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The Controller and Auditor General, Ludovick Utouh, has commended the government and the lawmakers for the steps taken to hold accountable government functionaries implicated in his last year report.
Speaking to journalists in a meeting to introduce a new technology designed by a US firm, Access Data to fight crime through networks (specifically in financial institutions), the CAG said MPs and the government have played their role in ensuring that there is discipline for public expenditure.
He said after his office had submitted the report, there wasn't pressure from any organ to kick out the ministers until the MPs started to debate it through the parliamentary standing committee reports.
Utouh who had already released six reports of the audited public funds before the debate started, said that his office was determined to fight embezzlement of public funds, especially expenditure of money which has not been approved by respective authorities, including the National Assembly.
He said his office has established a project inspection
section which will audit the councils' funds directed to projects, an area in which misuse of public funds is rampant.
"I am not the one who pressed for the removal of the ministers. It was the report, which no one wanted to discuss until after the National Assembly gave it a critical look," Utouh said.
The CAG said that the National Assembly and the House of Representatives could make the war against corruption successful and thus build a sound basis for good governance through their committees.
On the new technology, the CAG said Access Data Company from the US is supposed to provide thorough education to financial institutions before they start using it in the fight against network crime.
Early this month President Jakaya Kikwete reshuffled his cabinet, leaving out six cabinet ministers and two deputies, who were implicated in the CAG report.
The reshuffle came following intense pressure from both the ruling and opposition party lawmakers, some of whom went to the extent of threatening to cast a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda, if the embattled ministers were not kicked out of government.
Those who lost the President's confidence are Finance minister Mustafa Mkullo, who was replaced by a new face, Dr William Mgimwa, William Ngeleja, whose position was taken over by a new appointee, Prof Sospeter Muhongo, and Transport minister Omari Nundu, who was replaced by Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, who was promoted from the Ministry of Works where he was deputy minister.
Other ministers who were removed are Natural Resources and Tourism minister Ezekiel Maige, whose portfolio was filled in by former Home Affairs deputy minister Khamis Kagasheki, Industry and Trade minister Cyril Chami, who vacated for another new appointee, Dr Abdallah Kigoda, and Health and Social Welfare minister Haji Mponda, whose position was handed over to Dr Hussein Mwinyi, the immediate former minister for Defence and at one time deputy Health minister.
President Kikwete said he had decided to make the changes upon receiving a report on the heated debate in the National Assembly during the April seating in Dodoma, where seven ministers were strongly accused of being irresponsible, resulting in the country losing billions of shillings through malpractices, including embezzlement and outright theft.


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The Desert Eagle, or Combat Pistol, is weapon featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V.
The Desert Eagle also appears in some cutscenes of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, but it is never available in normal gameplay.
The Desert Eagle is far more powerful than the other pistols in the game (headshots with this weapon in GTA IV will release a large cloud of blood from the victim). It holds 7 rounds per magazine in San Andreas and 9 per magazine in GTA IV. It kills in very few shots the majority of the time in San Andreas; it takes 3 or 4 body shots when your skill is not hitman level, if your skill reaches hitman level you can kill non-armored NPCs in one shot and two for armored NPCs. The San Andreas Desert Eagle is modeled after the .50 caliber Desert Eagle while the GTA IV version is modelled after the .357 variant.
The Desert Eagle, referred in Grand Theft Auto IV as a "Combat Pistol", is a more powerful handgun than the Pistol, but sacrifices ammunition capacity for it, holding only nine rounds in the magazine as opposed to seventeen rounds for the Pistol. The Combat Pistol can be purchased from any of the three gun shops in Liberty City for $1,500 and every additional magazine is $100, but cannot be purchased from Little Jacob. This, like all other pistols, can be fired from a car, but it's semi-automatic capabilities and 9 round magazine make it nearly useless in drive-by's and car chases in the eyes of some players. However, if you are skilled enough, you can take out rival drivers with a single well placed round. The Desert Eagle is more powerful than the Glock; however, the Glock has double the magazine capacity, allowing 15 rounds to be fired in the time it takes to fire all 9 shots including reloading from the Desert Eagle.
The Desert Eagle in GTA IV has more than double the fire rate of the GTA San Andreas Desert Eagle (if the weapon skill of the Desert Eagle in San Andreas is up to Hitman, then the GTA IV version has exactly double the fire rate).
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Los Santos
- Playa Del Seville - Corner of wire fence around beach
From your house in Ganton, head east towards the main road that overlooks the ocean in East Beach. Head south from there towards Playa Del Seville. On the corner as the road curves west towards the Ocean Docks, head along the beach and look in the corner of the wire fence that separates the beach from part of the docks.
- Southwest corner of warehouse in junkyard
Take the northwest road out of Angel Pine and take the first right. Follow this road northeast and look for the Angel Pine Junkyard on the left side of the road. Head down the dirt path and into the junkyard, and head to the heap of scrap in the middle of the junkyard. In front of the heap of scrap, there is an open warehouse with a cement truck inside. Head inside this warehouse and the Desert Eagle is in the southwest corner.
San Fierro
- Garcia - Starting from Zero RC, go south just and take the first alley to your left, then left again into a small enclosure just in front of STW:Books. You will find it in the southeastern corner.
Tierra Robada
- Bayside Marina - In corner of wall behind house from the Gant Bridge, head north until you reach Bayside, and take the first right you come to. Follow the winding road round and take the first left. Immediately after turning left, look along the left side of the street for a row of posh white houses. Head behind the third house, and look along the back wall. The Desert Eagle is in the corner of the wall to the far right.
Bone County
- Lil' Probe'Inn - Under solar panel in trailer park
From the Fallow Bridge, cross the bridge and take the third left at the fork in the road. Turn right and pass under the railroad tracks, and look along the right side of the road for a trailer park opposite the Lil' Probe Inn bar. Head towards the trailer park and the Desert Eagle is under the middle solar panel on the east side of the trailer park.
Grand Theft Auto IV
- Francis International Airport - Can be found at the oil refinery on Tudor St on a platform between two rows of oil refining towers. There is a ladder on the north side of these towers to reach the platform.
- Charge Island - Can be found underneath a walkway ramp on top of an oil storage tank in the oil refinery under the East Borough Bridge. It can be easily reached by jumping onto the tank from the Charge Island off-ramp before the toll booths from the Broker side.
- Bohan Industrial - Can be found on the westernmost segment of the uncompleted Northern Expressway. It can be easily reached by helicopter, or by taking a series of stunt jumps across the various segments.
- The Triangle - Can be found on the wall of the balcony of the west side of Grand Easton Terminal, nearest the Columbus Ave construction site.
- City Hall - Can be found on the ground near some planters at a café off Union Drive West.
- North Holland - If you decided to kill Playboy X in the mission The Holland Play, he carries a Combat Pistol. You can collect it after you dispatch him. It will not be dropped if you assassinate Playboy, only if you kill him before he reaches the door.
- Alderney City - Can be found on a large electrical wire spool in the third berth of the old ferry terminal off Asahara Rd. You can only see the orange glow of the pistol, since the actual piece is clipped in the spool.
