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The Gas Pipeline Project Office was dissolved on May 9, 2014 due to the transition of state efforts under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AS 43.90) to the Alaska LNG Project. This website became static on June 10, 2014 and will be viewable for reference purposes through August 31, 2014. If you have any questions, please contact the DNR Commissioner's Office at 907-269-8431.
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Department of Natural Resources (DNR) - Joe Balash, Commissioner
About: The Department of Natural Resources' goal is to contribute to Alaska's economic health and quality of life by protecting and maintaining the state's resources, and encouraging wise development of these resources by making them available for public use.
Gas Pipeline Project Office (GPPO)
About: The Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) created the position of the AGIA Coordinator-within the Office of the Governor. 43.90.250. The AGIA Coordinator is charged with ensuring that state agency reviews and actions related to an AGIA natural gas pipeline project are "expedited in a manner consistent with the completion of the necessary approvals." 43.90.260(a). The coordinator is responsible for ensuring that state agencies do not include in "any project certificate, right-of-way, permit, or other authorization issued to the licensee a term or condition that is not required by law if the coordinator determines that the term or condition would prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and operation or expansion of the project." 43.90.260(b). The coordinator is also tasked with ensuring that, unless required by law, state agencies do not "add to, amend, or abrogate any certificate, right-of-way, permit, or other authorization issued to a licensee if the coordinator determines that the action would prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction, operation, or expansion of the project." 43.90.260(c).
Division of Oil & Gas (DOG) - William Barron, Director http://www.dog.dnr.alaska.gov/.
About: The Division of Oil and Gas develops and manages the state's oil and gas leasing programs. The Oil & Gas division staff identifies prospective lease areas; performs geologic, economic, environmental and social analyses, develops a five-year leasing schedule, and conducts public review of proposed sales. The division conducts competitive oil and gas lease sales and monitors collection of all funds resulting from its programs. It is also responsible for the development of the state's geothermal and coalbed methane resources.
For information regarding the Regulations Governing North Slope Gas, go to: http://www.dog.dnr.alaska.gov/.
State Pipeline Coordinator's Office (SPCO) - Allison Iversen, State Pipeline Coordinator, http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/pco/.
About: The SPCO, (an office within the Joint Pipeline Office) is responsible for the administration and oversight of pipeline right-of-way (ROW) leases issued under Alaska Statute AS 38.35, the "Alaska Right-of-Way Leasing Act." The administration of these leases includes processing ROW applications, drafting leases for Commissioner approval, implementing the public review process, issuance of project specific authorizations, and monitoring compliance with lease conditions. SPCO oversees 21 pipelines in Alaska from the North Slope to the Kenai Peninsula.
Department of Revenue (DOR) - Angela Rodell, Commissioner
Tax Division/Oil & Gas Production Tax News and Information/Oil Prices:
About: The Tax Division is charged with collecting state taxes and administering tax laws. The division also regulates charitable gaming and provides revenue estimating and economic forecasting.
The division promotes tax compliance through quality service and fair administration and provides accurate and timely information to Alaska taxpayers. For more information, go to:
Department of Law - Michael C. Geraghty, Attorney General
Oil, Gas & Mining Section, (907) 465-6719, http://www.law.state.ak.us/index.html
About: The Oil, Gas, and Mining section is responsible for litigating oil, gas, and mining resource disputes involving the state. It protects Alaskans' interests by making sure that the state receives the royalty and tax revenues to which it is entitled for current and past production, defending against challenges to state oil and gas lease sale programs, and protecting the state's title to resource-rich lands. The section advises the governor on antitrust matters involving oil and gas companies; represents state agencies in the investigation, defense, and prosecution of claims concerning the state's oil and gas royalty and taxation programs; monitors and protests tariffs charged for transportation of oil and gas production through pipelines; and provides legal advice to state agencies concerning the development of state oil, gas, and mineral resources.
Department of Labor and Workforce Development - Dianne Blumer, Commissioner
AGIA Training Strategic Plan: http://labor.alaska.gov/AGIA_teams/docs-combined/agiaweb.pdf.
Alaska Job Center Network - Oil & Gas Employment and Training Opportunities http://www.jobs.state.ak.us/energy.htm.
