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Letters to the Editor for Nov. 28, 2012
Published: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 10:45 p.m.
Something for the city to be proud of
Commissioner Thomas Hawkins ably and accurately put into context the benefits of GRU to the citizens of greater Gainesville in his Nov. 25 Speaking Out.
He pointed out that to the average user of electricity the rates of GRU are lower than comparative utilities, such as Progress Energy or even the city of Tallahassee. And this calculation is before the benefits of profits being returned to the citizen owner is added to the calculation.
Others have pointed out that GRU rates for major industrial type users are higher than comparable utilities. This is a decision which our city has made many years ago — to assure that every citizen has affordable electricity by charging a slightly higher rate for usage far above average.
To ameliorate these charges GRU has been one of the more aggressive utilities in offering incentives and consultations to large scale users on conservation to minimize energy costs.
Bob Cohen,
In comparing bills, it's the total that counts
Thomas Hawkins' Sunday Speaking Out is an example of a politician bending the truth to suit his story.
He states that GRU's "rate" for a 870 Kwh customer is $107.78. Yes, but that's before fuel surcharges, customer fees and city taxes.
The real total amount billed would be closer to $150! A FP&L customer using the same amount of electricity would get a total bill a bit over $100.
Additionally, FP&L pays property taxes; GRU doesn't.
Let's all quit talking "rate" and use the more useful total billed! GRU is akin to a gas station that pays no property tax, charging 150 percent more per gallon than surrounding stations that pay property tax.
There is no reason for anyone but a city commissioner to be proud of GRU!
George Braun,
How to improve upon 'first impressions'
The Sun's Nov. 24 editorial, "First impression," was spot on. The visual enhancement of Southwest 13th Street as one is driving into Gainesville from south to north is much improved and good for business.
Now, hopefully, our city government will continue the enhancement by designating and allocating Community Redevelopment Area funding from Southwest 16th Avenue south to the city limit. This would benefit all the businesses along the way, including The Sun's building, plus the Kirkwood neighborhood.
Further CRA support will help finish the job of making a good "first impression" coming into our town. And thanks to the Southwest Gainesville Business Association for its hard work and investments in improving the aesthetics and security of Southwest 13th Street.
David Flagg,
Oh get a life
In response to the Nov. 15 article about the group OwnUP protesting a statue of a heterosexual couple dancing on UF's campus I can only say: Get a life.
To claim that the very presence of this statue suggests that UF values heterosexuals over any other group is ridiculous.
God forbid (uh-oh, I said God) that a statue of a heterosexual couple should exist anywhere and offend someone's delicate sensibilities.
I bear gays and lesbians no ill will, but we have enough real issues to deal with that we don't really need to make up more as we go along.
Dan O'Brien,
Storable energy
In his letter of Nov. 25 criticizing Lee Bidgood's letter of Nov. 24, Harold Provins has addressed the subject of renewable energy for which he is clearly woefully lacking in knowledge.
He claims, incorrectly, that at the time the sun is not shining or the wind not blowing, then energy from these sources is also unavailable. There are many ways to store energy from the sun or wind to use at times when the energy is not available from these sources. Provins should read up on energy storage at some of the 28,000,000 sites available if you Google "renewable energy storage."
Provins is also way off base on his ideas about sea level rise and threats from Obama.
Dwight Adams,
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Awww! Allison wished good luck to Cathy and Chris!
Awww! Allison wished good luck to Cathy and Chris!
Z/V were vwry good, on par with the italians, I think interpretation made a difference.
His costume was dreadful...
The Russian feed are doing the luge now, NOOO
oh maybe they are resurfacing.
The italians were kind of clunky.
Awesome. I watched Reed/Georgian guy's CD twice. Once on live feed and once on NBC's crappy delayed feed! :D
Interesting draw.
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Flash 10.1 Gets Ported to the iPad
While Apple decided that its users didn't need flash on the iPad, one of the world's most widely used platforms on the internet, an enterprising user has managed to hack it onto the tablet PC and called it Frash. He has it working, ironically, in the Safari browser.
The same man behind this hack is the one who put together the rather popular Spirit untethered jailbreaking technique for the iPhone, proving once again that those working outside the system are always smarter than those working inside. The Frash conversion was apparently achieved by utilising the Flash runtime found on the iPhone's main rival platform Android, porting it over using a compatibility layer by comex.
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Protestors at the RNC: "Just Say No to Business As Usual"
Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, Global Exchange News & Events, World News & Events on 31st August, 2012 | No Comments
Tropical Storm Isaac had the impact of forcing the 1% and those that do their bidding to adopt a more humble/realistic position of adjusting their own behavior due to the circumstances beyond purely themselves and their own interests… isn't that almost exactly what all of us gathered to protest here in Tampa have been demanding? Thanks Mother Nature. Now, let's make sure we take care of each other wherever the hurricane lands.
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Skipper's praise for young guns' drive
Skipper Samuel Ricketts today hailed the attitude of the club's young guns and their desire to "achieve something" as Wolves head to Oldham tonight.
At 32, Ricketts is proving an impressive leader of a new and young Wolves side, average age 23 against Bristol City on Saturday, and likely to be similar for the team's fourth meeting of the season with the Latics at Boundary Park.
But he has been very impressed himself by the ambition and attitude of the young players, believing the club has reaped the rewards of the work of the Academy.
"We've got a really good group of players here who want to achieve something," says Ricketts.
"They have got a really good attitude and know that they are at the beginning of their careers and have a lot of potential.
"It is that attitude that will determine how far they all go in their careers.
"They are very receptive and they want to learn and I think the gaffer has noticed that.
"The club needs to be applauded for the standard of the players that have come through the Academy and the numbers of them.
"It is a huge thing for the club and if you look at Danny Batth it is his first real run in the side consistently and he has been very good and has been rewarded with a new contract.
"Everyone can see that if you dedicate yourself and have the right attitude the rewards are there."
Ricketts also believes the squad have come to terms with the added expectation levels surrounding Wolves this season, notably the ability of other Sky Bet League One teams to raise their games when facing the men from Molineux.
He added: "I don't know if it helps that a lot of the lads have come through the ranks here and know the club so well.
"Some of them have supported the club and that probably helps in that they want to do well as much as the fans do.
"The added pressure of us being the team which everyone else wants to beat this year is something I enjoy and something we can embrace as a team.
"We do enjoy the challenge of a side coming at us and trying to impose themselves on us.
"That's where we have probably benefitted this season and got better in terms of learning to deal with that.
"The gaffer has always said that there are players in the lower leagues who have always got Championship performances in them – it is about how regularly they can do it.
"We are playing against a lot of teams and players who are putting in top end performances which is good because it drives me on as an individual and want to show why it is that I play for Wolves and am proud to be here.
"We know that we can't go out any week and just take it easy and that we are going to have to be at our best."
Wolves have won one, drawn one and lost one against Oldham this season, and will be expecting another tough test against a side which beat Peterborough 5-4 on Saturday.
But Ricketts says they are in confident mood after Saturday's 3-1 victory against City, as they chase a result to keep up the pursuit of Brentford and Leyton Orient.
