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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/z5wh49/oilfield) has announced the addition of the "Global Oilfield Communications (Upstream and Midstream, Unified, M2M, Video Conferencing, WiMax, VSAT, Onshore and Offshore) Market - Forecast to 2019" report to their offering.
The operational efficiency of oil exploration companies largely depends upon the ability of the oilfield operator, engaged in exploration and production process, to communicate field operational data to the control center and other facilities.
As per the estimates of Digital Oilfields World Summit, by 2015, the digital oilfield market would grow by 40%. The adoption of digital oilfield technology must be supported by robust and effective communication network infrastructure. Intelligent use and integration of telecommunication networks are critical factors for establishing and developing efficient and dynamic communication network infrastructure.
Reliable and robust communication infrastructure in remote and harsh oilfields enables better-informed decision making between offshore and onshore operations. It creates a virtual environment where effective communication and collaboration among experts can occur, regardless of where the experts are physically located.
The oilfield communications market research report is segmented into oilfield communication solutions, services, communication network technologies, and field site communication market. The oilfield communications market research report analyzes global adoption trends, future growth potential, key drivers, competitive outlook, restraints, opportunities, oilfield communications market ecosystem, and emerging technologies in this market.
Key Topics Covered:
1 Introduction
2 Executive Summary
3 Market Overview
4 Oilfield Communications: Market Size, Analysis And Forecast By Solutions
5 Oilfield Communications: Market Size, Analysis And Forecast By Communication Network Technology
6 Oilfield Communications: Market Size, Analysis And Forecast By Field Site
7 Oilfield Communications: Market Size, Analysis And Forecast By Services
8 Oilfield Communications: Market Size, Analysis And Forecast By Regions
9 Oilfield Communications: Market Landscape
10 Company Profiles
Companies Mentioned:
- Alcatel-Lucent International
- Erf Wireless, Inc.
- Harris Caprock Communications, Inc.
- Hermes Datacommunications International Ltd.
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Hughes Network Systems Llc
- Inmarsat Plc
- Itc Global, Inc.
- Redline Communications, Inc.
- Rignet, Inc.
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/z5wh49/oilfield
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I have long believed that my personality inclines rather steeply toward pessimism, but recent events have prompted me to reconsider.
The thing is, I can't rouse myself to a respectable pitch of despair about the economy.
I don't feel right about this.
The overwhelming consensus in the country seems to be that this current crisis ranks as America's most severe since the Great Depression.
I'm pretty sure that's true.
The stock market numbers, which are spinning with the speed of a slot machine, bear it out anyway.
Yet the implication of our collective hand-wringing, or so it seems to me based on what I've read and heard from myriad sources during the past month, is that our nation teeters on the brink of Depression No. 2.
I'm pretty sure that's not true.
As I said, this bothers me, not because I crave conformity but because I hate being wrong, and when I feel as if I'm in the minority I assume this is because I'm clueless about what's really going on.
Like I said, I'm pessimistic most times.
Even Barack Obama and John McCain, who would quibble about the direction of the sunrise and the color of a cloudless sky, signed a joint statement that mentions a possible "economic catastrophe."
I guess a problem has to get awfully bad to warrant that many syllables.
Yet I simply can't conceive as equals, for their imposition of sheer human misery, the Great Depression and what's happening today.
It's not even close, actually.
Thousands of people who endured the Depression lived in sheds they built from cardboard and scrap metal — and they were better off than many at the time.
Compare that with the current crisis and its "victims," who live in four-bedroom homes they couldn't afford but bought anyway and probably will get to keep because the taxpayers are buying their mortgages.
And probably giving them a lower interest rate, besides.
Some will say that 2008 is not 1929 and I would agree but I would also say that I believe this is a good thing, because the federal government seems to me more willing to — and beyond question is more capable of — calming financial upheavals.
The government certainly didn't guarantee anybody's bank accounts in 1929. This explains why today people joke about cramming their savings under the mattress, whereas during the Depression people actually did. Although quite a lot of people back then sidestepped that dilemma rather neatly through the simple expediency of owning neither a mattress nor any savings to hide there.
(The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation came along in 1933, which for quite a few cardboard-confined Americans was a little late.)
What I'm getting at is that the government has over the past half century enacted too many safeguards to allow a financial downturn, even one as serious as the current version, to devolve into anything resembling the era when "Hooverville" joined the country's lexicon.
There is a second, related subject which is also provoking widespread anxiety around American but which has also failed to excite me much: The presidential race.
It's hardly a revelation that partisans on both sides are describing, in the most dire of terms, the terrible future that awaits the nation if the other party's candidate ascends to the White House.
The tone of these predictions, though, seems to me especially shrill this fall. I suspect this is because the economic doldrums have heightened the public's inherent cynicism about politics.
Yet I don't think it matters, in any substantive way, whom we elect.
Both Obama and McCain are honorable men who love America and who want to do the right thing by her.
Of course it's reasonable — and, I would argue, desirable — that voters debate the merits of each candidate's plans (and politicians, you probably have noticed, are as fond of their plans as they are of their children).
Yet I think it's irrational to insist that either candidate has the capacity, much less the desire, to dismantle in short order the world's strongest economy, no matter how flaccid it seems today.
