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GEF Grant to Enhance the Environmental Performance of Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators in Chinese Cities
WASHINGTON, November 14, 2014 – Today the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved the Municipal Solid Waste Management Project, financed with a $12 million grant from the Global Environment... Show More +
Keynote Address by Paula Caballero: Integrating Conservation and Development for Lasting Impact
Distinguished hosts and guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be addressing such an eminent gathering of protected area professionals, conservation experts and decision makers. Thank you for... Show More +
Program Helps Reduce Energy Bills, Protect the Environment in China
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Statement from World Bank Group President on U.S.-China Climate Announcement
WASHINGTON, November 12, 2014—World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today released the following statement on the groundbreaking U.S. – China Joint Announcement on Climate Change:"This morning, the leaders... Show More +
China: Solar Schools to Help Build Green Cities
Raising green awarenessThe impact of harnessing the sun's energy to help power the schools, however, reaches far beyond financial benefits. Having solar panels on school property sends a strong message... Show More +
Media Teleconference on Carbon Pricing with World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change Rachel Kyte
DR. KIM: The UN Secretary General's Climate Summit will take place here in New York tomorrow. More than 120 Heads of State and Government are expected to attend this historic event.Today, ahead... Show More +
What Does Carbon Pricing Success Look Like? Ask These Leaders
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Statement in Commemoration of International Ozone Day 2014
Venue: Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (FECO), Ministry of Environmental ProtectionDate: Monday September 15, 2014 Important Steps Along the Path of a Thousand Mile JourneyThank you Vice Minister Zhai... Show More +
China Announces Major Reduction in Ozone Depleting Gases on International Ozone Day
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China: GEF supports demonstration of climate smart crop production
BEIJING, September 5, 2014 – Recently the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a grant of US$5.1 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to the People's Republic of China in support... Show More +
Transcript of Press Conference with World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and IFC EVP and CEO Jin-Yong Cai in Beijing
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New Study Adds Up the Benefits of Climate-Smart Development in Lives, Jobs, and GDP
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State & Trends Report Charts Global Growth of Carbon Pricing
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Clean Stoves Bring a Better Life
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Transcript: Spring Meetings 2014 Closing Press Conference
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Urban Development: Sector Results Profile
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World Bank Supports China in Phasing Out Ozone-Depleting Substances
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"Lust for Love" is the story of Astor (Fran Kranz), whose happy tenacity spoils his one chance at love with his lifelong crush Mila (Beau Garrett). Convinced he needs more experience with women to win her back, he engages her ex-best friend Cali (Dichen Lachman) to teach him how to woo women. Together they dissect his failings, and Astor makes his awkward pick-up attempts. As Astor begins to juggle multiple opportunities, he discovers the source of the rift between Cali and Mila, and the trio is forced to confront their conceptions about love.
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Published: 07/05/2012, Last Updated: 07/06/2012 02:58am
Papercutz, the publisher of youth-oriented graphic novels that recently revealed that it ordered a mammoth 425K first printing for its September Ninjago Vol. 4 release, will unveil the first ever Power Rangers graphic novel at the San Diego Comic-Con. Power Rangers Super Samurai #1: Memory Short written by Stefan Petrucha and illustrated by Paulo Henrique will be available in the bookstore and mass markets on July 17th. The 64-page, full color graphic novel will have a cover price of $6.99 (a hardcover edition is available for $10.99).
Papercutz will be offering a free print honoring the legacy of the Power Rangers to the first 1,000 customers who purchase the new Power Rangers graphic novel at San Diego.
The Power Rangers remain, according to Saban Brands, "the most popular kids' live-action action series on television," thanks to the success of the Power Rangers Super Samurai series, the latest iteration of the long-running property, and with Saban likely to gain control of the old 4Kids Saturday morning block on the CW network, TV exposure for the brand will certainly not be lacking.
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Draw results for Arizona's spring 2015 hunt permit-tags for turkey, javelina, buffalo and bear are now available online.
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"Arizona Wildlife Views" Honored with 8 Emmy Awards
The producers of the AZGFD's television show, Arizona Wildlife Views, took home eight Emmy Awards from the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Deadline to Apply for Arizona's Spring Hunt Draw is Today, Oct. 14
Hunters are reminded that today is the deadline to apply for hunt permit-tags issued through the drawing process for spring 2015 hunts for turkey, javelina, buffalo and bear.
Fewer California Condors Treated for Lead Exposure in Arizona and Utah
How do you save an endangered California condor? Provide it with a clean and healthy food source.
Historic Release of Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets to Private Working Ranch
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is excited to announce that Arizona's endangered black-footed ferret population accomplished several steps towards recovery today.
Reminder: Hunters Who Wish to Hunt on the Big Boquillas Ranch Need Access Permit
Hunters are reminded that, if they want to hunt on the Big Boquillas Ranch, they will need to purchase a Big Boquillas Ranch access permit.
Important Information for Hunters in Southeastern Arizona
Due to damage from recent storms, the Coronado National Forest has temporarily closed some roads and recreation sites for public safety reasons in the Chiricahua Mountains in Game Management Unit 29.
