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Changing the Color of Intelligence
Op-Ed, The Boston Globe
August 3, 2004
Author: Juliette Kayyem, Belfer Lecturer in Inernational Security, Harvard Kennedy School
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security
The majority of the 9/11 commission report's recommendations fall into two broad categories: the architectural fixes to restructure our intelligence community and the "hearts and minds" fixes to address rising anti-US animus in the Arab and Muslim world. But the "how" we get intelligence and "how" we communicate our interests are only part of the solution. Until our intelligence agencies place important focus on "who" is in fact doing the gathering and communicating, we will continue to be at a critical disadvantage against our enemies.
The question of "who" isn't simply a matter of language (which can be taught), or education (which can be acquired), or salary (which can be increased.) It is also about innate characteristics. It is time to begin an essential, and difficult, discussion about the racial and ethnic makeup of our intelligence agents, a makeup that at the moment remains predominantly white.
The fact is, finding good people to place in undercover assignments overseas is like casting for a theatrical role, and sometimes white guys just can't play the part. While it is not clear that any agent could have infiltrated Al Qaeda before Sept. 11, the more diffuse and dispersed jihad threat we face now is considerably more permeable. We need to get credible agents inside these networks, and white agents will not work. No matter how much we emphasize more clandestine operations, agents will always be reluctant to try to go undercover in places where they are clearly not locals, and for good reason.
Efforts at public diplomacy will also be more successful with a national security community that looks more like the world. Our hopes to promote democracy — to let the Arab, as well as African, Latin American, and Asian, world know that we identify with their struggle — will require spokespeople who can be viewed as part of that community, who might have a stake in the future of these countries.
Having agents with the appropriate ethnic background may also help in other intelligence tasks, or at least mitigate some of the problems with our attempts to get information at any cost. Lost in the debate about torture at Abu Ghraib was the story of the Arab-American FBI translator who has been very successful in getting information from detainees by identifying with them and using "good cop" tactics, including prayers and discussions about Arab culture.
While the intelligence community has made efforts to recruit minorities and distance itself from its elite status, it has not done enough. Most of the diversity hiring within the United States has focused on recruiting members of the Arab and Muslim community to be translators, though even that effort has come up relatively short, according to a report by the General Accouting Office. And according to testimony by a CIA official last year, the numbers of minorities being trained to infiltrate terror cells, for instance, is small, and there are many fewer minorities in the intelligence community than in the general federal and civilian labor force. (The raw numbers are classified.)
A lot of the difficulty in recruiting from the Arab and Muslim community can be traced to the Justice Department's aggressive and antagonistic programs after 9/11, including widespread interrogations and detentions and immigrant monitoring. For the last six months, I have been conducting interviews with American Arabs and Muslims on this topic. In one interview, an Arab-American former government employee said: "It is hard to convince others in my community to join the US government. It isn't like it's a badge of honor. Not now, not after all that has gone on."
In addition, once hired, many members of the Arab and Islamic community feel overwhelmed and sidelined by a culture that is predominantly white and male. Feelings of distrust and questions of allegiance make retaining Arabs and Muslims in counterterrorism efforts difficult. The firing of more than 37 translators, many of them minorities, under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy seemed to many more like retribution for being nonwhite rather than for being gay.
The greatest impediment to better diversity is sometimes viewed as the difficulty in getting security clearances for Arab and Muslim Americans, many of whom were born in other countries, travel abroad, and have families in parts of the world that we view as dangerous. This may be true, but it is not an insurmountable barrier.
Moreover, responsible leaders of the Arab and Muslim community should be promoting government service, regardless of how that community feels about this particular administration.
After urban riots in the 1960s and 1970s, local police departments recognized that a commitment to diversity would make for better law enforcement. Within national security, we need to start admitting the same. A month ago, the Senate Intelligence Report criticizing the lead-up to the war in Iraq only hints at the issues. When committee staff asked why the CIA had not considered placing a CIA officer in Iraq years before Operation Iraqi Freedom to investigate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs, a CIA officer said: "Because it's very hard to sustain. It takes a rare office who can go in and survive scrutiny — for a long time."'
The report does not say it, but it's right beneath the surface: A predominantly white intelligence community may have been adequate during the Cold War but no longer. With the threat we face, the quality of our intelligence is inextricably linked to the color of those who gather it.
Juliette Kayyem, a former member of the National Commission on Terrorism, teaches national security at the Kennedy School of Government.
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A loving mother and grandmother who has gone to be with the Lord at the age of 93.
She is survived by family members, Leonor (Fred) Camacho, Enrique Rodriguez, Juan Rodriguez, and Steve (Gloria) Rodriguez who offered immeasurable love, care and support until her final days. She was a twin to her sister Leonarda Garza Ruiz, and the third of ten children born to parents Estevan and Francisca Romero Garza.
She is preceded in death by her parents, siblings, and her husband, Geronimo Rodriguez.
Leonor married Geronimo at the age of eighteen. As a young woman, Leonor's hobbies included sewing, gardening and painting, which gave her great pleasure. Throughout her life she created many beautiful projects for many family members.
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UPPER DELAWARE RIVER VALLEY — As the region swelters this week in the summer sun, Mark Twain's famous line comes to mind: "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." As it turns out, however, a lot of local people and organizations are about to do something by getting involved in a year-long, multi-faceted community arts, science and history venture called The Weather Project (TWP).
Project director Tannis Kowalchuk, who is also the artistic director of the NACL Theatre, explains it this way: "The weather is a perfect subject for a community conversation." The idea is to bring residents, artists and scientists together to focus on the subjects of the weather and climate science, the environment, sustainability, community and our collective future.
The project received a prestigious Our Town Grant through the National Endowment for the Arts.
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In addition, a dozen visual artists will be commissioned to paint weather balloons for a curated art show (in collaboration with the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance).
Sponsored by NACL Theatre and The Town of Highland, other collaborators include Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development, Western Sullivan Public Libraries, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Delaware Highlands Conservancy/Eagle Institute, local schools, Catskill Arts Society, North School Studio, Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble, Spiral Q Puppet Theatre, and a number of professional theatre and visual artists. Participation is welcome from other organizations.
