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One of Maine's 10 "town academies" has been put on probation for athletic recruitment violations. Lee Academy's principal says the independent school - which also accepts public school students - hasn't done anything wrong. But the Maine Principals Association sanctioned the school after an investigation sparked by a public school's complaint last spring. Jay Field has more.
The dispute began shortly after the Dirigo High School boys varsity basketball team defeated Lee in the 2012 Class C state finals. The same two teams had faced off a year earlier, with Lee winning.
Lee is one of 10 town academies - private independent schools that take public funds because they enroll some students from communities that don't have public high schools. Lee has also enrolled numerous dormitory students in recent years, who've ended up contributing to the school's basketball program. Mike Poulin, the principal at Dirigo High, located in Dixfield, says that's raised questions.
"A school that doesn't have the ability to recruit students to come to a school - you know, a public school - has to look at that and wonder, 'Are all these kids coming to school? And do they just happen to be great basketball players?" Poulin says. "Or are they coming to the school because they're being recruited to come there to play basketball?'"
Dirigo believed the latter was the case and wrote a letter of complaint to the Maine Principals Association, which governs interscholastic athletics. The MPA opened an investigation. It hired a principal from a third school to conduct the probe.
But neither Lee nor Dirigo High agreed with the initial findings. So a panel of three administrators - one chosen by each school, and a neutral party - took the case from there. In early October, it found that Lee Academy had violated MPA bylaws and put the school on probation.
"We don't recruit," says Bruce Lindberg, Lee's principal. Lindberg says his school is private and is being unfairly punished for doing something that private educational institutions do.
"Students contact us about attending Lee Academy. We have them fill out an application. We have them fill out financial aid paperwork," Lindberg says. "In the belief of this committee, who are all public school administrators, they think that we gain an unfair advantage by awarding financial aid to some students who happen to play sports."
But Dirigo's Poulin says that as a school that accepts some public tuition dollars - and has chosen to be a member of the MPA - Lee ought to be required to follow the organization's bylaws, which prohibit schools from offering special support to athletes.
"I understand public schools are different from private schools and private schools certainly have to do different things to survive," Poulin says. "We have to play those schools on the athletic fields. And when they enjoy an advantage we don't have, it makes it pretty difficult sometimes."
Lee's probation lasts for two years. The school also has 60 days to provide the MPA written reports on its admissions and financial aid policies.


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Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - Denver Nuggets guard Nate Robinson has been
diagnosed with a sprained anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, an
injury he sustained during Wednesday's game against the Charlotte Bobcats.
A team statement released Thursday indicated that Robinson will undergo
further evaluation on Friday to determine a course of treatment and timetable
for recovery. He has been formally ruled out of the Nuggets' game against
Toronto on Friday.
Robinson, who is averaging 10.4 points and 2.5 assists in 44 games this
season, exited Wednesday's 101-98 loss to the Bobcats midway through the first
quarter. He was starting at point guard in place of Ty Lawson, who sat out the
contest with a strained left rotator cuff.
Lawson remains day-to-day with his injury and is questionable to return for
Friday's tilt.
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Solar food processing
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Solar food processing is an innovative and multi-faceted technique capable of addressing various problems faced by people in the developing world. The implementation of technologies for food processing and conservation using solar energy can indirectly help to reduce poverty, improve health conditions, create sustainable local economic opportunities, and limit environmental damage by promoting the use of clean and renewable energy sources. This project targets developing countries with a high solar radiation potential, in particular those countries in need of unique and sustainable development assistance and ideas that relate to solar food products.
The project aims to extend and develop efficient methods of solar food processing for the following activities:
- Conservation of fruits and vegetables (See Canning and Drying.)
- Drying crops
- Roasting different kind of nuts
- Pasteurising juice, fruits and vegetables
- Baking bread and cake. (See Solar restaurants and bakeries.)
- Improvement in the quality of food;
- Creation of local jobs and income; (See Income generation.)
- Demonstrating environmental benefits (with high potential for CO2 emissions reduction)
- Involvement of local personnel and local resources
- Creation of a new market and encouragement of economic competition in this field.
[Text for this topic was taken from Solar Food Processing - Network and Support]
Recent news and developments
- January 2013: The Solar Food Processing Network meets to discuss international standards - The Solar Food Processing Network (SFPN) held a regional workshop in January 2013 at the Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. This gathering was a follow-up to the 2009 AFPN conference held in Indore, India in 2010. Workshop participants heard from food marketing and technology experts. Conference organizers, Deepak Gadhia and Rolf Behringer held discussions on local and international marketing, village industries, packaging, policy interventions, R&D, and effective monitoring and evaluation of projects. Attendees discussed the formation of an international solar food standard and shared their own practical experiences using solar technology for food processing. Visit the Solar Food Processing Network to see a muscial video of the event and videos of solar food processing projects in Burkina Faso.
