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LIVINGSTON —The debate over how to equip the Polk County Precinct 3 Road and Bridge Department will rage on for at least one more week.
A Volvo Motor Grader, a 318 Caterpillar excavator, and two 140 Caterpillar motor graders previously declared as surplus equipment were sold in an online auction with a total sales price of $619,400.
The auction proceeds are $70,000 greater than the trade-in offer by Romco Equipment Company, but still at least $30,000 short of the amount owed on the equipment, county records show.
The Precinct 3 equipment debate began in November when Commissioner Buddy Purvis asked commissioners to approve a buyboard purchase and equipment trade-in that would have amounted to refinancing $100,000 in debt with the equipment purchase.
The four pieces of equipment were listed for sale on an online auction site under contract with the county after County Judge John Thompson and County Auditor Ray Stelly told Purvis that the county could not refinance debt.
Pct. 3 Commissioner Buddy Purvis expressed his objections to the delay the auction would cause in completing the equipment purchase. Purvis said his main priority was to get rid of the excavator because it "can't work four full days a week."
"I want it off my yard even if I have to go $200,000 in debt," Purvis said.
One of the Caterpillar motor graders, which were purchased in June 2005, drew 64 bids and the other 65. They sold for $199,000 each to Mustang Cat, $19,000 over the trade-in offer.
The excavator drew offers from 15 online bidders and sold for $139,000 to CMR Railroad Salvage. Romco had offered $75,000 trade-in allowance.
The Volvo motor grader got a single bid for $115,000, the minimum set by the county, from Hoss Equipment.
The winning bids totaled $625,000 and the online auction service will receive a 5 percent fee for handling the sale, which means the county received an additional $70,000 over the trade-in offer, Stelly said.
Stelly also pointed out that the graders sold for $8,000 more than the purchase price paid in June 2005.
"On the other hand, the Volvo motor grader that we purchased in April 2004 for $184,000 sold for $115,000," Stelly said. "I would encourage the court to think of these results and the market value in deciding what equipment to purchase to replace these," Stelly said.
Despite the fact the auction drew more resale value, it still falls short of the amount owed on the equipment.
There was no item on Tuesday's agenda to consider purchasing new equipment.
After Purvis expressed his dissatisfaction at having to wait until the next regular meeting to address the equipment purchase, Pct. 1 Commissioner Bob Willis asked if the measure could be handled in a telephone meeting.
District Attorney Lee Hon and Bond Counselor Tom Pollan both advised against a telephone meeting. Pollan told commissioners that the provision in state law that allowed for telephone meetings were limited to extreme circumstances like Hurricane Rita when issues affecting the imminent health and safety of the county needed to be decided and the court may be unable to gather in one location.
Judge Thompson added that a meeting can be called with 72 hours notice that would avoid the circumstance of holding a meeting by telephone that people can attend.
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This is my second time round with MiniMins. My old diary, which I've just wrapped up, is '36lb til Sky Dive!' which should tell you where I've been.
Long story short, after a finding relationship bliss, followed by a short bout of health-related depression, I've gone up from 13st to 14st again, and I'm determined this time to get down to a very healthy 10st and I'm determined to stay there! The weight isn't even as important to me as my health. Sure, I'd like to fit in clothes better, but I'd really like to get into the best shape of my life. I just turned 30, and I want to be able to see my 100th birthday if at all possible!
My Goals
- Reach my target weight of 10st by 01/04/2015 (going my dream holiday to Japan).
- Get into the best shape of my life
- Feel good about wearing a bikini (still have never worn one publicly).
- Maintain, maintain, maintain!
My Plan
- I am still determined not follow any particular diet plan, that what I'm trying to achieve needs to be a life plan. Clean eating for the most part with no self denial.
- Start Slim in 6 workout
- Cycle to work every day
- Go hiking at least once a month
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- Getting a new bike.
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Here's to setting off again on the right foot!