- Acter Industrial Park - Can be found on top of the oil storage tank closest to the Alderney State Correctional Facility on Storax Rd.
- The Desert Eagle in GTA IV, while not referred to as a "Desert Eagle" in-game, does feature a "Deagle 47" etching on its barrel.
- In The Ballad of Gay Tony, at the start of the game, Luis has a Desert Eagle with 50 rounds.
- The appearance of a .50 AE Desert Eagle in San Andreas is slightly anachronistic, as the model firing it first went on sale in 1995, while the game takes place in 1992.
- GTA IV's price of $1,500 is true to the Desert Eagle's actual retail value, as they usually go for $1,500-$2,200 for the .357-.50AE respectively. The gun in GTA IV is the .357 model, making the price accurate.
- You can get it free without cheating, at the beginning of GTA IV. You must first go to the weapon store, aim at the dealer's leg and shoot; he will draw his Desert Eagle. Kill him and pick up the weapon. Be warned, some guards armed with shotguns will appear from around the corner. It is best to buy/bring a baseball bat, lock on and hit him multiple times. If he falls down on the first hit (he usually will), you can wait until you see the gun in his hand then beat him while he's on the floor. As long as no shots were fired, his well-armed buddies won't come around the corner and you can simply walk out with the pistol.
- In GTA San Andreas, using the Adrenaline cheat code reveals that the firing sound for the Desert Eagle is the same as the Pistol but slowed down.
- The Desert Eagle can be seen in several different cutscenes in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City:
- In the mission Supply & Demand, Ricardo Diaz can be seen with a golden Desert Eagle during the cutscene where he shoots his video player.
- In the mission Rub Out, Lance Vance wields a regular Desert Eagle during the cutscene where he and Tommy gun down Diaz.
- In the mission The Shootist, Phil Cassidy can be seen dual-wielding two Desert Eagles during the cutscene at the shooting range, one of which he gives to Tommy (although Tommy uses a regular pistol during the competition).

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Kigoma North legislator Zitto Kabwe has said that since he was suspended from Parliament in 2007 for exposing the 'dubious' Buzwagi gold mine no other contract has been signed between the government and investors.
Zitto made the remarks recently when speaking to this paper in Mbeya, saying he had well represented the people of Kigoma North since he was elected in 2010.
He said he was proud for his act that led him to being suspended, saying it had caused a new mining Act to be formulated and endorsed.
He said he did not understand why those fellow MPs who attacked him at the time of his suspension were now celebrating the successes registered.
"Those who voted for me to be suspended from Parliament are the very ones now proud of the registered successes. They don't care at all that I suffered a lot at that time," said Zitto.
He explained that since the new Act was put in place, investors had stopped coming because they know that it would be difficult to cheat like the way it was before the new law.
He said the current Act demands that the government must own shares in a mine, while the previous one did not provide for this requirement.
Zitto said that the law also wants only Tanzanians to engage in gem mining, while investors wanting to do so have to cooperate with Tanzanians, and latter have to be the majority shareholders.
This paper wanted Zitto to explain whether the recently opened mine at Chunya under Shanta Gold Mine was not signed under the new Act.
He said that according to the best of his knowledge, Shanta had been granted a mining licence but were yet to sign a contract with the government so as to start production, saying he was eager to see the contract to evaluate whether the terms set in the new Act have been observed or not.
"I'm informed about Shanta mine in Chunya, there are other investors in other parts of the country as well, but these are yet to sign contracts with the government. They have only been granted licences, and if they have started production without having the valid contracts, that's another issue," said Zitto.
In 2007, Zitto was suspended from Parliament over allegations of telling a lie when he claimed that the former minister for energy and minerals, Nazir Karamagi, had signed the Buzwagi gold mine contract contrary to the laws of the country.


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The Country Advisors are the 'local champions' of Life for a Child, and work tirelessly in their country to support children and youth with diabetes and families in need. Without their work on the ground, the Programme would be unable to continue.
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LFAC Medical and Scientific Advisory Group 2012-2014
|Dr Holley Allen
|Holyoke (Massachussets), USA
|Dr Mark Atkinson
|Gainesville, USA
|Mr Stéphane Besançon
|Bamako, Mali
|Dr Stuart Brink
|Boston, USA
|Dr Larry Deeb
|Tallahassee, USA
|Mr Neil Donelan
|Ballarat, Australia
|Dr Deborah Edidin
|Chicago, USA
|Dr John Gattorna
|Sydney, Australia
|Dr Ragnar Hanas
|Uddevalla, Sweden
|Mr Manny Hernandez
|Berkeley, USA
|Assoc Prof Alicia Jenkins
|Sydney, Australia
|Prof Francine Kaufman
|Los Angeles, USA
|Assoc. Prof. Lori Laffel
|Boston, USA
|Ms Lurline Less
|Kingston, Jamaica
|Prof Antoinette Moran
|Minnesota, USA
|Prof Trevor Orchard
|Pittsburgh, USA
|Mr Ron Raab
|Melbourne, Australia
|Dr Kaushik Ramaiya
|Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
|Dr Jean-Jacques Robert
|Paris, France
|Prof James Ron
|Minneapolis, USA
|Dr Shaukat M. Sadikot
|Mumbai, India
|Mr Phil Southerland
|Atlanta, USA
|Mr Brian Wentzell
|Nova Scotia, Canada
|Dr Gunduz Ahmadov
|AZERBAIJAN, Baku
|Prof Kishwar Azad
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|Dr Elizabeth Duarte de Muñoz
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|ING Jose Antonio Lopez
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|Dr Marguerite de Clerck
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|Mr Rezene Araya
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|Dr Ahmed Reja
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|Mrs Elizabeth Denyoh
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|Dr Emmanuel Ameyaw
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|Dr Suzana Soto
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|Dr Janina Arguetor
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News from the world of Maths
November 8, 2011
This Friday, 11/11/11, will see the launch of numberphile, a brand new YouTube channel dedicated entirely to numbers. And it's a very special channel too: rather than relying on users to produce and share their videos, YouTube is for the first time paying people to produce original content.
November 4, 2011
Have you ever wondered what string theory sounds and looks like? If yes, you can find out this weekend at Queen Mary, University of London. Musicians Anna Piva and Edward George, in collaboration with physicist and Plus author David Berman and mathematical physicist James Sparks are developing Explorations in Eleven Dimensions, a multimedia art project based on a series of sonic, visual, and textual readings of string theory's equations, themes and aesthetic concerns.
October 24, 2011
Whenever you smell the lovely smell of fresh coffee or drop a tea bag into hot water you're benefiting from diffusion: the fact that particles moving at random under the influence of thermal energy spread themselves around. It's this process that wafts coffee particles towards your nose and allows the tea to spread around the water. Diffusion underlies a huge number of processes and it has been studied intensively for over 150 years. Yet it wasn't until very recently that one of the most important assumptions of the underlying theory was confirmed in an experiment.
