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How Powerful are CIOs under FITARA? House Oversight Puts GAO on the Case
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Get the need-to-know news for current and aspiring technology executives.
By Jack Moore
The enhancement of CIO authorities is a "critical" element to FITARA's success.
Top members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee want congressional watchdogs to examine whether a landmark federal IT reform law has actually resulted in more powerful agency chief information officers.
The 2014 Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act aimed to turn around a track record of big-budget federal IT failures by beefing up the authority of CIOs to oversee and direct IT spending at their agencies.
The enhancement of CIO authorities is a "critical" element to FITARA's success, wrote a bipartisan coterie of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members in a June 21 letter to the head of the Government Accountability Office, Gene Dodaro.
The letter tasks GAO with conducting a study to determine whether agencies have actually implemented enhanced CIO authorities and to identify "key challenges that federal CIOs face in exercising their authority to carry out federal law."
In particular, the letter wants GAO to determine whether CIOs at each of the 24 largest federal civilian agencies report directly to the head of their agencies and to "make recommendations for the appropriate reporting relationship to facilitate implementation of CIO authorities under FITARA."
The letter was signed by oversight committee chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah; Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, D-Md.; and a handful of other members.
Since Congress approved FITARA in December 2014, the White House Office of Management and Budget has issued guidelines to agencies for implementing the law. As part of that guidance, OMB has required agencies to write self-assessment plans explaining how they plan to boost the CIO role.
GAO's findings could help settle longstanding questions about potential turf wars between newly empowered agency CIOs and chief financial officers, who have typically been the agency officials controlling an agency's purse strings.
"Some CFOs are worried about losing power; some are working closely with CIOs," GAO's Director of IT Management Issues Dave Powner testified before the House oversight committee last month. "We've seen some progress, but we need more equal footing."
Over the past several months, the oversight committee has released a series of "scorecards" to track agencies' progress implementing FITARA. Measures on the scorecard included consolidating inefficient data centers and netting savings from IT portfolio reviews. Quantifying CIO authorities has been trickier.
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"Every eight hours someone is told they will never walk again due to a spinal injury". Despite this statistic, with the initial amazing care offered by specialist spinal units, the personal dedicated care provided by the nursing team, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and specialist case managers, a positive and fulfilling future can be achievable.
Despite all of the support available, we understand that it is incredibly hard for our spinal injury clients not just physically but emotionally too, especially during those first few initial weeks in hospital. It should not be forgotten that it can be extremely difficult for the immediate and extended family to come to terms with the injury too. To say it's an enormous change, is an underestimation.
It is so important to get a supportive team on board right from the start, whether it's a legal team dealing with a potential claim, signing up to an early multi-disciplinary treatment team and obtaining bespoke rehabilitation or getting support from the fantastic peer support officers, it all makes a difference, this is not a journey to tread alone.
There will be dark days, but there is also a wealth of opportunity, knowledge, technology and potential achievement available to help. We see clients who go on to have marvellously rewarding lives, and it is an honour and privilege to be part of their incredible journeys.
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Join Laura Adrian for a fun, unique process which helps you to step into your creative potential. We humans have an amazing capacity for creativity, which is not limited to what we typically consider art. From launching a business to building a tiny home, creativity is applicable to everything we do. Whether you know it or not, creativity is a part of you and can help you create a more vibrant, meaningful life. This workshop was designed to help you to dissolve blockages while moving into a new level of creativity, clarity, and discovery. This workshop is for anyone who wants to feel and be more creative; business owners, entrepreneurs, healers, homemakers, students, yogis. No experience is necessary. This eclectic workshop brings you an intentional process involving yoga, reflection, and creativity explorations.
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Husbands and Wives is a 1992 American film directed and written by Woody Allen.
The films stars Allen, Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack, Judy Davis, Juliette Lewis, Liam Neeson and Blythe Danner. It was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Judy Davis) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Woody Allen). This movie debuted around the same time as Allen and Farrow's relationship ended because of his relationship with Soon Yi Previn.
As sole director, this is Allen's first film for a studio other than United Artists or Orion Pictures (both now part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), that studio being TriStar Pictures (however, he has acted in films that were released by other studios but were not directed by him).