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Traders of the Rift . Presenting "Traders of the Rift" by Michael Rutherford. This science fiction diorama was presented at BrickWorld 2010 in Chicago Illinois with small contributions from Ryan Rubino and Keith Goldman. Although the diorama ultimately lost in its award category to an aging and entirely dubious Jurassic Park construct, its centerpiece boat "The Gar" took home the highly coveted "Best Boat" award. The diorama depicts thrilling mercantile action on a far-flung world. Set amidst the mysterious and ancient ruins of a bygone civilization, a multitude of Aliens both malevolent and benign pursue the timeless dance of commerce. Please leave feedback if you dig it; Mike gets a kick out of it while he's deployed, and as he's stated many times: it helps him improve as a builder. -Keith Goldman . I had the distinct pleasure of joining Mike and his family, Ryan Rubino and hundreds of other LEGO nerds at the annual BrickWorld event this past June in Chicago. We all had a great time and one of Mike's big contributions to the fest was this layout. Mike also delivered a sparsly attended but highly memorable presentation on how to run an educational LUG. Why yes that is a nice accent lamp in the background, made out of LEGO as you might imagine, and entirely cool. I fantasized many times about ripping out of its wall socket and hurling it at "Traders of the Rift". The reasons should seem obvious. One downside of bringing a large model to a fest is that you tend to get pinned behind it. I remember Mike telling me that he didn't really get to look around the rest of the exhibition halls until the last afternoon of the weekend. If memory serves the diorama took him about six months to build, with most of it coming in a flurry at the end. This photo probably best illustrates the technique Mike innovated for the hull. Mike used a large number of brown headlight/snot bricks in a long sheet, which he then flexed into the desired shape. I would imagine we'll be seing more boats in the future using this technique; I have not seen any other technique that produces such sleek, clean lines that bend in two directions. The one drawback is the regular, decidedly patchwork patern of the headlight bricks, but the brown masks the effect pretty well in the case of 'The Gar' These truly epic flags were created by Mike's equally epic wife Susanna. The flag with the dragon is the Welsh flag and the larger flag behind it belongs to Papua New Guinea. I have a feeling that they will some day combine their marital building prowess on a sci-fi diorama with one heck of a mosaic eye-block/background. Susanna also brought an excellent medieval witch-burning diorama that went over big with Johnny Q Public and fellow attendees alike. Their 3 offspring have been known to get in on the building action in the past, and Team Rutherford is no stranger to awards. This is actually the second time the three of us have combined on a diorama, although this one was a much more modest effort. Mike was definitely the driving force on this one though, and he was kind enough to invite Ryan and I along for the ride. Collaberation can be really difficult, but the results usually outstrip what is possible alone. About a quarter of the photos in this posting are Ryan's, who won an award himself for his unmatched animal model series Predator Vs. Prey. The man the myth the Major, Michael Rutheford. Seen here in his natural state of oration, Mike uses his talon-like hands to explain the diorama's key action to a younger builder. I can say without reservation that Mike had a blast at the Chicago convention, both presenting his diorama and meeting so many of the LEGO freaks he'd heard so much about. What diorama would be complete without a Squidbilly in a crane? Can you do any less? Fresh as harvest day...the original plan for this diorama called for more and larger fields of dino-tails in various states of harvest. Big plans sometimes have to be downsized when your buildng for a convention deadline though. Mike got a lot of complements for "nice part useage" for this particular detail. Squidbillies are fillin' dem cells! Dat you Squidbilly? "I'm telling you for the last time Alberto, you can't turn a ho into a housewife. you just can't do it." The techinique Mike came up with for the hull of "The Gar" was what ultimately won him the trophy I think. There were bigger boats at the convention and more complex boats, but I've never seen a boat with these kind of sleek lines and the judges had to reward it. This is my favorite photo of the bunch, and really captures that ruined, old, post-apocalyptic feel without all the usuall three part harmoy of the "Post Apoc" theme: technic-bricks as bullet holes, telephone poles and sandbags. If you look close you'll notice there isn't a human to be found on the diorama, which was one of Mike's goals before ever putting bricks together. Sometimes minifigs can drive giant dioramas from the beginning. The catamaran pictured here was designed by long time crony and current employee of LegoLand Carlsbad's model shop, Ryan Rubino. I