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(a) Evaluation and audit of Mediation Board
(1) In general
In order to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of the programs, operations, and activities of the Mediation Board, the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and audit the programs and expenditures of the Mediation Board. Such an evaluation and audit shall be conducted not less frequently than every 2 years, but may be conducted as determined necessary by the Comptroller General or the appropriate congressional committees.
(2) Responsibility of Comptroller General
In carrying out the evaluation and audit required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall evaluate and audit the programs, operations, and activities of the Mediation Board, including, at a minimum—
(A) information management and security, including privacy protection of personally identifiable information;
(E) the extent to which the Mediation Board follows leading practices in selected management areas; and
(F) the processes the Mediation Board follows to address challenges in—
(i) initial investigations of applications requesting that an organization or individual be certified as the representative of any craft or class of employees;
(b) Immediate Review of certification procedures
Not later than 180 days after February 14, 2012, the Comptroller General shall review the processes applied by the Mediation Board to certify or decertify representation of employees by a labor organization and make recommendations to the Board and appropriate congressional committees regarding actions that may be taken by the Board or Congress to ensure that the processes are fair and reasonable for all parties. Such review shall be conducted separately from any evaluation and audit under subsection (a) and shall include, at a minimum—
(1) an evaluation of the existing processes and changes to such processes that have occurred since the establishment of the Mediation Board and whether those changes are consistent with congressional intent; and
(2) a description of the extent to which such processes are consistent with similar processes applied to other Federal or State agencies with jurisdiction over labor relations, and an evaluation of any justifications for any discrepancies between the processes of the Mediation Board and such similar Federal or State processes.
(c) Appropriate congressional committee defined
In this section, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
Source(May 20, 1926, ch. 347, § 15, as added Pub. L. 112–95, title X, § 1004,Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 147.)
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Bowl destinations gone wrong
MORGANTOWN - West Virginia's football team has some terrific company in attempting to embrace a bowl that almost no one associated with the team wanted to go to.
Oh, sure, the Mountaineers should be grateful for what they did get, which was a date with Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl. Teams that lose five straight games are lucky to get even that.
And yes, it's odd that WVU spent most of this season playing new opponents in order to earn a bowl trip to play an old one. It's likely to be no picnic playing it in the Bronx in late December, either (average temperature in New York City on Dec. 29: 39 degrees).
Toss in the irony of being sent to what amounts to a Big East bowl game after spending $20 million to leave the league behind (call it the Old Era Pinstripe Bowl, if you wish) and this is certainly the least attractive postseason date the Mountaineers have had since the Hall of Fame Bowl in Birmingham in 1983.
But join the crowd in lamenting how so many of these bowl games worked out.
Of course, last year the Orange Bowl was forced to take a Big East team that had lost to Syracuse and Louisville and paired it with high-powered Clemson. How'd that work out?
Sure, there are some games that are must-see, starting with (or actually ending with) Alabama-Notre Dame. I'd still rather see Oregon against either of those defensive-minded teams just for curiosity, but if Stanford can shut down the Ducks, well, maybe that wouldn't have been all that interesting either.
You've got to love any game that involves a Baylor team that finished first in the country in total offense and thisclose to last in total defense. Not many teams can score 63 and lose, but the Bears did. They get UCLA in the Holiday Bowl that West Virginia wanted so badly, but wouldn't it have been great to pair Baylor with Louisiana Tech somewhere, anywhere? In one order or another those two finished first and second in the country in total offense and last and next-to-last in total defense.
These bowl guys have no sense of humor, do they? Or maybe they just couldn't find the six-hour TV window necessary to fit that game.
Oh, and while South Carolina-Michigan in the Outback Bowl could be a snoozer, who isn't interested to see if Jadeveon Clowney can catch Denard Robinson?
All things considered, though, in a season in which so few bowl games carry much of an appeal, West Virginia might have done worse. There is certainly the intrigue of returning to its roots (if only briefly) in the Big East, as well as facing an opponent for the 58th consecutive year. It doesn't really mess with your Christmas or New Year's if you decide to go, and hey, there's even the perhaps 50-50 chance it might not snow.
Yeah, at this point you take what you can get.
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Dunnellon police fishing for clues in theft at Angler's Resort
Published: Monday, February 4, 2013 at 2:53 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 4, 2013 at 2:53 p.m.
Gas and fuel tanks valued at more than $1,000 were taken from a popular bait and tackle store in Dunnellon during a burglary early Saturday. Police have released surveillance images and hope someone can help with the investigation.
Surveillance cameras show a black Chevrolet sport utility vehicle entering the parking lot of the Angler's Resort at 12189 S Williams St. just before 5 a.m. The vehicle, believed to be an early 2000s model Tahoe or Suburban, parks and a man is seen getting out.
The man walks to the dock area, where employees later found 11 full gas cans missing, according to Dunnellon Police Department reports. The man is seen walking back and forth from the dock area carrying items and loading them in the vehicle.
