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Republic of Uzbekistan
Area: 447,400 sq. km., slightly larger than California.
Major cities: Capital--Tashkent (pop. 2.5 million); Samarkand (600,000); Bukhara (350,000).
Terrain: Flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat, intensely irrigated river valleys along Amu Darya, Syr Darya; shrinking Aral Sea; semiarid grasslands surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in east.
Climate: Mid-latitude desert; long, hot summers, mild winters.
Nationality: Uzbek.
Population (July 2003 est.): 25,981,647.
Ethnic groups (1996 est.): Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5%.
Religions: Muslim 88% (Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%.
Languages: Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%.
Education: Literacy--97% (total population).
Health (2003 est.): Life expectancy--60.53 years men; 67.64 years women.
Work force (11.9 million): Agricultural and forestry--44%, industry--20%; services--36%.
Type: Republic.
Independence: September 1, 1991.
Constitution: December 8, 1992.
Branches: Executive--president, prime minister, cabinet. Legislative--unicameral, 250-seat Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis). Judiciary--Supreme Court, constitutional court, economic court.
Administrative subdivisions (viloyatlar): 12, plus autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan and city of Tashkent.
Political parties and leaders: Adolat (Justice) Social Democratic Party--established February 18, 1995 in Tashkent, number of seats in parliament 11, Turgunpulat DAMINOV, first secretary; Democratic National Rebirth Party (Milly Tiklanish Democratic Partiya) or MTP--established on June 3, 1995 in Tashkent, number of seats in parliament 10, Ibrohim GOFUROV, chairman; Fatherland Progress Party (Vatan Tarakiyoti) or VTP--In April 2000, VTP merged with the National Democratic Party "Fidokorlar" (Fidokorlar Milliy Democratic Partiya), in Tashkent, number of seats in the parliament 62, Ahtam TURSUNOV, first secretary; People's Democratic Party or PDPU (Uzbekiston Halq Democratic Partiya, formerly Communist Party)--established November 1, 1991 in Tashkent, number of seats in parliament 50, Asliddin RUSTAMOV, first secretary. Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan-- established December 3, 2003, Kobiljon TOSHMATOV, chairman. Other political or pressure groups and leaders: Birlik (Unity) Movement--Abdurakhim PULATOV, chairman; Erk (Freedom) Democratic Party--Mohammed SOLIH, chairman (banned Dec. 1992); party of Agrarians and Entrepreneurs of Uzbekistan--Marat ZAHIDOV, chairman; Ozod Dekkon (Free Farmers) Party--Nigara KHIDOYATOVA, general secretary; Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan--Abdumannob PULATOV, chairman; Independent Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan--Mikhail ARDZINOV, chairman; Ezgulik--Vasilya INOYATOVA, chairwoman.
Suffrage: Universal at age 18, unless imprisoned or certified as insane.
Defense: Military manpower--males age 15-49 fit for military service: 5,635,099 (2003 est.); universal 18-month military service for men.
(Note: Due to the unreliable nature of government statistics, it is difficult to make an accurate estimate of economic growth in Uzbekistan.)
GDP: Real GDP growth in 2003 was estimated at 0.3%.
Inflation: Approximately 50% in 2002, with a 150% average increase in prices of imported goods and a slight depreciation in domestically priced goods. In 2003, inflation was roughly 21.9%. The U.S. Embassy believes real wages were stagnant during 2003.
Per capita GDP: U.S. Government analysts believe that per capita GDP was about $350 per capita in 2001, $310 in 2002, and $350 in 2003. For 2004, unless the restrictive trade regime is changed, per capita GDP is likely to fall, possibly as low as $250.
Natural resources: Natural gas, petroleum, gold, coal, uranium, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, molybdenum. Natural gas production for 2003 was 58.1 billion cubic meters (bcm); 53 bcm was consumed in Uzbekistan and 5.9 bcm was exported. Oil production in 2003 was 145,320 barrels/day and consumption was 151,720 barrels/day.
Agriculture: Products--Cotton, fourth-largest producer worldwide; vegetables, fruits, grain, livestock.
Industry: Types--textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, natural gas. The industrial production growth rate was estimated at 6.2% in 2003; electricity production was 48.6 billion kilowatt hours.
Budget: (2003 est.): Revenues--$2.42 billion; expenditures--$2.45 billion.
Trade: Total exports (2002 est. $2.8 billion)-largest contribution from cotton, gold, natural gas, mineral fertilizers, ferrous metals, textiles, food products, automobiles. Major export markets--Russia 16.7%, Switzerland 8.3%, United Kingdom 7.2%, Kazakhstan 3.1%. Total imports--(2002 est. $2.5 billion): machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs. Primary import partners--Russia 15.8%, South Korea 9.8%, United States 8.7%, Germany 8.7%.
External debt (2002 est.): $4.6 billion.
Uzbekistan is Central Asia's most populous country. Its 25 million people, concentrated in the south and east of the country, are nearly half the region's total population. Uzbekistan had been one of the poorest republics of the Soviet Union; much of its population was engaged in cotton farming in small rural communities. The population continues to be heavily rural and dependent on farming for its livelihood. Uzbek is the predominant ethnic group. Other ethnic groups include Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, and Tatar 1.5%. The nation is 88% Sunni Muslim and 9% Eastern Orthodox. Uzbek is the official state language; however, Russian is the de facto language for interethnic communication, including much day-to-day government and business use.
The educational system has achieved 97% literacy, and the mean amount of schooling for both men and women is 11 years. However, due to budget constraints and other transitional problems following the collapse of the Soviet Union, texts and other school supplies, teaching methods, curricula, and educational institutions are outdated, inappropriate, and poorly kept. Additionally, the proportion of school-aged persons enrolled has been dropping. Although the government is concerned about this, budgets remain tight. Similarly, in health care, life expectancy is long, but after the breakup of the Soviet Union, health care resources have declined, reducing health care quality, accessibility, and efficiency.
Located in the heart of Central Asia between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers, Uzbekistan has a long and interesting heritage. The leading cities of the famous Silk Road--Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva--are located in Uzbekistan, and many well-known conquerors passed through the land. Alexander the Great stopped near Samarkand on his way to India in 327 B.C. and married Roxanna, daughter of a local chieftain. Conquered by Muslim Arabs in the eight century A.D., the indigenous Samanid dynasty established an empire in the 9th century. Genghis Khan and his Mongols overran its territory in 1220. In the 1300s, Timur, known in the west as Tamerlane, built an empire with its capital at Samarkand. Uzbekistan's most noted tourist sites date from the Timurid dynasty. Later, separate Muslim city-states emerged with strong ties to Persia. In 1865, Russia occupied Tashkent and by the end of the 19th century, Russia had conquered all of Central Asia. In 1876, the Russians dissolved the Khanate of Kokand, while allowing the Khanates of Khiva and Bukhara to remain as direct protectorates. Russia placed the rest of Central Asia under colonial administration, and invested in the development of Central Asia's infrastructure, promoting cotton growing and encouraging settlement by Russian colonists.
In 1924, following the establishment of Soviet power, the Soviet Socialist Republic of Uzbekistan was founded from the territories including the Khanates of Bukhara and Khiva and portions of the Fergana Valley that had constituted the Khanate of Kokand. During the Soviet era, Moscow used Uzbekistan for its tremendous cotton growing and natural resource potential. The extensive and inefficient irrigation used to support the former has been the main cause of shrinkage of the Aral Sea to less than a third of its original volume, making this one of the world's worst environmental disasters. Uzbekistan declared independence on September 1, 1991. Islam Karimov, former First Secretary of the Communist Party, was elected President in December 1991 with 88% of the vote; however, the election was not viewed as free or fair by foreign observers.
