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The Wednesday Party Report
The Museum of the City of New York's Director's Council held its annual Winter Ball last night. Among the 600 attendees at the Versace-sponsored event were Steve and Christine Schwarzman, Patricia Duff, Allison and Peter Rockefeller, Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss (left), Andrew Rosen, Wilbur and Hilary Geary Ross, Rachel and Ara Hovnanian, Nicole Miller and Kim Taipale, Woody Johnson and Suzanne Ircha, Meredith Melling Burke, Dennis Basso, Valesca Guerrand Hermès, Amanda Cutter Brooks, Helen Lee Schifter, Celerie Kemble, Cristina Cuomo, Sylvester and Gillian Miniter, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Marjorie Gubelmann, Cynthia Lufkin and Dan Lufkin, Debbie Bancroft, Heather Mnuchin, Jennifer Creel, Zani Gugelmann, John Demsey, Jonathan and Somers White Farkas, Mark Gilbertson, Alexandra Lebenthal and Jay Diamond, Byrdie Bell, Allison Brokaw, Peter and Jamee Gregory, Geoffrey Bradfield, Antony Todd, Serena Boardman, Tatiana and Campion Platt, Maggie Betts, Johannes Huebl and Olivia Palermo, Bronson Van Wyck, Douglas Hannant, Karen Duffy, Jack Bryan, Brian Reyes, Yigal Azrouel, and Amy Fine Collins. [PMc, NYSD, MS, WWD, GoaG]
• The School of American Ballet held its annual Winter Ball fundraiser at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on Monday night. Those who turned out for the Van Cleef & Arpels-sponsored event included Sarah Jessica Parker (left), Chelsea Clinton, Stacey Bendet Eisner and Eric Eisner, Blake Lively and Penn Badgley, Moby, Desiree Rogers, Susan Fales-Hill, Alexandra Lebenthal and Jay Diamond, Zang Toi, Sylvester and Gillian Miniter, Pamela Joyner, Liz Peek, Arie and Coco Kopelman, Robert and Effie Fribourg, Duane Hampton, Valentin and Yaz Hernandez, Lisa and Dick Cashin, Patrick McMullan, and David Patrick Columbia. [PMc, MS, NYSD, VF, FWD]
• Andrew Saffir's Cinema Society and Brooks Brothers hosted a screening of The Great Buck Howard at the Tribeca Grand last night, which was followed by an after-party at the Soho Grand. The film's stars, including Tom Hanks and Colin Hanks (left), John Malkovich, and Emily Blunt, mingled with guests like Jane Fonda, Dan Abrams, Regis Philbin, Parker Posey, Lauren Bush, Pat Duff, Debbie Bancroft, Blythe Danner, Jonathan Ames, Beth Ostrosky, Johannes Huebl and Olivia Palermo, Daniel Benedict, Michael Stipe, Rachel Dratch, Jason Schwartzman, Bebe Neuwirth, Rose McGowan, Jackie Astier, Dick Cavett, Debra Winger, and Matthew Settle. [PMc, Wireimage]
• The Museum of Modern Art hosted its annual David Rockefeller Award luncheon to honor Eli Broad yesterday. Just a few of the people in attendance: Marie-Josee and Henry Kravis (left), Donald Marron, Larry Gagosian, Diana Taylor, Jerry Speyer, Sid and Mercedes Bass, Katherine Farley, Kate Levin, Jeff Koons, Agnes Gund, Jamie Niven, Clarissa Bronfman, and Eli's wife Edythe. [PMc, Getty]


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Talk:Cub Scout Horseback Riding
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Sports Pin requirements
The requirements for the Horseback Riding sports pin are listed incorrectly. The correct requirements are:
- 1. Learn about three famous horses. Explain why these horses were well-known.
- 2. Using pictures of these different animals, explain to your den or family the difference between a horse, pony, mule, and donkey.
- 3. Explain how a horse is measured and what a "hand" equals when measuring a horse.
- 4. Using a picture of a horse, point out the following main parts of a horse: forehead, muzzle, mane, withers, point of hip, knee, hoof, and root of tail.
- 5. Describe three different breeds of horses and explain what special feature makes each breed different from other breeds.
- 6. Using photos or pictures you have drawn, explain to your den or family at least three different ways that horses can help us.
- 7. Name five things that are healthy for a horse to eat.
- 8. Tell why it is important to wear an approved riding helmet when you go horseback riding.
- 9. Take a photo or draw a picture of the type of saddle you used during the horseback ride you took to earn the belt loop.
- 10. With your parent or adult partner, visit a veterinarian who cares for horses and large animals. Write the answers to three questions you ask him or her.
- 11. Spend at least 15 minutes before and after your ride getting to know your horse by talking calmly to it and stroking it slowly.
- 12. Go on a supervised horseback ride for at least 30 minutes. Be sure to wear a riding helmet. Show that you can safely mount and dismount the horse.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Timhood (talk • contribs) March 18, 2010. (Please, sign and date your posts on talk pages.)
- Fixed. —RWSmith (Bureaucrat), 19:52, July 21, 2010 (EDT)
Tiger Cubs
Tiger Cubs are NOT authorized to horseback ride. http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/ageguides.pdf —Preceding unsigned comment added by BigJosh (talk • contribs) July 20, 2010. (Please, sign and date your posts on talk pages.)
- The [age-appropriate] guidelines you referenced above are from the 2007 printing of the "Guide To Safe Scouting" (G2SS). While the age-appropriate guidelines attachment has not changed since 2007, still though, we should not discount the fact that Horseback Riding was added to the Cub Scout program in 2009. But, of critical importance (and often missed or simply ignored), is the fact that the age-appropriate guidelines attachment in the G2SS applies specifically to "unit" activities... e.g., pack, not family, school, community, etc.
- Maybe a better reference would be (also found in the current G2SS):
- "Horseback riding activities are limited to Wolf Cub Scouts and older members."
- Bear in mind though, "activities" here still means Scouting activities.
- On the other hand, the requirements for the Cub Scout Horseback Riding pin & belt loop plainly states:
- "Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may complete requirements in a family, den, pack, school, or community environment. Tiger Cubs must work with their parents or adult partners."
- Now, without due consideration, this may be viewed as conflicting guidance; but, it is not. Simply put...
- While the G2SS does, in fact, limit horseback riding at Scouting functions to Wolf Cub Scouts and older members, that does not preclude Tiger Cub Scouts from earning the Cub Scout Horseback Riding pin & belt loop —with their parent/adult partner present— in some other venue.
- All that being said, I think it would be best to add something to the article page to this effect, which I will be happy to do. Thanks, BigJosh, for bringing this up. —RWSmith (Bureaucrat), 19:52, July 21, 2010 (EDT)

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Namibia Population: 2,436,4691 VISITOR FROM HERE!
