at Andover, Evans developed an appreciation of literature and began to consider a career as a writer. Evans entered Williams College but, finding it unsuited to his interests, withdrew at the end of the freshman year, after the spring 1923 semester. In 1926 a small family allowance enabled Evans to spend a year in Paris, where he visited well-known expatriate places and may have received informal instruction at the College de France and at the Sorbonne....
Genthe, Arnold (1869-1942), photographer
Mel Byars and N. Elizabeth Schlatter
Genthe, Arnold (08 January 1869–09 August 1942), photographer, was born in Berlin, Germany, the son of Hermann Genthe, a professor of Latin and Greek, and Louise Zober. Genthe received his doctorate in philology from the University of Jena in 1894. While in school, he associated with his mother's cousin, the painter Adolf Menzel, and he published ...
Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942), photographer and painter
Jackson, William Henry (04 April 1843–30 June 1942), photographer and painter, was born in Keeseville, New York, the son of George Hallock Jackson, a blacksmith and carriage builder, and Harriet Maria Allen. Jackson's academic education ended when he was about sixteen. His mother taught him to draw and paint in watercolor. She presented him with a copy of ...
Käsebier, Gertrude Stanton (1852-1934), photographer
Patricia A. Fairchild
Käsebier, Gertrude Stanton (18 May 1852–13 October 1934), photographer, was born in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of John W. Stanton, a mining entrepreneur, and Gertrude Muncy Shaw, a boardinghouse operator. As a child of eight, Gertrude crossed the plains by wagon with her mother, brother, aunt, and uncle, to Colorado Territory to join her father, who had preceded them in 1859 to search for gold and set up a processing mill in Eureka Gulch, near Central City. Then, around 1864 the Stanton family moved east to Brooklyn, New York. During 1868–1870 Gertrude stayed with her grandmother in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, while attending the Moravian Seminary for Women. In 1874 she married Eduard Käsebier, an immigrant shellac importer from Wiesbaden, Germany, whom she had met at her mother's boardinghouse in Brooklyn. The couple had three children....
Le Clercq, Tanaquil (02 October 1929–31 December 2000), ballerina, teacher, author, and photographer
Mindy Aloff
Le Clercq, Tanaquil (02 October 1929–31 December 2000), ballerina, teacher, author, and photographer, was born in Paris, France, the daughter of Edith Whittemore Le Clercq, a socialite from St. Louis, Missouri, and the American writer Jacques Georges Clemenceau Le Clercq, a poet and a prolific translator, principally from the French. Le Clercq's father named her after "Paul Tanaquil"—his own occasional pseudonym, which referred to the Etruscan queen and prophetess of ancient Rome. From Le Clercq's childhood on, however, she was known as "Tanny" to family and friends....
Lee, Russell Werner (1903-1986), photographer
F. Jack Hurley
Lee, Russell Werner (21 July 1903–28 August 1986), photographer, was born in Ottawa, Illinois, the son of Burton Lee, a businessman, and Adeline Pope. The family was financially well off but unstable. Lee's parents divorced when he was five, and his father disappeared from his life. Five years later his mother was killed by a car while crossing a busy street in a rainstorm, leaving Lee, who witnessed the event, to be raised by a succession of relatives and court-appointed guardians. In later life, many of Lee's strongest photographs would be of objects and symbols that evoked "home" or "community."...
Man Ray (1890-1976), artist and photographer
Martin R. Kalfatovic
Man Ray (27 August 1890–18 November 1976), artist and photographer, was born Emmanuel Radnitsky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Melach Radnitsky (later Max Ray), a tailor, and Manya "Minnie" Louria (or Lourie), both Russian-Jewish immigrants. In 1897 the family moved to Brooklyn. After high school young Emmanuel was awarded a scholarship to study architecture at New York University. Deciding to pursue a career as an artist, he attended classes at the National Academy of Design and at the Art Students League. He was temperamentally unsuited to the rigors of the academic styles favored by these institutions, however, and so enrolled in the Ferrer Center, where ...
Riis, Jacob August (1849-1914), journalist and social reformer
Robert D. Cross
Riis, Jacob August (03 May 1849–26 May 1914), journalist and social reformer, was born in Ribe, Denmark, the son of Niels Edward Riis, a Latin teacher, and Carolina Lundholm. After studying in his father's school, Riis was apprenticed for four years to a carpenter in Copenhagen. Unable to find steady employment and spurned by Elisabeth Gortz, the young woman who in 1876 would marry him, Riis emigrated in 1870 to the United States. For the rest of his life he regularly compared the sociability and the close relationships of life in Ribe with the impersonality and harsh precariousness of American urban life....
Shahn, Ben (12 September 1898–14 March 1969), painter and graphic artist
Frances K. Pohl
Shahn, Ben (12 September 1898–14 March 1969), painter and graphic artist, was born Benjamin Shahn in Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania, the son of Hessel Shahn, a carpenter and woodcarver, and Gittel Lieberman. Kovno was located in the area of czarist Russia known as the Pale of Settlement, where Russian Jews were legally allowed to settle. In 1906 the family was forced to flee the pogroms, government-sponsored massacres of Jews, that swept through the Pale at the turn of the century. They took refuge in the United States and settled in Brooklyn. In 1913 Shahn was taken out of school and began an apprenticeship as a lithographer at Hessenberg's Lithography Shop in Manhattan. During the next four years he not only mastered the skill of lettering but also developed a distinctive, incised line that would become a hallmark of his later work as a painter and graphic artist. During his apprenticeship he also attended night school in order to complete his high school diploma and enrolled briefly, in November 1916, in classes at the Art Students League in New York....
Steichen, Edward (1879-1973), photographer and curator of museum exhibitions
Estelle Jussim
Steichen, Edward (27 March 1879–25 March 1973), photographer and curator of museum exhibitions, was born Edouard Jean Steichen in Luxembourg, the son of Jean-Pierre Steichen, a copper miner, and Marie Kemp, a milliner. The family immigrated to Milwaukee in 1881. Edward Steichen began his distinguished career with an apprenticeship (1894–1898) at the Milwaukee American Fine Art Company, where he learned lithography and the basics of design. At the same time, with encouragement from his mother, he studied painting at the Milwaukee Art Students League....
Stieglitz, Alfred (1864-1946), photographer and editor
Penelope Niven
Stieglitz, Alfred (01 January 1864–13 July 1946), photographer and editor, was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, the son of Edward (originally Ephraim) Stieglitz, a German-born wool merchant, and Hedwig Werner. Stieglitz grew up in an affluent, cultured family who felt at home on two continents. After his family moved to New York City, Alfred was educated at the Charlier Institute, Townsend Harris High School, and the City College of New York, where he was ranked consistently as one of the top ten students in his class. By 1881 his father, a Civil War veteran, had made a fortune that enabled him to retire and take his family to Europe, where he provided his children the best possible continental education....
Van Vechten, Carl (1880-1964), writer and photographer
Barbara L. Tischler
Van Vechten, Carl (17 June 1880–21 December 1964), writer and photographer, was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Charles Duane Van Vechten, a banker and insurance agent, and Ada Amanda Fitch. Van Vechten entered the University of Chicago in 1899 and graduated in 1903, whereupon he went to work as a society reporter and photographer for the ...
Wolcott, Marion Post (1910-1990), photographer
Deborah L. Owen
Wolcott, Marion Post (07 June 1910–24 November 1990), photographer, was born in Montclair, New Jersey, the daughter of Walter Post, a physician, and Marion Hoyt, a trained nurse. Marion and her sister, Helen, were to pursue parallel careers in photography, the latter never gaining the recognition eventually accorded her younger sibling. Marion's early education was sporadic; she attended Bloomfield High but then was sent to a private girls' school in Pennsylvania during her parents' separation and eventual divorce. Her mother, deemed an eccentric radical by her New Jersey neighbors, moved to the city to work for ...

