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Microalbumin Urine Test
Test Overview
A microalbumin test checks urine for the presence of a protein called albumin. Albumin is normally found in the blood and filtered by the kidneys. When the kidneys are working properly, albumin is not present in the urine. But when the kidneys are damaged, small amounts of albumin leak into the urine. This condition is called microalbuminuria.
Microalbuminuria is most often caused by kidney damage from diabetes. But many other conditions can lead to kidney damage, such as high blood pressure, heart failure, cirrhosis, or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). If early kidney damage is not treated, larger amounts of albumin and protein may leak into the urine. This condition is called macroalbuminuria or proteinuria. When the kidneys spill protein, it can mean serious kidney damage is present. This can lead to chronic kidney disease. A microalbumin urine test can be done on a sample of urine collected randomly (usually after the first time you urinate in the morning), a sample collected over a 24-hour period, or a sample collected over a specific period of time, such as 4 hours or overnight.
Why It Is Done
A microalbumin urine test is done to check for protein (albumin) in the urine. Early detection may change treatment in an effort to preserve as much kidney function as possible.
How To Prepare
You do not need to do anything before having this test.
How It Is Done
For a random urine test, you will provide a clean-catch midstream urine sample. A morning urine sample gives the best information about microalbumin levels.
Clean-catch midstream one-time urine collection
This collection method prevents contamination of the sample.
- Wash your hands to make sure they are clean before collecting the urine.
- If the collection cup has a lid, remove it carefully and set it down with the inner surface up. Do not touch the inside of the cup with your fingers.
- Clean the area around your
- A man should pull back the foreskin, if present, and clean the head of his penis thoroughly with medicated towelettes or swabs.
- A woman should spread open the folds of skin around her vagina with one hand, then use her other hand to clean the area around her vagina and urethra thoroughly with medicated towelettes or swabs. She should wipe the area from front to back to avoid contaminating the urethra with bacteria from the anus.
- Begin urinating into the toilet or urinal. A woman should continue to hold apart the folds of skin around the vagina while she urinates.
- After the urine has flowed for several seconds, place the collection cup into the stream and collect about 2 fl oz (60 mL) of this "midstream" urine without interrupting the flow.
- Do not touch the rim of the cup to your genital area, and do not get toilet paper, pubic hair, stool (feces), menstrual blood, or other foreign matter in the urine sample.
- Finish urinating into the toilet or urinal.
- Carefully replace the lid on the cup and return it to the lab. If you are collecting the urine at home and cannot get it to the lab in an hour, refrigerate it.
A urine sample collected over time, such as over 4 or 24 hours, gives the most accurate results so you may be asked to collect your urine over a specific time period.
Timed urine collection (24 hours)
- You start collecting your urine in the morning. When you first get up, empty your bladder but do not save this urine. Write down the time that you urinated to mark the beginning of your 24-hour collection period.
- For the next 24 hours, collect all your urine. Your doctor or lab will usually provide you with a large container that holds about 1 gal (4 L). The container has a small amount of preservative in it. Urinate into a small, clean container and then pour the urine into the large container. Do not touch the inside of either container with your fingers.
- Keep the large container in the refrigerator for the 24 hours.
- Empty your bladder for the final time at or just before the end of the 24-hour period. Add this urine to the large container and record the time.
- Do not get toilet paper, pubic hair, stool (feces), menstrual blood, or other foreign matter in the urine sample.
How It Feels
There is no discomfort while collecting a urine sample.
There is no chance of problems while collecting a urine sample.
A microalbumin test checks urine for the presence of a protein called albumin. Microalbuminuria is most often caused by kidney damage from diabetes.
The normal values listed here—called a reference range—are just a guide. These ranges vary from lab to lab, and your lab may have a different range for what's normal. Your lab report should contain the range your lab uses. Also, your doctor will evaluate your results based on your health and other factors. This means that a value that falls outside the normal values listed here may still be normal for you or your lab.
|One-time collection:
Less than 2 milligrams per liter (mg/L)1
|24-hour collection:
Adults at rest: Less than 80 milligrams (mg) in 24 hours or 0.002–0.08 grams (g) per day2
Adults moving around: Less than 150 mg in 24 hours or less than 0.15 g per day2
|10-hour (overnight) collection:
Less than 20 milligrams per liter (mg/L) for 10-hour (overnight) collection3
Higher-than-normal values
You may need more than one test to find out how well your kidneys are working.
- If your results are higher than normal, your doctor may check your urine more often to watch for kidney damage.
- If you have 2 or 3 high results in a 3- to 6-month period and you have diabetes, your doctor may find kidney damage (diabetic nephropathy). Even though diabetes is the most common reason for high results, there are many other kidney problems that can cause high results.
Pregnant women with diabetes may have their urine checked to watch for high amounts of albumin.
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Having high blood sugar levels, urinary tract infections, high blood pressure, heart failure, or a high fever during an infection.
- Exercising just before the test.
- Taking medicines, such as aspirin, corticosteroids, or some antibiotics, such as amoxicillin.
- Having menstrual bleeding or vaginal discharge, which may temporarily affect the urine sample.
