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Minnesota Weather
Severe Weather
Current Watches and Warnings
Tennessee, McNairy
- Alabama - Flood Warning , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Flood Warning - Choctaw, Clarke, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Lower Baldwin, Lower Mobile, Upper Baldwin, Upper Mobile, Washington
Record Report - Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lower Baldwin, Lower Mobile, Monroe, Upper Baldwin, Upper Mobile, Washington, Wilcox
Public Information Statement - Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston
- Arkansas - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory
Flood Warning - Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Jackson, Ouachita, Union, White, Woodruff
Flood Advisory - Mississippi
- California - High Surf Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
High Surf Advisory - Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, Northern Monterey Bay, San Francisco, San Fransisco Peninsula Coast, Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast
Record Report - Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley, East-Central San Joaquin Valley, Indian Wells Valley, Kern County Mountains, Mariposa, Madera, and Fresno County Foothills, Orange County Coastal Areas, Riverside County Mountains, San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys -The Inland Empire, San Bernardino County Mountains, San Diego County Coastal Areas, San Diego County Deserts, San Diego County Mountains, San Diego County Valleys, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills, Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Kings Canyon, Southeastern Kern County Desert, Southeastern San Joaquin Valley, Southwestern San Joaquin Valley, Tulare County Foothills, Tulare County Mountains, West-Central San Joaquin Valley
Public Information Statement - Mendocino Coast, Mendocino Interior, North Coast Interior, Redwood Coast, Upper Trinity River
- Colorado - Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Special Statement - Animas River Basin, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Northwestern San Juan Mountains, Paradox Valley/Little Dolores River, San Juan River Basin, Southwest San Juan Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide
Public Information Statement - Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County, Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Central and South Weld County, Central and Southeast Park County, Cheyenne County, Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet, Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet, Jackson County Below 9000 Feet, Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet, Kit Carson County, Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet, Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County, Logan County, Morgan County, North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County, North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County, Northeast Weld County, Phillips County, Sedgwick County, South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet, South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet, Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County, Washington County, West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet, Yuma County
- Connecticut - Flood Warning , Special Statement , Record Report
Flood Warning - Hartford, Northern Middlesex, Southern Middlesex
Special Statement - Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, Northern New London, Southern Fairfield, Southern Middlesex, Southern New Haven, Southern New London
Record Report - Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, Northern New London, Southern Fairfield, Southern Middlesex, Southern New Haven, Southern New London
- District of Columbia - Record Report
Record Report - District of Columbia
- Florida - Tornado Watch , Flood Warning , Coastal Hazard Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Tornado Watch - Coastal Broward County, Coastal Collier County, Coastal Miami Dade County, Coastal Palm Beach County
Flood Warning - Alachua, Baker, Calhoun, Central Walton, Coastal Dixie, Coastal Escambia, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Gulf, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Levy, Coastal Okaloosa, Coastal Taylor, Coastal Wakulla, Columbia, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Holmes, Inland Dixie, Inland Escambia, Inland Franklin, Inland Gulf, Inland Jefferson, Inland Levy, Inland Okaloosa, Inland Santa Rosa, Inland Taylor, Inland Wakulla, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, North Walton, Santa Rosa, South Walton, Suwannee, Washington
Coastal Hazard Statement - Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Gulf, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Lee, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Pinellas
Record Report - Calhoun, Central Walton, Coastal Bay, Coastal Dixie, Coastal Escambia, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Gulf, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Okaloosa, Coastal Taylor, Coastal Volusia County, Coastal Wakulla, Gadsden, Holmes, Indian River, Inland Bay, Inland Dixie, Inland Escambia, Inland Franklin, Inland Gulf, Inland Jefferson, Inland Okaloosa, Inland Santa Rosa, Inland Taylor, Inland Volusia County, Inland Wakulla, Jackson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Martin, North Walton, Northern Brevard County, Northern Lake County, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Santa Rosa, Seminole, South Walton, Southern Brevard County, Southern Lake County, St. Lucie, Washington
Public Information Statement - Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, Union
- Georgia - Flood Warning , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Flood Warning - Appling, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Coastal Glynn, Coastal McIntosh, Decatur, Dooly, Echols, Effingham, Grady, Inland Glynn, Inland McIntosh, Jeff Davis, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Montgomery, Pierce, Screven, Seminole, Tattnall, Thomas, Toombs, Walton, Ware, Wayne, Wilcox
Record Report - Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Bulloch, Calhoun, Candler, Clay, Coastal Bryan, Coastal Chatham, Coastal Liberty, Coastal McIntosh, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Effingham, Evans, Grady, Inland Bryan, Inland Chatham, Inland Liberty, Inland McIntosh, Irwin, Jenkins, Lanier, Lee, Long, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Screven, Seminole, Tattnall, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Worth
Public Information Statement - Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Charlton, Clinch, Coastal Bryan, Coastal Camden, Coastal Chatham, Coastal Glynn, Coastal Liberty, Coastal McIntosh, Coffee, Columbia, Echols, Effingham, Evans, Inland Bryan, Inland Camden, Inland Chatham, Inland Glynn, Inland Liberty, Inland McIntosh, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Lincoln, Long, McDuffie, Pierce, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Ware, Wayne
- Idaho - Record Report
Record Report - Central Panhandle Mountains, Coeur d'Alene Area, Idaho Palouse, Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties, Lewiston Area, Northern Panhandle
- Illinois - Flood Warning
Flood Warning - Crawford, Gallatin, Jo Daviess, Lawrence, Wabash, Wayne, White
- Indiana - Flood Warning
- Iowa - Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Flood Warning - Allamakee, Clayton, Dubuque, Jackson
Public Information Statement - Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux, Woodbury
- Kansas - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Record Report - Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte
Public Information Statement - Allen, Barton, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Cowley, Crawford, Decatur, Elk, Ellsworth, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Labette, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Neosho, Norton, Rawlins, Reno, Rice, Russell, Saline, Sedgwick, Sheridan, Sherman, Sumner, Thomas, Wallace, Wichita, Wilson, Woodson
- Kentucky - Special Statement
Special Statement - Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe
- Louisiana - Flood Warning
Flood Warning - Franklin, Rapides, St. Tammany, Washington, Webster
- Maine - Flood Warning
Flood Warning - Central Penobscot, Central Somerset, Coastal Waldo, Interior Waldo, Kennebec, Northern Penobscot, Northern Somerset, Southern Penobscot, Southern Somerset
- Maryland - Record Report
Record Report - Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Central and Eastern Allegany, Charles, Extreme Western Allegany, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Northern Baltimore, Prince Georges, Southern Baltimore, St. Marys, Washington
- Michigan - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory
Flood Warning - Newaygo, Osceola, Wexford
- Minnesota - Flood Warning , Winter Weather Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Flood Warning - Crow Wing, East Marshall, East Polk, Kittson, Northern Aitkin, South Aitkin, West Marshall, West Polk
Winter Weather Advisory - Northern Cook/Northern Lake, Southern Cook/North Shore
Record Report - Carlton/South St. Louis, Central St. Louis, Crow Wing, Koochiching, North Cass, North Itasca, North St. Louis, Northern Aitkin, Northern Cook/Northern Lake, Pine, South Aitkin, South Cass, South Itasca, Southern Cook/North Shore, Southern Lake/North Shore
Public Information Statement - Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine
- Mississippi - Flood Warning , Record Report
Flood Warning - Attala, Copiah, George, Greene, Hancock, Hinds, Holmes, Jackson, Lawrence, Leake, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Noxubee, Pearl River, Perry, Rankin, Simpson, Warren, Wayne, Yazoo
- Missouri - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Record Report - Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clay, Clinton, Cooper, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Holt, Howard, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Mercer, Nodaway, Pettis, Platte, Putnam, Randolph, Ray, Saline, Schuyler, Sullivan, Worth
Public Information Statement - Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, Maries, McDonald, Miller, Morgan, Newton, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Shannon, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Webster, Wright
- Montana - High Wind Watch , Public Information Statement
High Wind Watch - Northern Rocky Mountain Front, Southern Rocky Mountain Front
Public Information Statement - Beaverhead, Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Central and Southern Lewis and Clark, Chouteau, Eastern Glacier, Eastern Pondera, Eastern Teton, Fergus, Gallatin, Hill, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Liberty, Madison, Meagher, Northern Rocky Mountain Front, Southern Rocky Mountain Front, Toole
- Nebraska - Public Information Statement
Public Information Statement - Dakota, Dixon, Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow
- New Jersey - Special Statement , Record Report
Special Statement - Atlantic, Camden, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Somerset, Southeastern Burlington, Sussex, Warren, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Monmouth, Western Passaic, Western Union
Record Report - Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic, Western Union
- New Mexico - Public Information Statement
Public Information Statement - Central Highlands, Chaves County Plains, Chuska Mountains, Curry County, De Baca County, East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Eastern Lincoln County, Eastern San Miguel County, Estancia Valley, Far Northeast Highlands, Far Northwest Highlands, Guadalupe County, Harding County, Jemez Mountains, Lower Chama River Valley, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area, Northeast Highlands, Northern Sangre de Cristos above 9500 feet/Red River, Northwest Highlands, Northwest Plateau, Quay County, Raton Ridge/Johnson Mesa, Roosevelt County, San Francisco River Valley, San Juan Mountains, Sandia/Manzano Mountains, Santa Fe Metro Area, South Central Highlands, South Central Mountains, Southern Sangre de Cristos above 9500 feet, Southwest Chaves County, Southwest Mountains, Union County, Upper Rio Grande Valley, Upper Tularosa Valley, West Central Highlands, West Central Mountains, West Central Plateau, West Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- New York - Flood Warning , Special Statement , Record Report
Flood Warning - Eastern Clinton, Eastern Essex, Northern Warren, Northern Washington, Southeast Warren, Southern Washington, Western Clinton, Western Essex
Special Statement - Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northeast Suffolk, Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Northwest Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Is.), Rockland, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Southern Westchester, Southwest Suffolk
Record Report - Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northeast Suffolk, Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Northwest Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Is.), Rockland, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Southern Westchester, Southwest Suffolk
- North Carolina - Flood Warning , High Surf Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Flood Warning - Robeson
High Surf Advisory - Outer Banks Dare
Record Report - Bladen, Coastal Brunswick, Coastal New Hanover, Coastal Pender, Columbus, Inland Brunswick, Inland New Hanover, Inland Pender, Robeson
- North Dakota - Flood Warning
Flood Warning - Bottineau, Eastern Walsh County, Grand Forks, McHenry, Pembina, Ward, Western Walsh County
- Oregon - High Surf Advisory
High Surf Advisory - Central Oregon Coast, Curry County Coast, North Oregon Coast, South Central Oregon Coast
- Pennsylvania - Special Statement
Special Statement - Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Northern Wayne, Philadelphia, Pike, Southern Wayne, Susquehanna, Upper Bucks, Western Chester, Western Montgomery, Wyoming
- South Carolina - Flood Warning , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Flood Warning - Coastal Georgetown, Coastal Jasper, Darlington, Florence, Hampton, Inland Berkeley, Inland Georgetown, Inland Jasper, Marion, Tidal Berkeley, Williamsburg
Record Report - Allendale, Beaufort, Charleston, Coastal Colleton, Coastal Georgetown, Coastal Horry, Coastal Jasper, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Hampton, Inland Berkeley, Inland Colleton, Inland Georgetown, Inland Horry, Inland Jasper, Marion, Marlboro, Tidal Berkeley, Williamsburg
Public Information Statement - Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun, Charleston, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Coastal Colleton, Coastal Jasper, Dorchester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Hampton, Inland Berkeley, Inland Colleton, Inland Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, Sumter, Tidal Berkeley
- South Dakota - Public Information Statement
Public Information Statement - Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, Yankton
- Tennessee - Flood Advisory , Public Information Statement
Flood Advisory - Lauderdale, Tipton
Public Information Statement - Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk, Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, North Sevier, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Northwest Monroe, NW Blount, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington, West Polk
- Texas - Flood Warning , Air Quality Alert
Flood Warning - Bowie, Cass, Morris
- Vermont - Flood Warning
Flood Warning - Eastern Addison, Eastern Chittenden, Eastern Franklin, Eastern Rutland, Grand Isle, Western Addison, Western Chittenden, Western Franklin, Western Rutland
- Virginia - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Record Report - Albemarle, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Eastern Highland, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene, King George, Loudoun, Madison, Nelson, Northern Fauquier, Orange, Page, Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Southern Fauquier, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, Western Highland
Public Information Statement - Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise
- Washington - Areal Flood Warning , High Surf Advisory , Record Report
Areal Flood Warning - East Puget Sound Lowlands, Everett and Vicinity, West Slopes Northern Cascades and Passes
High Surf Advisory - Central Coast, North Coast, South Washington Coast
Record Report - East Slopes Northern Cascades, Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties, Moses Lake Area, Northeast Blue Mountains, Northeast Mountains, Okanogan Highlands, Okanogan Valley, Spokane Area, Upper Columbia Basin, Washington Palouse, Waterville Plateau, Wenatchee Area
- West Virginia - Record Report
Record Report - Berkeley, Eastern Grant, Eastern Mineral, Eastern Pendleton, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Western Grant, Western Mineral, Western Pendleton
- Wisconsin - Flood Warning , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Flood Warning - Crawford, Grant, Green Lake, Outagamie, Sauk, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago
Record Report - Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Sawyer, Washburn
Public Information Statement - Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix


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David H. Guston is Professor of Politics and Global Studies and Co-Director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University. He is also the Principal Investigator and Director of the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at ASU. CNS-ASU, funded by the National Science Foundation for roughly $13 million over ten years (2005-2015), pursues a vision of the anticipatory governance of nanotechnology and is dedicated to research, training and outreach on the societal implications of nano-scale science and engineering. His book, Between Politics and Science (Cambridge U. Press, 2000) was awarded the 2002 Don K. Price Prize by the American Political Science Association for best book in science and technology policy, and his papers are among the best-cited in the field. His most recent publication, "The Pumpkin or the Tiger: Michael Polanyi, Frederick Soddy, and Anticipating Emerging Technologies" is written in the creative nonfiction style and published in the 50th anniversary issue of Minerva. His nanotechnology-related endeavors include: organizing with the Woodrow Wilson International Center a briefing to the US Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus on "Nanotechnology and the Public: Data for Decision Makers;" editing the Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society (Sage, 2010); and serving as series editor for the Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society (Springer), which has published volumes on Presenting Futures, Nanotechnology and the Challenge of Equity, Equality and Development, and most recently, Nanotechnology, the Brain, and the Future. Professor Guston has held visiting positions at Columbia University, the Copenhagen Business School (DK), the Kent School of Law, and Durham University (UK). In 2002, he was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 2008, he served as co-chair of the Gordon Research Conference on Science and Technology Policy, "Governing Emerging Technologies." He holds an A.B. from Yale College and a PhD in political science from MIT.
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Residents are evaluated by the faculty at the end of each rotation. A compilation of these evaluations is supplied to the residents during personal semiannual meetings with the program director. Residents are required to take the American College of Radiology In-Service Training Examination yearly. Anonymous written evaluation of the program and the faculty is solicited from the residents semiannually.
Residents in all University of Maryland programs receive a standard stipend based on their postgraduate year and a standard set of benefits. Fringe benefits include the following: 3 weeks vacation leave per year plus several extra days during the Christmas/New Year period; up to 5 days sick leave per year, health and dental insurance subsidized by the employer, employer-paid life insurance, employer-paid short- and long-term disability insurance, and paid parking. All residents may receive laundry service.
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All University of Maryland residents and fellows are provided professional liability coverage through the Maryland Medical Center Insurance Program for activities performed on behalf of UMMS while working within the scope of employment, performed within the delineation of clinical privileges and in accordance with specified terms and conditions of coverage.
Coverage provided annually for malpractice is an Occurrence Policy: $5 million/$20 million.
Attendance at radiologic society meetings and postgraduate courses is supported financially up to $2,000 in the third or fourth year of the program. Up to $2,000 may be used for the purchase of books in lieu of this meeting support. Additional funds are available in any year for presentation of research papers that are submitted for publication in a juried journal. The department also pays the cost associated with the American Board of Radiology exams during the four years of residency.
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 '''Status:''' Presently Inactive