Constitutionally, the Government of Uzbekistan provides for separation of powers, freedom of speech, and representative government. In reality, the executive holds almost all power. The judiciary lacks independence and the legislature, which meets only a few days each year, has little power to shape laws. The president selects and replaces provincial governors. Under terms of a December 1995 referendum, Karimov's first term was extended. Another national referendum was held January 27, 2002 to yet again extend Karimov's term. The referendum passed and Karimov's term was extended by act of the parliament to December 2007. Most international observers refused to participate in the process and did not recognize the results, dismissing them as not meeting basic standards. The 2002 referendum also included a plan to create a bicameral parliament. The building to house the new parliament is currently under construction. Elections for the new bicameral parliament took place on December 26, but no truly independent opposition candidates or parties were able to take part. The OSCE limited observation mission concluded that the elections fell significantly short of OSCE commitments and other international standards for democratic elections. Several political parties have been formed with government approval but have yet to show interest in advocating alternatives to government policy. Similarly, although multiple media outlets (radio, TV, newspaper) have been established, these either remain under government control or rarely broach political topics. Independent political parties were allowed to organize, recruit members, and hold conventions and press conferences, but have been denied registration under restrictive registration procedures. Terrorist bombings were carried out March 28-April 1, 2004 in Tashkent and Bukhara. It is not clear yet who committed the attacks. The government reaction to the attacks, thus far, has been restrained.
Human Rights
Uzbekistan is not a democracy and does not have a free press. Several prominent opponents of the government have fled, and others have been arrested. The government severely represses those it suspects of Islamic extremism, particularly those it suspects of membership in the banned Party of Islamic Liberation (Hizb ut-Tahrir). Some 5,300 to 5,800 suspected extremists are incarcerated. This represents a decline from previous years, as hundreds are amnestied and fewer arrested. Prison conditions remain very poor, particularly for those convicted of extremist activities, and a number of such prisoners are believed to have died over the past several years from prison disease and abuse. The police force and the intelligence service use torture as a routine investigation technique. No independent political parties have been registered, although they were for the first time able to conduct grass-roots activities and to convene organizing congresses. Following the visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, the Government of Uzbekistan drafted an Action Plan to implement the Special Rapporteur' s recommendations. The government has begun to enact a number of its provisions.
Principal Government Officials
President and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers--Islam Karimov
Prime Minister-Shavkat Mirziyaev
Deputy Prime Ministers
Economics and Trade/Consumer Market Complex--Rustam Azimov
Communications/Informatization--Abdulla Aripov
Agriculture/Water Management—Sayfiddin Ismailov
Foreign Economic Relations and Foreign Minister--Elyor Ganiev
Social Issues--Rustam Kosimov
Transportation and Construction--Abdukahhor Toxtayev
Women's Issues--Svetlana Imanova
Key Ministers
Defense--Kodir Ghulomov
Internal Affairs--Zokirjon Almatov
Justice--Buritosh Mustafaev
Public Education--Risboy Jorayev
Emergency Situations--Bakhtiyor Subanov
Finance--Saidakhmad Rakhimov
Culture--Alisher Azizkhodjaev
Health--Feruz Nazirov
Higher and Specialized Secondary Education--Turobjon Juraev
Labor and Social Protection--Okiljon Obidov
Other Key Officials
Chairman, National Bank-Foreign Economics--Zainutdin Mirkhojaev
Chairman, State Bank--Fayzulla Mullajanov
Chairman, State Committee on Statistics-Gofurjon Kudratov
Chairman, State Property-Mahmudjon Askarov
Chairman, State Committee for Customs-Bakhodir Matlyubov
Chairman, State Committee for Taxation-Botir Parpiev
Chairman, State Committee for Geology and Mineral--Nurmahammad Akhmedov
Chairman, National Security Service--Rustam Inoyatov
Chairman, committee on Protection of State Border-Gafurjon Tishaev
Secretary, National Security Council-Gairat Oblayarov
Ambassador to the United States-Abdulaziz Kamilov
Designate Ambassador to the United Nations--Alisher Vohidov
The Republic of Uzbekistan maintains an embassy at 1746 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel.: (202) 887-5300; fax (202) 293-6804. Its consulate and mission to the UN in New York are located at 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 326/327a, New York, NY 10017. Consulate tel.: (212) 754-7403; fax: (212) 486-7998.
The economy is based primarily on agriculture and agricultural processing; Uzbekistan is a major producer and exporter of cotton. It also is a major producer of gold with the largest open-pit gold mine in the world and has substantial deposits of copper, strategic minerals, gas, and oil. Since independence, the government has stated that it is committed to a gradual transition to a free market economy but has been extremely cautious in moving to a market-based economy.
Although it is difficult to make an accurate estimate of economic growth in Uzbekistan--because of the unreliable nature of government statistics, which often serve political rather than economic ends--economic growth is far below potential due to:
- the country's poor investment climate;
- failure to attract foreign investment;
- an extremely restrictive trade regime, implemented in order to meet a strategy of limiting imports of consumer goods;
- failure to reform the agricultural sector of the economy, potentially the engine of economic growth for this largely rural economy; and
- the price system in Uzbekistan, which is not functioning properly due to government intervention in markets.
The government accepted obligations under Article VIII of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Articles of Agreement on October 15, 2003, establishing full current account convertibility. The government's restrictive trade regime has crippled the economy and the government urgently needs to rescind its draconian trade measures. Substantial structural reform is needed, particularly in the area of improving the investment climate for foreign investors and in freeing the agricultural sector from smothering state control. Continuing restrictions on currency convertibility and other government measures to control economic activity, including the implementation of severe import restrictions and partial closure of Uzbekistan's borders with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, have constrained economic growth and led international lending organizations to suspend or scale back credits. The closure of the borders with neighboring Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in 2002 almost paralyzed Uzbekistan's consumer market, although some goods are still being smuggled into the country.
The government has made progress in reducing inflation and the budget deficit, but government statistics understate both, while overstating economic growth. There are no reliable statistics on unemployment, which is believed to be high and growing.
GDP and Employment
The government claims that the GDP rose 4.1% in 2003; however, the U.S Government does not think it was greater than 0.3%. Unemployment and underemployment are very high, but reliable figures are difficult to obtain, as no recent credible surveying has been done. Underemployment in the agricultural sector is particularly high--which is important given the fact that 60% of the population is rural-based. Many observers believe that employment growth and real wage growth have been stagnant, given virtually no growth in output.
Literacy in Uzbekistan is almost universal, and workers are generally well-educated and well-trained. However, worsening corruption in the country's education system in the past few years has begun to erode Uzbekistan's advantage in terms of its human capital, as grades and degrees are routinely purchased. Most local technical and managerial training does not meet international business standards, but foreign companies engaged in production report that locally hired workers learn quickly and work effectively. Foreign firms generally find that younger workers, untainted by the Soviet system, work well at all levels. The government emphasizes foreign education and each year sends about 50 students to the United States, Europe, and Japan for university degrees, after which they have a commitment to work for the government for 5 years. Reportedly, about 60% of the students who study abroad find employment with foreign companies on their return, despite their 5-year commitment to work in the government. Some American companies offer special training programs in the United States to their local employees. In addition, Uzbekistan subsidizes studies for students at Westminster University--the only Western-style institution in Uzbekistan. In 2003, Westminster admitted about 360 students and the government funded about half of the students' education. Education at Westminster costs $4,800 per academic year.
With the closure or downsizing of many foreign firms, it is relatively easy to find qualified, well-trained employees, and salaries are very low by Western standards. The government has implemented salary caps in an attempt to prevent firms from circumventing restrictions on the withdrawal of cash from banks. Some firms had tried in the past to evade these limits on withdrawals by inflating salaries of employees, allowing firms to withdraw more money. These salary caps prevent many foreign firms from paying their workers as much as they would like. Labor market regulations in Uzbekistan are similar to those of the Soviet Union, with all rights guaranteed but some rights unobserved. Unemployment is a growing problem and the number of people looking for jobs in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Southeast Asia is increasing each year. According to official Ministry of Labor estimates, around 100,000 citizens of Uzbekistan work abroad. However, business analysts estimate that the number of Uzbek citizens working abroad is far higher. Estimates range from lows of 3 million to highs of 5 million Uzbek citizens of working age living outside Uzbekistan.
