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Intelligent Utility Magazine September/October 2010
In This Issue
Ameren is a critical linchpinAMONG ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND THEIR OWNERSHIP organizations, some serve extensive geographies and therefore become more involved in high-voltage transmission, moving large quantities of electricity from points of generation to load centers within their service areas, as well as transmitting electricity to other areas on a market basis.A good example of one such utility organization is St. Louis-...
Westar is serious about customer engagementAH, I LOVE MY HOME STATE OF KANSAS. THE ROLLING HILLS (yes, Kansas has hills), the Wizard of Oz, the tasty barbeque—and the laid-back Midwestern humor. The folks at Westar Energy—a utility headquartered in Topeka, Kan., that employs 2,400 people and serves more than 684,000 customers in east and east-central Kansas—not only understood my humor, but also understood a critical factor in the success...1
At SRP, operations retains control over IT supportAT THE SALT RIVER PROJECT, OPERATIONS TENDS TO KEEP information technology under close control.And that stance—whether representative of large numbers of utilities or specific to SRP—appears to reflect an IT evolution yet to reach fruition and the rigorous demands of the operational mandate for safety and reliability."The model SRP has used for many years is one in which there's a corporate IT...2
Power, communications and IT on the smart gridTHE SMART GRID PROMISES VARIED AND UNPRECEDENTED benefits, ranging from consumer choice and utility efficiency to electricity reliability and environmental impact. All of them are predicated on the coming together of power, communications and information technologies.Moving from today's fragmented electrical delivery system to the next-generation smart grid is not, however, simply a story of...
A convergence of technology, communications, computing and energy systems amps up the gameTHE SIMPLE DAYS ARE LONG GONE.The electric utility industry is in a period of dramatic transformation, and for its personnel, this means a thorny balance of more complex systems, an aging workforce and an aging infrastructure. The new knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) required are far different from those of even a decade ago.More reliance on technology, as well as the convergence of...2
DTE + SCE turn to solar opportunitiesUTILITIES CONTINUE TO FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO AVOID building out new infrastructure—or at least to delay the cost of doing so. More often than not, those strategies involve turning to renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, fuel cells and advanced energy storage.Utilities are discovering that it pays handsome dividends to delay or outright eliminate capital expenditures for things like...
AEC continues to integrate SCADA after 30 yearsTHERE AREN'T MANY TECHNOLOGIES THAT STICK AROUND long enough to improve with age. In today's fast-paced digital world, technologies change rapidly and often become obsolete in months. Just witness the electronics market, where cell phone upgrades occur on what seems like a 24-7 basis.But like a fine wine, SCADA—which stands for supervisory control and data acquisition—seems to get more robust...
Progress Energy implements automated vegetation management systemIF A TREE FALLS IN A FOREST AND NO ONE HEARS IT, DOES IT make a sound? That riddle was posed by the 19th century philosopher George Berkeley to explore questions about observation and the knowledge of reality—two subjects close to the heart of vegetation managers.If a tree falls on a transmission line, the utility operator will immediately experience the reality of complaints. Not just from...
Utilities are in good shape, industry experts sayWE ALL FACE DEADLINES, AND UTILITIES faced a major one in June as they were required to achieve compliance with a range of cyber security standards passed down by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) more than two years ago.The eight critical infrastructure protection (CIP) standards 002–009 are intended to ensure the protection and reliability of critical cyber assets...
An attractive two-way street for utilitiesAS CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES STRUGGLE with budgetary problems, the concept of shared services is proving to be a useful tool. Crossing jurisdictional lines is often difficult for political reasons, but when intelligently managed, sharing can result in dramatic savings without denigrating services, and can even improve them. Municipalities that have pooled into a county purchasing...
Will regulators or consumers take the lead?THE TRANSFORMATION MAY NOW BE gradual. But it will gather steam and change the way utilities produce and deliver their electricity.If done properly, the smart grid that enables such progress could have profound implications. The movement is just now getting its legs. But just how it stabilizes and gains footing is a matter of debate: Some say it will be consumer demand. Others say that regulators...1
Managing the information is key to realizing full smart grid benefitsTHE MOVE TO THE SMART GRID RESULTS IN A PARADIGM shift regarding metering data. Currently, most utilities create monthly files of meter reads (using manual collection) and submit them to the billing system. With the smart grid, utilities are transformed from distributors of power to brokers of information that handle millions of data transactions every day. For a utility this means that the...
Consumers and regulators turn up the heat on utilitiesIT'S BEEN A LONG, HOT SUMMER IN MORE ways than the obvious one.At both ends of the country, consumers and regulators have been turning up the heat on their electric utilities' smart grid projects.In southern California, Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation has most recently seen pushback from customers in the town of Fairfax and in Marin County (the greater area in which Fairfax is contained)....
Sisyphus and his boulder had nothing on utilitiesA QUIET BUT UNDENIABLE TRUTH: ELECTRIC utilities don't like to discuss cyber security incidents. But with the emergence this summer of the Stuxnet SCADA worm, apparently spawned by USB sticks used as the attack vector to spread the malicious code targeting Siemens SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) management systems, it's become even more imperative that some kind of discussion be...
Xcel CIO discusses IT'S evolving relationships within the utilityRECENTLY, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW Dave Harkness, vice president and CIO for Xcel Energy, Inc., which serves 3.4 million electricity customers in eight Western and Midwestern states.Harkness, who will be participating in Energy Central's Knowledge 2010, talked about IT's evolving relationships within the utility, about transforming data into actionable intelligence and about the advent...1
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Lady Lamb The Beekeeper is the stage name of Aly Spaltro, a 23-year old songwriter and musician who left her home town of Brunswick, Maine, two years ago for New York City. As Tom Porter reports, Spaltro is already winning critical acclaim for her debut album, "Ripely Pine. "
Spaltro says the name "Lady Lamb The Beekeeper" came to her in a dream - as do many of her ideas. At the time, Spaltro says, she was keeping a note book by her bed, ready to be inspired.
