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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (433 votes).
In short: beware the course hard as hellIn full: great event tougher than expected but well worth the pain, great cakes aswellDate of review: July 3, 2011
Date of review: July 1, 2011
In short: One to write home about, Marathons move aside here comes the NDR.In full: Please don't lose this from the racing calendar, there was a rumour that this could be the last, runners of the world get behind this race, thanks to all of the organisers and marshall you are premier league ***** 5 star. Date of review: July 1, 2011
In short: A challenging but enjoyable run! In full: This was the first tme I had done this race and I have to congratulate the organisers on a fantastic job! Excellent scenary and superb marshelling. Everyone was extremely welcoming and friendly and the water stops were well manned and stocked. One small complaint was that the t-shirts were what ever size was left when you finished. Perhaps we could be asked our t shirt size prior to the race and they could be ordered by what sizes are needed? I'm very small but was given a medium t shirt which is a shame as I can't wear it whilst running and I would have loved to have done so! Despite this I shall be back next year and would encourage anyone who likes a challenge to have a go. Date of review: June 28, 2011
In short: Fantastic route, marshals & goodies In full: First time running this & I loved it, although I wasn't saying that at the finish! Cracking route & scenery, very very hilly & they are tough, but this isn't about times & PB's, just about enjoying running, will defo be back next year and be more prepared, this has given me a taster as to what beachy head is gonna be like!Marshals were all fantastic, cake was delicious, BBQ went down a treat and loved the medal & t shirtSee you next yearDate of review: June 27, 2011
In short: unbeatableIn full: It's impossible to imagine a better organised and marshalled run than this and impossible to imagine a better route. It has made my running year every year for the last 3 years. Thank you to everyone involved.Date of review: June 27, 2011
In short: Fantastic raceIn full: Best race i been to this year,with regards to the organisation and set up.The marshaling and points were superb.Had cramp 19km,and had to take it easy in to the finish butreally enjoyed this race.See you next yearDate of review: June 24, 2011
In short: Superb organisation, wonderful marshals, lovely scenery can't wait until 2012!In full: The finesse of the organisation was exemplified by the fact that every tree root, on the 18 mile course, was highlighted so you'd have a chance to jump over it. My first time on this wonderful race but I can't wait until next year. The marshals were all encouraging and friendly, which made for a great atmosphere. Well done to all concerned with the organisation of this great race. Date of review: June 23, 2011
In short: cA challenge and a well organised one at thatDate of review: June 23, 2011
In short: 11/10!!!In full: You have to give this ago, a fantastic event. Nothing could be faulted, from the easy parking, decent toilets to the amazing number of marshalls. Water stations in the right places, with SIS gels & jelly b's. Not for the faint hearted, an 18 mile marathon through wonderfully scenic landscapes. Great medal, bright t-shirt & tasty cakes! You know you've been in a race when you finish. If you only run one race, make it this one!Date of review: June 21, 2011
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It takes some time to turn the ship toward an idea that is different.they won't be paying any more in energy costs. That's a very attractive aspect of the proposal and one of the reasons AARP [the American Association of Retired Persons] and other people have endorsed it. Because keeping consumers whole during the process is important to buying faith that we can make this transition in a reasonable way. And if you compare that to the volatility that consumers are going to face in oil markets if we do nothing, it's an attractive proposition for people.
When oil gets back to $150 a barrel, my colleagues are going to be looking for solutions.technology." And it's a superior idea to saying, "Well, let's try to get there by instituting some sort of signal, but let's have that signal be influenced by trading and allowances and various ways in which that true market signal can be distorted." If you look at what's happened in Europe, they've certainly found things like carbon futures cut up into tranches, just like credit default swaps. And you've had allowances go to things where people have questioned whether we have actually made the [CO2] reductions succeed.
This is about the ability to ignite a huge technology revolution for the U.S. economy.stuff with Enron that got me paying attention to how manipulative markets can wreak havoc with energy costs. That got me paying attention to this many years ago. The testimony that we got before the [Senate] Finance Committee this past year from observers of the European [carbon] markets was reporting these kinds of issues. But I think it takes awhile for all of that information to be absorbed and for people to understand.
We can wait 30 years and find that Europe and Asia control the markets on these products.is a $6 trillion market opportunity. It's as big as going from mainframe computers to a computer on every desk. It is going from big [sources] of supply to having power generated from lots of different sources and being able to [plug] into the grid in lots of different places and using it smartly and getting huge savings. And it's an opportunity for the United States to be the world leader in energy technology. A lot of the R&D we do, but we don't end up on the manufacturing side.
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A Dickensian
Until I went to college, I disliked school. And I proved it, graduating 51st out of 98 -?perfect mediocrity.
But to clarify: I didn't dislike all my courses. In fact, I loved some of them and they left positive lifelong impressions.
When it came to my junior high English teachers, I really lucked out.
For seventh and eighth grade, I had Mrs. Wilson. If she wasn't the best teacher I ever had, she surely was tied for best.
She was smart and organized, and set up a perfectly logical syllabus, which she then forced her students to follow. She was tough as nails and broached no nonsense and in her long career I knew of only one kid who dared to defy her. Ironically, I was there when it happened.
The kid was a self-absorbed mama's boy who had no respect for anyone and didn't keep his attitude to himself. One day he decided to get over on Mrs. Wilson. She ended it immediately – and painfully – with a screaming roundhouse right that started in Riverside Park and ended at Crescent Bay.
Don't misunderstand: Mrs. Wilson was no bully – she was just All Teacher. She had a mission, which was to make sure her charges left her class literate and disciplined, and I think we all understood that. We all (with the exception of the mama's boy) also understood that under her blue hair and behind her cat's eye glasses was the mind of a stone-cold killer and anyone foolish enough to mess with her would pay a steep price. Which is why only one kid ever stepped out of line.
