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Media Players
Looking for a free media player? If you've been searching the web for more than five minutes, your head is probably spinning. With so many options on the market, it's hard to know which will be right for you. Some are great all-purpose players and others have specific strengths. Some are extremely feature oriented and others are light and fast. Well, we've narrowed the vast selection down to three of our favorites. Here's the skinny on each of them.
uPlayer Media Player
uPlayer is the easy-to-use, no gimmicks media player made with you in mind. uPlayer does exactly what you need it to do, fast: plays all videos and DVD's with no hassle, no add-ons and no extra downloads! Watch TV shows, movies, music videos and more.
It's sleek design and simple functions are what make uPlayer so popular. Start watching movies the easy way today.
iLivid Download Manager
iLivid download manager lets users download hosted files. iLivid includes XBMC plug-ins that let users play many popular audio and video formats, in any available protocol and in any media type: streaming, CDs, DVDs and RAR and archived files from your hard-drive. With iLivid, you can watch any video format and download videos from popular file-hosting Web site. iLivid's Download Manager lets you start watching videos immediately without having to wait for the downloading to be completed.
iLivid offers you an improved download experience with these great features: a bundled VLC Streamer; support for all popular video formats; an online video downloader that offers one-click downloading from popular file-hosting sites; convert and save videos from streaming-video sites easily and quickly; built-in Accelerators to start watching video seconds into the downloading process–download at optimal speed with downloading capacity of up to 12 accelerators; XBMC Plug-ins support–manage all the digital media channels and watch videos in any format and in any available protocol. iLivid is completely free–there is no registration process required.
VLC Media Player
When you're looking for an open-source freeware media player with the ability to play more file types than most of the competition, you might be looking to download VLC. Unlike most freeware options, VLC Media Player is frequently updated and is constantly updating its feature list with improvements submitted by its enormous user-base, that also happens to include many programmers (isn't that convenient?). If you used VLC Media Player in the past, don't think you know what it's all about these days. This is one media player that is constantly evolving. So, go ahead and give it another try.
Flash video players don't get much simpler than FLVPlayer, so if you're really just looking for something that will play flash videos and nothing else, the FLVPlayer may just be for you. On the other hand, if you like bells and whistles, this might not be the player for you. As almost any Windows user will attest, Macromedia does not provide anything that allows you to easily preview FLV files. If that's what you need, and you need it for free, this is your player.
Media Player Classic
This is another freeware program that essentially serves the same purpose as VLC Media Player, and many others, which serves to illustrate how competitive this market really is. The best thing about this particular player is that it's lightweight and quick to load. Windows Media Player users love this player because it has almost the exact same look and feel with tons of added features. MPC can also be used as a Media Player Classic Home Theater. It's also extremely customizable, so it can likely be molded to suit your needs.


text: There is a difference between the .223 round and the 5.56 NATO round used in military rifles. The 5.56 round is designed for higher pressures than a .223, which means a rifle designed to fire a 5.56 can fire a .223, but if designed for a .223 the 5.56 may cause damage to the weapon and is unsafe. You should have the weapon verified before risking yourself or your investment.

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text: My love for Pixar movies has built very gradually – I was a relatively late bloomer, since the early ones didn't impress my socks off. But "The Incredibles" was a revelation, and ever since the new Pixar movie in June has become a must-see. (I made an exception for "Cars 2″ – I'm not paying any kind of money for that.) So when "Brave" came out this weekend, I made a beeline for Cineplex. All in all, I'm not disappointed, but I'd definitely consider this one of the "lesser" Pixars. I'm still waiting for Brad Bird to come back. Continue reading


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Following a series of interesting leaks and rumors, the mysterious HTC One Ace is now getting ready for its official announcement, which -according to the Taiwanese manufacturer- should take place on June 3 in Beijing. The device in question has enjoyed its fair share of leaked material, and in fact, these past several weeks have been quite intense, reminding us of the hype that has been built up ahead of the HTC One M8's official announcement (and release).
In any case, the time for leaks is not yet over for the HTC One Ace, and as a matter of fact, we've now gotten our hands on what seems to be a handful of pictures and specs that will supposedly be showcased on the smartphone's pre-order page, once it goes live. Let's have a look!
HTC One Ace Specs and Photos Surface
With just a few days left before the HTC One Ace becomes official, the smartphone in question is sure enjoying its time under the spotlight. Today, the ton of screenshots you see in the gallery below has been leaked on the Chinese blogosphere, giving us a much clearer view on how the Ace will attempt to impress us.
Based on the leaked material, the HTC One Ace has now been confirmed to borrow the same overall design language from the One series, boasting front-facing Boom Sound stereo speakers and a unibody shell by the looks of it (which will be built out of plastic). Inside, the HTC One Ace will pack a Snapdragon 801 SoC with a quad-core CPU clocked at 2.5 GHz, and although it doesn't seem to borrow the Duo Camera UltraPixel setup from the One M8, it does feature a 13 MP main camera, complemented by a 5 MP front-facing sensor.
As evidenced by the above pic, the HTC One Ace will come in 4 colors: red, blue, white and black.
The packaging for the Collector's Edition has also made a comeback in this batch of screenshots, boasting the same combination of CMF (color, material, finish) devised by Jamy Yang of Yang Design. No details about the hardware have been disclosed though, so we're still wondering if the Collector's Edition will differentiate itself from the regular variant in any other way aside from its packaging.
Either way, the HTC One Ace is expected to become official on June 3, which means that all of our queries will be answered soon. Stay tuned and we'll keep you posted.


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Release Date: 2011-07-15
Genre: Documentary,
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Thirty years ago, Miss Wyoming Joyce McKinney made her mark as a tabloid staple ne plus ultra. Morris follows the salacious adventures of this beauty queen with an IQ of 168 whose single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams leads her across the globe, into jail, and onto the front page. Joyce's labyrinthine crusade for love takes her through a surreal world of kidnapping, manacled Mormons, risqué photography, magic underwear, and celestial sex—until her dream is finally realized in a cloning laboratory in Seoul, South Korea. A vivid portrayal of a phenomenally driven woman whose romantic obsessions and delusions catapult her over the edge into scandal sheet notoriety and an unimaginable life.
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Plant closings have still been announced to the plant employees in those plants. Everyone in a frenzy worrying if they will have jobs next year.
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Saving the Postal Service from financial collapse seems to be getting attention on Capitol Hill: H.R. 1351 — a bill supported by postal unions, management associations, and the mailing industry to address the USPS financial crisis — has become one of the top three bills searched for on the Library of Congress' legislative research Web site.
Meanwhile, 21 additional members of the House of Representatives signed on as co-sponsors of the bipartisan measure since Congress returned from its August recess.
"It's a good sign," said APWU Legislative and Political Director Myke Reid. "Members of Congress are obviously hearing from concerned workers, business people, and citizens who are demanding that Congress act," he added.
"But we've got to keep the pressure to save postal jobs and service.
"Now is the time for all postal workers to urge their U.S. representative to support H.R. 1351," Reid said. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Steven Lynch (D-MA), would prevent the financial collapse of the USPS — without closing thousands of post offices, eliminating hundreds of mail processing facilities, delaying mail delivery, laying off 120,000 workers, cutting postal workers' pay, or ending collective bargaining rights.
"I also urge every APWU member to participate in rallies on Sept. 27," Reid said. "Find out about your local's plans and join with our brothers and sisters from other postal unions to visit your representative's district offices with the simple message: Save America's Postal Service — Pass H.R. 1351."
H.R. 1351 would allow the Postal Service to apply billions of dollars in pension overpayments to the congressional mandate that requires the USPS to pre-fund the healthcare benefits of future retirees. No other government agency or private company bears this burden, which forces the Postal Service to fund a 75-year liability in 10 years — at a cost of more than $5 billion annually. Without the mandate, the USPS would have shown a surplus of $611 million over the past four fiscal years.
