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(a) Disclosures required for remittance transfers
(1) In general
Each remittance transfer provider shall make disclosures as required under this section and in accordance with rules prescribed by the Bureau. Disclosures required under this section shall be in addition to any other disclosures applicable under this subchapter.
(2) Disclosures
Subject to rules prescribed by the Bureau, a remittance transfer provider shall provide, in writing and in a form that the sender may keep, to each sender requesting a remittance transfer, as applicable to the transaction—
(A) at the time at which the sender requests a remittance transfer to be initiated, and prior to the sender making any payment in connection with the remittance transfer, a disclosure describing—
(i) the amount of currency that will be received by the designated recipient, using the values of the currency into which the funds will be exchanged;
(ii) the amount of transfer and any other fees charged by the remittance transfer provider for the remittance transfer; and
(B) at the time at which the sender makes payment in connection with the remittance transfer—
(i) a receipt showing—
(ii) a statement containing—
(I) information about the rights of the sender under this section regarding the resolution of errors; and
(3) Requirements relating to disclosures
With respect to each disclosure required to be provided under paragraph (2) a remittance transfer provider shall—
(A) provide an initial notice and receipt, as required by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), and an error resolution statement, as required by subsection (d), that clearly and conspicuously describe the information required to be disclosed therein; and
(4) Exception for disclosures of amount received
(A) In general
Subject to the rules prescribed by the Bureau, and except as provided under subparagraph (B), the disclosures required regarding the amount of currency that will be received by the designated recipient shall be deemed to be accurate, so long as the disclosures provide a reasonably accurate estimate of the foreign currency to be received. This paragraph shall apply only to a remittance transfer provider who is an insured depository institution, as defined in section 1813 of title 12, or an insured credit union, as defined in section 1752 of title 12, and if—
(i) a remittance transfer is conducted through a demand deposit, savings deposit, or other asset account that the sender holds with such remittance transfer provider; and
(B) Deadline
The application of subparagraph (A) shall terminate 5 years after July 21, 2010, unless the Bureau determines that termination of such provision would negatively affect the ability of remittance transfer providers described in subparagraph (A) to send remittances to locations in foreign countries, in which case, the Bureau may, by rule, extend the application of subparagraph (A) to not longer than 10 years after July 21, 2010.
(5) Exemption authority
The Bureau may, by rule, permit a remittance transfer provider to satisfy the requirements of—
(B) paragraph (2)(B), in the case of a transaction conducted entirely by telephone, by mailing the disclosures required under such subparagraph to the sender, not later than 1 business day after the date on which the transaction is conducted, or by including such documents in the next periodic statement, if the telephone transaction is conducted through a demand deposit, savings deposit, or other asset account that the sender holds with the remittance transfer provider;
(C) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) together in one written disclosure, but only to the extent that the information provided in accordance with paragraph (3)(A) is accurate at the time at which payment is made in connection with the subject remittance transfer; and
(6) Storefront and Internet notices
(A) In general
(i) Prominent posting Subject to subparagraph (B), the Bureau may prescribe rules to require a remittance transfer provider to prominently post, and timely update, a notice describing a model remittance transfer for one or more amounts, as the Bureau may determine, which notice shall show the amount of currency that will be received by the designated recipient, using the values of the currency into which the funds will be exchanged.
(ii) Onsite displays The Bureau may require the notice prescribed under this subparagraph to be displayed in every physical storefront location owned or controlled by the remittance transfer provider.
(iii) Internet notices Subject to paragraph (3), the Bureau shall prescribe rules to require a remittance transfer provider that provides remittance transfers via the Internet to provide a notice, comparable to a storefront notice described in this subparagraph, located on the home page or landing page (with respect to such remittance transfer services) owned or controlled by the remittance transfer provider.
(B) Study and analysis
Prior to proposing rules under subparagraph (A), the Bureau shall undertake appropriate studies and analyses, which shall be consistent with section 1693b (a)(2) of this title, and may include an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, to determine whether a storefront notice or Internet notice facilitates the ability of a consumer—
(b) Foreign language disclosures
The disclosures required under this section shall be made in English and in each of the foreign languages principally used by the remittance transfer provider, or any of its agents, to advertise, solicit, or market, either orally or in writing, at that office.
(c) Regulations regarding transfers to certain nations
If the Bureau determines that a recipient nation does not legally allow, or the method by which transactions are made in the recipient country do not allow, a remittance transfer provider to know the amount of currency that will be received by the designated recipient, the Bureau may prescribe rules (not later than 18 months after July 21, 2010) addressing the issue, which rules shall include standards for a remittance transfer provider to provide—
(d) Remittance transfer errors
(1) Error resolution
(A) In general
If a remittance transfer provider receives oral or written notice from the sender within 180 days of the promised date of delivery that an error occurred with respect to a remittance transfer, including the amount of currency designated in subsection (a)(3)(A) that was to be sent to the designated recipient of the remittance transfer, using the values of the currency into which the funds should have been exchanged, but was not made available to the designated recipient in the foreign country, the remittance transfer provider shall resolve the error pursuant to this subsection and investigate the reason for the error.
(B) Remedies
Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of a notice from the sender pursuant to subparagraph (A), the remittance transfer provider shall, as applicable to the error and as designated by the sender—
(i) refund to the sender the total amount of funds tendered by the sender in connection with the remittance transfer which was not properly transmitted;
(ii) make available to the designated recipient, without additional cost to the designated recipient or to the sender, the amount appropriate to resolve the error;
(iii) provide such other remedy, as determined appropriate by rule of the Bureau for the protection of senders; or
(2) Rules
The Bureau shall establish, by rule issued not later than 18 months after July 21, 2010, clear and appropriate standards for remittance transfer providers with respect to error resolution relating to remittance transfers, to protect senders from such errors. Standards prescribed under this paragraph shall include appropriate standards regarding record keeping, as required, including documentation—
(B) that the sender provides the remittance transfer provider with respect to the alleged error; and
(e) Applicability of this subchapter
(1) In general
A remittance transfer that is not an electronic fund transfer, as defined in section 1693a of this title, shall not be subject to any of the provisions of sections 1693c through 1693k of this title. A remittance transfer that is an electronic fund transfer, as defined in section 1693a of this title, shall be subject to all provisions of this subchapter, except for section 1693f of this title, that are otherwise applicable to electronic fund transfers under this subchapter.
(2) Rule of construction
Nothing in this section shall be construed—
(A) to affect the application to any transaction, to any remittance provider, or to any other person of any of the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, section 1829b of title 12, or chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 91–508 (12 U.S.C. 1951–1959), or any regulations promulgated thereunder; or
(B) to cause any fund transfer that would not otherwise be treated as such under paragraph (1) to be treated as an electronic fund transfer, or as otherwise subject to this subchapter, for the purposes of any of the provisions referred to in subparagraph (A) or any regulations promulgated thereunder.
(f) Acts of agents
(1) In general
A remittance transfer provider shall be liable for any violation of this section by any agent, authorized delegate, or person affiliated with such provider, when such agent, authorized delegate, or affiliate acts for that remittance transfer provider.
(2) Obligations of remittance transfer providers
The Bureau shall prescribe rules to implement appropriate standards or conditions of, liability of a remittance transfer provider, including a provider who acts through an agent or authorized delegate. An agency charged with enforcing the requirements of this section, or rules prescribed by the Bureau under this section, may consider, in any action or other proceeding against a remittance transfer provider, the extent to which the provider had established and maintained policies or procedures for compliance, including policies, procedures, or other appropriate oversight measures designed to assure compliance by an agent or authorized delegate acting for such provider.