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The Australian Government's drought concessional loans scheme for Queensland and NSW has been approved by the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott.
Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, said farmers in Queensland and NSW will soon be able to apply for a concessional loan to both help them through the current drought conditions and to recover when conditions improve.
"These loans are designed to be used to meet ongoing business running costs and fund drought recovery and preparedness activities," Minister Joyce said.
"Australia-wide we're providing $280 million for concessional loans to assist drought-affected farm businesses.
"We're providing $100 million for drought concessional loans to eligible farm businesses in Queensland, another $100 million for NSW, between now and 30 June 2015. It's been a priority to deliver this scheme in Queensland and NSW as farmers there have been affected by widespread and prolonged drought conditions.
"Whilst it has taken longer than I would have liked to get the settings right on this programme I am pleased that we are nearly at the stage where the scheme will soon open for applications to Queensland and NSW farmers.
"These loans will have a concessional loan term of five years at an initial interest rate of 4 per cent. The loans will be for up to 50 per cent of eligible farm business debt, to a maximum of $1 million.
"They will really help farm businesses struggling with the cost of running the farm through the drought, and will also help them recover, and prepare for future droughts.
More information on assistance available to farmers can be found at daff.gov.au/assistance.


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'Better Safe Than Sorry': New COVID Rules Begin This WeekThe week ahead brings new proof of vaccine and testing rules in the Twin Cities. They come as COVID-19 cases spike across Minnesota.
Police: 1 Child Dead, 1 Hurt In North Minneapolis Shooting
By Reg Chapman July 8, 2016 at 10:05 pm
Filed Under:Minneapolis Police Department, North Minneapolis, Reg Chapman
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 2-year-old child has been killed by gunfire in North Minneapolis. Another 15-month-old child was injured in what police say was a gunfight between people who know each other.
It happened at about 11:30 a.m. Friday near Penn and Lowry Avenues in north Minneapolis.
READ MORE: Investigation Underway After 1 Injured In Brooklyn Park Shooting
When police arrived at the scene, they were notified that the children had been driven to North Memorial Medical Center. That's where the 2-year-old died.
Friday afternoon, about 100 people gathered at the intersection of the shooting for a vigil to support the mother of the two children. The vigil included community leaders as well as crisis counselors.
Police say the gunfire was exchanged between two groups of people who knew each other. The intersection where it took place is one of the busiest in north Minneapolis.
Investigators spent several hours looking through a van that sustained damage from heavy gunfire. That van was the vehicle that transported the two children to the hospital before one of them died.
"About eight investigators were here canvassing the area, speaking with witnesses," Corey Schmidt with the Minneapolis Police Department said. "We're also currently looking at video that's in the area. We had our K-9 units out in the area looking for evidence. This is an ongoing investigation that's going to develop over the next couple of days."
READ MORE: 'Better Safe Than Sorry': New COVID Rules Begin This Week
Authorities say the shooting was not random. It was between two groups of people who knew each other.
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges went to the hospital after learning of the shooting. She released a statement Friday afternoon.
"No mother, no family, no community, no neighborhood, no city should ever — ever — have to face the death of a child by gun violence. I am beyond sick of it, and I know that I am not the only one," Hodges said.
Anyone with information about the incident should call the Minneapolis Police Department.
Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau issued a statement Friday after the incident.
"We have witnessed yet another tragic and senseless death at the hands of gun violence; it's a scenario our city and others across this country see too often, especially recently. The MPD is conducting a very aggressive investigation which has been productive thus far. We have 8 investigators working around the clock and they will not leave any stones unturned. We will be relentless in holding the person (s) responsible for this horrific act accountable. You will see more uniformed officers and enforcement efforts in areas where we've witnessed recent violence," Harteau said.
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The medical examiner will release the victim's identity, but police did not say when.
Reg Chapman
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BNY Mellon International Equity Fund
TICKER SNIEX
CUSIP 05588D837
The fund seeks long-term growth of capital. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks or securities convertible into common stocks (such as convertible preferred stocks, warrants and convertible bonds) of foreign companies and depositary receipts evidencing ownership in such securities. At least 75% of the fund's net assets will be invested in countries represented in the MSCI EAFE Index.
Foreign Large Blend
MSCI EAFE(r) Index
Morningstar Rating™ as of December 31, 2020 for the Class I class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Foreign Large Blend category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (676 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (676 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 2 Stars (586 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (382 funds rated). The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products with at least a 3-year history. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance (not including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees if applicable), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. Managed products; including open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds; are considered a single population for comparative purposes. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. ©2018 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The fund represents a single portfolio with multiple share classes that have different expense structures. Other share classes may have achieved different results.
Paul Markham
16 yr(s). on fund
Jeff Munroe
Investment Leader, Global Equities Team, Executive Director, Newton
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The performance data quotes represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Yield, share price and investment return fluctuate and an investor's shares may be worth more or less than original cost upon redemption. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Click above for month-end returns.
The MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.
Investors should consider, when deciding whether to purchase a particular class of shares, the investment amount, anticipated holding period and other relevant factors.
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The fund's investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., has contractually agreed, until January 31, 2021, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the fund so that the direct expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed .82%. On or after January 31, 2021, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this expense limitation agreement at any time.
The fund's investment adviser is BNYM Investment Adviser. BNYM Investment Adviser has engaged is affiliate, Newton, to serve as the fund's subadviser. Paul Markham and Jeff Munroe are the fund's primary portfolio managers, positions they have held since the fund?s inception and October 2012, respectively. Mr. Markham, the fund's lead portfolio manager, is an investment manager for global equities and a member of the global investment group, as well as the global equity ex-U.S. model and equity strategy groups, at Newton. Mr. Munroe is the investment leader of the global equities team and is responsible for the global equity and the global equity ex-U.S. model teams at Newton.
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ASML Holding NV 2.57
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Morningstar Rating™ as of 12/31/20 for the Class I shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Foreign Large Blend. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 3 Stars (1644 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (676 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 2 Stars (586 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 3 Stars (382 funds rated).
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We are excited to invite all professional advisers in the region to a free workshop to earn CEUs on Wednesday, Sept. 27.
The 25th annual Estate and Charitable Gift Planning Institute is a national event hosted locally to teach the finer details of planning estate gifts.
The Continuing Education Units are available for attorneys, accountants, financial planners and trust officers, which includes one hour of ethics.
The live telecast will be viewed at the Community Foundation of Grundy County, 520 W. Illinois Ave. in Morris. The workshop begins at 9:30 am and ends at 3:30 pm.
Attendees must remain for the entire event in order to receive CEUs. Coffee, lunch, and materials will be provided. Please RSVP to julie@cfgrundycounty. com or 815-941-0852.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the workshop is titled, "Renewing Your Estate Planning Vows." This year's presenters are Ann B. Burns and Samuel A. Donaldson.
Burns is the chairman of the trust, Estate and Charitable Planning group at Gray Plant Mooty in Minneapolis. Her practice focuses on estate and charitable planning, business succession planning, estate and trust administration, and fiduciary and tax litigation.
Donaldson is a professor of law at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He teaches a number of tax and estate planning courses, as well as courses in the areas of property, commercial law and professional responsibility.
We've hosted the telecast here in Morris for a number of years and it is always entertaining and educational. They use many real-life examples and it's amazing how many pickles professional advisers can get themselves into.
Why does CFGC host this? First, it is a high-quality event. The live event is hosted by The Salvation Army in Minneapolis and it's in a ballroom of 1,000 professionals, so that is proof of the quality of the education.
We are excited to bring this level of education to Grundy County rather than asking professionals to spend hours traveling into the city and back.
Secondly, it's easy and inexpensive for us to host. We have a comfortable conference room with A/V equipment and the Salvation Army does a topnotch job of broadcasting it on their end. We also want to increase the knowledge and comfort level of professional advisers when it comes to talking with their clients about charitable gift planning. The Community Foundation of Grundy County is a great repository for donors who want to leave estate gifts to improve the quality of life here.
Do you know that $5.3 billion is expected to transfer from Grundy residents to their heirs over the next 50 years? Yes – here in Grundy County.
If we charities can capture just 5 percent of that wealth before it transfers, Grundy County could have $26.1 million saved in endowments across the county that will distribute $1.4 million … annually … forever.
Can your heirs survive with just 95 percent of your estate?
That's why we want professional advisers to know more about estate and charitable gift planning – they have a lot of work ahead of them in the next few decades and there is a huge opportunity for them and their clients to partner with us charities to capture just 5 percent of that wealth to support their favorite charities here at home.
Would you like to learn more about "Just 5 percent?" Watch our 6-minute video on YouTube.
Julianne Buck is the executive director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County, the only organization that improves the quality of life in Grundy County through leadership and philanthropy.