The gas cans were in a locked shed. The padlock on the shed was cut and later was found in the water, reports state.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police department at 465-8510.
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Herpo the Foul was an Ancient Greek Dark Wizard. He is one of the earliest known Dark Wizards and his work is still a lasting aspect of dark magic to date. He is best known as the first wizard to hatch a Basilisk. He is reputed to have invented many vile curses and was also the first wizard known to successfully create a Horcrux, perhaps having designed the ritual himself. Accordingly, he must have committed murder to split his soul. He is one of the earliest known Parselmouths.
Magical abilities and skills
- Dark Arts: Herpo was known as one of the most powerful and influential Dark Arts practitioners in history. Herpo is the first wizard to have ever successfully created a Horcrux and is possibly the wizard who invented the methods of such a process. The creation would have left his soul unstable, and rendered him less than human.
- Spell inventor: Invented many vile curses, which earned him his well-deserved reputation.
- Parselmouth: One of the earliest known Parselmouths, an uncommon gift to speak with snakes, which has been often connected to the Dark Arts.
- Basilisk breeder: First wizard to have discovered that hatching a chicken egg under a toad will create the King of Serpents. He managed to control it with Parseltongue, thus initiating one of the few cases of a wizard "domesticating" a XXXXX-class creature (known wizard-killer that cannot be tamed).
- In Greek, ἑρπετόν (pronounced "herpeton") means "creeping animal". In modern times, herpetology is the study of amphibians and reptiles. Basilisks are snakes, and thus reptiles, and Parseltongue is the language of snakes.
Behind the scenes
- It is unknown when or under what circumstances Herpo the Foul died or his Horcrux was destroyed, assuming that these things did happen. If his Horcrux was never destroyed it is possible he is still alive.
- If Herpo did indeed die, it is unknown whether his soul had shared a fate similar to that of Tom Riddle after the latter's death in 1998.
See also
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them


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The Invisible Forest
I count 37, 38, 39 . . . I look up and blink, then focus on the beetle poster across the room. Once my eyes have adjusted, I turn to the paper next to my microscope and write "39 @ 2 mm" on the line for species number 362.
I am halfway through the leaf litter sample I collected last summer from a shady slope deep in the Ozark forest. When finished, I will have found 1,233 individuals and 68 species, all in a handful of leaf litter.
My partner, Sarah Heyman, and I study the insects, spiders, mites and other arthropods (animals with jointed legs and an exoskeleton) living in Ozark forest leaf litter. Our study is part of a multi-year project to examine the effects of different logging practices on the plants, animals and nutrient cycles of the forest.
We included leaf litter arthropods because they play a major role in transforming fallen leaves, branches and trunks into nutrients for plant growth. Although fungi and bacteria are responsible for most of the decomposition of plant materials, arthropods can double or triple the decomposition rate through their feeding activity. They also are an important part of the forest food chain, because they can concentrate proteins and minerals needed by vertebrate predators.
We have 36 5- x 5-meter permanent plots scattered randomly throughout the Conservation Department's Current River Conservation Area in Shannon County. Half are on northeast facing slopes and half on southwest facing slopes. Using random plot locations allows us to generalize from individual plots to the whole forest, since every slope has an equal chance of being picked for a plot.
Random locations are good for science, but they can be rather trying for scientists, since no thought is given to how easy it would be to find a plot the size of a couple of parking spaces in hundreds of acres of forest.
Fortunately, with over a dozen other studies taking place in the same forest we can hardly go 100 meters without bumping into some other project. Over the years, we have found our plots using pink and orange grid lines (for mapping bird locations), aluminum fences (for trapping reptiles and amphibians), white paint-marked vegetation plots and giant plastic cones (for measuring acorn production) as landmarks.
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Daylight freakin' savings time. I've lost an hour of precious sleep, but that means nothing to our little early riser.
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He wants to watch "Mickey's new car."
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I play the video, and then my head and body threaten job action if they don't get some coffee.
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Although I'm sitting upright, I find myself fighting to stay awake (the very sensation you're feeling as you read this).
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C'mon coffee.
I think about being addicted to bean, and how pathetic being a java junkie is ... caffeine headaches, lining up for 17 hours during lunch as people order sandwiches, the cost, the stained teeth, being wired and awake at 3 a.m. ... the buzz. ... Oh, the buzz.
One day, I promise myself, I'm going to give coffee up.
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Sorry to be a spoiler, but at the end of "Mickey's New Car," Minnie picks up the Mickey in his old car, which I believe she found in the Buy & Sell.
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Is Wal-Mart Good or Bad for America? A Debate
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Wal-Marts detractors argue that Wal-Mart reduces living standards, hurts retail trade, disrupts communities, and relies on government programs to provide healthcare for many of its workers. Is Wal-Mart a force for good or evil?
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RALEIGH (AP) -- Rivals to Blue Cross Blue shield are backing legislation to eliminate a negotiation technique that state health insurers use with doctors and hospitals.