October 21, 2011
It's 21st of October and for puzzle lovers this can only mean one thing: the G4G Celebration of mind. This annual party celebrates the legacy of Martin Gardner, magician, writer and father of recreational maths, with mathemagical events in his honour happening all over the world.
October 13, 2011
In 1982 Dan Shechtman discovered a crystal that would revolutionise chemistry. He has just been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery — but has the Nobel committee missed out a chance to honour a mathematician for his role in this revolution as well?
October 11, 2011
October 11, 2011
With Euorpean governments struggling to avert imminent disaster in the Euro zone, the award of this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences could not be more relevant. The prize has gone to Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims whose work explores how and if policy decisions can affect the economy and how unexpected shocks spread through it.
October 11, 2011
Next year sees the centenary of Alan Turing's birth. To celebrate, the Mathscareers website is running a competition for 17 to 19 year-olds. Your task is to write an article on Turing's work and the prize is £100 Amazon voucher and having your article published on the website. See the Mathscareers website for more details.


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WOW! Sounds like fun!!!
Wish I could, but will be traveling towards home. I'll check in if we stop for the night by that time.
I've marked it on my calendar -- now if I don''t fall asleep before it starts I'll be ready to go. One of my favorite types of scrapping!
Got it on my calendar! Speed scraps are so much fun!
:wub1: I am always puzzeled with your AM and PM times!
According to my "Worldclock" at this moment it is 14:06 in NewYork and 19:06 in Amsterdam.
Does this mean the speedscrap will be your time 22:00?
If so, I will be in bed! :twitcy:
I hope to make it. Have a Post-it note on the monitor to remind me! Loved the last several speed scraps. Thanks for hosting, Paula.
So where do we go if we're able to join in?
Thanks! I've never done one and had no idea where to go or what to do. Hopefully I'll be able to join in!


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The North
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The North is one of the constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms, and was formerly a sovereign nation known as the Kingdom of the North before the Targaryen conquest.
The North is ruled from the castle of the Dreadfort by House Bolton. It is the largest of the nine major regions of the continent, almost equal in size to the other eight combined.
According to legend, the Kingdom of the North was established eight thousand years ago by Bran the Builder, the founder of House Stark, who constructed the Wall as a shield against the possible return of the White Walkers. The North is the only region where the First Men were able to resist the Andal Invasion, six thousand years before the War of the Five Kings. As a result the North is the only region of Westeros in which the ethnic makeup is predominantly First Men, and the only region where the culture, customs, and traditions of the First Men still predominate. Among these is the belief that the man who passes the sentence of death must swing the sword himself. In particular, the religion of the First Men, the worship of the Old Gods of the Forest, is still the dominant faith in the North. The Faith of the Seven introduced into southern Westeros by the Andals has found little foothold in the North. As a result, warriors from the North are not "knights", because "knighthood" is a code of values associated with the Faith of the Seven. However, mounted warriors are still an honored and esteemed military asset in the North, so that while northmen like Ned Stark may not carry the title "Ser", Northern cavalry are functionally equivalent to mounted knights.
Bastards born in the North are given the surname Snow. People of the North are known as Northmen or Northerners, and, derogatorily as wolves, in reference to the sigil of House Stark.[1]
The borders of the North are held to be the sea to the west and east, the Wall to the north and the hills and bogs of the Neck to the south. Greywater Watch and its ruling house, House Reed, are the southern-most noble family owing fealty to Winterfell.
The climate of the North, though harsh overall, varies from cool (maritime) temperate around the Neck, to cold temperate around Winterfell, and to subarctic at the Wall. The lands south of Winterfell leading to the Neck are almost as fertile as the Riverlands to the south, and are the most agriculturally productive region of the North. The Neck itself is filled with swamps. Snowfall generally increases as one moves north along the Kingsroad.
- Winterfell, the seat of House Stark, the former ruling house of the North.
- Bear Island, the seat of House Mormont.
- Castle Cerwyn, the seat of House Cerwyn.
- Deepwood Motte, the seat of House Glover.
- The Dreadfort, the seat of House Bolton.
- Greywater Watch, the seat of House Reed, the southernmost house sworn to Winterfell.
- Hornwood, the seat of House Hornwood.
- Karhold, the seat of House Karstark.
- Last Hearth, the seat of House Umber.
- Torrhen's Square, the seat of House Tallhart.
- White Harbor, the seat of House Manderly, the principal city and port of the North.
- Flint's Finger
- Moat Cailin, a ruined castle at the northern edge of the Neck.
- Barrowton, a holdfast in the Barrowlands, seat of House Dustin.
- Oldcastle
- Ramsgate, a holdfast at the mouth of Broken Branch.
- Widow's Watch
- The Neck
- The Rills
- Cape Kraken
- The Barrowlands
- Stony Shore
- Sea Dragon Point
- Wolfswood
- The Grey Cliffs
Coastal Areas
Rivers and lakes
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the North is an area vast in size but relatively light in population. The North, due to its location, is particularly badly affected during the long winters, with thousands of people killed and famine not an uncommon occurrence due to the inability to raise crops for years on end, outside of special greenhouses and castles built on or near hot springs, like Winterfell, or volcanic vents, like the Dreadfort of House Bolton.
The people of the North, popularly called "northmen" or "notherners", are known as a hardy, tough breed who hold the comforts of the warm, "soft" south in disdain. They worship the old gods of the forest, and the "new gods" of the Andals have made little headway in the North. With a few exceptions, the warriors of the North refuse to take holy orders and thus cannot become knights.
Some of the northmen live in remote, distant areas where they act little more as clans and tribes of savage warriors. Even these remote folk are vassals of the Starks, however, and are allowed to maintain their own ways and traditions as long as they remain loyal to Winterfell.
See also
- ↑ For example, Ned Stark says he is a "Northman" in "Winter is Coming", and Joffrey Baratheon calls them "Northerners" in "Lord Snow".
Dorne · The Iron Islands · The North · The Reach · The Stormlands · The Vale of Arryn · The Westerlands · The Riverlands · The Crownlands (King's Landing) · The Wall & the Gift · Beyond the Wall
Free Cities (Disputed Lands · Stepstones) · Valyrian Peninsula · Slaver's Bay · Dothraki Sea · Lhazar · Red Waste · Qarth · Ibben · Yi Ti · Asshai & the Shadow Lands
|Lord Ramsay Bolton
The Dreadfort
|The North
|Red King (former) · Lord of the Dreadfort · Warden of the North · Lord Paramount of the North · Lord of Winterfell
|Rogar Bolton
|Current members:
|Sansa Stark
|Deceased members:
|Domeric Bolton · Roose Bolton · Walda Bolton
|{Locke} · Steelshanks · {Myranda} · {Tansy} · {Violet} · {Master Torturer} · Maester Wolkan
|House Baratheon of King's Landing
The North
|Regional Capital(s):
Bear Island · Queenscrown · Last Hearth · Karhold · Winterfell (Winter town) · Deepwood Motte · Torrhen's Square · Castle Cerwyn · Hornwood · Ramsgate · Widow's Watch · Barrowton · White Harbor · Oldcastle · Moat Cailin · Flint's Finger · Greywater Watch · Rillwater Crossing · Ironrath · Highpoint
The Grey Cliffs · Sea Dragon Point · The Wolfswood · Stony Shore · The Rills · The Barrowlands · Cape Kraken · Lonely Hills · The Neck
|Coastal Areas:
Bay of Ice · Bay of Seals · Blazewater Bay · Saltspear · Ironman's Bay · The Bite
Bear Island · Skagos · Skane
|Rivers and Lakes:
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Blockbuster is apparently closing more locations in Eastern Carolina, including both Greenville stores.
