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22 U.S. Code § 7909 - Authorization for the Clean Technology Fund
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(1) Limitations on authorization of appropriations
For fiscal year 2010, up to $300,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for a United States contribution to the Clean Technology Fund (the Fund).
(2) Limits on country access
The Secretary of the Treasury shall use the voice and vote of the United States to ensure that—
(B) Prior to the obligation of funds, recipient countries submit to the governing body of the Fund, and the governing body of the Fund appropriately reviews and considers, an investment plan that will achieve significant net reductions in national-level greenhouse gas emissions;
(C) The investment plan for a recipient country, whose borrowing status is classified by the World Bank as "International Development Association (IDA) blend", shall have at least 15 percent of its total cost for public sector activities contributed from the public funds of the recipient country, and any recipient country whose borrowing status is classified by the World Bank as "International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Only" status, shall have at least 25 percent of its total cost for public sector activities contributed from public funds of the recipient country; and
(D) Assistance made available by the Fund is used exclusively to support the deployment of clean energy technologies in developing countries (including, where appropriate, through the provision of technical support or support for policy or institutional reforms) in a manner that achieves substantial net reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
(4) Definitions
For purposes of this section—
(A) Net reductions
The term "net reductions" refers to the extent to which a project or program supported under this section results in lower greenhouse gas emissions than would be emitted by the same entity or sector in the same country in the absence of the Fund's project, taking into account, unless impracticable, effects beyond the physical boundaries of the project or program that result from project or program activities.
(B) Public sector activities
The term "public sector activities" may include sovereign loans assumed by the recipient country to contribute to the financing of the investment plan.
(C) Clean energy technology
The term "clean energy technology" means a technology that, as compared with technologies being deployed at that time for widespread commercial use in the country involved—
(ii) does not result in significant incremental adverse effects on public health or the environment; and
(iii) does one or more of the following:
(II) substantially increases the energy efficiency of buildings, industrial, or agricultural processes, or of electricity transmission, distribution, or end-use consumption; or
Source(Pub. L. 111–117, div. F, title VII, § 7081(g),Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3398; Pub. L. 113–76, div. K, title VII, § 7034(i),Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 514.)
Section was enacted as part of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, and not as part of part C of the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1989 which comprises this chapter.
2014—Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–76struck out par. (3), which established a reporting requirement for operations and governance of the Fund.
Continuation of Prior Law
Pub. L. 113–76, div. K, title VII, § 7060(c)(9),Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 554, provided that: "Section 7081(g)(2) and (4) of division F of Public Law 111–117 [22 U.S.C. 7909 (2), (4)] shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2014 as if part of this Act [div. K of Pub. L. 113–76]."
Prior continuations were contained in the following acts:
Pub. L. 112–74, div. I, title VII, § 7062(c)(8),Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1250.
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Athletics - Archives 2015-16
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NCAA Releases APR Data for 2014-15
Cougar Athletics showed APR improvement in 14 of its 15 programs for 2014-15.
Celebrate Halloween with WSU Athletics
The kids carnival will take place at 5:30 p.m. at Beasley Coliseum.
Leaders Beyond The Field: Bill Moos
WSU Director of Athletics Bill Moos is featured by Football Matters
WSU Teams To Honor Elson S. Floyd On Uniforms
All Cougar uniforms will feature "ESF" patches this season
CRIMZONE Tickets Available Monday, August 31
The first 1,000 students with a Cougar Card and sports pass can pick up a CRIMZONE ticket.
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Cougars to Participate in National Lentil Festival
WSU Athletics will have autograph sessions Friday and participate in the parade Saturday.
Hall of Fame Festivities Set for September
Fans can purchase tickets to events now to honor the class of 2015

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The ongoing legal fight between Terry Rodino, an Elkhart County commissioner, and his estranged business partners is entering new territory.
In another suit filed by Rodino's rivals, Amit Shah and Tim Dugle, they accuse him of using his position as county commissioner to help secure the sale of five recreational vehicles to a Chinese-owned business and thus profiting personally. Rodino earned at least around $100,000 as middle man in the deal, according to numbers in the Feb. 14 lawsuit, as did his partner in the company that engineered the $1.63 million transaction, American Travel Palace.
Rodino's profits, says the suit, "were connected directly to the efforts of Elkhart County, and specifically the Elkhart County commissioners, to develop business and economic opportunities in China for businesses and citizens of Elkhart County."
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in South Bend, goes further. Because of those profits and other alleged misdeeds, it charges, Rodino violated the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, originally created to give federal prosecutors a tool to go after organized crime. The two plaintiffs seek reimbursement from Rodino and the other defendants for the "millions of dollars embezzled and laundered" in the RV deal and from other companies Dugle and Shah jointly own with Rodino.
Neither Rodino nor his attorneys at the Mishawaka law firm May Oberfell Lorber responded to queries for comment. Rodino, now in his third term as a commissioner, has yet to formally respond in court to the lawsuit.
Others singled out in the suit, though, went on the record.
"I have seen no evidence whatsoever supporting the allegations in that complaint," said Elkhart lawyer Chris Riley, representing Elkhart businessman Aaron Zou, Rodino's partner in American Travel Palace. "Aaron sincerely looks forward to vindicating himself."
Zou is another defendant in the federal suit and Dugle and Shah charge him with making a $30,000 "kick-back" to Rodino "as Elkhart County commissioner." Riley wouldn't get more specific in his comment, citing the ongoing nature of the case.
Gordon Lord, legal counsel for Elkhart County, also spoke out. He's not a defendant in the suit, but Shah and Dugle go after him, suggesting, among many other things, that his actions, along with those of Rodino, "constitute a bribery and/or kickback scheme" that violates their duties as county agents.
"They don't even offer any evidence. They just call it that," said Lord. He never took part in talks about business in China, he emphasized, and had no role in Rodino's dealings in the nation and never earned any money from any China transaction.
At the request of county commissioners, Lord said, he helped file the legal papers to form a company co-owned by Zou that was to have promoted investment in Elkhart County by Chinese businessmen through a federal immigration program. Elkhart County commissioners in December 2010 agreed to provide $10,000 to aid the firm, Indiana Gateway Fund.
That effort was later abandoned, though, and the $10,000 was never spent, according to Lord. Elkhart County Administrator Tom Byers and Elkhart County Commissioner Mike Yoder echoed that.