I have great confidence that this nation is too prosperous, its people too industrious and, in the end, too wise, to ever fail due to the fiscal policies of any politician or political party.
America, I have absolutely no doubt, will still be the best of places when the pundits have begun to refer to "former President Obama" or "former President McCain."
And even better than it is today, if I may be forgiven a brief and rare turn as a pollyana.


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33 U.S. Code § 701s - Small flood control projects; appropriations; amount limitation for single locality; conditions
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The Secretary of the Army is authorized to allot from any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for flood control, not to exceed $55,000,000 for any one fiscal year, for the implementation of small structural and nonstructural projects for flood control and related purposes not specifically authorized by Congress, which come within the provisions of section 701a of this title, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable. The amount allotted for a project shall be sufficient to complete Federal participation in the project. Not more than $10,000,000 shall be allotted under this section for a project at any single locality. The provisions of local cooperation specified in section 701c of this title shall apply. The work shall be complete in itself and not commit the United States to any additional improvement to insure its successful operation, except as may result from the normal procedure applying to projects authorized after submission of preliminary examination and survey reports.
Source(June 30, 1948, ch. 771, title II, § 205,62 Stat. 1182; May 17, 1950, ch. 188, title II, § 212,64 Stat. 183; July 11, 1956, ch. 558, 70 Stat. 522; Pub. L. 87–874, title II, § 205,Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1194; Pub. L. 93–251, title I, § 61,Mar. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 29; Pub. L. 94–587, § 133(b),Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2928; Pub. L. 97–140, § 2(a),Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1717; Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 915(a),Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4191; Pub. L. 106–53, title II, § 201,Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 106–541, title II, § 218,Dec. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 2596; Pub. L. 110–114, title II, § 2021,Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1078; Pub. L. 113–121, title I, § 1030(e),June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1232.)
2014—Pub. L. 113–121substituted "$10,000,000" for "$7,000,000" in third sentence.
2007—Pub. L. 110–114substituted "$55,000,000" for "$50,000,000" in first sentence.
2000—Pub. L. 106–541substituted "$50,000,000" for "$40,000,000" in first sentence.
1999—Pub. L. 106–53, in first sentence, substituted "implementation of small structural and nonstructural projects" for "construction of small projects" and, in third sentence, substituted "$7,000,000" for "$5,000,000".
1986—Pub. L. 99–662substituted "$40,000,000" for "$30,000,000" and "$5,000,000" for "$4,000,000".
1981—Pub. L. 97–140substituted "Not more than $4,000,000 shall be allotted under this section for a project at any single locality" for "Not more than $2,000,000 shall be allotted under this section for a project in any single locality, except that not more than $3,000,000 shall be allotted under this section for a project at a single locality if such project protects an area which has been declared to be a major disaster area pursuant to the Disaster Relief Act of 1966 or the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 in the five-year period immediately preceding the date the Chief of Engineers deems such work advisable".
1976—Pub. L. 94–587increased limitation on allotment for a project at a single locality from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 and for such a project protecting a major disaster area from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.
1974—Pub. L. 93–251, in revising provisions, increased fiscal year allotment to $30,000,000 from $25,000,000 and required allotment of $2,000,000 for a project at a single locality if such locality protects an area declared to be a major-disaster area pursuant to Disaster Relief Act of 1966 or Disaster Relief Act of 1970 in five-year period immediately preceding the date the Chief of Engineers deems such work advisable.
1962—Pub. L. 87–874substituted "$25,000,000" for "$10,000,000", "projects for flood control and related purposes" for "flood control projects", and provisions limiting the allotment for a single project to $1,000,000 and providing that such allotment shall be sufficient to complete Federal participation, for provisions limiting the allotment for any single project to $400,000 from the appropriations for any fiscal year.
1956—Act July 11, 1956, substituted "$10,000,000" for "$3,000,000", struck out "and not within areas intended to be protected by projects so authorized" before "which come within the provisions of section 701a of this title", and substituted "$400,000" for "$150,000".
1950—Act May 17, 1950, substituted "$3,000,000" for "$2,000,000" and "$150,000" for "$100,000".
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–662not applicable to any project under contract for construction on Nov. 17, 1986, see section 915(i) ofPub. L. 99–662, set out as a note under section 426g of this title.
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Pub. L. 97–140, § 2(b),Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1717, provided that: "The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall not apply to any project under contract for construction on the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 29, 1981]."
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–587not applicable to any project under contract for construction on Oct. 22, 1976, see section 133(c) ofPub. L. 94–587, set out as a note under section 577 of this title.
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I found your comments very surprising and disappointing. As the Police Chief of a large U.S. city, I'd think that you would (and should) be all for enforcing the law, regardless if the law is federal, state or local.
To say that this bill would instill a culture of fear in immigrant communities is wrong. The bill would (and should) instill a culture of fear in the illegal immigrants within all of our communities.
You go on to say "we believe this bill runs contrary to the values of community policing and problem solving.....", remember, if immigrants are here illegally, they are here illegally, as in, they've broken the laws of the United States of America.
I believe that the oath you took upon entering office went something like this: "I swear [or 'affirm'] that I will faithfully discharge the office of [title], and will support the constitutions of the United States and of Minnesota."
Note: It says "United States and Minnesota". I would suggest that you either faithfully abide by your oath of office or seek employment outside of law enforcement.