 '''Program dates:''' 1992-2002

 '''Volunteers Served:''' 219

 ==Program Development==

 With the advent of independence in 1991 Lithuania committed itself to re-establishing a democratic society, re-entering competitive world markets, and opening the doors of modern science, technology, and commerce to its citizens. Policy reforms were underway to privatize state enterprises and farms and to safeguard property rights. To support these goals, the Government of Lithuania needed to encourage the development of small enterprises, especially in rural areas that were bound to be the hardest-hit by unemployment during the restructuring process. It also realized that nationwide fluency in English was essential for Lithuanians to take full advantage of their newly expanded economic and social opportunities.

 The Peace Corps responded to these expressed needs and put into place two projects, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and Small Enterprise Development (SED). The nature of the Peace Corps projects remained stable for the 10-year period, but elements of the two projects were modified to reflect the changing needs and opportunities presented by the rapidly evolving Lithuanian economic and social environment.

 For example, the SED project got off to a difficult start. Initially the Ministry of the Economy planned to establish a series of small business centers for local governments. However, there was a change in policy in 1992, and the Volunteers found themselves not attached to a local agency, because they did not exist. The five SED Volunteers who came to Lithuania in 1992 went to their assigned sites but were "adopted" by various new associations and institutes that were neither established nor focused. Volunteers were basically on their own to identify target beneficiaries, market their skills and establish routines to provide the mandated skill transfer. Their experience and insights into the needs of the local communities helped the Ministry develop its eventual program of support through its newly established Entrepreneurship Division. The Peace Corps program was then aligned with this new Division starting in 1993.

 The first TEFL and SED Volunteers arrived to begin training in July 1992. By 1995 the demand for Business English at all levels was strong. The Peace Corps added this element to its TEFL project, combining some of the talents of both SED and TEFL Volunteers in the training and assignment of the Volunteers recruited to implement this new Business English focus.

 With the collapse of the Soviet Union, certain State social services were withdrawn. To replace the "social safety net," elements of civil society, absent during Soviet times, reappeared. Volunteerism, which was largely coerced service during Soviet rule, was dormant. Yet necessity dictated that private Lithuanian citizens organize themselves to fill the gaps left by the withdrawal of an all-pervasive government.