Prices and Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Inflation was approximately 21.9% in 2003. In order to combat inflation, the government has exercised strict currency controls and severe shortages of cash exist in the country. From 1996 until the spring of 2003, the official and so-called "commercial" exchange rate were highly overvalued. Many businesses and individuals were unable to buy dollars legally at these rates, so a widespread black market developed to meet hard currency demand. However, by mid-2003, the gap between the black market, official, and commercial rates had been reduced to approximately 8%. In 2004, the gap between the two rates is negligible. Although the unification of the exchange rates is a positive development, recent government restrictions on the amount of local currency and hard currency that can be carried across the Uzbek border in either direction lessen the effect of currency convertibility on the Uzbek economy. Liberalization of the trade regime, however, is a prerequisite for Uzbekistan to proceed to an IMF-financed program.
Outstanding external debt reached $4.6 billion as of the end of 2003. Tax collection rates remained high, due to the use of the banking system by the government as a collection agency. Technical assistance from the World Bank, Office of Technical Assistance at the Treasury Department, and from the UN Development Program (UNDP) is being provided in reforming the Central Bank and Ministry of Finance into institutions that conduct market-oriented fiscal and monetary policy.
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture and the agro-industrial sector contribute more than 40% to Uzbekistan's GDP. Cotton is Uzbekistan's dominant crop, accounting for roughly 45% of the country's exports. Gold is second at 22%. Uzbekistan also produces significant amounts of silk, fruit, and vegetables. Virtually all agriculture involves heavy irrigation. Farmers and agricultural workers have very low incomes because the government uses the difference between the world prices of cotton and wheat and what it pays the farmers to subsidize highly inefficient capital-intensive industrial concerns, such as factories producing automobiles, airplanes, and tractors.
Consequently, agricultural productivity is low, with many farmers focusing on producing fruits and vegetables--for which supply and demand determine the price--on small plots of land, as well as smuggling cotton and wheat across the border with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in order to obtain higher prices.
Minerals and mining also are important to Uzbekistan's economy. Gold is Uzbekistan's second most important foreign exchange earner at 22%. Uzbekistan is the world's seventh-largest producer, mining about 80 tons per annum, and holds the fourth-largest reserves in the world. Uzbekistan has an abundance of natural gas, used both for domestic consumption and export; oil almost sufficient for domestic needs; and significant reserves of copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, and uranium. Inefficiency in energy use is extremely high, given the failure to use realistic price signals to cause consumers to conserve energy.
Trade and Investment
Uzbekistan has adopted a policy of import substitution. The multiple exchange rate system and the highly over-regulated trade regime have led to both import and export declines since 1996, although imports have declined more than exports, as the government squeezed imports to maintain hard currency reserves. Draconian tariffs and border closures imposed in the summer and fall of 2002 led to massive decreases in imports of both consumer products and capital equipment. Uzbekistan's traditional "trade" partners are New Independent States (NIS) countries, notably Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the other Central Asian countries. Non-NIS partners have been increasing in importance in recent years, with the U.S., Korea, Germany, Japan, and Turkey being the most active.
Uzbekistan is a member of the IMF, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. It has observer status at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and has publicly stated its intention to accede to the WTO. It is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization and is a signatory to the Convention on Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States, the Paris Convention on Industrial Property, the Madrid Agreement on Trademarks Protection, and the Patent Cooperation Treaty. In 2003, Uzbekistan was again placed on the special "301" Watch List for lack of intellectual copyright protection.
Uzbekistan's previous lack of currency convertibility was one of the reasons that foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows dwindled to a trickle. In fact, Uzbekistan has the lowest level of FDI per capita in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Since Uzbekistan's independence, U.S. firms have invested roughly $500 million in Uzbekistan. Large U.S. investors include Newmont, reprocessing tailings from the Muruntau gold mine; Case Corporation, manufacturing and servicing cotton harvesters and tractors; Coca Cola, with bottling plants in Tashkent, Namangan and Samarkand; Texaco, producing lubricants for sale in the Uzbek market; and Baker Hughes, in oil and gas development. No large new investments have taken place from the U.S. in the last 5 years.
Uzbekistan possesses the largest and most competent military forces in the Central Asian region, having around 65,000 people in uniform. Its structure is inherited from the Soviet armed forces, although it is moving rapidly toward a fully restructured organization, which will eventually be built around light and Special Forces. The Uzbek Armed Forces' equipment is not modern, and training, while improving, is neither uniform nor adequate yet for its new mission of territorial security. The government has accepted the arms control obligations of the former Soviet Union, acceded to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (as a non-nuclear state), and has supported an active program by the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in western Uzbekistan (Nukus and Vozrozhdeniye Island). The Government of Uzbekistan spends about 3.7% of GDP on the military but has received a growing infusion of Foreign Military Financing (FMF) and other security assistance funds since 1998. Uzbekistan approved U.S. Central Command's request for access to a vital military air base in southern Uzbekistan following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
Uzbekistan joined the Commonwealth of Independent States in December 1991. However, it is opposed to reintegration and withdrew from the CIS collective security arrangement in 1999. Since that time, Uzbekistan has participated in the CIS peacekeeping force in Tajikistan and in UN-organized groups to help resolve the Tajik and Afghan conflicts, both of which it sees as posing threats to its own stability. Uzbekistan is an active supporter of U.S. efforts against worldwide terrorism and joined the coalitions that have dealt with both Afghanistan and Iraq. It is a member of the United Nations, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, Partnership for Peace, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). It belongs to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Economic Cooperation Organization--comprised of the five Central Asian countries, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. In 1999, Uzbekistan joined the GUAM alliance (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova), which was formed in 1997 (making it GUUAM). Uzbekistan is also a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and hosts the SCO's Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent. Uzbekistan also joined the new Central Asian Cooperation Organization (CACO) in 2002. The CACO consists of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. It is a founding member of and remains involved in the Central Asian Union, formed with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, joined in March 1998 by Tajikistan.
The U.S. recognized the independence of Uzbekistan on December 25, 1991, and opened an Embassy in Tashkent in March 1992. U.S.-Uzbek relations have flourished in recent years and were given an additional boost by the March 2002 meeting between President Bush and President Karimov in Washington, DC, where the two countries signed the Declaration of Strategic Partnership. High-level visits to Uzbekistan have increased since September 11, 2001, including that of the U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, and numerous congressional delegations. The U.S. believes that the development of an independent, stable, prosperous, and democratic Central Asia is vital for the inhabitants of Central Asia and the entire world. As the most populous country in Central Asia and the geographic and strategic center of Central Asia, Uzbekistan plays a pivotal role in the region. The United States accordingly has developed a broad relationship covering political, human rights, military, nonproliferation, economic, trade, assistance, and related issues.
The U.S. has consulted closely with Uzbekistan on regional security problems, and Uzbekistan has been a close ally of the United States at the United Nations. Uzbekistan has been a strong partner of the United States on foreign policy and security issues ranging from Iraq to Cuba, and nuclear proliferation to narcotics trafficking. It has sought active participation in Western security initiatives under the Partnership for Peace, OSCE, and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council. Uzbekistan views its American ties as balancing regional influences, helping Uzbekistan assert its own regional role, and encouraging foreign investment. Uzbekistan is a strong supporter of U.S. military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq and of the global war against terror.
The United States, in turn, values Uzbekistan as a stable, moderate force in a turbulent region. The United States urges greater reform to promote long-term stability and prosperity. Registration of independent political parties and human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) would be an important step. The government registered the Independent Human Rights Organization of Uzbekistan in March 2002. One year later, in March 2003, the government registered a second human rights organization, Ezgulik. Enforcement of constitutional safeguards ensuring personal, religious, and press freedom and civil liberties also is needed.
Bilateral Economic Relations
Trade and investment. Trade relations are regulated by a bilateral trade agreement, which entered into force January 14, 1994. It provides for extension of most-favored-nation trade status between the two countries. The U.S. additionally granted Uzbekistan exemption from many U.S. import tariffs under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP status) on August 17, 1994. A Bilateral Investment Treaty was signed December 16, 1994; it has been ratified by Uzbekistan and received advice and consent of the U.S. Senate in October 2000. However, the Bilateral Investment Treaty will be unlikely to enter into force until Uzbekistan embarks on economic reform. The government is taking some modest steps to reduce the red tape that constrains the nascent private sector.