The others say Blue Cross Blue Shield discourages competition.
The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to prevent insurance company contracts from requiring medical providers to accept the lowest prices for services that they accept from any competing health plans. The bill also would prevent providers from having to disclose their rates with another insurance carrier.
Ken Lewis with the North Carolina Association of Health Plans says Blue Cross uses its sheer size to get the rates it wants.
Blue Cross opposes the bill. Lobbyist Chris Evans says it infringes on its ability to keep costs down for its nearly 4 million members.
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The penultimate weekend in the Football League regular season settled some promotion and relegation issues - but plenty remains up
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Dear Mr. Shumlin, I am writing to express my concern over the bill you plan to put before the Legislature in January that involves your proposed excise tax on heating oil and propane. As the director of a small nonprofit corporation devoted to providing fuel assistance to families in the Deerfield Valley, I see, on a daily basis the struggles that Vermont residents in our area face each winter trying to keep their homes at least tolerably warm. We formed to help those folks who "fall through the cracks" and do not qualify for fuel assistance from the state. However, due to the increased cost of fuel, and the relatively small amount of money the state is able to provide, we often are called upon to help your people as well. The unintended consequences of this proposal, like most well-intentioned government plans, will affect most individual Vermonters and many businesses in a negative manner. This will neither produce the publicized "job creation" nor will it result in "decreased consumption, improved thermal efficiency and positive climate change," that have been listed as the desirable effects of such a policy. To begin with, the effect on most small to large businesses of an 11-cent-per-gallon excise charge – on top of what they already pay in taxes to this state – will sure make many of them rethink the reasons for continuing to do business in Vermont. Merely slipping over the border to New Hampshire, where there is no tax at all on heating costs for business, would cut down their costs of doing business by about 10%, not to mention cut down on a lot of other bureaucratic hassles that they encounter here. To the average citizen it has become obvious over the years that this state spends a lot of time putting up roadblocks to anyone who might want to come here to start a business, or even to stay here and do business. That is one of the reasons that your tax revenues rely so heavily on individual homeowners today. Secondly, anyone with any brains is already cutting down as much as possible on the amount of fuel they use just because it is so costly. Improved technology has increased the efficiency of the heating mechanisms they use. Consumption is coming down – just look at the figures listing how many gallons the average family used to burn compared to today. The totals have come down considerably in the past 20 years. Another point that you people fail to consider concerns environmental fallout. I can guarantee you that in this state, if you try to squeeze more dollars from local families trying to keep themselves warm, you certainly will find a decrease in the number of gallons of fuel sold and a HUGE increase in the number of people who will revert to burning wood. Drive around in areas outside of the city and notice how many people are already using the woodstoves that stay outside of the house. They are required to have converters now, but those people are burning anything and everything they can find because this state is full of wood and a lot of it is free for the taking if you are willing to put a little effort into it. That won't do much to help clean up the environment! Soon you might find smog of a different sort hanging over every village in the state. If you are looking to provide more work for people involved in weatherization, you should start with your list of people who are on fuel assistance. Most of the homes I have visited down here, occupied by people who are on fuel assistance, are sorely in need of weatherization, and they have not been contacted by anyone from the state looking to help with that. You can start with them. In regard to your comment that you "don't feel this would be a broad-based tax," I can only hope that you were misquoted. There is not one single person in this state who does not need to pay for some kind of fuel to keep themselves from freezing to death in the winter. This proposed excise tax on fuel will be a terrible burden to those living here and will show, once again, that the people in Montpelier do not have a clue about what the ordinary citizen of this state has to deal with on a daily basis.
Spengler is a director of the Deerfield Valley Community Cares fund, which provides fuel assistance to those in need in the area.
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So true; wood burning at its best to come and promoted with this proposal or whatever. Do you realy tink that the silent majority is going to follow? wood is renewable and useable. Ha, Ha.
come on! solar is even free. Ha! come on. what you don't here about in the news, is already known, come on!. What is is it---- Greed.
January 11, 2013
I'm sure the good folks at Green Mountain Power would offer all those needing a good cheap fuel alternative for home heating a long chord to the nearest GMP power source complete with their own smartmeter.
January 06, 2013
Just what a Northeast state needs is a foolhardy politician adding to the cost of an already costly commodity!
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This game is easily playable with stunning art style and that makes the game very lively. There are a few twists though they do not stop you from enjoying the spirited adventure. The game is based on the story where young Ninja Hiro and his buddy Futo get on a mission to look for their missing ninja comrades and they will stop the Samurai, the warlord from taking over the world. As the two ninjas are enroute to the warlordsÂ' home, they will find their lost friends and they will learn new spells and they will fight the Samurai. This on paper may sound dull but when you play it the game is full of humor.