think Ryan called this beauty the "Scatamaran Caruthers" out of respect for his favorite actor. The rather dubious orange ship belonging to the rather awesome Twitch-fig is my design. I can't find a photo that shows it from a good angle. I think Mike was right to quietly shuffle this one off in the back...behind one of the ribs....which are curved monorail track pieces, for those of you not familier with them. There was one rule concerning minifigs that this diorama proved perfectly. If you use a Star Wars minifig head in any other context, it will always remain that Stat Wars character. Master Plo-Kloon is not in this diorama, but 4 or 5 aliens with his head are. This was very confusing to several young people who argued with Mike that "look, its Master Plo Kloon, Master Plo Kloon and Master Plo Kloon". Not space-vampires, not martians, not interdimentional traders...no, they are and will forever be "Master Plo Kloon". So use your SW heads with caution. Here is a short list of people Michael wanted to give a shout-out to that he met at Chi-Town. Deborah Higdon, Iain the drummer, Ley, Flo, Kelso, Phipson, Kaleta, Dennis Price, Connor and Father, That guy who looks like Santa and always wears red, Carter Baldwin, Nannan, Tyler, Kyle, Dave X and son, The Sterlings, that kid with OCD, Mike from the Lego store and a ton of people he mentioned but I forgot. So if you met him and you were not mentioned, its my fault. Mike's automated harvesters were a big hit too, he really packed alot of great vignettes within the larger diorama, which is a nice study for newer builders. In my not so humble opinion, this shot reveals one of the diorama's few flaws, namely the harsh transition between the tan earth and the rocks. I think a little separation, some transition areas, more elevation changes and definitely more water would have put this thing over the top. Maybe not enough to take down Jurrassic Park mind you, but over the top baby. Even though this shot is blurry, it earns its place because it highlights my two favorite features of "The Gar": the sunken cockpit and the rigging...both unique details to any boats I've seen. You can also see a baggie of parts, you always end up with extra parts when you take dioramas to conventions...its almost disturbing. Not as disturbing as seeing a fat LEGO mannkinders shout "Dirty Brickster!" with greedy delight, but almost disturbing. In this final photo you can see a little bit of my other questionable contribution to his otherwise pretty spectacular Diorama, the "Hopi Tanker" It also features Mike's excellent moveable dock that really would need a video to properly present. Even if Traders of the Rift ultimately lost to a low-res, dusty, pre-fab dinosaur having, nepotistic diorama with delusions of grandeur...it still rocked the BrickWorld house. [if you can edit this from Iraq Mike, great, if you can't...bummer for you!] This entire narrative was written by Keith Goldman, and should not be attributed to Michael Rutherford in any way shape or form. I'll close with one quote that Mike would endorse without qualification... "ATTACK!"
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This book was like a Big Mac. You read it and feeling like hurling afterwards. It was a cheap ripoff of Bridget Jones (which I enjoyed), with the diary entries and the antagonism towards the male lead that eventually turns to love. Which means it's an even worse ripoff of Pride and Prejudice. Let me just say that guys do not in general care what kind of shoes a girl is wearing, unless they have a shoe fetish. Also, Wondercat seems 'Cathy' lame. All said, this is a lame lame lame book. Bleck.
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So good, can't wait for the movie.
I am a fan of Janet's books, I think i have read them all. I was in the waiting list for this book for long time. When i got it, i was surprise by how short it was. After I started reading, i notice that there was not funny smart comments like all Janet's books are usually. It was mostly boring, I did not like the story line and the end was not good, in my opinion. I don't claim to be a book expert, but whoever had read her book will see the huge difference. I hope she comes back with her usual writing.
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The Unwanteds is the 1st book in an epic series. The story is a genre mix fantasy/dystopian stories. It starts with about twenty thirteen-year-olds condemned to death because they are creative. They are dropped off at the ominous "Death Farm", only to find that they are welcomed into the fantastical land of Artime, where creativity is both a gift and a weapon. I enjoyed spending my time on this awesome book!!
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While I've enjoyed his other books (Thunder and Rain, When Crickets Cry, The Mountain Between us), this book blew the rest of them away! By far the best book I've read in the last few years, by anyone. Martin shows the depth of emotion, a mystery with a twist at the end, and a bit of romance all rolled into a book you can't wait to finish, then are eager to start all over again!