Assistance. The United States has provided significant humanitarian and technical assistance to Uzbekistan. The U.S. has provided technical support to Uzbekistan's efforts to restructure its economy and to improve its environment and health care system, provided support to nascent NGOs, and provided equipment to improve water availability and quality in the Aral Sea region. Through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Embassy's Public Affairs Section, the U.S. Government supports educational and professional exchanges and other programs that offer Uzbeks the opportunity to study in the United States and to establish professional contacts with their American counterparts. In FY 2002 and 2003, the United States provided roughly $219.8 and $87.4 million, respectively, in humanitarian aid, technical assistance, military-to-military funding, and microcredit support in Uzbekistan. These programs were designed to promote market reform and to establish a foundation for an open, prosperous, democratic society.
USAID provides both technical and humanitarian assistance. Technical assistance to Uzbekistan promotes sound fiscal and management policies, improved private business operations, a competitive private sector, citizens' participation in political and economic decision making, improved sustainability of social benefits and services, private investment in the energy sector, reduced environmental risks to public health, and other multi-sector reform programs. Programs include business training, subsidies for business development, environmental education, and environmental preservation programs. The latter includes the Aral Sea/Regional Water Cooperation program involving the Interstate Council for the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, waste minimization demonstration programs, and the National Environmental Action Plan. The USAID/CAR/Uzbekistan water program is aimed at improving water management on both national and local levels, concentrating efforts on sustainable development of the water users' associations (WUAs). The USAID/CAR/ Uzbekistan health program focuses on 4 chief needs: primary health care reform, infectious disease control, drug demand reduction, and maternal and child health/reproductive health (MCH/RH). The USAID Participation and Education Knowledge Strengthening Program (PEAKS) began in January 2003, focusing on 5 major aspects of the education system: in-service teacher training, school-based curriculum development, parent and community involvement in the decision making, management, and technical capacity at all levels of the education system; and rehabilitation of school infrastructure. In addition to PEAKS pilot schools, more than 100 schools across Uzbekistan received over 1,000 computers from USAID, with more than half of these schools obtaining Internet connections.
Peace Corps staff arrived in Uzbekistan in August 1992, and a bilateral agreement to establish Peace Corps in Uzbekistan was signed November 4, 1992. The first volunteers arrived in December 1992. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency helps fund feasibility studies by U.S. firms and provides other planning services related to major projects in developing countries including Uzbekistan. Department of State-managed exchange programs, farmer-to-farmer exchanges, and the Department of Commerce's Special American Business Internship Training Program (SABIT) contribute to expansion of technical know-how and support bilateral relations. The U.S. also provides export finance/guarantees and political risk insurance for U.S. exporters and investors through the U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).
[Fact sheet on FY 2004 U.S. Assistance to Uzbekistan.]
Principal U.S. Embassy Officials
Ambassador--Jon R. Purnell
Secretary--Penny O'Brien
Deputy Chief of Mission--David E. Appleton
Political/Economic Officer--Sylvia Curran
Management Officer--Brent Bohne
Public Affairs Officer--Michael Reinert
DAO--LTC Todd Brown
USAID--Joanne Hale
Peace Corps--Edward Willett
The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent is at 82 Chilanzarskaya; tel. [998] (71) 120-5450; fax: [998] (71) 120-6335; duty officer (cellular): [998] (71) 180-4060. The Foreign Commercial Service, Public Affairs, and U.S. Agency for International Development are at the Sharq Building, 41 Buyuk Turon St. FCS tel.: [998] (71) 120-6705 or 6706, 133-2880, 1870 or 0597; fax: 120-6692. PA: [998] (71) 133-7096, 3581, or 5974; fax: 120-6224; duty officer (cellular): 180-4087. USAID tel.: [998] (71) 133-1852, 1797, or 7656; fax: 120-6309. Peace Corps is at 2 Sapernaya St. 63/65; tel.: [998] (71) 54-92-96, 54-94-84, or 54-96-60; fax: 54-98-50; duty officer (cellular): [998] (71) 180-4093.
Until March 1, 1999, a dual country/area code system was in effect, allowing use of the former country/area codes. For Tashkent, this was [7] (3712) for six-digit numbers and [7] (371) for seven-digit numbers.
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Who Do You Think You Are?: Ancestry.com Offers Tips For Finding Lost Relatives
February 26, 2011 04:00 PM by Shayla Perry
In last night's episode of NBC's Who Do You Think You Are? featuring Kim Cattrall, Kim set out in search of answers to the whereabouts of her grandfather, George Baugh, who abandoned his family over 70 years ago. Like Cattrall, there are many others looking for members of their family that have practically disappeared. So where do you begin your search? Ancestry.com has offered some tips!
Tip #1: Talk to Your Relatives: Just as Kim Cattrall spoke to her mother and aunts to begin her search for George Baugh, always start by talking to your relatives. See if any of them still have things like wedding announcements, obituaries, military medals, photos, or other types of memorabilia that features names and dates.
These items can help you refine your search on Ancestry.com and other genealogy websites.
Ancestry.com also recommends listening to family stories. Those tales that bored you growing up may contain minor details that can help you figure out specific places and times in history that may be helpful in your search.
Tip #2: See What Others Have Discovered: Another good resource? The other members of Ancestry.com. On the website, you can search family trees to find other members that may have learned something about members of your family.
If and when you find a family tree you'd like to know more about, click on "Tree Owner" to send a private message to the person who created it.
You can also check the Member Connect box for links to other Ancestry.com members who may be researching members of your family.
Tip #3: Look For Immediate Family: If you're looking for a missing relative, like Kim Cattrall, who was searching for her grandfather, George Baugh on Who Do You Think You Are?, try researching their siblings and/or in-laws.
Just like Cattrall, you may find the answers you're looking for from these "collateral relatives," who may have mentioned your missing family member in obituaries, wills, etc., or captured a picture of him or her.
Perhaps your missing relative lived with a sister or cousin at one point. This information could be revealed in a census record or city directory.
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Iveryanne Says:
May 2nd, 2013 at 2:53 am
There's a person in the opposite window of the window with the ghostly figure, George Baugh


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Hey guys I'm from Georgia and plan on doing some pronghorn and mule deer hunting in the next few years. My biggest problem is trying to decide on what kind of optics to get. I was thinking of a redfield 20#60#80 spotting scope and some bushnell bone collector binos what is your opinions and why.
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When my husband and I first talked about having kids, I didn't have a clear idea of whether I'd stay home to raise them. After we found out I was pregnant with my oldest son, we talked about how our work situations would change, and I decided I'd quit my job after taking maternity leave; I wasn't excited about where I worked at the time. (I took the job because I thought there would be freaks there. If you know me, and you're familiar with my work history, you'll know that "Will there be freaks?" is a valid question for me when I'm considering accepting new employment.
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Fun with kids in non-kid-friendly places: UCSD
Two weekends ago, I found myself and my two kids on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. My husband was attending a conference, and, aside from visiting friends in town for a small part of our trip, my kids and I had no agenda. We needed some fun stuff to do, and fast.
Booster Seat Madness!
My oldest son is almost ready for a booster seat. Well, more accurately, he's been ready for a while (he gets jealous when he sees his friends in boosters): he's just not tall or heavy enough yet. The Car Seat Lady advises that kids who are at least 3-4 years old and at least 40 pounds can safely ride in a booster seat.
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I like dessert. I like it so much, in fact, that I have a dessert philosophy. It is this: BALLS OUT. When it comes to dessert, I do not fuck around. I will eat half a bar of that gargantuan Trader Joe's Pound Plus milk chocolate in one sitting. I will eat a pint of ice cream, even when I am not depressed. I will eat a whole bag of Hershey's Hugs and only occasionally get a stomachache.