Earlier this year the movie rental chain announced that it was shutting down 300 locations nationwide, including one in Greenville and another in Kinston. Now, store employees at the other Blockbuster on Greenville Boulevard say it too is closing on May 30th.
Calls to other stores confirm the same story. Employees say the New Bern, Goldsboro and Rocky Mount locations will also close on May 30th. A call to Blockbuster in Jacksonville went unanswered this morning.
We've attempted to contact Blockbuster corporate headquarters in Colorado, but so far there's been no response.
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EVANS, Ga. -- A quick drive by Becky Rogers-Peck's home and you probably won't notice anything, but lately neighbors have noticed something big, and they say not everything is pretty in pink.
She built a pink playhouse for her granddaughter last Christmas and says neighbors started to complain about the color in April.
"[They said] it had to match my house," she said.
Rogers-Peck says that's just ridiculous.
"There was a little argument more or less, and I said, I'm not painting it," she said.
However, the Millshaven Homeowners Association is standing firm, too. They're suing her.
"You get over here and these people think they're the police," Rogers-Peck explained. "Why can they tell me what to do?"
Wright McLeod, the homeowner association's attorney gave News 12 a statement saying: "Everybody agrees to abide by the covenants. Unfortunately, Mrs. Peck has left the association no alternative other than to pursue legal remedy."
Rogers-Peck added it doesn't matter what the outcome of the legal battle is.
"I'll move," she said before she paints the playhouse.
She admitted it would be easy to paint the house, but for her, it's all about fighting for the freedom to do what she wants in her own backyard.
"This is the United States, last time I checked. I'm a little redneck Georgia girl. They aren't going to tell me what to do," she said.
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Bleep Interviews The Haxan Cloak
/ Tri Angle Records Tour Details…
We like Tri Angle Records… We like them quite a lot.
So much so in fact, that we made them our Top Label of 2011 and made an exclusive t-shirt and digital compilation with them.
With this in mind, we are quite keen to see what they get up to in 2012. And they already seem to be doing a lot…
They have already announced a European Tour showcasing some of the label's brilliant roster including Balam Acab, oOoOO, and Holy Other.
02/02/12 – Berghain / Berlin
03/02/12 – Trouw / Amsterdam
04/02/12 – Secret Warehouse / London
08/02/12 – AB Box / Brussels
09/02/12 – Point FMR / Paris
Playing at Tri Angle's London showcase is their latest signing, The Haxan Cloak.
We decided to catch up with the man himself and discuss his approach to music….
Bleep: Your work seems to have a very cohesive sound palette and atmosphere, what inspired your project The Haxan Cloak?
The Haxan Cloak: The Haxan Cloak comes from a vast array of influences. I seem to have some inclination toward the darker aspects of society and culture. I think this is a main theme that permeates the music I make.
B: Coming from a sound art background, there seems to be a real physicality to your music, what are your interests in sound, and what experience are you trying to convey to the listener?
THC: My interests in sound are absolutely very textural. I feel much more compelled towards tone than I do toward rhythm. I don't really consider the role of the listener when I am making music, however, I do often hope, in hindsight, that listeners are able to be as engrossed in the sound as I am.
B: Your works seems to build the bridge between the organic and the synthetic, from live instrument recording to digital manipulation. What role does technology play in your music. Does it enhance or hinder?
THC: Technology doesn't necessarily enhance or hinder, it merely facilitates. I'm not really a huge 'gear' person. I like to have as few implements as possible when it comes to making music. The most difficult part of making music is a clear concept. If you don't have a strong idea that you believe in, no amount of technology can cover that up.
B: How do you approach transferring your music in to a live environment?
THC: I appreciate that an audience likes to hear familiar material, however, I'm not such a huge of fan of recreating my record faithfully in a live context – you may as well listen to the record at home. I take elements of my recordings and essentially remix them live. In this way, the audience still gets a snippet of something they recognise, but they also get to experience something completely new within this familiar framework.
B: You have just signed to Tri-Angle Records, what other contemporary music do you feel inspired by? Is there anyone out there you would like to collaborate with?
THC: I don't know if I feel inspired by much contemporary music. Some artists I like, off the top of my head are: Actress, Grouper, Eddy Current Supression Ring, Alexander Tucker, Death Grips, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Theo Parish, Hype WIlliams, Beyonce, Lil' Wayne…I could go on…
I'd like to write music for Matthew Barney, Bela Tarr or Harmony Korine.
B: What have you developed since your album on Aurora Borealis, what should we expect from your upcoming release?
THC: I've developed a stronger sense of who I am as an artist and a clearer vision of how I'd like to develop and challenge myself. The next release will be a continuation of textural themes explored on my previous record. It will be more rhythmically driven than the last and will be very different, however, still undeniably mine. I hope.
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Just curious where people goes to get their tree, store, tree farm, etc?
I have to admit I've gone to menards the last couple, seem to have decent trees and pretty cheap. Will probably try Iowa Orchard in Urbandale (supposedly have trees after getting some pumpkins there) or the one by Polk City.
In a box in the basement. Grew up with real trees, but I don't miss them at all.
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I went with the box for a while, went back the past couple years.
Bought a really expensive fake at Menards over ten years ago after Christmas. Still looks great.
I cut a Cannan Fir at a tree farm. It's a balsam/frasier hybrid, but there seems to be a lot of variation in the needle structure between cannans so it's easy to find one that looks exactly like a balsam or another that looks exactly like a frasier. I prefer the frasier, but you can't grow 'em in Iowa.
You guys sure miss out on the fresh tree scent, the tree gathering experience, and the billions of pine needles in your house until july 4th.. err. :)
Originally Posted by simply1
I went with the box for a while, went back the past couple years.
I've honestly thought about it - I do miss the Christmas tree smell - but the hassles of a real tree, not to mention the fire hazard, have kinda kept me with my nice pre-lit fake one I got on closeout a few years back.
Originally Posted by simply1
You guys sure miss out on the fresh tree scent, the tree gathering experience, and the billions of pine needles in your house until july 4th.. err. :)
I'd miss both of those things greatly if I went with a fake tree.
I couldn't have a real tree in my Ames apartment, so I got a cheap fake tree from Wal-mart after Christmas one year. Put it up last night (still got a Cyclone theme going for it)
Since it's just me here and I still go home for Christmas, I'll stick with the fake for now but I look forward to going home to my parents real tree, and I intend to start buying real trees at some point in the future
Oh we will fight, fight, fight for Iowa State,
and may her colors ever fly!!!