Arizona Game and Fish to Host 4 Public Forums on Elk/Pronghorn Hunt Recommendations
The AZGFD will host four upcoming public forums to meet with constituents about developing the 2015 hunt recommendations for pronghorn antelope, elk, and population management.
Arizona Small Game Season is Here: Have You Been Out in the Field Yet?
Cooler temperatures signal the arrival of fall, and Oct. 3 marked the season opener for many of Arizona's wild pursuits.
Important Information for Hunters Regarding Road Closures in Southeastern Arizona
Hunters and others engaging in outdoor recreation in southeastern Arizona are advised to be aware of (1) a road closure in Game Management Unit 32 in the Klondyke area.
Volunteers Sought for AZGFD October Spotlighting Effort
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is in need of additional volunteers for the second fall spotlighting effort in October.
Helping Desert Tortoises the Right Way During Monsoon Season
Monsoon season brings one of the southwest desert's most iconic creatures out of their burrows and out-and-about across the state.
Projects at C.C. Cragin (Blue Ridge) Reservoir Will Affect Access & Lower Water Level
The water level at C.C. Cragin Reservoir, formerly named Blue Ridge Reservoir, will slowly drop during the month of August as inspections and construction projects get underway.
AZGFD Commission Revokes Wildlife Rehabilitator's Licenses for Five Years
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission voted to revoke the licenses of Pinal Wildlife Rescue and owner Betsy Lagos to hold and rehabilitate restricted live wildlife for five years.
Experts Fear Turtle Buying Craze with Release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie
With the recent release of the movie TMNT, turtle biologists at the AZGFD are concerned the movie will prompt some to purchase turtles as pets only to realize that they require a lot of care and grow.
Berry Road Near Mormon Lake in Arizona Open for Waterfowl Hunters This Fall
The AZGFD is advising migratory waterfowl hunters that access at Berry Road, on the southeast end of Mormon Lake off FH 3 or Lake Mary Road, will be open for this year's waterfowl hunting season.
Online Draw Application for 2015 Arizona Turkey, Javelina, Buffalo & Bear Available
The AZGFD has announced that its online application service is now available for the 2015 Arizona spring hunt draw for turkey, javelina, buffalo and bear.
Volunteers Needed for Bonita Grasslands Fence Removal Project to Benefit AZ Wildlife
The AZGFD and AAF need help on a project that involves rolling up 3 to 4 miles of old 5-strand barbed wire from a previous new fence removal project and removal of approximately one mile of old fence.
New Rule Allows Transfer of Big Game Tags to Disabled Military Veterans
The AZGFD has announced that hunters have the option of transferring unused tags to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations that provide hunting opportunities to veterans with service-related disabilities.
Game and Fish Department Investigates Use of Aircraft to Harass Wildlife
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is investigating a reported incident of harassing wildlife with an aircraft.
Arizona's Dove Bag Limit is Now 15 Birds
The early dove season in Arizona opens on September 1st, and hunters are now allowed 15 mourning doves per day, according to the AZGFD.
Improved Access on Arizona Boquillas Ranch in 2014
The Arizona Game and Fish Department has worked closely with the Boquillas Ranch to put agreements in place to preserve fair and reasonable sportsmen access on the ranch into the future.
Don't Miss Arizona Wildlife Views Magazine Online
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is excited to announce the release of the digital version of Arizona Wildlife Views magazine, still available to e-news subscribers, but time is running out!
Reserve Your Spot for the 2014 Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet
Make plans now to attend the 17th annual Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet on Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Chaparral Suites Scottsdale, 5001 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250.
Explore the Desert's Nocturnal Wildlife with Arizona Game and Fish Biologists
Did you know that Arizona is home to over 60 species of scorpions, including the most dangerous species in the United States, the bark scorpion?
AZGFD Continues Investment in Recruiting New Hunters and Local Sportsmen's Groups
The AZGFD has awarded nearly $75,000 to local sportsmen's organizations, funding 16 hunter recruitment and retention projects through the annual Local Sportsmen's Group Grant Program.
AZGFD, Commission Win Awards from Western Conservation Organization
The AZGFD is proud to announce that it has been recognized for its national leadership with three major awards from the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA).
Arizona Game and Fish Building Wins International Award
The Arizona Game and Fish headquarters office has won TOBY Award of 2013-2014 at BOMA on June 24 in Orlando, Florida.
Arizona Big Game Super Raffle Brings in $500,000 for Wildlife
The Arizona Game and Fish Department has announced the winners for the annual 2014 Arizona Big Game Super Raffle drawing.
Non Lead Ammunition Shortages are Expected This Fall, Smart Hunters Shopping Early
If you want to use non-lead ammunition for your hunt this year, now is the time to start shopping before the shortage is expected to begin.
Commission Votes to Support McCain Amendments to Sportsmen's Act
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission voted unanimously last week to support two amendments proposed by Sen. John McCain to the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014.
Arizona Governor Brewer Proclaims June 20 American Bald Eagle Day
As part of a national effort to recognize the United States' symbol of freedom and power, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has proclaimed June 20 American Bald Eagle Day.