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I loved this book from the opening lines! I enjoyed all of the characters, the mystical elements of the green smoke and the legend of the cake, the twists and turns, and especially the voice of Jacob Grimm. Utterly unique, dark, and yet fun.
Although there were quite a few laugh-out-loud parts of this book, it was the deeply emotional part that I enjoyed, possibly more than the openly humorous bits. Wonderful book, great inside look at the real world of advertising (oh, how I loved the Snugglies meetings), and an honest look at how grief can affect a family.
I REALLY wanted to love this story - it has everything I usually enjoy in a book, and I was hoping it would come close to Diana Gabaldon's Outlander. But I couldn't bring myself to care too much about the characters when there was SO much going on. I felt like there wasn't enough of anything to appeal - the love story was somewhat tepid, the time travel portion was not utilized as much as it could have been, the politics were too convoluted.
Not to mention that I was horribly disappointed that the ending was left wide open to presumably include a sequel. I did give it three stars as, even with the above comments, I could not put the thing down. The historical aspects of the book were interesting, and the writing was compelling, in my opinion. I am also very curious what is up with Mr. Mibbs, I think he was one of the most interesting characters in the book.
OK, so I picked up this book expecting a fiction novel about, like, time travel or something. But, instead I got the most amazing book in existence! Though there is some religious reference, I would recommend this book to anyone who loves reading! I recommend this to a more mature, advanced audience because it has a pretty advanced story line, but this is probably the most amazing, touching, cool book I've ever read. I read it in 1 1/2 days, just couldn't put it down! A must-read for everybody.
Okay...I LOVED Eragon, the first book in the Inheritance Cycle, but then I read Eldest. I feel like the author wanted to put in so much about some things I lost interest. In this book, Eragon looks at all the different religions in his world. I mean, that's alright, I guess. Just not for me. I actually didn't exactly read the Elves religion. There were highs, though.
You got to see more to some characters that I really like. It switches perspectives from Nasuada, Eragon, and Roran, which I think is good because it got old sometimes when I was reading ALL of Eragon or ALL of Roran. I enjoyed meeting new characters, such as King Orrin, but not others, like Oromis, who seemed too much like Brom, a wise, old person who knows SO much and has a depressing back story. Just not the kind of character that I like.
There are also some parts with Eragon's love interest, which I found awkward and weird. For one thing, Eragon is WAY too young for the elf girl. Then, when she tells him this, he gets morbidly depressed. Not the kind of thing that is good for a story- at least not for this one. I enjoyed the first book, but this one was just a little too bumpy for me. I still can't decide if I actually liked it, or if I just liked the parts with my favorite characters. Overall, it was ALRIGHT, but not as good as the first book.
I enjoyed this book. I like the whimsical settings and characters. I will definitely be checking out some more Oz books :) I think that both kids and adults will get enjoyment out of this classic story. I recommend it if you're a fan of The Wizard of Oz.
Ah, Calvin and Hobbes. What's not to love? It's the best comic strip ever written, IMO. Timeless and super clever. Calvin and Hobbes occupies a special place in my heart.
This was textbook chick lit. It was good fluffy fun. Well written, but definitely not deep. But that's okay, sometimes it's good to read a fun book. I could see this being made into a chick flick with JLo or Sandra Bullock. Cute summer read.
I love love loved this book! I've never read it before, and would recommend it for anyone! My second fave out of the Harry Potter series (first is Order of the Phoenix!)
Dan Brown's latest novel is not up to snuff with his previous work, but still has that great mix of culture, art, and history that Brown fans love. Angels & Demons is the highlight of his work for me, and this novel was not developed in the way I would have hoped. Not a big fan of this one, but it was worth a read. Not one for my bookshelf, since with this novel, Langdon's world becomes far more distanced from ours than in previous novels. I don't feel like Brown did a good job in suspending my disbelief, where in his other Langdon novels, I was pulled right in. So, meh. I think Brown is tired of Langdon.