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BOOLEAN
EvtchnInterruptHandler(
    __in      PKINTERRUPT Interrupt,
    __in_opt  PVOID Argument
    )
{
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT Context = Argument;
    PROCESSOR_NUMBER ProcNumber;
    ULONG ProcIndex;

    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(Interrupt);

    ASSERT(Context != NULL);

    KeGetCurrentProcessorNumberEx(&ProcNumber);
    ProcIndex = KeGetProcessorIndexFromNumber(&ProcNumber);

    if (!KeInsertQueueDpc(&Context->Dpc, NULL, NULL)) {
        XenIfaceDebugPrint(TRACE, "NOT INSERTED: Context %p, Port %lu, FO %p, Cpu %lu\n",
                           Context, Context->LocalPort, Context->FileObject, ProcIndex);
    }

    return TRUE;
}

_IRQL_requires_(PASSIVE_LEVEL) // needed for KeFlushQueuedDpcs
VOID
EvtchnFree(
    __in     PXENIFACE_FDO Fdo,
    __inout  PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT Context
    )
{
    ASSERT(KeGetCurrentIrql() == PASSIVE_LEVEL);

    XenIfaceDebugPrint(TRACE, "Context %p, LocalPort %d, FO %p\n",
                       Context, Context->LocalPort, Context->FileObject);

    XENBUS_EVTCHN(Close,
                  &Fdo->EvtchnInterface,
                  Context->Channel);

    // There may still be a pending event at this time.
    // Wait for our DPCs to complete.
    KeFlushQueuedDpcs();

    ObDereferenceObject(Context->Event);
    RtlZeroMemory(Context, sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT));
    ExFreePoolWithTag(Context, XENIFACE_POOL_TAG);
}

_Requires_exclusive_lock_held_(Fdo->EvtchnLock)
static
PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT
EvtchnFindChannel(
    __in      PXENIFACE_FDO Fdo,
    __in      ULONG         LocalPort,
    __in_opt  PFILE_OBJECT  FileObject
    )
{
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT Context, Found = NULL;
    PLIST_ENTRY Node;

    Node = Fdo->EvtchnList.Flink;
    while (Node->Flink != Fdo->EvtchnList.Flink) {
        Context = CONTAINING_RECORD(Node, XENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT, Entry);

        Node = Node->Flink;
        if (Context->LocalPort != LocalPort)
            continue;

        if (FileObject != NULL &&
            FileObject != Context->FileObject) {
            continue;
        }

        Found = Context;
        break;
    }

    return Found;
}

DECLSPEC_NOINLINE
NTSTATUS
IoctlEvtchnBindUnbound(
    __in  PXENIFACE_FDO     Fdo,
    __in  PVOID             Buffer,
    __in  ULONG             InLen,
    __in  ULONG             OutLen,
    __in  PFILE_OBJECT      FileObject,
    __out PULONG_PTR        Info
    )
{
    NTSTATUS status;
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_BIND_UNBOUND_IN In = Buffer;
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_BIND_UNBOUND_OUT Out = Buffer;
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT Context;

    status = STATUS_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE;
    if (InLen != sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_BIND_UNBOUND_IN) ||
        OutLen != sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_BIND_UNBOUND_OUT)) {
        goto fail1;
    }

    status = STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
    Context = ExAllocatePoolWithTag(NonPagedPool, sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT), XENIFACE_POOL_TAG);
    if (Context == NULL)
        goto fail2;

    RtlZeroMemory(Context, sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT));
    Context->FileObject = FileObject;

    XenIfaceDebugPrint(TRACE, "> RemoteDomain %d, Mask %d, FO %p\n",
                       In->RemoteDomain, In->Mask, FileObject);

    status = ObReferenceObjectByHandle(In->Event,
                                       EVENT_MODIFY_STATE,
                                       *ExEventObjectType,
                                       UserMode,
                                       &Context->Event,
                                       NULL);
    if (!NT_SUCCESS(status))
        goto fail3;

    KeInitializeDpc(&Context->Dpc, EvtchnNotificationDpc, Context);

    status = STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
    Context->Channel = XENBUS_EVTCHN(Open,
                                     &Fdo->EvtchnInterface,
                                     XENBUS_EVTCHN_TYPE_UNBOUND,
                                     EvtchnInterruptHandler,
                                     Context,
                                     In->RemoteDomain,
                                     TRUE);
    if (Context->Channel == NULL)
        goto fail4;

    Context->LocalPort = XENBUS_EVTCHN(GetPort,
                                       &Fdo->EvtchnInterface,
                                       Context->Channel);

    Context->Fdo = Fdo;

    ExInterlockedInsertTailList(&Fdo->EvtchnList, &Context->Entry, &Fdo->EvtchnLock);

    Out->LocalPort = Context->LocalPort;
    *Info = sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_BIND_UNBOUND_OUT);

    if (!In->Mask) {
        XENBUS_EVTCHN(Unmask,
                      &Fdo->EvtchnInterface,
                      Context->Channel,
                      FALSE);
    }

    XenIfaceDebugPrint(TRACE, "< LocalPort %lu, Context %p\n", Context->LocalPort, Context);
    return STATUS_SUCCESS;

fail4:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail4\n");
    ObDereferenceObject(Context->Event);

fail3:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail3\n");
    RtlZeroMemory(Context, sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT));
    ExFreePoolWithTag(Context, XENIFACE_POOL_TAG);

fail2:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail2\n");

fail1:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail1 (%08x)\n", status);
    return status;
}

DECLSPEC_NOINLINE
NTSTATUS
IoctlEvtchnBindInterdomain(
    __in  PXENIFACE_FDO     Fdo,
    __in  PVOID             Buffer,
    __in  ULONG             InLen,
    __in  ULONG             OutLen,
    __in  PFILE_OBJECT      FileObject,
    __out PULONG_PTR        Info
    )
{
    NTSTATUS status;
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_BIND_INTERDOMAIN_IN In = Buffer;
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_BIND_INTERDOMAIN_OUT Out = Buffer;
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT Context;

    status = STATUS_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE;
    if (InLen != sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_BIND_INTERDOMAIN_IN) ||
        OutLen != sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_BIND_INTERDOMAIN_OUT)) {
        goto fail1;
    }

    status = STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
    Context = ExAllocatePoolWithTag(NonPagedPool, sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT), XENIFACE_POOL_TAG);
    if (Context == NULL)
        goto fail2;

    RtlZeroMemory(Context, sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT));
    Context->FileObject = FileObject;

    XenIfaceDebugPrint(TRACE, "> RemoteDomain %d, RemotePort %lu, Mask %d, FO %p\n",
                       In->RemoteDomain, In->RemotePort, In->Mask, FileObject);

    status = ObReferenceObjectByHandle(In->Event,
                                       EVENT_MODIFY_STATE,
                                       *ExEventObjectType,
                                       UserMode,
                                       &Context->Event,
                                       NULL);
    if (!NT_SUCCESS(status))
        goto fail3;

    KeInitializeDpc(&Context->Dpc, EvtchnNotificationDpc, Context);

    status = STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
    Context->Channel = XENBUS_EVTCHN(Open,
                                     &Fdo->EvtchnInterface,
                                     XENBUS_EVTCHN_TYPE_INTER_DOMAIN,
                                     EvtchnInterruptHandler,
                                     Context,
                                     In->RemoteDomain,
                                     In->RemotePort,
                                     TRUE);
    if (Context->Channel == NULL)
        goto fail4;

    Context->LocalPort = XENBUS_EVTCHN(GetPort,
                                       &Fdo->EvtchnInterface,
                                       Context->Channel);

    Context->Fdo = Fdo;