About: The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) is preparing the Alaskan Workforce for jobs and training opportunities for the natural gas pipeline project. The short term benefits will include 6,500 direct construction jobs and in the long term, create over 50,000 indirect jobs and establish oil & gas careers for Alaskans. The permitting, engineering, pre-construction and construction jobs will be phased in over the next two to six years.
Department of Administration - Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission - Dan Seamount, John Norman & Cathy Foerster, Commissioners
Mission: To protect the public interest in exploration and development of oil and gas resources, ensuring conservation practices, and increasing ultimate recovery, while protecting health, safety, the environment, and property rights.
Department of Revenue, Alaska Gasline Development Corporation - Dan Fauske, President http://www.agdc.us/
About: The mission of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation is to deliver a comprehensive in-state natural gas pipeline Project Plan to the Alaska legislature by July 1, 2011. The Project Plan will define a preferred route for supplying a reliable source of energy for Southcentral Alaska, Fairbanks and other communities as practicable by December 31, 2015. The project is called Alaska Stand Alone Gas Pipeline/ASAP.
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Office of the Federal Coordinator (OFC) - Larry Persily, Federal Coordinator
Mission: to advance our Nation's energy, environmental and economic security by expediting the delivery of clean natural gas from the North Slope of Alaska to North American markets.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) - Commission Members: Jon Wellinghoff, (Chair), Phillip D. Moeller, Marc Spitzer and John R. Norris, Commissioners
About: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. FERC also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines as well as licensing hydropower projects.
Bureau of Land Management - Ron Dunton, Authorized Officer at the Joint Pipeline Office
About: The Office of Pipeline Monitoring is the lead agency in the Joint Pipeline Office (JPO), a consortium of state and federal agencies sharing similar regulatory or management responsibilities related to oil and gas pipelines in Alaska, most notably the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. The SPCO is the lead state agency in the JPO.
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers - Alaska District
About: The Alaska District is a full service district with three major programs: military construction, civil works development, and environmental cleanup/restoration activities. We also have significant programs functions in contracting, operations and maintenance, real estate and Clean Water Act and navigation regulation activities. Our programs are highly visible in the military and local communities and are deep seated in Alaskan history. We have extensive expertise in cold regions engineering. Our professionals assist military, federal, local and Native entities with planning, engineering, construction, contracting, real estate, emergency operations, and regulatory projects. The District supports the Global War on Terrorism and supports the Nation in natural disaster response. Our people are helping rebuild infrastructure in Iraq and Afghanistan and are assisting many Atlantic and Pacific communities with hurricane and typhoon recovery.
U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (U.S. DOT/PHMSA) http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/about/mission
Mission: PHMSA's mission is to protect people and the environment from the risks inherent in transportation of hazardous materials - by pipeline and other modes of transportation.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy http://www.fe.doe.gov/
: Ensuring that we can continue to rely on clean, affordable energy from our traditional fuel resources is the primary mission of DOE's Office of Fossil Energy. Fossil fuels supply 85% of the nation's energy, and we are working on such priority projects as pollution-free coal plants, more productive oil and gas fields, and the continuing readiness of federal emergency oil stockpiles.
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (EIA)
About: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is the statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy. EIA collects, analyzes,
and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment. EIA is the Nation's premier source of energy information and, by law, its data, analyses, and forecasts are independent of approval by any other officer or employee of the U.S. Government. (More...)
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Alaska Pipeline Project, http://www.thealaskapipelineproject.com.
About: TransCanada and ExxonMobil are working together to advance the Alaska Pipeline Project. The goal is to build and operate a pipeline system that will make possible the development of Alaska's vast North Slope natural gas resources, helping sustain Alaska's, Canada's and the U.S. economies and providing a reliable, clean supply of domestic energy for the State of Alaska and North America. The Alaska Pipeline Project provides Alaska a viable option to develop its North Slope natural gas resources.
TransCanada, http://www.transcanada.com/.