Articles in the media
- April 2008: Using the Power of the Sun to Help Make SunChips Multigrain Snacks - Frito-Lay press release
Audio and Video
See also
- Solar Roasted Peanut Butter Plant
- January 2009: Processing of agricultural products in solar cooker for income generation - Navratna Nahar, P. Sharma, and G.R. Chaudhary
- January 2009: Watermelon Processing in Triple Purpose Solar Integrated Device - P.C. Pande
- January 2009: Thematic studies for processing and preservation of food supplement, chilies and ginger by drying through solar energy - Ranjita Bezbaruah Sharma
- January 2009: Practical Application of Solar Tunnel Dryers - Klaus Triebe
- January 2009: Perspectives of solar food processing in India - C. Palaniappan
- January 2009: CHOCOSOL - An experience of producing joy without generating malice - Aline Desentis Otálora
- January 2009: Food processing through solar energy - Ghanshyam Lukhi
- January 2009: Micro-enterprises in Solar Food Processing Technology - Case Study - M. Ramakrishna Rao, D.J. Rao, S.L. Kumar
- January 2009: Advancing towards achievement of Millennium Development Goals by training Rural and Tribal women in Solar Food Processing - A Hands-on Experience at Barli Development Institute for Rural Women in Central India - Dr. Janak McGilligan
- January 2009: Promotion of Smoke Free Villages in Chittoor District & Employment Generation to Rural Youth Through Solar Food Processing - Jagadeeswara Reddy
- January 2009: Agave syrup production – a sweet tradition goes solar - Gregor Schapers
- July 2006: Summary of Available Technologies for Food Transformation with Solar Energy - Solis Gutierrez
- July 2006: An Example of Solar Food Processing: Cooperative Production of Agave Syrup in Mexico - Heike Hoedt
- July 2006: The Potential of Using Panel Solar Cookers to Process Full-Fat Soybeans (Glycine max) for Urease Activity - Irvin Mpofu
- July 2006: An Example of Solar Food Processing: Cooperative Production of Agave Syrup in Mexico - Heike Hoedt
- Solar Food Processing - Network and Support - Rolf Behringer
- Solar food drying
- Non-cooking uses
- Income generation
- Coffee roasting
- Chocosol (Making chocolate with the sun for sale in Mexico)
- A brochure from the International Solar Energy Society about using of solar energy to process food
- Solar Food Processing Network
- Dada Zanzibar is very active income generation by means of solar food processing.
External links
- Solar Processing of Dal - Planters Energy Network
- Syrup Producer in Mexico Uses Solar Cooking to Process Agave
- Second International Solar Food Processing Conference in India, 14 to 16 January 2009 - Conference papers now available online (These have also been integrated into this wiki).
- http://www.solarfood.org
- Food processing technical briefs from Practical Action
- Solar food processing in Afghanistan
- A brochure from the International Solar Energy Society covering the various uses of solar energy to process food (Spanish version) (French version) (German version)
- Solar Food Processing - Network and Support - Rolf Behringer
- Effect of pressure and solar cooking on phytic acid and polyphenal content of cowpeas (Abstract: Both pressure cooking and solar cooking significantly reduced the phytic acid and polyphenol content of cowpea cultivars. A significantly greater reduction in the content of both these antinutrients was noticed during pressure and solar cooking of soaked cowpeas compared to unsoaked seeds. The percentage reduction increased when the soaked cowpeas were dehulled and then cooked by both pressure and solar cooking. The results of the study reveal that solar cooking was more effective than pressure cooking in reducing the concentrations of phytic acid and polyphenols in cowpeas. The cumulative effect of soaking and dehulling, followed by solar cooking, was the removal of most of the polyphenols (88-94 per cent). Such practices should be encouraged at the home level for the preparation of cowpea seeds.)
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- Voyez cet article dans le wiki en français: Transformation des produits alimentaires
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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/40404
- Title
- Applying match statistics to increase serving performance
- Author(s)
- Barnett, Tristan; Meyer, Denny; Pollard, Graham
- Abstract
- A large database of tennis statistics is used to calculate player match statistics for each court surface. Analysis is carried out to determine serving strategies to increase performance. The results of the analysis could be used by players and coaches to possibly increase serving performance.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
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- Medicine and Science in Tennis, Vol. 13, no. 2 (2008), pp. 24-27
- Publication year
- 2008
- FOR Code(s)
- 010404 Probability Theory; 010401 Applied Statistics
- Keyword(s)
- Performance improvement; Sports; Statistics; Tennis
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- Society for Tennis Medicine and Science
- 1567-2352
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- Copyright © 2008 Society of Tennis Medicine and Science.