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Does Captain Jack still have the Christmas tree farm? Never did go there, but remember the commercials well!
I grab a branch from the tree outside and use empty beer cans as ornaments
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Now that we live in Ames, we get our main one from the ISU Forestry Club's sale. We also have an ISU red/gold themed artificial tree in our family room.
I cut a tree down on my property.
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Howells near Cumming IA is a nice tree farm
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Nowells near Cumming IA is a nice tree farm
I think you mean Howells
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(a) General Authority.— The Secretary of Transportation (or the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security with respect to security duties and powers designated to be carried out by the Under Secretary or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to aviation safety duties and powers designated to be carried out by the Administrator) may take action the Secretary, Under Secretary, or Administrator, as appropriate, considers necessary to carry out this part, including conducting investigations, prescribing regulations, standards, and procedures, and issuing orders.
(b) Hazardous Material.— In carrying out this part, the Secretary has the same authority to regulate the transportation of hazardous material by air that the Secretary has under section 5103 of this title. However, this subsection does not prohibit or regulate the transportation of a firearm (as defined in section 232 of title 18) or ammunition for a firearm, when transported by an individual for personal use.
(c) Governmental Assistance.— The Secretary (or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to aviation safety duties and powers designated to be carried out by the Administrator) may use the assistance of the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and any research or technical department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government on matters related to aircraft fuel and oil, and to the design, material, workmanship, construction, performance, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, and air navigation facilities. Each department, agency, and instrumentality may conduct scientific and technical research, investigations, and tests necessary to assist the Secretary or Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in carrying out this part. This part does not authorize duplicating laboratory research activities of a department, agency, or instrumentality.
(d) Indemnification.— The Under Secretary of Transportation for Security or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may indemnify an officer or employee of the Transportation Security Administration or Federal Aviation Administration, as the case may be, against a claim or judgment arising out of an act that the Under Secretary or Administrator, as the case may be, decides was committed within the scope of the official duties of the officer or employee.
(e) Assistance to Foreign Aviation Authorities.—
(1) Safety-related training and operational services.— The Administrator may provide safety-related training and operational services to foreign aviation authorities (whether public or private) with or without reimbursement, if the Administrator determines that providing such services promotes aviation safety or efficiency. The Administrator is authorized to participate in, and submit offers in response to, competitions to provide these services, and to contract with foreign aviation authorities to provide these services consistent with section 106 (l)(6). To the extent practicable, air travel reimbursed under this subsection shall be conducted on United States air carriers.
(2) Reimbursement sought.— The Administrator shall actively seek reimbursement for services provided under this subsection from foreign aviation authorities capable of providing such reimbursement. The Administrator is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law or policy, to accept payments for services provided under this subsection in arrears.
(3) Crediting appropriations.— Funds received by the Administrator pursuant to this section shall—
(4) Reporting.— Not later than December 31, 1995, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a list of the foreign aviation authorities to which the Administrator provided services under this subsection in the preceding fiscal year. Such list shall specify the dollar value of such services and any reimbursement received for such services.
(f) Application of Certain Regulations to Alaska.— In amending title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, in a manner affecting intrastate aviation in Alaska, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall consider the extent to which Alaska is not served by transportation modes other than aviation, and shall establish such regulatory distinctions as the Administrator considers appropriate.
Source(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e),July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1110; Pub. L. 103–305, title II, § 202,Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1582; Pub. L. 106–181, title I, § 156(a),Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 89; Pub. L. 107–71, title I, § 140(c),Nov. 19, 2001, 115 Stat. 641; Pub. L. 112–95, title II, § 207,Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 39.)
|Revised Section
|Source (U.S. Code)
|Source (Statutes at Large)
|49 App.:1324(a).
|Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, §§ 204(a), 313(a), 72 Stat. 743, 752.
|49 App.:1354(a).
|49 App.:1551(b)(1)(E).
|Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 1601(b)(1)(E); added Oct. 4, 1984, Pub. L. 98–443, § 3(e), 98 Stat. 1704.
|49 App.:1655(c)(1).
|Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(c)(1), 80 Stat. 938; Jan. 12, 1983, Pub. L. 97–449, § 7(b), 96 Stat. 2444.
|49 App.:1472(h)(1), (3).
|Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 902(h)(1), (3), 72 Stat. 785; restated Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93–633, § 113(c), 88 Stat. 2162, 2163.
|49 App.:1505.
|Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 1105, 72 Stat. 798; Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L. 87–810, § 3, 76 Stat. 921.
|49 App.:1655(c)(1).
|49 App.:1354(e).
|Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 313(e); added Dec. 30, 1987, Pub. L. 100–223, § 205, 101 Stat. 1521.
In subsections (a), (c), and (d), the word "Administrator" in sections 313(a) and (e) and 1105 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (Public Law 85–726, 72 Stat. 752, 798) is retained on authority of 49:106(g).
Subsection (a) is substituted for 49 App.:1324(a) and 1354(a) to eliminate unnecessary words. The word "standards" is added for consistency.
In subsection (b), the words "his responsibilities under" and "safe" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (c), the words "department, agency, and instrumentality" are substituted for "agency" and "governmental agency" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The text of 49 App.:1505 (2d, 3d sentences) is omitted as superseded by 49 App.:1903(b), restated in sections 1105, 1110, and 1111 of the revised title. The word "existing" is omitted as surplus.
In subsection (d), the text of 49 App.:1354(e) (last sentence) is omitted because of 49:322(a).
2012—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 112–95, § 207(1), inserted "(whether public or private)" after "authorities" and substituted "safety or efficiency. The Administrator is authorized to participate in, and submit offers in response to, competitions to provide these services, and to contract with foreign aviation authorities to provide these services consistent with section 106 (l)(6)." for "safety."
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 112–95, § 207(2), inserted at end "The Administrator is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law or policy, to accept payments for services provided under this subsection in arrears."
Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 112–95, § 207(3), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Funds received by the Administrator pursuant to this section shall be credited to the appropriation from which the expenses were incurred in providing such services."
2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–71, § 140(c)(1), inserted "the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security with respect to security duties and powers designated to be carried out by the Under Secretary or" before "the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration" and substituted ", Under Secretary, or Administrator" for "or Administrator".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–71, § 140(c)(2), inserted "Under Secretary of Transportation for Security or the" after "The" and substituted "employee of the Transportation Security Administration or Federal Aviation Administration, as the case may be," for "employee of the Administration" and "the Under Secretary or Administrator, as the case may be, decides" for "the Administrator decides".
2000—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 106–181added subsec. (f).
1994—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–305added subsec. (e).
