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A fire threatened hundreds of homes in Oakhurst last week. Yet out of nearly 4,000 notifications issued by the Madera County Sheriff's Department, less than 10 percent were confirmed as received.
In light of the stakes in such situations, Sheriff John Anderson urged county residents and property owners Friday to register for free emergency alerts via MC-Alert.
"We were lucky, this time," noted Anderson in reference to the 20-acre blaze that threatened hundreds of homes and property in the area of John West Road and Road 426.
As fire crews battled the blaze on August 11, the Madera County Sheriff's Office issued 3,822 emergency alerts, notifying homeowners, renters and property owners about a possible evacuation...


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Monday, July 18, 2011
JOLIET, Ill. — It wasn't the greatest of returns for Andrew Moss.
Moss, a pitcher for the Joliet Slammers, returned to the lineup Saturday after being activated Friday following a 10-game suspension handed down by the team.
But he was handed a rude welcome back by Rockford, as the RiverHawks dealt the Slammers a 7-5 loss.
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From Thursday July 19th to Sunday July 29th 2012.
After the International Polo Cup of Saint-Tropez, the Sezz Team led by Shahe Kalaidjian will participate to the Open de Gassin.
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Qualification matches from July 19th and Final on July 29th.
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October 26, 2011
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Who would have predicted it? Barack Obama has turned out to be so much more adept at implementing George W. Bush's foreign policy than Bush was, but he is less adept at implementing his own. The reasons, though, are obvious.
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Happy Thanksgiving all! In between the turkey, tofurkey, potatoes and pie, take the time to count your blessings and let your loved ones know how much you appreciate them!
We're celebrating the holiday's ourselves, but we have just a bit of news that we wanted to share. Andy Barron, Switchfoot's photographer, podcast guy, photographer and graphics guru, posted a special holiday treat on his website - a first look at Eastern Hymns for Western Shores!
He writes:
happy thanksgiving everyone! just yesterday i got my hands on the final product of the new Switchfoot EP entitled Eastern Hymns For Western Shores. seeing that this was a merch store only release, we figured we should try something kind of outside the box for the packaging. the band was really into the idea of these songs being a departure for the band, so we came up with the idea of having the packaging being like you were just on vacation somewhere and you just went to the Eastern Hymns gift shop and picked up postcards from each song. i think it turned out pretty great, and i can't wait for you guys to get it! right now it's only available in the Switchfoot merch store as a part of their christmas package, which you can get here. enjoy!
The tracklisting is as follows:
- Dirty Second Hands (original version)
- Connect with the Spine
- We Are Bound
- Overthrown
- Stitches
- Daylight to Break
I have to say, I'm a little disappointed to see that there are only two "new" songs – we've already heard Daylight, Stitches, We Are Bound and Dirty Second Hands (though a different version, true) – still, the artwork itself is beautiful and it's going to be an awesome release.
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It should go without saying that romantic comedies are generally more enjoyable if you enter them with already-fond feelings for their leads, which is why it was more fun to sit through, say, one of Tom Hanks' and Meg Ryan's 1990s outings than the ugly one that transpired, in 2009, between Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. But until writer/director Nicole Holefcener's Enough Said – which finally landed locally at Moline's Nova 6 Cinemas two months after its original nationwide release – I'm not sure I'd ever seen a rom-com with quite this much built-in goodwill before. Then again, no one until Holefcener had designed a rom-com for Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the late, great James Gandolfini before, either.
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The question of whether it's too soon for United 93 is endlessly debatable. Yet United 93 we have. And having seen Paul Greengrass' dramatic re-creation of those shattering minutes aboard the doomed Newark-to-San Francisco flight on the morning of September 11, 2001, it seems that the timing of its release isn't just acceptable but – for this particular film, at any rate – absolutely essential.
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Scientific discourse has traditionally been conducted primarily through the scientific literature and face-to-face scientific meetings. The data supporting that discourse was either not available, or only available by special request to the generators of that data. The internet has changed the way we undertake that discourse, but I would argue only marginally. Data are now available through on-line databases – although not usually data for failed experiments. Traditional publishers have learnt how to use the internet as a dissemination medium, but little else. In short the power of the medium has yet to be realized.
Glimmers of change are found in open access publishing made possible when dissemination costs plummet, but where are the killer applications that make use of this full on-line text? On-line databases strive for more automated and manual annotation, while publications accept data as supplemental information, but where are the applications that bring these together? PDFs are often a poor medium to convey scientific ideas and understand data when a video clip could do so much more. Where is the YouTube for scientists? Unread papers bring academic credit, but well read entries on blog sites do not; entries into databases and sites such as wikipedia count for nothing, why?
These questions are not without preliminary answers and we will discuss some of the work that we and others are undertaking to address the beginning of a change in how we communicate and learn as scientists.
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Philip E. Bourne PhD is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of California San Diego, Co-director of the Protein Data Bank and an Adjunct Professor at the Burnham Institute and the Keck Graduate Institute. He is a Past President of the International Society for Computational Biology. He is an elected fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association. He is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the open access journal PLoS Computational Biology, on the Advisory Board of Biopolymers and on the Editorial Boards of Proteins: Structure Function and Bioinformatics, Biosilico and IEEE Trends in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics and a long standing member of the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health panels responsible for reviewing proposals relating to biological infrastructure and bioinformatics. He is a past member of the US National Committee for Crystallography, past chairman of the International Union of Crystallography Computing Commission IUCrCC and past chairman of the American Crystallography Association (ACA) Computing Committee.
Recent awards include the Flinders University Convocation Medal for Outstanding Achievement 2004 and the Sun Microsystems Convergence Award 2002.
Bourne's professional interests focus on bioinformatics and structural bioinformatics in particular. This implies algorithms, metalanguages, biological databases, biological query languages and visualization with special interest in evolution, cell signaling and apoptosis. He has published over 180 papers and 4 books, one of which sold over 120,000 copies. He has co-founded 3 companies: ViSoft Inc., Protein Vision Inc. and a company distributing independent films for free.