"I think it was another good performance by us," he says.
"We have set some good standards recently although maybe results haven't always matched the performances.
"We have just needed a bit more cutting edge in the final third but we scored three at the weekend and possibly could have had more against a side who were unbeaten in five in the league heading into the game.
"I don't think it was a game which was 50-50 or a scrappy one where you win it in the last minute – we played well and were always generally in control but needed to get the second and third goals.
"The points we are averaging – just after two a game – historically is enough to be at the top of any league.
"There are two clubs doing slightly better than us at the moment but we are just concentrating on ourselves and if we keep that average up between now and the end of the season we will be there or thereabouts."
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Second seed Maria Sharapova cruised into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday in Melbourne.
The reigning French Open champion scored the easiest possible win, crushing fellow Russian Olga Puchkova 6-0 6-0.
Last year's runner-up allowed Puchkova just 23 points as she ripped through the match in 55 minutes.
Sharapova meets the winner of the round-two clash between Japan's Misaki Doi and Croatian Petra Martic.
Meanwhile Venus Williams used her powerful to full effect to start her campaign with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan.
Williams, who had a first-serve percentage of 70 percent, also took advantage of six of 11 break-point opportunities.
After dropping outside the top 100 following a seven-month layoff due to Sjogren's syndrome, an auto-immune disease that can cause fatigue, Williams finished in the quarterfinals or better at five of the 10 events she played in 2012 and improved her ranking to No. 24 by year's end.
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Learn the story of the Cuyuna Range through industrial archeology
Unlimited Learning presents the story of the Cuyuna Range through places and events by Fred Sutherland, anthropologist and industrial archeologist on July 9 from 1:30-4:00 p.m.
Last year Sutherland and 12 volunteer local community members surveyed and documented 876 buildings, 500 of which are located in Crosby. Among the survey of structures in Crosby, Cuyuna, Riverton, Wolford, Trommald, Deerwood and Ironton were company houses, meeting halls, churches and mine structures. The team was surprised to find a historic log cabin from 1900 or earlier that was converted into a barn. Also, upon review of the Taylor House, aka "The Stone House" on Route 6 south of Deerwood as an early structure, Sutherland and local historic preservation groups are endeavoring to have it placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Plans for this year involve doing interviews with local residents who can add more to mining history and opinions. Sutherland believes that the involvement of community volunteers provided in depth knowledge of the area and was immensely helpful key to success. The appreciation of history and heritage of these longtime residents will continue to promote and protect the history and heritage of the Cuyuna Iron Range long after he is gone. Several volunteers will participate in this event.
Sutherland chose the Cuyuna Range as an area to study for his doctorate in Industrial Archeology from Michigan Technical University. Part of his interest also includes assisting the Cuyuna Iron Range Heritage Network and Crow Wing County with interpretive information at the Milford Mine.
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Daven(i think it was him) brought up the point that taxing the rich doesn't make alot of money. That's fine and all, but...it doesn't give the rest of us a break from getting hammered day in and day out. The rest of us continue to pay the same, to compensate the taxes for the rich, because damn it's easy to have tax free funds. (my job even does it for people through some of our investment services reps). So they really need to think less about how taxes are going to generate income, and more about just making the lower/middle class paying more. Buyer confidence, although only part of the equation, is important to the economy getting back to it's former self.


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Please, not another pair of socks. Or a snakeskin-made anything. What Dad really wants is a memory -- so show him your appreciation with a trip to Vegas for Father's Day (then tag along ... you know, just to make sure he has a good time and all that. If you have some fun in the process, well -- bonus!)
Start with a relaxing round on the links. Las Vegas has more than 55 championship golf courses crafted by some of the game's greats, such as Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd, Tom Weiskopf and Arnold Palmer.
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Buried alive: Uncovering America's hoarding problem
Extreme hoarding threatens sufferers, family, neighbors
Hoarding has been the subject of numerous documentaries, reality shows and news reports recently, but as a disorder it is just starting to be researched.PHOTO: mn.gov
Up until Dec. 2012, hoarding was not considered a separate, distinct mental disorder. Before that it was considered to be a form of obsessive compulsive disorder. However often hoarders don't display any other symptoms of OCD.PHOTO: in.gov
The International OCD Foundation defines hoarding as "a complex disorder that is made up of three connected problems: 1) collecting too many items, 2) difficulty getting rid of items, and 3) problems with organization."PHOTO: fairfax.gov
Hoarding is more likely to occur in older adults, who may also suffer from other medical issues. However, according to the International OCD Foundation, "Initial onset of hoarding symptoms is believed to occur in childhood or adolescence with a chronic and progressive course throughout the lifespan. There is little evidence for late onset hoarding. Hoarding severity increases with each decade of life, thus older adults experience very serious levels of hoarding."PHOTO: Tempe.gov
Too much shopping is the most common way that people who hoard collect items. Three out of four shop too much, according to the International OCD Foundation.PHOTO: epa.gov
While excessive shopping leads to the accumulation of too many things. The hallmark of hoarding is the inability to get rid of items. According to the International OCD Foundation, "The most frequent reason for saving things is to prevent waste, followed by informational content, emotional attachment, and finally, liking the way something looks or feels."PHOTO: Fairfax.gov
Some of the things that characterize OCD-based hoarding are obsessions, such as superstitious thoughts. For instance, a sufferer may believe that throwing something away will result in some kind of catastrophe. There may also be beliefs that things can become contaminated. So a hoarder may not allow objects to be touched for fear of this, so the objects pile up and accumulate.PHOTO: Fairfax.gov
Extreme hoarding can pose a significant danger to sufferers, family and even neighbors.PHOTO: in.gov
The spillover effect from hoarding has even prompted some communities around the U.S. to form hoarding task forces.PHOTO: lacounty.gov
Fairfax County in Virginia formed a Hoarding Task Force in 1998. According to the county's website, the task force combines resources to provide a coordinated response to residential hoarding when it "threatens life, safety and property."PHOTO: Tempe.gov
One of the primary dangers of hoarding is fire risk. The accumulation of combustible materials, such as newspapers, clothing and rubbish, can pose a severe fire hazard. And escaping a fire in a hoarder's home can be almost impossible.
Some hoarding can reach such overwhelming levels that it actually distresses the structure of a home. According to the Fairfax County Hoarding Task Force, "The volume of hoarded items, often stacked from floor to ceiling, is extremely heavy and imposes structural loads up to 500 percent above the minimum design load. Structural damage threatens the occupants, public safety personnel and adjacent buildings or townhouses."PHOTO: Fairfax.gov
Finally hoarding can also lead to an increased risk of disease, injury and infestation.PHOTO: Fairfax.gov
As items stack up, it becomes nearly impossible to clean a home. The resulting garbage may attract rodents and lead to very unsanitary living conditions.PHOTO: Tempe.gov
There are different kinds of hoardings. They break down into two main groups – 1. The hoarding of objects. 2. The hoarding of animals.PHOTO: Fairfax.gov
According to the International OCD Foundation, "Animal hoarding is more than just having a large number of animals, although numbers do need to be taken into account. The published definition of an animal hoarder [Patronek 1999] is someone who: Accumulates a large number of animals, and fails to provide minimal standards of nutrition, sanitation, and veterinary care, and fails to act on the deteriorating condition of the animals (including disease, starvation and death) or the environment (severe overcrowding and extremely unsanitary conditions), and fails to act on the negative effect of the collection on their own health and well-being and that of other household members.PHOTO: az.gov
In worst-case scenarios, animal hoarders' homes will be so damaged from accumulated feces and urine that they are condemned as unfit for human habitation, according to the International OCD Foundation.