About: TransCanada is a leader in the responsible development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure. Our network of more than 60,000 kilometres (37,000 miles) of pipeline taps into virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is one of the continent's largest providers of gas storage and related services with approximately 380 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns, controls or is developing approximately 11,700 megawatts of power generation. TransCanada is the AGIA licensee and partner in the Alaska Pipeline Project.
ExxonMobil, http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/about.aspx.
About: We are the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies and improve living standards around the world. ExxonMobil is a partner with TransCanada Alaska in the Alaska Pipeline Project.
BP, http://www.bp.com/marketingsection.do?categoryId=2&contentId=7013628.
About: BP is one of the world's largest energy companies, providing its customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, retail services and petrochemicals products for everyday items.
ConocoPhillips, http://www.conocophillips.com/EN/about/Pages/index.aspx.
About: ConocoPhillips operates worldwide with assets and businesses in more than 30 countries. These areas are represented by diverse people, cultures and values, all of which play a crucial role in the company's activities. This section provides an overview of ConocoPhillips' operations in each country.
The Alaska Support Industry Alliance - Rebecca Logan, General Manager http://alaskaalliance.com/.
Mission & Goals:To promote responsible exploration, development and production of oil, gas and mineral resources for the benefit of all Alaskans.
A nonprofit trade association, the Alliance is made up of more than 400 businesses, organizations and individuals that provide products and services to the oil, gas and mining industries, and represent approximately 40,000 Alaskan workers.
Resource Development Council for Alaska, Inc., http://www.akrdc.org/.
About: RDC is the Resource Development Council for Alaska, Inc., a statewide, non-profit, membership-funded organization made up of businesses and individuals from all resource sectors (oil and gas, mining, fishing, timber, and tourism), as well as Native corporations, support sectors, labor unions, and local governments. Through RDC these interests work together to promote and support responsible development of Alaska's resources.
RDC was formed in 1975, originally as the Organization for Management of Alaska's Resources (OMAR). After three years working to obtain a trans-Alaska gas pipeline, RDC changed its name to reflect its broader agenda of education and advocacy on all resource issues in Alaska.
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Working with Paula Deen, it's easy (and contagious) to share a love of food. Collard greens, cornbread, and sweet tea have been staples around here, so when it came time to introducing solids to my youngin', I figured it would be a breeze. Certainly she'd share my love of food too, right? It wasn't until I talked to other moms that I realized it is easier said than done to get a lot of kids to eat their veggies. I either heard enthusiasm or despair from these other mamas about their healthy eaters (or lack thereof). It was at that moment that I set out on a mission to feed Naomi (Omi for short) anything and everything fruits and veggies that I could get my hands on. Appropriately enough, she's been dubbed our little "Omivore" because of it. She gobbles up anything and everything we make for her and is now a lover of most things green! Rutabagas seem to be her only form of aversion so far, and I don't blame her a bit for that! I've tried my best to provide healthy foods from the start, and I've come up with a list of 8 simple steps that will help parents provide healthier meals to their children from the start.
1. Start when he/she is ready – just because your neighbor's baby started eating rice cereal at five months old, does not necessarily mean your child may be ready at that age. Some babies aren't ready until they are teething or closer to age one. Don't be pushy, and try to wait for a good time of day (like right after a nap) when your child is more willing and alert to try something new.
2. Switch it up – variety, variety, variety. Sticking with the rice cereal idea, some babies simply don't prefer it. There are other light cereals on the market (like oats or barley) to mix with milk and/or fruit, but be on the watch for allergies. It's a good idea to start with one or two foods for a few days before incorporating others to see if an allergy is present. Banana and avocado are excellent starter foods too and can be mixed together to pack in lots of nutrients at once.
3. Keep trying – what your child may not like today may be a favorite tomorrow. Don't despair if he doesn't like the meal you spent hours preparing (it's hard not to though – I know!). Save that meal for a rainy day ahead – he may just surprise you!
4. Listen and connect – if he's just not into it, go back to variety and think of what he's liked in the past and have fun with it. Pudding or yogurt on the tray, squishing avocado with his fingers, and other ways of experimenting with his food is fun and educational. In the early stages, babies are not only learning that food tastes good, but they are learning what food looks, smells, and feels like too.
