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Sylvia Chidi
Sylvia Chidi Poems
- Beautiful! Honesty is beautiful Kindness is ...
- A Marriage Of Two A marriage of two is for love that is ...
- Kiss Me Slowly Kissing is an art, one most master Kissing ...
- So Alone! So alone in my bed Alone listening to nightly ...
- What Is Music To You? Music is freedom that relentlessly ...
- A Bad Or A Good Teacher A bad teacher is negatively ...
- Thank You, Mom Thank you Mom Thank you Mom Where I come ...
www.sylviachidi.com - Please visit my website for my full Biography.
Thank you all for sharing your poetry with me and providing me with positive encouragement.
If I were a girl
I'll wake up each day
I'll tell myself to go and learn at school
No fancy mini-skirts, No acting cool as a fool
I'll play it safe with a boy
Simple jokes and simple joys
I'll stand-up for only love and equality
Not for some stupid momentary flattery
These silly lines inspire only immorality
If I were a girl
I think you would understand
How it feels to be constantly disrespected
Treated as a feminine reject even ... more »
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Amir Mohammad Islami Chalandar
excellent poems. you are great in explaining your feels. i invite you to read my poem
Vishva Pathiranage
Hi sylvia..you are a great writer.Can you write a song for me? I'm a Singer & I would like to sing something you write.contact me by mail if you are interesting. email@example.com
Joe Hanus
Sylvia, dear Sylvia, romance is the voyage; committment is the harbor. -Joe Carson City, NV
Not Long Left
nice, sensual poem, am not just saying this because i am male, it read well,
Honesty is beautiful
Kindness is beautiful
Intelligence is beautiful
Talent is beautiful
Beautiful is a romance with such abundance
Beautiful are the flowers that roam the earth
Beautiful is awaking to the sound of singing birds
Beautiful is a disguise
Playing hide and seek inside and outside
Beautiful is as naked as the rising sun
Beautiful is delightful and truthful
Beautiful is the golden daylight that shines
And the taste of sweet colored red wine
Beautiful was never ever created by mistake
Beautiful is the ingredient we bake life's ...
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Rebhorn's agent, Dianne Busch, said Sunday that the actor died Friday at his home in New Jersey. She declined to give details on the nature of his death.
In five decades of television and film work, Rebhorn amassed more than 100 credits, ranging from a shipping magnate in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" to the prosecutor in the series finale of "Seinfeld."
The lanky but piercing Rebhorn, raised a Lutheran in Indiana, often played astringent authorities, like the headmaster in "Scent of a Woman" and lawyers on "Boston Legal" and "The Practice."
On "Homeland," he played the father of CIA officer Carrie Mathison.
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The 12th-ranked Blue Devil women's soccer team closed the 2013 Duke Nike Classic on Sunday with a 2-1 loss to second-ranked UCLA at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
The Blue Devils dropped to 3-2-1 on the season prior to heading into ACC action on Thursday against Miami, while UCLA moved to 5-1. North Carolina claimed the Duke Nike Classic title with victories over UCLA (1-0) and West Virginia (4-2).
Earning classic MVP honors was North Carolina's Crystal Dunn (Offensive) and Kelly McFarlane (UNC), while Dunn, McFarlane, Caitlin Ball (UNC), Kealia Ohai (UNC),
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(Duke), Kate Schwindel (West Virginia), Rosie White (UCLA), Megan Oyster (UCLA),
Malinda Allen
(Duke), Frances Silva (West Virginia) and Katelyn Rowland (UCLA) were selected to the All-Tournament team.
"I am disappointed with how we started the game," said Duke head coach
Robbie Church
. "I am really, really proud of our young players we put in and they saved us – they gave us a chance to win in the second half. They brought a lot of energy. We obviously had a double-overtime game on Friday night and it wasn't easy to come out and play a team in this heat with it to. We didn't go after it as a group and a unit. We went after it individually. They just shredded us apart early in the match."
For the first time this year, it was a Duke opponent that came out on the attack and the pressure resulted in the earliest goal the Blue Devils have allowed this season as Taylor Smith found Rosie White for a one-v-one breakaway and beat Duke redshirt sophomore goalkeeper
Ali Kershner
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Duke's best chance in the first half came at the 28th minute as freshman midfielder
Toni Payne
took the ball away from a UCLA player and beat two defenders to get an open look at the goal but Bruin goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland made a diving stop to her left to keep the Blue Devils off the board.
The Blue Devils showed signs of being tired from the double-overtime match on Friday and Church decided to rest many of his starters at the end of the first half.
UCLA outshot Duke, 9-3, in the first half with redshirt senior
Kim DeCesare
leading the way with two.
"I am very proud of them [Duke] to regroup," said Church. "I thought we dominated the second half. When we get a build-up we are not finishing and being rewarded for some of our nice plays. I think there were some really positive spots over the weekend even though we were 0-1-1. Some of the play of the young players was really, really positive."
Duke came out in the second half with better energy and created a great opportunity in the 61st minute as Payne found DeCesare in the box and she blasted a shot that was saved by Rowland with another diving stop to her left.
UCLA added a second goal in the 78th minute as Kershner tried to go after a ball outside the box, but UCLA's Darian Jenkins beat her to the punch and rolled in a long shot into the left side of the wide open goal to go ahead 2-0.
Katie Trees
was taken down in the box with four seconds remaining to give the Blue Devils a penalty kick chance for the second straight match. A senior product of Durham, N.C.,
Mollie Pathman
stepped up and connected on her second consecutive opportunity. The goal for Pathman was the 17th of her career and second this year.
The Blue Devils just couldn't get anything in-between the posts, which continues to be a theme this season as Duke owns only five goals in six matches, including two penalty kicks. Th e Blue Devils outshot UCLA, 11-7, in the second half, but the Bruins held a 16-14 lead in the match. DeCesare led Duke with five attempts.
Kershner totaled four saves in the net for Duke over 90 minutes, while Rowland added four saves for the Bruins.