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"There is no reason for Cabo Verdeans to celebrate May 1st" – José Manuel Vaz
01/05/19 - 1:50 pm 02/05/19 - 6:07 pm / Highlights
Praia, May 2 (Inforpress) – The president of the Cabo Verde Confederation of Free Trade Unions (CCSL), José Manuel Vaz, said this Wednesday at a press conference that there are no reasons for Cabo Verdean workers to celebrate the May 1st, International Workers' Day.
According to the CCSL's leader, there were three events in Cabo Verde that "overturned" all the historical content commemorating this "important date".
According to José Manuel Vaz, the first was the approval of Decree-Law No. 9 of 2013, of February 26, the new Career and Wages Career Plan (PCCS), which "deeply divides and discriminates" civil servants in: career regime staff and employment regime officials.
The second event, he added, was the approval of Decree-Law No. 1 of 2016, of February 3, the new Labour Code (CL), which "reduces compensations" for dismissals and unjustified dismissal, "greatly reduces" the payment for overtime and add criteria for the total of overtime worked per week, "higher than that established at international level".
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This is a fantastic black tweed by SaddleMaster.
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Landscape architecture is an exciting way to teach general concepts of planning, design, revision, and execution. Building a model park like the one shown above is a hands-on activity before or after visiting a landscape designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Sons. After the 1859 success of Central Park in New York City, the Olmsteds were commissioned by urban areas throughout the United States.
The Olmsted business model was to survey the property, develop an intricate and detailed plan, review and modify the plan with the property owners (e.g., city councils), and then execute the plan, sometimes over a number of years. That's a lot of paperwork. Over a million Olmsted documents are available for study in the Olmsted Archives at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Fairsted) as well as the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is run by the National Park Service and open to the public.
Join us as we explore some of the great parks designed by the famous Olmsted family, and find resources for planning your own learning vacation.
Researching an Olmsted Landscape, by Lucy Lawliss, Caroline Loughlin, and Lauren Meier, National Association for Olmsted Parks and National Park Service, 2008.
Franklin Park, the Largest Element of Olmsted's Emerald Necklace in Boston, Massachusetts, November 2009. Photo ©2009Eric Hansen from Flickr.
Established in 1885 and designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Franklin Park is the largest part of the "Emerald Necklace" system of parks and waterways in Boston.
The Emerald Necklace is a collection of interconnected parks, parkways, and waterways, including the Boston Public Garden, the Commons, Commonwealth Avenue, the Back Bay Fens, the Riverway, Olmsted Park, Jamaica Park, Arnold Arboretum, and Franklin Park. The Arnold Arboretum and the Back Bay Fens were designed in the 1870s, and soon new parks connected with old to form what looked like a Victorian necklace.
Franklin Park is just south of the City of Boston, in the neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, and Jamaica Plain. It is said that Olmsted modeled Franklin Park after "People's Park" in Birkenhead, England.
Olmsted-Designed Cherokee Park, Louisville, Kentucky, 2009. Photo ©2009 W. Marsh at Flickr.
In 1891, the City of Louisville, Kentucky commissioned Frederick Law Olmsted and his sons to design a park system for their city. Of the 120 parks in Louisville, eighteen are Olmsted-designed. Similar to the connected parks found in Buffalo, Seattle, and Boston the Olmsted parks in Louisville are connected by a series of six parkways.
Cherokee Park, built in 1891, was one of the first. The park features a 2.4-mile Scenic Loop within its 389.13 acres.
The parks and parkway system fell into disrepair in the mid-20th century. An interstate highway was constructed through Cherokee and Seneca Parks in the 1960s. In 1974 tornadoes uprooted many trees and destroyed much of what Olmsted designed. Improvements for non-vehicular traffic along ten miles of the parkways is being led by The Olmsted Parkways Shared-Use Path System project. The Olmsted Parks Conservancy is dedicated to "restoring, enhancing and preserving" the park system in Louisville.
Used for the 1893 Columbian Exposition (The Chicago World's Fair). The Palace of Fine Arts, designed by Charles B. Atwood, was constructed for the Exposition. Olmsted and Henry Sargent Codman worked on the landscape architecture overseen by Daniel H. Burnham. Codman, an Olmsted partner, died suddenly during the project.
Redesinged in 1895 (after the Exposition) by Olmsted, Olmsted, and Eliot. Charles Eliot became a partner after Codman's death.
Although most of the exhibition buildings were destroyed, the Greek-inspired Palace of Fine Arts stood crumbling for many years. In 1933 it was restored to become the Museum of Science and Industry. The Olmsted-designed park itself was modified from 1910 to 1940 by South Park Commission designers and by Chicago Park District landscape architects. The 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair was also held in the Jackson park area.
In 1892, the City of Milwaukee Park Commission hired Frederick Law Olmsted's company to design a system of three parks, including over 100 acres of land along the shores of Lake Michigan.
Between 1892 and 1908, Lake Park was developed, with Olmsted overseeing the landscaping. Bridges (both steel and stone), pavilions, playgrounds, a bandstand, a small golf course, and a grand staircase leading to the lake were designed by local architects including Alfred Charles Clas and local engineers including Oscar Sanne.
Lake Park in particular is susceptible to erosion along the bluffs. Structures along Lake Michigan are in need of constant repair, including the Grand Staircase and the North Point Lighthouse, which is within Lake Park.
Volunteer Park is one of the oldest in Seattle, Washington. The city purchased the land in 1876 from a sawmill owner. By 1893, fifteen percent of the property was cleared and by 1904 it had been developed for recreation before the Olmsteds came to the Northwest.
In preparation for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, the City of Seattle contracted with the Olmsted Brothers to survey and design a series of connected parks. Based on their past exposition experiences in New Orleans (1885), Chicago (1893), and Buffalo (1901), the Brookline, Massachusetts Olmsted company was well-qualified to create a city of linked landscapes. By 1903, Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. had retired, so John Charles led the survey and plan for Seattle's parks. The Olmsted Brothers worked in the Seattle area for over thirty years.
As with other Olmsted plans, the 1903 Seattle plan included a twenty mile long connecting boulevard that linked most of the proposed parks. Volunteer Park, including the historic Conservatory Building, was complete by 1912.
The 1912 Conservatory in Volunteer Park has been restored by The Friends of the Conservatory (FOC). In 1933, after the Olmsted-era, the Seattle Asian Art Museum was built on the grounds of Volunteer Park. A water tower, built in 1906, with an observation deck is part of the Volunteer Park landscape. The Friends of Seattle's Olmsted Parks promote awareness with a permanent exhibit at the tower.
Audubon Park Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana, 2009. Photo ©2009 Tulane Public Relations at Flickr.
In 1871, New Orleans was planning for the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition of 1884. The city purchased land six miles west of the city, which was developed for New Orleans' first world's fair. This 340 acres, between the Mississippi River and St. Charles Avenue, became the urban park designed by John Charles Olmsted in 1898.
A grass-roots organization called Save Audubon Park seeks to protect "privatization, commercialization and exploitation" of the park.
With the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Building in the background, the Olmsted-designed Delaware Park in Buffalo, New York, is peaceful in the summer of 2011. Photo ©2011 Curtis Anderson at Flickr.
Buffalo, New York is filled with iconic architecture. Besides Frank Lloyd Wright, the Olmsteds also contributed to Buffalo's built environment.
Known simply as "The Park," Buffalo's Delaware Park was the 350 acre site of the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. and Calvert Vaux, creators of New York City's Central Park in 1859. The 1868-1870 Plan for the Buffalo Parks System included parkways connecting three major parks, similar to the connected parks found in Louisville, Seattle, and Boston.
In the 1960s, an expressway was built across Delaware Park, and the lake became more and more polluted. The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy now ensures integrity of the Olmsted park system in Buffalo.
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These two points formed the basis of The Pirate Bay's defense, but the court found them ultimately unpersuasive in its 107 page verdict. "By providing a site with, as the district court found, sophisticated search functions, easy upload and storage, and a website linked to the tracker," the defendants were guilty of assisting copyright infringement, the court said.
Now, if they'll just shut the damn site down.


