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(Sidebar: for a full-dress 1997 Cities, see 8/10 Deer Creek (24 minutes of open-field magic), 7/1 Amsterdam, or (in a different vein) the scorching 6/20 Prague jam. For a close cousin of the Bowie jam, try the 7/23 Ghost, the loopy 7/5 Twist, or the much darker-hued 11/23 Stash > NICU, just one of that classic show's daring jams.)
Wednesday, 07/30/1997
Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA
Soundcheck: Twist (with Chuck Es in Love lyrics), Blues Jam, Makisupa Policeman
Set 1: NICU > Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > CDTChalk Dust Torture, Water in the Sky, Stash, Weigh > Piper > CTBCars Trucks Buses, Character Zero
Set 2: PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Free > BowieDavid Bowie[1] -> Cities -> BowieDavid Bowie, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Uncle Pen, CaspianPrince Caspian > Fire
Encore: My Soul
[1] Simpsons signal in intro.
· Take Me to the River jam in Wolfman's Brother
· When Johnny Comes Marching Home tease in David Bowie
Noteworthy Jams: Chalk Dust Torture (highly recommended), Stash, David Bowie (highly recommended), Cities (highly recommended), David Bowie (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 8
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Wolfman's included a Take Me to the River jam. The Bowie intro included a Simpsons signal; Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, was reportedly in attendance. Bowie also contained a When Johnny Comes Marching Home tease from Mike. This show was released as part of the Ventura box set.
Song Distribution:
4 Billy Breathes
2 Stash
2 A Picture of Nectar
1 Farmhouse
1 The Story of the Ghost
1 Hoist
1 Rift
1 Lawn Boy
1 Junta
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This show was part of the "1997 Summer U.S. Tour."
(Sidebar: for a full-dress 1997 Cities, see 8/10 Deer Creek (24 minutes of open-field magic), 7/1 Amsterdam, or (in a different vein) the scorching 6/20 Prague jam. For a close cousin of the Bowie jam, try the 7/23 Ghost, the loopy 7/5 Twist, or the much darker-hued 11/23 Stash > NICU, just one of that classic show's daring jams.)
well, you can tell phish is feeling a little funky right off the bat. nicu was quick and to the point, but it set the mood well. the boys had begun to tap into the potential that lied in wolfman's brother while in europe. obviously, they had not gotten to the point where they had played this song every 3 shows for years, so the exploration in this tune in '97 is still very fresh. this version is very patient and laid back. i feel like now they have some need to drive this to a fiery climax, which i often enjoy, but they were much more willing to sit on a groove here. eventually, they found themselves in a somewhat rocking jam that inventually came to a crash, before springing into a nice chalk dust. trey whips in a little funky rhythm guitar on this one, but otherwise, it is pretty straight forward. water in the sky was a nice up beat filler before the boys spread out again. they really give this stash a nice little ride. they veer away from the funk and find some nice dark spacey realms here before trey leads the band back into the meat of the song. while the jam factor goes down in the end of this set, weigh and cars trucks and buses are welcome additions. an early piper is a fun listen, but this song was still a couple months away from being a force to be reckoned with. not big zero fan, but if you like the song, this is a pretty decent take.
now for the meat of this show. u.s. fans were clamoring to get a look at the '97 overhaul of pyite, and they got a fine look on this evening. gordon and fish really sit on that punch groove while trey and page just dig deeper and deeper on the intro. eventually they bring this one to familiar territory. this pairs well with free, which like many songs in '97, was going through a bit of a transition. the mini drum set was gone, and this song now received the funk/blues treatment. they explore this one nicely, but i would not describe it as an all-time keeper. trey does take some nice leads in the middle section, but i think this one, more or less, sets us up for what's to come. after a spacier jam out of free, the boys start to dip into bowie. they throw some simpson's secret language fun in there for good measure, but after that, it's all business. after the bowie intro, they work some familiar territory before finding themselves in a quasi reggae'ish groove. gordon and page quickly turn the corner back into the more familiar bowie jam. now, the boys pace this one perfectly. the climb up this bowie is so patient. at no point does anyone rush through this dark meandering jam. as they appear to be moving into the bowie climax, trey finds a very melodic groove and latches on. it sounds familiar, but it doesn't. next thing you no, you are smack dab in cities. there were 3 versions of cities on this tour, and these versions all vary dramatically. deer creek's is more similar, at least at first, to hamburg's/slip stitch's. of course, they take that one places that weren't even imagined yet in hamburg. then the went's is the super slow funk/groove rendition. on the ventura take, the tone on trey's guitar is almost similar to his '87-'88 tone, giving this version almost a poppier feel. it is also a touch more uptempo. well, the fans certainly agree with the first north american cities since '94, and this works its way out of it's funky jam moving into the anticipated bowie coda. trey just burns through this section. after one of the best jams of the year moved through soooo many dark passages, i will say, the boys kind of phone it here from here. batr, uncle penn, caspian, and fire are well-executed, but aren't really high-light reel material. my soul had not been played to death yet, so it was a nice addition in the encore slot. despite a slightly weak ending, the best jam of the west coast run and one of the best of the year certainly is enough for a set to hang it's hat on!
if you like this show, check out the rest of this west coast run. shoreline features a little tribute to jerry g in weekapaugh and great versions of ghost, run away jim, yem, vultures, and mike's. the gorge night one features another best of the west jam contenders in the dwd>tweezer>johny b. segment. trey quotes night 2 of the gorge as his favorite show of the first half of this tour, but personally, it is my least favorite of the west coast run. although, twist>jjlc, fluff head, and simple are all very good.
"There's some good points, and some bad points."
I wanted to see a show at the Ventura County Fairgrounds because it was common stomping ground for the Grateful Dead. We were doing the entire tour, and this was one of the mellowest scenes. The energy felt very different from an East Coast show, with a crowd consisting of a much wider age range.
The fairgrounds are a track around a dirt field, which is not very popular with some fans. The stage was on the north side, while a large bleacher stand was on the south side. The stage was a simple platform with speaker stacks on both ends. There was no backdrop to the stage which is what makes the fairgrounds so special. Behind the stage is a breathtaking view of the mountains, with scattered trees in the foreground.
I decided to sit in the bleachers for this show, one of the best decisions I made all tour! Sitting near the top of the bleachers was a surreal experience. Not only could I enjoy the band in the lap of the mountains, I could look to the west and see a view of the Pacific Ocean! Watching the sun set over the beach and water during a Phish show is a very happy memory. The exhilaration of the venue's natural beauty was even beyond my Red Rocks experience in `96.
Reaching California turned out to be a major celebration for those of us on the bus who had traveled from the tour-opening show in Virginia Beach, VA. We had traveled from the Atlantic to the Pacific in only nine days! The band even rewarded us with the old-school cover of the Talking Heads' "Cities", sandwiched inside a warm and juicy "David Bowie". They had been playing "Cities" in Europe on the last two tours, but this was the first U.S. "Cities" in three years. Other tasty treats included the tour premieres of "Weigh" and Jimi Hendrix's "Fire".
I have listened to Phish albums since like 1992 where my cousin introduced me to Junta. I was to young to travel to shows so I finally made it.
After a nice walk on the beach and through the lot we went into the show and picked a nice place up on the wall just below the bleachers.
Now on to the goodies
Band comes out they start up NICU wow what the hell is this I've never heard this before but liked the groove "what album is it on." Wolfmans now here is a song I have heard I know this one and holy funk I was sucked into it. and then of course here comes a chalkdust it was great 3 songs in people all around me groovin'.
So on goes the rest of the set I had heard everything other than the 2 new tunes Water In The Sky and Piper oh and of course the NICU. I was having a great time meeting and chatting with new people.
PYITE wow I thought know way they are going to play gamehendge I had heard Gamehendge before on the radio back at the University in Redlands when I worked at a gas station they had a radio station that played live Phish shows I believe from like 9-midnight on wednesdays or something like that so I had heard Gamehendge before. I used to bring my little portable boombox and blank tapes and tape the broadcast back then and it sucked because people would come and I would have a big metal register banging around also people talking. Made it hard to listen to those tpapes but, I had nothing else other than albums back then.
I knew it wasn't in order and soon realized it wasn't happening We go on through When I heard the Simpson Signal I couldn't figure out what was going on I had not ever been exposed to that before and never knew about it but, it was great and to hear that Matt Groening was there but, I had not seen him.
Anyways back to it Bowie was great I kind of got lost for a minute and then out comes this crazy riff I had heard before what was it KNOW WAY!!!! Cities OMG!!!!! man I knew this one and back into Bowie to finish off.