Filmmakers Tina Spangler and Isaac Green-Dieboll are making a documentary film about the year-long project.
The Weather Project kicks off on Saturday, August 10 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the main square of Eldred, NY. The entertaining and informative event is free for the whole family and will feature interactive displays of the community partners' projects, performances, and information on how residents of all ages can become involved. Activities will include:
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•Join the documentary film: citizens are encouraged to capture weather footage
•Join the Eldred Central School data collecting project
•Join the Highland Choraleers starting August 5, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Eldred Senior Center
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Fed Rejects Citi's Capital Plan
Regulators rejected Citigroup plan for dividends or share buybacks in their annual review of the banking industry's financial health, a major blow to Chief Executive Michael Corbat's efforts to restore confidence in the bank.
The Federal Reserve objected to Citigroup's plan in the test that measures whether the bank could keep lending in a severe economic downturn, according to a report Wednesday. Citigroup has 30 days to resubmit revised plans with the option to ask for an extension of time, and the New York-based bank must suspend any increased dividend payments unless it gets the Fed's approval in writing.
In shooting down Citigroup, the central bank cited deficiencies in projecting the revenue and profit impact of a severe recession and concerns that some weaknesses previously flagged by regulators hadn't been fixed. Citigroup required billions of dollars in government aid to survive the 2008 financial crisis.
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"We are deeply disappointed by the Fed's decision regarding the additional capital actions we requested," Mr. Corbat said in a statement. He added that the bank "will continue to work closely with the Fed to better understand their concerns so that we can bring our capital planning process in line with their expectations and meet their standards on a qualitative basis as well."
The bank has not decided when it will resubmit its capital plan, he said.
Citigroup last month revealed fraud that caused a loss at the bank's Mexico unit, though the Fed didn't comment on that issue in its discussion of the bank's performance under the stress tests.
The move could put a crimp in expectations that the bank will return more capital to shareholders. Citigroup required billions of dollars in government aid to survive the 2008 financial crisis, and has since been forced to rebuild its balance sheet before regulators allowed it to boost dividends in a significant way.
The company had sought approval to buy back up to $6.4 billion of common stock through the first quarter of 2015 and increase its quarterly dividend to 5 cents per share. The bank currently pays a quarterly dividend of 1 cent.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters recently estimated the bank would dramatically increase its annual dividend payout to 53 cents per share from 4 cents.
The Fed said Wednesday that it approved capital plans for 25 banks, while rejecting the capital plans for five financial institutions. Two banks – Bank of America and Goldman Sachs Group – received approval after submitting adjusted capital plans. Under their initial proposals, both banks had at least one capital measurement dip below the regulatory minimums.
Citigroup currently pays a four cent per share annual dividend, and analysts polled by Thomson Reuters recently estimated the bank would dramatically increase its payout to 53 cents per share.
Citigroup did succeed in passing the quantitative portions of the Fed's test. Although Citi's projected Tier 1 common would fall to a low point of 6.5% in a severely adverse scenario – above the Fed's required 5% minimum – the regulator objected to the bank's capital plan for "qualitative" reasons.
The bank is allowed to continue with its current capital actions through the first quarter of 2015, which includes repurchasing $1.2 billion of common stock and its 1 cent quarterly dividend, the company said.
In its report, the regulator said the its decision partly "reflects significantly heightened supervisory expectations for the largest and most complex" bank-holding companies "in all aspects of capital planning." The Fed is increasingly pushing banks to add high-quality capital to their balance sheets, such as certain types of long-term debt.
Although the New York bank made progress in improving its risk-management and control practices, its most recent capital plan "reflected a number of deficiencies in its capital planning practices, including in some areas that had been previously identified by supervisors as requiring attention," the Fed said.
Specifically, Citi demonstrated deficiencies in its ability to project revenue and losses in a severe downturn for significant parts of its business, as well as its ability to develop scenarios for internal stress testing that adequately "reflect and stress its full range of business activities and exposures," the Fed said.
The Fed added that such deficiencies would not have been significant enough to warrant an objection to Citi's capital plan on their own, but combined, they raised "sufficient concerns" over the bank's capital-planning process.
The results are a blow for the New York bank, which has stumbled in the Fed's stress tests previously. The regulator rejected the bank's capital plan in 2012, surprising investors. The rejection was one factor that led Citi's board to oust former Chief Executive Vikram Pandit in October 2012, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
Mr. Corbat said in his statement that the company has made "tremendous progress" in recent years to improve its capital position.
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In game that saw a combined 823 yards of offense and 28 penalties, the Bulldogs improved to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in district play while the Tigers fell to 4-3 and 1-2.
After the teams went into halftime tied at 21-all, Jourden Stanley put the Bulldogs up for good with a 34-yard touchdown run with 10:43 remaining in the third quarter. Victor Garza's extra point made it 28-21.
Goliad came back with Dalton Sturm's 22-yard touchdown pass to Davis Ohrt with 5:06 left in the third quarter. But Sturm's extra-point try failed as the Bulldogs held on to a 28-27 lead.
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Sturm, who had 137 yards rushing on 11 carries, raced 50 yards for a touchdown with 6:24 left in the first quarter as the Tigers took a quick 7-0 lead.
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Give over, you seriously expect no-one to ask questions? Talk about taking your bat and ball home.
Its ok for you to constantly trash the UK game but not to respond to these drug allegations - which are nothing to do with us?
The drug allegations have been beaten up beyond belief, it has tarnished everyone involved in the game without any evidence put forward.
No doubt there are Drug cheats in the NRL, all top line sports have this issue and power/strength sports are more likely to have problems.
Cycling has major issues World wide, Many of the Olympic sports have issues.
Its a World wide issue.
My Comments were aimed at the Roughyheadspud, I think he meant cheats for what the Storm did with the salary cap more than Drugs.
If you think England has a good drug testing system and no one is taking supplements then I think you may be naive.