Bourne is committed to furthering the free dissemination of science through new models of publishing and better integration and subsequent dissemination of data and results which as far as possible should be freely available to all.
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WINNIPEG — It was a lovefest a few days ago at the Fort Garry Hotel, where farm-equipment dealers from across Western Canada had their annual get-together.
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Those of us who've been waiting, in film after film, for Ben Stiller to hit the comedic peaks he reached on his short-lived TV series The Ben Stiller Show might find Zoolander pretty irresistible.
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It's been a very long time since a movie was released in our area that wasn't abjectly stupid, so it's easy to get some initial enjoyment from John Boorman's The Tailor of Panama, an adaptation of John LeCarré's 1996 bestseller. It's partially a spy thriller, but unlike the James Bond installments or the recent smash Spy Kids, the goofiness is kept to a minimum. Beyond that, the plot is smartly established, the cast is promising, the locations are exotic, and director Boorman shows from the start that he's in a frisky, playful mood; this is easily his most lighthearted work since 1987's Hope & Glory. So with all this going for it, and considering the undisputed wretchedness of the year's cinematic output, I have to admit that I feel like an ungrateful jerk for finding The Tailor of Panama itself rather disappointing.
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How can I tell if the lower abdominal discomfort is a serious problem?
I'm about 5 weeks. I haven't had my first doctors appt. yet (scheduling it for next week) and I'm kind of worried. I keep reading up on it and feel less okay. I don't know if I am just letting my brain over think or if something's wrong. I'm not in constant pain just uncomfortable. It doesn't feel like menstrual cramps. Help?!
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Hi sarabeebe54, I am having the same symptoms so I understand how you are feeling. I have read on a few different websites that this is normal but it is making me nervous. Let me know what you find out at the doctors appointment and I will keep you posted about my situation too. Good luck!posted 07/14/2013 by Kelly_Ann_1978
I had this with my pregnancy (first), I think I was told it is called round ligament pain basically everything stretching for the first time... I remember it is kind of wierd but I dont recall it being really painful. I also got really tired early on and had to rest alot, something else that is completely normal... enjoy the mood swings too they should be hitting home in a couple of weeks. I remember feeling as if i was due for menstruation that never arrives.posted 07/15/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
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As the singer and principal songwriter for Swervedriver throughout the '90s, Adam Franklin rarely settled for less when he could find a way to add more. His shoe-gaze outfit, unlike many of its dreamier cohorts, excelled at brute force, piling on the effects pedals and overdubs to inflict maximum sonic carnage. In less skillful hands, the full-on, near-metallic assault might have overwhelmed, but Franklin's top-notch songwriting always ensured that there was beauty lurking just beneath his songs' tough exteriors.
Since Swervedriver's dissolution in 1999, Franklin has released two solo records under the Toshack Highway moniker. Both made his love of '60s folk—always an undercurrent in his work—explicit, with melodies stripped bare and his voice prominently featured in the mix. The just-released Bolts of Melody is his third solo record (but the first put out under his proper name). Despite a few overt nods to the Swervedriver days in songs like the opener "Seize the Day," and "Shining Somewhere," Bolts stays faithful to the more organic, elemental sound he has forged over the past decade. And simplicity suits him well, especially on "Syd's Eyes," a plaintive tribute to the late, great Syd Barrett. Certainly some will long for Swervedriver's blunt trauma, but for everyone else, Franklin continues to prove that even when turning down the volume, his talent comes through loud and clear.
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The Week and its Seven Days
A year roughly adds up to 52 weeks of seven days, but countries vary on exactly how they count and number the weeks. The seven-day week is the international standard week (ISO 8601) used by the majority of the world.
The seven-day-week provides a clear method of representing dates and times to avoid misinterpretation between people from different countries with varying traditions for writing numeric dates and times.
The days of the week
Most Latin-based languages derived the names of the seven days of the week from the Roman period where they related each day of the week with the seven planets, the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
The English language has retained these names for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, however the planet names for the other days of the week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) were replaced by their equivalent Norse gods. Some Asiatic languages such as Hindi, Japanese and Korean have a similar relationship between the week days and the planets.
52 or 53 weeks?
The weeks of the year in a Gregorian calendar are numbered for each year. These week numbers are commonly used in some European and Asian countries; but not in the United States.
This numbering system for weeks begins on a Monday and is associated with the year that contains that week's Thursday, thus if a year starts in a long weekend (Friday - Sunday) week number one for that year will start after that.
Most years have 52 weeks but if the year starts on a Thursday or is a leap year that starts on a Wednesday, that year will have 53 weeks. It is important to note that there are at least six different numbering systems for weeks that are currently in use around the world.
Monday or Sunday first day of the week?
The first day of the week varies all over the world. In most cultures, Sunday is regarded as the first day of the week although many observe Monday as the first day of the week. According to the Bible, the Sabbath or Saturday is the last day of the week which marks Sunday as the first day of the week for many Jewish and Christian faiths, while many countries regard Monday as the first day of the week.
According to the international standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week ending with Sunday as the seventh day of the week. Although this is the international standard, countries such as the United States still have their calendars refer to Sunday as the start of the seven-day week.
When is the weekend?
The day of rest can vary for each culture and religion. According to the Jews, the Sabbath or Saturday is the day of rest and worship. Christians mark Sunday as their day of rest and worship, while Muslims refer to Friday as their day of rest and worship.
Nowadays, both Saturday and Sunday are seen as days of rest, and some calendars show Monday as the first day of the week since it is the first day of the "work week" (Monday - Friday only).