I flourished under Mrs. Wilson's reign. Through her grammar drill, she unlocked the mystery of language to me. I realized there was a specific structure to English (and thus other languages), and if I could understand the structure, I could understand all sorts of other things about it.
She also forced me to be more organized and precise with all my writing. When I left eighth grade, I had a comfort and facility with reading and writing that I'd never had before. This set me up perfectly for ninth-grade English with Mrs. Parsons.
Mrs. Parsons was a whole new world compared to Mrs. Wilson. For one thing, she was a whole lot looser. Not that she wasted time or was unprepared or didn't know what she wanted us to do; she just wasn't as driven and strict as Mrs. Wilson. Then again, few were.
Mrs. Parsons also had her quirks. One was she was a total Bloomingdale chauvinist. Living in Saranac Lake's 'burbs, she may've felt the denizens of My Home Town considered her and her townsmen second-class citizens. If so, she compensated for it: In her eyes the B'dale kids, could do no wrong, and she regarded all their misbehaviors, probably including the felonious, with affection, as if they were all just a darling bunch of little Tom Sawyers.
I never remember her being mean, but Bruce Goetz told me he was walking by her room one day and she came out in the hall, slapped him and said, "You shuffle your feet just like your father."
Of course, back in those authoritarian days, we thought everything was our fault, so Bruce stoically accepted being punished for his familial shuffling as deserved, if not inevitable.
In spite of her geo-political bias and her less-than-Solomonic administration of punishment, I learned a lot from Mrs. Parsons.
The little lad in the land of letters
Her first assignment was a dictionary project. It was lengthy and in-depth, and while I didn't get a good grade (my write-up was pretty lax and sloppy), I did get a good understanding of how to access dictionaries' information. It also started my love of etymology, which continues to this day.
But Mrs. Parsons' forte was her love of literature. When it came to our readings – poetry, essay or fiction – her whole demeanor changed. She was completely if not crazily engaged in the world of letters: Her teaching literature wasn't a job; it was a labor of love, and I found it irresistible.
I mean, a 13-year-old pisher reading the works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Alfred Lord Tennyson and John Greenleaf Whittier and really enjoying it? I never would've thought it possible, had I not experienced it.
We read a novel that year – Ivanhoe. Scott wrote it in 1820 and it was about 12th century England, and I thought it was the most wonderful adventure ever. I remember reading the assigned portion, and then rereading it, just for my own pleasure. It also prompted my first foray into fiction writing, when I wrote a piece about an invincible black knight and one of his battles. It had to be overdone, clumsy and downright silly, but when Mrs. Parsons' read it aloud in class, I was sure my future as a famous author was assured.
I had only one bad experience in Mrs. Parsons' class, and it was all my fault.
Lousy expectations
She assigned "Great Expectations," gave us plenty of time to read it, and for reasons I've never figured out, I waited till the last minute. A book report on it was due on Monday, and as of Sunday morning I hadn't read word one.
I swore I'd start reading it after breakfast, but when I finished breakfast I had to devote time to some serious digesting.
Once my stomach had been put to rest, I came up with another thing to do. This was to hang out with my boon companion Ralph Carlson (who, as a point of interest, had finished both the book and the report long before the weekend).
After Ralph and I had our buddy time, I faced the inevitable: I had to sit in my room and start reading the darn thing … which I did.
But I was confronted by one major obstacle – Charles Dickens. Well, not Dickens personally of course, but his writing. I knew I was in trouble when I read the first sentence: "My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Phillip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip."
If Melville, who I also consider unreadable, could begin with "Call me Ishmael," why couldn't Dickens manage "Call me Pip"? Who knew? Who cared? Not me, that's for sure.
But it mattered not, because I had to wade through his prose, which I found was like wading through quicksand. The more I struggled, the more I sank. Still, I plodded on and on and on.
Afternoon came and went, as did early evening and dinner. Finally, sometime around 8:30, I finished the cursed thing. At that point I hated it. But even more, I hated myself for my procrastination: By waiting till the last minute, I'd taken a merely lousy experience and turned it into a loathsome one.
I labored another hour or so on the book report. It was as vague and cliche-ridden as I could make it, since the last thing I wanted to do was tell Mrs. Parsons how I really felt about it, for fear she might want to know why, and then my procrastination and pedagogical perfidy would be revealed.
I don't think Mrs.Parsons figured out what I'd done, exactly, but she did know my work was not up to my usual standard of literary criticism.
After class, she took me aside.
"Robert," she said, "Did you have any specific problems with this assignment?"
"Uh, yeah, Mrs. Parsons, I did," I said, fishing for an excuse. "I was ah sick, yeah, sick."
And in a way I was. I was sick of Pip, sick of Miss Havisham, sick of uneaten wedding cake and unworn bridal dresses, sick of Dickens maybe even sick of the whole damned British empire.
"Well, I hope you're feeling better now," she said.
"Oh, I am," I said. "Now I'm all better."
And you know what? With "Great Expectations" now behind me, I really was.


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The Landscape is Full of Zombie-Proof Barriers
The zombies' lack of coordination, along with the inability to see in the dark (we haven't had any infrared zombies yet, but holy ****! We call dibs on the idea) is going to spell the doom of countless zombies in any area outside of a parking lot. This is a group that doesn't know how to find roads or bridges. They just go wandering off aimlessly. Mountains, major rivers and canyons would thus quickly be home to piles of broken zombie rags stinking up the scenic views. Even if zombies had the foresight to not walk over cliffs or into raging rapids during the day, nightfall would result in most eventually walking into rivers, over cliffs and off of bridges, diminishing their numbers.