 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) struggled into existence. They had much to overcome, not the least of which was the negative image of volunteerism left over from Soviet times. There was also profound need for financial assistance for these organizations to operate their programs. Financial assistance was made available by such organizations as the SOROS Open Society Fund, the Baltic American Partnership Fund, the United States Agency for International Development, and the EU PHARE program, among others. Yet having the funds available and actually getting the funds into the NGO's hands were two different matters. Lithuanians generally did not have experience managing organizations, designing projects, writing grant proposals and accounting for expenditures. The Peace Corps modified its SED project in 1997 to include Volunteers assigned to work with the NGO community to help overcome these weaknesses. Many of the business management skills Volunteers were transferring to private entrepreneurs were valid for NGO managers as well.

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 ==Volunteer Assignments==
 ===Primary Assignments===

 Volunteers all had a primary assignment to a school or an agency that had requested their services. As a matter of policy, the Peace Corps assigned Volunteers to as wide an area of Lithuania as possible. Peace Corps Volunteers served in 55 towns and in 169 organizations in Lithuania, including secondary schools, universities, colleges, educational centers, NGOs, business advisory agencies, tourist information centers, municipalities and ministries. Volunteers were replaced in successive years in some organizations due to continuing or newly created projects that needed PCV involvement, or because they were umbrella organizations in which PCVs served a large client base and assisted other PCVs in the country. Volunteers worked in all counties and almost all districts except Varëna, ÃÂalèininkai and Zarasai. In all, 33% of the towns had a population of less than 10,000 residents. An additional 58% of the Volunteer sites were medium sized rural towns of less than 100,000 residents.

 Since 1992, 111 PCVs, of whom twelve were Business English teachers and nine Teacher Trainers, have taught English in 68 secondary schools and gymnasiums, five universities, academies and institutes, nine colleges and tertiary level schools as well as seven education and language centers.

 In the same period 83 SED/NGO PCVs, of whom 65 were SED and 18 were NGO Volunteers, served in 34 communities. The SED/NGO Volunteers were assigned to 29 regional and local governments and municipalities, five Business Advisory Centers, three Business Incubators, two Tourist Centers, two NGOs, one Business Information Center, two Chambers of Commerce; fifteen Youth, Women, Scout and NGO Centers, Junior Achievement, four Institutes, five business colleges, three universities, one foundation, and finally, one posted in the Ministry of Economics.

 ===Secondary Projects===

 All Peace Corps Volunteers worldwide are considered to be "on duty" 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except when on annual leave. Therefore, once Volunteers had become established in the community they were expected to develop a secondary project that helped community members attain their goals. These secondary projects became as important in terms of social impact as their primary assignments.

 Volunteers carried out multiple secondary projects during their two years of service, and this report cannot do justice to the breadth of activities undertaken. One day each week was considered an "outreach day." Negotiated in advance with the primary site supervisor, Volunteers took that day to serve other people or institutions in the community or to work in concert with Volunteers on national-scale projects. In the secondary projects, the specialty lines blurred and almost all SED/NGO Volunteers taught English in formal and informal situations, and almost all TEFL Volunteers assisted business operators or NGOs in special tasks. All Volunteers translated business as well as personal documents for their Lithuanian neighbors and colleagues. Many Volunteers taught people how to use a computer, imparting skills ranging from typing through creation of sophisticated web sites.

 The most prominent form of secondary project, however, was the attention paid to youth, especially girls. Groups of Volunteers organized summer camps to develop leadership skills of girls, as well as to engender confidence and self-esteem, and to broaden the career horizons of rural girls. This camp, along with other specialized summer youth camps that were devoted to environmental themes or healthy life-styles, stressed the use of English in an active environment. Other projects implemented during the summer break involved conversational English courses for fellow teachers and the development of a substantial body of English teaching resources carried out by teams of Lithuanian and Peace Corps teachers.

 Secondary projects reflected a wide array of interests of both communities and Volunteers, but the majority of them fell into the following categories: environment, HIV/ AIDS prevention, health education, women in development, and information technology. Many of these projects were aided by a source of USAID funding available to support Volunteers' projects, the Small Project Assistance (SPA) and the European Business Development Project (EBDP).

 Both SPA and EBDP funded projects at Volunteers' primary assignment agency as well as secondary projects. In all $325,541 was granted to such projects. Combined with required local contributions of time, facilities, and cash, the total value of these grants was $712,560 in Lithuania, benefiting approximately 28,827 citizens.

 ==Major Accomplishments==

 Peace Corps Volunteers' activities centered on meeting the need for mid-level technical assistance, the skills transfer between colleagues, and their teaching activities. In addition, Volunteers helped create institutions such as Business Centers, Teacher Resource Centers, and school libraries. They wrote textbooks, curricula, compendia of funding sources, business plan formats and in general created a body of work that is physical and visible.

 ===English Education===
 The initial goal for TEFL was to teach English to 9,900 students, 495 teachers, and 660 adults. When the final count was done, it showed that in 10 years Volunteers taught English to 20,627 students from Forms 2-12, 1,567 teachers, and 6,923 adult learners. In total, 206 educational institutions benefited from Volunteer- produced resources, books and additional materials created or acquired for daily use.

 The active learning techniques initiated or created by Volunteers included development of critical thinking through debate, competition in national English Olympiads, use of English-only in the classroom, English drama, student English newspapers, public speaking clubs, English clubs, and the integration of social issues into lesson plans.

 Volunteers increased available English Language resources in their schools by developing lesson plans, curriculum, supplemental teaching materials, tests and examinations, recorded tapes, games and puzzles. Other resources that were obtained through donations or school purchases with Volunteers' assistance include English-English dictionaries, readers, practice grammars, song books, magazines and newspapers that have been contributed to classrooms, school libraries and teacher resource centers.

 Teaching materials were not widely accessible at the local level. Therefore, a team of 12 Volunteers and 13 Lithuanian counterparts, working with the Ministry of Education and Science, wrote Essential English, consisting of a teacher's book, student's workbook, and a cassette to prepare students for the 12th form exam. This was published in 1997 and is widely used in Lithuanian schools. It was a useful tool in the effort to standardize the national 12th form English exam.

 Another updated Volunteer-produced resource designed for student preparation for the Final English exam was the book A Prep Course for the 12th Form English Exam corresponding to the national curriculum in 2000. It provided teachers with a wealth and diversity of original and non-original (fully referenced) activities and materials in the form of 80 lesson plans addressing the 14 English examination topics. The books were distributed to Volunteers and their counterparts free of charge.