Babylonian origins
There are many different opinions as to how the seven-day week came about, but the most common explanation is that the seven-day week seems to have originated when Babylonian astrologers assigned their planet gods to the days of the week around 700 BCE. The Romans later replaced these names with their own planet-gods and Germanic and Norse people later did the same with some of their own gods.
Astrology has had a major influence on our weekly calendar in which it is responsible for the order of the days. Ancient Mesopotamian astrologers linked a planet-god to each hour of the day and then arranged them to their correct cosmological order. They used a seven-sided figure to keep track of the proper names of the hours and days in relation to the planet gods where each vertex was marked with a planet's name in the proper order.
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Every day a multitude of stars wander through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with our intrepid correspondents. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.
After spending time working on other people's music (including a titillating D'Angelo project that will hopefully see the light of day next year), Mark Ronson is back with a new band (called the Business Intl), a new album (the just-released Record Collection) and a new shade to his hair (shiny, shiny silver). He gathered his band together to celebrate the release of the album (as well as the success of his two singles "Bang Bang Bang" and "The Bike Song") at Rough Trade West in London. It was an appropriate place for an album launch, as Ronson is a record junkie of the highest order, and Record Collection reflects that entirely. It has bits of britpop, hip-hop, glam rock, R&B, dance music and just about every variation in between. At the center of it is Ronson's charming sense of fun, which makes the whole thing an incredibly thrilling ride of an album.
Ronson wasn't the only star in front of the flashbulbs, as Jon Stewart made a rare appearance away from "The Daily Show" to pay a visit to "The Late Show With David Letterman," while Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil signed copies of his new memoir "Tattoos and Tequila" at a Barnes and Noble in Los Angeles. Click here for these photos as well as the entire "Spotted" archive, which features over 500 candid shots of stars like Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Justin Bieber, Jay-Z, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, the Jonas Brothers, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Rihanna, Shakira and Justin Timberlake!


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I've been to many games at Camden Yards in my lifetime (including Cal Ripken's last game and number retirement ceremony in 2001). Baltimore is a nice quick day trip from up here. I can take the city in small doses, and I like to end my day or evening by going to either an afternoon game before catching dinner or evening game before heading home.
With as many games as I've attended there, as big of a Mets fans I am, as many "road" stadiums I try to visit (with or without the Mets actually playing a game against the home team), I have never been able to sync my schedule with the Baltimore Orioles when the Mets are in town.
Last year, when they had a three-game series in the middle of the week down in Charm City, I figured I'd just resigned myself to not seeing the Mets play there again for many years.
Not so fast there, Scooter. As soon as I saw the Mets were making the trip not only to Baltimore again this season but on a weekend, I had to go. It was the first time for me seeing my team ever at Camden Yards.
Baltimore may not be the nicest city. It may not be the cleanest or the flashiest or most comfortable (the summers there are BRUTALLY humid and this is coming from someone who LOVES humidity), there may not be a ton to do outside of the Harbor and Fells Point areas, but I can tell you one thing. It is a GREAT place to catch a baseball game and an overall enjoyable experience as a fan. I always said I love watching games where I had no vested interest in the teams and could just enjoy the "art" of baseball. Well, I had a vested interest this time, but no Cal Ripken to root for (who is my all-time favorite player). So let's play ball!
First, I have to say I was truly amazed by the pure amounts of Mets fans who made the trip down there. I don't know if it's because perhaps being in the DC-metropolitan area, or that it's approximately three hours outside of the NY metropolitan area, but it seemed like Baltimore was THE PLACE to be this weekend for Mets fans.
And rightfully so. Until this series, the Mets had not won a road series since July 2009. Forget sweeping. this team just needed to win. We already know the Mets believe in Home Field Advantage. To be legit, they need to start winning on the road. And what better way to start winning with the worst team in the AL East, the Orioles.
Maybe it was the authentic "Lets go Mets" chants. Maybe it was all the blue and orange in the stands. Maybe it was the big bright white letters of the GO BIG PELF shirts on Sunday.
All I know is that the Mets treated Camden Yards like their home, and I've considered Camden Yards like a home-away-from-home for me as a fan. So the fact they swept and continued their home winning progress on the road was a huge thing.
Doing it in front of so many fans who made the trip was just a bonus.
I'm sure many of my dear readers have been to Flushing in April or a cold night in the spring, or in the fall. You freeze your parts off, male or female. The summers, to me anyway, are not as bad, because the breeze from the Bay keeps the air circulating, so it's hot, but manageable. It depends on who you are, I guess, because I love hot weather. One reason I can only take Baltimore in small doses is because the humidity. My goodness, the humidity. It's a dirty word there. You'd think in a harbor area the air would be cooler at least. Nope. On a hot day, the air does not circulate and if you were a dog, you would be panting to keep cool. When we checked into our hotel room, I tweeted (@Coopz22) that I never loved air conditioning more than I loved it at that moment. See, I had worn jeans on the bus trip down, and since our room wasn't ready for occupying yet, I couldn't change till we returned after lunch.
Lunch was closer to the stadium, so we stopped by to get pictures there.
That was the last time of the weekend where I did not have my hair up or wore long pants. Shorts all the way. Yay!
Saturday night was supposed to be a big Tweet-up Meet-up type of thing. When you make the trip to Baltimore for a game (which I highly recommend) more than likely you will use the Eutaw Street entrance. There's nothing really like it at Citi Field, but it's kind of like scanning your ticket on the street then continuing with a neighborhood walk. Over there though is an open plaza with bleacher seats, food stands, beer and most importantly Boog's BBQ, named after a Baltimorean legend, Boog Powell. That's as much of a landmark at Camden Yards as anything.
I've been going to Camden Yards for years, but have never taken part in their BBQ delights there. It's odd but every time I go there, it seems like I just ate or just not hungry enough to have a meal (not to mention, I think the last two times I was there, I was eating vegetarian, so BBQ pulled pork was not on my menu). I have to make it a point to try it next time though.