But even in nice, flat, paved cities, where it would seem like people would be extra-****ed, the landscape still works in favor of the living. History has shown that in most awful situations, people don't always act like the panicky idiots in a horror movie. In cities, people would likely congregate in the upper levels of high-rise buildings, where the invasion can be held at bay with simple security doors. Also, the streets themselves would keep the undead corralled in straight, easy-to-aim-down lines where they could be picked off by snipers, or just bored office-workers waiting out the quarantine by dropping office supplies onto the undead from the top floors.
"Do you think we can fit chairs through this?"
Weapons and the People Who Use Them
As we touched on briefly above, if Homo sapiens are good at one thing, it's killing other things. We're so good at it that we've made entire other species cease to exist without even trying. Add to the mix the sheer number of armed rednecks and hunters out there, and the zombies don't even stand a chance. There were over 14 million people hunting with a license in the U.S. in 2004. At a minimum, that's like an armed force the size of the great Los Angeles area.
Remember, the whole reason hunting licenses exist is to limit the number of animals you're allowed to kill, because if you just declared free reign for everybody with a gun, everything in the forest would be dead by sundown. Even the trees would be mounted proudly above the late-arriving hunter's mantles. It's safe to assume that when the game changes from "three deer" to "all the rotting dead people trying to eat us," there will be no shortage of volunteers.
Plus, if we look at zombies as a species, they are pretty much designed for failure. Their main form of reproduction is also their only source of food and their top predator. If they want to eat or reproduce, they have to go toe to toe with their number one predator every single time. That's like having to fight a lion every time you to want to have sex or make a sandwich. Actually, it's worse than that: Most top predators are only armed with teeth and claws, meaning they have to put themselves in harm's way to score a kill. Humans have rifles.
The zombies have no choice but to walk into bullets. And all this isn't even counting all the other household hand guns in the world, nor the fact that zombies also have to contend with IEDs, Molotov cocktails, baseball bats, crowbars and cars that the general public will no doubt be using to cull their numbers.
Harm's way is about 4875 feet from the end of this.
And that's just from the civilian population; counting the military and police, we have another three million or so armed people, and instead of just handguns shotguns and hunting rifles, they have machine guns, combat shotguns, sniper rifles, assault rifles, sub-machine guns, grenade launchers and the occasional taser, not to mention the training to use them effectively. But why would they even bother? When they could just roll over swaths of zombies in tanks, blast them with cluster bombs and MOABs and mow them down with miniguns from the god damn Air Force that every zombie flick seems to forget about.
Really, even if zombies existed right now, the whole concept of a zombie apocalypse is just laughable. Now robots, on the other hand...
For more zombie-based research, check out 5 Popular Zombie Survival Tactics (That Will Get You Killed) and 5 Reasons You Secretly Want a Zombie Apocalypse.
Yeah, there are plenty of reasons why a zombie apocalypse would fail before it ever got started in America. Way too many gun owners in the United States and things are too spread out in the midwest and definitely in the southwest for a zombie plague to ever spread by dead people on foot. Also, the one thing that zombie movies never take into account is that human teeth are incapable of biting through cloth. Not even healthy human teeth can bite through a t-shirt; so dead, rotten teeth have even less of a chance.
After several failed attempts to bite through blue jeans, leather jackets, business suits, etc. you'd have a bunch of toothless, harmless zombies roaming around.
The only thing that the zombie movies have in their favor is the element of surprise, because it would take most people a long time to accept the fact that there really are zombies roaming around. However, people today are generally pretty paranoid even without the zombies, so I can't imagine anyone allowing a total stranger, who clearly looks ill, to slowly walk up to them close enough to get within biting distance.
However, the realities of the situation are not a part of the fun of zombie stories.
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Mary A. Phillips (Long), age 90, of Santa Barbara, CA, formerly of Dunkirk, N.Y., died Sunday July 7, 2013 in the Central Coast Nursing Home in Santa Barbara.
She was born October 4, 1922 in Dunkirk, N.Y. to the late Dominic and Caroline Fadale Long. She was a former member of Holy Trinity Church and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.
Mary enjoyed painting, crocheting and cooking.
Besides her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband, James Phillips and her son, James (Suzie) Phillips, Jr. She is the grandmother of Carrie. Mrs. Phillips is also survived by dear friends Theresa "Babe" Mangus, of Fredonia, Judy (Nin) Marino of Fredonia, Chuck (Peggy) Mangus of Fredo-nia, Rod Mangus of Florida, Wendy (Ernie) Thompson of Brocton, Lucy Winder of Brocton, Angie Corbet of Dunkirk, the late Mary Sirgusa and family and the late Theresa Mormile.
Friends may call Sunday 6-8 p.m. at the Larson-Timko Funeral Home, 20 Central Avenue, Fredonia, NY where prayers will be offered Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Trinity Church at 10 a.m. Interment will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Trinity Chuch, Dunkirk, NY. Arrangements by David J. Dengler, Larson-Timko Funeral Home, 679-9000.


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As a UniSource Energy Services customer, you can purchase solar power to cover some or all of your electrical needs. It's an easy and affordable way to reduce or eliminate your energy from conventional resources and use locally generated solar power.
Reserve your solar power blocks
The Bright Arizona Community Solar Program offers an easy and affordable way to meet your electric needs with locally generated solar power. As a UES customer, you now have the opportunity to purchase solar power in "blocks" of 150 kilowatt hours (kWh) per month.
You can buy some or all of your power through the program, reducing or eliminating your energy from conventional resources.
Features and benefits
- No up-front expenses or equipment maintenance costs
- Renewable energy option for renters and those customers whose rooftops are shaded by trees or nearby buildings
- Protection offered against future energy cost increases
- Surcharge exemption for solar energy purchases on renewable energy, fuel and purchased power
- Minimized carbon footprint and reliance on fossil fuels
- Clean, green renewable energy for an affordable price
Each block purchased will add $3.00 to your monthly electric bill. However, program blocks are exempt from two surcharges applied to other electric usage: the Renewable Energy Standard Tariff (REST) and the Purchased Power and Fuel Adjustment Clause (PPFAC), so your actual impact will be lower. Both surcharges are adjusted annually to reflect changing energy costs and other factors, so the benefit of avoiding them would increase over time if the surcharges rise.