The bill currently has 204 co-sponsors — nearly half the house, yet Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is withholding action on it while advocating his own bill, H.R 2309, which would destroy the Postal Service as we know it.
Rep. Issa's bill would do nothing to correct the cause of the USPS financial crisis: It would do nothing about the pension overpayments or the pre-funding requirement. But it would establish a "solvency authority" with the power to unilaterally cut wages, abolish benefits, and end protection against layoffs. It also would create a board that would order $1 billion worth of post office closures in the first year and $1 billion worth of facility closures in the second year. If H.R. 2309 is enacted, thousands of offices throughout the country would be closed.
Plant closings have still been announced to the plant employees in those plants. Everyone in a frenzy worrying if they will have jobs next year.
As a wife of a rural carrier, I can tell you, we have been so terrorized by the video's of the Postmaster General. There have been at least 2 video's now, they are not in any way supporting any carrier or union. He seems to be licking his fingers in anticipation of perhaps extra dollars in his pocket? Otherwise it seems he would be worried about his job? Mail is not dead, it is still.going strong, my husband works his butt off everyday. It just so happens that there is a Post Office wide mail count for rural carriers. It is funny how the heaviest amount of mail is taken out before the mail count takes place. You see the count determines the wages of the carrier for the next year or so. They count every piece of mail and packages. And also something called "box holders", which are an excellent source of mail and something the carriers get all year long, but…. the post office has rushed out (maybe with a special agreement with the senders) two sets of box holders this month, they usually have one, two is special, both BEFORE the mail count meaning the carriers will not get paid for this huge volume of extra work because if it doesn't come during the mail count it doesn't make the cut.
Sherri, you, your husband, and postal workers in general are not alone. Public sector employees were just as shocked and horrified when the nationwide assault on their jobs, pensions, and freedom of association kicked into high gear out of nowhere in January 2011. We didn't know who our attackers were or how they were getting away with their assault on American workers. Key brutal people took unexpected, unprecedented action against us, flat out lied about our pay, benefits, and pensions and laughed at us as they carried out their assaults. Many still think the attack is coming from those key people. It's not. They'd be gone already if they didn't have a highly financed and organized power base. And they all act alike, using the exact same made up information, using the same derogatory and demeaning language when referring to public employees, and ramming the same ill-begotten "solutions" through state legislatures, claiming it's just the beginning and lots more of this carnage is absolutely necessary to save America. None of them listen to anybody or change their minds and they all act very very angry with public employees, like you pointed out, it's like they're "licking their fingers" as they roll out their cruelty. They all revel in and relish their "victories" over us as they destroy America. And they seem to be backed by everybody because these nut job fake "grass roots" groups whip people into a frenzy and spur them on to attack public employees using all the media and every public forum. It's like a gang rape in a biker bar in the middle of the desert where no police dare to go. I've seen enough to know there is no middle ground. They won't have it. And something has to be done about them. I don't pretend to know what that will look like, I'm just saying…
Tomorrow, in solidarity with you we of MSEA SEIU Local 1989 will be demonstrating in Portland Maine, Augusta Maine, and Bangor Maine from 4 to 5:30 p.m. In Bangor Maine we will be publicly thanking/honoring Representative Mike Michaud for co-sponsoring H.R. 1351 — a bill supported by postal unions, management associations, and the mailing industry to address the USPS financial crisis.
I'm a conservative republican and I absolutely think this pre-funding of retirement benefits is ridiculous. Great to know someone recognizes
"common sense" when they see it.
If you are going to pay retirees health care cost, the cost should be accrued for the hours being worked now not 10, 20 or 30 years latter. This reflects the true cost of to an employer and the true cost of an employee. Who knows what the future will bring for mail delivery? What if we do not have a post office say in 10 years. Who will pay this unfunded liability? I am sure the workers would expect Uncle Sam to pick up the unfunded liability. This is the reason to set aside a small amount per hour to fund the future liability. This is just another example of kicking the can down the road with our Federal Budget.
Talk about being hijacked , I feel like I`m on those planes in 2001 , these A holes are taken a damn good service provided and running it nose first into the ground! Thanks Alot
I called my representative and asked him to support HR 1351, turns out he is a co-sponsor. Call your reps and demand they support this. We cannot let a great service like the USPS go down the tubes.
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I say save the usps, cut funding to the 3rd world countries and all other foreign aid and cut the pay by 50% of all the BS artist in Washington. That all ads up to a good start of getting this country back to where it should be..
I have been sort of following this through The Ed show. I am also concerned in general about the many laws that have been passed by this so called Tea Party that has taken over the Republican party.
The constitution is being completely ignored and it is obvious Fedex and UPS are selling routes and are at war with the USPS>
What is it going to take to wake up those who are working so hard at low wages to wake up. Everyone is so tired they cannot listen and I really feel Democracy in general is at risk.
Please advise me to what is going on with the HR1351 and this bogus attempt to privatize the USPS into the next market crash


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Dolphins weekend roundup
It was a busy weekend in Dolphins-land, especially if you were driving a Freight-liner filled with 13 people on South Beach.
That's what led to Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Randy Starks spending Sunday in the pokey. It would be interesting to hear him explain the incident during Thursday's OTA availability, but I suspect he'll either be absent, given a gag order, or all lawyered up with "I can't comment on anything" statements.
Outside of a likely fine, maybe a suspension, and a plea agreement that involves community service and probation, I'm guessing Starks isn't in too much trouble here (with everyone outside of the Trifecta). The prosecutors would have to prove there was malicious intent, which I suspect would be pretty difficult to do, especially in a jury trial considering the officer's arrest report never stated he got anyone's attention in the vehicle.
Also, to my knowledge, neither alcohol or drugs were involved. At least that's what the police report states.
Seeing as how there isn't room in jail for real criminals, exactly how and why would they create room for Starks, whose only true crime - based on the present facts of the case – is stupidity.
"What matters more than the mistakes you've made is what you've been able to learn from them," – T.I., from his song Dead & Gone song.
Tony Sparano answered a couple of softball questions for the team's website and I figured The Mob would eat up anything he has to say about the team, so here's a link.
Sparano said he feels "a lot more comfortable" than he was a year ago, and I can tell. I suspect he's coming into his own as an NFL head coach. What that means for the 2009 Dolphins, and their difficult schedule, I don't know.
But Sun-Sentinel columnist Ethan Skolnick wondered in a recent blog what areas can Sparano improve in. I honestly draw a blank on that one (which is rare), but I'm sure some of you can fill it in.
I'm paid to be critical, and it usually comes easy (just ask my wife), but Sparano put together the best coaching job I've EVER seen last season. It'll be interesting to see how he follows that up. Maybe he'll not only lead the Dolphins to the Super Bowl, but also negotiate peace in the Middle East.
New Dolphins cornerback Eric Green did an interview on WQAM (560 AM) and you can check it out here.
Green said new Dolphins safety Gibril Wilson is a great communicator, which is one of my biggest concerns about him playing free safety.
On that link you can also find an interview with former Dolphins great Zach Thomas.
Green, who played with new center Jake Grove at Virginia Tech, admitted that Grove is about as dirty as it gets as a center.
"He'll do whatever it takes to get into your head," Green said. My co-hort Harvey Fialkov gets into the toughness aspect the Dolphins hope Grove brings to the offensive line during this story.
Sun-Sentinel columnist Dave Hyde had a great coming of age column on Ricky Williams, who turned 32 this week. That interview motivated me to make a change, so I shaved….my beard. Considering me and Ricky are the same age, same sign, I relate a lot to him. And boy have we both matured over the past decade.
I'll be here all week doing what I do, and answering your questions.
On Thursday there's another sneak peek at the squad during their second week of OTAs, so come back for more coverage.
Here's an interview I did with inside linebacker Akin Ayodele, where he explains why the Dolphins have perfect attendance during these voluntary sessions.