"We are a very good team and we are going to be a very good team," said Church. "I know the character of the girls in that room. We just have to regroup. It is the end of the first segment – the non-conference portion. Now we have to get moving to the most important part, the ACC play."
Duke will next kick off ACC action on Thursday, Sept. 12 as the Blue Devils host Miami at 7:00 p.m. The match will be aired live on NSCAA.com.
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• The Blue Devils attempted 39 shots over the weekend, but was held to only two penalty kick goals by Pathman.
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"Disappointed in lack of depth"
I was hoping for a historical novel more along the lines of the Last Lion biography of Winston Churchill. But this was more like a children's history lesson. There was very little analysis or tying cause and events together. Just a listing of relative unrelated occurances. I listened up to when he ran for president and was very disappointed on the lack of insight as to how a relative unknown, unpopular man came to be elected as such a pivotal time. Very little analysis of how torn the country was at the time of the election. My son's Jr. High history book had more depth.
"With Malice Toward None"
How many of us can even pretend to live by this sentiment? How many politicians? In this day of virulent political bashing--even from the pulpit, how many clergy, even, can say this? So the story of this man, this ordinary, honest, rail-splitting, Father Abraham, alone rates five stars.
I down rate the narration simply because I feel the narrator attempted, but did not carry-off, the Hoosier twang or the Illionois accent: Lincoln must have had some combination of these (even Kentucky). But other than that, I thought the narrator, Bill Weideman, did a good job. I did not hear him breathe, nor did he swallow excessively...two of my real complaints too often.
Overall, I suppose, biographies have a need for repetition of the same or similar material in various sections due to then nature of the uses that students will put the volume through. If I could, I would deduct half a star here, but that is an Amazon feature.
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"Future Unsure, Truly Human Lincoln Made Many Errs"
It's odd that when I look back, it seems the end of slavery was inevitable and that Lincoln was always a solid, steady embodiment of leadership.
Reading this book, struggling step by step with Lincoln as he makes mistakes, feels regret and anxiety, as he watches failure after failure on the battlefield, history seems very different.
Lincoln has also always felt too far from me in time and space, but this book makes me feel like I'm walking with him, talking with him, seeing him as an ordinary person, and feeling the pains of his failures and frustrations.
This book is so vivid and clear, so detailed and expressive. I forget I'm listening to a "educational" audiobook, because the storytelling nature of the narration is so fluid.
This is just a wonderful book - great literary quality as well as bringing history to the listener/reader. Great work.
This book was well-read and well-produced. The ideas flowed seamless into my mind.
"Extremely thorough without being boring!"
I doubt I would listen to the book again but ONLY because it is so long. The story is very well told and Mr. Weideman's voice is very suited for this narrative.
Feeling the personal pressures and heartaches being brought to life that Mr. Lincoln suffered through both personally and politically/professionally. We know details of his Presidency, but to add in the personal side of what he went through was very eye-opening.
Tone and emotion. The emotion put into Mr. Lincoln's thoughts and comments truly bring Lincoln to life in a way that self-reading the book would not have done.
The death of the Lincoln's son and then so shortly afterward a dearly loved family friend was touching in a deeply almost invasive-to-their-lives feeling way. It was both perfectly written and read.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in Civil War history or the life of Abraham Lincoln. The details given about those close to or involved with Lincoln either personally or professionally could bog the story down but they don't. They enhance and fill out this biography into a full-bodied story of not only a great leader but of a man with deep emotions and well thought out actions.
"Too much into details"
Somehow I have found that I particularly enjoy listening to biographies. Up to now I have listened to books about Einstein, Steve Jobs, Robert Oppenheimer and Ivar Kruger. I really expected a lot from this biography and I wanted to like it and enjoy it. But it skipped over the years up to Lincoln's run for the senate and then went into a very detailed account of a series of debates and analyzed the speeches almost word for word. I am sorry to say that I gave up after having listened to the first half of the second part (there are four parts to this audiobook) so I did not even finish half the the entire book. I am not really sure whether I ought to write a review on a book I haven't finished, but I reckoned it is OK because I have a strong view on it.
Absolutely engrossing audio book. Excellent narration and writing make this one you literally can't put down. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
"Great, balanced Biography"
Appreciated the depth of character research and transparent presentation of the greatness and flaws of A. Lincoln. Great balance to" Team of Rivals". The depth of Lincoln's character development in this book that would have helped my understanding in the other had I read this book first. But, the two are a very effective complement of each other none the less.
"One of the Best Lincoln biographies on the Shelves"
Team of Rivals is still my favorite Lincoln biography, but this is a serious contender. I especially appreciated the author's insights into Lincoln's spiritual journey. No, the Second Inaugural's biblical language wasn't a political con job. Lincoln was not so full of guile as that. He had, over time, become a believer, as this book shows. Likewise, the author does a wonderful job of showing the development of Lincoln's thinking on the need to abolish, not just limit the extension, of slavery. The author's examination of the strength of Lincoln's oratory and the tools he used to create meaningful speeches, also sets this book apart.
"Thorough and interesting, never boring"
Yes, except for the fact that it is so long. The book explains all of the factors which lead Lincoln towards his career as a lawyer, and through all of his failings, struggles, and depression. As he becomes a politician, Lincoln's speeches are analyzed and his presidency is recounted with great detail. It was hard to listen to the end because I knew how it ended. After he dies (spoiler) the book kind of just ends.
Abraham Lincoln, of course!
Everybody should know Lincoln's story, because he rose from a poor family to being a successful lawyer and the most successful president, accomplishing more in four years than others accomplish in eight. It also gave me a good understanding of the political situation at the time.


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CLEVELAND - Charles Ramsey has an opinion on just about everything when it comes to the city of Cleveland.
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I just realized that the thread on one of the braze on on my fork is broken and that the screw which lock my front rack in place is getting loose ... Is there something that can be done to fix the problem?
I just realized that the thread on one of the braze on on my fork is broken and that the screw which lock my front rack in place is getting loose ... Is there something that can be done to fix the problem?