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This page features publications and resources that are focused on the relationship between transportation and health and related issues.
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Health in Transportation Tool: U.S. DOT/CDC Developing a new On-Line Tool (PDF 297 KB)
Moving Healthy: Linking FHWA Programs and Health - This document provides information on Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) programs, initiatives, tools, and resources that influence or are influenced by health. Although FHWA does not have a single, specific program that focuses solely on health, it is implicit in a broad range of existing programs.
Metropolitan Area Transportation Planning for Healthy Communities One Pager or PDF (400 KB)
Metropolitan Area Transportation Planning for Healthy Communities or PDF (3.3 MB) - The purpose of this report is to identify an integrated and flexible approach to how metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and their partners can successfully consider aspects of health during the transportation planning process. Based on research including four best practice studies, the white paper proposes a framework for MPOs and partners to use to integrate health into metropolitan area transportation planning. The report develops a comprehensive approach both to how MPOs can approach health as a direct, broadly-based goal for their interdisciplinary planning, and how they can consider health during all stages of the metropolitan area transportation planning process.
Statewide Transportation Planning for Healthy Communities or PDF (5.4 MB) - Presents insights, case studies, and a flexible model for State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) that choose to integrate public health considerations into their transportation planning and decision-making. It adapts the analysis and framework from the previous study on Metropolitan Area Transportation Planning for Healthy Communities to the context and needs of DOTs and their transportation and health partners.
United States Department of Transportation Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Regulations and Recommendations: This DOT policy statement reflects the Department's support for the development of fully-integrated active transportation networks. The establishment of well-connected walking and bicycling networks is an important component for livable communities, and their design should be a part of Federal-aid project developments.
FHWA's Bicycle Publications: This page features a library of publications from FHWA focused on bicycling issues, including planning, design, education and safety.
FHWA's Bicycle Resources: This page provides links to program-related websites, upcoming events, and other resources including data sources related to walking and bicycling and reports by other groups.
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FHWA's Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS): FHWA is committed to the advancement of CSS as one of the objectives of its Vital Few Goal on Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining. The objective of CSS is to improve the environmental quality of transportation decision making by incorporating context sensitive solutions principles in all aspects of planning and the project development process.
FHWA's Livability Initiative: FHWA is committed improving the relationship between infrastructure and community needs, specifically to improve a community's "livability," to enhance the environmental sensitivity of roads and bridges and to help states explore multi-modal transportation options. This webpage provide information on the FHWA Livability Initiative as well as provide updates on the HUD/DOT/EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
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FHWA Pedestrian Resources: This page provides links to program related websites, upcoming events, and other resources including data sources related to walking and bicycling, reports by other groups, and speeches by DOT leadership. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) also has a wealth of information and research about health and safety, engineering, advocacy, education, enforcement and access and mobility.
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Lyceum of the Philippines University and Tongmyong University of Korea organized a student exchange program where students will experience to study with the school in agreement. Both LPU and Tongmyong students are expected to experience cultural and academic learning in their respective host countries.
Sixteen (16) LPU students were sent to Tongmyong University, Korea last February 17, 2013. Seven (7) students from the College of Computer Studies (Sonja Lee Soriano Morales, Ercel John Liwanag Uy, Creloujae Tacazon Arceño, Rey Christopher Gregorio Ambida, Elferd Bren Avatar Javate Dizon, Jon Cedric Maranan Mendez, Michael Gregorio Inton) and nine (9) from the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management (Kenley Ordiales Mercado, Harold Villamor Bautista, Julia Elaine Añonuevo Elefante, Domingo Jaime Bravo Bautista, Jenny Anne Yap Hernandez, Mary Ann Solo Cabingan, Leankin Paolo Ong Billones, Johriel Sagurit Almarinez, Hannah Mae C. Villanueva).They will take credit subjects and will undergo on-the-job training at Novotel Hotel in Busan for two months.
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42 U.S. Code § 15927 - Oil shale, tar sands, and other strategic unconventional fuels
(a) Short title
This section may be cited as the "Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005".
