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March 5, 2009

A regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Deerfield Beach, a municipal corporation of Florida, was called to order on the above date at 7:00 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers by Chairman, Dan Poitier.  Roll Call showed:

Present:            Dan Poitier, Chairman

Martha Mc Geary, Vice Chairman

Gerald Alter

Allen Davis

Linda Mooney

Dan Saraceno

Barbara Moriarty, Alternate

Patricia O?Neil, Alternate

Also Present:    Jerry Ferguson, Director of Planning and Growth Management

Marcia Stevens, Senior Planner

Charles Seaman, Assistant City Attorney

Vernadette Fuller, Minutes Secretary

Absent: Alphonso Nero

Robert Brown, Alternate

Ray Lavoie, Alternate

School Board Representative

Ms. Moriarty was seated to serve at tonight?s meeting.

Chairman Poitier requested either approval or corrections to the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Board meeting of January 8, 2009.

Motion was made by, Ms. Mooney, and second by, Mr. Saraceno to approve the minutes of January 8, 2009 as submitted.  The motion CARRIED unanimously.

Applicant:         CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH

Proposal:          To adopt a 10-year Waster Supply Facilities Work Plan and amend the City of

                        Deerfield Beach Comprehensive Plan by amending the Future Land Use, Utilities

Capital Improvement Plan which implements the Ten Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan as required pursuant to Chapter 163, Part II Florida

Ms. Stevens gave a brief history and said that water supply and land use planning was reviewed in 1970 and it was called a Comprehensive Plan. There were no level of services or goals and objects in this plan, however, in 1978; a 10-year water facility master plan was put into place. She said that the plan included capital improvements, growth population; however, there was very little coordination among the City, County and SFWMD. She stated that the average daily water demand projection for a multi-family dwelling unit was 900 gallons per day. It was projected that in 1988, the City would have a demand of 11.06 million gallons per day. She added that the first Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 1989 that was in compliance with the local government comprehensive planning and Land Development Regulation Act. She noted that there were strict requirements for each element including goals, objectives and policies relating to future land use, conservation, environment and intergovernmental coordination. She added that the year 2025 is the planning horizon and the scenario developed in 2006 included the use of alternative water sources, i.e., the Florida aquifer. In 2007, SFWMD adopted a plan insisting that all new water demands be met through the alternative water supply sources. The State of Florida also requires each municipality to adopt a 10-year water supply plan as part of the Comprehensive Plan. Because part of the City is served by Broward County, the City must make sure that water is available for those properties as well. Also, the CIP projects listed must be financially feasible. She advised that the element is broken up into 5 sub-elements; sanitary sewer, solid waste, storm water management, potable water and ground water aquifer.

Lastly, she acknowledged that the following objectives and policies were added to the plan; Section5.2.2 Storm Water Management (sub-element) ? Objective UT 3.2 reads Storm water management facilities shall be designed, constructed and operated in a manner that protects, conserves and enhances potable water resources, including the abatement of saltwater intrusion. Policy UT 3.2.1 ? reads the City shall work with the SFWMD to implement applicable portions of the LECWSP intended to reduce losses of excess storm water to tide, recharge the surficial aquifer and provide additional storage to surface waters. Section 5.2.4 ? Potable Water (sub-element) ? Objective UT 4.1 ? reads short and long term potable water needs, by providing an adequate supply of water which meets all applicant federal, state and local water quality standards, and does not compromise the sustainability of the regional?s water resources or ability to supply water in the future. Policy UT 4.1.1 reads the City shall adopt the 10-year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan, (work plan) to increase the coordination between land use and water supply planning, as required by Chapter 163 Florida Statutes, and attached per Appendix A. Policy UT 4.1.2 reads prior to approval of a building permit, the City shall consult with the appropriate water supplier to determine whether adequate water supplies to serve the new development will be available, no later than the anticipated date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Policy UT 4.1.3 was changed to reads that 224 gallons per person per capita day (gpcd) on an average day basis, and 265 gpcd for maximum daily flow; UR 4.1.4 ? in order to protect and conserve the Biscayne Aquifer, and limit demands on the regional water management system, the City shall continue to investigate the utilization of alternate water sources (AWS) to supplement and broaden future water supply sources, as described in the work plan. These potential sources could include the increased use of reclaimed water when available, improved methods conservation, development of the Floridian Aquifer, improved operations to increase storm water reuse and aquifer recharge, and management strategies, which may be reflected in the LECWSP 2005-2006 update or future updates. UT 4.1.5 by the year 2013, the City will have constructed AWS projects which are sufficient to meet its 2025 LOS potable water needs. Objective UT 4.2 ? utilize existing potable water facilities to the extent permitted and encourage compact urban growth patterns. Policy 4.2.1 ? the City shall continue to utilize the development review process of the Land Development Code to require applicants for development permits within the City?s service area, to enter into an agreement to tie-in to existing facilities or construct improvements to the City?s potable water system necessitated by the proposed development, when adequate facilities, (based on the adopted LOS standards) are not available and no fiscally feasible plan to construct or expand said facilities is proposed. Intergovernmental coordination element ? Policy IC 1.3.2: the City shall coordinate with BCWWS to maintain the level of service standards for potable water treatment and transmission facilities which serve the Deerfield Beach population.  This coordination shall include sharing and updating information regarding the 10-year WSFWP, including the LECWSP, to meet ongoing water supply needs and the implementation of alternative water supplies. Policy IC 1.3.3 ? City shall coordinate with BCWWS prior to the building permit stage, (for those areas of the City which are served by BCWWS to determine whether adequate water supplies with be available to serve developments by the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or its functional equivalent. Policy IC 1.3.4 ? City adopted 10-year WSFWP will be updated within 18 months or as required, in coordination with the most current LECWSP, and the BCWSP-2008 revisions. Capital Improvements Element ? Policy CIE 1.1.4 ? the CIP shall be updated and adopted on an annual basis per the requirements of Section 163.3177(3)(b), F.S., including the Five Year Schedule of CIP.  The schedule shall include those projects identified in the first five years of the 10-year WSFWP; to ensure that potable water LOS is maintained.

Conservation Element ? City shall implement the 10-year WSFWP and complete the CIP in accordance with the CIE to ensure that potable water level of service is maintained. Policy CON 1.6.2 ? the City shall continue and expand its water conservation practices to maintain a low per capita consumption of potable water by implementing the conservation programs and measures identified in the work plan including: implementing a public information/education program targeting residential water conservation, continuing a implement a City water conservation based rate structure; adopting additional water restricting ordinances; implementing and enforcing environmentally sound landscaping practices to reduce irrigation demand, including the principles of xeriscape and rain sensors, and encouraging the planting of Florida friendly defined plants ; expanding the City?s water leak utility detection program and the water distribution system leakage programs; and continuing to enforce the Florida Building Code and City regulations for ultra low volume plumbing flow restriction on new construction. Policy CON 1.6.3 - support Everglades?s restoration and the BCWWS, shall pursue projects that enhance aquifer recharge. Policy CON 1.6.5 ? City?s LDR shall recommend the use of xeriscape principles as listed in the LDC and the SFWMD water wise plant guide. Policy CON 1.6.6 ? the City shall coordinate with Broward County to explore additional opportunities to conserve water by targeting industries characterized by high rates of water consumption, and developing specific industry water conservation strategies. Future Land Use Elements ? Policy FLU 2.1.7 ? the City shall require that all future land use map amendments ensure the availability of potable water supplies and water supply facilities before adoption.

