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January 05, 2011
EIA: U.S. Power Grid to Rely More on Renewable Energy, Natural Gas by 2035
Renewable energy and natural gas will provide a growing share of U.S. electricity over the next quarter century, according to DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA). The "business as usual" reference case for the EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2011, released on December 16, finds that non-hydropower renewable energy resources and natural gas are the fastest-growing sources of electricity in the coming decades. This would cause renewable energy's share of U.S. power production to increase from 10% in 2009 to 14% in 2035, while the share for natural gas increases from 23% to 25%. Nuclear power production stays flat as the demand grows, causing its share to drop from 20% to 17%, while coal loses share but continues to dominate U.S. power production, dropping from a 45% share in 2009 to 43% in 2035.
The EIA projection attributes the growth in renewable energy use to federal tax credits in the near term and to state requirements in the long term, while low commodity prices and relatively low capital costs favor a growth in power production from natural gas. Compared to last year's Outlook, the EIA's estimate of technically recoverable but unproved shale gas resources has more than doubled to 827 trillion cubic feet due to the results of recent shale gas drilling. This significant resource ups natural gas production in the Lower 48 by 20% in 2035 while resulting in lower projections for natural gas prices. Meanwhile, the EIA is not anticipating any new central-station coal-fired power plants beyond those already under construction or supported by clean-coal incentives.
In the big view of the U.S. energy future, world oil prices are expected to increase to $125 per barrel (in 2009 dollars) by 2035, helping to contribute to a decline in the U.S. reliance on imported energy. Along with an increase in biofuels production and energy savings from new energy efficiency standards, the higher prices cause the net import share of U.S. energy consumption to drop from 24% in 2009 to 18% in 2035. Even with no changes in policy related to greenhouse gases, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions grow slowly. After falling significantly over the past two years, emissions do not return to their 2005 levels until 2027. They then rise another 5% by 2035, reaching 6.315 million metric tons per year.
The EIA released only its reference case in December. The full Annual Energy Outlook 2011, including projections with differing assumptions on the price of oil, the rate of economic growth, and the characteristics of new technologies, will be released in spring 2011, along with regional projections. See the EIA press release and the preliminary report.


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Armed robbery at Sarasota hotel late Friday
Published: Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 12:11 p.m.
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SARASOTA - Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Sarasota hotel, the second such crime in the area in the past few days.
Two men, at least one armed with a handgun, approached the clerk at Roadway Inn, 5000 N. Tamiami Trail. The clerk sustained only minor injuries in the incident, which occurred at 10:55 p.m. Friday, according to the Sarasota Police Department.
The clerk was pushed to the ground, while one man jumped the counter and grabbed cash from the drawer.
The suspects, who wore towels over their heads and faces to conceal their faces, fled the scene, according to police.
They are described as black males in their 20s, standing about 5-foot-9. One was wearing a green shirt and blue jeans. The other was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt and blue jeans.
In the other, similar crime, a clerk at a Marriott Residence Inn at 1040 University Parkway was beaten by an armed man who then took money from a hotel safe early Wednesday morning. No arrest has yet been made in that case.
The suspect in the Marriott robbery was described as a Hispanic male, in his 20s, standing 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10, with a slender build. He was last seen wearing a black, baseball-style hat with a white letter, a black, long-sleeved shirt with a gray design or undershirt, and black short and shoes. He wore a gray bandana over his face during the robbery.
Anyone with information can call Detective Jackson at 954-7070 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 366-8477 or www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com.
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Due to the change in state law which now requires a student to turn 5 years old on or before Aug. 31, the Oak Ridge schools are taking applications for early enrollment this week and next week.
Early enrollment will conclude next Friday, March 29.
This will be the beginning of a two-part registration process that will be completed just prior to school starting for the 2013-2014 school year, according to a city school system news release. If you have a child who will be 5 on or before Sept. 30, 2013 and you feel your child is emotionally and academically ready to start kindergarten early, you may pick up an early registration form during pre-registration from the school in the district of your residence or from the Pupil Services office in the School Administration Building on New York Avenue. Applications will also be available online during this time period. Information from the early enrollment form should be completed and returned to the elementary school your child is zoned to attend by March 29.
Once your application has been received and reviewed, you will be notified of the date and time for your child to be screened.
Final decision for early admittance to kindergarten will be decided by the superintendent of schools.
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"People can be transformed by being open and human. We believe that people have a need to be heard, but how they are heard really matters – if they take the risk of telling their story, it needs to make a difference." – Denise Altvater
On March 1 and 2 more than 100 of us gathered at Friends Center in Philadelphia for the AFSC Corporation Meeting. For two days, Quakers and AFSC staff worshipped together, engaged in business, and learned ways to work in partnership for peace and justice. A strong spirit of mutual respect and common cause drew us together as Friends and staff spoke about how to be effective allies and explored actions that individual Friends, meetings, and churches might be led to take in working alongside AFSC.
On Friday we spent the evening exploring trauma healing and reconciliation. Denise Altvater, a member of the Passamaquoddy tribe of the Wabankai, who has worked for AFSC for 18 years told the story of her work in Maine with Wabanki and state child care workers to establish a truth and reconciliation commission—the first between a sovereign tribal nation and a U.S. state, and the first in which victims and perpetrators have proceeded in unity. On February 12, it was seated in Hermon, Maine. Preceding it was a day of reflection and prayer for the telling of the hard stories of children who had been taken from their homes, from their people, from their ways, and placed into foster homes with white families.
The foster care system was a tactic to eradicate the culture of the few Wabanaki who had survived physical genocide. The intention was, as Richard Henry Pratt, founder of the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania said, "to kill the Indian, but save the man."
Many of the children are now adults and still suffer from the trauma of being taken. Denise says, "Across the board, however you were taken, in a real good way or a real bad way, whether you were taken from a good home or a bad home, whether you were placed in a good or bad foster home, the people taken didn't feel like they knew where they belonged. The trauma that had the deepest impact was the trauma of being taken. It was a real strong and real life-long traumatic event."
Denise is clear that the harm done was part of the system: "During the boarding school era, the foster care era, child welfare workers were doing their jobs and they thought they were doing the right thing. It's not an issue of them being good or bad, right or wrong."
The focus of the truth and reconciliation process will be the healing of the Wabanaki through the telling and receiving of their stories, the healing of the child care workers, and changes in policy and practice.
Child welfare workers and tribal members have worked together on developing the declaration of intent; they were mistrustful at first, but when they told each other stories about who they are as people, their hearts opened to one another, and they have moved together to make the commission a reality.
As the tender, difficult stories are told and really heard, the healing can begin, the reclamation of the birthright of all people: to one's own culture, to one's own heart, to a sense of belonging.
Denise says, "No amount of money could make up for what happened to me." For her, it's all about feeling joy again, reclaiming that birthright, which has been elusive since the trauma of being taken from her home and the trauma of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her foster parents.
Moving from harm to healing is a focus of AFSC's work all over the world. In 13 countries and 38 U.S. cities, AFSC works from the understanding that peace begins with healing from the trauma of war, violence, and other forms of harm. The interruption of cycles of violence through healing lays the foundation for peace. Our work, drawn from Quaker faith and testimonies, arises from the understanding that people have the answers they need within and listening undergirds all transformation. At its best, our work reveals the power of love.
We appreciate our deepening connection to Quaker monthly meetings, churches, yearly meetings, and Friends everywhere. Last year we launched an AFSC-Quaker meeting/church liaison program to work with Quaker congregations for peace and justice. The program has been well received and we hope that many more meetings and churches will join with us in the coming year. If you are interested, email email@example.com.
Please hold us in your prayers, challenge us, and engage with us. None of this work can happen without communities reaching out in love to help make peace possible.