- Additional information
- The authors would like to thank KAN-soft for providing the database for calculating serving and receiving statistics.


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Black-footed penguin
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Also known as the 'African Penguin' or 'Cape Penguin', and 'Jackass Penguin', the Black-footed penguin (scientific name: Spheniscus demersus) is one of seventeen species of flightless birds in the family of penguins (Spheniscidae). It is one of four co-called "Banded Penguins" in the genus Spheniscus, which also includes the Humboldt, Magellanic and Galapagos penguins.
Source Silvie Hojná, Petr Bašus/BioLib/Encyclopedia of Life
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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Like all penguins, the Black-footed penguin is characterized by its erect posture, torpedo-shaped body, webbed feet, stiff wings (flippers) and an excellent swimming ability, but an awkward movement on land. In common with many other seabirds, penguins possess a counter shading pattern of dark back and white undersides. This counter shading coloration of dark above and white below makes these seabirds difficult to see from above, the black back blending with the dark sea, while the pale undersides make the birds difficult to see against the sky from below.
The Black-footed penguin is a medium-sized penguin, about 70 cm (27.6") in height (with males on average being slightly larger than the females), and the only penguin species breeding on the African continent. As with the other members of the genus, there is a dark horseshoe mark on the chest, extending down the sides towards the feet, as well as a speckling of black spots over the white underparts, the number and pattern of which are unique to each bird and are used for identification of individuals. Occasionally there is a narrow, throat band. The face is predominantly black, bordered by white on the eyebrows and around the edge of the cheeks. There is a patch of bare pink skin above each eye and bill, which, along with panting, is thought to aid the bird in losing heat when it is out of the water for prolonged periods. The chunky bill is black with a paler vertical band towards the tip, while the feet are primarily black. The eyes are hazel.
Hatchlings are covered in a layer of gray fluffy down, which molts to a bluish-gray second down. Juvenile plumage is sooty black on the back and around the face, whilst the belly is white. It takes two or three years for the birds to develop the characteristic adult black-and-white plumage and the striking facial pattern. These penguins are also known as 'jackass penguins' due to the loud, braying calls that they make on the breeding grounds.
Breeding can occur at any time of year, but varies with location and occurs more frequently from May to July in South Africa and in November to January in Namibia. Breeding sites are on 24 islands between Namibia and Port Elizabeth, South Africa and at three mainland beach sites.
In the Black-footed Penguin, females become sexually mature at about three years of age and males at about four years. These penguins are usually monogamous. About 80 to 90% of pairs remain together in consecutive breeding seasons, and some are known to have remained together for over 10 years. During courtship and when pair-bonding, they bray and flap their wings in unison, moving their heads back and forwards as they call, often pointing at the ground.
Black-footed penguins form loose colonies, with pairs returning to the same site year after year. Nests are built in burrows or depressions under boulders and bushes, where they will receive some protection from the sun, and thus avoid the harshest of temperatures. Where there is not much vegetation, they will make their nests in hardened guano.
Black-footed penguins lay two or three eggs at a time, and occasionally second broods have been recorded. Both parents share in the incubation of the eggs, with shifts of one to two days. Penguins have a bare patch of skin on the lower abdomen (known as the 'brood patch'), which allows greater transfer of heat to the eggs. Incubation lasts for a period of about 40 days.
Once the eggs have hatched, the adults continue to guard the chicks until they are about 30 days old, regurgitating food straight from their stomachs after returning from foraging trips.
Unlike other penguin species, the Black-footed Penguin does not have a strict crèche stage because of the isolative behavior during mating and nesting of the species. Chicks that are left alone often gather together forming a crèche of up to five birds for general protection. Adults continue to feed their offspring until the chicks fledge, which occurs when the birds reach 70-80 days old.
At this time the chicks (now immature birds) leave land and remain at sea for 12-24 months. Then they usually return to the land site where they hatched and molt into the familiar black and white plumage of adults.
Only about 40% reach maturity.
The life span of a black-footed Penguin in the wild is about 10-11 years of age. However, some individuals have been known to live as long as 24 years, for instance in collections (e.g. zoos, aquaria): in an environment where protection is given against the elements, disease and predators, animals tend to have longer lifespans, although this doesn't exclude the possibility of the occasional wild individual living to such an age.