Comments Sought on Reptile, Raptor, Amphibian and Mollusk Regulations
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking public comments on draft 2015-2016 regulations for reptiles, raptors, crustaceans and mollusks, and amphibians.
First Mexican Wolf Pups Cross-Fostered in the Wild
The Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team (IFT) has conducted the first cross-fostering of Mexican wolf pups in the wild.
Take Your Family Fishing on Arizona's Free Fishing Day
You can fish Arizona waters for free this Saturday, making this an ideal time to take the family out for some fun and relaxing outdoor recreation.
June 10 is the Deadline for Arizona Fall Hunt Draw Applications
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Grin and Bear It - Day 2, Magic Kingdom here we come
The cast included:
Myself - 35 year old single gal, at this point asking what was I thinking
Jane Smith - 62 year old cranky person
Day 2 started out looking sort of promising. Jane Smith got up at a fairly decent time and got ready while I laid in bed being lazy. I jumped in the shower and while I was getting ready Jane Smith decided to go to the Priority Club room for the complimentary continental breakfast. I would later learn that Jane Smith is quite frugal with her money (even though she has a boat load of it!) I finished getting ready and also went to grab a quick bite to eat. I was pleasantly surprised with the breakfast offerings, not the typical continental breakfast, more of a "deluxe" continental. My tummy satisfied I pushed Jane Smith along to get her going to leave. I think she would have stayed there looking out the window for most of the morning if she could have, but my agenda was to hit Magic Kingdom raring to go. I did take a bit of a detour once we got on Disney property, the company I work for was holding a ride and drive event with General Motors in the Epcot parking lot, so I wanted to stop by and say hi to some of my guys. We walked around the event a bit and saw the setup, etc. Jane Smith was quite excited and said we have to come back on Thursday when it opens to the public so we could test drive the cars. Well that's all fine and dandy, but that just didn't jive with my well thought out plans for that day! I knew this show would be coming to Detroit in June, so why would I waste my time driving cars that I'll never be able to afford when I could be at the Mouse House??? So it was off to Magic Kingdom. I thought I was doing really well as I have a handicapped parking permit, as I have a bad knee. I was honestly a bit concerned as to how I was going to handle all the walking, but my knee must have known I was at Disney and decided to take a break. Well I parked in handicapped parking, but found out that it was a longer walk to the transportation center then if I would have parked in general parking and took the parking lot trams, oh well live and learn. Except that Jane Smith started immediately that this was horrible, she shouldn't have to walk all this way. My thinking mind went into effect immediately and I suggested an EVC for her, but oh no, her vanity wouldn't allow her to use one. So off we shleped ourselves to the monorail, but first I needed to go to ticket sales, as I had purchased Jane Smith's ticket online, but opted for picking the ticket up at the park. No problem, it was quite easy. The friendly sales person said we would just need to go through the ticket tag system and we would be all set. Finally boarded the monoral and Jane Smith practically pushed this little boy out of the way so that she could sit down. I felt pretty bad, as I have a lot of consideration for people and this is not how I interact. After standing in line for the security check we finally made our way to the entrance and the turnstiles. Jane Smith proceeded to put her ticket in the reader, but nothing happened, tried again, nothing. The cast member asked another cast member what might be wrong, the ticket had not been validated yet, this was all Jane Smith needed to hear. She blew a hissy fit and I just wanted to crawl into a whole and claim ignorance in knowing her. So off we headed to guest relations. I didn't fare much better here as we had to wait in line, so this just aggitated Jane Smith even more....UGH!!!! Finally got to a window where Jane Smith reemed the cast member out, I was so embarassed and then yelled some more that she had to again stand in line to get into the park, I was mortified by this time and knew I had made a big mistake. I tried not to let this unpleasantness stop me from having a good time though. I poked into a few of the shops on main street, mainly wanting to get a sweatshirt as it was really cold. I found a nice zip up sweat jacket that came to be the best purchase I made. As soon as I walked out of the store, I saw the sign advertising Pal Mickeys. Well I had to at least go check it out, Jane Smith followed from the rear. I was quite enamored with Pal Mickey and was really trying to justify purchasing one. Jane Smith said get it, I'll pay for it. So for her sake, at least there is a miniscual of a decent bone in her. I think she felt guilty since I was using all my points, etc. for the entire trip, so I didn't feel guilty letting her pay for it. So now I was all set to conquer Magic Kingdom. I took some pictures of the castle, was in awe of all the gold around it and didn't mind a bit the green walls. I decided for the sake of walking to first visit Tomorrowland. The crowds seemed quite heavy, which was a bit disappointing as I had purposedly avoided mid-winter break/President's week to miss the crowds. I decided TTA would be a good first ride, as it is tame and Jane Smith could probably handle it. The ride was nice and I enjoyed soaking in all the Disney magic. I had wanted to do Stich, as I had been to it when it was Alien Encounter and wanted to see what all the talk was about, well the wait was 45 minutes and I didn't want to waste a fast pass on it, so I passed! Walked over to Space Mountain and did get a fast pass to return in an hour. In the meantime we walked around a bit, looking for batteries for Pal Mickey since he didn't seem to be working well. By this time it was