5. Make cooking/eating fun – not only can you let your child have fun with his food, but you can also encourage a "big helper" in the kitchen. Banging and clanking pots and pans are excellent ways to encourage children to enjoy the cooking process. Teach him about what he's doing like stirring with a spoon, and pretend to taste what he's "prepared." If you are involved and excited about it, chances are he will be too.
I also find it rather important to NOT use food as a reward, punishment, or threat. Instead, I want Naomi to overhear me talking about what a good eater she is and how proud I am of her so that she will link the positive vibes with food rather than the negative.
6. Sit down as a family – Sitting down together teaches children that there is a significant connection made through food that's special and nurturing.
7. Spice it up – Don't be afraid to use them, but do try to use minimally. For instance, I've never liked squash without seasoning (too drab for me), but a little salt and pepper (and a smidgen of butter) can make all the difference. Same goes for collard greens or kale – a little bit of seasoning (like garlic) goes a long way. Favorite seasonings at our house are Paula's House Seasoning and all of The Deen Bros. Spices (especially the Funky Chicken spice!). Lemon juice is a good alternative to salt as well.
8. Prepare well-balanced meals – the darker the fruits or veggies, the better they are for you! Dark leafy veggies, foods rich in omega-3s (like salmon and avocado), beans and legumes, fruits, and a good protein are great to incorporate at every meal. These "power foods" pack a mean punch of vitamins, antioxidants, and other nutrients vital for our well-being. These health benefits include warding off illnesses and strengthening bones and immune systems. These foods are intended to be eaten for the dynamic nutrients they provide. If we eat them at home and model this positive behavior for our children, our kids will learn to eat and appreciate the food that we not only provide but that we eat as well.
Below, I've listed a favorite recipe from our house that carries lots of nutrients and is oh-so-delicious! Hope you enjoy!
Veggie Lasagna: Even my meat-eater of a husband enjoys this dish (without the meat)!
-10 lasagna noodles
-1/2 C chopped onion
-1 garlic clove, minced
-1 Tbs. olive oil
-1 C grated raw carrots
-2 C sliced fresh mushrooms
-1 15oz. can tomato sauce
-1 6oz. can tomato paste
-1/2 C ripe olives, black or green
-1 ½ tsp. dried oregano
-2 C cream style cottage cheese
-2 10oz. pkg. frozen spinach, thawed and drained. Or use fresh!
-1 lb. sliced Monterey Jack cheese
-1/4 C Parmesan cheese
- Cook noodles – 8-10 minutes, drain. Spread noodles on towel.
-Sautee onion and garlic in olive oil, add carrots and mushrooms. Cook until tender (about 4 mins.). Stir in tomato sauce, paste, olives, and oregano.
-Oil 9x13" pan. Heat oven to 375.
- Layer ½ noodles, then cottage cheese, followed by spinach, then sauce and vegetable mixture. Top with 1/3 of Monterey Jack cheese.
- Repeat layers, topping with remaining 2/3 cheese.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan.
- Bake 30 minutes, or until melted and bubbly.
- Let rest 10 minutes before cutting, and enjoy!
**In the picture above, Naomi snacks on a quick favorite around here: banana slices with natural peanut butter and blueberries on top. Organic, low-sugar yogurt is a good alternative to peanut butter if an allergy is present.
My children are very healthy eaters because I put vegetables on the table every night and insisted they only had to eat 1 piece. Eventually, they asked for 2 and then 3 and so on. I also made them cook with me. They were very excited to try the food they cooked. Here is a short video of them in the kitchen. Please check it out.http://youtu.be/yFtm3cbw2Wo
By candy on January 10, 2012
What are your tricks to keep your kids from being picky eaters?
When our kids were small we'd get them to eat their veggies by putting a small amount on their plate and if they complained we'd tell them they had to eat 10, if it was something they really didn't like we'd end up negotiating down to say 5. This way they'd feel like they had some control and learned to either like the veggie or at least tolerate it.