Adapted for their aquatic lifestyle, Black-footed penguins have been recorded swimming at speeds of 7.4 kilometers per hour (4.6 mi/hr) underwater and can travel a distance of about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) in a single trip, although the average range covered is about 18 km; average dives last for 2.5 minutes, and can reach depths of 130 m (426.5 feet).
Black-footed Penguins are very efficient navigators. After months at sea they can find their way back to their original nesting site. Three Black-footed Penguins that were fitted with tracking devices and experimentally relocated to another area, swam 1,287 km (800 miles) back to their breeding site in just one month.
Penguins have waterproof coats that need to be constantly maintained through preening, when they use their bill to apply an oily substance secreted from the uropygial gland, at the base of the tail. Molt occurs yearly to maintin the condition of this coat, at which time these birds come ashore, taking about 20 days to replace their feathers: during this period, they are unable to feed.
When foraging at sea, the adults live either singly or in small groups of up to 15 birds, most groups consisting of less than five birds.When foraging, breeding birds range about 20km (12.4 miles) from their breeding island, with those with chicks being found within 18km (11.2 miles) of the breeding grounds. Non-breeding birds forage wider, most occurring within 40km (24.9 miles), but some individuals can be found as far as 90km (55.9 miles) from the nesting grounds.
Although usually silent at sea, individuals will communicate with each other through a series of honks or growls, particularly in fog or at night.. The common name "Jackass Penguin" comes from the loud braying call that the birds make on the breeding grounds.
Although appearing clumsy when walking on land, it is in the sea that these birds show themselves to be the masters of their environment, being very skillful swimmers. African Penguins swim an average of 7.7 km per hour underwater (4.4 mi/hr), but only 1.5 km per hour (0.9 mi/hr) at the surface, an average traveling speed of about 5km per hour (3.1 mi/hr). As with all penguins, these birds swim by using their feet as rudders and their wings as flippers, although they do paddle with their feet when swimming at the surface. Diving, they streamline their body by drawing the head into their shoulders and tucking their feet up under the body. When diving, these penguins can stay under water for two to three minutes. At the surface, they may also porpoise, a movement involving plunging in and out of the water which allows for a faster, more energy-efficient means of travel than normal swimming, and may enable the animals to breath without any reduction in their travel speed: alternatively, porpoising has been suggested as a means of escaping predators, or purely as an act of exuberance. The reality is more likely to be a combination of these factors.
In South Africa, the annual molt takes place between November and January whilst on the coasts of Namibia this occurs through April and May. In preparation for this period of fasting, the penguins increase their food intake from ounces of food daily to pounds, putting on about 30% more fat deposits. The entire molt period takes about 20 days with feather shedding lasting about 13 days of the 20 - during this time, the feathers lack the insulating power of the normal coat, forcing the birds to remain out of the water, and therefore preventing them from foraging. During this time, the birds can lose up to half their body weight during the molt. It then takes the penguins about six weeks to regain their condition.
The fossil record shows that penguins are ancient birds, with forms already present in the early Paleocene, inferring that they originated during the Cretaceous, although no penguin fossils of that age are known to exist. As a group, the modern penguins have become adapted to living in cold water and on cold land. However, like a few other members of the group, African penguins have a different problem - living in a subtropical climate where the land is warm but where a cold current keeps the ocean water at 5-20o C (41-68o F), African Penguins have had to evolve ways to both survive in cold water and in the heat of the sun. Whilst their feathers are waterproofed and they possess an insulating layer of subcutaneous fat to fend off the cold of the water, on land they must resort to panting, raising their feathers and holding their wings away from their body to release heat. In addition, the bare patches of skin (such as that over the eyes) act as heat conductors, allowing excess heat to escape.
The Black-footed penguin is found mostly within 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) of the coast of South Africa emerging onto rocky offshore islands to breed, rest and molt.
The species breeds on 24 offshore islands between Namibia and Port Elizabeth, South Africa. On the mainland, there are colonies of penguins at Betty's Bay and Simonstown, South Africa, and in Namibia. The nesting islands are either flat and sandy with sparse to abundant vegetation or rocky with almost no vegetation. Their mainland sites are beaches with trees and shrubs and are very close to human habitation.
These birds live in inshore coastal waters in the warmer latitudes between 20 and 40o South, where the temperature is 5-20o C (41-68o F). This is not the only penguin species that lives in warmer climates. There are a few other species that live in similar environments on the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, South America, and the Galapagos Islands.