Ok so now this was really hitting me Bouncing and to the end of the show we go after that they played Fire to end a great night and was it Fire man oh man.
My Soul that was the first time I had heard that and really enjoyed it.
So after the show I knew I found something I was asking where the next show was and how I wanted to go so bad I should have but limited on cash so I didn't. I did however by my first Phish lot shirt with the little fish man on it.
So people you will not be disappointed in this show hope you all enjoy it as much as I have.
After this show is when I started doing B&P's to get copies of shows and stopped listening to those albums.
I love summer '97 (even though it lives in the shadow of Fall). Ton's of great loose adventure.
NICU serves as a nice opener. Fun version, if unspectacular.
Wolfman's is lean and funky. I believe one reviewer noted how deconstructed these versions were. Lot's of space making for a sparse funky jam. Great counter-point to the modern era's big full band climax versions. Awesome.
>Chalkdust, which is absolutely furious. They just don't play like this anymore (fast and fiery!!!). Not an indictment of today, just a compliment of yesteryear.
Water in the sky is ok.
Stash is absolutely immense. This version is incredible, with a chilled out Harry Hood type blissful middle section. Must hear version. I wasn't so familiar with it, but it immediately vaulted into a personal favorite.
Weigh > Piper is an awesome pair. Great version of Weigh and a classic slow build Piper.
CTB gives us a taste of '97 funky dance fun.
Zero rages to the finish line in fine form.
Overall set I: Really fine set. Stash is a seminole version in my honest opinion that just drips into that blissful jam, without lingering too long and slides back to the darkness!
Highlights: Wolfmans > CDT, Stash
Set II:
PYITE kicks us off in summertime fashion. Nice version.
Free is slow and oozing and funky. I love this version, although it's pretty much in the box. Great playing by Trey, patient full band funk.
They go into a spacey jam segment and the high hat kicks in. Bowie is jazzy and covers a lot of ground, eventually finding a fast and funky jam (hooray for '97!!!) which slides perfectly into a supercharged Cities!!!
They blaze through Cities and effortlessly -> Bowie. The conclusion is absolute fire! Well it's like a half hour - so go grab that. It's canonical Phish.
Bouncing, Uncle Pen, Caspian > Fire finish out the set, which is a mediocre run to close it out.
My Soul is the encore, not much to say.
Overall set II: Well the big centerpiece jam is legendary. The opening pairing is also great. They just sort of run through the rest of the set, but it's hard to blame them.
Highlights: BOWIE -> CITIES -> BOWIE
Overall: 5/5 Great first set, with an amazing Stash. Great second set with an all time Bowie!


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OAKLAND -- A day after Occupy Oakland defied an order by Oakland city officials to break camp and leave the plaza or risk immediate arrest, the tent city was as lively as ever Saturday, Day 13 of the demonstration.
There are hay bales peppered throughout camp, artwork displayed, gardens growing, pumpkins waiting to be carved, clothes hanging out to dry, music blasting from just about every instrument imaginable and signs, signs, and more signs.
Occupy Oakland started out as a protest against corporate greed and widespread unemployment, and there are still plenty of people chanting -- "The banks got bailed out, we got sold out" -- but the messages have spread.
A few of the signs out on Saturday:
"Stop police brutality."
"The corporate media puts the masses to sleep."
"Fight the power."
Occupants on Saturday blasted everything they say is wrong with the city, the government and America.
"Today is a day to show the strength and support for the occupation and the diversity of issues we are trying to address,'' said organizer Tim Simons, 28. "And to show solidarity with the occupy movement and against an economic system that hasn't worked for us, against gang injunctions, against youth curfews and to defend Oakland schools and libraries."
Occupy Oakland marked the day with a march from the camp at 14th Street and Broadway, around Lake Merritt, and back to camp.
Along the way, some marchers stopped to peruse a garage sale on Grand Avenue, others invited waving onlookers five stories up in their apartments to leave their windows and join the protest. The Brass Liberation Orchestra (a fixture at nearly every Oakland protest, no matter what the cause) played a catchy tune -- "Banks got bailed out, we got sold out" -- and at least one man draped in an American flag danced.
Oakland city administrators on Friday afternoon issued a letter stating that the encampment was "a violation of the law" and threatened violators with immediate arrest.
"We understand this is a public space," said organizer Simons. "But this is a liberated space now. We are creating our own rules."
In nearly two weeks not one police officer has been allowed into the camp, Simons said. When police arrive, the campers huddle together and shout: "Go home!"
"It's clear they don't have orders to invade the space," he said.

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Bus shelter
An official with the Eagle County Early Head Start filed a report with Eagle Police recently after she found evidence that an unknown person had gained unauthorized access to a program bus.
The bus, which was parked along Fifth Street near Broadway, smelled strongly of cigarette smoke. The vandals gained access to the vehicle through the unlocked rear exit door.
Noting that it was not the first time program officials suspected someone had been inside the vehicle, Eagle Police suggested the program find a way to secure the back door when the bus was not occupied and parked overnight where it could be accessed.
"There are no suspects although numerous juveniles who have less than honest intentions roam that area of town frequently," the police report noted.
Guitar gone
The owner of a townhome unit in Eagle contacted police Dec. 27 to report that one of his tenants had reportedly taken a guitar and amplifier stored at the residence.
The owner said that the tenant had access to the items, which were stored at the residence. The tenant reportedly told members of his family that he had taken the items and pawned them at a Front Range location.
The landlord asked police about his options regarding the alleged theft and opted not to file criminal charges. He decided instead to speak with the tenant and his family to get reimbursement for the missing items.
Miscellaneous Mischief
• An Eagle man reported his vehicle tires were slashed sometime during the night of Jan. 3. He could not provide police with any suspects for the vandalism and the officer noted marks on the tires supported the man's story that they had been intentionally slashed. The value of the tires was estimated at $325.
• Someone vandalized the Eagle Town Park restrooms during the daytime hours of Dec. 14. Paint was thrown all over the interior of both the men's and women's restrooms and containers of "washable project paint" were found in the restroom trash cans.
• An unknown vehicle plowed over the stop sign at McIntyre Street approaching Sixth Street. The vehicle was driving erratically on snowpacked and icy streets when it spun out of control and drove over the sign, breaking it off at ground level. The vehicle then left the scene, again driving erratically. The estimated repair cost is $150.


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The Central Coast Section record for rushing yards in a season could be broken Saturday.
Capuchino's Justin Ewing has 2,520 yards after nine games. That's an average of 280 yards per game. If Ewing, a 195-pound senior, rushes for 280 on Saturday against Mills, it would bring him to an even 2,800. The CCS season record is 2,798 by Burlingame's Onan Reyes in 1997.
Reyes set his mark in 12 games. The others on the CCS top-five list -- Garret Zeiter and Nick Kalpin of Los Gatos, Toke Kefu and Albert Tuipulotu of San Mateo -- all played 12 or 13 games.
Ewing has a chance to eclipse them all in 10 games.
Capuchino has clinched the Peninsula Athletic League Lake Division's berth into the CCS playoffs, so Ewing should get the opportunity to play in at least one more game.
The strategy worked like a charm Monday as Xu birdied the first playoff hole to win the CIF Northern California individual title at Brookside Country Club in Stockton.
"Winning the championship was very shocking," the junior said. "I went out there and played my own game and let what happened happen."
If she wins the state championship, Xu said it would be like fulfilling an unexpected dream.
"It would be amazing," she said.
"There is no way I could have envisioned us putting up these kind of numbers the first year," Lugo said.


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On Monday, March 31, 2014 House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN), chair of the House School Choice Caucus, will tour Global Academy in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, and Aspen Academy in Savage, Minnesota.
At each charter school, Chairman Kline will host a roundtable discussion with parents and area charter school leaders on ways charter schools support education opportunity and empower parents. After the roundtables, members will hold a press conference to highlight House efforts to support #SchoolChoice and promote charter school growth.
WHO: House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN)
Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN)
National Association of Charter School Authorizers President and CEO Greg Richmond
WHAT: Charter School Tour, Roundtable, and Press Conference
Note: Media are invited to observe and report on tours and roundtable discussions.
WHEN: Monday, March 31, 2014
9:30 a.m. CT – Tour of Global Academy
10:30 a.m. CT – Roundtable Discussion
11:15 a.m. CT – Press Conference
(Media must be pre-set by 11:00 a.m.)
1:00 p.m. CT – Tour of Aspen Academy
1:45 p.m. CT – Roundtable Discussion
2:30 p.m. CT – Press Conference
(Media must be pre-set by 2:15 p.m.)