Rodino's dealings in China and the RV sale are hardly the only issues brought up by Dugle and Shah in their new lawsuit, a hefty 79-page document, with another 265 pages in exhibits. But they're the only issues that pertain to his position as Elkhart County commissioner, an elected, part-time post.
The other charges mirror allegations Dugle and Shah make in three other lawsuits now winding their way through LaGrange Circuit Court in LaGrange. Variously, Dugle and Shah — minority partners in a pallet firm and related companies controlled by Rodino, the so-called Duro Entities — say Rodino mismanages the firms and has improperly diverted funds from the companies. They seek reimbursement for those funds.
Rodino, in the LaGrange cases anyway, has disputed the charges.
Even the reference to the China RV deal isn't completely new. It's mentioned in the LaGrange cases. However, Dugle and Shah delve more deeply into the matter in the new federal lawsuit, providing additional details and making it more of a point of contention.
The deal apparently had its roots in Rodino's varied visits to China, which he's discussed publicly in recent years at meetings of Elkhart County Commissioners. He's always said he used his own money in traveling there, and Byers, Lord and Yoder say the same.
Rodino's first apparent visit came in July 2010, when he traveled to Jinhua in Zhejiang province in eastern China , inking what he termed a "sister city" agreement with officials there. That agreement was meant to promote cultural and possible commercial exchanges.
He visited again in March 2011, traveling with Zou and representatives from the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and said on his return that some sort of commercial proposal was potentially in the works. He reconfirmed the sister city accord with Jinhua, and a news clip made by a Chinese media outlet shows Rodino and others in his group in a formal meeting with Chinese officials.
About a month later, according to the new lawsuit, Rodino and Zou formed American Travel Palace, or ATP, and on May 25, 2011, ATP paid $100,000 to an Elkhart RV manufacturer toward the purchase of recreational vehicles. The federal lawsuit doesn't name the company, but in the LaGrange suits, the firm is identified as Forest River.
A Forest River rep didn't return a call seeking comment.
In July 2011, Galaxy Powersports, a Dallas-based subsidiary of BenZhou Vehicle Industry Group in Zhejiang province, wired $231,541 to ATP. Then the Beijing-based Bank of China wired $1,399,985 more, the suit says. That made for a total payment of $1,631,526.
A few days later, ATP bought five RVs — meant for China — for $1,056,166.
It's not crystal clear what share of the difference, $575,360, ATP, Rodino or Zou pocketed. ATP also covered the cost to ship the five RVs to New York.
The suit, though, alludes specifically to $104,779.90 in payments from ATP to Rodino after the deal, through March 2012. It itemizes $131,305.55 to Zou.
More germane to the suit, perhaps, Dugle and Shah charge that $50,000 invested in ATP by a Rodino-controlled firm called Apex Pallet came "from the fraudulent schemes perpetuated by Mr. Rodino against the Duro Entities." In other words, Dugle and Shah charge that money from the Duro Entities, which they co-own, was improperly funneled through Apex to ATP. Since they have no interest in APEX or ATP, the reasoning follows, they lost out.
As for the allegation that Rodino used his position as Elkhart County commissioner to secure the RV deal and profit personally, the suit points to "ongoing efforts by the county to develop business and investment opportunities for Elkhart County businesses and individuals." One of county government's tasks is to promote economic development, the reasoning goes, and Rodino was the appointed official to carry out that mission in China — not for personal gain but for the betterment of the entire county.
"Mr. Rodino was not sent to China because he owns pallet companies. He was sent to China because he is an Elkhart County commissioner," says the suit. It later picks up: "One of Mr. Rodino's central duties as an Elkhart County commissioner, for which he is paid an annual salary of approximately $40,000 per year, is to help generate business and economic opportunities for Elkhart County citizens and businesses."
Dugle and Shah's attorney, John Henning of Indianapolis, declined to elaborate when contacted, citing the ongoing nature of the case. That element of the suit, among others, factors in the alleged RICO violation.
In fact, though, Rodino was not "sent" to China by county leaders, at least as told by Yoder, his fellow county commissioner. Yoder described Rodino's China trips as personal initiatives, paid for out of his own pocket and done on his own initiative. The county has spent no money as part of Rodino's travels, county officials have emphasized.
"Terry has done all of this on his own. It's part of his private business," said Yoder. He went there to talk up Elkhart County and promote cultural exchanges, yes, but also to pursue potential business ventures.
As Yoder sees it, Rodino did a good thing. He got Elkhart County's name out among potential Chinese investors.
"I'm not sure how this is bad for the community," Yoder said. "It certainly isn't in his county commissioner's job description to do that."


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33 U.S. Code § 701b - Supervision of Secretary of the Army; reclamation projects unaffected
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Federal investigations and improvements of rivers and other waterways for flood control and allied purposes shall be under the jurisdiction of and shall be prosecuted by the Department of the Army under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and supervision of the Chief of Engineers, except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress; and in his reports upon examinations and surveys, the Secretary of the Army shall be guided as to flood-control measures by the principles set forth in section 701a of this title in the determination of the Federal interests involved: Provided, That the foregoing grant of authority shall not interfere with investigations and river improvements incident to reclamation projects that may now be in progress or may be hereafter undertaken by the Bureau of Reclamation of the Interior Department pursuant to any general or specific authorization of law.
Source(June 22, 1936, ch. 688, § 2,49 Stat. 1570; June 28, 1938, ch. 795, § 1,52 Stat. 1215; Aug. 18, 1941, ch. 377, § 1,55 Stat. 638; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a),61 Stat. 501; Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 7,68 Stat. 668.)
1954—Act Aug. 4, 1954, repealed provisions conferring authority on the Department of Agriculture under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture to make preliminary examinations and surveys and to prosecute works of improvement for runoff and waterflow retardation and soil erosion prevention on the watersheds of rivers and other waterways.
1941—Act Aug. 18, 1941, reenacted without change portion of section preceding semicolon.
1938—Act June 28, 1938, reenacted without change portion of section preceding semicolon.
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
Savings Provision
Section 7 of act Aug. 4, 1954, which amended this section by repealing provisions relating to the Department of Agriculture, provides in part that: "(a) the authority of that Department of Agriculture, under the direction of the Secretary, to prosecute the works of improvement for runoff and waterflow retardation and soil erosion prevention authorized to be carried out by the Department by the act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), as amended [section 701a–1 of this title], and (b) the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to undertake emergency measures for runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention authorized to be carried out by section 7 of the act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1215), as amended by section 216 of the act of May 17, 1950 (64 Stat. 163) [section 701b–1 of this title], shall not be affected by the provisions of this section."
