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Open since: December 2007Location: The pub is housed in Tannery Row in historic downtown Buford. Hours: Tabby's Irish Pub is open from 6 p.m. to midnight Monday, 5 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, 5 p.m. to midnight Wednesday, 4 p.m. to midnight Thursday and Friday and 5 p.m. to midnight Saturday. It is closed on Sunday. Owner: Rauna Hart Atmosphere: Tabby's Irish Pub is named for owner Rauna Hart's 14-year-old daughter, and family ties run deep at the pub, permeating everything from the menu to the decor. Of Irish descent, Hart uses recipes handed down from her great-grandmother, who was raised in Ireland, and has decorated the pub with knickknacks from her grandmother's house, including a rooster statue that "people keep offering me money for." Located at the Tannery Row building in historic downtown Buford, Tabby's features a spacious bar area, an elongated dining area and a large room in the back for private parties. Hart, who lives in Lilburn, said she originally looked for space in a strip mall with plans to design the inside to her liking. But that changed when she saw an ad for the space at Tannery Row. After scouting the location, she changed her plans. She liked the brick work on the outside of the building and said the inside space matched the configuration she imagined. "I was struck by the beauty of the building," she said. Tannery Row is a unique setting for an Irish pub, but once inside there is no doubt as to the kind of establishment you've chosen. Tabby's has a distinctive pub feel, from the Irish flag hanging from the rafters to neon beer signs for Guinness and Harp to the bird cages and figurines that Hart said came from her grandmother. Adding to the Irish vibe, the pub often features live bands, including traditional Irish music on many weekends. Menu: Hart oversees the kitchen and occasionally does some of the cooking. The menu includes traditional Irish food from family recipes. Most everything is made from scratch, she said. Hart said bangers and mash - two sausages served with caramelized onions and cracked mustard cream sauce over homemade mashed potatoes - is one of Tabby's most popular dishes, and fish and chips are also a top seller. The pub also features Shepherd's pie, a hearty meal of seasoned ground beef covered by layers of carrots, onions and cider-braised cabbage topped with mashed potatoes. Tabby's also serves low country grits topped with pan sauteed shrimp covered with Chardonnay cream sauce and cheddar cheese in addition to assorted burgers and sandwiches. The appetizer list includes mini boxty cakes - seasoned potato cakes served with cranapple sauce - and reuben rolls - corned beef, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese in a battered shell served with a side of Russian dipping sauce. The pub also offers Black and Tan onion rings - onion rings whose batter is dipped in Guinness and Bass beer. As befitting of an Irish pub, Guinness and Smithwick's, which bills itself as Ireland's oldest ale, are on tap. Things you might not know: Hart is a 1992 graduate of North Gwinnett High School. She planned on medical school for a career before she "took a detour." The Celtic folk rock band Emerald Rose will play Tabby's on Aug. 23. The band, which headlined at the Oscars cast party for each of "The Lord of the Rings" movies, plays everything from traditional Irish jigs to original folk rock and pop songs. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. A coupon is available on the pub's Web site, which also includes a calendar of musical acts that will be playing at Tabby's.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 04: Austin Dillon poses during NASCAR Camping World Truck Series portraits at Daytona International Speedway on February 4, 2010 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)
NASCAR has penalized two championship contending teams for problems found during qualifying at Daytona. Three-time champion Tony Stewart was docked six points, and crew chief Steve Addington was fined $25,000 because of a cooling hose found inside Stewart's car during qualifying. He forfeited his second-place qualifying spot, but still won Saturday night's race. In the Nationwide Series, Austin Dillon was docked six points for the same violation as Stewart. Crew chief Danny Stockman and car chief Robert Strmiska have both been suspended until July 25. The team was also penalized last week. NASCAR also fined crew chief Adam Stevens $10,000 and docked Joe Gibbs six points because Joey Logano's car failed Friday night's Nationwide Series post-race inspection.
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Submissions for the Carolina Wren Press Poetry Series are now closed. We look forward to reading the submissions we have received.
The winner of the 2014 Carolina Wren Press Poetry Series is Charles Wyatt with his poetry collection Goldberg-Variations, which will be published in Spring 2015. Carolina Wren Press will also publish a poetry collection by the judge for the contest, What Else Could It Be by Ravi Shankar, also in Spring 2015.
Final Judge for the 2014 Carolina Wren Press Poetry Series: Ravi Shankar
RAVI SHANKAR is the founding editor and Executive Director of Drunken Boat, one of the oldest electronic journals of the arts. He has published or edited eight books and chapbooks of poetry and essays, including the 2010 National Poetry Review Prize winner, "Deepening Groove," called the work of "one of America's finest younger poets," by Connecticut Poet Laureate Dick Allen, and "Instrumentality," named a finalist for the Connecticut Book Awards. Along with Tina Chang and Nathalie Handal, he edited W.W. Norton's Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from Asia, the Middle East & Beyond, called "a beautiful achievement for world literature" by Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer. He has won a Pushcart Prize, been featured in The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Academy of American Poets and the Chronicle of Higher Education. He has appeared as a commentator on the BBC and NPR, received fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, the Djerassi Resident Artist Program, and the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, and has performed his work around the world, including at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival and for PEN World Voices. He has taught at Queens College, Fairfield University, City University of Hong Kong and for the Wesleyan, Stonecoast and Jackson Hole Writers Conferences. He is currently Chairman of the Connecticut Young Writers Trust, an Associate Professor of English at CCSU and he teaches in the international MFA program at City University of Hong Kong.
Submissions for the Doris Bakwin Award for Writing by a Woman are now closed. Submissions for this contest will reopen in early 2016.
Carolina Wren Press will choose one unpublished full-length work (novel, short story collection, or memoir) by a woman to receive the 2015 Doris Bakwin Award, an award of $1,000 and publication. Electronic submissions will be accepted through March 31, 2014, via Submittable using the following link: https://carolinawrenpress.submittable.com/submit. Submissions must be original, previously unpublished work, written by one person, in English. Please read the full guidelines posted at Submittable before uploading your file.
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Randall Kenan's first novel, A Visitation of Spirits, was published 1989, and a collection of stories, Let the Dead Bury Their Dead, was published in 1992. That collection was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and was among The New York Times Notable Books of 1992. He is also the author of a young adult biography of James Baldwin (1993) and wrote the text for Norman Mauskoff's book of photographs, A Time Not Here: The Mississippi Delta (1997). Walking on Water: Black American Lives at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century was published in 1999 and was nominated for the Southern Book Award. His latest book, The Fire This Time, was published in May 2007. He is currently working on a novel set in North Carolina and New York City, and a collection of short stories. Recently he edited and wrote the introduction to The Cross of Redemption: The Uncollected Writings of James Baldwin (Pantheon, 2010). *Photo by Miriam Berkley
The winning work for the 2013 Doris Bakwin Award for Writing by a Woman, A Falling Star by Chantel Acevedo, was published in August 2014. Read about the book here…
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Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany
Across Europe, our city is known as Kaiserslautern, the historic territory so named by a Holy Roman Emperor, who loved the spring waters beneath the town. To the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have served with their armed forces here in greater Kaiserslautern, it is more commonly called by the familiar nickname, K-Town. Today, with the ever-expanding relationship between our city and the United States in business, culture and military affairs, we now have another identity, The American City in Germany.