 In order to meet the need for Business English materials in the country, three Business English Volunteers developed a Teacher's Book, a Textbook and a Supplement Textbook on teaching Business English, Where There Is No Textbook, published in 1996, which has been widely used in secondary and tertiary level schools and in universities. In addition, Volunteers who taught Business English in colleges and universities have prepared and left with their schools a variety of Business English teaching curricula, lesson plans and classroom materials depending on the schools' specialization: office and business administration, law, medical English, hotel, tourism and sports management, computer automation, and graphic design.

 By acquiring Peace Corps Small Project Assistance, EBDP, and other international and local funds, Education Volunteers have opened Language Resource Centers in Kaunas, Panevezys, Jurbarkas and Alytus that are accessible to not only students and teachers but other community members as well. Resource Centers possess books, magazines, newspapers, file cabinets filled with lesson ideas, plans and curricula, access to Internet, audio-visual equipment, VCRs and other materials.

 ===Small Enterprise Development===
 For the SED project, the initial goal was to reach 11,700 entrepreneurs. In fact, the Peace Corps SED/NGO project assisted 10,599 entrepreneurs gain skills in basic business practices, helped 768 people in business centers, NGOs and Regional Governments build their organizational capacity and trained 3,074 students and 69 teachers in business-related subjects. The long-term goals of the SED/NGO Project were achieved by a wide range of Volunteer and community-initiated activities and projects.

 SED/NGO Volunteers were assigned to a variety of business centers and to NGOs including the Volunteer Center in Vilnius. Business Advisors spent a majority of their time consulting with individual entrepreneurs on basic business practices. They also organized and taught courses on business-related themes, promoted networking among regional organizations and businesses, and disseminated information through regular radio shows and newspaper articles.

 A very successful project initiated by two Volunteers in 1994, and continued by their successors later in 1997 and 1999, was a training series for employees from Regional Labor Exchanges all over Lithuania to be able to teach feasibility studies and business planning basics to unemployed people who applied for Labor Exchange loans. The Training of Trainers for Labor Exchange employees was conducted as well. Over 160 employees of regional Labor Exchanges were trained to be business consultants to unemployed clients. In addition, an electronic Trainer's manual was developed and published for this program (2000 copies in Lithuanian, 500 in English) and given to each regional Labor Exchange office. The training programs were sponsored by SPA and EBDP grants, as well as by the Labor Exchange that took full sponsorship for advanced business training in 2000 with the help of PCVs and Lithuanians as session designers and facilitators.

 Many Volunteers worked on development of promotional materials about Lithuania. These included Official Vilnius,Lithuanian Banks, Litcom, State Higher Education and Research Institutions, Lithuania Business in Review, Foreign Aid Guide, Come to Lithuania, Lithuanian Agriculture Export Catalog, Accommodation Guide for Lithuania, Panevezys: A Newcomer's Guide, Siauliai at Your Fingertips, City Map of Ukmerge, Radviliskis Region Information Guide, and Prienai Tourism Brochure, Birzai Tourism Guide, A Visitors Guide for the Birzai Museum, Jurbarkas Region Tourism and Business Guide.

 Also, the Lithuanian Development Agency for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEDA), together with Peace Corps SED Volunteers assigned to the Business Advisory Centers (BAC) worked together on preparing materials for the National Reference Book (Basics for Business), containing information on 30 essential topics which cover a range from company formation, business registration, taxation to privatization. Moreover, Volunteers have developed dictionaries: one of over 3000 words that are cognates in English and Lithuanian, and one American slang dictionary.

 Finally, PCVs, together with the Director of the Volunteer Center in Vilnius, wrote and published the book How to be an Effective Volunteer in English and Lithuanian.

 The Peace Corps SED Project has worked closely with Junior Achievement and was an excellent example of a very valuable and successful organizational cooperation. Junior Achievement has benefited from having five Volunteers with different educational and professional backgrounds assigned to the JA office in Vilnius in 1994-1998. Other Volunteers taught an Applied Economics Course from the Junior Achievement Program to students and teachers in secondary schools of Lithuania, as well as participated in "student companies" and in the "Global Learning of the Business Enterprise" (GLOBE) program. PCVs have assisted in organizing a Summer Economic Forum, Economic Olympics and JA Summer Camps attended by JA students. PCVs assigned to the Junior Achievement in Vilnius assisted the National Office in staff training, revising their publications, preparing promotional materials, fund raising, planning, preparing and implementing the JA booth at the first NGO Fair in Lithuania, and co-organized the European Macro Economic Simulation Exercise (EUROMESE) competition.

 PCVs participated in setting up several Business Advisory and NGO Centers. These included Jurbarkas, Prienai, Kaunas Business and Ukmerge NGO Information Centers, Alytus Business Incubator, Ignalina Regional Youth and Non-Traditional Agriculture Information and Training Centers, Marijampole Business Information Center (within the Marijampole Branch of Kaunas Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts), the International School of Management in Kaunas, and Alytus Business College Book Store. Furthermore, Volunteers assisted organizations in training their employees in building organizational capacity, in planning their time, activities, fundraising and in developing grant proposals. They helped develop techniques for work with clients and foreign and local partners, and to develop the management capacity of their boards of directors. Good examples of activities initiated or supported by Volunteers were: Lithuanian NGO Fair Forum in Vilnius with 70 NGOs represented; Annual Special Olympic Games, and a Very Special Arts and Athletic Festival in Lithuania with the participation of 1000 physically and 600 mentally handicapped athletes; Siauliai Campus Career Day that brought about 80 students and 7 businesses together; the 5th Annual NGO Forum; Student Rotary Exchange Program and many others.

 ==Administration==
 The Peace Corps program in Lithuania was administered from a central office in Riga and the satellite office in Vilnius. The Vilnius office was opened in late 1992 and had two program assistants, English Education (TEFL) and Small Enterprise Development (SED), on staff. In 1994 the office expanded with the addition of a Resource Center Manager, a Medical Officer and an Office Manager. A Lithuanian Language Coordinator, working part-time since 1992, became a full-time employee at the beginning of 1995.

 At the completion of the Peace Corps' mission in the country, the Peace Corps Resource Center materials were distributed to six organizations and agencies including the Educational Centers in Pakruojis and Telsiai, A. Mickevicius Library, the NGO Information and Support Center, the Lithuanian Development Agency for Small and Medium Size Enterprise, and the Lithuanian Language Studies' Center in Vilnius.