"So I was sort of writing lyrics in my sleep and training myself to kind of roll over in my sleep and write lyrics in a notebook in the dark, so that I could fall back to sleep," she says. "And I was also at the same time trying my hand at lucid dreaming, so somewhere I think the wires got crossed and I was just writing strange things in a sort of half-awake state, and it was written in my note book when I woke up one morning."
"There are a couple of songs on my new album that were directly inspired by dreams I had," she says. "There's a song called 'Little Brother' that was taken almost entirely from a dream I had about saving my little brother from animals and storms and things like that. So I find that I do wake up and really remember a lot, and it finds its way into my material."
The album, Ripely Pine, has garnered national attention since its release in February. Time magazine says Ripely Pine "explodes into a constellation of emotions: joy, desire, regret, sadness, anger: the experience of being a twenty-something in 2013."
Although now living in New York City, Spaltro's artistic roots are firmly in Maine. She has a tattoo of the Pine Tree State on her shoulder and hopes to move back one day, Her formative years as a musical artist were in Brunswick, where after graduating from high school she worked the late shift behind the counter at Bart and Greg's DVD rental store.
She would often stay behind during the after hours, playing guitar, writing songs and recording until dawn. One song above all she associates with those days is "Bird Balloons."
"It was one of the first, if not the first, song that I ever really wrote down in the basement of the video store late at night, where I really felt the most free creatively," she says. "That was sort of my first experimentation with turning up my guitar amp really loudly, and really projecting my voice and using my instruments in that emotional of a way. So that song has been with me for years."
Aly Spaltro acquired a stage name because, she says, she needed the anonymity. In the early years, she wanted to try out her home recordings on an unsupecting audience, but didn't wish to be identified. So what better way to do that, than to give away CDs for free, under an assumed name, at the independent record store next door?
"I wanted a way to share the songs at the record store counter without the material being traced back to me next door," she says.
Tom Porter: "Is that because you were shy?"
Aly Spaltro: "Yeah, because I was just really nervous. I mean, I really couldn't be objective and hear my songs with critical ears, so I wasn't sure how it would be received and I wanted to sort of like, share it, but not let everyone know that it was the girl next door working at the counter."
Aly Spaltro is now a long way from being "the girl next door." With a successful debut album behind her, she's about to embark on a European tour.


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Princess Shireen Baratheon caught greyscale as an infant and survived, but the ordeal left half of her face disfigured by the disease.
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In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, greyscale generally affects children, especially in cold damp climates. The victims are disfigured but could not be touched by the rarer mortal form of the affliction or the grey plague. The wildlings consider people who survive greyscale unclean.
Greyscale isn't the same thing as leprosy, as the effects are quite different. Still, the greyscale disease is dreaded in Westeros and Essos much as leprosy was in the real-life Middle Ages. A large area around the ruins of Chroyane in the Free Cities is even used as a large-scale colony for those who have contracted greyscale.
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- Parvati: "Professor Trelawney did astrology with us! Mars causes accidents and burns and things like that, and when it makes an angle to Saturn, like now, that means people need to be extra careful when handling hot things –"
- Firenze: "That is human nonsense. Trivial hurts, tiny human accidents. These are of no more significance than the scurryings of ants to the wide universe, and are unaffected by planetary movements."
- — Parvati Patil and Firenze illustrate the differences in human and centaur conceptions of astrology[src]
Astrology is the system of using the relative positions of celestial bodies (including the sun, moon, and planets) to try to predict future events or gain insight into personality, relationships, and health.[1]
Traditions and practices
One human astrological practice was to draw a circular chart, called a personal chart, showing the position of the planets at the time of a person's birth.[2] Creating one was an intensive process, requiring the consultation of timetables, as well as the calculation of angles.[2] Once completed, this chart could be used in combination with data on upcoming planetary movements to work out a personal forecast,[2] called a horoscope.[3]
Astrology was taught in fourth year Divination at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[2]
Alchemists, because of the lack of common words for chemical processes as well as the need for secrecy, borrowed terms from astrology and other mystic and esoteric fields.[4]
The Daily Prophet listed current zodiac aspects on its front page starting in 1994.[5] By 1995, it ran horoscopes on the back page,[6] as well as a feature on page six called Astro News, which was presumably dedicated to astrology.[7]
The identity cards of Ministry of Magic employees listed their sun and moon signs rather than their dates of birth.[8]
Like humans, centaurs practiced astrology, but their approach to it was different. While centaurs used astrology only to foresee major, world-changing events, humans also utilized it to predict mundane, day-to-day occurrences and better understand themselves.[2][9] Centaurs viewed these things as being far too trivial to be affected by the movement of the planets.[9]
According to Firenze, his species spent hundreds of years observing celestial movements, unlocking their secrets and thereby learning to see signs of "great tides of evil or change" to come written in the sky.[9] It could take up to a decade of watching for centaur astrologers to be confidant they knew what they were seeing.[9] Even then, Firenze stressed that one should never place too much trust in such things, as it was possible to misinterpret signs.[9]
Planetary influences
- Mars — This planet caused burns, accidents, and things of a similar nature according to Parvati Patil.[9] In addition, Parvati claimed that when Mars and Saturn formed a right-angle, it indicated people needed to exercise extra caution when handling hot things.[9] Firenze stated that centaurs interpret Mars shining brightly in the sky as a harbinger of war.[9]
- Saturn — This planet being in a prominent position at the time of a person's birth was said by Sybill Trelawney to have a "baleful influence," causing dark hair, short height, and tragic losses early in life.[2]
- Pluto — This planet could disturb day-to-day life in a number of ways according to Trelawney.[10]
Individuals by sign
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Other planets
- Moon
- Reg Cattermole — Virgo[22]
- Mafalda Hopkirk — Leo[8]
- Uranus
- Lavender Brown — unknown sign, but unaspected[2]
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Notes and references
- ↑ "Astrology" on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 13
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 14
- ↑ "First look at Deathly Hallows props including 'Life and Lies', 'A History of Magic', more" at MuggleNet
- ↑ See this image of a Daily Prophet prop from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film). This Prophet design was introduced in that film (compare to the style used in Prisoner of Azkaban) and has been used in all films since.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (see this image)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (see this image)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Harry Potter Film Wizardry (see this image)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 27
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 21
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 16
- ↑ "Some Random Facts About the Weasley Family" on J. K. Rowling's Official Site
- ↑ J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life
- ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 Birthday calendar on J. K. Rowling's Official Site
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2
- ↑ F.A.Q. question on J. K. Rowling's Official Site
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) - see this image.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 15
- ↑ 2000 AOL Online chat with J. K. Rowling
- ↑ Pottermore background information on Ollivander (transcription available here)
- ↑ Pottermore background information for Quirinus Quirrell (screenshot available here)
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films
- ↑ Pottermore: New from J.K. Rowling - "Professor Kettleburn"
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Daily Prophet Newsletters
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 13
- ↑ Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Gilderoy Lockhart
- ↑ 2001 Red Nose Day chat with J. K. Rowling
- ↑ Pottermore Official Twitter
|Professors: Sybill Trelawney · Firenze
|Known Seers: Calchas · Cassandra Vablatsky · Cassandra Trelawney · Inigo Imago · Mopsus · Professor Mopsus · Unidentified female Seer · Unidentified male Seer
|Textbooks: The Dream Oracle · Unfogging the Future
|Methods: Astrology · Cartomancy · Catoptromancy · Crystal-gazing · Crystal ball · Dream interpretation · Fire-omens · Heptomology · Ichthyomancy · Palmistry · Ornithomancy · Tarot cards · Tessomancy
|Divination at Hogwarts: Divination (class) · Divination Classroom · Divination staircase · Sybill Trelawney's office · Classroom 11


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An annual count found 93 adult scallops in the bay earlier this year.