Risk-Based Analysis Methodology
Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 202(h),Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3676, provided that:
"(1) In general.—The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the Corps of Engineers' use of risk-based analysis for the evaluation of hydrology, hydraulics, and economics in flood damage reduction studies. The study shall include—
"(A) an evaluation of the impact of risk-based analysis on project formulation, project economic justification, and minimum engineering and safety standards; and
"(B) a review of studies conducted using risk-based analysis to determine—
"(i) the scientific validity of applying risk-based analysis in these studies; and
"(ii) the impact of using risk-based analysis as it relates to current policy and procedures of the Corps of Engineers.
"(2) Report.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 12, 1996], the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study under paragraph (1), as well as such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate.
"(3) Limitation on use of methodology.—During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 12, 1996] and ending 18 months after that date, if requested by a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall refrain from using any risk-based technique required under the studies described in paragraph (1) for the evaluation and design of a project.
"(4) Authorization of appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated $250,000 to carry out this subsection."
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May 6, 2016
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Planning the perfect outdoor trip in Florida? A free Florida State Park app can help you find a nearby camp site as it tracks your trails and sends you weather alerts.
The Florida Park Service announced Wednesday a partnership with ParksByNature Network and PocketRanger.com to provide the free smartphone app.
An interactive guide offers visitors a list of amenities, facility maps, directions, a calendar of events and a built-in compass. Users can plan their trip using their GPS location to find parking and nearby locations for hiking, camping, boating, birding and more. You can also track and record trails, mark waypoints and find your friends.
On Monday, visitors to most state parks can show the app downloaded on their phone to get in for free.
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Paranormal BETA v5.0 Demo
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Terius "The-Dream" Nash coexists in two worlds: he's a songwriter for the major leagues, writing a bulk of the last five years' biggest hits, and an underground cult star with his own solo career as an R&B artist. He makes his heavy-hitting clientele into his own cast of characters, ingeniously piloting his sound into the mainstream consciousness through the likes of Rihanna and Beyoncé, among others (he helmed both "Umbrella" and "Single Ladies"). He holds in his hands the ability to change both R&B and pop in merely updating the sounds he loved growing up: painting the future with a Tumblr-like brushstroke, equally appreciative of yesterday and tomorrow.
His metronomic sound of pendulous repetition has become a calling card and hearkens back to the Jazz Age's scat singing and Motown's heyday of doo-wop and piano clinking snap-a-longs. He takes the futile topics of today's hip-hop era and uses them to his advantage: crafting clichés into purposeful rhythmic markers in his songs. No one makes today's vernacular sound so musical. Like a fashion designer and their muse(s), he's attuned to the season, but also has his signatures. For instance, he's finessed Mariah Carey into a conversationally self-aware, narrative mastermind by handing over his own aesthetic (see Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel). And it works: he's altered hip-hop hooks into Liberace-level extravagance; all the while employing his hiccupping melodies to propel his own genre [R&B] back to relevance. His solo albums listen like operas, brimming with backstory and inner meaning, with anthemic echoes of Prince and R. Kelly. His influence (and influences) can be heard a mile away.
We met with The-Dream (whose latest LP, IV Play, was released yesterday) for lunch to analyze the gamut of his resonance, talk hits, and what's to come for the self-proclaimed Radio Killa.
How does one go about getting a Dream track?
TD Honestly, the best way is to show up with about fifty thousand dollars in cash… Boom… That's the easy route. Wherever I am, you show up with fifty, you probably got a song. It's going down.
Of all the artists you've worked with, who would you say has done you most justice?
TD As far as my whole sound, my tone and melodicness, I'd probably have to say Rihanna.
Is that because of "Umbrella"?
TD No. It's more because our tones are so similar—from a sonic standpoint.
Since "Umbrella," your sound's been recognized by the presence of 'ella's' and 'ey's'—the melodic mark of Radio Killa… where did that whole thing come from?
TD 'Ella' was just literally me playing on the word 'umbrella' at the time. It was a way to bridge the gaps in the song, connect the measures. When "Umbrella" hit so hard and had such an impact, it kind of just became my calling card. Like my own little marketing campaign for myself that I'd put into songs to bring them all together. They never previously existed before "Umbrella." It was so hooky that I'd use it in other songs of mine and that's how it became a signature. Originally, it was just tying the beats and the words together, and it worked. I actually don't do it as much anymore, though… I've come to let the songs have to be what they are.
So, in other words, it was not a concerted effort to bring doo-wop into this century?
TD I actually haven't ever thought of it that way. That's interesting. I like that. And I can see how you'd say that, but, honestly it just started as a good way to connect things both within my records and record to record. I try not to overanalyze and just do what feels good and it just felt good and grew from there.
Is there anyone you haven't worked with that you'd die to?
TD Chris [Martin] from Coldplay. We'd kill it.
The first time I heard LoveHate I said to myself this man could make his own opera. I mean, "Nikki" could be its own musical…
TD Well, "Nikki" is its own story, movie, musical and everything… I'm finna pull her out—It's about time for her to come out.
TD You've been hinting at a "Nikki" project for a while now.
TD I think people just noticed the truth about "Nikki" in their own lives. Even if you weren't involved with her, you knew that type of a girl. "Nikki" is so real that in a sense she took on this thing of her own. Everybody walks up to me and is like, "who is she? Who is she?" Evidently, I know she's a cult figure now… I'm not finna give this girl up that easily so you can hit up her Instagram page and shit.
So… "Nikki" is a real person and not just a metaphor?
TD [Quiet]
Moving on… is there a track you wrote that you were expecting to be a hit but fizzled?
TD I probably expected "Moving Mountains," [which] I did for Usher to be bigger than it was. It's a great song. Lyrically, I really dove head first into those words. It was all about how love works and the ups and downs of it and using the metaphor of mountains. The track was great. It was kind of weird when it didn't live up to expectations. It didn't live up to its own potential. Its probably one of the greatest records I've ever written that didn't get its shine. I can say now that just because you have a number one [song] on Billboard doesn't mean you're a hit. You can have a hit culturally that you're not even thinking about and not have a number one single. I equate it to having someone be the best dressed at a party. There's no hit chart for how good you looked at a party, but, if people be talking about it—just because you can't quantify it doesn't mean it's not a hit from a cultural standpoint.
Is there a track you wrote that became a hit unexpectedly?