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Speaking to reporters Tuesday from the Dolby Theatre, where he'll host the 85th annual Oscar ceremony on Feb. 24, the entertainer was alternately confident and self-deprecating.
"I'm not feeling a lot of pressure from myself," he said. "There is sort of a comfort in knowing that no matter what you do, you're going to get the same reactions in the reviews. So I could put on the worst or the best show in the world and I will still be flayed by the press."
Still, he said he's spent five months trying to strike a comedic balance that will satisfy the fans of his animated shows and the comparatively highbrow audience inside the Dolby Theatre.
"I've set myself up for the hardest job in the world because the fans of 'Family Guy' and 'Ted' and the shows and whatnot that I do are expecting one thing. If I deliver that, this crowd will walk out," he said.
He promises to add bite to the show —"The whole point of their bringing me on was to give it a little bit more of an edge"— but acknowledges there will be a lot of ego in the audience.
"You have a room full of people who are at the top of their game—they're successful, they're being honored, they're attractive—and yet this is also the group with the thinnest skin on the planet," he said, "so it's a tough group.
Ultimately, he hopes to hybridize the pointed barbs of three-time Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais with the classy style of Crystal, who hosted the Oscars nine times, most recently last year.
The 39-year-old entertainer said Crystal gave him some helpful advice, including "get comfortable with your shoes before you go on stage."
MacFarlane will sing during the show and is also a nominee for his original song for "Ted," but said he expects to lose the category to Adele.
He's aiming for "very much a classic Oscars with a much more current edge," and said, "It's impossible to work any harder than I have in preparation for this," but he still doesn't think he'll be invited back.
"This will probably be the only time I'm asked to do this," he said. "It feels like a one-off. But I'm still thrilled to be doing it. It's going to be a lot of fun. I will very much enjoy having done it once it's over."
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Real estate developer and radio personality Tom Martino squared off against First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. in court on Tuesday for a two-day trial to settle Martino's dischargeability lawsuit against his lender.
Before opening comments could even be made, Judge Michael Romero asked both legal teams to pardon his ignorance, but please tell him, "Why are we here today?"
It took nearly the entire first day for the plaintiff's and defendant's directions to crystallize in the case, which has been separated from Martino's larger bankruptcy case.
Martino filed the lawsuit claiming that his debt owed to First Citizens Bank should be discharged. First Citizens disagrees.
The case hinges on whether or not Martino falsified financial statements and attempted to hide his assets under his wife's name.
The bank inherited the debt from its predecessor, Colorado Capital Bank, which gave Martino two loans — a unsecured line of credit and a personal guaranty of a loan for a failed real estate project, which together totaled $3.7 million.
Martino's testimony took up the majority of the day. The bank's lawyer, Brian Matise, meticulously reviewed 48 exhibits, asking Martino whether he remembered signing various financial statements and credit applications.
Martino agreed that he had signed several documents, but refused to acknowledge that it was his signature on several records from 2006 and 2007.
Martino's legal team, Stephen Berken and Aaron Israels, argued that his extensive personal relationships with the bank's leadership at Colorado Capital was so long-standing and informal that Martino didn't believe he needed to file documentation unless specifically asked for it.
According to Martino, the bank approached him and asked him to increase the amount on his second loan by $1 million in 2009. "The only thing it did was cleaned up their books for the (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.)," he said. "I don't think they did something wise, but I wasn't going to argue with them because I could use the additional money."
Martino had a land-use loan with the bank that, as the recession took a toll on real estate, began to look unstable for banks.
The trial's momentum began to shift at the end of the day when the defense called its second witness, Kenneth Whitelam.
Whitelam, a former senior vice president of Colorado Capital, refuted Martino's assertion that they pressured him to borrow more money. He said the loan was mutually beneficial for both parties.
Court adjourned for the day before Israels or Berken could cross-examine Whitelam.


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Selena Gomez Was Not Crying Over Justin Bieber During a Performance . . . She Was Crying Over Instagram
SELENA GOMEZ shed some tears during her performance in Brooklyn
on Wednesday night
The tears came at the end of her song, "Love Will Remember" . . . so not surprisingly, some people think she was crying over her ex, JUSTIN BIEBER.
Supposedly, the song IS about him. In fact, the original, leaked version of it featured a voicemail that he'd left her.
However, there IS another explanation. After the show, Selena said she was emotional during the concert because . . . she couldn't use Instagram. (???)
She posted a photo . . . on Instagram . . . and said, quote, "Never ended such a beautiful show in tears because they wouldn't allow me to Instagram
. [I'm] completely heartbroken and pissed. Thank you SO much Brooklyn."
Apparently, Selena has a tradition of taking photos with fans after her concerts . . . and for some reason she wasn't allowed to at this show. Still, that doesn't sound like a convincing explanation at all.
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard Got Married at the County Clerk's Office
KRISTEN BELL and DAX SHEPARD got married yesterday . . . at the Beverly Hills County Clerk's Office.
A source says they just went to the office to get a marriage license, but a court employee offered to marry them right on the spot . . . and they went for it.
Kristen and Dax got engaged in 2009, but they vowed not to get hitched until same-sex marriages were legal.
