They came to golf, but hung around to eat.
The two-day Roy Jones/BB&T Junior Golf Classic has drawn golfers under 18 from North and South Carolina. While junior golfers compete for age-division titles and improved ranks, they�ll recharge, eat and rest at various Kinston attractions, restaurants and hotels.
The 28th annual tournament began Tuesday at the Kinston Country Club, and more than 100 male and female golfers were in town. The tourney wraps up today.
�The majority of the tournament is made up of those that don�t have a driver�s license, so that means their parents have to come with them,� said Carl Beaman, the local club golf professional, who acknowledged the tournament boosts the city economy.
Beaman said the club golf shop sales increase. Golfers will already have big ticket items, such as clubs, but may have to shop around for smaller things.
With many families staying in Kinston overnight for the tournament, general business in the city may increase as well.
Marque Adkins � who drove down with her family from Raleigh for her son to play in his second Jones event � is staying at a local hotel.
She said her 12-year-old son competed in the classic last year.
She visited a Kinston restaurant for dinner Tuesday after a long day at the country club.
Roy Jones, the tournament�s founder and sponsor, said a lot of money has been spent in the past 28 years.
Tuesday, he carted around to watch golfers, impressed with many performances.
He started the classic in 1985 after ENC golf professionals suggested a junior tournament. Jones worked with ECU golf coach Kevin Williams, then the assistant golf pro, to jumpstart the Roy Jones competition, with BB&T joining sponsorship 20 years ago.
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Alan Oscroft | Tuesday, 27th February, 2018 | More on: DOTD VRP
With interim results released Tuesday, dotDigital (LSE: DOTD) is in the business of providing software services to the digital marketing business. At around 86p today, the share price has more than five-bagged in five years, and the latest figures show why.
Revenue in the six months to 31 December grew by 25% to £18.8m, with adjusted EBITDA up 8% to £5.7m. The acquisition of Comapi in November caused a cash outflow of £10.7m, but that still left the company with cash of £10.5m at the halfway stage.
Software can be a fickle business. But dotDigital's approach is to provide software as a service, expand its offering (the Comapi acquisition apparently "provides further progress towards fully-fledged omnichannel offering"), and build long-term customer relationships.
That should hopefully provide both stability and a grounding for long-term growth, as CEO Milan Pate said the firm has "further cemented our partnerships with Magento, Shopify, Microsoft and our other partners."
Cash prospects
That strategy leads to recurring revenue streams and strong cash generation, and I think we could be looking at one of tomorrow's big cash cows here. Dividends are currently only yielding under 1%, but that's covered more than four times by earnings, and it's progressive. From 0.1p per share in 2013, a dividend of 0.68p is forecast for the current year.
It does lead to my one caution that's common with growth stocks. When a company starts to reach maturity and the transition from an all-out growth story to the beginnings of an income investment, the growth investors often dump it and the share price takes a knock.
But I like the long-term look of dotDigital, and I don't see a 2019 P/E of 24 as too demanding.
Bigger risk
An example of a 'jam tomorrow' lossmaker that I'd steer clear of right now is Verona Pharma (LSE: VRP), but I want to start by telling you what I like about it.
Verona focuses on "developing and commercialising innovative therapies for respiratory diseases," and 2017 results looked promising — for a start-up still in its cash-burn phase, at least.
Clinical studies sound impressive, with two having recently completed ahead of schedule. The firm's RPL554 treatment for COPD, when used alongside Tiotropium, gave positive results including "significant and clinically meaningful additional improvement in peak lung function" and faster onset of action. It was well tolerated too, which is a key achievement.
Verona also raised £70m in the period, from a combination of a successful IPO on the Nasdaq Global Market, together with a European private placement and a shareholder private placement. That, especially the Nasdaq launch, suggests that some serious investors see great promise here.
Risky finances
I was bullish a year ago, but finances put me off now. A reported operating loss of £29.8m was due to the costs of these clinical trials and to pre-clinical activities, and the firm did end the year with £80.3m in cash and equivalents on the books.
But net cash used in operating activities ramped up to £20.7m (from £5.6m), and there are pre-tax losses of more than £30m per year currently forecast for the next two years.
That increases the likelihood of further cash being needed before profits come around, and with the pitfalls that can beset the pharma business right up until the last minute, the risk is too great for me.
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State of the Union: Professional Video Gaming
*Please don't yell at me disclaimer: any views expressed are not a criticism on the merits of the professional video gaming landscape, the highly capable competitors or their fans (well maybe some of their fans).
The International concludes with a $10 million prize pool. Evo 2014 continues to highlight the most skilled fighting game contestants in the world. MLG suspends a player for poor conduct and a Hearthstone tournament attempts to segregate competitors by gender. Despite the similarities and drama which occur within eSports and professional basketball, soccer, football and baseball there will always be one major difference…eSports aren't a sport.
Mainstream Acceptance
The terminology eSports is fundamentally flawed. It modifies the existing word to show that it is different than traditional sports but still wants to be considered a sport. Either it is a sport or isn't. If fans truly believed that eSports were a sport they would never use the term eSports.
The decision to add the letter "e" alters the definition of sports. People don't call track and field an rSport (because it mostly involves running) or boxing an fSport (the "f" stands for fighting). These are sports, because that is the accepted terminology. This isn't the case with video games. Nor should it be.
By claiming video games are an eSport, fans are attempting to legitimatize the competition but still distancing it from other sports. This is like an outsider who desperately wants to be part of the in-crowd, but still segregating themselves as above it all. Professional video gaming deserves better.
Those who demand video games are a sport are saying the competitors are jocks. They are devaluing the prestige of being a professional video game player because the man-on-the-street doesn't care. But he does care about real sport stars.
People who want these players to be called athletes and the tournament a sport are looking for mainstream acceptance. Instead of reveling in the accomplishments and skills of the world's greatest, they are hoping that time on ESPN will show the world that this is a true sport.
Instead of being proud of the accomplishments of the industry, they want the world to be proud of the industry. But acceptance doesn't come from outside forces.
There is a large amount of skill, dedication and training necessary to be a professional player. Many fans dream of being paid to play video games all day (; less people are able to accomplish this goal than play basketball professionally. The industry is difficult to break into and only those on the peak of performance can survive, but this doesn't make it a sport. It is a competition.
Jeopardy is a competition. Knowing the correct answer is only one step necessary to ensure victory. Contestants also must be able to hit the button fastest for the opportunity to answer the question. The same occurs in professional video games. Players know how to win the game, but they must hit the button(s) fastest for the opportunity to gain victory. No one is arguing that Jeopardy is a sport.
Professional video gaming is in the first stages of development. Football of today is almost unrecognizable to the game played when it was first invented. The terminology eSports is trying to distance itself from these competitions being called a game. The debate regarding the terminology "eSports" won't exist in the years to come because video games will develop their own language and outgrow the modern vernacular.
Instead of educating consumers of the actual difference, organizers of these activities are trying to modify an existing terminology that is accepted to describe the tournament. It's understandable that they communicate this way. Just think of all the video game reviews that say Destiny is Borderlands + World of Warcraft + Halo. People are able to digest information easiest by comparing it to known concepts.
eSports is following this same pattern. It is using the current dialect to define its existence. As time goes on, this won't be necessary. Future generations will grow up with dreams of playing DOTA 8 professionally just like kids aspire to be professional baseball players. The two will exist in parallel and be accepted. One will be a sport, the other will be….we'll see in the future.
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"The appearance of love is altered after you lose the person who helped you see it."..."Until that one day when you find another who can help you see it again."
Carson Bradley, Billionaire extraordinaire and handsome as sin, has sworn off love and commitment. He had once loved a girl with all his heart but after losing her he knows that he lost his heart too with her. But after all these years of self imposed ban on loving someone, Carson is deeply affected by the doctor who treats him. Her name is Lillian Ly.
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Although the plot looks cliched, Lan soon proves that the story is uniquely her own. I loved her writing style. She changes POVs but the change is fluid and very expertly handled. The story line is well planned and executed with well calculated twists and turns.
The characterization is very real and I could relate to Lillian and to Carson too despite his being filthy rich and his lifestyle being so different from my own. I loved the chemistry between these two which is intense and gave me goosebumps reading about their feelings for each other, their fears and doubts and the uncertainty that assaulted them regarding their relationship. They complement each other so well and prove that when hearts are connected, nothing else matters. The other characters like Richard, Amelia, Owen, Carson's family and his ex, Bianca are very admirably portrayed and given their deserved quota of the spotlight. Lan made me hate Bianca with all my heart and also made me fearful and left me praying fervently for Lillian and Carson.
The only point regarding the characters that I felt needed more addressing is the angle with Lillian's mother. She is not brought to the forefront as much as the story warranted so somewhere I felt that this made the story a bit unreal but maybe this will be rectified in the next book. You will know what I am talking about when you read the book.
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I've noticed that when I ask a question on MathOverflow, or any StackExchange Site, and I either upvote or downvote an answer written by a high-reputation user, regardless of how old the question and answer are, I very frequently get a corresponding upvote or downvote on my question shortly thereafter. I assume this is because high-reputation users can see who cast the upvote or downvote, and they reciprocate the questioners' vote.
First of all, is it true that sufficiently high-reputation users can in fact see who casts the vote, is it true that some of them engage in this practice of "reciprocal voting", and is this an acceptable practice? Personally, as far as I can tell, the upvotes and downvotes I've received as a result of it have pretty much cancelled each other out, or maybe redounded slightly to my benefit in terms of reputation. (Assuming this is all not just in my head.) But is it fair for the vote count on a user's question to reflect how the user has voted on the answers?
when I ask a question on MathOverflow, or any StackExchange Site, and I either upvote or downvote an answer written by a high-reputation user ... I very frequently get a corresponding upvote or downvote on my question shortly thereafter.
Nothing here logically depends on the user being high rep, but high rep users are probably more likely to check the vote notification at the top of the site, to have forgotten one of their own answers and to remember to upvote questions.
There is only one group of users that can see who voted on specific posts and that is SE employees with developer access. Not all SE employees have that kind of access, only those that need it for their work (developers and the community team, mostly). And even then they can't easily see this information on their own posts (though devs could check in the database directly).
Moderators can't see who voted on specific posts, but they have certain tools that show voting information for the purpose of detecting vote fraud, but those don't display individual votes.
But all users can see their recent votes if they hover over their user name at the top of the site. If a user checks the post that was recently upvoted, they might also vote on some other posts on that question as well.
Users cannot see who voted on things. It is physically possible but extraordinarily unlikely that someone is monitoring your vote count and correlating that with her/his score. Moderators can see some voting information, but I don't think it would be proper to spell out the details.
You may be seeing correlations for the following reason: When an old question gets bumped by an edit or new answer, the question and answers tend to attract new votes. Alternatively (and very speculatively), someone who answers a question might be more inclined to vote the question up after seeing that the answer is appreciated by at least someone.