If the braze-on goes right through the tube then you could try a screw that goes through to the other side and get a locknut for the other end. This is a scamp solution but it would work.
No suggestions if it doesn't go through all the way though - sorry
JB Weld.
If you can get the nut out, there are save a thread inserts which you might be able to buy (not sure if they make them with that small a diameter). They reduce the inside diameter, so you would have to use a small nut. Better than a quickie fix, at least untill you can have a new one brazed on.
I don't believe Riv-Nuts (?most bottle cage bosses) would work in a rack application, but worth asking your good local bike shop.
Lastly go with zip ties & wire.
I wouldn't go with JB weld unless it's just for around town. You would most likely have to drill to get your rack off.
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1) retap the threads with a tap if that doesn't work...
2) Insert a helicoil if there is enough material in the braze-on to handle the larger hole
Helicoil-that's the word I was looking for. Thanks halfspeed! (completely forgot about tapping too..)
mmmm coffeee!
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NO NO NO NO NO.Originally Posted by Old Hammer Boy
JB weld has failed me for the last time. I've never gotten epoxy to do anything but fail on me at inopportune times. It makes me bitter.
Saddle Stitching is like Razorblades for Your Crotch.
Ok... I'll add more details here... there is still 'some' thread and the bolt is still in. I can't screw it very tight without destroying what's left. Right now, the rack is held in place with a zip tie but I'm sure it won't last very long. Since there is still some thread left, do you think there is an easy way to fix my problem... epoxy does not seems very popular but that was the first thing I had in mind... but I thought it would make removing the rack almost impossible.
After googling helicoil, I found a few options but they all seems quite complex, especially for someone like me who has 0 knowledge in this and no tools. How solid would it be compared with normal braze on? What kind of business could be able to do that kind of job? What should I look for in the yellow pages?
In a previous life I fixed light industrial machinery for a living. (Now I fix buggy software.) Helicoils are really not that hard to do. You get a kit for the size bolt you need to fit. It comes with coils, a drill bit, a coil inserter and a tap. You drill the current hole with the bit, then tap it with the tap. Next, you wind the coil on the insertion tool and slowly turn it into the hole. The coil stays in as you then wind the insertion tool back out. The inside of the coil serves as a perfect set of new threads. Oh yeah, use plenty of oil in the process.
Still, before doing a helicoil I'd try to retap it with a tap. Tap and die kits can be had at home improvement stores but metric sizes are harder to find and you may be better off looking for an industrial supplier. Even individual taps can be had. A tap is basically a cutting tool that cleans up the threads of an existing threaded hole or creates new ones by simply screwing it in. A tap designed for the size hole you need to fix needn't be expensive.
If you don't have enough material to support the coil and maintain the strength of the braze-on, you may need to go down a size in the rack mount bolt. Of course, that might not be as strong.
If all this looks scary to you, see if you can find a local machine shop that can help you. You're looking for a guy who can do one-offs and prototypes, not a big CNC production operation. Maybe even an auto repair place will help you find someone since they usually know someone who can turn brake rotors. Maybe even a guy who customizes motorcycles can do it.


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Scientific research also shows that aggression and other psychiatric side effects may result from abuse of anabolic steroids. Many users report feeling good about themselves while on anabolic steroids, but researchers report that extreme mood swings also can occur, including manic-like symptoms leading to violence. Depression often is seen when the drugs are stopped and may contribute to dependence on anabolic steroids. Researchers report also that users may suffer from paranoid jealousy, extreme irritability, delusions, and impaired judgment stemming from feelings of invincibility.1
Research also indicates that some users might turn to other drugs to alleviate some of the negative effects of anabolic steroids. For example, a study of 227 men admitted in 1999 to a private treatment center for dependence on heroin or other opioids found that 9.3 percent had abused anabolic steroids before trying any other illicit drug. Of these 9.3 percent, 86 percent first used opioids to counteract insomnia and irritability resulting from the anabolic steroids.2
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Gulf Coast Renaissance Within REACH
Though Hurricane Katrina left behind a wake of unprecedented destruction and tragedy, it also created new opportunities for Gulf Coast leaders to collaborate strategically and establish visionary organizations that will build stronger, healthier communities. The Gulf Coast Renaissance Corporation is one of the shining results of that collaboration.
Established in 2007 by the Gulf Coast Business Council, the corporation's vision is to be the "capstone organization in the rebuilding of the Mississippi Gulf Coast by removing obstacles to redevelopment, creating partnerships, and stimulating investment in order to create vibrant, diverse, sustainable communities that offer residents the highest quality of life."
Employers pitch in for affordable housing
Renaissance Corporation's ambitious but focused goals include providing workforce housing in close proximity to employment centers in the three coastal counties as well as removing existing barriers through an aggressive plan of gap funding. Regional Employer Assisted Collaboration for Housing (REACH) is one of the organization's key programs. Launched four days before the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it is designed to promote housing development, stabilize families and attract employees back to the coast.
Through REACH, qualified workers can receive down payment and closing cost assistance to purchase a home through an employer contribution and a significant match by REACH. REACH Mississippi will triple participating employers' contributions for qualified employees—giving workers up to a total of $40,000 in forgivable loans. Employer contributions must be from $5,000 to $10,000, resulting in a total employee benefit of $20,000 to $40,000.
"This program will help put working families into homes by making homeownership affordable again. It will give employers needed help to stabilize and grow the workforce by addressing the critical issue of housing," said Renaissance Chairman Anthony Topazi. "The program has far-reaching benefits to the economy of the entire region. By giving employers the keys they need to rebuild and prosper, we will all prosper. Another widely felt benefit of REACH will be to help relieve a local real estate market straining under a high inventory of homes for sale."
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, the state's largest employer, has adopted the REACH program and will soon start offering housing benefits. The Corporation is engaging in an aggressive campaign to educate and enroll other employers in the region.