Kaiserslautern THE AMERICAN CITY IN GERMANY The historic Fruchthalle CONTENTS FROM THE LORD MAYOR ........................................................................................................ 3 MILITARY U.S. Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) ...................................................... 5 German American Community Office (GACO) .......................................................... 8 21 st Theater Sustainment Command ............................................................................. 9 Theater Logistics Support Center--Europe ........................................................... 10 U.S. Air Forces in Europe ...................................................................................................... 11 86th Airlift Wing .......................................................................................................................... 12 Landstuhl Regional Medical Center ............................................................................. 13 Fisher Houses ............................................................................................................................. 14 USO ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 BUSINESS Kaiserslautern U.S. Business Council .......................................................................... 17 Avid ................................................................................................................................................... 18 Coca-Cola ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Corning ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Deere & Company .................................................................................................................... 21 General Dynamics ................................................................................................................... 22 Opel .................................................................................................................................................... 23 Ticona .............................................................................................................................................. 24 TKS ...................................................................................................................................................... 25 TRW Engineered Fasteners & Components ............................................................. 26 TWK Technische Werke Kaiserslautern ...................................................................... 27 SCIENCE & EDUCATION The Science Alliance ............................................................................................................... 29 Fraunhofer IESE ........................................................................................................................ 30 University of Kaiserslautern ............................................................................................. 31 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................ 32 On the cover: Kaiserslautern City Hall atop historic ruins Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany Sister Cities Kaiserslautern has a distinct identity in the international arena of sister cities. Ten cities in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, England, France, Portugal, the USA and Japan are Kaiserslautern partners. Kaiserslautern's sister cities in the United States are Columbia, South Carolina, and Davenport, Iowa. Sabine Michels + 49-631-365-4332 Willy-Brandt-Platz 1 67657 Kaiserslautern email@example.com www.kaiserslautern.de FROM THE LORD MAYOR | 3 Our Friends... Across Europe, our city is known as Kaiserslautern, the historic territory so named by a Holy Roman Emperor, who loved the spring waters beneath the town. To the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have served with their armed forces here in greater Kaiserslautern, it is more commonly called by the familiar nickname, K-Town. Today, with the ever-expanding relationship between our city and the United States in business, culture and military affairs, we now have another identity, The American City in Germany. It is Kaiserslautern's great honor to be home to the U.S. Kaiserslautern Military Community -- the largest individual stationing of American military overseas. Last year, the KMC population of U.S. defense personnel and their family members numbered nearly 54,000. In matters of city business, German�American culture, and cooperation in programs of all levels with the Army and Air Force, we strive to be the finest host-nation city. We are quite proud of the successful GACO office, and the day-to-day role we play in its operation. We cooperate with the USO, and we always welcome U.S. soldiers and family members to our city. We constantly strive to do our best in dealing with any aspect of the American presence. The welcome and cooperation we always receive, be it from the military commanders in the KMC or at the Pentagon, or from House and Senate leaders in Washington, assures continued mutual respect. The role of business in any economy is critical. In Kaiserslautern, we continuously stress our unique role with the American community, as we work with several Fortune 500 companies, which surround the city. Over 8000 German residents are employed by U.S. companies in our region. These businesses are some of the finest corporate names in international commerce, such as General Dynamics, TRW, Opel, Corning, and Coca-Cola. Additionally, one of our proudest business achievements has recently come to fruition: The John Deere Co. has opened its European Technology Innovation Center (ETIC) here in the city. More than 200 new high-tech jobs are welcomed, and more are projected for the future. To provide for a greater working relationship with U.S. businesses, I have created a unique organization -- the Kaiserslautern U.S. Business Council. The KUSBC consists of 10 companies owned by American parent companies, or extensively involved in American business exchange. It is our vision that, over the course of time, many other businesses with interests in the U.S. market will join us. Come...visit us...it will be my personal pleasure to welcome you. Dr. Klaus Weichel Lord Mayor 4 | MILITARY Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany MILITARY | 5 U.S. Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) For the hundreds of thousands of U.S. military personnel who have served in the Kaiserslautern area over the last six decades, "KMC" is short for the largest, single American military community overseas. Made up of defense personnel from the Army, Air Force, the Department of Defense and a host of other military organizations, the KMC is the focal point of military commands and headquarters operations that serve the mission of U.S. forces. In the latest statistics for KMC personnel, the total defense population had risen to nearly 54,000, the highest figure in the period since the Berlin Wall went down. The KMC surrounds the city of Kaiserslautern, better known as K-Town to Americans. Formally known as the U.S. Kaiserslautern Military Community, the variety of administrative services, military operations, medical programs, training and similar needs within the KMC is truly impressive. At Ramstein Air Base is located the headquarters for U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) -- one of the largest commands of its type. Nearby is Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, a multipurpose hospital known around the world for its record of service to wounded American military personnel, family members, and associated individuals in need of treatment. In the east section of the city of Kaiserslautern can be found the headquarters of the 21 st Theater Sustainment Command, an 11,500-person contingent that provides critical sustainment support for Army forces deployed in many nations. In Kaiserslautern�East is also located the Theater Logistics Support Center�Europe. Known for years by its installation name, Kaiserslautern Army Depot, the TLSC-E provides essential maintenance and logistics operations for military vehicles and equipment servicing American defense activities in several nations. Located 80 miles southwest of Frankfurt, not far from the French border, the geographic dimension of the KMC approaches that of the state of Rhode Island. Its regional annual economic impact in the German region is $1.9 billion. More than 6500 individuals, mostly German nationals, are employed by the U.S. military. Barb Felden + 49-6371-952655 Building 2201 66877 Flugplatz Ramstein firstname.lastname@example.com www.ramstein.af.mil 6 | MILITARY Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany Number and Classification of Personnel Assigned to the KMC Area 1. Active Duty U.S. Military Air Force Army Reserve/National Guard Living on Base 2137 882 154 Living off Base 6582 2485 277 Total 8719 3367 431 Total 12,517 2. Active Duty Dependents Air Force Army Living on Base 2578 1282 Living off Base 8823 4491 Total 11,401 5773 Total 17,174 3. U.S. Civilians--Appropriated Funds General Schedule Federal Wage Board Other 2484 182 1617 Total 4283 4. U.S. Civilians--Non-appropriated Funds Non-Appropriated Funds Base Exchange (AAFES) Other (Not Included Elsewhere) 1910 425 913 Total 3248 5. U.S. Civilian Dependents 6. Military Retirees (All Branches) 7. Military Retiree Dependents 8. Less Employees (Dep/Retirees/Mil) Counted Above 7877 1305 2283 (1264) Total U.S. Personnel 47,423 9. Host Nation Employees Appropriated Funds Non-Appropriated Funds Base Exchange (AAFES) Banks and Credit Unions 5509 456 485 40 Total 6490 Total KMC Population 53,913 MILITARY | 7 Total Annual Economic Impact Estimated Annual Payroll Spent on Economy* Host Nation Military Military Retirees Federal Civilians Other Civilians $ 299,213,015 $ 