Baby Food 101
My younger son just turned six months old. Time for solid food! I thought I remembered the drill from when my oldest started eating solids, but it turned out my memory had gone the way of my waistline. I had a lot of questions: how many days should I spend introducing each new food? Can rice cereal be mixed with water, or should I avoid any water until my son's older? Oddly, it was hard to find all the answers on the Interwebs. I thought I'd be able to find a site that broke it all down for me, but instead the answers I sought were scattered in different places.
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He figured it out himself one day. "Mama?" he said, and I glanced up to see that look on his face, the one when he's thinking about something important: if human-sized bugs exist, for example, or how Michael Jackson died. He looked curious and serious and a little bit scared. "What's up?" I asked.
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Welcome to the forum. I have never hunted in Idaho but if I were wanting to, I'd start trying to find out who the cattle and sheep ranchers are in Idaho. Then I would call them and let them know you are interested in hunting just wolves. Idaho fish and game biologists might point you in the right direction. Some of their game wardens might also.
Good luck with it.


text: By Tim LinscottManaging Editor Minus a few plays not going their way and one long run by Dundy County/Stratton, the Perkins County football squad was very competitive against the Tigers on Sept. 6. The Plainsmen lost 18-0 in their home opener. "Again, we did play better and did improve in some areas, but we are a young team and have to learn to put a complete game together," PCS head football coach, Carlie Wells, said. There were some exciting moments in the contest where PCS could effectively move the ball down the field on offense and made some hard-nosed hits on defense. However, the Tigers found a way to maintain their lead throughout the game. The Plainsmen fumbled the ball on their own 25 yard line in the first quarter, giving the Tigers prime real estate to score. Facing a third and five on the 25 of Perkins County, Kaleb Vak of the Plainsmen came up with a tackle for a two-yard loss. Going for it on fourth down, the Tigers were able to connect on a pass into the corner of the end zone for the score. The PAT was no good and the Tigers led 6-0. Consistently throughout the first half Perkins County would stretch Dundy County/Stratton to the limit with long third downs or short fourth down conversions. Unfortunately for PCS, the Tigers were able to find a way to get the first down and keep drives alive. The Tigers would punch a TD in on the ground and the two-point conversion would fail, giving Dundy County/Stratton a 12-0 lead after one period. Vak and Christian White proved to be a good combination for PCS as the duo picked up three consecutive first downs early in the second quarter. White used his footwork to burst up the middle to come close to a first down when Vak went inside on the next play to gain a fresh set of downs for the Plainsmen. On fourth and four on the next series, Vak caught a screen pass and used a great second effort to gain the first down on the Dundy County/Stratton 35 yard line. Vak powered up the middle for a first down on third and two for the first down. However, on the next play a toss down the field led to an interception. Kyle Rotherham of Dundy County/Stratton broke free for 86 yards and a touchdown on the very first play from scrimmage for the Tigers. The PAT was no good and Dundy County/Stratton led 18-0 at the half. "We threw the ball well at times. We were able to generate some first downs and continued to play hard," Wells said. "The biggest thing is we are just gaining experience each week." The Plainsmen came out strong in the second half on defense, and the antithesis of this style of play was led by Chase Miyamoto. The senior for PCS leveled Rotherham of the Tigers as he attempted to make a grab in the center of the field for an incomplete pass. Quarterback draws by the Tigers were snuffed in the second half and the defense of the Plainsmen kept the momentum from completely shifting the way of the Tigers. On offense White connected with Vak underneath for a first down on the Dundy County/Stratton 10 yard line late in the fourth quarter. However, a bad center-quarterback exchange on fourth and two gave the Tigers the ball and Dundy County/Stratton wore the clock down to take the victory. Rectifying the center-quarterback exchange is something that Wells hopes is behind his squad. "We have just worked on our focus in practice. We have added some incentives to help improve the center exchange," Wells said. The team has a bye this week and will host Hershey on Sept. 20. The time off this week will give Wells and the Plainsmen a chance to work on improving a few key aspects of their game. "I think we can use this time to improve our offensive line play and defensive line play. Hershey is big and athletic," Wells said.


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1969 Dodge Charger - Project 50 IntroductionWritten by on June 3, 2013 Contributors: Rob Fisher, Bill Chandler Hazardous Recollections - Project 50 is the latest undertaking, and it's going to be a big one.
Well, we're at it again. We have decided to undertake another project car here at Mopar Muscle. We must be gluttons for punishment, as there seems to be a never-ending string of cars in disrepair coming to our world headquarters for us to work on. It could be worse -- if we didn't have any project cars, we would be forced to stay in the office all day.
This time, however, it's not going to be built by yours truly, or Tech Editor Dave Young. This time, our intrepid Publisher Rob "Whatcha-mean-left-turns-aren't-always-required" Fisher felt that he needed to experience working on his first Mopar. Cut him some slack -- it might be his first Mopar, but he's the office type, and since he does have a history working with a NASCAR team or two, just guess what the final result of this car will be... From the discussions we've had in the office, the consensus is that when the car is done, things might get a little out of control from time to time.
Since we're letting Rob finally get his hands dirty, in regards to wrenching, anyway -- after all, he is from Jersey -- we asked him what he wanted to build, and this is what he told us: "I always wanted to build a big car that would out-handle a Ferrari, out-accelerate a Porsche, and have a top speed that would make Richard Petty flash his trademark smile in approval."
In the end this car will be one of the nastiest, wildest builds ever. it will be tested, raced, and driven...hard
Since he knew the completed outcome of his vision (Editor's note: He gets the visions in his mind, and all I get are these voices, but I digress), the plan was to locate the proper car and let him go at it. It turns out, that was the easy part. We'll let Rob fill you in:
"My love for Dodge Chargers started in 1979 when I was 10 years old. That year was season one of The Dukes of Hazzard, and my second favorite part of that show (next to Daisy) quickly became that orange Charger. I fell for that car the moment I saw it flying through the air chasing Roscoe in the first episode. From that moment on, I wanted to own the legendary Dodge Charger.
"Fast forward some 33 years, and Mopar Muscle's Tech Editor Dave Young is standing in my office telling me that his good friend Matt has a Charger for sale. Seems Matt had a project car that he didn't have time to work on, and wanted out of his shop. I went over to look at it and found that what Matt had was a shell of a 1969, along with a 'parts' car of the same year. The parts car looked like something only Fred Flintstone could drive, but fortunately, the shell had a clean title. It was a 318 car with air conditioning, and Matt still had most of the glass. The car was rescued from the crusher (literally) by the guy Matt got the car from, but it was a solid piece. We settled on a price and I took both cars home.
"Feral cats had made the car their 'home' if you catch my drift, prompting me to refer to my new acquisition as 'Pussy Galore' (quit your snickering). Now safely in the Mopar Muscle shop, we sat about putting a plan together. Why not build a classic Dodge Charger with all the modern amenities and performance you can find in a late-model car? Thus was born Project 50 -- a 50-state-legal '69 Dodge Charger. The ultimate goal is to have people walk by the car and say, 'Wow what a nice Charger,' before doing a double take when they realize the car sits just a little lower and the tires are a little wider. When the hood is popped, they are greeted with a modern marvel of power and performance. In the end this car will be one of the nastiest, wildest builds ever. It will be tested, raced, and driven...hard. It's our hope that you guys even learn a few things from this build that can make it into your own projects. This Charger is the perfect vehicle (pun intended). It's a blank slate, a shell, so we are not altering anything of extreme value. Heck, we don't even have the original K-member."
So there you have it, the car is acquired, and the outline is conceived. Now all we need to do is carry out this amalgamation of old and new, drive the wheels off of it, and hopefully -- just hopefully -- Rob will let us re-enact his second favorite part of The Dukes of Hazzard with his car when we're done. What could possibly go wrong?