In Peace,
Shan Cretin Arlene Kelly
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Wait and See, at a Cost
In the 1970s, Manhattan's once-vibrant Ladies' Mile shopping district was suffering from decades of decline. Once-grand stores in the area, which runs from 18th Street up to 24th Street, stretching west to east from 6th Avenue to Park Avenue, had been converted to warehouses or sat semi-deserted, ignored by consumers and investors alike. But by the mid-80s, developers expressed interest in redeveloping the area, and a few years later Bed Bath & Beyond signed on as the first big tenant at a redeveloped 620 Sixth Avenue. Soon after its 1992 opening, others followed, including Barnes and Noble, T.J. Maxx, and Staples.
Professor Boğaçhan Çelen has studied the intersecting dynamics illustrated by the rejuvenation of Ladies' Mile for some time, examining the role of information and timing and the effects of what economists call complementarities.
"Bed Bath & Beyond assessed the area, gathered information about it, and decided that it could easily become profitable again," Çelen says. "Other retailers probably had an idea of the area's potential, but seeing one big player take the risk gave confidence to others, who waited to learn" to gain information, that is "about whether Bed Bath & Beyond's risk would pay off before following suit."
The presence of a major retailer also meant that any new retailers setting up shop would be likely to benefit from complementarity effects, in which the presence of many businesses or investors enhance one another. In this case, consumers shopping at Bed Bath & Beyond can go on to shop at a number of different stores within the same few blocks, so all stores in the area benefit from their proximity to each other.
These dynamics play out in many investment scenarios. For example, a firm weighing foreign direct investment (FDI) in a developing country usually faces limited information and varying degrees of certainty about that country's political stability, local business climate, and so on. Even if a firm's own information suggests a favorable return is likely, unless the firm is willing to take the risk itself, it must wait and seek assurance from another firm's entrance into the market. Once one firm takes the plunge, its presence encourages others to follow suit, and complementarities arise and profits flow.
Two distinct strands of research investigate timing and complementarity separately, but the two work in tandem. By investigating both together, Çelen hoped to learn more about how people make investment choices when both these factors are at play. If there is a waiting period that people can use strategically to acquire telling information from others' decisions, do they capitalize on it? How long do they wait to invest?
Working with Francesco Brindisi of the New York City Economic Development Corporation and Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and with Kyle Hyndman of Southern Methodist University, Çelen ran an experiment that mimicked the way FDI works.
In one of two variations, pairs of subjects had to decide at the same time whether or not to invest their money without any opportunity to gain information from watching or waiting to see what the person they were paired with would do. Each subject was given private information about the profitability of the investment. The second variation gave the subjects the opportunity to invest immediately or to wait so they could see whether or not others would invest before they made their decision. Waiting to invest incurred a cost, giving subjects an incentive to act early.
"When two people received the same kind and magnitude of information, they tended to invest when they were forced to make the decision immediately or in the very near term," Çelen says. "Whereas when given time to wait, they did. That implies both that people want to be very confident and that they are willing to pay the cost of waiting to see what others do." The researchers also found that a substantial proportion of subjects between 30 and 40 percent waited quite a bit longer to invest than the researchers' theoretical model predicted.
"Even though they knew the information they had was good that the investment was likely to be a good one they were much more confidence-seeking than we thought they would be," Çelen says. "People seem to want a lot of assurance."
Of course, the problem with waiting is that it can delay the emergence of the complementarities that benefit so many market participants. If, as this research suggests, people are prone to delay when they face a relatively safe investment opportunity, what to do?
One implication is that the biggest players who are typically able to tolerate greater risks should be encouraged to lead the way, Çelen says. While TARP and the federal government's first stimulus plan were controversial, shoring up larger companies and banks may have kept existing complementarities in play while encouraging new ones, at the same time providing important cues for smaller firms and the public. Similarly, developers and brokers may want to try to sweetening deals for large, early investors in an effort to set off the desired domino effect. "If confidence-seeking behavior is so important to people, encouraging larger firms to invest may provide assurance to smaller players," Çelen says. "With confidence boosted, others would start investing too, complementarities would take hold, and everyone would reap benefits."
Boğaçhan Çelen is associate professor of finance and economics at Columbia Business School.
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03 April 2006
PW does SF
Update 4/4/06: Ron Hogan has posted outtakes from his article, with some interesting stuff from Lou Anders, David Hartwell, and others.
Also, be sure to check out Colleen Lindsay's great comment about publicity in the comments to this post.
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Hmmm. Although I disliked the new NYT column intensely, I also wasn't overly fond of Gerald Jonas's reviews. In my opinion, the Washington Post has always done the best genre reviews in mainstream publishing. They match a book to a reviewer and rotate them all the time. It lends a freshness to the reviews and a different perspective every time.ReplyDelete
I also disagree wholeheartedly with the assumption that many of the SF fans seem to have that it is difficult to get SF/F reviewed in the mainstream press. I never had very many problems at all.
Entertainment Weekly was always responsive, as was Time Magazine and People. They are about as mainstream as you can get.
I never could have promoted China Mievilee so easily if I hadn't gotten the cooperation of the mainstream press: The Philly Inquirer, Wash Post, Cleveland Plain Dealer, NPR, Seattle Times, Details Magazine...I could go on and on.
I also wasn't afraid to send to smaller papers that most publicists would turn their noses up at - you'd be surprised at just how many fantastic genre reviewers are out there in the middle of the country at small or weekly papers.
The one thing I HAVE heard from many book review critics was that I was one of the very few publicists who treated SF/F as though it were just regular fiction, and one of the only ones who would pitch to a place like Time or People.
I'd say that one reason SF/F doesn't get reviewed more is that most publishers tell their publicity & marketing departments that it isn't worth as much of their time as another book. I know that when my boss was replaced at Big Ass Publishing Company, this exact same thing happened.
The imprints who push the envelope with marketing & publicity $$$ and give it their all - like RH Kid did with Eragon, and Scholastic did with Harry Potter, well - they are forward thinking.
Go into any publishing house - even one that specializes in SF/F - and do a random survey of the publicists. See how many of them actually would want to stay in SF/F publicity. Almost none of them., They are told from the moment they start that it is a dead end and there is no career advancement. It's really sad. Brainwashed into not respecting the genre they are working on.
I worked with one woman who loved SF/F but she was horrified she would get stuck with my titles after I got laid off. She was convinced it would be the end of her career.
We need to start reeducating people, starting with the publishers.
My two cents. :-)
- Anonymous4/04/2006 12:24 PM
Thanks for your fascinating (albeit depressing)imput. It's extremely useful to know.
Colleen is dead right. PR is a particular problem with SF at the big publishers because they sometimes don't have any genre specialists. In such cases if the SF editor(s) want to get their books promoted they have to compete with people wanting PR time/budget for the next Dan Brown or whatever.ReplyDelete
And the people that do get assigned SF are usually assistants, because it's considered a no brainer. In my own case, the woman who hired me originally at Big Ass Publishing Company wanted to get beyond that. She hired me because I had a lot of PR/marketing/bookselling experience and I was also a fan of the genre. She brought me in to be a specialist, and the pwers that be where she worked thought she was crazy. But it worked. And I really enjoyed changing mainstream reviewer's perceptions of SF/F. (Unfortunately, the new PR guy at BAPC decided that I wasn't doing ENOUGH to promote the books, but that's another story to tell in August...remind me!)
It isn't just SF/F that gets short shrift. The other outcast genres that get assignd to low level or inexperienced PR folks are romance, military, mystery and fiction by African American writers. It's a shame, really.