(g) Definitions
As used in this section—
(1) the term "designated recipient" means any person located in a foreign country and identified by the sender as the authorized recipient of a remittance transfer to be made by a remittance transfer provider, except that a designated recipient shall not be deemed to be a consumer for purposes of this chapter;
(2) the term "remittance transfer"—
(A) means the electronic (as defined in section 106(2) of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7006 (2))) transfer of funds requested by a sender located in any State to a designated recipient that is initiated by a remittance transfer provider, whether or not the sender holds an account with the remittance transfer provider or whether or not the remittance transfer is also an electronic fund transfer, as defined in section 1693a of this title; and
(3) the term "remittance transfer provider" means any person or financial institution that provides remittance transfers for a consumer in the normal course of its business, whether or not the consumer holds an account with such person or financial institution; and
Source(Pub. L. 90–321, title IX, § 919, as added and amended Pub. L. 111–203, title X, §§ 1073(a)(4), 1084(1),July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2060, 2081.)
References in Text
The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3)(B), is Pub. L. 106–229, June 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 464, which is classified principally to chapter 96 (§ 7001 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7001 of this title and Tables.
Chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 91–508, referred to in subsec. (e)(2)(A), is chapter 2 (§§ 121–129) of title I of Pub. L. 91–508, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1116, which is classified generally to chapter 21 (§ 1951 et seq.) of Title 12, Banks and Banking. For complete classification of chapter 2 of title I of the Act to the Code, see Tables.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 919 ofPub. L. 90–321was renumbered section 921 and is classified to section 1693p of this title.
Another prior section 919 ofPub. L. 90–321was renumbered section 922 and is classified to section 1693q of this title.
2010—Pub. L. 111–203, § 1084(1), substituted "Bureau" for "Board" wherever appearing.
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Amendment by section 1084(1) ofPub. L. 111–203effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Effective Date
Section effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
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Always great GF burgers
They are much safer here than at the 151 Red Robin. We live closer to the other location, but this is the only one we will eat at after getting glutened twice at the 151 RR. Delicious burgers and concerned staff.
GF pizza was good, small but it was good. There was even a seperate gluten free menu.
took a chance on eating here. the waitress was very knowledgeable about celiac and gluten alergies. it was nice to eat a tasty burger. the hamburger bun is very good! we will definitely go back.
Great waitstaff. Never got sick and can have the fries too!!
I've eaten here 3 times in the last 9 days, since it had been 2+ years since I'd had a restaurant style burger WITH a bun. All three times I've had zero issues, and have walked away a very happy customer. The steak fries work too. Just make sure to ask them to not add the seasoning salt.
Gluten free hamburger buns
Great hamburger on gluten free bun
46 E. Allen Street, Castle Rock, CO 80108
Staff is knowledgeable overall and we go here all the time. My daughter with celiac has never gotten sick. Staff is always nice and super helpful!
2671 Fairfield Commons, Beavercreek, OH 45431
They provide an iPad that is interactive to filter out or suggest modifications to meat allergens identified. I had the Marco Polo which is a grilled chicken sandwich but added a GF bun. Also have a dedicated fryer on request for GF fries. I'm celiac and no issues with cross contamination.
52 Stephen King Drive, Augusta, ME 04330
We have found red robin to be very accommodating when it comes to needing gluten free. If your server seems to not understand (happened to us once) speak with the manager to insure your meal is gf.
3903 East 53rd Street, Davenport, IA 52807
Red Robin has an extensive allergen menu. The staff will bring you an iPad where you select your allergens such as gluten, nuts, egg, milk, etc. Red Robin offers gluten free hamburgers on a gluten free bun, chili, and French fries, to name a few items. The French fries are cooked in a separate fryer and they are bottomless. It's heaven for someone with Celiac Disease. Staff is very knowledgeable about Celiac Disease to ensure no cross-contamination. Highly recommend Red Robin!
3333 Buford Dr NE, Buford, GA 30519
Never had any problems eating here. Make sure to let them know of your food allergy. The GF food was delicious!
2775 Northwest Arterial, Dubuque, IA 52002
While the gluten free bun was good, the rest of the restaurant was a real disappointment. Service was awful. Lemonade tasted like water. Getting refills of drinks and fries was an arduous endeavor. Finally came after we got the bill. Food was cold. There was a 1.99 entertainment charge added to our bill. Restaurant was loud. Not returning here again.
18810 E. Highway 40, Independence, MO 64055
Very friendly and we'll informed staff! Super helpful and non judgemental about celiac customers. No issues physically after eating at this location!
14797 N. Kelsey St., Monroe, WA 98272
Gluten free fries, and the option of gluten free bun or lettuce wrap.
2450 E 17th Street, Idaho Falls, ID 83404
Gluten free buns and fries. Love the sweet potato fries!!
5531 Office Blvd., NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Staff was knowledgeable. If you tell them you have celiac they give you an iPad you enter your allergies and it will tell you what items to avoid.
3609 9th St SW, Puyallup, WA 98371
Servers are very careful about noting that my meal needs to be gluten-free. I have eaten here many times, and never gotten sick. Food is consistently good.
9434 Civic Center Blvd., West Chester, OH 45069
They had a special digital menu that you can select your allergies and it offers menu items that are safe for you. The manager also came to speak to us and assure us that they would be extra careful with our orders. When he mentioned that their fries were GF I said that was not listed as safe on their menu. He personally went into the kitchen to ask the staff as well as brought the label out to us to check the ingredients ourselves. The staff and manager were excellent and my gluten free dairy free meal was fantastic!
3609 9th St SW, Puyallup, WA 98371
Dedicated gluten free fryer for fries. We go there all the time and never get sick, I have celiac. Unfortunately they got rid of there old really good gf buns (used to be Udis) and replaced them with bad ones. They are still celiac friendly, but taste like cardboard. I suggest a salad or chicken wedgy, but the burgers are still good too.
200 Mall Cir Dr, Monroeville, PA 15146
My go to place when I do not want to worry gluten. One time I went and their gluten free fryer was broke.... they took the time to clean out another fryer so I could have fries
1509 New Britain Ave., West Hartford, CT 06110
I read some of the other reviews and not like my experience at all! They have awesome gluten free buns for their burgers (that in my opinion are the best gf rolls I've ever had) and a dedicated fryer for fries!! They give you an iPad and it tells you everything that can be made gf
2860 Route 34, Oswego, IL 60543
I ate here a few weeks ago and I got glutened. It was so sad because everyone talks about how safe they are. 😞 I read that gluten free should come in a yellow basket... mine was served on a red plate. The server never notified the manager about my gluten allergy either.
12300 Jefferson Ave Ste 104, Newport News, VA 23602
my waitress was very informed about Celiac disease and absolutely made sure my food was made separately with fresh gloves. they are very good with all allergens.
8167 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
This place was absolutely disgusting - greasy fast food. The burgers were so well done they were like hockey pucks. Although our server was extremely nice, he messed up our order several times. The burgers were so greasy and I'd such poor quality, I had a gallbladder attack the next day! The good news was that there didn't seem to be any gluten in my meal.
8970 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Staff are knowledgeable, the fries are safe if you ask for no seasoning, dedicated dryer. They do both gluten free buns, which are delish, chewy, sweet, soft, and not crumbly. As well as lettuce wraps. Sweet potato fries and broccoli are safe unlimited sides. iPad which tells you exactly which burgers are safe. I'm gluten free, and my husband is celiac, and we have never been poisoned!
1986 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Great for dining there, horrible if its take-out! When eating there, the manager brought out my food and explained how careful they'd been. I ordered take-out: order was wrong so I waited for them to fix it. Got home and my bun and fries were wrong.....