Ms. Moriarity asked if the Florida aquifer is replenishable and if the plants being built are adequate through 2025.

Ms. Stevens replied that the water is brackish, has to be run through reverse osmosis and costs more, but there is no limit. She also said that the plants under construction would be adequate.

There were not member?s reports.

There was no staff report.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.  The meeting was adjourned at 7:42 p.m.

                                                                           Dan Poitier, Chairman

                                                                       Planning and Zoning Board


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Commentary: A Nuclear Bait-and-Switch With LRSO

January 11, 2016 (Photo Credit: Staff Illustration)

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and right now opponents of US nuclear modernization plans are more desperate than ever. The year 2015 was not kind to them as President Obama, whom they hoped would usher in a new era of nuclear disarmament, has proposed and supported plans to modernize the nuclear triad of bombers, submarines and missiles.

Russian nuclear threats against US allies in NATO, newly aggressive nuclear build-up operations and a major treaty violation further demonstrate that nuclear issues are not going away.

In a last-ditch effort to make some sort of progress on nuclear disarmament before Obama leaves office, anti-nuclear activists are calling for cancellation of the Long-Range Stand Off (LRSO) weapon, a planned program for a nuclear-armed cruise missile that would begin replacing the current system around 2030. Their main arguments against the LRSO are that it will be redundant and unnecessarily expensive.

Leaving aside the fact that in peak funding years the LRSO will make up about three-tenths of 1 percent of the defense budget annually, the claim that the LRSO will be redundant deserves more scrutiny.

The new cruise missile will be designed to penetrate enemy air defense systems after being launched by the B-52 bomber or the planned Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B). Yet, as critics Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, and Tom Collina, policy director at Ploughshares Fund, both point out, the new bomber will also be designed to penetrate enemy air defenses, and if needed, drop the B-61 nuclear gravity bomb. Consequently, they say the US can eliminate the planned procurement of the LRSO.

This argument might carry more weight except that the same people making this claim now are in many cases the same people who supported reducing or retiring the B-61 gravity bombs only a few years ago. So which is it? Do they support cutting the B-61 in favor of the LRSO, or cutting the LRSO in favor of the B-61? The answer: both.

This is simply an example of the old bait-and-switch maneuver. Once one program is cut, they will call for the other to be cut as well, effectively reducing the US nuclear triad to a dyad of only missiles and submarines.

In either case, they are wrong to argue that redundancy, per se, is a bad thing. In fact, redundancy is a necessary component of any important system, be it extra GPS satellites for navigation or backup generators for hospitals.

Critics of the LRSO can have no confidence that a nuclear stand-off capability will be unnecessary to deter future threats. In fact, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said recently, “Today, there are roughly 10 integrated air defense systems in the world that you would have a difficult time operating in or around in aircraft. ... By 10 years from now, there will probably be 25 or so.”

For deterrence, current and future adversaries should not feel safe against US bombers behind their air defense systems. The LRSO would introduce great uncertainty in their planning.

If the United States cuts LRSO plans now, a future president would be left without a potentially important option during an international crisis. The US nuclear infrastructure is unable to respond at the same pace that international security events change; this is why some redundancy has been built into the nuclear triad for decades, with each leg able to substitute for another in the case of technical failure or advanced adversary defenses.

Nuclear disarmament advocates may dare to dream that unilateral US cuts to the LRSO program will enlighten foreign leaders as to the error of their ways and lead to a global ban on nuclear-armed cruise missiles; but reality dares to intrude. Vladimir Putin recently helpfully reminded the world that the cruise missiles successfully launched from a Russian submarine against ISIS targets in Syria were, “new, modern and highly effective high-precision weapons that can be equipped either with conventional or special nuclear warheads.”

Russian officials seem to subscribe to a “nuclear first use” strategy and Putin’s firm nyet to further arms control negotiations with the United States shows he is in no mood for Western “enlightenment.”

Congress should fully fund the LRSO program and send Mr. Putin a useful message that the US is investing in the capabilities that will disabuse him of the notion he can escalate his way out of a crisis or intimidate NATO allies without consequence.

Matthew Costlow is policy analyst at the National Institute for Public Policy.

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Sandhya inform Sooraj about Arzoo! Diya Aur Baati Hum 16th February 2016 Written Updates

Sandhya inform Sooraj about Arzoo! Diya Aur Baati Hum 16th February 2016 Written Updates :- The last night episode of the TV serial “Diya Aur Baati Hum” starts with Bhabho wants to go in the Resham house so she is now with Sooraj and Sandhya on the way to Resham’s house. Resham is worry as why Santosh Jee is coming in the house when there is no Rasam in the house. Mahek is worry in fact Mahek thinks that probably Santosh Jee will be breaking relationship with us.

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Diya Aur Baati Hum 16th February 2016 Written Updates

Mahek is anxious as now Santosh Jee is aware from the fact perhaps that Arzoo and her family are from Pakistan. But when Resham tries to ask to Mahek about these all things, Mahek simply avoid the situation. Mahek asked to Resham you won’t believed me.

Anyway, now Bhabho, Sandhya and Sooraj arrived in the Resham’s house and seek apologised for sudden coming but Resham said that no need to apologised, now we are family. Resham asked Mahek to arranged tea for them. Bhabho asked that the marriage of Arzoo and Chothu will be happen after some time. Sandhya said dont asked about this to Arzoo.
We plan something bigger for Arzoo and Chothu which will be indeed surprised. Sandhya added further.

Now the marriage celebrations are going on in the Rathi house, where Babasa welcome the guests along with Bakshi. Sooraj and Sandhya are doing leg pulling to Chothu. Resham asked Arzoo to get ready but Arzoo said still she is not having her Lahenga. It doesn’t come. Resham became worry.

Meanwhile, suddenly Sandhya got phone call which suggested that some people from Pakistan come in India who bring some illegal stuffs. Sandhya became sceptical. Sandhya asked to the police very soon she will be solving the case and all that.

Arzoo is tensed that after marriage how she will be adjusting in India. She dont know anything about the country. Resham asked to Arzoo I’m sure you will win entire Rathi family’s heart. Arzoo embraced Resham.

Now it is the wedding time, where Chothu is sitting in the Mandap. Sandhya is in outside. Pandit Jee said Chothu should not get up from the Mandap unless it would be a big Abhshagun. Sandhya asked driver to drive the car fast as she need to rush there in the Mandap fast. Resham arrived with Arzoo as Babasa asked to bring the bride fast. But suddenly Chulbul come in the scene.

Sandhya gets shocked seeing Chulbul and the necklace. Chulbul said this is the anklet which I choose for Arzoo with Sooraj. Sandhya get shocked somehow.

In tonight episode of the TV series it will be shown that the Inspector will be giving Arzoo her passport and visa copy. Sandhya says she is Arzoo Bakshi from Pakistan. Sandhya firstly inform this to Sooraj.


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Al Gore and John Warner Testimony on Waxman-Markey — Part 1

Filed in National by on April 25, 2009

Yesterday, Vice President Al Gore and Senator John Warner presented bi-partisan testimony in support of the Waxman-Markey bill. Video is of Opening Statements:

Vice President Gore’s complete remarks after the jump.

Statement to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Committee on Energy and Commerce
As Prepared for Delivery
Hon. Al Gore
Friday, April 24, 2009

Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, distinguished guests; it is my great honor today to testify with my friend and former colleague, John Warner, whose long record of service to the Senate and to our country is remarkable.