What To Think About
- The American Diabetes Association recommends a
microalbumin urine test for people who have:
- Type 2 diabetes: First at diagnosis, and then yearly for diabetic nephropathy.
- Type 1 diabetes: Yearly screening for diabetic nephropathy should begin 5 years after diagnosis.
- A blood test to check creatinine levels is often done with a microalbumin urine test. To learn more, see the topic Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance.
- A less precise test, the urine dipstick test, can be used to check for microalbuminuria in a single sample of urine. But the dipstick test does not accurately detect microalbuminuria and is not recommended in place of a microalbumin urine test.
- Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2010). Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
- Chernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis: Saunders.
- Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Other Works Consulted
- American Diabetes Association (2013). Standards of medical care in diabetes—2013. Diabetes Care, 36(Suppl 1): S11–S66.
- Chernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis: Saunders.
- Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
- Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2010). Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
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Day of the Dead is a world event that made its debut in 2009. It occurs immediately after Hallow's End, and at the same time as the real-world Day of the Dead, on November 1 through the 2nd.
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Sold by Chapman <Day of the Dead Vendor> in Darnassus[68, 38], Dun Morogh[54, 39] Durotar[47.2, 17.8], Eversong Woods[47, 49], Exodar[47, 56], Stormwind City[47, 23], Thunder Bluff[56, 18], or Dalaran[35.6, 39]:
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Finding graveyard locations
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- Ironforge - Graveyard can be found to the south (southeast really) of the entrance up a small hill. coords 61,37
- Stormwind - Graveyard can be found in Stormwind beside Stormwind Lake, behind the Cathedral.
- Darnassus - Graveyard located directly behind the Guild Master house in Darnassus. coords 69,40.
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Racial home city graveyards
- For the 2010 world event, it was discovered that if a player right-click dropped the Honor the Dead buff while mounted, the character would get an increase in size that would remain as long as the character remained mounted. The character however would decrease in size while on a Great Brewfest Kodo.
- For the 2011 event apparently you don't have to go to your race's home city to get your achievement. After seeing a Night Elf get his achievement in the Stormwind City graveyard, I took my Draenai priest there to test it out. Sure enough, my Draenai priest danced with Catrina in that graveyard and completed the Dead Man's Party achievement.--Mamav (talk) 14:50, November 1, 2011 (UTC)
Patch changes
Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009): Achievements added.
Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Stormwind graveyard moved.
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"Lockdown!" he shouts. That's our cue to gtfo of the common area–a little hallway between a long set of bars and our individual cells. The block's split in half, with 10 or 12 cells on each side. There's only 3 other dudes in my half. I welcome the solitude. The two older dudes are chill, but the younger dude thinks he's hard, or maybe he is hard. He keeps looking me up and down, wearing an indiscernible expression between "let's fuck" and "let's fight." Maybe it's both. Maybe I'm just hyper-aware of my asshole because I've been damning a river of shit for hours. He's just trying to size me up, in all likelihood. I cut my own hair last night. Hopefully, it gives off that dangerous-mental-patient vibe I was going for. And Judge Joe Brown does the rest. (more…)


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Institute of Archaeology
MA in Artefact Studies
Co-ordinator: Ulrike Sommer
This Masters degree programme critically discusses the changing role of 'finds specialists' and provides training in the study and interpretation of artefacts from archaeological sites and museum collections. The course will be largely taught using the staff, equipment and collections at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, but good use will also be made of the expertise and collections of a number of other museums and professional archaeological units.
Students will be introduced to the skills of finds specialists, practical issues involved in the professional study of artefacts and major theoretical debates about the collection, interpretation, reporting and curation of archaeological materials. A central concern wil be the integration of finds analysis within wider archaeological research questions.
In the third term students will undertake a placement within a museum or an archaeological unit where experience will be gained in the practice of finds analysis and body of material studied for the dissertation. By the end of the course students should have an appreciation of the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to artefact studies and will be able to undertake the analysis and reporting of an artefact assemblage of specific materials.


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Funsport is a Windsurfing and water sport shop, mainly dealing in windsurfing, kite surfing and surfing accessories, but we also provide our customers with surf-wear and water-sport accessories such as wake-boarding.
During windy weekends, hordes of windsurfers and kitesurfers will come down to Rhosneigr from all over Great Britain.
They enjoy extremely good conditions for every level of sailing in a friendly and radical atmosphere! Rhosneigr is no doubt one of the best spots in the UK for the intermediate to advanced windsurfer and kitesurfer.
We are here to make it the spot with the best atmosphere both on and off of the water.


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Generation I
The first time the player ventures into the Pokémon Tower, he or she usually does not have the Silph Scope. Without the Silph Scope, the player encounters unidentifiable ghosts that cannot be fought. When the player has received the Silph Scope, the ghosts are revealed to be a Gastly, Haunter, or Cubone in most encounters. At the top of the tower, there is a staircase leading to where Mr. Fuji is being held captive by Team Rocket, however, the restless ghost of a dead mother Marowak attacks the player.