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Solar power costs more than conventional energy derived from fossil-fueled power plants, so participating in the program will increase your electric bill. Each block replaces the charges for an equivalent amount of conventional power at a rate that currently adds $3.00 to your monthly bill.
Program rates must be paid in full each month regardless of actual energy consumption. If the solar energy purchased through the program exceeds actual usage during a monthly billing period, the excess is carried forward to the next billing period as a credit. Any credit remaining after the September billing period will be paid in full as a credit on the next bill.
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The program is available to UES customers on the following three rate plans:
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For 2012, UES will have 1,720 blocks of solar energy available for purchase through the Bright Arizona Community Solar program. Once the program is fully subscribed, customers may be placed on a waiting list until new local solar resources become available.
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You can purchase as many blocks as you want and cancel at any time. UES reserves the right to limit purchases based on customers' anticipated electric use and program availability. Participants can increase or decrease the number of blocks they're buying just once in a 12-month period.
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The first sources of solar power for the Bright Arizona Community Solar Program are the 1.22 megawatt (MW) single-axis tracking PV array at La Senita Elementary School and the .5 MW solar array at Kingman1.
Future demands would be met through new solar power systems located in UES' service territory.
Participating UES Electric customers can purchase 150 kilowatt-hour (kWh) "blocks" of solar energy produced by local photovoltaic (PV) arrays. Each block will offset an equivalent amount of traditional power, allowing customers to enjoy the benefits of clean, green renewable energy for an affordable price.
Each block will replace the charges for an equivalent amount of traditional power at a cost that adds $3 apiece to participants' monthly bills. That price premium could be reduced in the future, though, if the cost of UES' traditional energy resources increases. The rate customers pay for solar energy blocks when they sign up for the Bright Arizona Community Solar Program will remain fixed for 20 years under rules approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). While blocks purchased through the program will still be subject to non-fuel rate changes, they won't be affected by changes to the base energy rate, the PPFAC (Purchased Power and Fuel Adjustment Change), or REST (Renewable Energy Standards and Tariff) surcharges. Customers will be able to cancel their participation in the program at any time.
You can purchase enough blocks to meet your entire electric needs with solar energy. Six blocks would cover the average annual electric use of a typical household at a premium of just $18 per month. If a customer uses less energy than they've purchased through the program during a given billing period, the excess would be carried over and used to offset the traditional energy charges on future bills. Participation may be limited by the availability of energy from local UES solar power systems dedicated to the program.
The energy is generated by solar power systems located in UES' service territory. As UES expands its local solar generating capacity, new resources will become available to satisfy growing demand for the Bright Arizona Community Solar Program.
The program is not designed to reduce customers' electric bills. Rather, it offers an easy, affordable way to meet your electric needs with clean, renewable energy. Because solar power currently costs more than traditional energy resources, the energy blocks available from the Bright Arizona Community Solar Program will add to your monthly electric bill. But the price you'll pay for each block will remain fixed for 20 years under ACC-approved program rules, so you may realize future savings if the cost of traditional energy resources increases.
The program makes the benefits of clean, green solar power more widely available. While UES provides incentives to help reduce the up-front cost of installing a PV array at your home or business, those systems remain quite expensive. A standalone system may not be an option for many customers, including renters, low-income residents or those whose rooftops are shaded by trees or nearby buildings. The Bright Arizona Community Solar Program offers an easy, affordable way for anyone to invest in solar energy for a home or business.
The program is available to UES customers paying Residential Service (R-01), Small General Service (SGS-10), and Large General Service (LGS-13) rates.
You can sign up online or by calling Customer Care at 1-877-837-4968.
No. UES' local solar arrays feed energy into our distribution grid, where it cannot be distinguished from power generated elsewhere. The Bright Arizona Community Solar Program markets solar energy based on the metered output of participating systems. That's why the number of available blocks are limited by the power those systems can produce.
The Bright Arizona Community Solar Program, by contrast, allows you to take ownership of the solar power you purchase through the program. The program costs offset the traditional energy charges on your monthly bill, and your participation reduces the carbon footprint of your home or business by easing or eliminating your reliance on fossil-fueled power.
UES presumes that participating customers are interested in using solar energy to meet their electric needs year-round. Allowing excess credits to accumulate throughout the year serves that purpose by accommodating the increased usage that typically occurs during Arizona's hot summer months.
Customers who wish to satisfy their entire annual electric needs with solar power would need to subscribe to a number of blocks that exceeds their actual usage throughout much of the year but falls short of their summer consumption levels. These customers would accumulate monthly energy credits in most months but retire those credits during the summer. Even customers seeking to satisfy only a portion of their usage through the program may find themselves in similar circumstances.
Any energy credits that remain after September, though, are not likely to be needed until the following summer, if at all. That's why UES converts any remaining energy credits at that time into a payment that is applied as a credit against customers' October bills. Customers who cancel their participation in the program also will receive a credit on their next bill for any excess energy credits remaining at that time.
No. Blocks of solar energy purchased through the program are associated with a specific service address and cannot be transferred. If program blocks are still available, though, you can subscribe for the program again at your new address at the current solar energy rate.


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Yesterday, I arrived in Brazil to participate in the ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability) World Congress 2012, and serve as a member of the U.S. delegation to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, June 20-22. Three U.S. city and county officials will serve as private sector advisors to the delegation.