1230 Settlers Ridge Center Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205
Again Red Robin the best burgers ever. We traveled to Florida, California and all over. The waitress's was very nice and we enjoyed our visit. The sweet potato fries are GF and delicious also. The cheesecake is the best ever.
21045 Dulles Town Circle, Dulles, VA 20166
I asked for GF and was told I had to wait a few minutes as they had a DEDICATED GF fryer and work station. I never had a reaction here and now I know why! The server did say he wasn't sure if all other places did the same.
3460 Amelia Drive, Orchard Park, NY 14127
had a great burger, and the server was well versed. fries without the seasoning was sent. Only thing that stinks is I didn't remind her when I wanted a fry refill to bring gluten free and they were not. Family are them and she brought me my own a few minutes later :)
1986 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
They have gf buns and fries cooked in a separate container. I always ask for the bun to be well toasted. They have always asked if it is an "allergy" or food preference. The staff told me if it is an "allergy" (celiac safe) that it is prepared on a different station. So far I have eaten here several times and have not had any issues. I usually eat simple grilled chicken and leave very satisfied. As usual, ask for the gf bun to be well toasted and it makes it better. People who don't eat gf don't know that toasting makes it tastier!
4949 Great Northern Blvd., North Olmsted, OH 44070
Gluten free bun tasted so good! Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable:)
2010 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820
Well, I am a Hugh RR fan, but today it's a different story. I just ordered a tavern burger on a GF bun, no sauce with provolone cheese and it came out with American cheese. So they put in a rush order and I got my burger but I think they used the same bun cause it was hard now. I ordered a house margarita and was drinking it when a different waitress came over with a new margarita and said that the one I was drinking didn't look like a house margarita so she swapped them out. Crazy shit has been happening at this RR.
1750 Deptford Center Rd, Deptford Township, NJ 08096
Experience started off good - I informed our server of a gluten allergy and she brought me over an interactive allergen menu on an iPad, so I could see what my options were. I got the turkey burger on a GF bun, it was pretty good! They have a dedicated fryer, but at one point our server brought more fries and couldn't remember if they were made in the dedicated fryer or regular one. I didn't eat them. Ended up getting sick later that night so I'm not sure if they're educated on cross contamination. Pretty disappointing
2100 Hamilton Place Blvd, Suite 317, Chattanooga, TN 37421
My Fiance and I often would go to Red Robin as a date night, even before we figured out it was gluten that was making me sick. For about a year and a half it was one of my safe restaurants. However, recently I have not been to happy, from the one day there was hair in my fries as well as Macaroni on the bottom of my gluten free bun, to the day where everything seemed fine but I got super sick.
3055 Gateway Blvd, Prescott, AZ 86303
They put breaded jalepenos in my gluten free burger. When approaching the manager, they rudely took the food off the table then asked us to leave.
18999 Bear Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA 92307
I have eaten here several times without any issues. They have a dedicated fryer and gluten free buns. Be sure to tell them you have a gluten allergy.
15560 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley, MN 55124
Good food and fun place to hang out. I have reacted once out of over 12 visits so the reaction chance is low. If you are in the sensitive category and want to chance it the food is good. selection is decent as well.
625 SW Powerhouse Drive, Bend, OR 97702
Gluten free options available, ask for gf menu on iPad and it will show all options. Service good, bacon cheese burger really hit the spot.
441 S. Randall Road, Algonquin, IL 60102
Child has Celiac and this has been the safest place to get a burger & fries. Always helpful & understanding & never has gotten sick.
3005 Golf Road, Eau Claire, WI 54701
I have had multiple excellent experiences here. I have never had an issue with contamination. They have a dedicated fryer for their fries and separate prep area for the burgers. I have had the gluten free bun but personally prefer the lettuce wrap in place of a bun.
625 SW Powerhouse Drive, Bend, OR 97702
I specified to the server that I was celiac and ordered a GF burger and fries. I was assured that the fries would be fried in a dedicated fryer. Well I am doubled over in pain tonight. I'm done with Red Robin.
1073 Annapolis Mall, Annapolis, MD 21401
We go here fairly often. I have had a couple instances where I had to send my food back, once because a sesame seed was on my burger (obviously from a gluten bun). This was followed with a manager coming over and explaining that they were cleaning the kitchen and making me a new burger. Have never gotten sick here and always get the gluten free bun with fries.
4802 Valley View Blvd. NW, Roanoke, VA 24012
very knowledgeable staff about celiac and cooking process
3301 E. Main Street #1511, Ventura, CA 93003
They have choices like the chain places, but I have eatten here twice and gotten sick. Once they were dead, this time they were fairly crowded. Both times I made my allergy very clear. Small print on their menu says their meat can be cross contaminated, so I took my chances and lost. I had the Red Tavern Burger on gluten free bun and fries. Maybe the buns are cooked together and I should go bunless?
13800 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73134
While it's nice for a place to offer a gluten free bun, the staff should be educated. Waitress was clueless and manager was unsure as well.
5100 N 9th Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32504
Got a burger AND a bun and fries---GF buns are extra but they are good. The fries are cooked in a dedicated fryer. They have an extensive specific allergy menu. And the servers understand!!! BTW, The burger was really excellent!
2501 W. Happy Valley Road, Phoenix, AZ 85085
Endless fries is more like an endless gluten nightmare. I have to say stay away if you have a gluten intolerance or celiac.
317 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters, MO 63376
Dedicated GF menu, GF buns and fries fried in a dedicated fryer. One of the regular go-to places when eating out with my Celiac boyfriend. He's never had an issue there. I'm also a vegetarian (no gluten issues) so I enjoy that they can make any of their burgers with a vegetarian Boca burger patty. Lots of options for various dietary restrictions.
2430 Humes Rd, Janesville, WI 53546
Ask for the the GF bun, and you should be good to go. Have visited multiple times, only been sick once.
100 W. Telegraph, Bellis Fair Mall, Bellingham, WA 98226
Good burgers, they have a separate fryer for fries. Staff are knowledgeable!
301 Mount Hope Avenue, Rockaway, NJ 07866
The manager always makes my food separately to avoid cross contamination. The only reason for the loss of the star is because I wish the milk shakes were safe.
610 Middletown Boulevard, Langhorne, PA 19047
They are now apparently toasting the gluten free bun in the same oven with the gluten food. I get sick when I go to this one. Stay away!! Go to the Neshaminy Red Robin they are aware of this and don't do it
8184 Laura Ln, Davenport, FL 33896
Fries and burger and cider with a GLUTEN FREE BUN! I was excited and very happy with the meal! I'm full and have leftovers!
2430 Humes Rd, Janesville, WI 53546
overall good food choices and service. Only once did I get wrong thing (and got sick) out of numerous visits. My to go spot for lunch out.
6404 Miller Ln, Dayton, OH 45414
Red Robin has the most delicious gluten free buns anywhere. No dedicated fryer, but very good burgers.
3004 John Howell Dr., Valparaiso, IN 46385
We eat here a lot and my son has never had a problem! He luvs the gluten free buns & fries
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Stephanie Ludtke, a resident of the house, told a reporter she was sitting in the living room facing the garage when she noticed black smoke pouring out of the garage. She said she quickly grabbed her sleeping 8-month-old out of his playpen, and ran out of the house. Vickie McDonald, who lives in the trailer, was wrapping Christmas presents when the power went out. She looked outside and saw the garage on fire.
McDonald told a reporter on scene that she was only able to grab one of her dogs before she heard explosions and ran to safety. She said a pet pug may be trapped in the trailer.
She said she was unsure what caused the fire.
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The Fun Family, Mom, Dad, and three children, enjoyed a weeklong vacation in the mountains of the High Country of North Carolina. Although they all enjoyed everything they did and saw, each (one is Farah) had his or her own favorite activity and tourist sight. From the clues below, determine each family member's age (15,17,19,42 or 44), their favorite activity and their favorite sight.