WHERE: Global Academy
4065 Central Avenue NE
Minneapolis, MN 55421
Aspen Academy
14825 Zinran Avenue
Savage, MN 55378
RSVP: Media planning to attend must RSVP to Alexandra Sollberger at email@example.com.
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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
AIKEN, S.C. -- The race is on for Aiken County Probate Judge, and it's a heated contest -- and some say a dirty contest.
"I don't think anybody ever thought about the probate race until a Republican, for the first time in 24 years, decided to challenge a Democrat," said Jane Page Thompson, the Republican challenger on the ticket.
Thompson is a realtor in Aiken, but she's also an outspoken activist who fights for government accountability and her fiscal conservative beliefs.
In this election, she's facing Democrat incumbent Judge Sue H. Roe.
"I decided early on, that I was not going to allow her to demean my person dignity or the dignity of the Aiken County Probate Court," Judge Roe said of her challenger.
After serving for 28 years in this office, Judge Roe says things are running smoothly. She says it's a modern office, where taking care of Aiken County citizens is the most important thing. She says she serves her citizens without regard for political or religious affiliation, race or economic standing. She says her service to the county has been with fairness and dignity.
"My one claim is service to the people," said Judge Roe.
Thompson, however, shares that same passion.
"I truly believe that I will serve Aiken County with every ounce of my energy," she said.
The fiscal conservative says the court runs around $500,000 deficits each year.
"There's more to the picture. I will refer you to the letter from our County Administrator Mr. Clay Killian," Roe said.
Killian tells us, she's right in that regard. Offices like the probate judge aren't required to break even or turn a profit; however, they're required to meet the needs of the people any way possible.
But Thompson says her goal is to bring in more revenue. She says she'd offer wedding services, office hours in North Augusta and Wagener and an online interface for payments and documents, too.
News 12 asked Roe if these are good recommendations and if they're realistic.
"Totally unrealistic," said Roe. "And she's going to cut staff, and she's going to do these things, and she's going to cut the costs to the people of the county. I just have no earthly idea what she's thinking."
But Thompson, again, sees things differently.
"I believe that if you work hard, and you dedicate yourself to the people that elect you, anything is possible," she said.
Roe, a Democrat, has found support with some Republicans. The Board of Realtors, which Thompson serves on, failed to endorse either candidate, but a straw poll actually showed more internal support for Roe.
"Well, if good Republicans want to vote for a Democrat, they might as well vote for Obama too," she said.
Thompson says she would open up the office to wedding ceremonies to bring in additional revenue.
Roe says decades ago, she decided this was unwise. She says given the tight quarters of the probate office, holding joyous weddings next to, perhaps, grieving families would be a poor decision.
Thompson, however, says it's all about scheduling, and she says it's simply a money-making tactic that can no longer be ignored.
Thompson proposes an Internet page, protected by a username and password, where Aiken County residents can keep up with where the judge is, file documents and pay fees with credit cards.
Roe, however, says she believes in privacy in the Internet age, and she says she wouldn't be comfortable putting personal information of her citizens online.
Ultimately, Roe says, in a new letter, that "the issues being responded to were an attempt by my opponent to divert attention from the question 'who is the qualified candidate?'" She says, one day, she does plan to retire, but giving up the office right now to Thompson would be a "travesty."
As for Thompson, she says this paradigm shift in the probate office will bring the court into this century. She says her job, if she's elected as probate judge, would to be to leave her office to come to the people, because that's what the purpose of the office is.
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SANFORD—Chris Jillson and Quinn Severs each placed first in an event in last weekend's Sanford High boys swim meet with Yarmouth held at the Sanford-Springvale YMCA. Yarmouth won the meet by a 109-53 score.
Severs placed first in the 100 yard breaststoke in a time of 1:17.34 and Jillson recorded a time of 7:08.2 while winning the 500 yard freestyle event.
Jacob Crosby placed second in the 200 free and third in the 50 free. In addition, Matt Webber placed second in the breaststroke and Korey DeBoth finished second in the 500 free. Alex Spiliopoulos added a third in the 100 backstroke while the Sanford 200 free relay team of Crosby, Spiliopoulos, Severs and Jacob Leonard placed second in that event. Also taking a second was the 400 relay team of Riley Legere, Leonard, Crosby and Spiliopoulos.
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Lightweight bench with back that folds up for easy transport. Great for the sidelines. Six seat bench with back. Nylon with collapsible steel frame. 17 1/2" seats with 16" seat backs. Folds into a 33" x 18" x 6" bag.
Weight: 26 lbs. each.
Banca portátil de seis asientos ideal para acomodar a los suplentes. Se dobla para guardar en una bolsa de 33" x 18" x 6"


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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Crop Germplasm Research
1a.Objectives (from AD-416)
Jointly manage and maintain a cotton winter nursery for the propagation of the National Cotton Germplasm Collection and for the acceleration of public and private cotton improvement efforts.
1b.Approach (from AD-416)
A tropical cotton winter nursery will be jointly maintained and managed by the National Cotton Council and the Agricultural Research Service. Seed of accessions from the National Cotton Germplasm Collection and from public and private research efforts will be sent to the nursery for seed increase and generational advancement. Services such as forced self pollination ("selfing"), creation of hybrids ("crossing"), and rouging of genetic materials will be offered to users. Materials increased or created by crossing will be ginned at the nursery, fumigated, and shipped to users through the assistance of the ARS. The cooperating parties of this agreement will together provide the personnel, expertise, supplies, and equipment necessary to support the operation of the nursery and the services it provides.
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After a day in the media spin cycle, President Barack Obama has apologized for a remark that probably didn't feel edgy at the time: calling California Attorney General Kamala Harris "the best-looking attorney general."
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Friday that Obama phoned Harris Thursday night to say he was sorry for the distraction he created with his comments earlier in the day at a private fundraising lunch in Atherton.
Innocent though the comment may have seemed at first, "good-lookinggate" reignited the debate over gender equality, an issue that Obama supporters pushed last year after Republican opponent Mitt Romney's infamous "binders full of women" gaffe. This time, it was the president taking heat from some talk-show hosts and bloggers -- mostly conservatives but also a fair number of those who lean left -- who called the Harris comment sexist. Vanity Fair headlined its web post: "Sexual Harris-ment?"
Still, some pundits were left wondering what the big deal was.
At the outdoor lunch at the home of Levi-Strauss heir John Goldman and his wife, Marcia, the president introduced Harris at the start of his speech, calling her brilliant, dedicated and tough -- "exactly what you'd want in anybody who is administering the law."
"She also happens to be by far the best-looking attorney general in the country," he said. After applause and laughter, he said: "It's true! Come on." And after some more laughs, he said: "And she is a great friend and has just been a great supporter for many, many years."
Harris' reaction wasn't visible to the small number of reporters present, though the crowd of 250 supporters who paid up to $20,000 to attend the event seemed to treat the remark as a harmless joke.
In any case, the admiration may be mutual. In 2009, Harris' official campaign posted a YouTube video in which Harris recalled meeting Obama in Los Angeles after he was elected president. "He looks and he sounds like a million bucks," a smiling Harris said to great applause and no subsequent backlash.
A deadly serious Carney on Friday sought to put the attention on Harris' achievements and Obama's record on women's rights. "They are old friends, and good friends, and he did not want in any way to diminish the attorney general's professional accomplishments and her capabilities," Carney said, stressing that Obama believes women "should not be judged based on appearance."
The 48-year-old Harris, who lives in San Francisco and is not married, is a former district attorney of San Francisco who began her career as an Alameda County prosecutor. She has not given interviews since Thursday's fundraiser, but her office provided a statement on Friday.
"The attorney general and the president have been friends for many years," the statement said. "They had a great conversation yesterday and she strongly supports him."
Not everyone saw Obama's remarks as demeaning to women.
"Judging by some of the comments I've seen on Twitter you'd swear the president was guilty of luridly cat-calling a woman he doesn't know," wrote Jonathan Capehart, an opinion writer for the Washington Post. "If I thought for one moment that's what was going on, you better believe I'd hammer him for it. But that's not the case here. Far from it. So lighten up, people."
But the chatter showed no immediate signs of abating. In fact, conspiracy theorists were abuzz after first lady Michelle Obama, in an interview with a Vermont TV station Thursday, said "as a busy single mother," before she immediately corrected herself, saying, "Sometimes when you've got the husband who's president it can feel a little single, but he's there."