(b) Declaration of policy
Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States that—
(1) United States oil shale, tar sands, and other unconventional fuels are strategically important domestic resources that should be developed to reduce the growing dependence of the United States on politically and economically unstable sources of foreign oil imports;
(2) the development of oil shale, tar sands, and other strategic unconventional fuels, for research and commercial development, should be conducted in an environmentally sound manner, using practices that minimize impacts; and
(c) Leasing program for research and development of oil shale and tar sands
In accordance with section 241 of title 30 and any other applicable law, except as provided in this section, not later than 180 days after August 8, 2005, from land otherwise available for leasing, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the "Secretary") shall make available for leasing such land as the Secretary considers to be necessary to conduct research and development activities with respect to technologies for the recovery of liquid fuels from oil shale and tar sands resources on public lands. Prospective public lands within each of the States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming shall be made available for such research and development leasing.
(d) Programmatic environmental impact statement and commercial leasing program for oil shale and tar sands
(1) Programmatic environmental impact statement
Not later than 18 months after August 8, 2005, in accordance with section 4332 (2)(C) of this title, the Secretary shall complete a programmatic environmental impact statement for a commercial leasing program for oil shale and tar sands resources on public lands, with an emphasis on the most geologically prospective lands within each of the States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.
(e) Commencement of commercial leasing of oil shale and tar sands
Not later than 180 days after publication of the final regulation required by subsection (d), the Secretary shall consult with the Governors of States with significant oil shale and tar sands resources on public lands, representatives of local governments in such States, interested Indian tribes, and other interested persons, to determine the level of support and interest in the States in the development of tar sands and oil shale resources. If the Secretary finds sufficient support and interest exists in a State, the Secretary may conduct a lease sale in that State under the commercial leasing program regulations. Evidence of interest in a lease sale under this subsection shall include, but not be limited to, appropriate areas nominated for leasing by potential lessees and other interested parties.
(f) Diligent development requirements
The Secretary shall, by regulation, designate work requirements and milestones to ensure the diligent development of the lease.
(g) Initial report by the Secretary of the Interior
Within 90 days after August 8, 2005, the Secretary of the Interior shall report to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate on—
(1) the interim actions necessary to—
(A) develop the program, complete the programmatic environmental impact statement, and promulgate the final regulation as required by subsection (d); and
(h) Task Force
(1) Establishment
The Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a task force to develop a program to coordinate and accelerate the commercial development of strategic unconventional fuels, including but not limited to oil shale and tar sands resources within the United States, in an integrated manner.
(2) Composition
The Task Force shall be composed of—
(3) Recommendations
The Task Force shall make such recommendations regarding promoting the development of the strategic unconventional fuels resources within the United States as it may deem appropriate.
(4) Partnerships
The Task Force shall make recommendations with respect to initiating a partnership with the Province of Alberta, Canada, for purposes of sharing information relating to the development and production of oil from tar sands, and similar partnerships with other nations that contain significant oil shale resources.
(5) Reports
(A) Initial report
Not later than 180 days after August 8, 2005, the Task Force shall submit to the President and Congress a report that describes the analysis and recommendations of the Task Force.
(i) Office of Petroleum Reserves
(1) In general
The Office of Petroleum Reserves of the Department of Energy shall—
(A) coordinate the creation and implementation of a commercial strategic fuel development program for the United States;
(B) evaluate the strategic importance of unconventional sources of strategic fuels to the security of the United States;
(C) promote and coordinate Federal Government actions that facilitate the development of strategic fuels in order to effectively address the energy supply needs of the United States;
(D) identify, assess, and recommend appropriate actions of the Federal Government required to assist in the development and manufacturing of strategic fuels; and
(2) Consultation and coordination
The Office of Petroleum Reserves shall work closely with the Task Force and coordinate its staff support.
(k) Interagency coordination and expeditious review of permitting process
(1) Department of the Interior as lead agency
Upon written request of a prospective applicant for Federal authorization to develop a proposed oil shale or tar sands project, the Department of the Interior shall act as the lead Federal agency for the purposes of coordinating all applicable Federal authorizations and environmental reviews. To the maximum extent practicable under applicable Federal law, the Secretary shall coordinate this Federal authorization and review process with any Indian tribes and State and local agencies responsible for conducting any separate permitting and environmental reviews.