Colleen, great comments from the frontlines. As a reviewer, I found your comments about other publicists to be dispiriting; as a writer, I found them REALLY depressing -- just what I always feared.ReplyDelete
But it does show how much impact a savvy publicist like yourself can have, both in placing books in the hands of reviewers (and then readers), as well as by educating other PR folks at the publishing level. It also demonstrates how hidebound and behind the times a place like the NYTBR really is. The Washington Post has always had editors -- Mike Dirda, David Streitfeld, David Nicholson, Marie Arana, and most recently Ron Charles -- who read widely in various genres and have made a point of reviewing new and emerging authors in those fields. Ditto the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the San Francisco papers. I'd like to think that with the success of numerous genre writers, the Times is now scrambling to catch up. I was never a huge fan of Gerald Jonas, either, but he was widely-read in the field and brought a reviewer's mindset and experience to his job, and not a style writer's.
Still, one can look at the glass as half-full: I was afraid the Times would discontinue its SF/F coverage completely. Dave Itzkoff is having a bit of a trial by fire: maybe the experience will make a good critic of him, someone who could have the same kind of positive impact on the field that Dirda has had. Stranger things happen.
"I worked with one woman who loved SF/F but she was horrified she would get stuck with my titles after I got laid off. She was convinced it would be the end of her career."
Please explain her reasoning. I don't understand what this woman meant:
A) That simply working with SF books would mark her with the "unclean" stigma?
B) That it would be impossible to produce above-expected sales for SF books, no matter how hard she tried?
What a strange person...
A little of both, sir.ReplyDelete
Ah, I see.ReplyDelete
In Sweden we'd call such a person "underkvalificerad". (I shouldn't say what it means in English... ;-P)
Just think about the uphill battle you have to fight if you are a genre author publishing with a non-genre independent press! Talk about getting the time of day from some of these people.ReplyDelete
A good publicist can make a huge difference, particularly because there are so many titles to choose from today coming from well funded imprints. You'll sink without a ripple if you don't have someone advocating for you.
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So that old maxim: good books sell themselves is a load of bollocks, then?ReplyDelete
Hmmm... thought so.
La Gringa said:
>I also wasn't afraid to send to smaller papers that most publicists would turn their noses up at - you'd be surprised at just how many fantastic genre reviewers are out there in the middle of the country at small or weekly papers.
Good point...


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Whether or not you choose to be a student entrepreneur, make college the place where you find your passion.
by Guest Blogger Keith Kaplan I ALBION COLLEGE: Brains (double-major honors student, Mortar Board, College Fellow) and brawn (swim team captain and an avid outdoorsman who most days can be seen paddling on the river that runs through his campus). Regular blogger. Co-founder of the eponymous DK Cookies (on Facebook!).
College is a time for learning – a time for finding yourself and setting yourself up for the future. It's a time for taking chances, searching out opportunities. This is the last installment in a three-part series on collegiate entrepreneurship and how it can help set you up for the future you dream of having.
So you've seen a few businesses and heard about students starting their own businesses. The big question is, "How do I do it?" Starting a business is no simple task. When I interviewed successful entrepreneurs, I asked them what advice they'd give to aspiring student entrepreneurs. Today I'm going to share with you their key takeaways and how you might be able to apply them on your college campus. Don't plan to start your own business, ever? Read on anyway – these guidelines will serve you well no matter what direction life takes you.
1. Use your resources: Nihal Parthasarathi, co-founder of CourseHorse, mentioned that one of the greatest things to do on your college campus is "use your resources," from asking your professors for recommendations to bouncing ideas off your friends. Don't be afraid to ask people for favors, because most of the time they're more than willing to help you.
2. Don't be shy: One of the great pieces of advice Nathan Latka gave was not to be shy when you ask for money. He realized that if you have a great product, people won't complain if you charge more for it. Customers may even view your product as more legitimate and be more likely to use it.
3. Don't be a bottle neck: There comes a time in running a business when you will need to expand. You can't do it all. Someday it'll be time to grow and bring more people on board.
4. Do be a social butterfly: Meet anyone and everyone you can meet and expand your network. The bigger your network, the greater the pool of talent you'll have to draw on when you need it.
5. Take (smart) risks: Everyone I talked to said that to be successful in running your own business, you need to take chances. Sometimes the results will be positive, and sometimes they'll be negative. As Matt Mosher, co-founder and CEO of HiredmyWay, said, "Make mistakes to be successful." This is how he created a multi-million dollar landscaping company.
6. Learn new things: With the free time you have before you start a new business , take any opportunity to learn skills that might be useful once your company's up and running. Nihal mentioned that he wished he'd learned Photoshop or PHP before he started CourseHorse because he doesn't have time to study them now.
7. Get excited: No matter what product you're selling, get excited about it. If you don't believe in what you're selling, you shouldn't be selling it. Jason Bolt, founder of Shady Peeps, mentioned that one of the reasons that they're successful is because their team is enthusiastic about their sunglasses.
8. Have knowledge: Be smart and don't go into a business that you don't know anything about. You'll be better off going into a business based on something you already know. For example, Jason Bolt already had some experience with design when he went into designing sunglasses.
9. Don't reinvent the wheel: After speaking to Matt, I learned you shouldn't try to change the way the business process is performed. Instead, you should focus more on the ideas and originality of your business – exactly what Michigan-based HiredmyWay did to become a revolutionary job-board website.
10. Remember that the ball is in your hands: One of the biggest takeaways Nihal mentioned was the power you hold as an entrepreneur. The amount of effort and time you put into your business are factors that determine success. In turn it's up to you to create that success.
Entrepreneurship is unique and unlike any other experience. An idea can evolve into something even bigger than you expected. You can see the full business process unfold and hopefully become successful. It's been said that college is "something to do because you don't know what you want to do with your life." This may be true for some, but don't let it be true for you: Whether you choose to be a student entrepreneur or you don't, do make college the place where you find a passion and create – or at least set the stage for – your own future.
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Prenatal yoga can be a wonderful way to prepare for the arrival of your baby. Besides getting safe exercise, you can meet other future moms, keep your stress level in check, and take time to bond with your baby-to-be. Spend a few minutes mapping out a prenatal fitness plan that's tailored to your schedule and your body.
Understand prenatal yoga basics
First, don't worry if you're not an experienced yogi. Prenatal yoga is gentle and generally focuses on simple poses. You won't be tying yourself in knots or sweating it out in an over-heated room. However, as with any workout routine, it is best to understand the basics of yoga before getting started.
It's best to start prenatal yoga as soon as possible in your pregnancy, simply to get the full range of physical and mental benefits. Just keep the following in mind:
- Tell your doctor about your plans to practice prenatal yoga. She may have special considerations for you, such as avoiding any pose that requires you to lie on your back.
- Morning sickness can make practicing yoga difficult. If you're feeling nauseated, it's probably best to wait until your second trimester (or after your bouts of sickness pass).
- Take it very easy: If a pose ever seems difficult, skip it. Listen to your body.
Get the gear
Invest in maternity yoga clothing that lets you move freely and doesn't put any pressure on your belly. You'll also need your own yoga mat (you don't want to take chances with bacteria) and a mat bag for easy toting. Other yoga accessories, like bolsters and blocks, are typically provided by the studio.
Search out classes (or practice at home)
Regular yoga classes often welcome pregnant women as long as they speak to the instructor beforehand, but it's safest to take a class specifically designated as "prenatal." Most large yoga studios offer at least one prenatal course. Buying an eight- or 12-week pass will often be more economical than paying on a per-class basis. On the first day, be sure to tell your instructor about any complications you may have and let her know where you are in your pregnancy.
If your schedule is too busy to allow for classes, or you just prefer to practice on your own time, an online prenatal yoga class or a prenatal yoga DVD is a good option. Go for titles from respected prenatal instructors like Shiva Rae or Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa.