351,565,290 $ 2,706,000 $ 120,608,753 $ 32,901,720 Total $ 806,994,778 Annual Expenditures on Construction, Services, and Materials $ 412,749,988 Estimated Annual Dollar Value of Jobs Created $ 624,866,368 Grand Total $ 1,844,611,134 *The estimated annual payroll spent on the economy is the sum of 100% of host national payroll, 40% of U.S. civilian payroll, 100% of military retirement pay, 40% of military (living off base) payroll, and 15% of military (living on base) payroll. The data in the tables does not include GSUs outside of the KMC area. Data provided by 86th Comptroller Squadron, Ramstein Air Base. 8 | MILITARY Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany German American Community Office (GACO) For the American military person or civilian visitor, a German resident, or anyone else in need of assistance in dealing with the U.S. forces, the German�American Community Office is a unique and effective place to go. It is presumably the only facility of its kind in the world operating in the vicinity of U.S. military installations overseas. Located in one of City Hall's satellite buildings in the heart of Kaiserslautern, the GACO office is easily accessible. Manned by staff from the Air Force's 86th Airlift Wing, the Army's Kaiserslautern Garrison and the city government itself, the GACO operates on the basis of a unique cost-sharing concept. Its purpose was manifested by the traditional needs of individuals requiring information or contact with military personnel within the sprawling military installations. GACO provides English and German speaking staff, available to serve walk-in visitors at a convenient downtown location. Their needs vary widely, and include information on host-nation policies and regulations, cultural organizations or military operations. They assist in obtaining information on visas or driver's licenses, or perhaps administrative issues in dealing with the German authorities. Often it is a businessperson needing advice or information on procedures for working with American military staff. GACO staff provides weekly newcomers' orientations, enabling the smooth integration and acclimation of U.S. forces within German communities for their tour of duty. The GACO has been a huge success! Opened only a few years ago, it has provided assistance to more than 22,000 individuals. Barb Felden + 49-631-363-3010 Lauter Str. 2 67657 Kaiserslautern firstname.lastname@example.com www.gaco-kl.de MILITARY | 9 The 21st Theater Sustainment Command The 21 st TSC is one of the three pillars of the U.S. military presence in the greater Kaiserslautern area. With more than 11,500 soldiers and civilians, a team consisting of both Americans and local nationals, the 21 st TSC operates an extensive network of maintenance, repair, and support facilities and subordinate unit headquarters. Its operations and huge support mission are spread over three continents. The mission of the 21 st TSC is to provide logistics support for the U.S. European Command and the U.S. Africa Command. Its responsibilities include providing expeditionary command and control, combat support and combat sustainment support. Additional responsibilities include finance, human resources, civil affairs, and consequence management. The 21 st TSC's three distinct capabilities are: a sustainment base, civil affairsconsequence management, and expeditionary support, providing at-location support to forward deployed European and Africa Command units. In a period of prolonged hostilities with multiple forward deployments, U.S. and coalition forces are involved in combat, peacekeeping and disaster relief efforts. At any one time, 40% of the 21st TSC's personnel are deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Additional elements support operations in Kosovo and the Joint Task Force East in Bulgaria and Romania. As the configuration and capabilities of the 21 st TSC have expanded from its Cold War origins to current peace-keeping and antiterrorist activities, the Command prides itself in its working relationships with local and regional communities in partnership with German organizations at the state and local government levels, and with public administration in business and education. The 21 st TSC has improved coordination, planning and command and control by colocating the headquarters of the 21 st TSC, the 7th Civil Support Command, the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, 409th Contracting Support Command, Theater Logistics Support Center�Europe, HRSC-E and the 266th FMC -- all in the Kaiserslautern area. The 21 st TSC's multi-faceted operations are run from headquarters in the Panzer Kaserne in the Kaiserslautern East military section of the city. A major part of its operations includes the 21 st Theater Logistics Support Center�Europe, headquartered at what has been traditionally called by it's installation name, Kaiserslautern Army Depot. Brigitte B�n�zet + 49-631-413-8228 Postfach 1207 67602 Kaiserslautern email@example.com www.21tsc.army.mil 10 | MILITARY Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany Theater Logistics Support Center�Europe Better known for years as the Kaiserslautern Army Depot, the massive logistics sustainment operation is at the core of the Army's 21 st Theater Sustainment Command which is based in Kaiserslautern. Theater Logistics Support Center�Europe serves the requirements for maintenance and repair of vehicular equipment, including tracked and wheeled vehicles, as well as trailers and power generation technology. It supports the U.S. Army in Europe with transportation, distribution and ammunition services. Its logistics function is critical to successful operation of the sprawling mission of its military parent, the 21 st . The sustaining unit carries out the rebuilding of components such as engines and transmissions. It operates the general supply support for Army�Europe, Air Force�Europe and U.S. embassies in Europe. The TLSC-E also maintains a hazardous material storage facility. The TLSC-E employs 1700 persons in the Kaiserslautern area, and another 600 at satellite operations in Mannheim, Vilseck and other Army installations in Germany. Helmut Haufe + 49-631-414-3001 Postfach 3106 67619 Kaiserslautern firstname.lastname@example.com www.21tsc.army.mil/tlsce/home.htm MILITARY | 11 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Ramstein Air Base serves as headquarters for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe command. Formed nearly seven decades ago, it is the oldest continuously active Air Force major command, with over 42,000 active-duty, reserve, and civilian employees. While HQ USAFE is based at Ramstein, it has four additional main operating bases: RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall in the UK; Aviano, Italy; and Spangdahlem, Germany. As the air component for the U.S. European Command, USAFE directs air operations in a theater spanning three continents, covering more than eight million square miles, containing 51 independent states, and possessing one-eighth of the world's population, and about one-fourth of the world's Gross Domestic Product. In peacetime, USAFE trains and equips U.S. Air Force units pledged to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). USAFE's air base infrastructure is indispensable for strategic projection of U.S. and NATO forces, supplies and medical evacuations. During the critical Cold War years, USAFE was a fight-in-place force postured for a large-scale conflict. USAFE played critical roles in major international incidents, such as the Soviet blockade which led to the Berlin Airlift, the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, and the ethnic crisis in the Balkans. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, it has transitioned to an Air Expeditionary Force, with a mix of personnel and resources that can operate in multiple locations, simultaneously. The role of USAFE in Europe and Africa has expanded from combat to include humanitarian and peacekeeping operations. Dick Motz + 49-6371-4818 Building 201 66877 Flugplatz Ramstein email@example.com www.usafe.af.mil 12 | MILITARY Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Hercules aircraft Headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, the 86th Airlift Wing is one of the largest in the entire Air Force. With more than 9000 military and Department of Defense personnel, it provides a full spectrum of airfield operations, superior base services and an exceptional quality of life for personnel throughout the Kaiserslautern Military Community. The 86th is made up of six groups with diverse responsibilities for such functions as flight operations, maintenance, support, civil engineering, logistics readiness and medical support. Its impressive air contingent consists of one C-40B, two C-20H's, 10 C-21A's, a C-37 and 14 C-130J's. The operations group also leads two other units based in Europe, one at Mor�n Air Base, Spain, and a second at Chievres Air Base in Belgium. The mission of the 86th Mission Support Group includes overall security, communications, services and personnel requirements. The 86th Civil Engineer Group maintains the base's buildings and infrastructure. The 86th Logistic Readiness Group provides training, planning, supply and transportation, all of which assure wing readiness. The commander of the 86th has responsibility for the administration of host-nation relations throughout the KMC, thus the basis for his or her colloquial job description, "The Military Mayor." Barb Felden + 49-6371-952655 Building 2201 66877 Flugplatz Ramstein email@example.com www.ramstein.af.mil MILITARY | 13 Landstuhl Regional Medical Center The Army hospital at Landstuhl is the largest overseas American military medical facility, and perhaps the best known around the world. For over 50 years the facility has provided numerous types of medical care for wounded