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(1) A veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 10 percent or more who has participated in a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter or a similar program under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) and who the Secretary has determined to be employable shall be furnished assistance in obtaining employment consistent with such veteran's abilities, aptitudes, interests, and employment handicap, including assistance necessary to insure that such veteran receives the benefit of any applicable provisions of law or regulation providing for special consideration or emphasis or preference for such veteran in employment or training.
(2) Assistance provided under this subsection may include—
(B) utilization of employment, training, and placement services under chapter 41 of this title; and
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(v) any for-profit entity in a case in which the Secretary has determined that services necessary to provide such assistance are available from such entity and that comparably effective services are not available, or cannot be obtained cost-effectively, from the entities described in subclauses (i) through (iv) of this clause.
(1) In any case in which a veteran has completed a vocational rehabilitation program for self-employment in a small business enterprise under this chapter, the Secretary shall assist such veteran in securing, as appropriate, a loan under subchapter IV of chapter 37 of this title and shall cooperate with the Small Business Administration to assist such veteran to secure a loan for the purchase of equipment needed to establish such veteran's own business and to insure that such veteran receives the special consideration provided for in section 4(b)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633 (b)(1)).
(2) In the case of a veteran described in clause (12) of section 3104 (a) of this title who has trained under a State rehabilitation program with the objective of self-employment in a small business enterprise, the Secretary may, subject to the limitations and criteria provided for in such clause, provide such veteran with such supplementary equipment and initial stocks and supplies as are determined to be needed by such veteran if such supplementary equipment and initial stocks and supplies, or assistance in acquiring them, are not available through the State program or other sources.
Source(Added Pub. L. 96–466, title I, § 101(a),Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2183, § 1517; amended Pub. L. 97–72, title III, § 303(k),Nov. 3, 1981, 95 Stat. 1060; Pub. L. 100–689, title II, § 202(a),Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4175; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A),Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(c)(4),June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 285; renumbered § 3117 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1),Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 104–275, title I, § 101(h),Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3325; Pub. L. 107–288, § 4(e)(2),Nov. 7, 2002, 116 Stat. 2044; Pub. L. 109–233, title V, § 503(6),June 15, 2006, 120 Stat. 416.)
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The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), (2)(C)(i), is Pub. L. 93–112, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 355, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 16 (§ 701 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 701 of Title 29 and Tables.
Prior Provisions
2006—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 109–233substituted "section 4(b)(1)" for "section 8" and "633(b)(1)" for "633(b)".
2002—Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 107–288amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: "utilization of the services of disabled veterans outreach program specialists under section 4103A of this title; and".
1996—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104–275inserted "rated at 10 percent or more" after "disability".
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1517 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(c)(4)(A), inserted "(29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.)" after "1973".
Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted "4103A" for "2003A".
Subsec. (a)(2)(C)(v). Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(c)(4)(B), struck out second period at end.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted "3104(a)" for "1504(a)".
1989—Subsecs. (a)(1), (2)(C), (b). Pub. L. 101–237substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing.
1988—Subsec. (a)(2)(C). Pub. L. 100–689struck out "and" at end of subcl. (iii), substituted "available, and" for "available" in subcl. (iv), and added subcl. (v).
1981—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 97–72inserted provision requiring the Administrator to assist veterans in securing, as appropriate, a loan under subchapter IV of chapter 37 of this title.
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–72effective at end of 180-day period beginning on Nov. 3, 1981, see section 305 ofPub. L. 97–72, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3741 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Apr. 1, 1981, see section 802(a)(1) ofPub. L. 96–466, set out as a note under section 3100 of this title.
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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Are Married
As expected,JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and JESSICA BIEL got married Friday in southern Italy. This is the first marriage for both of them. He's 31, she's 30.
--They issued a statement saying, quote, "It's great to be married, the ceremony was beautiful and it was so special to be surrounded by our family and friends."
--As for celebrity attendees, the only ones we know of are the same ones we heard about last week:
--Andy Samberg, music producer Timbaland, Justin's former 'N Sync bandmate Chris Kirkpatrick and Jessica's former"Seventh Heaven" co-star Beverley Mitchell.
--Justin was spotted on Saturday in Fasano, Italy, wearing his new ring while carrying a pack of smokes.
Is It Justin Timberlake's Fault That Britney Spears Went Crazy?
On Friday, lawyers for BRITNEY SPEARS and her family gave their opening statement in the defamation trial brought against the family by Britney's former manager Sam Lutfi.