Food Habits
Forty-two percent of the diet of the black-footed penguin is small shoaling fish, with 25 species of fish, including anchovies (Engraulis capensis) and sardines (Sardinops sagax) being recorded, as well as 18 species of crustaceans, three species of squid, and one species of polychaete worm.
The birds eat about 14% of their body weight each day, i.e. 280-518 g (10.3-18.0 oz). Before molting and when feeding chicks, they may eat over 1000 g/day (2.2 lb). Birds have been recorded as swimming as far as 30-70 km from the coast (18.6-43.5 mi) to forage.
The population of Black-footed Penguins has collapsed from several million in the 19th century to 1.2 million in 1930, with only an estimated 120,000 birds left in the wild today, with the population still on the decline.
The collapse is due primarily to human activities such as the former collection of eggs for human consumption (now prohibited); overfishing of sardines and anchovies (preferred food of the penguins); pollution from oil tankers as they round the Cape of Good Hope; removal of guano for fertilizer (now also forbidden) from the islands where the birds built their nesting burrows; predation by feral cats and various other predators, native and introduced, on the islands and mainland. The population is also affected by avian malaria, carried by certain mosquitoes and by human development near their mainland breeding sites.
The species is protected under the agreement of the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterfowl. On November 28, 2006, the Center for Biological Diversity, a US organization, filed a petition requesting that twelve species of Penguins, including the Black-footed Penguin, be listed under the US Endangered Species Act. Twenty-three of the twenty-four islands on which the species breeds are listed by the government of South Africa as nature reserves, while the mainland nesting sites are under the protection of South Africa's West Coast National Park Service. Egg collecting and slaughter of birds is now prohibited, while the collection of guano is no longer permitted.
The Black-footed Penguin is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007.
It is protected by its listing on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), and on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). Populations need further monitoring and the possibility of conserving fish stocks is under investigation, amongst other measures, if the future of Africa's only breeding penguin is to be secured. Today there is an international breeding program among collections to ensure the survival of African Penguins in the event of a catastrophic event in their native habitat.
The recovery of rescued oiled birds has also been shown to be successful.for example, in June 2000, a bulk oil carrier sank off Robben Island near Cape Town releasing thousands of gallons of crude oil. This occurred at the peak of the breeding season of the Black-footed Penguins nesting on the island. Over 18,000 birds became oiled. An international force of volunteers descended on Cape Town to rescue the affected birds. Among them was a volunteer sent by the Aquarium of the Pacific who had previous experience treating oiled penguins. Nineteen thousand other birds that were not affected were trucked 1,287 km (800 mi) to Port Elizabeth in order to avoid further catastrophe. Most of the relocated birds found their way back to the island. The effort resulted in the survival of 91% of the birds.
Penguins were a good source of guano. Guano was excavated from the shores, processed, and made into fertilizer, which was then sold around the world. Penguin skins have been used as gloves and other leather goods.
There are no real negative economic effects of the Black-footed Penguin. Some fisherman claim that these penguins compete with them for fish, but because of the small size of the animal and the relatively small populations remaining, they consume only around 2,900 tons of fish yearly. This number is too small to be detrimental to that industry.
Further Reading
- Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758) Encyclopedia of Life (accessed March 16, 2009)
- [www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2009/ Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist]. Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, Baillargeon G., eds (2009), Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Spheniscus demersus, Fichtner, D. 1999, Animal Diversity Web (accessed March 16, 2009)
- Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758), World Registry of Marine Species (accessed March 16, 2009)
- International Penguin Conservation (accessed March 16, 2009)
- IUCN Red List (September, 2007)
- BirdLife International (accessed March 16, 2009)
- CITES (April, 2003)
- ARKive
- Global Register of Migratory Species (March, 2008]


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(a) Definition.— In this section, "motor vehicle repair business" means a person holding itself out to the public to repair for compensation a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment.
(b) Prohibition.— A manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or motor vehicle repair business may not knowingly make inoperative any part of a device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment in compliance with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter unless the manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or repair business reasonably believes the vehicle or equipment will not be used (except for testing or a similar purpose during maintenance or repair) when the device or element is inoperative.
(c) Regulations.— The Secretary of Transportation may prescribe regulations—
(1) to exempt a person from this section if the Secretary decides the exemption is consistent with motor vehicle safety and section 30101 of this title; and
Source(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e),July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 956; Pub. L. 112–141, div. C, title I, § 31202(a)(1),July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 757.)
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Having arrived on Migration Island, Ash and company encounter a bunch of Metapod who evolve into Butterfree and then fly off as a part of the island's tradition. They find a Caterpie who didn't evolve into Metapod yet. Reminding him about his old friend, Ash decides to help Caterpie train, so it can evolve and leave with its family on time. With several obstacles like Ursaring and Team Rocket, will Ash help Caterpie evolve?