Senator Warner has consistently looked with a steady gaze past the politics of the day to thoughtfully and intensely focus on the national interest.

His approach reminds me of another great Republican from another era, the great Senator Arthur Vandenberg, from Michigan, who helped to create the United Nations, NATO, and the Marshall plan. He understood that our nation, when faced with great peril, must rise above partisanship to meet the challenge.

I believe we have arrived at such a moment. Our country is at risk on three fronts. The economic crisis is clear. Our national security remains at risk so long as we remain dangerously dependent on flows of foreign oil from reserves owned by sovereign states that are vulnerable to disruption. The rate of new discoveries, as you know, is falling even as demand elsewhere in the world is rising. Most importantly, of course, we are—along with the rest of humanity—facing the dire and growing threat of the climate crisis.

It is at the very heart of those threats that this Committee and this Congress must direct its focus. I am here today to lend my support to one of the most important pieces of legislation ever introduced in the Congress. I believe this legislation has the moral significance equivalent to that of the civil rights legislation of the 1960’s and the Marshall Plan of the late 1940’s.

By Repowering America with a transition to a clean energy economy and ending our dangerous over-reliance on carbon-based fuels, which is the common thread running through all three of these crises, this bill will simultaneously address the climate crisis, the economic crisis, and the national security threats that stem from our dependence on foreign oil.

We cannot afford to wait any longer for this transition. Each day that we continue with the status quo sees more of our fellow Americans struggling to provide for their families.

Each day we continue on our current path, America loses more of its competitive edge. And each day we wait, we increase the risk that we will leave our children and grandchildren an irreparably damaged planet.

Passage of this legislation will restore America’s leadership of the world and begin, at long last, to solve the climate crisis. It is truly a moral imperative. Moreover, the scientific evidence of how serious this climate crisis is becoming continues to amass week after week after week.

Let me share with you just a few recent examples:

-The Arctic is warming at an unprecedented rate. New research, which draws upon recently declassified data collected by U.S. nuclear submarines traveling under the Arctic ice cap for the last 50 years, has given us, for the first time, a three-dimensional view of the ice cap, and researchers at the Naval Postgraduate School have told us that the entire Arctic ice cap may totally disappear in summer in as little as five years if nothing is done to curb emissions of greenhouse gas pollution. For most of the last 3 million years, it has covered an area the size of the lower 48 states. Almost half of the ice has already melted during the last 20 years. The dark ocean, once uncovered, absorbs 90 percent of the solar heat that used to bounce off the highly reflective ice. As a direct consequence, some of the vast amounts of frozen carbon in the permafrost surrounding the Arctic Ocean are beginning to be released as methane as the frozen tundra thaws, threatening a doubling of global warming pollution in the atmosphere.

-Melting of the Greenland ice sheet has reached a new record, which was a staggering 60 percent above the previous high in 1998. The most recent 11 summers have all experienced melting greater than the average of the past thirty-five year time series (1973-2007). Glacial earthquakes have been increasing as the meltwater tunnels down through the ice to the bedrock below. Were the Greenland ice sheet to melt, crack up and slip into the North Atlantic, sea level would rise almost 20 feet.

-We already know that the Antarctic Peninsula is warming at three to five times the global average rate. That is why the Larsen B ice shelf, which was the size of Rhode Island, already has collapsed. Several other ice shelves have also collapsed in the last 20 years. Another large shelf, the Wilkins ice shelf—which is roughly the size of Northern Ireland— is now beginning to disintegrate right before our very eyes. A recent study in the journal Science has now confirmed that the entire West Antarctic Ice Sheet is warming. Scientists have told us that if it were to collapse and slide into the sea, we would experience global sea level rise of another 20 feet worldwide. Each meter of sea level increase leads to 100 million climate refugees. Recent studies have shown that many coastal areas in the U.S. are at risk—particularly Southern Florida and Southern Louisiana.

-Carbon dioxide pollution is changing the very chemistry of our oceans. Ocean acidification is already underway and is accelerating. A recent paper published in the journal Science described how the seawater off the coast of Northern California has become so acidic from CO2 that it is now corrosive. To give some sense of perspective, for the last 44 million years, the average pH of the water has been 8.2. The scientists at Scripps measured levels off the north coast of California and Oregon at a pH of 7.75.

Coral polyps that make reefs and everything that makes a shell are now beginning to suffer from a kind of osteoporosis because of the 25 million tons of CO2 absorbed the oceans every 24 hours.

-Salmon have now disappeared off the coast of California. Researchers are now working to determine the cause and whether or not this is due to acidity and the relationship between acidity and “dead zones” of extreme oxygen depletion that now stretch from the west coast of North, Central, and South America almost all the way across the Pacific. The health and productivity of all the world’s oceans are at risk.

-The Union of Forest Research Organizations, with 14 international collaborating partners, reported that forests may lose their carbon-regulating service and that it “could be lost entirely if the earth heats up 2.5 degrees Centigrade.” Throughout the American west, tree deaths are now at record levels, year after year. For the same reason, Canada’s vast forest is now contributing CO2 to the atmosphere rather than absorbing it. The Amazon, the forests of Central Africa, Siberia, and Indonesia are all now at risk.

-This year, a number of groups ranging from the National Audubon Society to the Department of Interior, released the U.S. State of the Birds report showing that nearly a third of the nation’s 800 bird species are endangered, threatened or in significant decline due to habitat loss, invasive species and other threats including climate change. The major shift attributed to the climate crisis related to the migratory patterns and a large shift northward among a vast range of bird species in the U.S.

-Some of the most intriguing new research is in the area of extreme weather events and rainfall. A recent study by German scientists published in Climatic Change projects that extreme precipitation will increase significantly in regions that are already experiencing extreme rainfall. Man-made global warming has already increased the moisture content of the air worldwide, causing bigger downpours. Each additional degree of temperature increase causes another seven percent increase in moisture in the air, and even larger downpours when storm conditions trigger heavy rains and snows.

-To bring an example of this home, 2009 saw the eighth “ten year flood” of Fargo, North Dakota, since 1989. In Iowa, Cedar Rapids was hit last year by a flood that exceeded the 500-year flood plain. All-time flood records are being broken in areas throughout the world.

-Conversely those regions that are presently dry are projected to become much dryer, because higher average temperatures evaporate soil moisture.

-The American West and the Southeast have been experiencing prolonged severe drought and historic water shortages. In a study published in January 2008 in the journal Science, scientists from the Scripps Institute estimated that 60 percent of the changes in the West’s water cycle are due to increased atmospheric man-made greenhouse gases. It predicts that although Western states are already struggling to supply water for their farms and cities, more severe climatic changes will strain the system even more. Agriculture in California is at high risk. Australia has been experiencing what many there call a thousand-year drought, along with record high temperatures. Some cities had 110 degrees for four straight days two months ago. And then they had the mega-fires that caused so much death and destruction.

-Federal officials from our own National Interagency Fire Center report that we have seen twice as many wildfires during the first three months of 2009 as compared to the same period last year. Due to the worsening drought, the outlook for more record fires in Texas, Florida, and California is not good.