Tom Hanks Wants to Be in a Superhero Movie, But Nobody Asks Him
One thing we haven't seen TOM HANKS do yet is a superhero movie. And it's not by choice.
He says, quote, "They don't ask me, man. I keep trying. Come on, I can do it. I can do it. Even let me play a bad guy, let me play the bad guy against Batman. I'll do anything, call me. They've never asked. What do I gotta do?"
Tom doesn't want to play some scrub, though. If he can't be the villain, he wants to be the HERO. He says, quote, "God, I want to throw a shield at somebody. I want that.
"And I don't want to play the guy in the suit who tells the superheroes what's going on, I don't want to be that guy. 'Well, you know Batman, Captain America, Iron Man, here's what we've discovered.'
"I don't want to be that guy. I want to get in there, I want to play The Flash or something like that. They'll never give me a chance."
"Glee" Will End After Next Season
"Glee" creator Ryan Murphy has announced that the show will come to an end after NEXT season . . . so, that's one more season after this one, and then that's it.
Murphy added that his initial plan for the final season heavily involved LEA MICHELE and CORY MONTEITH'S characters, Rachel and Finn . . . but obviously, that will have change now that Cory's dead.
He said, quote, "The final year of the show . . . was designed around Rachel and Finn's story. I always knew that, I always knew how it would end. I knew what the last shot was . . . and [Finn] was in it.
"I knew what the last line was . . . [Rachel] said it to him. So when a tragedy like that happens you sort of have to pause and figure out what you want to do, so we're figuring that out now."
Murphy added that he has a new idea, and that he's going to be pitching it to the network soon. Fox has already renewed "Glee" for a sixth season next year.
Stallone and Schwarzenegger's "Escape Plan", the "Carrie" Remake, and the WikiLeaks Movie "Fifth Estate" Are in Theaters Now
1. "Carrie" (R)
Chloe Grace Moretz takes on the role of Carrie in this horror remake about a telekinetic girl who unleashes her power on her classmates at the senior prom. Julianne Moore plays her religiously fanatical mother.
It's based on the book by Stephen King, which was turned into the 1976 classic with Sissy Spacek as Carrie, and John Travolta as the guy who poured pig's blood on her.
2. "Escape Plan" (R)
Sylvester Stallone is a security expert who busts out of prisons for a living to test their security flaws. But when he's betrayed by a client and locked in a top secret location, he has to rely on his new cellmate, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to help him escape.
3. "The Fifth Estate" (R)
Benedict Cumberbatch plays WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, in a thriller about how he helped create the site for whistleblowers to anonymously leak information about corporate crimes . . . and eventually, covert military operations.
The real Julian Assange is currently hiding out as a political refugee, and was granted asylum by the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Steven Tyler Is Collaborating with Psy, the "Gangnam Style" Guy
PSY . . . the guy behind "Gangnam Style" . . . says he's doing a song with STEVEN TYLER.
He says, quote, "When I was in school, I literally cried when AEROSMITH was singing 'Crazy' or 'Amazing' or whatever. They were my lifetime role models, and now I'm collaborating with STEVEN TYLER. What the [eff], man? I love my life."
There are no further details on the song. (Psy met Steven at some event in Singapore back in May. He even Tweeted a photo of them together.)
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The SADC on January 31, 2014 approved for adoption proposed rules that establish an agricultural management practice (AMP) for On-Farm Direct Marketing Facilities, Activities and Events, N.J.A.C. 2:76-2A.13, and revise the Right to Farm procedural rules, N.J.A.C. 2:76-2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 and 2.10.
The AMP establishes performance-based standards for commercial farms seeking to qualify for right-to-farm protection for on-farm direct marketing facilities, activities and events that are used to facilitate and provide for direct farmer-to-consumer sales, such as farm stands, farm stores, community-supported agriculture and pick-your-own operations, and associated activities and events that fit within the scope of the Right to Farm Act. The intent of the AMP is to provide statewide standards on which farmers, municipalities, CADBs and the public can rely, while also providing flexibility to commercial farm owners and operators.
The rule proposal also includes procedural changes to streamline the Right-to-Farm process, i.e., the site-specific agricultural management practice (SSAMP) process and the Right to Farm complaint process. The proposed amendments clarify the roles of CADBs and the SADC in the Right to Farm review process in a manner consistent with the Right to Farm Act. The proposal also includes a new rule, N.J.A.C. 2:76-2.8, to identify hearing requirements for CADBs and the SADC when they are considering SSAMP requests and RTF complaints.
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I use the full version of Photoshop but I think PSE has the same basic tools so this tutorial should be able to translate into both programs.
I use two different techniques to get rounded corners on my paper. There are different ways of doing both, depending on the person, but these are how I do it.
Blurring and adjusting levels
1. Have the paper you want to use open in Photoshop or PSE
2. Take your rectangular marquee tool and make your desired shape, do not deselect.
3. Make sure your Layers Pallette is on your screen and click on the Channels tab. Make a new Channel and keep the defaults. Your paper should look black now.
4. Fill the selection with white and deselect the shape.
5. Now blur the shape with a Guassian Blur of about 50 or so...you can experiment with how much of a rounded corner you want when you get the hang of doing it this way.
6. Now we need to adjust the IMAGE > ADJUSTMENTS > LEVELS. Bring your left and right slider for the INPUT levels to the middle so that all three are in the middle. You should see your shape getting crisper and the corners should be round now.
