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A long time ago and a galaxy far, far away…I had another life. Coming out of college in 1991 as another jobless English major of the Reagan Era, I needed to find a way to fund my dream of staying I school and becoming an English professor. I ended up a Physical Education teacher in Oyster Bay, NY. There I met a smart-alecky kid named Devon Knight who I immediately liked. I became friendly with his father, another teacher at the school…coached hockey…and earned a living in a way I never had anticipated. I left the school after a few years to pursue other interests and lost contact with the people I knew there…12 year-old Devon included.
Flash forward to about 8 months ago…I get an email from Devon, now a Pratt Photo Grad…food blogger and full-fledged "grown-up". We strike up our acquaintance anew and when he was looking for work a few months ago I took him on as my assistant. Devon's food blog… Corner Store Restaurateur…which was a collaboration with a friend has begun to fall into the digital abyss and I have asked him if he would like to contribute to making SundaySauce…His photo contributions will be an extension of my Gratuitous Food Porn Series…We will call his pictures "Devon's Money Shots"…
Here is his account of how he and I began our unique relationship (and one of his food photos); it's a story I have told many times in the intervening years…
Gratuitous Food Porn: Devon's Money Shot 1
Andrew tells the story better than I do but I'll tell it anyway…In the 5th grade my underdeveloped ears caught word that our Phys Ed teacher, and my hockey coach at the time, was going to be teaching us our first sex education class that day. My reptilian brain immediately starting racing, plotting, wondering how I could turn this small piece of intel into an epic situation which, in my mind, would lead to all out pandemonium, a screaming red-faced teacher and an eventual ticker tape parade in my name.
For hours and hours I crafted, molded, cared for and nourished the "question" which would lead to my elementary fame, and finally the hour struck.
I marched in the classroom with my perfectly parted brown haired bowl cut and what I can safely assume is the same "shit's about to go down" grin I'm wearing as I write this. I sat anxiously, writhing in my seat for my turn to unleash what was sure to be the funniest sex ed question ever crafted by a young mind. Finally, my time had arrived. My hand shot up half way through the sentence "does anyone have any questions", "Devon, do you have a question?" I rose and stood, staring the teacher dead in the eye the way duelers of the old west did, "Let's do this" I thought to myself, and the question followed…"Mr. Scrivani, what do you think is a better for masturbation, Vaseline or nothing at all?"
…Without even a whisper of clear space in the air a serious and very anatomical response whipped back in my direction. "Well, Devon, I guess that depends on weather or not you are allergic to petroleum products." My plan was foiled, the guffaw lost, the ticker tape parade canceled. My Sex Ed./Phys Ed teacher/hockey coach, Andrew Scrivani, had successfully turned my illusion of grade school fame into complete rubble. "Damn" I thought as I slid back into my chair to the snickers of my classmates…to this day I still think it's one hell of a question.
Today, I work for Andrew as his assistant…I help him on set, digital tech, help manage his stock, look for freaking parking in the East Village and whatever else the day brings. I have recently focused my own photography on food and I share recently taken photos with Andrew. Our student/teacher relationship having long since been established he has no problem being brutally honest with me.
So, recently I send him the image above with the same childish mindset of "oh man, he's not ready for this masterpiece" and once again my delusions of grandeur were thwarted. In a curt email he quips,…"I like the dappling on the background, not so much on the food". "Damn"… I still think it's one hell of a shot.


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Police in Virginia are actively searching for the former fire chief of Lachute in a possible kidnapping.
Hillsville Police Department investigator James Alderman tells CJAD news that a hotel housekeeper in Hillsville found a note that appeared to be written by a child by the name of Jasmine Hines that said she was missing and that police were looking for her.
Security footage apparently shows the girl walking out of the hotel with the now retired fire chief, Pierre Morand. However, police say Morand checked into the Quality Inn Hotel at Exit 14 on Interstate 77 by himself.
The note was discovered in his room.
Sergeant Alderman says this could be a bad joke, but they feel they have a legitimate missing person's case, and want to set the record straight with Morand, who according to a firefighter colleague of his in Lachute, was on his way to Florida with his wife.
"At this point we don't know if these folks have done anything wrong, and we want to stress that point," says Alderman. "They may have just rented the room and it's possible that they didn't see the note, and they left. They could have been just in the wrong place at the wrong time."
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Hi SAP Experts,
One of our users created a group for several outbound deliveries. Now the user decided to cancel one of the deliveries for administrative reasons. He cannot cancel the delivery since a transfer order has been created. How can we cancel this TO and the delivery as well?
Please help us with this issue. This is an urgent matter. I am willing to assign points to helpful answers.
Thanks in advance!
Steps to reverse and delete delivery
1. With tcode VL09 reverse the PGI.. ( I hope u did this already)
2. Reverse TO with tcode LT0G
Here u enter WH no and delivery no to be reversed, Movt type 999 and putaway view as 'delivery view' and execute.
Select the line with delivery no and click on 'Return to stock'
this will again generate reversal TO, confirm it.
3. VL02N - Delete the delivery.
Hope this solves ur problem
Award points if found suitable
Hi Amol,
Thanks for your immediate reply. =)
VL09 is not applicable for this scenario since the TO was cancelled prior to confirmation (thus the goods issue was not posted). In LT0G, the outbound delivery number is showing but it is not selectable. Hence I cannot choose return to stocks. I do not know if the fact that the delivery belongs to a group is the reason behind this. I also tried deleting the group but the system does not allow such function since the delivery is being processed.
Please help me with this issue.
Just let me know some details. Check delivery document flow which needs to be deleted. Check the sequence in which u did the flow e.g. Order - Delivery - Picking - Packing - PGI etc. You need to reverse the flow exactly in opposite way like Reverse PGI - unpacking - unPicking - Delete delivery etc. So in this flow in first flow u did all transaction w.r.t. delivery so while reversing it should also reverse w.r.t. delivery only. If u brk the sequence u'll not get the check box in LT0G.
Please follow the above sequence to reverse and still ur finding problem, mail me scrn shot of transactions where u r finding problem on email@example.com
Hi Amol,
Thanks for ypur suggestions but my problem has been resolved. I awarded points for the efforts. =)
Hi there,
Please be informed that LT0G cannot be used in this case
due to the manual movements which have affected the bin. LT0G can only work when the quants are still on the 916 Storage Type and on the Storage Bin assigned to the delivery. Otherwise you will see the lock symbol. In this case, you will need to use LT01 and manually move the quants back to the original location. Hope this helps.
Please also take a look at SAP Note:
318529 Problems returning stock for delivery after GI reversal
Hi Peter,
My question is already resolved. But I awarded points for your effort. Thanks! =)


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WASHINGTON — For the first time in history, the Senate yesterday rejected a cabinet nominee of a new president by refusing to confirm John G. Tower as President Bush's secretary of defense.
The vote against Tower was 53-47. All but three of the Senate's 55 Democrats opposed Tower, and all its 45 Republicans, except Sen. Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas, supported him.
The rejection came after six days of often bitter and divisive debate that focused on the former Texas senator's drinking habits, his behavior toward women and his business dealings with military contractors.


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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising that birth defect warnings should to be added to the prescription-only antidepressant, Paxil (Paroxetine).
Researchers are investigating the link between fetal heart defects and Paxil used by women in the first trimester of pregnancy. Early results suggest the drug increases the risk of this and other birth defects. The agency is waiting to hear the final results of the recent studies, but still warn the preliminary results require immediate label changes.
