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Additionally, the company, which owns and manages apartment and commercial properties throughout southern California, announced that five property managers were installed in Institute of Real Estate Management Chapter 102 and received their accredited residential manager designation. |
Stern, past chapter president, inducted Amanda Elam, Carole Thompson, Nirosha Perera, Andrea Harris and Brittany Haack. |
Over 13,000 people have been pardoned under Ethiopia's amnesty law. |
The Addis Standard is reporting on Twitter that the pardons have taken place over the last six months. The amnesty has now come to an end. |
Voice of America reports that the people pardoned had been charged with or convicted of treason or terrorism. |
After Abiy Ahmed became prime minister in April, a six-month amnesty was introduced for those held under provisions of an anti-terrorism law that critics say has criminalized dissent, VOA reports. |
The eggnog is gone, the tree is composted, and since you used recyclable paper to wrap your presents, it's all tucked neatly in the bin. As you shake off the last of the holiday cheers or jeers, it's nice to put away the Christmas music and have some new tunes to look forward to in the new year. A slew of highly antici... |
In January, Cold War Kids will hopefully climb out of their sophomore slump. Mine Is Yours (Interscope) is the band's third studio release and is scheduled to hit store shelves on Tuesday, Jan. 11. It promises the same thick, melodic sound CWK is known for but feels more like a record made by grown-ups for grown-ups. S... |
It's been a long time since California-based Cake has dropped any new music and people may have forgotten about them--although it's hard to dismiss the band that gave us "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" and the brilliant "I Will Survive" cover. Fans will find the same Cake on the Tuesday, Jan. 11, release of Showroom of Compa... |
SoCal punkers Social Distortion, who have been around for more than 30 years, aren't about to let a little thing like age stop them. On Tuesday, Jan. 18, they'll release Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (Epitaph), their seventh studio album and their first release in more than six years. Songs like the single "Already Gon... |
It's been a while since Iron and Wine aka Sam Beam released a studio album, but the three years that fans have been waiting for Kiss Each Other Clean (Warner Bros.), out on Tuesday, Jan. 25, will be worth it. Beam lives up to his storyteller reputation with sweet lines like "I was walking far from home / but I carried ... |
Bright Eyes, fronted by solemn Conor Oberst, has also kept the music close for the past few years but will release The People's Key (Saddle Creek Records) on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Oberst, Mike Mogis (who co-produced the album) and Nathaniel Walcott will also play Radio City Music Hall and Royal Albert Hall later this year.... |
As we spring into spring, Devotchka fans can look forward to Tuesday, March 1. That's when 100 Lovers (Anti- Records) will crowd store shelves. This romantic Denver-based foursome is known for combining traditional European instrumentation and rhythms with American music sensibilities and creating a sound that is at on... |
Drive-By Truckers, who will make a stop in Boise on Wednesday, March 16, at the Knitting Factory, release Go-Go Boots (ATO Records) on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Drive-By Truckers aren't really rock, they aren't really country, and they aren't country rock. Alt-country is a term that works but might bring to mind chugging bass ... |
Some time in May, the nicer weather will bring Codes and Keys (Atlantic Records) from Death Cab for Cutie. DCFC frontman and Zooey Deschanel spouse Ben Gibbard told spin.com that it is "a testament to where we are as a band ... it's not a guitar-based record. We've been into vintage keyboards and playing with that pale... |
The Strokes, R.E.M. and Get Up Kids have releases planned for the new year as well, and word has it that we may hear new stuff from Aerosmith, Beastie Boys, Culture Club, Fiona Apple, My Morning Jacket, Old 97's, Radiohead, U2 and Wilco as well. |
Better make some room on your iPods, iPhones, Androids, whatever, kids, because 2011 has enough good new music to fill them up all over again. |
Death rate: Palestinians have the lowest death rates in the world Gaza (#220) and West Bank (#215). Jordan ranks 212, Tunisia 167, Turkey 162 and Yemen 153. |
Net Migration: Compared to the world and the volatile Middle East, West Bank (#84) and Gaza (#108) are fairly stable, compared to Jordan (5), Yemen (37), Turkey (71) and Tunisia (161). |
Life expectancy at birth: West Bank (#91) and Gaza (#109) have higher life expectancies than Jordan (#117), Turkey (124) and Yemen (175) and about the same as Tunisia (92). |