On the side of this blog you can also find an interview with tailback Ronnie Brown, where he says he's not pressing this regime for a new contract, and isn't concerned about competing for Wildcat carries.
I'm wondering is there are any special players I should be monitoring this week, and which Dolphins you'd want to hear from and about this week?
Also, if you can recall any famous Parcell-isms, please hook your boy up.


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Jason Harris Movies and Career Information
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Jason Harris (born July 25, 1969) was the host of the short lived Double Dare 2000 on Nickelodeon. He also was a host of Nickelodeon's Big Help on the Road in the late 1990s. He has recently appeared on Codename: Kids Next Door voicing the character Chad Dickson and in a commercial for Olive Garden. In 2002, Harris voiced Bill Dickey in the failed Adult Swim pilot, Welcome to Eltingville. He also did several minor voices in the video game Destroy All Humans! 2. Harris was born Jason Harris Katz in Manhattan, New York. Since 2003, he has been married to actress Peter Pamela Rose. He had a voice-acting role in Turok as Carter.
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Living in Japan/Getting to Japan
If you plan to work or study in Japan, you should obtain a visa before traveling to Japan. Japanese visas are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) through Japanese embassies and consulates in your home country. MOFA maintains a comprehensive guide to visas on its website.
Your employer or school in Japan will most likely provide you with a "Certificate of Eligibility." This is a document issued by the Ministry of Justice, which shows that you have fulfilled the legal criteria to obtain permission to enter Japan. The certificate does not entitle you to enter Japan. Instead, it expedites the process of obtaining a visa and obtaining landing permission upon your arrival.
Once you have a Certificate of Eligibility, you can provide it to your nearest Japanese embassy or consulate, along with a visa application form and your passport. Visas are usually issued within a few business days, unless there is an obvious problem with the Certificate of Eligibility: in that case, the embassy will have to contact the Ministry of Justice in Tokyo, which will delay the visa application.
If you do not have a Certificate of Eligibility, you must submit additional documentation to the embassy in order to obtain a visa. The required documentation varies based on which type of visa you seek. The MOFA guide to visas contains a complete list of required documents.
Once you enter Japan, the Ministry of Justice will grant you "landing permission" to engage in the activities provided for by your visa. At this point, any issues regarding the legality of your stay in Japan will be handled by the Immigration Bureau, which is a unit of the Ministry of Justice.
Working holiday program[edit]
Nationals of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, South Korea, New Zealand and the United Kingdom can take advantage of Japan's "working holiday" visa. You do not need a Japanese contact to get this visa: it is available to just about everyone between 18 and 30. However, it has a maximum duration of one year (18 Months for Australia), and cannot be extended beyond that. Holders are also prohibited from working in nightclubs and similar establishments. dont be troll
Visa waiver program[edit]
It is also possible to enter Japan without a visa. 62 countries currently have visa waiver arrangements with Japan, under which nationals of those countries may enter Japan without a visa. The permitted stay ranges from 14 days to 6 months depending on the visitor's nationality: the most common period is 90 days or 3 months. However, a visa waiver bars the visitor from engaging in "paid activities" within Japan.
A number of foreigners stay in Japan for extended periods without a visa by leaving and re-entering Japan every 3 months. While this is not technically illegal, it is frowned upon by immigration officers, and some foreigners who attempt it are temporarily detained when they return to Japan.
Flying to Japan[edit]
Japan has three main international airports: Narita Airport (NRT) near Tokyo, Kansai Airport (KIX) near Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto, and Chubu Centrair Airport (NGO) near Nagoya. Intercontinental flights to Japan are basically limited to these airports, with the bulk of the service using Narita. However, many smaller airports in Japan have direct service to major cities in East Asia. Incheon Airport (ICN) in Korea is a particularly good connecting point for accessing smaller Japanese cities from Europe or the Americas.
Published airfares to Japan (such as those offered by airline websites) tend to be quite high, particularly fares on the two national airlines, JAL and ANA. For cheaper fares, your best bet is to find a Japanese travel agency in your local area. These agents tend to buy seats in bulk at cut rates, and can therefore offer very low fares in comparison with the airlines.
What to bring[edit]
Japan is a very advanced country, and you can find just about anything you need there. Don't worry about packing every daily necessity. Here are some items you should be sure to bring:
- Cash or travelers' checks. Wiring money to Japan or accessing your foreign account from a Japanese ATM can be expensive, both due to bank fees and wide exchange rate spreads. Instead, you should bring some money with you to Japan and convert it into yen at the airport. Airport currency kiosks in Japan tend to have the best exchange rates and won't charge you additional fees. There is no legal limit to how much you can bring, but if you are on a student or trainee visa, you will have to declare the amount to Immigration.
- Power adapters if you have electronics. Japan uses 100V outlets. These are very similar to American 110V outlets, but there are very few three-prong outlets in Japan, so even Americans will need to bring an adapter for any devices which require one. Some items, such as plug-in clocks, will not work properly unless they were designed for 50 Hz. Laptops, cameras and other items built for 110V are usually fine in Japan.
- Gifts. Small items from your home country are an excellent idea. You don't have to go overboard: a few keychains, refrigerator magnets or postcards will do. People are often curious about where you come from, and a small gift can help build a relationship with them.
You can find a full list of what to bring, what you *could* bring, and what NOT to bring here.
What NOT to bring[edit]
Narita Airport Customs has a fairly thorough guide of what you absolutely cannot bring into Japan:
- Drugs. Illegal drugs are, of course, right out. You should also avoid bringing Vicks inhalers or Sudafed, as these drugs are considered to be illegal stimulants in Japan.
- Pornography. Japan has a thriving porn industry, but it is still illegal to show a person's genitalia in Japan, and any items you have containing frontal nudity will be confiscated if Customs finds them.
- Firearms and firearm components (including ammunition) cannot be brought into the country.
- Counterfeit articles, including money and designer goods, may be confiscated if Customs finds them.


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Jack E. Rosian Jr., 30, of Medina, passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Medina.
He was born Dec. 3, 1977, in Cleveland. Mr. Rosian was a sales associate for Circle K, Medina. He enjoyed music, being outdoors, and most of all he loved spending time with his children.
He is survived by his fiancée, Sarah Paulovich; father, Jack E. (Roberta) Rosian Sr.; mother, Wilma J. Riffle; wife, Andrea Rosian; children, Jackie Lynn, Gwendolyn Grace Rosian, Taylor Nychole Everett, Andreana Jade Rosian and Jackoby Xavier Elsworth Rosian; stepchildren, Alazuaha Dononte and Aaliyaha Cileta; sisters, LeAnne and Brittney Rosian; brother, Thomas Rosian; sister-in-law, Rachael Paulovich; mother-in-law, Lynn Paulovich; and friends, Coaline McPheeters, Jennifer and Domonic Humenik, and Joshua Hughes.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Paul Elsworth and Mildred Grace Rosian, and friend, Sam Hughes.
Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Waite & Son Funeral Homes, Medina Chapel, 765 N. Court St.
Visiting hours: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.


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I have 7 CD drives. Currently I'm writing the CDs using NTI Media Maker.
The problem is that all drives have weird name like HL DVD-RW S224. It is very hard to find which drive is which.
Is there any way to rename a drive to Drive 1 or Drive 2 so I can clearly see which drive failed to write a CD in NTI Media Maker?


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Named for Irish-born Confederate General Patrick R. Cleburne, killed at the Battle of Franklin, Cleburne County was formally established in November 1866, when the state of Alabama carved it out of Benton County, which had included today's Cleburne, Calhoun, Talladega and Randolph counties.
An 1855 census showed a population of 20,010 in Benton County.
Before settlers came into Cleburne County from Georgia and the Carolinas, Native Americans lived in the territory and the boundary for the Upper Creek and Cherokee Indians ran through a portion of the county.
Oakfuskee, considered the largest community of the Creek Confederacy, was located on the Tallapoosa River in Cleburne County.