1. The 5 family members are Felix, the 19 year old daughter, the fan of canoeing, the one who preferred the Blowing Rock, and the female who loved driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) looking at the scenery.
2. The one who favored equestrian activities is 2 years older than Fred. The one who enjoyed hiking the most is older than her brother, but younger than Faith.
3. The two that preferred ziplining and whitewater rafting are in some order the 15 year old and the one who loved the campus of Appalachian State University.
4. The oldest and the youngest are, in some order, Fran and the one who preferred to sight see from the car.
5. The 3 females are the oldest, the youngest and the one who liked Mast General Store the best. The 2 males are the ones who preferred Grandfather Mountain and whitewater rafting.
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Fred is the Dad
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Wedged between Ghana and Benin on the Atlantic Coast, Togo generally conjures up images afro-glamorous beachside resorts favoured by intrepid Europeans. In truth, the country did have a jet setting heyday in the nineteen sixties and seventies and the capital Lomé's reputation as the 'Paris of Africa' has stuck – but only just. In the past decades political unrest has done much to scare the tourists and investors away. However Togo in now undergoing a relatively stable period, and the tourist dollar is much needed to get the country up and running again - which should be as good a reason as any to go.
But there are others. The first and foremost is Togo's stunning natural beauty. Its coastline maybe only 56kms long, but what it makes up for it in sheer beauty - think powdery white sand and clusters of coconut palms set against crystal blue waves. And although its national parks have been neglected (conservation has not been high on the agenda in the country's government of late) wildlife such as elephants, antelopes and crocodiles can be seen with the help of a guide. The flip side of the end of mass (for Africa) tourism is a mini boom in ecotourism start-ups, offering off the beaten track services to travellers.Read more
Another is the culture. Like most of West Africa, Togo is drenched in animist beliefs, and voodoo shrines, fetishes and colourful ceremonies are a common sight. One of the largest and noisiest is the Guin Festival held every September in Glidji - a four-day carnival-like event celebrating the spiritual beliefs of the Guin people. Lomé's Musée International du Golfe de Guinée holds one of the finest collections of art in West Africa. For fans of architecture, the northern region of Kara offers a chance to see the famous turret-like tata houses and the large cities, particularly Lomé, has a good deal of period buildings left by the German and French colonists. Craft is abundant and varied, from the ubiquitous batik and wax print to ironwork and pottery.
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One of our kitchen windows, in this crofthouse in the farthest western reaches of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, looks out west to St Kilda; the other two look south to the mountains of Harris and the island of Scarp. Nothing but flat boggy headland between us and the sea in two directions; Lewis' highest mountain, Mealasbhal, to the east; more headland, lochs and sea to the north. It sounds idyllic, and indeed it is – except on the days when the prevailing winds from the south and west (usually more gale than mere wind) lash the land, and anything that has the audacity to grow on it, with salt. And I do mean lash: this last winter season, from October to March, saw salt-laden rain and gales most days, and 60 to 80 mph winds were quite common.
When you aspire to a sustainable lifestyle based around growing your own food, that presents challenges. The salt kills just about everything except for grass, a few scrubby willows, and rosa rugosa. The wind levels anything that is left (an icy northerly or blustery easterly in this exposed land can be almost as lethal as the salty southerlies and westerlies). The soil is acid and boggy. And yet, once upon a time this was a flourishing crofting community, so remote that only the very basics could be bought from the local shop, and all fresh food was grown locally during the summer, with as much of it stored over the winter as possible.
For those of you who don't know anything about crofting, in its heyday it could be seen as a perfect model for Transition. I'll skip the detailed history lesson and just say that it came into being in the Scottish Highlands & islands in the 18th century, following the demise of the old almost totally communal 'runrig' system of farming. Most crofts consist of a few acres of what's called 'in-bye' land – the actual smallholding itself, on which the croft house is usually situated – along with rights to put livestock out onto the 'common grazings' of the crofting township. Crofters now have rights to security of tenure, fixed rents, and the right to inherit or assign crofts pretty much in perpetuity. Recently, the right for crofting communities to buy out their land has been enshrined in an astonishing package of legislation that in an ideal world would mean that crofting townships like ours should flourish.
One of the remarkable things about crofting is that it provides the best of both worlds: the system is both individualistic – a crofter runs and manages his own croft – and collaborative – the elected township Grazings Committee manages the communal land and can often fulfil other functions as well. In many townships the gathering and clipping of the sheep at shearing time is still carried out by the whole community, just as peat-cutting and its transportation back to the township can become a whole community activity. Each croft would have a few sheep and a milk cow, and the milk cows and tups (rams) would be managed communally. Everyone would have a vegetable patch, even though all that could generally be grown were potatoes, turnips, a few carrots and some kind of cabbage or kale. But those vegetable patches were created and improved over generations: hewn from the bog, drained, rocks removed, seaweed carried up from the shore as fertiliser.
Sadly, in the village where we live, there is now very little of this communal crofting, which only serves to highlight the difficulties of self-sufficiency and food production in such a radical landscape. One serious croft isn't enough in a township like this. If there were more people crofting so that the load could be shared, and so that each croft could be used in the best way, determined by its location and the quality of its soil, then something much finer could be achieved. Land isn't a problem here, though it's often quite challenging land: people are a problem – or rather, lack of people. There simply aren't enough people who are prepared to come to so remote a location and work so hard on the land. And so, we do our best to go it alone.
On our especially exposed and boggy croft, if we want to grow any vegetables at all two things are absolutely essential: a raised bed to ensure appropriate drainage, and some serious forms of windbreak. Even our raised beds have sides, recycled from old glass greenhouse panels or unwanted sheets of rigid plastic. They also have lids, in case of really serious salty gales. But anything that is even remotely delicate or higher than about 6 inches tall has to be grown in a polytunnel – even Brussels sprouts! And the polytunnel has to be gale-proof and must itself protected by a windbreak – the past few years have seen a number of polytunnels erected in this region vanish into the mountains over the winter season. Growing fruit is close to impossible, but we've just constructed a small enclosure for raspberries and blackberries protected on one side by the polytunnel and on the three other sides by windbreak fences.
There are other challenges that mean that a home-grown vegetarian diet is totally unfeasible, unless you keep plenty of chickens and a couple of milk cows and are willing to derive all your protein from dairy products. Field beans? Forget it: they wouldn't last a minute out there – unless you could afford another large polytunnel (and associated infrastructure) just for them. You certainly can't grow any other pulses, and nuts are equally impossible – though we have managed to keep a couple of heavily protected hazel bushes alive through one winter, so we live in hope. If you want to live in a place like this and to be self-sufficient, you need to be prepared to produce your own meat.
And we do. This, of course, is sheep country – though the decline of crofting means that there are far fewer sheep on the grazings than there used to be, which is probably a good thing. But the land, being boggy and acid, offers quite poor grazing for much of the year, and if you want to be sure of good healthy sheep and lambs you need to supplement during the winter with bought-in feed. The same goes for cows. We are working very hard to reduce the amount of feed that we buy in, but the challenges of growing fodder on such ground – even hay, or oats – means that it is intensely hard work and incredibly time-consuming.
For centuries, crofting families have lived close to this challenging and harsh land, and eked out the best part of a living from it. Just as they did in the past, crofters here still may supplement their income by fishing, or by weaving Harris Tweed in a loomshed on the croft; now working from home via computer (as we do, running Two Ravens Press and EarthLines magazine from the croft) provides other ways to sustain oneself and a family even in as remote a community as this one. At its best, the crofting model parallels the best that Transition can achieve – but the challenges that are faced on these remotest edges of this country are quite different from those faced by most Transition communities, and not to be underestimated. This is no green and pleasant land: it has a harsh, hurting, wild beauty that grabs hold of you and doesn't let go. But the land makes you work hard for such bounty, and perhaps the greatest lesson we are learning here is to work with it, and not to fight it.