    ExInterlockedInsertTailList(&Fdo->EvtchnList, &Context->Entry, &Fdo->EvtchnLock);

    Out->LocalPort = Context->LocalPort;
    *Info = sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_BIND_INTERDOMAIN_OUT);

    if (!In->Mask) {
        XENBUS_EVTCHN(Unmask,
                      &Fdo->EvtchnInterface,
                      Context->Channel,
                      FALSE);
    }

    XenIfaceDebugPrint(TRACE, "< LocalPort %lu, Context %p\n", Context->LocalPort, Context);

    return STATUS_SUCCESS;

fail4:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail4\n");
    ObDereferenceObject(Context->Event);

fail3:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail3\n");
    RtlZeroMemory(Context, sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT));
    ExFreePoolWithTag(Context, XENIFACE_POOL_TAG);

fail2:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail2\n");

fail1:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail1 (%08x)\n", status);
    return status;
}

DECLSPEC_NOINLINE
NTSTATUS
IoctlEvtchnClose(
    __in  PXENIFACE_FDO     Fdo,
    __in  PVOID             Buffer,
    __in  ULONG             InLen,
    __in  ULONG             OutLen,
    __in  PFILE_OBJECT      FileObject
    )
{
    NTSTATUS status;
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_CLOSE_IN In = Buffer;
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT Context;
    KIRQL Irql;

    status = STATUS_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE;
    if (InLen != sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_CLOSE_IN) ||
        OutLen != 0) {
        goto fail1;
    }

    XenIfaceDebugPrint(TRACE, "> LocalPort %lu, FO %p\n", In->LocalPort, FileObject);

    KeAcquireSpinLock(&Fdo->EvtchnLock, &Irql);
    status = STATUS_NOT_FOUND;
    Context = EvtchnFindChannel(Fdo, In->LocalPort, FileObject);
    if (Context == NULL)
        goto fail2;

    RemoveEntryList(&Context->Entry);
    KeReleaseSpinLock(&Fdo->EvtchnLock, Irql);
    EvtchnFree(Fdo, Context);

    return STATUS_SUCCESS;

fail2:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail2\n");
    KeReleaseSpinLock(&Fdo->EvtchnLock, Irql);

fail1:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail1 (%08x)\n", status);
    return status;
}

_Requires_lock_not_held_(Fdo->EvtchnLock)
DECLSPEC_NOINLINE
NTSTATUS
EvtchnNotify(
    __in      PXENIFACE_FDO Fdo,
    __in      ULONG         LocalPort,
    __in_opt  PFILE_OBJECT  FileObject
    )
{
    NTSTATUS status;
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT Context;
    KIRQL Irql;

    KeAcquireSpinLock(&Fdo->EvtchnLock, &Irql);

    Context = EvtchnFindChannel(Fdo, LocalPort, FileObject);

    status = STATUS_NOT_FOUND;
    if (Context == NULL)
        goto fail1;

    XENBUS_EVTCHN(Send,
                  &Fdo->EvtchnInterface,
                  Context->Channel);

    KeReleaseSpinLock(&Fdo->EvtchnLock, Irql);

    return STATUS_SUCCESS;

fail1:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail1 (%08x)\n", status);
    KeReleaseSpinLock(&Fdo->EvtchnLock, Irql);
    return status;
}

DECLSPEC_NOINLINE
NTSTATUS
IoctlEvtchnNotify(
    __in  PXENIFACE_FDO     Fdo,
    __in  PVOID             Buffer,
    __in  ULONG             InLen,
    __in  ULONG             OutLen,
    __in  PFILE_OBJECT      FileObject
    )
{
    NTSTATUS status;
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_NOTIFY_IN In = Buffer;

    status = STATUS_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE;
    if (InLen != sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_NOTIFY_IN) ||
        OutLen != 0) {
        goto fail1;
    }

#if DBG
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(INFO, "> LocalPort %d, FO %p\n", In->LocalPort, FileObject);
#endif

    return EvtchnNotify(Fdo, In->LocalPort, FileObject);

fail1:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail1 (%08x)\n", status);
    return status;
}

DECLSPEC_NOINLINE
NTSTATUS
IoctlEvtchnUnmask(
    __in  PXENIFACE_FDO     Fdo,
    __in  PVOID             Buffer,
    __in  ULONG             InLen,
    __in  ULONG             OutLen,
    __in  PFILE_OBJECT      FileObject
    )
{
    NTSTATUS status;
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_UNMASK_IN In = Buffer;
    PXENIFACE_EVTCHN_CONTEXT Context;
    KIRQL Irql;

    status = STATUS_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE;
    if (InLen != sizeof(XENIFACE_EVTCHN_UNMASK_IN) ||
        OutLen != 0) {
        goto fail1;
    }

    XenIfaceDebugPrint(TRACE, "> LocalPort %d, FO %p\n", In->LocalPort, FileObject);

    KeAcquireSpinLock(&Fdo->EvtchnLock, &Irql);

    Context = EvtchnFindChannel(Fdo, In->LocalPort, FileObject);

    status = STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER;
    if (Context == NULL)
        goto fail2;

    XENBUS_EVTCHN(Unmask,
                  &Fdo->EvtchnInterface,
                  Context->Channel,
                  FALSE);

    KeReleaseSpinLock(&Fdo->EvtchnLock, Irql);

    return STATUS_SUCCESS;

fail2:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail2\n");
    KeReleaseSpinLock(&Fdo->EvtchnLock, Irql);

fail1:
    XenIfaceDebugPrint(ERROR, "Fail1 (%08x)\n", status);
    return status;
}

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In the lab tonight oc'ing a pentium D with the OCC. Results and video coming soon!
I love the concept of this and all other extreme cooling. I was wondering the application of a Rhino Lining CC2 cloased cell foam covering pretty much all of those frosted over components. Take it easy on me if it is worthless added effort and cost. I haven't gone past a tipped up can of Duster on a old PC heatsink...and watercooling.
It just seems better to me than a neoprene wrap as it makes REAL contact with all components involved.
*edit* also meant to add it would stop all of those small leaked I would assume.
Try -110 for Haswell + E Right around there, anyways.
I love the concept of this and all other extreme cooling. I was wondering the application of a Rhinoliner CC2 cloased cell foam covering pretty much all of those frosted over components. Take it easy on me if it is worthless added effort and cost. I haven't gone past a tipped up can of Duster on a old PC heatsink...and watercooling.
If you're talking about the insulation over the i/o hose it is a foam designed to stay flexible under a wide range of temps. I dont think rhinoliner is flexible and this method is a lot cleaner than any type of spray. As far as the mobo goes, with the OCC purge kit, there is no need for insulation. Ice does not form. Also I dont know how rhinoliner would respond to extreme cold temps. I dont think anyone would recommend using a spray insulation on your mobo.
As a thought..video would be excelente!
Heh yea what you described exactly what I was talking about. Its a closed cell foam designed to be flexible under a expanding and contracting house. So you answered my question as you already have it in use basically. Nice.
booooo! Found out I can't overclock the mobo the Pentium D (95 watts) is on But ran the OCC at -106 with some benches just for fun. Ran some benchmarks and stress tests. The funny thing is the temp changed virtually zero during all of the tests. Now I know this computer puts out a lot of heat just idling. It was my business computer and kept me warm for a couple of winters. So I'm pretty surprised by the results at -106C. Looks like the controller was WAY ahead on it. Lovin it! Shouldn't the temp go up when the CPU is benched or stressed? I believe the OCC is just, as I have thought all along, sensing the minute loss if chill when there is stress on the CPU producing heat and adding LN2 just enough... I also thought that there would be less need for extensive cooling at the minimum temps. Funny thing is, the heaters ran as much as the LN2 maintaining the low temp. Totally stoked (me not the heaters)! Rendering the video now. Will upload in a few minutes.