Two other large Creek towns in Cleburne County were Niufaka and Atchinalgi along the Tallapoosa River. Atchinalgi was destroyed during the Creek War of 1813.
The oldest white settlement in the county was Ranburne.
Early settler Thomas Blake came to the area in 1825 with a number of slaves and set about farming. Settlers traveling the McIntosh Trail established the communities of Muscadine, Palestine, Bordens Mill, Kemps Creek and Arbacoochee.
Families included Towsends, Bowlins, Parkers, Roberts, Steeds, Wheelers and Bordens


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NEW YORK CITY – Experiencing the Big Apple in style, Mississippi State track and field carried its momentum from a successful day one to capture second-place finishes at the New Balance Armory Collegiate Invitational on Saturday.
Competing against 101 universities from across the country, the Maroon and White topped Southeastern Conference rivals Alabama, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. The MSU women tallied 62 points on the weekend to finish behind No. 7 Arkansas, while the men totaled 59 points, nearly outscoring No. 4 Wisconsin (62 points).
"Our teams have been training extremely hard, and to go out there and perform the way they did was outstanding," MSU coach Steve Dudley said. "This meet is one of the most well-recognized and respected competitions in the country. I'm so happy for them, because they really deserve this."
The Bulldogs' accomplishments on day two were seen across the board as they posted top performances both on and off the track.
All-American Brandon McBride clocked a 1:48.29 to win the 800-meter run, narrowly missing a meet record by five hundredths of a second.
Marcus Jackson, who won the high jump at last year's Armory Invite, finished second at the New Balance Track and Field Center by clearing 7-03.75 in the event.
The MSU men's and women's relay teams saw a variety of Top 5 finishes as the day continued. Both Bulldog 4x800-meter relays posted second-place finishes, the women in 9:00.63 and the men in 7:33.15. Dudley's men were only 0.03 seconds shy of first.
The men's 4x400-meter relay clocked a third-place speed with 3:10.84, while the Lady Bulldogs claimed a fourth-place finish in the 4x200-meter relay (1:39.34).
"Our relays really executed well today, and without a disqualification in the men's 4x200, we could've captured first-place overall," Dudley said. "The handoff style we use of glancing back before grabbing the baton didn't fit well with this track's structure, causing us to run off the track on the first handoff. I should have studied the facility better, and this would have allowed us to alter the handoffs to better fit the layout of the track."
This small mishap failed to slow down MSU, as freshman Rhianwedd Price posted a third-place time of 4:41.75 in the women's one mile championship, a speed that places her third on MSU's all-time performance list.
Triple jumper and All-American Jason Harper finished fourth in the event with a leap of 50-10.00. Lady leapers Rochelle Farquharson (41-05.75) and Ebony Brinker (41-05.25) finished sixth and seventh, respectively.
Meanwhile, distance runner Cornelia Griesche saw a seventh-place finish in the college section of the women's 3000-meter run.
After returning from New York City, the Bulldog squads will begin preparation for the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville on Feb. 21-22.
For more information on Mississippi State track and field, fans can follow the team on Twitter (@HailStateTF).
Women's Day Two Results
One Mile Championship: Rachel Schneider, Unattached, 4:37.98
MSU: 3. Rhianwedd Price, 4:41.75
4x200m Relay Championship: South Carolina, 1:37.18
4x400m Relay Championship: South Carolina, 3:37.79
4x800m Relay Championship: Kansas, 8:51.19
Triple Jump Championship: Christina Epps, Coppin State, 43-02.25
MSU: 6. Rochelle Farquharson, 41-05.75; 7. Ebony Brinker, 41-05.25
3000m Run College: Jessica Kamilos, Arkansas, 9:32.40
MSU: 7. Cornelia Griesche, 9:44.93; 19. Lisa Ziegler, 10:06.35
Men's Day Two Results
800m Run Championship: Brandon McBride, Mississippi State, 1:48.29
4x400m Relay Championship: Pittsburgh, 3:09.08
4x800m Relay Championship: Albany, 7:33.12
High Jump Championship: Nick Ross, Arizona, 7-05.00
MSU: 2. Marcus Jackson, 7-03.75
Triple Jump Championship: Damon McLean, Princeton, 51-06.50
MSU: 4. Jason Harper, 50-10.00
3000m Run College: James Wilson, Kansas, 8:11.09
MSU: 11. Andrew Monaghan, 8:25.72; 13. John Valentine, 8:27.78


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One of the most dynamic players in FCS football…Should garner multiple preseason All-American and player of the year nods…Only Maurice Hicks (2,812 yards) has rushed for more yards in an Aggies uniform over a two-year span than Cohen (2,488 yards)…Earned MEAC co-offensive player of the year honors in 2014…Earned national recognition during the offseason for a series of social media videos that had him catching a football and sometimes footballs as he was coming out of a backflip…His video appeared on NBC Sports, ESPN's His & Hers show and he performed the backflip on SportsCenter at ESPN's Bristol, Conn., campus…Also earned his second first-team All-MEAC recognition…Led the MEAC in rushing for the second consecutive season…Earned All-American honors from BOXTOROW (first team), Beyond Sports Network (second team) and STATS, LLC, formerly known as Sports Network (third team)…Named preseason All-American by STATS, LLC and he is also on their watch list for FCS Offensive Player of the Year…Continued to show off his tremendous athletic ability in 2015 by becoming a sprinter on A&T's men's indoor and outdoor track and field teams…Ran a personal-best 6.75 in the 60 meters and a personal-best 21.84 in the outdoor 200…Qualified for the MEAC indoor final where he finished fifth…Had an historic freshman season for the Aggies in 2013…Became the Aggies No. 1 running back five weeks into the season and parlayed it into winning the MEAC Rookie of the Year Award…Became the first Aggie freshman to rush for more than 1,000 yards…Became just the third player in MEAC history to rush for 1,000 yards as a freshman joining Bethune-Cookman's Pa'Tell Troutman and Hampton's Alonzo Coleman…Finished ninth in the Jerry Rice Award voting for the nation's best FCS freshman…His ninth-place finish made him the only HBCU player to finish in the top 10…Possesses explosiveness and has knack for breaking long runs from the backfield and in the passing game…Earned five MEAC weekly honors during his freshman season and two during his sophomore season along with national player of the week honors from the Sports Network…Runs a blazing 4.3 in the 40-yard dash, has one of the highest vertical leaps on the team at 36 inches and has a broad jump of 8-feet, 11-inches. In 22 games played, he has 2,488 yards, 23 touchdowns, 389 yards receiving and two touchdowns on 36 catches, 2,490 yards of total offense, 12 100-yard games and three 200-yard games.
2014 Season: Played in 11 games with 11 starts…Sat out against Howard on Sept. 27 with a knee injury…His 1,340 rushing yards were the second-highest single-season total in school history, 147 yards shy of Maurice Hicks' record…His 15 touchdowns were tied for the second-highest single-season total in school history, three shy of Stoney Polite's 18…Also caught 25 passes for 237 yards and a touchdown…Ranked third in the country in yards per carry (6.8), 11th in rushing yards per game (121.8), 15th in total rushing yards and 15th in rushing TDs…Led the MEAC in rushing, scoring (96 points), total touchdowns (16) and was second in all-purpose yards (143.4 per game)…Rushed for more than 100 yards seven times and rushed for more than 200 yards twice… Had two three-touchdown games, one in a 59-0 win over Chowan on Sept. 20 and the other at Savannah State on Nov. 15 in a 34-0…In both games, he carried the ball fewer than 15 times…Opened the season by rushing for 161 yards and two touchdowns on only 10 carries in a 47-13 win over Alabama A&M in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando, Fla on Aug. 31…Earned MEAC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts…Posted 133 yards and a touchdown against nationally-ranked Coastal Carolina in a 31-30 loss at Aggie Stadium on Sept.6…Surpassed 100 yards for the third straight week when he rushed for a career-best 234 yards and a touchdown, including an 81-yard touchdown run in a 17-12 win at Elon on Sept. 13…Earned MEAC Player of the Week as well as Sports Network player of the week for his efforts…Had 236 all-purpose yards (155 rushing, 81 receiving) in a 31-14 win over Hampton in an ESPNU nationally-televised game at Aggie Stadium on Oct. 9…Also had two touchdowns in the game (one receiving and one rushing)…Recorded his third-career 200-yard rushing game when he had 203 and two touchdowns on 20 carries in a 21-14 loss at N.C. Central on Nov. 22.