Heart defects in babies whose mothers had taken Paxil in the first trimester of pregnancy showed a 2% risk, compared to a 1% risk in the whole population. Mothers who took other antidepressants showed a 1% chance of birth defects.
A majority of the heart defects reported in these studies were atrial and ventricular septal defects (holes in the walls of the chambers of the heart). Although some were found to be minor, others required surgery to repair.
FDA has asked the manufacturer of Paxil, Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK), to update the pregnancy category to a stricter warning, from C to D. Category D are medications not recommended to pregnant women.
Paxil is approved for the treatment of depression and several other psychiatric disorders. In May 1996, The agency approved Paxil for the treatment of Panic Disorder. Four years later, Paxil was approved for the treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder, and by 2001, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) were added to the approved list.
Women planning to become pregnant, or are pregnant, will no longer be advised to use Paxil. The FDA now recommends all health care workers instead offer alternative antidepressants that have lower risk of fetal defects.
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Something to bear in mind: one only really hears about the Oxford and Cambridge successes.
Its a two way street as always, OXford and Cambridge have massive advantages that they can offer to you - social, sports , academic, job wise, but you have to seek them out and take them, same as any other uni.
If you don't take the advantages offered, going there won't give you anything more than a nice name on your cv.
What advantages does going to Oxbridge actually bring?
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(Original post by Tsunami2011)
You do not need to study Economics to be a banker.. you will find Zoology graduates from Cambridge in front office banking.
Those who do tend to be public school kids who want the Cambridge education and have the contacts to make the subject of their degree meaningless.
Helps the ego
Bubblyjubbly will take you and your degree seriously.
Offline1ReputationRep:(Original post by t0ffee)
Yeah but it would not be advisable for the average state school educated guy to go to Cambridge for Zoology with the intention of working in an investment bank.
Those who do tend to be public school kids who want the Cambridge education and have the contacts to make the subject of their degree meaningless.
(I'm going to answer this from a Cambridge point of view - I'm assuming Oxford is similar.)
Obviously the prestige is a positive, but there are much more substantial reasons why Cambridge is a great place to study.
The standard of teaching across the university is fantastic. The courses are rigorous and challenging. In general, the "Tripos" system allows you to start your degree by obtaining a broad overview of your subject, before you specialise in the final year or two. The variety of options in your final year(s) is great - for example, in my subject (maths), there are about 36 third-year courses (and even more in the fourth year), of which you choose about 8. This is going to allow me to study my specific interests at a very high level next year, which is very exciting.
The collegiate system is wonderful, and only a handful of universities have it. The University of Cambridge is comprised of 31 colleges, which allows you to be part of a small and caring community which feels like a home, whilst also being part of a large, diverse university where there is so much to do. I love my college, and chose it because of its features (small, old, in the city centre), and yet I am also part of an amazing and prestigous university. Different people may prefer different colleges - you may want a larger or more modern college. Colleges have their own accommodation, canteens, student unions, facilities, libraries... etc.
A huge advantage is that the university and its colleges have huge financial resources, despite the fact that you pay the same tuition fees as everyone else. This means that they are able to provide supervisions - world-class teaching on a one-to-one or two-to-one basis with academics. Also, it allows them to provide huge bursaries (£3,500 per year for students with a household income of less than £25,000, on top of what the Government gives you!) and help those who find themselves in financial difficulty (it is official university policy that a home student will never have to leave their studies for financial reasons). Also, most colleges offer college-owned accommodation to undergraduates for at least three years, which is cheaper and easier than having to find your own place and negotiate with landlords. The city is not particularly expensive to live in, either.
The number of extra-curricular activities and societies available at Cambridge is huge. If you're interested in something, there will probably be an active society for it. As well as at the university level, most colleges have teams in several sports which are open to anyone of any level. If you're not interested in it or you've never done it before, you might end up doing it - for example, I rowed for a term, which was completely free (at my college) and was good fun.
Also, the fact that you get to feel posh and go to May Balls and formal hall and wear gowns and stuff even though you went to a state school in Bolton.
To directly answer your question: lots.
Offline1ReputationRep:(Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd)
That comparison doesn't exactly work though because Oxford doesn't offer creative writing at undergrad level
I'd say Oxford has given me various advantages that other unis (Cambridge aside) can't offer in the same way/at the same level. These include:
-the chance to study a far more advanced curriculum than other unis offer
- honing my writing skills
-the tutorial system (obviously)
- wider extra curricular opportunities whilst I was there and the benefits that has on my CV
- very close monitoring of work
- close relationships/interactions with world-leading/upcoming academics
- the prestige factor, of course
- very close, personal pastoral care that wouldn't be feasible at most other unis- a bursary so huge and generous that it is kinda funding my MA
I got the distinct impression at my Masters application interviews (which were post-Finals results) that they could easily tell that I was not a 2.2 standard applicant, even though that's what I am on paper. There seemed to be a great deal of respect for and acknowledgment of the training I had undergone at Oxford.
On a more random note, applying to be a reader at the British Library became a piece of cake as soon as the man processing the form realised I was from Oxford
Of course, it makes for great stories to tell at parties and easy small talk
In short, there were a lot of advantages for me
(Original post by Sir Fox)
You are making a fool of yourself. Yes, Oxford and Cambridge are considerably better than other universities and also have an edge on very good ones, but all this "a 2.2 degree in a random subject from Oxford beets everything from Singapur to California" talking is simply ridiculous. You want to tell me a music graduate from Oxford is more suitable for banking than an economics graduate from another university? Tell you what, without additional qualification and any specific financial knowledge your Oxford musician would not hold his ground against a London Met graduate who studied accounting or economics, because he JUST HASN'T THE RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE.
Economics, probably more likely - but certainly not from a bad university. Domain knowledge can be picked up quite easily, and banks like Goldman Sachs are perfectly happy to pick up people with arts degrees, even for investment banking.
I just went through the Goldman Sachs 'Choose your place' quiz, answering for a music grad I just made up (focuses on the details, can multitask well, etc) and it recommended investment banker.
Try it: http://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/...ace/index.html
(Original post by nulli tertius)
Oxford does have creative writing courses. They are just not as visible as some other courses.
(Original post by CHY872)
Masters degrees don't count, because they're so widespread. It's indisputable that for certain topics, certain universities do the best masters degrees, even if their undergraduate programs or research as a whole aren't up to scratch.
However, of course masters degrees "count". Most of the participants on TSR are looking for full-time undergraduate places. As a result they tend to disregard or play down all aspects of universities which are not concerned with full-time undergraduate study.
If one puts this into perspective, the QS Rankings of universities only include two metrics concerned with undergraduate education; the ratio of undergraduate to post-graduate students where the fewer the proportion of undergraduates the higher the rating and the number of nations from which students come. This would be seen as totally baffling to most of the posters on TSR.
(Original post by suicidaloverbusiness)
I recall you mentioning you had schizoaffective disorder or some other mental illness of some sort. I have my fair share of mental disorders and disabilities, so would you say that Oxford are a great support system when it comes to such matters? I was weary of applying to Oxford because I wasn't sure of the pastoral support i'd receive. What's your experience?
I had two incredible welfare tutors look after me when I entered into a major psychotic episode. At my very worst points, I'd be at their door every other day. I could phone them up and ask to see them and they'd always somehow find the time to squeeze me in at the last minute. They spent a lot of time and energy on me and I'll never forget their kindness. I seriously doubt that that level of close pastoral care could be achieved at non-collegiate unis, simply because welfare staff at those unis will have a greater number of people to take care of. Also you wouldn't necessarily know (of) the welfare staff before you approached them because most of them wouldn't live within the uni and you're not in a small community where everyone has a sense of everyone else.