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it has been 2 weeks since I've upgraded my ZCS from 7.1.4 on Ubuntu 8.04 to 7.2.1 on Ubuntu 10.04, and now I am facing some strange problems. Although it seems ZCS is working fine all the time, it happened 3 or 4 times in last days that I've got "imapproxy" and/or "stats" among services DOWN (as seen via Admin WEB GUI), and when I looked it up via SSH, it says "zmnginxctl is not runing", for example:
Sometimes simply "zmnginxctl start" did the trick, but sometimes I need to issue "zmcontrol restart" to get it up and running.Code:antispam Running antivirus Running imapproxy Stopped zmnginxctl is not running ldap Running logger Running mailbox Running memcached Running mta Running snmp Running spell Running stats Running zmconfigd Running
Now, the weird part:
I've took a walk through SERVER SETTINGS and I noticed, that my ZCS has checked these options:
- This server is a reverse proxy lookup target: YES
- Services --> Reverse proxy: YES
- IMAP and POP --> Enable clear text login: Checked and grayed out
I really do not remember ever before running "Reverse proxy"!?
Any idea where did it came from? Did I maybe press one YES too much during upgrade?
I have firewall also on this machine, and those 7*** proxy ports are NOT opened.
Should I open them, or rather get rid of proxy?
...and if it is safe to remove it by simply un-checking it under SERVICES (admin web gui), and select that "this server is NOT reverse proxy lookup target"?


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I have just installed ZCS 8.0.2 and it looks and feels great. I originally used Roundcube but had issues with it.
I have saved all of the Mail from vmail1 downwards which leaves it in MailDir format.
Can I now import this or place it in a relevant directory so that it is fully restored and useable.
I am sure others have moved from Roundcube so have the knowledge. ;)
Really appreciate any guidance, kind regards,
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Currently there are 22 tribal courts located in California. The number of tribes with access to a tribal court is 39 because some courts serve multiple tribes. For example, the Intertribal Court of Northern California serves 7 tribes; the Intertribal Court of Southern California serves 12 tribes; the Northern California Intertribal Court System serves 4 tribes; and the Northern California Tribal Courts Coalition serves 5 tribes.
Learn more at the California Tribal Courts Directory.
1. California Dependency Online Guide (CalDOG)
This Website contains juvenile dependency-related legal and non-legal information.
2. Conferences, Meetings, and Webinars
AOC sponsored events, such as the Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER) trainings and the Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CFCC) trainings, are open to tribal leaders and tribal advocates. Tribal court judges can find out more information about exact scheduling of the trainings offered by CJER which has a listing of upcoming scheduled events on the Court Extranet. Tribal judges and advocates can find upcoming events sponsored on CFCC or at the calendar of events found on California Dependency Online Guide (CalDOG) .
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The State Judicial Branch has a Court Extranet with resources for state court judges and tribal court judges. This Website contains information relevant to all levels of judicial branch personnel and includes resources designed to meet education, facilities, financial, human resources, legal, special court projects, technology, and other informational needs. It also offers both current news and archived resources. For more information, please contact Angelica Souza at 415-865-7417.
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Reservations, rancherias and other federal trust lands held for the benefit of Indian people and tribes in California are what is known as "Indian Country". A different legal jurisdictional scheme governs Indian Country, with primary authority resting with tribal and federal governments and more limited state jurisdiction.
National Tribal Justice Organizations
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2. National Association of Tribal Court Personnel (NATCP), formerly the National Association of Tribal Court Clerks, is a voluntary association of tribal court personnel. NATCP can be reached at the following:
c/o Hon. Robert Miller, President
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3. Native American Bar Association (NABA) serves as the national association for Native American attorneys, judges, law professors and law students. Founded in 1973 as the American Indian Lawyers Association, NABA works to promote issues important to the Native American community and works to improve professional opportunities for Native American lawyers. NABA strives to be a leader on social, cultural, political and legal issues affecting American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
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Monday News, August 6
Bicyclers Shot At Sunday Morning
(Le Mars) -- Two bicyclers were shot at during their early morning Sunday ride in Plymouth County on Highway 12. The 9-1-1 call was received at about 7:30 a.m. when Tony Pierce and John Pecaut (Pea-cull) both of rural Sioux City reported they were riding their bikes when a red Ford Explorer approached them from the south, slowed down, and while passing them presented a firearm out the driver side of the vehicle and discharged several rounds at them. The two bicyclers took cover in the ditch and called 9-1-1. The Sioux City Police, Iowa State Patrol, and Plymouth county Sheriff's Office responded to the area and found the Ford explorer about four miles north of where the shots were fired. When officers arrived, two subjects fled the vehicle and ran into a wooded area along the Big Sioux River. Officers pursued the subjects and they were arrested without incident. The two arrested are Terry Oliver, age 22 of Sioux City, and Cesar Ganzales, age 20 also of Sioux City. No injuries were reported, and the weapon, a .45 caliber semi-automatic was recovered in a wooded area by a Woodbury County Canine.
County Fire Departments Fight Grass Fires
(Le Mars) -- Several of the county fire departments were busy over the weekend, fighting fires, many of which were either grass or field fires. Akron and Le Mars Fire Departments had grass fires reported on Saturday, and the Merrill Fire Department responded to a field fire on Sunday. Akron's fire was located at 24835 county road K-18. The Le Mars Fire Department had to extinguish a blaze at 32547 county road C-38, and the Merrill Fire Department was called to 23661 Fir Avenue for a field fire.
School Registration Today and Tuesday
(Le Mars) -- Summer is winding down as today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday) are the days designated for registration at the Le Mars Community Schools and also at Remsen St. Mary's. Registration for Le Mars Community will occur at the Middle School. Monday the hours are from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and for Tuesday, registration hours are set for 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. At Remsen St. Mary's, registration is between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Parents of students between TK-8th grade should register at St. Mary's grade school, and parents with students between 9th and 12th grades should register at the St. Mary's High School. At Le Mars Community, the Code of Conduct meetings are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. Students interested in participating in extra cirricular activities need to attend a Code of Conduct meeting along with their parent or guardian.
Motorcycle Accident At Sioux City
(Sioux City) -- The Sioux City Police are investigating a motorcycle accident that occurred Saturday evening at about 6:45 p.m. The accident happened at South Lakeport and Morningside Avenue. A motorcycle and a passenger car were determined to be involved. The motorcycle was driving straight through the intersection on Morningside Avenue going west. The car was maneuvering a left hand turn from Morningside Avenue to go north on South Palmeto. The car collided with the motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle, Rogelio Lozano, age 46 of Sioux City was transported to Mercy Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries. The two occupants in the car were uninjured.
220th Street Closed For Repairs
(Le Mars) -- The Plymouth County Secondary Roads Department has announced that 220th Street between Otter Avenue and County Road K-64 will be closed, starting today, and continuing through August 27th. Work crews are replacing an old wooden bridge with a box culvert.
Iowa: Political Battleground
NEW YORK (AP) - If television ad spending is any guide, Iowa is one of the nine battleground states that will decide the White House race this November. While the rest of the country is virtually ad-free, the Obama and Mitt Romney campaigns, along with independent groups, are going at it in Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Nevada and Florida.
Plane Forced To Land In Soybeam Field
ELKHART, Iowa (AP) - A small plane landed safely in an Iowa soybean field yesterday after reportedly running out of gas. The Polk County Sheriff's office says the plan landed just before noon Sunday in a field west of Elkhart, Iowa. The pilot was OK and was the only person on board.
Iowa Soldier Killed In Iraq Has Clinic Named In His Honor
URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) - A new family medical clinic at a U.S. Army post in Colorado has been named in honor of an Iowa native who was killed in Iraq. The name of Pfc. Eric Woods is gracing the Soldier Family Care Center at Fort Carson, Colo. The 26-year-old Woods, a medic, was killed on July 9, 2005. He died when a bomb went off as he was helping evacuate a wounded soldier.
Woods graduated from Urbandale High School, where he played football, baseball and wrestled. About two dozen friends and relatives of Woods attended a dedication ceremony at the clinic last month. They included his wife, Jamie, and their son, Eric Scott Woods, who live in Omaha. His parents, Chuck and Jan Woods, live in Urbandale.