Its across the World in many Sports, every player or team wants an edge.
I am only replying to your post and not having a go at you Mate, I do realise you have posted many things that I agree with since this came out.


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Few coaches were better this year than Rex Ryan, who won as many games as the defending Super Bowl champions. He deserves another shot. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
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When you play in the toughest division in football and lose your starting quarterback, 7-9 isn't so bad. With wins over the Cardinals, Colts, Bears and Saints, there's a lot to like here going forward. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
21. Detroit Lions (7-9)
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22. New York Giants (7-9)
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23. Tennessee Titans (7-9)
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24. Buffalo Bills (6-10)
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26. Atlanta Falcons (4-12)
It might be time for a new face under center. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-12)
I'm no Greg Schiano fan, but if you're not going to fire him after starting 0-8, why fire him after finishing 4-4? (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
28. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-12)
If the Jaguars don't draft a quarterback, there should probably be riots. Not really, but kind of. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
29. Cleveland Browns (4-12)
Once again, the Browns were competitive, and once again, they finished 4-12. Firing Rob Chudzinski, however, was a bad move. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
30. Oakland Raiders (4-12)
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Mike Shanahan got his wish. So did RG3, who will enter 2014 completely healthy. Next year, no excuses. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
32. Houston Texans (2-14)
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My baby will be 3 weeks old tomorrow... and breastfeeding has been a real challenge for us...
Things seemed to be going well the first two weeks...by the count of wet and bowel movement diapers but his weight gain was low. Finally my pediatrician suggested a lactation consultant, and she stopped by and said it was due to my son's low stimulating tug.
So for the past 3 days my son has breastfed on each side for 3 minutes, and then we use the baby weigh scale to weigh prior to feeding and after to ensure that he has taken in 1.5 ounces total, using a supplementer. We have had to supplement at different times with as little as 6ml to as much as 24 ml. I have been suggested to take 3 fenugeek capsules @ 3 times a day and 2 alfalfa capsules @ 4 times a day. I still have not seen an increase in milk supply, and I haven't noticed a change in my baby's tug...... I am also pumping at the end of feeding for 10 minutes... I have been getting approximately 1/4 of an ounce up to an ounce total ... more than double from the right side than from the left. Even though with the supplementer we have been putting it on the left side EVERY time.
There have been many tears that have fallen, in the feelings of failure or just frustration..... It takes approximately 1 hr - 15 minutes for each feeding and then he wants to feed every 2 hr to 2 1/2 hr. I just feel that we just sit here and feed all day long.
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Monday, June 09, 2008
Bolivia Slowly Decentralizing
This is an effort by the culturally Spanish Bolivians to preserve their economic freedoms against the currently more culturally Indian and socialist federal government. The eastern departments due not want independence, they claim they just want to protect themselves in a time of concern.
President Morales has declared the referendums and illegal and vows to preserve the government's rights to rule the departments. For their part the eastern provinces are vowing to push a recall of Morales but any effort will fail due lack of support in the mountainous west.
While their is potential for low level violence with gangs on both sides the military will probably keep order. The military's background is mixed, some have American training in democratic government, and all of the officer's view themselves as protectors of the just constitution. The army will preserve the peace and not interfere unless it feels one side has over stepped the constitution. If that happens, there will be a winner in this cultural battle real quick.
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- The Neither Party said...
That's about right. To understand why, this quote from James Petras' article explaining the mechanisms and workings of US imperialism: Consistent with traditional empire building principles, Washington only supports separatists in countries that refuse to submit to imperial domination and opposes separatists who resist the empire and its allies. In other words, imperial ideologues are neither 'hypocrites' nor resort to 'double standards' (as they are accused by liberal critics) – they publicly uphold the 'Empire first' principle as their defining criteria for evaluating separatist movements and granting or denying support." The link to the article containing the above quote is: http://www.uruknet.de/?p=44693 It not only concerns Bolivia, but other attempts at US hegemony around the world, and is well worth reading.
- Catholicgauze said...
Whoah, slow down there John. I don't really follow. Plus, your talk of imperalism, your blog dedicated to "investigating" 9/11, and the fact you link to THE website of Baathist terrorists in Iraq is pushing you a little far off the edge there.
- The Neither Party said...
The intent of my previous post was to agree with your concluding statement, and to add to it some additional understanding. What did I get for my efforts? No substantive response, but rather an attack.
First: You say that you don't really follow. Did you read the article, or did you not due to where the article was posted? (I liken that to a scenario of you enjoying a beautiful day, yet dismissing the fact of the sun shining, due to who happened to mention that it in fact was…..am I close there?)
The quote of Petras (somehow the opening quotation mark after the colon got left off,,,my apology) opens and defines the topic quite well, particularly our history of involvement in other nations (or not) and why. Plenty of examples were given in support of his thesis. What part did you not understand?
Second: Part of my website does indeed pose questions and make assertions concerning 9-11 (as a result of 48 years of personal experience cutting and welding steel) but what does that have to do with the topic under discussion in your blog that I replied to? Why bring that into the discussion? Did you think it might invalidate unrelated issues? Please be specific.
Third: if you read and understood the Petras article, you might have realized that the present-day division between the Baathist and the Shiite Islamic sects, as well as the Kurds, is an artificial construct by those who covet control of Iraqi resources, using one of the most proven concepts of empire: divide and conquer. Any open-eyed reading and understanding of history should make Petras' argument abundantly clear. The way it relates to Bolivia today, is Petras pointing out that the same tactics are being used by the same power, to achieve the same ends, for many of the same rewards--in this case, one of them being control of Bolivia's natural gas, by the means of using vast amounts of US dollars to create divisiveness within Bolivia.
Forth: in logic, when you intentionally use what you consider to be a derogatory term against your opposite debater, it is called 'poisoning the well', and regardless of other considerations, it means you lose the argument.
If you'd care to further discuss my posts in an intelligent and civilized way, I ask that you please do so in a manner which addresses the facts and issues at hand, (as I have tried to do) rather than to obfuscate by bringing in irrelevant side issues (like my website)or insulting insinuations (like your over-the-edge comment). Stick to the facts, and I will gladly debate you--as a matter of fact, I look forward to it and await your reply.