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|South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966, the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990, though the party has dropped much of its Marxist ideology. Prime Minister Hage GEINGOB was elected president in November 2014 in a landslide victory, replacing Hifikepunye POHAMBA who stepped down after serving two terms. SWAPO retained its parliamentary super majority in the November 2014 elections and established a system of gender parity in parliamentary positions.
First country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip
|Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 824,292 sq km
land: 823,290 sq km
water: 1,002 sq km
Size comparison: slightly more than half the size of Alaska
|Land Boundaries:
|total: 4,220 km border countries (4): Angola 1,427 km, Botswana 1,544 km, South Africa 1,005 km, Zambia 244 km
|1,572 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
|desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
|mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east
|Elevation extremes:
|Natural resources:
| diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish
note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore
|Land use:
| agricultural land: 47.2% arable land 1%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 46.2% forest: 8.8%
other: 44% (2011 est.)
|Irrigated land:
|80 sq km (2012)
|Natural hazards:
|prolonged periods of drought
|Current Environment Issues:
|limited natural freshwater resources; desertification; wildlife poaching; land degradation has led to few conservation areas
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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| noun: Namibian(s)
adjective: Namibian
|Ethnic groups:
|black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5% note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups include Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%
|Oshiwambo languages 48.9%, Nama/Damara 11.3%, Afrikaans 10.4% (common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population), Otjiherero languages 8.6%, Kavango languages 8.5%, Caprivi languages 4.8%, English (official) 3.4%, other African languages 2.3%, other 1.7% note: Namibia has 13 recognized national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages and 3 Indo-European languages (2011 est.)
|Christian 80% to 90% (at least 50% Lutheran), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
|2,436,469 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 37.39% (male 460,016/female 451,058)
15-24 years: 20.35% (male 246,266/female 249,570)
25-54 years: 34% (male 395,417/female 432,994)
55-64 years: 4.25% (male 46,769/female 56,798)
65 years and over: 4.01% (male 41,518/female 56,063) (2016 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 67.3%
youth dependency ratio: 61.4%
elderly dependency ratio: 5.9%
potential support ratio: 17% (2015 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 21 years
male: 20.2 years
female: 21.7 years (2016 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|1.98% (2016 est.)
|Birth rate:
|27.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Death rate:
|8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
| urban population: 46.7% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 4.16% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|WINDHOEK (capital) 368,000 (2015)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.82 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
|Mother's mean age at first birth:
|21.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|265 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 36.4 deaths/1,000 live births male: 38.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 34.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 63.6 years male: 62.1 years
female: 65.1 years (2016 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|3.36 children born/woman (2016 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|55.1% (2006/07)
|Health expenditures:
|8.9% of GDP (2014)
|Physicians density:
|0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
|Hospital bed density:
|2.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 98.2% of population
rural: 84.6% of population
total: 91% of population
urban: 1.8% of population
rural: 15.4% of population
total: 9% of population (2015 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 54.5% of population
rural: 16.8% of population
total: 34.4% of population
urban: 45.5% of population
rural: 83.2% of population
total: 65.6% of population (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|13.34% (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|210,800 (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|3,100 (2015 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|16.8% (2014)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|13.2% (2013)
|Education expenditures:
|8.3% of GDP (2010)
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.9%
male: 79.2%
female: 84.5% (2015 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 11 years male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2006)
|Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
| total: 56.2% male: 49.4%
female: 62.2% (2013 est.)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Republic of Namibia
conventional short form: Namibia
local long form: Republic of Namibia
local short form: Namibia
former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch Suedwest Afrika), South-West Africa
etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
|Government type:
|presidential republic
| name: Windhoek
geographic coordinates: 22 34 S, 17 05 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April
|Administrative divisions:
|14 regions; Erongo, Hardap, //Karas, Kavango East, Kavango West, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, Zambezi; note - the Karas Region was renamed //Karas in September 2013 to include the alveolar lateral click of the Khoekhoegowab language
|21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)
|National holiday:
|Independence Day, 21 March (1990)
|drafted 9 February 1990, signed 16 March 1990, entered into force 21 March 1990; amended 1998, 2010, 2014 (2016)
|Legal system:
|mixed legal system of uncodified civil law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: President Hage GEINGOB (since 21 March 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Hage GEINGOB (since 21 March 2015); Prime Minister Saara KUUGONGELWA-AMADHILA (since 21 March 2015)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among members of the National Assembly elections/appointments: president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2019)
election results: Hage GEINGOB elected president; percent of vote - Hage GEINGOB (SWAPO) 86.7%, McHenry VENAANI (DTA) 5.0%, Hidipo HAMUTENYA (RDP) 3.4%, Asser MBAI (NUDO)1.9%, Henk MUDGE (RP) 1.0%, other 2.0%
|Legislative branch:
| description: bicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly (104 seats; 96 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 8 nonvoting members appointed by the president) and the National Council, which primarily reviews legislation passed and referred by the National Assembly (26 seats (to be expanded to 42 in 2016); members indirectly elected 2 each by the 13 regional councils to serve 5-year terms)
elections: National Council - elections for regional councils to determine members of the National Council held on 27 November 2015 (next to be held in November 2020); National Assembly - last held on 28 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2019)
election results: National Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SWAPO 40, NUDO 1, DTA 1; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - SWAPO 80.0%, DTA 4.8%, RDP 3.5%, APP 2.3%, UDF 2.1%, NUDO 2.0%, CPN 1.5%, other 3.8%; seats by party - SWAPO 77, DTA 5, RDP 3, APP 2, UDF 2, NUDO 2, CPN 2, SWANU 1, UPM 1, RP 1
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 3 judges in quorum sessions) judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president of Namibia upon the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission; judges serve until age 65 but can be extended by the president until age 70
subordinate courts: High Court; Labor Court; regional and district magistrates' courts; community courts
|Political parties and leaders:
|All People's Party or APP [Ignatius SHIXWAMENI] Communist Party of Namibia or CPN (formerly known as Workers' Revolutionary Party or WRP) [Attie BEUKES and Harry BOESAK] Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia or DTA [McHenry VENAANI] National Unity Democratic Organization or NUDO [Asser MBAI] Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Jeremiah NAMBINGA] Republican Party or RP [Henk MUDGE] South West Africa National Union or SWANU [Usutuaije MAAMBERUA] South West Africa People's Organization or SWAPO [Hage GEINGOB, acting president] United Democratic Front or UDF [Justus ||GAROEB] United People's Movement or UPM [Jan J. VAN WYK]
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|National Society for Human Rights or NAMRIGHTS The Affirmative Repositioning Movement or AR [Job AMUPANDA, Dimbulukweni NAUYOMA, George KAMBALA] other: various labor unions
|International organization participation:
|ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, CPLP (associate observer), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