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Participant of "House-2" Olga Rapunzel, which a week ago became the lawful wife of her lover Dmitry Dmitrenko, apparently, will soon become a mother. At least, so I interpreted the post in Instagram new husband fans of the pair. Dmitry has posted some wedding photos, which hinted at the pregnancy of his wife.
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Every year we ask parents and children to complete questionnaires to provide us with feedback on their thoughts and feelings about our school.
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The PTA at Mark Twain IS 239 for the Gifted and Talented, located on Neptune Avenue by W. 25th Street, raised over $330,000 last year — towering over the other PTAs in the neighborhood, which generally raised $40,000 or less annually. Readers had a lot to say online: While PTAs have been helping raise funds to account for current shortfalls, the onus should not be on PTAs and parents to purchase items for their schools and fi ll the gaps in the education system. Key education resources should come from school districts' budgets and students' access to a good education should not be linked to their parents' fundraising capabilities. It should be the responsibility of school boards and local, state and federal government to ensure all schools have the resources they need. Decades of underinvestment in education has created unsustainable situations in so many of our nation's schools, shortchanging students. We have to do better and we must ensure that all children have access to a high-quality, well-rounded education. Their future and our nation's future depend on it. And the idea of PTAs as simply "fundraisers" is outdated and doesn't refl ect the real, meaningful family engagement happening in school communities across the country. PTA is—fi rst and foremost—an advocacy association. This has been the case for over 120 years. In fact, because of the work of PTA, our nation has child labor laws to protect against unsafe working practices and conditions, kindergarten is a part of our public-school system, hot lunches are served every day to millions of children in schools, and a separate juvenile justice system exists so children are not tried and incarcerated as adults. PTA's currency is our powerful, collective voice—not merely the funds we raise at bake sales. 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And that inequality? I do want the reporter to write about the total efforts those parents put out to raise that $208 for the year for their kids. Q Qing Liang We are so proud of Mark Twain school, parents of other schools, please try to be like that! But instead, this article is talking about inequality. Socialists agenda.... R. A. I'm pretty active in a PTA but I'm lucky to set my own schedule. People working 2 or 3 jobs to stay alive don't have that choice. I cut them slack for not being able to show up or put out that $10 when we come collecting. Peter Engel Build spots for seniors! The city must install handicapped parking spots around Marine Park's overpriced senior center — also known as the Marine Park Active Adults and Senior Center — according to an elderly activist, who launched a petition in support of the measure last week. 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Clare Kope What about bicycles — like y'all putting everywhere else where people of color live Jonathan Pomboza It's a bad development The city is moving ahead with plans to turn a publicly-owned polluted brownfi eld site along the banks of the Gowanus Canal into a large residential development that could bring some 2,000 new neighbors to the area. City agencies and a cadre of developers plan to rezone the longvacant lot at Smith and Fifth streets to remove the designation of the site as a public place — and allow for more than 900 new residential units, most of which will be below market rate, reps told a Community Board 6 subcommittee on Monday. Readers experssed themselves online: Aside from the astounding density of this proposal, and it effect on public transport, a much bigger problem exists: the "up-zoning" (developer-speak for profi t maximization) comes at the expense of the neighborhood fabric. Do you see any 28 story towers anywhere near here? 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Q: Inline Assignment as a way to ensure read orderings In the ForkJoinPool class in Java7, there is a comment regarding the implementation which states:

Methods signalWork() and scan() are the main bottlenecks so are especially heavily micro-optimized/mangled.  There are lots of inline assignments (of form "while ((local = field) != 0)") which are usually the simplest way to ensure the required read orderings (which are sometimes critical)

My question is: how does inline assignment help with read-ordering (i'm familiar with the Java Memory model and i can't see how inline assignment helps here)?

A: I think ninjalj is right in that the expression could safely be rewritten as local = field; while (local != 0) {...; local = field }. However, in the actual code, they have much more complex expressions, for example: while ((((e = (int)(c = ctl)) | (u = (int)(c >>> 32))) & (INT_SIGN|SHORT_SIGN)) == (INT_SIGN|SHORT_SIGN) && e >= 0) { . Rewriting that into a series of temporary variable assignments and conditionals would change it from two lines to half a screen of code, and having two copies of such non-trivial code code (before the loop and inside loop body) would be a maintainability and readability nightmare.
Code size and number of temporary local variables in the whole function might also grow, which could impact performance or at least make the optimizer's work harder. The inlined version can be compiled to: label loop_start; calculate condition; if (!condition) goto after_loop; loop_body; goto loop_start; label after_loop; while I doubt the compiler would always be smart enough to deduplicate by itself the code where loop condition is explicitly calculated twice.