Of course, Oxford wasn't perfect. Mistakes were made and things overlooked. For example, no one suggested DSA for me when I was at Oxford. I'd never even heard of DSA, aside from on this forum. Whereas when I went to Goldsmiths, that was one of the first things they said to me
It brings you the exceedingly privileged right to sing the theme from 'chariots of fire' whilst walking about campus.
What have you got on your back Montagu? Bloody rockets?
Offline2ReputationRep:(Original post by Bubblyjubbly)
As for computer science, bollox. Goldman is clearly stuffed with LSE graduates on account of location and contacts, nothing else.
I promise you they are nothing special - In fact I got the position and they didn't.
Honestly I know you are just trolling for oxbridge probably the spawn of imsoacademic.
End of the day, the prestige of your university matters not - it's all about results
Why would someone hire a gu who got a 2:2 degree or a 3rd degree at Oxford, whilst someone at a less prestigious one (Wolves?) got a first!
I mean c'mon! It's not the upbringing, it's the skills you have after uni which is important!
(Original post by nulli tertius)
LGH's points were valid ones.
However, of course masters degrees "count". Most of the participants on TSR are looking for full-time undergraduate places. As a result they tend to disregard or play down all aspects of universities which are not concerned with full-time undergraduate study.
If one puts this into perspective, the QS Rankings of universities only include two metrics concerned with undergraduate education; the ratio of undergraduate to post-graduate students where the fewer the proportion of undergraduates the higher the rating and the number of nations from which students come. This would be seen as totally baffling to most of the posters on TSR.
(Original post by evantej)
If I wanted to study Tolstoy's historical influence upon Britain at doctoral level then the best place for me would be Northumbria University. If I studied elsewhere academics would question me immediately why I did not study there.
it wont give u more disadvantages if u chose a sane employer. tutorials at oxbridge are one of the most stimulating way to learn
Newsflash: Getting in to Oxbridge does not make you clever. To get into Oxbridge you need 3 As or A*s or whatever (it has changed since I was applying) To suggest that someone getting into Oxbridge is an indication of cleverness, is akin to saying A-Levels are an indicator of cleverness. Anyone who thinks A-Levels indicate how clever someone is is an absolute moron.
(Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd)
Of course, Oxford wasn't perfect. Mistakes were made and things overlooked. For example, no one suggested DSA for me when I was at Oxford. I'd never even heard of DSA, aside from on this forum. Whereas when I went to Goldsmiths, that was one of the first things they said to me
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Scientists are calling the first tests of their new atomic particle collider a success.
The physicist, subscribers to the big bang theory, hope the machine will mimic the moment just after the universe was created.
The device fires atomic particles at blazing speeds through a 17-mile underground tunnel located in Europe.
Some critics fear the collision of particles could make small black holes that could endanger the Earth and other stars.
Supporters, however, call that idea nonsense. They say the only danger is that the beam might lose control at full power and possibly damage the accelerator.
"On Wednesday we start small," said James Gillies, chief spokesman for the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
"A really good result would be to have the other beam going around, too, because once you've got a beam around once in both directions you know that there is no show-stopper," he said.
They describe the project as the biggest physics experiment in history.
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Question It was a trip back in time on the fourth day of the Kilpatrick corruption trail proceedings when three witnesses testified to the potential misuse of state grants that former state legislator Kwame Kilpatrick requested in 2000.
The topic of the day stuck on a $300,000 state grant that was approved more than 12 years ago. Kilpatrick, then the House Democratic floor leader, got his wife Carlita a job at the non-profit that received the state funds that he had pushed for. Kilpatrick's defense team argued that Carlita's hire was an ethical issue, not a legal one.
U.S. Attorneys called in three witnesses; Dan DeGrow, former Michigan state senator and majority leader for the Republican Party, Mary Lannoye, former State Budget Director, and Donna Williams, former executive director of Vanguard, the non-profit arm of Second Ebenezer Church that received the $300,000 grant. Kilpatrick's wife, Carlita Kilpatrick, was the focus of the testimony as it related to the state grant.
Carlita's youth training company, UNITE, received $37,500 of the grant funds that were allocated to Vanguard. But Carlita never came close to completing the work she invoiced the non-profit for, Williams said in her testimony. Williams said that when she returned to work after her honeymoon in 2000, her boss, Bishop Edgar Vann, told her that Kwame Kilpatrick had visited him at his home and asked that Vanguard hire his wife to perform training services for youth and Vanguard staff.
"When I first heard about it, I was upset," Williams said. "I didn't like the circumstances of her hire." Williams added that she liked Carlita and enjoyed the short time she spent working with her. "Had you been hiring other folks [with the grant money]?" U.S. attorney Michael Bullotta asked Williams. She said that other people hired with grant funds were paid after they finished the work.
"We hired staff and artists to set up workshops," Williams said. "They provided an invoice and were paid after providing the services." But Vanguard paid Carlita a $37,500 lump sum in advance of doing any work, Williams said. Williams said Vanguard never asked Carlita to fulfill the terms of her contract.
In fact, after Carlita told Williams she was taking a class and could no longer attend meetings with Vanguard staff, Williams never called her to pressure her to complete the work, or asked for a refund. Why? "This was not a normal grant," Williams said adding that the requirements of the grant itself were very vague and the circumstances of Carlita's hire were unique.
In order to receive all $300,000 of the state grant, Williams had to send documentation to the state that work was being done to improve the community. Williams said she attached all invoices in the documentation, including Carlita's. "I got a phone call from Kwame Kilpatrick. He said that I had messed up, that I was not supposed to include the UNITE invoice," Williams said adding that he sounded angry. "He said [Carlita's] payment was supposed to come from some other funds but was not aware of any other money."
The State became concerned about Vanguard's grant usage when officials learned that Carlita was receiving funds from a grant that her husband had pushed for. In an unrelated incident, the state terminated the grant for use on housing projects that were not approved in the grant. But it was reinstated quickly with the conditions that they would not continue with the housing construction or hire Carlita again.
Lannoye testified that when she heard Kilpatrick's wife was receiving funds from a grant that Kilpatrick had pushed for, she was upset and thought it was a breach of ethics. "I was angry at [Kwame] because these grants were supposed to go to help a community, not directly to a legislator," Lannoye said. She said Kilpatrick was "nonchalant" when confronted about it. Kilpatrick's attorney, James Thomas, highlighted the difference between unethical and illegal. He asked if Kilpatrick broke any laws or rules that applied to the grant. "Back then there were never rules and processes in place for dealing with these grants," Degrow said in his testimony. But he said if he had known Carlita was going to be personally benefitting from the grant, he would have stopped it. "I don't think I would have approved that contract," he said. "You were concerned it was an ethical breach. Nothing illegal," Thomas said.
Thomas asked both Lannoye and Degrow whether it was unusual for family members of state lawmakers to work for organizations funded by state grants. Both replied that it was unusual, but that it had happened before with no ethical questions because in those instances, the family members had "actually performed the work". U.S. Attorney Michael Bullotta asked Williams if she thought Carlita helped a single child in the school where she was hired to train youth. Williams said no.