2013 Season: Played in 11 games with six starts…Had a MEAC-leading 1,148 yards rushing on 195 carries…Led the MEAC in average per carry (5.9) and scored eight rushing touchdowns on the season…Averaged a conference-leading 104.4 yards per game as well…Named MEAC Rookie of the Year…Had five 100-yard games on the season, including one 200-yard game…Also made 11 receptions for 152 yards and a touchdown…Ranked second in the MEAC in all-purpose yards per game (118.2 ypg)…Registered 1,300 yards of all-purpose yards during the season…Ranked 17th in the nation in rushing, 44th in all-purpose yards, 26th in total rushing yards and 62nd in rushing touchdowns…Rushed for 180 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown in the Aggies 31-26 loss to Hampton on Oct. 12…In the same game, made three receptions for 119 yards and scored on an 81-yard touchdown pass from Lewis Kindle…His 299 yards in all-purpose yards in the game was the 16th-best total in the nation in 2013, and his 81-yard TD reception was the 26th longest…Earned MEAC Player of the Week honors for his efforts…Earned MEAC Player of the Week honors again two weeks later when he ran for 210 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries, including the game winning 8-yard overtime touchdown in the Aggies 20-13 win at Florida A&M on Oct. 26…It was the 27th-best rushing performance in FCS in 2013 and the 11th best in school history…Earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors after rushing for 130 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries in a 59-12 win over Virginia University Lynchburg on Nov. 2…Picked up the honor again the next week with an 185-yard, one touchdown, 31-carry performance at Morgan State on Nov. 9…Won his third MEAC Player of the Week honor the next week with 98 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries in the Aggies 41-14 win over Savannah State.
High School: Rushed for 808 yards, including 252 yards in a playoff win against North Brunswick…Also scored 17 touchdowns and averaged 9.18 yards per carry…Had three touchdown receptions and returned three kicks for touchdowns...Earned team MVP honors and was also an all-conference selection...Was one-fourth of the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 2A state champion 4x100 meter relay team.
Personal: Full name is Tarik Cohen...He is the son of Tilwanda Newell...Was born on July 26, 1995... Majors in sports medicine.
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* Transfers responsibilities from major Army command and installation commanders to the Installation Management Agency and garrison commanders.
* Revises appendix A to bring it up to date.
* Adds a glossary .
* Separates real property policy from procedures ( chap 2 ).
* Eliminates data element definitions (chap 2).
* Eliminates all references to manual reporting medium to include card entries and keypunching instructions (chap 2).
* Accommodates automated reporting of the real property inventory.
* Rescinds DA Form 2014-R , Jan 77, DA Form 4580-R , Jan 77, DA Form 4581-R , Jan 77, DA Form 4581-1-R , Jan 77, and DA Form 4581-2-R , Jan 77.
This regulation and Department of the Army Pamphlet (DA Pam) 405-45 set forth the requirements, authority, policy, and responsibility for the accountability and management of all real property and interest therein. The real property inventory is a basic source of information on status, cost, area, capacity, condition, use, and management of real property at the installation and major Army command (MACOM) level. This regulation will be the basis for supplying real property information to offices of congressional committees, the Department of Defense (DOD), Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), General Services Administration, and other interested Government agencies. Inquiries or requests for information by committees of the U.S. Congress or individual members of the U.S. Congress will be coordinated with the Office of the Chief, Legislative Liaison, in accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 1-20 .
Required and related publications and prescribed and referenced forms are listed in appendix A .
Abbreviations and terms used in this regulation are explained in the glossary .
Responsibilities are listed in section II of chapter 1.
a. To provide policy and guidance for the accountability and management of real property located in the United States, under the control of the Department of the Army (DA), U.S. possessions and territories, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and foreign countries. That is, all real property owned, leased, or otherwise acquired and controlled by the DA, including property and improvements acquired from other DOD departments and Government agencies. This is to include privately owned buildings, structures, and utility systems located on Army installations and privately owned facilities leased by the Army or otherwise under Army control at locations other than Army installations. An inventory of such property will be continuously updated and reported semiannually or as otherwise directed by the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (ACSIM).
b. Do not include in this inventory —
(1) Property in and officially designated a combat zone.
(2) Property acquired in support of peacekeeping missions.
(3) River, harbor, and flood control property under jurisdiction of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
(4) Property in the National Industrial Reserve, property disposed of subject to right of recapture or National Security Clause, unless such property is under Army military control.
(5) Property acquired or constructed for contingency operations or property of a classified nature where public knowledge of location could pose a threat to military operations or cause endangerment to life and/or safety of military or DOD personnel. This information will be gathered and maintained by Third Army, Fort McPherson, GA.
State-owned National Guard real property not on an Active Army installation.
Note. State-owned National Guard property physically located on an Active Army installation will be reported by that Active Army installation with an ownership code of 9 (See DA Pam 405-45 , table D-7 for ownership codes).
The authority to maintain real property records, inventory, and accountability is detailed in section 410, title IV, of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 USC 401), as amended by Section 2721, Title 10, United States Code (10 USC 2721).
This regulation is applicable to all Army installations and MACOMs having accountability for or occupying DA real property. This includes DOD agencies using Army property acquired by permit.
The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment) (ASA(I&E)) will —
a. Establish and oversee implementation of policies for the accountability of Army controlled and/or managed military real property and interests therein.
b. Approve accountability reports of real property that are subject to the reporting requirements of the U.S. Congress.
c. Approve or ratify exceptions to the policies regarding the accountability of real property.
ACSIM will —
a. Oversee the accountability of Army real property.
b. Serve as the proponent, to include staffing, for AR 405-45 and DA Pam 405-45 .
c. Oversee the procedural and technical aspects of the accountability of military real property and interests therein, including assignment of every Army site and garrison to Installation Management Agency (IMA), base closure activity, or non-IMA activity.
d. Formulate, execute, and review real property-related policies, plans, and programs.
e. Provide guidance for installation real property inventory and management.
f. Develop criteria for the effective accountability of Army real property.
g. Maintain a central inventory of Army real property and analyze the inventory for accuracy.
h. Approve automated systems to maintain the official real property database/records at HQDA, installation and State Area Commands (for Federally owned real property). See paragraph 2-1 c for additional information on automated systems.
i. Manage implementation of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 USC 11411), as amended by Part 581, Title 24, Code of Federal Regulations ( 24 CFR 581 ), concerning vacant land and excess, surplus, unutilized, and underutilized buildings.
j. Provide procedures and guidance for activation and inactivation of installations.
k. Assign site numbers for all Federal installations. (See DA Pam 405-45 for instructions on assigning installation numbers.)
l. Report real property capital improvements regardless of funding source in accordance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law (PL) 101-576 ).
m. Ensure that management and information systems, as well as all related real property management processes, will adhere to and comply with DOD-approved standards and methods documented as part of the Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA) and Business Management Modernization Program (BMMP).
n. Obtain Office of the Secretary of Defense approval and certification for any expenditures meeting documented BEA/BMMP thresholds.
The Chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is responsible for all real estate actions, to include acquisition, management, outgrants, and disposals.