The Renaissance Corporation is also building a strong homebuyer preparation network, with homeownership counseling as a integral part of the REACH program. Education and counseling partners, such as DASH for the Gulf Coast, Enterprise Corporation for the Delta, Hancock Housing Resource Center and International Relief and Development will guide employees step-by-step through the home-buying process and help them improve their credit scores when necessary.
The REACH program is supported by $40 million in Community Development Block Grant funds as part of the State's Long Term Workforce Housing Program. The program was developed with the help of contributions from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Southern Company Charitable Trust.
This article was written by Nancy Montoya, senior regional community development manager at the Atlanta Fed's New Orleans Branch.


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For many years, Azat has worked in his village Municipality as a tractor driver. Now Azat has his own tractor and for more than 10 years he has provided services with his tractor for villagers in the Sevan region.
At the same time, Azat engaged in farming and animal breeding. He has 4 cows, 15 sheep and 20 bee families. Azat has a plot of land near his house. He plants vegetables and takes care of his fruit trees.
Azat sells his agricultural production (milk, meat, honey, fruits and vegetables) in Sevan city's food markets. Azat's wife helps him in farming and animal breeding. Azat says that without his family members help, he couldn't overcome all the difficulties in the agricultural business.
With the profit from his agricultural business, Azat meets his family's needs. For about 2 years, Azat has accumulated the profit from his tractor services.
He dreams to buy a new tractor because his tractor is too old and worn. For the purchase of a new tractor, Azat needs a loan amount 1,000,000 Armenian dram.
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LOS ANGELES — If you are taking vitamin supplements to reduce your risk of heart disease or cancer, a government panel of health experts wants you to know that you're probably wasting your money. In some cases, those vitamins may actually increase your risk of cancer.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force came to this conclusion Monday after reviewing dozens of studies, including many randomized clinical trials, considered the gold standard for medical research. The task force's final recommendation was published online Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Nearly half of adults in the U.S. take at least one vitamin or mineral supplement on a regular basis, including the 32 percent of adults who take a multivitamin-multimineral. These pills are advertised as a way to promote general health. In some cases, manufacturers promote them as cancer fighters and heart protectors.
Studies in animals and in laboratory dishes suggest that oxidative stress contributes to diseases like cancer and heart disease, two diseases that together account for nearly half of all deaths in the U.S. If so, there's reason to believe that antioxidants — including beta-carotene, selenium, and vitamins A, C and E — could be useful as preventive medicines.
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But when the task force examined the medical evidence on vitamins, it found "inadequate evidence" to support the claims that vitamin and mineral supplements benefit healthy adults. Multivitamins, individual vitamins and minerals, and specifically beta-carotene and vitamin E all failed to show they could reduce the risk of heart disease or cancer in people with no nutritional deficiencies.
"Cardiovascular disease and cancer have a significant health impact in America, and we all want to find ways to prevent these diseases," Dr. Virginia Moyer, who heads the task force, said in a statement. But so far, she added, the medical evidence does not show that taking vitamins is helpful in this regard.
However, the task force did find "adequate evidence" that people with an elevated risk for lung cancer — including smokers and people who are exposed to asbestos at work — actually increase their risk further by taking beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A.
Scientists at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, who generally encourage Americans to take a daily multivitamin, agreed with the task force's conclusions that beta-carotene could be harmful to people at high risk for lung cancer. They also agreed that beta-carotene and vitamin E aren't helpful for warding off cancer or heart disease. However, they said the jury is still out on whether vitamin E has other health benefits.
In addition, the Washington-based trade group that represents the makers of vitamin and mineral supplements emphasized that the task force's conclusions only address the issue of cancer and heart disease prevention. Most Americans who take vitamins do so to maintain their overall health, and the report published Monday does not address that purpose, according to a statement from the Council for Responsible Nutrition.
The task force recommendations apply to healthy adults age 50 and older who don't have "special nutritional needs." The advice does not apply to children, women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, people with chronic illnesses, or people who have to take supplements because they can't get all their essential nutrients from their diet.
Members of the task force noted that there just aren't many randomized, controlled clinical trials that assess vitamins and multivitamins in groups of people that represent U.S. adults as a whole.
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State Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, said he will introduce a bill that would, through a constitutional amendment, protect the tax initiative voters approved this fall.
In the Nov. 6 general election, voters supported a requirement that all tax increases receive a two-thirds "yes" vote in the Legislature in order to pass. Despite similar rules being passed four other times by voters in the past two decades, the Legislature has been able to suspend those rules and pass taxes with a simple majority.
"The people have said 'yes' to requiring a two-thirds vote in Olympia on tax increases," Benton said in a statement released Friday. "I want them to have the opportunity to make that requirement permanent, by placing it in the state constitution."
To pass a bill that amends the constitution, two-thirds of state lawmakers in both houses must approve it, and a simple majority of the state's voters must pass it. The state's constitution has been amended 83 times.
State Rep. Jim Moeller, D-Vancouver, said he doubts Benton's proposal will get the votes it needs in the Legislature. The supermajority topic has been a divisive one, and passing Benton's bill would not be a priority for the state House, which has a Democratic majority, Moeller said.
"We are going to be focusing on the budget," Moeller said, adding that Benton's bill "doesn't create one single job. It doesn't put a roof over anybody's family. It doesn't put food on the table. These are the kinds of things that people care about."
Moeller also said if the Legislature is going to address taxes, it should work to reform the state's tax system to make it less burdensome on lower-income citizens.
A companion bill to the one Benton is proposing has been pre-filed in the House. According to a survey conducted by the Washington Policy Center, a Seattle-based fiscally conservative think tank, 39 out of 98 House members responded "yes" to a question asking whether they would support a bill similar to the one Benton is proposing.
In the Senate, Republicans have a slight upper hand after gaining support from two philosophically conservative Democrats, giving the new coalition a 25-24 majority over the rest of the Democrats. Benton, who represents the 17th Legislative District, is second in command among Senate Republicans.
But, Moeller said, Benton's proposal probably won't "be well received within his own caucus, because it's simply divisive. They only have a majority by the skin of their teeth, and by the allowance of two Democrats."