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- As of this episode, all of Ash's original six Pokémon (Charmander, Squirtle, Pidgeotto, Bulbasaur, Butterfree, Pikachu) have appeared in the Best Wishes series, either in flashbacks or in the flesh.
- All the Butterfree in the episode appear to be male due to none of them having black marks on their wings. This appears to be an animation oversight, rather than the island only having male Butterfree on it.
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22 U.S. Code § 2228 - International Muslim Youth Opportunity Fund
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(a) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to strengthen the public educational systems in predominantly Muslim countries by—
(1) authorizing the establishment of an International Muslim Youth Educational Fund through which the United States dedicates resources, either through a separate fund or through an international organization, to assist those countries that commit to education reform; and
(b) Establishment of Fund
(1) Authority
The President is authorized to establish an International Muslim Youth Opportunity Fund and to carry out programs consistent with paragraph (4) under existing authorities, including the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (commonly referred to as the "Fulbright-Hays Act") [22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.].
(2) Location
The Fund may be established—
(3) Transfers and receipts
The head of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may transfer any amount to the Fund, and the Fund may receive funds from private enterprises, foreign countries, or other entities.
(4) Activities of the Fund
The Fund shall support programs described in this paragraph to improve the education environment in predominantly Muslim countries.
(A) Assistance to enhance modern educational programs
(i) The establishment in predominantly Muslim countries of a program of reform to create a modern education curriculum in the public educational systems in such countries.
(ii) The establishment or modernization of educational materials to advance a modern educational curriculum in such systems.
(B) Assistance for training and exchange programs for teachers, administrators, and students
(i) The establishment of training programs for teachers and educational administrators to enhance skills, including the establishment of regional centers to train individuals who can transfer such skills upon return to their countries.
(ii) The establishment of exchange programs for teachers and administrators in predominantly Muslim countries and with other countries to stimulate additional ideas and reform throughout the world, including teacher training exchange programs focused on primary school teachers in such countries.
(C) Assistance targeting primary and secondary students
(i) The establishment in predominantly Muslim countries of after-school programs, civic education programs, and education programs focusing on life skills, such as inter-personal skills and social relations and skills for healthy living, such as nutrition and physical fitness.
(D) Assistance for development of youth professionals
(i) The establishment of programs in predominantly Muslim countries to improve vocational training in trades to help strengthen participation of Muslims and Arabs in the economic development of their countries.
(5) Authorization of appropriations
(A) In general
There is authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010.
(B) Availability
Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) [1] are authorized to remain available until expended.
(C) Additional funds
Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) [1] shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
(6) Report to Congress
Not later than 180 days after August 3, 2007, and annually thereafter until January 30, 2010, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on United States efforts to assist in the improvement of educational opportunities for predominantly Muslim children and youths, including the progress made toward establishing the International Muslim Youth Opportunity Fund.
(7) Appropriate congressional committees defined
In this subsection, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
[1] So in original. Probably should be "subparagraph (A)".
Source(Pub. L. 108–458, title VII, § 7114,Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3798; Pub. L. 110–53, title XX, § 2012,Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 509.)
References in Text
The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is Pub. L. 87–256, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 527, which is classified principally to chapter 33 (§ 2451 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2451 of this title and Tables.
August 3, 2007, referred to in subsec. (b)(6), was in the original "the date of the enactment of this section" and was translated as meaning the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–53, which generally amended this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 and also as part of the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004, and not as part of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which comprises this chapter.
2007—Pub. L. 110–53amended section catchline and text generally, substituting provisions relating to purpose of section, authority of President to establish an International Muslim Youth Opportunity Fund as a separate fund in the Treasury or through an international organization or financial institution, and authority of Fund to support specified activities, for provisions setting forth congressional findings and authorizing the Secretary of State to establish an International Youth Opportunity Fund through an existing international organization.
Findings; Policy
Pub. L. 110–53, title XX, § 2011,Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 509, provided that:
"(a) Findings.—Congress makes the following findings:
"(1) The report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States stated that '[e]ducation that teaches tolerance, the dignity and value of each individual, and respect for different beliefs is a key element in any global strategy to eliminate Islamist terrorism'.
"(2) The report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States concluded that ensuring educational opportunity is essential to the efforts of the United States to defeat global terrorism and recommended that the United States Government 'should offer to join with other nations in generously supporting [spending funds] . . . directly for building and operating primary and secondary schools in those Muslim states that commit to sensibly investing their own money in public education'.