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Not enough can be said about the role that water plays in our life. Water is life and rivers are the lifelines that connect communities. Since the amount of water is not increasing, but the population that relies on that water is growing fast, humans are putting increasing pressure on this limited resource. Accordingly, water has become a major source of conflict, and some believe that the next world war will not be fought over land, but over water. In many parts of the world both the availability and the quality of water are steadily declining. Developmental pressure, changes in the land-use practices and climate change are contributing to deterioration of the quality of water in the world, including the water in our own backyard — Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania is renowned for its natural beauty, environmental resources including rivers, and endless possibilities for outdoor recreational opportunities. People living in the heartland of Pennsylvania are endowed with a fair amount of surface water and groundwater. In that sense, we are truly blessed. The major source of our water in central Pennsylvania is the West Branch of Susquehanna River and its numerous tributaries. Water in the West Branch is the thread that connects over half a million people living within its 3,345 squre miles of watershed that lies upstream of Lock Haven and drains parts of 12 counties. The West Branch is also a natural link that connects our two campuses at Lock Haven and Clearfield. In recognition of her breathtaking beauty, the West Branch of Susquehanna River was named the "River of the Year" in 2005 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Unfortunately, in the same year, the Susquehanna River that includes the West Branch was also named "America's Most Endangered River" by American Rivers, a national conservation organization. It begs the question, how can the "River of the Year" be the "Most Endangered River" in the same year? The answer lies in the fact that the most beautiful river is seriously ill. We need to work tirelessly to cure her ill so that she can again be the most beautiful and the healthiest river that can serve us well in years to come.
In terms of the amount and availability, we have enough water to meet the needs of our current population and projected population growth in the future in central Pennsylvania. We, however, face a serious challenge in term of the quality of water in the West Branch of Susquehanna River and her tributaries. The poor quality of water in our rivers in central Pennsylvania poses a serious economic and aesthetic challenge not only to the people living here, but also to the people living downstream of us. As the West Branch flows downstream and joins the North Branch of Susquehanna before entering the Chesapeake Bay, the river carries an unhealthy dose of dissolved chemicals to the bay. In that sense, we all live downstream in the Chesapeake Bay — the largest estuary in the U.S., which is the home to unique ecosystems and serves as an economic powerhouse.
The Susquehanna River contributes over half of the total discharge to the Chesapeake Bay. Similarly, this river also contributes over 40 percent, 20 percent and 21 percent of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollutions to the bay, respectively. The major sources of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollutions of the bay include agricultural run-off, wastewater discharge facilities, septic tanks and urban run-off in the entire watershed. The agricultural run-off is the major sources of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollution to our rivers, which is followed by the sewage treatment plants. The Susquehanna River, including the West Branch, receives a huge amount of raw and poorly treated sewage that contributes to the nutrient pollution problem in the Chesapeake Bay.
In addition to the nutrients and sediments, the Susquehanna River discharges over six tons of toxic metals annually to the bay, parts of which are contributed by the West Branch. In fact, the major sources of pollution of the West Branch of Susquehanna is not nutrients, but acid mine drainage (AMD) that contains toxic metals. Over 1,000 river miles in the upper reaches of the West Branch of Susquehanna River are impaired by AMD pollution. AMD is a pervasive legacy of unregulated coal mining activities in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the U.S. AMD-impacted rivers are laden with dissolved various metals, acidity and deposition of yellow boy that render the water unsuitable for aquatic life. The major streams and tributaries of the West Branch that are severely impacted by AMD include Anderson Creek, Chest Creek, Clearfield Creek, Moshannon Creek, Mosquito Creek, Beech Creek, Kettle Creek, Babb Creek, Loyalsock Creek and Bennett Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek. The total cost for treatment of the acid mine lands (totaling over 285, 000 acres) and AMD impacted streams in Pennsylvania (totaling over 3,000 river miles) will exceed $16 billion and will take several decades. Millions of dollars have been spent over the last few decades for various types of AMD treatment facilities, but the end is not in sight. Water pollution is an impediment to the economic growth and the quality of life in cental Pennsylvania region.
Although AMD is by far the most serious water quality impairment for the West Branch of Susquehanna River and its tributaries, agricultural pollution (nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediments) is the second largest sources of impairment. Wastewater discharge and urban run-off also contribute to the nutrient and sediment pollutions. Nutrient and sediment pollution are the major concerns for the Chesapeake Bay, which has been severely impacted by these pollutions. Over 40 percent of the bay water forms the "Dead Zone," where no fish and other aquatic life can survive.
Since the mid 1980s, six states (New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Deleware, Virginia and West Virginia) that are parts of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and several federal agencies took initiatives to clean up the bay. The latest initiative is termed as the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement.
Under this agreement, Pennsylvania set the goal to reduce the amount of nitrogen loading in its rivers that drain to the bay from 112 million pounds to 72 million pounds and phosphorus loading from 3.5 million pounds to 2.3 million pounds by 2010. After seven years of the agreement, the goal is far from fulfilled. In fact, the report cards for the bay in terms of nutrient and sediment pollution for the last several years have been far from satisfactory.
It is unlikely that Pennsylvania and other states involved will be able to accomplish the set goal by 2010. The main obstacles to the cleanup efforts include lack of coordination and commitments in Washington, D.C., lack of federal and state funds required to improve the outdated sewage treatment facilities (123 in Pennsylvania) and allegations among the stakeholders against each other. For example, although agriculture remains the major contributor of sediment and nutrient pollutions, there is a federal and state mandate against sewage treatment plants to upgrade the existing facilities without providing necessary funds from the state and federal government. For example, many local governments and municipalities feel that they are being targeted unfairly. As a consequence, many of the local municipalities decided to file a lawsuit against the state government challenging this mandate. It is not to say that the outdated sewage treatment plants do not need to improve their technology — they obviously do. For example, as per the federal and state mandate, the total maximum load of nitrogen in sewage effluent that is discharged to rivers should not exceed 3 mg/L. This amount is among the worst in central Pennsylvania. The farmers, too, need to step up to the plate and implement the best management practices that will help reduce sediment and nutrient run-off from their croplands. Many streams in central Pennsylvania are impacted by high amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment throughout the year, especially following heavy rain storms.
Should the Chesapeake Bay cleanup be a priority issue for the people living in the West Branch of Susquehanna River watershed? The answer is yes, absolutely. The Chesapeake Bay is a true national treasure and a unique ecosystem that it supports is a boon to our economy. Many businesses in central Pennsylvania are dependent on the crabs and fishes from the bay. Many Pennsylvanians enjoy recreational opportunities available in and around the bay. Furthermore, a large share of pollutants that impair the bay originates in our own backyards; and it is our moral obligation to do our parts, and to foot a fair share of the bill for the cleanup.
Most importantly, we need to clean our own rivers to improve the quality of life and the economy of our region. It is only through a cleaner environment that we will be able to reclaim the true glory of the sparking river that nestles in the heartland of Pennsylvania. Together we can transform the West Branch of Susquehanna River from being an impaired body of lifeless water into a true gem that bustles with life. Only then we can be proud to call our river the "River of the Country."
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Mohamed Khalequzzaman is associate Professor/department chair for the Lock Haven University Geology and Physics Department.


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Trainees in psychology, psychiatry and social work in the Duke Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences are able to access the resources of Duke University, Duke University School of Medicine and Duke University Hospital. After completing programmatic requirements with learning experiences designed to optimize exposure to a broad array of clinical settings, patients, systems-based issues, trainees may elect to pursue a variety of interests ranging from collaboration with projects on the University side to cutting-edge neuroscience research through multidisciplinary institutes. Academic pursuits within the department and between departments are abundant; trainees may develop or pursue interests in a variety of areas involving basic science, clinical, translational, and health services research.
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The theme for this year's event is "Stomping Territory." The step show will feature the popular Star Spencer "Brothers of Stomp" and "Sisters of Stomp" along with step teams from high schools in Garland, Texas; Arlington, Texas; Lawton and other Oklahoma City high schools.