Generation II
The Pokémon Tower completely changed in Generation II. It became the Kanto Radio Tower. The new radio tower was just like Goldenrod's, but there is a guard that keeps the player from going upstairs. The graves located in the Pokémon Tower were relocated into a small house called Soul House. The Soul House is located at south end of Lavender Town.
Generation I
Generation III
Pokemon Specials
Generation I
- Escape Rope - Third Floor
- Awakening - Fourth Floor
- Elixir - Third Floor
- HP Up - Fourth Floor
- Nugget - Fifth Floor
- X Accuracy - Fifth Floor
- Rare Candy - Sixth Floor
Generation II
- EXPN Card: From the Radio Station Manager
Generation IV
- Escape Rope - Third Floor
- Awakening - Fourth Floor
- Elixir - Third Floor
- Great Ball - Fourth Floor
- Cleanse Tag - Fifth Floor
- Big Mushroom - Fifth Floor (Hidden)
- Nugget - Fifth Floor
- X Accuracy - Fifth Floor
- Rare Candy - Sixth Floor
- Soothe Bell - Seventh Floor
- The ghost in the Pokémon Tower is a sprite sometimes used during the appearance of Missingno., the most famous Glitch Pokémon.
- There is a little girl in Generation I and Generation III who stands in the front of Pokémon Tower and asks, "Do you believe in ghosts?" If the player replied with a no, she will say, "Hahaha, I guess not. That white hand on your shoulder is not real."


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It's time to face embrace the facts: men and women are different, bringing a diverse set of strengths to the workplace. We fought hard (and are still fighting) for equality and rights, but equality doesn't mean fitting into a "man's world," it means being accepted for the powerful, persuasive team players ... [ + Read more ]
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Originally published May 8, 2013 at 12:23 p.m., updated May 8, 2013 at 11:24 p.m.
Editor's note: This version expands upon an earlier version.
Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday promised to "reduce staff and services accordingly — including making the necessary layoffs — effective July 1" if lawmakers pass the state's budget in its current form.
But Senate Appropriations Chairman Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, told reporters later: "There is absolutely no reason for the governor to lay off (employees).
"If he wants to do that, there's nothing I can do about that — that's his call. It's absolutely unnecessary."
Both the House and Senate are expected to vote today on the conference committee versions of the bills creating the spending plan for the state's business year that begins July 1.
Nixon made his promise at a news conference late Wednesday morning. He read a brief statement, but took no questions from more than a dozen reporters who had been called to the governor's office.
Nixon said his job-layoff actions would occur because the compromise budget agreed to by House and Senate negotiators "took the unprecedented step of only funding two-thirds of the fiscal year 2014 budget for the Division of Motor Vehicles — indicating that this was intended to fund only a portion of the fiscal year, cut by one-third the funding for the contract for printing and distribution of Missouri-issued drivers licenses.
"This irresponsible tactic of attempting to fund government in a piecemeal fashion, to be revisited over the course of the year, is not the way we have done business in the past, and is not the way we will do business going forward."
Nixon did not say where those job reductions and layoffs would be, although spokesman Scott Holste acknowledged it's logical to assume they would be in the Revenue Department's motor vehicles division.
Schaefer challenged Nixon's reasoning: "I think we made it very clear ... in the hearing, that Revenue is getting a full budget for eight months."
Schaefer noted the budget writers blocked the department's ability to get and spend some federal money it had been receiving, "that we didn't know about (and) they wouldn't tell us before," but, otherwise, provided the motor vehicle division with "a full, eight-month operating budget.
"And we will ... do a supplemental (funding bill) when we come back in January — and, provided that they are on the right track and the governor is no longer doing the illegal things in the Department of Revenue — we made it very clear we would fund the rest of their budget for the rest of the year."
At issue is the ongoing Revenue Department practice of scanning birth certificates and other documents as part of Missourians' application to get or renew their driver's and non-driver's licenses.
Missourians' concealed weapons permits also had been scanned and stored until last month, when the governor ordered that process to be stopped.
Nixon said the Legislature's final budget bills, with the eight-month funding, "would undermine our strong budgetary framework, and would introduce unnecessary and dangerous levels of uncertainty into the historical budget process practiced by governors and legislatures for decades."
But the House and Senate leaders have said the battle is about following the law and protecting Missourians from an unresponsive government — not about partisan politics.
"It took us three months to get the truth out of the Department of Revenue," Schaefer said. "They clearly were not giving us the information we requested, were doing things that are in violation of several provisions of state law.
"We believe that, through the budget and several agreements, we've gotten the ability for them to follow the law. And we want to make sure they do that."
Holding on to a third of the motor vehicle division's budget should make sure the department leaders don't "tell us one thing and do something else," Schaefer explained.
Lawmakers must pass the state's operating budget by 6 p.m. Friday.
Schaefer said Wednesday there are no plans for the budget conference committees to meet again on any issue.
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Modern Thanksgiving
Posted by Cynthia | Filed under Musings
As we gather for Thanksgiving this week, I found a bit of seasonal inspiration for the holiday tabletop. A modern centerpiece expression, and a fresh take on holiday color indeed. Swooping callas and plump succulents are sculptural and simple. I venture to guess this display would create a gorgeous focal point for any festive holiday celebration. May every joy be yours this Thanksgiving.