|National symbol(s):
|oryx (antelope); national colors: blue, red, green, white, yellow
|National anthem:
| name: "Namibia, Land of the Brave"
lyrics/music: Axali DOESEB
note: adopted 1991
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Martin ANDJABA (since 3 September 2010)
chancery: 1605 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 986-0540
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Thomas Frederick DAUGHTON (since 6 October 2014)
embassy: 14 Lossen Street, Windhoek
mailing address: Private Bag 12029 Ausspannplatz, Windhoek
telephone: [264] (61) 295-8500
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The economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for 11.5% of GDP, but provides more than 50% of foreign exchange earnings. Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds. Marine diamond mining is increasingly important as the terrestrial diamond supply has dwindled. The rising cost of mining diamonds, increasingly from the sea, combined with increased diamond production in Russia and China, has reduced profit margins. Namibian authorities have emphasized the need to add value to raw materials, do more in-country manufacturing, and exploit the services market, especially in the logistics and transportation sectors. Namibia is the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium. The Chinese owned Husab uranium mine in expected to start producing uranium ore in 2017. Once the Husab mine reaches full production, Namibia is expected to become the world's second-largest producer of uranium. Namibia also produces large quantities of zinc and is a smaller producer of gold and copper. The mining and quarrying sectors employ 2% of the population. Namibia's economy remains vulnerable to world commodity price fluctuations, and drought. Namibia normally imports about 50% of its cereal requirements; in drought years food shortages can be a problem in rural areas. A high per capita GDP, relative to the region, hides one of the world's most unequal income distributions. A priority of the current government is poverty eradication. A five-year, Millennium Challenge Corporation compact ended in September 2014. As an upper middle income country, Namibia is ineligible for a second compact. The Namibian economy is closely linked to South Africa with the Namibian dollar pegged one-to-one to the South African rand. Namibia receives 30%-40% of its revenues from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Volatility in the size of Namibia's annual SACU allotment complicates budget planning.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $27.04 billion (2016 est.) $25.94 billion (2015 est.) $24.63 billion (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $10.18 billion (2015 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|4.2% (2016 est.) 5.3% (2015 est.) 6.5% (2014 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $11,800 (2016 est.) $11,400 (2015 est.) $11,000 (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|Gross national saving:
|16.8% of GDP (2016 est.) 21.2% of GDP (2015 est.) 22.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 63.5%
government consumption: 26.5%
investment in fixed capital: 36.9%
investment in inventories: -1.6%
exports of goods and services: 45.8%
imports of goods and services: -71.1% (2016 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 63.5%
government consumption: 26.5%
investment in fixed capital: 36.9%
investment in inventories: -1.6%
exports of goods and services: 45.8%
imports of goods and services: -71.1% (2016 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|millet, sorghum, peanuts, grapes; livestock; fish
|meatpacking, fish processing, dairy products, pasta, beverages; mining (diamonds, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper)
|Industrial production growth rate:
|4.6% (2016 est.)
|Labor force:
|1.21 million (2016 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 31%
industry: 14%
services: 54% note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture (2013 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|28.1% (2014 est.) 29.6% (2013 est.)
|Population below poverty line:
|28.7% (2010 est.)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 42% (2010)
|Distribution of family income - Gini index:
|59.7 (2010) 70.7 (2003)
| revenues: $3.818 billion
expenditures: $4.408 billion (2016 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|37.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
|Public debt:
|35.6% of GDP (2016 est.) 34.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|1 April - 31 March
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6.8% (2016 est.) 3.4% (2015 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$1.268 billion (2016 est.) -$1.489 billion (2015 est.)
|$4.185 billion (2016 est.) $4.015 billion (2015 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, white fish and mollusks
|$6.888 billion (2016 est.) $6.914 billion (2015 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|foodstuffs; petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals
|Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
|$1.762 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.69 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Debt - external:
|$6.515 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $6.124 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
|Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|$1.305 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $1.152 billion (31 December 2011 est.) $1.176 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
|Exchange rates:
|Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - 16.15 (2016 est.) 12.7589 (2015 est.) 12.7589 (2014 est.) 10.8526 (2013 est.) 8.2 (2012 est.)
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|Electricity - production:
|1.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - consumption:
|3.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|84 million kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|2.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|500,000 kW (2014 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|31.8% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|68.2% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|24,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|79.56 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|23,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|62.29 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|4 million Mt (2013 est.)
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|Cellular Phones in use:
|total: 2.443 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 110 (July 2012 est.)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: good system; core fiber-optic network links most centers with digital connections
domestic: multiple mobile-cellular providers with a combined subscribership of about 110 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 264; fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries; connected to the South African Far East submarine cable through South Africa; connected to the West Africa Cable Sy (2015)
|Broadcast media:
|1 private and 1 state-run TV station; satellite and cable TV service available; state-run radio service broadcasts in multiple languages; about a dozen private radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2007)
|Internet country code:
|Internet users:
|total: 493,000 percent of population: 22.3% (July 2015 est.)
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|112 (2013)
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 19
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 93
1,524 to 2,437 m: 25
914 to 1,523 m: 52
under 914 m: 16 (2013)
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narrow gauge: 2,628 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)
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paved: 6,387 km
unpaved: 37,751 km (2010)
|Merchant marine:
| total 1
by type: cargo 1 (2010)
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|Namibian Defense Force (NDF): Army, Navy, Air Force (2013)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
|Military expenditures:
|4.2% of GDP (2015) 3.11% of GDP (2012) 3.38% of GDP (2011) 3.11% of GDP (2010)
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|concerns from international experts and local populations over the Okavango Delta ecology in Botswana and human displacement scuttled Namibian plans to construct a hydroelectric dam on Popa Falls along the Angola-Namibia border; the governments of South Africa and Namibia have not signed or ratified the text of the 1994 Surveyor's General agreement placing the boundary in the middle of the Orange River; Namibia has supported, and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river
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The Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels went the distance to nip the McGregor Mercuries in five games in Moose Lake on Thursday, September 19. The game scores were 19-25, 25-11, 25-23, 26-28 and 15-13.
Karina Cisar paced the Rebels with 16 kills. Adri Jusczak had 13 kills and Jolene Eaton added six kills and 10 digs. Jodi Michalski had seven kills. Andrea Youngberg had seven digs. Nikki Grutkoski had 23 set assists and five digs and Lauren Ross added 19 set assists.
Abigail Hawkinson went over the 1,000 set assist mark for the Mercuries during the match.