How to get started with simple poses
Pregnancy can be a stressful time for many women. Trying to bring a new life into this world, maintaining the jobs and responsibilities you already have and keeping up with exercise can be a daunting task. Yoga is an excellent way for you to stay in shape and relieve stress during the nine months you are pregnant. Of course, not all of the yoga poses are the best idea or even physically possible while you are pregnant, so here are a few tips that will tone and relax your body while keeping you and your baby safe.
Standing side stretch
- Start standing straight up and down with your arms relaxed by your sides.
- As you breathe in, extend your left arm straight above your head.
- As you exhale, bend your body to the right side. Your right arm should still be relaxed; extending toward the floor.
- Arc your left hand over your head. Stay here for a few deep breaths then slowly release back to standing.
- Repeat on the other side.
Fish pose
- Lie down on your mat or the floor with your hands resting by your sides.
- Slide your palms down underneath your upper thighs.
- As you inhale, push up on your elbows, arching your back.
- As you arch your back, rest the top of your head on the floor, keeping your weight on your elbows.
- Stay here for a couple deep breaths, then release.
Child's pose
- Start on your hands and knees.
- Slide your knees out till they are opened slightly wider than your hips, keeping your wrists below your shoulders.
- Slowly sit back, resting your bottom between your feet and lower your forehead to the floor.
- You can either extend your arms out in front of you or leave them at your sides.
Do's and don'ts
While prenatal yoga is an excellent way for you to keep yourself healthy during pregnancy, there are some things you should avoid. If you are new to yoga and are pregnant, this is not the time to see just how far you can stretch.
Avoid putting pressure on your abdomen, and don't try to push yourself into a pose. You should also steer clear of Bikram yoga while you are pregnant. The increased temperatures may be dangerous to you and your baby. Always check with your physician before beginning a new exercise regimen, especially if you are pregnant.


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I am running QCAD3 on Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) 32-bit. System is up to date
Installation of QCAD per instructions using tar file
I am running from a menu command and invoking the (?) script file thus
It takes anything up to 30 to 40 seconds to boot up but thereafter seems to perform well
Can anyone suggest what I am missing or what I can do to improve the starting performance
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Sage Francis wrote: Explain this Bilderburgs thing for me. I know it's a Cage line and I've seen you quote it a couple times. I'm not familliar with the content. Color me ignorant.
BoggleTheory wrote: I have never heard of that line....but I know the Bilderberg Group is an international committe that meets to discuss the state of the planet, politically, economically, etc. It's made up of politicians and religious leaders. Conspiracy theorists often tie them in with Illuminati and the NWO. I have no clue if this is what Cage references though.


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FDA approved the New York Blood Center's (NYBC) human cord blood-derived hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) product, Hemacord™, for use in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The approval, which NYBC says marks the first for a stem cell product globally, means Hemacord cells can be used for unrelated hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation procedures in patients with inherited and acquired disorders affecting the hematopoietic system, and those resulting from myeloablative therapy. Potential patient sets could include those with blood cancers, primary immuhnodeficiency diseases, bone marrow failure, and beta-thalassemia.
NYBC's BLA for Hemacord included documentation of the systems and controls used and validations to ensure compliance with FDA standards at all steps of manufacturing cord blood units for clinical use, combined with safety data from the transplantation of over 4,000 cord blood grafts. Prior to submitting the BLA, the NYBC's National Cord Blood Program (NCBP) transferred its entire manufacturing and storage resources to a facility in Long Island City, NY.
"The application process has been a rigorous and educational one for all of us at the NCBP," comments Pablo Rubinstein, M.D., NYBC's vp and program director at the NCB. "Achieving systematic compliance with FDA Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Tissue Practices offers further assurance of the consistency, potency, purity, safety, and efficacy of NCBP cord blood units."
FDA issued a guidance document in 2009 to help manufacturers applying for licensure of certain cord blood units and instituted a two-year phase-in period for manufacturers of cord-blood derived hematopoietic progenitor cells to either submit a license application or an IND application. The phase-in period ended on October 20.
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|Length Overall
|32' 0''
|Dry Weight
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|10' 5''
|Tested Weight
|2' (engines up)
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
|310 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
|35 gal.
|24 deg.
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|Max Headroom
|Height on Trailer
|Bridge Clearance
|Trailer Weight
|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
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|2 x 250-hp Yamaha 4-stroke (outboards)
|Tested Power
|2 x 250-hp Yamaha four-stroke (outboards)
|Opt. Power
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Offshore Fishability
At a 29.2 mph cruise speed she turned 4000 rpm burning 19.0 gph, delivering a cruising range of 429 miles.
Prep Station
Across the back of the leaning post is a faucet, prep well, and stored Plano tackle boxes.
Fishing Features
Back here are more fishing features with the 130-quart bait box to port and a 40-gallon livewell in the middle.
Transom Door
The starboard side has a walkthrough transom door with access to the stern platform.
Regulator's Flagship Delivers on Performance, Quality, and Fishability
By Capt. Bob Smith
Regulator Marine is located in Edenton, NC and we recently visited to run to test a couple new models and to tour the plant to see just how they build these well-respected workhorses. The 32 is Regulator Marine's largest model in their line of offshore capable fishing machines. The FS or "Forward Seating" version adds family-friendly seating to the front of the boat, without taking away any of the fishing features of this North Carolina built boat.
Bow Features
Starting at the front of the boat, the wide gunwales join to form a handy high casting point. Pop-up cleats and a bow light keep the edges smooth. A large locker in the bow handles the anchor and line. The forward seating consists of two large facing bench seats with comfortable cushions for seat bottoms, and coaming pads for the seat backs. Beneath each of the cushions are large 210-quart capacity storage boxes that double as insulated fish boxes.
Fishing Amenities
In the sole is a huge 645-quart insulated box for the majority of your catch. This fish box is outfitted with a pump out and macerator and none of the contents drain into the bilge, so your boat will not smell like last month's catch. When not used for fish, this box doubles as a rod organizer. Every lid on this boat has locking latches, resin transfer molded lids that are strong and durable with stainless steel pneumatic arms.
In front of the center console is another comfortable bench seat with a flip-up bottom that reveals another 64-quart insulated cooler. Next to the console are step lockers on both sides, which can store your rods.
Helm and T-Top
Everything on the helm falls right where you would need it. The standard Yamaha gauges are clustered on the top right corner, Lenco 14 x 22 black powder-coated trim tabs are to the left of the wheel, and there is a flush mounted electronics panel located in front of the Edson wheel. Telefex Seastar Hydraulic steering is standard, but the power assist option, which our test boat had sure made driving this boat a lot easier.
The fiberglass T-top has another electronics box, a flush mounted electronics panel, LED lighting, and a built-in 18' Lee Sidewinder Outrigger base. The windshield offers plenty of protection from the elements. The only complaint I have on this boat is the way the stainless steel bracing is set up at the windshield. It creates a bit of a blind spot where the bars are located. I would compare this to a blind spot from the side frame of a car windshield. It doesn't prevent visibility, you just have to lean or tilt around it. The positive side to the bracing design is that it adds extra strength to the T-top and can sustain years of offshore abuse, and hard running.
The Head
The head has over 6 feet of headroom inside. There is easy access to the battery switches, which are located just inside the door. Access panels to the backs of the electronics and to the batteries are also inside. A sink, storage drawers and an electric head make up the amenities inside.
Leaning Post
Each side of the leaning post rigging station is equipped with three drawers for tackle and tools. Across the back is a faucet, prep well, and stored Plano tackle boxes. Just aft the rigging station is another 32-gallon livewell in the sole. The bilges are located just aft of the livewell. Across the stern on the port side is a 130-quart bait box, and in the center is a 40-gallon livewell. The starboard side has a walkthrough transom door with access to the stern platform, which allows you to check the engines, or take a dip in the water.