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I made this last Christmas - It was wonderful! Plan on making it again! Super easy and super good!
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I love peanut brittle, especially homemade... will have to try the slow cooker method soon
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I make this stuff every year and it is difficult to get it to turn out just right. I think this should be easier to make and easier to eat.
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I have read and re-read the recipe. When do you add the peanuts? There is no mention of them being in the crock pot at all. Did I miss something? Do you start out the cooking process with the peanuts or are they added after the first 30 minutes of cooking? Please clarify...
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It looks like after 1 1/2 hr. you stir in the nuts. At least that is what I got out of the recipe. Hope that helps.
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Welcome, summer! Time to find a new swimsuit for the beach, buy some sandals or shorts for the warm weather and sample some of the newest fashions the season has to offer. Don't forget Father's Day on June 15.
• New stores at the mall include F.Y.E., which sells music, games, movies and TV-show DVDs; Vitamin World; TCBY; and Justice & Brothers, a clothing retailer for tweens.
• For more news, visit simon.com or facebook.com/LivingstonMall.
• Give Dad the gift of a close shave. The Art of Shaving, which sells shaving instruments and aromatherapy-based men's grooming products, is open on the lower level near Macy's.
• The Disney Store has been newly redesigned.
• Icing, a division of Claire's Stores that sells fashion jewelry and accessories for young women, has opened in the lower level, across from Coach.
• Shoppers have two new places to eat: Maki of Japan, offering sushi and Asian-inspired dishes, and Smashburger.
• For more information, visit simon.com or facebook.com/MenloParkMall.
• A mallwide arts and crafts show will be held June 11 to 15. The show is presented by Woodwilll Corp., a Hauppauge, N.Y.-based organizer of craft shows.
• Let someone else do the grilling for Dad on Father's Day at the new Firebirds Wood Fired Grill restaurant.
• Visit monmouthmallonline.com for updates on events, promotions and other mall news.
• Three new stores are arriving near the center court this spring and summer. They are Skechers, a California-based footwear company; Icing; and Kay Jewelers.
• There will be a Mall Walker Breakfast at Applebee's on June 12.
• A mallwide summer craft show will be held June 18 to 22.
• A Kidgits Safe Summer Event for members of the Kidgits Club is scheduled for June 21, from 1 to 3 p.m., in the center court. Parents may enroll their children in the club at simon.com. Membership costs $5 a year per child.
• For more information on these and other events, visit facebook.com/OceanCountyMall or simon.com.
• Shoppers have access to free Wi-Fi. On your next visit, select the wireless network name SIMON WiFi.
• It's a fun-filled month for members of the Kidgits Club. There's a Kidgits Mini-Chef Event on June 7, from 1 to 3 p.m., in the upper level center court. Auntie Anne's Pretzel Rolling is scheduled on June 10, from 11 a.m. to noon, in the Kidgits Play Area, and there's a Häagen-Dazs Sundae Event on June 18, 11 a.m. to noon, in the Häagen-Dazs kiosk on the lower level. In addition, there will be Kidgits Fun Korner activities every Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Kidgits Play Area. Membership in the club costs $5 a year per child. Parents may enroll kids at simon.com.
• The annual Gooch's Garlic Run, a motorcycle run to benefit children with catastrophic illnesses, leaves for Newark from the mall parking lot at 6 p.m. on June 18.
• Books-A-Million has joined the mall's store lineup.
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quesadilla – 2 tortillas with chopped chicken and shredded cheese in the middle – sometimes I throw in some chopped tomatoes, but nothing crazy or my kids won't eat them. Place in a skillet and lightly brown both sides over medium heat. When the cheese is melted, remove from skillet. I use a pizza cutter to cut them up into triangles. Arrange triangles in a flower formation.
Cucumber flower stem and little cup of sour cream for dipping the quesadillas in the centre. Cup of unsweetened blueberry applesauce with sprinkles and cup of sliced cucumbers.
This lunch was a hit with the kids, although neither of them ate it all because I think it was just too much food for them. That's ok though, mommy was very happy to finish their quesadilla leftovers


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By Maranda FlynnApril 3, 2014
For after-school and summer entertainment, parents of middle and high school students might consider the Middle School and Teen Program offered at the youth center on Fort Huachuca.
This program, which is certified by the Department of Defense, offers activities organized within the Army's Baseline Programming, including four core service areas: arts, recreation and leisure; life skills, citizenship and leadership; sports, fitness and health; and academic support, mentoring and intervention services, according to the website, http://www.mwrhuachuca.com/middleschool.html.
For some, it's more than just an escape from boredom. Pearce Alonzo, 11, explained that his favorite part of the youth center is Friday nights. "We have really fun activities and we get to stay there a long time," he said. "Sometimes we get to play laser tag or capture the flag. We get to play outside or indoors and they turn out the lights."
Regardless of his or her personality, it seems there is something available for all boys and girls. The facility is fully equipped with a large variety of activities, including:
• Computer lab and homework instructor, available from after school until 6 p.m. every day
• Multi-purpose gymnasium to play basketball, dodge ball and more
• Skate park for skate boarding and roller-skating, complete with ramps and rails
• Media room to watch movies or sing karaoke
• Game room with a pool table, ping pong table, and an air hockey table
• Video games such as Xbox and PlayStation
• Building blocks
• Arts and crafts
• Board games
Along with activities, an assortment of themed clubs are offered on different days of the week such as crochet, cooking, fitness and weights, boxing, jewelry making, sports and more.
The Middle School and Teen Program director, Deborah Wambach, explained that the cooking club is currently among the more popular groups. Hennah Woodruff, a Child and Youth Programs assistant, has been instructing the program for four years.
"The group she has right now is on top of nutritional value. [Hennah] has taught them how to read it and how to count the calories," Wambach said. "And it's all over the stove while they are cooking so its not like they sit there and get lectured … she even has boys in there. Everyone gets to talking and asking all kinds of questions."
Students are provided with a snack at 3:30 p.m., and a second snack is offered at 4:30 p.m. for those who arrive later due to sports or other activities. A soda machine and snack machine are available on site as well.
The Middle School and Teen Program is open to youth grades 6 -- 12 during the school year and operates: Monday -- Thursday, 3 -- 8 p.m., Friday, 3 -- 10 p.m., and Saturday, 1 -- 10 p.m. On Saturday, those in grades one -- five can enjoy the facility from 1 -- 5 p.m. During school-out days and vacation days, the youth center is open Monday -- Thursday, 8 a.m. -- 10 p.m. There is no cost to attend.
"From a parent's perspective, the program provides a safe haven for the kids to go to and then they are engaged in healthy activities versus just running around out on the streets. It keeps them out of trouble," said Dan Thurecht, a Child and Youth Programs assistant.
A worldwide lock-in will be held April 25 -- 26, 8 p.m. -- 7 a.m. at the center. Activities will be conducted all night. These have been created by students who regularly attend the program.
A day camp program operates during summer months and includes field trips, special events, activities, and trips to Irwin pool. Summer hours are Monday -- Thursday, 8 a.m. -- 8 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m. -- 10 p.m. The center is open on Saturdays but hours fluctuate and it is advised to call to verify. A fee is required for the summer program. For rates or to get more information about the summer program, call Child, Youth and School Services, 533.0738.
To use the facility, children must be registered with Child, Youth and School Services but the Middle School and Teen Program is affiliated with programs in the community such as Boys' and Girls' Club of America, 4-H and Character Counts.
Parents should note, due to budget restraints, the Hired Program has been put on hold until further notice.