Cisar killed to begin game one. Hawkinson dug, but it was Cisar with a smack off a block. Gretchen Grams killed for the Mercuries and a bad pass went against the Rebels, but McGregor suffered the same fate. Kayla Radel served for MLWR and Jusczak set Cisar. Cisar and Jusczak combined on a block for 5-3.
McGregor's Kendra Mickelson tipped. Jusczak smartly tipped as the block was up. Jusczak netted an attempt, but followed with a kill. McGregor's Sydney Jensen fanned for 8-5, Rebels. Radel was wide. Youngberg made two nice digs, but MLWR was in the net. Hawkinson got her 1,000th set assist. MLWR's Haley Johnson was long from the middle, but McGregor erred on serve; Jensen killed for 10-8 and the Rebels countered. McGregor's Korinna Mickelson killed for 11-10.
Cisar got a soft kill to the middle, but Amy Gelhar killed off a block for 13-12, as did Grams and Kendra Mickelson tipped. McGregor blew a pass, Kendra Mickelson killed off a block and the Rebels hit wide to tie it 15-15. Kendra Mickelson hit long for 16-15. McGregor suffered a service error, but the Rebels failed to pass. Ross netted an attempt and Johnson missed from the middle. Down 16-19, the Rebels called time. Gelhar aced and Jensen blocked. Eaton was called under the net and Jensen killed for 23-16. Radel hit wide on a cross court attempt for 24-16, McGregor. Four hits went on McGregor. Radel roofed Korinna Mickelson and with Korinna Mickelson netting an attempt, McGregor called time at 19-24. Korinna Mickelson crunched the game-winner for 25-19, Mercuries, off a double block.
Grutkoski served and McGregor missed wide. Cisar blocked a McGregor tip and a Grams attempt down the line was called just wide for 5-4. Radel blocked and McGregor was in the net. McGregor and Radel hit long. Ross set Youngberg, but the point went to McGregor. Rebel Dana Olson got the kill and Radel aced. Michalski and the Rebels went for 11-7.
With Cisar killing, the Mercuries called time, down 7-12. McGregor hit long and Cisar blocked for 14-7. Ross set Cisar. The Rebels miscommunicated on pass for 15-8. Youngberg killed for 16-6. Cisar and Jusczak blocked Grams. With Gelhar hitting wide and down 9-18, McGregor called time.
Johnson dug and Jusczak killed. Cisar got an easy one to poke down for 20-9. Grutkoski set Jusczak for a tip and 21-9. McGregor failed to pass a good serve by Youngberg before Grams killed for 10-23. McGregor netted a tip try and pushed a tip wide for 10-24. Gelhar killed, but it was Jusczak with a tip for the win at 25-11.
McGregor erred on serve to start game three and Grams hit long. Radel aced before Kendra Mickelson killed. Gelhar hit a cross courter, but Jusczak got a give-me to put down and Youngberg aced. Grams got two kills for 4-6.
Cisar killed and Youngberg dug. Johnson hit wide and Gelhar killed around a block. Eaton killed and Johnson dug before four hits went on the Rebels for 10-8. Eaton killed, but a Rebel got out. With Korinna Mickelson killing and MLWR's lead down to just 11-10, the Rebels called time.
Youngberg got blocked to tie it at 11-11 and Kendra Mickelson killed and Hawkinson aced. Four hits went on McGregor. Korinna Mickelson killed, but Ross set Cisar and another Rebel kill followed. Johnson dug, but Eaton was long. Gelhar pushed to the side. Youngberg killed and Cisar smacked against a double block to knot it at 16-16 before a service error and Grams tipped, but a service error followed. A log volley ended with a bad pass by McGregor, but Grams tipped for 19-18. With Cisar being called in net on a block attempt and the Rebels down 18-20, MLWR called time.
Radel tipped and then killed for 20-20. Eaton put a cross court shot right on the line for 21-20 and the Mercuries called time. Michalski killed and Radel tipped for 23-20 before Jensen killed. The Rebels miscommunicated and Hawkinson hit for 23-23. Michalski made it game point with a solid kill and down 23-24, McGregor called time. Korinna Mickelson netted her attempt and with the 25-23 win, MLWR went up two games to one.
A Grams kill and one bad set followed by two good sets by Grutkoski to Cisar and Jusczak started game four. Jusczak was called twice in the net and with Grams and Gelhar each killing and MLWR down 2-6, it was time out. Grams tipped and so did Jusczak. McGregor missed with Radel up on the block. Gelhar killed and a push went wide for 5-8. Ross traded an ace for an error and Korinna Mickelson killed. McGregor pushed to the side and Ross set Michalski for the kill on the backline, Eaton erred on serve but so did Hawkinson for 8-12. Korinna Mickelson killed and Stacia Staska aced.
Cisar and Youngberg killed and Grutkoski aced as MLWR battled back to 11-14.
Jusczak and Kendra Mickelson traded tips for 15-12 and the Rebels miscommunicated on a hit into the ceiling. Kendra Mickelson killed and with her tipping, MLWR called down 12-18. Gelhar pushed long, but the Rebels erred on serve before Korinna Mickelson netted a kill try. Jusczak made a nice set to Radel to rip, but he next try was netted for 15-20. With Jusczak and Eaton each killing, the Mercuries called with their lead having melted to 20-17. Gelhar killed but erred on serve for 21-18. A carry was called and Radel blocked for 20-21. Youngberg killed and the return was wide on Eaton's nice jump serve to prompt a McGregor time-out at 21-22. A point went to the Mercuries as Youngberg got blocked, but Michalski tipped for 23-22.
Michalski and Cisar roofed a Mercury, but Korinna Mickelson killed for 24-24; McGregor committed a service error, but Hawkinson put up a sweet set for Kendra Mickelson to crunch for 25-25. A bad pass went on the Rebels for 26-15, McGregor. Jusczak tipped for 26-26, but then netted a tip and hit long for 28-26 to knot the match at 2-2.
Grutkoski erred on serve and Korinna Mickelson got an ace. Cisar killed a cross courter and blocked Grams. Eaton killed and Jusczak tipped before Grams tipped for 3-4. Cisar hit out and McGregor blew a pass, but Johnson erred on serve for 5-5.
Eaton killed and Radel blocked. Gelhar hit to the corner for 6-7. Michalski tipped and Jensen killed. Korrina kill tied it at 8-8 and Youngberg hit long. Down 8-9, the Rebels called time. Michalski an Korinna Mickelson traded kills. Cisar killed through a double block and with Grutkoski acing for 10-11, McGregor called time.
Grutkoski aced again, but Grams tipped. McGregor's Rachel Sather pushed to the side for 12-12. Grutkoski set Cisar, but Gelhar hit down the line for 13-13. It ended as Kendra Mickelson erred on serve and McGregor failed to pass at 15-13. The Rebels, with the hard-fought 3-2 victory, had gotten quite a battle from the Mercuries.