This is a game that most will like, this is quite a lengthy game that will get you involved with itÂ's great graphics and visual throughout the game. The level designs are quite appealing and will encourage you to explore more into the game. The game also has a variety of combat options. I cannot forget to mention the excellent soundtracks in the game. However the game has some negative aspects. As you progress toward the end of the game, you will get very tired, and not forgetting the most disappointing thing on the game; the camera, which is at times very uncooperative.
Mini Ninjas is a game that is spread over a number of levels. The game is quite simple from one level to the next. The levels are broad and they encourage a lot of exploration and they create a blossoming open world. Each of the levels has a number of hidden paths that will lead young to shrines, collectibles or to the enemiesÂ' camps. Some of the collectibles will help as you will mix them to make potions. There are some shortcuts that will help you around altercation.
The paths are quite deceitful as much as they look stunning. You can take down the strong enemies in a number of ways. Each of these characters have strong and weak attacks, the weapons they posses also gives them special powers and so do their personalities. The hidden spells in the levels are used to unlock new spells like the ability to control the animals you find roaming around or those you will find caged. You can free some of those animals using the spells and use the freed animals for fighting your enemies for revenge. There are other weapons like Shurikens and cherry bombs, though using these is not as fun as using the meteors on the enemies.
In Mini Ninjas you can also hide in the tall grass or on the rooftops. The controls on this game are smooth and silky. Each of the ninjas does different specific action. Like you will find that Futo uses his giant hammer as a paddle, Suzume will be spinning her flute in the water. You can spend a cool ten hours on the game if you explore all the levels as well as looking for collectibles.
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As with most classic ninja or samurai movies, the plot of Mini Ninjas is very simple. The greatest students of a Ninja Master are sent down Ninja Mountain to investigate a disturbance in the balance of nature. After many of them do not come back, the Ninja Master has no other choice but to send his last remaining students, Futo and Hiro. The Ninja Master hopes that they will finally be able to figure out what has been the cause of all the turmoil in the mountain as well as rescue all the students that have gone down the mountain before them.
What has really happened, and is the cause of the horrible chaos in the mountain, is that the Evil Samurai Warlord is back and has started to use his dark magic to influence the mountain's inhabitants to turn on the good ninjas and wreak havoc on the entire area. The only hope for the mountain and for the survival of the samurai is for Hiro to stop the Evil Samurai Warlord before it is too late.
While keeping all of the great ninja qualities we all know and love, the game doesn't keep the violence often associated with ninja and samurai culture. This aspect of the game makes the game quite suitable for young children while at the same time keeping the fun factor.
Mini Ninjas is played in the third person and the main character Hiro can be teamed up with other ninjas that are rescued on the journey down the mountain. As more ninja friends are rescued, they can be switched out of Hiro's party whenever you want to use them. This can be useful since each ninja possesses different kinds of attacks and combo abilities that can be helpful in different types of situations. All of the ninjas can also do classic ninja moves like move silently, sprint, and use purchased or collected items.
The combat system in Mini Ninjas is a bit weak, but it can still be fun. The most argued point is that it is not very challenging but there are also different types of battles and attacks later on in the game that can switch things up quite a bit. Stick with it and it can be worth your while. Besides that, the graphics and music are really quite aesthetically pleasing. Not only is the game in itself satisfying, but the game is incredibly well made.


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EDGEFIELD COUNTY, S.C. -- Two dogs in Edgefield County have Facebook buzzing. People are not talking because of the bloodhounds themselves, but because of their living conditions.
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Raffield is a former deputy who's now speaking out against his old employer, the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office. After he resigned for other reasons last week, he posted several pictures to Facebook of what he calls horrible conditions in freezing temperatures. The pictures show a large puddle of standing water at the foot of the bloodhounds' doghouse.
"Right now, basically, you have the fecal matter mixed in with urine, and it's concave because they've dug it out because they don't have a concrete pad," he said.
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Shape-shifters and vampires have been enemies since a vampire started killing among both Quileute settlements and of their neighbors'.
The unnamed vampire caught two Makah women, whose tribe blamed the Quileutes because they knew the Quileute could change into wolves. In a parley, the Quileute chief managed to convince the Makahs of their non-involvement in the accident, and of the need to find the responsible beast before it struck again.
The Quileute chief sent his children on the hunt, where they caught a sweet scent that burned their noses, but brought them to the beast. One of the Makah women was lying on the floor, cold and bloodless, and the other was in the creature's arms with his mouth at her throat. The vampire saw them and snapped the woman's head. The wolves and the vampire started fighting. The wolves found out that they could only rip him apart with their teeth, since he was very strong, but, in the end, both the vampire and a few wolves were killed. His remains were brought back to the tribe's camp, where the body was seen moving, trying to put itself back together.
The Quileutes burned the remains, gathered the ashes in a number of bags and dispersed them far away, in case the vampire tried to put himself back together again. One was left in the forest, one underground, one near the beach. The last one was tied around the chief's neck so he would know when the vampire would try to resurrect himself.