Originally trained in psychology and neuroscience, Sharon Blackie is now a crofter, storyteller, writer and publisher on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Her first novel was the critically acclaimed The Long Delirious Burning Blue. In 2011 she founded and now edits EarthLines magazine, for writing about nature, place & the environment (www.earthlines.org.uk). See also www.reenchantingtheearth.com.
Images: Looking south to Harris mountains and Scarp; Pedigree Jacob & Hebridean sheep by Lewis' highest mountain, Mealasbhal; The Keder polytunnel, with windbreak fencing and high-sided raised beds; Even dogs dance for joy in this place


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The Freedom High boys basketball team set the stage for a winner-take-all showdown against Deer Valley with a hard-fought 66-60 victory over host Heritage in the Bay Valley Athletic League Tuesday night.
The Falcons (18-7, 8-1) will travel to face the Wolverines on Thursday night to conclude the league season, needing to avenge a three-point loss to break a tie for first place.
Heritage junior Shon Briggs had a game-high 38 points as the Patriots battled back gamely for most of the game, but the Falcons stayed calm and answered every salvo.
Freedom had a balanced offense and a flashy floor game. Rodney Pope led the Falcons with 16 points.
The Falcons bested the Patriots (19-6, 6-3) 77-60 on Jan. 25, but Heritage did Freedom a favor by handing Deer Valley its first BVAL loss 93-80 last week, when the Wolverines were without star center Marcus Lee.
Heritage took its first lead of the game, 46-43, on a Pierre Carter 3-pointer with 6:59 left in the fourth quarter, but Freedom's Elliot Smith responded with a follow jam and Nathan Mallett's three-point play put Freedom back in charge. They did not trail again.
Miramonte 89, Dublin 80: Playing their first game since the sudden death of former Miramonte basketball player Brandon Huang, the host Matadors raced out to a 15-point lead at halftime and went on to a Diablo Foothill Athletic League win over the Gaels.
Huang, 20, who graduated from Miramonte in 2010 and played on the varsity basketball team as a senior, died Sunday in San Luis Obispo. He was a sophomore at Cal Poly. A cause of death has not been determined. A moment of silence was observed before Tuesday's game.
Kiran Shastri led Miramonte (16-10, 8-4 DFAL) with 31 points and 11 rebounds. JoJo McGlaston had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Dublin (20-6, 11-1).
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Moreau Catholic 50, Mission San Jose 32: Remy Puou scored a career-high 30 points as the host Mariners clinched the outright Mission Valley Athletic League title.
It's the first league crown for the Mariners (20-6, 11-2 MVAL) since it won the now-defunct Hayward Area Athletic League title during the 2007-08 season.
"This is a huge accomplishment," the 6-foot-1 Puou said. "It shows the MVAL that we're not scared just because we're the new team on the block."
Puou also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.
Moreau had a slim 20-19 lead at the half and watched Mission (15-10, 9-4) take a 21-20 lead on a bucket by Grace Lee to open the third quarter.
But that led to an 8-0 run capped by a Puou three-point play that gave the Mariners a 30-21 lead. Moreau closed the third with a 7-0 run and had a 37-26 lead after three quarters.
Moreau's Louisa Bevilacqua dished out five assists and teammate Kaitlin Leguidleguid scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds.
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Well, what you say is about 23.7% of the motivation. The rest is a desire to delay and discourage the new hispanics from voting.
My point is that these rules can be revisited and changed. And the politics will favor this change, very quickly, very decisively. I'd say in just a year, when large numbers of hispanics are unable to afford citizenship, the Repubs will again have to cave-in to pressure, or they remain on the hispanic shit list.
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A powerful solar flare has burst from the surface of the sun and a stream of protons and radiation from all across the electro-magnetic spectrum are heading toward Earth.
The flare, identified as a X1-Class event, exploded from the massive AR1944 sunspot Tuesday and was forecast to begin to impact Earth early this morning, according to a NASA press release.
The flare is expected to trigger a geomagnetic storm that could cause the aurora borealis or "northern lights" to be visible down into the lower 48 states.
While the solar storm hit Earth's atmosphere in the early hours of today, NASA said the effects of the flare could continue through Friday night.
An "X" class flare is the most powerful category of such events, but an X1 flare is the lowest rank in the category.
Events of this category can expand the range of the northern lights, disrupt some satellite communications, interfere with the electrical grid and have an impact on high-frequency radio communication.
The solar storm has delayed the launch of an unmanned, privately-owned rocket that was supposed to take a load of supplies to the International Space Station.
According to the Associated Press, the Antares rocket was supposed to blast off today from Wallops Island, Va., but officials with the rocket's owners Orbital Sciences said the launch was scrubbed in the face of the solar storm. NASA said the solar activity poses no threat to the six men aboard the space station.
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The Supreme Court appears divided over whether to overturn a 96-year-old ruling that bars manufacturers from requiring retailers to sell their products for a set minimum price. Often referred to as the Dr. Miles rule for the manufacturer that sought to fix retail prices of its patent medications, the ruling is one of the most famous and long-standing in anti-trust law.
The case before the court involves Leegin Creative Leather Products, City of Industry, Calif., whose brands include the Brighton line of accessories, and Kay's Kloset, a privately owned store in Dallas. Leegin refused to do business with Kay's Kloset after the owners refused to raise prices on Brighton handbags, which they were selling for less than the retail price set by the manufacturer. The owners subsequently sued Leegin, claiming that it was enforcing an agreement to fix prices. A jury ruled in their favor, and Leegin was hit with a $3.6 million judgment for violating the rule against retail price fixing that the Supreme Court set down in the 1911 case of Dr. Miles Medical Co. Leegin wants the judgment reversed.
Leegin's attorney, Theodore Olsen, the U.S. solicitor general during the first term of the current administration, argued in briefs that discounted prices "degrade" the Brighton brands. He said forcing retailers to charge higher prices could benefit consumers by helping ensure the stores would have enough money to provide desirable services to shoppers. Olsen urged the court to repeal the Dr. Miles rule, which he called outmoded and misguided, and throw out the verdict against the handbag maker.
The Bush administration, along with the National Association of Manufacturers and other business groups, backed Leegin. But 37 states and the Consumer Federation of America urged the court to retain the ruling, saying its repeal would hurt discounters as well as shoppers. In its brief supporting the retailer, the Consumer Federation of America asked, "Absent the ban … would there ever have been a Sears & Roebuck, an A&P, a Walgreens, a Kmart or a Wal-Mart, as we have come to know them? The evidence suggests not."
The Dr. Miles ruling gave rise to the "manufacturers suggested retail price" (MSRP), and circulars promoting that a retailer's price was too low to advertise as manufacturers retained the right to restrict retailers from advertising their products below a set minimum.


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The October crop production and supply and demand reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture yielded surprisingly few surprises for the grain markets, according to Ohio State University Extension economist Matt Roberts.
"The old saying is that bull markets need to be fed, and there wasn't a lot of food in these reports," said Roberts, an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics. "These reports may have created an overall bearish tone while we wait for more yield reports from the field, so we'll probably see weaker markets in the next few weeks."
Roberts said the biggest surprise was found in the figures USDA tallied for feeding of wheat in the livestock sector. The department's National Agricultural Statistics Service cut its estimate of wheat feeding by 80 million bushels.