A: In theory in-lining should make no difference to ordering. The compiler is free to re-order your code, same goes for the JIT compiler and in some cases the CPU.
Having read the code in question you should pay attention to the fact that many of the fields read in the said while loops are volatile. Volatile reads and writes cannot be re-ordered and are subject to happens-before relationships. See this blog post for an excellent explanation of volatile semantics.
By in-lining the volatile reads the rest of the conditions in are subject to visibility rules and are not eligible for re-ordering. This may well have been awkward to achieve by other means.

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CHAPTER 352-H.F.No. 2618
An act relating to data practices; regulating the
dissemination of data between schools, law
enforcement, and the juvenile justice system;
requiring public employees and officers to make prompt
reports of certain unlawful actions; authorizing
providing certain data to the state auditor for audit
or law enforcement purposes; imposing criminal
penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections
6.715, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 13.32,
subdivisions 7, 8, by adding a subdivision; 13.43, by
adding a subdivision; 13.82, subdivision 17; 120A.22,
subdivision 7; 121A.75; 260B.171, subdivisions 3, 5;
609.415, subdivision 1; 609.456, subdivision 1;
Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 124D.10,
subdivision 8.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 6.715,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.  [LAW ENFORCEMENT.] Notwithstanding any provision
to the contrary in subdivision 2, chapter 13, or any other
statute related to the classification of government data, the
state auditor may share data relating to an audit with
appropriate local law enforcement agencies, including data
classified as not public.
Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 6.715, is amended
by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4.  [ACCESS TO DATA.] It is not a violation of
chapter 13 or any other statute related to the classification of
government data for a state agency, statewide system, or
political subdivision, as defined in section 13.02, to provide
data or information to the state auditor, including data
classified as not public, for the purpose of an audit or
pursuant to section 609.456, subdivision 1.
Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 13.32,
Subd. 7.  [USES OF DATA.] School officials who receive data
on juveniles, as authorized under sections section 260B.171 and
260C.171, may use and share that data within the school district
or educational entity as necessary to protect persons and
property or to address the educational and other needs of
students as provided in section 121A.75.  A school district, its
agents, and employees who use and share this data in good faith
are immune from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise
result from their actions.
Subd. 8.  [ACCESS BY JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.] (a) Upon
request, the following education data shall be disclosed under
subdivision 3, clause (i), to the juvenile justice system:  a
student's full name, home address, telephone number, date of
birth; a student's school schedule, attendance record, and
photographs, if any; and parents' names, home addresses, and
telephone numbers.
(b) In addition, the existence of the following data on
behavior by about a student who is on probation may be disclosed
under subdivision 3, clause (i) or (1), to the juvenile justice
(1) use of a controlled substance, alcohol, or tobacco;
(2) assaultive or threatening conduct that could result in
dismissal from school under section 121A.45, subdivision 2,
clause (b) or (c);
(3) possession or use of weapons or look-alike weapons;
(4) participation in gang activity as defined by the
criminal gang oversight council under section 299A.64,
subdivision 2, paragraph (b);
(5) theft; or
(6) (5) vandalism or other damage to property.
Any request for access to data under this paragraph must
contain an explanation of why access to the data is necessary to
serve the student or to protect students or staff.
(c) A superintendent of a school district principal or
chief administrative officer of a school who discloses receives
a request to disclose information about a student to the
juvenile justice system under this paragraph (b) shall, to the
extent permitted by federal law, notify the student's parent or
guardian by certified mail of the disclosure request to disclose
information before disclosing the information.  If the student's
parent or guardian notifies the principal or chief
administrative officer within ten days of receiving the
certified notice that the parent or guardian objects to the
disclosure, the principal or chief administrative officer must
not disclose the information.  The principal or chief
administrative officer must inform the requesting member of the
juvenile justice system of the objection.
(d) A principal or chief administrative officer is not
required to create data under this subdivision.  Information
provided in response to a data request under paragraph (b) shall
indicate only whether the data described in paragraph (b)
exist.  The principal or chief administrative officer is not
authorized under paragraph (b) to disclose the actual data or
other information contained in the student's education record.
A principal or chief administrative officer is not required to
provide data that are protected by court order.  A principal or
chief administrative officer must respond to a data request
within 14 days if no objection is received from the parent or
guardian.
(e) Nothing in this subdivision shall limit the disclosure
of educational data pursuant to court order.
(f) A school district, its agents, and employees who
provide data in good faith under this subdivision are not liable
for compensatory or exemplary damages or an award of attorney
fees in an action under section 13.08, or other law, or for a
penalty under section 13.09.
(g) Section 13.03, subdivision 4, applies to data that are
shared under this subdivision with a government entity.  If data
are shared with a member of the juvenile justice system who is
not a government entity, the person receiving the shared data
must treat the data consistent with the requirements of this
chapter applicable to a government entity.
(h) A member of the juvenile justice system who falsely
certifies a request for data under this section is subject to
the penalties under section 13.09.
Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 13.32, is amended
Subd. 9.  [FORMS.] To make a data request under subdivision
8, paragraph (b), a member of the juvenile justice system must
use the following form:
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act/
Minnesota Government Data Practices Act
DATE/TIME OF REQUEST ............................
TO:  ........................................
(Superintendent of school district
or chief administrative officer of school)
FROM:    ........................................
(Requester's name/agency)
STUDENT:  .......................................
BASIS FOR REQUEST
... Juvenile delinquency investigation/prosecution
... Child protection assessment/investigation
... Investigation/filing of CHIPS or delinquency
REASON FOR REQUEST (requester must describe why information
regarding existence of the data marked below is necessary to
effectively serve the student)...................................
RESPONSE TO REQUEST
The school must indicate whether it has data on the student
that document any activity or behavior marked by the requester.
INFORMATION REQUESTED (mark all that apply)             RESPONSE
Indicate whether you have data
that document the student's:                         (yes or no)
... use of a controlled substance, alcohol,
or tobacco                                            ....
... assaultive or threatening conduct as defined
in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.32,
subdivision 8                                         ....
... possession or use of weapons or look-alike
weapons                                               ....
... theft                                                 ....
... vandalism and damage to property                      ....
CERTIFICATION:  The undersigned certifies that the undersigned
is a member of the juvenile justice system.  The requested data
are needed by the juvenile justice system so it may effectively
serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose records are
released.  The undersigned will not disclose the information
received to any other party, except as provided under state law,
without prior written consent as required by Code of Federal
Regulations, title 34, section 99.38(b).  The undersigned
further certifies that the undersigned understands that by
signing this request, the undersigned is subject to the
penalties in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.09.
.......................................................
Signature/Title
Subd. 15.  [DISSEMINATION OF DATA TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.]
Private personnel data, or data on employees that are
confidential data under section 13.39, may be disseminated to a
law enforcement agency for the purpose of reporting a crime or
alleged crime committed by an employee, or for the purpose of
assisting law enforcement in the investigation of a crime
committed or allegedly committed by an employee.
subdivision 17, is amended to read:
Subd. 17.  [PROTECTION OF IDENTITIES.] A law enforcement
agency or a law enforcement dispatching agency working under
direction of a law enforcement agency shall withhold public
access to data on individuals to protect the identity of
individuals in the following circumstances:
(a) when access to the data would reveal the identity of an
undercover law enforcement officer, as provided in section
13.43, subdivision 5;
(b) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a
victim or alleged victim of criminal sexual conduct or of a
violation of section 617.246, subdivision 2;
(c) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a
paid or unpaid informant being used by the agency if the agency
reasonably determines that revealing the identity of the
informant would threaten the personal safety of the informant;
(d) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a
victim of or witness to a crime if the victim or witness
specifically requests not to be identified publicly, unless the
agency reasonably determines that revealing the identity of the
victim or witness would not threaten the personal safety or
property of the individual;
(e) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a
deceased person whose body was unlawfully removed from a
cemetery in which it was interred;
(f) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a
person who placed a call to a 911 system or the identity or
telephone number of a service subscriber whose phone is used to
place a call to the 911 system and:  (1) the agency determines
that revealing the identity may threaten the personal safety or
property of any person; or (2) the object of the call is to
receive help in a mental health emergency.  For the purposes of
this paragraph, a voice recording of a call placed to the 911
system is deemed to reveal the identity of the caller;
(g) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a
juvenile witness and the agency reasonably determines that the
subject matter of the investigation justifies protecting the
identity of the witness; or
(h) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a
mandated reporter under sections section 609.456, 626.556 and,
or 626.557.
Data concerning individuals whose identities are protected
by this subdivision are private data about those individuals.
Law enforcement agencies shall establish procedures to acquire
the data and make the decisions necessary to protect the
identity of individuals described in clauses (c), (d), (f), and
(g).
Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 120A.22,
Subd. 7.  [EDUCATION RECORDS.] (a) A district from which a
student is transferring must transmit the student's educational
records, within ten business days of a request, to the district
in which the student is enrolling.  Districts must make
reasonable efforts to determine the district in which a
transferring student is next enrolling in order to comply with
this subdivision.
(b) A school district that transmits a student's
educational records to another school district or other
educational entity to which the student is transferring must
include in the transmitted records information about
disciplinary action taken as a result of any incident in which
the student possessed or used a dangerous weapon.
(c) Notwithstanding section 138.17, a principal or chief
administrative officer must remove from a student's educational
record and destroy a probable cause notice received under
section 260B.171, subdivision 5, or paragraph (d), if one year
has elapsed since the date of the notice and the principal or
chief administrative officer has not received a disposition or
court order related to the offense described in the notice.
This paragraph does not apply if the student no longer attends
the school when this one-year period expires.
(d) A principal or chief administrative officer who
receives a probable cause notice under section 260B.171,
subdivision 5, or a disposition or court order, must include a
copy of that data in the student's educational records if they
are transmitted to another school, unless the data are required
to be destroyed under paragraph (c) or section 121A.75.
Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 121A.75, is
amended to read:
121A.75 [RECEIPT OF DISPOSITION ORDER RECORDS; SHARING.]
Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] (a) For purposes of this
section "principal" means a principal or other person having
general administrative control and supervision of a school.
(b) For purposes of this section, "school" means a public
school under section 120A.22, subdivision 4; a nonpublic school
under section 120A.22, subdivision 4, that elects to comply with
this section; and a charter school under section 124D.10, but
does not mean a home school.
Subd. 2.  [DISPOSITION ORDERS.] (a) On receipt of a
disposition order under section 260B.171, subdivision 3, the
superintendent of the student's school district or chief
administrative officer of the student's school must immediately
transmit the order to the principal of the school where the
student is in attendance.  The principal must place the
disposition order in the student's permanent education record.
The principal must also immediately notify any counselor
directly supervising or reporting on the behavior or progress of
the student.  In addition, the principal must immediately notify
any teacher or administrator who directly supervises or reports
on the behavior or progress of the student whom the principal
believes needs the data to work with the student in an
appropriate manner, to avoid being needlessly vulnerable, or to
protect other persons from needless vulnerability.  The
principal may also notify other district employees, substitutes,
and volunteers who are in direct contact with the student, if
they determine these individuals need the data to work with the
student in an appropriate manner, to avoid being needlessly
vulnerable, or to protect other persons from needless
vulnerability.  When provided in the disposition order, the
notice given under this paragraph by the principal must identify
the student, outline the offense, and describe any conditions of
probation about which the school must provide information.
(c) (b) Information received under this subdivision is
private data on individuals as defined in section 13.32 and is
received for the limited purpose of serving the educational
needs of the student and protecting students or staff.  The data
may not be further disseminated by the teacher, counselor, staff
member, administrator, substitute, or volunteer;, except as
necessary to serve the student, to protect students or staff, or
as otherwise required by law, and only to the following persons:
(1) the student; or
(2) the student's parent or guardian;
(3) law enforcement officers; or
(4) the student's probation officer.
(d) (c) If a student is removed from school as part of the
disposition order, the superintendent of the student's school
district or chief administrative officer of the student's school
must maintain the copy of the order in a secure file and shall
notify the principal when the student is returned to school.  If
the student is returned to a different school district or
school, the student's probation officer must send a copy of the
disposition order to the superintendent of the new school
district or the chief administrative officer of the new school.
(e) (d) The disposition order must be included if the
student's permanent education record is released to another
school district or educational entity to which the student is
transferring under section 120A.22, subdivision 7.
(f) (e) Notwithstanding section 138.17, a disposition order
received under section 260B.171, subdivision 3, paragraph (a),
must be destroyed when the student graduates from school or at
the end of the school year in which the student reaches age 23,
whichever is earlier.  A disposition order received under
section 260B.171, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), must be
destroyed when the student is discharged from probation.
Subd. 3.  [PEACE OFFICER RECORDS OF CHILDREN.] (a) A law
enforcement agency must transmit the notice required by section
260B.171, subdivision 5, to the superintendent of the student's
school district who must immediately transmit the notice to the
principal of the school the student attends, or to the principal
of the school the student attends if there is no
superintendent.  The principal must place the notice in the
student's educational record.  The principal must immediately
notify any teacher, counselor, or administrator directly
supervising the student who the principal believes needs the
data to work with the student in an appropriate manner, to avoid
being needlessly vulnerable, or to protect other persons from
needless vulnerability.  The principal may also notify other
district employees, substitutes, or volunteers who are in direct
contact with the student if the principal determines these
individuals need the data to work with the juvenile in an
protect other persons from needless vulnerability.  When
provided in the peace officer notice, the notice from the
principal must identify the student and describe the alleged
offense.
(b) Data received under this subdivision are private data
on individuals under section 13.32 and are received for the
limited purpose of serving the student's educational needs and
protecting students or staff.  The teacher, counselor, staff
member, administrator, substitute, or volunteer must not further
disseminate the data, except to communicate with the student or
the student's parent or guardian as needed to serve the student,
protect students or staff, or as otherwise required by law.
(c) The principal must include the notice in the student's
educational record as required by section 120A.22, subdivision 7.
(d) If the county attorney determines not to proceed with a
petition alleging any offense in section 260B.171, subdivision
3, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), or directs the student
into a diversion or mediation program, the county attorney must
notify the superintendent of the student's school district who
must immediately transmit the notice to the principal of the
school the student attends, or to the principal of the school
that the student attends if there is no superintendent.  The
notice must contain the name of the student and a summary of the
resolution of the case.  Notwithstanding section 138.17, the
principal must delete the peace officer's report and notice from
the student's educational record and destroy the data and make
reasonable efforts to notify any teacher, counselor, staff
member, administrator, substitute, or volunteer who received
data from the peace officer notice.
(e) If the juvenile court makes a decision on a petition
that alleges any offense in section 260B.171, subdivision 3,
paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), and the decision affects a
student and is not a disposition order, the court must notify
the superintendent of the student's school district who must
immediately transmit the notice to the principal of the school
the student attends, or to the principal of the school that the
student attends if there is no superintendent, of the decision.
Notwithstanding section 138.17, the principal must delete the
peace officer's report and notice from the student's educational
record and destroy the data and make reasonable efforts to
notify any teacher, counselor, staff member, administrator,
substitute, or volunteer who received data from the peace
officer notice.
(f) In addition to the data destruction requirements of
this subdivision, a principal must comply with the requirements
of section 120A.22, subdivision 7.
Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section
124D.10, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.  [STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.] (a) A charter
school shall meet all applicable state and local health and
safety requirements.
(b) A school sponsored by a school board may be located in
any district, unless the school board of the district of the
proposed location disapproves by written resolution.
(c) A charter school must be nonsectarian in its programs,
admission policies, employment practices, and all other
operations.  A sponsor may not authorize a charter school or
program that is affiliated with a nonpublic sectarian school or
a religious institution.
(d) Charter schools must not be used as a method of
providing education or generating revenue for students who are
being home-schooled.
(e) The primary focus of a charter school must be to
provide a comprehensive program of instruction for at least one
grade or age group from five through 18 years of age.
Instruction may be provided to people younger than five years
and older than 18 years of age.
(f) A charter school may not charge tuition.
(g) A charter school is subject to and must comply with
chapter 363 and section 121A.04.
(h) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the
Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, sections 121A.40 to 121A.56, and the
Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections 123B.34 to 123B.39.
(i) A charter school is subject to the same financial
audits, audit procedures, and audit requirements as a district.
Audits must be conducted in compliance with generally accepted
governmental auditing standards, the Federal Single Audit Act,
if applicable, and section 6.65.  A charter school is subject to
and must comply with sections 15.054; 118A.01; 118A.02; 118A.03;
118A.04; 118A.05; 118A.06; 123B.52, subdivision 5; 471.38;
471.391; 471.392; 471.425; 471.87; 471.88, subdivisions 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 12, 13, and 15; 471.881; and 471.89.  The audit must
comply with the requirements of sections 123B.75 to 123B.83,
except to the extent deviations are necessary because of the
program at the school.  Deviations must be approved by the
commissioner.  The department of children, families, and
learning, state auditor, or legislative auditor may conduct
financial, program, or compliance audits.  A charter school
determined to be in statutory operating debt under sections
123B.81 to 123B.83 must submit a plan under section 123B.81,
(j) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort
liability under chapter 466.
(k) A charter school must comply with sections 13.32;
120A.22, subdivision 7; 121A.75; and 260B.171, subdivisions 3
and 5.
Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 260B.171,
Subd. 3.  [DISPOSITION ORDER; COPY TO SCHOOL.] (a) If a
juvenile is enrolled in school, the juvenile's probation officer