The idea seemed easy enough. However, I found out on the way down that several fans' plans fell through, and one of them who actually did make it had to keep moving around simply because the area was so crowded (it was, no blaming them not to mention the oppressive heat). So the hype machine left us with four people -- myself, the hubs, CoreyNYC and his wife Em! So we were able to get one picture. But it was so uncomfortably hot, we didn't stay that long anyway.
On to our seats. For the Saturday game, we had seats on the third base side (between David and Jason, to be exact). Our views were pretty good.
Prior to the game was Ravens Appreciation Night, and we were given Ravens-colored Orioles caps on the way into the stadium. The Ravens mascot (uh, a raven) made an appearance, and Metsgrrl even pointed out that the Ravens mascot was named "Poe." How did I not know this? If I haven't already declared my allegiance to the J-E-T-S, I'd totally stake my tell tale heart with the Ravens.
One thing that surprised me in the Charm City though was the fact that although the city is in general cheaper than New York City, there is not really a "home town discount" at Camden Yards. The 16 oz beers were on course with what we'd pay at CitiField, and the best "bargain" I guess if you can call it that is the 24 oz can of beer for $10. But still when I think about what I spent on that, it was quite a lot. I noticed for Sunday though, when I participated in it, was that the draft beer was $6.25. I guess that was a bargain. Sort of.
I did get several texts while inside the stadium and the game settling in, but the most welcome one was from CrazyMetGirl Tracy who suggested we come up to the Club Level -- unlike the Mets' Excelsior Level, the Club Level is open to all, just not the seats. The best attraction? AIR CONDITIONING. (You can see by the happy faces that we were cool as cukes)
The Club Level, as its name suggests, houses different air conditioned (Oh I never loved air conditioning more than I did this weekend) lounges, but most importantly the Retired Numbers Lounge...
Where my favorite number of my favorite player of all-time, Cal Ripken Jr. is honored (along with Eddie Murray and Brooks Robinson, to name a few).
Only if you want to get to the seats do the ushers check your tickets. Even then, though, I was able to sneak in a row that was empty because I knew members of my family were there, including the famous Jay the Dawg (aka SassDawg). This trip turned out to be a last hoo-rah for Sass since he is moving to Upstate New York in a few weeks to start school.
Even with K-Rod on the mound, the team managed to not make things interesting in the 9th and we won, yeah! Takin' care of business, for sure!
Then onto Sunday, which was the get-away day for all teams, including me. The Studious Metsimus team and I took the Boltbus down. Now, if you remember my grumblings last year going to the series in D.C., I basically said I would commit hari kari before taking one again. Well, when I got hold of their dollar fares going down there, I figured...what the heck. Try and try again. It wasn't as bad as it was last time, but I guess the 1/2 hour less road trip meant there was no rest stop on the way down. Which sucked on the way back, hitting traffic and being cooped in that bus the entire time. Anyway, I had the idea that maybe we could get on standby if the game ended early enough. Well the game did end on the early side, but we still made our regularly scheduled departure basically because to buses to Baltimore/New York are booked solid.
I digress. Anyway, Sunday was another one of those brutally humid and hot days, with thunderstorms threatening. Funny thing was, it started to drizzle at one point and it was a welcome relief from the weather. UGH.
Bear Man and I had a humongous breakfast at the buffet at the Cafe Promenade - it's a bit pricey, but it's in a hotel. I dream about this buffet when I am not there, it is THAT good. So by the time the game rolled around, we still were not hungry. And even when we returned home that night, we STILL were not hungry!
But Sunday I had to make it a point to get Joey Beartran and myself a funnel cake, to report back to someone who kept telling me to try one. They were apparently the "best." I am not a big funnel cake fan, but it was good -- not enough to make me want one again, but glad I tried it nonetheless.
What else? Out of the three starters the Mets had going, I was so certain Big Pelf was going to have a strong game against the weakest team in baseball. However, it was RA Dickey and Hisanori Takahashi who were the sure things this weekend, while Mike Pelfrey had a case of the yips, but still managed a good outing.
We got to the park early on Sunday. Folks started lining up around 11 am to get in the stands.
We were able to get some decent shots of the final moments of BP, with the team running in from the outfield to the clubhouse at the end.
Also some suh-weet photos from behind home plate.
One thing that Bear Man pointed out to me is that we are lucky at CitiField to be able to have the luxury of walking around the open concourses during a game and still be able to watch it. You are still enclosed at Camden Yards, which is one drawback. It's still one of my favorite places to watch a game though.
Our seats were in the "Eutaw Reserve," more commonly known as bleacher seats. I specifically wanted these seats because they were equivalent to what I have at CitiField in Section 138. Only difference? PRICE.
This is where you get the hometown discount when you go to Orioles games folks. In the seats, but not in the concessions.
Here are some of the other views from the stands.
I feel as though I am a close personal friend of Angel Pagan (or as the Orioles announcer would say: "Pah-GAWN") this year, since I see him so often in my seats at CitiField too.
To the left of the seats we had was the standing room only section -- you have to be about 9 feet tall to see the game from there.
Prior to this series, the Mets were not impressive on the road. To me, a sweep was necessary. Two out of three in my eyes would be a failure, if the Mets were going to prove themselves as "legit," they needed to beat upon the weaker teams. Well guess what? We broke out the Swiffers for this series and opened the series in Cleveland with a win as well. With a Braves and Phillies loss last night, this division is getting a little close for comfort. Hot enough for you, boys?
Three wins in Charm City, though. Baltimore may be one of the worst teams in the baseball. To me the Mets proved they can beat up the smaller guys and play to the level of the stronger components, and to me, that's just absolutely charming.
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OAKLAND, Calif. — The Kansas City Royals placed center fielder Jarrod Dyson on the disabled list with a sprained right ankle Friday and recalled outfielder David Lough from Triple-A Omaha.