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The Grid | Tesla cars to use structural cells
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Electric car maker Tesla is to use a new form factor for its battery cells that will form part of the structure of its vehicles (writes Nick Flaherty).
The company is also using a new material, silicon powder, and a new roll-to-roll manufacturing process to build the cells.
In the current 2170 cell, which is 21 mm in diameter and 70 mm long, the roll of electrodes and electrolyte is more than 1 m long.
"46 mm is the sweet spot [for the diameter] but there are problems when you make larger cells, especially as regards thermal effects," said Drew Baglino, head of powertrain and energy engineering at Tesla.
"We therefore took the existing foils and laser-patterned them to make a tabless cell. That gives a 50 mm versus 200 mm electrical path length, which gives thermal benefits."
This has led to a 4680-format cell that measures 46 mm in diameter and 80 mm long. The combination of the larger size with material and process changes detailed in the battery materials Focus on page 30 gives five times the energy, 16% more range, six times higher power and 14% lower cost, said Tesla, although it declined to give actual figures.
The 4680 cells will have a steel casing and will be used as part of the structure of future vehicle designs rather than as a separate battery pack. These vehicle designs rely on a 'gigapress' that currently presses out the front and back of the Model Y in two sections to assemble the chassis.
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Gary Wolstenholme, of England, represented Great Britain & Ireland on six Walker Cup Teams. (USGA/John Mummert)
Gary Wolstenholme, of England, competed on six Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup Teams, playing on four winning sides, including his inaugural competition in 1995 at Royal Porthcawl in Wales when GB&I posted a 14-10 victory over a USA side led by Tiger Woods. Wolstenholme, who won two British Amateur titles, is also the all-time individual victory leader for GB&I with 10. His overall record stands at 10-9-0.
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Wolstenholme: Obviously I have played in six Walker Cups, which is fairly unusual in GB&I history. To break the record for number of points won is always a good thing and I was on four winning teams. It was a big deal for me. I used to love those team events and it's the one thing I miss now, having turned professional [as a senior player], is the fact that you don't have those same team opportunities.
Is beating Tiger Woods in singles at Royal Porthcawl your best Walker Cup memory?
Wolstenholme: As far as the Walker Cup goes, probably. But also beating Anthony Kim in that [Sunday] singles match in Chicago (Chicago Golf Club) on the second day to give us a chance of pulling it off [was special]. We almost did. It all came down to the last match out on the last hole. I will always be remembered for that one with Tiger because of who he became as much as anything else. But at that stage, he was still regarded as the best amateur in the world. For me to be playing my first-ever Walker Cup match against someone of his caliber was pretty intimidating. But I enjoy those situations, and the conditions probably didn't suit Tiger as much as it did for me. It was a one-off game. But it's the one thing that will probably be on my tombstone.
The competition has gotten much tighter between the two teams in the last 20 years. What do you attribute that to?
Wolstenholme: I think the standard of amateur golf on our side of the Atlantic has certainly improved. The opportunity of going to American colleges as much as anything [has helped]. We've had a whole load of guys who went over there. Prior to 1995, it was really frowned upon that guys in the States [playing in college golf] didn't really get selected because they weren't in Britain during the selection process. Now it's much more accepted.
It also seems that the golf unions in Great Britain and Ireland are putting forth resources to develop future talent?
Wolstenholme: The good thing, too, is that the national golf unions in Great Britain and Ireland are also sending their top players around the world to compete in Australia, South Africa, all around Europe. That makes a big difference because it gives them international experience playing against the best players in the world on a week in, week out basis.
Would you like to captain a Great Britain and Ireland side one day?
Wolstenholme: It's the one thing I would really have loved to done, to captain a Walker Cup team. I think my experience would have been a useful asset. But you never know. Maybe I'll get my amateur status back at some stage in the future. If [USA captain] Jim Holtgrieve can do it, maybe I can. I wish all the guys the very best of luck because it's a marvelous springboard for their careers in the future.
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The NCU Junior Cup is a provincial cricket knock-out cup of the NCU jurisdiction in Ireland. The competition began in 1891 and is open to teams playing in the Sections 2 and 3 of the NCU Senior League and Section 1 of the NCU Junior League (which is made up of 2nd XI teams of senior clubs). It is sponsored by Goldblatt McGuigan.

Matches consist of one innings per side, with fifty overs bowled per innings. Where matches are interrupted or delayed because of weather, the number of overs may be reduced to a minimum of 20.

List of winners
Source: CricketEurope Ireland Archives

Summary of winners

* 11 by 2nd XI
** 3 (1 shared) by 2nd XI
† 1 by 2nd XI
†† 1 by 2nd XI

See also
NCU Senior League
NCU Senior Cup
Ulster Cup

References

CricketEurope archives

External links
 Northern Cricket Union

Irish domestic cricket competitions
Cricket in Ulster

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The Clinic recruits new directors each year from its staff of volunteers. Directorships are year-long positions which are salaried in the summer and credited by the Faculty of Law in the Fall and Winter as part of McGill's Legal Clinic Course. Directorships are a great way not only to build experience, but to deepen one's involvement with the Clinic.
Director application packages are sent to all volunteers in January of each year. For all inquiries regarding Director positions, please contact the Director of Human Resources at hr.licm@mail.mcgill.ca. Please note that all applicants must fulfill eligibility requirements for the McGill Faculty of Law's Legal Clinic Course.


Summertime is here, our favorite time of the chocolate year, and we are busy creating new limited edition recipes for flavored bonbons with the bounty from local farms, forests and makers.
So far the season has been a rainy one, with temperatures swinging between cool and better fire-up-the-woodstove to hot and muggy. Our mint has absolutely thrived in these extremes, so we plan on making batches of Deep Mint Bonbons throughout the summer along with locally grown basil for a fresh herbal bite.
As Vermont chocolatiers, some of our bonbons this season have included locally foraged Ramp Coupes, strawberry & candied local rhubarb white chocolate mendiants, Forest Path bonbons with matcha, locally foraged evergreen needle & dark chocolate salt+pepper soil, Deep Mint bonbons with our own homegrown mint & local basil, dipped fresh fruits, Tulsi Leaves with locally grown holy basil, Strawberry Balsamic Paves with local fruit, Golden Hen Eggs with local egg yolk-enriched dark chocolate ganache & a swipe of edible gold, Xoxoatl Pyramids with coconut milk, avocado & chilis.
More chocolate pairings included locally grown garlic capes, fresh local fruits, herbs and cheeses, all making appearances in our recipes, always inventive, and always delicious.
We will introduce a new bonbon or two every week at the Farmers Market, so check out our website and follow us on Facebook & Instagram to see what our latest creations are for that week!


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Gov. Evers hosts budget listening session in Eau Claire
By WEAU Staff
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Governor Tony Evers stopped in Eau Claire Wednesday, January 18 to hear directly from Wisconsinites on what they would like to see in the upcoming biennial budget.
The listening session took place at the Davies Center on the UW-Eau Claire campus.
One topic Governor Evers and Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez say they have heard a lot on their statewide tour is childcare and the impact it has on the working class.
Other topics discussed have been health care, higher education, criminal justice reform and investing in public schools.
"Obviously people communicate with state representatives and state assembly people on a regular basis, but this gives people an opportunity to talk to us directly. And I think that's critically important, makes us better at what we do," said Gov. Evers.
The 2023-2025 state budget takes effect July 1.
Copyright 2023 WEAU. All rights reserved.