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The New York Times must be really worried about bolstering Obama's support among women, with a Gallup poll shows Romney pulling even with Obama among women (though reporter Michael Shear strenously downplayed the fact in a Wednesday post by saying that "other surveys -- and Mr. Obama's top strategists -- disputed that finding.")
In the last three days the paper has played into the Democrats' "war on women" theme, issuing two lead editorials on the dangers a Romney administration would pose to females. Tuesday's lead editorial fixated on the hazard a Romney presidency would pose to the left's beloved Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. On Thursday Romney was accused of having a "1952 sensibility" in "Mr. Romney's Version of Equal Rights – Facing a Gender Gap, the candidate looks at the issues through an out-of-date lens."
On Thursday, the paper's hypersensitive liberal editorial writers managed to find sexism in an utterly straightforward observation made by Mitt Romney during Tuesday night's second presidential debate.
It has dawned on Mitt Romney that he has a problem with female voters. He just has no idea what to do about it, since it is the result of his positions on abortion, contraception, health services and many other issues. On Tuesday night, he bumbled his way through a cringe-inducing attempt to graft what he thinks should be 2012 talking points onto his 1952 sensibility.
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This was important, he said, because "I recognized that if you're going to have women in the work force that sometimes they need to be more flexible. My chief of staff, for instance, had two kids that were still in school."
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Flexibility is a good policy. But what if a woman had wanted to go home to study Spanish? Or rebuild an old car? Or spend time with her lesbian partner? Would Mr. Romney have been flexible about that? Or if a man wanted similar treatment?
True equality is not satisfied by allowing the little lady to go home early and tend to her children.
The paper's abortion editorial Tuesday warned that "Some women would die" "If Roe v. Wade Goes."
It is no secret that Mitt Romney and his running-mate, Representative Paul Ryan, are opponents of abortion rights. When Mr. Ryan was asked at last week's debate whether voters who support abortion rights should be worried if the Romney-Ryan ticket were elected, he essentially said yes.
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The Central Connecticut women's lacrosse team hosts the Pioneers of Sacred Heart at Arute Field in the final home game of the 2014 season. It is also Senior Day as the Blue Devils say goodbye to the five members of the women's lacrosse Class of 2014.
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• The Blue Devils are saying goodbye to seniors Ashley Olhausen, Cierra Ward, Meaghan McCurry, Claire Healy and Amanda Toke. Over the last four seasons the CCSU women's lacrosse program has won 28 games matching last year's class for the most wins in a four-year period.
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Ohio delegates were lavished with attention at this week's Republican National Convention. But The Wall Street Journal says that "five-star treatment comes with an expectation: You had better deliver your state" for Mitt Romney in November. "We keep hearing it again and again—that it rests with us in Ohio," Rob Frost, the Republican Party chairman for Cuyahoga County, tells The Journal. Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus, former presidential contender Rick Santorum and two of Mr. Romney's sons, Josh and Tagg, were among the GOP notables wooing Ohio delegates this week in special meetings. The treatment has fired up Nancy Nix, 43, the treasurer of Butler County, north of Cincinnati. "I'm totally drinking the Kool-Aid," she says. Although she wasn't especially keyed up before the convention, "you get really sucked in," she says. Between parties and poolside rests, "Ohio's delegates have attended strategy sessions at their hotel, getting briefed on the Romney campaign's Ohio outreach efforts and on the nuts and bolts of running campaign offices and canvassing voters," according to The Journal. Lisa Stickan, chairman of the Young Republican National Federation and a city council member for Highland Heights, tells The Journal she's now working to recruit young Republicans from around the country to volunteer in Ohio. But it's not all about excitement for the GOP nominee. "Though I think there is tremendous passion for Mitt Romney, I think people as a whole are going to cast a vote against Obama," says Mike Halleck, a commissioner in Columbiana County. Even so, he notes, "I'm a lot more excited coming down here today than I was beforehand. I think I've been able to get my arms around how real and important this election is."
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A highlight: Industrial designer Cleveland Art is among the new exhibitors in the Antique & Design Center at the fall High Point Market in furniture hot spot High Point, N.C. Furniture Today reports that the center will be open during the fall market, which runs Oct. 13-18. It features antiques and artwork from more than 70 dealers. Karen Luisana, director of the Antique & Design Center, which has been a show-within-a-show in High Point for the past two years, tells the publication that none of the new exhibitors has shown at High Point before. Cleveland Art, founded by Jason Wein, has stores in Cleveland, Brooklyn and Los Angeles and features "stark, minimalist designs (that) are a favorite of Hollywood celebs," Ms. Luisana says. In High Point, the Cleveland Art space "will feature lighting, shelves and tables built from industrial components and fasteners that Wein culls from defunct factories," according to Furniture Today. "Everything is American-made using recycled and repurposed materials, right down to the fasteners, because I think it's the right thing to do," Mr. Wein says. "A lot of the machines that we buy from New England are from the 1700s, before electricity, and have three or four lifetimes of workers behind them." Aren't Americans in favor of small government?: U.S. states still have a long way to go in consolidating local governments. Governing.com reports there were 89,004 local government entities across the United States this year, down only 472, or 0.5%, from 2007, according to the 2012 Census of Governments. In terms of raw counts, Illinois (6,968), Pennsylvania (4,905) and Texas (4,856) have the most local governments of any state. Ohio has 3,702 local governments, or 32.1 government entities for each 100,000 citizens. That puts Ohio 26th in local governments per capita, according to the website. "Government fragmentation has long been torn between two competing interests," Governing.com notes. "On one hand, many officials argue consolidation boosts efficiency and makes coordination easier. Citizens, though, remain attached to their local governments and often resent representation by a perceived group of outsiders." Buying mood: North American Coal Corp. of Plano, Texas, a subsidiary of Mayfield Heights-based Nacco Industries Inc., has bought for more than $60 million four companies involved in the mining of bituminous coal. The four acquired companies — Reed Minerals Inc., Reed Hauling Inc., C&H Mining Co. and Reed Management LLC — are controlled by the Reed family and are based in Jasper, Ala. North American Coal said they will be known as Reed Minerals. RTTNews.com reports the preliminary purchase price is about $62.5 million, less certain amounts specified in the purchase agreement to complete the transaction on a "cash-free, debt-free" basis. The acquisition was financed using borrowings under North American Coal's existing credit facility. Terms also include an earn-out contingent on the average coal selling price received on the first 15 million tons of coal sold by North American Coal from the Reed Minerals operations. For the year ended last Dec. 31, the Reed Minerals companies sold 0.9 million tons of coal, had revenue of about $86 million and net income of about $4 million. A modest proposal: Cleveland Browns rookie Trent Richardson's knee injuries show it's "immoral to prevent running backs from going" straight to the NFL from high school, according to this piece on Slate.com. Mr. Richardson has missed the entire preseason following a knee injury, though the Browns say he'll be ready to open the season Sept. 9. Still, writes Robert Weintraub, "in three seasons at Alabama, he carried the ball 540 times, taking innumerable shots from fast, enormous SEC defenders" that might cut short his NFL career. "It doesn't have to be this way," Mr. Weintraub writes. "Imagine if this was Richardson's third or fourth pro campaign rather than his first. Though he might still have knee problems, he'd at least have been compensated for his toil and would have a greater chance to earn a second, higher-paying contract before his body breaks down." Football, he notes, "is a violent game on both the college and pro level. It's immoral that the gladiators who entertain us on Saturdays don't get paid by the schools they're helping to enrich. It's even worse that they don't have the option to play on Sundays, where they'd be able to earn a living as they put themselves at risk." His solution: "I'm calling for an amendment to the NFL eligibility rule, allowing for running backs, and running backs alone, to turn pro straight out of high school, or at any point in their collegiate careers."