"Animal hoarding occurs in every community, and it is estimated that there are three to five thousand cases each year in the US, involving up to 250,000 animals. There is now a searchable database of cases with descriptions of their consequences for animals, people, and communities," states the International OCD Foundation on its website.PHOTO: ready.gov
A questionnaire has been developed to help people determine if they may have or be developing a hoarding problem. You can find that here: http://www.ocfoundation.org/hoarding/tests.aspxPHOTO: Tempe.gov
If you know someone who may have a hoarding problem and want to help, you may want to contact your municipality or state to see if any resources are available. You can also find more resources here: http://www.ocfoundation.org/treatment_providers.aspx


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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to discuss the proposed designation of the Stephens Forest-Thousand Acres region as a state Bird Conservation Area (BCA) at a public meeting on March 11.
The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Lucas County Conservation Education Center at Pin Oak Marsh, located about 1 mile south of Chariton on the east side of Hwy 14.
Creating Bird Conservation Areas continues to be a high priority for the Iowa DNR.
"The proposed Stephens Forest-Thousand Acres BCA is particularly unique because it contains almost equal amounts of both forest and grassland habitats that provide homes to over half of Iowa's nesting bird species, many of which are considered to be of greatest conservation need," said Bruce Ehresman, DNR bird biologist.
"From birds of large forests, including whip-poor-will, cerulean warbler and Louisiana waterthrush, to declining grassland birds like bobolink and Henslow's sparrow, the three Stephens Forest units and their adjoining grasslands provide an ideal environment to become Iowa's 19th Bird Conservation Area," Ehresman said.
As part of the North America Bird Conservation Initiative, the BCA concept focuses on conserving all birds in all habitats, and it focuses conservation efforts on large expanses of particular habitat types, like forests.
Partnerships are the key to the BCA program's success, and to date more than 50 conservation agencies, conservation organizations, and local community organizations have become BCA partners throughout the state. Each BCA consists of at least one core area of permanently protected bird habitat surrounded by large areas of privately owned land, which also is good bird habitat. Core public lands are managed for all wild birds and especially for those species experiencing regional or continental population declines.
Agency wildlife biologists and private lands specialists work with willing landowners to find ways to improve their properties for birds. The program is entirely voluntary, non-regulatory, and it can result in extra incentives for landowners to make bird habitat improvements.
"By managing to retain healthy oak forests we also are providing crucial habitat for birds that are in trouble, game and nongame birds alike," said Jessica Flatt, area forester at Stephens State Forest with the DNR. "Designating this new forest BCA also allows the local community and concerned citizens an opportunity to take action to help these birds. Declining species such as American woodcock, wood thrush, and Kentucky warbler will all benefit from the designation of the Stephens Forest-Thousand Acres Bird Conservation Area."
Besides benefiting declining bird populations, creating BCAs in Iowa also provides an economic boost for the state.
Bird watching is one of the fastest growing pastimes in North America, with an estimated 77 million wildlife watchers in the United States. According to a recent U.S Fish and Wildlife Survey, wildlife watchers in Iowa, alone, now spend up to $318 million each year in pursuit of this very rewarding hobby.


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Honoring heroes
A man on a mission to honor those who served and gave all
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo - Inside American Legion Post number five is a man who is spreading the word to make sure the legacies of veterans are honored. Keith LaMee is a one man crew to make it happen for others, "Next to me getting married, it's probably the most important thing. We will not forget our fallen and this town forgot about him.
The man Keith is referring to, is Private First Class, Floyd Lindstrom. He was one of two Medal of Honor recipients from Colorado Springs. The other Medal of Honor recipient is Gerald O. Young. Keith has been pushing to get Lindstrom's name on the new V.A. Clinic that is opening up in Colorado Springs. Bills are currently in Congress to make that designation happen at the clinic. Keith LaMee is a veteran himself and is from a family of veterans, "Anyone who served should be given that measure of honor because they stood up and said they are willing to go when others would not."
Keith LaMee also helped the family of a World War One veteran get something they desperately needed for their hero, "Somehow this fell through the cracks. Different groups were supposed to order a headstone for Phyllis Orsatti and no one did."
No one did until Keith made sure she got her recognition, even in death, "In the section that she is in, all of them have flat headstones except hers. Phyllis is standing up tall."
Keith LaMee may not consider himself a hero but we do, "I'm the bull in the china shop and I don't let anything stand in my way." That's why he is our Wear Red Friday Hero.


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Are what stages is it safe to move capped queen cells - day from being capped?
Is it advisable to try to move frames of cells capped after ony 5 days?
Are what stages is it safe to move capped queen cells - day from being capped?
Is it advisable to try to move frames of cells capped after ony 5 days?
Bee all you can Bee!
Here is a nice link to queen math. http://www.thebeeyard.org/queencalen...ay=1&year=2011
So three days after being capped. 10days after grafting
Try this. Enter the date the egg was layed and you have a calendar of days with milestones all labeled. You could gently move the cell five days after it is capped, but you don't have much time.
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A waitress many of us know says goodbye
Original post made by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Jul 26, 2009
Patti is saying goodbye to all of us today (Sunday, July 26) at Vic's. She and her husband Dusty Robson, both of them 30-year residents in Vintage Hills, are moving to a retirement community in Green Valley, Ariz., where they built a home three years ago. Green Valley is 21 miles up in the mountains from Tucson, has 11 swimming pools and eight golf courses, and, with a population of 12,000, is about as far away from the lifestyle and regular work days as you can get from Pleasanton.
In her younger years, Patti, who is now 61, was Wendy Ward, modeling Montgomery Ward's apparel on San Francisco television stations and in some of the print media. When Mobile Oil bought Ward's and started moving it in a less friendly retail direction, Patti left the agency job she'd had for 10 years and started waiting on tables. She loved the work, "finding my niche," as she says, and has been doing it ever since.
Among her favorites are the "maturing" men, as she calls them, who stop at Vic's every weekday at 7 a.m. for coffee and breakfast. Nicknamed the "World Problem Solvers," they have kept Patti well informed on Pleasanton politics and gossip, information that she occasionally passes along.