"(3) While Congress endorsed such a program in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458 [see Tables for classification]), such a program has not been established.
"(b) Policy.—It is the policy of the United States—
"(1) to work toward the goal of dramatically increasing the availability of modern basic education through public schools in predominantly Muslim countries, which will reduce the influence of radical madrassas and other institutions that promote religious extremism;
"(2) to join with other countries in generously supporting the International Muslim Youth Opportunity Fund authorized under section 7114 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 [22 U.S.C. 2228], as amended by section 2012 of this Act, with the goal of building and supporting public primary and secondary schools in predominantly Muslim countries that commit to sensibly investing the resources of such countries in modern public education;
"(3) to offer additional incentives to increase the availability of modern basic education in predominantly Muslim countries; and
"(4) to work to prevent financing of educational institutions that support radical Islamic fundamentalism."
Assignment of Specified Reporting and Determination Functions Relating to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Certain Education Abroad
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Secretary of Defense[, and] the Director of National Intelligence
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby assign to the Secretary of State the functions of the President under sections 2041(d)(3), 2042(c)(1), 2042(d), and 2043(c)(1) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53) (the "9/11 Act") and section 7114(b)(6) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458), as amended.
The Secretary of State shall consult with:
(1) the Secretary of Defense in the performance of the functions in section 2041(d)(3) of the 9/11 Act; and
(2) the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence in the performance of the functions in section 2043(c)(1) of the 9/11 Act.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.George W. Bush.
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- Kpoene' said...
Oooh, she's so gorgeous! She reminds me of Daphne Guinness.
- April 6, 2012 at 9:04 AM
- Forest City Fashionista said...
Ooooh, I just love her hair (very Daphne Guinness although I suspect this woman probably has had hers longer than Daphne). Happy Passover Ari! (I'm not sure what the correct expression is for this, but you know what I mean..)
- April 6, 2012 at 9:58 AM
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I agree, her hair does remind me of Daphne Guinness. She's lovely and her ladylike suit is lovely, too.
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such class.....i'm looking forward to getting my "white on" who knows maybe you'll put me in your next book. ha! one can dream.
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I think the hair detracts from her beauty, just too severe a contrast. The rest of her look is pure class all the way.
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I remembered this lovely lady.
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Lets just get the "Its only one game" goofballs out of here early
Its not one game. These were things that were obvious in the exhibition game, against Lehigh and now Drake. And that will hamper this team going forward if not rectified.
I said going into the year that if Chirstopherson was a starter, then we still have a ways to go. Hes a spot shooter...period. Not a great dribbler, lazy passer as the drake game showed and cant guard a gallon of milk. But hes far from the reason this team will struggle....
Our problem is functionality. And what i mean by that is that if you look at our great teams they were functional. The pg led the team, got people in spots, and handled the ball and distributed. Our 2 guard was our shooter, post guys did their thing, etc. Bankhead is a great example of fucntional....he didnt look to score, he looked to lock up a defender and be an emotional leader. Nobody did more than they could.
Now lets look at this team. We had Royce bring it up half the time. THIS....is insane. Its hard to get into a rythm offensively when your center has to bring it up, hand it to a guard and then go get into whatever offense you run.
You just cant have scotty bring it up. He cant drive by anyone, create for anyone, is not a great passer and if you play him at point....you take him out of being as shooter.
Allen, Babb, Mcgee are all essentially the same spot up shooter at different heights. And lets talk about mcgee for a second. nice on the ball defender, but god help us if anyone screens him.....he gets lost so easy.
Defensively we are extremely average.....and this is before we have even played anyone with a great offense! In 3 out of 4 halves....the teams have shot at least 45% on us. Drakes second half was around 60%.
This team has talent....but you are really kidding yourself if you cant see these glaring chinks in the armor with this team that will hamper us all year. This is an average team.
What i would do:
You have to move McGee to pg. Hes a vocal leader and should be able to handle the ball well enough. And he has to do better as a team defender, not just on the ball. This gets a leader at point, and scotty can be his one trick pony out on the perimeter coming off screens.
Stop having Royce bring it up. Just because he CAN do it....doesnt mean he should. And why make a big man travel the length of the court every trip? makes no sense.
Offensively the spacing is not good, this need to be better
Defensive intensity needs to be ratcheted up 10 fold. We need to be in peoples shorts, we have the athletic talent to be a menace on defense.
I think thats a good starting point. I dont mean to offend but if you cant see these issues with the team over 3 games...then im not sure what land you live in.
The sky isnt falling, but the season will fall quick if they dont fix the things ive mentioned.