With lesser regards,,,John
PS…I don't understand the Catholicgauze name you have chosen. I know that one meaning of catholic is universal and gauze is a bandage—are you implying that you are entirely wrapped in gauze? Perhaps an honest debate will at least remove some of that from your eyes, to help you see better. Just a thought.
What a bunch of Hypocrisy. Democracy! The U.S. preaches democracy only if it is in their economic interests. Just one of the many examples would be Saudi Arabia. This country is far worse than most countries when it comes to freedom and human rights abuses, yet we support them unconditionally as long as we keep getting their oil.
I would like to see regime change in Saudi Arabia and the great U.S. bring freedom to the people of Saudi Arabia just like in Iraq. The U.S. is not the only country doing this. France, U.K., Germany, Spain, and many former colonial powers support dictatorial regimes, especially in Africa as long as we keep getting their resources. We like preaching about democracy, but only where we find convenient for us. When a country does have a democratic government and if they take socialist or anti-capitalistic policies, then we have a problem and as in the case of the DRC and so many more countries, we simply terrorize and remove democratically elected governments and prop us dictators who serve our interests. Western governments truly need to practice what they preach, not in places they see convenient, but in every place, unconditionally. I am not sure if the U.S. has anything to do with anti-Morales propaganda in Bolivia, but I would not be one bit surprised if that was the case. For truth, just look at history and just look at present day policies.
- Catholicgauze said...
I do not understand where any of these point of views are coming from. I never mentioned U.S. involvment once (this fight clearly has supporters in the usual suspect countries but this is an internal Bolivian affair!)
This is definitely an internal affair for Bolivia and most parties involved are Bolivian. However, like I stated earlier, if you look at history and present day policies of many countries, their objective is to support policies that promote their businesses and not necessarily good ideals. So my point is that although it is a Bolivian affair, it is very possible and probable that certain outside powers will fund and influence different groups in Bolivia, be it the government or the opposition. Just making a point and it might not necessarily be completely relevant to this particular post. Cheers.


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#114742 - 10/30/03 03:15 PM Nuts!
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Not about words and not strictly animals, I know, but trees need space here too! And the squirrels are busy
We are having an incredible autumn here, the trees are magnificent in colour but we are desperately short of rain. Some of our local woods must be tinder dry. Thankfully we havent had any fire-bugs at play, unlike poor southern California.
I have noticed that the oaks and horse chestnuts have produced huge quantities of nuts this year, although the conkers are mostly not very large. We have a pair of big oaks in our garden and the ground beneath is a real carpet of acorns. I am wondering if trees produce nuts in this way if they are under stress from a dry summer. Putting their energy into producing seeds rather than thickening up the trunk. A survival ploy in fact, a reaction to ensure that if the parent tree dies there will be plenty of chance for saplings to spring up. Does anyone know anything about this? I have asked around and found no answers.
#114743 - 10/30/03 04:01 PM Re: Nuts!
Carpal Tunnel
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Dear dxb: The acorn crop size would be determined early in the year, it seems to me. I was told by a landscaper that severeing roots close to drip line in evergreens will made them produce cones. I remember an apple tree that doubled its yield just before it fell over from internal rot. I can't think of anything that would influence size of acorn crop except favorable conditions in spring, but I have no idea what the favorable conditions might be.
#114744 - 10/30/03 06:25 PM Re: Nuts!
Carpal Tunnel
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Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...
I agree that amount of rain could affect the output of acorns from what I've observed here on the farm over the last three years.
We had a bumper crop last year--the biggest I've ever seen and the biggest my aged parents had ever seen. It was wall-to-wall acorn; it was as though someone had opened up a ten-acre-across, enormous can of acorns; it was ten acres of acorn macrame, and I ain't foolin' 'round with the accent.
Anyway, that acorn crop followed a very dry season. This past summer was extremely wet--and we haven't many acorns. Of course, this could be a classic example of post hoc ergo propter hoc.
The old wives say that when the acorn crop is heavy, there will be a hard winter. We had a very hard winter--the hardest in years. Post hoc ergo propter hoc. Perhaps.
Anyway, based on the old wives, we should have a mild winter. We'll see. If we have a mild winter, then there you go!!!! The old wives were right!!!! That is until we have a season of few acorns followed by a hard winter. The old wives will say, "Yeah, but the wooly worms were heavily coated, and wooly worms can rule acorn thin acorn crop!"
However, all that old wives' tales information aside, if your acorn crop is heavy, do notice whether it's a white acorn crop or a red one. If it's the white acorn crop, then David Attenborough says the gray squirrels will be biting the germinating end off the white acorns like crazy. That is, if you have gray squirrels where you live. They might just be all-American squirrels. He didn't mention other species of squirrels and their various predilection towards biting off the germinating ends of white acorns in bumper crop years.
#114745 - 10/30/03 08:34 PM Re: Nuts!
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Loc: British Columbia, Canada
Perhaps there are lots of potential acorns every year but a wet or harsh year knocks them off the trees as buds. Just guessing.
I did read that in the biosphere the trees all grew very tall and skinny and then fell over. Without the stress caused by wind the trunks never bothered to get thick and strong and they couldn't hold their own weight. So the biospherians had to go shaking trees to simulate wind and stimulate growth. All of which has nothing to do with acorns but it amused me.
#114746 - 10/31/03 08:10 AM Re: Nuts!
Carpal Tunnel
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Dear Zed: one of the first things I learned in botany was that there has to be a balance between shoot (trunk and branches) and root. I strongly suspect conditions in biosphere allowed branches to grow extra rapidly, without a corresponding increase in roots, so that tree got topheavy.
#114747 - 10/31/03 08:17 AM Re: Nuts!