The director, IMA will —
a. Provide oversight of real property accounting in accordance with this regulation.
b. Ensure real property accountability quality control at and provide technical assistance to assigned garrisons.
c. Direct garrison commanders to account for and be responsible for the proper custody, safekeeping, efficient, and effective use of all Army buildings, structures, utilities, and land under their control.
d. Direct execution of Army real property programs and management concepts to ensure installation readiness.
e. Provide staff assistance visits to garrisons to assess compliance with and provide assistance for real property accountability.
f. Furnish technical assistance and guidance to garrisons for real property accountability.
Commanders of garrisons, garrison equivalents, and regional readiness commands will —
a. Account for and be responsible for the proper custody, safekeeping, efficient, and effective use of all Army buildings, structures, utilities, and land under the control/management of the installation/garrison commander. This includes real property built by other Army entities, the other Services, DOD agencies, or the private sector on the installation.
b. Document and maintain real property accountability records for all real property on a continuous basis, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of real property information.
c. Report information on all real property items for the installation and any subordinate installations/sites assigned.
d. Retain custody and accountability for excess and surplus real property and ensure the protection and maintenance of such property pending its transfer to another installation or Federal agency, disposal, or reassignment by HQDA.
e. Appoint, in writing, a real property accountable officer (RPAO) who is accountable for all real property.
f. Ensure that a physical inventory for all heritage assets is conducted at least once every 3 years and that real property information is recorded. Report the status of heritage physical inventory through IMA annually as of 30 September.
g. Ensure that a physical inventory of all property, plant, and equipment real property is conducted at least once every 5 years and that information maintained on file in real property records accurately reflects physical inventory. Report the status of physical inventory through IMA annually as of 30 September.
h. Conduct a change of garrison command inventory, visually with the RPAO, and certify results through IMA within 90 days after assumption of garrison command.
U.S. Property and Fiscal Officers (USPFOs) are the state RPAOs for Federal real property that has been licensed to states for the Army National Guard. USPFOs will provide DD Form 1354 (Transfer and Acceptance of Military Real Property) for facilities constructed on Army installations to installation RPAOs for real property inventory (RPI) purposes only, in accordance with National Guard Regulation (NGR) 405-80 , in order for accountable real property to be included in installation RPIs. State-owned real property will be reported only to the Chief, National Guard Bureau.
Defense agencies that use Army property acquired by permit will provide real property inventory input data to their supporting installations or appropriate accountable MACOMs as required by existing agreements.
a. Contracting officers for Government-owned, contractor-operated and contractor-owned/contractor-operated (COCO) facilities will ensure that contractors are made responsible for Government-owned property under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 45 . Contracting officers also will ensure that property accountability and record keeping requirements are adequate to meet Army requirements and are included in formal contracts. Unless these requirements are specified in contracts, the Government staff remains responsible. (See AR 735-5, para 10-7 for additional information on contractor-operated property accounts.)
b. Contractors will manage facilities under their control, provide accountable property officers with real property information necessary for accountability and management, and ensure facilities under their control are protected and maintained in accordance with their contracts.
a. Appointment. RPAOs will be appointed, in writing, by installation commanders or their designee. Individuals assigned to this position must be U.S. citizens. RPAOs will be Federal Government employees. RPAO responsibilities are not contractible. However, contractors may perform certain functions in support of RPAOs. Installation commanders have the authority to appoint RPAOs at subordinate installations if those subordinate installations maintain the accountable records.
b. Responsibilities. RPAO responsibilities include, but are not limited to —
(1) Being accountable for all buildings, structures, utilities, and land under the control of their commanders regardless of the type of ownership.
(2) Ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of real property information.
(3) Ensuring all occupied facilities are assigned to the occupants/users. Vacant facilities at active, semi-active, inactive, or excess installations will be assigned to the accountable offices and reported as vacant. Vacant facilities at contractor-operated installations may be unassigned.
(4) Ensuring compliance with current reporting requirements.
(5) Reviewing and validating DD Form 1354 information for accuracy before placing the form in real property inventories.
c. Change in accountable officer. When the installation or activity real property account is assigned to a new accountable officer a current RPI will be filed with the appointment directive.
Real property inventory will be reported to HQDA semiannually (March and September), unless otherwise specified by HQDA.
Real property inventory will be unclassified. The worldwide summary report extracted from these databases is unclassified and is available to the public under the auspices of the Freedom of Information Act (5 USC 552), as amended by PL 104-231 .
a. Policy. The Army will maintain real property accountability records and an inventory on both a quantitative and monetary basis, and report thereon as directed by DOD Instruction (DODI) 4165.14 to the President and to the U.S. Congress. Real property officers are accountable for the completeness and accuracy of all real property records. All facilities located on Army installations or COCO sites will be reported in real property inventories with the appropriate ownership codes. This includes privately owned buildings, structures, and utility systems.
b. Procedure. In accordance with 10 USC 2682, each host installation will be responsible for all physical real property inventory accountability on the installation. This establishes the accountability basis for an inventory of all DOD real property that rests with the military departments. It does not mean that other agencies will not have references and relationships in their business information to real property. This limits only the official record of inventory to installation real property records. Although DOD agencies may have sole beneficial occupancy and use of a facility for their business purposes, the facility will be carried on the respective host installation inventory for real property accountability purposes. Activities that for economy or other reasons are located within the confines of another installation and occupying portions of the land, buildings, and structures of the parent are considered to be tenants.
c. Accountability. Installations will use HQDA-approved automated systems to maintain official records databases. DA Pam 405-45 and the automated systems user documentation prescribe entry and maintenance of the data.
(1) The information previously required to be entered on now obsolete DA Form 2877 (Real Property Record), will be maintained on local automated systems. Data elements not prescribed herein may be maintained on manual records. All installations will retain any existing manual DA Forms 2877 for historical purposes. Continuous update of the manual forms is not required.
(2) Where accountability for two or more installations or activities is assigned to a single installation or activity, the real property records and files for each installation will be maintained separately and retain their unique installation numbers.
All real property facilities will have at least one assignment record for each facility category use. Installations may assign multiple and/or joint use of a facility. The sum of a use's assigned areas/capacities may not exceed the use area/capacity.
All facilities on an installation will have a unique, five-character, facility number. The reuse of facility numbers is prohibited for 5 years. All buildings and structures on the installation will be numbered as prescribed herein. The assignment or change of numbers will be subject to approval by the installation commander. One number only will be used to identify a building or structure. Buildings that are connected by corridors will be considered separate buildings and will be assigned individual numbers. For administrative purposes, letters and/or numbers only may identify apartments, wings, or other similar portions of buildings or structures. Building wing/apartment identifiers will not be included in a building's five-character facility number. Temporary identifying numbers may be assigned to hutments, tent floors, winterized tents, and similar facilities. Temporary symbols will be included in reports to authorities above the installation commander level.
a. Assigning numbers. When a new building is to be constructed, the permanent number will be assigned and furnished to the design and construction agency in advance of design so that it will appear on the drawings and identify the building during and after the construction phase.
b. Changing numbers. When a building or structure is moved from one area to another, it will be renumbered to conform with numbers allotted to the new location. If two or more buildings are joined to form a single building, only one number will identify the new structure.
a. Equipment acquired with equipment funds is not real property. See DA Pam 420-11 for instructions.
b. Installed equipment is an item affixed and built into a separate real property facility as an integral part of the facility. This type of equipment is necessary to make the facility functional. Such items, if removed, would destroy or reduce the usefulness of the separate real property facility. Installed equipment is not reported as an item of separate real property except as noted in d, below. However, the costs of installed equipment are included with the facility in which they are affixed.
c. Equipment-in-place is nonexpendable equipment of a movable nature that is affixed to real property, but removable without destroying or reducing the usefulness of the facility. Equipment-in-place is personal property and requires property book accountability, therefore, it is not real property.
d. If a real property utility system such as an air conditioning system is housed in one facility, but serves more than one facility or a large single facility, the system requires one use record with a category code for the facility and one use record with a category code for the utility system.