Defensively? Extremely average? Iowa State is a lot closer to extremely poor than average.
And Christopherson would be just fine offensively if there was someone distributing. If DG was running the point right now with SC, Ejim, Royce, and Babb he'd be perfectly fine. He's not a creator, but he can be a hell of a weapon to have out there when the defense wants to collapse on either Royce or a driving guard.
Defensively on the other hand...everyone needs work...a lot of work.
Its year two for hoiberg, they're not a complete team. I'll still take a patchwork of good transfers over a bunch of freshman. If this team can come together, they're talented enough to make the tourney. If not they should be next year. This team will win some big games this year, but growing pains will lose us some we shouldn't. I doubt we miss at least 10 shots right underneath the basket that often.
"You have great authority in your quotes, if you ascribe them to someone else."
-Some Guy
some problems take longer than 2 or 3 games to solve. I fully expect this season to be a very gradual improvement as it goes along... which I know will be very frustrating for some people.
The real truth part III.
I didn't get to make the official thread, so ISU lost.
Originally Posted by mattyice
Lets just get the "Its only one game" goofballs out of here early
Its not one game.
^^^This. When will people realize that we played 12 games? It's going to be hard coming back from a 1-12 record only 2 games into the season.
Clearly mattyice should be our coach instead of the bum we have now.
Saying "the sky isn't falling, but it's going to REALLY soon" is still chicken little.
Fire hoiberg!
Originally Posted by HILLCYD
Agreed. Can these threads please go away. LET MAYOR ME COACH MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There already multiple threads that pretty much state the same thing you just did.
-I don't have any idea why RW was bringing the ball up the court and handing it off to SC, or another guard. If he is gonna take it that far, let him take it the rest of the way. We had quiet a few T.O.'s just trying to get the ball into him on the post. At one point I was ready for him to just dribble it all the way down there and let him do his own thing.
-If we had DG, we would be a very high caliber team. I'm hopping that CA can become the leader of this team. He has the most to loose if this season doesn't turn out and it seems that he has matured a lot.
-I hope McGee and CA can take over the PG role for us. Let Babb and SC come off screens, McGee has really impressed me with his defensive intensity and all around effort. I do agree that he needs to be more focused on screens, but out switching screens was a horrible idea. I think the players were confused on who to guard and when to switch back all game long. I expect this team to begin to gel through the next two weeks.
-After watching the post game interview w/ CFH I think we will see a much more intense team playing at Hilton the nxt two games and hopefully will continue on.
-We need to get Hilton rocking the next two games and get this team excited, focused, and having fun again. If everybody wants to **** and moan (not calling you out, but a lot of other ppl on this board), then they better be willing to get to Hilton and do everything they can to help them. If it still fails after that, then we have a reason to be upset. As long as they play hard and give it their all, I'll be proud of them. Our high expectations are our own faults, not theirs.
With the talent we have and the potential shooting + RW, Even if we have 10 wins going into the B12 turny, we still have a shot. If 2-3 of our shooters get hot, we would be a very difficult team to beat. Winning the turny gets us in. Ppl give up too early.
Look at the bright side, if this year is a total failure, RW will probably be back next year, and we should have a very solid team w/ him in the starting line up.
Stop having Royce bring it up. Just because he CAN do it....doesnt mean he should. And why make a big man travel the length of the court every trip? makes no sense.
^^this makes no sense^^ A big man has to go from paint-to-paint regardless of if he's bringing the ball with him. Or your suggesting he standing at center court and cherry pick?
For the record, I haven't seen anyone who prescribes to "it's only one game" say that this team has no issues. EVERYONE agrees we have some problems. The disagreement is about how much to freak out... which you and about six others are doing enough for the whole fanbase.
Originally Posted by HILLCYD
This post is spot on.
Originally Posted by mattyice
Stop having Royce bring it up. Just because he CAN do it....doesnt mean he should. And why make a big man travel the length of the court every trip? makes no sense.
^^this makes no sense^^ A big man has to go from paint-to-paint regardless of if he's bringing the ball with him. Or your suggesting he standing at center court and cherry pick?
For the record, I haven't seen anyone who prescribes to "it's only one game" say that this team has no issues. EVERYONE agrees we have some problems. The disagreement is about how much to freak out... which you and about six others are doing enough for the whole fanbase.
Well this isnt rocket science. Takes more effort to inbound the ball, get it back and dribble up the floor as opposed to letting ti go and trotting back on offense.
I mean look how many times we did that. Royce would inbound it, get it back...dribble to half court and then hand it off. Its insane.
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