He noted that many market analysts thought the relatively higher price of corn might trigger more wheat feed usage. USDA's statisticians did not fulfill that pre-report assumption by the trade.
"I think the confusion comes from looking at the amount of grain going into feeding compared to the number of animals out there," Roberts said. "It looks like there simply isn't enough feed out there to feed all those animals."
That discrepancy could be an artifact of USDA's estimation process, he said, noting that because of the statistical procedure used, uncertainty is not uncalled for at what is still a relatively early point in the cycle.
In terms of corn and soybeans, Roberts said the market was caught a little by surprise regarding USDA's estimates for soybeans.
"The market was a little taken aback because it was looking for soybean yield to actually go up in this report," he said. "Instead, it went down by 0.3 bushels, and acreage was down 100,000 harvested acres, leading to a net reduction of 25 million bushels of production."
The department also cut soybean exports by 40 million bushels in the report.
Further, Roberts said the estimated ending inventory for soybeans from last month to this month actually declined, while most traders and analysts expected inventories to increase by "a somewhat significant amount."
Looking at corn, Roberts said the reports provided little in the way of surprise to market watchers.
"Exports were cut a little and yield was unchanged, while harvested acres were reduced by 500,000, leading to a 60 million bushel reduction in production," he said. "That's not really that huge given where we are."
The one unexpected item he noted in the corn figures was the September stocks report. It showed 200 million more bushels than expected, which went into the beginning inventories for the current marketing year.
Roberts said livestock feeders should watch the markets in the coming weeks, as they will likely find buying opportunities for feed grains.
"If corn starts to approach $6 on the December futures contract, that's a good buying opportunity for feeders," he said. "When we look at soybeans, I think we'll also see moves back down over the next couple of weeks."
The next opportunity to drive prices higher, according to Roberts, is when the market starts to bid acres for planting the 2012 crop. He said he expects that process to begin in earnest after Thanksgiving, when the market will start looking at balance sheets for the 2012-2013 marketing year to estimate how many acres will need to be planted.
"The corn market will need to bid more acres in," he said. "The question is what price will that take?"


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Future of the Internet Challenged
A recent United Nations world conference held in Dubai was supposed to be dedicated to updating telecommunications regulations.
What the December World Conference on International Telecommunications ended up largely focusing on was an attempt by Russia, China, and some Middle Eastern countries to gain more government control over the content of the Internet.
In the end, the International Telecommunication Union treaty was not signed by 55 nations—including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, and Australia. Voting for the new treaty, which gives governments access to international telecommunications services and allows them to block what they choose to label as spam, were 89 nations, including Afghanistan, Singapore, Egypt, and Iraq.
What happened at Dubai and what it means were the topics of a postmortem on the ITU meeting at American University. The December 19 conference, sponsored by the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Internet Society, was hosted by AU's College of Arts and Sciences and the College's Department of Computer Science.
The AU event's moderator, Laura DeNardis, an Internet governance scholar and a professor in AU's School of Communication, explained that the purpose of the Dubai ITU meeting was to update the treaty, known as International Telecommunication Regulations, or ITRs, that were developed in 1988.
Countries such as the United States that did not vote for the treaty remain bound by the 1988 measure.
U.S. Ambassador Terry Kramer, who led the U.S. delegation in Dubai, tried to put language for government intrusion into Internet control in perspective.
"It's absolutely clear these proposals that came from Russia, from China, from the Arab states, are shocking," Kramer said. "But you know what? There's a bigger discussion here about the benefits of the Internet that will carry the day, I believe fundamentally. It is a long game that has to be worked."
In addition to questions of governments accessing international telecommunication services, Kramer laid out the U.S. government's other main concerns:
• Spam. While unquestionably a problem, he said, who decides what is unsolicited or inappropriate? Letting governments decide makes it easy for them to block messages they disagree with.
• Network security. Hacking and malware are big problems, Kramer agreed, but more stakeholders than just government must be involved in addressing the issue.
• Internet governance. Objectionable provisions related to Internet naming were watered down, Kramer acknowledged, but the fact that the Internet entered the ITR discussions at all was a major concern.
Google had also launched an ad campaign echoing some of Kramer's concerns about government intrusion into the Internet.
"The Internet fundamentally creates opportunities for citizens to communicate with one another, to share their views, etc.," Kramer said. "It creates opportunities for consumers. Consumers can transact; entrepreneurs and small businesses can create new services via the Internet. And it creates benefits for society because of the economic growth that results, because of the communication and interaction that people have. Actions that we take that impede that development, that opportunity, are going to be problematic. We've got to keep acknowledging that the Internet is very different from telecom."
Kramer said the ITU meeting was a missed opportunity to address critical topics such as the need for better broadband access in Africa.
Also speaking on the AU panel were Sally Wentworth, senior manager of public policy at the Internet Society, and Harold Feld, senior vice president at Public Knowledge.
The next gathering with big implications for international telecommunications regulations will be in 2014 in South Korea.


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The JASocket package makes it easy to create distributed, scalable software. JAConfig, in turn, makes it easy to manage in production.
The Config DB
JAConfig provides a fully replicated non-transactional, eventually consistent, key/value pair database for maintaining both configuration data and operator passwords. The database also provides change notifications, so servers can react to configuration changes. Every node in the cluster has a copy of this database both on disk and in memory, ensuring that the database is fully robust and supports fast queries. And there is neither a separate log file nor any need for a recovery mechanism--on startup, if the database is not valid its contents are discarded.
The underlying assumption of the database is that changes are infrequent, and that the system clocks of all the nodes in the cluster all have roughly the same time. Key/value pairs in the database always carry the timestamp of when the last change was made. Changes are propagated across all nodes in the cluster and shared when a node connects to another node. For each key, the change with the latest timestamp is retained.
The database is peer-based. So there is no single point of failure. And because there is no master copy, there are no warm or hot backups and fallover time is effectively 0. On the flip side, status information is completely out of scope, as frequent updates will break the underlying assumptions.
A cluster can be split into 2 or more smaller clusters by something as simple as a loose cable. If these smaller clusters act independently, inconsistent results can occur. This is managed by knowing the total number of host computers in the cluster and only allowing some activities to occur the the number of hosts currently connected to a given cluster is equal to or grater than (totalNumberOfHosts / 2) + 1. Clusters connected to this number of hosts have what is called a quorum and as there can not be two sub-clusters with a quorum of hosts, at most only one sub-cluster will be active.
Note that we are talking about a quorum of hosts rather than a quorum of nodes. Multiple nodes can run on each host and indeed there may be a large host which runs many of the nodes in a cluster. So if the quorum was based on nodes, it is possible that all the nodes of the quorum are running on the same host, which creates a single point of failure.
Cluster and Host Server Managers
At this time there are two types of server managers, the Cluster Manager and the Host Manager. These managers are started (and monitored) by a kingmaker server, which runs in every node. The kingmaker servers are responsible for having one cluster manager running in the cluster and one host manager running on every host.
The cluster manager uses the data in the config database to start and monitor a number of cluster servers, where each type of cluster server has only a single instance running somewhere in the cluster. The cluster manager and all the cluster servers stop running when the node is not a part of the active cluster (a cluster with a quorum of hosts).
Similarly, the host managers use the data in the config database to start and monitor a number of host servers, where each type of host server has only a single instance running on each host. Unlike the cluster manager and servers, the host manager and servers are unaffected by quorum considerations.
Load Balancing
The cluster and host managers use a server named ranker to determine which node to use when starting a server. A simple ranker is provided which provides a list of nodes ordered by the number of servers running on each node. Alternative ranker implementations can be used as they are developed.