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Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Transportation, including the functions of the Secretary of Transportation, and of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security, relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203 (2), 551 (d), 552 (d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Administrative Services Franchise Fund
Pub. L. 104–205, title I, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 2957, provided in part that: "There is hereby established in the Treasury a fund, to be available without fiscal year limitation, for the costs of capitalizing and operating such administrative services as the FAA Administrator determines may be performed more advantageously as centralized services, including accounting, international training, payroll, travel, duplicating, multimedia and information technology services: Provided, That any inventories, equipment, and other assets pertaining to the services to be provided by such fund, either on hand or on order, less the related liabilities or unpaid obligations, and any appropriations made prior to the current year for the purpose of providing capital shall be used to capitalize such fund: Provided further, That such fund shall be paid in advance from funds available to the FAA and other Federal agencies for which such centralized services are performed, at rates which will return in full all expenses of operation, including accrued leave, depreciation of fund plant and equipment, amortization of Automated Data Processing (ADP) software and systems (either required or donated), and an amount necessary to maintain a reasonable operating reserve, as determined by the FAA Administrator: Provided further, That such fund shall provide services on a competitive basis: Provided further, That an amount not to exceed four percent of the total annual income to such fund may be retained in the fund for fiscal year 1997 and each year thereafter, to remain available until expended, to be used for the acquisition of capital equipment and for the improvement and implementation of FAA financial management, ADP, and support systems: Provided further, That no later than thirty days after the end of each fiscal year, amounts in excess of this reserve limitation shall be transferred to miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury."
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Pub. L. 106–69, title III, § 337,Oct. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1022, which provided that none of the funds in Pub. L. 106–69were to be available for activities under the Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program during fiscal year 2000, was from the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriations acts. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(g) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–439, 2681–446.
Pub. L. 105–66, title I, Oct. 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 1431.
Pub. L. 104–205, title I, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 2957.
Pub. L. 104–50, title I, Nov. 15, 1995, 109 Stat. 442.
Pub. L. 103–331, title I, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2476.
Pub. L. 103–122, title I, Oct. 27, 1993, 107 Stat. 1205.
Pub. L. 102–388, title I, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1527.
Pub. L. 102–143, title I, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 924.
Pub. L. 101–516, title I, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2161.
Pub. L. 101–164, title I, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1076.
Pub. L. 100–457, title I, Sept. 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 2131.
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(l) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–358, 1329–363.
Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(l) [H.R. 5205, title I], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–308, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(l) [H.R. 5205, title I], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–308.
Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(e) [title I], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1267, 1273.
Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 3101(i) [title I], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1944, 1950.
Pub. L. 98–78, title I, Aug. 15, 1983, 97 Stat. 458.
Pub. L. 98–63, title I, July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 339.
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The International Association for Impact Assessment has defined environmental assessment (or environmental impact assessment) as ". . . the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action." Such assessment brings into consideration the possible impact (positive or negative) that proposed actions may have on the environment and include natural, /socio and economic considerations.
At the first level, an undertaking may be categorically excluded from a detailed environmental analysis if it meets certain stipulated criteria previously determined as having no significant environmental impact.
At the second level of analysis, a proposer prepares a written environmental assessment to determine whether or not an undertaking would significantly affect the environment. If the answer is no, the makes a finding of no significant impact. This finding may address measures that a proposer will take to reduce (or mitigate) potentially significant impacts. If the environmental assessment finds that the environmental consequences of a proposed undertaking may be significant, an environmental impact statement is prepared by the proposer.
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Also, see:
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), United States in the Encyclopedia of Earth.
- Environmental Impact Assessment in the Encyclopedia of Earth.
- Environmental and social assessment in the Encyclopedia of Earth.
- Environmental monitoring and assessment in the Encyclopedia of Earth.
- Bass, R., A. Herson, K. Bogdan, 2001. The NEPA Book. Solano Press, Port Arena, CA.
- Council on Environmental Quality, 1997. The National Environmental Policy Act: A Study of Its Effectiveness After 25 Years.
- Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) "NEPA Net" (This gateway website provides access to the NEPA Law, CEQ NEPA Regulations and Guidance documents, links to federal agency NEPA sites, and updates on current federal NEPA related activities.)
- Environmental Law Institute, 1995. Rediscovering the National Environmental Policy Act: Back to the Future.


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Throughout the past decade, Rufus Wainwright has been shaming most other musicians on the scene in an awfully bad way. It's not a contest, but yes it is, and sometimes one can hardly bear to look at how far Wainwright is pulling ahead, ensuring that long after all of us are buried his music will be played. Aside from his prodigious talent, it's the sincerity and bravery of his work that have laid the groundwork for longevity. A quote from Wainwright around the time of his second album mentions how jealous he was of all the attention and fame the Strokes and the White Stripes were receiving. Now it's like, LOL—who?
Wainwright has released a very steady stream of vulnerable and unapologetic rock albums, gone fantasy for a stint with the Judy Garland–at-Carnegie-Hall bit, written an opera, and then put out his most raw albums to date, using only a piano and the little bell in his throat (All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu). With lyrics and themes steeped in both classicism and the beautiful and heartbreaking world of gay New York City drug life, Wainwright's work also has this less-than-subtle "I'm gay, fuck you" quality to it, a sentiment many homosexual artists are too weak-willed to come out and say, which at this point in Santorum-minded America they need to be not just saying but repeating.
Wainwright's direction for Out of the Game (on sale now via Decca Records) is more commercial, radio-friendly. He says he wants something to throw on and turn up when you're driving in your car, or to play when you want to dance. (But, um, what does he think we've been doing with his past albums?) So cool-haired Mark Ronson got on board to help this wish along. Unlike most producers, whose names are often forgotten (or never learned to begin with), Ronson is someone music fans are already well aware of, having produced one of the biggest albums of the last decade (Amy Winehouse's Back to Black). If anyone was going to pull this off, it was him.
The two began talking about working together a couple of years ago. Wainwright would send Ronson occasional demos, but they were each occupied by other projects. Wainwright was busy writing his first opera, Prima Donna, and Ronson was working on an album of his own. Over a period of time, they would check in on one another to make sure this thing was still happening. It was, and once they got in the studio together, it went all that much smoother.
Wainwright notes how sometimes an older artist "like myself [he's 38] who's had a fair amount of success but is looking to get to that next level, that sometimes the record company will say, Well, why don't you work with this hotshot producer?"
The forced quality of that often leads to embarrassment, he says, but adds that "Mark and I had a chance to get to know each other and to really make it about the music. We actually like each other."
It's so much more than just bullshit hipster philosophy to have a distrust of the powerful and pathetic tastes of the masses. True, most mainstream music is garbage and one might fear that consciously seeking commercial success, even from such a seemingly anticommercial artist, could cause a watering down of the art. But in the end the brave release of Songs for Lulu gives Wainwright permission to do whatever he wants. Not that he needs anyone's permission for anything. And actually—for him to make a pop record at all? That's kind of punk.
To Ronson, a pop record just means something that has a beat, has a band behind it, and is accessible. His interpretation of pop is still quite left of the mainstream as he doesn't make massive Katy Perry–type records. "But if I'm slightly left," Ronson says, "and Rufus is like fucking Lenin, then it's pretty obvious this is pop in the loosest sense of the word."