servicemen and complete family care for defense personnel. With a staff of over 3000 military personnel and civilians, Landstuhl hospital is responsible for primary and tertiary care, hospitalization and treatment for over 245,000 military personnel and family members, who are based within the U.S. European Command. Often called "LRMC," the hospital is the evacuation and treatment center for all injured American service members and civilians, as well as members of the coalition forces serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa Command, Central Command and EUCOM. LRMC is a 149 bed facility. Its daily statistics have averaged 23 admissions, 33 surgical cases, 3 births, 1674 meals, and 1233 pharmacy products. Its fame has grown, in part, with its relief role in major international incidents in recent years. The facility treated more than 800 personnel deployed to Somalia, and also assisted with Bosnian refugees and Marie Shaw + 49-6371-86-7181 Building 3792 66849 Landstuhl email@example.com www.healthcare.hqusareur.army.mil/landstuhl victims of the USS Cole terrorist attack in Yemen. Over 50,000 babies have been born at LRMC. The hospital is a regional landmark, situated high atop a hill in the historic city whose origins date back at least 600 years. In 1796 the city was occupied by French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte. After the Battle of Waterloo, it became the property of the Kingdom of Bavaria, whose capital city, Munich, was over 300 miles away in southeast Germany. 14 | MILITARY Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany Fisher Houses For a wounded soldier undergoing treatment at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, being up to 7000 miles away from home can be difficult. It was this basic need for family presence during treatment that led to the creation of a highly successful support program for military families -- Fisher Houses. The Fisher Houses program became a major success in the states, prompting the first two overseas facilities to be built in the KMC, on the grounds of the medical center. Fisher Houses provide free-of-charge accommodations for family members who are visiting a wounded relative. At the Landstuhl family facilities, comfortable suites with private baths are provided, along with a large community kitchen offering food and beverages. Available for family convenience is a dining room, family room, laundry facilities -- all of this within walking distance to the hospital. Since the opening of the first Fisher House in Landstuhl in 2001, nearly 9000 families have been assisted. These guests belong to Armed Forces being treated for injuries or sickness, while serving in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Iraq. The Fisher House Foundation builds the houses, and then gifts them in perpetuity to the respective branches of military service, which then continue to own, operate, and maintain them. Many charitable groups and individuals provide significant support to the houses. These charitable contributions are used to enrich the quality of life of the families. In addition to monetary support, these groups provide volunteer time, which have totaled over 43,000 hours, to date. Vivian L. Wilson + 49-6371-618-3311 Fisher Houses 66849 Landstuhl-Kirchberg email@example.com www.fisherhouse-landstuhl.org MILITARY | 15 USO The inspiration for the creation of USO began when President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked six relief organizations to establish an on-leave support organization for the U.S. Armed Forces. Thus was born a private, non-profit civilian organization, which works at all times in cooperation with the military community. The USO mission has been to lift the spirits of America's military through innovative programs and services. The range of available assistance provided by USO includes free internet, e-mail and telephone access, television, reading and video gaming lounges. At most of the USO's 145 centers worldwide, servicemen and women can get a sandwich or snack, while enjoying family rooms and other services provided by caring, professional staff and volunteers. Perhaps most famous of the USO's activities are the international concerts by leading entertainment figures from around the world. In 2008, through the generosity of individuals and corporate donors, USO Kaiserslautern opened a $1.3 million USO Warrior Center to serve wounded warriors being treated at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. Just as the U.S. Kaiserslautern Military Community grew to become the largest single overseas stationing of U.S. military personnel, the USO centers in the KMC are the largest centers of operation in the world. There are 18 centers in Germany, 6 of the them in greater Kaiserslautern, where USO headquarters for Europe has been established. Walter D. Murren + 49-631-414-86311 Altes Forsthaus 2 67661 Kaiserslautern firstname.lastname@example.com www.uso.org 16 | BUSINESS Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany BUSINESS | 17 Kaiserslautern U.S. Business Council At least 10 major U.S. businesses have operational centers in greater Kaiserslautern. Most of them are Fortune 500 companies. While our American military neighbors have characterized regional relations for decades, U.S. corporate operations in the region have become equally significant. Employing over 6000 persons, these facilities have developed products used in over 40 nations. In recognition of the growing American corporate presence, Lord Mayor Weichel has created the Kaiserslautern U.S. Business Council. It is designed to be a permanent forum for the relationship between city and business. Andrea Oliver + 49-631-7107-287 Burgstr. 11 67659 Kaiserslautern email@example.com www.twk-kl.de Michael Clark U.S. Liaison + 1-202-204-2500 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20004 firstname.lastname@example.com 18 | BUSINESS Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany Avid Founded in 1987, Avid pioneered computerbased digital video editing. Acquisitions and organic product development led to Avid's emergence as a global leader of digital audio and video solutions. With headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts, Avid today has more than 2,100 employees worldwide. Avid�s innovative digital audio and video solutions continue to revolutionize the art of creative storytelling and have earned the company hundreds of awards, including two � Oscars,� a Grammy,� and 12 Emmys. Some of Avid's most successful and pioneering solutions for media production, video and audio editing, asset management and storage include Media Composer,� Pro Tools,� Avid Unity,TM Interplay,� Oxygen 8, Sibelius� and Pinnacle Studio.TM At the Kaiserslautern site, Avid partially develops the Interplay� Media Asset Manager, a highly scalable and extensible Enterprise Media Asset Management MAM platform. The process turns content into assets, simplifying immediate access to audiovisual content. The process enables the automation of workflow, allowing content owners to reuse, repurpose and resell content. Ramona Walter + 49-631-303-5200 Europaallee 10 67657 Kaiserslautern firstname.lastname@example.com www.avid.com BUSINESS | 19 Coca-Cola One of the world's most venerated and established corporate brands is also the oldest U.S. run company in Kaiserslautern. Having set up its local operations decades ago, Coca-Cola has been part of the corporate presence for as long as anyone can remember. Coca-Cola�Kaiserslautern is a major distributing center that serves large parts of southwestern Germany, including the RheinlandPfalz and Saarland. It provides company products to schools, factories, businesses and other facilities. Its parent company, Coca-Cola Efrischungsgetr�nke AG, is the largest German beverage company. Headquartered in Berlin, it employs more than 11,000 persons countrywide, delivering annually to 550,000 restaurant customers and 95,000 more in retail. The company strives to maintain focus in four areas -- not only in the market place and as an employer, but further as an environmentally responsible entity and a positive asset to the local community. Thomas Kohlmorgen + 49-69-300-911-11 Sindlinger Weg 1 65835 Liederbach email@example.com www.coca-cola-gmbh.de 20 | BUSINESS Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany Corning Corning Incorporated is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning designs and produces keystone components that function within high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Corning is a leader in innovative emissions control technologies for clean air. Working with customers around the world to help reduce air emissions. Corning�Kaiserslautern is one of five global locations manufacturing advanced ceramic components that form the core of pollution control systems for mobile and stationary applications. Ceramic substrates and diesel particulate filters are used in light-duty gasoline and diesel passenger cars and trucks, heavy-duty diesel trucks, farming equipment, and construction vehicles. Corning substrates are honeycomb-like structures with thousands of parallel channels. The channel walls provide the reaction surface for precious metal catalysts that convert noxious emissions into less harmful gases and water vapor. The substrates are used at the core of catalytic converters to help reduce exhaust emissions from diesel and gasoline-powered engines. Corning filters are used in diesel-powered passenger cars, tractor trailers, buses, agriculture, and construction equipment. Diesel particulate filters remove soot, and reduce harmful gases from diesel emissions. Corning has been a global leader in emissions control solutions for more than thirty years. Maria Kamin + 49-631-3525-0 Carl-Billand-Str. 1 67661 Kaiserslautern firstname.lastname@example.com www.corning.com BUSINESS | 21 Deere & Company While Kaiserslautern is privileged to have several distinguished international corporations as part of its economic base, the city takes special pride in the decision of another major company to locate in the city. Deere & Company has established its European Technology Innovation Center (ETIC) in the unique PRE Park business development center, a short distance from two interstate connections. The ETIC is employing 200 highly trained engineers. As part of Deere's Global Technology Innovation Network, it will focus on developing and applying technological advances to serve customers across Europe and the CIS. The ETIC will host an Advanced Engineering and Advanced Marketing group, along with John Deere's Europe-based Intelligent Solutions Group. In deciding to join the city's significant international business sector, John Deere noted that Kaiserslautern provides an attractive environment, particularly with the presence of the highly specialized research and operations programs of the University of Kaiserslautern and related science institutes. The University is assisting John Deere with a base of operations for building technology capabilities, along with strategic recruitment of professional staff. Likewise, several internationally famous research organizations based in Kaiserslautern, such as the Fraunhofer IESE Institute and the German Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), both members of the Science Alliance, are cooperating in forming development goals for the new center. Julia Kirchert + 49-631-36191-504 Strassburger Allee 3 67657 Kaiserslautern email@example.com www.deere.com 22 | BUSINESS Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany General Dynamics A principal manufacturing component of one of the world's largest defense contractors is headquartered in Kaiserslautern. General Dynamics European Land Systems� Germany is one of the leading manufacturers of mobile military bridge systems. As a major supplier to the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps it currently produces the Improved Ribbon Brigade (IRB) and the Rapidly Emplaced Bridge Systems (REBS) while providing field service support to U.S. forces overseas. GDELS-G products are in service with most NATO countries and other allied forces. Besides bridge systems, the company also produces the protected tactical vehicle EAGLE for the German Armed Forces in Afghanistan. GDELS-G company premises are located in the heart of Kaiserslautern and at nearby Sembach Industrial Park, a former U.S. Air Force base. The company operates its own test and acceptance facility as well as a cross-country and a water test site. GDELS-G has been awarded a development contract for Phase 1 of a new Bridge Erection Boat for the U.S. Army. A U.S.-based partner company is participating. Frank Schweitzer + 49-631-3616 252 Barbarossastr. 30 67655 Kaiserslautern firstname.lastname@example.com www.gdels.de BUSINESS | 23 Opel Opel operations in Kaiserslautern began in 1966, making it one of the senior U.S. run companies located in The American City in Germany. The Kaiserslautern plant produces body components, and manufacturers both diesel and gasoline engines. The facility is the center of component production for all Opel operations in Europe. The Kaiserslautern facility could be best described as a Supplier Park, since it is host to various automotive manufacturing operations, such as press parts and chassis components. The plant also produces body and suspension components, along with seat components and aluminum hoods. Opel employs 3250 employees in a facility that is 1.5 million square meters in size. Its daily average production figures are impressive: 250,000 press parts, 2000 front and rear corners, 700 engines, and a shipping volume of 380,000 parts per day. In 2008 the Opel production process was greatly enhanced with the introduction of Nadja Henkel + 49-631-355-1652 Am Opelkreisel 67663 Kaiserslautern firstname.lastname@example.com www.opel.de 85 ultra-modern robots that have significantly advanced manufacturing. General Motors�Europe has awarded its Best in Quality citation to the Kaiserslautern center, and the General Motors Quality Benchmark designation for excellence in diesel and gasoline engine production. Unique production efficiency using robots 24 | BUSINESS Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany Ticona Ticona is a leading producer of long-fiberreinforced thermoplastics (LFT). The products are used for injection molding, extrusion, compression molding and blow molding applications. Components made from LFT's are also used in the manufacture of tool housings, baggage racks, fan covers, structural parts for the automotive industry and many other products. The workforce of about 60 employees is located in the Kaiserslautern Industrial Area North. The company trades as Celstran GmbH and is a subsidiary of Celanese. Celanese is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. With 7,400 employees worldwide, the company is a global leader in the chemicals industry, providing products essential to everyday living. Gregor Hens + 49-6301-32020-412 Marie-Curie-Strasse 10 67661 Kaiserslautern email@example.com www.ticona.de BUSINESS | 25 TKS TKS Telepost Kabel-Service provides telecommunications services to all U.S. military installations in Germany. With over 70,000 customers, TKS's wide variety of services include fixed-network telephone, internet, wireless and voice data, equipment and accessories. The company operates TKS cable television and movie channel. It delivers AFN, the DOD worldwide network for English language television and radio, to military customers. TKS retail stores operate on all U.S. military installations in Germany, and are staffed by English and German speaking personnel. The TKS services apparatus provides for convenient access to defense personnel by offering expedited hook up, paying invoices, and product sales. TKS is recognized by Europe military commander and defense officials in Washington for its significant support and cooperation with the USO. The company donated complete, renovated communications facilities to the USO Warrior Center at Landstuhl hospital. TKS has provided an Xbox gaming room, a state-of-the-art cyber caf�, internet accessing and video teleconferencing. TKS company headquarters are located near the Einsiedlerhof installation facilities. Karlheinz Korz + 49-631-3522-300 Altes Forsthaus 2 67661 Kaiserslautern firstname.lastname@example.com www.tkscable.com 26 BUSINESS 1 | |MILITARY Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany Kaiserslautern -- The American TRW Engineered Fasteners & Components One of the oldest U.S. businesses with operations in the Kaiserslautern region, TRW Engineered Fasteners & Components is part of TRW Automotive, which itself is among the world's largest manufacturers of auto parts. The plant in Enkenbach, headquarters of TRW EF&C, was established in 1968 as a plastic processing company. It now has 350 staff members. Its annual turnover averages $100 million. The TRW facility supports all well-known automobile manufacturers and their suppliers. Principal among its products are plastic solutions for specific applications, cable fasteners, clips and high quality modules. The company produces 2.4 billion parts per year. They are manufactured on more than 85 injection-molding machines. In recent years, the manufacturing process has focused on creating greater energy efficiency, and an increased standard of product quality. Products manufactured at the TRW Enkenbach plant are shipped to more than 40 different nations, including the U.S.. Petra Heidrich + 49-6303-805-314 Am Pulverh�uschen 7 67677 Enkenbach-Alsenborn email@example.com www.trw.de BUSINESS | |27 MILITARY 2 TWK Technische Werke Kaiserslautern Owned and operated by the City of Kaiserslautern, TWK is the primary provider of public utilities services and local public transportation in the Kaiserslautern region. The company delivers furnished heat, water, gas and electricity to more than 65,000 households and to all Army and Air Force installations within the city. TWK began its 120 year history by producing electricity in the city of Kaiserslautern. It would over the years develop an extended network of drinking water distribution, and later district heat for use in homes and businesses. The most recent corporate service expansion is in the area of natural gas. The company operates the municipal bus system which serves all areas of the town, including the surrounding areas of U.S. installations. While utility and transportation operations are the core TWK business, its long running working relationships with the American military was the inspiration for development of numerous unique initiatives designed to enhance host-nation relations. TWK provides major support to the city of Kaiserslautern in its international affairs program areas; most of all in its widely recognized working partnerships in promoting the American military presence. TWK has been in the forefront of German utilities in introducing modern environmental measures which typically surpass federal and regional air emissions standards. A major contribution in developing the green standard that surrounds TWK operations came about with the significant increase in services to the U.S. military facilities and housing complexes, particularly in the last decade. The company has been a leader in pioneering the use of regenerative energies and environmentally friendly energy production. More than 10 percent of TWK's electricity supply is created from renewable sources such as solar heat and power, geothermal, biomass energy, and cogeneration. TWK continuously undertakes numerous activities, sponsorships, community ventures, and civic efforts designed to create greater appreciation of both the mission of the U.S. Armed Forces and the importance of their role in the greater Kaiserslautern area. Andrea Oliver + 49-631-7107-287 Burgstr. 