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After wary house sparrows watched braver sparrows interact with new objects, the wary ones became more bold, even when the brave ones were not around. Once again, birds are more capable of learning new things than we usually think they are.
September 17, 2020 /in Ginny's Calendar, September /by Dave Mance III
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Skunks are making a real mess of the lawn but maybe their digging and grub eating will result in fewer Japanese beetles next spring. Maybe.
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We shouldn't have been surprised by the light frost last night, knowing that, despite a longer growing season, large variations from year to year are the rule, not the exception.
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A newly released study from the University of Illinois shows that neonicotinoid insecticides are causing declines in bird populations across the country. Birds suffer from both contaminated seeds and from there being fewer insects. Eating just a few bad seeds causes long-term damage to birds. Neonicotinoids are more harmful to birds than other pesticides and many of them have been banned by the European Union and other countries.
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At some friends' garden, chipmunks carried off all the sungold cherry tomatoes. What on earth were they thinking? I'm thinking mold.
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Pileated woodpeckers are too heavy for alternate-leaved dogwood branches but they must really like the fruits because they thrash around, fall off, flap, and regain their footing over and over again.
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The churippy sounds of bluebirds are heard again in the yard as groups of four or five flutter around and nail down the location of possible rental units for next spring.
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"Bear hunters welcome" says a sign by a cornfield near us. Bear season began in Vermont on September 1. There are more bears around here nowadays, not a lot more, but enough to make their rampages in cornfields a worse-than-usual problem. "Bears are after food." Period. Says our game warden.
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After analyzing the fate of almost 1.4 million tagged monarch butterflies, Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor and colleagues are throwing a widespread theory about monarch decline out the window. They conclude that the decline in monarchs isn't because of food shortages during migration. Instead, it's the size of the summer population. More milkweed is needed in the north to build and sustain the monarch population. Here at home, there seem to be more monarchs than last year, but there are never enough.
September 8, 2020 /in Ginny's Calendar, September /by Dave Mance III
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Home > News > < Trending & Viral News > > Woman dangles seven-year-old child from fifth floor to save cat in China
Woman dangles seven-year-old child from fifth floor to save cat in China
10/01/2020 17:12 admin 23 Global
Local reports said that the whole incident took place over approximately 10 minutes and both cat and boy were unhurt.
Onlookers said the rescue operation carried on for about 10 minutes. (Source: Pear Video)
An elderly woman tied a rope around her seven-year-old grandson and dangled him from an apartment on the fifth floor in China just so that he could rescue a pet cat. The video that has since gone viral was recorded by an onlooker on the road.
The cat was trapped on a ledge above a window two floors down and the boy was slowly until he could grab it. The video shows the woman then slowly pulling him up, even as onlookers screamed and asked her to be careful.
Local reports said that the whole incident took place over approximately 10 minutes and both cat and boy were unhurt. The incident reportedly took place in the Peng'an County in the Sichuan Province earlier this week. Many have since criticised the woman saying she had put the boy's life in danger.
According to Red Star News, the boy said he wasn't affected, but his grandmother admitted she was frightened after watching the video. The woman told the media outlet that she would never dare do it again, but at that moment she was worried about the cat and did it with a "confidence in her heart".
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Chances are that you are already have a degree of familiarity to hearing and seeing Japanese.
Do you want to learn how to understand what your favorite anime characters are saying with out relying on those subtitles??
For those that need a refresher/want to start learning from scratch, here we go.
In the Japanese language, there are three scripts, hiragana, katakana and kanji.
Hiragana is used in Japanese writing when describing basic native words and there are 46 total characters.
Katakana on the other hand is useful when writing words that originate outside of Japan (foreigner words), onomatopoeia words and plant and animal names.
There is also 46 basic characters.
stems, and verb stems and is basically borrowed Chinese characters. The range of kanji is immense and the average Japanese should recognize and recall at at-least 2,000 kanji.
hiragana and katakana are used most frequently.
One thing to keep in mind about these characters are that they were all originally written with a brush.
Therefore writing the strokes of a hiragana, katakana and kanji character in the correct order is important in getting the shape of the character correct.
Now that you know some of the background information, lets get into learning some words and phrases.
Just remember to not panic and take your time.
Like with many languages that involves scripts, Japanese requires you to recall characters.
Within Hiragana there are a total of 46 basic characters.
Each hiragana character represents a single vowel or consonant-vowel sound. In the chart you can see all of the basic hiragana characters along with their closest sounding romanized equivalent.
The five vowel sounds, a (ah), i (ee), u (oo), e (eh), o (oh), are combined with their respective consonant sounds k, s, t, n, h, m, y, r, w to reproduce almost all of the sounds.
The only constant character- ん(n) typically appears at the end of words.
for example おかあさん= okasan (mother).
There are easier ways to memorize hiragana, it all depends on the effort placed on committing it to memory. Rather than following the traditional route of writing on pen and paper, there are many apps in the app store that can make to memorization easier.
One convention in hiragana characters are that they can be written with modifiers that change the consonant sound (right). These conventions are called diacritics. These are the little quotation mark and the circle above the hiragana character. The little "quote" mark is called the dakuten and the little circle is called the handakuten.
With this conventional rule you could essentially give more than one meaning to a single hiragana character, leading to less characters to commit to memory.
Like hiragana, katakana is the script used to represent the sounds of Japanese words. Katakana is used especially for writing foreign loan-words, often for words taken directly from English.
Katakana also has a total of 46 characters.
Just like hiragana, katakana also makes use of the same diacritics marks, dakuten and handakuten.
There are many useful links available to help you learn Japanese phrases.
The 100 Most Important Japanese Words You Should Know by Koichi from Tofugu.


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Q: Showing console errors and alerts in a div inside the page I'm building a debugging tool for my web app and I need to show console errors in a div. I know I can use my own made console like object and use it, but for future use I need to send all console errors to window. Actually I want to catch console events.

A: To keep the console working:
if (typeof console  != "undefined")
    if (typeof console.log != 'undefined')
        console.olog = console.log;
    else
        console.olog = function() {};

console.log = function(message) {
    console.olog(message);
    $('#debugDiv').append('
' + message + '
');
};
console.error = console.debug = console.info =  console.log

A: How about something as simple as:
console.log = function(message) {$('#debugDiv').append('
' + message + '
');};
console.error = console.debug = console.info =  console.log

A: Here's a way using closure, containing the old console log function in the scope of the new one.
console.log = (function (old_function, div_log) {
    return function (text) {
        old_function(text);
        div_log.value += text;
    };
} (console.log.bind(console), document.getElementById("error-log")));

A: None of the answers here consider console messages that get passed multiple parameters. E.g. console.log("Error:", "error details")).
The function that replaces the default log function better regards all function arguments (e.g. by using the arguments object). Here is an example:
console.log = function() {
  log.textContent += Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments).join(' ');
}

(The Array.prototype.slice.call(...) simply converts the arguments object to an array, so it can be concatenated easily with join().)
When the original log should be kept working as well:
console.log = (function (old_log, log) {
    return function () {
        log.textContent += Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments).join(' ');
        old_log.apply(console, arguments);
    };
} (console.log.bind(console), document.querySelector('#log')));

A complete solution:
var log = document.querySelector('#log');
['log','debug','info','warn','error'].forEach(function (verb) {
    console[verb] = (function (method, verb, log) {
        return function () {
            method.apply(console, arguments);
            var msg = document.createElement('div');
            msg.classList.add(verb);
            msg.textContent = verb + ': ' + Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments).join(' ');
            log.appendChild(msg);
        };
    })(console[verb], verb, log);
});

(An example of a framework that emits messages with multiple parameters is Video.js. But there is certainly many others.)
Edit: Another use of multiple parameters is the formatting capabilities of the console (e.g. console.log("Status code: %d", code).
About errors that are not shown
(Update Dec. 2021)
If any code crashes with an uncaught error, in might not show up in the div. One solution could be, if possible, to wrap all code in a try block to catch such errors and log them manually to the div.
try {
    // Code that might throw errors...
} catch(err) {
    // Pass the error to the overridden error log handler
    console.error(err);
}

A: Else, if you were concerned at keeping log, warn and error separate from one another, you could do something like this (adapted from MST's answer):
var log = document.querySelector('#log');

['log','warn','error'].forEach(function (verb) {
    console[verb] = (function (method, verb, log) {
        return function (text) {
            method(text);
            // handle distinguishing between methods any way you'd like
            var msg = document.createElement('code');
            msg.classList.add(verb);
            msg.textContent = verb + ': ' + text;
            log.appendChild(msg);
        };
    })(console[verb].bind(console), verb, log);
});

where #log is your HTML element.  The variable verb is one of 'log', 'warn', or 'error'.  You can then use CSS to style the text in a distinguishable way.  Note that a lot of this code isn't compatible with old versions of IE.