 ==Immeasurable Accomplishments==

 For many Lithuanians as well as the Americans, this was the first opportunity for sustained contact with people who were culturally different. In both cases, the participants learned how to speak another language, gained tolerance for different viewpoints, overcame these differences, and made deep and abiding friendships. In fact, in Lithuania there were 21 marriages between Volunteers and Lithuanians. They hold the Baltic Peace Corps record for marriages.

 Skills transferred, new viewpoints considered; these are the gifts that the Lithuanians and Americans gave and received in equal measure. They will never be enumerated, and they will never stop producing results.

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Monday, November 5, 2012
Revisiting the Farkas Cousins' Visit to Ellis Island, 1996
(You can see the Twin Towers behind us here and at far left in the photo below.)
Moritz Farkas, my great-grandpa, arrived at Ellis Island in May 1899. His wife Leni Kunstler Farkas arrived at Ellis Island in November 1900.
Moritz and Leni's children, born in Hungary where the family originated, arrived in two waves: The first (including my grandma Hermina Farkas) landed at Ellis Island in November 1901; the second landed in April 1903.
After touring the main building of Ellis Island, we cousins walked the grounds and found the names of our ancestors on the immigrants' wall.
Thanks to Cousin Betty, who spent 25+ years researching the Farkas family, we know a lot about this branch of the family tree.
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Jenni plans a "Shore Shower" for Nicole and invites all the roommates. The guys support Mike's decision to dump Paula and tag along for a front row seat to all the action.
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What's new in openSUSE 11.0
Working with openSUSE
The first thing that struck me was that there is no obvious way of running updates automatically. Instead, if you open yast2, the install manager, you can choose the updates pane. However, you physically must select all packages. No Update All button is provided and I couldn't find an appropriate command-line option; nor did I see a tray icon or other indication that updates were needed.
On the other hand, installing updates via yast2 is straightforward. To help you find your package, there's a search box, or you can browse through the various package sections, as shown in Figure 2. Dependencies are downloaded automatically; however, the install manager does take quite some time – several seconds on my machine – to start up. I have quite a few old and fairly slow machines, but this delay is more than I've seen when checking for updates in other distributions.
The menu in the bottom left-hand side of the screen resembles the Windows XP Start menu, showing often-used and recently used applications (Figure 3). I can't find any option to change the layout or setup of this menu, and opening applications not in the default menu is quite slow. Buttons, however, are easy to create on the taskbar by drag-and-drop.
I liked the "connection information" option in the menu, but it gave the wrong IP address. The right address was set and networking was working fine, so I'm not sure what the problem was.
A selection of programs are set to start automatically, which you can change from the Control Center. By default, programs include the touchpad manager, which seems odd if you don't have a touchpad (I didn't). Although this is intended to help with laptops, I'm surprised that it didn't detect the presence or absence of a touchpad and run setup accordingly during install.
The default browser, Firefox 3 (beta 5), seems like a reasonable decision, considering it's pretty stable already and Firefox 2 is starting to look a bit old.
The Tomboy Notes program, which I hadn't used before, is a default install with a shortcut button in the menu bar at the bottom of the screen. Tomboy lets you create new notes, access them with keyboard shortcuts, and link them to each other, similar to a personal wiki-lite. Figure 4 shows multiple linked notes and the search dialog.
Also, Tomboy can be sychronized to a local folder or off-site via SSH or WebDAV.
The Control Center provides a graphical interface for managing various settings, creating new users, and so on (see Figure 5). In the Control Center (as root), you can launch YaST, which controls non-user system basics such as mail, LDAP, NIS, firewalling, and so on (see Figure 6).
One significant problem I encountered was that the default firewall rules block SSH into the machine. Nowhere on the firewall interface did I see where this could be resolved readily, without turning the firewall of completely.
Media Player
Banshee, the default media player, handles both video and music and includes a Last.FM default option in the sidebar (Figure 7). Initially, I wasn't able to get this working and was given no error messages.
When I installed Rhythmbox and tried again, I discovered that the problem was that the MP3 codecs aren't installed by default. Rhythmbox alerted me and opened an openSUSE web page from which I could install the codec package (Figure 8). With a single click, I installed the package and then restarted Rhythmbox.
After this, Banshee worked fine and I liked the Last.FM interface, but it's too bad that the program wasn't able to launch the same process that Rhythmbox did.
Flash isn't included by default, but a Flash Player package is available and, once installed, it works automatically with Firefox.
Overall, openSUSE 11.0 strikes a balance between accommodating new users and experts. Under the hood, there's a lot of power while also keeping ease of use in mind. I was impressed by the extent to which many things, such as Flash with Firefox, simply worked. Even as someone who has spent years Linux-wrangling, I much prefer it when wrangling is minimal! Also, YaST is reminiscent of the well-done Mac System Preferences.
However, there are some odd choices, such as the inability to change the main menu layout and the apparent lack of ease of running security updates. Also, I was disappointed that MP3 codecs weren't included by default, or, if this wasn't possible for legal reasons, that the built-in media player couldn't alert users to that problem. This could baffle a novice user and turn people away from trying – or sticking with – Linux.
Overall, 11.0 is a nice effort from the openSUSE team, with just a few niggles that hopefully will be fixed in the next release.
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Multimedia Pack Portable For OpenSuse 11I have created a Multimedia Pack portable for Open Suse, the included programs and codecs are:
1) kchmviewer
2) mplayer, mplayer plugin
3) audacious
4) k3b, k3b-codecs
5) sox
6) devede
7) audacity
8) avidemux
9) ffmpeg
10) transcode
11) ntfs-config
12) vlc
13) libdvdcss
14) w32codecs
15) xine
16) xmms
17) dvdShrink
18) k9copy
19) Gtkpod
20) Acetoneiso
21) Furiousiso
23) Amarok
24) Kaffeine
25) kmplayer
26) Kdvdcreator
27) K3guitune
28) Kdvdauth
29) DVDAuthorWizard
30) Kguitar
31) Mjpegtools
32) Soundconverter
33) Gdvdcreator
34) Asunder
35) Brasero
36) Smplayer
38) winff
39) KmediaFactory
40) DVD2Xvid
you can install any of the above without internet, they include all the dependencies, just unzip the both files into a folder named MMP2008 and create a repository from that folder as a simple rpm folder in yast, then make a search in the yast installer with the name of the program and check it to install it, this is very important if you don`t have internet at home, and besides, by default Open Suse doesn`t include several codecs due to license matters, most of the rpm files comes from the packman repo.
I created a blog about the MMP 2008 where you can download the pack:
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Right-click on the start button,then change it to the original Suse style menu.
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Allen Iverson in the Air Jordan XI? LeBron James in the Reebok Question? No, these aren't some alternate universe "What If?" scenarios we're dreaming up-these actually happened. Sometimes when you think about your favorite signature athlete it's easy to forget there was indeed a time before they were on contract, before they were being paid millions to rep a certain shoe. This collection of shots from Complex captures some of those moments, even dialing things way back with some classic MJ-not in Jordans shots. Take a look after the jump at a few samples from their list and tell us if any others come to mind.
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Team sports like football, basketball and baseball were right for Ramsey for a year each, but he has found solace in solo contests like swimming and golf. He said no matter the sport or the setting, his competitive fire is ignited through the thought of defeat.
"I just love everything about sports," Ramsey said. "It's competitive and you can find so many different forms of motivation. Being on the football team, we didn't win one game this year, but that was motivation throughout the year to get that one win. The same thing has happened on the baseball team, and when we did get that win, it was a great feeling."
Ramsey, a senior at Sparks High School, said he has found his calling on the swimming team after realizing he "has the body of a swimmer."
After three years on the swimming team, Ramsey is working with college scouts toward the possibility of competing at the next level.
However, Ramsey has encountered adversity in the classroom and has only a semester left before gripping his diploma onstage at Lawlor Events Center. His class schedule is diverse as he juggles Honors and Advanced Placement classes while he works to pass the High School Proficiency Exams. He said seeking help from multiple teachers has been key in preparing for the upcoming proficiency tests and keeping his grades in check.
"I think the most difficult thing is taking the time to meet with teachers after school or during free periods," Ramsey said. "I need to have a good balance between meeting with my proficiency prep teachers and my AP teachers because they all require a lot of work."
Ramsey was recently named Student of the Month for December, largely due to his classroom performance and attitude toward not passing two of his proficiency exams. Though he still has plenty of work ahead of him, he said his teachers are the reason he has been able to succeed thus far.
"I feel like they have been more like really close friends to me as opposed to teachers," he said. "They have been able to help guide me and let me see what I am supposed to do, and they have always helped me succeed in what I have tried to do."
Upon graduation, Ramsey said he will apply to a couple of dream colleges in Auburn and Florida State universities, but he feels that the University of South Dakota would be the best fit for him, citing "family history" as a major factor.
Ramsey said he would like to pursue broadcast journalism in hopes of becoming a sports analyst in the future. He said when he is unable to compete, he still wants to be surrounded by the passion and spirit that he feels at Sparks High currently.
"This school has so much spirit," he said. "A lot of kids don't want to show it, but if you go to some of our sports games there are always students there to show it. Some of our sports teams are not the greatest but we still show spirit every night.
"It keeps you motivated because the fact that your whole school has your back and no matter where you turn you see school spirit everywhere. It can be a student or teacher, something on the wall or any number of things, and that is just amazing to me."