Police Receiving Several Tips On Cousins' Disappearance
EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) - The high-profile case of two missing Iowa cousins has inspired a flood of tips to law enforcement. But the girls have not been found. Law enforcement agencies encourage the tips because they could prove valuable, but many of the tips received so far have been vague. Ten-year-old Lyric Cook and 9-year-old Elizabeth Collins have been missing since July 13th. They were last seen riding their bikes in Evansdale.
Cedar Rapids Sergeant Christy Hamblin says some of the tips seem frivolous if they lack detail because there little for officers to follow up on. After the FBI asked for tips about a man driving a white van, Cedar Rapids police were receiving more than 40 tips a day about white vans in someone's neighborhood.
Police Arrest Two Men Caught In School
ALLEMAN, Iowa (AP) - Two Iowa men are likely to face burglary and arson charges after police found them inside an elementary school early Saturday. The Polk County Sheriff's office says deputies went to Central Elementary in Alleman after a motion alarm was triggered around 1 a.m. Saturday.
Deputies encountered two men leaving the school and arrested 21-year-old Christopher Kessler. The other man ran back into the school and managed to elude officers for several hours. Around 4 a.m. Saturday, officers smelled smoke from an area of the school that's under construction and found 23-year-old Horace Cross asleep in a classroom. Authorities say at least five buses and several classrooms were damaged in the incident.
Sizzling Heat Killing Fish
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the sizzling summer dries up rivers and raises water temperatures in some spots to nearly 100 degrees. About 40,000 shovelnose sturgeon were killed in Iowa last week as water temperatures reached 97 degrees. Nebraska fishery officials say they've seen thousands of dead catfish, carp, and other species in the Lower Platte River, including the endangered pallid sturgeon. Officials in Illinois say the drought has claimed tens of thousands of large- and smallmouth bass and channel catfish and killed many of the endangered greater redhorse fish. The fish are dying amid one of the hottest and driest summer in decades. More than 3,000 heat records were broken over the last month.
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Hank Silverberg, wtop.com
WASHINGTON – When it comes to paying for much-needed transportation improvements in the Washington region, one question stands out: How?
It's a question that has remained unanswered in Richmond, Annapolis and the Wilson Building for several years.
Now, the National Capital Transportation Planning Board has some suggestions.
Ideas include raising the gas tax or user-based fees by creating more flexible tolls based on congestion pricing, miles traveled and even emission standards for vehicles.
The board, which is made up of local leaders from across the region and representatives from state governments, also suggests putting aside money into a specific fund just for transportation and giving local governments more taxing authority for transportation projects.
"If we're going to truly support transportation we have to put in the adequate funding to be able to provide transportation services," says Loudoun County Supervisors Chairman Scott York, who is also vice chairman of the board.
He says state legislators have failed over the last few years to act on the long-term needs of a troubled transportation system in the Washington region.
Falls Church board member David Snyder says the region's traffic will continued to be congested until there's a dedicated fund for transportation.
But the request may not mean much in both state capitals. Frederick County commissioner Paul Smith says there are jurisdictional issues.
"If one jurisdiction, like Maryland, raises its gas tax, for example, what that will do is promote growth in other areas and block it in Maryland," he says.
The letter, addressed to the entire General Assembly in each state and the governors along with D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, also says the board, "will not presume to recommend a specific set of revenue resources for any particular jurisdiction."
The General Assembly sessions in both states convene on Jan. 9.
Follow @hsilverbergWTOP and @WTOP on Twitter.
(Copyright 2012 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.)
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TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — You've heard of bridges or tunnels to nowhere. But officials in Tupelo, Mississippi are spending a big chunk of money to create a path from downtown to the birthplace to Elvis Presley.
The city council has awarded a $11.5 million contract to build the pathway, a project that is expected to take between 15 and 18 months.
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The project will also add bike paths and sidewalks from downtown to Presley's birthplace.
Presley was born in Tupelo on Jan. 8, 1935 — and moved to Memphis with his parents at age 13.


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The Placement Office provides a number of services to students designed to assist them with developing and achieving their career goals.
Individual Assistance and Counseling
We provide individual assistance to all students to help them with the career planning process. This includes individual counseling, identifying employment opportunities and help with the job search process. Students are encouraged to set individual appointments with a counselor to discuss career planning goals. Students may make appointments on Symplicity.
Informational Workshops
We provide students with a variety of programs each semester, designed to build job search skills and to educate them about the process of seeking legal employment. In addition, the Placement Office regularly schedules guest speaker panels, featuring attorneys from a cross section of specialty areas. Recent panels have featured attorneys who practice in International Law, Business Law, and Employment Law. These panel presentations allow students to hear from and meet practitioners from various areas of the legal community.
Resource Room
The Placement Office Resource Room contains numerous materials to assist students in their job search and professional development. Resources include a library of current books on legal interests and career development, firm directories, information on resumes and cover letters, networking and more. Free access to two computers is available for students to use to prepare, print, email or upload application materials.
Placement Office Manual
Every 1L student at Willamette College of Law receives a copy of the Placement Office Manual. This helpful publication outlines job search techniques and provides samples of resumes, cover letters and other job search correspondence. First year students are provided with copies of this manual during their Placement Office Orientation session in October.
Mentoring Program
The Placement Office oversees an active student/attorney mentoring program. Our mentoring program pairs first year law students with one of approximately 150 volunteer lawyers and judges. This provides students with a tremendous opportunity, early in their legal careers, to forge an individual relationship with a practicing attorney or judge, who can offer insight about the practice of law.
Pro Bono Honors Program
The Pro Bono Honors Program is designed to encourage students to participate in community-based volunteer legal service projects. The Program allows students to enhance their learning experience through hands-on involvement in the community, while providing valuable services to people in need.
In addition, students who participate and provide a minimum number of hours of not-for-credit and not-for-compensation work during the year (April - March) will receive a Pro Bono Honors Program Award from Willamette and will be honored in the spring. In addition, those students who provide the most pro bono hours each year will receive special recognition.
Externship Program
The Externship Program provides an experiential learning environment that allows law students to develop their skills and values as novice lawyers. The program also seeks to strengthen the College of Law's relationship with the bench, bar and community and to improve students' prospects for obtaining satisfying, permanent employment after graduation. As such, the Externship Program allows students to "test the waters" in a specific area of legal practice. This program often is the capstone experience for students during their study at the College of Law.
For more information on Externship, please review this Externship Information Sheet. If you have additional questions call 503-375-5431 or e-mail Terry Wright at firstname.lastname@example.com. You may also contact Bev Ecklund at 503-370-6057 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Willamette's Reciprocity Policy
The Placement Office at Willamette University College of Law is happy to assist students and alumni of other law schools with their job search in Oregon. Our policy concerning the use of our career services and resources is set forth below.
- We make our services and resources available to all students and graduates of other ABA accredited law schools that permit our students and graduates the same access. Our policy is to mirror the reciprocity policy of the requesting law school. In the case of online reciprocity, WUCL uses the Symplicity job posting system and will allow access to reciprocity students who's law school will grant access to our students or graduates.
- There is no limit on the number of referrals our office will take from a single school; however, in the case of schools which permit reciprocity only on a one-to-one basis, we will grant reciprocity only if the requesting law school waives such requirement for a Willamette Law student or graduate.
- Students and graduates of other law schools must have their Career Services Office submit a request for reciprocity and a letter of introduction one week prior to the first visit. Absolutely no walk-in requests will be honored. The letter or email request must include the name and email address of student or graduate.
- The duration of the request will mirror the length honored by the requesting school, but will not exceed three months from the date of the original request. Renewal of a reciprocity request will be considered as a new, first time request and will count as an additional individual's use of the office. Students and graduates using our office are required to identify themselves as students or graduates who have been granted reciprocity.
When responding to career opportunities found through the Placement Office at Willamette University College of Law, applicants are required to state in their cover letters to employers that they obtained the listing through a reciprocal agreement between the applicant's school and Willamette University College of Law.
The Placement Office reserves the right to deny reciprocity to individuals who misuse our facilities or do not comply with university policies. Email requests to Bev Ecklund, Placement Office Coordinator.