Image sourced at http://ovandony.com
Tags: Centerpiece, floral design, Holiday tabletop, interior design, Succulants, tablescape, thanksgiving


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Wayfarers in the Libyan Desert
A. L. Humphreys, 1912 - Libyan Desert - 127 pages
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When I started watching John Dies at the End I knew it was science fiction and that it was different. I wasn't really ready for how different it was. It was a real Mind Tripper. And even though I had talked about this movie with our resident movie expert at KPL, Dan, I was not ready for the girl to turn into a bunch of snakes. Dan did not forewarn me about that and he knows I have a phobia about snakes. I was scurrying to grab the remote control and fast forward not carrying what dialog I missed. If you are not bothered by snakes this movie has it fair share of bugs and other disgusting looking creatures. John and some others are enticed by a drug called Soy Sauce which we find is linked to an alternate reality's world attempt to take over our world. Dave is John's best friend and it is up to the two of them to stop the invasion. Time travel is involved, Dave is constantly getting calls from future John. The movie has a lot of action, then seems to stop for dialog period where Dave is talking to a reporter or the police or John on the phone then it jumps back into action and people explode or have their head blown off by a shotgun and then set on fire and they may or may not die. I would say that Dave and John are pretty laid back dudes, not much frazzles them. When pieces of meat from the freezer start coming together to form a meat monster they take it in stride, tell it to hang on a second while they make a phone call. They then hand the phone to the monster who takes it and he listens and then falls all apart, end of monster. This is a movie for adults not children and it is for adults who are willing to just be entertained and not try to point out the flaws in the time travel and are ok with someone finding their cut off head, putting it back on and fastening it with fishing line then looking for the guy who cut off his head.
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What projects are we funding?
Featured Project
Mongolia: Joint UN Programme on Prevention of Violence Against Women and Children
"Under the Joint Programme, nationwide training has been a good opportunity to enhance the knowledge and capacity of professionals and to solicit their commitment to decreasing violence against women."
-- Ms. Urnaa, Officer at the Military of Justice and home Affairs
UNDP Mongolia, together with the Men's Association of Mongolia, supported the "Violence against Women: It's a Men's issue" campaign. more
Zambia: Advocacy on enhancing household capacity, especially female-headed households to respond to HIV and AIDS
"Joining the Support Groups challenged my thinking. It helped me feel that I am a human being and a member of society. It also made one realize what we are capable of doing despite being HIV positive."
-- HIV-positive woman and beneficiary in Zambia. (Anonymous)
The project concentrated on advocacy and enhancing household capacity, especially female-headed households to respond to HIV and AIDS. more
Kyrgyzstan: Support to Rural Women-Informal Workers
"The project became a vivid example for other donor organizations confronting the current unemployment crisis in Kok-Jangak due to the closing of the coal mining factory, bringing women's unemployment to the fore as one of the burning issues in our village."
-- Mr. Aitakhunov, Head of Village Municipality, discusses the GTTF project supporting sewing shops in Kyrgyzstan.
In an effort to reduce the gender gaps in access to productive assets and financial services, the project led to promoting entrepreneurship knowledge and skills of 2,580 rural women informal workers. more
Myanmar: Promoting Gender Equality in Rural Communities through the Human Development Initiative in Myanmar
"...nearly all stakeholders agree that the Myanmar crisis response was better at addressing gender issues than previous UNDP responses to major crises, such as Sri Lanka tsunami."
-- From the 2008 After-Action Review 'The UNDP Response to Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar'
The GTTF in Myanmar ensured that women were involved in the Cyclone Nargis recovery process and assisted in designing programmes to reduce the burden of care on women and girls in the aftermath. more


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22 U.S. Code § 2131 - Travel Promotion Act of 2009
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(b) The Corporation for Travel Promotion
(1) Establishment
The Corporation for Travel Promotion is established as a nonprofit corporation. The Corporation shall not be an agency or establishment of the United States Government. The Corporation shall be subject to the provisions of the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, section 29–1001 et seq.), to the extent that such provisions are consistent with this subsection, and shall have the powers conferred upon a nonprofit corporation by that Act to carry out its purposes and activities.
(2) Board of directors
(A) In general
The Corporation shall have a board of directors of 11 members with knowledge of international travel promotion and marketing, broadly representing various regions of the United States, who are United States citizens. Members of the board shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce (after consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State), as follows:
(iii) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the small business or retail sector or in associations representing that sector;
(vi) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as officials of a city convention and visitors' bureau;
(ix) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in immigration law and policy, including visa requirements and United States entry procedures; and
(B) Incorporation
The members of the initial board of directors shall serve as incorporators and shall take whatever actions are necessary to establish the Corporation under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, section 29–301.01 et seq.).
(C) Term of office
The term of office of each member of the board appointed by the Secretary shall be 3 years, except that, of the members first appointed—
(E) Vacancies
Any vacancy in the board shall not affect its power, but shall be filled in the manner required by this subsection. Any member whose term has expired may serve until the member's successor has taken office, or until the end of the calendar year in which the member's term has expired, whichever is earlier. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which that member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of the predecessor's term. No member of the board shall be eligible to serve more than 2 consecutive full 3-year terms.