Time passed by, until another vampire came into the tribe. She glittered in the sun so that some fell to their knees to worship her, and some said she was the mate of the vampire killed by the wolves. A council member incited his fellow tribe members to run since he knew what she could do. The vampire killed him, and the rest of the people scattered and ran away; most of the people went to the harbor for safety. One of the survivors informed the chief, Taha Aki, about her.
The old chief phased and saw that many people were killed. Hearing screams down by the beach, he ran closer and saw the woman ripping apart the boat. Men swam for it, but the woman was like a shark and killed many of them.
The wolf got her attention and she pointed one pale finger at him, speaking in a language unknown to him. They started fighting; the chief's wife, known as "the Third Wife", and two children were watching. The woman got a knife, running to the fighters, but the vampire only smiled and kept fighting.
The Third Wife stabbed herself with the knife, and her blood began to spill. The vampire could not resist, starting to drink the wife's blood, so the chief could get her from behind and rip her throat. Watching their mother die in front of them, the chief's children also became shape-shifters, even though the were not yet fully grown.
The chief laid by his wife's body for weeks, growling to anybody who approached, then, after a few weeks, he disappeared into the woods.
The shape-shifters remained, there never being more than three shape-shifters at the time. Vampires came and were killed, not expecting the wolves. Then a larger coven of vampires came (the Cullens), while Ephraim Black was chief. He caught the vampires, but Carlisle stopped him, talking like a man, and proving that he was not the usual kind of vampire. A treaty was stipulated between the two groups.
About seventy years later, Ephraim's heir, Jacob Black, imprinted on the human-vampire hybrid daughter of a vampire from the same coven (Renesmee), and, also formed two separate packs beforehand with Jacob as chief, made a new treaty with the Cullens as well as a truce due to the law that no fellow wolf ever kill the object of anyones imprinting.


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(a) Request by foreign mission; terms and conditions as approved by Secretary
Upon the request of a foreign mission, benefits may be provided to or for that foreign mission by or through the Secretary on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve.
(b) Benefits through Secretary as mandatory; compliance with terms and conditions
If the Secretary determines that such action is reasonably necessary on the basis of reciprocity or otherwise—
(3) to adjust for costs and procedures of obtaining benefits for missions of the United States abroad,
(4) to assist in resolving a dispute affecting United States interests and involving a foreign mission or sending State, or
(5) subject to subsection (f) of this section, to implement an exchange of property between the Government of the United States and the government of a foreign country, such property to be used by each government in the respective receiving state for, or in connection with, diplomatic or consular establishments,
then the Secretary may require a foreign mission
(A) to obtain benefits from or through the Secretary on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve, or
(B) to forego the acceptance, use, or relation of any benefit or to comply with such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine as a condition to the execution or performance in the United States of any contract or other agreement, the acquisition, retention, or use of any real property, or the application for or acceptance of any benefit (including any benefit from or authorized by any Federal, State, or municipal governmental authority, or any entity providing public services).
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Terms and conditions established by the Secretary under this section may include—
(2) a waiver by a foreign mission (or any assignee of or person deriving rights from a foreign mission) of any recourse against any governmental authority, any entity providing public services, any employee or agent of such an authority or entity, or any other person, in connection with any action determined by the Secretary to be undertaken in furtherance of this chapter.
(d) Agent for waiver of recourse
For purposes of effectuating a waiver of recourse which is required under this section, the Secretary may designate any officer of the Department of State as the agent of a foreign mission (or of any assignee of or person deriving rights from a foreign mission). Any such waiver by an officer so designated shall for all purposes (including any court or administrative proceeding) be deemed to be a waiver by the foreign mission (or the assignee of or other person deriving rights from a foreign mission).
(e) Secret Service protection
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to preclude or limit in any way the authority of the United States Secret Service to provide protective services pursuant to section 3056 or 3056A of title 18 at a level commensurate with protective requirements as determined by the United States Secret Service.
(f) In-kind exchange of properties with foreign government; transfer of funds; reciprocal agreement; regulations
(1) Upon a determination in each specific case by the Secretary of State or the Secretary's designee that the purpose of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 [22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.], can best be met on the basis of an in-kind exchange of properties with a foreign country pursuant to subsection (b)(5) of this section, the Secretary of State may transfer funds made available under the heading "Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad" (including funds held in the Foreign Service Buildings Fund) for such purpose to the Working Capital Fund, as provided in section 4308 (h)(1) of this title. Except for funds that may be provided by a foreign government for the purchase of property, only funds transferred under the preceding sentence may be used for the purposes of subsection (b)(5) of this section.
(2) The Secretary of State may acquire property in the United States for the purposes of subsection (b)(5) of this section only in the context of a specific reciprocal agreement with a specified foreign government. Property acquired by the United States in the foreign country through such an exchange shall benefit the United States at least to the same extent as the property acquired in the United States benefits the foreign government.