Jeff Potrykus reviews the Badgers' 24-21 loss to BYU.
Jeff Potrykus reviews the Badgers' 24-21 loss to unranked BYU Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
We'll hand out game balls to two BYU players, one on offense and one on defense. Both players made play after play.
Tailback Squally Canada entered the day with 147 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 40 carries. His per-carry average was 3.7 yards. Not very impressive.
Yet Canada recorded 118 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 carries Saturday.
Canada ripped off a 44-yard run to the UW 28 to set up the Cougars' first touchdown after the Badgers took a 7-0 lead.
Then after UW forged a 21-21 tie in the final quarter, Canada ripped off a 46-yard run to the UW 29 on the first play of the Cougars' possession.
That led to Skyler Southam's 45-yard winning field goal.
Weakside linebacker Sione Takitaki entered the game fifth on the team in tackles with nine. He recorded a game-high 13 Saturday, including two for loss, as he ranged from sideline to sideline.
Takitaki played a big role in helping to keep UW's rushing attack from taking control of the game.
BYU faced second and 4 from the UW 31 early in the second quarter when offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes got the best of the Badgers' defenders to break a 7-7 tie.
Quarterback Tanner Mangum fired a lateral to tailback Lopini Katoa, who was lined up wide right.
Katoa hit tight end Moroni Lajlu-Pututau, who blew past safety D'Cota Dixon and into the open field, for an easy score with 12 minutes 17 seconds left in the half.
"I had us in the wrong call," Dixon said. "I was anticipating my safety (Scott Nelson) on my right, but he had a guy on his right. It was just a communication error, and it's on me.
Trailing, 24-21, UW faced third and 8 from the BYU 24.
Quarterback Alex Hornibrook dropped back and looked for wide receiver A.J. Taylor down the left seam inside the BYU 10.
The throw was a bit low and away from free safety Austin Lee.
Taylor went down to try to make the catch but it appeared Lee hit him from behind just as the ball arrived and the pass was incomplete.
That led to the 42-yard field-goal attempt by Rafael Gaglianone, who pulled the ball to the left with 36 seconds left.
Give BYU freshman kicker Skyler Southam a thumbs-up for his clutch performance Saturday.
Southam entered the day having made his only college attempt, a 36-yarder the previous week in a loss to California.
He missed his first try against UW, a 52-yarder that sailed wide right. Southam made the kick that gave BYU the victory, however, a 45-yarder with 9:58 left in the game.
The snap was low but holder Gavin Fowler got the ball down in enough time so that Southam's rhythm wasn't disrupted. The ball fluttered like a knuckler but it split the uprights.
Redshirt junior Jon Dietzen, who did not play in the second half of the opener and was held out against New Mexico, returned to the starting lineup at left tackle Saturday. The staff has been limiting the workload of Dietzen, who had surgery on both hips in the off-season. Dietzen and Cole Van Lanen split time throughout the game.
During one series in the third quarter, UW's offensive line featured Logan Bruss at right tackle, Micah Kapoi at right guard and Jason Erdmann at center. UW went back to its normal unit on the next series.
Remember when UW moved Mason Stokke to fullback from inside linebacker to back up starter Alec Ingold. Well, in case you haven't noticed, reserve fullbacks Coy Wanner and Jake Collinsworth have been sidelined because of unspecified injuries.
UW (2-1) at Iowa (2-0), 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The Hawkeyes handled Northern Illinois in the opener, 33-7, and then won a defensive slugfest, 13-3, over rival Iowa State in Week 2. Iowa, which hosted Northern Iowa on Saturday night, entered the weekend leading the Big Ten in scoring defense (5.0 ppg) and total defense (199.5 ypg) and third in rushing defense (60.0 ypg).


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In further onslaught against H-1Bs, DOJ warns of site visits, opens fraud hotline
For American tech workers, this is sweet music after a long period of being undermined. For Indian IT, this sounds like the death knell. The final outcome may depend on how easily these jobs are offshored.
By Rajiv Rao for New Tech for Old India | April 4, 2017 -- 19:37 GMT (12:37 PDT) | Topic: Tech Industry
American tech workers are no doubt feeling vindicated, rejoicing at what they feel is a long-overdue, reversal of fortunes.
You could not have a more ominous beginning to the beginning of the H-1B lottery than the events that transpired over the last few days.
The working visa: A tricky subject for technology companies
The enterprise must go global to remain competitive in modern-day business -- but how do visa restrictions impact growth?
As ZDNet's Stephanie Condon reports, on Friday last week, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a memo that revamped an outdated, 17-year rule book on the H-1B visa for specialty occupations, calling it "obsolete," adding that it "does not properly explain or distinguish an entry-level position from one that is, for example, more senior, complex, specialized, or unique." The reconfigured rules will now most certainly deem an entry-level computer programmer persona non grata as an applicant for an H-1B visa.
Today, USCIS and the Department of Justice (DOJ) upped the ante against what it considers theft of American jobs by companies that game the system by announcing that they would begin making roving site visits across the length and breadth of the US to monitor both H-1B petitioners as well as worksites of H-1B employees in a continued effort to stymie fraud in the system.
The USCIS listed three target areas for site visits: H-1B dependent employers, or companies that have 15 percent of their US workforce on the visa; Employers that have H-1B employees who work offsite at another company's location; Companies that do not have readily available information that the USCIS cannot verify or validate through "commercially available data."
The website took pains to allay the fears of companies being inspected by stressing that "these site visits are not meant to target nonimmigrant employees for any kind of criminal or administrative action but rather to identify employers who are abusing the system."
The DOJ urged people to call a hotline if they witnessed discrimination of US workers on the basis of their nationality. These new anti-fraud measures also included a publicized email address on the USCIS website that would allow "individuals (including both American workers and H-1B workers who suspect they or others may be the victim of H-1B fraud or abuse) to submit tips, alleged violations and other relevant information about potential H-1B fraud or abuse."
As these notifications unfurled, mountains of applications ferried by convoys of trucks made their way to the government processing center in California in an annual ritual cum spectacle today, which the New York Times vividly describes in this piece. The sheer volume of applications --some 240,000 last year for just 65,000 H-1B visas for those with a bachelor's degree and 20,000 more for those with master's degree or higher -- has now required an army of some 1,400 people to sift through and process the applications.
Many were surprised that the Trump administration allowed the H-1B lottery to go ahead as planned without any tweaking on the number of visas available or the process via an executive order as per his campaign promises. Clearly, these anti-fraud measures are essentially meant to replicate elements contained in a draft of an executive order that had leaked in January but has not yet been introduced.
Americans working in the tech sector would be gratified to see these changes -- they have long bemoaned being undercut and sidelined by American companies who seek cheap tech labour for their more mundane requirements such as infrastructure maintenance and application development as well as by Indian outsourcing companies who have gamed the H-1B visa lottery system to snag these jobs, which I wrote about here. Both will have to figure out their options in this brave new world.
Meanwhile, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), the chief industry body for Indian IT companies stood by its oft-proclaimed position: "The H-1B visa system exists specifically because the US has a persistent shortage of high-skilled IT talent," it said, stating that the new rules would have minimal impact. "It is aimed at screening out less-qualified workers, whereas our members tend to provide well-credentialed workers to help U.S. companies fill their skills gaps and compete globally," it added.
What is at stake is a revenue spigot of $80 billion accruing to Indian IT, and while it is difficult to imagine, for obvious trade-related reasons, that Indian companies will be completely shut out of tech work in the US, they will be fervently hoping that their industry body is more right than wrong.
American companies, meanwhile, may be fuming at the prospect of now having to fork out substantially larger salaries to American tech workers who may not be willing to work the kind of hours their Indian counterparts do for substantially lower -- some say, sweat-shop like -- wages.
American tech workers are no doubt feeling vindicated, rejoicing at what they feel is a long-overdue, reversal of fortunes. Still, technology is a slippery, elusive beast, allowing for all kinds of different business models to morph and supplant traditional ones.
Indian IT demonstrated this some 15 years ago with its global delivery paradigm, and they just may do so again considering they will always have cost-cutting, willing customers in the US who are devoted to their bottom lines, quarterly earnings results, and consequently, their share prices.
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The Hiram College Education Club is a student-run organization that works to promote the welfare and ongoing education of both children and adults, to coordinate and facilitate ongoing and one-time educational programs for Hiram students and to work cooperatively with other organizations.
The Education Club is a great way to meet classmates and professors, socialize with friends and work to help pre-K through 12th-grade students, schools and teachers. The Education Club is responsible for social events and service activities related to education, including sponsoring the Fall Education Open House and the Spring Picnic.
The Education Club advisor is Kelly NewVine. Membership is open to all students.