--And here's something interesting we found out: Britney's insanity may have been JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE'S FAULT.
--The attorneys said that before her relationship with Justin, Britney was a, quote, "ray of light." But the relationship "ended painfully", and she became angry and depressed afterward.
--The breakup started a downward spiral that included Britney's impulsive and brief marriage to a childhood friend named Jason "Not the Guy From 'Seinfeld'" Alexander.
--Ironically, the KEVIN FEDERLINE years were actually a RELIEF to Britney's parents . . . because they represented a relatively calm period. But after THEY split up, Britney went off the deep end again.
--That's when Sam came in, and made things WORSE. The attorneys said, quote, "At the point that she is at her most vulnerable, she meets Mr. Lutfi" . . . who was "totally unqualified to manage a superstar."
--One of the attorneys also claimed that Sam would hide Britney's dog and watch her go mental over it . . . then play the hero by "finding" it for her.
Michael Lohan Showed Up at Lindsay's House to Stage an "Intervention"
LINDSAY LOHAN'S psycho dad MICHAEL showed up at her house on Friday with a few other people . . . supposedly to stage an "intervention".
--They were met at the door by a guy who claimed to be Lindsay's boyfriend. He refused to let Michael and his crew in. Someone inside Lindsay's house even called the cops to come straighten things out. Eventually everyone left.
--Now, I know what your first thought is: Michael Lohan is just looking for publicity and a way to force his way back into Lindsay's life again.
--But he claims that everyone from Lindsay's manager to her attorneys are in his corner. And TMZ claims to have seen e-mails that prove it.
--In one e-mail, Michael says that she's drinking, quote, "between a bottle and a bottle and a half of vodka per day." He also suggests she's snorting cocaine and using Adderall.
--And Lindsay's manager says he's been hearing the same things.
--Sources close to Lindsay say she has NOT relapsed and doesn't need treatment.
--She thinks her dad is doing this to her because she completely cut him off after he recorded the phone conversation they had when she and her mom DINA got into that fight in the back of a limo.
Kate Gosselin Has Been Offered a Job as a Naked TV Host
Here's some good news for KATE GOSSELIN: She's been offered a gig hosting a TV show. Here's some bad news for Kate Gosselin: She has to do it NAKED.
--The porno company Vivid Entertainment wants Kate to host a show on their new channel, VividTV. She wouldn't have to be nude all the time . . . but yes, the gig does involve her taking off her clothes now and then.
--There's no word if Kate would even consider this.
Adele Gave Birth to a Baby Boy
ADELE has given birth to a baby boy. There's no word on the exact birth date, or the kid's name. This is Adele's first child. She's 24 years old.
--The father is Adele's boyfriend Simon Konecki, who has a young daughter from his first marriage.


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A new study commissioned by Maine's Office of the Public Advocate finds that so-called smart meters, now used by Central Maine Power to monitor residential electricial usage to more than 600,000 customers, operate well within federally-established set safety limits for public exposure to radio frequency emissions. As Samantha Fields reports, that finding doesn't appease critics who say the devices pose a health threat.
Maine Public Advocate Dick Davies says his office commissioned the study to help answer some of the questions being raised in an ongoing legal challenge of smart meter technology. One of those questions had to do with whether smart meters operate within federal safety standards for radio frequency emissions.
"It was well below the standard that the federal government has set," Davies says.
But that's little comfort to Ed Friedman of Bowdoinham, who is asking the Maine Public Utilities Commission to force the removal of more than 600,000 smart meters already installed in Maine homes. Friedman and and others say the wireless monitoring devices are causing serious health problems for certain Mainers who are senstitive to radio frequency emissions.
Friedman says the public advocate's study is meaningless, because it's clear that the federal guidelines provide inadequate protection, a case he is trying make to the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
"There are biological effects at low levels of radio frequency microwave radiation - it's not even a question," he says. "And what's precedent-setting about Maine is that the PUC actually did say that they will not be limited by the FCC guidelines."
The PUC agreed to revisit the safety issue, after the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled that state regulators had fallen short on obligations to assure public safety.
Central Maine Power Company spokesman John Carroll defends the safety of the smart meters, which were approved by the state in 2010. Carroll says the latest study confirms that smart meters operate well within federal guidelines. The open question in the case, he says, is now a much larger one:
"It's no longer about smart meters - it's about wireless routers, it's about cell phones, cordless phones, car door openers, garage door openers, remote-controlled toys," Carroll says. "This a now a case, very clearly, about the safety of radio frequency energy and radio frequency devices.
The legal challenge to smart meters will be taken up by the Maine PUC over the course of the spring and early summer. And during that time, there will likely be several public hearings.
This story was reported by Keith Shortall.


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22 U.S. Code § 2503 - Director and Deputy Director; delegation of functions
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(a) Appointment
The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Director of the Peace Corps and a Deputy Director of the Peace Corps.
(b) Exercise of functions by Director
The President may exercise any functions vested in him by this chapter through the Director of the Peace Corps. The Director of the Peace Corps may promulgate such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out such functions, and may delegate to any of his subordinates authority to perform any of such functions.
(c) Powers and functions of Secretary of State; coordination of activities; responsibility for supervision and direction of programs
(1) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to infringe upon the powers or functions of the Secretary of State.
(2) The President shall prescribe appropriate procedures to assure coordination of Peace Corps activities with other activities of the United States Government in each country, under the leadership of the chief of the United States diplomatic mission.
(3) Under the direction of the President, the Secretary of State shall be responsible for the continuous supervision and general direction of the programs authorized by this chapter, to the end that such programs are effectively integrated both at home and abroad and the foreign policy of the United States is best served thereby.
(4) The Director of the Peace Corps may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to assure that no individual performing service for the Peace Corps under any authority contained in this chapter shall engage in any activity determined by the Director to be detrimental to the best interests of the United States.
(d) Prohibition on performance of services more usefully performed by other agencies
Except with the approval of the Secretary of State, the Peace Corps shall not be assigned to perform services which could more usefully be performed by other available agencies of the United States Government in the country concerned.