TD [Rihanna's] "Birthday Cake." It was hot to me, but, it was never recorded as a full song... at least to begin with. I definitely felt it'd be an anthem-y thing for the girls who'd hear it at the club and go wild for it, but, never thought people'd be asking where the full version was… and it became that.
Do you know when you're making a hit?
TD … I guess, there's a sense that there's something I'm doing, and I've done it so long that I don't even realize I'm doing it. It would probably take someone like you, outside of me, to tell me what makes my songs hits. I wouldn't even know it. I definitely don't have a regimen—I've written songs on buses, airplanes, Vegas—I do, though, like to put myself in some sort of pressure. I thrive when it's the end and my back is up against the wall.
You write so well for women. I mean, all you have to do is refer to your roster and you'll see its more women than men… why do you think you capture the female scope so well?
TD In the end, I guess, it's kind of like the unexplained truth for me… I think my relationship with my mom has a lot to do with it. When you're dealing with that sort of thing, your sensitivity goes up. I also think my imagination of people feeds into it—I just like being around different people. I like watching them and watching their psyche. It's part of the way as a writer I can put myself into their eyes.
What would you say is wrong with R&B today?
TD When R&B started to compete with pop numbers, that's when shit started to go awry. You can't compete with pop or hip-hop numbers when you're trying to make a great R&B album. You also should be able to make a great R&B album without any features. Once you put a feature on an R&B track it becomes either a pop or hip-hop record. R&B should be stripped… for instance, with "Rockin' That Shit," they put on all these rappers and it became another thing. I didn't want anybody on that record. I wanted an R&B record. Once shit starts to compete with pop and hip-hop numbers, it's like people don't realize that you should be doing 50-60k sales… that's an R&B record. R&B is lovemaking! It should be as slow-moving and gradual as life is. The song may be fast, but it isn't 'fast and right now' like pop is. It's not about this week. The importance of first-week sales really did a number on R&B today.
Of your entire catalogue, do you have a magnum opus in your opinion?
TD I haven't made it yet. I think this "Nikki" album is going to be interesting and I'm kind of prematurely calling the fifth installment of the Love series, Phantom. I also want to do a 12" record called Sade's Son… like six straight songs of "Fancy(s)."
I discovered last night at your listening party that IV Play features no tracks produced by your formerly frequent collaborator, Tricky Stewart. How come?
TD Trick, where you at? [Laughs] Tricky's at Epic [Records] now. It was more a political thing than any… that's still my homie. He's just over there with my good friend, L.A. Reid, for a minute… in a good way, though. But don't worry—we've got a whole month blocked off in August to work together.
Is that "Nikki" season?
TD [Laughs] Probably…
Where did your name, "The-Dream," come from?
TD I remember my uncle actually saying to me, "you have to be the dream of the family." It was like, go and do something, go on out there. He wasn't in any position to say that to anyone at the time because he was on drugs, but, he's one of my uncles and I'm super influenced by him, so, it stuck with me.
Would you say you're a perfectionist?
TD Oh, of course.
Is it too much?
TD At times. Yeah.
Do you have any vices?
TD Patrón. Tequila is a vice… straight. I take it straight now. I don't have any other vices, though—I mean, I guess, women, but they're not as much a vice as many people'd think. My idea of a woman is probably bigger than the idea that they'd have themselves. You could never think you're as pretty as I have you my mind. You have no idea what shoe to wear like I do. You have no idea what dress to put on… I do.
Does fame affect you at all?
TD No. I still go to Home Depot… when I hear the word 'fame,' I look around for other people. I was out last night with 2 Chainz—and maybe this is through a songwriter's point of view—but there were fans trying to get at us and I was trying to help them get to 2 Chainz… I let them on by, like, I know we're all human beings and I treat people like people. I never think they're here for me—I always think they're vying for the attention of the star that's there. I never think it's me. It's not that it shocks me that people want to take pictures with me, talk to me, or whatever. It's more that I'm shocked I don't think of things on that level for me, on that level of fame. I literally would avoid the whole 'fame' thing if I could. I just wish fame for me could come the way that Quincy Jones did… you know, compete on a musical level of how things work, but, that's just not gonna happen nowadays. Things are so different. The only thing I can do is protect my music by not being so fame-driven. Fame waters shit down. When the fame becomes bigger than your music is, then you're no longer a musician. For me: having good music is the only catalyst against the machine that is fame. That's why I'm not a pop artist.
Are there any pop artists that people have compared you to that really hit the nail on the head musically?
TD Phil Collins. Tricky [Stewart] used to say it to me all the time.
Are you a fan of his?
TD Of course! Who isn't a fan of Phil Collins? I love his tone, his melodies—it's incredible. Phil's just the 80s, man.
Your work is driven a lot by the 80s sound—from "Fast Car" to "Yamaha"…
TD I'm an 80s baby. So, that's the root for me… That's where everything's from for me, man.
And the LINN LM-1 machine drums?
TD I gotta give the LINN drums that Prince uses in his songs to Carlos "Los" McKinney—he's incredible. He's probably the best musician that there is. He doesn't get the credit he's deserved. He's for real. I've been blessed to have him and Tricky around. Nowadays, though, I just dial into whatever I need to take a song into the direction I want it to…
Do you hear your influence today?
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Later on this summer, TNA will have neither of the Hardys on Impact Wrestling. As many of you already now, Jeff Hardy is sidelined by an injury suffered during a dirt bike accident. His older brother Matt Hardy is going to be taking some time off as well. His reason, though, is because he wants to stay home and look after his pregnant wife. Reby Sky revealed the decision on social media and should be giving birth very soon.
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Aggie Climbing Club
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Aggie Game Nights is a social gaming club at Utah State University. We play a variety of tabletop games. We meet Fridays, 7pm to midnight in Engineering 201 (http://www.usu.edu/map/index.cfm?id=32). Bring friends & games. Everyone is invited! https://groups.google.com/group/aggie-game-nights https://www.facebook.com/groups/Aggie.Game.Nights/ club email: email@example.com
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Is the Second Amendment an Individual Right?
Recorded: Monday, June 9, 2008
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Last year, a federal appeals court overturned the District of Columbias ban on handguns. Now the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the case after nearly seventy years of silence on the Second Amendment.
Experts: Stephen P. Halbrook, Joyce Lee MalcolmType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Constitutional Law, Gun Control
Is the War on Terror Creating Terrorism?