Collaborations at the local level are strengthening our overall bilateral relationship with Brazil. For example, on May 24, 2012, Fulton County, Georgia and the State of Bahia, Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote local cooperation. In the spirit of the U.S.-Brazil MOU to Support State and Local Cooperation signed during Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the United States in April 2012, I traveled to Atlanta to participate in the signing ceremony. I had the pleasure of joining Fulton County Chairman John Eaves and Bahia Governor Jacques Wagner, along with former Atlanta Mayors Shirley Franklin and Sam Massell, at the ceremony at the Fulton County Government Center in Atlanta.
This agreement, a first for Fulton County, is the second involving a Georgia county and a state in Brazil. U.S. and Brazilian officials attending the ceremony enthusiastically embraced the new relationship as an historic partnership that promises greater business and social ties between the two local governments. "We are a county and city of tremendous diversity," said Chairman Eaves. "Brazil, too, has wonderful diversity. ...I'm looking forward to an exciting future of collaboration."
The Fulton County, GA-Bahia MOU was conceived during Fulton County's participation in the United States-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality since 2010. The MOU recognizes and enhances this existing relationship formalizing efforts made by Fulton County and the State of Bahia to access economic opportunity, support international education exchange, and share their experiences from the 1996 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games held in Atlanta.
Bahia, a popular tourist destination and Brazil's fourth most populous state with 14 million residents is located on the country's northeastern coast. Through this agreement, Bahia -- who will host one of the 2014 World Cup events -- will reach out to Metro Atlanta to learn best practices from the 1994 Super Bowl and the 1996 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games that were held in Atlanta. In addition to economic development and tourism, the new partnership will look to promote initiatives involving public health; youth development and education; arts and culture; and promotion of justice, citizenship and human rights.
As the Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs, I lead the Department's efforts to collaborate with state and local leaders and their counterparts. I have traveled to over 11 Brazilian cities and states to expand relationships between U.S. mayors and governors and their counterparts in Brazil to encourage collaboration in areas of mutual interest, such as education, cultural and technical exchange, economic growth, sustainable development, democracy, social inclusion, and preparation for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In each of the cities I visited, I was met with incredible enthusiasm.
As a result, exchanges between Brazilian and U.S. subnational entities have become more numerous and robust. Georgia has been a pioneer of subnational relationships with Brazil for quite a long time. For example, Atlanta and Rio de Janeiro have enjoyed a Sister City relationship since 1972, former President Jimmy Carter initiated a partnership with the State of Pernambuco when he was Governor of Georgia, and Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle led a delegation from Georgia's tourism industry to meet with representatives from Brazil's tourism sector earlier this year.
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What difference would putting the stone at the top of the oven make instead of the bottom?Maybe my next purchase should be an ir therm.
Probably a night and day difference. Just as Mark said above about trying a screen at the very top...try the stone up there until you obtain a screen.
as I understand it, having the stone at the top would result in an even cooler stone, as the stone will be getting even less radiation from the flames (while the surrounding air temp and thus convective rate will be about the same). I'm pretty sure this is why most people put their stone on the bottom rack.
Sort of hard to tell from the pic but is that burner all the way back against the rear wall....none of the flame is under the stone?Is there another burner under the floor of the oven?Bob
Yeah the burner is right at the back and there is no other source of heat in the oven. Without a top burner to blast the top would it be silly to think about getting a steel? I was thinking that it would be a better balance than what I'm currently getting though maybe too far the other way. What difference would putting the stone at the top of the oven make instead of the bottom?Maybe my next purchase should be an ir therm.
Yes, that one should be fine. I use this one...http://www.harborfreight.com/non-contact-laser-thermometer-96451.htmlAlso, on your oven, it looks like the heat is completely bypassing your stone...raising it up any amount would have to be an improvement.
I'm not sure what you mean by "bypassing the stone." I think you're referring to convection, and while most of the stone is out of the buoyant plume, the air space on the oven should have a more or less uniform temperature distribution when the flame is on - so the convective flux to the stone should be constant regardless of the position. However, the closer to the flames the stone is, the more of the flame the stone will "see" - so that you'll get a greater radiative flux.
The first pizza is no better than any subsequent pizzas, so I'm not sure the first one is even getting much of a latent heat draw.I can actually get a couple of inches of the stone directly over the flame but I had avoided doing it so far because then I thought it would cook unevenly. Got a couple of things to try.1. A portion of the stone directly over the flame with rotating the pizza.


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You can now apply for field or gym space online through the Athletic Facilities Application Requests (AFAR) online process. Through your AFAR account, you can access your permits, pay fees, submit rosters and schedules, and manage your organizational and contact information.
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The Department of Neighborhood and Community Services is responsible for allocating Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) gymnasiums and fields and Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) designated athletic fields for community athletic use. To apply for a facility use permit, download, complete, and submit the appropriate application below. If you have any questions, please contact the Athletic Services Division at 703-324-5533 or 703-324-5522, TTY 711, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or e-mail us at email@example.com.
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March 17, 2008 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Mid-Year Evaluations
SUBJECT 2: Enhancement Grants Update
SUBJECT 3: Income Changes in HANDS
SUBJECT 4: Time Frames for Processing Applicants
SUBJECT 5: USDA Revision 9 Nutrition Risk Factors - Effective April 14, 2008
SUBJECT 6: WIC 1 and 2 Revisions
- Mid-Year Evaluations: WIC will no longer require a mid-year evaluation of Local Agency Plan (LAP) goals as part of the LAP or contract monitoring. A Local WIC Provider (LWP) may continue to do a mid-year evaluation of their LAP goals if they wish, but it will no longer be required by the state office. If you have questions, please contact email@example.com or 573-751-6198.
- Enhancement Grants Update: All applications for enhancement grants have been reviewed by the district teams and the state agency panel. The goals for this year's funding focused specifically on:
- Increasing participation in WIC by pregnant women in their first trimester; and
- Increasing the percentage of WIC participants who begin and continue to breastfeed.