This model measures 32'0" length overall with a stable 10'5" beam. The FS version weighs 7,500 lbs which is only 100 pounds more than her sister ship, the 32. This model carries 310 gallons of fuel so you can run well offshore to chase the big fish. She has a maximum rated engine horsepower of 600 with twin outboards. Her wide Carolina bow flare and 24 degrees of deadrise deliver a wave-slicing smooth, dry ride and with the outboards trimmed all the way up she draws 24" and 32''with them down.
On our test ride the 32 FS was quickly on plane in just 4.6 seconds and up to 30 mph in only 8.2 seconds. I found her top end at 49.7 mph turning 6050 rpm. At a 29.2 mph cruise speed she turned 4000 rpm burning 19.0 gph, for a cruising range of 429 miles on a full tank of fuel.
The 32 FS delivered a solid performance and had top-notch fishability, fit and overall finish. If a new offshore center console fishing rig with family features is in your future, I wouldn't pass on the opportunity to test ride this model next time your at a boat show.
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|Washdown: Fresh Water
|Washdown: Raw Water
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DOE SBIR Grant Helps Propel Innovative Wind Energy Small Business
Wind Tower Systems, a subsidiary of Wasatch Wind, was founded in 2002 to research, develop and commercialize new ways to make lighter, taller, and easier-to-assemble land-based wind turbines. Since then, the Park City, Utah-based small business received early funding from DOE, which catalyzed investment from the California Energy Commission and private sources and ensured that the promise of the company's innovative technology could be realized at commercial scale. As a testament to the importance of DOE's investment in innovative small businesses, Wind Tower Systems' 100-meter "Space Frame Tower" technology was acquired by General Electric Company (GE) in early February.
The innovative design of the taller wind turbine towers offer greater power potential because higher-altitude winds are stronger and these towers can be outfitted with longer blades. The combination of stronger winds and longer blades enable the turbines to capture more energy, improving wind farm developers' return on investment per unit. With the support of $850,000 in Phase I and II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants from DOE in 2002 and 2003, Wind Tower Systems was able to complete the final engineering design for the 100-meter wind turbine tower that GE now plans to market. See the complete Energyblog post.


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EPA Chief To Tour Alaska Mine Site
The new head of the Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to take a tour next week of what could become one of the world's largest copper mines, taking an early step to get up to speed on a contentious issue for the agency.
EPA chief Gina McCarthy, who was sworn in last month, will tour the Pebble deposit as part of her first visit to Alaska as the agency's top official. The area lacks roads, an official with the mine developer said, so Ms. McCarthy will view the area from a helicopter before meeting people who live in the area.
"I think we definitely view it as a good step, a good opportunity," said spokesman Mike Heatwole of the Pebble Partnership, a venture between Anglo American PLC and Northern Dynasty Minerals
Ms. McCarthy is on a "fact-finding mission," an EPA spokeswoman said. "She wants to see the region firsthand and hear directly from community leaders and others who have a stake in this issue."
The relationship between EPA and the Pebble Partnership has been strained since the agency undertook a critical assessment of the mining project before the companies submitted a formal proposal for it.
The mining companies said they were concerned the agency was trying to crush the project before it got off the ground.
The EPA's review contains "an exceptional number of technical errors, inaccuracies and inconsistencies," the companies said in comments to the agency in July. A "veto of the Pebble Project based on this report would be a triumph of politics over science."
Northern Dynasty and Anglo American are still finalizing plans for the open pit mine, which would look to unearth what the companies call the largest undeveloped discovery of copper in the world. The deposit, which also includes gold, spans roughly 15,000 feet by 9,000 feet, according to the companies.
Critics of the development say it poses a risk to one of the world's largest salmon runs–and the largest sockeye salmon fishery–which is located south of the project in Bristol Bay. In 2010, Alaska tribes and commercial fisherman petitioned the EPA to pre-emptively block the project using its authority under the Clean Water Act.
The EPA opted instead to conduct an environmental review. Its draft analysis, released in April, warned of habitat loss, water quality damage and effects on the salmon population.
The review itself didn't restrict the mine from moving forward, but it could form the basis of future decisions. The EPA is looking to finalize its analysis before the end of the year.
The Pebble Partnership is years away from being built. But given the scale of early battles, the mining proposal could become one of the more controversial projects in the U.S., alongside the Keystone XL oil pipeline and drilling projects in the Arctic Ocean.


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Santa reads a story aloud, before he and Mrs. Claus tale photos
and mingle. A special lunch of a slice of pizza or hot dog and a
small drink, plus 10 game credit can be purchased for $3.
Hundreds of objects and documents from the exclusive private
collection, together with a rare collection of first editions of
his most famous works, tell the story of how Charles Dickens and
his characters became enduring cultural icons. Interactive and
multi-media displays and personal effects take visitors through a
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View his personal traveling inkwell, take a ride in an early
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A special extra exhibit which encompasses the classic Dickens
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Interactive learning centers include a barn slide, apple
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The nationally-ranked Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's tennis team got back into the win column on Sunday afternoon, taking a 7-0 match over the Prairie View A&M Panthers at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
The Islanders moved to 5-6 on the season with the win, while PVAM fell to 0-7 on the year with the defeat. It was the first home match for the team at the new Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center, and they opened the facility in perfect fashion, taking every match for a 7-0 victory.
"The guys showed good guts and character rebounding after that tough road trip," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "We're getting healthier and we're getting better.
"We came out today with a sense of urgency to get this team back on the right track, and I felt like the guys really did that. I felt like they took ownership of the team and the direction it was headed."
In doubles action, newly teamed Peter Nagy and Aurelien Tave grabbed a quick 8-2 victory at No. 1, while Nathan Robinson and Fernando Llorens also closed out their No. 3 doubles match with an 8-2 final to clinch the point. Gergo Weidinger and Alex Pavlov helped the Islanders to a sweep of doubles by taking an 8-5 final to finish that portion of the match.
In singles, Tave was the first to finish, picking up a 6-0, 6-0 win at the No. 2 position for a 2-0 lead. Nagy and Andrew Maingot clinched the match for their team with 6-1, 6-1 finals. Nagy took No. 1 singles with his score, while Maingot closed out the No. 6 spot.
Llorens picked up a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles, while Pietro Jordan finished up a 6-3, 6-2 match at the No. 5 position. Weidinger went the distance at No. 3 singles before taking a 6-4, 5-7, 10-8 final to complete the match.
Next up for the Islanders will be the prestigious HEB Tournament of Champions starting on March 2nd at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center and HEB Tennis Center. The tournament will feature several prominent teams, with Oklahoma State, BYU, DePaul, New Mexico, South Alabama, Middle Tennessee and Western Michigan competing in the event.
"This is one match," said Moore. "We have to show up and do this every match without exception; every guy, every match.
"We have to do a good job at the things we can control, which is our energy, our effort and our attitude. Those are the keys for this men's team."
For the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Tennis), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersTennis) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.
Prairie View A&M vs Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
02/19/2012 at Corpus Christi, Texas
#75 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 7, Prairie View A&M 0
Singles competition:
1. Peter Nagy (AMCC) def. Ronald Chidzikwe (PVAM) 6-1, 6-1
2. Aurelien Tave (AMCC) def. Kristen Powell (PVAM) 6-0, 6-0
3. Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) def. Juan Pablo Robles (PVAM) 6-4, 5-7, 10-8
4. Fernando Llorens (AMCC) def. Trenton Johnson (PVAM) 6-3, 6-0
5. Pietro Jordao (AMCC) def. David Aldaz (PVAM) 6-3, 6-2
6. Andrew Maingot (AMCC) def. Jonathan Dingle (PVAM) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition:
1. Peter Nagy/Aurelien Tave (AMCC) def. Kristen Powell/Ronald Chidzikwe (PVAM) 8-2
2. Gergo Weidinger/Alex Pavlov (AMCC) def. Trenton Johnson/Juan Pablo Robles (PVAM) 8-5
3. Nathan Robinson/Fernando Llorens (AMCC) def. David Aldaz/Jonathan Dingle (PVAM) 8-2
Match Notes:
Prairie View A&M 0-7
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 5-6; National ranking #75


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Dear Dude Yelling "CONTACT" 22 Years Ago,
Once they actually start playing Contact, there is no need to continue to yell "Contact! Nice!" Thank yeeewww.