-A number of new studies continue to show that climate change is increasing the intensity of hurricanes. Although we cannot attribute any particular storm to global warming, we can certainly look at the trend. Dr. Greg Holland from the National Center for Atmospheric Research says that we have already experienced a 300-400 percent increase in category 5 storms in the past 10 years in the United States. Last August, hundreds of thousands of people had to evacuate as Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf Coast. And then, of course, there is the destruction of Galveston and areas of New Orleans, where the residents are still recovering. The same is happening in the rest of the world. Last year, Cyclone Nargis inflicted catastrophic death tolls in Burma (Myanmar) killing twenty thousand people and leading to the suffering of many more.

For these and many other reasons, now is the time to act. And luckily, positive change is on the way.

In February, when the Congress voted to pass the stimulus bill, it laid the groundwork for critical investments in energy efficiency, renewables, a unified national smart grid and the move to clean cars. This was a crucial down payment that will create millions of new jobs, hasten our economic recovery, strengthen our national security, and begin to solve the climate crisis.

Now, we must take another step together, and pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act. Chairman Waxman and Chairman Markey have pulled together the best ideas in the Congress to begin solving the climate crisis while increasing our energy independence.

Let me highlight a few items in the bill that I believe to be of particular importance:

It promotes the rapid introduction of the clean and renewable technologies that will create new jobs and reduce our reliance on carbon-based fuels.

It is time to close the carbon loophole and begin the steep reductions we need to make in the pollution that causes global warming.

It helps us use energy more efficiently and transmit it over a secure, modernized, digital smart grid system.

Of course this move to Repower America must also include adequate provisions to assist those Americans who would unfairly face hardship. For example, we must recognize and protect those who have toiled in dangerous conditions to bring us our present energy supply. We ought to guarantee good jobs for any coal miner displaced by impacts on the coal industry.

And this bill also focuses on intensive R & D to explore carbon capture and sequestration to determine whether and where it can be a key part of the solution.

Our country cannot afford more of the status quo, more gas price instability, more job losses, more outsourcing of factories, and more years of sending $2 billion every 24 hours to foreign countries for oil. And our soldiers and their families cannot take another 10 years of repeated troop deployments to regions that just happen to have large oil supplies.

Moreover, the best way to secure a global agreement that guarantees that other nations will also reduce their global warming pollution is for the U.S. to lead the world in meeting this historic challenge. The United States is the world’s leader. We are the only nation in the world that can. Once we find the moral courage to take on this issue, the rest of the world will come along. Now is the time to act before the world gathers in Copenhagen this December to solve the crisis. Not next year, this year.

I urge bipartisan support of this crucial legislation.

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8 Things That Giveaway Someone Carrying A Concealed Firearm

Let’s face it, even the most seasoned concealed carrier will sometimes find him or herself drawing a little attention to themselves and their firearms once in a while. After some time, the instances will become less frequent, but it’s good to be conscious of the things we tend to do when we first start carrying.

This article is mostly for people who are new to concealed carry, or haven’t even started carrying yet. It’s good to keep these things in mind, because a lot of the time we will do them without even noticing. While many people wouldn’t think twice about seeing you do these moves, some will know why you’re doing them.

Adjusting Your Rig

Lightly touching the firearm and/or holster to make sure that it’s in the proper position is something that we all do from time to time, but it should be something that we do in private. A restroom for instance, is a great location to make any necessary adjustments. The number one time that I find myself doing this is right after getting up from a seated position. When we sit, our rig can have a chance to shift a little bit, and it may feel like it needs some adjustment when we stand up. If you can, do this adjustment quickly and tie it in to the next point; the shirt tug.

The Shirt Tug

A quick tug down on your shirt to make sure that your firearm is covered never hurt anyone, but making a habit of it will draw attention to yourself and that area (right where your firearm happens to be). If you are wearing the proper clothing to cover everything that needs to be covered, there should be no reason to ‘tug’ at your shirt. An exception would be right after you’ve gotten up from a chair, in which case you may want to give your shirt a quick tug just to make sure it’s in the right spot. Again, this depends on your current outfit and will not be necessary for everything. After that however, leave it alone until you’re somewhere private.

With the first two points, if your rig is really out of place, you should realize this simply by how it feels. If you carry regularly, you should be very familiar with how your rig feels during your daily activities.

The “Making Sure It’s Still There” Move

Especially if you’re new to concealed carry, this is something that happens often until we are used to carrying on a daily basis. It’s usually just a quick touch of the back of the firearm while it sits in the holster. It’s part ‘make sure it’s seated in the holster’ and part ‘make sure it’s still there’. It’s also part ‘unnecessary’ because if you have a proper holster, it’s not going anywhere.

Some on our Facebook page even made note of the fact that they’ve been guilty of ‘resting’ their arm/hand on the firearm.

Pull Up Your Pants

Pulling up your pants is a little more difficult when you add a firearm into the mix. If you ever find yourself needing to lift up your belt and pants to a correct position, you may want to make a few adjustments. The first one would be to make sure that your belt is tight enough, and that you’re using a proper belt for concealed carry. Remember that you have an extra pound or two (or more) that’s being supported by your belt, so it’s important to have a sturdy belt to keep things up.

Wearing Shirts That Just Don’t Work

I tend to put an emphasis on printing because I’m not a fan. Some think that it’s not that big of a deal and that’s fine, but I do what I can to avoid any printing of my rig. The entire point of concealed carry is keeping it concealed and unnoticed so that no one knows you are carrying.

The only way to tell if a shirt is going to work is to throw it on with your rig and check yourself out in the mirror. Some of your favorite shirts may simply not work anymore and should not be worn. If you see excessive printing, it’s best to avoid that shirt and move onto another one. Or, throwing on another layer (weather permitting) may solve any printing issues.

Wearing Firearm Related Attire

If I’m wearing a Justin Bieber shirt (I’m not, I swear), chances are I enjoy her his music. If I’m wearing a firearm-related shirt, chances are I’m a gun owner. While it may not mean that I carry a firearm, it definitely supports the thought. Be mindful of what you wear if you’re worried about being profiled, because chances are you’re being profiled.

Some people will fight me day and night on this point, but I stand by my reasoning.

Put it this way; if you’re at the bank with two other people and you’re the only one with an NRA hat and an “I love the 2nd Amendment” shirt, guess who the bank robber is going to watch the closest. Sure the chances are slim, but the reason we carry is so we’re prepared. This is just another step in preparedness, and it’s called blending in.

Not Swinging Your Arm On The Side You Carry

For instance, if you carry on your right side, your right arm is likely to swing much less than your left when you walk. It’s a way that we protect our firearm without even noticing that we’re doing it.

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New Orleans Red Beans and Rice with Pickled Peppers

In New Orleans, red beans and rice are traditionally served on Mondays because the dish uses up leftover Sunday ham. Grace Parisi likes making the recipe any day of the week, and she replaces the ham with smoky bacon.

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Serves: 4

  • 4 oz. thick-cut bacon
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 inner celery rib
  • 2 clove garlic
  • 1 pickled jalapeño
  • ¼ c. Peppadew peppers
  • 30 oz. red kidney beans
  • 1 c. low-sodium chicken broth
  • salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Steamed white rice

  1. In a large saucepan, cook the bacon over moderately high heat, stirring, until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes. Add the onion, celery, garlic, pickled jalapeño, and 1/4 cup of Peppadews and cook, stirring, until softened, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the beans with their liquid and the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat until the liquid is slightly reduced, 8 minutes. Season the beans with salt and pepper.
  2. Ladle the beans into bowls and top with a mound of rice. Garnish with more Peppadews and serve right away.