Her parents died of cancer 30 years ago and her only brother of the same disease in the early 1990s at age 47. Caring for him in those final days, she learned about patients who needed help and set out to volunteer, first at hospitals but in recent years throughout the community. She started volunteering with the national Angel Network four years ago, sending letters, cards and gift boxes to those in the military in Iraq and, more recently, Afghanistan. Last year for Christmas, she ran her own gift drive and mailed 250 pounds of Christmas presents to those on the front line in Iraq and another 250 pounds to a military hospital in Afghanistan that treats wounded Americans.
Working four days a week at Vic's, including Saturdays and Sundays, she has used her "off" days to visit with veterans regularly at the Veterans Hospitals and medical centers in Livermore and Palo Alto, carrying blankets and other materials to those coming out of surgery and sitting with those recovering from severe wounds to read the news, stories and just talk. Here in Pleasanton, she hosts mentally handicapped children at her home on Touriga Drive. When Scruffy, her white-furred Maltese died, she couldn't bear to tell the children who always looked forward to playing with him that she rushed out and bought an identical Maltese, which is now 2-1/2 and is called Scruffy II.
Patti was walking Scruffy near her Arizona home last Dec. 7 when a car struck her from behind and kept on going. Suffering a major head injury and broken arm, Patti moved from waiting on tables at Vic's to a strictly managerial job, which she'll be leaving this Sunday. She'll be missed.
An added note that makes Dusty and Patti's move to Green Valley more palatable: They listed their home on Touriga Drive for $715,000 on a Thursday in June, about $10,000 under the prevailing listings. They had three offers that day and signed a sale contract the next day. Now that's a nice way to say goodbye.
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a resident of another community
on Aug 11, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Glad that Patti was recognized, she truly was a joyus person, she always took the time to say hello and have a word.
a resident of Downtown
on Sep 22, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Oh, this is sad. I love breakfast at Vic's and don't want anything to change. Well, maybe the sports motiff could change, but only just a little bit.. I hate those soccer balls landing in my oatmeal and that rubbery taste it leaves!!... Grrrrr
a resident of another community
on Nov 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Our family has enjoyed your services all these years. We wish you the very best in sunny AZ. Keep wearing those 'funky' earrings. They become you and are you!
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SAN JUAN, PR - Casimiro Nuñez Polanco was found guilty today, after 45 minutes of deliberation, for aggravated identity theft, announced today United States Attorney Rosa Emilia RodríguezVélez. This investigation was conducted by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Social Security Administration - Office of Inspector General (SSA OIG), the U.S. Department of State - Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Postal Service, the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Julia DíazRex.
Casimiro Nuñez Ploanco was charged with three counts of identity theft, aggravated identity theft and social security fraud. Prior to today's verdict, the defendant plead guilty of counts one and three of the indictment (identity theft and social security fraud), on August 25, 2009. The trial for count two started yesterday at 2:00 pm and finished today at approximately 2:00 pm. The sentence is set for February 16, 2010 at 9:00 am before Chief Judge Fusté. The defendant is facing a sentence of at least two years up to a maximum of fifteen years in prison.
On April 23, 2009, Nuñez Polanco possessed with intent to transfer unlawfully 24 United States identification documents: 12 stolen U.S. Social Security Cards and 12 Puerto Rico Birth Certificates.
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Suspend ALL DUI offenders from the roads for life!
Original post made by Anna, South of Midtown, on Sep 10, 2006
When will our legislators demand ZERO tolerance for alchohol on the road?
Any first offense for DUI should be an AUTOMATIC 5-year suspension of one's license, with jail time for violating the suspension. All violaters should be required to wear remote monitoring devices for 5 years, so they can be tracked while being transporting, so that thier means of transport can be randomly checked.
After that, a second offense should mean LIFETIME suspension, with SEVERE jail time for violating the suspension.
Enforce that law, and watch the DUI numbers drop.
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 10, 2006 at 9:35 am
Wow, Anna, that was fast. This guy was already tried and convicted in less than a week! And now you're sentencing him. Good job.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 10, 2006 at 2:38 pm
Thanks! He deserves it, don't you think?
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Sep 11, 2006 at 11:06 am
Wow, Anna. Why not just give them the death penalty?
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2006 at 12:20 pm
People get killed all the time by sober people too! Please don't be careless to assume that sober people know how to drive any better!
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2006 at 1:12 pm
It'sa revelation to see the reaction to making someone who, prior to getting into a 2+ ton hunk of metal, and has knowingly ingested a substance known to alter consciousness, who then goes on to kill or maim others, should somehow be permitted to drive again, ever.
Why do we permit this travesty?
I wonder how these people would feel if the victim was their child, or a good friend.
Apparently, our DUI laws and punishments are not a sufficient deterrent, so people continue to be killed.
When are we going to take this seriously, for the real crime that it is?
a resident of Green Acres
on Sep 11, 2006 at 1:35 pm
I think it's not unreasonable to suggest death penalty for repeating drunk drivers, especially when their actions are determined to have led to the death of others.
a resident of Green Acres
on Sep 11, 2006 at 4:06 pm
Suspend all licenses for people that kill anyone on the roads!
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2006 at 4:15 pm
Another idea:
I think our local newspapers can help by PROMINENTLY listing the names of ALL individuals convicted of DUI. Our community (and others) should know who among them so disregard the lives of them, their children, and their friends.
Those names should be put on a CUMULATIVE LIST, so that if someone is convicted of DUI, their name lives in the newspaper, under "DUI convistions" for at least a year.
There should be a SIGNIFICANT degree of public shame and humiliation for anyone with a DUI conviction. IN addition to that, ANYONE with a DUI conviction should be REQUIRED, by law, to go into counseling for substance abuse.
a resident of another community
on Sep 11, 2006 at 4:31 pm
One witness at the scene stated that when the "alleged" drunk driver climbed out of his car at the bottom of a ditch, he polished off a bottle of malt liquor before climbing up to the road. Gotta go with Anna on this one. Hopefully he hasn't bonded out of jail yet.
a resident of College Terrace
on Sep 11, 2006 at 4:48 pm
Anna wrote: "I think our local newspapers can help by PROMINENTLY listing the names of ALL individuals convicted of DUI. Our community (and others) should know who among them so disregard the lives of them, their children, and their friends."
Why don't we extend that to all the careless drivers who drive while yakking on their cell phones or fiddle with the car radio while driving?
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a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2006 at 6:38 pm
In fact, there are MANY activities that people engage in on the road that are unsafe - cell phone use, applying makeup, reading (ride the LA freeways as drivers have their nose in "People Magazine"), tuning the radio, interruption by passengers (especiallychildren, driving while unduly fatigued, roadrage, testosterone display by teenagers (including female teens), etc. etc.
Yes, these are ALL unsafe behaviors. Nevertheless, there is a way to PROVE, without a shadow of a doubt, that someone who has ingested drugs or alcohol IN VIOLATION OF LAW, has caused a fatal accident, or ANY accident while DUI.
The current deterrence is NOT working. 1/3 of all deaths on the road are DUI related - that's THOUSANDS of deaths yearly, caused mby people who BROKE THE LAW.
When hands-free laws are passed, I woudl expect the SAME or similar kinds of enforcement.
Teen and college DUI deaths are INCREASING!