(3) The Secretary of State shall prescribe regulations for the implementation of any in-kind exchange of properties pursuant to subsection (b)(5) of this section.
(4) At least 15 days before entering into any reciprocal agreement for the exchange of property with another foreign government, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(A) Proceeds from the disposition of properties acquired pursuant to this subsection shall be credited to the Foreign Service Buildings Fund (referred to in section 9 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 [22 U.S.C. 300]).
Source(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title II, § 204, as added Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(b),Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 284; amended Pub. L. 99–93, title I, §§ 126(b), 127 (c),Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 418; Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 116(b),Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 24; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(o)(3),Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 410; Pub. L. 103–415, § 1(cc),Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4302; Pub. L. 109–177, title VI, § 605(d)(2), (e)(2)(B),Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 255.)
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The Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, referred to in subsec. (f)(1), is act May 7, 1926, ch. 250, 44 Stat. 403, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 8 (§ 292 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 299 of this title and Tables.
2006—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–177, § 605(e)(2)(B), substituted "section 3056 or 3056A of title 18" for "section 202 of title 3 or section 3056 of title 18".
Pub. L. 109–177, § 605(d)(2), which directed amendment of section 204(e) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act by substituting "sections 3056 or 3056A" for "section 202 of title 3 or section 3056", was not executed, because this section is section 204 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 and because of the amendment by Pub. L. 105–277, § 605(e)(2)(B). See note above.
1994—Subsecs. (a) to (c)(1). Pub. L. 103–236, § 162(o)(3)(A), substituted "Secretary on such terms" for "Director on such terms" in subsecs. (a) and (b) and "Secretary" for "Director" in subsec. (c)(1).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–236, § 162(o)(3)(B), as amended by Pub. L. 103–415, substituted "any officer" for "the Director or any other officer".
1990—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 101–246, § 116(b)(1), added par. (5).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101–246, § 116(b)(2), added subsec. (f).
1985—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–93, § 127(c), inserted "to forego the acceptance, use, or relation of any benefit or" after "(B)" in provisions following par. (4).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99–93, § 126(b), substituted "chapter" for "section" and was executed by making the substitution to first reference to "section" as the probable intent of Congress.
Change of Name
Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Representatives by section 1(a) ofPub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–236applicable with respect to officials, offices, and bureaus of Department of State when executive orders, regulations, or departmental directives implementing the amendments by sections 161 and 162 ofPub. L. 103–236become effective, or 90 days after Apr. 30, 1994, whichever comes earlier, see section 161(b) ofPub. L. 103–236, as amended, set out as a note under section 2651a of this title.
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Amendment by section 126(b) ofPub. L. 99–93effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 126(e) ofPub. L. 99–93, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4314 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of the functions, personnel, assets, and obligations of the United States Secret Service, including the functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 381, 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.
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Damian is a one-time character that appeared in Charmander - The Stray Pokémon. Though he looks like a stylish guy, he's actually very cruel. He bragged about how he abandoned a Charmander in the middle of nowhere. He doesn't care about Pokémon, but he has quite the collection. He was voiced by the late Maddie Blaustein. When Ash got Charmander to defeat Team Rocket Damian asked Charmander to join him but Charmander went to go with Ash instead.
His only known Pokémon was Charmander. When he challenges Ash to a fight for calling him out, he only brings out a Poké Ball. It is unknown how many Pokémon he owns but it can be implied that it is a large number since he had a huge pile of Poké Balls on a table in the Pokemon Center where he bragged about them to a group of boys, assumed to be his friends.
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- Structured, well organized acceleration program that you apply to yourself and your own idea and later startup
- Assessment to see whether you are the right fit for a startup entrepreneur lifestyle and to help you develop personally and qualify your idea
- Great resources for each class (previous recorded talks, reading, templates)
- Incredible network of mentors that is accessible to you from day one.
- Fellows during the program and graduates after the program form a strong peer-support community. This is especially important after graduation as you will continue to motivate each other to maintain a sense of urgency and professionalism for each other! Also helps that after graduation, we own small parts of each others' companies ;-)
- A great partner network - graduates will have access to special deals with vendors such as Rackspace, First Republic Bank, etc.
If the course fee and the 3.5% equity contribution are of concern to you, I suggest to read the Quora article on Is the Founder Institute a good deal for entrepreneurs? Why or why not?.
What you should know:
- Not very lean yet. 4 months are a long time for a lean startup to go through one serial curriculum of topics. I'd like an incubator to adopt lean practices, enforce iterative Build-Measure-Learn cycles with review milestones with standardized metrics at which point the founder either decides to stay on course or pivot.
- Come with thick skin and expect some tough love. Feedback will be brutally honest which is great! However with one out of 25 Mentors or so... the feedback can even get a bit personal/mildly abusive. I'd like FI to keep up the brutal honesty but lets keep it professional at all times. At those times, just thank the judge and don't talk back.