Source(Pub. L. 87–293, title I, § 4,Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 612; Pub. L. 88–426, title III, § 305(27),Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 426; Pub. L. 91–352, § 2,July 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 464; Pub. L. 97–113, title VI, § 601(d)(1),Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1541.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 87–293, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 612, as amended, known as the Peace Corps Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2501 of this title and Tables.
1981—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–113substituted provision authorizing the President to exercise functions vested in him under this chapter through the Director of the Peace Corps and the Director of the Peace Corps to promulgate rules and regulations as deemed appropriate for provision authorizing the President to exercise functions vested in him under this chapter through such agency or officer of the United States Government as he directs and the head of such agency or such officer to promulgate rules and regulations as deemed appropriate.
1970—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91–352added par. (4).
1964—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88–426repealed provisions which prescribed the compensation of the Director and Deputy Director. See sections 5314 and 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Effective Date of 1964 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 88–426effective on first day of first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1964, except to extent provided in section 501(c) ofPub. L. 88–426, see Pub. L. 88–426, title V, § 501(a),Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 435.
Transfer of Functions
Transfer to President of the United States of functions conferred upon Director of Peace Corps by subsec. (c)(4) of this section, see section 2(b) of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1971, eff. July 1, 1971, 36 F.R. 11181, 85 Stat. 819, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Delegation of Functions
Functions of President under subsecs. (c)(1), (4), (d) delegated to Director of Peace Corps by sections 1–103 and 1–301(a), (b) of Ex. Ord. No. 12137, May 16, 1979, 44 F.R. 29023, eff. May 16, 1979, set out as a note under section 2501 of this title.
Conforming Safety and Security Agreement Regarding Peace Corps Volunteers Serving in Foreign Countries
Pub. L. 112–57, § 7,Nov. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 744, provided that:
"(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 21, 2011], the Director of the Peace Corps shall consult with the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and enter into a memorandum of understanding that specifies the duties and obligations of the Peace Corps and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State with respect to the protection of Peace Corps volunteers and staff members serving in foreign countries, including with respect to investigations of safety and security incidents and crimes committed against volunteers and staff members.
"(b) Inspector General Review.—
"(1) Review.—The Inspector General of the Peace Corps shall review the memorandum of understanding described in subsection (a) and be afforded the opportunity to recommend changes that advance the safety and security of Peace Corps volunteers before entry into force of the memorandum of understanding.
"(2) Report.—The Director of the Peace Corps shall consider the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Peace Corps regarding the memorandum of understanding described in subsection (a). If the Director enters into the memorandum of understanding without implementing a recommendation of the Inspector General, the Director shall submit to the Inspector General a written explanation relating thereto.
"(c) Failure to Meet Deadline.—
"(1) Requirement to submit report.—If, by the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps is unable to obtain agreement with the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and certification by the Inspector General of the Peace Corps, the Director shall submit to the committees of Congress specified in paragraph (2) a report explaining the reasons for such failure and a certification that substantial steps are being taken to make progress toward agreement.
"(2) Committees of congress specified.—The committees of Congress specified in this paragraph are the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives."
Continuing Functions of Director of Peace Corps From December 14, 1981
Pub. L. 97–113, title VI, § 601(d)(2),Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1542, provided: "The Director of the Peace Corps shall continue to exercise all the functions under the Peace Corps Act [this chapter] or any other law or authority which the Director was performing on December 14, 1981."
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Winter Wonderland
Joyce looks great in her bright colors and awesome pink sunglasses. She let me know that she has many other cool pairs of glasses and this pair is from a street vendor.
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- February 3, 2009 at 5:01 AM
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raspberry and turquoise shes killing it
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OMG, I lurve her! I wish she was my grandma.
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A chiefly send-off
Henrico Fire Chief Edwin Smith retired Sept. 14 and received a surprise send-off from Henrico firefighters and county officials on his last day. Smith was greeted in the parking lot of the county's Public Safety building by several fire trucks, a ladder truck with an American flag flying and numerous members of the division, which he led for the past five years.
Smith spent 38 years with the division, beginning in May 1974 as a firefighter. He served in every suppression position as a firefighter and officer and advanced to serve as an inspector, investigator and later commander of the Fire Prevention section. A promotion to battalion chief and later chief of training for the division preceded his appointment to chief Aug. 18, 2007.
Smith is an active member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters, Virginia Fire Chiefs Association and Central Virginia Fire and Arson Association. In 2010, he was appointed by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to the Virginia Fire Services Board.
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Diagnosed in June 2015 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common type of childhood cancer, Morris has been receiving treatment at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU (CHoR) ever since.
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Richmond Solar Co-op sign ups end April 30
Citizen Staff Reports 04/25/2016
The sign up period for the Richmond Community Solar Co-op will close on April 30. Nearly 150 homeowners and businesses have joined the group to save money and make going solar easier. The group has started installations and is working with VA SUN to learn about solar technology and the process of going solar.
"If you've ever thought about going solar, this is a great opportunity to do so," said Sekar Veerappan Co-op member and the group's first installation. "Working with the group helps members learn about going solar and make an informed decision." > Read more.
Weekend Top 10
Another great weekend of outdoor activities awaits you in Henrico! Walk MS, an annual charity run for multiple sclerosis, and the third annual Movin' & Shakin' 5K, to benefit the VCU Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center, both take place in Innsbrook tomorrow. Another charity event, the CASA Superhero Run, will be held at St. Joseph's Villa. On Sunday, live music can be found at Belmont Recreation Center, featuring the John Winn Quartet, and at Shady Grove United Methodist Church, where pianist Sylvia Cooper will be performing. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Hōki (Takumi)
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Hōki (宝亀, Hōki) was a ninja from the Takumi Village.
Hoki has a slim face with a prominent jawline with a visible black line around his eyes and brown hair that's swept to the back. He wears a light beige coloured headband with the Takumi Village insignia printed on, he also sports a purple jacket of sorts along with the rest of the Four Celestial Symbols Men and a has a white sword strapped to his back.