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Another Questionable Land Deal on Today’s County Council Agenda

SALISBURY, MD – Another questionable real estate deal is catching the eyes of Wicomico County taxpayers.  Today the Wicomico County Council is scheduled to vote on the acquisition of 23 acres of land for a new transfer station near Allen.

The purchase price for the property is approximately $150,000.  However, the price was originally $250,000 $220,000.  The price came down only after the county government was offered nearby parcels at a much lower price.  This calls into question the legitimacy of the original appraisal.  In addition, there are questions regarding personal ties between the family of the landowners and County Executive Rick Pollitt.

This comes on the heels of the county’s approval of a lease / purchase agreement for new office space for the State’s Attorney’s office.  Questions were raised when county purchasing director Rick Konrad informed two bidders that their proposals must meet certain requirements or their proposals would be automatically rejected.  The winning bidder did not meet those same requirements.

As in the case of the State’s Attorney office deal, it is expected that the pro-Pollitt majority coalition of council members John Hall, Matt Holloway, Stevie Prettyman, and Sheree Sample-Hughes will approve the purchase.

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  1. Anonymous says:

    Are you questioning the cost of the land at $150,000? Who is the owner of the property and what makes you think they have ties to Pollitt. Innuendo, but no real information here. Please elaborate.

    • G. A. Harrison says:

      You are asking the wrong question. Was it worth $220,000? They only came down on their price because of two other offers, one adjacent to the site that the Pollitt administration wants. As for the second question, I won’t print people’s names because they are not public figures. However, the father-in-law of the landowner is a close friend and neighbor of Rick Pollitt. While I can’t confirm it, I have also been informed that Rick is the godfather of one of the man’s children.

      I didn’t say that the deal was crooked. I said it was questionable. Why did the administration tell council that the county had been evicted from the previous site when that was not true? I will admit that the site which was approved today is better than the previous site. That’s not the point. I am merely questioning whether or not the taxpayers’ money is being but to its best use.

      • Anonymous says:

        There is nothing wrong about my question. If the land is worth $150,000, it doesn’t matter who is selling it. Is someone disqualified from offering their land because they might know the county executive? So again, are you questioning buying property for a dump at the price of 23 acres for $150,000? If so, what do you think is a fairer price?

        • G. A. Harrison says:

          Evidently I wasn’t clear before. The county wanted to pay $220,000 for the property. The only reason the price came down was because two other people offered to sell similar parcels for far less money AFTER it became public that the Pollitt administration wanted to buy this parcel. The owners then lowered their price and they were still awarded the the sale. That calls into question the original appraisal along with a few other things (like misrepresenting that the county had been evicted from the parcel that it was already using).

          And no, knowing the County Executive doesn’t automatically disqualify someone. However, doing business with friends and family of friends does deserve extra scrutiny.

          • Anonymous says:

            The present location of the dump is good on all fronts, except for maybe the immediate neighbors. But it was a compost pile before, so why whine about a dump? If the location is good, and the cost is appropriate, it seems that all has worked out. The owners of the previous dump location did indeed evict the county. There was nothing untoward about that. I think your time is better spent on Jake Day and his taxes rather than trying to find a scandal where there is none.

            • G. A. Harrison says:

              The previous owners did not evict the county. After countless years of donating the use of that land to the county they simply requested that a reasonable rent be paid. Instead, the administration decided to buy another piece of property. Again, you try to say that the cost is appropriate. It is only appropriate because other landowners offered to sell adjacent or nearby parcels for far less. If that hadn’t occurred the taxpayers would be paying $70,000 more.

              You can keep saying that the county was evicted until the cows come home. Unfortunately the documentary evidence contradicts you.

              • Anonymous says:

                GA — you are a bully. You think you know what you are talking about, but you really don’t know the whole story about the eviction. Where are you getting your information?

                • G. A. Harrison says:

                  I’m a bully? How so? The owner’s sent a letter to the county. Now, if you are trying to claim that the county was evicted AFTER they refused to pay rent to the landowner then you can try that tact.

              • Anonymous says:

                I’d like to see the documentary evidence. Then I might believe what I know to be true, isn’t. And again, I didn’t “try to say the cost is appropriate.” I said, IF the cost is appropriate, and you have shown nothing to offer documentary evidence that it isn’t. We seem to have communication issues with either your reading, my writing, or a combination of the two.

                • G. A. Harrison says:

                  I don’t think we have a communication problem. You are simply trying to defend this deal without going out on a limb. Do you think that the county should have paid $220,000? That is what the Pollitt administration wanted to do.

  2. Raymond Smullen says:

    ” In addition, there are questions regarding personal ties between the family of the landowners and County Executive Rick Pollitt.”
    If this is true then he should stand aside and have nothing to with this to avoid any issues.

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Week of July 14, 2003

For Immediate Release:

July 14, 2003

» Please view the "Weekly Whip" outlining the Floor Schedule for the week of July 14, 2003.

Floor items that you may want to do press on:

  • Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 1 - GOP Medicare Prescription Drug Bill - Motion to Instruct Conferees.
  • H.R. 1950 - Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005
  • H.R. 2210 - School Readiness Act of 2003

Special Note: If you have not done so already, please begin planning a "PrescriptionDrugTown HallMeeting" in your District for Saturday, July 19th as a part of the HOUSE DEMOCRATS' NATIONAL DAY OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS.  The House Democratic Leadership is encouraging all members to participate to increase national and local attention to Democrats' fight for seniors on this important issue.  A "How To" packet is attached.

Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 1 - GOP Medicare Prescription Drug Bill - Motion to Instruct Conferees.

The House is expected to appoint conferees to H.R. 1 on Monday and Democrats will be offering a motion to instruct conferees that they reject the House-passed provision turning Medicare into a voucher in 2010 and to accept the Senate-passed provisions requiring a federal "fallback" prescription drug benefit.  This provides a good opportunity to send out a short statement to your district supporting the motion's principles, reiterating the Democratic message on prescription drugs (see attached Town Hall Packet) and touting your July 19th Town Hall.

H.R. 1950 - Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005

It is anticipated that an amendment will be offered by Congressman Chris Smith to strike the amendment Congressman Joe Crowley succeeded in adding to H.R. 1950 in committee to restore funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

UNFPA is the single largest global source of multilateral funding for maternal health and family planning programs. The agency is supported by 136 donor countries around the world and supports programs in 150 developing countries. UNFPA programs:

*       Help mothers deliver healthy babies through pre-natal care and safe-delivery kits and counseling;

*       Enable couples to determine the number and spacing of their children through the voluntary use of safe modern contraception; and

*       Reduce the incidence and prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

UNFPA does not provide abortion or abortion services anywhere in the world. Not one penny of UNFPA funding is used to promote abortion.

All UNFPA activities are based solely on voluntary participation. UNFPA rejects coercion in any form in its activities, and works to end coercive practices by others.

Please review the attached materials provided by the Office of Congressman Crowley for assistance in doing press on this issue:

  • A press release regarding the adoption of the Crowleyamendment in committee
  • A Crowley-Maloney Dear Colleague on UNFPA activities
  • A fact sheet on the UNFPA funding

H.R. 2210 - School Readiness Act of 2003

H.R. 2210 is the Republican proposal to reauthorize the Head Start program, the landmark federal early childhood program that provides more than 900,000 low-income children with comprehensive educational, medical, dental, and nutritional services.  The Republican bill would turn a successful, federal-to-local program into a state-led experiment on low-income children.