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Pulis: Chelsea can still win Premier League title
4:20pm Thursday 12th December 2013 in Crystal Palace By Paul Green
CRYSTAL Palace manager Tony Pulis believes Jose Mourinho can still bring the Premier League crown back to Stamford Bridge.
Mourinho returned to the west London club this summer for a second spell in charge having quit the role in 2007 boasting a proud record of two championship successes.
Many predicted pre-season he would complete a hat-trick of Premier League titles in his first season back at the Bridge, but they take on Pulis' Crystal Palace this weekend five points behind Arsenal and having conceded three goals in each of their last two top flight games.
And despite playing catch-up with the Gunners, the Eagles boss is confident Mourinho's Chelsea remain firmly on course to bag the trophy come May.
Pulis said: "I think they've got a great chance, I think that it is so wide open this year.
"There's a lot more teams involved in it.
"I know they've lost more games than what they have before but it is a strange season.
"Sometimes when it is like that people can come from behind and win championships and it wouldn't surprise me if they do that.
"They've certainly got the basis of a very, very good squad.
"Whether he adds one or two in the window or wants to, obviously that's down to him.
"In my opinion I don't think Chelsea have done too bad and I would expect them to be a lot stronger in the second half of the season."
Palace head into the London derby in top form having won their last two games against West Ham and Cardiff to give themselves a realistic chance of top flight survival.
Pulis is the first to accept his side will be outsiders at the weekend but wants his squad to thrive at Stamford Bridge with the pressure firmly off for one day.
The Selhurst supremo explained: "On any given day if Chelsea play to their maximum - and if both Manchester clubs and Liverpool do - they're just, without being disrespectful, a little bit ahead of us.
"It is always difficult going away and playing against the top sides in this league and you need everything to go in your favour to get a result, and that's no criticism of the group of clubs who are below that.
"But that's what you need - you need them to be off form, you need to be right on top of it and you need some breaks as well.
"We've got 10 points from the last five games, we've had a real, real good run, the confidence is high and they're enjoying their football at the moment.
"It's about going there and enjoying it more than anything without trepidation, just get out there and do your best."
"We know there is a massive gulf between what Chelsea have got to what this club has got."
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Area health experts do not argue the contention that the health insurance market is monopolized, yet they don't all agree with the report's suggestion that lack of competition is automatically bad for physicians, hospitals and patients.
The American Medical Association, the largest association of physicians in the country, released the study Wednesday.
According to the report, the health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield dominates Alabama's health insurance industry with an 88 percent share of the market. The report also shows that Blue Cross Blue Shield has 90 percent of the market share in the Anniston-Oxford metro area.
In addition, the report states that a significant absence of health insurer competition is present in 70 percent of the metropolitan areas studied across the country.
"It appears that consolidation has resulted in the possession and exercise of health insurer monopoly power," the study states, pointing to increased premiums, watered-down benefits and insurers' growing profitability as evidence that highly concentrated markets harm patients and physicians.
"Blue Cross is our payer … it is kind of a monopoly," said David McCormack, CEO of Regional Medical Center in Anniston.
McCormack said competition is usually beneficial and that the lack of it in the state's insurance market sometimes hurts RMC's ability to get better payments for services.
"It does make it difficult when we are the people providing services and someone says 'here's what we'll pay you,' and you have to take it," McCormack said. "I think Blue Cross does a good job … but I think competition could help."
Rosemary Blackmon, executive vice president of the Alabama Hospital Association, said Blue Cross' control of the market has its benefits and drawbacks.
"While it may make it easier to sometimes to deal with one or two insurers from an administrative point of view, it sometimes makes it difficult in negotiating rates," Blackmon said.
Dr. Igor Bidikov, an Anniston geriatrician, agreed with McCormack that lack of competition could cause problems in terms of negotiating payment rates.
"From a patient perspective and a hospital perspective, it could make a difference," Bidikov said.
However, Bidikov added that having basically one major insurer in the state does not impact him as a physician.
"I don't think it's a big deal," Bidikov said. "I'll always get paid."
Value vs. cost
In a Thursday email to The Star, Koko Mackin, a spokeswoman for Blue Cross Blue Shield, wrote that her company's market share is not hurting physicians or consumers.
"We have been serving Alabamians for over 75 years and we have worked hard to earn the trust and confidence of the 2.2 million individuals and families we cover in the state," Mackin wrote. "Our customers' faith in us has provided us our market share and we have to continue to earn that every day."
Mackin noted that Blue Cross' profit margins for the last five years have averaged less than 1 cent on the dollar, reflecting the company's goal of delivering value to its customers. Also, Blue Cross returns more than 90 cents in health care benefits for every dollar received from its customers and its 7 percent administration expense ratio is one of the lowest in the country and second among the 38 Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans, Mackin wrote.
"Blue Cross contends it's able to get market share by doing a good job for insurance shareholders in the state and that's true," said Dr. Mickey Trimm, associate professor of health care management at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "But its market share also creates a very difficult situation for providers to negotiate with Blue Cross on prices."
Trimm said the report did not reveal anything about the state's insurance market that the medical industry did not already know. What concerned him about the report, however, was that it did not show a comparison between Blue Cross' level of services and other insurers across the country.
"It doesn't show a relationship between premiums and services provided between Blue Cross and others, so we don't know if we're getting a good deal out of Blue Cross or not," Trimm said. "And I've never seen any study that shows Blue Cross is paying providers less than others in other parts of the country."
Competition coming
While Blue Cross clearly dominates the state's health insurance market, there is a chance it could see more competition in the future. The federal government will soon establish a health insurance exchange for the state as part of the Affordable Care Act health reform law. The exchange will allow residents to buy health insurance at rates normally available only to large employers. The state had the option of creating its own exchange, but Gov. Robert Bentley opted out due to the cost.
"What if the federal government steps in and decides to bring in insurance products not currently available," Trimm said. "To me, the potential to set up a federal exchange might have some impact on competition."
Staff writer Patrick McCreless: 256-235-3561. On Twitter @PMcCreless_Star.