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Take the scofflaws OFF the road for FIVE years, with STRICT enforcement. PUBLIC HUMILIATION via printed lists in newspapers, and other social deterrents would also work. We have to so something to STOP this unnecessary carnage once and for all.
I'm not sure, but printing the names of those who are convicted of DUI is public information and available for reproduction by ANYONE. So, I may start taking ads out in this and other newspapers with the names of locals who are convicted of DUI, prominently pubishing them in a cumulative list for a year, until people start getting the message that driving DUI is a DANGEROUS crime that NO community will tolerate.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2006 at 9:24 pm
Public shaming may work in some communities and for some offenders, but not for all. Hard-core alcoholics who have been repeatedly convicted of DUI don't care who knows. Often their family members know their situation but do nothing to stop it, for one reason or another.
I agree that we need conviction with TEETH to keep people from continuing to drive after their license is suspended or revoked. Driving is a privilege that should be denied to those who abuse it, even if it causes them personal hardship. The friends and families of victims of these horrible crashes suffer far more hardship than not being able to drive to work.
In the World Trade Center attack there were 3,000 people killed. In the 5 years since then we have spent over $180 billion on homeland security, and another $320 billion on the war in Iraq. In those same 5 years 210,000 Americans have died in car crashes, and the fedreal government has spent only about $4 billion on highway safety! We are not putting our money where it will do the most to protect us from the biggest dangers we face. People are far more afraid of terrorists than car crashes, but this is emotion and not logic. If politicians were logical we would be spending 100 times as much as we are on creating safer roads and better drivers.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Sep 12, 2006 at 10:08 pm
What I find most distubing about this, is after the driver of a car hits a bicyclist they often just drive away. This also happened to the bicyclist killed last year at the intersection of Charleston and Wilke Way (if I recall correctly). The bicyclist in that incident was a Stanford employee biking to work and was hit by a drunk real estate agent.
I know the driver the in that case was going to trial for manslaughter. Does anyone know the final outcome of that trial? I would like to know if that person is in jail right now. Also, the first thing to do is make sure when a bicyclist is hit that the trial get covered, and does not get ignored.
I personally think that the punishment for leaving the scene of an accident involving a pedestrian or bicyclist needs to be sever. Perhaps upgrading manslaughter to murder.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Sep 12, 2006 at 10:30 pm
This is the story regarding the case driver that killed the bicyclist on Charleston last year. The driver was Craig Borlik and he didn't bother to stop after dragging the victum 40 feet under his SUV. What happened to this case?
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Also, I forgot about the case when a six year old girl riding to school was hit by a High school student driving to Gunn in 2003. The her name was Amy Malzbender and she would have been 9 years old this year.
In all of these cases the driver of the car just kept going after hitting the bicyclist.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 13, 2006 at 9:35 am
As cyclist's mother watches, driver denies killing her son
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a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 18, 2006 at 3:02 pm
It is time to actually get tough on drunken drivers. This guy appeared to be arrogant about striking and killing the bicyclist on Old Palo Alto Rd. It's really scary that these people are out there driving these massive vehicles - they should be off the road.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 18, 2006 at 3:02 pm
oops - I meant old Page Mill Rd.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 23, 2006 at 10:55 am
I too have been wondering what the sentence given to Craig Borlik for his DUI/child endangerment/manslaughter were. Does anyone know what the sentence given was ?
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Nov 25, 2006 at 2:18 pm
here's an answer for you cyclists: get a car.
a resident of another community
on Jan 19, 2007 at 10:28 pm
Frank: Because clearly drunk drivers never kill anyone in another vehicle.
Serious question: were you under the influence yourself when you posted that?
a resident of another community
on Jan 20, 2007 at 6:21 am
Mandatory Twelve-step AA program
a resident of another community
on Mar 30, 2008 at 1:54 pm
advice for those cyclists :get a car?
yeah stupid idea, bad for the environment, and who is to say if those cyclists start driving they may become under the influence?
and as for posting the names of impaired drivers on websites i agree with it but seriously not many people are going to read about it, other than noisy people who want to know everything about everyone and most likely those impaired drivers arent going to go look up themselves and say wow my name is on a website that most people in my community are not going to read....im never going to drink and drive again....
and isn't one assumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law? and they are placing these names in before these people are convicted?
but ty, these comments are helping with my school project =P let me know your opinion on my questions to help furthermore...ty
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 3, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Other towns list their names and their crime. Morgan Hill Times is one.
NOT politicaly correct Palo Alto. Don't know who would show up on that list!
a resident of College Terrace
on Jul 3, 2008 at 9:47 pm
"I think our local newspapers can help by PROMINENTLY listing the names of ALL individuals convicted of DUI."
I haven't agreed with Anna in a long time, but this is one of them.
Multi-year suspension, with NO exceptions, none, nada - - in addition to rpominently placing the name of the DUI perp on the front page. Best thing since the public pillory!
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on Jul 3, 2008 at 9:54 pm
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13. This basically sums it up until October.....13 of 13
We think it's time for "Scandal" to become the first show in history to never go on break because Thursdays without it are a terrible thing!!


text: First off, let me apologize to Doberman for my taking up so much room on his forum section! Well, the RockerPods from Ultimate Truck Gear were received and installed just a over a week ago. I wanted to give a brief run-down on what is involved in the installation for those that might be curious. I can only comment on the experience as it relates to me and so please understand that any other installation may differ somewhat though I believe most installs are just as easy as this one. The Rocker Pods come with all the necessary hardware including nuts and bolts. All you need to provide are the basic hand tools, a drill, some titanium drill bits, and a few floor jacks (or not even... have a lift? Maybe some scrap lumber? Those will work also) I had running boards on my 1999 Suburban so those were taken off in about 15 minutes total. A few nuts to take off and they drop easily. The Rocker Pods come with options mud guards. If you have mudflaps on the front wheels then their installation can be omitted. Installation is simple- Put them place, center punch the bolt holes, drill out the holes and bolt the guards in with the supplied bolts, washers, lock-washers, and nuts. The installation of the Rocker Pods themselves for the Suburban came with two bracket for the front and middle that attach to the body mount position, and one rear block bracket that gets bolted right onto the frame. After the install and some discussion it was decided that the middle bracket was to be switched to a block bracket like the rear. Once the brackets are bolted on preliminarily, taking only a few minutes, really, the Rocker Pods are jacked up into place where they can be moved forward, backwards, up & down... etc. until they are level and where they should be. The brackets are checked and moved (block brackets up and down, side to side (if needed)), and bolted up tightly. Using a center punch or a marker the bolt holes from the brackets are transferred to the Rocker Pods. The holes are drilled out, the Rocker Pods jacked back up into place and they are bolted on with the supplied bolts, washers, lock-washers, and nuts. That's <b>IT</b>! In all it is quite conceivable that the installation will take you a few hours of a nice Saturday morning and no more! They fit easy, and feel quite solid! I hope this helps anyone that had questions as to whether or not they could do the install themselves. If I'm able to, quite honestly, so are you! Questions welcome! Album: Ultimate Truck Gear's Rocker Pods by Springthing http://www.gmtruckclub.com/forum/gallery/albums/ultimate-truck-gears-rocker-pods.867/


text: Honestly, can someone give me a basic rundown on how to differentiate footwork levels? I mean obviously we can tell that post-COP footwork sequences are more labored and and the skater is flailing in every direction. Apparently one-foot-skating and multi-directional skating are important factors in showing "difficulty", but I still can't truly differentiate between what makes something level 2 vs level 3 or rarest of all, level 4! I remember during the 2005 world championships (the first world championship under COP) most of the top ladies skaters had level 2 footwork sequences, but only a year later at the 06 olympics most of their footwork had been upgraded to level 3's...and yet i can't tell much of a difference in terms of difficulty from their footwork a year earlier! am I blind? Is it just that the more frantic a footwork sequence is the better? And it must have some kind of illusion spin in it? Also, unlike GOE where I assume they take an average of the judges' marks, how do they come to a consensus on a skater's levels? (This is a really basic question but yes, I am that clueless). I'm trying to really come to terms with IJS and understand it but reading the Wikipedia article from top to bottom still doesn't explain half of it for me.