The speedy Dyson hurt his ankle Wednesday night against the Angels while attempting to scale the outfield wall and rob Mike Trout of a home run. He was forced to leave the game in the eighth inning and an examination by the medical staff revealed the sprain.
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Fisker Automotive, a recipient of federal loans to develop and build luxury plug-in cars, has laid off about three-fourths of the workers at its Anaheim headquarters as it struggles with financial and production problems.
The maker of the rechargeable $103,000 Karma sports car confirmed the layoffs in a statement Friday, saying it is pursuing "strategic alternatives" to get through financial challenges, but it reached a point where the layoffs are necessary "to maximize the value of Fisker's core assets." Last week, it said it had about 200 employees.
The closely held carmaker retained restructuring lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis, said a person familiar with the matter who declined to be identified because the move isn't public. The law firm's corporate bankruptcy and restructuring practice is one of the biggest in the U.S.
Fisker suspended production last fall after its battery supplier filed for bankruptcy protection. The company has struggled to attract investment and was shopping around for a buyer or company to join it in an alliance. Last month, its co-founder resigned and Fisker furloughed its staff for one week. The company at one time had about 600 workers.
"Our efforts to secure a strategic alliance or partnership are continuing in earnest, but unfortunately we have reached a point where a significant reduction in our workforce has become necessary," the carmaker said in the statement.
Fisker said it has sold about 1,800 Karmas, but production was halted last year when the supplier of the car's lithium-ion batteries, A123 Systems, went into bankruptcy protection. The Karma is Fisker's only model, but it was developing a lower-cost car — the Atlantic coupe — which would sell for about $55,000.
Co-founder Henrik Fisker, 49, left the company last month in an unspecified disagreement with other executives over business strategy. The company said last month in a statement that his departure wouldn't affect the pursuit of strategic partners and additional financing.
But Friday's layoffs cast doubt on Fisker's ability to repay a loan from the U.S. Department of Energy that was made to help the automaker get started. In 2011, the Energy Department suspended the $529 million loan after introduction of the Karma was delayed due to trouble with battery packs. Fisker got $193 million from the government before the payments were stopped in May 2011.
Last year, Fisker brought in Tony Posawatz, a former General Motors electric car chief, as CEO. He has favored alliances or a sale of the company. There have been reports that some Chinese automakers are interested.
Fisker's troubles show just how difficult and costly it is to start a car company and introduce a new technology. Gas-electric powertrains allow the Karma to go 30 to 40 miles on battery power before a backup engine kicks in. The engine eliminates anxiety over running out of electricity.
The company was started in 2007 by Henrik Fisker and a business partner. It has raised more than $1.2 billion from private investors — including actor Leonardo DiCaprio. That hasn't been enough to sustain operations after a slow startup, technical flaws that led to two Karma recalls and the bankruptcy of A123, also a recipient of federal funds.
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6 month old has always woken up multiple times a night (5-10 times)
I have a breastfed 6 m. little girl on solids who has always woken up multiple times a night (around 5 to 8 times). I am down to only one feeding around 1:30-2:15. I used to cosleep but that didn't work out, she was waking up all the time and wanting to nurse. She has learned to fall asleep on her own for a long time now and I did some sleep training (modified CIO with checks-even though I didnt want to). I have tried everything I could think of, but she still will wake up all the time. She has three decent naps, stays awake for 2 1/2 - 3 hours, and goes to bed around 8:30. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I'm desperate!!
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I have read 7 books on sleep, 50+ abstracts from the Journal of Pediatrics on sleep, & several full articles from Pediatrics. I tried everything except the harshest cry it out. I've tried all the variations - leaving for a minute, longer, longer. He literally gets hysterical and chokes/can't breath, so we've never gone more than 4-5 mins. Was not even worth trying in my opinion - only caused more stress. I also spent a lot of time trying to get advice from forums, and that also only added stress. I've decided that ALL The books & all the forum posts are ALL at least 50% BS! I don't believe anything anyone says about how to get babies to sleep anymore! Based on my friends (who do everything from co-sleep to cio), I think about 25% of kids just don't sleep worth a bean. Anyway, my advice is 1) Keep experimenting. I finally found a combo that worked for my bf 10 mo (he still wakes a few times, but better than 5-8) and 2) Hang in there. I think at 9 mos my guy was more receptive to thingsposted 09/12/2012 by alegramarcel
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The Denver Broncos ran away from Tampa Bay on Sunday for a 31-23 victory. Here's what players and coaches said after the game.
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The flower was a purple/magenta color. It had 5 definate pedals to it, with yellow in the middle of it. The flower was small and found in an area of green leaves and vines and shrub. The flower was about 1 inch in diameter.
The tree itself was about 12 feet tall. The leaves were 2 1/2 inches long hanging from brancjes and limbs that were very green along with the leaves. everything was green, until the lemon. The lemon was a very bright yellow and they were all different sizes and shape most averaged about 2 inches long and wide maybe 1 1/2 inches in width. There were many lemons on the tree.
The slug was very slimy. It was brown with light brown speckles oll over it. The bottom of the slug was a whitish/yellow color. It did not move at all when I was observing it. it was about 1 inch in length and 1/2 in width. I found it in the rocks.
There were pedals a pastel yellow in the middle that were small, and the outer pedals were a more bright yellow. They were also very soft and smooth. The stem was a light green and about 1 1/2 feet tall.
The stem is very lime green and about 2 1/2 feelt long leading down a big full bush of large long green leaves about 1 foot. at the top of stem there are tons of lavender colored long flowers about 1 inch long.
The stem was very smoth with grey-greenish coloring. The whole plant itself was about 1 foot tall. The leaves were vibrant orange and had four pedals.
The flower itself was very white, with yellowish insides. The stem was a light green and was very stiff yet sort of squishy. And it was in dark soil.