7. Hold down your CTRL key and click on your "Alpha" channel to select the new shape
8. Click back on your Layers tab and click on your paper layer. You should see the selection of the shape you just made.
9. Now go to SELECT > INVERSE and hit delete. You should be left with your paper selection with the rounded corners!
Custom Shape Tool
1. Have the paper you want to use open in Photoshop or PSE
2. Go to your tools and click on the Custom Shape Tool (looks like a squiggly paint splotch) At the top of the screen you should now see a variety of shape tools. Select the Rounded Rectangular tool.
3. Insert the radius you would like (from 1 - 100) The higher the number the more rounded the corner will be.
4. Now draw your desired shape on your paper. The shape will automatically fill with a solid colour but don't worry about that.
5. On your layers pallete you will notice a new layer was created above your paper layer. CTRL and click on this layer to select the shape and then click the trash and say OK to deleteing the Vector Mask.
6. Now your entire paper should be one solid colour. Click the trash can again and say OK to deleting the layer "Shape 1"
7. Your original paper should be up on your screen now with the selection. Now just go to SELECT > INVERSE and hit delete and there is your rounded corner shape.
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Shopping Anarchy, or I Still Can't Believe We Didn't Get Kicked Out of Old NavyTracey Gaughran
A couple of days back, the boyfriend and I took the kid shopping for some clothes for fall. I was, well, just a leeeettle apprehensive about this, you might say.
Shopping with a kid, even under the best of circumstances, can be – and I think you'll all back me up here – an exhausting, life-force-draining experience. ESPECIALLY if said kid is any of the following things:
- Hungry
- Tired
- Wet (diaper/pull-up-wise, I mean. I would never imply that you'd just, like, hose your kid off and stick 'em in the carseat – NOW LET'S GO SHOPPING!1!!!)
- Grumpy
- Prone to whining
- Easily distracted by shiny things
- Breathing
Let's face it, kids are unpredictable, so I've found it's always best to prepare for the worst. This is why I never leave for a shopping trip with the kid without making sure my handbag is fully stocked with at least the most obvious provisions and implements that might be needed: tissues, a bag of goldfish crackers, a bottle of water, wipes, iPod, xanax, a taser, and so on. You know, the basics.
Thankfully, in this instance, I needn't have worried. Maybe it's something related to growing up and becoming a big girl (sob! my baby!), but the kid was actually cooperative and docile.
Well, at least at first.
She even modelled her new looks. I played the role of paparazzi (maparazzi?):
So all of that was great. There was no whining (miracle of miracles!), we found a ton of awesomely cute clothes on sale that she actually liked (wonders never cease), and Old Navy footed $150 of the total bill (I spent more though… OF COURSE I DID) (SUCKER!), so it turns out I didn't have to worry about taking a big hit in the wallet. Cool, right?
What could go wrong?
A soccer ball. That's what.
This went on for about ten minutes. Out in the open, in front of the entire store, visible to all. No one stopped them, no one called security, nothing. I have no idea why. I can only speculate that the folks at Old Navy have just enough of a rebellious streak in them that they appreciated the shenanigans.
I don't know if this is going to sound like a promise or a threat, but we'll be back, Old Navy. So, you know, BRACE YOURSELVES.
This post is brought to you by Old Navy. Check out the Kids & Baby Sale in store with great deals starting at $5.
Note: I was compensated for this post, but this shiz really happened. Like, for real and stuff.
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- Bifurcations and distribution of limit cycles for near-Hamiltonian polynomial systems
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(a) Submission; contractual nature of approval by Administrator; agreement on eligible costs; single grant
(1) Each applicant for a grant shall submit to the Administrator for his approval, plans, specifications, and estimates for each proposed project for the construction of treatment works for which a grant is applied for under section 1281 (g)(1) of this title from funds allotted to the State under section 1285 of this title and which otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter. The Administrator shall act upon such plans, specifications, and estimates as soon as practicable after the same have been submitted, and his approval of any such plans, specifications, and estimates shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States for the payment of its proportional contribution to such project.
(2) Agreement on eligible costs.—
(A) Limitation on modifications.— Before taking final action on any plans, specifications, and estimates submitted under this subsection after the 60th day following February 4, 1987, the Administrator shall enter into a written agreement with the applicant which establishes and specifies which items of the proposed project are eligible for Federal payments under this section. The Administrator may not later modify such eligibility determinations unless they are found to have been made in violation of applicable Federal statutes and regulations.
(B) Limitation on effect.— Eligibility determinations under this paragraph shall not preclude the Administrator from auditing a project pursuant to section 1361 of this title, or other authority, or from withholding or recovering Federal funds for costs which are found to be unreasonable, unsupported by adequate documentation, or otherwise unallowable under applicable Federal cost principles, or which are incurred on a project which fails to meet the design specifications or effluent limitations contained in the grant agreement and permit pursuant to section 1342 of this title for such project.
(3) In the case of a treatment works that has an estimated total cost of $8,000,000 or less (as determined by the Administrator), and the population of the applicant municipality is twenty-five thousand or less (according to the most recent United States census), upon completion of an approved facility plan, a single grant may be awarded for the combined Federal share of the cost of preparing construction plans and specifications, and the building and erection of the treatment works.