Recorded: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Is it possible that the U.S. governments response to the 9/11 attacks has served al-Qaeda interests? Despite the hype, U.S. law-enforcement officials have found little evidence of serious terrorist activities inside the country, compelling them to escalate their use of prosecution and entrapment to justify their enormous budgets.
Experts: Ivan Eland, Ian S. Lustick, D. Gareth PorterType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, History (International), Terrorism and National Crises
Innovative Solutions for Iraq
Recorded: Thursday, February 16, 2006
The recent elections in Iraq have not resolved the main problems therea constitutional crisis, continued terrorism, a potent Sunni rebellion, and fighting between religious and ethnic groups that could result in a full-blown civil war. Is the Iraq war a hopeless quagmire that has been lost, or can the U.S. still foster a united, peaceful and prosperous Iraq?
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The San Francisco 49ers say Sunday's scheduled (4 p.m., ET) preseason game against the San Diego Chargers will be played as scheduled despite a Sunday morning earthquake in the San Francisco area.
The game is set for new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
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The 49ers say the $1.27 billion stadium "was designed to meet California seismic code requirements and seismic bracing was incorporated into the design and construction. Building engineers have walked the entire stadium and we have had no reported damage. We will continue to do so throughout the day.''
The team notes train service to the stadium has been affected.
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The 49ers lost their preseason home debut in the new stadium, 34-0 to the Denver Broncos on Aug. 17.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Is U.S. Justice Broken?
Recorded: Thursday, December 9, 2010
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From fingerprinting to criminal sentencing, from lawyer licensing to judicial selection, and from eminent domain to wealth transfers via class-action lawsuits, how do perverse incentives impact the law and what reforms would create a more just and efficient legal system?
Experts: David D. Friedman, Alex Kozinski, Edward J. López, David J. TherouxType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Crime, Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Law Enforcement
Edward López with David Theroux on the New Book, The Pursuit of Justice
Recorded: Thursday, December 9, 2010
Independent Institute Research Fellow Edward Lopéz, Associate Professor of Law and Economics at San Jose State University and editor of the new Institute book The Pursuit of Justice, talks with Institute President David Theroux about the faulty incentives at the heart of government legal failures and whether market-based alternatives can provide viable solutions to the serious problems caused by the bureaucratization and politicization of the law.
Experts: Edward J. López, David J. TherouxType: RadioIssues: Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Law Enforcement, Privatization
Ivan Eland on Pentagons Faux Budget Cuts
Recorded: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Ivan Eland on Russia Today discusses why cuts to the U.S. military budget are unlikely to happen, given how the defense industry is closely tied to campaign funding for politicians.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt
The Jason Lewis Show Interviews Emily Skarbek on the Government Cost Calculator
Recorded: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Dr. Emily Skarbek, Director of the Government Cost Calculator was interviewed on the nationally syndicated radio program, The Jason Lewis Show (Premiere Radio Networks). In the program, Dr. Skarbek uses MyGovCost.org to explain the specific effects of rampant government spending on the personal situation for any individual in America.
Experts: Emily C. SkarbekType: RadioIssues: Fiscal Policy/Debt, Taxes
Dr. Emily Skarbek Talks about the Government Cost Calculator on Taking Back America
Recorded: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Dr. Emily Skarbek, Director of the Independent Institutes MyGovCost.org was interviewed on the nationally syndicated, web, radio blog, Taking Back America. During the interview, Dr. Skarbek uses MyGovCost.org to explain the specific effects of rampant government spending for any individual in America. Dr. Skarbek illustrates how an individual can find out what their own personal costs imposed by government are, and what they could have earned instead.
The Supreme Court and the Battle for Second Amendment Rights
Recorded: Thursday, July 22, 2010
In June 2008 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling on the Second Amendment individual right to keep and bear arms with its Heller v. District of Columbia decision. Two years later, in June 2010, a second historic decision squeezed through the highest court in the land.
Experts: Stephen P. Halbrook, Donald E. J. Kilmer Jr.Type: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Culture/ Society, Gun Control, History (U.S), Law Enforcement, Litigation, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Race Issues
David Theroux on the Arizona Immigration Law
Recorded: Thursday, July 15, 2010
David Theroux discusses the Arizona immigration law on The Neil Asbury Show.
Experts: David J. TherouxType: RadioIssues: Crime, Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Immigration, Law Enforcement
John Graham Discusses Health Care Reform
Recorded: Thursday, July 8, 2010
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The Ventoso is a customized moped featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. "Ventoso" is Spanish and Italian for "windy".
Weak in terms of power, the Ventoso's performance is no different from that of the Faggio scooter, being slow but compensates with moderate-to-good steering (due to its speed). Based on a late 1970s moped or a kapchai (Asian term for a scooter), the Ventoso is evidently distinguishable by its compact framing and comes with a back-mounted, hard cover pannier, similar to the Pizza Boy. The Ventoso is a cross resemblance between Piaggio Boss and Honda Cub, two early-1980s scooters, but it is customized into a home-built electric scooter (this is evidenced by the lack of exhaust pipes).
- During the mission Conduct Unbecoming, after Victor Vance comes out of Fort Baxter Air Base, it is parked next to the gates.
- During the mission The Bum Deal, Bryan Forbes escapes Victor Vance on this vehicle.
- Occasionally seen driving around Vice Point.
- A bullet-proof version can be purchased from King Knuts in Downtown for $2500. (PS2 only)
- Despite being an electric vehicle. the Ventoso still has the same engine sound as the Faggio, but unlike the Faggio, the Ventoso is capable of producing high-pitched wail when accelerating in a straight line.


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At The Cinema Society With DKNY, Jennifer Garner arrived with medium, layered straight locks.
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What to buy, and avoid, at dollar stores
You could call Marge Nordquist a professional dollar store shopper.
You'll often find her at a local "Deal$" store, one of the growing number of dollar stores popping up across the country.
She says she saves a fortune shopping here.
"Yes I really do," she said. "It ranges from personal care items to food to things for my car, just about anything you can think of. For a dollar!"
Nordquist saw my recent hidden camera report on some dollar store items that we found cheaper at Walmart, which was the reason she contacted me: she says you have to know what to buy at dollar stores.
So she shared her top 6 dollar store deals.
One, paper products.
"There's toilet paper, napkins, tissues, paper towels," she said.
She says most house brand items are just one dollar.
Two: soda pop, especially second tier brands like Shasta.