Hōki had proven himself to be a capable opponent. He was an expert tactician and battle strategist. In terms of battle prowess, Hōki had shown that even in the midst of being cornered, he had many surprises, proving that he was able to think way ahead of the current situation. He was also able to easily fend off and Naruto and Gaara. With the legendary weapons, Hōki could wield them all with expert precision. He wielded an unnamed black long sword that was able to emit and freely manipulate vast amounts of fire, capable of incinerating whatever is in its path.
Hōki, similar to Seimei, fused all of the tools together to create one weapon and floating orbs to allow flight and levitation.
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He and his group abducted Matsuri, Gaara's student, to get access to Gaara's Shukaku powers to revive Seimei, Takumi Village's founder. He had a brief fight with Gaara in which he summoned all the weapons of his fallen team-mates and used them to attack Gaara with their combined attacks. Because of Gaara being short on chakra and his supply of sand had ran out, he was quickly defeated. Then, Naruto came to his defence, but he also wasn't strong enough to hold against the power of the combined might of the Takumi Village. Hōki was just about to finish Naruto off, but Gaara intervened and used the last of his chakra to protect him. Annoyed, Hōki turned his attention back to Gaara and trapped him in a sphere that siphoned off the remaining of Gaara's chakra. He sacrificed his body and life force, added with Gaara's chakra, to revive Seimei, but getting his chakra drained brought Gaara into his Shukaku form and he killed Seimei, making both deceased.
- His name, meaning "treasured tortoise" comes from Genbu, the Black Tortoise of the North.


text: Stole a J-Lo term.. Gooseybumps.. This New MIX Music John Legend tune 'All Of Me' hits right on when it comes to my Honey Ted. We've been together over 2 decades and through ALOT. From moving around for work, a lifesaver when I got Meningitis, Hurricane Katrina/losing just about everything, and recently losing my Daddy Maurice... Ted's support, hard work, understanding, Love and just being my Best Friend through everything... HE ROCKS! This song describes things perfectly, which of course gives me Gooseybumps. We've had ALOT Of Good Times too, many of them just being together and enjoying each other's company. I'll stop w/ the mushy stuff, but I do appreciate this song, and it means a lot to me when I think of the Man in my life! TED ROCKS!


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How does the ear work?
The ear works by receiving sound waves and sending messages to the brain. The outer ear includes the part of the ear you can see and the ear canal. The sound waves go through the ear canal and hit the eardrum and cause it to vibrate.
The vibration of the eardrum causes the tiny bones in the ear to move. This movement sends the sound waves to the inner ear.
What causes earaches?
A tube called the eustachian (say: "you-stay-shun") tube connects the middle ear with the back of the nose. Normally this tube lets fluid drain out of the middle ear. If bacteria or viruses infect the lining of the eustachian tube, the tube gets swollen and fills with thick mucus. This keeps fluid in the ear from draining normally. Bacteria can grow in the fluid, increasing pressure behind the eardrum and causing pain.
The eustachian tubes can become blocked because of allergies, a cold or other infection. In other cases, the adenoids (glands near the ear) become enlarged and block the eustachian tubes.
Acute ear infections usually clear up within 1 or 2 weeks. Sometimes, ear infections last longer and become chronic. After an infection, fluid may stay in the middle ear. This may lead to more infections and hearing loss.
Why are earaches so common in children?
Ear infections may be more common in children because their eustachian tubes are shorter and more narrow than those of adults. Most children will have at least 1 ear infection by their third birthday.
What is otitis media with effusion?
Otitis media with effusion means that there is fluid (effusion) in the middle ear. The middle ear is the space behind the eardrum. Fluid in the middle ear usually doesn't bother children. It almost always goes away on its own in a few weeks to a few months. So, this kind of ear problem doesn't usually need to be treated with antibiotics, unless the fluid doesn't go away.
What is swimmer's ear?
Swimmer's ear (also called otitis externa) is a type of ear infection. It is an infection of the outer ear and the ear canal. Because the canal is dark and warm, it can easily get infected with bacteria and fungus. Swimmer's ear is different from the kind of infection you get in the middle part of your ear. That kind of infection is called otitis media.
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SKOWHEGAN, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The 11 year old girl charged with killing a 3 month old infant in Fairfield last summer is not competent to stand trial at this time. That is the ruling issued by District Court Judge Charles LaVerdierre.
The 11 year old, who we are not naming because of her age, was charged with killing Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway last July while the 11 year old's mother was babysitting the infant. The judge did leave the door open for the case to go forward at some point in the future if the girls competency status changes.
For the time being she will be referred to the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services for treatment and evaluation. Deputy Attorney General Bill Stokes says the court will likely review her competency status again in another 60 days.


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Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Hibernia Reef near Ashmore and Cartier Islands (NASA satellite image, via Wikimedia Commons)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands are uninhabited and protected islands and reefs in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island.
Included are:
- Ashmore Reef 155.40 km2 (60 sq mi) area within reef (including lagoon)
- West Islet, 51,200 m² land area;
- Middle Islet, 21,200 m² land area;
- East Islet, 25,000 m² land area;
- Cartier Reef (44.03 km² area within reef (including lagoon)
- Cartier Island, 17,000 m² land area;
The Hiberian Reef, also part of Australia, is near by.
The major environmental issues include: illegal killing of protected wildlife by traditional Indonesian fisherman, as well as overfishing by non-traditional Indonesian vessels, are ongoing problems . Islands are susceptible to surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards.
The islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later.
Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat. In 1983, it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, became a marine reserve in 2000.
The Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve (58,343 Hectares or 583 square kilometers) is described by the Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities as follows:
Ashmore has three small, vegetated islands (West, Middle and East Islands). The combined area of the islands is 112 hectares with the largest island being about one kilometre long. The plant communities on the islands are mainly shrubland and herb land with grass species found throughout. Growth varies significantly throughout the year, from the luxuriant growth of the wet season to the dry season when a layer of dead plant material covers much of the islands.
The Ashmore islands provide important nesting habitat for many species, including marine turtles and a number of seabirds and migratory shorebirds. The unvegetated island at Cartier supports large populations of nesting marine turtles.