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So the biospherians had to go shaking trees to simulate wind and stimulate growth. All of which has nothing to do with acorns but it amused me.
an early american adage says:
A mule, a woman, a hickory tree,
the more you beat them, the better they be.
it's true for hickory trees (pecan's are member of the hickory family)-- beating the trunk, not so hard as to break the bark, but firmly none the less, stimulated production of nuts.
i think there is still a lot we don't know about what improves/contols nut/fruit production in lots of trees._________________________
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#114748 - 11/03/03 09:55 AM Re: Nuts!
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Posts: 1692
Loc: UK
In old England the rhyme referred to a woman, a spaniel and a walnut tree which, I guess, is also related to the pecan. There is a short story by Dornford Yates that uses this verse as a recurring refrain in a dream about a murdered wife.
#114749 - 11/03/03 02:38 PM Re: Nuts!
Carpal Tunnel
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Actually, the pecans and hickories are part of the walnut family, Juglandaceae. There are many species within that family, and the pecan and hickory share the same genus, Carya. Just recently on a capitalization quiz, I included Carya tomentosa because I do like those tomentosa species--just fun to say. The walnuts within this family are in the various Juglans genera.
Although I've never seen anyone beat a hickory, I have a cross section of a hickory tree in which the tree has grown all around a nut. It is a very interesting cross section because it looks as though the nut grew inside the tree, but the most probable explanation is a squirrel found a hole in the tree, deposited the nut in the hole, and, over time, the tree grew around the nut in the little hole.
#114750 - 11/03/03 06:55 PM Re: Nuts!
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Posts: 2154
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
Although I've never seen anyone beat a hickory, I have a cross section of a hickory tree in which the tree has grown all around a nut. It is a very interesting cross section because it looks as though the nut grew inside the tree, but the most probable explanation is a squirrel found a hole in the tree, deposited the nut in the hole, and, over time, the tree grew around the nut in the little hole
A hole new meaning for the grain of the wood
I forgot to mention in the biosphere it was actually the trunks that broke rather than the tree falling.
#114751 - 11/03/03 07:22 PM Re: Nuts!
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Posts: 13858
Dear WW: I have an idea that a nut embedded in the hickory cross section was one a bird hid in crevice of bark, close enough to the cambium (?the rapidly growing layer) to become surrounded. I think the nuthatches may do this, but I don't have my bird CD installed on new computer. I'll try searching about this.
Hey, WW! Have I got a URL for you! Shows nuthatch doing it!
#114752 - 11/04/03 07:54 AM Re: Nuts!
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 6296
Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...
Wonderful photographs, wwh, of nuthatches. And your explanation for this nut embedded in my cross section is validated therein. I haven't seen any nuthatches here on the farm, but I will try to spot some now.
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text: June 2, 2004: Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have measured accurate distances to several faint, red galaxies seen in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, confirming that three fourths are among the most distant galaxies yet studied. This is a milestone because the Hubble data provide spectra of objects 10 times fainter than have been studied with spectrometers on ground-based telescopes. This allows researchers to probe the common galaxies in the early universe, which are believed to be responsible for most of the energy output at that time, and perhaps also for ionizing and heating the tenuous gas in between galaxies. Surprisingly, the distant galaxies are similar in many ways to their considerably closer descendants.See the rest:


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Posted by Vikrant in Creative Cloud on May 23, 2012
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I spent more of whole day to find solution but it not working as i want it.
I have some tables with different column names. I want to did it with one SELECT and continuos IF.
I tried different ways, but aways got error with $row=mysql_fetch_assoc($rs);
It got work only with alias, but i want to show more than one results from each table, but this code shown only by one result from each table.
Code: Select all
$rs = run_q("SELECT a.*, b.* FROM posts as a, nwo as b ORDER BY a.datetime , b.datetime DESC LIMIT 4");
echo $row['title'];
echo $row['titles'];}
nwo and posts are my tables
All other methods which i tried as JOIN or UNION and some more didnt work for me.
Where is the problem? It is in the SELECT line or with the continues code?


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Black and white skirt sketched with a spring bouquet of tulips and lilies. Timeless pencil silhouette finished with chiffon trim and slimming black sides.
- Sits at the waist.
- Hidden back zip with hook-and-eye closure. 7" slit.
- Fully lined.
- 97% cotton, 3% spandex. Lining: 100% polyester. Machine wash or dry clean. Imported.
- Regular length: 25".
- Petite length: 23.5".
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|J.C.Penny new 2012 logo
|J. C. Penny working in the RockSprings Penny's store, about 1906
from The Antiplanner's J.C. Penney, Entrepenuer, 11/19/2008
During the next decade more Golden Rule stores were opened, and in 1913 the decision was made to change the name to the J.C. Penny Company. In my mother's home town of Klamath Falls, Oregon ,a Golden Rule store was opened in 1910 – nine years before my mother was born. According to the April 1, 1930 edition of the Klamath Falls Evening Herald, the "Golden Rule store marks 20 years." By 1937, evidently the changes in the J.C. Penny Company finally reached Klamath Falls, as noted in the November 8th special edition of the Klamath Falls paper: "J. C. Penny to open in former Golden Rule store at 803 Main Street."
© Joan Hill, Roots'n'Leaves Publications


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Headaches, hot flashes and insomnia are just some of the painful and debilitating side effects for some patients who undergo breast cancer treatment.
Now many women are turning to the age-old treatment of acupuncture to alleviate their ailments.
Click here to see Cam Tran's report.
"Usually I feel very relaxed after. I have a great sleep that night and I feel relaxed. And I often fall asleep during the treatment," said Sheri Kuha, a stage 3 breast cancer survivor.
For Kuha, acupuncture has been a huge relief. She underwent chemotherapy, a double mastectomy and radiation therapy drugs which caused painful side effects.
"I had swelling on my legs from Tamoxafin and I had different therapy and pain in my wrist so bad, I couldn't pick up a normal cup. I had to use two hands. I couldn't play guitar, which was very sad for me," Kuha said.
But after a few acupuncture treatments, Kuha said she's regained her strength, stamina and positive outlook.
"I don't know what I would have done without it," she said.