"A 2 liter bottle of cola or lemon line soda, for a dollar, is really wonderful, compared with major brands," she said.
Three: Juice drinks.
"Sunny Delight is great, I love it, and for a dollar you can't beat it," she said.
And bottled water.: she showed us a 6 pack of Nestle water for just one dollar.
Four: Household cleaning products, such as floor cleaners, window cleaners, and dish soap.
Five: Greeting cards: 50 cents to a buck is a bargain compared with drugstore chains, where you'll often pay $5 for a birthday card these days.
Six: Party supplies like gift bags and helium balloons.... just a dollar each.
I took her advice...grabbing some party goods and household item, even a pair of sunglasses, and got plenty of change back from my 20.
Some Things to Avoid
As our recent consumer investigation found, you may not find the best prices on name brand food, such as cookies and chips from popular brands like Nabisco.
We found Nabisco products, Coke products, and several other name brand items cheaper at Walmart than at some dollar stores we tested.
Consumer Reports Magazine also suggests avoiding dollar store vitamins, as you may now know where they come from and how old they are.
Finally, always check expiration dates on food at dollar stores. Most do a good job keeping products fresh, but there is always a chance of buying outdated food.
That way you stay stay safe and you don't waste your money.
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Geno Smith passed for four touchdowns, leading No. 8 West Virginia to another wild shootout win in the Big 12, this time taking out No. 11 Texas 48-45 on Saturday night.
Smith, who has 24 touchdown passes this season without an interception, hit Stedman Bailey with a 6-yard score with 10:50 left to play. Andrew Buie ran for 207 yards and two touchdowns, the second coming giving the Mountaineers a critical 10-point lead late.
West Virginia (5-0, 2-0) didn't seal the win until recovering an onside kick with 14 seconds left after Texas scored a touchdown on a pass from David Ash to Marquise Goodwin.
Joe Bergeron scored four touchdowns, all on short runs, for Texas (4-1, 1-1), which is 2-7 at home in conference games the since 2010.
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Gulf of Parita, western part of Gulf of Panama. Source: NASA
The Gulf of Panama mangroves ecoregion lies along the Pacific Coast of central Panama, and exhibits exceptional biological diversity for a mangrove ecosystem, due to high microclimate variation in climatic conditions within relatively small areas; this biodiversity is further enhanced by periodic hurricane and El Nino disturbances that bring both high and low extremes in rainfall in a ecoregion where dry and rainy seasons are already extreme. Climatic conditions range from dry to humid and rainy tropical, and humid subtropical. The types of mangroves found within this ecoregion depend heavily on localised salinity levels, which depend in turn on the supply of freshwater, levels of evapotranspiration associated with the microclimate, and distance from tidal channels, which affects levels of marine inundation. The wetlands associated with this ecoregion play an important role in storing freshwater for release during the dry seasons.
Location and General Description
The Gulf of Panama mangroves include those on the eastern versant along the Pacific coast of the country, from the Parita Bay to the San Miguel Gulf, and include the Chame Bay and the Panama Bay in between. There is considerable climatic variability found within this region. Annual rainfall varies from an average of 1070 millimeters (mm) in the western part of the ecoregion to 3000 mm in the eastern part, where mangrove habitats are better developed. Tidal amplitude ranges from two to six metres. Rainfall covers the region between May and December, which is the rainy season. The dry season occurs from January to April. The low pressure systems strengthen winds coming from the east, which bring stronger storms, and winds that are capable of damaging mangroves, paired with higher freshwater inputs that allow the mangroves to remain inundated for prolonged periods. Another regular disturbance arises from El Ninós, which severely reduces rainfall, disturbing mangrove reproductive cycles by limiting available freshwater.
Because of high evapotranspiration rates and the severity of the dry seasons, there is a water deficit in this ecoregion most of the year. Thus, extreme values are more important than the mean values of river discharge, as one attains an understanding of the effects of seasonal rainfall on river load and its influence on mangroves. In general, the river basins are of high topographic relief and therefore prone to erosion caused by agricultural practices, livestock overgrazing and deforestation, together with steep slopes, seasonally intense rainfall, highly erodible soils, and high concentrations of people and livestock; the direct result of which is high sedimentation and nutrient loading. Therefore, sand and mud are abundant within these mangrove forests. Coral reefs are not associated with the mangroves in this ecoregion because of the heavy sediment load, though some are found further offshore near islands. Mangroves are better developed where there is a greater supply of freshwater reducing salt accumulation in the mangroves. Evapotranspiration, marine water, availability of freshwater, rainfall, river discharge and surface runoff regulate salinity variations in the soil. Small wetlands in the ecoregion function as reservoirs, slowly releasing water during the dry season. In areas of seasonal climate, salinity concentrations increase towards the internal side of the forest. With greater distance from the tidal channels, diminishing intensity of inundation, salt accumulated in the soil through evapotranspiration as freshwater creates salt pans. In the rainier climates, freshwater input is so high that it is virtually impossible for high salt concentrations to accumulate. In this case, a transition zone can be found in which mangrove vegetation mixes with that typical of freshwater wetlands such as palms and swamp forests.
Biodiversity Features
The mangrove forests also have high variation, corresponding with the tremendous variation in climatic conditions. Two principal zones can be distinguished: external and internal. The external areas are directly exposed to estuarine waters; the internal are isolated from them but are seasonal inundated by the tides. Red Mangroves (Rhizopora mangle and R. brevistyla), which reach up to 40 meters in height dominate brackish areas of the Pacific Coast. Other species found along the salinity gradient are: Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans), White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa), Mora (Mora oleifera) and Yautia Madera (Montrichardia arborescens). Also found in this ecoregion are Mangle Piñuelo (Pelliciera rhizophorae) and Avicennia bicolor, another Black Mangrove species that is only found along the coasts of Costa Rica, Panama and slightly into northeastern Colombia.
Birds most specific to these mangroves include Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), Grey-necked Wood Rail (Aramides cajanea), Rufous-necked Wood Rail (A. axillaris), Common Black-hawk (Buteogallus subtilis), Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) (now rare), Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana), Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona), Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis), Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) and many other avian species.
Also contributing to the immense biodiversity are the many types of mammals which both live within and in lowlands adjacent to this ecoregion. Included in the mammalian associates are arboreal taxa such as the Mexican Anteater (Tamandua mexicana), pygmy anteater (Cyclopes didactylus), Mantled Howler Monkey (Allouatta palliata), white-throated capuchin (Cebus capucinus), raccoon (Procyoon lotor) and Crab-eating Raccoon (P. cancrivorus). In A. bicolor and L. racemosa mangrove forests, White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) can be seen feeding on the rich foliage. Reptiles found in the branches of the canopy include (Boa constrictor), Iguanas (Iguana iguana), and the Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis).