(l) Cost-shared demonstration technologies
(1) Identification
The Secretary of Energy shall identify technologies for the development of oil shale and tar sands that—
(m) National oil shale and tar sands assessment
(1) Assessment
(A) In general
The Secretary shall carry out a national assessment of oil shale and tar sands resources for the purposes of evaluating and mapping oil shale and tar sands deposits, in the geographic areas described in subparagraph (B). In conducting such an assessment, the Secretary shall make use of the extensive geological assessment work for oil shale and tar sands already conducted by the United States Geological Survey.
(B) Geographic areas
The geographic areas referred to in subparagraph (A), listed in the order in which the Secretary shall assign priority, are—
(ii) the Devonian oil shales and other hydrocarbon-bearing rocks having the nomenclature of "shale" located east of the Mississippi River; and
(n) Land exchanges
(1) In general
To facilitate the recovery of oil shale and tar sands, especially in areas where Federal, State, and private lands are intermingled, the Secretary shall consider the use of land exchanges where appropriate and feasible to consolidate land ownership and mineral interests into manageable areas.
(2) Identification and priority of public lands
The Secretary shall identify public lands containing deposits of oil shale or tar sands within the Green River, Piceance Creek, Uintah, and Washakie geologic basins, and shall give priority to implementing land exchanges within those basins. The Secretary shall consider the geology of the respective basin in determining the optimum size of the lands to be consolidated.
(o) Royalty rates for leases
The Secretary shall establish royalties, fees, rentals, bonus, or other payments for leases under this section that shall—
(p) Heavy oil technical and economic assessment
The Secretary of Energy shall update the 1987 technical and economic assessment of domestic heavy oil resources that was prepared by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. Such an update should include all of North America and cover all unconventional oil, including heavy oil, tar sands (oil sands), and oil shale.
(r) State water rights
Nothing in this section preempts or affects any State water law or interstate compact relating to water.
Source(Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 369,Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 728.)
Section is comprised of section 369 ofPub. L. 109–58. Subsecs. (j) and (q) ofsection 369 of Pub. L. 109–58enacted section 2398a of Title 10, Armed Forces, and amended the table of sections for chapter 141 of Title 10 and sections 226 and 241 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.
Change of Name
Committee on Resources of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.
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The war on terror has been in effect since 2002, when United States troops first invaded Afghanistan. War efforts have expanded from military action to legislation such as the PATRIOT Act and domestic applications such as the federal wiretapping program. Supporters of these efforts claim that the United States must prepare for a new type of war in which the enemy attacks without warning and without regard for traditional rules of engagement. Critics contend that American foreign policy is actually harming, not helping, the United States, and that domestic programs threaten Americans' civil liberties. "The War on Terror, Second Edition" examines these issues in more depth with updated statistics, new legal opinions, and information about current legislation.
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VLR is putting the finishing touches on their first CD release as Vinny's Last Ride. The name of the CD will be A Little Bit Crazy. The 13 pop and rock songs are mostly from VLR's extensive archives and each has been totally re-mixed by Leon Portelance and Isha Erskine and mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London. You can listen to a preview of the songs on VLR's Music Player and completed songs are available for download now. Check it out!
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DreamWorks has released the first promotional still for Puss in Boots, the planned spin-off/prequel of the Shrek films. The studio also unveiled a new website for the film, which is scheduled for release in November of 2011.In the film, Antonio Banderas reprises his role as Puss, the smooth-talking cat adventurer. He is joined by Zach Galifianakis, who will play Humpty Dumpty, and Salma Hayek, who will play Kitty, a street-savvy cat with eight enormous, tan-colored breasts, each more beautiful than the last. (Collider)
The new trailer for Shrek Forever After has hit, and it seems Dreamworks is kickin' it up a notch. Don't worry, it's still a kids' movie. I just try to find the most perverted part of everything and anything, and exploit it. I'm a big fan of the first Shrek, and even the second and third have their moments, but in Shrek Forever After I swear I can hear the staticy sound of crisp Benjamins passing over the mic as the cast counts their residuals. Far Away Land has grown tiresome, and the jokes about the fairy tale creatures we know and love fall flat. Will the Shrek series go out with a bang or a soft, wet fart? Find out May 21, 2010. Check out the donkey on cat action below.