A: <!DOCTYPE html>

    <title>Page Title</title>

A: I created a zero-dependency npm module for this case: console-events (surely if you're okay to use nodejs :P)
You can add event listener like that:
const { console } = require('console-events');

console.addEventListener('log', (e) => {
   e.preventDefault(); //if you need to prevent normal behaviour e.g. output to devtools console
   $('#debugDiv').append('
' + message + '
');
})

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Canadian copyright laws and Indigenous intellectual property: It's time for a change
The following statement is not a controversial one because it is evident to anyone who has paid attention to First Nations, Inuit and Metis history in Canada. While intellectual property rights were created to protect creative works from being copied and exploited, Canada's laws have, and continue to be, used to legalize the theft of Indigenous cultural and intellectual property. Examples of this span a wide range of creative disciplines, including fashion design, art, traditional medicine and healing techniques. As a publishing company, the team at Medicine Wheel Education is most concerned with copyright law and the contracts that we sign with our clients. We will circle back to this subject at the end of the post, but let's begin with a recent story that illustrates the heartbreaking damage that can be done to a community through the use of copyright law.
From the early 1970s to the 1980's, Elders of the Maliseet Nation, in New Brunswick, recounted their stories to Laszlo Szabo, a local university professor. Because Lazlo recorded these stories he was legally granted the ownership rights to them in accordance with the Canadian Copyright Act. A few years after the recordings, the Maliseet Elders who wanted this work to be published, ended up entering into a tedious legal struggle that lasted for decades. In 2002, the Maliseet bought the audio tapes from the professor and yet he refused to give them the copyright. This meant that the Maliseet could not make copies of the tapes, use them in language classes or reproduce the transcripts in any way. Understandably, the Maliseet were not interested in publishing any books under Lazlo's copyright, as he had essentially stolen their oral history. Despite the potential of being sued by Lazlo's estate, the community pushed through and finally, in 2016, published the first book of Maliseet stories, without the professors copyright. By this time, the Elders who had originally told those stories, and their children, had passed on, never having seen their words in print.
The injustice in the case of the Maliseet tapes is obvious, as are the colonial attitudes and power structures at play. That community should never have had to fight for their Elder's stories. That oral history clearly belongs to the community and to the families of the Elders, and yet they didn't have the legal grounds they needed to take ownership in the Western courts. So what do we need to do to ensure that events like this one never happen again? One suggestion that has been loudly voiced is that the copyright laws need to be updated to offer greater and more relevant protection to Indigenous peoples; for example, many Indigenous nations do not see ownership as an individual right, but rather a communal responsibility. Another suggestion is that Indigenous laws that already exist around copying and unfairly exploiting others be implemented and enforced.
At Medicine Wheel Education we support such legal changes but recognize that the greatest influence we have is in the contracts that we sign with our authors. This is why we rewrote the traditional publishers contract to allow the authors to retain the ownership rights to their stories. This means that although we have the rights to print the materials that have been approved of the authors, we cannot develop these stories into movies or other media. It is the authors that maintain the rights to tell their stories and develop them as they see fit. Moreover, the necessity of the author's approval is embedded into our contract and we collaborate with storytellers and illustrators every step of the way. For us at Medicine Wheel Education, publishing is about creating culturally authentic, responsible and meaningful resources and relationships. We urge that any Indigenous author or creator stand in their power and insist upon a contract that protects their story and their culture, so that what happened to the Maliseet people doesn't happen again. Medicine Wheel Education is happy to answer questions about our contract or to provide advice to Indigenous writers about protecting intellectual property, even if you are not publishing with us.