My son was terrible about eating his peas. My husband came up with the idea of having pea races. It worked like a charm and most of the time my son would win the contest
By Brenda on August 03, 2011
My kids were never picky eaters...as toddlers they would argue over who got the most pickled artichoke hearts. They love brussel sprouts. I got them to like a variety of foods by giving to them and by not forcing them to eat what they didn't like. I tried to make the food into small interesting shapes that can be easily picked up and eaten in one or two bites. I tried to keep it colorful and balanced. My 1 year old granddaughter has been introduced to many foods. She loves her veggies also. She will choose broccoli over chicken nuggets. She loves colorful, small, cute and tasty foods that she can feed herself. She does not like bland,neutral colored or slimy foods. She loves green veggies,spaghetti,all berries,all fruits except peaches,carrots,cheese,corn,salmon,some chicken,squash,some steak,bread,milk,juice and some crackers. She does not like mashed potatoes or things that need to be eaten with a spoon. She is so proud of being able to feed herself...she does not want to be fed. I am sure when she is older and can use a spoon she will begin to eat even more foods. Last night she sat beside me and was watching my fork. I gave her a little fork and she ate a piece of strawberry with a baby fork all by herself. She was so proud (and so was I). She is doing great!!
By Joy on August 03, 2011
My kids were never picky eaters - we always told them they needed to try at least a bite of everything and if they didn't like it they could spit it out. My daughter was sucking a crawfish head when she was 4. We just never made a big deal out of meal time. Everyone in the family knew that I only cooked one meal and if they didn't like what I was serving then they had to make their own. It also helped that the two kids next door were the pickiest eaters I have ever seen and my kids saw our reaction to their food requests and so I guess they chose to eat what was put in front of them.
By Barb on August 03, 2011
When my son was little, he would only eat pancakes, so I made Oatmeal cookies with honey, peanut butter and shredded carrots!!! It worked, I got some good nutrition in my little guy and all is happy!! Sincerely, Renee' Wauldron
By Renee' Wauldron on August 03, 2011
I cook potatoes and carrots together then mash them and tell them they are golden mashed potatoes and they love them with butter
By faith morse on August 03, 2011
When my kids were young, I would grate or finely dice up carrots and zucchini and add them to spaghetti sauce, meatloaf or chili. I would also use a variety of beans in chili. I don't like peas but I do like pea soup or peas in tuna macaroni salad, that is how I got my kids to eat peas. I would make homemade vegetable soup and use fresh and canned veggies of every kind, it would be a very dense thick soup, kids loved it. Dinner was always an important meal, it consisted of meat, potatoes/rice/pasta, veggies, salad, bread, and either cottage cheese or applesauce or cranberry sauce. Everyone was required to sit at the table, tv was OFF, phone calls not accepted and friends knocking on the door were told to come back later. It was family time. My kids were allowed to have friends for dinner, but they followed our ritual. Dinner was not a time for yelling, jumping up and down, fighting, but to find out how everyone's day went and what we had going on. Even as the kids were getting ready to go trick or treating....we had pizza and they had to sit at the table, even if it was just 1 piece of pizza. I don't see this ritual of dinner in many families anymore and it is sad. Some of my kids continue this ritual. I don't care if you are just having a PB & J sandwich, if that is all you can afford, take the time to be together and share your day.
By sherry on August 03, 2011
In my house it's just never been a choice. You eat what we eat and if you don't you go hungry. Now I can say that easily because my 3.5 year old eats everything. She has from day one. Her first food was avocado and she ate an entire one off my finger. I get her involved by letting her cook. She loves fava beans right now. She sees them in the grocery store and asks for them. People (even in Colorado where the eatin' is healthy) in the Whole Foods always do a double take and will ask "how does that happen in your house?" She's three and is asking Santa for a real pink knife. Pink because it's her favorite color. A real one because the one in her kitchen set doesn't cut mushrooms like mine does. Also, letting her grow veggies in the garden has been a big help. Even when there isn't a vegetable on the first of the green leaves she knows what it is. I don't know what an eggplant bush looks like. But, she does. My husband every night raves about my cooking and makes sure to have our daughter compliment and thank me. I think it's giving her a different appreciation for food in general. I have a 9 month old and let me tell you I already know we are in for it. I hope he wants to be just like his sister. We shall see. We do not eat any fast food in this house. Or processed food for that matter. And honestly I think by keeping our food organic or natural has helped to keep her taste buds in check.