This show is on the money, both musically and humorously. Page takes a moment at the end of the Time Loves a Hero soundcheck to welcome everyone to the soundcheck. Just about every song in the first set is above average or unusual, especially Foam, Fluffhead, and Halley's > Antelope. There is some amusing post-contact banter which culminates in the line "And there's nothing better than getting it in the end every once in a while," and Halley's has some bizarre vocals in it.
Set II starts with Trey shouting "YEM!!" and he repeats "YEM!!!" during YEM, which is an excellent YEM even without much of a vocal jam. Sloth has an ending I've never heard before, almost It's Ice-ish. If I Only Had a Brain contains lyrical gems such as "Oh...Oh....Oh...," "Life would be a dingleberry," "And then I'd sit and shit some more," and "::cough:: ::cough:: ::coughing fit::" Sublime. Weekapaug is also above average, and even though the Esther is shaky in spots, it is also fairly unusual.
First set I think is a bit better than the second, but overall this is an excellent show and I think it's a solid 4 stars. Take a listen and enjoy!


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Outreach and Fundraising
During the summer before Corps Members move into their batim (houses), they help increase awareness of AVODAH and raise funds towards supporting the program. During the summer, Corps Members fundraise for AVODAH, setting their own goal with a minimum expectation of $1,500.
We ask Corps Members to fundraise because we believe that knowing how to fundraise is invaluable for people who want to create change. Fundraising is essential to every non-profit organization and knowing how to galvanize people behind a cause you believe in is an important and vital skill.
This opportunity offers a chance to increase awareness about AVODAH among corps members' friends and family who might not otherwise know about the program. The money raised serves to sustain the AVODAH program.
Frequently Asked Questions about Fundraising:
Where does the money I raise go?
Your fundraising will help support the work of AVODAH. Specifically, fundraising enables:
- AVODAH Corps Members across 4 cities to work at front-line antipoverty organizations.
- Each antipoverty organization to save an average of $18,000 per Corps Member. AVODAH subsidizes the rent and other living costs of Corps Members.
- Providing intensive educational programs for participants to support leadership development, skills building, and Jewish exploration.
- Engaging young people in social change issues and learning about Judaism's connection to social justice.
Some of the larger things AVODAH pays for include subsidizing rent for your houses, paying for educational programming during the year, and paying the staff it takes to make that happen. Smaller items we pay for include food and resource packets.
Is acceptance into AVODAH contingent on reaching my fundraising goal?
We have learned that each corps member will reach different fundraising goals. We support you in your efforts so that this initiative is a rich learning process. Each year over half our Corps Members exceed the minimum fundraising goal, while others, despite their best effort, do not meet their goals.
AVODAH is grateful for all the work our Corps Members put into their outreach and fundraising initiatives. We do not exclude anyone from the program for not meeting their fundraising goal.
Why do this over the summer?
Corps Members are busy during their year in AVODAH between working full-time and participating in the AVODAH community. It is not realistic to ask Corps Members to add fundraising and outreach to their other responsibilities. We have found that incoming Corps Members understand AVODAH's mission and do a great job of expressing their enthusiasm even before the formal start of the year.
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No need to worry! Our development staff will provide fundraising training, tips, and work closely with you throughout the process.
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My year with AVODAH has given me more than I could have ever asked for. I have been challenged both professionally and personally, but all while having the support of a beautiful and intentional Jewish community. I have grown and learned a lot and am confident I will take my experiences and new friendships with me for the rest of my life as I continue to wrestle with what it means to be a Jew dedicated to social justice and how it is I want to make an impact in this world."
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1A particular item or object, typically one of a specified type: small household articles articles of clothing
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- From household articles to children's toys and leather products to paper creations, there are products for every purse and taste.
- The training activities for women will be expanded from tailoring to beautician training, and the repair of household articles.
- Inside are a few photographs of Dr. Kalam, some furniture, other household articles and a visitor's book.
2A piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication: an article about middle-aged executives
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- Her one-sided piece is written purely from newspaper reports and magazine articles.
- In my class, instead of the typical reading and writing assignments we read newspaper and magazine articles, and wrote letters to the editor.
- It was the lead on the television news and was reported in prominent front-page articles in most newspapers.
3A separate clause or paragraph of a legal document or agreement, typically one outlining a single rule or regulation: [as modifier]: it is an offense under Article 7 of the treaty
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- Does article 105 of the Regulation have any application in the present case?
- The objections focused on specific articles or clauses.
- These two different approaches draw on two separate articles in the 1951 Refugee Convention.
clause, section, subsection, point, item, paragraph, division, subdivision, part, portion
4 Grammar see definite article, indefinite article.
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- Literally translated into English, without articles, definite or indefinite, it becomes 'return home occasional book'.
- What I do distinctly recall is the labor of pushing around nouns, verbs, adjectives, articles.
- English is the only Indo-European language in Europe with no gender marking on articles or nouns - ever notice that?
verb[with object] (usually be articled)
Bind by the terms of a contract, as one of apprenticeship.
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- Keen to pursue a career in medicine, at 14 he became an articled pupil to William Hardcastle, a Newcastle surgeon.
- He was an articled pupil of Herbert Brewer at Gloucester Cathedral before gaining an open scholarship in composition to study with Stanford at the RCM in 1911.
an article of faith
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- A creed is meant to summarize the explicit teachings or articles of faith, to imbed and thus protect and transmit the beliefs.
- One of the ironies of multiculturalism is its inconsistency with the other tenets of the liberal articles of faith, such as feminism.
- Their conviction rests on seven articles of faith, carefully passed from person to person at all levels of the black community.
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- Before Reverend Horton Heat even settles into answering questions, you quickly realize that he is the genuine article.
- He said: 'The public has the right to know that what they buy is the genuine article.'
Middle English (denoting a separate clause of the Apostles' Creed): from Old French, from Latin articulus 'small connecting part', diminutive of artus 'joint'.
Words that rhyme with articleparticle, nanoparticle
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1A section of the Uniform Code of Military Justice allowing commanders to carry out discretionary punishments without judicial proceedings.
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- The Article 15 punishment was severe: a reduction in pay, 14 days' extra duty and restriction to base, 18 hours of alcohol rehabilitation, a promotion deferment and a year without a driver's license.
- Under an Article 15 hearing, soldiers forgo legal representation and a trial, instead agreeing to let their commander make the call through a less formal administrative hearing.
1.1A judgment or punishment issued under Article 15: if I agree to accept the Article 15, am I admitting guilt?
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January 25, 2006
Georgia Sate Representative Ben Harbin introduced a bill this week after hearing complaints about slow progress on Furys Ferry Road. The bill would force contractors to finish old work before they start something new.
"We expect those jobs to be done in a timely manner because it saves the state money, and that alone has helped us gain support just knowing what this could do for us," Harbin said.
Now, the bill has a new edition. It will apply to all construction projects.
Staying on track is the goal for project manager James McDaniel. He says the legislation seems like a great idea, but delays can be common.
"Something in the field doesn't work like it does on paper, cause you can make anything work on paper," McDaniel said.