time for my fast pass, so I headed for Space Mountain. Jane Smith went in with me, but told everyone she could that she would not be riding this, like anyone really cared. I enjoyed my ride as always. Once the ride was done Jane Smith commented that she was hungry, ok so it's off to Cosmic Ray's for some lunch. I was again pleasantly surprised that the food was quite good, I had a cheeseburger and fries and really enjoyed it. Jane Smith had a caesar salad which looked good also, but I didn't get that close of a look at it, as we didn't sit together. I wanted to sit outside, as I'm from Michigan and don't get to do this often, Jane Smith said it is way too cold and the wind is blowing, no outside dining for her. Ok fine, so peace and quiet. With half the day wasted, it was time to do some serious walking. I headed toward Fantasyland, as I wanted to do Pooh and Peter Pan. Of course both were very long waits and I decided to try another time. Jane Smith was already tired, so I sat her down by dumbo and told her I was going to Haunted Mansion to get fast passes, little did I know Haunted Mansion doesn't do fast pass. The line wait said 20 minutes so I decided to do it alone, I didn't think Jane Smith would want to walk all the way over there. The wait wasn't long at all and I finally found my first hidden Mickey, and unfortunately the only one I could spot all week. Next time I will buy the hidden Mickey book. My cell phone kept going off while on the ride, but I ignored it. Of course it was Jane Smith, telling me that the spot I left her at was uncomfortable so she moved, but she was going to find a restroom, I would meet up with her shortly. I took a ride on the carosel and felt like a little kid again. Found Jane Smith and told her about no fast pass for Haunted Mansion, we decided to hit Mickey's Philharmagic. Well she didn't like all the twisting of the lines inside, oh well, just tune it out was all I could do. I had never seen this show before so I really enjoyed it and surprisingly Jane Smith did as well. Started walking towards Frontierland and asked her if she wanted to try Haunted Mansion, which she did, very short wait, so I went for my 2nd time. Realized after we got off that the reason it was so short was that the parade had started. I had seen it last trip, so I wasn't trying to actually see it. We did end up seeing a bit of it near the Hall of Presidents. I hadn't been in the HOP before, so I figured this was a good opportunity, except Jane Smith wanted nothing to do with it. I went inside and looked around, but felt guilty leaving her outside alone, so I didn't stay for the show. We walked around to a few of the shops and decided to hit the Dole Whip stand. I knew I just wanted a little bit, as we had 5:30 PS at Crystal Palace, but Jane Smith got the big Pineapple Float and thus ruined her appetite for dinner. We leisurly walked over to Jungle Cruise, which was an experience to board Jane Smith. I never knew she had so many problems with mobility, otherwise I would have planned accordingly. She wasn't impressed with Jungle Cruise and thought the jokes were stupid. Ok fine, to each his own. We then headed for Pirates of the Carribean. I love this ride, but again, Jane Smith didn't like the little drop that splashes water on you (guess she didn't want her pre-done hair getting wet for 7 days). By this time it was about 5:00pm, so we headed towards Crystal Palace. Jane Smith was not at all hungry since she ate the dole whip and I was quite disappointed as I wanted to eat with Pooh and friends badly, she wanted to eat at some lobster buffet outside the park (that's all I heard about all week). Well I guess the aromas from the building got to her and she agreed to dine there. We waited maybe 15 minutes and were seated. Of course there were children runnning around which is not an uncomman site at Disney, but this didn't sit well with Jane Smith. I tried my best to enjoy my dinner and of course everytime one of the characters would come around Jane Smith was convienently at the buffet, so I had to ask around for someone to take my picture. I thoroughly enjoyed the food here and will definitely be making this a priority on future trips. As we were leaving I stopped to take some pictures of the Pooh topiaries and saw Jane Smith speaking to a manager. I didn't know what that was all about until we went outside. Evidentally she did not like the suggestion of 15-20% tip for your server and felt the need to voice her opinion. Anyone else wouldn't of said anything, just tipped what they felt they should, but not her, I was quite embarassed when I heard. I got a great place outside Crystal Palace for Wishes and called home to hear a friendly voice. My mom told me keep my chin up and I'll get through it, yeah right, she wasn't there dealing with it. Next Jane Smith decided that it was child abuse for parents to have their 3/4/5 year olds out this late for fireworks, they would never remember it anyway, so why would they subject them to it, everyone heard all the way to Animal Kingdom I'm sure! Sometimes it's so much better to keep your thoughts to yourself. I suggested that we wait for the crowds to disperse before we tried to leave, but no she wanted to leave immediately after the show. So here we are pushing our way through the crowds (and I'm claustrophobic), not a pretty picture. We started heading for what I thought was the parking lot when Jane Smith made a left turn towards guest relations, oh no, what now. She complained that she could not walk any further and that handicapped parking was totally inappropriate. UGGH!!!! Well guest relations being the wonderful customer oriented people that they are, offered to drive her in a van to get our car. Oh boy what fun, she wanted to sit in the front seat, a no no, so she complained about that and then couldn't get into the van, I thought we would never get to leave. Finally made it to our car and I drove back to the Crowne Plaza. I had enough for the day and really couldn't take any more. It was only 8:30, but I just didn't have the energy to deal with anything further, so I laid in bed and watched TV until after 11 as Jane Smith dreamt of her next evil doings.