By Nicole Mulvany on August 03, 2011
Ian has turned out to be like his dad and will eat anything, especially if he sees us eating it first. I hope that continues, but glad to have these tips in my back pocket if I need them!
By Lisa the Admin on August 03, 2011
I love the blog and the ideas make such wonderful sense! keep your ideas coming!
By Susan on August 02, 2011
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Don Pinkston, President of Ciao Telecom N.A., discusses and previews partnership with Rapids
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Marcelo Balboa led the 1997 Rapids to the MLS Cup Final, where they fell to D.C. United.
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Balboa represented the U.S. National Team at the 1990, 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups
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'World Champion' actor and comedian tells the story of a GK who tried out for the NFL
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When Houston reached the 2006 MLS Cup, supporters rallied together to make the trip to Dallas
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What are Bed Bugs
Bed bugs is almost a tame term for what they are and what they do; They are predators looking to feast on your blood. You are the center of their world, their whole lives around feeding on you early in the morning and then hiding from you during the day.
Bed bugs literally hunt humans honing in on the heat and the carbon dioxide humans give off. That is why when some people move from their bed when they are being bitten and retreat to the couch —-the bed bugs follow them out to the couch to feed guided by body heat and the carbon dioxide that the bed bugs sense.
Bed bugs will do everything they can to get at you. While they cannot fly they are capable of climbing walls and then deliberately falling off the wall to get on to the bed to feed on you, an airborne assault if you will. All this is very scary. The mental and emotional trauma of dealing with bed bugs is very real. They can be defeated but it takes discipline, time, energy, knowledge and money.
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Adam Levine may be just about to get married, but in the new video for Maroon 5 's "Maps," he plays a cheating boyfriend whose behavior has deadly consequences.
The clip opens with Adam in a hospital emergency room, where he runs into an operating room and sees a girl lying on a table, bloody and badly injured, while doctors work frantically to save her. He asks, "What happened to her?" and then we flash back in time to Adam speeding to the hospital in his black Porsche.
Now, flash back again to the girl we saw on the table: she's fine physically, but she's crying and walking down the street. When a bum starts hassling her, she shoves him away, but accidentally steps into traffic, where she gets creamed by a car and goes splat on the pavement, answering Adam's earlier question of what happened to her.
In further flashbacks, we see that Adam and the girl went to a house party together, where he and the rest of the members of Maroon 5 are drinking heavily and partying it up. Adam starts flirting with another girl who's coming on to him, and the two end up kissing. Then, he sees the girl he came with looking at him; she storms out of the house, but his band mates won't let him go after her. Further flashbacks reveal the two in happier times; she's modeling clothes for him, and they're curled up on the couch together.
Now that we know it was Adam's bad behavior that indirectly led to the accident, flash back to the emergency room; the girl flatlines as Adam looks on in horror. The end.
"Maps" is the lead single from Maroon 5's new album V, which will be released in September.
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.—The record-setting crowd shouted out its love of Cal Ripken Jr. at yesterday's Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. But it was when Ripken was expressing love for his family that the usually stoic Orioles great lost his composure.
Speaking of his son and daughter, Ripken became visibly moved, wiped tears from his eye and momentarily stopped his speech. Moments later, he again had to compose himself after mentioning his wife.
For Ripken and fellow inductee Tony Gwynn, it was a day to express love -- for family, friends, mentors and the game of baseball -- and to feel it from a legion of fans.
While the affable Gwynn, an eight-time batting champ from the San Diego Padres, was well-supported by Padres fans who made the 3,000-mile trek to upstate New York, the majority of those in attendance were wearing Orioles orange and black and cheering for Ripken, Aberdeen's favorite son.
Several former teammates, including Ken Singleton, Brady Anderson and B.J. Surhoff, were there, as were Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos and actors John Travolta and Richard Gere. On the dais, 53 other baseball legends joined Ripken and Gwynn to form the largest collection of Hall of Famers together at one event.
Early on in a 15-minute, 53-second speech, Ripken thanked baseball fans across the country -- and especially in Baltimore -- for supporting him during a 21-season career that included one World Series championship, 19 All-Star appearances and an incomparable streak of 2,632 consecutive games.