The youth center is located in Building 49013, Cushing Street. For more information, call 533.3027 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Requirements of the Plan for ongoing monitoring and verification (OMV.) in the biological area
1. The provisions in the Plan for Ongoing Monitoring and Verification (OMV) addresses, inter alia, Iraq's unconditional obligation not to use, retain, possess, develop, construct or otherwise acquire any biological weapons or related items such as stocks of agents or any related subsystems or components or any research, development, support or manufacturing facilities. The Plan established a list of dual-use items for the biological area as found in Annex III.
General objectives for monitoring in the biological area
2. These are to monitor and verify through inspections and through aerial overflights, as well as through the provision of information by Iraq that activities, sites, facilities, material and other items, both military and civilian, are not used by Iraq in contravention of its obligations under Security Council resolutions 687 (1991) and 707 (1991).
Goal of the current monitoring system
3. The current goal is to monitor and verify dual-use activities, sites, facilities and materials that have significant uses for non-prohibited purposes, but which due to their nature could be used for the development or production of biological warfare (BW) weapons. The verification of Iraq's compliance with its obligations not to use, retain or possess stocks of biological weapons, their subsystems and components and BW research, development, support and manufacturing facilities remaining from the past has been pursued by the Commission separately in the course of the verification of Iraq's proscribed biological weapons programme under the applicable resolutions. The scope and detail of the Commission's mandate in the biological area under the Plan are extensive due to the enormity of items with dual-use capability in the biological field in Iraq and necessitates a broad effort in the monitoring of Iraq.
4. The current biological monitoring activities are focussed on the verification of:
a) the total national quantity of the production, processing, consumption or storage of dual-use biological items;
b) sites and facilities that are involved in research, development, production, processing, consumption, storage or testing of dual-use biological items or other support or manufacturing facility;
c) acquisition of dual-use equipment, technologies or material;
d) research conducted with, or at facilities capable of exploiting dual-use biological equipment or material and;
e) sites and facilities that at any time have been involved in the proscribed biological programme.
Knowledge of the BW programme
5. A full account of Iraq's planning, R&D, resources, facilities and personnel involved in its proscribed BW programme is an essential prerequisite to a monitoring system that would have a reasonable level of efficiency and credibility. With the current low level of confidence in the verification of Iraq's proscribed programmes, the confidence in monitoring is greatly diminished. The fact that Iraq's declarations on its biological weapons programmes have been deeply deficient raises serious challenges with respect to OMV in the biological area.
On technical, industrial and scientific developments of Iraq's BW programme it has not been possible to compile a comprehensive assessment because Iraq has not been transparent in its FFCD nor in its clarifications of the account of its proscribed BW programme.
6. The implementation of the OMV system for biology is different from OMV work in the nuclear, missile and chemical fields. The resources and facilities needed for proscribed biological research or production can be relatively small in size and simple in technology and therefore more difficult to detect. As an example, Iraq has declared that it produced 2,200 litres of Aflatoxin, using various small volume glass jars. Iraq states it had weaponized this biological warfare agent.
7. The monitoring system described can be effective at best, at sites declared by Iraq, to deter relevant equipment and activities from being diverted to proscribed purposes. This requires Iraq to make full disclosures of all sites, governmental and non-governmental, that possess equipment and facilities capable of dual-use biological activities.
Iraq's declarations under the Plan for OMV
8. Semi-annual declarations: According to the requirements of the Plan, Iraq shall provide semi-annual declarations. Iraq is obliged to declare its holdings of dual-use materials and equipment. The information provided by Iraq is a comprehensive statement of a site's overall activities, resources and capabilities. The lists of declarable items of equipment and materials are included in the annexes to the Plan. This includes, for example: production equipment; microorganisms; biohazard containment equipment and decontamination equipment; equipment for the release and/or dispersal; equipment for breeding of vectors of human, animal or plant diseases; and munitions, rockets or missile warheads capable of disseminating biological warfare agents. Due to the nature of biological dual-use equipment and raw materials, the size and scope of the semi-annual formal declarations is much larger than for the other disciplines.
9. Reviews of semi-annual declarations are carried out following the receipt of the declarations every January and July. The declarations are analysed and verified through on-site inspection and comparative examination. The verification takes place in the period directly following the submission of the declaration, in an attempt to determine the completeness and accuracy of the data submitted and to confirm the information included in the declaration.
10. The Commission's assessments, coupled with inspection, have repeatedly shown that the declarations have been incomplete, inaccurate, or both. On numerous occasions, discrepancies have been noted between reports submitted by sites to the Commission through Iraq's National Monitoring Directorate (NMD), and the originals maintained at the sites. This has been a recurrent problem. Several years after the initiation of OMV, the biological team continues to find declarable equipment, materials and even whole sites that should have been declared by Iraq, but were not.
11. Monthly declarations: Through bilateral discussions with Iraq the Commission generated a number of specific elements unique to the facilities, termed 'monitoring parameters'. These varied across a wide spectrum of items and included elements such as changes in numbers and types of personnel, research and production activities, water and electrical power usage, inventory of microorganisms types, animal usage, materials received, products generated. The objective was to establish a more dynamic mechanism which could measure change from the baseline established through declarations and on-site inspections. Some key facilities are required to submit updated reports on a scheduled (monthly) basis along with supporting documents which are then verified by resident monitoring teams.
Baseline process
12. Protocol building or baseline inspections of sites in Iraq were undertaken during the summer of 1994. Prior to April 1995, an interim monitoring process was put in place. This process was in preparation for biological monitoring, which began in April 1995. The Commission evaluated dual purpose technologies, activities, materials, items and equipment which could contribute to a biological warfare capability and identified those sites or facilities that through possession of such characteristics could contribute to such a capability. Protocols outline the basic facts of the site, the reason for OMV, a general description of areas, equipment, technologies and activities of interest under OMV, site diagrams, maps, previous inspection findings and inspection procedures and assessment of the dual-use capability of the facility. These protocols are continuously updated by the Commission.
On-site inspections
13. The main and indispensable tool for monitoring has been continued on-site inspections. The knowledge gained by physical inspections of sites and workplace interviews with site personnel is essential.
14. Non-resident inspection teams are also an integral part of the monitoring system. A non-resident team is a short term team which can be staffed with issue specific personnel and devote all their attention to a single issue or task.
15. Listed sites: Under the current monitoring system, listed sites have been identified based on Iraq's declaration and as designated by the Commission. There are currently over 250 listed sites and Iraq is required to provide semiannual declarations for 91 of them.
16. The range of possible sites encompassed by biological monitoring needs to be broad because of the dual-use nature of biological technology and the ease with which civilian facilities can be converted for biological weapons purposes.
Many civilian enterprises maintain dual use equipment with legitimate function such as in dairy, food and drink industries, storage depots, heavy engineering, manufacturing and production facilities. Additionally, organizations that conduct research where technical expertise is found such as universities, colleges, disease control centers, breweries/distilleries, agricultural facilities, import and supply agencies and hospitals are included in the monitoring system.
17. Listed sites are categorized according to: their technical capability; the capability to be converted; the present field of activity; and the known former involvement of the site in prohibited activities. The frequency of inspection is determined according to their category.
18. Non-listed sites: Inspections of non-listed sites have been performed and have led to the discovery of undeclared dual use equipment.
19. Certain key dual-use equipment has been inventoried and tagged by the Commission. This inventory was established through tagging missions in which items of dual-use biological equipment were physically labeled with a tamper-indicating, bar-coded tags. At the time of tagging, the location, source, history of use and other essential descriptive details were obtained for subsequent insertion into the equipment inventory data base. The Commission's biological database lists currently 1,334 items of tagged equipment.