In November, I-1185 passed by a statewide vote of nearly 64 percent, and in Clark County, 70 percent of voters approved the initiative. In 1993, 1998, 2007, and 2010, voters passed a supermajority initiative similar to I-1185.
Two years after an initiative is passed in Washington, legislators are allowed to change, repeal or suspend it. That has been the case several times when it comes to a supermajority requirement to raise taxes.
In 2011, House Democrats brought a lawsuit against the 2010 supermajority initiative, and a Seattle judge ruled in May of last year that the initiative violated the state constitution. That ruling was appealed to the state Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments in the case on Sept. 25.
Benton said the supermajority issue should be cut and dried.
"By now, if you look at the latest election results, it's safe to say the two-thirds tax-vote rule has become a nonpartisan issue," Benton said in his statement. "The Legislature can ignore that, or it can put an amendment on the next November's ballot and let the people have their say."
The 105-day legislative session begins Jan. 14.
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Used to be a die hard Sci-fi fanatic...but my new Twilight obession is quickly overshadowing it...LOL...loving every minute of it!
I am a mother of three rabuncious and energetic kids ages 11,8, and 6. They keep me on my toes.
I read alot in order to escape the rigors of real life and it was my sister who acutally introduce me to the Twilight Saga after raving about it for months. LoL...I never would imagine the world in which I now find myself. I have met a number of fans and have made lifelong friends along the way. A group of us known as the Edge girls met on Twilighters Anonymous and it was one of my fellow Edger's that introduced me to Twilighted. I love them all to pieces and am thrilled to find another site to fill my reading obsession.
10-27-10 Things in RL are on a rollarcoaster right now, so to my darling authors...I will R&R as I have time but know you are not forgotten. I love each and everyone of you and value the journey's I have been on with every story I read. You author's rock and help me thru some tough times and for that I can't thank you enough. =)
1-1-11 Happy New Years!
Wow...hard to believe it is the start of a new year...to all my unbelievable authors; I write this to let you know that RL has really taken a toll. I am trying to catch up but recently I had a setback when my computer was dropped and now I have trouble logging on. As much as I would love to go buy a new computer, I can't with my budget being the way it is right now. So know that I will try and log on as much as I can at home and at work. As busy as work and my three kids keep me, unfortunatly the time I get to spend on here is limited but so very much appreciated. I regain my sanity here so, Thank you all for being there! Have a safe and blessed New Year!
Used to be a die hard Sci-fi fanatic...but my new Twilight obession is quickly overshadowing it...LOL...loving every minute of it!
I am a mother of three rabuncious and energetic kids ages 11,8, and 6. They keep me on my toes.
I read alot in order to escape the rigors of real life and it was my sister who acutally introduce me to the Twilight Saga after raving about it for months. LoL...I never would imagine the world in which I now find myself. I have met a number of fans and have made lifelong friends along the way. A group of us known as the Edge girls met on Twilighters Anonymous and it was one of my fellow Edger's that introduced me to Twilighted. I love them all to pieces and am thrilled to find another site to fill my reading obsession.
When his sex fantasy starts following him to class, Edward realizes that sleep deprivation and drug cocktails are not the best way to rid oneself of temptation. He does not remember the first time he saw Bella, only that she was probably on the arm of his lifelong rival, Jasper. He is haunted instead by the figments of her in his bed, on his floor, against the wall of his studio, atop his piano… He is convinced that if he wants to lose the ghost, he needs to seduce the real girl and begins a rather pathetic crusade to win the stranger's heart.
Now, the closer Jasper comes to finding out, the closer the truth behind "the feud" threatens to reveal itself and tear their relationship to shreds.
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Damn I think I may need a cold shower myself...
I still think Bella needs to do what she joked about...Tie that boy up and make him down a little alcohol and honey have your way with him...Hell I'll buy her the duct tape and provide the drinks. That boy needs to lighten up. I love how diabolical Alice and Rose can be; them girls know thier stuff.
NeuroticMuse413: It is my pleasure to review...your story brings a smile to my face...can't wait to see what you come up with next. =)
Then add another slash for me...It was enlightning to read Jasper's love encounter with Alice. * sigh* I am curious now as to what Bella is blocking and that Jasper's not telling. I guess I will have to wait patiently for your reveal.
What's up with Esme? I am seriously intrigued by what she could have possibly talked to Edward about...*bounces around anxiously*
If Bella gets to take Edward's picture can I place the bow on him *wink*
Do you know the answer to that age old question...what do they wear under those kilts? Seriously wonder that myself...lol
Now I am really curious as to what happened those many moons ago that Bella stopped coming to Folks...
*bouncing around* Can't wait to read about Jasper's reactions to Bella's steady.
BTW: I wouldn't worry about speeding up the story just because some want it resolved...your are the artist my dear so you paint this picture how you see and to hell with everyone else
I can imagin you'd still be laughing over a bj scene like that (cracks me up to but hey it happens). Ohh this chapter had raw passion and I just loved it...
Can't wait for the big reveal...
LOL...if Edward needs therepy I'm sure we could help him out...
Thank God Edward finally told Bella everything...think they have a shot. Was laughing so hard at Carlisle's comment about just being told to lie...god that look would be priceless. Could only imagine if Esme was the one they ran into...LOL she'd probably have had a heartattack; not mama's lil boy. Can't wait to see what happens next...still curious what happened that Bella doesn't remember that kept her from Forks those many summers ago.
Is Edward remembering something he has repressed? It's hard to decifer but damn it all I am absolutly riveted by all the possibilities. Of course, I could smack that boy too for thinking of leaving...Columbia really? What makes him think his dream Bella won't follow him there? Jasper is such a good big brother...LOL can't wait to read about his reaction when he realizes Bella's mystery man is Edward...
Will gladly stay tuned in!
It sounds like Edward and Bella's relationship has taken an interesting twist...LOL to say the least.
Bella in a red dress really has Edward losing his mind...
Thanksgiving should be one hell of a time...can't wait.