Contractors have to predict when they will finish the project several months before construction starts.
Construction worker Cornelius Smith knows that muddy scenes like this are hard to predict.
"Working in mud and stuff, it's hard, you don't wanna slip and fall," Smith said.
And conflicts with utilities are another issue. Things like power lines often slow construction even more.
Utility companies often need to move the poles away from the road before the contractor can finish roadwork. But, the Columbia County Office of Construction and Maintenance says that can't always happen quickly.
"They'll only do utility moves when they have people in the area."
Sometimes utilities respond to disasters, like hurricane Katrina. And that can put contractors even farther behind.
Columbia County Construction Manager Ronnie Hutto says contractors don't get fined if the utility companies get behind.
"Yu can't penalize them for that, cause they're doing smething to help other people," Hutto said.
But he says conflicts between the two are still common. That's why James McDaniel doesn't think the legislation would be effective.
"I don't see it happening anytime soon," McDaniel said.
But Cornelius Smith thinks it could keep him out of this Mess.
"You just have to deal with it to survive," Smith said.
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Funeral services are set for the 20-year-old upstate man who died after being struck by NASCAR driver Tony Stewart's car during a race at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday night.
According to Kevin Ward Jr.'s obituary on the Trainor Funeral Home website, calling hours will be held from noon to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home in Boonville in Oneida County.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at South Lewis Senior High School in Turin in neighboring Lewis County. Ward, a 2012 graduate of the school, lived in nearby Port Leyden.
Ward had gotten out of his car after it crashed during Saturday night's sprint car race at the Canandaigua speedway. He was walking on the track when he was hit by Stewart's car.
No charges have been filed, although the Ontario County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate, Sheriff Phil Povero said yesterday.
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Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- When Bea Hall heard she was having a granddaughter, many beautiful thoughts popped into her mind: cheerleading, prom, weddings.
But after something looked wrong during the ultrasound, those thoughts quickly turned into survival mode.
Kiki O'Neal is 4 and a half years old, and all of her life she has suffered from trisomy 8 mosaicism, a rare chromosome disorder, which has left her with a cleft palate, a brain disorder and unable to speak.
The disease affects everyone differently, but doctors said she may never be able to smile or laugh or even walk.
But after four years of treatment at Georgia Health Sciences Children's Medical Center, Kiki never sits down and has a great laugh and perfect dimples. She's even slowly learning sign language.
Bea raises Kiki and her big brother, and while she says it's been a challenge filled with ups and downs, it's something she says she would never give up on.
"We want her here with us for as long as God will leave her with us. I've done CPR several times, I've sat on the living room floor and screamed to God not to take her," Bea said.
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TUSCALOOSA CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 1: Minyard, Young say reaching kids is key to their success
Published: Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 12:03 a.m.
Candidates for the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education District 1 seat both say that reaching kids when they're young is key to success when they're older.
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Voters will choose between incumbent James Minyard and challenger Earnestine "Stine" Young at the polls Tuesday. Both cite their experiences as qualifications for the job.
Minyard, 70, has served 12 years on the board and said his civic, education and social work background makes him the best candidate. Young, 60, says that her involvement in the community and experience as a substitute teacher would benefit the board.
Minyard said that the system should switch to a system in which elementary school teachers specialize in core subjects, rather than teach the same class throughout the school day.
"Elementary school teachers are the only ones expected to be experts in all subjects," he said. Every elementary school should be staffed with reading and math specialists, he said.
Young said that a student's chances for success increase with parental involvement. She said that the system needs programs that match parent's skills with volunteer opportunities in the schools.
"There are parents who either dropped out of school or had bad experiences with teachers or school in the past," she said. "We need to change their attitude about school, and make them feel welcome and like they're a part of the school because their child goes to that school."
Schools should have a resource room where parents can meet and interact with one another and teachers, she said. Teachers could be given incentives to stay after hours and work with parents. Teachers should also communicate to parents when children are doing well, she said.
"This will help increase the children's self-esteem and confidence. Once their self-esteem and confidence are improved, their grades will improve," she said.
Minyard said that the system's student assessment process allows teachers to identify students who may have trouble in school later. Specialized teachers in the schools would allow them to focus more on where the student's problems may lie, he said. That focused instruction could lead to more students in advanced classes, he said.
"Looking at test scores to see where we're going is working," he said. "We've taken a lot of positive steps."
He said that the board has made positive changes in recent years that have led to improvements in student performance, including at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School.
Voters in District 1 vote in the auditorium at the Tuscaloosa Department of Transportation office at 1000 28th Ave.
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Cosmo's tablets deliver the goods
14.09.2012 - Cosmo's new anti-diarrhoea formulation of rifamycin meets the Phase III trial primary endpoints.
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. from Lainate (Lombardy) announced on 12 September the top-line results of a Phase III clinical trial with rifamycin SV MMX. Its US licensee Santarus, Inc. from San Diego (US) conducted a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled study where patients with traveller's diarrhoea were treated with 800 mg rifamycin SV MMX a day for three consecutive days. The scored primary endpoints were a reduction of the time to last unformed stool (TLUS, down from 68 hours in placebo-group to 46 hours in active drug-group) and the clinical cure (56,9% placebo, 81,4% active treatment).
Cosmo is now awaiting results of a second Phase III study conducted by German Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH from Freiburg. Here the drug is tested against ciprofloxacin treatment. The results are expected in H2/2012. Milestone payments from Santarus will be due at regulatory acceptance as well as at the successful conclusion of a Phase III trial in another indication. Cosmo is also having an interest in sales royalties which amount to more than 20% – plus certain revenue milestones.
Rifamycin SV is a non-systemic antibiotic which has been used for years intravenously and intramuscularly. Combined with Cosmos's MMX delivery technology, the antibiotic now passes the upper gastrointestinal tract without degradation for final release in the colon. The lipophilic and amphiphilic matrices disperse within a hydrophilic matrix and are coated with gastro-resistant polymers. Cosmo, Santarus and Swiss Ferring Pharmaceuticals S.A. are also working together on another MMX drug named Ultesa/Uceris. That drug offers potentially improved side-effect profiles compared with established systemic corticosteroids used to treat ulcerative colitis. However, signs were bleak when the approval of the drug in the Netherlands failed in August.
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Rolla police are searching for a suspect who struck and killed two dogs, injured their owner and then drove away from the scene last week in town.
The hit-and-run accident is still under investigation, according to Rolla Police Chief Mark Kearse.
The accident occurred around 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 in the 200 block of East First Street.
According to police, the man was walking in the area, facing traffic, when an unknown driver in an unknown vehicle crossed the center line and struck the man from behind. The two dogs — wirehaired terriers — that were being walked, died.
The man walking the dogs was taken to the hospital for swelling hands and bruising, but had no broken bones, police said.
"We're still working on the case at this point in time," Kearse said, noting that pieces of the vehicle were left behind. "We're trying to contact some leads."
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call the Rolla Police Department at 573-308-1213 and talk to Officer Lauth.
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Chinese history and culture fascinates me. Behind every holiday, every celebration is more than a thousand years of history and mythology.
On 2 June 2014, we celebrated Dragon Boat Festival. Locals in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong enjoyed a few days off to cheer for their Dragon Boat teams and feast with their families. While it is not officially a holiday in Singapore, it is still widely celebrated here in Singapore by local Chinese.
Contrary to what you may imagine, the story behind the Dragon Boat Festival is one of great tragedy. According to legend, in the third century B.C, Qu Yuan, a scholar and councillor to the King warned his king, Lord Huai, of an ominous threat from the northern Qing kingdom. Instead of listening to his advisor, the king banished him to the countryside. The king then took counsel from corrupt and scrupulous statesmen that cared not for the king and country but for money. Qu Yuan took to writing beautiful soulful poetry about the plight of the nation which inspired many countryfolk. In 278 B.C, the Qing armies conquered his kingdom and destroyed the imperial palace. Distraught, Qu Yuan threw himself into the Mi-Luo River, killing himself.