20. Sampling: Sampling of dual-use equipment, weapons and weapons material has been undertaken. This was mainly performed by non-resident inspection teams, because of the specific expertise required, for example shipping and handling capabilities; and, their respective analysis capabilities in supporting countries. Although biological samples are not taken on a routine basis by the resident team, the capability of doing so in a manner which fulfils forensic requirements does exist. New sampling systems are under development. Consideration is given to include portable detection capabilities. This would increase overall understanding of activities on a site and would increase the deterrent effect of monitoring.
The Biological Monitoring Team at the BMVC
21. The resident team is based at the BMVC and is composed of 8 to 10 experts provided by governments, generally for a three month tour of duty. Due to the broad spectrum of sites and activities under biological monitoring, a range of expertise and a diversity of background is required in the resident team. The team has benefitted greatly by engaging highly qualified personnel with a diversity of expertise. Inspectors are recruited with backgrounds in fields of biology, veterinary science, pharmacology, medicine, bio-process and genetic engineering.
The task for the resident monitoring teams are the following:
Support from other monitoring teams
22. The Biological Team has performed cross-discipline inspections with all of the other disciplines. Teams have discovered considerable amounts of declarable
equipment. The inclusion of inspectors from other disciplines should continue to be a part of future biological monitoring.
23. The review of goods to be imported by Iraq by the Joint Export/Import Unit in New York is a valuable tool in identifying activities that may require further on-site inspection. Notifiable dual-use equipment and expendable supplies are tracked to the end-user and inspections are conducted to verify receipt and record stated purpose. The availability in Iraq of inspectors to supplement the Export/Import monitoring system has also proven valuable.
Support through aerial surveillance
24. The Aerial inspection team provides support to the biological monitoring team on an increasing basis. Aerial inspections obtain new information on changes in sites and new structures or equipment. The recent addition of digital photography capabilities has allowed for faster transmission to New York of imagery for analysis.
25. Imagery provided by U2 and Mirage aircraft are useful in the identification of changes in the external site structure and building configuration at certain facilities. This information has been used for follow-up inspections. The continued availability of these resources are seen as an important part of future monitoring.
Monitoring Cameras, Sensors and other Verification Equipment
26. Although important in other areas, cameras are only a secondary tool in the biological area. Information acquired via cameras is not in itself sufficient, in the biological area to determine whether proscribed activities are taking place at that location. Some sites such as facilities with fermentation equipment have been equipped with remote camera monitoring systems. The tapes from camera surveillance are reviewed regularly by members of the resident teams to assess the validity and appropriateness of activities within video monitored facilities.
27. Increased use of remote sensors are planned to measure and log a range of process parameters such as: temperature; motion/movement; and, light change. They can be used to monitor key processes, equipment or locations. Alarms can be set to alert the monitoring team to operations which are outside the normal parameter range. These alarms can then be linked to cameras or directly to the BMVC if deemed necessary. The sensors provide data on the frequency and duration of production runs which can be used to assess declared production quantities.
28. The biological team at the headquarters in New York identifies the monitoring scope (sites, facilities, items, materials and activities to be inspected). The team is required to assess, process, store and retrieve large amounts of data in various forms. All the incoming information (site inspection reports, monitoring parameters, declaration, aerial photography and NMD correspondence) is reviewed and assessed. Based on the assessment, the activities of the resident team can be focused on certain aspects or tasked to follow up particular issues. It does therefore require not only the latest information handling technology but also adequate secure document storage facilities. The team must have access to secure modes of communication with the resident team at the BMVC. The personnel at headquarters also recruit personnel for the resident teams in Iraq and experts for non-resident inspections. In addition, the team provides training for new members of the resident team and supervises the daily activities of the resident monitoring teams in Baghdad.
29. At present, the biological team in New York comprises four experts and one data base manager and one administrative data entry clerk. In general, this composition meets the requirements of the current system.
30. Full disclosure by Iraq of its BW programme would provide a solid baseline for biological OMV. The verification of Iraq's compliance with its obligations under resolutions 687 (1991) and 707 (1991) has been pursued by the Commission, separately, through the verification of Iraq's proscribed biological weapons programme. The monitoring system has been focussed on dual-use activities, facilities and materials in order that they are not converted for proscribed activities. It was not designed to uncover undisclosed elements of the proscribed BW programme and was predicated on the successful elimination of existing proscribed items. If disarmament issues related to the verification of Iraq's proscribed BW programme are not resolved, the biological monitoring system should be expanded.
31. Continuing support from governments is critical to the operation of OMV. In the Biological area, support is provided in the form of personnel, technical, analysis and information. The Commission must seek special arrangements with governments for an extended tour of duty period for at least four months, with the option to be made available in the future. Several governments have provided essential sample analysis services which will also be needed in the future. The Commission is kept informed by governments of certain technological advances that may be of use to the Commission's monitoring activity. The Commission is also supported by many governments in the provision of information related to Iraq's compliance with the Council's resolutions.
32. The effectiveness of the monitoring system is proportional to Iraq's cooperation and transparency, to the number of monitored sites, the number of inspectors, quantity and capability of inspection support elements. Monitoring in the biological area can be at best a deterrent at sites undergoing inspections. The monitoring system substantially increases the risk to Iraq that proscribed biological activity can be detected.


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Nokia chief exec teases new developments, explains how Nokia will differentiate its Lumias
0. phoneArena 10 May 2012, 04:57 posted on
Nokia is undergoing its toughest times, or as chief executive Stephen Elop puts it, has reached the "heart of the transition"…
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1. joeymk (Posts: 101; Member since: 26 Jan 2012)
I like Nokia, they are trying really hard.
15. PhoneLuver (Posts: 481; Member since: 05 Jul 2010)
Those comments are hilarious! These execs still haven't learnt jack!
People DO care about which OS is running their phone! Additionally, people would rather buy a lower rated Android "smart" device than a completely different "low-end" device running a "low end" OS.
While Android has a unifying effect on users Nokia is creating a class system with the WP vs Meltemi devices. (Oh, you're using Meltemi, because you can't afford WP!!)
38. xq10xa (Posts: 695; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)
I own a Lumia 900 and 800. I second your motion. Only reason I have Windows Mobile is because Zune Pass. thats it.
41. NateAdam8 (Posts: 388; Member since: 17 Feb 2012)
How is the Lumia 800?
2. RazaAsad (Posts: 100; Member since: 24 Nov 2011)
Nokia is definitely coming back. They are putting all the efforts and most of which is not understandable by people who do not know strategic management. I personally do didn't like many of Elop's early decisions but it seems if Nokia is able to come out of this tough time for once, it will gain its glory again in a few years. I wish Nokia to keep standing to provide us innovative products in future. WP 8 should bring many changes which Android and Symbian lovers seek for (I cross my fingers).
31. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
I want 2nd MeeGo phone .
3. refreak (Posts: 29; Member since: 18 Dec 2011)
i am a nokia fan..
I have been using nokia since begining..
So, I really want them to succeed
4. LordOfTroll (banned) (Posts: 54; Member since: 08 May 2012)
Nokia with Stephen Elop = Win.
18. I.P.H.O.N.E (banned) (Posts: 33; Member since: 09 May 2012)
Its u the huge troller.... With a diffrent name. Or is it Eaxvac
Nokia with stephen Elop = looose....