11 67659 Kaiserslautern firstname.lastname@example.com www.twk-kl.de 28 SCIENCE 1 | |MILITARY & EDUCATION Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany Kaiserslautern -- The American SCIENCE & EDUCATION | |29 MILITARY 2 The Science Alliance The transformation of basic research into marketable solutions is one of many innovative developments undertaken by The Science Alliance. A coalition of nine internationally renowned research facilities based in Kaiserslautern, the organization is largely the outgrowth of years of advancement in technology, research and IT discipline at the University of Kaiserslautern. Just over 40 years old, the University has put Kaiserslautern on the international map for accomplishments with practical application to the needs of education, industry and society in general. Now the institutes which it has created or inspired have joined together to address the international challenges that confront much of the world research. The prolific work of the Alliance in recent years has further enhanced the city's emerging reputation as a leading location for study, research and technology. The Alliance continuously promotes Kaiserslautern as a regional, national and international center for innovation. The Commercial Vehicle Cluster developed by the Fraunhofer Institutes demonstrates how researchers, producers and distributors work together to improve software controlled development, planning and the production process of the commercial vehicle industry. A newly developed concept that has created innovative opportunities involves the Bau AG Kaiserslautern, a non-profit housing organization, working together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering. Their pilot project, called SMART HOME, has benefited from the geographic proximity of the two partners in the project. The principle of greater selfdetermination in life for seniors is a prime goal of this program. The highly successful commitment of the institutes in the Science Alliance has shaped the modern landscape of Kaiserslautern. The "Science Mile" showcases an impressive array of institute buildings, including the Fraunhofer Institutes, the Institute for Surface and Layer Analysis, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and others. On the same site, one of Germany's greatest research organizations, the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, has established its profile with a new center. Stefan Zinsmeister + 49-631-205-75175 P.O. Box 3049 67653 Kaiserslautern firstname.lastname@example.com www.science-alliance.de The Science Alliance Kaiserslautern e.V. University of Kaiserslautern � TU Institute for Composite Materials � IVW Max Plank Institute for Software Systems � MP Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering � IESE Fraunhofer Institute for Technology and Business Mathematics � ITWM German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence � DFKI Institute of Biotechnology and Drug Research � IBWF Institute for Surface and Layer Analysis � IFOS Institute for Technology and Work � ITA 30 | SCIENCE & EDUCATION Kaiserslautern -- The American City in Germany Fraunhofer IESE Software is a part of our lives. Embedded into everyday equipment, into living and working environments or modern means of transportation, countless processors and controllers make our lives simpler, safer, and more pleasant. Fraunhofer IESE helps organizations to develop software systems that are reliable in every aspect, and provides empirical proof of the necessary processes, methods, and techniques, emphasizing engineering-style principles such as measurability and transparency. Fraunhofer IESE is one of the worldwide leading research institutes in the area of software and systems development. A major portion of the products offered by the Institute's collaboration partners is defined by software. These products range from automotive and transportation systems via automation and plant engineering, information systems, health care and medical systems to software systems for the public sector. Fraunhofer IESE's solutions allow flexible scaling, making it a competent technology partner for organizations of any size -- from small companies to major corporations. Under the leadership of Prof. Dieter Rombach and Prof. Peter Liggesmeyer, the past decade has seen the Institute making major contributions to strengthening the emerging IT location that is Kaiserslautern. The Fraunhofer Information and Communication Technology Group is cooperating with other Fraunhofer institutes in developing trendsetting key technologies for the future. Yvonne Ortiz Guadalupe + 49-631-6800-1002 Fraunhofer-Platz 1 67663 Kaiserslautern email@example.com www.iese.fraunhofer.de SCIENCE & EDUCATION | 31 University of Kaiserslautern In the short time since its founding four decades ago, the University of Kaiserslautern has emerged as an internationally recognized educational center with excellence in technology and affiliated fields. The educational center has 10 departments, offering 95 courses, with an enrollment of 12,200 students. Students from 90 nations attend the university, providing 15 percent of its population. The school's campus, a one-hour drive from Frankfurt in southwest Germany, is located adjacent to the world famous UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It is at the middle of an internationally known scientific and educational cluster of institutes focusing on software development, IT research, applied sciences and other disciplines. Kaiserslautern is recognized as one of the largest IT clusters in all of Europe. The university is renowned for excellence in research and higher education. In the German government's Excellence in Higher Education competition, the school was recognized as one of the six leading universities in Germany. Subsequently the university achieved distinction for winning two leading awards. It was selected in cooperation with its team partners as one of five world class research clusters, by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The University of Kaiserslautern is home to two State Research Centers, as well as for the Center for Optics and Material Sciences. The institution is a leading member of Science Alliance Kaiserslautern, a consortium of nine high profile research institutes designed to form integrated research environment on and off campus. The university offers several English language masters programs, along with doctoral research and thesis programs. 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UTSA students and staff attend UT-Austin Male Student Leadership Summit
(July 3, 2014) -- UTSA students and staff recently attended the two-day 2014 University of Texas at Austin Male Student Leadership Summit, hosted by the Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color.
UTSA students Francis Garner, a senior business management major, and Alvin Curette, a graduate student in the UTSA College of Education and Human Development, Gaston Cantu of the San Antonio Pre-Freshman Engineering Program and staff members from the Tomás Rivera Center including Tracy Lawson, Scott Williams, Javier Cervantes and Bonita de Leon represented San Antonio and UTSA at the summit.
The summit brought together emerging student leaders from across the state. It featured workshops for students and professionals focused on building leadership and networking skills among young men of color, including best practices, leadership strategies and professional career development.
The two keynote speakers were Marco Davis, a representative from the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, and Luis Ponjuan, an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University.
The strategies and ideas presented at the summit will be used to plan the UTSA Men Achieving Leadership and Excellence (MALE) Summit in 2015. The first MALE Summit was held in January, as part of a LeaderShape Vision initiative by Marston Jefferson, a UTSA student who wanted to create an opportunity for male students focused on academic success and leadership
For more information about the UTSA Student Center for Community Engagement and Inclusion, visit http://www.utsa.edu/inclusion, call 210-458-4770 or visit University Center 2.01.04. For more information about the UTSA MALE Summit, contact Francis Garner at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Now, she had commandeered the feed away from the unknown number of Occupy community members who previously had access.
The result is a media effort drained of its ability to feed the beast with hard news stories.
But the majority of the time is spent dissembling the system that has enabled the addict to finance and feed their affliction.
Old English fedan "nourish, feed, sustain, foster," from Proto-Germanic *fodjan (cf. Old Saxon fodjan, Old Frisian feda, Dutch voeden, Old High German fuotan, Old Norse foeða, Gothic fodjan "to feed"), from PIE *pa- "to protect, feed" (see food). Feeding frenzy is from 1989, metaphoric extension of a phrase that had been used of sharks since 1950s.
"action of feeding," 1570s, from feed (v.). Meaning "food for animals" is first attested 1580s. Of machinery, from 1892.
late 13c., from Old French fieu, fief "fief, possession, holding, domain; feudal duties, payment," from Medieval Latin feodum "land or other property whose use is granted in return for service," widely said to be from Frankish *fehu-od "payment-estate," or a similar Germanic compound, in which the first element is cognate with Old English feoh "money, movable property, cattle" (also German Vieh "cattle," Gothic faihu "money, fortune"), from PIE *peku- "cattle" (cf. Sanskrit pasu, Lithuanian pekus "cattle;" Latin pecu "cattle," pecunia "money, property"); second element similar to Old English ead "wealth."