(F) Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman
Members of the board shall annually elect one of the members to be Chairman and elect 1 or 2 of the members as Vice Chairman or Vice Chairmen.
(G) Status as Federal employees
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no member of the board may be considered to be a Federal employee of the United States by virtue of his or her service as a member of the board.
(H) Compensation; expenses
(3) Officers and employees
(A) In general
The Corporation shall have an executive director and such other officers as may be named and appointed by the board for terms and at rates of compensation fixed by the board. No individual other than a citizen of the United States may be an officer of the Corporation. The Corporation may hire and fix the compensation of such employees as may be necessary to carry out its purposes. No officer or employee of the Corporation may receive any salary or other compensation (except for compensation for services on boards of directors of other organizations that do not receive funds from the Corporation, on committees of such boards, and in similar activities for such organizations) from any sources other than the Corporation for services rendered during the period of his or her employment by the Corporation. Service by any officer on boards of directors of other organizations, on committees of such boards, and in similar activities for such organizations shall be subject to annual advance approval by the board and subject to the provisions of the Corporation's Statement of Ethical Conduct. All officers and employees shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
(4) Nonprofit and nonpolitical nature of Corporation
(A) Stock
The Corporation shall have no power to issue any shares of stock, or to declare or pay any dividends.
(B) Profit
No part of the income or assets of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any director, officer, employee, or any other individual except as salary or reasonable compensation for services.
(C) Politics
The Corporation may not contribute to or otherwise support any political party or candidate for elective public office.
(5) Duties and powers
(A) In general
The Corporation shall develop and execute a plan—
(i) to provide useful information to foreign tourists, business people, students, scholars, scientists, and others interested in traveling to the United States, including the distribution of material provided by the Federal government concerning entry requirements, required documentation, fees, processes, and information concerning declared public health emergencies, to prospective travelers, travel agents, tour operators, meeting planners, foreign governments, travel media and other international stakeholders;
(ii) to identify, counter, and correct misperceptions regarding United States entry policies around the world;
(iii) to maximize the economic and diplomatic benefits of travel to the United States by promoting the United States of America to world travelers through the use of, but not limited to, all forms of advertising, outreach to trade shows, and other appropriate promotional activities;
(iv) to ensure that international travel benefits all States and the District of Columbia and to identify opportunities and strategies to promote tourism to rural and urban areas equally, including areas not traditionally visited by international travelers; and
(B) Specific powers
In order to carry out the purposes of this subsection, the Corporation may—
(i) obtain grants from and make contracts with individuals and private companies, State, and Federal agencies, organizations, and institutions;
(ii) hire or accept the voluntary services of consultants, experts, advisory boards, and panels to aid the Corporation in carrying out its purposes; and
(6) Open meetings
Meetings of the board of directors of the Corporation, including any committee of the board, shall be open to the public. The board may, by majority vote, close any such meeting only for the time necessary to preserve the confidentiality of commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, to discuss personnel matters, or to discuss legal matters affecting the Corporation, including pending or potential litigation.
(7) Major campaigns
The board may not authorize the Corporation to obligate or expend more than $25,000,000 on any advertising campaign, promotion, or related effort unless—
(A) the obligation or expenditure is approved by an affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of the members of the board present at the meeting;
(8) Fiscal accountability
(A) Fiscal year
The Corporation shall establish as its fiscal year the 12-month period beginning on October 1.
(C) Annual audits
The Corporation shall engage an independent accounting firm to conduct an annual financial audit of the Corporation's operations and shall publish the results of the audit. The Comptroller General of the United States may review any audit of a financial statement conducted under this paragraph by an independent accounting firm and may audit the Corporation's operations at the discretion of the Comptroller General. The Comptroller General and the Congress shall have full and complete access to the books and records of the Corporation.
(c) Accountability measures
(1) Objectives
The Board shall establish annual objectives for the Corporation for each fiscal year subject to approval by the Secretary of Commerce (after consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State). The Corporation shall establish a marketing plan for each fiscal year not less than 60 days before the beginning of that year and provide a copy of the plan, and any revisions thereof, to the Secretary.
(2) Budget
The board shall transmit a copy of the Corporation's budget for the forthcoming fiscal year to the Secretary not less than 60 days before the beginning of each fiscal year, together with an explanation of any expenditure provided for by the budget in excess of $5,000,000 for the fiscal year. The Corporation shall make a copy of the budget and the explanation available to the public and shall provide public access to the budget and explanation on the Corporation's website.