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|3 Emerald Awards presented along with 1 special recognition
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Three Emerald Awards and one special Dragon Visionary Award were presented to four deserving Holyoke School District faculty members at the fifth annual Emerald Awards program Thursday, April 24 at the Peerless Theatre.
Those recognized are pictured from left, Angela Powell, Leader Among Us; Kristie Pelle, Heart Award; Chandra Parker, Innovator of the Year; and Bret Miles, Dragon Visionary Award, a surprise addition to this year's awards program.
Along with the awards presentation, the Sound Check girls, a group of Holyoke High School vocalists, sang under the instruction of Marcia Dalton. The HHS TV productions class, under the direction of Cindi Beavers, also helped throughout the program, providing video and music to accompany introductions for award winners.
Following the ceremony, a reception was held in the multi-purpose room.
Holyoke Enterprise May 1, 2014


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More Nike US Open gear for your viewing pleasure...
Here's the dress Serena Williams will be wearing as she goes for Grand Slam number nine, which would tie her in the record books with our beloved Monica Seles.
ReRe will be working the elegant Serena Day Dress in dark red. The outfit is essentially a gussied up tank dress featuring a fitted body and front pleating for ease of movement on court. The former 2-time US Open champ has had an incredibly stylish spring/summer beginning with her Roland Garros duds, the much ballyhooed Wimbledon wear, her Olympics moment, and now this gorgeous get-up.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
FASHION FIX: Preview of Serena's US Open style
More Nike US Open gear for your viewing pleasure...
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This I like, as long as it's red, and not pink. But Serena tends to wear things a bit too snug, so I'm guessing I won't like it on her.ReplyDelete
I second that love.ReplyDelete
so boring... you can get that @dressbarnReplyDelete
haha b - dress barn. i'm having fashion flashbacks in a bad way!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 22, 2008 at 4:09 PM
It looks like Sharapova's US Open dress last year - except without the crystals...ReplyDelete
i want to know what she'll be wearing at night if this is her day dress. i'm just glad to see her out of that olympic outfit, bleh! i know, i know. a lot of people like it, but i was not liking it one bit.ReplyDelete
I usually like anything serena wears, (favorite was the denim look in 04) but she looks good in anything, and i hate how people comment on how "snug" her clothes look ...she has a body on her and she is in great shape..I am more concerned for venus' sake, she is getting predictable..I wish reebok would offer another chance..ReplyDelete
yea, serena's not a thin frame, but she's rock hard. venus = predictable? did you see her olympic outfit? i loved it. venus should sign on with nike. :PReplyDelete
yes tr burke, I agree venus should team up with lil sis and mos def do nike...I just think she needs newer silhoettes, they seem simialr...ReplyDelete


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This concept teaches students how to calculate the area of composite shapes.
Area of Composite Shapes Interactive
This video gives more detail about the mathematical principles presented in Area of Composite Shapes.
This video shows how to work step-by-step through one or more of the examples in Area of Composite Shapes.
Learn different techniques to find the perimeter and area of composite shapes.
A list of student-submitted discussion questions for Area of Composite Shapes.
To organize ideas, increase comprehension, synthesize learning, demonstrate understanding of key concepts, and reinforce vocabulary using a Quickwrite.
To activate prior knowledge, make personal connections, reflect on key concepts, encourage critical thinking, and assess student knowledge on the topic prior to reading using a Quickwrite.
Come up with questions about a topic and learn new vocabulary words to determine answers using an Ask, Answer, Learn table.
Find out why the decks of aircraft carriers are shaped like they are.
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Learn about a popular puzzle game that is based on 45-45-90 triangles.
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SPRINGFIELD, Va. (WUSA) -- A Springfield, Virginia man has never missed seeing the National Christmas tree once in the last 50 years.
Aldon Nielsen, 90, remembers that it was 1963 when he drove his family from Denver to Washington, D.C.
"I packed up the family to see it for the first time," he said.
He loaded the car with his four children.
"I didn't have a tripod in those days," he said.
So he set the camera on his car to get a steady shot of the tree.
For the next 49 years, it would be an obsession.
"It became interesting to me. I went back the next year and pretty soon I was addicted. I wanted to see the decorations and all the technology," Nielsen said.
All those changes would bring complications in his new-found hobby through the years.
"In 1963, they used to just decorate the tree like you would in your living room. Everything stood still. They they started with the lights that twinkled and that fouled up the still pictures," he said.
Nielsen doesn't have a favorite, but he says this year's tree is the most symmetrical of the trees he has captured in pictures. Although there's no favorite, it's the stories behind the trees.
American hostages were in Iran between 1979-80. President Carter would keep the tree dark, except for the top light, for two years until the hostages were freed, to honor the hostages.
"President Reagan turned the lights on for 444 minutes for each day that they were held hostage," he said.
He also remembers 1995 fondly, when President Clinton footed the electric bill when the government was partially shutdown.
The National Christmas lighting tradition started 90 years ago in 1923 when President Calvin Coolidge was in office and when Nielsen was just a year old.
Nielsen has been attracted to the tree ever since that first trip from Denver to the Ellipse.
He's been taking pictures since long before the National Park Service thought about doing it and so Nielsen's work is displayed on the NPS website.
"It's been quite a journey,"he said.
The National Park Service has come to expect Nielsen the day after every lighting ceremony.
But Nielsen is passing on the tradition to his youngest son Brian.
Nielsen turns 91 next month.He would love to the make a coffee table book out of his photos.
Nielsen and his wife moved to Greenspring retirement community in Springfield, Virginia in 2003. He has become the 'unofficial-official' resident photgrapher for the community. He takes photos for the monthly newsletter and volunteers operating cameras for the community's television studio.


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ISU Women Defeat Three Top-10 Teams at Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. – The No. 28 ranked Iowa State women's cross country team was impressive on the national stage with a fifth place finish at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational this afternoon. Crystal Nelson led the way with a tenth place finish in 20:02, her second-consecutive top-10 finish.
Iowa State found trouble early, placing 11th after the first mile but used a strong second half to leap six spots in the final results.
The Cyclone effort included victories over 12 nationally ranked teams and was highlighted by wins over No. 4 Washington, No. 7 New Mexico and No. 10 San Francisco. The line-up featured 17 nationally ranked opponents and nine more who received votes in the latest coaches' poll.
Iowa State women's cross country head coach Andrea Grove-McDonough was very happy with how the Cyclones ran for the name on the front of the uniforms.
"I'm really starting to see the girls come together and run as a team," Grove-McDonough said. "I really felt they ran for Iowa State today and that they were no longer running for themselves or for individual places. They really ran for Iowa State and that was great to see as a coach."
Freshmen Perez Rotich (20:22) and Bethanie Brown (20:25) helped to provide an anchor for the Cyclones, placing 28th and 32nd in the race. Junior Katy Moen (20:41) was also impressive as Iowa State's fourth finisher. Ejiro Okoro rounded out the scoring effort in 21:11.
Grove-McDonough was very impressed with the squad's ability to execute and maintain composure when faced with adversity.
"I thought the team had phenomenal composure throughout the race," Grove-McDonough said. "They executed the game plan perfectly. [Okoro] had probably the most phenomenal stretch run that I've ever seen. She was a huge difference make for us over the last 400-meters. She passed at least 20 people over the home stretch. Only five points separated us from New Mexico and that's the kind of heart we need to see at the end of a race."
The Cyclones were one of four teams in the meet to have a top-10 individual finisher and place four runners among the top-60 competitors.
No. 3 Arizona captured the team title with 117 points, while Dartmouth's Abbey D'Agostino ran to the individual crown, setting a new course record in 19:31.
In the women's B race, Colleen Riley (5th) and Julie Weimerslage (16th) ran to top-20 finishes. Madison Nagle, Sydney Lesko and Taylor McDowell also scored for the Cyclones.
Ed Kemboi finished 10th in the men's B race in 24:43.
The Cyclones will be back in action on Nov. 2 when the team travels to Waco, Texas to compete in the Big 12 Championships.


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