Infant Mortality: Palestinian Arabs have much lower infant mortality rates with Gaza (#105) and West Bank (#117) much lower than Yemen (38), Tunisia (78), Turkey (84) and Jordan (104). |
Unemployment: the Arabs in West Bank (#169) and Gaza (170) have high unemployment for people aged 15-24, as it has one of the highest percentages of its population under 20 years old, like Yemen. Turkey ranks #101, Jordan 133, Tunisia 151 and Yemen ranks 188. |
Literacy rate: Gaza (96.4%) and the West Bank (95.6%) compare very favorably to other countries including Jordan (93.4%), Tunisia (88.3%) and Yemen (63.9%), while lower than Turkey (98.8%). |
Maybe it is time for Turkey to take care of its own. |
Jim Crooks snowblows the sidewalk in front of Mainstream IMPACT–West during a snowstorm on April 11. |
By 6 a.m. Thursday, a little more than eight inches of snow had fallen over Rapid City since Wednesday morning. |
With most of it cleared from downtown streets, traffic resumed as usual although many storefronts remained dark. And while another two to three inches were expected to fall by night's end, according to the National Weather Service, local snowfall totals for this snowstorm don't come close to past April blizzards. |
All told, between nine and 12 inches had reportedly fallen over different parts of the city by the end of the business day, which means the storm was not one for the record books. |
"We're nowhere near the record for this storm," said forecaster Katie Pojorlie. |
The blizzard that struck Rapid City on April 10, 2013, dumped 22 inches of snow, far more than what forecasters expected during this weather event, which started Wednesday. |
Half-mile visibility, however, had been reported Thursday near the Rapid City Regional Airport, where the terminal and runways were closed for much of the day, and in Box Elder due to blowing snow conditions. The Weather Service recorded wind gusts of 40 miles per hour at the airport and a maximum gust of 45 at its Rap... |
Services at the airport, which had resumed at the terminal by late afternoon, were far from the only ones to be affected by the storm. |
The Rapid City Area Schools closed Wednesday and Thursday, and also will be closed Friday. |
Poor visibility resulted in the the suspension of RapidRide and Dial-a-Ride services, both of which ceased operations at 4:15 p.m. Thursday. |
Also impacted was the Pennington County Sheriff's Office, which delayed the opening of its 24-7 Sobriety Program, cancelling morning testing services. Officials later announced the cancellation of Thursday evening testing. |
Meanwhile, state government offices in 54 counties affected by the snowstorm were ordered shut Thursday by Gov. Kristi Noem, including Pennington, Meade, Lawrence and Oglala Lakota. |
Interstate 90 remained closed from Rapid City Exit 67 to Sioux Falls as of press time. No-travel advisories remain in effect on multiple state highways. |
The South Dakota Highway Patrol reported that a tractor trailer traveling eastbound on Interstate 90 lost control and jackknifed shortly before 1 p.m. by mile marker 61, within Box Elder city limits, closing that portion of the road to through-traffic. The vehicle obstructed the passing lane, its trailer stuck in the m... |
No injuries were reported to the truck's 47-year-old driver nor to any other motorists. |
By late afternoon Thursday, Highway Patrol had received 10 weather-related calls for service along I-90 and other highways in the Rapid City area. Only one injury was reported. |
Weather proved severe enough for country band BlackHawk to cancel their Saturday show at the Deadwood Mountain Grand. A news release from the resort said that tickets would be honored for the rescheduled show slated for Nov. 23. |
All those closures and shutdowns made for what Rapid City Police spokesman Brendyn Medina called a "pretty calm" morning for early shift patrol officers. The department responded to only one accident between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. |
Officers had, however, been making contact with local homeless individuals that Medina said are known to go without shelter. |
“We’ve always tried to, especially on cold days, look out for the well-being of our homeless and vulnerable population,” he said. |
All 98 beds at the Cornerstone Rescue Mission were full Wednesday evening, with another 30 men and 22 women and children sleeping on the floor. Mission Executive Director Lysa Allison said staff was working long hours to accommodate those seeking shelter, all of whom she expected to stay again Thursday night. |
"We’re always over bed capacity, but it’s always worse in a storm,” Allison said. |
Most of the snow the Weather Service called for in Rapid City on Thursday had fallen by 4 p.m. |
“It looks like tonight we could possibly get another half inch to inch here in town,” said forecaster Anzina Foscato. |