(3) Annual report to Congress
The Corporation shall submit an annual report for the preceding fiscal year to the Secretary of Commerce for transmittal to the Congress on or before the 15th day of May of each year. The report shall include—
(A) a comprehensive and detailed report of the Corporation's operations, activities, financial condition, and accomplishments under this section;
(B) a comprehensive and detailed inventory of amounts obligated or expended by the Corporation during the preceding fiscal year;
(C) a detailed description of each in-kind contribution, its fair market value, the individual or organization responsible for contributing, its specific use, and a justification for its use within the context of the Corporation's mission;
(D) an objective and quantifiable measurement of its progress, on an objective-by-objective basis, in meeting the objectives established by the board;
(E) an explanation of the reason for any failure to achieve an objective established by the board and any revisions or alterations to the Corporation's objectives under paragraph (1);
(F) a comprehensive and detailed report of the Corporation's operations and activities to promote tourism in rural and urban areas; and
(d) Matching public and private funding
(1) Establishment of Travel Promotion Fund
There is hereby established in the Treasury a fund which shall be known as the Travel Promotion Fund.
(2) Funding
(A) Start-up expenses
The Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the Corporation such sums as may be necessary, but not to exceed $10,000,000, from amounts deposited in the general fund of the Treasury from fees under section 1187 (h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of title 8 to cover the Corporation's initial expenses and activities under this section. Transfers shall be made at least monthly, immediately following the collection of fees under section 1187 (h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of title 8, on the basis of estimates by the Secretary, and proper adjustments shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess or less than the amounts required to be transferred.
(B) Subsequent years
For each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015, from amounts deposited in the general fund of the Treasury during the preceding fiscal year from fees under section 1187 (h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of title 8, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer not more than $100,000,000 to the Fund, which shall be made available to the Corporation, subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, to carry out its functions under this section. Transfers shall be made at least quarterly on the basis of estimates by the Secretary, and proper adjustments shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess or less than the amounts required to be transferred.
(3) Matching requirement
(A) In general
No amounts may be made available to the Corporation under this subsection after fiscal year 2011, except to the extent that—
(i) for fiscal year 2012, the Corporation provides matching amounts from non-Federal sources equal in the aggregate to 50 percent or more of the amount transferred to the Fund under paragraph (2); and
(B) Goods and services
For the purpose of determining the amount received from non-Federal sources by the Corporation, other than money—
(i) the fair market value of goods and services (including advertising) contributed to the Corporation for use under this section may be included in the determination; but
(C) Right of refusal
The Corporation may decline to accept any contribution in-kind that it determines to be inappropriate, not useful, or commercially worthless.
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Amounts transferred to the Fund under paragraph (2)(B) shall remain available until expended.
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Any amount received by the Corporation from non-Federal sources in fiscal year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015 that cannot be used to meet the matching requirement under paragraph (3)(A) for the fiscal year in which amount was collected may be carried forward and treated as having been received in the succeeding fiscal year for purposes of meeting the matching requirement of paragraph (3)(A) in such succeeding fiscal year.
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The Corporation may establish the initial assessment after March 4, 2010, at no greater, in the aggregate, than $20,000,000.
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The Corporation may not impose an annual assessment unless—
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In conducting a referendum under this paragraph, the Corporation shall—
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Watch the trailer for ski movie shot with gyro-stabilized 4K rig
Back in April we posted about the GSS C520 - a five-axis gyro-stabilized 4K cinema system by GSS (Gyro-Stabilized Systems). The C520 is compatible with the RED Epic, Arri Alexa M and Sony F55/HDC-2500 video cameras. The GSS C520 is being used by Teton Gravity Research to shoot a movie about skiing. If the preview footage is any indication, it'll be pretty intense, putting the 4K rig to work in some impressive locations.
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WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he is still mulling whether to stay on another four years with a second Obama term — a job that sources say he can keep if he wants it.
Heading Interior means Salazar is the custodian of managing the more than 500 million acres of the nation's public lands and another 1.7 billion acres offshore — a job rife with politics from environmentalists, energy companies and members of Congress in districts rich with natural resources.
Salazar is said to be weighing the job — it's work he very much enjoys — against the tug of his extended family in Colorado. Heading a federal agency means long hours, a life in Washington and days upon days of travel.
He is expected to make an announcement in the coming months. According to sources close to the department, his schedule has plans inked on the calendar through February.
"It is perhaps the most wonderful job of any Cabinet position in the United States," he said to the Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas last week. "I would not say that about Agriculture or Housing and Urban Development or Transportation. ... This is the best job."
That said, the past four years haven't been exactly easy for Salazar.
He was at the helm during the biggest environmental disaster in U.S. history.
Eleven men died when the BP-operated Deepwater Horizon well exploded April 20, 2010. After it sank two days later, about 53,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico every day for nearly three months.
Salazar received criticism from both sides after the disaster.
Environmentalists — and the White House — said he moved lethargically in figuring out what went wrong. House Republicans on Capitol Hill lambasted him for his moratorium on new offshore drilling leases, which they say crippled domestic energy production.
The rebukes from the Hill didn't stop with Deepwater. House Republicans have continued to hammer him on his agency's handling of oil and gas leasing on federal lands — including in Colorado.
"I continue to be surprised that as secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar has pushed regulations that destroy Colorado jobs and imperil Colorado water law," said Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, who is on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. "If Ken Salazar ever decides to come back to Colorado, he'll have a lot of questions to answer about some of the decisions he's made in Washington."