(b) Periodic payments
The Administrator shall, from time to time as the work progresses, make payments to the recipient of a grant for costs of construction incurred on a project. These payments shall at no time exceed the Federal share of the cost of construction incurred to the date of the voucher covering such payment plus the Federal share of the value of the materials which have been stockpiled in the vicinity of such construction in conformity to plans and specifications for the project.
(c) Final payments
After completion of a project and approval of the final voucher by the Administrator, he shall pay out of the appropriate sums the unpaid balance of the Federal share payable on account of such project.
(d) Projects eligible
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require, or to authorize the Administrator to require, that grants under this chapter for construction of treatment works be made only for projects which are operable units usable for sewage collection, transportation, storage, waste treatment, or for similar purposes without additional construction.
(e) Technical and legal assistance in administration and enforcement of contracts; intervention in civil actions
At the request of a grantee under this subchapter, the Administrator is authorized to provide technical and legal assistance in the administration and enforcement of any contract in connection with treatment works assisted under this subchapter, and to intervene in any civil action involving the enforcement of such a contract.
(f) Design/build projects
(1) Agreement
Consistent with State law, an applicant who proposes to construct waste water treatment works may enter into an agreement with the Administrator under this subsection providing for the preparation of construction plans and specifications and the erection of such treatment works, in lieu of proceeding under the other provisions of this section.
(2) Limitation on projects
Agreements under this subsection shall be limited to projects under an approved facility plan which projects are—
(3) Required terms
An agreement entered into under this subsection shall—
(A) set forth an amount agreed to as the maximum Federal contribution to the project, based upon a competitively bid document of basic design data and applicable standard construction specifications and a determination of the federally eligible costs of the project at the applicable Federal share under section 1282 of this title;
(B) set forth dates for the start and completion of construction of the treatment works by the applicant and a schedule of payments of the Federal contribution to the project;
(C) contain assurances by the applicant that
(ii) the proposed treatment works will be an operable unit and will meet all the requirements of this subchapter; and
(iii) not later than 1 year after the date specified as the date of completion of construction of the treatment works, the treatment works will be operating so as to meet the requirements of any applicable permit for such treatment works under section 1342 of this title;
(D) require the applicant to obtain a bond from the contractor in an amount determined necessary by the Administrator to protect the Federal interest in the project; and
(4) Limitation on application
Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall not apply to grants made pursuant to this subsection.
(5) Reservation to assure compliance
The Administrator shall reserve a portion of the grant to assure contract compliance until final project approval as defined by the Administrator. If the amount agreed to under paragraph (3)(A) exceeds the cost of designing and constructing the treatment works, the Administrator shall reallot the amount of the excess to the State in which such treatment works are located for the fiscal year in which such audit is completed.
(6) Limitation on obligations
The Administrator shall not obligate more than 20 percent of the amount allotted to a State for a fiscal year under section 1285 of this title for grants pursuant to this subsection.
(7) Allowance
(8) Limitation on Federal contributions
In no event shall the Federal contribution for the cost of preparing construction plans and specifications and the building and erection of treatment works pursuant to this subsection exceed the amount agreed upon under paragraph (3).
(9) Recovery action
In any case in which the recipient of a grant made pursuant to this subsection does not comply with the terms of the agreement entered into under paragraph (3), the Administrator is authorized to take such action as may be necessary to recover the amount of the Federal contribution to the project.
Source(June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title II, § 203, as added Pub. L. 92–500, § 2,Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 835; amended Pub. L. 93–243, § 2,Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1069; Pub. L. 95–217, §§ 18, 19,Dec. 27, 1977, 91 Stat. 1571, 1572; Pub. L. 96–483, § 6,Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2362; Pub. L. 97–117, § 9,Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1626; Pub. L. 100–4, title II, §§ 203, 204,Feb. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 16, 17.)
1987—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–4, § 203, designated provision relating to submission of plans, specifications, and estimates, and provision relating to contractual nature of approval by Administrator as par. (1), designated provision relating to requirements for awarding single grant for combined Federal share of cost of preparing plans and specifications, and building and erection of treatment works as par. (3), and added par. (2).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100–4, § 204, added subsec. (f).
1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–117substituted "$8,000,000" for "$4,000,000" and struck out provision that, if any State is found by the Administrator to have unusually high costs of construction, the Administrator may authorize a single grant where the estimated total cost of the treatment works does not exceed $5,000,000.
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–483substituted "$4,000,000" and "$5,000,000" for "$2,000,000" and "$3,000,000", respectively.
1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–217, § 18, provided that, in the case of a treatment works that has an estimated total cost of $2,000,000 or less (as determined by the Administrator), and the population of the applicant municipality is twenty-five thousand or less (according to the most recent United States census), upon completion of an approved facility plan, a single grant may be awarded for the combined Federal share of the cost of preparing construction plans and specifications, and the building and erection of the treatment works, and that, if any State is found by the Administrator to have unusually high costs of construction, the Administrator may authorize a single grant where the estimated total cost of the treatment works does not exceed $3,000,000.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95–217, § 19, added subsec. (e).
1974—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93–243added subsec. (d).
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Colorado Rockies pitcher Alex White was honored prior to Tuesday night's high school basketball game in Greenville between D.H. Conley and J.H. Rose.