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Dual Eligible Demonstrations: The Beneficiary Perspective
This issue brief provides insights about initial implementation of the financial alignment demonstrations from the perspective of dual eligible beneficiaries in Massachusetts, Ohio, and Virginia, based on 12 individual interviews conducted in early 2015. Profiles of six beneficiaries are presented to illustrate representative program experiences, along with key findings from across all of the interviews.Issue Brief Read More
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Building on an earlier brief that provided an overview of the components of DSRIP waivers, this analysis relied upon interviews with stakeholders to identify emerging trends and themes from DSRIP waivers in four states – California, Massachusetts, New York and Texas. It highlights that DSRIP waivers are spurring major change in relationships among providers; allowing providers to launch new initiatives aimed at improving care and reducing costs; and fostering a stronger focus on the social service needs of Medicaid beneficiaries. At the same time, the rapid pace of implementation is straining the ability of stakeholders to keep pace, including consumer advocates who are hard-pressed to track and respond to the DSRIP-driven changes that are fundamentally re-shaping the way that care is delivered to Medicaid beneficiaries.Issue Brief Read More
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This fact sheet provides an overview of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center)'s State Innovation Models (SIM) initiative. It focuses on the delivery system and payment approaches that Model Testing states are taking and discusses what SIM means for Medicaid. Six states – Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, and Vermont — received Model Testing awards to implement and test their Innovation Plans over 42 months.Fact Sheet Read More
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The Twin Goals of Health Insurance
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MVP Darnell lofts South to victory
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By Pat Turner / Special to MLB.com | June 29, 2011 8:58 PM
Despite the lack of offense, San Antonio third baseman James Darnell provided enough punch to complement the South pitchers' seven-hit outing by belting a two-run homer en route to a 3-2 victory over the North before a crowd of 6,121.
For Darnell, who also showed his defensive heroics with a clutch snag from left field in the ninth, being part of the All-Star contest on his home field was enough of an honor. Being named Most Valuable Player added a little something extra for the Padres prospect.
"This definitely was better than I thought it would be," Darnell said. "Sometimes you wonder if you're going to be in the Minor Leagues forever. But I have a lot of faith and take it one day at a time. To get this award with all these great players is a big honor. I want to keep working as hard as I can and move up as soon as possible."
The South got on the board in the second when Michael Spina (Midland) opened with a double off Christian Freidrich (Tulsa). He went to third on a single by Corpus Christi's J.D. Martinez to shallow left and scored on a fielder's choice.
The big blow followed an inning later. Jermaine Mitchell (Midland), who went 2-for-2 with a walk, led off with a triple. Darnell lined his two-run homer over the left-field fence one out later.
He came close to ripping a three-run shot in fourth, but the ball sailed foul.
"The home run was great," Darnell said. "I was trying to make contact. I couldn't really tell what kind of pitch it was. I was just trying to do something.
"I really thought I had that second one too. But I lost it, because it was pretty high and I couldn't tell if it carried foul."
Casey Kelly (San Antonio) set the tone with a perfect inning in the first. Martin Perez (Frisco) followed suit in the second, but Jorge Reyes (San Antonio) and Dallas Keuchel (Corpus Christi) had to work out of jams.
Keuchel had the tougher obstacle in the fifth. After a perfect fourth, he gave up a leadoff double to Anthony Seratelli (Northwest Arkansas) and allowed Ben Paulsen (Tulsa) to reach first with a wild pitch on a strikeout. After a walk to Darwin Perez (Arkansas) loaded the bases, the Corpus Christi lefty fanned the next two batters to end the North threat.
"I didn't want to be our first pitcher to give up a run," Keuchel said. "I just tried to bear down and make better pitches. I found my locations with my change-up and curve. It was good to see I'm throwing my curveball for strikes now."
The North finally broke through in the sixth when Matt Adams (Springfield) unloaded a one-out solo home run. And the squad had a chance to do even more damage in the seventh.
With one out, Ryan Jackson (Springfield) doubled and scored on a single by Mike Trout (Arkansas). Scott Beerer (Tulsa) singled, but the runners were stranded as San Antonio reliever Erik Hamren escaped further trouble with a flyout and strikeout.
"My arm felt great, but sometimes things don't go your way," Hamren said. "You can't let it hurt you when you give up hits. You have to keep focusing on what you are doing. After I got the second out, I was pretty confident I would get the next guy."
Darnell's defensive work came in handy in the ninth. After moving from third to left field, Darnell chased down a line drive by Paulsen, making the grab at the wall. Frisco reliever Justin Miller and San Antonio's Brad Brach got the final two outs to seal the victory.
"Plays like that are always fun," Darnell said. "The guy stuck it pretty well, but I was able to get to it. I've been getting some playing time there this year. I still have a lot of work to do out there. Making plays like that definitely make me feel more comfortable there."
Pat Turner is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Dr. Hugh Calkins is the Catherine Ellen Poindexter Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory and Arrhythmia Service at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is an internationally recognized expert on catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, syncope, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) and arrhythmia management.
Dr. Calkins attended Williams College and Harvard Medical School before training in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his cardiology training at Johns Hopkins. His first faculty position was at the University of Michigan, where he directed the Pacemaker Service, and he returned to Johns Hopkins as director of the Arrhythmia Service in 1992.
Dr. Calkins is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology and is on the editorial board of many other cardiology journals. He is a former member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Electrophysiology Boards Test Writing Committee. Dr. Calkins is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society. He led a 44-member international task force whose 2012 Expert Consensus Statement gave recommendations for treatment and research of atrial fibrillation. Dr Calkins is a past president of the Heart Rhythm Society and was elected to be a member of the Miler Coulsen Academy of Clinical Excellence in 2014.