Day 3 just ahead, my day of freedom!
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That sounds awful! It's too bad you had to endure all that complaining....
Off to neverland...
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Oh my gosh! I hope you are related to this woman, as you subjected yourself to her presance on your vacation! You be a hugely forgiving person and have a ton of patiance!
Nothing satisfies a longing like a dachshund!
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Metro Detroit
Posts: 55
Thank goodness I'm not related to this person! She was just someone to travel with since I didn't think I could do a trip alone...BIG mistake. Now I know I can do it alone, but I think next time I'll probably take my best friend...my mom (even though she can't walk very well, she would be a joy to have compared to the witch I had!)
I wish I were at WDW !!
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: NY
Posts: 450
OMG I feell so sorry for you to have had to spend such precious time with this woman. But I must say this thankfully you now don't hav eto leave the country with her.
I hope your not still going away with this woman in the fall>??
Just goes to show you some people just don't get Disney!
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Romania is definitely a no go now!!! I wasn't really sure as it would eat up the rest of my vacation time anyway and now I know that it's not a possibility. I've done Europe by myself before, so if I decide to go I can do it alone. Although....I am really needing another Disney fix, maybe to see the Christmas lights.
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Just two words for you...
I am completely sympathizing with you... as i used to do the exact same thing to myself as you seem to have done... take anyone with me who is willing to go.. to the extent of even paying for them.. just because I am single.. and felt that I needed to have someone to go with in order to go to Disney... well.. that myth has been gratefully eliminated... go solo if you want to go.. and only take someone who is (A) as excited as you about going; (B) Paying for themselves or (C) had a test run on long time spent together!!!
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In all fairness, the first time I went it was my choice to pay for my friend, as she was only 17 and her dream had been to go to Disney. She lives in Romania and I knew this would be a once in a lifetime opportunity for her, but it made me be very limited in what I could do or buy.
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Wow, WDW should have a sign-up sheet for single travelers that would like to travel together at WDW. I hope you finish your report. You must be an angel.
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I will finish my report. I was just working on day three and my computer locked up on me and I lost the whole thing
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2) Looking pretty bad.
3) And this is only the first day in the world.
4) Am afraid t read the other days.
5) But, unfortunately am enthralled.
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Once upon a time, a buddy of mine, Chad, sent out a tweet. Chad is a physics prof, and he was procrastinating. How many people would I need to have in class, he wondered, to have a 50-50 chance that my class roster will contain people whose last names start with every letter of the alphabet?
Adams Brown Connor ... Young Zielinski
This is a lot like the old trivia about how we only need to have 23 people in the room to have a 50-50 chance that two people share a birthday. The math for calculating that is straightforward enough, once you know it. But last names are much more unevenly distributed across the alphabet than birthdays are across the days of the year. To do this right, we need to know rough percentages for each letter of the alphabet.
I can procrastinate, too. So I surfed over to the US Census Bureau, rummaged around for a while, and finally found a page on Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000. It provides a little summary information and then links to a couple of data files, including a spreadsheet of data on all surnames that occurred at least 100 times in the 2000 census. This should, I figure, cover enough of the US population to give us a reasonable picture of how peoples' last names are distributed across the alphabet. So I grabbed it.
(We live in a wonderful time. Between open government, open research, and open source projects, we have access to so much cool data!)
The spreadsheet has columns with these headers:
name,rank,count,prop100k,cum_prop100k, \ pctwhite,pctblack,pctapi, \ pctaian,pct2prace,pcthispanic
The first and third columns are what we want. After thirteen weeks, we know how to do compute the percentages we need: Use the running total pattern to count the number of people whose name starts with 'a', 'b', ..., 'z', as well as how many people there are altogether. Then loop through our collection of letter counts and compute the percentages.
Now, how should we represent the data in our program? We need twenty-six counters for the letter counts, and one more for the overall total. We could make twenty-seven unique variables, but then our program would be so-o-o-o-o-o long, and tedious to write. We can do better.
For the letter counts, we might use a list, where slot 0 holds a's count, slot 1 holds b's count, and so one, through slot 25, which holds z's count. But then we would have to translate letters into slots, and back, which would make our code harder to write. It would also make our data harder to inspect directly.
---- ---- ---- ... ---- ---- ---- slots in the list
0 1 2 ... 23 24 25 indices into the list
The downside of this approach is that lists are indexed by integer values, while we are working with letters. Python has another kind of data structure that solves just this problem, the dictionary. A dictionary maps keys onto values. The keys and values can be of just about any data type. What we want to do is map letters (characters) onto numbers of people (integers):
---- ---- ---- ... ---- ---- ---- slots in the dictionary
'a' 'b' 'c' ... 'x' 'y' 'z' indices into the dictionary
With this new tool in hand, we are ready to solve our problem. First, we build a dictionary of counters, initialized to 0.
count_all_names = 0 total_names = {} for letter in 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz': total_names[letter] = 0
(Note two bits of syntax here. We use {} for dictionary literals, and we use the familiar [] for accessing entries in the dictionary.)