The role of mangrove ecosystems as nurseries for fish, invertebrates and crustaceans leads to higher levels of diversity especially in water associated species of birds. These immature species, including the thirty fish species reported to be found in their juvenile stages, are part of the basis for this ecoregion's foodchain. Fish and crustacean species dominant for the ecoregion are those traditionally found in estuarine and arid environments such as Serranidae (sea basses), Gerreidae (ray-finned fishes) and Mugilidae (mullets). Crabs play an important role in the pathways of leaf decomposition and also, through selective predation on propagules, the mangrove species that are found in this ecoregion. Three species of shrimp are particularly abundant; they spawn offshore but live in the mangroves as juveniles for four to five months, when they grow from twelve millimetres up 80 millimetres, prior to migrating back into the open ocean.
Current Status
Mangroves of the Gulf of Panama ecoregion cover approximately 892.78 square kilometers (km2) of this region's total 2424 km2. 21.45 km2 have been converted to salt flats, shrimp ponds, crops, cattle farming, tidally flooded land, non-vegetated land and agriculture. Most of this decrease has occurred on the Pacific Coast in the Chiriqui area – the greatest losses to shrimp farming have occurred in the more saline areas.
Management is complicated by the tremendous variation found within this region and within small areas. There is heavy economic dependence on the mangroves. Many families exist solely on mangrove resources, and 70% of the population relies on fuelwood for energy. Most of the country's income from fishing is from mangrove related fish species, and shrimp is, economically, the most important fishery. Also important are anchovies (Centengraulis mysticetus), for which the largest catches are in the areas with the greatest mangrove cover (particularly in Gulf of Panama), because they feed on detritus or organic debris from the mangroves. Artisanal fisheries are also associated with mangroves include snappers (Lutjanus spp.), corvinas (Micropogon altipinnis), and robalos (Centropopmus spp.).
Types and Severity of Threats
The fundamental threat to this ecoregion is due to the burgeoning human population in the Panama City area. Mangrove ecosystems are threatened by conversion to agricultural areas that are used for low productivity crop and part of these areas often remains unvegetated because of periodic inundation. Pressures from urbanization occur in an ongoing fashion around Panama City. A special concern is with the potential for oil and chemical spills because of the quantity of oil and other chemical freight that is transported through the Panama Canal and also through pipelines. The destruction, conversion and utilization of mangrove ecosystems for use as fuelwood, salt flats, shrimp ponds and cattle grazing are a continual threat, since the surrounding human population largely relies on these resources and this ecoregion to supply them.
Further Reading
- D'Croz L. 1993. Status and uses of mangroves in the Republic of Panamá. L.D. Lacerda, editor. Conservation and sustainable utilization of Mangrove Forests in Latin America and Africa Regions. Part 1; Volume 2.
- Ecoregional Workshop: A Conservation Assessment of Mangrove Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean. 1994. Washington D.C., World Wildlife Fund.
- Jimenez, Jorge A. 1999. Ambiente, distribucíon y características estructurales en los manglares del Pacífico de Centro América: contrastes climáticos. Yáñez-Arancibia, Alejandro and Ana Laura Lara-Domínguez, editors. Ecosistemas de Manglar en América Tropical. Instituto de Ecologia, A.C. Xalapa, México; UICN/ORMA Costa Rica; NOAA/NMFS Silver Spring MD USA.
- Reid F. A. 1997. A field guide to the mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico. Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN: 0195064011.
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http://mmajunkie.com An undisclosed injury has forced "The Ultimate Fighter 14" cast member Akira Corassani (9-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) out of a featherweight bout with Jason Young (8-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) at April's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event.
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AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt told a luncheon gathering of journalists and others that the seizure was not only excessively broad, but that the department failed to notify AP in advance of the subpoena, as normally required. Department rules say a delay in notification is justified only if needed to protect the integrity of its investigation. Pruitt said that justification was unfathomable in this case.
The freedom of the press, Pruitt said, is a bedrock of the Constitution and the sweeping seizure of phone records threatens the very foundation of that freedom. "The DOJ's actions could not have been more tailor-made to comfort authoritarian regimes that want to suppress their own news media," he said.
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The records of more than 20 phone lines assigned to the AP and its reporters and editors were obtained in secret by the department in April and May 2012 as the Obama administration tried to find out who leaked information to the AP for a story about a foiled plot in Yemen to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner. The Justice Department informed the AP of the seizure last month.
Pruitt, speaking at The National Press Club, said the seizure has stifled trusted sources not just for AP reporters but for other news organizations, too.
He said the Justice Department has assured the AP that the seized phone records have been "walled off and protected and used for no other purpose than the leak investigation." But he said that doesn't excuse what the department did. "We need to make sure it doesn't happen again," he said.
Attorney General Eric Holder last month defended the secret gathering of AP phone records, saying that a serious national security leak required it. His deputy attorney general, James Cole, has said such disclosures risk lives and cause grave harm to the security of Americans. Cole has said that the records subpoena was narrowly drawn, consistent with department policy, and that the government does not have to inform a media outlet of a subpoena if it would threaten the leak investigation.
More recently, Holder acknowledged that a better balance needs to be struck between press freedoms and keeping national secrets safe. He has been meeting with the news media as the department reviews how it treats the media when it investigates national security leaks. The discussions were ordered by President Barack Obama, who has set a July 12 deadline for Holder to recommend any changes to the department's procedures.
Pruitt said it's hard to imagine how notifying the AP of the subpoena in advance could have harmed the investigation. Failure to do that denied the news organization the opportunity to contest or narrow the records demand. The phone records were in the possession of the phone company and there was no way the AP could have tampered with the records, he said. The FBI already had publicly announced its leak investigation, so the leaker had already been tipped off by the government itself, he added. And if fear of a tipoff were the standard in all cases, notification would never be made, he argued. "The exception would effectively swallow the rule," Pruitt said.
Pruitt says the Justice Department must recognize the right of the press to receive advance notice and that the courts need to be involved—the department can't just decide on its own to seize phone records. He also backed legislative efforts for a federal shield law for journalists to protect them from having to reveal confidential sources.