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April 28, 2010 (Annapolis, Md.) – An impressive list of elected officials and community leaders from Anne Arundel County have endorsed Comptroller Peter Franchot's re-election campaign and joined his countywide steering committee. The Committee will be co-chaired by five of the county's most respected elected officials: House Speaker Michael E. Busch, State Senator James "Ed" DeGrange, Sr., Delegate Mary Ann Love and Councilmembers James Benoit, Daryl Jones and Charles Ferrar.
Speaker Busch has served as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates since being unanimously elected in 2003. He has served in the General Assembly since 1986, representing District 30. Prior to serving as Speaker of the House, Busch served as Chairman of the Economic Matters Committee and of the Anne Arundel County Delegation in the House of Delegates.
James "Ed" DeGrange, Sr. was elected to the Maryland Senate from District 32 in 1998, after representing District 2 on the Anne Arundel County Council. He currently serves on the Budget and Taxation Committee. Senator DeGrange chairs the Subcommittee on Public Safety, Transportation and the Environment and the Subcommittee on Capital Budget, and is Vice-Chairman of the Executive Nominations Committee.
"By making it easier for law-abiding citizens to pay their fair share of taxes, and by working aggressively to collect delinquent tax revenues that are owed to the State, Comptroller Franchot is providing real solutions to Maryland's fiscal challenges," said Senator DeGrange. "He promised to make his office a national model for innovative taxpayer service and compliance, and he has kept that promise. I'm pleased to support his re-election as Comptroller, and look forward to working with him as we move forward."
Over his first term, Comptroller Franchot has earned state and national recognition for his commitment to make the state tax filing process more user-friendly, as well as his aggressive efforts to identify and collect delinquent tax revenues that are owed to the State of Maryland. Under his leadership, a record number of Maryland taxpayers have paid their taxes electronically and opted for direct deposit, which saves the State millions in processing costs while enabling families throughout Maryland to receive their state refunds in 2-3 business days.
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"I am truly honored to have the support of such an accomplished and highly respected group of Anne Arundel County leaders," said Comptroller Franchot. "I've depended greatly on their support in making the Comptroller's Office a nationally-recognized success, and I look forward to working with them as I run an aggressive campaign in every corner of Anne Arundel County this year."
Councilmember Charles "Chuck" Ferrar serves on the Anne Arundel County Council, representing the Sixth District. An independent business owner, he currently serves as National Vice-President of the American Beverage Licensees. He was previously awarded the National Retailer of the Year Award. Ferrar is a Past President of the Anne Arundel County Licensed Beverage Association, the Maryland State Licensed Business Association, the Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association, and the Wholesalers Retailers Association of Maryland.
"Comptroller Franchot has been an independent voice on behalf of Maryland's taxpayers, and a tough fiscal watchdog who has demanded accountability for the way in which our tax dollars are spent," said Ferrar, who has served on Comptroller Franchot's Business Advisory Council since its inception in 2008. "I am particularly pleased with the way he has reached out to Maryland's business community and asked for our advice on issues that affect our ability to succeed and create jobs."
Delegate MaryAnn Love has served in the House of Delegates since 1993, representing District 32. She currently serves as Chair of the Anne Arundel County House Delegation, President of the Women Legislators Caucus of Maryland and Deputy Majority Whip. She is a previous recipient of the Anne Arundel Trade Council Legislator of the Year Award.
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Comptroller Franchot will also be speaking at the Anne Arundel County Jefferson Jackson Dinner on Thursday, April 29.
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