In choosing to work with him, Wainwright relied heavily on Ronson's experience as a DJ. He remembers once watching as Ronson knew exactly what to play to reinvigorate a packed room of inebriated people at three in the morning. "It's just that kind of visceral, humanistic approach to a song where it has a purpose, i.e., Mark brings the life to a party. I've always wanted that in my work," says Wainwright.
Like that which exists between a writer and his editor, the relationship between a musician and his producer is a delicate one in which egos must be set aside for the betterment of the book or album or what have you. It's been said that it doesn't matter who writes it, only that it gets written, and these two talk about it like they know that.
Ronson admits that if he had an idea for the arrangement and Wainwright had a different one, "I'd be like, Fuck, but I really like this riff that I wrote. But I'd know I was wrong. Sometimes it's an ego thing because you just don't want to be wrong, and you don't want to realize that your idea isn't the best." "Not so much with lyrics," says Wainwright, "but say with arrangements, if I walked in and Mark said, I don't really get that, I would try another harmony until he liked it and I was okay with it."
Wainwright says he was prepared to hand over a lot of songs to Ronson and that he was interested in what he had to bring to the table. Already having produced a couple of his own albums, he was particularly open to suggestions.
As anything that is titled properly should be, Out of the Game is open to manifold interpretations. Maybe it means Wainwright's settled down (with his fiancé and daughter) or maybe it means out of the rock game, to settle into writing more opera. Certain lyrics in the title track seem to tell the story of a hetero man stepping 'out of the game' of sexing women, taking a full turn into the fellatial world of m4m. Or maybe it's just the simple cheekiness of calling the record you aim at the heart of the mainstream Out of the Game, when in fact you're wholeheartedly embracing it.
Ronson mentioned a moment when he and the musicians were musing that this record was really one of the best things any of them had ever worked on, to which Wainwright replied: "I'd rather be writing an opera right now." So maybe he is in fact just going out with a bang: by reminding people they won't know what they're missing, especially those who've overlooked him and those who never knew he existed. Wainwright has proven time and again that he's going to do whatever he wants, but hinting at hanging it up this early? No one believes it for a second.
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Old Maps Online ( http://www.oldmapsonline.org/ ) is an interesting mashup that uses Google maps and links to old maps (such as the British Library's Map Library and the David Rumsey collection) in a creative way. As you drill down on various parts of the world map, you will see links on the right of the site that take you to historic maps that are closest to that view. Try enlarging Britain for instance, and you will see links to historic maps of Britain and other parts of the British Isles. Enlarging further on London for instance, will take you to links to historic maps of London and the surrounding environs.
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This is an amazing resource! Not only for itself but also for the further cartographic pages it links to.
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It's from the archive in Leiden (Netherlands) and has scans of Willem en Johannes Blaeu's entire atlas "Toonneel des Aerdrijcx". It's in Dutch, but the name indices should still be recognisable. And it's the pics that count, right?
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August 2005
by Lt. Gen. Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr., USAF (Ret)
For several months now, there has been widespread speculation about the outcome of the Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review.
The final report is not scheduled to be completed and sent to Congress until February, but looking at what is happening in the world today, there are clear indicators of where the QDR is headed. It appears fairly certain that the review will initiate a change to the current military posture, which requires that the services size their forces so they can fight and win two major regional conflicts.
The force design of the current strategy, which was slightly modified from an earlier version after the 9/11 attacks, is "1-4-2-1." The first "1" means the military must be prepared to defend the U.S. homeland. The "4" stands for the ability to deter hostilities and counter aggression in four regions of the world. The "2" means it must be capable of swiftly defeating two adversaries in overlapping military campaigns. The final "1" stands for the capability to win one of the two campaigns decisively, while also being able to conduct a limited number of lesser contingencies.
One assumes that the new strategy will depart from the emphasis on major conventional conflicts and focus more immediately on the needs of the global war on terror. That surely will lead to changed and likely reduced requirements for traditional military hardware, particularly warplanes and capital ships.
The immediate priorities of fighting terrorism—versus the transformation construct of the last QDR—will be the dominant factors shaping force structure and weapon buying decisions for the foreseeable future.
Commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan also will play a major role in the Pentagon's long-term strategy. Troops likely will remain there in significant numbers for several more years. It's worth noting that the United States historically has had a tough time withdrawing its military presence after major conflicts—witness Korea, Japan, Germany and Bosnia—because we keep discovering that continuing U.S. force presence (well after the end of hostilities) helps provide stability. Bosnia is especially noteworthy since the United States went there in 1995 with coalition partners, strictly limited objectives and a one-year time frame. Most Americans would be surprised to discover that we still have a few hundred troops in Bosnia.
Another overriding issue that will influence the QDR is the affordability of weapons systems. Pressure on military programs to cut costs and on the services to tighten their budgets grows by the day. As one Air Force official put it, this is the first time that the Defense Department deliberately asked the service, as part of the QDR process, to downsize the force in order to cut costs, rather than base decisions strictly on strategy and mission requirements.
The Air Force and the Navy, particularly, are being asked to cut back purchases of warplanes and new ships, in order to help fund Army and Marine Corps personnel and equipment. The Air Force already has reduced the number of F/A-22 air superiority fighters it plans to buy, and is expected to also trim the quantities of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. The Navy is eliminating one aircraft carrier from its fleet of 12, and is likely to scale back major ship programs such as the DD-X destroyer and the Virginia-class attack submarine.
It is, in some ways, understandable why high-tech programs are bearing the brunt of the budget ax. The difficulties that U.S. troops have encountered in Iraq combating insurgents and hunting Al Qaeda cells call for other qualities than those designed into present high tech systems in development and early production. It is evident that, in the short term, technology alone does not provide all the answers. The resiliency of this enemy clearly demonstrates that more resources are needed in human intelligence collection and analysis, as well as cultural awareness and civil affairs.
Many of us have wondered how military transformation fits into all this. After all, transforming the military into a high-tech, network-centric force has been touted by Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and his team as a central goal of the Defense Department. But will there be enough resources to fight the war on terrorism, to buy the advanced technologies, space assets and sophisticated networks that are envisioned, and finally to recover from the effects of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts?
It is to be hoped that the QDR will provide some answers, but it is hard to see how we can afford everything, especially as we see the defense budget starting to level off even in the face of increased demands on our military. But despite this reality, we still need to continue to keep our eyes on the high end of warfare, and ensure we don't lose the capabilities we have built at great expense over the past decades to address the full spectrum of warfare. We may well, sooner or later, have to fight another war, and we don't know what that future enemy will have in his arsenal. We need to keep our technology on the cutting edge, both to prepare for unplanned contingencies and to preserve our ability to deter major conflicts.
The QDR, finally, also will be about homeland defense. The recent terrorist bombings in London painfully remind us of how vulnerable we are, and how easy it is to attack our infrastructure, such as mass transit and power plants. Military programs surely will be competing for resources with domestic initiatives to secure the nation's infrastructure. We expect the QDR to recognize all this, but whether the words line up exactly with fiscal and strategic realities remains to be seen. The next president's budget will tell the real story.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids For Treatment Of Young Children With Autism (OMG)
This study has been completed.