You my dear are BRILLIAT! Wow so that is what set off the feud...It sounds like it is gonna be one hell of a come to jesus meeting...I can't wait to find out more!
Holy Hell Bella was awesome when it came to dealing with Jazz!!!! * does a little jig* I am so glad all of that got out in the open...Alice is such a devious little sprite...5 days of no sex...poor Jasper..LOL
I have a recliner that I sit in when writing reports, term papers, research, whatever...a few strategically placed pillows and I have no problems with my back
Aww Jasper is just the greates when he's not being an ass. LOL I love the ring it is perfect. If Edward doesn't get any sleep he's gonna be batshit crazy for lack of a better pharase. Will the dreams come back? *Sigh* I am saddened that this journey is almost at an end, but it has been one hell of a ride.
My dear artist...I was thrilled to take this journey with you and will anxiously await any new endevours you may wish to share with us. I love that Edward has new dreams...after all they have been thru, they deserve a new direction.
Wow my dear...what a wonderful ending...they will be together.
You bet I'll keep you on my fav list...can't wait for the new story, I will await it anxiously...Until we meet again
Picks up decades from the day in the meadow of New Moon. What if it had been Victoria who showed up, not Laurent? What if Victoria's 'plans' for Bella did not include killing her, but changing her (the one thing Edward wasn't willing to do to keep Bella safe from James.).
Bella has been living as a member of the Volturi for decades now, not able to remember her human life. What happens when she goes searching for her past and comes face to face with her mate and his family whom she has forgotten about for the past 65 years?
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Hmmm what in interesting beginning...
Getting into story and can't believe Victoria did this to Bella. Looking back on the last chapter and Bradley Mason it's no wonder things are starting to be triggered in Bella's head. I wonder if she'll meet up with her long lost past anytime soon...
We'll have to see. Thanks for the review!
Oooohhhhh Isabella is learning of her past and it is exciting. It breaks my heart though that Charlie is now gone...silent tear falls
Charlie would be over 100 if he was live. It makes sense that he isn't around. Thanks for the review!
Holy Hale...I'm losing my mind as well...I am so happy i found this story I am so anxious for a family reunion..
O dear lord is it really Carlisle? Your gonna kill me my dear...
tee-hee. I love cilffhangers.
*stares at screen in stunned silence*
Is that a good thing or a bad thing??? haha
So it's off the Phoenix for us...bounces like Alice with excitement and anticipation...
I love how bouncy Alice is. Glad you are equally bouncy.:)
Wow Bella is developing a concious on her own...way to go Bella! Though the idea of vampire Bambi intrigues me this could be somewhat scary. I loved reading about her trying to figure out how to hunt animals...laughed the entire time she was looking for camo gear, was rolling when she spit out bambi's blood...
Glad you enjoyed this chapter. I wanted bella to open to the idea of hunting animals on her own, before she met the cullens. As for Bambi, well....
Oh poor bambie...shakes head sadly, although he sounded really scary.
Yay for Jasper finding Bella!!! Maybe now they will know that the reason Bella never looked per se is because she couldn't remember...or more like didn't want to remember.I am so excited for the reunion that is to come!!!!
Thanks for the review (all of them!) Glad you are enjoying the story so much!
Oh dear lord the agony of a cliffhanger. I wonder what in the world is going on in Isabella's mnd. I am so glad they are meeting face to face but can't help but wonder if Bella will remember Edward leaving her and have a complete meltdown. Please update soon...
i hate reading cliffhangers, but it so much fun to write them! We will have to see what Bella remembers. Thanks for the review!
Oh dear lord honey...are you trying to kill me? This is definatly a chapter to remember. Wow oh wow. So many things going on. Thank you for your blub as to why Edward was a little blase about some things. I can't help but wonder what Bella will do after Edward confessed to leaving her like that. Please update soon or my imagination may make it worse than what I have in mind at the moment
Haha. No, I am not trying to kill you. Hopefully the next chapter will be up quickly to calm your imagination. Thanks for the review!
Breaking Edward is my first attempt at an AH story. Edward has severe OCD. He has now been dubbed by my readers on fanfiction.net as OCDward. His world and obsessions are completely turned upside-down when he meets his sister's friend, Bella, for the first time. It harbors around the difficulties of both of them struggling with coming to terms with what they are feeling while dealing with his hang-ups.
*Holds a little Team Edward flag...waves*
I just love me some overprotective Edward. James...what a tool...that creepy punk got what he deserved. LOL...some of Edward's tendancies had me rolling, he worries a bit to much sometimes.
LOL Edward sure does have a few issue...I have a good feeling about this story
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Entertainment journalists and critics tend to monopolize the Top Ten lists each year, but just as enlightening are the reactions of those who work in the indie-film industry. Many of these opinions we hear on the fly, but it's really something to see so many collected in one place.
The tastes of these executives, producers, publicists, distributors, programmers and filmmakers can be incredibly useful in terms of figuring out what they like and why, and thus which types of films they are most likely to back with financial capital, promotional efforts, script development, filmmaker support and trips to the cinema as regular moviegoers.
READ MORE: Indiewire's Editors and Bloggers Pick Their Top 10 Films of 2012
Once again, Indiewire's editors invited as many colleagues and sources as wanted to participate to share with our readers what moved and engaged them in 2012. Of course, no two answers are the same, and the below compendium is a treasure trove of quality and quirk as the industry has chosen to champion them. (For an extra buzz, note that there are Academy members among them.)
READ MORE: Indiewire 2012 Year-End Critics Poll
Read on, and please feel free to weigh in with your own thoughts in the comments section beneath.
MICHAEL BARKER, co-president, Sony Pictures Classics
Although a good year for movies, 2012 has been rough, having lost Lillian H. Barker (ma Barker), Jake Eberts, Nora Ephron, Bingham Ray, Richard Robbins, Andrew Sarris, Lois Smith, Dani Vannier and Gore Vidal. If I had not known these people you would not be asking me to make a ten best list.