OED rejects this, and suggests a simple adaptation of Germanic fehu, leaving the Medieval Latin -d- unexplained. Sense of "payment for services" first recorded late 14c. Fee-simple is "absolute ownership," as opposed to fee-tail "entailed ownership," inheritance limited to some particular class of heirs (second element from Old French taillir "to cut, to limit").
To board; take one's meals; eat (1895+)
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Edifier launches Luna 5 iSpeaker
Edifier has announced the launch of the latest addition to its lifestyle audio range, the Luna 5.
Described as a "statement of design excellence" the Luna 5 can playback music from iPods, iPhones, other MP3 players via aux input and boasts an FM tuner.
The Luna 5 features a three-way, fiver driver speaker system with a magnetically shielded 5.75-inch woofer, two 2.75-inch midrange drivers, two 2.5-inch tweeters and delivers a total power output of 55 Watts.
The unit is controlled via six touch-sensitive buttons and a full function remote that includes iPod navigation.
The Luna 5 is available now from Micro Direct and in February from Play.com and Dabs for around £199.99.


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37290-012: Community Self-Reliance and Flood Risk Reduction
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
The goal is to reduce the vulnerability of poor rural communities to recurrent floods and droughts. Its purpose is to increase capacity to cope with recurrent floods and droughts in selected communities in the lower Mekong River basin. The TA will (i) assess the effectiveness of ongoing and previous NGO interventions; (ii) select target areas using a simple paper geographic information system (based on vulnerability to floods and droughts, incidence of poverty, locations of previous and ... Read More
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Technical Assistance
|Public sector (Sovereign)
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TA No. 4574
|Approval Date
|08 Apr 2005
|Geographical Location
|Svey Rieng and Takeo Provinces, Cambodia
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
|Irrigation, Drainage, and Flood Protection
Project Data Sheets (PDS) contain summary information on the project or program. Because the PDS is a work in progress, some information may not be included in its initial version but will be added as it becomes available. Information about proposed projects is tentative and indicative.
The Public Communications Policy (PCP) recognizes that transparency and accountability are essential to development effectiveness. It establishes the disclosure requirements for documents and information ADB produces or requires to be produced.
The Accountability Mechanism provides a forum where people adversely affected by ADB-assisted projects can voice and seek solutions to their problems and report alleged noncompliance of ADB's operational policies and procedures.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of, or reference to, a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
View the latest procurement notices for Goods, Works and Related Services, or Consulting Services.


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Although beauty is largely a matter of inner radiance, physical treatments can help keep us feeling and looking our best. Water remedies can be quite effective in maintaining the figure and skin in particular.
Did you know that weight gain can be fought with a water remedy? That water regenerates the skin? Learn about water's secrets for beauty, here:
Weight gain from overeating can cause unflattering changes to the figure, but it can be fought with a water remedy. By drinking generous amounts of water (more than a half-gallon (or 2 liters) a day, you can reduce the amount of food consumed and also eliminate false hunger pains.
Furthermore, good hydration of the tissues encourages enzymatic activity and therefore the burning of fat deposits.
To lose weight drink 2.5 to 3.5 liters a day, on the higher side the more you weigh and eat.
Water is an essential ingredient for skin regeneration. The skin of a 130-pound individual contains around 2 gallons of water, and the skin of a 160-pound individual contains almost 2.5 gallons of water. This water is retained by special molecules capable of holding in place a thousand times their weight of the skin and the loss of a fresh youthful appearance.
When the skin lacks water, it becomes dull, dry, and wrinkled and loses its elasticity, firmness, and color, and glands eliminate toxins poorly and become congested causing skin problems.
Hydrating skin properly by drinking enough prevents these assaults on the skin.
To maintain youthful skin, around 2.5 liters of water a day should be sufficient.


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Playtime PizzaRead MorePlaytime Pizza entertains kids and adults with 70,000 square feet of long division–free fun. More than 140 games populate the facility's two-story arcade, which encourages players to achieve new high scores on Dance Dance Revolution and on six miniature bowling lanes. Black lights cast a celestial spell across the mini golf course, where putters sink holes-in-one under the gaze of pirates and sea creatures, and on the bumper-car track, drivers spend time bouncing through the sea of cars. Smiles disappear only when mouths get sidetracked by pizza, one of the many finger-friendly food items that line the center's expansive buffet spread.600 East Colonel Glenn RoadLittle Rock, AR US
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The National Park AquariumRead MoreAt the National Park Aquarium, visitors can visit with aquatic creatures without visiting the depths of the ocean. Some highlights of the collection include: The clownfish: This orange fish is marked with white stripes, and its species has become quite famous thanks to Finding Nemo, (Nemo was a clownfish.) The tomato frog: When you threaten the bright red tomato frog, it puffs up its body, just as when you threaten a tomato, it turns into a watermelon. The red-bellied piranha: This fish can be kept as a pet, but it contains multitudes—it's also a voracious meat-eater, and piranhas have been known to attack humans.209 Central AvenueHot Springs, AR US
Searcy Thrills On WheelsRead More• For $5, you get admission for two including skate rentals (up to a $12 value). • For $69, you get a birthday pizza party for 10 kids (a $139 value).3579 Highway 367 SSearcy, AR US
Arkansas SkatiumRead MoreAt Arkansas Skatium, visitors don ice or roller skates to indulge in family-friendly, frictionless fun atop spacious rinks. During group ice-skating classes, certified instructors show bladers aged 5 and older the fundamentals of gliding before letting them fan across the ice to work through new maneuvers. When the clock strikes 10 p.m., the rink morphs into a broomball stadium where up to 25 athletes take to the ice for sneaker-clad fun. Arkansas Skatium's snack bar vends sodas, cappuccinos, pizza, and funnel cake to those tuckered out from eight-wheeled and single-bladed maneuvers. The ProShop sells all manner of gliding gear and houses a repair shop for skates dulled by nervous biting before hockey games.1311 S Bowman Rd.Little Rock, AR US
Magic Springs & Crystal Falls Water and Theme ParkRead MoreThanks to The Gauntlet, butterflies fill visitors' stomachs long before they even enter Magic Springs and Crystal Falls Water and Theme Park. The coaster looms high over the parking lot—forming a bright yellow web out of some 2,200 feet of steel track. Then, shrieks echo as riders plunge down a 110-foot drop and rocket through five inverted loops before finally planting their feet back on solid ground. And that's just the beginning. Sprawling across the grounds are dozens of other attractions that cater to all levels of thrill-seeker. While the X-Coaster dangles riders and inspires avant-garde hair styles with its slowed-down loop, the family-friendly Big Bad John takes others on a runaway train ride through the forest. Elsewhere, a kiddie airplane ride and a carousel delight tiny visitors, and everyone can break to eat at the Lakeside Ice Cream Parlor.1701 E Grand Ave.Hot Springs, AR US


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Nice article by Nate Silver over at baseball Analysts.
How Sabermetrics Helps Build a Better Ballgame
By Nate Silver
It's been several months since Murray Chass woke up one morning and decided to devote the last six paragraphs of his column to criticizing Baseball Prospectus. As I replied at that time, what most took be aback about his column was its assertion that sabermetrics "threatens to undermine most fans' enjoyment of baseball."