Evdokia Anagnostou
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
The Hospital for Sick Children
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Evdokia Anagnostou, Anagnostou, Evdokia, M.D.
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First received: November 22, 2010
Last updated: June 19, 2014
Last verified: June 2014
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This is a pilot, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of omega-3 fatty acids in autism. Autism, originally described by Kanner in 1943, is among the most severe of neurodevelopmental disorders. It is a Pervasive Developmental Disorder affecting social and communicative functions and is also characterized by repetitive behaviors/restricted interests. It is also frequently accompanied by significant aggression, self-injury, irritability and hyperactivity, making care for these individuals an even greater challenge for families or institutional settings. Autism severely impacts the affected individual and family members, causing life-long functional impairment. In this protocol the investigators will use the terms "autism" and "autism spectrum disorder or ASD" interchangeably to refer to Autistic disorder, Asperger Syndrome and PDD-NOS.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dietary Supplement: Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Young Children With Autism
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MedlinePlus related topics: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Drug Information available for: Omega-3 Fatty AcidsU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Anagnostou, Evdokia, M.D.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Behavioral Inventory, PDDBI [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The PDDBI measure autism symptomology
- Behaviour Assessment System for Children (BASC-2) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The BASC-2 will be used to measure hyperactivity and aggressive behaviours.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Clinical Global Impression CGI [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]The CGI-I provides a clinician assessed measure of improvement and as such is already inherently a measure of change.
- Vineland Adaptive Behavioral Scales (VABS) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]the VABS is a measure of adaptive behaviour.
- Preschool Language Scale-4, PLS-4 [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The PLS-4 is a language measure.
|Study Start Date:
|November 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Children will be administered 3.75ml of the liquid formulation of NutraSea HP (containing 1.5 gr of EPA+DHA). The starting dose will be 1.875ml (0.75 gr of EPA+DHA) and the dose will be doubled on week 2. The parents may choose to give this as a single dose or split it to two doses if stomach upset occurs. This formulation is double distilled and has very little fishy taste, which will make it more palatable for children and will make creating a matching placebo a simpler process.
Dietary Supplement: Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Children will be administered 3.75ml of the liquid formulation of NutraSea HP (containing 1.5 gr of EPA+DHA). The starting dose will be 1.875ml (0.75 gr of EPA+DHA) and the dose will be doubled on week 2. The parents may choose to give this as a single dose or split it to two doses if stomach upset occurs. This formulation is double distilled and has very little fishy taste, which will make it more palatable for children and will make creating a matching placebo a simpler process.
Other Name: Nutra Sea HP
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Detailed Description:
Currently risperidone is the only medication approved the by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for this disorder, and specifically for irritability associated with autism, although not all patients with autism respond to risperidone. No pharmacologic treatments have been approved for use in preschool children, although it is clear that early intervention is associated with improved outcomes. Behavioral and educational therapies play a significant role in the management of autistic symptoms. The history of alternative treatments in autism is notable for the exaggerated benefit of a variety of supplements, such as high dose vitamins (e.g. B6, magnesium), and secretin. The current widespread use of alternative/nutritional supplements to patients with autism without scientifically demonstrated efficacy, underscores the necessity for scientifically sound studies to be conducted. Complementary and alternative medical therapies (CAM) are commonly employed by families of autistic children. Recent surveys have estimated the prevalence of such use to be between 30% and 95% (1,2,3). Omega-3 fatty acids were reported to be used in 28.7% of patients (1). However, only two small case series and a very small randomized study have been reported in this population to date. The investigators propose to conduct a randomized controlled trial of omega-3 fatty acids in preschoolers with ASD.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|2 Years to 5 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female outpatients 2-5 years of age.
- Meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision criteria. DSM-IV criteria for an autism spectrum disorder, (Autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome or PDD-NOS) will be established by a clinician with expertise with individuals with ASD based on parent interview, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADO) and Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI-R)
- If already receiving stable non pharmacologic educational, behavioral, dietary and or/ natural health product interventions during the preceding 3 months prior to Screening, will not electively initiate new or modify ongoing interventions for the duration of the study unless the child's condition is worsening or their turn comes up on the treatment waiting list.
- Have normal physical examination and laboratory test results at Screening. If abnormal, the finding(s) must be deemed clinically insignificant by the Investigator.
- The parents must be able to speak and understand English sufficiently to allow for the completion of all study assessments.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients born prior to 35 weeks gestational age.
- Patients with any primary psychiatric diagnosis other than autism at Screening. We are aware the most primary psychiatric disorders are unlikely to be diagnosed in this age group
- Patients with a medical history of neurological disease, including, but not limited to, epilepsy/seizure disorder (except simple febrile seizures), movement disorder, tuberous sclerosis, fragile X, and any other known genetic syndromes, or known abnormal MRI/structural lesion of the brain.
- Patients with a medical condition that might interfere with the conduct of the study, confound interpretation of the study results, or endanger their own well-being. Patients with evidence or history of malignancy or any significant hematological, endocrine, cardiovascular (including any rhythm disorder), respiratory, renal, hepatic, or gastrointestinal disease, or coagulation deficits.
- Patients taking psychoactive medication(s) (e.g.,stimulants, antidepressants, antipsychotics, antiepileptics, anxiolytics, clonidine).
- Patients that have been off pharmacotherapy for less than 6 weeks.
- Patients who are participating in another clinical trial
- Patients on anticoagulants
- Patients who know that they will initiate or change nonpharmacologic interventions during the course of the study.
- Patients unable to tolerate venipuncture procedures for blood sampling.
- Patients taking Omega-3 supplements who have not discontinued treatment for six weeks prior to entering into the study.
- Patients who have allergies to any of the ingredients in omega-3 (study product) or the placebo.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01248728
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01248728
|Canada, Ontario
|Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4G 1R8
Sponsors and Collaborators
Evdokia Anagnostou
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
The Hospital for Sick Children
|Principal Investigator:
|Evdokia Anagnostou, MD
|Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
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Keywords provided by Anagnostou, Evdokia, M.D.:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 05, 2016
|Responsible Party:
|Evdokia Anagnostou, Clinician Scientist, Anagnostou, Evdokia, M.D.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01248728 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|November 22, 2010
|Last Updated:
|June 19, 2014
|Health Authority:
|Canada: Health Canada
Keywords provided by Anagnostou, Evdokia, M.D.:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Clinical Trial
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Autistic Disorder
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Mental Disorders
Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 05, 2016


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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri House has approved legislation seeking to honor the late St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial and deceased construction worker Andy Gammon by naming a bridge and road after each.
One bill would put Musial's name on the new Interstate 70 bridge at St. Louis if Illinois lawmakers also approved it. Separate legislation would designate a portion of I-70 after Gammon, who died during the construction of the bridge last year.
Tuesday's approval of both bills sends the measure to the Senate, which endorsed a similar proposal this year.
Musial spent his entire 22-year career with the Cardinals and was a seven-time National League batting champion. He died in January.
Stan Musial bridge is HB303
Andy Gammon Highway is HB445
Legislature: http://www.moga.mo.gov
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