Thanks to a Susan G. Komen grant, acupuncturist Jayne Tsuchiyama provides 300 treatments to breast cancer patients who are uninsured or unemployed.
"Basically, what it is doing is helping your body to modulate its own healing," said Tsuchiyama. "There's nothing on the needle. A lot of times, people will ask me, 'Does the needle have anything on it?' but they are just stainless steel, individually packaged needles that we'll insert."
Tsuchiyama said there are very few adverse effects of acupuncture, just a slight pinch when she inserts the needle.
Tsuchiyama said the treatment alleviates a plethora of problems from hot flashes and skin rashes to insomnia. In many cases the patients feel the effects right away, she said.
"After the treatment, it is such a blessing," said Nellie Pasion-Callueng. "(It) helps my excruciating pain go away."
Tsuchiyama said acupuncture is growing in popularity for cancer treatment relief.
There is now a growing list of patients signing up for the procedure at the Queens Medical Center.
Click here for an application.


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This sounds like 'Antoni talk. All offensive perspective points (that I agree with)
...but what about the "D"?
I get the feeling that we are incomplete; that half of our team is good at one thing, and the other plays D. Like if we mixed:
Felton's handle and heart with Kidd's D and shot... we'd have a CP3
Or if we mix Stat's offense with Chandler's D... we'd have a Garnett
If we mix Shumpert's D with JR's offense... we'd have a Wade
Melo's O with Brewer's D... Lebron
You get my point. Everyone does just enough to not get buried and scrutinized, but too little individually that a compliment is needed.
Why is no one mentioning the lack of defense by our starting guard? Nash with almost a trip-dub off a broken leg. Lin. Felton's lateral movement is slow of foot, and he's not playing the passing lanes.
PG's are almost abusing him. This is not the recipe for success.


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Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey ShoreBy WAYNE PARRY
and REMA RAHMAN
THE Associated Press | May 26,2013AP PHOTO
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, talks to Carla Pilla, of Seaside Heights, N.J., while Robert Hilton, left, executive director of the Jersey Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau, holds a sign in Seaside Heights, N.J. Christie cut a ribbon to symbolically reopen the states shore for the summer season, seven months after it was devastated by Superstorm Sandy.MANASQUAN, N.J. Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues under covered porches as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey Shore since Superstorm Sandy roared through.
Seven months after the devastating storm pummeled large swaths of the shore, the tourists made their way back, though many substituted porch parties for a day at the beach Saturday due to rain that has lingered since Thursday.
Though most shore towns have mounted Herculean efforts to rebuild boardwalks and restore beaches, thousands of homes remain damaged, including many along the beachfront.
Jennifer Kornas of Neshanic Station, N.J. and her husband own one in Manasquan. Sandy washed away its stairs and wrecked the furnace, but the home itself escaped without the kind of catastrophic damage that ruined the smaller home next door.
The devastation was unthinkable, she said Saturday as her three children scampered in and out of the house in a light rain. Were just praying for no noreasters this summer because the dunes are all gone. Theyre coming back, but not until September.
There was never a question of selling the house.
I have three kids that I raised here, she said. This is what we do; this is my life. Im going to do everything I can to stay here. Its going to be tough, but well stick together and itll be OK.
Nearby, Meghan Wisniewski of Sayreville rented a house for the summer for the first time with three fellow 20-somethings.
When we first talked about getting a house, we didnt know what the shore would be like by summer, she said. It almost looks back to normal.
Lauren Liberatore, one of her housemates, said their rental was ideally located for a great summer.
Its 100 yards from the beach and 100 yards from Leggetts, she said, referring to a legendary Jersey Shore bar.
Throughout their neighborhood, groups of young people filled rentals, spilling out onto porches as the rain fell, red and blue plastic cups in hand. Surfers took advantage of wind-whipped waves near the Manasquan Inlet, and fishermen still ventured out onto the rock jetty to cast lines for fluke and bluefish.
But the beaches were deserted; badge-checkers were not even on duty Saturday for the unofficial summer kickoff. Lifeguard stands were turned upside down, and only a handful of hardy souls braved the blowing sand that stung the eyes and scoured the skin along Manasquans paved beach walk, which was just rebuilt a few weeks ago.
Shore towns are counting on strong summer season to help recover money lost to the storm, and even more so than usual, good weather is seen as crucial this year.
On Long Beach Island, most of the beach near Steve Sweeneys home remains badly eroded. Neighbor David Denenberg said he cant believe what a difference a few months makes considering the street was littered with mattresses, furniture and peoples belongings right after the storm.
Denenberg said he knew things were getting back to normal not when cleanup efforts began but when a local convenience store opened.
It was like, victory! Were back! Denenberg said.
Victory is more elusive at the southern tip of the island, where the townships Holgate section remains badly damaged. Only a few people bundled in sweatshirts walked on the beach, and scores of houses remained in ruins.
Pat Darcy said despite the removal of 25 tons of sand and 54 inches of water from her Holgate house, and repairs under way to a garage where walls were blown out by the storm, things still dont feel right.
I dont feel like were normal yet, Darcy said as she sat on her front steps and pointed toward an empty lot where a house used to be it had floated up the street and is still sitting on the bay, turned sideways.
Darcy and her husband Sid spent at least two days a week all winter making repairs and replacing belongings. The home is now close to being done, slowly but surely, Sid Darcy said.
Kathy Waldron, of Livingston, was working with her husband Bob on the first floor of their Holgate home, which they gutted down to the studs. Her husband was hammering nails and installing insulation.
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Khizmeht Arabians
Casuarina, Australia (get directions)
Email: email@example.com
Phone: 0419 932 041
Mobile: 61 439 621 923
Khizmeht Arabians is owned and operated by Steve, his wife Sarah and there young son Kalan. Steve who was brought up around horses from a young age, has been successfully training, showing and breeding arabians for over 15 years. Hydaii Arabians was Steve's families original stud name, but when taking over the stud solely in 1998, he changed it to Khizmeht, after his beloved mare Hydaii Khizmeht passed away.