Next, we loop through the file and update the running total for corresponding letter, as well as the counter of all names.
source = open('app_c.csv', 'r') for entry in source: field = entry.split(',') # split the line name = field[0].lower() # pull out lowercase name letter = name[0] # grab its first character count = int( field[2] ) # pull out number of people total_names[letter] += count # update letter counter count_all_names += count # update global counter source.close()
Finally, we print the letter → count pairs.
for (letter, count_for_letter) in total_names.items(): print(letter, '->', count_for_letter/count_all_names)
(Note the items method for dictionaries. It returns a collection of key/value tuples. Recall that tuples are simply immutable lists.)
We have converted the data file into the percentages we need.
q -> 0.002206197888442366 c -> 0.07694634659082318 h -> 0.0726864447688946 ... f -> 0.03450702533438715 x -> 0.0002412718532764804 k -> 0.03294646311104032
(The entries are not printed in alphabetical order. Can you find out why?)
I dumped the output to a text file and used Unix's built-in sort to create my final result. I tweet Chad, Here are your percentages. You do the math.
Hey, I'm a programmer. When I procrastinate, I write code.]]>
I'd also like to see more honesty about the primacy of research in the promotion process. This would make the expectations of the undergraduates more reasonable and give them more empathy for the faculty (especially the junior faculty).
Reading this, I laughed out loud, as my first thought was, "You're kidding, right?" I'm all for more empathy for professors; teaching is a tough job. But I doubt "My teaching isn't very good because I spend all my time on research, and the university is happy with that." is going to elicit much sympathy.
Then again, I may be seeing the world from the perspective of a different sort of university. Many students are at elite universities in large part for the prestige of the school. Faculty research is what maintains the university's prestige. So maybe those students view subpar classroom teaching simply as part of the cost of doing business.
Then there was this:
Undergraduates may not always get a great teacher in the classroom, but they are always learning from someone at the cutting edge of their discipline, and there is no substitute for that.
Actually, there is. It's called good teaching. Being talked at by an all-research, no-teaching Nobel laureate for fifty minutes a day, three days a week, may score high on the prestige meter, but it won't teach you how to think. Then again, with high enough admission standards, perhaps the students can take care of themselves.
I don't mean to sound harsh. Many research professors are also excellent teachers, and in some courses, being at the forefront of the discipline's knowledge is a great advantage. And I do feel empathy for faculty who find themselves in a position where the reward structure effectively forces them to devote little or no time to their teaching. Teaching well takes time.
But let's also keep in mind that those same faculty members chose to work at an elite university and, unlike many of their their students, the faculty know what that means for the balance between research and teaching in their careers.
Over the last decade or two, funding for public universities in most states has fallen dramatically compared to the cost of instruction. I hope state legislatures eventually remember that great teaching takes time, and take that into account when they are allocating resources among the institutions that focus on research and those that focus on students.]]>
When a 14-year-old kid can blow up your business in his spare time, not because he hates you but because he loves you, then you have a problem.
Clay Shirky attributes it to Gordy Thompson, who managed internet services at the New York Times in the early 1990s. Back then, it was insightful prognostication; today, it serves as an epitaph for many an old business model.
Are 14-year-old kids making YouTube videos to replace me yet?]]>
He learned a method for gaining deeper insight by accident. He was tabbed to teach a five-day course. When he reached Day 5, he realized that he didn't know the material well enough -- he didn't know what to say. The only person who could take over for him was out of town. So he hyperventilated for a while, then decided to fake it.
That's when learning happened:
As I was giving the slides that morning on COM structured storage (a particularly nasty topic in COM), I found myself learning how it it worked as I told the story to my audience. All the studying and experimentation I'd done had given me the foundation, but not the insights. The insights I gained as I explained the technology. It was like fireworks. I went from through those topics in a state of bliss as all of what was really going on underneath exploded in my head. That moment taught me the value of teaching as a way of learning that I've used since. Now, I always explain stuff as a way to gain insight into whatever I'm struggling with, whether it's through speaking or writing. For me, and for lots of others, story telling is where real insight comes from.
I have been teaching long enough to know that it doesn't always go this smoothly. Often, when I don't know what to say, I don't do a very good job. Occasionally, I fail spectacularly. But it happens surprisingly often just as Sells describes. If we have a base of knowledge, the words come, and in explaining an idea for the first time -- or the hundredth -- we come to understand it in a new, deeper way. Sometimes, we write to learn. Other times, we teach.
We can help our students benefit from this phenomenon, too. Of course, we ask them to write. But we can go further with in-class activities in which students discuss topics and explain them to one another. Important cognitive processing happens when students explain a concept that doesn't happen when they study on our own.
I think the teach-to-learn phenomenon is at play in the "why?" tactic we use to learn in the first place. The answer to a why is an reason, an explanation. Asking "why?" is the beginning of telling stories to ourselves.