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Blake, what phenomena causes digression? Is it just lack of playing/practice time? I know I have gone through reverse plateaus. I have really only measures my raw distance a handful of times (as I don't really care about how far I can throw if it's not at a basket). But we measured it with one of those rolling things you speak of on flat ground, and it was over 400 (I don't remember the exact distance) back like in 1999 or so.
Since then I sometimes struggle throwing over 200 feet. I've currently thrown farther (I estimate about the 300 mark or so), but it's really the disc doing it, not me (either through glide, flex shots, etc). In fact, I am starting to have over throw problems on shorter holes.
I was really feeling snap back in December to the point that others were asking me what I was doing differently. All I could say was on my pull through, I kind of feel like I speed up as I release; an audible pop ensued. But, I haven't been having that same feel lately.
Is it just lack of practice time?


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Pirates acquire Worley from Twins for cash
RADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates liked Vance Worley in 2011, when he was an 11-game winner with a 3.01 ERA for the Phillies. They liked him even on March 7, when they were personally knocking him around for seven hits and five runs in 1 1/3 innings of a Grapefruit League game.
So when the Minnesota Twins outrighted Worley in the wake of a horrid Spring Training, the Bucs seized the opportunity to acquire the 25-year-old right-hander in a cash transaction Tuesday.
Worley will report to Pirate City, get ready to join the rotation of Triple-A Indianapolis, and let the Bucs' reputed pitching doctors go to work on him.
"He's a guy we liked in the past, and someone our scouts continued to like, even through some of his struggles," said Pirates general manager Neal Huntington. "We might be able to help him get back on track. If we can, we've got somebody else who can help us on the big league level.
"We like his stuff, and we've got some people who might be able to help him. If we do, he'll be a nice addition. It's a worthwhile chance to take."
Having struggled since that 2011 debut in Philadelphia, Worley has a lifetime record of 19-18, with a 4.05 ERA in 63 games, including 56 starts.
That March 7 encounter with the Pirates hasn't even been his roughest day this spring. A few days prior to being cut by the Twins, Worley allowed 11 hits and seven runs in 2 2/3 innings against Tampa Bay. Overall, he has a 13.50 ERA in four appearances this spring.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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WAYNE, Pa. and ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Precyse, a leader in health information management (HIM) technologies and services, has signed an integration and distribution agreement with TruCode®, a leading provider of encoder technology. This agreement represents another milestone for Precyse in the delivery of a state-of-the-art, single integrated platform for all clinical documentation improvement (CDI), coding and auditing activities.
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Streamlining the coding process is critical for a successful transition to ICD-10. No longer will it be necessary for coders to interact with an encoder separately. The Precyse solution makes it easy for coders to validate the computer-assigned codes with the integrated code edits, references and grouper capabilities seamlessly available during the coding validation process. This all-in-one offering will enhance coder productivity and accuracy, supporting timely and accurate reimbursement. The integrated solution will also facilitate:
"Our goal is to break down the barriers between encoding and computer assisted coding so that coders have access to the tools they need when they need them, without going into a separate application," said Tom Golden, CTO for TruCode. "This partnership does just that. We're very excited about the combined solution that Precyse will deliver to the market and the coding productivity and accuracy benefits their customers will experience."
"Precyse is committed to continually introducing technology to automate manual tasks and increase productivity and throughput. An embedded encoder enables the coder to focus on the complexities of the coding process by removing those tasks that can be facilitated by technology," said Chris Powell, President of Precyse. "Our own HIM professionals have been using the TruCode encoder and have provided extremely positive feedback. It is why we are very excited to work with TruCode to help our users streamline their coding processes and recognize all the other benefits of the all-in-one Precyse solution."
About TruCode® TruCode (Alpharetta, GA) is a software company that provides an encoder application, components and web services to the hospital, consulting, and Healthcare IT marketplace. TruCode was the first to release a complete ICD-10-CM encoder and deliver encoder components via web services. TruCode's Encoder Essentials fully integrate into healthcare IT technologies including: Computer Assisted Coding (CAC), Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI), Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Health Information Systems (HIS) and Healthcare Business Analytics. For more information visit: www.trucode.com.
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The John F. Kennedy Center is the performing arts center of Washington DC near the the Watergate complex which opened on September 8, 1971. It produces and presents theater, dance, ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, and folk music, in addition to multi-media performances for all ages.
To see a great show at the best price available, which is zip-zilch-nada, check out the shows at The Kennedy Center on Mondays to Fridays at 6pm.
On Saturday, I went to see "Les Miserables" and it was absolutely amazing! The play will be there until the end of October and tickets are still available.
The Kennedy Center is located at 2700 F Street, NW and closest to the Foggy Bottom-GWU metro stop (blue line). Call 202-467-4600 for more info. Also, be sure to take a look at the map of The Kennedy Center before you arrive.
If you want to see something else at another time, they also offer Pay-What-You-Can tickets, also for the National Symphony Orchestra.
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American Guest House in Washington DC


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Quick Jasuto demonstration from Jasuto on Vimeo.
James Bernard from Propellerhead Software sent me an email yesterday recommending a new iPhone (and VST) application called Jasuto. James said, "It's like a reactable for Iphone… and it sounds KILLER.. plus if you go to his website he has a vst plug in version which is free. You can thank me later…". Over at Jasuto.com under the demo videos someone wrote, "Impressive!! This is REALLY the future!!". I have to say after watching the video above in full futuristic definitely comes to mind. Things go awesome at 1:25 in!
"There are several main design goals that I wanted to achieve with this.
The first goal was to make synth building fun and easy all while adding some unpredictability to the process. I've come up with some amazing sounds almost by accident in a lot cases that I would have never even thought of doing in a conventional synth.
The 2nd was to blur the line between patch and synth, so creating a synth should be no different (or any more difficult) than creating a patch.
The 3rd was to unify control and audio rate signals allowing everything to be a modulation or be modulated.
And finally I wanted to make sure that it was simple and efficient to add motion to a sound. So every node on the screen can record its own motion. For instance if you wanted to create a simple LFO for a chorus effect just grab the delays time constant click the record button and wiggle away. After you are done recording hit stop and it will auto-magically blend the loop points for you. All motion including the step sequencer are sync-able via triggers, more on this in the "Basics" section.
And that's really what this is all about, it lets you explore soundscapes and make synths without even knowing it."
Needless to say this app is sitting on my iPhone's home screen and I've been glued to it. I'll make a few videos of my own creations and post them this weekend. More importantly, I already have pieces of audio created with Jasuto I will definitely use in full songs.
For more info: www.jasuto.com
Related post: Six synthPond compositions


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SANTA MONICA — The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday rejected Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s request for offshore seismic testing near Diablo Canyon Power Plant, the state's only operating nuclear facility.
The vote was a major victory for environmentalists, with many openly hoping to leverage the issue to hasten Diablo Canyon's demise. The powerful commission oversees the state's 1,100-mile coastline, and the board and staff agreed the proposal — which already won approval from the State Lands Commission — didn't meet stringent coastal rules.
"It's a high bar, and we don't feel like the questions of alternatives and analysis to minimize and perhaps avoid the impacts here have been (answered)," executive director Charles Lester said.
The offshore area near Diablo Canyon includes known fault lines, including some newly discovered. The testing is aimed at learning more about how those lines interact, which would give scientists a better idea of the seismic risks.
The project is opposed not only by environmental groups but by commercial fishermen worried the testing would affect their industry. Several opponents said the project would undermine the recent establishment of a statewide Network of Marine Protected Areas, and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council also raised concerns.
"We are trying to mitigate things to the furthest extent possible," said Mark Krause, director of state agency relations for PG&E.