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Officially a measurement of the energy released by an earthquake, this is often used as a measurement of anything extreme. Something described as 'Off the Richter' or 'Off the Richter Scale' is particularly dramatic.
"That wipeout measured 7 on the Richter Scale!"
by Where's Mike? November 14, 2008
A scale used to measure the size of a woman's breasts, going from one to ten. After a ten on the richter scale, the chest is known only as a BTS (bender of time and space).
Dag, that bitch was like a 9 on the richter scale.
by Francis! October 24, 2005
n. high quality crackor coke.
by jim June 24, 2003


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FILMMAKER GEORGE LUCAS and poet Kay Ryan, both longtime Marin residents, were among the two dozen recipients of national medals for contributions to the arts and humanities who were honored Wednesday at the White House by President Barack Obama.
Describing them as teachers, Obama awarded medals to 23 singers, dancers, poets, producers, playwrights, scholars and others, and one performing arts organization. As applause and cheers rippled across the stately East Room, the president joked that the audience was doing so "because I've bought their books, I've seen their movies, I buy their records. So we're major contributors here."
Turning more serious, he praised the medal recipients for using their talents "to open up minds and nourish souls, and help us understand what it means to be human, and what it means to be an American."
"We celebrate people like our honorees here today not just because of their talent, but because they create something new. They create a new space and that becomes a lasting contribution to American life," Obama said.
Best known as the creator of the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" movie franchises, the 69-year-old Lucas, who lives in San Anselmo, was honored for "his contributions to American cinema," the White House said in a previous statement. "By combining the art of storytelling with boundless imagination and cutting-edge techniques, he has transported us to new worlds and created some of the most beloved and iconic films of all time."
A winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, Ryan, 68, who served as U.S. poet laureate for two terms beginning in 2008, used the high-profile position to champion such community colleges as the College of Marin, where she taught for more than three decades.
A resident of Fairfax, she was honored for her contributions as a poet and educator. "Her witty and compact verse, infused with subtle worldplay, reminds us of the power of language to evoke wisdom from the ordinary," the White House said when it announced the honorees.
In addition to Lucas, those receiving a National Medal of Arts included Herb Alpert, of Malibu, the musician behind the Tijuana Brass phenomenon and co-founder of A&M records; and the Washington Performing Arts Society, of Washington, D.C.
Ryan was among the recipients of the National Humanities Medal along with author Joan Didion, sportswriter Frank Deford and Robert B. Silvers, editor and co-founder of The New York Review of Books.
The other National Medal of Arts recipients were Lin Arison, of Bal Harbour, Fla., co-founder of the National YoungArts Foundation and the New World Symphony; Joan Myers Brown, of Philadelphia, founder of the Philadelphia Dance Company; Renee Fleming, of New York, soprano known to many as "the people's diva"; Ernest J. Gaines, of Oscar, La., author who drew on his childhood in the rural South in his work; Ellsworth Kelly, of Spencertown, N.Y., painter, sculptor and printmaker; Tony Kushner, of New York, playwright; Elaine May, of New York, for contributions to American comedy; Laurie Olin, of Philadelphia, landscape architect; Allen Toussaint, composer, producer and performer born and raised in New Orleans.
The other recipients of the National Humanities Medal were Edward L. Ayers, of Henrico, Va., historian; William G. Bowen, of Princeton, N.J., former Princeton University president and academic leader; Jill Ker Conway, of Boston, historian and academic leader; Natalie Zemon Davis, of Toronto, historian; Robert Putnam, of Cambridge, Mass., social scientist and Harvard professor; Marilynne Robinson, of Iowa City, Iowa, author; Anna Deavere Smith, of New York, actress and playwright; Camilo José Vergara, of New York, photographer and documentarian.


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External Scholarship Programs
The listing below includes scholarships and information about scholarships. Although all resources listed here have been carefully selected, Excelsior College cannot predict the extent of success or benefits that will be realized by any given student from the use of such resources and does not guarantee or assume responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of the materials listed.
Actuarial Scholarships for Students
Financial assistance opportunities for students pursuing actuarial science.
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Scholarships
These scholarships are for undergraduates with at least 30 credits completed who are studying accounting at U.S. colleges. Awards are up to $5,000 per student with about 300 winners annually.
Gates Millenium Scholarships
This program is designed to provide outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American students opportunities to complete an undergraduate college education.
25 Scholarships Gateway from Black Excel
The Black Excel African American Student's College Guide presents more than 350 scholarships including a How to Get the Money guide.
The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid. Discover scholarships that match your profile.
College Answer
This SallieMae site provides answers for college planning and paying for college.
College Board Scholarship Search
This online tool will help you locate scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match your education level, talents, and background.
CollegeNet's Scholarship Database
The Mach25 database lists over 600,000 awards totaling over $1.6 billion.
Student Inventors Scholarships
This award program is designed to encourage college students active in science, engineering, mathematics, technology, and creative invention while stimulating their problem-solving skills.
Dr. Barbara Zittel Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Scholarship Program
A $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to a qualified registered nurse advancing his/her education to complete a baccalaureate degree in nursing. June 8, 2016 applicaton deadline.
ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
This is a program for Atlanta area undergraduates.
Siemens Westinghouse Competition
The Siemens Foundation provides more than $1 million in college scholarships and awards each year for talented high school students in the United States.
Ron Brown Scholarships
These are prestigious, competitive scholarships focusing on a student's academic promise, leadership ability, and financial need.
Black Excel Scholarship and Financial Aid Help
This is a listing of state-based resources for students.
Aid and Resources for Re-entry Students
Back to College is an all-in-one, continually updated resource for adults returning to college.
The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
The Roothbert Fund was created in 1958 by Albert and Toni Roothbert to help men and women in need of financial aid to further their education.
Coca-Cola Scholars Scholarships
This a major competition with over 250 awards going to scholars with academic, leadership, and talent qualities. The award amount is from $4,000 to $20,000.
Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships
This is the prestigious Rotary Foundation scholarship program for students who can speak another language and want to study abroad in the host country of that language. Award amounts are from $10,000 to $23,000 for three months to a full year of study abroad. You should have completed at least two years of college work before applying.
ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
This is a program for Atlanta area undergraduates.
JobApplicationsOnline.com Scholarship Program
This is a scholarship program for students working their way through college. This scholarship does require a 500 to 800 word essay.
Excelsior College works in collaboration with the Veterans Healthcare Administration to promote the retention and reduce the attrition rates of VA scholarship participants (nationwide) enrolled in a nursing program at Excelsior College. Specific program planning was introduced and an advisor assigned to work with students and their respective VA Program Coordinators. Specific program planning is in place and an advisor is assigned to work with students and their respective VA Program Coordinators.
There are two scholarships offered by the VA for enrolled Excelsior nursing students:
- Employee Incentive Scholarship Program (EISP) - for associate degree in nursing students. These students continue to work while earning their degree and have a maximum of 6 years to complete the program.
- National Nursing Education Initiative (NNEI) scholarship - for students enrolled in the RN-BS or MS in nursing degree programs. These students continue to work while earning their degree and have a maximum of 6 years to complete the program.
Criteria to Apply for a VA Scholarship
- Obtain approval from VA Program Coordinator.
- Work at a VA hospital or health care facility. Be or become an enrolled nursing student with Excelsior College.
Excelsior College's Responsibilities
- Secure up-to-date Excelsior College Privacy Release forms.
- Create a Plan of Study for each VA Scholarship applicant; amend as needed.
- Complete Credit Verification worksheet for each VA Scholarship applicant; amend as needed.
- Request letters of enrollment from the Dean for VA scholarship applicants.
- Assist in resolving billing issues related to Excelsior College services provided to VA Scholarship students.
- Provide transcript evaluations for enrolled students and send a copy of the My Academic Plan to the student and their respective VA Program Coordinator at least once a semester.
- Provide written notification to the student about failing grades; suggest study strategies, Excelsior College resources.
- Maintain regular communication with students to update and monitor their academic plans and resolve any student issues.
- Notify VA Program Coordinator if student is not meeting their plan of study.
VA's Responsibilities
- Counsel prospective students about the nursing programs, degree requirements, and information about the VA scholarships and the application process.
- Work collaboratively with the Excelsior College advisor to encourage continued student engagement and progression.
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Form 1099-R
Distributions from Retirement Plans
Form 1099-R reports both full and partial distributions, including removal of excess contributions, from your mutual fund retirement plan accounts, such as IRAs, 401(k) plans, and annuities. If you took a distribution or re-characterized assets in your Domini Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, SEP-IRA, or SIMPLE IRA during 2015, you will receive a Form 1099-R.
- If you have more than one Domini retirement account with a taxable distribution, you will receive one consolidated Form 1099-R.
- If you have more than one type of retirement account with us—for example, a Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA—separate Forms 1099-R will be produced for distributions from each type of retirement account.
Please note that we do not report distributions from retirement accounts held by other custodians.
You will receive a Form 1099-R if you withdrew assets from your retirement plan account, even if you rolled them over and reinvested them in another retirement plan account within 60 days. You will also receive a Form 1099-R if you took your retirement account dividend distributions in cash, but not if they were reinvested into your retirement account. If you took more than one distribution from your retirement account in 2015, the distributions have been aggregated according to the type of distribution as defined by the IRS distribution code.
You will receive a Form 1099-R if you converted your Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA in 2015.
You will not receive a Form 1099-R if you had your IRA account assets moved as a trustee-to-trustee transfer of assets directly to another IRA account without taking possession of the funds.


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About This Game
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Get ready to experience and create music in an entirely new way! Jam Live Music Arcade gives you the freedom to become the DJ, producer and the band leader for total creative access in a live music sandbox. Allowing players to take on the role of lead guitarist, bassist, drummer, singer and synth player, Jam Live Music Arcade provides a deeper connection to the music through jamming, improvisation and exploration rather than all the emphasis being on the high score. Just grab any one of the plastic guitar peripherals most gamers have lying around (or your standard game pad) and you're ready to kick off a music gaming experience unlike any other.
Jam Live Music Arcade offers a new approach to the music genre with a real-time live music sandbox that allows the player to immediately build and customize their very own tunes. Starting with any one of the 30+ licensed songs featured in the game (including hits from Modest Mouse, Fallout Boy, Fatboy Slim, Rise Against, Atmosphere and more), you get to jam with and remix all aspects of the song -- guitar, bass, drums, synth and vocals -- to experiment with the song and re-create it to their own personality.
- Supported Functions
- Number Of Players: 1
- Allows the player to experience music in a different and creative way by controlling and remixing all aspects of the song -- it's an entire band in your hands!
- Players have complete creative control over the music and are rewarded for their sense of timing by getting into the flow of the music and beat.
- Featuring 32 tracks from major artists to top-touring indie bands designed specifically for the JAM platform, JAM Live Music Arcade offers a wide variety of musical stylings.
- Compatible with any of the millions of gaming guitar peripherals on the market today.
- JAM's Arcade Mode not only engages a new type of follow the leader pathway and gameplay style, but also incorporates more controller actions from an up-strum to the whammy bar, creating even more of a challenge.
- Dynamic visuals respond to your every move, ensuring your visual jam is just as unique as your musical one.
- User created content: Create a mix, replay or challenge it in Arcade Mode.
Jam Live Music ArcadePublisher: Reverb PublishingRelease Date: May 16, 2012MSRP: 10 USD
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Women who inspired World Vision's founding father
My father, Bob Pierce, first traveled to China in 1947 with Youth for Christ. World Vision wasn't even a twinkle in his eye. But years later, he would write, "My own world vision from God was sparked on that first trip." Among the people who ignited that spark were women who were determined to change the world in Jesus' name.
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Beth Albert: "The trigger of the vision God gave me for missions." -Bob Pierce
My father met American missionary Beth Albert in a remote area of China called Kunming. Beth introduced Dad to a world he never knew existed.
In 1947, leprosy was still considered a death sentence. Beth had discovered more than 100 people struggling to survive in the only place they were allowed to live—a cemetery. They were starving, naked, and dying.
Most heartbreaking of all, their healthy babies died with them. Beth, a trained nurse, was determined to help.
"Beth had no help from the outside," my dad would later recall. Until he began supporting her, she was dependent upon whatever the locals would give her. She scrounged for old cans and taught the people to fill them with mud to make bricks. With these, they managed to build small shelters.
Food, clothing, medicine, Bible studies … somehow one indomitable woman managed to bring life and hope to those whom the world had written off. And every one of the precious people she served came to know Jesus, not because she preached, but because she loved.
After she was forced to leave China when the communists took over, World Vision continued to support Beth Albert's work with lepers and the poor in India, which included establishing 14 leprosy clinics.
My dad credited Beth as "the trigger of the vision God gave me for missions."