- Assignments are a lot of work but at the end, you don't receive feedback on it from FI. So make sure you do them for yourself and your startup.
- It's just part time. So if you already quit your job, this might not be enough of a structure for you to accompany your startup every day. So don't rely on FI to manage your daily life but see it as an accompanying program.
Early Conclusion (see more below):
- Definitely apply if you are still in a job and would like help in figuring out if your idea or you are Startup ready
- Apply when you are new to the West Coast and want to build your advisory / mentor network.
- Apply when you want to further your personal development and further strengthen your entrepreneurial toolbox.
For me, number 2 and 3 applied and for me, the Founder Institute was an awesome experience!
Convinced it's the right fit for you? Then go ahead and apply!
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Dishonored on the PC is an action adventure game where your primary role is that of an assassin, to be more accurate you take on the role of a supernatural assassin, and have numerous approaches with which to tackle the game, each one determines how it is played out.
For example, you may decide to take on head to head, literally tearing the enemy to pieces in full on combat, or perhaps you may decide for a more stealthy approach to the situation, either way the result of either determines how you proceed.
The game in set in Dunwall, this place has much mysticism about it, you could describe this as otherworldly, and to aid you in your quest you have as well as various weapons at your fingertips, supernatural abilities and you also have much choice in how you approach, whether you go under the cover of darkness for example.
To most people who reside in Dunwall you are known as The Disturbing Mask, long ago you were a protector for the Empress, an enforcer, later framed for her murder. After a dashing escape you later become known as The Infamous Assassin, which later name becomes synonymous with The Disturbing Mask, so they are one and the same.
Dunwall can only be described as a hell hole, it may be a be home to technological breakthroughs and full of advanced ideas, but it is also plague ridden and as a result the place is cursed with a rat infestation. You will see large groups together and it becomes a real pain to deal with them at times, it also gives the user the oppressive feel about the game, I don't mean I dislike the game, just that the overall feel of the game comes across that way.
The game is also set around the 18th or 19th century, or rather it gives you that impression. Dishonored is beautifully constructed and attention to detail is second to none, the storylines are really well done and to be honest I find nothing that I could really dislike about this game. At times it does get a little tricky, and some enemies will spot you no matter how hard you think you have hidden.
Overall, Dishonored has set the benchmark for how games should be constructed, an epic PC game.
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Dishonored is a first person shooter created by Arkane Studios with the publisher being Bethesda Softworks (Yes, they do make more than just Fallout and Elder Scroll games.) The computer that this game was played to completion on has an Intel i7 processor (3.4GHz), 16 Gigs of RAM and an AMD 7970 3GB graphics card. This is to say, all bells and whistles were turned up to the max for the play through of this game. 1080p with 60 frames per second was the goal and it was achieved here.
Rats! No, this is not to say the game is bad as it is quite good, but that, there are rats everywhere. Welcome to the world of Dunwall, a town that has become infested with a rat plague. This plague is central to the story line of the game. The game's main protagonist is named Corvo. At the beginning of the game, you are the bodyguard for the Empress and are subsequently framed for her murder. From there, a very interesting whimsical tale of deceit and double (triple) crossing takes place that keeps the gamer enthralled until the game's end. The game was played with an Xbox 360 controller on the PC with the wireless receiver. Controller lag was negligible.
Technically, this game uses Unreal Engine 3, which is a very common game engine, used in games such as Unreal Tournament, Bioshock and Gears of War on the Xbox 360. However, this is a very modified version of it and it shows artistically in the graphics. This is a beautiful game as small touches such as debris in dilapidated homes and markings on walls add a distinct flair to the look of the game.
Gameplay has been the calling card of the game ever since the first trailer was shown. Imagine using Garrett from the Thief series, jumping around on rooftops, but also imbued with magical powers. Solid Snake and Sam Fisher do not have anything on this brand of stealth. Therefore, jumping from a three story building to do an assassination strikes a chord for the blood lust in us all. You are encouraged to use your environment for the best way to complete a mission as you are not given a large abundance of ammunition. In fact, it's quite scarce in the game so if you were thinking that you could Rambo through a level, think again. The game's story line can and will change depending on how you as the gamer proceed through the game. Are you violent and kill everything in sight? People in the game might not be willing to help you on some of your quests. These are some of the consequences that you face in the game.
As mentioned earlier, the story line follows the pursuits of Corvo after he is framed for the murder of the Empress. As in most cases, there is usually a heir to the throne for the sake of successful succession. In this case, is it the late Empress' daughter Emily. Emily becomes a pawn for many characters in the game as there are numerous people vying for power.
In conclusion, it's good to see that money was well spent here. Great voice actors and actresses such as Susan Sarandon, Carrie Fisher (Princess Lela of Star Wars fame) among many others lead this all-star cast. This is Arkane's first ever game together, but they have shown that they are willing to compete with the best developers out there. With knowledge that this game sold extremely well and this is now a franchise, let's cross our fingers that Dishonored 2 blows us away as much as the first Dishonored has.