Sarah also comes from a background in horses, growing up with her father breeding and training race horses, but knew at a early age her passion lied in arabians. Now following the family tradition, Sarah's parents own a few of there own arabians. Kalan himself seems to already have the passion, making sure he never misses out on feeding, and giving his daily pat to his favourite horse "Xanaphon".
Together Steve and Sarah have put together a collection of El Shaklan/Russain bred mares, and by importing frozen semen to Ajman Moniscione, have so far bred a wonderful collection of foals. A major stepping stone in our breeding program was producing two outstanding colts, both sired by Ajman Moniscione , out of two special mares, one by Padron Psyche and the other Marwan Al Shaqab. We look forward to a exciting journey with both colts and there future progeny.
Khizmeht means fate and destiny and this seems evident as arabian horses brought Steve and Sarah together and given them great enjoyment, along with close friendships with people who share the same passion.
Owner: Steve and Sarah Muco


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Career Services > Handshake - Career Services Database > Employer Terms & Conditions
Employer usage of CareerLink is limited to employment/recruiting purposes only.
Registered employers must comply with all Federal, State, and Local laws and established Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity regulations and guidelines. Career Services reserves the right for any or no reason to deny access to any employer, and also reserves the right to refuse and/or edit job postings as deemed warranted by the University in the University's sole and absolute discretion. Employers may contact students for recruiting/employment purposes only. The selling or soliciting of goods and/or services to students via this database or information obtained from this source is not allowed. Student contact that is deemed unprofessional by Career Services will not be tolerated, and the offending employer may be permanently blocked from usage. All job/internship postings must accurately reflect the actual duties of the opportunity and ambiguous postings may be refused.
Third Party Recruiters: Third party employment services are companies, agencies, organizations, or individuals recruiting candidates for employment opportunities at companies or locations other than their own. Among other things, all third party employment services must comply with the following:
1. Third party employment services must follow the same policies and procedures established for company recruiters including, without limitation, full compliance with Federal, State, and Local laws and established Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity regulations and guidelines.
2. Third party employment services must submit a written statement from an authorized official of each client company for whom they are recruiting. This statement should indicate that the third party recruiter is an official representative of the employer, authorized to recruit for the position(s) indicated, and should be printed on client company letterhead.
3. Third party employment services may recruit only for clients they represent and have registered with this office. Candidates' names and/or resumes obtained for a job opening may not be used for subsequent job openings or for solicitation of employer clients (unless specific arrangements have been initiated and agreed to by the candidates.) No fees may be charged to the candidate.
4. Third party employment services are not given full access to CareerLink, but they may send job announcements to the Career Services office for posting in the database. These announcements must clearly indicate that candidates will be working through a third party. Career Services can neither endorse, nor recommend, any third party employment service.
EEOC Statement: The Management of Saint Louis University views Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity as a major policy commitment and as an important management goal. Thus, it is our policy that all employers working through Career Services will recruit, hire, train, promote and in all ways provide fair treatment on the basis of the merit without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, or veteran status.
In consideration for an employer's participation in the CareerLink activities, the acceptance of which shall be deemed by employer's participation in the program, employer agrees to release, indemnify, and hold Saint Louis University, its trustees, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liability, claims, suits, actions, damages, settlements and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of injuries to persons or damages to property in connection with employer's activities and student's or employer's participation in the CareerLink program, student's participation at employer's facilities or use of employer's equipment, whether from an occurrence at the property of the facility itself during such use, before or after such use, going to and from such use in or about available parking areas, or otherwise, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY NEGLIGENCE THAT MIGHT BE ALLEGED AGAINST, OR ATTRIBUTED TO SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDER. Employer further agrees to pay any court costs or attorney's fees incurred or paid by Saint Louis University to enforce any obligation under this Agreement. Policies governing data usage and storage on this system are covered in the NACElink privacy policy: http://www.nacelink.com/nl_privacy_policy.php.


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June 24, 2011—North Central College recently named three new faculty recipients of endowed chairs. They are
• Diane Anstine, Mary Schneller Rosar Professor of Economics
• Perry Hamalis, Cecelia Schneller Mueller Professor of Religion
• Brian Hanlon, Coleman Foundation Professor of Entrepreneurship
The Schneller chairs are new endowed chairs and were made possible by the generosity of alumnae Mary Schneller Rosar, Class of 1933, and her sister Cecelia Schneller Mueller, Class of 1927. The Coleman Foundation chair was vacated by retiring faculty member Gary Ernst, professor of international business and marketing, and first holder of the chair.
Diane Anstine, Mary Schneller Rosar Professor of Economics, associate professor and chair of economics: Anstine holds a B.A. and M.A. from Miami University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky. A member of North Central's faculty since 1997, she was awarded the College's Dissinger Award for Junior Faculty in 2000. In 2003, she was granted tenure and, in 2009, she was named a Ruge Fellow, a program designed to recognize, celebrate and reward faculty for their contributions to North Central's teaching and learning environment. She advises the economics honor society Omicron Delta Epsilon and is the Faculty Athletic Representative to the NCAA.
Perry Hamalis, Cecelia Schneller Mueller Professor of Religion, associate professor of religious studies and director of academic opportunities: Hamalis holds a B.A. from Boston College, a master of divinity degree from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. A faculty member since 2004, he was awarded the College's Dissinger Award for Junior Faculty in 2008, granted tenure in 2010 and is the faculty advisor for the College Scholars Honors Program. His expertise and publications in the field of Eastern Orthodox Ethics have made him a sought-after lecturer at conferences and universities, and he serves as a consultant for the World Council of Churches.
Brian Hanlon, Coleman Foundation Professor of Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of marketing: Hanlon received a B.S., M.B.A. and juris doctor from DePaul University. A member of North Central College's faculty since 2006, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship, business law and marketing. He serves as a faculty advisor to students in the Phi Alpha Delta pre-law organization and to the College's American Marketing Association student chapter. Hanlon frequently consults leading real estate developers in the United States and Europe and regularly presents his research at business and academic conferences.