Real property offices will maintain voucher registers of all vouchers, detailing acquisitions, capital improvements, disposals, capital decreases, area/capacity changes, and category code changes pertaining to accountable real property at installations. Real property offices will assign voucher numbers sequentially and file them by fiscal year.
Real property facilities will be assigned a category code(s) in accordance with AR 415-28 and DA Pam 415-28 .
Facilities that are ingranted by lease, easement, license, permit, or similar real estate instrument will be provided by the supporting U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District Engineer Office on DD Form 1354 or validated grant instrument to the installation. The accountable installation is responsible for ingranted or outgranted facilities, and a reportable record must be established using the existing facility numbers for each grant. The initial cost to Government for leases will be entered as zero. For ingranted facilities, lease acquisition costs will be entered in the grant data. When facilities are ingranted for a term of less than 1 year, accountability in the automated real property system is not required.
Installation commanders may approve, in writing, facility conversions or diversions from design/current use for any purpose, except as indicated in AR 405-70, paragraph 3-6d . All such conversions and diversions will be reported in applicable facility use and assignment records. A conversion is a permanent change in both the design use and current use of a facility. A diversion is a temporary change in the current use of a facility not to exceed 3 years. Changes to a facility design use category code that remain in the same three-digit series as the original category code do not require approval.
a. DD Form 1354 is used to transfer accountability, record completed construction, and make changes in unit of measure values (area or other measure), costs, and design use category codes for facilities.
b. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District Engineer Office will prepare DD Form 1354 for the transfer of completed construction projects that it monitored, then furnish completed forms to real property offices.
c. Local project officers will prepare and sign DD Form 1354 for installation projects, then furnish completed forms to real property offices.
d. In lieu of DD Form 1354 , approved forms such as DA Form 337 (Request for Approval of Disposal of Buildings and Improvements) and DA Form 4283 (Facilities Engineering Work Request) may be vouchered and used to change real property inventory data. In any case, all changes to real property require vouchered documents.
The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 USC 11411), as amended by 24 CFR 581 , requires all Federal agencies to identify all real property that is either underutilized or excess to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. A McKinney Act determination is required before any disposal action can be taken.
All projects that are determined by project engineers and/or Directorate of Public Works business management offices to be capital improvements will be capitalized on separate vouchers and recorded in real property inventories if the costs of the work performed exceed $25,000. Capital improvements at lesser amounts may be capitalized at the installation's discretion. See DA Pam 420-11 for further guidance. See DA Pam 405-45 for a detailed discussion of capital improvements projects and appropriate definitions.
Any increases or decreases in utility distribution systems will be recorded to real property inventories regardless of costs. Capitalization threshold procedures do not apply to distribution systems.
All property purchased with nonappropriated
funds (NAFs) remain NAF property even if converted to non-NAF category codes.
Conversely, if property purchased with appropriated funds (APFs) is converted
to NAF property, it is still APF property. The type of funding determines
how property is reported. Property should be depreciated by the NAF if it
was purchased with NAFs and depreciated by the Army if it was purchased with
APFs. Moreover, there may be two costs for NAF property: one for estimated
costs representing funds that were nonappropriated and another for the total
cost to Government for funds that were appropriated (for example, NAF improvements
to an appropriated funded facility).
Note. These were previously reported under the "Estimated Value" field, as directed by previous versions of this AR. Do not convert funds that were appropriated into the nonappropriated, and do not convert the nonappropriated costs into appropriated costs.
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The original purchase cost less any purchase discounts.
A five-character designation representing an aggregation of contiguous or near contiguous, common mission supporting real properties under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, controlled by and at which an Army organization is permanently assigned.
A facility constructed on a space of land, covered by a roof, enclosed by walls, and usually with flooring.
The cost of actions which increase or decrease (demolition only) the material worth of an item of real property. Each instance of a capital improvement (increase or decrease) is vouchered against the facility by separate voucher. When a facility is completely demolished the final voucher will bring the final cost to the Government to zero.
Capital decrease
Any activity that disposes of real property or any maintenance activity that decreases the real property asset's capacity or size, usually as part of a renovation. This includes the removal of installed equipment and partial demolitions.
Capital improvement
Any maintenance activity to improve a facility when the activity increases the real property asset's capacity, size, efficiency, or useful life, if the activity was undertaken to improve or expand the efficiency of an asset that was in good working order. When a facility component has failed, is in the incipient stages of failing, or is no longer performing the functions for which it was designated such maintenance activity to correct or prevent failure it is a repair expense and not a capital improvement.
Capital lease
A lease agreement that transfers substantially all the benefits and risks of ownership from the lessor to the lessee. Department of Defense capital leases must meet one of the following criteria: transfers ownership of the property to the lessee by, or at, the end of the lease term; the lease contains an option to purchase the leased property at a bargain price; the non-cancelable portion of the lease term is equal to or greater than 75 percent of the estimated economic life of the leased property; or the present value of rental and other minimum lease payments, excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs (such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes), equals or exceeds 90 percent of the fair market value of the leased property.
Category code
A series of numerical codes used to classify and categorize Department of Defense real property based on usage of the facility. These code numbers are based on nine basic functional classes directed by the Department of Defense.
Indicates whether a facility is/is not serviceable for a useful purpose.
The erection or assembly of a new facility or the addition, expansion, extension, alteration, conversion, or replacement of an existing facility. Includes equipment installed and made a part of such facilities, and related engineering and design efforts, site preparation, excavation, filling and landscaping, or other land improvements.
A permanent change in the functional use of all or part of a building or structure. The building or structure category code is changed to reflect the conversion category code.
Cost to U.S. Government of improvement on leased or rent-free land
The appropriated and nonappropriated costs, expressed in hundreds of dollars, the U.S. Government expended for the purchase or construction of an item of real property on leased or rent-free land. Nonappropriated cost expressed in dollars and cents will be reported as estimated value.
Disposal by removal or disassembly of existing buildings, structures, and utilities to provide a clear site.
Director of public works
The individual designated as responsible for the maintenance and management of real property facilities.
A temporary change, not to exceed 3 years, in the functional use of all or part of a building or structure. No major structural changes or modifications will be made. The design use category code on the real property record is not changed; only the current use category code changes. The facility can be returned to its original purpose without significant use of labor or funds.
Any authorized method of permanently divesting the Army of control of and responsibility for real estate and real property.
A real estate instrument that grants the right to use property for a specific purpose. It may be temporary or permanent. Easements are granted under several authorities.
A special category of personal property (not real property) consisting of capital equipment and other nonexpendable equipment of a movable nature that has been fixed in place or attached to real property, but not as an integral part of the facility. Therefore, such equipment may be severed or removed from a facility without severely damaging, destroying or reducing the usefulness of the facility. Equipment-in-place is personal property and does not include installed building equipment. It is accounted for on property book records (not real property records).
Excess installation
No longer needed by the Army. See definition for "excess real property" below.
Excess real property
Any real property under the control of any Federal agency that the head of the agency determines is not required for agency needs and discharge of the responsibilities of the agency or the installation where the property is located. The excess status is assigned to the real property once a formal report of excess has been processed. Real property that has been determined excess to the Department of the Army must be screened with other Department of Defense elements before it is excess to Department of Defense.
A real property entity consisting of one or more of the following: a building, a structure, a utility system, or underlying land. All real property facilities are categorized by one or more category codes from DA Pam 415-28 . Also called a "real property facility".
Fair Market Value/Fair Value
An objective, equitable estimate of the value of real property based on the cost of a similar asset or the price that an impartial buyer would be willing to pay for the asset or a similar asset.
Fee owned
Real property for which the US has all right, title, and interest rather than a partial or limited interest.
Fee simple
Same as fee owned. May also be referred to as "fee".
Heritage assets
Plant, property, and equipment items that are expected to be preserved indefinitely because these assets are unique for one or more of the following reasons: historical or natural significance, cultural, educational or artistic (for example, aesthetic) importance, or significant architectural characteristics.