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Wildflowers or weeds? Under Kansas City code, it's a matter of management
How a viral tweet spurred a heated debate over KCMO's city ordinances.
by Emily Wolf September 13, 2021 September 13, 2021
Dennis Moriarty in his front yard filled with native plants and wildflowers. The city gave Dennis a warning for violating a city code that forbids tall grass and "rank weeds and noxious plants." If he doesn't comply, he could be fined up to $500. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)
Dennis Moriarty decided to kill his grass and replace it with native wildflowers last year. At 80 years old, he was finding it harder to mow his lawn, which sits at a steep angle.
"After mowing this property for 20 years and weed whacking it, I decided I'm gonna plant wildflowers, attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds," he said. "In June, I had abundant flowers out here."
Now, the native plants on Colorado Avenue tower above Moriarty himself. That's become an unexpected problem.
Plants taller than 10 inches can be classified as a "nuisance violation" in Kansas City, Missouri's code of ordinances. So planting native and pollinator foods like milkweed could put a property owner at risk of a court date — and maybe a hefty fine. While exceptions can be made for native plants, they're still expected to be "cultivated and attended," a phrasing that leaves much to discretion.
Kansas City's neighborhoods department maintains that so long as native plants are properly managed, homeowners won't be cited for having them in their yard. The issue, they said, arises when the growth mixes with grass and other weeds to become out of control.
Wildflower debate spreads like a weed
In Moriarty's yard, vivid orange, yellow and purple blooms top some plants, while others have begun dying off for the winter. The milkweed rises highest of all, sitting like small trees on the right side of the property. Monarch butterflies alight on the blooms, then flutter off, quickly replaced by bees or hummingbirds.
Bees collect nectar from wildflowers in Dennis Moriarty's front yard of native plants and wildflowers. The garden hosts other pollinators including hummingbirds and butterflies. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)
After receiving a warning from a city inspector in early September, who called his plants weeds, Moriarty took to Twitter to share his frustrations. His tweet went viral, sparking a heated debate over the city's right to manage native plants on private properties.
"The support of so many people (online) overwhelmed me," Moriarty said. "It caused me to cry over my keyboard. The keyboard wasn't wet, but my cheeks sure were."
I am an 80yr old Army Veteran and environmentalist who planted 10 Native Wildflowers species on my front terrace and now KC CODES has photographed as weeds and I'll be hauled to Court..these Are flowers planted specifically to support bees, Hummingbirds butterflies..im disgusted pic.twitter.com/ORfgJVR9h8
— Dennis Moriarty (@moriartydg) September 8, 2021
The city said the issue isn't as simple as it appears on Twitter.
"Could there be native plants? Maybe, but it's overshadowed by the growth," said John Baccala, spokesperson for the Housing and Community Development Department in Kansas City. The image shown in Moriarty's Twitter post doesn't reflect the overgrowth the inspector saw, he said, and Moriarty wouldn't have been cited if it was the only growth present.
"If the plants are 20 feet high, that becomes an issue," Baccala said.
Moriarty acknowledged that some of the milkweed was high, but he said he plans to cut back all the plants to no higher than 8 inches once the first frost hits. He'll allow the seeds produced in the spring and summer to regenerate the yard. He's also planning to uproot some of the milkweed plants so they don't overpower the other vegetation.
Native landscaping gains popularity in Kansas City
Kansas City is seeing more people planting native vegetation to reduce their water use and provide natural erosion control, particularly near the Plaza. Moriarity, who lives in the northeast area, said he hasn't had to water his yard once since transitioning to native plants.
"Urban gardening is a new craze," Baccala said. "What looks like weeds from street level could actually be an urban garden."
Dennis Moriarty's front yard filled with native plants and wildflowers. The city's housing department gave Dennis a warning for violating a city code that forbids tall grass and "rank weeds and noxious plants." If he doesn't comply, he could be fined up to $500. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)
Baccala said the department rarely cites homeowners with native plants in their yard. However, people can sometimes mistake weeds for other species, requiring inspectors to step in and further educate them.
"We have a lot of issues where people confuse native plantings with weeds," Baccala said. "But quite frankly, we're not gonna come down with the hammer. Generally, we take them at their word."
Moriarty said his plants grew from seeds he purchased at Planters Seed Co. and were clearly labeled as a mix of native Missouri wildflowers. When a homeowner and the city disagree as to what the plants are and whether they should be allowed to remain, the issue goes to Municipal Court. There, a judge makes the final determination on the plants' fate.
Moriarty would prefer to settle the issue without legal intervention. Mayor Quinton Lucas reached out to Moriarty on Twitter after the tweet went viral and encouraged him to direct message the mayor so that the problem could be settled.
Private yard regulations offer little guidance on native wildflowers
There isn't a specific entry in the city's code dealing with the cultivation of native plants in residential yards. Rank weeds are defined as "thickets or any vegetation which may emit noxious odors or any vegetation which is 10 inches or more in height, including but not limited to grasses, and unattended growths of other plants, bushes and shrubbery." That definition doesn't apply to cultivated trees, plants, bushes or shrubbery.
A 2013 report by the Mid-America Regional Council found that city codes governing native plants vary from place to place. In Chesterfield, Missouri, native plantings are allowed as long as no invasive or noxious weeds are intermingled. The plantings must sit 4 feet back from the property line. Minneapolis and Cincinnati both allow exceptions to their respective height rules for native plantings, and Minneapolis has no setback requirements.
Native wildflowers in Dennis Moriarty's front yard filled with native plants. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)
MARC commissioned a model ordinance in 2020, which heavily encouraged the use of native plants in private development. Its authors found that landscape regulations, particularly nuisance regulations, can inadvertently discourage the use of native plants and native landscape design styles. Communities that would like to improve their natural environment should consider changes to their weed policies. However, the model recommended allowing citations and other penalties for unmanaged plant growth, regardless of type.
Baccala said the housing department has had discussions about the new challenges posed by native gardening but has made no changes at this point.
Moriarty said he feels targeted because he lives in a lower-income area where blight is prevalent, and fines and citations are common.
"They misjudge people in poor areas," he said. "There are abandoned and burned buildings in the area, and they want to cite me for this."
Emily Wolf
emily@thebeacon.media
Emily Wolf is a local government accountability reporter with a focus on telling meaningful stories through data at The Kansas City Beacon. She is a Report for America corps member.	More by Emily Wolf


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Fedrick Leads USG Advisory Group
Monday, June 22, 2020 - 8:23am
Marion Fedrick, president of Albany State University and member of the current IHE executive doctoral program cohort, chairs an important advisory committee to review and study the names of buildings and colleges on all University System of Georgia (USG) campuses.
In a press release announcing the committee, Chancellor Steve Wrigley noted, "USG's mission is knowledge, and this action today is a step toward addressing how communities understand the history and context involving our campuses."
UGA President Jere W. Morehead described the panel as "a distinguished group of civic leaders" in his statement of support for the group and its "important and timely work."
Recommendations from the group will be reported to the Board and made public upon completion.
Fedrick became president of ASU in August 2018 after serving as interim president since January. She also served as executive vice president at ASU and as vice chancellor for human resources of USG.
Full news release:https://www.usg.edu/news/release/advisory_group_to_review_names_used_on_university_system_of_georgia_campuse
Marion Ross Fedrick
marion.fedrick@uga.edu


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Quarterback Alex Hornibrook was inconsistent in his three years as a starter, but he reached heights few Wisconsin signal callers have achieved.
That phrase rang true in 2016 as Alex Hornibrook's name was on the lips of fans across Wisconsin. Despite a historic 16-14 upset against No. 5 LSU, starter Bart Houston had the worst debut passer rating for a Badger quarterback since 1977 against the Tigers.
Two weeks later, Hornibrook was a savior as he came in and helped save the Badgers from an embarrassing defeat to Georgia State and became the starter since that day.
But in a 2018 season to forget, with preseason expectations of being in the hunt for a College Football Playoff spot, the Badgers finished 8-5 and in search for a scapegoat, Wisconsin fans chose Hornibrook.
Once again, the backup, Jack Coan proved to be popular while Hornibrook received intense criticism from students and fans. After Hornibrook announced he was leaving the program and transferring to Florida State as a graduate transfer, fans celebrated his departure like he was the Wicked Witch of the West.
There is no denying that Hornibrook was wildly inconsistent and frustrating at times, but he should be celebrated for what he is: one of the best quarterbacks in Wisconsin history.
Yes, I'm defending Alex Hornibrook, and I am proud.
Hornibrook finished his Wisconsin career with a 26-6 record, 5,438 passing yards and 47 touchdowns, which is the third-most in Wisconsin history. He went undefeated in the regular season in 2017 and won two New Year's Six Bowl games.
His 25 passing touchdowns during the 2017 season were second in program history, only behind Russell Wilson's brilliant 2011 season.
In fact, if you peruse through UW's passing record book, you'll see Hornibrook's name on nearly every list, including the record for highest passing completion against BYU in 2017.
Hornibrook's play regressed from last season, but it wasn't only Hornibrook who struggled. Wisconsin's defense was not its typical stout self, putting more pressure on the Badgers' offense.
The offensive playcalling also didn't help. Obviously, with a Doak Walker-winning running back like Jonathan Taylor, it makes sense to run the ball. But with Taylor, the whole world knows that you want to run the ball every single down until you're forced to pass.
Expectations also played a part in the disappointment. This was set up as Wisconsin's year to break in with the big boys, and most people thought Hornibrook's development could make the Badgers a threat.
Wisconsin is known as "Running Back U" and not "Quarterback U" for a reason. The only game-changing quarterback in Wisconsin's history was Russell Wilson, and he played one season in Madison.
So are fans trying to argue that Hornibrook isn't on the same level, or worse, than such previous offensive luminaries as Scott Tolzien, Jim Sorgi, John Stocco and the immortal Joel Stave?
I'm not trying to suggest that Jack Coan or Graham Mertz can't be better than Alex Hornibrook. In fact, I hope they grow into great quarterbacks and lead Wisconsin to more and more success.
As fans, let's not tell a winning quarterback like Alex Hornibrook "Don't let the door hit you on the way out," because his career is deserving of more praise than he currently has.