Republicans want the public to believe their legislation won't harm the future of Head Start. But, their legislation and press releases on the reauthorization of the Head Start Act (H.R. 2210) are filled with empty rhetoric and just provide another example of the credibility gap between what they say and what they do.

Whether 8 states or 50, Title II of the Republican bill is a block grant that establishes no real system for ensuring quality, comprehensive services, accountability or performance.  It has been denounced by thousands of constituents, many editorial boards, dozens of groups and all Democratic Members of the Education and Workforce Committee.

Please see the attached materials provided by the Education and Workforce Committee Democrats to help you do press in support of the Democratic principles on this legislation and in opposition to the Republican bill:

  • Fact Sheet
  • Outline of Democratic Principles
  • Summary of Key Problems with the Republican Bill
  • Myths and Facts

In addition, the Education and Workforce Committee Democrats are constantly updating the committee website with new information.

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Matt Rooke & Grainne McEntee

Grainne has written short stories for independent anthology titles Dead Roots, Adventures in Comics, and the Torsobear series.

Matt is the artist for creator-owned series Toots Malloy: Blues Ninja, and short stories within the pages of Mike Garley’s Samurai Slasher and Dead Roots.

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The Colorado Parole Board has started releasing some inmates from prison early — about 115 more last month than in January 2007.

The board is banking that treating such inmates for drug and alcohol abuse will do more to keep them from committing new crimes than the old policy of simply warehousing them, and then releasing them, without any such treatment.

The Post supports the policy, which began in the waning days of Republican Gov. Bill Owens’ administration and accelerated after Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter’s appointees became a majority on the parole board.

The policy has its roots in a 2003 law by Sen. Ken Gordon, D-Denver, that increased treatment for drug and alcohol abuse for prison inmates and paid for such treatment by a slight reduction in some sentences.

We backed the 2003 law, but we also urge Ritter to monitor the new program closely and to focus primarily on non-violent offenders to reduce the risk of a violent offender re-offending. That would quickly undercut any public support for treatment programs.

Gordon supports Ritter’s actions to ease the pressure prison costs have placed on the state budget.

“This is the first year since 1992 that prison budgets haven’t gone up by double digits,” Gordon said. “Ritter only asked for a 6 percent increase for prisons this year. If we’d been able to limit prisons to 6 percent a year since 1992, we’d have $255 million more to spend on other things this year.”

More important than the cost savings in Gordon’s view is that treating substance abuse, teaching illiterate prisoners to read and providing job training is more effective at ensuring that inmates won’t commit more crimes when they do get out than merely tacking a few months onto their sentences without treatment.

Drug and/or alcohol abuse is a factor in 75 percent of the crimes that land people in our prisons, Gordon said. It’s rare to go to prison simply for using drugs, but people may be incarcerated because they robbed a home to get money for drugs or beat up someone while drunk.

Despite political bombast urging a “lock ’em up and throw away the key” response to crime, a typical inmate serves just 42 months in Colorado before being released, Gordon said. Turning such offenders loose without addressing problems of drug and alcohol abuse that put them into prison in the first place is obviously self-defeating.

State Rep. Rob Witwer, R-Golden, is concerned that Ritter may be moving too fast with his new parole policy — especially because a special commission on criminal justice created by the legislature last year has not yet issued its report. But his worries are not shared by Rep. Terrance Carroll, D-Denver, who sponsored the bill creating that commission.

“What the governor is doing [through administrative measures] is in keeping with what those of us on the commission want to do. Our own work focuses on broader questions — such as which offenders go to prison and which can be sent to community corrections, and possibly changes in sentences. Changes like that can’t be done by the parole board, they have to take the form of legislation,” Carroll said.

The question of when or if a criminal gets parole is never easy, and the board is certain to make mistakes. But not trying to attack the root causes of crime, including drug and alcohol abuse and joblessness, would be the biggest mistake of all.

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Height, weight: 5-feet-10, 187 pounds

The buzz: Overlooked in the Broncos’ 26-6 rout of the Giants on Thanksgiving was the fact that Prater contributed what probably was the best all-around game of his NFL career. He kicked four field goals (26, 32, 47 and 24 yards) and had a career-high five touchbacks, which left the Giants with poor field position. Prater has 16 touchbacks this season.

Looking ahead: Prater struggled in December last season, making only 5-of-8 field goals during Denver’s final four games. But he is kicking better and appears stronger than he was at this point last year. Prater also has a good track record at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium, where the Broncos play Sunday. He kicked two 50-yard field goals there last season.

FYI: Prater has made all five of his field-goal tries and all six of his extra-point attempts since punter Mitch Berger replaced Brett Kern as his older. Kern was released and then signed with Tennessee.

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While the two of us disagree on the need for medical marijuana and medical marijuana dispensaries, we are in agreement that Colorado’s medical marijuana industry must be more stringently regulated to protect our youth.

Here are some of the facts:

• Marijuana can be physically and psychologically addictive. It is particularly harmful to young people, whose brains are not fully developed by the age of 21.

• One adolescent out of six who tries marijuana becomes addicted to it. That compares to one in 18 adults. Adolescents who abuse marijuana are more likely to become adults who struggle with addiction.

• The onset of marijuana addiction in youth can lead to permanent cognitive deficits and psychosis. Marijuana use during adolescence can permanently change the brain’s structure and at least double a young person’s chances of developing schizophrenia. Researchers are looking for the specific genes and neurotransmitters marijuana affects to induce this devastating mental condition.

• Contrary to popular opinion, marijuana use is not necessarily harmless. It impairs judgment and can lead to accidents, aggression, risky sexual behavior and school dropout. The consequences of making bad decisions while high can profoundly change the direction of a life.

As marijuana becomes more available to adults in Colorado, more kids will have access to it. That is particularly troubling given that our state ranks almost dead last in the nation for substance abuse treatment funding.

As the number of Colorado’s dispensaries has exploded, so has the number of youth referred to Denver’s adolescent substance abuse clinics, where the waiting lists for service have surged to as long as three months. The clinics’ young patients report that they get their pot from adolescent peers with medical licenses or from caregivers who sell on the side.

Many teens are counting the days until they turn 18, when they can get their own licenses under the guise of a fabricated chronic pain. They strategize their attainment of a medical marijuana card with the aid of slick ads that are clearly targeted at them.

We must further regulate the medical marijuana industry to ensure we are protecting the lives and developing brains of our state’s youth. Senate Bill 109 would make it much more difficult for people under the age of 21 to get medical marijuana licenses, which in turn would make it more difficult for them to deal that marijuana to their young friends.

The bill would hold physicians who recommend marijuana to youth more accountable for their actions by requiring two medical referrals — the second one from a specialist, such as a child psychiatrist or addiction psychiatrist.

We would also recommend that House Bill 1284 place restrictions on medical marijuana advertisements similar to those regulations preventing the tobacco industry from targeting teens.

Senate Bill 109 will help protect those who could be most adversely affected by abuse of medical marijuana. We’re hopeful the Colorado legislature will vote this bill into law.

Chris Romer is a Democrat from Denver. Christian Thurstone of Denver is a psychiatist who conducts federally funded research on marijuana addiction in teenagers.

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It’s impossible to say whether “Moonlight Mile” was fun to write, but its central characters keep it fun to read, even when ratcheting the tension tight. Those looking for another “Mystic River” or “Shutter Island” from Dennis Lehane will find this one a departure; those looking for a sequel to “Gone, Baby, Gone” (1998) will re-enter the lives of private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. They will also revisit Amanda McCready, abducted as a 4-year-old and who now, 12 years later, is missing again.