White helped the Vikings to two state baseball titles before a stellar career at the University of North Carolina.
The #6 D.H. Conley baseball jersey is now officially retired however, it's unclear at this point if senior Davis Kirkpatrick will be allowed to wear that number for his final season at Conley before joining the ECU baseball team next season. Kirkpatrick wore #6 last season.
A short ceremony was held for Alex White prior to Conley's varsity boys game against rival J.H. Rose. Conley's boys team won 53-31. The Conley girls also won 68-41.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing will not be tried as an enemy combatant in a military tribunal.
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A U.S. Senate hopeful kicked off his campaign early in Greenville Wednesday as the election is 20 months away.
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Brannon is a doctor from Cary who describes himself as a pro-life tea party leader.
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Chris Turner led the Generals (11-8) with 21 points while Bear Bellomy (16), Zach Fisher (13) and Jake Lemmerman (10) also finished in double figures.
Nathan McNeil had 21 points for St. Albans and Taylor Clark and Tanner Aliff each added 11.
With the win, the Patriots (14-4) wrap up a spot in the Mountain State Athletic Conference Night of Champions on Saturday at the South Charleston Community Center. GW plays Hurricane in the boys second-place game at 4 p.m.
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Since we don't know the gender, we've been trying to decide on names for both sexes.
Our choice for a girl isn't finalized, but we do agree on a couple and have some options.
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We've been through two name books and had countless discussions, but still haven't been able to reach any kind of consensus.
She wants something that sounds good, like Dawson or Evan.
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Not a chance, she said.
Angus, after AC/DC guitarist Angus Young?
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Jack, after Jacks Black, Nicholson, Bauer, White and Tripper?
The Tripper part was a joke, but the name Jack had potential.
In the end though, she felt Jack Bartlett sounded like an 80-year-old man.
So I suggested Mac, after my favourite burger and computer, and because it goes good with a powdery cheese mix.
She felt I wasn't taking the exercise seriously. And after weeks of seriousness but still no decision, she was right.
And in that vein, I'm thinking about proposing something completely different.
The baby is due at the end of September, around the same date as the municipal election.
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Easy Read Format. Many things happen as we age that makes a loss of bowel control more likely. Illness, injury, changes in bowel habits and other factors affect the ability to stay in control. Loss of bowel control is surprisingly common. It happens to a lot of people. There are a number of ways to be helped. This pamphlet will help you understand what is wrong and what you can do about it.
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Disorders which have excessive pelvic floor muscle activity as their primary feature are often not recognized and diagnosed by physicians. However, millions of people suffer from such disorders and associated symptoms of disabling pain and disruptions in bowel and bladder control. Unfortunately, individuals with these disorders frequently seek help for many years before receiving any explanation for, or relief from their disturbing symptoms. The purpose of this article is to briefly explain the role of the pelvic floor muscles and some symptoms related to the presence of elevated tension in these muscles, and to describe various treatment options available.Topics: Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Lower Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain, Pain Management, Pelvic floor disorders
Fact Sheet: Biofeedback & Bowel Disorders: Teaching Yourself to Live without the Problem112
By: Mary K. Plummer, OTR, BCIA-PMBD; Jeanette Tries, PhD, OTR
Biofeedback is a neuromuscular reeducation tool we can use to tell if certain processes in our bodies are working correctly. It is a painless process that uses a computer and a video monitor to display bodily functions that we usually are not aware of. Special sensors measure these functions, which are displayed as sounds we can hear, or as linegraphs we can see on a computer screen. A therapist helps us use this displayed information to modify or change abnormal responses to more normal patterns such as increasing a response, decreasing a response, or learning to coordinate two responses more effectively.Topics: Bowel urgency, CAM, Complementary & Alternative Treatments, Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Diarrhea, loose stools, Incontinence, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Lower Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain, Pelvic floor disorders
Fact Sheet: Evaluation and Treatment of Constipation118
Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints in the United States. It afflicts approximately 1 in 6 individuals and is responsible for approximately 2.5 million physician visits each year. More than $400 million is spent annually on over-the-counter laxatives; at least 120 of these products are available. The management of constipation includes patient education about bowel function and diet, behavior modification, drug therapy, and infrequently, surgery. Revised 1/2012
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Over the past several years, different mechanisms located within the gut, or gut wall have been implicated as possible pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the characteristic IBS symptoms of abdominal pain and discomfort. The list ranges from altered transit of intestinal gas, alterations in the colonic flora, immune cell activation in the gut mucosa, and alterations in serotonin containing enterochromaffin cells lining the gut. For those investigators with a good memory, these novel mechanisms can be added to an older list of proposed pathomechanisms, including altered gut motility ("spastic colitis") and alterations in mucus secretion.Topics: Brain-Gut, Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Diarrhea, loose stools, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Lower Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain
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Symptoms related to this sensitive area can be very troubling, yet many people are reluctant to discuss them. Itching (pruritis ani), painful defecation, stained underwear, spotting of blood, and offensive odor add up to embarrassment, distress, social handicap and anguish. These complaints of anal discomfort are very common. Symptoms may coexist with the irritable bowel syndrome or other functional bowel disease. Diarrhea and constipation may aggravate them. Anal symptoms are not part of these conditions as they may occur independently. They may be due to or associated with many local diseases. Whatever the association, perianal irritation can be treated. Find out how to get help and what to do about it. Reviewed and updated 2009.Topics: Anal, Rectal Disorders, Bowel urgency, Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Diarrhea, loose stools, Incontinence, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Fact Sheet: Fiber Therapy in IBS and other GI Disorders152
Specific food practices may contribute to constipation, diarrhea, bloating, gas, and abdominal pain. Based on our observation and experiences in nutrition research, we will share with you some suggestions for improving bowel function and decreasing symptom severity.Topics: Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Diarrhea, loose stools, Diet, Foods, Gas, Bloating, Belching, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
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IBS, Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain, Bloating and Gas, Constipation, Diarrhea
The term "functional" as used in medicine, generally is taken to mean symptoms not accompanied by demonstrable abnormalities on physical examination, blood tests, x-rays, biopsies, endoscopies or other procedures. An overview of common disorders that affect the colon.Topics: Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Diarrhea, loose stools, Gas, Bloating, Belching, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Lower Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain
Fact Sheet: Constipation, Colonic Inertia, and Colonic Marker Studies159
Constipation is a common symptom. Treatment for constipation often includes lifestyle modifications such as increasing fluid intake, consuming more fiber, and exercising regularly. At times, the symptom of constipation can represent serious medical illnesses such as hypothyroidism or diabetes. Structural abnormalities of the colon, like colonic strictures or other diseases of the colon or rectum, may also cause constipation. It is therefore advisable to report constipation to your physician if it is persistent or difficult to manage. Tests and treatment are described.Topics: Colonic motility, inertia, pseudo-obstruction, Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Motility
Fact Sheet: Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders of the Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum, and Pelvic Floor162
The gastrointestinal tract is divided into four distinct parts that are separated by sphincter muscles; these four regions have distinctly different functions to perform and different patterns of motility (contractions). Abnormal motility or abnormal sensitivity in any part of the gastrointestinal tract can cause characteristic symptoms: food sticking, pain, or heartburn in the esophagus; nausea and vomiting in the stomach; pain and bloating in the small intestine; and pain, constipation, diarrhea, and incontinence in the colon and rectum.Topics: Bowel urgency, CAM, Complementary & Alternative Treatments, Colonic motility, inertia, pseudo-obstruction, Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Diarrhea, loose stools, Incontinence, Motility, Pelvic floor disorders
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AT AGE 70, BLUEBONNET COULD CHOOSE TO SETTLE in as a stodgy, creaky electric cooperative intent on clinging to its heydays of the past. Not quite.
Indeed, the deft decision-makers at the Bastrop, Texas coop are arguably ahead of the utility pack in pursuit of their version of the smart grid. CEO Mark Rose elaborates on his unique vision for the progressive coop in a compact and eloquent document titled ''The Sustainable Grid.'' Defining characteristics cover everything from lowering the coop's carbon footprint to embracing the latest technology.
Perhaps the most unorthodox of Rose's ideas-and one that is generally antithetical to the traditional utility industry-is the insistence on inviting Bluebonnet's 65,000 members to the ''electricity table.'' The nimble coop is on the verge of granting access to real-time meter data via a Web portal so customers can use computers or smart phones to shape their energy load independently or in response to the utility's request.
The coop's latest member survey indicated an overwhelming majority of customers are receptive to participating in demand response events and allowing Bluebonnet to communicate directly with their thermostats.
''Here is our viewpoint,'' said Rose, who is also the coop's general manager. ''We're not going to survive in the central station mentality. Customer control is the future of our industry. As a distribution utility, we have only one thing to fear-not keeping up with the technology.''
If Bluebonnet receives the federal stimulus funding it is counting on, this Web 2.0 concept could be operating in the first half of 2010. Otherwise, execution will take somewhat longer. But the coop has already laid the groundwork by purchasing and installing the latest gadgetry for supervisory control and data acquisition, geographic information, automatic vehicle location, outage management and automatic meter reading.
Next on the list are advanced metering infrastructure, meter data management, home energy displays, smart thermostats and home automated networks. Managers are in the midst of selecting the most appropriate architecture.
Incorporating Web 2.0 two-way communications tools will help customers understand their electricity use and charges- instead of being left to decipher a mysterious, month-old bill or attempting to read their own meter.
''We're taking our utility customer into the 21st century,'' Rose said, adding that the digitally adept among them are already poised to storm the gates. ''As members become empowered with information, they will want more. Eventually, they will not settle for not having this information.''
''This is not a pilot project,'' he said. ''We want to go as far as we can as fast as we can. We have a lot of confidence in this technology. We've seen how it helps the bottom line.''
Merely providing customers with an infinite amount of meter information isn't enough, Rose explained. Narrowing the scope to what's relevant and allowing interaction on a real-time basis is the linchpin.
Giving members an anywhere-anytime, Internet-based ability to control how and when they use their appliances, respond to price signals or peak load emergency situations to save money and conserve energy, and sell their own distributed energy back to the utility, allows them to become meaningful players on the grid, Rose said.
''We realize this is a very forward-looking goal,'' Rose said. ''I'm very excited about it. We think it is the distribution grid of the future. We don't sell kilowatts, we sell the service of bringing electricity to your house.''