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Many wireless communication systems today employ receivers that use channel estimation as an integral part of the receiver chain. Two sides of this problem are studied in this thesis: Impact of channel estimation on low complexity receivers for multi antenna and CDMA systems, and the performance of systems based on superimposed pilots and systems with peak power constraints. First the connection between iterative least squares methods, relying on the finite alphabet properties of the transmitted signal, and the Expectation Maximization (EM) method is explored. A modification to the EM-algorithm known as SAGE, is proposed to be used in order to reduce the computational complexity and increase the performance. These algorithms are extended to cope with coded signals. By utilizing the extended distance between different codewords, significant performance gain can be seen. If a turbo code is employed for error protection, the complexity can be reduced even further by exploiting the iterative nature of the decoder. The last chapter in the first part is devoted to channel parameter estimation in a slotted DS-CDMA system. A near-far resistant estimator based on a large sample approximation to the maximum likelihood estimator is presented. The performance is evaluated by means of numerical simulations, and the estimator is also shown to be asymptotically efficient. In the second part the performance of training based and peak power limited systems is evaluated by means of channel capacity. The performance of MIMO-systems and systems with frequency selective channels are studied when the training is done in the form of SuperImposed Pilots (SIP). The parameters of the SIP scheme are optimized based on the mutual information, and the advantage of using superimposed pilots over conventional pilots is demonstrated for short coherence times. One issue with SIP is that the accuracy of the channel estimate is decreased. A method based on data aided channel estimation is proposed to mitigate this problem, and the proposed algorithm is found to perform close to the noncoherent channel capacity. Finally, the capacity achieving distribution for a Rayleigh fading system with peak power constraint is found. It is shown that a uniform phase and a discrete amplitude distribution is the optimal signalling scheme.


J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2004 Jun;24(6):693-702.
Neuroprotection of ischemic brain by vascular endothelial growth factor is critically dependent on proper dosage and may be compromised by angiogenesis.
Manoonkitiwongsa PS1, Schultz RL, McCreery DB, Whitter EF, Lyden PD.
Neural Engineering Program, Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, California, USA.
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is currently considered a potential pharmacologic agent for stroke therapy because of its strong neuroprotective and angiogenic capacities. Nonetheless, it is unclear how neuroprotection and angiogenesis by exogenous VEGF are related and whether they are concurrent events. In this study, the authors evaluated by stereology the effect of VEGF on neuronal and vascular volume densities of normal and ischemic brain cortices of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. Ischemia was induced by a 4-hour occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. Low, intermediate, and high doses of VEGF165 were infused through the internal carotid artery for 7 days by an indwelling osmotic pump. The low and intermediate doses, which did not induce angiogenesis, significantly promoted neuroprotection of ischemic brains and did not damage neurons of normal brains. In contrast, the high dose that induced angiogenesis showed no neuroprotection of ischemic brains and damaged neurons of normal brains. These findings suggest that in vivo neuroprotection of ischemic brains by exogenous VEGF does not necessarily occur simultaneously with angiogenesis. Instead, neuroprotection may be greatly compromised by doses of VEGF capable of inducing angiogenesis. Stroke intervention efforts attempting to induce neuroprotection and angiogenesis concurrently through VEGF monotherapy should be approached with caution.


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Faizan Badami
Casual - Non-Exempt, Psych/Major Laboratories and Clinical & Translational Neurosciences Incubator
Sravani Banerjee
Life Science Research Professional 2, Psych/Major Laboratories and Clinical & Translational Neurosciences Incubator
Mai-Phuong Bo
Lab Manager, Psych/Major Laboratories and Clinical & Translational Neurosciences Incubator
Anna Boken
Executive Assistant, Psych/Major Laboratories and Clinical & Translational Neurosciences Incubator
Daniel Bowling
Instructor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Bio I am a neuroscientist focused on auditory-vocal function in human social communication. My expertise covers psychological, neurobiological, and acoustic perspectives on speech and music, their conveyance of affect, social-significance, and origins in mammalian vocal behavior. I combine psychophysiological, psychoacoustic, neuroendocrine and pharmacological methods to study perception and behavior in human subjects. I graduated from the University of California San Diego in 2006 with summa cum laude honors in Biological Psychology (BS) and Neurophilosophy (BA). I hold a graduate certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience from Duke University (2009), and a PhD in Neurobiology from Duke University School of Medicine (2012). My postdoc at the University of Vienna (2012-18) focused on bioacoustics and auditory-motor synchrony. My work has been recognized with awards including a young investigator award from the University of Vienna and an innovation award from the Social and Affective Neuroscience society. At Stanford, I am working to develop an objective assessment of auditory-vocal affect perception for clinical research on autism in collaboration with scientists, engineers, and artists from departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Music. My work is funded by NIMH and the Wu Tsai Neuroscience Institute. Along the way, I have been fortunate to receive mentorship from Drs. Patricia Churchland, Dale Purves, Tecumseh Fitch, and Karen Parker.
Jacob Watt Brawer
Clinical Neuroimaging Research Associate, Psych/Major Laboratories and Clinical & Translational Neurosciences Incubator
Major Laboratories and Clinical & Translational Neurosciences Incubator


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Can Manel Mort és una casa desapareguda de Sant Hilari Sacalm (Selva) inclosa a l'Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya.

Descripció
És un edifici aïllat, situat a la carretera de la Font Picant, poc després de passar el Balneari. Consta de planta baixa i pis, amb ràfec amb entramat de fusta i coberta a doble vessant en teula àrab.