We are now really starting to look at other types of scales. As mentioned earlier, everything up to this point has been very much based on the Major scale.
Even the Natural Minor scale is basically equivalent to the Major scale. Because it contains the same pattern of intervals, but starting on a different note, it is known as a mode (the Aeolian mode, to be precise) of the Major scale. More on this later.
By contrast, the Harmonic Minor scale contains a distinctly different pattern of intervals.
At first glance, it looks quite similar to the Natural Minor scale, except with the last note raised by a semitone (making a natural seventh degree instead of a flat seventh).
However, this one change makes a big difference to melodies and harmonies formed from the notes of the scale. Here again is the chord sequence in A Natural Minor from the previous topic.
Now compare it to the equivalent sequence in A Harmonic Minor. Because the note G is replaced with G#, this includes an Emaj chord instead of Em. Notice how this causes the harmony to resolve much more firmly to the final Am.
The Harmonic Minor scale has an interval of three semitones (another minor third) between the sixth and seventh note, which produces stronger harmonies in its related chords. This is the reason for its name.
It also produces very distinctive melodies. One of best known examples is Toccata by JS Bach.
As written here, this piece uses the closest key signature of Am (or C Major) with no sharps or flats, but the G notes are sharpened with accidentals.
We have to do this, because the standard key signatures are all designed for the Major scale. The Harmonic Minor contains a distinctly different set of intervals which do not exactly match with any Major scale.
Wherever you see the consistent use of accidentals for particular notes like this, it is a strong clue that the piece of music uses a scale type other than the Major scale.
ChordWizard products are designed to operate with other scale types just as easily as they do with the Major scale.
They maintain a collection of standard scale types which you can activate or deactivate according to your playing level.


The Press Council has not upheld complaints of Dr. T.J. Sprott against Consumer magazine, which is the publication of the Consumers' Institute of New Zealand Inc. (hereafter referred to as the Institute). Some background is necessary.
At the time of publication of the subject article Consumer was not under the jurisdiction of the Press Council but as the Press Council was prepared to accept the complaint and adjudicate if both parties agreed, that was the course adopted by them. The correspondence before the Council reveals that the dispute between Dr.Sprott and the Institute goes back several years but a condition imposed by the Institute was that jurisdiction was conceded to the Council to adjudicate only on the article printed in July 1998. That was accepted, and in any event the Council would not canvass old disputes that are now out of time.
For several years Dr Sprott's name has been prominently associated with cot death research and he (with a colleague) has propounded a theory that cot deaths (also known as Sudden Infants Death Syndrome: SIDS) are related to, or caused by, toxic gas emanating from cot mattresses used for children. This theory has been current for several years and was the subject of a report commissioned by the British Ministry of Health (known as the Limerick Report) which found no good evidence to support the theory. The publication of the findings of the Limerick Report in Consumer is at the heart of this complaint.
In the July 1998 issue of Consumer under a heading CONSUMER NEWS, with the photograph of a baby in a cot, appeared an article with the headline COT DEATH THEORY DEBUNKED.The article set out to summarise the main findings of the Limerick Report, released in late May 1998. The Report was based on the investigations carried out by a panel of 12 experts assisted by Mr. Barry Richardson, the British scientist who developed the toxic gas theory. He is referred to above as a colleague of Dr Sprott. The article itself was an account of the Report, which was definitely critical of the theory, and the methodology used to support it.
Dr. Sprott complained first (details given below) to the Institute and sought to have the Institute print an article in Consumer, by him, rebutting the Limerick Report. Mr David Russell, Chief Executive of the Institute, firmly rejected Dr. Sprott's criticism of the report and declined to print any rebuttal.
(b) Having made a statement of scientific fact, Consumer in refusing to publish relevant material has engaged in unbalanced reporting.
There is a qualification as the extent of the complaint in that Dr. Sprott challenges the right of Consumer to introduce the subject article by describing the Limerick Report as "authoritative" and he also makes other linguistic points about the actual article. The complaint of Dr. Sprott that Consumer's use of language in the article supports his contention of bias, and that it is unbalanced, is rejected.
The centre of Dr Sprott's complaint is twofold in that he complains about the headline "Cot Death Theory Debunked"; and, secondly, that the failure of the Institute to accept a further article from him and other material on the toxic gas theory means it engaged in unbalanced reporting that he implies is unethical.
The Council here interpolates a caveat that is frequently made in somewhat similar circumstances; the Council expresses no opinion whatsoever on the merits, or otherwise, of the toxic gas cot death theory. The Council's mandate is ethics in publishing.
The material that has been generated by this complaint is extensive. Dr. Sprott has argued strenuously for his viewpoint, on all grounds of his complaint, and answered the replies of the Institute at almost equal length. The variations and nuances of the material on the complaints have been carefully examined by the Council but little is to be gained in repeating them in this adjudication.
The first limb of the complaint is about the headline. Dr. Sprott expressed his complaint in this manner: " Consumer ... by this title makes its own statement about the scientific validity of the toxic gas theory." To illustrate his point, by example, Dr. Sprott cites the headline of the New Zealand Herald - "UK research finds cot death theory wrong" - as acceptable.
To argue, as Dr Sprott does, that the Consumer article by its headline advocates itself, as opposed to recounting the Limerick Report findings, a theory on toxic gas deaths is rejected by the Council. One of Dr. Sprott's points is that the Institute is unqualified to undertake that task, but that only becomes an issue if the narrow, restricted, even strained, interpretation of the meaning of the headline by him is accepted. Dr Sprott seeks to have the Council decide his complaint on this ground as if the article beneath the headline was not there. In the Council's view it is plain that the headline was summarising in 4 words (admittedly using the informal word debunk) the results of the Limerick Report. The interpretation of the headline cannot be isolated from the article itself. That another publication chose a different style of headline is not decisive on this complaint.
The disputed word in the headline is debunk. Whilst the Council rejects Dr. Sprott's interpretation that by the headline it was making its own statement about the scientific validity of the theory there is another aspect upon which the Council comments. To use an informal word such as debunk about a scientific theory is probably too sweeping. Also it is a strong word in that headline as an indicator of that article, but the Council stops short of saying it is the wrong word.
The second limb of the complaint is that the Institute should not have rejected his request for a countervailing article. Dr. Sprott fashions a nexus between the two limbs of the complaint in this way: " Since Consumer by the above heading has published its own scientific assessment of the theory ( rather than merely reporting, or stating opinion), Consumer now has a duty to publish relevant material on the topic for the purpose of providing a balanced account for readers." The complaint of Dr. Sprott embraces the fact that Consumer would not print other experts who had written disagreeing with the findings of the Limerick Report.
No matter how the point is turned in argument it still comes back to the right of an editor to decide what is to be printed in the publication he controls. There is no rule in publishing, or ethics, that can, in these circumstances, oblige an editor to give publishing space to a reader who seeks it, or to other views that challenge the Limerick Report. It is freedom of the press.
For the reasons given the Council does not uphold Dr. Sprott's complaints against Consumer.
Neither Ms Suzanne Carty or Mr Brent Edwards took any part in this decision, and were not present when the Council made its decision.