Harder hit were Lead and St. Onge, both of which had recorded snowfall totals of 18 inches by the end of the day. |
Forecasters expected the wind to die down overnight but cautioned that conditions Friday will remain breezy, possibly resulting in further blowing snow. The Weather Service said the most snow Rapid City will see Friday will come in the form of morning flurries. |
Temperatures Friday will reach a high of the mid-to-low 30s, according to the Weather Service. Saturday looks to be dry, with temperatures reaching up to the low 40s. |
Registration is due Monday, April 16. |
Emotional intelligence is the ability to influence others' behavior. This seminar addresses why emotional intelligence is increasingly important in organization. The five aspects of emotional intelligence — knowing one’s emotional state, controlling one’s emotional state, motivating one’s self, empathy and social skill... |
How to assess emotional intelligence and ways to enhance skills in each of these five areas will also be discussed. |
Feinhauer has been a professor of management and human resources at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh since 1983. He has published 11 articles and presented 23 academic papers, as well as consulted for over 200 organizations in the areas of: succession planning employee empowerment, team building, compensation, train... |
He currently serving on the board of Guaranty Title Company, Info Pro, Marion Body and Fond du Lac Bumper. |
Firm reservations must be made by noon on Monday, April 16, by registering online at wimiwi.org, emailing Rita Tetzlaff at accountnut@charter.net, or by calling 920-572-5221. Cost is charged and payable at the door, with members and college students with student ID receiving a discount. |
The menu will include chopped salad served with vinaigrette dressing, herb-roasted chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetable medley, artisan breads, white chocolate mousse, iced water or lemonade. Vegetarian or dietary restrictions will be accommodated upon request when making the reservation. |
Those interested in joining Women in Management are welcome to attend as a guest prior to joining the organization. Applications to join Women in Management are available through membership chair Rita Tetzlaff at accountnut@charter.net or from the Women in Management website, wimiwi.org. Membership forms will also be a... |
Benefit claimants could get paid less outside London Iain Duncan Smith warned yesterday if Labour persists with its opposition to a cap on state handouts. |
The Work and Pensions Secretary threatened to introduce regional variations in benefits if the government is blocked from limiting the maximum paid to each family to £26,000 a year. |
Mr Duncan Smith vowed to press on with the coalition’s plans, defending them as ‘overwhelmingly popular’ and said the cap would end the ‘ridiculous’ situation where some families get more in welfare payments than the average earnings of a working family. |
Labour peers helped inflict six defeats on the government’s welfare bill in the House of Lords despite claiming they support a cap. |
The opposition is calling for the cap to be higher in London than in other parts of the country to reflect higher cost of housing. |
But Mr Duncan Smith said the logic of that position would be to look at regional variations in benefits themselves, leading to people in the North of England being paid less than those in the South East. |
‘I’m not going for a regional cap but I do say this to the Labour party - If they really want a regional cap then that must mean they want regionalising of benefits as well, because you can’t have one without the other. |
Chancellor George Osborne is also pushing the idea of regional pay rates in the public sector – a move that has enraged the unions. |
The DWP will attempt to reverse the defeats in the Lords when the bill returns to the Commons this week. |
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne said Labour would persist with the idea of a regional benefits cap. |
‘What we are saying to the government is very simple – you need to think this through and give us a cap that isn’t going to backfire but is actually going to work in practice. |
Mr Byrne called for the government to set up at independent commission like the Low Pay Commission, ‘to look at how you get a local benefit cap in place that actually works in practice’. |
Mr Duncan Smith also vowed to reverse last week’s defeat in the House of Lords over plans to charge single parents for applying to the Child Support Agency, saying ‘we're not asking for much’. |
The Work and Pensions Secretary said the current system was 'completely dysfunctional' and that charging would persuade parents to settle their differences more quickly themselves. He added it was 'very expensive', did not work and 'actually helps divide parents from each other'. |