The first lady might take comfort in knowing that Obama's attention to appearance is not restricted to gender: New York Magazine on Friday posted several quotes on its website showing how Obama has called several men "good-looking."
Contact Mike Rosenberg at 408-920-5705. Follow him at twitter.com/RosenbergMerc.


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The toll-road officials who want to extend Route 241 said they now only want to extend it by 5.5 miles through Mission Valley. Environmentalists and others who objected to the initial extension proposal said this latest attempt is a ruse to eventually push the road all the way into San Diego County. The project needs a permit from the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the board room was packed for today's hearing.
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Be Aware of Companies Bearing Gifts
Money talks, but investors don't always get to decide what it says. Sometimes investors can't even hear it.
When public companies give cash to candidates for office, lobbies or political action committees, the money comes out of shareholders' pockets. But companies aren't required to disclose to investors how much they give or where it goes. Business contributors gave more than $2.7 billion to federal candidates, national parties and "super PAC" funding groups in the 2012 elections and another $1 billion in this year's midterm elections, estimates OpenSecrets.org.
If the fuzzy disclosure bothers you, you will probably have to take matters into your own hands.
And if it does bother you, you aren't alone.
A survey of more than 1,500 financial analysts, to be released next week, found that 60% feel that companies should have to disclose their political spending to investors. The survey was conducted by the CFA Institute, a nonprofit association of financial analysts. And 62% of the participants in the survey contend that investors should have a say in where corporate political contributions go, while 27% say companies shouldn't make contributions at all.
The analysts also submitted hundreds of anonymous comments, many of them vitriolic. "What comes through loud and clear," says Kurt Schacht, a managing director at the CFA Institute, "is that investors are concerned that CEOs not use corporate assets as a slush fund for their personal politics."
So far in 2014, shareholders at 103 companies have filed resolutions for greater disclosure of spending on political contributions and lobbying, according to Institutional Shareholder Services, which advises big investors on how companies should be run. Roughly a third of shareholders, on average, voted in favor of those resolutions.
Three years ago, 10 law professors petitioned the Securities and Exchange Commission to require public companies to disclose to shareholders their political contributions.
The SEC hasn't drafted such a rule. While the issue might not seem as crucial as other questions of corporate governance, many people have weighed in. The page on the SEC's website soliciting public comments on the proposal has so far drawn more than 976,000 submissions. That, according to an SEC spokesman, is the greatest number of comments any proposed rule at the agency has ever gotten.
"Rather than ignore the roughly 1 million people who have weighed in on this petition, the SEC should do a formal study of whether undisclosed political spending is bad for investors," says Robert Jackson, a professor at Columbia Law School who helped draft the petition.
Taking action on the petition isn't on the SEC's formal agenda for 2014-2015.
Numerous companies, like CSX Corp., eBay Inc., Gilead Sciences Inc. and Whirlpool Corp. provide voluntary disclosures of their political spending on their websites.
Most companies still don't, however. And, warns Prof. Jackson, "the companies that won't disclose voluntarily are the ones most likely to be spending money in ways shareholders won't like."
"If companies feel they're justified in using corporate dollars for a political purpose, then they should make it easy for the shareholders to obtain that information," says Anne Sheehan, director of corporate governance at the California State Teachers' Retirement System, with assets of more than $186 billion.
Is corporate political spending bad for investors?
Companies say they have a legitimate right to influence candidates or incumbents on issues important to their business interests.
"This is just one of many small subcomponents of corporate spending," says C.T. Fitzpatrick, chief investment officer at Vulcan Value Partners in Birmingham, Ala., which manages $8.7 billion. "We don't scrutinize how much companies spend on dishwashing liquid in the office kitchens."
Research has shown that the more money a company donates to political candidates, the lower the future return of its stock. But correlation doesn't equal causation, and it probably isn't the political donations alone that are causing the underperformance, says Michael Guttentag, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
Rather, the donations are more likely just one small sign that the company may be run by people who aren't acting in the shareholders' best interest, he says.
"There's certainly a risk that managers are going to spend corporate money on their own preferences, as opposed to what's good for the company," says Stephen Bainbridge, a professor of securities law at the University of California, Los Angeles.
But that doesn't apply just to political donations. "A CEO is probably a lot more likely to throw the company's money at his alma mater," says Prof. Bainbridge, "than he is at some political candidate."
You could, of course, sell your shares or vote against the directors of a company that won't disclose its political contributions. If you have owned at least $2,000 in a company's stock for at least one year, the SEC allows you to submit a proposal to be voted on at the company's annual meeting.
For the time being at least, the only way to do anything about corporate political spending is to put it to a vote—at the corporate ballot box.
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Leah Remini opened up about her life since leaving Scientology on the season premiere of Ellen Monday.
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Mission: Can I Get Kelly Ripa's Body?
One writer's journey to find strength (and a thinner waistline?) through the celebrity-worshiped fitness workout, Physique 57
I've stopped caring as much about food. Before I was working out on regular basis, it wasn't a big deal to eat the bagels, donuts, and cupcakes that make an oh-so-often appearance in the office break room. Now that I have to feel that devilish burn between my thighs every morning, a chocolate donut just doesn't seem worth it.
I've also started doing other exercises. Since I typically go to Physique during the week, I find myself getting antsy on the weekends and wanting to -- get this -- work out more. Weird, I know. I've started hiking and finally riding my bike that's been collecting dust.
And I've picked up a few tricks that help me get through each class like a champ ...
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Great job! Getting started is the hardest part and as long as you continue, it'll be easy to keep those good habits. Now I am inclined to look into the Physique 57 classes. There is not gym where I live that offers it, but perhaps I can find a DVD where I can try it at home. Nice work!
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Great but now work in healthy foods. See the real change.
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Researchers at the University of Utah found that adults who consume eight or more glasses of water each day burned significantly more calories than people who only drank four or less. WHY ISN'T THIS SHOUTED FROM THE ROOFTOPS???
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I found videos on youtube and did a 5 min one for arms.
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This was a great article, but I don't think I'll be trying out these DVDs.
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Kelly Ripa looks like a skeleton...
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This was a wonderfully witty and honest article that I can totally relate to. Thank you for the inspiration! You rock! =)
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Im trying to loose weight but i have no motivation, this motivates me to be active. And i know its really hard to cut back on our favorite food
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Wonderful, my girl! Confessing to breaking down and all, putting yourself through the mill, and coming out the other side a winner! Yesssss! Make all us gals proud, and I, for one, am truly motivated!
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Zerlog, on 10 February 2013 - 02:30 AM, said:
and all im thinking is, what if it was a really really good Thug or RMP with that rogue burst combined with the hunter and mage + mass dispel. does not look to hard to setup and pretty easy tho
yeah we got outplayed, under estimated our opponents, happens nothing else but to learn and go on, even the best has their bad days, thats how they learn
It's pretty much a star align situation. The spec is not useable in competitive play but can surprise players that don't expect it. Used to play combat early this season and in 1v1 situations or rogue duels I could best players far better than me and classes rogues usually do not beat. Combat is like that already. None of the abilities shown in the video got buffed, expect for combat getting 5% more attack power. The very same situation could happen on live but you don't see rogues dominating the ladders. It's like showing what damage a warlock chain casting chaos bolt does and then claiming that destro is overpowered.
Killing Spree can be amazing, but it rarely works against good players. If RNG is good you can follow mages through Blink or Warlocks teleporting out of LoS and it procs poisons fast, so often times you finish with a paralytic stun and a full energy bar. Still, pet classes hard-counter it, damage outside of Blades/Spree on anything with armor is bad, really bad. The spec has two things: 1.) 8 second Kidney Shot and 2.) Killing Spree. Outside of that it is really weak. Also anyone following the Bandit's Guile stack can see when the burst is coming.
Edit: Not saying rogues are balanced in 5.2, I did not test it, yet. So I cannot comment. But if rogues are overpowered chances are high it won't be those playing combat outside of 1v1 situations vs. non-pet classes. Simply because combat only got 5% more AP. It's not overpowered, Cloak and Dagger is pretty bad for Combat for example.


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China Plans To Ramp Up Solar-Power Capacity
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China plans to more than double its installed capacity for solar electricity this year, a move that could breathe new life into Chinese solar manufacturers suffering heavy losses.
In a speech at China's annual national energy work conference dated Monday and released on Tuesday, Liu Tienan, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic planning body, said China would add an additional 10 gigawatts of installed solar power capacity this year. Mr. Liu didn't provide any specific details of how it would achieve this goal.
China's solar power capacity rose to seven gigawatts in 2012, Mr. Liu added. Chinese officials previously said the 2011 capacity was three gigawatts.