Despite the small size of the islands, Ashmore supports some of the most important seabird rookeries on the Northwest Shelf and is an important staging point for migratory wetland birds, especially waders. Seventy-eight species have been recorded at Ashmore. Of these, seventeen have been recorded breeding there. Thirty-five of the species that have been recorded at Ashmore are cited in international agreements between the Australian Government and the governments of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea concerning the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. Colonies of sooty terns and common noddies can number up to 50,000 breeding pairs. Also present in smaller breeding colonies are little egrets, eastern reef egrets, black noddies, lesser noddies, white-tailed tropicbirds and red-tailed tropicbirds.
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands adds:
The reef itself is one of only three emergent oceanic reefs in the northeastern Indian Ocean and the only one in the region with vegetated islands.
The site comprises numerous marine habitats, including seagrass meadows, intertidal sand flats, coral reef flats, and lagoons, and it supports an important and diverse range of species, including a significant sea snake community, a possibly genetically distinct population of Dugong, highly diverse marine invertebrate fauna, and numerous endemic species, particularly of sea snakes and molluscs. Nesting and feeding sites are supported for Hawksbill, Loggerhead, and especially Green Turtles, as well as an estimated 50,000 breeding pairs of various species of seabirds.
A high abundance and diversity of sea cucumbers, over-exploited near other reefs in the region, can be found, with some 45 species recorded.
The site is located some 500 nautical miles west of Darwin. Traditional fishers from Indonesia are permitted partial access for shelter and fresh water, but there are otherwise few visitors because of the site's isolation. Feral introductions pose a threat, though the alien rat population is now thought to have been eradicated; poachers constitute another possible concern. A management plan is in place. Ramsar site no. 1220. Most recent RIS information: 2002.
The Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities reports:
Indonesian fishermen have visited and fished the north Western Australian coast, islands and reefs of this coastline since the early eighteenth century.
Traditional fishers had no navigational equipment and many set a course south from Indonesia using local land marks in search of new sources of marine resources. When some distance out to sea they sighted the greenish tinge of Ashmore Reef reflected in the clouds. At Ashmore they stopped to replenish their stocks of food and water and, in some cases, to bury their dead, before continuing south to other islands and reefs and to the west Australian coastline. Coconut palms around the well on West Island were planted by visiting Indonesian fishing crews to provide food and shade.
Traditional fishers collected a range of species including beche-de-mer (trepang or sea cucumber), various molluscs (particularly trochus shell), seabirds, seabird eggs, sharks, marine turtles and clams. Trochus shells are used in the manufacture of buttons and ornaments and dried beche-de-mer and sharkfin are sought after delicacies throughout much of Asia. These products are traded through Indonesia into the wider Asian market.
In November 1974, Australia and Indonesia entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which recognises the rights of access for traditional Indonesian fishers in a small area of Australian waters. Access to the area defined by the MoU, known as the MoU Box, was granted in recognition of Indonesia's long history of traditional fishing. Under the MoU, traditional Indonesian fishers are permitted to land on West Island to replenish their stores of fresh water, visit the graves of past fishers and to take shelter in the West Island lagoon.
The first recorded European sighting of Ashmore Reef was on 11 June 1811 by Captain Samuel Ashmore, Commander of the Hibernia. Captain Nash aboard the Hibernia is credited with discovering Cartier Island and the nearby Hibernia Reef was named after Captain Nash's vessel.
During the 1850's, American whaling ships operated in the region and during the latter half of the nineteenth century West Island was mined for its phosphate (guano) deposits.
The Ann Millicent, an iron hulled barge of 944 tons was wrecked on Cartier Island on 5 January 1888 on a voyage from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Adelaide. A wreck believed to be that of the Ann Millicent is visible at low tide on the southern edge of the island.
Cartier Island is a former air weapons range with active use of the area for Defence purposes dating back to the 1940s. During the Second World War a Royal Australian Air Force Beaufighter sustained damage during a conflict and set down on Cartier Island. Following the rescue of the crew, the Beaufighter was strafed by other aircraft and set alight. Some of its remnants are still present on the island.
Ashmore Reeef and Islets. Source: NASA
Cartier Island. Source: NASA
|Hiberian Reef. Source: NASA
Geographic Coordinates: 12 14 S, 123 05 E
Area: 5 sq km
Coastline: 74.1 km
Maritime Claims:
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Natural Hazards: Surrounded by shoals and coral reefs that can pose maritime hazards
Terrain: Low with sand and coral. The highest topographic point is three meters above sea level (unnammed).
Climate: Tropical
Land Use: The land all grass and sand
Economy: no economic activity
Further Reading
- "The Annotated Ramsar List: Australia". The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, 21/10/02
- Geoscience Australia—Ashmore and Cartier Islands
- Department of the Environment and Heritage


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Conductor and mezzo-soprano Erica Washburn comes to NEC from the Greatbatch School of Music of Houghton College, where she was an instructor of voice, and also, director of both the Houghton College Women's Choir and Camerata Singers. As a graduate student at East Carolina University, Washburn served as conductor of the ECU Women's Chorale. She has also served as director of the NYSSMA Zone 7 Area All-State Choir, and as assistant conductor to the Eastman Women's Chorus.
While in residence in Rochester, NY, Washburn was featured on the Eastman-St. Michaels Recital Series, performing selections of Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn with the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and Vivaldi's Gloria with the Genesee Valley Orchestra and Chorus. She was also the resident soloist at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, in Pittsford, NY, and was a member of the professional Rochester choral ensemble The Christ Church Schola Cantorum. She has appeared as a soloist at the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery for the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative Festival.
Other performance credits include Ravel's Shéhérazade with the East Carolina University Symphony, Madame Lidoine in Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites, Rebecca Nurse in Robert Ward's The Crucible, and Aminta in Mozart's Il re pastore.
Washburn made her Eastman Opera Theatre debut in January 2008, portraying the role of Mother/Allison in the premiere of Lee Hoiby's This is the Rill Speaking, and in April 2008, she served as chorus master for the Eastman Opera Theatre production of Lehar's The Merry Widow.