5. OuterHeaven1987 (Posts: 5; Member since: 10 May 2012)
"Biggest rival Google Maps offers 1 language and only 28 countries"
1 language? I was just navigated by a german voice by Google Maps. No English and dozens other languages in there?
14. Victor.H (Posts: 658; Member since: 27 May 2011)
Thanks, wasn't aware it supports German as well, will fix that in the article.
6. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
i think they should create a flagship series. Lumia is nice, but after a while the naming system would go haywire and we wouldn't know which is the high end one. right now there is only 610, 710, 800, 900 --- i see that higher is better but it doesn't seem catchy. there should be a name to any direct competitor to the Galaxy and iPhone.
gaaah, i'm so excited for WP8. can't wait till WP Fanboys show up and it's a 3-way OS War! hahaha. imagine the fanboy chaos when phone smackdowns are made.
iSheep, Fandroids, Windows Phone what? Suggestions? hahaha.
19. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
We will probably see a new name when the WP8 comes out, since then they can get hardware crazy.
Microfans? :)
22. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
Windows Pawn. ohhh the pun.
7. FoneAddict (Posts: 259; Member since: 05 Jul 2011)
Nokia still haven't distinguished their products compared to other Windows Mobile phones. As far as things stand, Microsoft appear to be the dominant partner in this relationship and I don't see that changing as long as Stephen Elop stays at the helm.
26. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
you have to look closer because so far you're blind a little bit. no offense.
34. Veigald (Posts: 290; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
Haven't distinguished their products compared to other Windows Mobile phones? Probably not, since Windows Mobile phones are sort of outdated.
When compared to other Windows Phone phones however, it should be pretty obvious that the Lumia 800 and 900 are distinguished, why else would Lumia 900 sell in spades and HTC Titan not?
37. steelicon (Posts: 317; Member since: 02 Apr 2011)
This is a really cool article explaining Windows Phone 7.5 it is recommended that you read it thoroughly.
my-symbian . com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=392156#392156
Just remove the spaces before and after "com"
Happy reading!
8. maverick786us (Posts: 148; Member since: 20 Apr 2012)
Well I am bit pleased with Nokia after Lumia 900. Although only after the release of Windows 8 Apollo I will conclude how good the OS platform is. I think moving from Symbian to Windows might have been a nice way. But one big mistake that Nokia did was ditching MeeGo. It is the best OS platform. They still have time to consider MeeGo and keep it alive, use it for some of the high end smartphones along with Windows 8.
Don't know the future of S40 platforms as i hardly care for dumbphones
9. angelesmec (unregistered)
I am a Nokia fan & user for a very long time (Symbian days). I have nothing bad to say about Nokia, my years of using your phones was a pleasure. Even though I will be shifting to Android this July 2012 becaused it caught my interest and emotions xD rather than Windows Phone, I would still say goodluck and more powers to you old buddy. I learned so much from you and made me a smartphone enthusiast the way I am right now.
16. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
Goodbye old chap. Enjoy your Android. We won't miss ya.
10. Mobile-X-Pert (Posts: 565; Member since: 20 Dec 2010)
Please Nokia, give us an sneak peek at your new WP8 phones.
11. joeymk (Posts: 101; Member since: 26 Jan 2012)
To much android funboys on this article. I know vote down.
12. Bluesky02 (Posts: 1439; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)
So many good memories with Nokia. Don't want them to go away...
Who can forget Nokia 3310 and Space Impact?
13. Raptor9142 (Posts: 41; Member since: 15 Apr 2012)
NOkia is loosing market.. Its not working hard for ppl.. its working hard to take ur money by any means.. even if they sell trash at cheap rates
17. APPLE_R0YALLY (banned) (Posts: 73; Member since: 08 May 2012)
Wow why all these thumbs down.... Looks like
Android fandroids fans?
21. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
I really noticed that. :)) i know most of these people are fandroids and really want nokia to totally go down. Brace yourselves, WP8 is coming. *this comment is protected not to be thumbs down by trolls*
23. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
no. nokia fans are thumbed down, even androids are thumbed down, even apple fans are thumbed down. OMG blackberry fans are back!
28. PhoneLuver (Posts: 481; Member since: 05 Jul 2010)
Hahaha!!! Good one!
35. Veigald (Posts: 290; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
Are there enough BB fans for all those thumbs down then? :P
20. steelicon (Posts: 317; Member since: 02 Apr 2011)
Nokia is lost without Symbian and MeeGo and all of the Open Source Software. Even Nokia 808 PureView, a technology 60 months in the making, is not spared from this childish approach not to launch it globally after spending so much R&D man hours not to mention a pile of $Millions, then not launch it to the global market. What a load of bull.
24. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
I hate Nokia for letting their maps to be available for the others. Let them stay with google maps.
It was one of those factors which gave Nokia advantage over competitors.
Luckilly they still have blisful photo pillar.
25. phil2n (Posts: 487; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
when i heard the word ELOP.. i know it is trashtalk
27. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
fandroids are everywhere. They keep saying they don't care about Nokia but thumbing down like crazy every single user who says something good about Nokia.
probablby frustrated douchebags or kids who received their first phones a year ago. Just don't know what was before. Android is not everything babies. And not the best system either.
40. schecter7 (Posts: 99; Member since: 20 Apr 2012)
Hehe....true, dude. Most of these noobs would never know how cool N series was back in the day. I myself use android right now. But I see a lot of fags (a.k.a. fandroids) who are more annoying than the iphone fans. It's about freaking phones and OS's - not life and death - chill out, fools.
29. bayhuy (Posts: 320; Member since: 23 Jun 2011)
Nokia is back!!! (...on the "burning platform")
44. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Personally I find fandroids more annoying and disapproving than apple-fans.
30. Mobile-X-Pert (Posts: 565; Member since: 20 Dec 2010)
bayhuy is back!!! (...on the ''burning pants'')...needs some water lol
32. KOUROS (banned) (Posts: 36; Member since: 25 Apr 2012)
I wonder what will happen to Nokia in the coming years?
Join BB, or or IOS, OS....
33. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
being thumbed down means I was right
36. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Wow, who has the troller accounts leaving swathes of thumbs down on innocent comments?
39. -RVM- (Posts: 331; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
Ahtisaari should be new CEO.
42. azafirster (Posts: 44; Member since: 01 May 2012)
I think segmenting or fragmenting your product is ok, but fragmenting the OS is a downer. I don't know how many OS nokia has now. Learn from your rivals.
43. wp74ver (banned) (Posts: 62; Member since: 10 May 2012)
I love retards are like The should of go with meego lol pls you really thing the haven't seen and knew what is coming on wp8 plus the release of windows 8 and tables plus working with a company that is sitting on 58 billions cash money lol trust wp8 will be unbelievable.
46. rafael.roque (Posts: 78; Member since: 03 Jul 2010)
If we're gonna play the waiting game; then forget wp8 and just wait for wp9!! Microsoft can't keep on putting off their best efforts for later becasue by then it will truly be too late.
I pity Nokia for not having the courage to endure the tough times and go forward with Meego. As of right now for all the splash that wp is making they still can't break the 1% barrier; even their old windows mobile platform has a bigger share established.
My two cents by the way,
straight from my Meego powered Nokia N9 =)
45. madan325 (Posts: 2; Member since: 11 May 2012)
The only reason I am using a WP is Nokia backing it up. Nokia lumia 900 looks n feels superb. After more than 2weeks exp. Found out about its gorgeous looking display. Nothing comes closer to lumia 900, previous ios user.
No plan of switching back.


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As freshmen last season, the majority of the JV team finished in third place with a 6-4 overall record at the lower level in 2012.
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