The ambitious target would put China's solar capacity within striking distance of its goal of reaching 21 gigawatts of installed solar power capacity by 2015, and suggests the government could either exceed or even adjust its goals.
The state-run Xinhua news agency reported last month that "high-ranking government officials" are considering doubling China's solar-capacity target to 40 gigawatts by 2015 to support local solar manufacturers, citing Meng Xiangan, deputy board chairman of the Chinese Renewable Energy Society.
China's solar manufacturers have suffered from a global overcapacity in solar-panel manufacturing and thinning margins. China's State Council, or cabinet, said last month that the industry's problems also include "excessive dependence on foreign markets and broad operational difficulties." Gross margins for solar panels globally have fallen to less than 10% from more than 30% in 2010, according to investment bank Maxim Group.
China has other motivations. Beijing has set targets for limiting increases in carbon emissions, which are blamed for causing climate change. It plans to reduce carbon intensity—the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per unit of gross domestic product—by 17% between 2011 and 2015.
It wasn't clear how China would pay for such a plan, said Aaron Chew, clean-energy analyst at Maxim Group. "The pipeline [for these projects] is real, but lack of financing making the realization of that pipeline is another matter," he said, though he added that China's solar growth should make its 2015 capacity target "easy to beat."
Chinese solar companies accumulated heavy debt between 2009 and 2011 to fund their capacity expansion, but a market downturn left them struggling to make interest payments. Support from local banks and local governments helped carry the weight of the debt.
The country's support of its solar companies has been central to a global fight over solar subsidies between Beijing, Washington and Europe. In what is potentially its largest trade dispute to date, the European Union has accused China of dumping some of the $21.48 billion in solar panels it exported to the EU last year at unfairly low prices.
However, the State Council has said it will reform the industry, such as by encouraging mergers and acquisitions. The cabinet will reduce government support and ban local governments from backing failing domestic solar companies, it said.
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Definición de rain en inglés:
- Winter storms normally bring ordinary rain, freezing rain and sleet as well as snow.
- Weather effects like sand storms or heavy rain and snowfall shorten your units' line of sight and cut their air supply.
- Before long, heavy drops of rain began to pour on the barren landscape.
- The drought loosened its grip in the southeastern States in November, and more emphatically so in January 1941, when heavy rains fell.
- Good general rains fell in 1996, easing the situation until the onset of the next El Niño in 1997.
- A high precipitation super-cell produces very heavy rains, large hail, downbursts and tornadoes.
- Within moments, all ran for cover as a rain of debris began falling.
- The Cityboys formed a rough circle, ignoring the rain of lead that fell on them from above.
- His hand went up to his face and before he had a chance to wonder what had caused it, a rain of small pebbles fell from the sky.
verbo[no object] (it rains, it is raining, etc.)
- Rainy season really started with a vengeance today, so the walk to the station was a little damp as it was raining and humid.
- Water comes through the windows when it is raining.
- Sarah's lungs and immune system still have not developed properly and she is not allowed outside while it is raining, in case she catches pneumonia.
- I have an image of my house with a small cloud continuously raining over it like the house where the Munster's lived.
- I kept staring up, my head bent back and stared as the smoky gray clouds rained on me.
- Farther away, they could see a low patch of clouds in the sky that was raining.
- As the bombs rained down I instinctively dropped to ground, the kids immediately followed suit.
- But the next assault is just around the corner, and the band's talent for stringing out the quiet moments makes the next shower of blows rain down even harder.
- Blows rained down on me from all sides and I fell to the floor under a merciless avalanche of abuse.
- Along with the gusty winds, torrential rains and the punishing power shutdowns, it rained snakes of all sizes and colours on the city.
- Above was nothing, but a pale pink glow even as it rained flowers.
- This night couldn't get any better if it rained rubies and diamonds.
- The CCTV images show him desperately trying to defend himself as blows are rained down on his head by a man wielding a 4ft pickaxe handle.
- An elderly couple who fought off a gang of masked robbers at their home say they feared for their lives as the attackers rained blows on them with baseball bats.
- Petrol bombs, paint bombs and blast bombs were rained down on officers and many surrounding towns.
when it rains it pours
- see pour.
rain cats and dogs
- Rain very hard.Origin uncertain; first recorded in 1738, used by Jonathan Swift, but the phrase rain dogs and polecats was used a century earlier in Richard Brome's The City WittOraciones de ejemplo
- 'It'll be raining cats and dogs in a minute 'she muttered to herself.'
- The first barricaded suspect situation I attended was, as I recall, on a dark and stormy night, in fact it was raining cats and dogs.
- It was raining cats and dogs, and my bike had died on me.
rain on someone's parade
- informal Prevent someone from enjoying an occasion or event; spoil someone's plans.Oraciones de ejemplo
- The space agency is anxiously awaiting its first manned flight in two and a half years, but will weather rain on NASA's parade?
- I didn't want to rain on his parade, so I kept my mouth shut about my frustrated dream of becoming a marine biologist.
- We're not raining on your parade just because it's illegal; it's also dangerous for your computer.
(come) rain or shine
- Whether it rains or not: he runs six miles every morning, rain or shineMás ejemplos en oraciones
- There are any number of good medicine walks right at the front door, flat, easy going and devastatingly beautiful in any weather, rain or shine.
- He found it amusing to see people rush throughout their daily lives and hardly stop to appreciate the day, weather rain or shine.
- They play every Sunday morning, rain or shine, often getting more people out playing when the weather's bad than good.
Verbos con partícula
be rained out
- (Of an event) be terminated or canceled because of rain: the tournament was rained outMás ejemplos en oraciones
- We went to an amazing backyard pool at dusk only to be severely rained out.
- I didn't know at the time that the ballgame was rained out.
- The game on April 8 was rained out.
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- The river is more a stream, eventually splitting into marshy islets and after such a rainless spring was bone dry for a mile of so.
- The desert sand provides a soft base for delicate asparagus spears, while the warm, rainless coastal climate enables farmers to control moisture and fertilizer.
- The long period of hot, sultry, humid, rainless weather has finally broken this morning, with a long, rumbling storm.
Old English regn (noun), regnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch regen and German Regen.
The word rain, spelt regn in Old English, features in a number of sayings and common expressions. The phrase it is raining cats and dogs is first found in the 18th century, but the alternative rain dogs and polecats goes back a further hundred years. That in the past, gullible people might have believed that drowned dogs and cats seen floating in flooded streets had fallen from the skies during the previous heavy downpour is the best that has been found by way of explanation. Someone concerned about a future period of financial need might talk about saving for a rainy day. This may go back to the days when farm labourers working on a casual basis needed to save a proportion of their wages for times when bad weather stopped them working and earning money. One way of politely refusing an offer is to imply that you might take it up at a later date, or take a rain check. In the USA a rain check is a ticket given to spectators at a sporting event. If the event is cancelled because of rain—or 'rained off'—they can then claim a refund.
Palabras que riman con rainabstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne
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Visit a small part of the Kansas City Zoo at the Library! Designed to reach all ages, our Zoo Educators will share information about the animal kingdom and the Zoo in an effort to create a positive connection between the audience and wildlife. Presented with 3 animal ambassadors and touchable animal artifacts, audience members will get an up close opportunity to experience animals in new and memorable ways.


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Student Computing at Penn State College of Medicine
Recommendations for Incoming Medical Students
Medical students in the College of Medicine are required to have their own personal laptop computer. The information provided on this page should be used as a guide. Use it to determine if the laptop you own today is suitable for your use in medical school or for information to purchase a new laptop.
Laptop feature recommendations
- A laptop should have a CPU that runs at 2.4 GHz or faster. Most processors today are faster, but avoid a laptop with a CPU slower than 2.4 GHz.
- If you are running a standard 32 bit Windows or Mac Operating System (OS), 4 GB of RAM is recommended.
- Windows laptops can run XP Pro (SP3 required), or Windows 7 or 8.
- Mac laptops must run at least MAC OS 10.7 (Lion) to connect to our wireless network. If you are running OS 10.4, you must upgrade to OS 10.7 to be compatible with a required application used in our program. We recommend that you do not update your operating system to OS X 10.9 (Mavericks). There are several applications in the Penn State Hershey environment that have been identified that do not work with OS X 10.9.
- Linux, UNIX and other operating systems are not supported on our network.
- We do not currently support the iPad. An iPad can connect to our wireless network, but other campus systems needed for your educational program may not be available on an iPad. An iPad cannot substitute as a replacement for the laptop requirement.