Naturally, I think quite the opposite is true. Here are seven ways in which sabermetrics has helped to improve the fan's experience:
1. Enhancing the Quality of Play.
There has been a great deal of debate about just how much the quality of play has improved in baseball over time. What nobody debates, however, is that the quality of play has in fact improved substantially. There are a great number of reasons for this, first and most importantly because the size of Major League Baseball's potential player pool has tended to grow more quickly than the number of teams in the league.
A small part of the improvement in quality, however, might be the result of the sabermetric movement. In a forthcoming essay for It Ain't over 'til It's over: The Baseball Prospectus Pennant Race Book, I developed something called the Efficiency Index, which operates by comparing the performances of the best backups in the league to the worst regulars in the league. The idea is that if the best backups in the league are much better than the worst regulars, then the league is doing an inefficient job of distributing talent, presumably because of great disparities in wealth, scouting acumen, or aptitude for talent evaluation.
The Efficiency Index has improved over time, particularly with the widespread introduction of the farm system in the 1950s. There has been a smaller but perceptible rise, however, within the past 5-10 years, and particularly within the last 2-3 years, which coincides with the widespread introduction of sabermetrics into the thought processes of major league front offices. There is no longer any reason to Free Erubiel Durazo!, or Frank Catalanotto, or Kevin Youkilis, or Chad Bradford. Those guys are getting a chance to play, and they're helping to resolve asymmetries in the talent distribution process.
This takes for granted, of course, that fans would rather see Kevin Youkilis play baseball than say J.T. Snow, which is almost certainly the case if he's donning the uniform of your favorite team, but perhaps less so if we're coming at this from the standpoint of pure aesthetics. That is really just the tip of the iceberg, however. Consider: would the Red Sox have matched Daisuke Matsuzaka's price if not for the work of people like Clay Davenport, who helped us to understand the high quality of baseball in Japan? Would Jake Peavy be the best pitcher in the National League, or would he have been a victim of high pitch counts? Would Curtis Granderson be patrolling center field for the Tigers, or would he have been written off because he came from a tiny college program in a northern state, doomed to see his skills and desire atrophy in the lower minors? Even if you think the answer to these questions is "well, probably," baseball is replete with examples of potentially great players whose skill sets slipped through the cracks, and not all of those guys were Jack Cust types.
2. Democratizing the Media
Don't get me wrong. I'd have a tough choice deciding between ESPN and the other 400-odd channels in my cable lineup, provided that some allowance could be made for The Sopranos. But there's developed an increasingly blurry line between the people who cover the baseball industry, and the people who profit from it.
At the one extreme, you have the obvious potential conflicts of interest. The Tribune covers the Cubs while also owning the ballclub. I believe The Trib generally does a good job of managing these conflicts, but - full disclosure - I have been a frequent guest on WGN Radio. At the other extreme, you have the more vaguely insidious conflicts, such as Buster Olney blogging about "fantasy sleepers" when he clearly has no interest in the subject. And there's nobody much left to police the conflicts of interest, because if you don't have a relationship with the leagues themselves, you probably have relationships with the major media players (full disclosure #2: "you" includes Baseball Prospectus).
What we do have, however, is the blogosphere. The blogosphere has generally not been interested in covering the meta-issues of the sports media - there's no mediamatters.org for sports, unless you want to count Fire Joe Morgan. But it does an absolutely superlative [corrected] job of covering baseball itself. At the risk of being self-aggrandizing in an Al-Gore-Invented-the-Internet kind of way, I believe a great deal of that has to do with the lower barriers to entry that sabermetrics helps to facilitate, in terms of its tendency to allow objective knowledge about the game to go forth and multiply. The very thing that Murray Chass seems to fear is the very thing that makes him less important. Baseball fans can still read Murray Chass if they want - but they can also read Rob Neyer or Tangotiger or Rich Lederer. Once you realize that the arrangement of the Yankees' locker room has less to do with their success or failure than simple things like how often Johnny Damon gets on base, you're armed to debate about them without having to tip your hat to insider knowledge.
3. Leveling the Playing Field
One of the great myths of Moneyball is that sabermetrics is something that's the domain of small-market clubs; as the Red Sox have shown, there is little intrinsic connection between a team's financial and analytical dispositions. Nevertheless, having a core competency for statistical analysis provides another dimension along which a team can compete. Since statistical analysis is relatively cheap to execute, this has tended to lessen the intrinsic advantage of large-market clubs, which in turn provides "hope and faith" to a larger number of fans. As a corollary, the analytical approach represents another potential strategy that teams can gravitate toward, which increases the genetic diversity of the sport.
4. Opening up the Owner's Box (and the General Manager's Office)
Fans have always debated about the game's greatest players. But as difficult as it can be to determine whether Hanley Ramirez or Jose Reyes is the better player, it is even more difficult to determine whether Billy Beane or Terry Ryan is the better general manager, or corporate ownership is better than having a megalomaniac like George Steinbrenner. Sabermetrics, particularly when it pursues angles related to economics, empowers us to discuss the game off the field to a more profound extent. As a result, while the sport itself has a six-month season, baseball fans have grown accustomed to enjoying a twelve-month news cycle, and the Hot Stove League can approach the pennant races in excitement. It is no coincidence that the Baseball Prospectus website gets more traffic in March than it does in April, and more in November than it does in July.
5. Enlivening the History Books
The birth of the National League now predates that of the oldest living person, so there's nobody on earth who can claim to have seen every Hall of Famer play. If you look at the vigorous debate at places like the BBTF Hall of Merit, however, you wouldn't know the difference. Sabermetrics provides perspective, and that perspective can just as easily be applied to the past as to the present. Baseball has the richest history of any major sport, and while sabermetrics owes a great debt to that history - it helps to have 130+ years of observations to work with when you're developing a statistical model - that history owes an increasing debt to sabermetrics.
6. Now Geeks Can Play, Too
Each year, Baseball Prospectus takes internship applications and asks the candidates to submit short writing samples; it's likely that more than half of these writing samples will contain some reference to Theo Epstein. Most of us are not natural athletes, and although sabermetrics has probably not penetrated the industry to the point where the ex-jock/old boy's network culture has been irrevocably changed, it certainly opens up a career in the industry to a wider array of people than might have had access in the past. Keeping those sorts of dreams alive has to help with the sport's audience. And while relatively few of us will be fortunate enough to have a career in the industry itself, we're all able to experience the next best thing in the form of fantasy baseball, which has a mutually reinforcing relationship with sabermetrics.
7. Knowledge is Power
I don't want to sound like Richard Dawkins debunking the Santa Claus myth, but I believe there is inherent good in the pursuit of objective knowledge. Sabermetrics can occasionally demystify certain constructs that it might be pleasant to believe - like the existence of the Clutch Hitter, baseball's answer to Santa Claus - but is that necessarily a bad thing? And sabermetrics tends to spark new questions as well as resolve old ones. Perhaps the Clutch Hitter has been relegated to the status of the Loch Ness Monster, (or perhaps he hasn't), but sabermetrics has provoked us to look at things like player development and the relationship between pitching and defense in entirely different ways, just to name a couple.
What ultimately bothered me about Mr. Chass' article was its anti-intellectualism. Perhaps Chass would prefer that all knowledge about the game be disseminated by the Old Gray Lady on her stone tablets - "Thou Shalt Not Make the First Out at Third Base" / "Thou Shalt Not Worship False Statistics" - but the rest of us are having a lot of fun with this stuff, and we're building a better ballgame in the process.
Nate Silver is the Executive Vice President of Prospectus Entertainment Ventures; inventor of PECOTA, the BP projection system; and writes "Lies Damned Lies," a column about modern statistical analysis. He lives in Chicago.


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