All requests for funding were reviewed with these goals in mind.
Thirty-three (33) of the 71 projects received were approved for funding. The approved projects have been sent for final Department Administrative approval. As soon as we are notified that the projects are approved, agencies will be notified. Projects (or parts of projects) that did not clearly focus on this year's enhancement project goals were not recommended for funding. Agencies whose projects were not funded will be notified by letter in the next two weeks.
Agencies with questions about their project or those who wish to discuss why their project was not funded, may contact their district team or Kathleen Davis at 573-526-2821.
- Income Changes in HANDS: Effective April 14, 2008, there will be changes made in HANDS concerning the income and missing proof of eligibility. The income will be keyed on the H201/H202 screens and there is now a new field on those screens as well for missing proof.
The missing proof field is answered with a Y (yes) or N (no), meaning he/she is missing one or more of the three required proofs. By keying a Y in this field, the system will only allow one month of FIs (the month of the service date) and there is no longer a need to key the "P" food package into the food package code field.
Once the participant returns in 30 days with their missing proof, simply go to the H202 screen and key N (no) in the missing proof field. If the income dollar amount ($) needs to be changed, key that as well. Then print FIs.
There is also a question that you will see on the H202 screen. The question is necessary for "behind the scenes" programming and keeping the data in sync. The question asks if you will be keying a new cert (H401/H421) or recert (H402/H422) screen after you key this H202 screen. If you will be keying one of the four screens, key a Y to answer the question. If you will not be keying one of the four screens (such as a 30-day follow-up), key N to answer the question.
Also, the Med Elig field has been removed from the H400 cert/recert screens.
Please refer to the screen shots attached to view the new/changed fields.If you have questions, please contact the WIC Help desk at 800-554-2544 or Melissa Seaver at 573-751-6489.
- Time Frames for Processing Applicants: There are requirements that each agency needs to meet to comply with USDA Regulations regarding time frames for serving new prenatals and infants as referenced in the WOM ER# 3.01600 Initial Contact Procedures and ER# 3.01700 Processing Time Frames for Serving Applicants. The WIC Updates of December 3, 2007 also has information about initial contact requirements.
Initial reports show that there are several applicants not being served within the time frames in the policies. This may be due to keying errors in HANDS, participants rescheduling appointments, or clinic not having appointment openings.
In order to assist your agency and provide technical assistance, a report has been developed and will be posted in Crystal on April 14, 2008. The report name is "Contact Time Period Report". Please check the table of contents in Crystal for the location. The report will list all participants (P and I Category) with a service date in the last six (6) months for your agency. It shows you the DCN, name, category code, Initial Contact Date, Service Date, and # of days between the two dates. It is sorted by # of days difference (descending).
When you view the new report and notice that you have applicants that have not been served within the required time frame, do the following:
- If applicant reschedules - must be documented in the chart and/or the H208 screen.
- If it is a keying error in HANDS, contact the WIC Help desk at email@example.com, giving the DCN, correct contact and service dates. You will not be able to change this on the H403/H423 screens beginning April 14, 2008.
- If it is due to your clinic not having openings, please contact your district TA staff and work with them to assure you can get all new applicants in within the required time frame.
**In order to prepare for the HANDS change, a report showing participants not served within 365+ days has been posted in the "Participant Information" folder. The name of the report is "365+ Days Contact Period". In looking at these records, they are most likely keying errors in HANDS. Please review this report and make the necessary changes to the records in HANDS before April 14, 2008. After this date, the help desk will have to make the changes for you.
If you have any questions about the time frames policies, please contact your district TA team.
If you have any questions about the Crystal Report(s) or HANDS changes, please contact the WIC help desk at 800-554-2544 or Melissa Seaver at 573-751-6489.
- If applicant reschedules - must be documented in the chart and/or the H208 screen.
- USDA Revision 9 Nutrition Risk Factors - Effective April 14, 2008
USDA has approved a new allowable risk criterion and updated two other risk criteria:
- New risk factor #904 Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS);
- Updated risk factor #371 Maternal Smoking; and
- Updated risk factor #340 Nutrition Related-Risk Conditions.
Updated risk factor #340 Nutrition-Related Risk Conditions was affected as a result of changes to risk factor #348. In Missouri, all of the USDA nutrition-related risk conditions #341 through #362 are currently incorporated into the overall risk factor #340.
ER#2.04450 which included risk criterion for risk factor #300 (Z1) Pregnancy Induced Conditions and risk factor #340 (Z3) Nutrition-Related Risk Conditions was separated into two individual policies to allow easier updating of risk factors. Please see the attachments regarding additional clarification. Print these attachments and keep them on hand as they will supersede the 2006 WOM policies until the 2008 WOM is available.
Making revisions linked to Revision 9 led to minor changes in several other policies. Risk factors #371 and #904 will be automatic risk factors assigned, dependant upon responses to the questions in the computer system and on the WIC-1 and WIC-2. Information highlighting changes to the computer system and WIC-1 and WIC-2 forms is included in the attached document.
The Nutrition Coordinator is responsible for providing training to all LWP staff on Revision 9 materials during the months of March and April 2008 utilizing attached materials. Beginning in March 2008 the State agency will incorporate Revision 9 information in the WIC Basic Orientation training for trainees.
If you have questions regarding these risk factors or information, please contact your district nutritionist for technical assistance.
Note: Please return the "Acknowledgement Sheet" indicating you have received this notification.