- Students can use either a Mac or Windows laptop. Equivalent services are available to students using either a PC or a Mac computer.
- We recommend a video monitor size of at least 14 inches diagonal with a video card of 256K video RAM or more. A display with either a standard aspect ratio (4:3) or a wide screen format (16:9) is acceptable.
- Laptops have the ability to connect to a data network using a wired Ethernet cable and/or a built-in wireless network card. A laptop having a wireless network card that supports 802.11 a/g/n is highly recommended. Laptops with a wireless network card that does not support the newer "n" standard may experience difficulties connecting to our wireless network, especially in areas with a high density of wireless users (lecture rooms, etc.).
- Students are responsible for the maintenance of their laptops. We provide instructions and assistance for connecting your laptop to our wireless network. We do not provide software or hardware support for student owned laptops. There are several repair centers in the local Hershey area for PC support/repair. The nearest authorized Apple Store for repair of Macintosh laptops is in Lancaster, which is about 45 minutes from Hershey by car. You will be provided with a list of these repair centers.
- We require that you have a copy of Microsoft Office that contains, at a minimum, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. For the PC, either Office 2013, 2010 or 2007 is suitable. For the Mac, Office Mac 2011 is suitable. Training classes are available for these software programs. Other "office productivity suites" (e.g., Open Office, Google Apps) may be of use, but they are not supported. Your educational material will be provided in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Excel format.
- Students are expected to run antivirus and antimalware/antispyware software on their laptop. Free versions of popular programs are available for download (see below).
- We recommend you purchase support services for your laptop through the manufacturer of the laptop. Often, these vendors have available on-site support plans that are more convenient and expedient than standard "over the phone" support plans. We do not provide "loaner" laptops to students in instances when their personal laptop is not working. We do provide access to public computers on a 24/7 basis in the George Harrell Library.
- Our email system is Microsoft Outlook. Student access to their email and calendar will be available through the Outlook webmail client. Students are required to read email sent to them through the campus Outlook system.
Software availability
During student orientation week prior to the start of classes, students will be given their Penn State Access Account user ID and password. This account will grant you access to Penn State's website, Software at Penn State, for software purchases. Office 2011 for students for the Mac and Office 2010 for Windows are available from Software at Penn State. The account will also give students access to the Penn State Information Technology Services website for other free software downloads (antivirus, etc.).
Data storage
We strongly recommend students either use an external storage device to backup files on their laptop or use the online storage facilities provided by Penn State. Loss of data can be very disruptive to your educational program. With a Penn State Access Account, you have available up to 10 GB online storage from Penn State Access Account Storage Space (PASS) at no charge. This can be used as a backup site, or you can setup your laptop to map a drive to store your documents there. More information is available online.
Some students find it convenient to own a personal printer. The George Harrell Library, however, provides B/W and color printing services on a "Pay to Print" basis. Through the campus data network, you can print to these printers from any location on campus after loading the printer driver(s) on your laptop.
Financial Aid
The Higher Education Act, as amended in 1998, recognizes computers as an educational expense. Students may request the inclusion of the cost of a computer in their Cost of Attendance. This is a one-time increase during medical school. All adjustments will be for Fall/Spring. The maximum increase is $2,200 for a laptop computer. The date of purchase must be between May 1 - April 30 for first time students and between August 1 – April 30 for returning students. Students in their last semester of medical school cannot request a cost of attendance increase for a computer. Students must submit an Increase Cost of Attendance Evaluation Form and either a receipt in their name with the date of purchase or a copy of an estimated invoice in their name from a vendor. A detailed listing of all components and software for purchase must be included on the receipt or invoice.
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In typical New Orleans fashion, residents will celebrate the end of hurricane season at a party Friday night.
Evacuteer.org is hosting the fourth annual "Bye Bye Hurricane Season" party from 7 p.m.-11 p.m. at the Eiffel Society in Uptown.
This year, the a simultaneous party will be held in New York, which was hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. That event is being organized by actor Michael Cerveris, who stars in the hit HBO series "Treme".
The event will raise money to help people with storm recovery.
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With that being said I have a $500 reward for the conviction of the asshole or assholes that took it on themselves to paint the front of every fu cking basket at Grandview. If you know who did it give me a call my number is 515-250-7061.
I can't wait to get a hold of the little f ucker or fuckers. I will go midevil on their ass.


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The Manchester Cemetery Association will meet Monday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m. at the Manchester Town Hall to discuss the future of Brookside Cemetery. All community members who are interested in preserving the cemetery for future generations are encouraged to attend.
The Town Hall is at 1272 County Road 7.
The association will be reviewing the current financial status, scheduling a presentation by the Department of State and planning a major fundraising event to be held at the American Legion in the spring.
For more information and to be notified of future events, call (315) 462-6224, or (585) 289-3010
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Definition of tau in English:
1The nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet (Τ, τ), transliterated as 't'.
Example sentences
- Alpha, rho, tau, sigma, omega, Ash went over the letters he saw in his mind while Lari just stared, apparently in her own little world.
- Eqs. 3-5 are characterized by three parameters, namely sigma 0, tau, and alpha.
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1.1 (Tau) [followed by Latin genitive] Astronomy The nineteenth star in a constellation: Tau Ceti
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- The most likely destinations are the stars closest to Earth, such as Alpha Centauri and Proxima Centauri, Tau Ceti, and Epsilon Eridani.
- This newly discovered planet orbits a star called Tau Gruis, which is about 100 light-years away.
- It is another spacecraft, an interstellar explorer that charted the Tau Ceti and Epsilon Indi systems in the mid-twenty-second century.
1.2 (in full tau particle or tau lepton) Physics An unstable subatomic particle of the lepton class, with a charge of −1 and a mass roughly 3,500 times that of the electron.
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The 2009 Duck Stamp (courtesy of FWS.gov)
by Dale Humburg
I was once asked, "How far can you send a mallard with a duck stamp?" The answer: "Not as far as you used to."
That's because the price of the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp, commonly referred to as the duck stamp, has not increased since 1991. During this same time frame, the cost of a gallon of gasoline has risen from about $1 to as high as $4 last summer (although prices have sharply declined since that time). And the costs of a gallon of milk, a box of corn flakes, and a loaf of bread have doubled during the same period. The buying power of duck stamp revenues has also not kept pace with the cost of wetland and upland acreage. While many other products have dramatically increased in price, the duck stamp has stagnated at $15.
Just to cover increases in the consumer price index—a commonly used measure of inflation—a federal duck stamp would now have to cost about $23. Unfortunately for ducks, land values have increased even faster than many other commodities. Land prices have at least doubled across much of the prairie Duck Factory, rendering today's duck stamp revenues half as effective in conserving habitat as in the early 1990s. As a result, Ducks Unlimited is supporting bipartisan proposals that would immediately increase the price of the federal duck stamp to $25. This increase would be followed a few years later by another $10 increase, bringing the total price of a duck stamp to $35. The initial price increase would allow duck stamp revenues to keep pace with the consumer price index, while the second increase would help address rising conservation costs associated with increasing land values.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
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Sage Francis wrote: A: As far as I know MSG is not habit forming but I don't know much about MSG. I thought MSG was some kind of suburban myth when I was growing up. As the myth goes, all-you-can-eat Asian restaurants used MSG in their food to make people feel full so that they wouldn't eat too much. However, as it turns out, MSG is a "flavor enhancer" much like salt. So, no, I don't spike my songs with MSG. However, I think some pop stars are composed entirely of MSG. You just sidetracked me with the whole MSG thing.
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WILLIAMSTOWN -Former Williamstown Fire Chief James "Joe" Ruf, a beloved member of the Williamstown community, died Saturday of an apparent heart attack.
Residents are mourning the loss of Ruf, 77, who had been a fixture in the Williams-town community for nearly his entire life, including 60 years of service with the Williamstown fire department. Ruf joined the department when he was 17 and retired as fire chief in October.
"He has been our chief for 26 years and he just retired two weeks ago," said Mayor Jean Ford. "Besides being a chief, he was a really good friend and he was a friend to everybody. He cared so much about everybody in the community. He was always helping someone.
"It is just a sad, sad day for the whole community," Ford said.
Paul Jordan, a volunteer firefighter and former city councilman, worked with Ruf for 24 years and was surprised and saddened by the news of his passing.
"It just came out of nowhere," Jordan said. "What he gave to the community and what he meant to the community, there is just no way to put a value on that. It is un-repayable."
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Funeral services for Joe Ruf will be 10:30 a.m. today at First Presbyterian Church in Williamstown with Pastor Elizabeth Campbell-Maleke officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery with full military rites observed.