Kenzie is the narrator, and Lehane sets his tone in the novel’s opening paragraph. He’s tailing a trust-fund baby who acts completely the entitled jerk — not the description Kenzie uses — and in a burst of dialogue that would do Elmore Leonard proud, says the kid isn’t a run-of-the-mill ass, but rather, someone who “worked double shifts at it.”

It’s a statement that sets up Kenzie for the reader, though he’s much more than a cynical smart-mouth. He’s being given an opportunity to atone for his actions of 12 years before; that’s when he found Amanda and pulled her from a loving but illegal adoption and returned her to her drug-abusing mother.

He and partner Gennaro have fallen on tough economic times. He’s on the verge of a full-time job with Duhamel-Standiford, a venerable Boston investigations firm. A regular paycheck and benefits seem worth a job that puts him in a position of guarding the interests of sleezeballs.

Lack of a regular gig, however, means that he’s open when approached by Amanda’s aunt, who tells him the girl has once again disappeared. He is initially loathe to take the job, but Gennaro pushes him.

Amanda has defied the odds and turned out well. She’s in her senior year at a private girls school, to which she’d arranged scholarships, and the Ivy League seems her next stop. Her disappearance makes no sense, and the more that Kenzie and Gennaro investigate, the odder it seems.

Amanda has developed a knack for creating false identities. And though her mother initially denies the disappearance, it turns out that she isn’t the only one searching for Amanda. Some Mordovian mobsters are also interested in her whereabouts, and they have no qualms about resorting to violence to achieve their end.

“Moonlight Mile” barrels apace, buoyed by the Kenzie and Gennaro dialogue as much as by the twists of the hunt. It turns out that Amanda’s only school friend, Sophie, is also missing. An interview with her father is less than fruitful, but it offers insight into the investigative pair.

When Sophie’s father says, “Plenty of recent studies have shown that it’s our coddling of pubescent children in this country that contributes to an extended adolescence and arrested development,” Kenzie responds, “I still can’t believe they canceled that show . . . It was genius.” And when the father explains, “I finally drew a line in the sand — lose ten pounds within forty days or leave the house,” Gennaro asks for clarification: “You made your daughter’s food and shelter conditional on her going on a diet?”

The repartee between the two is worthy of Nick and Nora Charles, sans alcohol. They find Amanda, who isn’t eager to be found, but they are only a few steps ahead of the mobsters. The puzzle escalates into a twisting, tense chase. Though it is clear that Kenzie and Gennaro will emerge, it is less clear that they will be unscathed. And Amanda’s future, if there is to be one, is certainly up for grabs.

“Moonlight Mile” is everything that Lehane readers have come to expect: a tight story filliped with unexpected turns, delivered in prose that goes down easily. Compulsively readable, the duo at its heart is well worth spending time with.

The story ends too soon — not because the ending is abrupt or unsatisfying; the conclusion absolutely works. But it’s too soon to leave Kenzie and Gennaro behind. They are addicting characters with a world of adventure, and developing lives, in front of them.

Robin Vidimos is a freelance writer who lives in Centennial.

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Admission Requirements

  • A completed College of Education graduate application
  • A bachelor’s degree conferred by an accredited, recognized institution
  • A previous grade point average of 2.75 or above on a 4.0 scale
  • Two letters of reference, one of which must be from persons familiar with your academic work
  • One official transcript from each college or university attended
  • Personal statement(see application for details)
  • Writing sample (e.g., a term paper, seminar paper, or senior thesis or portion thereof)
  • Resume
  • Interview

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Content Area Prerequisites

A transcript evaluation will be completed upon admission to the program.  If deficiencies exist, they must be completed prior to student teaching.

  • College coursework in Writing
  • College coursework in Fine Arts or Literature
  • College coursework in Mathematics
  • College coursework in Science
  • College coursework in American Government or U.S. History
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All Education students have a two stage admission process.  Upon being admitted to the College of Education students begin as a Pre-Education Teacher Candidate.  Requirements must be met to progress in the major and take courses in the Advanced Standing category:

  • All students must complete specific requirements in order to take the Advanced Standing courses.  Requirements include:
    • Pass the Illinois Certification Basic Skills Test or Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP)
    • Cumulative GPA of 3.00
    • A minimum of 8 quarter hours completed at DePaul
    • Petition for Advanced Standing form

You can apply for advanced standing once you have completed the above requirements by submitting the Petition for Advanced Standing form.

Advanced Standing Courses: 48 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required

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Student Teaching is the culminating clinical experience in the student's program. All students in teacher preparation programs must meet the following requirements before applying for student teaching:

Academic Requirements

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  • Overall cumulative G.P.A. of 3.00 or better
  • Meet all other program requirements  (e.g., residency requirements)
  • Meet designated program standards
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  • Three satisfactory evaluations in field experiences
  • Three satisfactory faculty recommendations
  • Attendance at mandatory meeting for student teaching
  • Application for student teaching, resume, transcripts, and writing sample (check deadlines)
  • Review and approval by Student Teaching Committee of the College of Education.

Student Teaching Timeline and Deadlines

  • Attend a Mandatory Meeting approximately 1 year prior to expected quarter of student teaching.
  • Submit application for student teaching after attending Mandatory Meeting, approximately 1 year prior to student teaching.

Academic requirements (above) due one quarter before expected quarter of student teaching.

Clinical requirements (above) are completed as course requirements.  Field experience hours are entered by the student as the requirement is attached to coursework.  Online Faculty Evaluations are entered by the instructor as attached to courses.  All data must be entered in the Field Experience Documentation System (FEDS) due one month prior to student teaching.

Individual school districts may have additional requirements (application, training, background check, etc.)

Student Teaching: 12 quarter hours required, grade of B- or better required

Licensure Tests

All individuals licensed by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are required to complete licensure tests specific to their teaching license.

Special and Elementary Education (Licensure) students must complete the following tests:

  • Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) (test #400) - assesses knowledge of reading comprehension, language arts, writing, and math.  Test is required to qualify for Advanced Standing.  *Check with your advisor about qualifying for a waiver with acceptable ACT or SAT test scores.
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  • LBS1 Content Area Test (test #155) – assesses knowledge of working with students with disabilities and special needs.  Test is required before Student Teaching (deadlines apply).
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Each student seeking licensure from the College of Education/Professional Education Unit must complete supervised field experiences in appropriate settings in conjunction with education courses. 200 hours of non-paid pre-student teaching field experience are required.  Special requirements include: regular and special education settings, experiences in inclusive settings, special education experiences at the high school level.   All field experiences must be completed prior to final approval for student teaching. Field experience hours should be entered by the student into the FEDS system when completing courses with field experience requirements.


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Put Strong Pillars Under Your Case for the Unbelieving Poor

I only bring this up because I want the church to care more not less about the suffering that comes from poverty. Christians care about all suffering, especially eternal suffering. And “all suffering” includes the miseries of unbelievers who live in extreme poverty.

This is a cause that should have the best biblical pillars under it. When the wrong pillars are put there, the cause is weakened, even if many listeners don’t know they are the wrong pillars, and even if the wrong pillars are emotionally gripping.

It doesn’t help this cause to use biblical pillars that are designed to motivate mercy for suffering believers. Three typically misplaced pillars of this sort are:

Matthew 25:40 — "And the King will answer them, “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.”