The testing involves the use of air guns to send acoustic pulses across the ocean floor. The plan is PG&E's response to recent legislation by state Sen. Sam Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo, ordering the utility to better asses seismic risks at the San Luis Obispo County facility, which was built to withstand an earthquake of up to 7.5 on the Richter scale.
Those pulses resonate at 250 decibels at the source and up to 180 decibels within nearby Marine Protected Areas. Since first proposed, PG&E has scaled back the scope of the project.
The Natural Resources Defense Council, which spearheaded an ultimately unsuccessful suit to force U.S. Navy sonar testing to comply with environmental laws, opposed the testing, as did the Surfrider Foundation and Monterey-based The Otter Project.
About the noise
PG&E officials downplayed the noise impact, comparing it to a cruise ship passing through the area. While the muzzle noise from a shotgun blast is 140 decibels, Krause said the noise levels are not unprecedented.
"It is seen all the time in bridge construction projects. A bridge piling is a 250-decibel sound source," Krause said.
Michael Jasny of the Natural Resources Defense Council said the project is significant because marine life relies on sound, not sight. The testing can silence whales, disrupt foraging and force mammals from the testing area.
"It is sound that marine mammals and many species of fish use to communicate, to mate, to find food, to do many things that they need to do in the wild," Jasny said. "It is difficult to imagine a worse location environmentally than this particular area."
PG&E does not dispute that the project affects the marine environment, but Krause suggested the question is whether long-term benefits outweigh short-term effects.
"Reducing the seismic risk to Diablo Canyon, does that outweigh the environmental harm that we're talking about?" Krause said.
What's at stake
A Diablo Canyon nuclear meltdown would have profound marine consequences, and the 2011 meltdown of the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi reactor looms behind the debate.
Diablo is also a critical piece of the state's power grid. In 2010, 14 percent of California's energy came from nuclear sources, though the state's other licensed nuclear power plant, Southern California Edison-operated San Onofre, is currently offline with no timetable for its return.
Blakeslee, a seismic expert, has long urged PG&E to take a closer look at the seismic risks at Diablo Canyon. It is also a prerequisite for renewing the plant's 20-year operating license through the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
"I am concerned that the study outlined by PG&E, as currently drafted, may not be the proper design," Blakeslee said Wednesday, adding that he wants testing to proceed with modern equipment that reduces the number of air guns and the environmental impact while improving the data collected. "Simply sticking our head in the sand is not an option."
Hundreds signed up to speak against the proposal, and the testimony was both heartfelt and off-kilter. One woman said she was a voice for "non-humans," while another said she met a whale in August that changed her life. One man purported to act as a translator for someone else wearing a giant bear costume, with the bear communicating through sign language.
"Don't sell yourself to the devil!" hollered another man, beginning a rant about living off the grid before his time expired and his microphone cut off.
"I'm surprised Erin Brockovich is not here because we have so (many people) opposing the project," another woman said.
"We haven't gotten to everyone yet," Chairwoman Mary Shallenberger retorted dryly.


text: Into the Garden: Program encourages gardening for healthful eating By Sara Busse June 16, 2012 Story Share Chip Ellis Ashley Dunkle, of KEYS 4 HealthyKids, sorts through garden equipment that will be distributed to several community gardens over the next few weeks. Stored at CAMC General Hospital, the tools will be used by children and adults around Charleston. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- There are several community gardens around Charleston that are established to help kids (and adults) reap the benefits of growing healthful fresh produce.KEYS 4 HealthyKids, part of the Kanawha Coalition for Community Healthy Improvement, is supporting gardens through a grant from the Office of Healthy Lifestyles, in the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health's Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease.Funded through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the program is distributing $50,000 to various area organizations. Based on a rigorous selection process that attracted more than 500 proposals from across the country, Kanawha County is one of 41 sites selected for the Foundation's "Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities" initiative."We don't want to let them down," said Judy Crabtree, coordinator for the program. With the help of program assistant Ashley Dunkle, they are encouraging gardening by children, adults, veterans and others around the city.They are helping with the establishment of three community gardens on the West Side. Working with the Family and Youth Development Services, Charleston Family and Youth Development Services and the Kanawha Community Garden Association, they are investing $3,600 in the projects.Additionally, they are expanding a previously funded container garden at the East End Family Resource Center to include a garden for herbs and one for melons, as well as holding monthly block parties for "planting activities." Partners on this project include Charleston Parks and Recreation and the Kanawha Community Garden Association. KEYS 4 HealthyKids is pitching in $2,005.The group is giving $2,250 to help the East End Community Association establish a community garden on Washington Street East with partners including the Charleston Urban Renewal Authority, Charleston East End Main Street and Family and Youth Development Services. Also, they are giving $4,975 to the Partnership of African American Churches to establish a garden for the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center. Partners there include Shiloh Baptist Church and WVU Extension. And, finally, they gave $5,000 to the Charleston Montessori School to create a natural community greenspace on the West Side hill area that includes a fruit orchard. Partners include Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Holly Grove Forestry and Quality Woods Inc.Whew!"Our project assistant, Ashley Dunkle, has been instrumental in working with these garden sites as they completed their grant applications, etc.," Crabtree said. Dunkle has been buying tools for use in the gardens, and all of them are tucked into a cramped office at CAMC General Hospital, awaiting delivery to the various gardens.There are dozens of kids' gloves, trowels, cultivators and other tools. There are the same tools in adult sizes, as well as four string trimmers, six hoses, 30 buckets, four wheelbarrows, three lawn mowers, three trimmers, three cultivator attachments, three edgers, six gas cans, 10 shovels, 10 rakes and 10 hoes. Rain barrels and a garden shed have already been placed at one of the gardens.WVU/Kanawha County Extension agent John Porter guided Dunkle's shopping spree, giving advice on what tools were needed.The Kanawha Community Garden Association will distribute the tools and organize a tool-lending program to work between the garden sites.Dunkle said she's seen lots of vegetables planted so far, including tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers, herbs and melons. Contact Crabtree and Dunkle at KEYS 4 HealthyKids at 304-388-7145 or email@example.com. Treated lumberFollowing a recent column about mulch from treated lumber, I received this email from Tom Hardman."I read with interest your article about mulch and agree with you on the habit many have to pile mulch like a volcano around a tree. Thank you for alerting readers. Also I liked your comment about matching the mulch color to the brick."There is another topic that I'd like you to consider. Chromated copper arsenate-treated lumber has received a bad rap."Hardman cited the Environmental Protection Agency's website, showing that CCA-treated wood was formerly banned from use in marine (saltwater or brackish water), but that ban has been revised."It is acceptable to use CCA to treat wood for marine construction in saltwater or brackish water, for such things as pilings and submerged crossbracing," the new guidelines state. Hardman adds: "I've always wondered, if CCA is so bad, why does the U.S. government still allow the treatment to be used in such a sensitive marine environment? If it is such hazard, would not our fragile marine species show some ill effects of living on and around CCA-treated pilings and other submerged structures? I haven't seen any reports of arsenic in seafood. Have you? In fact, CCA treatment is the product most often specified by the federal and state government for below-ground use in parks and other outdoor uses."I was told by a manufacturer of CCA that the reason the industry agreed with the EPA to voluntarily convert to other chemicals is the fear of litigation. Many lawsuits had been filed concerning children being exposed to playground equipment, decks, etc. This exposure led to a perceived harm by the litigants. No suits had been successful, but with the news coverage, etc., this led them to believe it was only a matter of time."There was great fear about this product, and I believe it to be unjustified."Tom, thanks for the information. Any readers have information about this material?Hummingbirds and butterfliesTown & Country Supply, 4400 First Ave., Nitro, will host a seminar on attracting hummingbirds and butterflies to the garden, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. June 23. 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