One of Italy's biggest and most well-known defense contractors displayed its brand-new, unique roll-on/roll-off gunship system to the public at the 2015 International Defense Industry Fair in Istanbul, Turkey. What makes the system especially revolutionary is the fact that it can be fitted onto any NATO airlift aircraft able to carry a 463L pallet in its cargo hold, including the Alenia C-27J Spartan and the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules, turning the aircraft into a lightly-armed but still fairly deadly (and reasonably accurate) aerial gunship.
According to OTO Melara, the system features a 20mm M61A1 Vulcan multi-barreled Gatling cannon fitted to a servo-operated gunmount, limited to a 4000 rounds-per-minute rate of fire. The Vulcan, mounted on a set of rails, is designed to "peek" out the paratrooper (read: side) door of the aircraft when ready to fire, and retract into the hold when not in firing-mode. To assist with targeting, the system comes stock with a reworked version of a Selex ES Janus electro-optical infrared pod and a co-linked GPS/Intertial Navigation setup. To minimize weight, OTO Melara made extensive use of carbon fiber construction, keeping the overall weight to 1550 kg, when fully loaded with the maximum complement of ammunition (750 rounds of 20mm shells) and with the gunner strapped into his station, which is also included in the system. To cap it off, everything mounted aboard the 463L-type pallet is self-sufficient, with a set of batteries allowing for around 30 minutes of power, though the pallet can be plugged into the host aircraft's auxiliary power systems for a more constant supply of juice. OTO Melara claims that the system can be loaded onto an airlifter and brought online within fifteen minutes or less. And on top of that, since everything's fitted onto one pallet, this leaves space for other mission modules. The company claims that there is a possibility of upgrading the primary weapon to a 25mm Gatling cannon, though that's for future development. At the moment, the system could likely be used on the MC-27J Praetorian variant of the C-27, which is designed to fly ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) missions, as well as function as an armed air-support bird, which is also capable of letting loose Hellfire missiles and certain precision-guided bombs.
OTO Melara stated that the Italian Air Force had already taken delivery of a prototype in October of last year, which was then loaded onto a C-27J for testing. It was first fired in-flight early last month at a range in Sardinia, and interest has already been generated from Middle Eastern clients as possible exporters. This could potentially enhance the close air support capabilities of a number of foreign air forces, giving them an aircraft (when they need it) that operates somewhat similarly to the legendary AC-130 series of heavy gunships, operated exclusively by the United States Air Force.
I think if you had gone to war, you would be less fascinated with killing machines. I served at Edwards and in the war, and understand flight testing. I was there for the X-15s, XB-70, the XC-142, the first F-111's, the p.1127, the three variants of Blackbird and the rest. Keep on them, and get off the killing machines.
Thanks for the input, George. We value the opinions of all of our readers and fans and will take yours into consideration. However, as our focus is on military aviation in general, adopting a targeted content base would limit our scope and render us incapable of providing a diverse selection of articles and writeups. As such, for the foreseeable future, TACAIRNET will continue to develop content rich in all aspects of military aviation.
Last time I checked the F-111 flew combat in Vietnam, Laos , Cambodia and the first Gulf War. It was a was a killing machine, not a research flight test vehicle.
Not when I worked on #s 766 and 774.
CGCLZ, I do understand this is a forum regarding tactical aircraft, which are by nature aggressive. My previous stint in the war made my reject violence as a means of foreign policy.
This is a must against antiterrorist war….. We need this in Peru.


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What You're Doing Tonight – Feb. 5
By Kyle Reyes	• Published February 5, 2009 • Updated on February 6, 2009 at 6:53 am
On Stage: Enjoy the sounds and sentiments Ladysmith Black Mambazo tonight. The group will be at Palmer Auditorium at Connecticut College in New London. They've performed their native South African musical traditions for more than 30 years now. Tickets are half-price for students.
Opera Night: Here's something you don't see every day. An opera double bill packed with witchcraft and wonder. The program includes Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas" and Ravel's "L'enfant et les Sortil." You can catch it at the University of Hartford in West Hartford tonight.
Cultural Celebration: From 6-7:30 p.m. tonight, you can attend the opening reception of Freedom Dancing at the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport. It's a new exhibit in honor of Black History Month and Woman's History Month and features the works of Bridgeport artist Shanna Melton. Melton will be there reading some of her poetry tonight. The event is free with museum admission.


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31 Days of Halloween - Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Despite occasionally writing about the franchise when something newsworthy has happened over the past few years, I didn't realize how powerful R.L. Stine's Goosebumps was until fairly recently. With our girls now 6 & 9, they've discovered the spooky world of Goosebumps, first through the 1990s television series which has been available on Netflix. But earlier this year, a neighbor started placing some of the original, 400-million-selling books from Scholastic into the Simplay3 Neighborhood Sharing Library that I installed in our yard last year. Goosebumps became a staple of the heavy reading rotation, and eventually they checked out the 2015 film that was inspired by that world. All that said, the timing of Sony Pictures' Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween couldn't be better, and the fact that I was invited to host a Chicago-area advance screening of the film was absolutely perfect... a first-hand example of just how powerful the Goosebumps franchise really is. And Haunted Halloween? It's primed to be a perennial favorite - a new Halloween classic that's going to surprise a lot of people.
The crowd at the Hollywood Blvd. Cinema in Woodridge, Illinois was ready - their largest theater filled to capacity (unfortunately, we had to turn some families away at the door) with kids ready for some Hallloween fun. An indirect sequel to the first film and an original story not based on one of the source books, the overall plot is simple, yet completely entertaining. A couple of kids discover a dusty, unfinished book in Stine's spooky old home, and after being tricked into reciting a certain incantation, the famed dummy named Slappy appears. His goal is to form a family, and the puppet aims to do it by bringing Halloween to life.
Conveniently, many of the monsters conjured-up by Slappy are from Goosebumps books (and the previous film) thanks to a costume display at a local store which ends up as a fine starting-off point for a night of Halloween terror. Since Stine's book was unfinished, there is no ending so it's up to the kids to "write their own," though they do attempt to enlist the help of the on-screen Stine (Jack Black) to help them finish the tale and put things back to normal. While this is kid-focused, there's some nods to things that grownups will enjoy, including a very Monster Squad climax and an homage to the Silver Shamrock Witch, Pumpkin and Skeleton masks from Halloween III: Season of the Witch.
One of my biggest takeaways is that the initial trailers and marketing for Goosebumps 2 absolutely did not do the film justice. My wife and I both fully expected something on-par with a TV movie and were pleasantly surprised at just how good this looks. As with many films and how condensed the production and marketing can be at this point (working up to the tail end), there were a lot of unfinished FX shots in the trailers that have been vastly improved for the finished film. As a fan of Halloween movies as a whole, Haunted Halloween is a welcome addition to the season, and one I expect will take on a cult following in years to come. Personally, my fingers are crossed that we see another sequel, and my advice to anyone watching is to make sure to stay until the end. One book may close, but another door may soon open...
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If you are considering enrolling in one of the massage schools in Idaho, you have some great schools to visit and all of them offer reputable massage therapy classes.
Located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, it is surrounded by the states of Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana.
With snow sports as one of the primary reasons people visit, this state has a ski resort near almost every urban area.
Many of those ski resorts have spas located on the property, as well as independently owned massage businesses located in close proximity.
Idaho is a summer outdoor vacation destination for thousands of people also, with it's Whitewater rafting and kayaking opportunities. Spas are beginning to pop up around these busy tourist destinations along with opportunities for employment.
Both Idaho residents and visitors search for quality bodywork services, so there is great potential for your success in the field and in this state.
Whether you want to massage part-time or full-time, the massage schools in Idaho listed below will be able to provide you with the massage therapy classes that you need to begin a profitable career.
The tips and information on "Tips on Choosing a Massage School" page will help you choose from the Idaho massage schools shown below, to assure you attend the school that is best for you. Check out the list of questions to ask during your visit.
A massage therapy license is now required to practice massage therapy in Idaho. Beginning July 1 2013, all therapists will be required to have a license. There will be a two-year grandfathering period for therapists who meet certain qualifications. You can read the entire practice act here.
If you plan to practice massage therapy in Idaho, be sure to view the state website often for new laws regarding massage therapy laws.
This video is about the massage therapy classes at American Institute of Clinical Massage in Post Falls.
With a very comprehensive Massage Therapy Certification Program, AICM provides hands-on curriculum, training in a luxurious spa environment, specialty classes (which are included in tuition) like Lomi Lomi, La Stone, & Sports Massage.
AICM has instructors and guest faculty who teach a variety of courses in Therapeutic and Medical Massage.
Massage therapy classes are never larger than 30 students to one teacher and the minimum class size is around 10, which ensures a quality environment for learning the practice of massage therapy.
The program is completed within 16 months and consists of 3-hour classes which are held 3 days a week with one weekend per month. Day and night classes are based on enrollment and room availability.
Program includes 1025 hours, with 304 Hours in Advanced Theory & Practice, 220 Hours in a Supervised Student Clinic/Lab, 140 Hours in Anatomy/Physiology, 140 Hours in Kinesiology, and 131 Hours in Business Law & Ethics.
This book, The Business of Massage Therapy: Building a Successful Career will also be great tool as you choose a school. It teaches how to open your business to ensure clientele for a long term career. This highly rated book provides tips on building your business, and keeping your clients.
All massage schools in Idaho differ in massage therapy classes, so be sure to ask about what techniques of massage are taught at the school, as well as what business, marketing, and continuing education classes are offered.