An addition or betterment to land and costing labor or capital (for example, buildings, pavements, and roads, and other structures more or less permanently attached to the land).
Inactive installation
No current mission for this installation, but may be reactivated. Also an installation that cannot be disposed due to external constraints such as environmental contamination.
A lease, license, easement, or permit which authorizes the Army use of real property controlled by other military departments, Federal agencies, State and local governmental agencies, and private organizations or individuals.
An aggregation of contiguous or near contiguous, common mission-supporting real property holdings under the jurisdiction of or possession controlled by the Department of the Army or by a State, commonwealth, territory, or the District of Columbia, and at which an Army unit or activity (Active, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard) is assigned. An installation is a single site or a grouping of two or more sites for the purposes of real property inventory control. The real property accountable officer is at the installation level.
Installation, active
An installation being utilized regularly in its entirety or in part for its intended purpose. Land acquired for an intended installation will be reported as an "active" installation whether or not any construction has been completed.
Installation, inactive
An installation that is not in use, either intermittently or otherwise, by Active Army or Reserve component organizations other than care taking detachments. Inactive installations are retained in a layaway status in support of mobilization requirements, approved future missions, or pending disposal or transfer to another Federal agency. Portions of an installation may be placed in an inactive status.
Installation, excess
An installation for which there is no foreseeable Department of the Army requirement.
Installation, semi-active
An installation that is not in continuous use by Army organizations other than an Active Army garrison required to support intermittent use of Reserve component or field exercise requirements. An installation that is in custody of a non-Army agent charged with support of Reserve component training and/or maintenance of the installation as a mobilization base.
Installed building equipment
Items of equipment that are affixed and built into the facility as an integral part of the facility. To qualify as installed building equipment the equipment must be necessary to make the facility complete, and if removed, would destroy or severely reduce the usefulness of the facility.
Interservice, Interdepartmental, and Interagency Support Agreement
An agreement which defines support services and the basis for calculating reimbursement for the services. A supporting outgrant may still be required, depending on use of real property.
Real estate that is fee-owned by the Federal Government and or under custody and accountability of the Army. Includes land acquired by purchase, condemnation, donation, transfer, permit, lease or other means. Includes reclaimed or accredited lands if title is vested in the Federal Government and such lands are under custody and accountability of the Army.
A written real estate instrument that conveys a possessory interest in real property, usually exclusive, for a period of time for a specified consideration. A lease carries a present interest and estate in the land for the period specified. The estate of the lessee, or tenant, is called the term and the estate of the lessor, or landlord, is the reversion. Generally, the lessee may occupy and use the premises for any lawful purpose not injurious to the reversion. However, the lease may contain express provisions or conditions restricting the use of the property.
A real estate instrument that grants permission to use property for a specified purpose without conveying an interest in the property. A license is a bare authority to an individual, an organization, a corporation, a State or local governmental entity, or another Federal agency, to do a specified act or series of acts on the licensor's property without acquiring any estate therein, and authorizes an act which would otherwise constitute a trespass. Use is not exclusive and there is no alienation of title, ownership, or control of Government property. The license instrument provides written evidence of the permission granted and of the obligations, responsibilities, and liabilities imposed on the licensee. A license may be issued pursuant to specific authority, as a lesser right under lease or easement authorities, or pursuant to the general administrative powers of the Secretary of the Army.
Alteration of facilities solely to implement new or higher standards, to accommodate new functions, or to replace building components that exceed the overall service life of the facilities.
Nonappropriated funds
Funds the U.S. Government expends for the purchase or construction of an item of real property on Government-owned land, and other uses, that are not appropriated by the U.S. Congress. The dues, surcharges, certain purchases, and unit fund contributions paid by military personnel generate these funds. Nonappropriated funds are applied to meet the morale, welfare, and recreational requirements of soldiers and their families.
A legal document that conveys or grants the right to use Army-controlled real property by setting the terms and conditions of non-Army use of Army-owned real property. Types of real property outgrants are leases, licenses, easements, and permits. The following written agreements are not real estate instruments and are not outgrants: consents, memoranda, and Interservice Support Agreements.
A real estate instrument similar to a license by which one Federal agency or Military Service grants permission to another Federal agency or Military Service to use property for a specified purpose without conveying an ownership interest in the property. A real estate permit is generally used to authorize use of Department of the Army real property by another Military Service or component. Wherever a permit is used, a license could also be used to authorize use of Army property by another Federal agency
Personal property
Any Government property not considered real property.
Private organization
A self-sustaining, non-Federal entity constituted or established and operated on a Department of the Army installation by individuals acting outside any official capacity as officers, employees, or agents of the Federal government or its instrumentalities. It must have the written consent of the installation commander or higher authority to operate on a Department of the Army installation.
Property, plant, and equipment (general)
The Department of Defense account to which real property construction is debited upon acceptance of real property. Property, plant, and equipment are tangible assets that have an estimated life of 2 or more years, are not intended for sale in the ordinary course of business, and are intended to be used or available for use by the Army/Department of Defense.
Real estate
Interests in real property are referred to as rights or estates, hence real estate is similar to real property. See definition for "real property" below.
Real property
Real property consists of lands and improvements to land, buildings, and structures, including improvements and additions, and utilities. It includes equipment affixed and built into the facility as an integral part of the facility (such as heating systems), but not movable equipment (such as plant equipment). In many instances, this term is synonymous with "real estate".
Real property accountable officer
An officer or Department of the Army civilian assigned to public works (facilities engineering) functions and appointed in writing by the garrison commander for whom the real property records are being maintained. Responsibilities include inventory management, assets accounting, assigning space, space utilization, and real estate.
Real property inventory
A detailed inventory of each item of real property. It serves as the basic source of information for the category, status, cost, area, capacity, condition, use, construction material, and capital improvements for each item of real property as defined by category code in DA Pam 415-28 . The real property inventory is maintained at installation level and then aggregated at Headquarters, Department of the Army.
Constructing a new facility to replace the function of the existing facility or simply tearing the existing facility down and building a new one.
Land and the improvements thereon under the control of the Department of Army. Sites are at a fixed location at which Army functions are or may be carried on and which has been established by directive of the Department of Army or by an overseas command under delegated authority. Such land and improvements within a common boundary utilized as a post or camp, with functions such as command and control, training, troop housing, and airfield operations, generally will be designated as a single site. Within a common boundary, a site may include discrete parcels of land, that although are not contiguous, are close enough to be considered a single site.
A real property facility that is classified as other than land, a building, or utility.
Surplus real property
Any excess real property not required for the needs and discharge of the responsibilities of all Federal agencies, as determined by the General Services Administration administrator.
Any activity or organization that would fund facility sustainment of real property with a different Service appropriation than that of the host or main installation tenant.
Change of jurisdiction over real property from one Federal agency or department to another, including military departments and Defense agencies.
A distribution system, commodity source, or commodity collection point that provides a common service or commodity to more than one building or structure, for example, water, electricity, sewage, and so forth.
Vacant area
All unoccupied space in buildings that is not programmed or committed for use during the next 12 months. All space reported as vacant area will be assumed to be available for use by others. Vacant area does not include areas outgranted.
Voucher register
A serial-numbered document register maintained by the real property accountable officer to record all transactions that affect real property.


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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The president of Lithuania has refused to grant citizenship to an American figure skater who had hoped to compete for the Baltic country at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
The office of President Dalia Grybauskaite says the decision not to grant citizenship to Isabella Tobias was based on a previous ruling by the Constitution Court that bars awarding citizenship on the basis of future merit.
The 21-year-old Tobias dances with Lithuanian partner Deividas Stagniunas, and in 2011 the pair won the bronze medal at Skate America.
In October, Tobias applied for citizenship in order to compete for Lithuania at the 2014 Games in Russia.
The president's office says the Constitutional Court ruling should not be questioned.