But Salazar has earned friends in the West on both sides of the aisle in the past year after signing a historic water-sharing treaty with Mexico. The agreement sets in place a set of cooperative measures for Colorado River management for the next five years.
Those working in water politics out west widely applaud the agreement as long-sought and badly needed.
"I think the right person was in the job at exactly the right time," Patricia Mulroy, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, said of Salazar. "I am not going to say that previous secretaries didn't reach out to Mexico, because they did. They may not have been willing to roll up their sleeves and push as hard. So I think we were fortunate that he was secretary."
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Reaction to President Obama's gun control plan was varied among the people we talked with in Pitt County Wednesday.
We asked what they though of the executive order requiring thorough background checks. George Miller told us, "I think that's a good idea." Christine Applewhite said, "They really should look at people buying guns." Jamie Murphy commented, "That's good there."
Everyone we talked with also liked the idea of tough laws for criminals with weapons and those that help them get their hands on the guns.
Opinions differed though when it comes to reinstating bans on military type assault weapons and limiting magazine clips to ten rounds. Miller told us, "Well, I'm not quite sure about that."
Applewhite said, "I agree with that because a normal person like me shouldn't be able to go buy a military type gun- those guns should be for people that are military- police officers."
Jamie Thomas told us, "Our Second Amendment is there in case people are trying to take our weapons- in case a tyrannical government comes to take our weapons."
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Happy Thanksgiving From Advanced Style
10 comments:
- That's Not My Age said...
Nice coat!
- November 25, 2010 at 12:22 PM
- sacramento said...
I wish we had Thanksgiving in Spain, not that we are sort of "fiestas", as you know; but it is good that once a year you take account, and are grateful.
Un abrazo my friend.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone readint, too
- November 25, 2010 at 12:53 PM
- Jennifer said...
A very happy and stylish Thanksgiving to you too!
- November 25, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- Anna said...
You too!
- November 25, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- CHRISTINA G said...
I just find your blog accidentally . I love it and i believe from personal experience that the elderly people play an important role in our families ...My grandfather i.e is a man who plays a so special role in my family, she has been a very talented person ...One thing i will tell you . He is 83 now and keeps writting and writting and singing every second of the day ..He is a gentleman , a stylish gentleman ,kind , generous , lifelover .In his office has built behind his desk the prospect of parthenon ...!What a deed ...i learn from him all the time ...and i just cannot stop admiring him ...so keep up the good work ! The elderly are not disabled but enable to pass their wisdom...
- November 25, 2010 at 2:10 PM
- Prêt à Porter P said...
A handsome man indeed. The coat is absolutely immaculate, and well he is too. The brown buttons are such a nice touch.
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- November 26, 2010 at 10:26 AM
- Aimee said...
Happy Thanksgiving to you! What a handsome gentleman as well. Love your blog.
- November 26, 2010 at 12:49 PM
- Style Odyssey said...
belated thanksgiving wishes!
this man...his coat!! how very handsome.
- November 27, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- Renee Fisher said...
I hope you had a glorious Thanksgiving!
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2. For the snout we used an empty plastic fruit cup. I also used it to make the ears by tracing it onto a piece of white card stock paper, cutting it out and then cutting the circle in half. This makes the two ears.
4. While the snout was drying, we put school glue onto a section of our paper plate and then placed white crumpled tissue paper squares all over the glue. Do this on every section until the paper plate is covered. We opted to not put tissue paper where the snout was going to go, but I don't think it matters which way you do it.
5. Next glue the ears to the back of the paper plate.
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Deploying an Update Server
From Joomla! Documentation
Revision as of 11:39, 20 April 2012 by Dextercowley (Talk | contribs)
This tutorial is for all Joomla! versions newer than
This tutorial is designed to teach developers how to create an update server for integration with the update system introduced in Joomla! 1.6. By adding an update server listing to your extension's manifest, developers enable users to update their extensions via the Extension Manager's Update view with only a few clicks.
Defining an update server
In order to use this feature, an update server must be defined in your extension's manifest. This definition can be used in all Joomla! 1.6 and newer compatible extensions but is not available for templates. You can use two options for your server type; collection or extension. These will be explained in detail shortly. The update server is defined as follows for each type:
<server type="collection">http://example.com/list.xml</server>
<server type="extension" priority="2" name="My Extension's Updates">http://example.com/extension.xml</server>
Multiple servers can be defined within the <updateservers> tag.
Server types
The collection server type allows developers to define an extension's manifest to pull updates from a collection. This type of server can be used if the developer wants to define all of their extension's updates in a single file (not recommended) or if their extension has multiple sub-extensions which are not distributed or updated at the same time (such as a package extension type). The below example is the collection definition used by the updater when processing core Joomla! updates:
<extensionset name="Joomla Core" description="Joomla! Core">
<extension name="Joomla" element="joomla" type="file" version="1.7.0" detailsurl="http://update.joomla.org/core/extension.xml"/>
All definitions must be defined between <extensionset> tags in your collection manifest. The <extensionset> tag has two optional parameters; name and description. For each extension that this collection references, a separate <extension> tag is required. The <extension> tag has the following parameters, all of which are required for updates to properly process:
- name - The name of the extension
- element - The untranslated extension name i.e. mod_custom
- type - The extension type (component, module, plugin, etc.)