shall transmit a copy of the court's disposition order to the
superintendent of the juvenile's school district or the chief
administrative officer of the juvenile's school if the juvenile
has been adjudicated delinquent for committing an act on the
school's property or an act:
(1) that would be a violation of section 609.185
(first-degree murder); 609.19 (second-degree murder); 609.195
(third-degree murder); 609.20 (first-degree manslaughter);
609.205 (second-degree manslaughter); 609.21 (criminal vehicular
homicide and injury); 609.221 (first-degree assault); 609.222
(second-degree assault); 609.223 (third-degree assault);
609.2231 (fourth-degree assault); 609.224 (fifth-degree
assault); 609.2242 (domestic assault); 609.24 (simple robbery);
609.245 (aggravated robbery); 609.25 (kidnapping); 609.255
(false imprisonment); 609.342 (first-degree criminal sexual
conduct); 609.343 (second-degree criminal sexual conduct);
609.344 (third-degree criminal sexual conduct); 609.345
(fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct); 609.3451 (fifth-degree
criminal sexual conduct); 609.498 (tampering with a witness);
609.561 (first-degree arson); 609.582, subdivision 1 or 2
(burglary); 609.713 (terroristic threats); or 609.749
(harassment and stalking), if committed by an adult;
(first-degree controlled substance crime); 152.022
(second-degree controlled substance crime); 152.023
(third-degree controlled substance crime); 152.024
(fourth-degree controlled substance crime); 152.025
(fifth-degree controlled substance crime); 152.0261 (importing a
controlled substance); or 152.027 (other controlled substance
offenses), if committed by an adult; or
(3) that involved the possession or use of a dangerous
weapon as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 6.
When a disposition order is transmitted under this
subdivision, the probation officer shall notify the juvenile's
parent or legal guardian that the disposition order has been
shared with the juvenile's school.
(b) In addition, the juvenile's probation officer may
transmit a copy of the court's disposition order to the
has been adjudicated delinquent for offenses not listed in
paragraph (a) and placed on probation.  The probation officer
shall notify the superintendent or chief administrative officer
when the juvenile is discharged from probation.
(c) The disposition order must be accompanied by a notice
to the school that the school may obtain additional information
from the juvenile's probation officer with the consent of the
juvenile or the juvenile's parents, as applicable.  The
disposition order must be maintained, shared, or released only
as provided in section 121A.07 121A.75.
(d) The juvenile's probation officer shall maintain a
record of disposition orders released under this subdivision and
the basis for the release.
(e) No later than September 1, 2002, the criminal and
juvenile justice information policy group, in consultation with
representatives of probation officers and educators, shall
prepare standard forms for use by juvenile probation officers in
forwarding information to schools under this subdivision and in
maintaining a record of the information that is released.  The
group shall provide a copy of any forms or procedures developed
under this paragraph to the legislature by January 15, 2003.
(f) As used in this subdivision, "school" means a charter
school or a school as defined in section 120A.22, subdivision 4,
except a home school.
Subd. 5.  [PEACE OFFICER RECORDS OF CHILDREN.] (a) Except
for records relating to an offense where proceedings are public
under section 260B.163, subdivision 1, peace officers' records
of children who are or may be delinquent or who may be engaged
in criminal acts shall be kept separate from records of persons
18 years of age or older and are private data but shall be
disseminated:  (1) by order of the juvenile court, (2) as
required by section 121A.28, (3) as authorized under section
13.82, subdivision 2, (4) to the child or the child's parent or
guardian unless disclosure of a record would interfere with an
ongoing investigation, (5) to the Minnesota crime victims
reparations board as required by section 611A.56, subdivision 2,
clause (f), for the purpose of processing claims for crime
victims reparations, or (6) as otherwise provided in this
subdivision.  Except as provided in paragraph (c), no
photographs of a child taken into custody may be taken without
the consent of the juvenile court unless the child is alleged to
have violated section 169A.20.  Peace officers' records
containing data about children who are victims of crimes or
witnesses to crimes must be administered consistent with section
13.82, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 10.  Any person violating any
of the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
In the case of computerized records maintained about
juveniles by peace officers, the requirement of this subdivision
that records about juveniles must be kept separate from adult
records does not mean that a law enforcement agency must keep
its records concerning juveniles on a separate computer system.
Law enforcement agencies may keep juvenile records on the same
computer as adult records and may use a common index to access
both juvenile and adult records so long as the agency has in
place procedures that keep juvenile records in a separate place
in computer storage and that comply with the special data
retention and other requirements associated with protecting data
on juveniles.
(b) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the exchange of
information by law enforcement agencies if the exchanged
information is pertinent and necessary for law enforcement
(c) A photograph may be taken of a child taken into custody
pursuant to section 260B.175, subdivision 1, clause (b),
provided that the photograph must be destroyed when the child
reaches the age of 19 years.  The commissioner of corrections
may photograph juveniles whose legal custody is transferred to
the commissioner.  Photographs of juveniles authorized by this
paragraph may be used only for institution management purposes,
case supervision by parole agents, and to assist law enforcement
agencies to apprehend juvenile offenders.  The commissioner
shall maintain photographs of juveniles in the same manner as
juvenile court records and names under this section.
(d) Traffic investigation reports are open to inspection by
a person who has sustained physical harm or economic loss as a
result of the traffic accident.  Identifying information on
juveniles who are parties to traffic accidents may be disclosed
as authorized under section 13.82, subdivision 4, and accident
reports required under section 169.09 may be released under
section 169.09, subdivision 13, unless the information would
identify a juvenile who was taken into custody or who is
suspected of committing an offense that would be a crime if
committed by an adult, or would associate a juvenile with the
offense, and the offense is not an adult court traffic offense
under section 260B.225.
(e) The head of a law enforcement agency or a person
specifically given the duty by the head of the law enforcement
agency shall notify the principal superintendent or chief
administrative officer of a juvenile's school of an incident
occurring within the agency's jurisdiction if:
(1) the agency has probable cause to believe that the
juvenile has committed an offense that would be a crime if
committed as an adult, that the victim of the offense is a
student or staff member of the school, and that notice to the
school is reasonably necessary for the protection of the victim;
juvenile has committed an offense described in subdivision 3,
paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), that would be a crime if
committed by an adult, regardless of whether the victim is a
student or staff member of the school.
A law enforcement agency is not required to notify the
school under this paragraph if the agency determines that notice
would jeopardize an ongoing investigation.  Notwithstanding
section 138.17, data from a notice received from a law
enforcement agency under this paragraph must be destroyed when
the juvenile graduates from the school or at the end of the
academic year when the juvenile reaches age 23, whichever date
is earlier.  For purposes of this paragraph, "school" means a
public or private elementary, middle, or secondary, or charter
school.
(f) In any county in which the county attorney operates or
authorizes the operation of a juvenile prepetition or pretrial
diversion program, a law enforcement agency or county attorney's
office may provide the juvenile diversion program with data
concerning a juvenile who is a participant in or is being
considered for participation in the program.
(g) Upon request of a local social services agency, peace
officer records of children who are or may be delinquent or who
may be engaged in criminal acts may be disseminated to the
agency to promote the best interests of the subject of the data.
(h) Upon written request, the prosecuting authority shall
release investigative data collected by a law enforcement agency
to the victim of a criminal act or alleged criminal act or to
the victim's legal representative, except as otherwise provided
by this paragraph.  Data shall not be released if:
(1) the release to the individual subject of the data would
be prohibited under section 13.821; or
(2) the prosecuting authority reasonably believes:
(i) that the release of that data will interfere with the
investigation; or
(ii) that the request is prompted by a desire on the part
of the requester to engage in unlawful activities.
Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.415,
Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] As used in sections 609.415
to 609.465, and 609.515,
(1) "Public officer" means:
(a) an executive or administrative officer of the state or
of a county, municipality or other subdivision or agency of the
state;
(b) a member of the legislature or of a governing board of
a county, municipality, or other subdivision of the state, or
other governmental instrumentality within the state;
(c) a judicial officer;
(d) a hearing officer;
(e) a law enforcement officer; or
(f) any other person exercising the functions of a public
officer.
(2) "Public employee" means a person employed by or acting
for the state or a county, municipality, or other subdivision or
governmental instrumentality of the state for the purpose of
exercising their respective powers and performing their
respective duties, and who is not a public officer.  Public
employee includes a member of a charter commission.
(3) "Judicial officer" means a judge, court commissioner,
referee, or any other person appointed by a judge or court to
hear or determine a cause or controversy.
(4) "Hearing officer" means any person authorized by law or
private agreement to hear or determine a cause or controversy
who is not a judicial officer.
(5) "Political subdivision" means a county, town, statutory
or home rule charter city, school district, special service
district, or other municipal corporation of the state of
Minnesota.
Subdivision 1.  [STATE AUDITOR.] Whenever a public employee
or public officer of a political subdivision or charter
commission discovers evidence of theft, embezzlement, or
unlawful use of public funds or property, or misuse of public
funds by a charter commission or any person authorized to expend
public funds, the employee or elected official officer shall,
except when to do so would knowingly impede or otherwise
interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation, promptly
report to law enforcement and shall promptly report in writing
to the state auditor a detailed description of the alleged
incident or incidents.  Notwithstanding chapter 13 or any other
public employee or public officer shall provide data or
information related to the alleged incident or incidents to the
state auditor and law enforcement, including data classified as
not public.
Presented to the governor April 30, 2002
Signed by the governor May 1, 2002, 2:36 p.m.