Ruf often could be a tough boss, but he also cared for all of the members of the fire department, Jordan said.
"Being one of Joe's boys wasn't always easy. It was Joe's way or the highway," Jordan said. "But he took care of all of us at one time or another in his own way.
According to Ruf's obituary, he was the oldest firefighter in West Virginia to have completed and passed the Certified Fireman's Test, at age 66. Ruf had been instrumental in the construction of a new fire station in Williamstown and along with other residents helped build the picnic shelter across from the Williamstown City Building during the "Hometown West Virginia Project."
Along with fellow firefighters and other Williamstown residents, they built the town's new food pantry.
"He was a really good person. His heart was where it should be: Loving and caring for people," Ford said. "The whole community will mourn him. It is a big loss."
Following graduation from Williamstown High School in 1954, he served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1957, during the Korean War.
He was employed in 1960 by Union Carbide Plastics, which later became Amoco. He retired from there in 1995.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Williamstown, where he had served as a member of the Church Session and the Church Deacons. He also was a member of American Legion Post 159, having been active with the Honor Guard., Masonic Lodge 129 and other associated organizations, and the 911 Advisory Board for Wood County, since its inception.
"Joe was always the go-to guy in the community," Jordan said. "He was always helping someone."
Ruf is survived by his wife of 54 years, Ruth Williamson; two children, Susan Barengo (Jim) of Marietta and Greg Ruf (Brenda) of Dublin,Ohio; his brother Tom Ruf (Linda) of Williamstown; and five grandchildren.
Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery today with full military rites.


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Pittsfield Pedestrian Killed on Route 7
LENOX, Mass. — A 46-year-old Pittsfield woman was killed shortly after midnight on Sunday when she was struck by a car on the Pittsfield Lenox Road.
According to Lenox Police, Stacy A. Macfarlane-Holmes was crossing the Pittsfield Road (Route 7) near the Price Chopper plaza on foot at about 12:39 a.m. when she was hit by a southbound 1998 Volkswagen New Beetle driven by Firas M. Kara of Lee.
Macfarlane-Holmes was in the southbound lane when the accident occurred but her direction of travel has yet to be determined. She was transported to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield where she was pronounced dead.
The state police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section is in the process of reconstructing the crash. Kara states that he never saw Macfarlane-Holmes in the roadway. This area of the Pittsfield Road is somewhat poorly lit and it was raining at the time of the collision.
Officers Ward and Lagarce responded to the scene. They were assisted by state police from the Lee barracks, the Pittsfield Police Department, the Lenox Ambulance and the Pittsfield Fire Department.
This incident remains under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed this is urged to contact the Lenox Police at 413-637-2346. Officer Ward is the investigating officer.
|Tags: pedestrian, motor vehicle, fatality
Lenox Police Go High Tech to Search for Missing
LENOX, Mass. — Police Chief Stephen E. O'Brien has formalized an agreement with the A Child Is Missing Alert Program that has led to a high-tech method now in place to search locally for missing children, missing elderly (often with Alzheimer's), college students and missing persons who may be mentally or physically challenged or disabled.
Upon receipt of a missing person call, the Police Department will make one of its first phone calls to a toll-free number that rings in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at the national headquarters of the A Child Is Missing Alert Program.
The call, answered 24 hours every day by an information and mapping technician, initiates a rapid process of information gathering and use of sophisticated mapping systems. A Child Is Missing then launches potentially thousands of calls within minutes with an alert message detailing the missing person's description, last known whereabouts, and pertinent information. This alert message will also include a Lenox Police Department phone number for use by anyone with information relating to the missing person.
This program is a free service to law enforcement. Police officials will evaluate each potential activation of the A Child Is Missing Alert Program to ensure the application is appropriate to the case and that the system is optimally used. Policies, procedures, and employee training will also guide the most efficient and effective use of this alert program.
Phone numbers that are called by this program include listed numbers and mobile numbers available to ACIM in the selected area. Mobile numbers, unlisted numbers, broadband/voice-over IP numbers, or TDD/TTY devices can be added to ensure they, too, are called in the event of an alert.
To enter your cell phone, unlisted or other device number visit www.achildismissing.org and click on "add your name" to enter your name, number and address. This information will only be used for emergency message alerts.
A Child Is Missing is a nationwide nonprofit organization that helps law enforcement agencies locate missing children and others. It utilizes sophisticated computer mapping systems and trained technicians with the capacity to place 1,000 alert phone calls in one minute to residents and businesses in the area where someone has gone missing. To date, the efforts of A Child Is Missing have been credited with more than 890 safe, assisted recoveries.
|Tags: missing person
Lenox Ambulance in Head-on Crash
LENOX, Mass. — The town's ambulance is out of commission after it was involved in a head-on crash Thursday morning while transporting a patient to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.
Police Chief Stephen E. O'Brien said Lenox Ambulance was dispatched at 5:11 a.m. on Thursday to Curtis Housing on Main Street for a woman with abdominal pain. By 5:25, the firefighter emergency medical technicians Jason Saunders and Daniel Pirettihad had her on the way to Pittsfield.
Saunders, who was driving the ambulance, reported six minutes later that it had been involved in a head-on motor vehicle crash on Main Street near the entrance to the Church on the Hill.
Police said Matthew Bak, 20, of Cheshire, was operating a 1997 Chevy pickup GMT 400 southbound on Main Street when he fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the center line, and collided with the 2008 Ford E450 Type III ambulance.
Saunders requested aid from the Fire Department, two other ambulances and Lenox Police.
The EMTs on the ambulance began caring for the other patients involved and, once more firefighters arrived, a third ambulance was requested for the personnel involved in the crash.
Saunders, 36, and Piretti, 27, who was caring for the patient in the back of the ambulance, were both treated at BMC for minor injuries and released after being transported by County Ambulance. The 83-year-old patient was taken to BMC with neck and back pain via another County Ambulance.
Bak complained of neck and back pain and was transported to BMC by Lee Ambulance.
The crash remains under investigation and both criminal and civil charges are pending. There was extensive damage to both involved vehicles, which were towed away.
Although the town will be without an ambulance, Fire Chief Daniel W. Clifford said the Lenox Fire Department will continue to provide emergency medical services and will rely on mutual aid ambulance services for transport until a more permanent solution for a replacement ambulance becomes available.
|Tags: head-on, accident, ambulance
Stolen Property Being Returned to Owners
LENOX, Mass. — The items held as evidence in the case against burglary kingpin Stefan Veremko are being released to their owners.
The Lenox Police Department has been holding hundreds of items seized in November 2009 from Veremko's home, vehicle and areas where he had discarded the property. Veremko's monthslong spree across three states ended when an off-duty officer spotted him fleeing a building - with a pillowcase.
Multiple police agencies were investigating the break-ins, which stretched from Southern Vermont to South County. As a result, Veremko and accomplice Tara Malloy were arrested. The recent conclusion of the case convicting Veremko and giving him five- to seven-year state prison sentence allows police the opportunity to return the seized evidence to the many victims involved with this case, said Chief Stephen E. O'Brien.
Many people came to the Lenox Town Hall on Nov. 19, 2009, to view the vast array of items. Some were able to identify items that indeed belonged to them. While conducting this process, during the exit interview, these victims were asked to provide a phone number at which they could be reached at the conclusion of the case.
Within the next several days, the victims who identified property will be receiving a call from the Lenox Police to arrange for the release of their property. All of the property that was identified will be returned to its rightful owner. For victims from the states of Vermont and New York, their property will be released to the police agency having jurisdiction over the crime. The out-of-state agency will make a determination if that property may be released or if it will remain held pending future criminal action against Veremko and Malloy in their states.
"We are asking for everyone's patience as we attempt to relinquish property in an orderly fashion to be certain that each and every victim recoups their loss," said O'Brien. "We also thank everyone involved for their patience as this case made its way through the criminal court system."
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1- your computer specs (cpu, memory): I have a core2 Quad with 4 GB memory, Windows Vista. PS3 Media Server 1.04
2- the network connection you are using for streaming your files (wifi, homeplugs, ethernet 100Mbits, or gigabit): Crossed ethernet 100 mbit PC<--->PS3.
3- detailed infos on what's not working....
I get judder on NTSC dvd img/iso-files. If I burn the file to DVD-r and play it on the PS3 I do NOT get the same judder. It's worse than the 3:2 pulldown judder (or stutter) that's is native to NTSC-format on film. Anyway, my Toshiba TV can remove "true" 3:2 pulldown judder from NTSC-films.