It isnt blooming right now. But the leaves are a burgandy red color. They feel thin and flimsy. The branches and trunk are brown. The stems and branches are stiff and there are many leaves on each limb. When it blooms it has white flowers all over it with hints of pink. they are small flowers and there are also plums that grow on it.
The color is a very dark balck. It is about 1 inch long and about 3/4 inches wide. The atenas are about 1/2 inches long. It was found in a field on a rock. It hops very fast and had trouble catching it.
It was slimy, which made it look shiny when the sun hit it. The colors were very bark brown, with tan and pink ran through it. One side of it was a very peraly color.
This was found near roadside in a open field. The Charlock was about 3 feet tall. It was a very vibrant yellow color, that is very eye catching. It had stiff green stem. The leaves were egg-shaped and about 1 1/2 inch long and 1 inch wide. Each flower had 4 sepals to it.
The print was found in very wet mud. It was about 2 1/2 inches in width and about 1 1/2 inches long. It was the front foot of a racoon. There was also a pathway leading up to this print through the high grass about a little less than a foot wide, that a racoon would beable to fit through.
There was exactly seven black spots scattered on the red-orange colored elytra. The shape was hemispherical/ oval shaped. Length was one 1 1/2 cm. It had a small head with short black legs. It was able to attach itself to a leave with without the leave moving at all, concluding it is VERY light. It crawled very qucikly.
I found it in the grass and crawling over weeds and leaves.
The Lizard was very friendly.
It was about 4 inches in lenght. Found in plants and bushes. The skin was very silk and smooth. The dorsal had greens and browns and whites on it. and the stomach had very royal blue sides that surronded by black and green. the tail was ABOUT 2.5 inches. the lizard moved very quickly while the tail moved back and forth and the legs and feet moved fast also.


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Walter Mair composed music for The Road Home which got shortlisted for an Oscars at the Academy Awards 2012.
Film clip from the 21min short film. Score recorded at Air-Edel London.
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Producer: Ameenah Ayub
Director: Rahul Gandotra
Music Composer: Walter C. Mair
Music Supervisor: Alison Wright
Additional Music: Cato Hoeben
The Road Home
A majestic short film shot in the Himalayas. It recently got shortlisted for the Oscars 2012.


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Live updates
Galashiels campus is part of best in Scotland
Heriot - Watt has been voted the best university in Scotland for the second year in a row.
The institution, which includes the School of Textiles and Design in Galashiels, was given the honour in the Sunday Times University Guide.
Principal Steve Chapman said:
"At Heriot-Watt, we put great effort into exceptional student experience by striving to consistently deliver excellent facilities, teaching, and support services.
"These positive results represent a real strength of feeling among our students and real professionalism on the part of the staff."
It was also named as being the best for student experience in the UK and ranked fourth best in the UK.
Students have also awarded the university the title of Scotland's best in the National Student Survey.
- ITV Report
University re-open popular Ambleside Campus
Opposition to new campus plans
Hundreds of students could return to Ambleside in the coming years as plans for the previously mothballed campus go on display. But there's opposition about the placement of student housing next to an existing housing estate. But many local businesses have welcomed the return of students.
Potential job cuts at Borders University
University and College Union bosses are meeting with textile department staff in Galashiels today to discuss potential job cuts.
Heriot-Watt University revealed proposals for a shake up of staff and jobs earlier this week.
The cost cutting proposals include getting rid of a quarter of staff members from the Textile department at Heriot-Watt University's Galashiels based campus.


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Ready to Die? Dark Souls 2 PS3 Beta Registration Opens
One of my favorite stories to come out of this year's E3: of the thousands of people to attempt it, only one man, reportedly from the Netherlands, was able to defeat the Mirror Knight boss and successfully complete the Dark Souls 2 demo. One. That simple tale should serve as proof that FromSoftware isn't messing around with its tried and true formula of controller-chucking difficulty, and now you've got the chance to become among the first to see just how tough it is. Registration for the Dark Souls 2 beta on the PlayStation 3 is now open and set to begin in October.
Via the official Dark Souls Facebook page, FromSoftware announced that the Dark Souls 2 beta in North America, Europe, and Australia will take place in two rounds. The first will kick off on October 12 followed by the second just before Halloween on October 27. No details were provided on what the beta will include other than this statement: "For the first time join the dark journey with this beta and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and the unrelenting challenge that only FromSoftware can deliver."
Want to register? Head on over to the Dark Souls 2 Closed Beta Registration page and download a registration ticket. FromSoftware did not say when it will inform the lucky winners or just how big this closed beta will be.
This particular closed beta is for the PlayStation 3 only. I've reached out to FromSoftware and Namco Bandai to find out if betas are planned for the Xbox 360 and PC versions of Dark Souls 2 and will update this post with any response.


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May 2, 2016
Some of us may think those cute little babies we "ooh and ahhh" over are unaware of their surroundings, but studies show even before an infant's first birthday they can suffer from mental health issues caused by a stressful home.
Here's more on a new FSU institute aimed to educate various sectors of society.
Researchers in the field of infant mental health say there are thousands of Florida children in need.
Doctors say these situations and more can cause infants to suffer from depression, traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems. Now, Florida will have a center focused on infant mental health issues housed within Florida State University.
Researchers will also be training people who can identify high risk children such as judges, DCF workers, law enforcement and pediatrics and as for parents, experts say moms and dads need to try and maintain a loving, safe environment for their children.
FSU's mental health training institute opened Friday. Faculty hope to bring attention to the need for more research, policy and professional development in Florida.
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If you are willing to accept violence brought upon someone else in uniform, then you don't belong in the Army. It's about commitment to the Army profession and being a person of character. Do what you are supposed to do, even when no one is looking.
- Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, addressed several serious topics in the Army, such as eliminating sexual assault, preventing hazing and the commitment to taking care of Soldiers, during his visit to Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville, Ill., as part of his trip to Chicago on March 16.