The Lake Havasu Area Chamber Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Alternate Solutions Caregiver Specialists celebrating its new location and Chamber membership. Alternate Solutions provides non-medical, in-home care. Locally owned and operated since 2011, Alternate Solutions takes great pride in its service and its care givers. Licensed, insured, bonded and AHCCCS approved. Attending the ribbon cutting from left to right were Denise Johnk, Lavon Rutledge, Amy Smith, Sylvia Ciangura, Catherine Velazquez and Lucky Atkinson.


Community-based federally qualified health centers now provide access to affordable, high quality health care, where people are treated with respect and dignity regardless of income, education, insurance status, race/ethnicity and immigration status. Alameda Health Consortium's first Executive Director, Harvey Smith (far left), is seated among community members at the Health Policy Forum during Community Health Day in 1982.
Since its founding the early 1970s, the Alameda Health Consortium has grown as a regional association of eight community-based, private non-profit federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs). Together, the member health centers operate more than 75 clinic locations that serve more than 184,000 people in Alameda County in 2014. Left to right: Congressman Mike Honda, Board Member Sherry Hirota, Clinic Appreciation Awards 2012.


I have been spending the majority of my ranch work time in the heifer field. Heifers (young cows that have not yet had a calf) are considerably more difficult to calve than mature cows. They are smaller, and often need a little help getting that first calf out. They are also inexperienced mothers. They sometimes need a little coaxing to accept that their new calf does indeed belong to them, and help figuring out just what they are going to do with the slimy looking little thing. This is why we calve the heifers first, and in their own separate field – so they get a little more TLC.
Our cows have now started calving as well, so today I headed out with Dear Husband to check on their progress. Today seemed to be one of THOSE days.
DH and I jumped on the gator to head out. Our old dog Benson wanted to come too. He loves to go everywhere with Aaron, and is the most faithful family pet anyone could ask for. But there are very specific reasons why I have dubbed him "Useless Cowdog". The most specific being that he is completely and utterly useless. Lovable. But useless. Unfortunately, he is completely oblivious to his uselessness, so leaving him behind wasn't an option. One thing is certain, he really doesn't care if I am comfortable, or even if there is room for me at all, as long as there is room for him in "Ben's Spot". No Ben – this is not comfortable for me. In any way.
We checked out the freshly fed cows. Aaron had brought along a bottle of powdered colostrum to give to a calf that appeared to be deserted by its mother. Aaron had already grabbed the calf once. When he was out feeding the cows he scooped it up and was in the process of bringing it back to the yard when it let loose a full stream of calf pee all over the one and only clean tractor cab that we have. The calf was promptly set back outside to find its mother on its own. We hoped that some warm milk in it's stomach would give it the energy it needed to go track her down. That didn't quite go as planned either. After getting perhaps a quarter of the milk into it, the calf decided to resist and managed to pop the top off the bottle. The remaining milk ended up on the ground, along with Aaron's patience.
While all this was going on, I complained about the "snot-cicle" weather in May. It was COLD!!!
We left the pasture, then decided that the poor motherless calf probably wasn't going to find someone to love her (or feed her) out there anytime soon. We headed back to grab her and haul her back to the yard.
Somehow, both Aaron and Ben couldn't seem to give up their space, so I went from having a dog under my feet – to having a dog under my feet and a calf on my lap.
To add insult to injury – no wait….. To add injury to insult, when I lifted my hand to snap the picture, calf decided to struggle, kicking me squarely in the face in the process. I can now tell you a sure fire way to get Kendall Jenner lips without the filler.
The moral of the story – we need a bigger Gator!!!
It's a gator Jordan – there is a perfectly good spot in the box for him to ride in. But it isn't "his spot". Fussy dog!!