Totes les finestres són en arc pla, amb la llinda i l'ampit de fusta. La façana ha estat realitzada amb maó, arrebossada i pintada.

Història
Aquest edifici es troba molt pròxim al balneari de la Font Picant. Per les seves característiques la seva datació es trobaria a l'inici del .

Referències

Patrimoni monumental de Sant Hilari Sacalm
Edificis de Sant Hilari Sacalm
Edificis de la Selva desapareguts

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We had a decent breakfast consisting of milk and cereal. We had our first check-out dive after finishing the swim test. As we were getting our dive stuff ready, we saw a sea turtle! It was too far away to tell what species it was. I was actively looking while we were swimming laps around the boat for the swim test. My dive buddy and I saw a stingray during our dive, but I'm not sure if anyone else saw it. We all took quick ocean showers. For dinner, we had Sloppy Joe's and after the skipper of the day is going to ask a question for the daily squeeze. I think my first year/ second official day of camp has been pretty cool and I can't wait for tomorrow!


Video package analyzing whether University of Maryland students are jumping on the trend of college students switching to bank at credit unions.
Video package about bike safety at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Video package about Prince George's Running Club.
Audio slideshow about the closing of Old Town Theater, the only movie theater in Old Town Alexandria.


In his first State of the State address, Governor Newsom outlined big ideas on health care. Governor Newsom is right to focus on the affordability crisis in California, given the costs of health care, housing and other expenses in our state. From premiums to prescription drug prices, the Governor pinpointed the problem that Californians are struggling with high health care costs and offered salient solutions we can get to this year.
The Legislature should follow the Governor's call to action on health care affordability, and take it even further. The Legislature should pass proposals the Governor suggested he might sign to reign in health consolidation and health costs. The Legislature should also make the investments beyond the Governor's proposals for a real 'downpayment' to the goal of universal health care, providing the relief needed to low- and middle-income Californians across the state as soon as possible.
Governor Newsom again called out the Trump Administration's vandalism of our health care system, and is seeking state action to shield Californians from the premium increases and lost coverage that federal changes may cause. All Californians will benefit when more consumers are covered, getting primary and preventive care, in first-in-the-nation proposals to expand coverage beyond the ACA. California would be the first to increase financial help to middle-income families trying to afford individual insurance. By removing exclusions in Medi-Cal for low-income young adults regardless of immigration status, California would also be the first to extend Medicaid coverage to undocumented adults, beyond pregnant women and children. These investments are important acknowledgements that our health system is stronger when everyone is included. These steps outlined today would put California on an aspirational and achievable path to universal coverage.
While these steps are significant, there are more steps we can take to get us closer to universal coverage. To match the Governor's rhetoric, we urge the Legislature to increase specific investments to align with what the Assembly proposed last year. Last year's proposed 'down payment' to universal coverage was a billion dollars, a small fraction of the surplus, but a sizable sum to get our uninsured rate down below 5% where most developed countries are. The Care4All California campaign of over 60 health, consumer, and community organizations proposed many parts of this agenda last year, and we are glad that Governor Newsom is taking up these goals. Our campaign will champion these and other efforts to move our state forward on our health care goal to universal coverage.
The Governor is right in the speech to focus on controlling costs, particularly prescription drug prices. We are especially heartened to see that the Governor wants to tackle consolidation and other issues that lead to higher health care costs. Governor Newsom's call to action should be the first step to using the state's market and moral power to address high health costs overall. Health, consumer and labor advocates are itching to address health care costs head-on.
The California electorate clearly expects to not just keep us where we are, but to address the affordability crisis in health care and other areas. Governor Newsom made it clear today that he plans to protect California's progress while taking steps to guaranteed, affordable, quality, health care coverage for all.


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Caesars Raises $3.8 Billion to Exit Bankruptcy
By Tracy RucinskiReuters
Caesars Entertainment Corp's main casino operating unit has begun a process to raise up to $3.8 billion of cash needed to exit a contentious two-year bankruptcy, according to a court filing on Wednesday.
After more than a year of legal wrangling, the Caesars subsidiary last month secured support from the vast majority of its creditors for a wide-ranging plan to emerge from bankruptcy early next year.
Now Caesars Entertainment Operating Co Inc (CEOC) is seeking financing for its reorganization plan, which entails splitting Caesars' main bankrupt unit into a casino operator and real estate investment trust (REIT), both controlled by creditors.
If the plan wins U.S. Bankruptcy Court approval at a trial set for January, CEOC must have at least $1.8 billion in new financing for the REIT and $1.2 billion for the operating company before the reorganization can become effective.
"If confirmed by the court, the plan requires that (CEOC)raise approximately $3.0 billion to $3.8 billion of cash from third-party exit financing," the company said in a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago.
CEOC filed for Chapter 11 protection in January 2015 with $18 billion of debt and allegations by creditors that its parent looted the unit prior to the bankruptcy.
The Caesars parent has promised to contribute some $5 billion to CEOC's reorganization plan in exchange for creditors dropping billions of dollars of claims.
To help fund the plan, Caesars will give creditors stock in a new group it will create by merging with another affiliate, Caesars Acquisition Co (CAC) , which in July agreed to sell its online games unit for $4.4 billion in cash.
That money could help fund the new casino operator, Caesars has said.
In its court filing, CEOC said the overall new financing is a condition to fund creditor recoveries under its reorganization plan, as well as other unspecified needs.
The casino group asked for court approval to retain financial adviser and investment banker Millstein & Co, which has worked closely with CEOC throughout its bankruptcy, to oversee the financing process.


Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services Society.
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4. The number of candidates may be increased or decreased at the discretion of SPD. ARIAS Society.
How to apply: Interested and eligible Candidates (from Assam) having the essential qualification and experience may directly Walk-In for Interview on 11th February 2019 (Monday) between 10:30 AM to 2.30 PM at the office of the ARIAS Society, Agriculture Complex. Khanapara, G.S. Road, Guwahati-781022. At the discretion of SPD, ARIAS Society. applications received after 2.00 PM on the date of Walk-in-Interview will not be considered/entertained.