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Dishonored is a First Person Stealth Assassin Game which takes place in a Steam Punk Setting, the graphics are amazing and there is alot of story behind dunwalls history and beyond its characters.
You are placed into Corvo Attano's Shoes to take the responsibility to be lord protector of the royal family
but you're framed for the empresses murder and its your job to protect Emily Kaldwin and meet the royalist conspiracy. A group of loyalists will assist you along your quest for revenge, I do indeed like the stealth, its way more functional than any other games that I have played.
DLC'S (don't recommend reading this part if u have not beat or have the DLC's)
DLC 1: Knife of Dunwall: You play as Daud the assassin who has killed the Empress and u step foot into his shoes with his equipment and u get the feel that you are really him.
Knife of Dunwall and The Brigmore Witches let u play as Daud.
DLC 2: Brigmore Witches: You play as Daud and continue from the Knife of Dunwall and you will find a witch named Delilah who is planning to take over Emily Kaldwin and make her a slave to rule the empire. You, as Daud has to stop her, you feel regret for murdering the empress Jessamean Kaldwin.
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|Welcome to Pokémon Wiki, and thank you for your contributions! There's a lot to do around here, so I hope you'll stay with us and make many more improvements.
I'm really happy to have you here, and look forward to contributing with you!
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Didn't see that, not a total fanatic of new games and such. Sorry, you can add it back. Just please add a lighter term: "murder" is a bit of a strong word. ChaosVoid 02:23, June 28, 2012 (UTC)
well, i guess that pokemon x and y page is ours now.. :D ~skycloud60
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I don't understand... What is going on between you two? Rainbow Shifter 16:56, January 8, 2013 (UTC)
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Well I didn't know that OmegaRasengan....and if you check the stats from when it was announced, my page was technically released first and with more information, so I'm sure we can just keep it so my information is on this page.....it is a wikia after all.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.104.22.168 (talk • contribs)
- 11:07, an hour before you made the second one. You said this is a wikia yet you said we own and share the game page? Do you really know what you are talking about? Yes, you did know there was already a page. It was listed in recent activity so saying you didn't know is a complete lie. And rather than saying anything, you revert the redirects and blank the original page. So please, stop with the I didn't know act. --OmegaRasengan (talk) 02:07, January 9, 2013 (UTC)
I meant I didn't know that "there is no sharing pages," not that I didn't know there was another page. I was saying we should be the ones keeping it in line.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs)


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A friend from Seattle turned me on to the music of Damien Jurado a couple of years ago so I was excited to stumble on a new cd of his, Maraqopa, as I browsed the KPL new music section. Now I can't stop listening to this mixture of what Larry Fitzmaurice at Pitchfork calls, "soft-psych freak-outs, rainy folk, haunted 1960's pop, and slow-burning oddball sparseness." I googled Jurado and found out I'm a Johnny-come-lately to his music as he has been around since the mid 90's, releasing albums with Sub Pop Records and now with a label based in Indiana called Secretly Canadian. If you like Neil Young and the Fleet Foxes give Jurado a try or come and browse our music section and see what you discover.
One of the best alt-country CDs of 2012 was Rhett Miller's, The Dreamer. Miller, the longtime front man of the Old 97's, has once again proven that he is one of the best songwriters in music. What I love best about Miller's solo material is that he is not afraid to dabble in many different music styles, like power pop and folk. The Dreamer is pure alt-country and closer to a new Old 97's record than his previous releases.
The first track "Lost Without You" starts slow then picks up with a twangy edge that mixes perfectly with Miller's voice. The song "Out of Love" blends aspects of power pop with the unmistakable instrumentation of bluegrass. "As Close As I Came to Being Right," a duet with the great Rosanne Cash, is as close as you can get to a perfect alt-country love song. Miller is an underrated talent that deserves more accolades for his contributions.
After listening to The Dreamer you will realize that at its core, Miller has crafted a letter to the idea of love in all its forms. Check it out and treat yourself to a late Valentine.
I love the annual "Best of 2012" lists. As a huge music fan, I pour over these lists and compare what I picked up over the year to what is actually on the list. KPL staff have been posting our lists each of the past few years and I hope you have had a chance to check out my favorite CDs (The list only contains CDs in KPL's collection.) In my opinion, 2012 was an incredible year for music! What impressed me the most is that one-third of the list contained debut albums. Below is a "mixtape" of my favorite tracks from each album on the list.
"The Way We Move" by Langhorne Slim
"Hold On" by Alabama Shakes
"Pretty Girl From Michigan" by The Avett Brothers
"Clear Eye Clouded Mind" by Nada Surf
"The Crane Wife 1, 2, and 3" by The Decemberists
"Sixteen Saltines" byJack White
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"North Side Gal" by JD McPherson
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"Lost Without You" by Rhett Miller
"Duquesne Whistle" by Bob Dylan
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