Story telling is, indeed, a source of deeper insight.]]>
Before class, Student 2 asks a question about our current programming assignment. My first thought is, "Have you read the assignment? It answers your question." I answer, he asks another question, and we talk some more. The conversation shows me that he is thinking carefully about details of the assignment, but assignments at this level of detail are new to him. His question helped him learn a bit more about how to read a specification.
After class, Student 3 asks a question about our previous programming assignment. We had recently looked at my solution to the assignment and discussed design issues. "Your program is so clean and organized. My program is so ugly. How can I write better-looking programs?" He is already one of the better students in the course. We discuss the role of experience in writing clearly, and I explain that the best programs are often the result of revision and refactoring. They started out just good enough, and the author worked to make them better. The conversation shows me that he cares about the quality of his code, that elegance matters as much to him as correctness. His question keeps him moving along the path to becoming a good programmer.
Three students, three questions: all three are signs of good things to come. They also remind me that even questions which seem backward at first can point forward.]]>
These days, I wince every time I hear word 'passion'. We apply it to so many things. We expect teachers to have passion for the courses they teach, students to have passion for the courses they take, and graduates to have passion for the jobs they do and the careers they build.
Passion is a heavy burden. In particular, I've seen it paralyze otherwise well-adjusted college students who think they need to try another major, because they don't feel a passion for the one they are currently studying. They don't realize that often passion comes later, after they master something, do it for a while, and come to appreciate it ways they could never imagine before. I'm sure some of these students become alumni who are discontent with their careers, because they don't feel passion.
I think requiring all CS teachers to have a passion for CS sets the bar too high. It's an unrealistic expectation of prospective teachers and of the programs that prepare them.
We can survive without passionate teachers. We should set our sights on more realistic and relevant goals:
Curiosity is so much more important than passion for most people in most contexts. If you are curious, you will like encountering new ideas and learning new skills. That enjoyment will carry you a long way. It may even help you find your passion.
Perhaps we should set similarly realistic goals for our students, too. If they are curious, professional, and competent, they will most likely be successful -- and content, if not happy. We could all do worse.]]>
Though I have heard about Ada's work with Charles Babbage before, I didn't know any of the details. An engineer had written an essay about the Analytical Engine in Italian, and Lovelace set out to translate it into English. But she also added her own comments to the text as footnotes. It was in a footnote that she recorded "a series of elemental instruction sets that could be used to direct the calculations of the Analytical Engine". When people say Lovelace was the first computer programmer, they are referring to this footnote.
Some people contend that Lovelace did not write this program; rather, Babbage had outlined some procedures and that she refined them. If that is true, then Lovelace and Babbage still conspired on a noteworthy act: they were the first people to collaborate on a program. How fitting that the first computer program was a team effort.
That is only the beginning. Writes Johnson,
But her greatest contribution lay not in writing instruction sets but, rather, in envisioning a range of utility for the machine that Babbage himself had not considered. "Many persons," she wrote, "imagine that because the business of the engine is to give its results in numerical notation, the nature of its processes must consequently be arithmetical and numerical, rather than algebraical and analytical. This is an error. The engine can arrange and combine its numerical quantities exactly as if they were letters or any other general symbols."
Lovelace foresaw the use of computation for symbol manipulation, analytical reasoning, and even the arts:
"Supposing, for instance, that the fundamental relations of pitched sounds in the science of harmony and musical composition were susceptible of such expressions and adaptations, the Engine might compose elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any degree of complexity or extent."
The Analytical Engine could be used to simulate intelligent behavior. Lovelace imagined artificial intelligence.
Johnson calls this perhaps the most visionary footnote in the history of print. That may be a bit over the top, but can you blame him? Most people of the 19th century could hardly conceive of the idea of a programmable computer. By the middle of the 20th century, many people understood that computers could implement arithmetic processes that would change many areas of life. But for most people, the idea of an "intelligent machine" was fantastic, not realistic.
In 1956, a group of visionary scientists organized the Dartmouth conferences to brainstorm from the belief that "every aspect of learning or any other feature of intelligence can in principle be so precisely described that a machine can be made to simulate it". The Darmouth summer project may have been a seminal event in the history of AI. However, over a century earlier, Ada Lovelace saw the potential that a computing machine could partake in language and art. That may have been the first seminal moment in AI history.]]>
What I found most interesting, though, was this unexpected connection, as reported in this research paper from the journal Neuron (emphasis added):
People find it easier to learn about topics that interest them, but little is known about the mechanisms by which intrinsic motivational states affect learning. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate how curiosity (intrinsic motivation to learn) influences memory. In both immediate and one-day-delayed memory tests, participants showed improved memory for information that they were curious about and for incidental material learned during states of high curiosity.
This study suggests that when people are curious about something, they remember better what they learn about it, but they also remember better other information they come into contact with at the same time.
So, it might be worth opening class with a question or challenge that excites students and primes their curiosity, even if it is only tangentially related to the course material. In the process of learning the material they find interesting, they may learn better the material we find interesting.