Whilst boarding the plane to head back home to Australia, I was overcome with so many conflicting mixed emotions. Deep sadness because it was over, pure happiness because it was amazing, excitement for the opportunities it may have given us, and a strong sense of disbelief. We had just been, and showcased at New York Fashion Week. Even saying it now, I still don't feel it's sunk in.
Two weeks earlier we were on the plane, our arms open ready to embrace the Big Apple, buzzing with excitement, nervousness, and unfortunately also the beloved gastro bug. Ash was struck down, then Chris (Mum and Manager) and the first 48 hours of our trip was a time we'd rather forget. Gastro and a plane are two words you never want to hear in the same sentence. Alas, they conquered and we made our destination.
We landed on a balmy Tuesday afternoon, and hopped straight into a big yellow taxi (so cliché, I know) which quickly flowed into the peak hour traffic and hustle and bustle of the city. After two hours in traffic we arrived at our cute little Air BnB in West Village, a beautiful and homely neighbourhood, with bright green floating trees sweeping each sidewalk. Next door boasted a relaxing yet vibrant café, Grounded Organic Coffee and Tea House, which became our second home whilst in the states. We ventured out and wandered the neighbourhood as the sun went down, pinching ourselves whilst we explored. After visiting a local market and stocking up on the necessities – muffins and coffee – we became overcome with exhaustion from the travel, headed back and nestled in for our first night away from home.
The next day we were up early, eager to start exploring. Chris was still unwell and was sadly confined to the walls of the BnB, too lethargic to wander, so Ash and I set off roaming the streets. We took the underground subway (again, so cliché) and popped up in the lively Times Square. For those that haven't been to New York, Times Square is just how you see it in on TV. Brightly coloured, busy and beautiful. We did a little shopping, just a little, and sussed out some backdrops and locations for a photoshoot, which we were to do here in just over a weeks time. Before long, the day was done, and it was back to bed.
collaborations. This woman worked day and night on our trip, she did not stop, but after a few days of a hefty workload, it was time for us to focus on the models Fittings Day! We were taken to a large multi-storey building not far from our apartment in West Village. From the foyer the building looked upper-class and sophisticated, however upon getting out at our designated floor, we were greeted with colourful hallways, and swarms of people. Some dancing in the corridor, some practicing lines in the mirror. This was a full-blown audition building, just like in the movies. There were show posters on all the walls, audition times pinned to doors, people lined up ready to head in to have their go. You couldn't wipe the smiles off our faces in that moment.
We entered our room and met the Fashion Palette team and began pulling out all the product, awaiting the models arrival. We were then given our backstage passes to NYFW, and cue excited laughter/disbelief/happy tears. The models arrived soon after and Ash quickly started fitting them with their headpieces and talking to them about our vision for the show and what she wanted them to do, whilst I fitted them with their lingerie and shirts and Chris handled accessories. We were scribbling down notes, recording shoe sizes and shirt sizes, their allocated pieces, you name it. The day was over before we knew it, and it was now time to prepare for the pinnacle of the trip. Our beautiful photographer Jess Tucker from back home, made the trek over to the states and met us that night in New York ready to share our excitement.
and really stopped to take it all in. After a few minutes we joked again for the 36th time about how surreal it was that we were here, had couple more glasses of champas to ease the nerves and it was time to go in.
It was time for the Ashlee Lauren New York Fashion Week Runway show.
as everything swung around us trying to take it all in. Ash was pulled aside for interview after interview, and I spotted a model I recognised from fittings looking for her station. I headed over and started dressing her, and before long more models were ready. We had half our models dressed, fitted with headpieces ready for the show. We were still waiting on 5 more models, and time to the show was dwindling away. Jess, from Fashion Palette started heading our way, sensing our confusion as to where the other models were. Then she broke the news, the agency had double-booked the models, so five of them would be a no-show.


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Country Musings by Robert Loy, May 2008
Standing by Tammy Wynette
Sometimes it's a real challenge to come up with interesting topics for this column, and other times - like say when one of the greatest pitchers of all time is discovered to supposedly having had an affair with troubled country singer Mindy McCready - it's so I almost feel guilty for getting paid.
Which is why it's almost painful to say that I won't be writing about the scandal. Nope, not even after it turns out that Clemens also allegedly had an affair with a famous golfer's wife, which means this adulteress had John Daly and Roger nightly. I can't write about it, you see because I have something more important on my mind. My oldest daughter is getting married soon. She's 18, and if you think that's too young, don't tell me, tell her - and good luck getting through.
Anyway, it turns out I have a responsibility in this soiree beyond paying for everything and not tripping over myself as I walk her down the aisle.
I have to choose the song for the father-daughter dance. And it's turning out to be more difficult that I expected for two reasons.
1.) I get all emotionally overwhelmed listening to possible choices and imagining the big moment and that's because 2.) I want it to be perfect.
The last wedding I went to had a perfect song for the Dad-daughter dance: "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me." I can't use that one though because my daughter, unlike that blushing bride, is not an only child. What am I going to dance to when her younger sister decides it's her turn to cut the cake before she cuts her wisdom teeth? "You're Pretty Good Too, I Reckon"?
I think I've got it narrowed down to two choices, "In My Life" by The Beatles and "Eighteen Yellow Roses" by Bobby Darin. I can't make up my mind because I was kinda hoping for a country song, and the only country version I can find of "In My Life" is by Johnny Cash, and that version was from late in his career when he was not singing more like talking and dancing to that would be like dancing to a dirge. There is a country version of "Eighteen Yellow Roses" by the Texas Tornados, but it's almost 5 minutes in length, which seems like a long time for us to hog the spotlight.
And something about "Eighteen Yellow Roses" bothers me. And it's not just the reminder that 18 is too young to get married. I think it's the last line: "Eighteen yellow roses will wilt and die someday / But a father's love will never fade away." Since the roses symbolize the groom's affections, it's like I'm minimizing them at best, hexing them at worst. (It's also possible I'm overthinking this.)
So, I'm appealing to you for help. If you have any thoughts or suggestions about what would be the perfect song for a father-daughter wedding dance, please e-mail me at robert.loy@gmail.com. And thank you.