Dr. Calkins has published more than 500 articles and book chapters on a large variety of cardiac arrhythmias. His research has focused predominantly on catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, syncope, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. Dr. Calkins has also written extensively on most aspects of heart rhythm disorders and their treatment.
- Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service
- Director, Johns Hopkins ARVD Program
- Director, Johns Hopkins Atrial Fibrillation Center
- Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory
- Director, Tilt Table Diagnostic Laboratory
- Professor of Medicine
- Professor of Pediatrics
Departments / Divisions
- Medicine - Cardiology
- Medicine - Cardiovascular
- Pediatrics
- MD, Harvard Medical School (1983)
- Massachusetts General Hospital / Medicine (1986)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Cardiology (1989)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine / Cardiovascular Disease (1989)
- American Board of Internal Medicine / Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (1992)
- American Board of Internal Medicine / Internal Medicine (1986)
Research & Publications
Clinical Trial Keywordstachycardia, catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation
Selected Publications
Dr. Calkins has published more than 350 manuscripts and book chapters on a large variety of cardiac arrhythmias.
His research has focused predominantly on catheter ablation, syncope, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. Dr Calkins has also written extensively on most aspects of heart rhythm disorders and their treatment.
Selected Publications
Calkins H, Maughan WL, Weisman HF, Sugiura S, Sagawa K, Levine JH. Effects of acute volume load on refractoriness and arrhythmia development in isolated chronically infarcted canine hearts. Circulation.1989; 79:687 697.
Calkins H, Maughan WL, Kass D, Sagawa K, and Levine JH. Electrophysiologic of volume load in isolated canine hearts. Am J Physiol.1989; 256: H1697 H1706.
Calkins H, Sousa J, El Atassi R, Rosenheck S, de Buitleir M, Kou W, Kadish A, Langberg J, Morady F. Diagnosis and cure of the Wolff Parkinson White syndrome or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias during a single electrophysiologic test. N Engl J Med 1991; 324:1612 8.
Calkins H, Langberg J, Sousa J, El Atassi R, Leon A, Kou W, Kalbfleisch S. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular connections in 250 patients: abbreviated therapeutic approach to the Wolff Parkinson White syndrome. Circulation 1992; 85:1337 1346.
Calkins H, Yong P, Miller JM, Olshansky B, Carlson M, Saul JP, Huang SK, LB Liem, Klein LS, Moser SA, Bloch DA, Gillette P, Prystowsky E and the Atakr Investigators; Catheter Ablation of Accessory Pathways, Atrioventricular nodal Reentrant Tachycardia, and the Atrioventricular Junction: Final Results of a Prospective Clinical Trial. Circulation 1999; 99: 262-270.
Rowe PC, Calkins H, DeBusk K, Mckenzie R, Anand R, Sharma G, Cuccherini BA, Soto N, Hohman P, Snader S, Lucas K, Wolff M, Straus SE. Fludrocortisone Acetate to treat Neurally mediated Hypotension in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA 2001; 285: 52-59.
Kato R, Lickfett L, Meininger G, Dickfeld T, Wu, R, Juang G, Angkeow P, Bluemke D, Berger R, Halperin H, Calkins H. Pulmonary Vein Anatomy in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Lessons Learned Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Circulation 2003;107:2004-10.
Dalal D, Nasir K, Bomma C, Prakasa K, Tandri H, Piccini J, Roguin A, Tichnell C, James C, Russell SD, Judge DP, Abraham T, Spevak PJ, Bluemke DA, Calkins H. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia: a United States experience. Circulation. 2005;112(25):3823-32.
Dong J, Calkins H, Solomon SB, Lai S, Dalal D, Lardo A, Brem E, Preiss A, Berger RD, Halperin H, Dickfeld T. Integrated electroanatomic mapping with three-dimensional computed tomographic images for real-time guided ablations. Circulation 2006;113:186-194.
Dalal D, James C, Devanagondi R, Tichnell C, Tucker A, Prakasa K, Spevek PJ, Bluemke DA, Abraham T, Russell SD, Calkins H. Penetrance of mutations in plakophilin-2 among families with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006;48(7):1416-24.
Dalal D, Jain R, Tandri H, Dong J, Eid SM, Prakasa K, Tichenll C, James C, Abraham T, Russell SD, Sinha S, Judge DP, Bluemke DA, Marine JE, Calkins H. Long-term efficacy of catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50(5):432-40.
Scherr D, Dalal D, Cheema A, Cheng A, Henrikson CA, Spragg D, marine JE, Berger RD, Calkins H, Dong J. Automated detection and characterization of complex fractionated atrial electrograms in human left atrium during atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2007;4(8):1013-20.
Cheema A, Dong J, Dalal D, Marine JE, Henrikson CA, Spragg D, Cheng A, Nazarian S, Bilchick KC, Almasry I, Sinha S, Scherr D, Halperin H, Berger R, Calkins H. Circumferential ablation with pulmonary vein isolation in permanent atrial fibrillation. Am J Cardiol 2007;99(10):1425-8.
Hof I, Arbab-Zadeh A, Scherr D, Chilukuri K, Dalal D, Abraham T, Lima J, Calkins H. Correlation of left atrial diameter by echocardiography and left atrial volume by computed tomography. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009;20(2):159-63.
Hof I, Chilukuri K, Arbab-Zadeh A, Scherr D, Dalal D, Nazarian S, Henrikson C, Spragg D, Berger R, Marine J, Calkins H. Does Left Atrial Volume and Pulmonary Venous Anatomy Predict the Outcome of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009;20(9):1005-10.
Activities & Honors
- Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Williams College, 1978
- Graduated: Magna cum laude with highest honors in chemistry, Williams College, 1979
- First Place, Young Investigator Competition, North American Pacing and Electrophysiology, 1988
- Helen B. Taussig Award, American Heart Association-Maryland Affiliate, Inc., 1999
- Visiting Professor, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2000
- IBCs 21st Century Award for Achievement, 2002
- Best Doctors, 2002
- America's Top Physicians, 2001
- Best Doctors in America, 2002
- America's Top Physicians, 2003
- Leading Scientists in the World, 2004
- Best Doctors in America, 2005
- Clinical Research Award for Highest Scored Abstract, HRS, 2006
- Elected Member, American Clinical and Climatological Society, 2006 - 2007
- Elected Member, Association of University Cardiologists, 2007
- Recognized as a Top Cardiologist by Baltimore Magazine, 2007
- Inaugural Recipient of the Nicholas J. Fortuin Professor of Cardiology, 2008
- Recognized by Best Doctors in America, 2009
- Recognized as Top Cardiologist by Baltimore Magazine, 2011
- Inducted into the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, 2014
- Named one of the most "Highly Cited" researchers, Thomson Reuters, 2014
- American College of Cardiology
- American heart Association
- Association of University Cardiologists
- Heart Rhythm Association
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- Director, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1992
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- Director, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1995
- President, Heart Rhythm Society, 2013
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May 12, 2008 -- Air pollution increases the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) -- dangerous blood clots in the veins -- even at pollution levels the EPA deems "acceptable."