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Source(Aug. 7, 1935, ch. 454, 49 Stat. 540; Pub. L. 85–627, Aug. 14, 1958, 72 Stat. 574; Pub. L. 89–104, Aug. 3, 1965, 79 Stat. 427.)
1965—Pub. L. 89–104substituted "$100,000" for "$65,000".
1958—Pub. L. 85–627substituted "$65,000" for "$9,000".
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Annual Appropriations Between 1948 and 1970
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Shuriken, like kunai, are one of the more basic weapons seen in Naruto series. They are sharpened, four-pronged metal stars, useful for throwing. Although small, they can be used to distract, pin down enemy shinobi, or if accurate enough, can be deadly. They have an open circle in the centre, useful for grabbing with a finger, to avoid cutting oneself, or to put thread through. The circle is also beneficial to the weapon's overall aerodynamics, ensuring more accurate trajectories.
Types of Shuriken
- In addition to the basic shuriken, larger, arm-length shuriken have been seen in the series. They are usually carried on the back or stored in scrolls.[1]
- The Fūma Shuriken is of a similar size, but is more lethal and can be folded together for easier storage.[2]
- The Demon Brothers wear a metal gauntlet each that houses a retractable shuriken chain.
- During the Chūnin Exams, one of the weapons Tenten threw at Temari was a fairly large shuriken that resembled a manji ('卍').[3]
- The shuriken of the Land of Birds are a little bit different. It has three-pronged metal stars instead of four.
- There have also been seen shuriken with bent points.
- Toroi of Kumogakure employs the use of slightly angular, square-shaped shuriken of varying sizes, ranging from those similar to the typically observed variant to ones nearly as large as his own person.[4]
- One of the weapons created by Iō was a useless shuriken that had so many points that it was impossible to grab.[5]
Shuriken Launching Weapons
- An unnamed Konoha shinobi used an unusual semi-circular launcher against Pain's Deva Path, containing a considerable quantity of shuriken, which could be launched simultaneously.[6] This was achieved by holding onto a handle located at the crescents centre, while pulling out an attached length of chain in a manner similar to a ripcord that caused the shuriken to rotate, before firing the entirety in a single direction.[7]
- Toroi used a simple length of cord to thread numerous shuriken together, in such a manner that the entirety could be released and thrown consecutively with just a single motion.[4]
- When Hiruko declared war against the Five Great Shinobi Countries and Konohagakure was blamed for it, Sunagakure were seen preparing giant catapults with six giant shuriken loaded into each one in their attempt to attack Konoha.[8]
- The shuriken used in the series are of the hira-shuriken variety; four-point star-shaped disks, rather than the bo-shuriken variety; which are straight, iron or steel throwing-spikes.


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Income Tax on Banks
SECTION 12-11-10. "Banks" and "taxpayers" defined.
For the purpose of this chapter and unless otherwise required by the context, the words "banks" and "taxpayers", whenever used in this chapter, shall mean any person engaged in a banking business, whether incorporated under the laws of this State, any other state or the United States or whether unincorporated, except cash depositories.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 65-401; 1952 Code Section 65-401; 1942 Code Section 2676; 1937 (40) 565; 1938 (40) 1762.
SECTION 12-11-20. Tax on income of banks; rate.
A tax is imposed upon every bank engaged in business in the State which shall be levied, collected and paid annually with respect to the entire net income of the taxpayer doing a banking business within this State or from the sales or rentals of property within this State, computed at the rate of four and one half per cent of the entire net income of such bank or taxpayer.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 65-402; 1952 Code Section 65-402; 1942 Code Section 2676; 1937 (40) 565; 1938 (40) 1762.
SECTION 12-11-30. Income tax to be instead of other taxes; exceptions.
The income tax provided for in this chapter is instead of all other taxes on banks, except the use tax, the deed recording fee, and taxes on real property. The real property of a bank is taxed in the place where it is located.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 65-403; 1952 Code Section 65-403; 1942 Code Section 2676; 1937 (40) 565; 1938 (40) 1762; 1974 (58) 2029; 1998 Act No. 432, Section 7.
SECTION 12-11-40. Appropriate Chapter 6 provisions shall govern enforcement, administration, allocation and apportionment of income tax on banks.
For the purpose of administration, allocation and apportionment, enforcement, collection, liens, penalties, and other similar provisions, all of the provisions of Chapter 6 of this title that may be appropriate or applicable are adopted and made a part of this chapter for the enforcement and administration of this chapter, including the requirement to make declarations of estimated tax and make estimated tax payments.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 65-404; 1952 Code Section 65-404; 1942 Code Section 2676; 1937 (40) 565; 1938 (40) 1762; 1987 Act No. 170, Part II, Section 2B; 1996 Act No. 248, Section 1.
SECTION 12-11-50. Payment of tax; deposit into general fund.
The taxes provided for in this chapter must be paid to the department as provided in Section 12-11-40 and the income tax paid under the provisions of this chapter must be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 65-405; 1952 Code Section 65-405; 1942 Code Section 2676; 1937 (40) 565; 1938 (40) 1762; 1991 Act No. 171, Part II, Section 22C.
SECTION 12-11-60. Conditions rendering this chapter ineffective.
In case the first sentence of Section 12-11-30 should for any reason be declared to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provisions of Sections 2663 through 2675, 2677 and paragraphs (33), (34) and (53) of Section 2578 of the Code of 1942 shall be and remain in full force and effect and the income tax provided in this chapter shall not be effective.
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Yveltal (Japanese: イベルタル Iberuraru) is a new Pokémon that is a Legendary Pokémon to be released in Pokémon X and Y. It is unclear what type of Pokémon it is but it may be based on a Wyvern. When it arms itself in flight, it looks like the letter "Y", hence the title of the game.
Its name may be derived from "Quetzal", an Aztec deity/god. Its appearance, however, shares traits with wyverns, as it is believed the two legendaries are based on Norse myths.
- Yveltal is the fourth Pokémon to start with a Y, the others being Yanma, Yanmega, and Yamask.
- Yveltal is the first Legendary Pokémon to start with "Y".
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One path for the shape, offset that path twice to make 3 tracks, then use multiple stroke styles? Nice! Did you place the numbers manually?
One Illustrator holygrail trick I haven't figured out how to do yet is to have a path with multiple stroke styles but also with text along it. It would be awesomely useful for street maps. If Illustrator had anything like 3DSmax's instanced geometry, it'd be simple (if if if).