"You cheered my successes and stood by me when things weren't going so well," Ripken, 46, told the fans. "Where would any of us in this game be without the people who love the game and their team and would make trips to events like this long after we have put down our gloves and bats?"
Regardless of their on-field accomplishments, Ripken and Gwynn were often heralded for the intensity with which they approached the game, the friendliness they showed toward fans and the loyalty that led them to stay with one team for their entire careers.
The two-hour ceremony -- which included a tribute to Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr and presentations of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award to St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Rick Hummel and the Ford C. Frick Award to Kansas City Royals radio announcer Denny Matthews -- seemingly celebrated what Ripken and Gwynn meant to baseball and to the cities in which they played.
For Orioles fans who have watched their club post nine straight losing seasons, it was a trip back to the team's glory days with a player who embodied the Oriole Way.
"I feel the team hasn't been the same since Ripken left," said Lucinda Stendera of Catonsville, who watched the proceedings from a hill about three football fields from the stage. "He was the heart and soul of the Orioles, and since he has been gone, it isn't the same."
For his part, Ripken kept his comments relatively brief -- compared with Gwynn, whose speech lasted nearly 28 minutes -- and his message simple.
Baseball and sports are important, Ripken said, but nothing is more essential than how you interact with people, especially children.
"We are the ambassadors for the future," Ripken said, "just as the baseball player wants to leave his mark on the game and leave it a little better than he found it. We should all try to make this world a better place for the next generation."
He stressed that athletes should be role models and that he has used baseball as a platform to reach kids. "My opportunity to work with children and their coaches across this great country, and for that matter the world, enables me to tell you firsthand that the game of baseball is alive and well," he said.
Through much of his speech, Ripken kept his composure. But talking about his children, Rachel, 17, and Ryan, 14, tripped him up. And it happened again when he mentioned Kelly, his wife of nearly 20 years.
The crowd, which far exceeded the previous Cooperstown record of 50,000, set in 1999, fed off Ripken's show of emotion. Each time he stopped, the crowd roared its support with cheers and applause.
He also performed a faux magic trick while on the podium, placing a white rose into his sport coat as a moment later son Ryan took out a similar flower and passed it to his mother in the front row.


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- Plamen Chetelyazov
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Is Western Europe indifferent to Bulgarian agony?
Bulgaria is officially the EU`s poorest member. The salaries rarely exceed 250e. The country is one of the most corrupted in the EU according to the Transparency International Index. The census data confirmed that over the twenty-year period, emigration represented a 6% loss in the total population. High emigration levels were accompanied by low fertility rates, which contributed a further 12% loss. Moreover – the country has unenviable Press Freedom Index. Reporters without borders rank Bulgaria 87 which is a great retreat because back in 2003 Bulgaria ranked 34.
On 24 February more than 300 000 Bulgarians went out into the streets to express their indignation against the political monopoly and its derivatives – the monopoly of the market, the corruption, the poverty, the unemployment, the criminality... The people shout "We want future" and want radical change of the political system because the elections push in alleged new parties made of worn out politics in disrepute. Some of the demands are: no immunity for the members of the Bulgarian Parliament, limit of their mandates, recall of all former deputies, majoritarian voting system.
So far there is no adequate response from the political elite only a cosmetic change of the government and ugly but successful attempts to mount the protest.
The spokeswoman of the European Commission Pia Hansen said: "There is a democracy in Bulgaria and we respect that" but It must be a lie because few days ago Europe blocked Schengen membership for Bulgaria due to the functionality of the judicial system.
At the same time there is a wave of desperate people who literally set themselves on fire. 4 people already died for a month and one is still fighting for his life. The most famous case is the death of Plamen Goranov and now his name stands for this dreadful and shocking epidemic. The 36 years old photographer and mountain climber set himself on fire in front of the municipality building in his hometown of Varna on Feb. 20.
Closing Statement from Plamen Chetelyazov
Capitalism does not confer the same status as democracy! In this system the money is at the same time the capital potential, the ultimate goal and the greatest might. This basis contributes to the spreading of corruption, exploitation, manipulation, emotional degradation e.t.c. One of the ugliest defects is that people are learned to consider those who are poorer also less cultured, intelligent and capable.The real alternative to capitalism is a working democracy aiming at the progress of creative education and true freedom.