- WIC 1 and 2 Revisions: The WIC Certification forms for Woman (WIC 1) and Infant/Child (WIC 2) have been revised due to screen changes and implementation of new risk factors. During the week of March 17, 2008, the warehouse will begin shipping a 2-3 month supply of the forms to all local WIC providers. The effective date to use the revised WIC 1 and WIC 2 is April 14, 2008. Please destroy old forms (06/07 version) and order additional forms (04/08 version) from the warehouse as needed. If you have questions and/or suggestions, please contact Takako Tagami at firstname.lastname@example.com.
ER# 2 .05850 Maternal Smoking Risk Factor 371.doc
ER# 2.02800 Cert Recert and Infant Follow-up Components - rev. 2-28-08.doc
ER# 2.04450 Risk Factor 300.doc
ER# 2.04475 Risk Factor 340.doc
ER# 2.04550 Guidelines for Assigning Dietary Risk Factors rev 2-28-08.doc
ER# 2.05825 Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Risk Factor 904.doc
ER# 2.10300 Prenatal Weight Gain Chart.doc
ER# 2.10400 Growth Charts.doc
Income Change Screen Shots 30 day follow-up.pdf
Income Change Screen Shots New Cert.pdf
Income Change Screen Shots New Prenatal Cert but has been.pdf
Income Change Screen Shots Recert.pdf
Revision 9 Acknowledgement.doc
Revision 9 Nutrition Risk Factors training information.doc
RF Summary Sheet Infant Child_Rev 9.doc
RF Summary Sheet Women_Rev 9.doc
Risk Factor (without 2 digit number) Definitions Table for 2.02800.doc
Summary of Priorities by Risk Factors for ER# 2.02800.doc


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Is there anyone in America who will stand up not only to the increasing Islamic influence in the U.S. but more importantly to the tyranny of a corrupt, dictator-like government now imposing its will on Americans?
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NEW YORK ( Real Money ) -- Amid a bunch of routine first-quarter 2012 earnings releases from Intel (INTC) , IBM (IBM) and others and after the close of trading, Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) /(BRK.B) Warren Buffett announced that he had stage-one prostate cancer. He noted that he "was told by his doctors that his condition "is not remotely life-threatening or even debilitating in any meaningful way."
Here is the company's press release.
My initial response was that I was shocked, and I recognized that this was potentially a very sad and sobering event for Buffett and his family.
I was also shaken, for my mind wandered to some personal memories of my dear (and far-too-young) friends who lost their lives to cancer over the past couple of years: my best pal Petie Lane, TheStreet's own David Morrow, Sanford Bernstein's Jonathan Gray and, most recently, my horse partner and my buddy Andy Grant.
My first thought was that I wanted Warren Buffett to be healthy and to beat the cancer. After all, the avuncular Oracle is an investment icon to me and legions of investors. Moreover, he is enormously charitable and is often a rational voice in a sometimes irrational world (on economics, politics and business). For four decades, I have enjoyed and cherished his annual letters -- especially his quotes (Mae West, Woody Allen, etc.) and sports metaphors (in particular his ample use of Yogi Berra-isms).
Though obviously saddened by the surprise announcement, quite frankly in short order, as I suppose was the reaction of many other Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, my next order of business was to figure out the consequences of the report on Buffett's health on the company's share price. (I had just discussed why Berkshire Hathaway was among my favorite stocks and largest holdings in Monday's "Fast Money Halftime Report.")
I detached myself from the emotional impact of Buffett's announcement and found myself grappling with tables from the U.S. Census Bureau, indicating that a white man in his early 80s in America has about a seven- to eight-year life expectancy (Table 107. Expectation of Life and Expected Deaths by Race, Sex, and Age: 2008).
As Whitney Tilson reminded me in an email, "Buffett isn't average -- he is active (mentally and to a lesser extent physically) and he is surrounded by loved ones, he has low stress, wears a seat belt, etc., etc., etc." Plug those factors into this website , and Whitney argued that "you'll see that the average person with Buffett's characteristics has a 12-year life expectancy."
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Michigan Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg introduced Senate Joint Resolution 166 on October 19, 1942. This resolution would have amended the Constitution of the United States and extended the vote to citizens 18 years or older. Although not ratified at the time, the proposal came up again, during the Vietnam War. The 26th Amendment was ratified on July 1, 1971.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (614 votes).
In short: enjoyed the run, well marshalled, good course will be back Date of review: March 19, 2006
In short: Good race, great route and smooth organisation.In full: My only complaint is the lack of carparking near the event, I like to take my disabled son to events and it can be hard work sometimes.Other than that I had a fabulous day, the sun undoubtedly helped!!Good organisation and excellent facilities make this a fantastic event (having said that more toilets would have been nice). But who can fault the big tent, the masseurs, the warm up lady and great PA encouraging everyone to welcome the finishers.The marshalls deserve a special mention, well done to all, thanks for all the encouragement but it still didn't help towards a PB, 3 minutes away!!All this and hot dogs too!!!Date of review: March 19, 2006
In short: Fantastic course for a PBDate of review: March 19, 2006
In short: Well organised, lovely flat course, achieved a PBIn full: Weather was superb (in fact a little too hot!) - no pleasing some people! Organisation was excellent, loads of marshals. Thought that there could have been more water stations in view of the weather. Nice touch re toilet at 9 miles, but it would have been nice to have had more than 1. Fantastic medal.Date of review: March 19, 2006
In short: First HM ever for me (& my partner). Enjoyed the day, quite well organised, very lucky with the weather (it could've been bitter without the sunshine).In full: Nice gently undulating course, reasonably well signposted although mile markers 3,4 & 9 were missed by many! Decent medal but could do with a goodie bag for 15 quid. If you're in the market for a HM at this time of year you could worse than this event.Date of review: March 19, 2006
In short: Very nice course. Well-organised. Date of review: March 19, 2006
In short: Drinks stations poor people lovely can not for the life of me drink out of a plastic cup and still runDate of review: March 19, 2006
In short: Enjoyed it, had nearly all the bits, including hot dogs from the scoutsIn full: Good course, right number of people. Beginners enclosures ignored as usual. Shame still plastic cups on the MANY water stations. I think you could have had just two if they gave out bottles so you could actually drink without stopping.Still enjoyed it and got a PB.Date of review: March 19, 2006
In short: Poor race taking advantage of the 'pre-London' marketingIn full: From start to finish this was a disapointing race. Poor organisation; trying to get 2,000 runners to the start line through woods 15 mins before start time was not a great idea. White mile markers on street lamps are not the most visable signs, and on water stations! making it hard to guage pace. With several roundabouts and traffic calming features not taped off the roads were difficult to manage in places.On crossing the finish line, exhausted, you were expected to instantly hand back the chip and tag before being given any water. On reaching the water I was distressed to find that there was no food e.g. bananas or mars bars being given out which personally I felt was dangerous. With a race of this price you would expect this and a goody bag. However the bag store tent was very efficent and the course was marshalled by friendly stewards and good crowds aided the race atmosphere.Overall I felt that this race organisers wereresting on their laurels that runners would take part due to the 'pre-London' marketing of the race.Date of review: March 19, 2006
In short: Well organized!Date of review: March 19, 2006
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The Resource Center Discusses Legislative Issues
Faced with stifling reimbursement cuts and the unforeseen changes that will come with the transition to a managed care-based service delivery system, The Resource Center is reaching out to its state representatives for assistance.