My 10 Best at this moment (as usual, Sony Pictures Classics movies are exempt):
1-"The Master"
To ye who scoff: You are the folks who damned "Barry Lyndon" and "The Shining" when first released, then decades later praised them to the skies. I'll be calling you in 10 years.
2-"Zero Dark Thirty"
A seminal post 9/11 movie.
Joins "Jaws" and "Empire of the Sun" as Spielberg's best.
4-"The Dark Knight Rises"
A profound film about masks, how we all use them, how we hide who we really are, and how the good guys and the bad guys are never who we think they are. One of two movies this year where Anne Hathaway steals the show.
5-"Mad Men," "Prophet"
This Matt Weiner-directed episode evokes the best of Truffaut.
"Breaking Bad," "Dead Freight"
This episode is as lean and mean as any 30's Warner Brothers gangster classic.
6-"In the Family"
The most emotionally intelligent movie of the year.
7-"Cloud Atlas"
How about an A for ambition?
8-Bill Clinton Speech at the Democratic National Convention
Riveting. A rare, simple, eloquent, charismatic, powerful political performance.
9-"Silver Linings Playbook"
Nothing like a bit of Preston Sturges for the new millennium.
Bond is back!
"Jack Reacher"
Having read every Reacher novel, I was skeptical. Author Lee Child is right, Tom Cruise is just fine. A genre film Blake Edwards, Don Siegel or Peter Yates might have made 45 years ago.
TOM BERNARD, co-president, Sony Pictures Classics
"Searching for Sugar Man"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
"The Queen of Versailles"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Like Someone in Love"
"The Paperboy"
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CHARLOTTE COOK, director of programming, Hot Docs
1. "Only the Young" and "Tchoupitoulas"
"Only the Young" shows teenage friendship in a way that I've never seen before. With a mind-blowingly brilliant soundtrack, Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims have created a stunning, tender film and are talents I can't wait to see develop. "Tchoupitoulas" is so beautifully crafted that it allows you to relive the excitement of young adventure and at its essence captures what I love most about filmmaking, the depiction of experience and feeling. It's a film we'll be watching for decades to come.
3. "Shut Up and Play the Hits"
"Shut Up and Play the Hits" comes as close to the live music experience as you can possibly get without being there. It's so exceptionally well made that it created one of my favourite festival moments of the year. When the film began at Hot Docs the sound and atmosphere was so enthralling that we found ourselves dancing in the hallway outside and had to sneak back in the theatre to see it. It's a film that perfectly demonstrates why the big screen still matters.
"Ai WeWei: Never Sorry" truly reaffirms the importance of freedom of speech and the power of art. Ai WeiWei himself is such a fantastic character that he takes you through some of the most horrible circumstances any artist, or human being, can find themselves in, but with humour and integrity. First time filmmaker Alison Klayman has done an excellent job with this entertaining, and powerful, portrait.
5. "Room 237"
"Room 237" is the ultimate depiction of geeky behaviour that I couldn't help but fall in love with it. I absolutely adored Rodney Ascher's previous short "The S from Hell" and "Room 237" is the perfect progression of that style. A must see for any nerdy film fan.
6. "Stories We Tell"
"Stories We Tell" completely blew me away. There are so many depths and layers to this film that leave your head in a spin afterwards thinking about your own views on love, decisions in life and the relationships you have. It's also a fantastic look at the value of truth, which is a great thing to explore within a documentary.
7. "Law in These Parts"
"Law in These Parts" is a film that takes us into the legal minds who worked in the Occupied Territories in the Gaza Strip. A fascinating examination of the power of hindsight, guilt and legacy. I can see this film creating debate and discussion for many years to come.
8. "Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present"
Matthew Akers creates a portrait of performance artist Marina Abramović in such a way that will win over even the most cynical viewers. A captivating insight into an artist's physical and mental process, and one that brings you into a world and completely changes your view of it.
9. "The Final Member"
Every now and then a film comes along with a scene that burns itself into your memory forever. For those of us that saw "Sex Magic, Manifesting Maya" we can't forget the "Welcome Home" scene, and in "The Final Member" Jonah Bekhor and Zach Math introduce us to Elmo, a character we may wish to forget, but never will.
10. "Beauty is Embarrassing"
"Beauty is Embarrassing" is such a joyful film. Director Neil Berkeley takes us into the life and mind of Wayne White, an artist whose joie de vivre is infectious and makes you feel better about the world. "Beauty is Embarrassing," and Wayne himself, are a celebration of creativity.
Honourable Mentions: "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "A Hijacking," "Holy Motors," "Magic Mike," "The Imposter," "Searching for Sugar Man," "Meanwhile in Mamelodi," "Beware of Mr. Baker."
1. "Jiro Dreams of Sushi"
2. "Django Unchained"
3. "Silver Linings Playbook"
4. "Magic Mike"
5. "Amour"
6. "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
7. "How to Survive a Plague"
8. "Argo"
9. "Room 237"
10. "Cabin in the Woods"


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"Science is fun," says Gary McPherson. It's especially fun when scientists, whether up-and-coming researchers or first-year chemistry students, have spacious, modern, clean and safe laboratories to conduct scientific exploration.
The new Merryl and Sam Israel Environmental Sciences Building on Tulane's uptown campus fills the bill for an ideal, functional scientific research and teaching facility, says McPherson, associate dean of the liberal arts and sciences and professor of chemistry, who has been honchoing this building project since 1994.
Completed last spring, the $14.5million building boasts undergraduate chemistry labs on the bottom and top floors and laboratory space and offices for cell and molecular biologists, ecology and evolutionary biologists, environmental engineers and other researchers on the middle two floors. The Israel labs are light-filled and well-equipped, reflecting a different sensibility from the adjacent Stern Hall, the primary science building on campus, whose halls and labs are small and poorly lit. Stern has been in operation since 1971.
"Stern was designed by architects known for designing prisons," says McPherson. Open walkways on all the upper floors and a palm-tree patio on the ground connect the new building to Stern.