- version - The latest version of the extension
- detailsurl - The URL of the XML file which contains that extension's individual update definitions
The extension server type allows developers to define an extension's manifest to pull updates from a single extension's manifest. All collection manifests eventually point to this XML file. All updates in this file must be defined after an <updates> tag at the beginning of the file. The below example is the update definition for the Joomla! 1.7.0 release:
<name>Joomla! 1.7</name>
<description>Joomla! 1.7 CMS</description>
<infourl title="Joomla!">http://www.joomla.org/</infourl>
<downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/15279/66552/Joomla_1.6.5_to_1.7.0_Package.zip</downloadurl>
<maintainer>Sam Moffatt</maintainer>
<targetplatform name="joomla" version="1.6"/>
The following section describes the elements of a single update entity.
- name - The name of the extension, this name will appear in the Name column of the Extension Manager's Update view (required)
- description - A short description of the extension (optional) -- if you choose to use <![CDATA[]]>, double-quotes will break the HTML formatting. Use single quotes with your HTML entities.
- element - The installed name of the extension (required)
- type - The type of extension (component, module, plugin, etc.) (required)
- folder - Specific to plugins, this tag describes the type of plugin being updated (content, system, etc.) (required for plugins)
- client (usually optional, required for J! 1.7.3 due to a regression; but highly encouraged regardless) - The client ID of the extension, which can be found by looking inside the #__extensions table. To date, use 0 for "site" and 1 for "administrator". Plugins are automatically installed with a client of 0 (site), but you will need to specify the client in an update or it will default to 1 (administrator). Components are automatically installed with a client of 1, which is currently the default.
- Warning: The tag name is <client> for Joomla! 2.5 and <client_id> for 1.6 and 1.7. If you use <client_id> (rather than <client>) on a 2.5 site, it will be ignored.
- version - The version of the release (required)
- infourl - A URL to point users to containing information about the update (optional) (In CMS 2.5, if set, this URL will be displayed in the update view)
- downloads - The section which lists all download locations
- downloadurl - The URL to download the extension from; the <downloadurl> tag has two required parameters:
- type - The type of package (full or upgrade)
- format - The format of the package (zip, tar, etc.)
- downloadurl - The URL to download the extension from; the <downloadurl> tag has two required parameters:
- tags - Optional (unknown use)
- maintainer - The name of the extension maintainer (similar to the <author> tag in a manifest) (optional)
- maintainerurl - The website of the extension maintainer (similar to the <authorUrl> tag in a manifest) (optional)
- section - Optional (unknown use)
- targetplatform - A tag to define platform requirements, requires the following elements
- name - The name of the platform dependency; as of this writing, it should ONLY be "joomla"
- version - The version of Joomla! the extension supports
- Note: If your extension is Joomla! 1.6, 1.7, and/or 2.5 compatible, you will be required to have separate <update> definitions for each version due to the manner in which the updater checks the version
A separate <update> definition will be required for each version of your extension you release.
The values of element, type, client_id and folder should match those in the table #__extensions.
- SQL update script is not executed during update.
- If the SQL update script (for example, in the folder
sql/updates/mysql) does not get executed during the update process, it could be because there is no version number in the
#__schemastable for this extension prior to the update. This value is determined by the last script name in the SQL updates folder. If this value is blank, no SQL scripts will be executed during that update cycle. To make sure this value is set correctly, make sure you have a SQL script in this folder with its name as the version number (for example, 1.2.3.sql if the version is 1.2.3). The file can be empty or just have a SQL comment line. This should be done in the old version -- the one before the update. Alternatively, you can add this value to the
#__schemasusing a SQL query.
Supporting Tools
Maintaining your update server files can be difficult depending on the manner in which you set up your files. An extension which can help you to maintain this is the Akeeba Release System, available free of charge from https://www.akeebabackup.com


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Montrose Elementary School students jumped rope, played hopscotch and participated in games of foursquare recently on their newly painted blacktop during recess. But now, recess for Montrose students is a bit different. With the help of a grant from Capital One, Montrose was able to launch "Organized Recess," a time of day where students can participate in cooperative games that double as "teachable moments" in the areas of social skills and good citizenship.
"We have done some research and gathered that organized recess decreases discipline incidents," said Montrose Principal Dana Baldacci. "So we decided this year we'd do several days a week of organized recess, and through this grant, we are able to do it."
Capital One volunteers came out early in the week to repaint the blacktop and then again later in the week to show students how to safely use the equipment in a variety of games that aimed at fostering participation and fair play (pictured). Each classroom also received a bucket full of new recess materials that encourage students to interact and play with one another in a collaborative way.
"This is a great opportunity that Capital One gives us to give back to the community and the neighborhood," said Tim Gunn, a Capital One employee. "It's been a great experience, one of the kids even said it was better than field day, so that's just sort of the icing on the cake for us."
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Every week, another child is diagnosed with cancer in Central Virginia. Last summer, six-year-old Caroline Morris was one of them.
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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.
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