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Mar 26 2013: I cannot speak for the European continent at large but I can for a large population of the UK. It is not that we are indifferent, we are simply ignorant. I knew that Bulgaria was a country marked with a corruption tag but I didn't realise the extent to which it's populous suffered, when i have discussed Bulgaria in the past it was usually regarding the potential of a holiday. Ironically do you know who opened my eyes to this problem? It was Slavi Binev speaking at a UKIP conference (UKIP are anti EU).
The EU dictates what happens in its countries through regulation and I find it ridiculous, extraordinary and truly saddening that they have not stepped up and helped Bulgaria establish some democracy. Even if I was not against the EU I would and hope people are shaking their heads in anger and disgust. How can they spend millions on going to elections around the globe but not eradicate corruption in one of its own member states? A simple answer would be that they are more bothered about the money and keeping their social project funded. You have my best wishes but unfortunately usually the only way for change is through social disorder and I truly hope that you do not need to resort to this.
Mar 30 2013: I think that populism and nationalism are a huge mistake and great degradation. Unfortunately the politicians in Bulgaria hold on this tactics because they don't have the potential to understand anything else. The behaviour of Mr. Binev is a perfect example. Otherwise I agree with you on many things but don't share the idea that "the only way for change is through social disorder". The recent events in Europe and Bulgaria in particular prove that each person must show permanent intellectual and emotional resistance. The individual responsibility is much more constructive than the anonymous and elemental letting steam off.
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Switzerland: Cooperation on AIF cross-border supervision - 04/12/2012
Within the framework of the AIFMD ("Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive"), a co-operation agreement was settled between the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority ("FINMA") for the supervision of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds. ESMA has negotiated this agreement on behalf of all 27 EU national competent authorities for securities markets regulation.
This co-operation will apply to Swiss alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) that manage or market alternative investment funds (AIFs) in the EU and to EU AIFMs that manage or market AIFs in Switzerland. The co-operation covers the cross-border supervision of depositaries and AIFM's delegates. The agreement will take the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the EU securities supervisors and FINMA.
The key elements of this EU-Swiss co-operation agreement are :
- the supervision of fund managers that operate on a cross-border basis in the EU and Switzerland ;
- the exchange of information, the cross-border onsite visits and the assistance in the enforcement of the respective law (i.e. the AIFMD and the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes of 23 June 2006);
- the sharing of relevant information received from FINMA with other EU authorities, ESMA and the European Systemic Risk Board, provided appropriate safeguards apply ;
- co-operation agreement between EU and non-EU authorities is a pre-condition of the AIFMD for allowing managers from third countries to access EU markets or perform fund management by delegation from EU managers ; and
- co-operation arrangements are applicable as from 21 July 2013 and enable cross-border management and marketing to professional investors of alternative investment funds.
The content of the MoU follows the IOSCO Principles on Cross-Border Supervisory Co-operation of 2010, and complements the terms and conditions of the IOSCO Multilateral MoU Concerning Consultation and Co-operation and the Exchange of Information of 2002.
ESMA is currently in contact with other non-EU authorities that are members of IOSCO, and is continuing to negotiate co-operation arrangements with the relevant authorities with of having these in place before July 2013. According to the AIFMD, the fund industry from a non-EU country whose securities regulator does not have such co-operation arrangements in place by July 2013 will not be permitted to offer or manage AIFs in the EU.
Here's a link to the joint ESMA-FINMA press release :
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GUILFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Family and friends of an Army captain from Connecticut who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this month have gathered in Guilford for his funeral.
Hundreds of people attended the service for Andrew Pedersen-Keel on Monday morning at St. George Church on Whitfield Street. He will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday.
Pedersen-Keel was one of two soldiers killed in an attack at a police station in eastern Afghanistan on March 11. He was 28.
He grew up in Madison and graduated from Avon Old Farms School in 2002. He went on to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy in 2006 and served two tours in Afghanistan. He was awarded two Bronze Stars and several other medals.
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