Get your mind out of the gutter, I obviously meant cat. The new teaser trailer for Shrek Forever After has dropped, and it showcases all the crazy characters we've come to know and love over the previous three films. The question is, will this fourth installment be as unnecessary as the last one? Probably not since anything with a green ogre in it seems to rake in sh*t buckets full of cold, hard cheddar. And this Shrek is in 3D, so Donkey or his poop will probably get flung at us or something. It appears that in Shrek Forever After, what Dreamworks is calling THE FINAL CHAPTER, we're transported to a far far away land called Far, Far Away Land where Shrek has never existed. Donkey doesn't know who he is and Puss is overweight and lazy. Tehe. Husky cats are funny. Shrek Forever After hits theaters May 21st, 2010. Check out the teaser trailer after the jump.


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Urban lines and a simply designed silhouette make Hillsdale Furniture's Park Glen Cherry desk a cool addition to your home or office. Easy storage shelves and a rich wood grain make this desk attractive, easy on your wallet and ideal for your laptop, bills or homework. Composed of solids and wood composites. Some assembly required. Chairs ship via UPS/FedEx Ground while the table and set ship via truck.
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Germany's auto leviathan rang in the new millennium with a bid to change the structure of the industry: a $200 billion online market for car parts, launched in collaboration with GM and Ford. Dissolving not only the inefficiencies of traditional purchasing systems but the alliances built into them, the new exchange is expected to cut costs for the three giants by up to 10 percent over the next few years. Eventually, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs, DCX's one-third stake could be worth as much as 15 percent of the company's $66.1 billion market cap.
Though DaimlerChrysler fared well overall in 1999, the stock price failed to follow suit. Chalk it up, company spokespeople say, to the market's disdain for nontech stocks last year. They're counting on B2B rocket fuel to kick DaimlerChrysler into overdrive. Given the staggering potential of B2B automation, the automakers' exchange could do more than succeed - it could change the way the world does business.
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This tutorial shows how you can do vignette effects using a feature of GIMP called QuickMask. QuickMask is a convenient way to modify selections using pixel-changing tools such as the paintbrush, eraser, or any plug-in filter. It lets you make very precise adjustments to your selections. This tutorial doesn't use QuickMask for complex masking; it's intended to show how you can use it to create quick and easy vignette effects.
Step 1
For your first step, load up an image. Any image will do. GIMP 1.1.7, a development version of GIMP, introduced QuickMask. The QuickMask control button is located at the lower-left side of the image.
Step 2
First, make a rectangular selection around the edge of the image. Then click on the red-bordered QuickMask icon in the lower-left corner of your image.
Step 3
After you click the red QuickMask button, a translucent red mask appears around your selection. This red mask represents the outside of your selection. When you click the dashed QuickMask button to go back into normal selection mode, anything red will not be selected, and anything clear will be. So, let's start playing with this mask. First, right click on the image and select <Image> Filters -> Distorts -> Waves from the menu. Apply the filter, and watch what happens to the mask.
Step 4
The mask gets all wavy. Let's add one more effect: <Image> Filters -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur (RLE).
Step 5
Now that there is a soft edge on the mask, click the dashed QuickMask button to convert the mask back into a selection.
Step 6
See how the selection follows the mask? This is a powerful feature of QuickMask. You can use it to modify any existing selection, and you can even use it to create new selections. Our last step is to use <Image> Select -> Invert and <Image> Edit -> Fill with BG Color. The result, a soft white fade into the background, is shown in the final step.
And there you have it. Some more examples are listed below. Happy GIMPing!
The above image used <Image> Filters -> Noise -> Spread, with horizontal and vertical settings at 11, to get the effect.
I used some blurring and the <Image> Filters -> Distorts -> Newsprint plugin to get this effect.
As in the tutorial, this one used Waves, but instead of blurring, I used <Image> Filters -> Blur -> Pixelize instead.
The original tutorial can be found here.