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Incident prompts security talks at Harwood
MORETOWN A sheriff was placed at Harwood Union Middle and High School on Wednesday because a restraining order was issued against a former student, said the chairman of the schools board, Chris Koliba.
While the precaution came soon after 20 elementary students and six adults were killed Dec. 14 in a school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Harwood officials said around half a dozen restraining orders are obtained in the school district as a whole every school year.
The schools administration briefed board members about the situation on Dec. 19 and again Wednesday during the regular board meeting, Koliba said Thursday.
An email was sent to the school community informing parents, staff and faculty of the sheriffs presence.
Koliba said Wednesdays school board briefing was for information sharing, advice seeking, and pulse taking of community sentiment on how to best handle these kinds of situations.
We got into a conversation: In this post-Newtown era, whats the new normal? Koliba said.
Superintendent Brigid Scheffert said the details of the restraining order could not be released.
A restraining order had been issued, and the person in question was later confirmed as being located out of state, Scheffert said. When Scheffert verified that information Wednesday, she said, she decided the sheriff was no longer needed.
On Dec. 19 and again Wednesday, the board went into executive session, both times for a student disciplinary matter. Koliba said both discussions were related to the same incident. The first meeting was to address when the incident first came to light, he said.
Koliba said the executive session was the beginning of a discussion the board plans to address during regular session.
Board member Dale Smeltzer said she thought the email to the community was a means of increasing communication in the wake of the Newtown tragedy.
Last year, a similar incident occurred in the district when a sheriffs department employee was in place for three to five days because a parent was issued a restraining order for making threats, said Scheffert.
The sheriffs office was involved until court proceedings could occur and safety could be ensured, Scheffert said.
Its not unusual to have a sheriff detail, especially at a high school, at the point you have what looks like a volatile situation in someones family or outside in the community, Scheffert said.
In the wake of Newtown, school districts across Vermont and the nation have been re-examining security measures and policies to ensure students and school employees are protected.
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Service Options and Container Set-out Information
Establishing new service
To establish or change your collection service, call your garbage and recycling company directly.
Find your garbage and recycling company.
Renters must be provided garbage, recycling, and composting service. Property owners are responsible for setting up and paying for service for their tenants.
Container size and collection frequency determine cost
There are different levels of service based on garbage container size. You can increase or decrease the size of your garbage container to fit your household's needs. Call your garbage and recycling company to make changes to your service level. Garbage roll carts come in 20-gallon*, 35-gallon, 60-gallon and 90-gallon sizes and are provided by your garbage and recycling company. Weekly composting and recycling are available with standard service.
View information about current rates and how rates are set.
For customers requiring additional service options
Low-income households with health condition related waste
Low-income households with excess health condition related garbage, such as adult incontinence supplies, are eligible for extra garbage capacity at no additional cost. Call 503-823-7202 or email email@example.com for program details and an application form.
Non-curbside service for disabled customers
Non-curbside collection of all garbage, recycling, and composting carts is available at no charge for disabled customers meeting eligibility criteria. Call 503-823-7202 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for program details and an application form.
Container set-out information
Containers out by 6 a.m.
Your garbage and recycling company will arrive at your house between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. Because route schedules change, be sure containers are out by 6 a.m.
Container placement
Place your container within three feet of the curb or roadway. Don't block sidewalks or driveways. Within 24 hours of collection, remove emptied containers from the curb.
Contact your garbage and recycling company to arrange for non-curbside service if no one in your household is physically able to take containers to the curb.
If you live in a duplex, triplex, or fourplex that has signed up for non-curbside service, don't put roll carts on steps, decks or patios that are more than three feet above ground level. Your garbage and recycling company will suggest the best place to put these containers.
Driver misses or late set outs
If you forgot to place your container at the curb by 6 a.m., and the driver was not able to pick up your garbage or composting roll cart, call your garbage and recycling company within 24 hours. You will have two options:
- Set out two containers (not to exceed double your normal service level) on your next pickup day at no additional charge.
- Pay $7.95 for the driver to return before your next pickup day.
If you do not call your garbage and recycling company's office within two business days, these options will not be available to you.
If you forget to set out your recycling roll cart, you will be asked to set out your extra recyclables on the next regularly scheduled collection day. If your garbage and recycling company misses your house on your pickup day, call their office as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made for the driver to return.
Christmas and New Year's Day are the only two holidays during the year when collection will not occur. During these holiday weeks, all collections will be pushed back one day following the holiday. Friday customers will be serviced on Saturday.
Severe Weather
Curbside collection information during severe weather conditions.
During severe weather conditions, driving may be hazardous and the collection of garbage, compost and recycling may be delayed or postponed for Portland residents. In the case of severe weather, collection will be prioritized in the following order:
- Garbage
- Composting
- Recycling
When garbage or compost collection must be delayed or postponed, a reasonable effort will be made to pick up before the customer's next scheduled collection day. Evening and Saturday collections may be necessary.
In the event of a severe weather delay, please leave your roll carts at the curb to accommodate collection.
If garbage or compost collection must be delayed or postponed to the next scheduled collection day, twice the amount of the current subscribed roll cart size will be collected on the next regularly scheduled collection day at no additional charge.
If recycling collection must be delayed or postponed it will be collected the next regular collection day.
Questions during severe weather conditions? Contact the Curbside Hotline at 503-823-7202 or your garbage and recycling company.


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Scientists at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) seek patients age 5 and older with uncontrolled partial and secondary generalized seizures for participation in studies of experimental antiepileptic drugs and transcranial magnetic stimulation. NINDS scientists also seek patients with seizures for studies of brain mapping with PET and MRI scans. Younger children with new-onset seizures may be eligible for some studies.
Patients will be screened to determine eligibility. The studies will take place at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. All study-related expenses will be paid by the NIH.
For more information, physicians should contact Dr. William Theodore, Chief, Clinical Epilepsy Section, NINDS, NIH, Building 10, Room 5C205, 10 Center Drive MSC 1408, Bethesda, MD 20892-1408; telephone: 301-496-1505.