When trying to teach students about loops or variables or functional decomposition, it is worth the effort to find and cultivate good problems to apply the concept to. If the problem piques the students' interest, it may increase their brains' receptiveness to learning the computational ideas.]]>
tilde.club feels like 1986 to me, or maybe 2036. In one sense, it is much less than today's social networks. In many other ways, it is so much more. The spirit of learning and adventure and connecting are more important there than glitzy interface and data anlytics and posturing for a public that consists of hundreds of Facebook 'friends' and Twitter 'followers'.
Ford mentions the trade-off in his long Medium article:
It's not like you can build the next Facebook or Twitter or Google on top of a huge number of Internet-connected Linux servers. Sure, Facebook, Twitter, and Google are built on top of a huge number of loosely connected Linux servers. But you know what I mean.
This project brings to mind a recent interview with writer William Gibson, in which he talks about the future and the past. In particular, this passage expresses a refreshingly different idea of what knowledge from the future would be most interesting -- and useful -- today:
If there were somehow a way for me to get one body of knowledge from the future -- one volume of the great shelf of knowledge of a couple of hundred years from now -- I would want to get a history. I would want to get a history book. I would want to know what they think of us.
I often wonder what the future will think of this era of computing, in which we dream too small and set the bar of achievement too low. We can still see the 1960s and 1970s in our rearview mirror, yet the dreams and accomplishments of that era are forgotten by so many people today -- even computer scientists, who rarely ever think about that time at all.
tilde.club is the sort of project that looks backward and yet enables us to look forward. Eliminate as much noise as possible and see what evolves next. I'm curious to see where it goes.]]>
In The Myth of the Builder, Soroush Khanlou objects to the analogy for a different reason: designers and programmers are really doing the same sort of thing, only at different levels of detail:
... We know that the designer is not doing the building; if programmer is also not doing the building, how is software turning from idea into reality?
What is happening is that the designer presents the software as very high-level blueprints to the programmer. The programmer then takes those and creates a lower-level set of blueprints for the compiler.
Thinking in terms of blueprints at a higher or lower level helps make sense of how it feels to be:
We can think of design and programming as different tasks, but not really as different kinds of task.
Khanlou goes a step farther:
(Incidentally, the compiler is producing an even lower-level blueprint, called the Intermediate Representation, which is translated in to a final set of blueprints, the specific instructions for different CPUs. It's blueprints all the way down.)
That's a catchy phrase, with a nod to other parts of computing culture. (I first saw the phrase it's turtles all the way down in Gödel, Escher, Bach, though I think its use in computing goes back farther.) Fortunately for software developers and compiler writers, we eventually hit the bottom turtle. When we write most programs, we don't have to worry about that, though.
Khanlou's blog ends with a useful reminder, echoing "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs":
It's not valuable to think of software as a bridge; it's too weird for that.
Analogies from software development to various engineering disciplines can take us only so far. Software is different.]]>


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All highlighted areas of the form must be filled in completely before your request for an installment agreement will be considered. Failure to complete the required areas will result in a delay of processing and collection efforts will continue.
For installment agreements longer than 24 months, contact the Office of Collections.


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Uzbekistan pursues ambitious transportation projects
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Tajik bank to join EBRD in aiding small, mid-sized firms
Staff Report
DUSHANBE – Bank Eskhata has become the first Tajik bank to join the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)'s Medium Sized Co-Financing Facility (MCFF), the EBRD said in a February 29 statement.
The programme is meant "to support small and medium-sized businesses in Tajikistan," the statement said.
By joining the MCFF, Bank Eskhata, the country's fifth-largest bank, "will receive up to US $3m (14.3m TJS) in loan and risk sharing financing from the EBRD," the statement said. The MCFF "will assist Bank Eskhata in meeting the financial needs of its growing small and medium-sized borrowers by sharing risk exposure and co-financing Eskhata's best clients with the EBRD," according to the EBRD.


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Game Questions & Answers (Q&A) service lets you ask questions about video games for game consoles or PC games. So ask your Stardom: Hollywood question for iPhone - iPod and get answers from real gamers or answer questions and share your insights and experience with the rest of the gaming community.
- Developer: Glu Games Inc.
- Publisher: Glu Games Inc.
- Genre: Role-Playing General
- Release Date: Feb 13, 2013
- ESRB: Not Set
Question & Answers
Quitting Starbeans
What happens if I quit from Starbeans? Will it hurt my star power? Will it prevent me from getting certain tasks later?
Answer from: Jo
Nope but keep in mind that if you quit, you can't get the job again. Also (depending on your rank, I suppose) the owner will ask you for an autograph. Feel free to give one since it doesn't really change anything and makes you appear more polite.
Answer from: Kitty
U can still work there after you quit but its a bit tricky u see u have click sevral times on the window then ur contact list will pop up just call some one then there u go u have an one hour shift ;)
Answer from: zebs
But I quit and im in the D list and warren (manager) says 'crawling back again are we?' And I can say either 'u wish' or ask for the job again.so I end up taking the job by using 1 star but my avatar always makes a sad face after a shift.y?.is there another job I can take up?
Answer from: Lindy
If it makes a sad face then it might be because you need to earn more stars
Answer from: kay
Just date famous people and make movies easiest way to be number one duh
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