Chair and professor of chemistry William Alworth says, "They coupled the two buildings in a way that I did not think possible." The new building meets the pressing need for undergraduate chemistry lab space. More Tulane undergraduates take chemistry-the cornerstone of environmental sciences-than any other lab science, says McPherson.
The 600 freshmen each semester in general chemistry include the approximately 30 percent of Tulane students who start in the premed program and all engineering students, except for computer engineering majors, who are required to take chemistry, a science that McPherson and Alworth both admit is "hard on buildings."
The freshman general chemistry labs in Stern's basement, with an awkward arrangement of counters and safety-ventilation hoods, offered no visibility for an instructor to see students or students to view the instructor, say McPherson and Alworth. Sophomore organic chemistry labs on Stern's fourth floor were even worse, says McPherson.
Here, too, students-up to 300 each semester in lab sections running from morning to evening-squeezed into deteriorating and dismal labs. All is different in the Israel Building. Seventy-two students at a time can now comfortably work in the general chemistry lab, and the organic chemistry lab allows more than four dozen students at once to safely and productively do their lab experiments.
Sections to accommodate the almost 900 students taking chemistry labs can be scheduled in the prime morning and early afternoon hours. From the vantage of Israel's top-floor organic chemistry lab, McPherson looks out the ceiling-to-floor windows that present a sweeping view of Tulane's front quad.
He says, unequivocally, "There are no better instructional labs anywhere in the nation." Throughout the planning process, McPherson kept undergraduate teaching needs paramount, but he wanted also to make sure that Tulane research facilities propelled the university's expansion in the biological and environmental sciences.
The result is open lab space occupied by top-notch researchers busily engaged in investigations using elaborate computers and instrumentation. McPherson consulted closely with the Boston-based architectural firm Wilson and Associates during the design process. And, perhaps most importantly, he set the parameters for lab space assignments. Chairs of academic departments recommend who is allocated lab space in the new building.
"My only criteria," McPherson says, "is that faculty getting lab space in Israel have to have strong research records in terms of funding and productivity. "We tipped toward those scientists with their most productive years ahead."
Israel researcher Glenn Boyd, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, studies pharmaceutical contaminants discharged into the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. Jay Gulledge, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is looking into bacteria in the natural environment and greenhouse gases.
Associate professor Tom Bianchi, another ecology and evolutionary biologist, is studying global climate change. Professor Ken Muneoka heads up the Israel group of cell and molecular biologists, including assistant professors Yiping Chen and Carol Burdsal, who are exploring genetic defects.
In addition, Liang Ma, assistant professor, who has just arrived at Tulane, is investigating developmental biology at the cellular and genetic level. He says the "collaborative spirit" of the new building drew him to Tulane.
McPherson tells these researchers, "You have to play well in the sandbox." He adds that there is still lab space available for a few new faculty hires-those "talented and motivated individuals" who want to have fun with science.
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i have an hardy angel 4/5 reel on an angel 9'#5 rod and was wondering could i use a #6 intermediate line for resovoir fishing with this outfit succesfully?
thanks guys and gals
You could, but it would compromise the amount of backing on your reel. If the Loch Nest Monster ever appeared, you'd be toast. Adequate backing is good insurance for the, what if.
This a guess because I am not familiar with that reel, but if it works with a 5wt floater, a 6wt int would probably not take up more space. If it is still too tight, cut off whatever you can't cast off the back of the line.
thanks guys
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1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
2 tablespoons butter
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1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon celery seed
½ cup brown sugar, packed
½ cup cider vinegar
1 cup bottled chili sauce
1 cup ketchup
2 cups water
Tabasco sauce to taste
9-10 pounds spareribs, cut into 2-rib pieces
Salt and pepper to taste
1 lemon, sliced
1 large onion, chopped
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Make the sauce: Sauté the grated onion and garlic in the butter until just softened. Add the next nine ingredients (through the Tabasco) and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring often. Taste and adjust seasonings.
3. Arrange spareribs in shallow baking pans and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Toss lemons and onion on top. Pour about a third of the sauce over the meat.
4. Place in oven and bake about 45 minutes, basting occasionally with remaining barbecue sauce (place remaining half in a small bowl and refrigerate to heat just before serving; use the rest for basting). Turn meat several times so it cooks evenly. Serve with remaining barbecue sauce.
— Adapted by Linda Cicero, The Miami Herald, from Johna Blinn's "Celebrity Cookbook" (Moby Books, 1981).


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Library Launches New Sustainability Resource Center
The community is invited to celebrate the opening of Sierra Nevada College's new Sustainability Resource Center on Wednesday, June 27 from 6-8 p.m. in the Prim Library on the SNC campus. This new library collection includes materials focused on economic, environmental and community sustainability specifically selected to meet the needs of the Tahoe Basin.
The formal program begins at 6:20 p.m. with a keynote address by Michael Ward, "The Power of One: Advancing the Future of Tahoe." Ward served as Project Manager for the Lake Tahoe Basin Prosperity Plan and helped to facilitate the establishment of the Tahoe Prosperity Center to oversee implementation of that plan. His talk will explore ways in which each individual can foster the sustainability of the Basin through their personal choices and actions.
The Sustainability Resource Center has information appropriate to various ages and levels of expertise. It is designed to serve as an information clearinghouse on a wide-range of topics, including recycling, water conservation, green practices for home and office, and energy-efficient transportation, as well as other area resources and organizations. It is open to the community during regular library hours; local residents can register for borrowing privileges. Resources will be cataloged through SNC's online system and available for interlibrary loan within the state
SNC Library Director, Dr. Elizabeth Markle, developed the Center concept and curated its resources. Markle hopes that the books, materials, DVDs, government publications and specialized databases "will provide the foundation for individual learning, as well as for collaborative opportunities and a shared vision" of how to shape the future of the Basin. The project was funded by the Nevada State Library and Archives, through a program administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal support for the nation's libraries and museums.
SNC's Prim Library opened in 2005. Its overall collection exceeds 25,000 items, with an additional 6,000 electronically available books, 125 journals in paper format with others available electronically, and with over 75 online databases, both citation and full-text.