Sergeant Major of Army visits Chicago
[Coalition forces] continue to build a stable foundation for the Afghan Forces so they can one day comfortably take over operations and security of Afghanistan.
- 1st Sgt. Lester Day, B Company 1st Sergeant, 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, speaks about the coalition forces' joint maintenance training mission, which helps to build skill and experiences of Afghan soldiers with the goal to eventually perform maintenance independently.
Afghan Air Force, Army combat aviation brigade brush up on sheet metal repair
150 Years: The Battle of Gettysburg: The American Civil War
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Peak Moving Season Tips
What is it?
Permanent Change of Station moves are a reality of military life, and arranging for pickup and delivery of household goods between May and August can be nothing short of challenging. Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, or SDDC, executes the Personal Property mission. SDDC is the Army Service Component Command of U.S. Transportation Command and a major subordinate command to Army Materiel Command. Scheduling personal property moves can be made with your Transportation Service Provider, or TSP, either the traditional way through your local Transportation Office (TO) or Personal Property Shipping Office (PPSO) -- or by self counseling using the Move.mil website.
What has the Army done?
SDDC provided the following tips to ensure a smoother move for servicemembers, federal employees and their families during the peak moving season:
- Create a personal move calendar with checklists, phone lists, to-do lists and links
- Your TO/PPSO is your primary point of contact for customer service
- Once you get orders, immediately start your moving process for a better chance to lock in your preferred pickup and delivery dates
- Requested pickup and delivery dates are not confirmed until coordinated with your TSP
- Pack, pickup and delivery dates are scheduled on weekdays in which you or your designated representative must be available between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- A quick method for estimating your weight is to calculate 1,000 pounds per room. Another weight estimating tool can be found at move.mil
- Can request a free reweigh of personal property shipment if near or over your weight entitlement
- Move.mil is the Defense Personal Property System, or DPS, placing you in direct contact with your TSP to manage your personal property move. It is important to keep your phone number and e-mail address information updated
What is planned for the future?
- Continue educating all customers on how to effectively move personal property through DPS during the peak moving season
- Continue monitoring quality performance of TSPs
Why is it important to the Army?
The volume of shipments during the peak moving season exceeds the TSP's capacity to accommodate some requested move dates. SDDC wants to ensure it provides U.S. military personnel, and their families, valuable information to shape their expectations for a successful move during an already stressful time.
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HSBC to Sell 195 Branches to First Niagara for $1 Billion
HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's largest bank by market value, agreed to sell its upstate New York branch network to First Niagara Financial Group Inc. for about $1 billion as it pares U.S. operations.
The price amounts to a 6.7 percent premium for the $15 billion of deposits First Niagara is acquiring along with 195 branches in New York and Connecticut, London-based HSBC said yesterday in a statement.
The deal would let First Niagara expand in markets surrounding its home city of Buffalo, New York, as HSBC Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver, 52, reduces U.S. operations amid a push to overhaul its businesses. HSBC also has been seeking buyers for its U.S. credit-card unit, which has more than $30 billion of assets.
The branch sale is part of a strategy "to align our U.S. business with our global network and meet the local and international needs of domestic and overseas clients," HSBC North America CEO Niall Booker said in the statement.
HSBC said in May that the company planned to trim costs by up to $3.5 billion. The lender may announce 10,000 job cuts today, when it's scheduled to report first-half financial results, Sky News reported July 30, without saying where it got the information. Robert Sherman, a spokesman for the bank, declined to comment on the report.
In addition to the sale to First Niagara, HSBC said it plans to close 13 branches in Connecticut and New Jersey by next year. The combined moves would reduce HSBC's U.S. network of 470 branches by almost half.
Buffalo Branches
The transaction may help First Niagara surpass M&T Bank Corp. as the lender with the most branches in the Buffalo area. M&T had 60 branches in the region as of June 30, 2010, compared with 58 for HSBC and 35 for First Niagara, according to Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data.
First Niagara fell 33 cents, or 2.7 percent, to $11.92 at 4:15 p.m. in Nasdaq composite trading. The shares have fallen 15 percent this year.
"Our objective was to progressively deepen the presence we have in the Northeast," First Niagara CEO John R. Koelmel, 48, said in a telephone interview yesterday. "We do our best to keep a simple business simple. Those of us that win longer term are going to have won the deposit-gathering game."
Capital One Financial Corp. sold $5 billion in debt and equity last month after agreeing to buy ING Groep NV's U.S. online bank for $9 billion. McLean, Virginia-based Capital One, which said it expects to complete the deal late this year or in early 2012, would gain about $80 billion of deposits and 7 million customers.
Antitrust Regulators
First Niagara may divest some branches that don't fit with its strategy and to comply with a review from antitrust regulators regarding its presence in Western New York, the lender said in its statement. About 100 branches will be sold or closed, Koelmel said today on a conference call with analysts and investors.
The bank plans to issue $750 million to $800 million in common stock and $350 million to $400 million in debt prior to completing the acquisition, which is expected to happen early next year, according to the statement.
"We're ready to move as soon as the time is right," Koelmel said on the call. "We'll be patient and pick our spot. I'm confident we'll have multiple opportunities to do so in the weeks and months ahead. Right now, the markets aren't where I'd like to see it."
First Niagara's Earnings
The deal may bolster First Niagara's operating earnings per share by 10 percent to 11 percent next year and 11 percent to 12 percent in 2013, the company said.
The sale would unwind HSBC's 1980 purchase of Buffalo-based Marine Midland Banks, which was founded in 1850 to serve the shipping trade on the Great Lakes. That takeover gave HSBC a major presence in Buffalo, where the National Hockey League's Sabres play in the HSBC Arena.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and HSBC's own investment bankers are advising HSBC on the sale, as is Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP are advising First Niagara, along with Pepper Hamilton LLP.