B.M., music education, Westminster Choir College. M.M., choral conducting and vocal performance, East Carolina University. Current D.M.A. candidate, vocal performance and literature, Eastman School of Music. Conducting and voice studies with Dr. William Weinert, Dr. Daniel J. Bara, Dr. Andrew Megill, Dr. James Jordan, Jan Opalach, Karen Holvik, John Kramar, and Anne Ackley Gray. Former faculty of New York State Summer School of the Arts School, and Gretbatch School of Music of Houghton College.
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Controller and Auditor General Ludovick Utouh on Friday made a shocking revelation - that only four per cent of forest harvesting in the country was done legally.
Unveiling Performance Audit Report on the Management of Harvesting Forests by Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Utouh said at least 96 per cent of the harvesting was done illegally and was the cause of deforestation and environmentally related problems.
He laid part of the blame for the illegal cutting down of trees on the government, saying: "There is no effective control in the forestry sector...legal tree cutting accounts for only 4 per cent."
He reveals that illegal forest harvesting is becoming more serious, due to poor planning and lack of control strategies on the part of the responsible ministry.
The audit also revealed that the Natural Resources and Tourism ministry does not adequately monitor forest harvesting activities to ensure the set controls were functioning well, pointing out that many forest reserves in the country were without management plans (FMP).
According to the CAG explained forest harvesting licences were issued even when one had no approved FMP, one of the requirements for a forestry authority to grant the document for harvesting forest products.
He faults the mechanism set up by the ministry to control issuing of licences at district level, saying it created loopholes for districts to issue the document and even transit passes in the absence of approved FMPs.
"It is impossible to control forest harvesting without having an approved FMP," he cautioned.
Shocking? Yes. But the public is also left asking many questions. For a start, can the ministry tasked with looking after forests has the responsibility to explain to the public why it has been lax in taking of such a precious public resource?
Can we as a nation convincingly talk of working to sustain the environment and to continue supporting life? Of tackling climate change?
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We are aware of the many rivers in various parts of the country that were formerly reliable sources of water for large communities of people, but have seen levels drop, affecting power and agricultural production, not to mention water for domestic use.
It is known that the ministry is not allocated all the budgetary resources it needs to fully carry out its work of forest monitoring and control.
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For the public the scale of plunder of the country's forest resources revealed by the CAG report cannot be explained away by laying the blame on lack of resources.
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- Kuriakose, Smitha; Morrish, Dru; Gan, Xiaosong; Chon, James W. M.; Dholakia, K.; Gu, Min
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- We report the focused evanescent optical trapping of nonfluorescent and fluorescent dielectric microspheres using a femtosecond laser. The experiment confirms that the trapping efficiency increases with the size of the particles. As a result, a pulsed laser has been used to trap particles in the Mie regime and to excite whispering gallery modes in them. The excitation of whispering gallery modes in a near-field femtosecond trap shows a significant suppression of the two-photon fluorescence background with an improvement of the photon storage factor by 46%, as compared to far-field two-photon excitation.
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The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology has expressed dismay over the growing tendency of researchers to keep their findings in shelves instead of availing them to the public for application.
Dr Florens Turuka who was speaking at the 26th Annual Joint Scientific Conference, organised by the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), called on researchers to ensure their studies contributed to national development.
"I call upon research institutions to ensure that their findings are translated and made available for the country's socio-economic development to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)," he said.
He further explained that the public and policy makers need to be fully aware of the research findings and utilise them for the benefit of the society.
The PS stressed that research institutions have an imperative role to make sure that their findings reach the intended people, so that they use it for their own benefit and the country.
He also called upon NIMR to exercise its mandate to the fullest; use different forums and meetings to relay proper health messages in a language that can be grasped by ordinary people, who are the target. "In this way, we can eventually improve the health and well-being of our people and the world at large," Dr Turuka said.
"The government is committed to ensuring that Tanzania meets MDGs and it recognises that research has a big role to play towards achieving the set goals," he said, pledging to provide enough support to the country's research institutions including NIMR.
According to Turuka, the 12-year-old MDGs were aimed at freeing humanity from extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy and diseases.
He however stated that increasing hunger still poses a global challenge and that progress made in reducing maternal deaths is not encouraging. Progress in gender equality is also insufficient, he said.
Earlier, Vice President, Dr Mohamed Gharib Bilal said Tanzania made commendable strides in efforts to reduce child mortality.
"The country's performance in reducing child mortality indicated that we're on the right track and most likely will achieve the MDGs," he said, citing recent statistics, which show child mortality rate in 2010 standing at 51 and under-five mortality at 81 per 100,000 live births.
He also observed that in 1990 infant mortality rate was 191 per 100,000, dropping to 153 in 2000 and 112 in 2008.
He said the gains that have been made in reducing childhood mortality are largely attributed to the significant improvement in the country's expanded immunisation programme and malaria intervention.
The VP further noted that despite the achievements, the current maternal health situation is still challenging.
For instance, he said: "Despite a high coverage of 96 percent in pregnant women who attend at least one antenatal clinic only half of them (51 percent) have access to skilled delivery."
According to the Vice President, coverage of emergency obstetric services is about 65 percent and utilisation of modern family planning method is 27 percent. Only about 13 percent of home deliveries access post natal check-up.
"Maternal mortality is still unacceptably high and remains a serious concern in our country. This is an area that needs an urgent attention within the remaining period before 2015."
Dr Bilal was optimistic that the current strategies in addressing MDGs could be greatly enhanced if the interventions are evidence-informed and assisted by implementation research and well-designed monitoring and evaluation.


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SACRAMENTO, CA (News10/KXTV) - The sister of the Zodiac Killer's third victim said she was disappointed to learn the man blamed for the serial killings in a new book had died.
"I wanted him brought to justice," Pam Huckaby said from her home near Portland. "Now that will never happen."
Huckaby's sister, Darlene Ferrin, was shot to death as she sat in her car at a Vallejo park on the Fourth of July, 1969.
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Lafferty used a pseudonym for his suspect, in part, because he was afraid of retaliation.
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