1 John 3:17–18 — "If anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth."

James 2:15–16 — "If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “'Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that'?"

These are strong pillars for caring for believers in need. And we should do more of it.

But the wealth of biblical pillars for caring for unbelievers in need is so great, why would we weaken our case by using wrong pillars?

Luke 6:27–31 — Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you. . . . Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

Matthew 7:12 — Whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Matthew 5:16 — In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Luke 10:25-37 (The parable of the Good Samaritan) — “Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

Galatians 6:10 — As we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 — See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.

This is a plea for the sake of the unbelieving, suffering poor. They should have better than bad arguments. Don’t defend them with careless exegesis. Don’t support them with pillars that cannot hold. Give them your best defense.

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Teradata Announces Teradata Database on Microsoft Azure
The combined solution pairs Teradata's warehousing and analytics with Azure's deployment ability.
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Teradata today announced the availability of Teradata Database on Microsoft Azure. The combined solution—which pairs the former’s data warehousing and analytics capabilities with the latter’s deployment ability—offers another cloud option for Teradata users, allowing them to prioritize driving business value rather than having to focus on installing and maintaining physical infrastructure.

The solutions' features include self-provisioning, rapid delivery of proofs of concept, and a choice of hourly or annual subscriptions. Furthermore, it has a number of performance features, including multinode scalability from one to 32 nodes, an automatic node failure recovery system, and the ability to back up to—and query data within—Azure Blob storage.

According to Teradata's website, "Literally any organization of any size can use and benefit from Teradata Database on Azure, which combines the power of Teradata data warehousing and analytics with the convenience of Microsoft Azure for a win-win value proposition." The vendor’s website lists use cases such as production data warehousing and analytics, testing and development, quality assurance, data marts, and disaster recovery.

"Teradata believes that customers deserve excellent performance and scalability, regardless of deployment choice. Expanding our cloud deployment options with leading public cloud providers such as Microsoft Azure allows us to provide unprecedented flexibility of deployment with the same full-featured Teradata software everywhere," Chris Twogood, vice president of product and solutions marketing at Teradata, said in a statement. "Just as critical, however, is orchestration software that ensures data, workloads, queries and users can be spread across a heterogeneous ecosystem that works together as a unified whole. Teradata's Hybrid Cloud Solutions provide both."

Steven Guggenheimer, corporate vice president and chief evangelist for Microsoft, emphasized how the new product meets an increasing demand for analytics. "In this data-driven world, interest in analytics is at an all-time high," he said in a statement. "Microsoft Azure customers recognize the value they derive from data and are actively seeking analytic solutions, such as Teradata Database on Azure, that enable constant innovation while also optimizing resource utilization and simplifying management oversight."

Teradata Database on Azure will be available on the Azure Marketplace. Teradata estimates that users familiar with both its own software and Azure can have the joint solution up and running in as little as an hour. Additionally, Teradata’s Premier Cloud Support service will be included in Teradata subscriptions on Azure Marketplace.

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June 20th, 2014 by Leonard Klie

I am a huge New York Rangers hockey fan, so it pained me to watch the L.A. Kings beat up on the Blueshirts to win the NHL’s coveted Stanley Cup. I have to dislike the Kings to some extent based on that fact alone, but I also can’t just dismiss the team’s accomplishments in the past few years, both on and off the ice.

stanleyOn the ice, the Kings did away with the Rangers in five games to take their second NHL title in three years. Not a small feat by any means.

Off the ice, the Kings have a great CRM story to tell. Using Adobe Campaign, the team was able to score a digital marketing hat trick: increased revenue, retention, and fan loyalty. Using Adobe, the team brought greater automation and efficiency to its marketing operations, and centralizing fan data in Adobe Campaign has allowed the team to increase targeting sophistication.

In one campaign designed around the team’s holiday pack, properly segmenting fans generated more than $70,000 in revenue.

The Kings are also using Adobe Campaign to drive online season ticket renewals. As a result, renewals are up 10 percent to their highest level in team history.

When the team launched a new campaign to acquire fans from Twitter, it generated a 6 percent to 7 percent response rate, yielding hundreds of new contacts in its database.

Aaron LeValley, the team’s CRM director, says the greatest benefit from Adobe Campaign has been the ability to automate campaigns. “We are able to interact with our fans in real time with messaging that is appropriate for them rather than having to worry about manual campaigns,” he states.

In fact, the implementation has been so successful that the Kings’ parent company, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), is planning to bring its Major League Soccer team, the L.A. Galaxy, onto the platform. I only hope it doesn’t yield the same results on the field. My fan loyalties couldn’t take another hit.

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After casually scouring the internet an afternoon for a method of sorting strings in a natural order, rather than an alphabetical one, I found the few implementations around lacking. Some ignored decimal numbers. Others included decimal numbers but ignored locale differences — e.g. different decimal points in different locales. Additionally, although it doesn’t appear in Wikipedia’s article on natural sorting, I also want my natural sort to ignore both case and, selectively, white space. I argue that follows if the goal is being a more “human friendly” way of sorting.

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Nice a local course! 30 mins from my house ... discgolfertub will be all over this one - it's his home course.

The obvious shot here is a very slight anhyzer for RHBH - the hole does play downhill and if you go long you're in trouble. Most players throw a midrange or a putter very slight-straight anhyzer RHBH. There is also a RHBH hyzer line (out of the picture), but the skip factor is large; it's kind of hard to get real close that way.

I usually throw a beat roc or an aviar depending on the wind. I haven't played here with my new bag setup, so now I'd probably throw either an Opto Fuse or Pure on the anny.

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Dopamine agonist

First approved for use by type 2 diabetes patients in 2009, dopamine agonists were originally formulated to treat other conditions such as Parkinson's disease. Although clinical studies have shown this class of medication to be effective in lowering A1c levels, it is not fully understood how the drug works to do so. However, it is known that it mimics the action of dopamine at specific receptors in the brain.

Who should use a dopamine agonist?

Dopamine agonists are not a first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes patients. Instead, they may be appropriate when other medications fail to adequately control an individual's blood sugar level. A dopamine agonist may be prescribed alone or used in conjunction with a medication from another class such as a sulfonylurea or metformin.

The Food and Drug Administration warns that breastfeeding women should not take a dopamine agonist as it can reduce their milk supply and may increase their risk of stroke. In addition, patients taking ergot medicines or those who have fainting migraine headaches should not take a dopamine agonist.

Medications in the dopamine agonist class

There is only one dopamine agonist approved for use in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is bromocriptine mesylate and sold under the brand name Cycloset.

Common side effects and dosages

Cycloset was one of the first diabetes medications to meet a new FDA requirement regarding testing for impacts on cardiovascular health. Those studies found Cycloset demonstrated cardiovascular safety and did not contribute to an increased risk of stroke or heart attack.

However, there are some side effects associated with the use of bromocriptine mesylate. According to the FDA, common side effects include the following:

  • Nausea
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Sleepiness
  • Vomiting

The manufacturer of Cycloset reports patients will commonly beginning a regime of bromoctriptine mesylate by taking one tablet per day. Over time, that dosage typically increases to a maintenance dose of 2-6 tablets per day.

Important: Before taking a dopamine agonist or any other medication, individuals with type 2 diabetes should speak with their physician or health care provider to discuss their treatment options as well as any potential risks and drug interactions.

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