This past weekend I had a little extra time to get some scrapping done...actually I just put aside some work time and spent it scrapping instead! I hope you guys don't mind. Sometimes you just have to take a break.
I'm really wanting to get Abi and Isaac's adoption album ready to print. I'm so close. I was in a get it done sort of mode this weekend. I thought I would share a few tips on how I finished four pages in less than an hour.
1. Stick to one, uniform template set that is fairly simple and can fill a lot of photos. My Just Right Templates were....well, just right.
2. Stick to one scrapbooking kit. In this case Project Mouse: Animal Bundle by Sahlin Studio and Brittish Designs was perfect for my photos.
3. Open all four templates and place and edit all photos. *Remember to save with a different file name.
4. Place papers on first page and duplicate. To duplicate right-click on the layer in the layers palette and hit duplicate. It will ask you where you want to duplicate the layer, just duplicate them to the other pages. If you make sure you are clicked on the layer (on the other pages) you want the paper on it will automatically clip it for you.
5. Add a few little elements and word bits (word bits are my favorite). You can even duplicate elements on the other pages if you want to. I duplicated my stitching and a few buttons.
6. Add pre-made titles. In this case I just used word art that was included in the kit.
7. Add some text if you want to tell more of the story.
And you are done! Four pages created just like that. I'm four pages closer to getting their album done. Take a closer look below.


bottle thread tester by Niels4140 is licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution license.
When I want to use a bottle in some kind of construction ex. a water rocket or a bird feeder it is hard to find the thread and thread pitch of the bottle. It takes about 10 min. to print this little tool that checks that your measurements of pitch and diameter are correct.
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Gsave is the PUP that uses misleading techniques to prevent removal. Use Reimage to locate malicious components and get rid of them faster than with uninstall instructions. A full system scan blocks virus reappearance and prevents traffic to malicious domains.
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Here, look for Gsave or any other recently installed suspicious programs.
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While many people use reckless driving and careless driving interchangeably, the truth is that the two violations are actually two separate, distinct offenses. Florida Statute § 316.1925 defines careless driving as failure to drive "in a careful and prudent manner, having regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and all other attendant circumstances, so as not to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person," while aggressive careless driving is defined under Florida Statute § 316.1923 as committing two or more of the following acts simultaneously or in succession: Exceeding the posted speed; Unsafely or improperly changing lanes; Following another vehicle too closely; Failing to yield the right-of-way; Improperly passing; and Violating traffic control and signal devices.
Careless driving and aggressive careless driving are moving violations, but reckless driving is a criminal offense that can carry punishments that are much more serious. In certain cases, reckless driving may result in felony charges punishable by lengthy prison sentences and enormous fines.
Lawyer for Reckless Driving Arrests in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Were you recently cited or arrested for reckless driving in South Florida? You will want to contact Meltzer & Bell as soon as possible for help achieving the most favorable outcome to your case.
Fort Lauderdale criminal defense attorneys Lawrence Meltzer and Steven Bell represent clients accused of all kinds of traffic offenses in communities all over Broward County, including Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Plantation, and many others. You can have our lawyers provide an honest and thorough evaluation of your case when you call (954) 228-2789 to take advantage of a free, confidential consultation.
Overview of Reckless Driving in Broward County
How does Florida defines "willful or wanton disregard" for reckless driving charges?
What are the consequences of convictions for these offenses?
Where can I find more information about reckless driving in Broward County?
Reckless Driving Charges in Florida
In order for a prosecutor to convict an alleged offender of reckless driving under Florida Statute § 316.192(1), he or she must prove either of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
The alleged offender drove a vehicle in Florida with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property; or
The alleged offender, while driving a motor vehicle, fled from a law enforcement officer.
"Willful" is defined as meaning "intentionally, knowingly and purposely." "Wanton" means "with a conscious and intentional indifference to consequences and with knowledge that damage is likely to be done to persons or property."
Depending on the nature of the alleged offenses, people can also be charged with reckless driving causing injury, reckless driving causing serious bodily injury, or reckless driving causing property damage. Florida Statute § 316.192(3)(c)2 defines serious bodily injury as "an injury to another person which consists of a physical condition that creates a substantial risk of death, serious personal disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ."
Broward County Reckless Driving Penalties
Florida Statute § 316.192(2) establishes that a first conviction for reckless driving not involving property damage or personal injury is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $500. Any second or subsequent convictions for reckless driving not involving property damage or personal injury are punishable by up to six months in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000.
If an alleged reckless driving offense does involve damage to the property or person of another, it is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000. Reckless driving offenses resulting in serious bodily injury are third-degree felony offenses punishable by up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to $5,000.
Florida Reckless Driving Resources
Berube v. State, 6 So. 3d 624 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008) — Mark Berube was driving a minivan being followed by a dump truck when he stopped suddenly. Berube's wife, three children, and sister-in-law all "panicked and screamed as the dump truck bore down on them from behind," leading to Berube executing a left turn across the opposite lanes of traffic and colliding with a vehicle and killing its driver. The defense moved for a judgment of acquittal, contending that the State's evidence was insufficient to prove that Berube had operated a motor vehicle in a reckless manner likely to cause death or great bodily harm sufficient to support a charge of vehicular homicide, but the court denied the motion, stating that the evidence showed that Berube had violated the red turn signal and the jury would make a determination whether his act demonstrated a willful, wanton, or reckless disregard. On Feburyary 8, 2008, the Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed Berube's conviction and directed that he be discharged after concluding that the State's evidence was missing proof of "evidence that Berube, in an intentional, knowing, and purposeful manner, made an improper left turn with a conscious and intentional indifference to consequences and with knowledge that damage is likely to be done to persons or property."
Luzardo v. State, 147 So. 3d 1083, 1088 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014) — The Florida Highway Patrol initially attributed a fatal May 8, 2011 accident to a tourist from the United Kingdom and charged her non-criminally with violating Luis Luzardo's right of way by turning left in front of oncoming traffic. More than one year later, the State changed its mind, claiming "newly discovered evidence," dismissing the non-criminal violation against the tourist, and charging Luzardo with "feloniously operat[ing] a motor vehicle in a reckless manner, to wit: SPEEDING WITHOUT REGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS." On October 1, 2014, the Third District Court of Appeal reversed Luzardo's conviction for vehicular homicide after concluding that his operation of his motor vehicle "may have been careless, even negligent," but "did not meet the level of recklessness required to convict him" of the crime. "We decline to rest our decision on the "excessive speed alone …" jingle," the Court wrote. "If Luzardo had been traveling at a speed of 120 miles per hour at the time of the accident, our decision might be different."
Meltzer & Bell | Fort Lauderdale Reckless Driving Defense Attorney
If you were arrested or cited for reckless driving anywhere in Broward County, it will be in your best interest to immediately retain legal counsel. Meltzer & Bell defends individuals in Weston, Coconut Creek, Tamarac, Sunrise, Hallandale Beach, Deerfield Beach, Margate, Wilton Manors, and many other surrounding areas of South Florida.
Lawrence Meltzer and Steven Bell are experienced criminal defense lawyers in Fort Lauderdale who can fight to possibly have your criminal charges minimized or possibly even eliminated. Call (954) 228-2789 or complete an online contact form to have our attorneys review your case and help you understand all of your legal options during a free initial consultation.
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