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Tena Holkeboer: "World Vision was born that day." -Bob Pierce
Dad arrived on the island of Amoy for a week of Youth for Christ meetings.
Tena Holkeboer, a Reformed Church of America missionary and principal of the Iok Tek Girls' Middle School, invited him to speak at their morning chapels. As a result, several of the girls accepted Christ.
What happened next has become a familiar World Vision story. At the end of the week, Dad went to Tena's home to say goodbye. She met him at the door holding a little girl who had been beaten and abandoned by her family for becoming a Christian.
Shocked and feeling utterly helpless, my father asked, "You will take care of her, won't you?"
"I am feeding as many children as I can," Tena replied. "The question is, What are you going to do?"
It was a question my Dad had been asking himself ever since Kunming.
Overwhelmed, he had walked away from the needs of many. But now God was confronting him with the need of one child.
Dad gave Tena his last five dollars, promising to send more when he got home. He would later reflect, "I didn't know it at the time, but in a real, practical sense, World Vision was born that day."
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Lillian Dickson: "Typhoon Lil" scooped out her bucketful
My dad was introduced to Lillian Dickson in 1953 on a visit to Taiwan (then called Formosa).
Her willingness to take on human need wherever she found it reaffirmed my father's conviction that God will do impossible things when we don't limit him.
Their lifelong partnership would bring thousands to Christ and become one of the enduring cornerstones of World Vision's ministry.
Lillian came to Formosa in the 1920s as a missionary's wife. Her husband, Jim Dickson, was the "official" missionary in the family while his bride devoted herself to their children and home. But when the kids got older, Lillian decided she wasn't going to "sit out her life."
With Jim's blessing, she packed up her Bible and accordion, and began hiking with a team of medical missionaries into the most remote areas of Taiwan. They went where neither modern medicine nor the hope of the gospel had ever reached.
Over the next 30 years, "Typhoon Lil" walked thousands of miles, wading through rushing rivers, crossing dangling wooden bridges, and facing down angry witchdoctors and headhunters. She slept, ate, laughed, and cried with the tribal people she loved, and every day God trusted her with new needs and a bigger vision.
Asked why she worked so hard when people's needs were like a great ocean of suffering that could never be emptied, Lillian responded, "I must scoop out my bucketful."
Her bucketful included caring for street children, lepers, and abandoned babies. With support from World Vision and other partners, she built churches, schools, children's homes, and clinics.
Her ministry continues today through Mustard Seed International.
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Elizabeth Hunter: "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations." -Matthew 28:19 (NIV)
These three women are only a few of the legendary missionaries who influenced my father's life and ministry. But there is one name that is not in the history books. I doubt she ever left the country. Still, her life helped change the world.
Her name was Elizabeth Hunter and she was my father's high school Sunday school teacher. Every week, she brought Bible stories to life for a group of active teens, challenging them to make a difference in Jesus' name.
Throughout his life, my father credited Miss Hunter with first challenging him to ministry. But I never realized how deep that challenge went until I discovered a small blue book among my father's library a few years ago.
It was titled James Hudson Taylor, Pioneer Missionary of Inland China. On the first page, I found an inscription dated Christmas 1928: "To Bob from Miss Hunter. My prayer and deepest desire for you is Matthew 28:18-20. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations."
Your prayers were answered, Miss Hunter.
Marilee Dunker is the daughter of World Vision founder Bob Pierce, author of "Man of Vision," World Vision senior advocate, and a keynote speaker for World Vision.
Visit World Vision's Speakers Bureau site to request Marilee or another World Vision Speaker to present at your upcoming event.
Follow in Bob Pierce's footsteps and sponsor a child today. You can form a special bond with a boy or girl who will know your name and feel your prayers, while providing basics like nutritious food, clean water, access to education, medical care, safe shelter, and more.


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Modesto Irrigation District Electric Generating Station - RIPON
Docket Number:
03-SPPE-01 (Application For Certification)
03-SPPE-01C (Compliance Proceeding)
Project Status: Licensed; In Compliance Phase. Operational: June 21, 2006
The California Energy Commission approved this project's Application for Certification on February 4, 2004. The Commission monitors the power plant's construction, operation and eventual decommissioning through a compliance proceeding.
Committee that oversaw Original Licensing Proceeding:
James D. Boyd, Commissioner, Presiding Member
Robert Pernell, Commissioner, Associate Member
Hearing Officer: Stanley Valkosky
Key Dates
- April 21, 2003 - Applicant files application for a Small Power Plant Exemption (SPPE).
- April 30, 2003 - Commission begins formal licensing process.
- June 29, 2003 - Commission staff issue their Draft Initial Study Report.
- August 22, 2003 - Commission staff issue their Final Initial Study Report.
- November 7, 2003 - Project Committee issues its Presiding Member's Proposed Decision.
- February 4, 2004 - Energy Commission approves project.
- June 21, 2006 - Power plant on line and producing power.
On April 21, 2003, the Modesto Irrigation District (MID) filed an application for Small Power Plant Exemption (SPPE) seeking an exemption from the California Energy Commission's licensing requirements.
MID proposes to construct and operate a 95-megawatt (MW) generation plant called the Modesto Irrigation District Electric Generation Station (MEGS). The project is proposed to be located on a 12.25-acre site at South Stockton Avenue and Doak Boulevard in Ripon, California, in San Joaquin County and will occupy approximately six acres near the northern side of the project site. If an exemption is granted, the applicant will need to secure the appropriate licenses and permits for the project from various local, state and federal agencies.
The 95-megawatt natural gas-fired simple cycle plant will consist of two General Electric LM 6000 SPRINT combustion turbines. Part of the proposed project includes the construction of approximately 1/4-mile of new 69-kilovolt sub-transmission line and fiber optic cable, approximately 1/4-mile of new eight-inch natural gas supply line, and water supply and wastewater tap lines into the existing City of Ripon lines located on South Stockton Avenue.
Energy Commission Facility Certification Process
The California Energy Commission is the lead agency (for licensing thermal power plants 50 megawatts and larger) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has a certified regulatory program under CEQA. Under its certified program, the Energy Commission is exempt from having to prepare an environmental impact report. Its certified program, however, does require environmental analysis of the project, including an analysis of alternatives and mitigation measures to minimize any significant adverse effect the project may have on the environment.
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I started two TBH hives this spring. One hive is over half full of comb and has consistently had more bees coming and going. The second hive is about a third full of comb and the combs are not as large as the first.
At first I thought maybe the queen was gone in the second hive and so I ordered a new one that just arrived. Before I added the queen and to be very sure I just inspected all the combs in the second hive and they all look like they are filled with honey. From about 1/2 to 3/4 full. I don't see any eggs or brood. There seems to be a fair number of bees though. A lot more than I would think with no brood.
Is it possible it has no queen and has been 'taken over' by the first hive for honey combs only?
The hives are in close proximity. Their entrances are about 4 feet apart.
If this is the case, should I add a new queen to the second hive?
I am perplexed, yet fascinated by this situation. At this point I could use some sound advice.


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