When the villagers saw Qu Yuan jump into the river, they attempted to save him, to no avail. They then tried to appease his spirit by throwing rice stuffed in bamboo stems into the river to prevent the fish from eating his body. The villagers all went out in dragon boats trying to look for his body but they could not find it. Thus, began the practice of eating rice dumplings and racing dragon boats. Isn't it interesting how a tragic event in the past can lead to a colourful vibrant festival today?
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Personal bests were the theme of the day Saturday at the McCallie Invitational Meet in Chattanooga for the Oak Ridge cross country team.
Leah Chance, Chris Martin, Samantha Wray and Richard Martin recorded personal bests in the third race of the season for the Wildcats and Lady Wildcats harriers.
"Right now our teams are a well-oiled machine," coach Allen Etheridge said. "They come on time, prepare like we ask them to prepare, warm-up and cool-down exactly like we ask them to do, and act like a team with a purpose."
The varsity boys finished in second in the 12-team field at Greenway Farms in Chattanooga. Luis Chavez was the top Wildcats runner, finishing seventh overall, 16:40.46, on the narrow 5,000-meter course.
Chris Martin finished in 17:41.94, 43rd overall.
Chance led the varsity girls with her personal best time of 19:36.50, sixth overall.
Daniel Beckett finished third, 17:42.32, in the boys junior varsity race. Richard Martin was in 14th, 18:25.71.
Samantha Wray's best time of 22:34.51 put her in 14th as well in the junior varsity girls race.
Robert Holder can be contacted at (865) 220-5508.
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Lidia's Italy In America "USA: Shrimp, Shrimp, and More Shrimp" Lidia takes viewers on a journey to Italy to learn about pepperoncino, a quintessential ingredient in any Fra Diavolo dish. Tanya shows viewers that Italian Americans are internationally recognized for their great cuisine, which can be found everywhere from Sonoma, California to St. Louis, Missouri to Boston's North End. D
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Celebrate your Minnesota Twins fandom with this Zuma cooler backpack! Whether you plan to tailgate, head to the beach or hit the pool this backpack is the perfect way to bring your Minnesota Twins with you! Minnesota Twins graphics adorn the front, the cooler section holds up to 20 cans of your favorite beverage and the top compartment will keep your snacks, towel or other essentials close by. Get all your gear to the game in style in this backpack!
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The $8.3 million Marlene and Barry Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts creates a dazzling venue for live performances and theatrical productions while providing cutting-edge classrooms and teaching spaces.
"We would not be here without our principal donors, Barry and Marlene Halbritter, Suzanne von Liebig, and the Rosenberger family," says Thomas R. Kepple, president of Juniata College. "Our new performing arts center will be a valued resource for our students, the campus community and our surrounding communities."
Adjacent to the renovated Rosenberger auditorium space within the Marlene and Barry Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts is a state-of-the-art theatre space that gives the college the flexibility to create new ways to see theater. The classic proscenium arch stage of most theatres is replaced by a free-form space unlike any theatrical facility in the area.
The Suzanne von Liebig Theatre features a three-story space with a performance surface that has no fixed seating, allowing for a myriad of staging and performance choices. The space can seat 175 to 200 people using chairs or a newly designed riser system that can lock banks of seats in place. "The company that designed the seating created a new seat for the system and they are calling the prototype the 'Juniata' seat," says Juniata President Tom Kepple.
The von Liebig theatre is dominated by a three-story window that draws the eye to the cupola ceiling. The octagonal roof design is designed to mimic the cupola of Juniata's Carnegie Hall (the Juniata Museum of Art).
A second-story catwalk holds the theatre's computer-controlled lighting and sound system, areas for lighting design, and a small space for performances or storage. A third-story catwalk holds lighting stations that can unplugged in an instant, allowing for maximum flexibility in lighting design. Behind the theatre space lies the scenery shop and a massive soundproof door leading out to the theatre. The building's lower level also has a costume sewing shop, two large instrument storage areas, two faculty offices, bathroom facilities for men and women and an elevator.
The Oller Hall building, which includes Rosenberger Auditorium, has a redesigned entrance plaza featuring an inlaid seal of the College, which extends the portico well beyond the columned entrance and provides wheelchair-accessible ramps to the entrance doors.
The auditorium has three wheelchair-access areas: a large central area at the rear of the hall and two smaller areas on the right and left aisles. To accommodate any visitors with hearing impairments, the college also installed state-of-the-art audio to complement the 40 assisted-listening devices available for every event. The ceiling has been renovated to improve the acoustics of the auditorium. In addition, every window has been replaced.
The once-drafty building features new insulation, supporting the new climate-controlled heating and air conditioning system that runs through the entire theatre complex.
The facilities for the performing artists, particularly the "green room," have been dramatically expanded. A large common room, outfitted with a kitchenette, seating, computer access and storage, has separate dressing rooms for men and women, each complete with shower, bathroom and makeup stations. A hydraulic lift in the green room allows crews to lift equipment onto the stage or to reveal theatrical effects during a performance. The two small bathrooms in the Oller Hall foyer have been replaced with offices for theatre staff. The spacious new restrooms are now in the new Esther Doyle lobby.
The Doyle Lobby, named for longtime Juniata theatre professor Esther Doyle, features marble floors, lobby seating and a convenient ticket booth. Architecturally, the lobby melds the classicism of the other campus buildings by the use of arched windows that echo the shape of the iconic arch of The Cloister residence hall.
The building was designed to accommodate two new majors within the College: a theatre performance Program of Emphasis and a performing arts management POE. Both programs will be a new area of recruitment for the college and Juniata is one of the few undergraduate institutions to offer a performing arts management major for undergraduates.
Below the main floor, is the huge movement and dance studio, featuring a 3-inch maple floor, theatrical lighting and seating for 85. "This will be the main teaching space for theatre," says Andrew Belser, associate professor of theatre. "The space has its own lighting control room as well as a small recording studio that can be used by sound designers or the College's IT and Digital Media students."
Another classroom space is more traditional in nature. Used primarily for the College's Performing Arts Management course, the space will be fully outfitted for multimedia production, including six Macintosh G-5 computers, digital video cameras, plasma screen television monitors and digital cameras.
The arts management POE will teach students how to operate all aspects of a performing arts center -- from artist relations to public relations. The students will run the ticket office, create ad campaigns, book touring productions as well as a host of other management duties.
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New Jersey Bridge Lane Closure Investigation Notes Released
The law firm hired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration to investigate the George Washington Bridge lane closures shared their notes Monday with a legislative committee also probing the matter, averting a threat to subpoena the material.
Lawyers with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP sent 437 pages of information to the New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation, according to Assemblyman John Wisniewski, a Democrat who is co-leader.
The information included a list of 75 people interviewed by Gibson Dunn as part of the review, which was released in March. The review found Gov. Christie didn't help orchestrate the lane closures, nor did he try to cover them up.
The interviews included administration commissioners and prominent members of Gov. Christie's administration, such as his communications staff, top political strategist and deputy chiefs of staff. Mr. Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno were also interviewed.
Last week, Democrats on the committee asked for Gibson Dunn's review notes. Lawmakers said they would subpoena the material if it wasn't handed over by Friday, but extended the deadline to Monday after discussions between both sides.
"It appears that they met the deadline. We are going to start looking at them right away," Mr. Wisniewski said about the records.
Randy Mastro, the lead Gibson Dunn attorney for the investigation, has said they were working cooperatively with the committee to share the material.