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Ella Findlay's Fundraising Page
Event: Ella's leap for MSRC
Ella Findlay
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Gimmy your money or rather give it to the MSRC. Some of you might think I'm crazy and could not think of a more terrifying thing to do, but after my experiences of the last couple of years I know what life can chuck at me that is truly scary.
I've always felt that the Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre (MSRC) gives a more positive message about people living with MS, so it seems appropriate for the money I raise to go to them.
Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.
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Melody of the Tempest (4e Power)
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|Melody of the Tempest
|Songweaver Attack 25
|Your melody calls upon the sea to destroy your foes, and a mighty tempest rages around you.
|Usage::Daily ✦ Arcane, Cold, Implement
|Action Type::Standard Action
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|Target: Each enemy in burst
|Attack: Charisma Vs. Reflex
|Hit: 4d10 + Charisma modifier cold damage, and you push the target a number of squares equal to 2 + your Wisdon modifier squares and you knock the target prone.
|Miss: Half damage, and you push the target 2 squares.


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Col. James Loughead was born about 1730 as his parents' ship entered the Capes of Delaware. The Lougheads are from Scotland and initially settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Robert Loughead & Jane Glenn (?)
- Agnes Loughead & David Dunwoody
- Col. James Loughead & Catherine Simonton FINNEY
- Henry Loughead
- Elizabeth Loughead & James McDowell / Obituaries
The Loughead-McDowell line has been primarily compiled by John McDowell Morris.


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There are three ways a student may enter the University Honors Program. Detailed application guidelines can be found on the website of the University Honors Program at www.csulb.edu/uhp.
Please be advised that the University Honors Program offers a distinct Engineering Honors option for students pursuing a major in Engineering. These students must meet specific application criteria and procedures that are outlined on the website indicated above. Admitted Engineering students follow the requirements of General Honors Plan I or II.
Transfer students may apply to General Honors II, provided they have a minimum equivalent of a 3.5 GPA in all coursework at the accredited institution from which they are transferring. Where Honors transfer agreements have been negotiated with a community college (such as with Long Beach City College), the terms and conditions of these agreements govern admission to the CSULB University Honors Program.


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Arguably one of the most notable changes in Apple's upcoming sixth-generation iPhone is expected to be an increase from the standard 3.5-inch screen size that's been used in previous generations to a new display, measuring roughly four inches diagonally. While it's anticipated that the screen size on the new device will be increased, it's expected to maintain the same width and only the vertical portion of the screen will be increased, as to obtain an aspect ratio closer to the 16:9 HD standard.
Based on countless leaks, including a bit of code in the official iOS 6 simulator that correctly scaled the program to the rumored screen size, the next-generation iPhone will likely have a resolution of 1,136-by-640. Moreover, when the resolution was uncovered through the iOS simulator, it was revealed that the home screen on iOS 6 already natively supports the enhanced resolution by adding an extra row of apps.
To accurately represent and provide a demonstration of what the new iPhone's four inch display would look like in action, if the recent reports are indeed accurate, MacRumors requested that a video be made to highlight the device's screen (embedded above).
The short video presents an accurate representation of an iPhone with a four-inch screen, based on the plethora of leaks and rumors surrounding the device. While the extra screen real-estate obviously allows for larger folders and additional information to be shown in general apps, MacRumors envisioned a creative solution for existing apps. Suggesting that if left the same, and not modified to take advantage of the larger display, the apps will automatically go into a letterbox mode (similar to certain HD movies that aren't filmed in the 16:9 format) by adding black boxes towards the top and bottom of the screen. Additionally, Apple uses a similar method on iPad models that turns the viewing into a letterbox-esque viewing mode while the 2x setting is active.
While parts of the video are admittedly based on conjecture, MacRumor's feels that the video is indeed an accurate representation of what the "iPhone 5" will look like if it's indeed equipped with a display measuring four-inches diagonally. We'll find out soon enough when Apple reveals the upcoming iPhone to the press and public during their annual iPhone unveiling event, rumored to be held on September 12th. Stay tuned for additional coverage on Apple and the 2012 iPhone refresh.


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What Lee Moak Learned in Washington
TheStreet) -- The first thing to say about Lee Moak's assignment to Washington, where he is president of the Air Line Pilots Association, is that he maintains his currency as a Delta (DAL - Get Report) 767 captain. He even plans to fly a trip over the Christmas holiday. After six years as chairman of the Delta ALPA chapter, Moak was elected national president and took office in January 2011. "Being ALPA president is a great job," he said. "You have the ability to affect government policy that directly impacts the day-to-day lives of airline pilots in the U.S., and that is rewarding."But it's quite difficult here," Moak said, in an interview. "If you compare Washington with Wall Street, on Wall Street everybody is interested in getting a deal done as soon as possible and moving forward. In Washington, some people want to get a deal done, but there is a cottage industry devoted to slowing things down and making sure you get nothing done. If you're trying to get something done quickly, Washington is going to frustrate you." One key complicating factor for ALPA, as it seeks to represent pilot interests, is the number of agencies -- at least eight of them -- that oversee aspects of aviation. The agencies include the Department of Homeland Security and its Transportation Security Administration, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, the Department of State, and the Department of Transportation, including the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as Congress and the president's office. Unfortunately, despite all of the oversight, "there is a fundamental lack of aviation policy and there is a lack of cross-departmental policy through Washington," Moak said. Fortunately, Moak arrived in Washington with coalition-building skills he had nurtured at Delta. He has put them to use working with Airlines for America, the airline industry trade group; the Regional Airline Association; the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO and various airline unions; and the Chamber of Commerce. "We have a pilot-partisan agenda, and we are willing to build a coalition with anyone who will work with us on our issues," Moak said. "We do our best work when we bring our own executive team, government, industry and labor together -- that is how you get things done in Washington."WASHINGTON (
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