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Alabama basketball: Collin Sexton sits out exhibition game while eligibility remains a question
Matt Speakman, SEC Country
Alabama football drives the conversation here at the Rammer Jammer, SEC Country's daily Alabama athletics recap, but we'll cover news for every facet of the Crimson Tide. Every morning, we'll be here for the latest on Alabama football, basketball and every sport on campus.
Eligibility issues
Alabama didn't play freshman guard Collin Sexton in its lone exhibition basketball game against Alabama-Huntsville on Monday. The NCAA has yet to reinstate the 5-star recruit's eligibility, and that is why the decision was made.
"We don't have any further information at this time, but we will continue to cooperate with the NCAA and work toward a resolution that results in Colin's timely reinstatement," Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne said in a statement.
The issue of eligibility is connected to the resignation of former staffer Kobie Baker. Baker allegedly took part in a meeting where money was exchanged to sway an Alabama basketball player to sign with a financial adviser before the NBA draft. The timetable on Sexton's eligibility is unknown. Alabama won the exhibition game, 74-65.
In other headlines …
Alabama safety Ronnie Harrison and punter JK Scott both earned weekly SEC honors.
Alabama vs. Mercer will kick off at 11 a.m. CT on Nov. 18 on SEC Network.
Alabama recognized nine players as players of the week after the win against LSU.
Our own Christopher Walsh points out 10 things you may have missed from Alabama's win over LSU.
SEC Network analyst Booger McFarland called out Fox Sports analyst Danny Kanell for his comparison of Alabama and Troy.
Alabama coach Nick Saban updated the statuses of linebackers Mack Wilson (foot) and Shaun Dion Hamilton (right knee), as well as safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (left hamstring). Wilson will be out for "4-6 weeks" with a foot injury but had successful surgery. Hamilton also had successful surgery. Hamilton was one of Alabama's key leaders on defense.
This is something he'll be able to respond to in a few months. Hopefully be able to come back and have an opportunity to do some things to extend his career," Saban said.
Fitzpatrick was ruled out of practice by Saban but was dressed and going through drills during practice. He wore a support strip during practice.
Taking money?
Sports illustrated published a report saying that members of the 2009 Alabama national championship team accepted payments for autographs while in school. Cornerback Marquis Johnson and defensive tackle Terrence Cody were among the players specifically named in the report. When the news came out, people took to Twitter to react to the allegations made about the team. After the story broke, Johnson told AL.com that he did not take any money for autographs.
Around the Capstone
Alabama soccer earned its third NCAA Tournament bid in program history.
Sexton was named to the Oscar Robertson watch list.
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The India-Sri Lanka FTA (ISFTA), which was signed in December 1998 and came into force in March 2000, was a result not only of the slow progress made through South Asian Regional Initiatives, but also a mark of renewed political confidence between the two countries. India's interests in advancing trade relations were apparent given its broader industrial base and ability to meet Sri Lanka's import needs, while the main factors prompting Sri Lanka's interests were the prospect of "early-mover" access to a large market that would help the country to diversify its manufacturing base and the potential to raise its attraction as a destination for FDI on the basis of preferential access to the Indian market.
The ISFTA was formulated based on a "negative list" approach, with each country extending preferences to all commodities except those indicated in its negative list. However, an important feature of the ISFTA was the adoption of "less than full reciprocity." Given the asymmetry of the two countries, Sri Lanka was given special and differential treatment, which extended to negotiations on the negative list, rules of origin and the agreed period of implementation of the tariff liberalization schedule. The outcomes of the FTA have been impressive for both parties. Between the year 2000 when the FTA became effective and 2005-06, India's exports to Sri Lanka recorded an average annual growth of 34.5 per cent, while those of Sri Lanka to India grew at an average rate of 132 per cent.
While the peak in 2005 was due to a large concentration of exports in 2 products - vanaspathi and copper - owing to tariff arbitration by Indian exporters, since then there has been a rise in high value-added exports to India. The number of Sri Lankan export items has increased from 505 in 1999 to 1050 in 2009 and 2100 in 2011, with a visible shift from low value-added agricultural products to high value added manufacturing goods including insulated wires and cables, intimate garments, value-added tea, furniture, tableware, machinery, rubber gloves and refined copper products. India, which ranked 14th in terms of export destinations in 1999 has climbed up to the 5th position by 2011.Over 70 per cent of Sri Lanka's exports have been undertaken within the framework of FTA preferences, compared to around 30 per cent of India's exports. On the other hand, only around 14 per cent of Sri Lanka's imports from India have been under the FTA.
Therefore, the FTA has assisted in narrowing the trade gap between the two countries in favour of Sri Lanka and has contributed towards more equitable and balanced growth of bilateral trade. Although the FTA covers only liberalization of goods, it has indirectly led to a significant amount of Indian investments in Sri Lanka, which has in turn strengthened Sri Lanka's supply capacities. Cumulative Indian realized investment which was a mere US$ 2.5 million in 1998 increased to US$ 146.8 million in 2011, recording the second highest FDI inflows into Sri Lanka.


The Communications Division consists of Police Communications Officers, more commonly known to the public as dispatchers, who are the primary answering point for all emergency and non-emergency requests for police. Communications Officers most often dispatch officers to calls via computers outfitted in each patrol car known as Mobile Data Browsers. The system enables officers to have wireless computer communication with police dispatch and helps minimize radio traffic to free up channels for high priority calls. Like the Patrol Division, the Communications Division operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.


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Open Journal of Social Sciences > Vol.3 No.3, March 2015
Function-Based Classification: Model Development and Validation ()
Umi Asma' Mokhtar, Zawiyah M. Yusof
Faculty of Technology and Information Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
DOI: 10.4236/jss.2015.33031 PDF HTML XML 4,979 Downloads 6,138 Views Citations
Classification is a key element of records management initiatives, ensuring systematic organization of documents and facilitates information retrieval. Records management initiatives are based on the lifecycle concept, which comprises of creation, usage, maintenance (classification and organization), appraisal, and disposal. However, classification system is not prevalent in records management compared to other information field such as library where the concept differed in application and connotations. Although classification is crucial for disposal purpose, research addressing the issue is scarce, as past studies limited their focused to the earlier part of the records' life cycle i.e. storage and retrieval. This study examines classification from a records-management perspective by adopting the qualitative approach. Also it discusses the development of functional-based model and its validation. The proposed model consists of context and decomposed diagrams to illustrate classification processes. The process for validating the model consists of two phases. The first phase is the draft model by means of expert validation, conducted to validate the content and the context of classification process. The second phase of validation was aimed at validating the model in accordance with eight criteria. Further discussion of the findings concerns these seven criteria: content, scope, consistency, comprehensiveness, tailorability, process sequence, and overall impression. The findings revealed that the proposed model is a basic model that is crucial as a guidance for developing records classification. Moreover, the proposed model is timely, as there is as yet no such a model known as a functional model for classifying records.
Records Management, Function-Based Classification, Classification, Expert Validation, Functional Model
Mokhtar, U. and Yusof, Z. (2015) Function-Based Classification: Model Development and Validation. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 3, 211-214. doi: 10.4236/jss.2015.33031.
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[2] Schellenberg T.R. (1956) Modern Archives Principles and Techniques. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
[3] Alberts, I., Schellinck, J., Eby, C. and Marleau, Y. (2010) Bridging Functions and Processes for Records Management. Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 34, 365-390.
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[4] Hillston, J. (2003) Model Validation and Verification. Teaching Notes.
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Barcelona's coach Ronald Koeman touches forward Lionel Messi as he leaves the pitch during the Spanish League football. Photo: Pau Barrena/AFP
Ronald Koeman tight lipped on Barcelona future, desperate for Lionel Messi to stay
By Reuters May 17, 2021
BARCELONA - Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman refused to answer questions on his future after his side slumped to a disappointing 2-1 loss at home to Celta Vigo, which means they can at best finish third in La Liga this season.
Local media reported on Sunday that the club have opened negotiations with former midfielder Xavi Hernandez, who is currently in charge of Qatari side Al-Sadd, as pressure builds on the Dutchman after a disappointing first campaign in charge.
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"My future? That's not a question for me. I won't talk about it. I said what I think in my press conference (pre-game) and I won't repeat it," Koeman said after the Celta defeat.
Koeman is not the only figure at Barca whose future is up in the air, with club great and record goalscorer Lionel Messi's contract up next month and no new agreement in place.
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After what could possibly have been his final game at the Camp Nou, the coach said the club were desperate for the Argentine to stay, suggesting they might not be able to repair the damage that would be done by losing a player of his calibre.
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"I hope this is not Messi's last game at the Camp Nou. He's still the best player in the world and he showed us again today that playing without him is impossible," Koeman said.
"He's scored 30 goals (in La Liga this season), he's given us so many points over so many years - we want him to stay but it's a question for him to answer.
"But, if he's not at the club, who is going to score the goals for us?"


This formula is the foundation of my theory of design as it states that any product (P) expresses its essential relations both with humans (H) and their contest or environment (C). This relationship can be very complex and involve, for example metaphysic interpretations or esthetical modes, but basically serves men to adept and accomodate himself to his habitat.
It is explained in structural terms on my page on design theory.
note 1 Floyd Merrell, Semiosis in the Post...p.137 ff.
note 2 Gareth Knight, A practical Guide to Quabalistic Symbolism, Samuel Weiser, York Beach, Maine, USA, 1993 (1965).p.175 ff.