The Resource Center held a legislative meeting recently to discuss a variety of issues with elected officials pertaining to major current concerns, but also some potential solutions. State Sen. Catharine Young and Assemblyman Andrew Goodell braved snowy weather to attend the session so that they could learn more about the challenges TRC faces.
Present at the session were Dr. Todd Jacobson, the president of TRC's board of directors; board member William Haenggi and his wife, Donna; and TRC members Don and Joan Yost (all of whom are parents of people with disabilities), as well as Paul Cesana, executive director; Denise Jones, associate executive director; and Nancy Ingram, assistant executive director.
Jacobson told the lawmakers that frozen reimbursement rates, the elimination of the rate appeal process and the lack of inflationary trend increases "are really putting us in a precarious position for the coming years." He also said The Resource Center's struggles in retaining employees to provide support to the people with disabilities who the agency serves.
The Haenggis, whose son has received supports from The Resource Center for many years, expressed concern about the effect the funding cuts will have regarding the types of services TRC will be able to provide. They noted that their son functions fairly independently but that people with severe disabilities need more intensive supports.
"So many people require one-on-one care. So many people deserve more than they're getting," Mrs. Haenggi said.
"I'd hate to see these services cut back," added her husband, who has witnessed the development of more individualized supports since becoming involved with TRC in the 1980s. "It took us so long to get where we are."
Utilizing a prepared PowerPoint presentation, Cesana followed the themes laid out by Jacobson, explaining that there has been a major shift in the way New York State (through the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities and other state offices) funds the services provided by voluntary organizations such as The Resource Center.
"We really are going through some very challenging times right now," he said.
Cesana explained that, until a few years ago, TRC's intermediate care facilities received cost-based funding, while the agency's individualized residential alternatives and day habilitation programs received site-based funding, all of which was aligned with changes in people's needs as well as new or revised regulatory mandates. In 2011, reimbursement was capped at an agency's historical level of reimbursement, regardless of the actual costs incurred in providing services. In 2012, TRC experienced a $3 million shortfall in the operation of those three programs due to New York State's insufficient and arbitrary reimbursement methodology. In the past, TRC could file appeals to the state to cover, retrospectively, deficits incurred based on documented justification. But as of June 2011, the state eliminated the appeal process.
"The Resource Center had traditionally incurred financial operating losses and assumed operating liability because of this imperfect, but reasonable, reimbursement methodology," Cesana said. "This methodology was based on a stated, and often cited, partnership between the state of New York and voluntary organizations such as TRC that could meet the needs of the most vulnerable population in our state in a most cost-effective way.
"This partnership and covenant between the state of New York and voluntary organizations such as The Resource Center have been shattered."
While cutting funding to agencies like The Resource Center, New York state continues to expand regulatory mandates in order to deal with circumstances that occurred in state-operated environments or in response to concerns emanating from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The effect has been to force TRC to cut some services, and additional cuts will occur if this trend is allowed to continue.
Young and Goodell said the families TRC supports need to be more vocal in speaking out against New York state's actions, and they said the most effective way to speak out is ideally by traveling to Albany to tell their stories in person, in addition to writing letters, sending e-mails or making phone calls.
Another critical issue is the area of health services, as The Resource Center is the only safety-net provider of primary care and dental services in Chautauqua County and is also a key provider of mental health services. In 2012, TRC experienced $2.2 million in operating losses in its health and mental health services due to what Cesana called an inadequate, over-regulated and fragmented system.
On a positive note, Cesana illustrated that The Resource Center is uniquely positioned to provide constructive demonstrations that are consistent with the current goal of the ongoing health system transformation directed at the "Triple Aim" of improving health outcomes for individuals, improving the effectiveness and efficiencies of the current health system, and reducing the worrisome escalations of costs associated with the provision of health services.
With its System Transformation with Accountability, Results and Satisfaction Model aimed at addressing all key aspects of a person's life – basic needs; employment; wellness; mental health; family stability – The Resource Center could be an example in the achievement of the Triple Aim in communities such as Chautauqua County that are characterized by largely rural areas with relatively small urban centers, Cesana said.
Young, who serves as the chair of the state legislature's bipartisan Commission on Rural Resources, said she would help The Resource Center try to move this initiative forward.
TRC officials were grateful that Young and Goodell took time to hear their points and that the two lawmakers are committed to assisting the agency as it navigates through the challenging times ahead.