Medical science has made some tremendous advancements. We can transplant a heart and replace an entire face. But, controversy still exists concerning the best way to treat or manage a baby or child who has tongue-tie. Ankyloglossia is the medical term for tongue-tie. |
Medical science has made some tremendous advancements. We can transplant a heart and replace an entire face. |
But controversy still exists concerning the best way to treat or manage a baby or child who has tongue-tie. Ankyloglossia is the medical term for tongue-tie. |
It takes place when the tissue that attaches the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth is too short. When this tissue, called the lingual frenulum, is too short, the tongue is tied down. |
There are varying degrees of severity of ankyloglossia. More symptoms are present the shorter the frenulum because the tongue has less mobility. However, how to manage a patient with ankyloglossia is not always straightforward. |
Studies concerning the effects of tongue-tie differ. Studies have shown ankyloglossia is associated with difficulty breast feeding and problems with articulation. |
There may also be problems with feeding because of the inability to propel food in the backward direction. Also reported is enlargement of the lower jaw and a space between two of the lower teeth. |
Other reports indicate that, with time, the frenulum stretches and the symptoms that were present go away. |
Because of the varying degrees of severity, each child needs to be treated on an individual basis. |
The more severe cases may require a frenulectomy, releasing the frenulum that is tying down the tongue. Some physicians believe that a frenulectomy should also be done in moderate cases of ankyloglossia. The surgery is done on an outpatient basis and is a short procedure. |
Laser treatment has also been used to release the frenulum. |
A recent study evaluated the effectiveness of a frenulectomy in babies who had significant ankyloglossia. Two groups of infants with significant tongue-tie were evaluated. One group had a frenulectomy and the other did not. |
Results showed that the babies who had a frenulectomy had significant improvement in their ability to breast feed compared to those who did not have the procedure. |
Management of a baby or child who is tongue-tied depends upon many factors and can range from watchful waiting to surgery. |
Therefore, it is important that you discuss the various options available with the child's doctor before deciding the child's treatment. |
PATRICK VIEIRA fears there is a conspiracy against Manchester City to stop them winning the Premier League title. |
The Blues have been on the wrong end of some refereeing decisions in recent weeks that have left boss Roberto Mancini seething. |
He has seen Vincent Kompany and Mario Balotelli banned for four matches each, while Gareth Barry was also shown a red card against Liverpool. City feel rival players have escaped punishment for worse offences. |
The Trump administration embraced an emerging corner of the financial sector on Tuesday, telling companies that offer new ways to bank and invest the federal government wants to help them grow, WSJ's Ryan Tracy reports. |
The Treasury Department in a report recommended industry-friendly policy changes for the sector be adopted by regulators that oversee the financial industry. |
Among the recommendations: a “sandbox” giving regulatory financial relief to startups; a national bank charter for fintech firms; rescinding the payday-lending rule; and taking a fresh look at rules governing fintech investments by banks. |
Fintech firms should be able to have a “single process” to get permits for experimenting without violating U.S. rules—a so-called sandbox, the report said. Federal and state regulators, and possibly Congress, would have to work together to make this happen. |
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees nationally chartered banks, should “move forward with prudent and carefully considered applications” from fintech companies that want a federal charter that would allow them to operate across state lines, the report said. |
The Obama administration was moving toward taking such applications from start-up payments companies, lenders and others but that work stalled while Trump-appointed officials reviewed the initiative. |
The Treasury report is the last in a four-part series setting out the Trump administration’s financial regulatory agenda, following reports on banks and credit unions, capital markets, and asset management and insurance. |
MIDLAND, TX (KWES) - The Midland City Council met with its staff for a special briefing inside a basement conference room of City Hall on January 22. |
The meeting was held to discuss options that would encourage developers to build more affordable housing developments within city limits. |
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