Harvard researcher Andrea Baccarelli, MD, PhD, and colleagues in Italy studied 870 people diagnosed with DVT from 1995 to 2005. They compared their particulate air pollution exposure in the year before their diagnosis to that of 1,210 matched people without DVT.
They found that DVT risk goes up 70% for every 10 microgram-per-cubic-meter rise in particulate air pollution above 12 micrograms per cubic meter of air (the lowest pollution level measured in the study).
The U.S. EPA standard for particulate air pollution is 150 micrograms per cubic meter of air. However, it's likely that fine and very fine particles cause most of the health risks linked to particulate air pollution. The EPA sets much lower standards for these smaller particles, which Baccarelli and colleagues did not specifically measure.
"Our findings introduce a novel and common risk factor into the pathogenesis of DVT and, at the same time, give further substance to the call for tighter standards and continued efforts aimed at reducing the impact of urban air pollutants on human health," Baccarelli and colleagues conclude.
Air pollution affects the heart and blood vessels even more than the lungs, notes Robert D. Brook, MD, a University of Michigan expert on the cardiovascular effects of air pollution. An editorial by Brook accompanies the Baccarelli report in the May 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
The study, Brook notes, adds DVT to a long list of cardiovascular illnesses linked to air pollution that includes heart attacks, heart failure, stroke, and sudden death.
However, Brook warns that while Baccarelli and colleagues link air pollution to a huge increase in DVT risk, part of this result may be due to chance or the unique circumstances of the population studied. Other studies are needed to better determine the absolute risk.
Even so, Brook says, we don't have to wait for these studies -- we already know that air pollution, even at current levels, is not healthy.
"You do not need to know every last detail about the archer who shot you with a poison arrow before you know you need to pull the arrow out," he writes.


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The European season might be well underway but that hasn't stopped the Lampre Merida team from holding a February training camp in Mallorca, Spain. The Italian team, lead by Damiano Cunego, Filippo Pozzato, Alessandro Petacchi and Michele Scarponi this year, will be looking to perform on a number of fronts.
Both Pozzato and Scarponi are returning from suspensions relating to their working relationships with Michele Ferrari. They hope to help the team forget a poor 2012 season which held just 7 victories.
Pressure will be on Cunego and Pozzato to rediscover their individual classics form, while Petacchi will be looking to prove to everyone that he's not passed his sell-by date. As for Scarponi, the 2011 Giro winner will go head-to-head with Vincenzo Nibali and Bradley Wiggins in this year's race.
New signings not only include Pozzato, with Roberto Ferrari and Jose Serpa both joining the team. The team headed to Mallorca this week for some extra training and their team presentation, before the real season objectives begin.


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Bristol Motor Speedway Launches Social Media Contest In Celebration Of 50th Anniversary
Bristol Motor Speedway, last week launched a social media contest in conjunction with its summer-long celebration of NASCAR's most popular track and the venue's 50th Anniversary.
The contest -- "50 Days of Giveaways" -- invites Facebook fans to participate in a series of interactive promotions to win exclusive experiential prizes like pit passes, VIP hospitality and ticket packages.
In addition to Fan Appreciation Day on July 30 and other special events, 50 Days of Giveaways raises awareness about Bristol's storied past, while paying tribute to its special breed of fans. The first contest, currently under way, invites fans to "Show Us Your Number" via photo uploads of shirts, tattoos or body art like the infamous "Number 3 Guy," who shaved Dale Earnhardt's number into his back hair. The winner gets to wave the green flag during Sharpie Qualifying Friday, August 26 and receives two cold pit passes for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race, slated for August 27.
"We wanted to create and leverage innovation and differentiation through our social media assets in a way that resonates with our fan base," said Logan McCabe, vice president of consumer marketing strategy. "Bristol fans immerse themselves in the brand, and this is a way to thank them and create digital buzz at the same time."
Facebook is a social media platform for building community, and Bristol Motor Speedway's fervent fans are as active online as they are at the track. Fans can "like" Bristol Motor Speedway on Facebook and follow BMSupdates on Twitter for details about 50 Days of Giveaways.
"Bristol has a long-standing reputation for giving the fans what they want," said Ben Trout, senior director of fan relations and social media. "These giveaways help us extend that fan-centric attitude to all our fans through social media. Our fans are our biggest asset, and without them, Bristol wouldn't be what it is today."
In roughly 50 days leading up to race weekend, Bristol Motor Speedway aims to grow the number of Facebook fans while increasing fan engagement. The next contest, which begins Monday, July 18, is "Five Days of Track Trivia.
Fans can enjoy 750 laps of action at BMS, beginning with the IRWIN Tools Night Race and the Food City 250 Aug. 26, for as little as $99. Should they be in town Aug. 24 for the Wednesday night doubleheader, featuring the O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 Camping World Truck Series and the UNOH Perfect Storm 150 Whelen Modified event, fans can take in all four races under the lights in packages starting at $129.
Single-event tickets for Saturday's IRWIN Tools Night Race start at $90 while ticket prices for the Food City 250 begin at $45. Wednesday night doubleheader tickets for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 and the UNOH Perfect Storm 150 are $30.
Parents also can take advantage of reduced ticket prices for children, as kids 12 and under can watch the Food City 250 for only $10, while children in that age bracket will be admitted free to the Wednesday night doubleheader.
For more information concerning tickets, please visit www.bristoltix.com or call the BMS ticket office at 423-BRISTOL (274-7865) or toll free at 1-866-415-4158.


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Sync A iPhone Via Bluetooth With Jeep Grand Cherokee Uconnect
After setting the time in my sisters Jeep Cherokee I decided I should also connect her iPhone to the Uconnect system via Bluetooth. The Uconnect system will allow you to receive calls, dial calls, etc. verbally in your car so you don't have to look a t your cell phone while dialing. The Uconnect system i activated by pressing the button below the rear view mirror in your Jeep Grand Cherokee and I assume that in most cases the button location is similar for other vehicles. Below are two images including a close up of the Uconnect button located to the far left of the buttons below the rear view mirror and a picture of the entire rear view mirror so you get an idea of the buttons location.