Something is done during transcoding that causes the judder. After trying different settings I've found that the only thing that removes the judder is if I disable "expert settings" and let PS3 Media Server use "A/V sync alternative method". That completely removes any judder, but there's only one little problem: audio and video is WAY out of sync.
It seems that the transcoding process rebuilds the movies original 24 fps. But with "A/V sync alternative method", the 24 fps is played back at 30 fps, a 125% increase in speeed. The audio though is still playing at normal speed. I have used "Kung Fu Panda" (ntsc dvd-img) as my test-file and When the panda falls out of bed at 2.00 min of the movie, the thump (sound of panda hitting the floor) is coming at 2.30 min.
When "A/V sync alternative method" is disbled by the settings in Mencoder/expert settings (container == iso :: -nosync), A/V sync perfectly, but the judder returns. It seems that frames are added to sync audio and video and that's causing the judder.
I have searched for a solution and tried many different settings and tweaks, for example adding this in mencoder/expert settings:
framerate == 23.976 :: -speed 1.042709376 -ofps 25
framerate == 23.976 :: -mpegopts tele_src=24000/1001:tele_dest=25
framerate == 24.000 :: -mpegopts tele_src=24000/1001:tele_dest=25
But none of this settings work. I'd rather have a slight speed-up than judder. But I have to say that I have tried so many settings that I'm not sure what the default settings in Mencoder are any longer. Is there a way to return to default settings?
BTW: My PS3 is set to output 50 Hz from XMB. I've tried to set it to "auto" with no change. I have no judder on PAL dvd iso.


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Wesley Jonathan plays Burrell Stamps Ballentine, Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine's brother, in TV Land's original sitcom, The Soul Man.
Moving seamlessly between comedic and dramatic roles in both television and film since he was a child, Jonathan has an impressive range of acting talent. He is not only a gifted dancer and athlete but he has also starred in countless movies, television shows and commercials.
Jonathan made his television debut at the tender age of eight, appearing on the smash FOX series 21 Jump Street. He was a series regular on The WB's top-rated sitcom, What I Like About You starring Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth and the syndicated Teen NBC series City Guys. He has also guest-starred in some of the most popular shows on television including NCIS, Cold Case, 90210, and CSI: Miami. Jonathan's extensive list of film credits include Speed Dating, Love Will Keep Us Together, The Effect, Remember the Daze, Crossover, Roll Bounce, and The United States of Leland. He was also a producer and star of the feature Dysfunctional Friends starring Stacey Dash and Terrell Owens. He also starred in David E. Talbert's play for BET, What Goes Around Comes Around.
Jonathan always finds time to give back to the community, especially to causes that benefit children. The many charity events he has participated in include: *NSYNC's Challenge for the Children (several consecutive years), Magic Johnson's 'A Midsummer Night's Magic,' the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation 'A Time For Heroes' Carnival, Joe Torry's Celebrity Basketball Challenge, the National Urban League's Youth Summit, Team Kool Green and the 100 Black Men of Cleveland's computer literacy campaign and KTLA's Kids Day LA. Follow Wesley Jonathan on Twitter, Instagram and like his page on Facebook.


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Acromegaly is a condition in which there is too much growth hormone in the body.
Somatotroph adenoma; Growth hormone excess; Pituitary giant (in childhood)
Acromegaly is a rare condition. It is caused when the pituitary gland makes too much growth hormone. The pituitary gland is a pea-sized endocrine gland located at the base of the brain. It controls, makes, and releases several hormones, including growth hormone.
Usually a noncancerous (benign) tumor of the pituitary gland causes the gland to release too much growth hormone.
In children, too much growth hormone causes gigantism rather than acromegaly.
Symptoms of acromegaly may include any of the following:
Other symptoms that may occur with this disease:
The health care provider will perform a physical exam and ask about your symptoms.
The following tests may be ordered to confirm diagnosis of acromegaly:
Surgery to remove the pituitary tumor that is causing this condition often corrects the abnormal growth hormone. Sometimes the tumor is too large to remove completely. People who do not respond to surgery may have radiation of the pituitary gland.
Medications are used after surgery. Some patients are treated with medicines instead of surgery.
After treatment, you will need to see your health care provider regularly to make sure that the pituitary gland is working normally. Yearly evaluations are recommended.
Pituitary surgery is successful in most patients, depending on the size of the tumor and the experience of the surgeon.
Without treatment, the symptoms will get worse. Conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease may result.
Call your health care provider if:
Acromegaly cannot be prevented. Early treatment may prevent complications of the disease from getting worse.
Katznelson L, Atkinson JLD, Cook DM, et al. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly - 2011 update. Endocr Pract. 2011;17(Suppl 4):1-44. PMID: 21846616 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21846616.
Melmed S, Kleinberg D. Pituitary masses and tumors. In: Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, Kronenberg HM, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 9.
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Anti-Union Workers Challenge UAW's Request for Revote in Chattanooga
By Melanie Trottman and Siobhan Hughes
A group of five employees at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant are fighting back against the United Auto Workers' attempt to get a revote of an election two weeks ago in which workers rejected unionization.
Last Friday, the UAW asked the National Labor Relations Board, which oversees workplace union elections, to consider a new election at the Chattanooga assembly plant, contending that interference from Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Bob Corker, prompted workers to reject the union.
On Tuesday, the five anti-union workers filed a motion with the NLRB asking to intervene in the UAW's pending request, saying their employer and the union "are colluding to force unionization" on them and their co-workers.
A spokesman for Volkswagen Group of America in Chattanooga declined to comment.
A UAW spokeswoman did not respond to a request for comment.
The workers' filing adds a new dimension to a dispute that was already complicated—and politically sensitive for the NLRB. The agency, which has come under fire in the past several years from Republicans and business groups who say the board has a pro-union bias, is now in the difficult position of having to consider the question of whether a U.S. senator, among others, interfered in a union election.
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The vote, in which workers at the plant rejected UAW representation, 712-626, was a stinging setback for the union and for organized labor's efforts to make inroads in the South.
In its filing with the NLRB, the UAW cited what it called "a coordinated and widely-publicized coercive campaign" by politicians and outside organizations to deprive workers of their right to join a union without interference.
The five anti-UAW employees are being led by Michael Burton, an hourly VW worker who had organized an anti-union petition before the election and gathered about 600 signatures from colleagues opposed to union representation. The workers submitted their filing with legal assistance from the anti-union National Right to Work Foundation.
The UAW has until March 7 to file evidence in the case, and then the NLRB's Atlanta region, where the filings were made, will conduct an administrative investigation, said an NLRB spokesman. The outcome of that will determine "whether there's a need for a hearing" before an NLRB judge, the spokesman said.
The election at the plant was unusual because Volkswagen agreed to remain neutral and allowed union organizers into the plant for more than a week.
In their filing Tuesday, the five workers said Volkswagen and the union colluded to negotiate that neutrality, and that the company provided "heavy-handed assistance" to the UAW.
Labor lawyers said there is little precedent for the NLRB to consider objections to union-organizing elections based on third-party interference, which means they're watching the NLRB's action in the dispute closely.
Its critics are also watching, and are using the new developments to again question the NLRB's objectivity.
"When given the opportunity to express their preference through a secret ballot, the employees at Volkswagen voted not to join the UAW," said Rep. Phil Roe (R., Tenn.), chairman of a House subcommittee that oversees the board. "The UAW should respect the rights of the workers in Chattanooga, and so should the NLRB. This incident is just another example of union bosses attempting to achieve through a biased Washington bureaucracy what they cannot through a secret ballot."
Mr. Corker, speaking with reporters on Capitol Hill Monday, was more optimistic. "Even as partisan as this NLRB might be, I can't imagine that they would try to keep a United States senator from weighing in" about something the lawmaker knows about, he said.
The NLRB's supporters are confident of its impartiality.
"The dedicated professionals at the Board will conduct a thorough and objective review of the facts in this case, and will apply well-established standards to determine whether misconduct occurred," said Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) chairman of the Senate Labor Committee. "I have every confidence that the Board will do its job in this case, and do it well, just as they do every day in cases around the country."
The NLRB is already in the spotlight after filing a recent complaint against Wal-Mart Stores over union-backed worker protests, and proposing a rule that would speed union-organizing elections by delaying the legal challenges employers can file.
The NLRB has said it's just doing its job of enforcing decades-old labor law that establishes the right of private-sector workers to organize and collectively bargain.
Asked Tuesday about the UAW's filing, an NLRB spokesman said, "The NLRB will provide, as it always does, an impartial forum for the resolution of disputes."
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