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Though Scott Adsit is probably best known for his role as Pete Hornberger on 30 Rock, Chicagoans are duty-bound to point out his origins: The Northbrook-born comedic actor was on Second City's Mainstage from 1994 until 1998, performing in 1995's Piñata Full Of Bees, a landmark show for the theater that broke with tradition by interconnecting all the scenes and doing away with having a unifying theme. Bees was also when Tina Fey joined the Mainstage; she would later cast Adsit for his role on her Emmy Award-winning show. For Second City's 50th-anniversary festivities, Adsit will be co-chairing a panel on Second City and "the state of the sitcom" on Dec. 12, performing in the alumni show on Dec. 12, and on Dec. 13 can be seen in a screening of the documentary Second To None, which chronicles the creation of another beloved mid-'90s Second City show, Paradigm Lost. Before coming back to town, Adsit talked to The A.V. Club about how Second City is perceived outside of Chicago and why he avoids improv.
The A.V. Club: So, what is the state of the sitcom? Do you feel qualified to weigh in on that?
Scott Adsit: Well, only as a fan really. I think England is way ahead of us. I think 30 Rock is a good example, and Arrested Development and Larry Sanders are all good examples of where it can go. There are well-written shows that are three-camera—most of them are in England, but there are a few here.
AVC: Why is America so reluctant to embrace change in its sitcoms?
SA: I don't know. Maybe because the people running the show are all fans of sitcoms of the past, and they want to repeat that and they want to recreate what they loved when they were younger? I'm not sure.
AVC: Jumping over to Second City, how does it feel to be marking its 50th year this week?
SA: Well, I've been a part of it for about 20 now, so, I feel like one of the old soldiers now—which is odd.
AVC: How connected do you feel to the theater's origins?
SA: To the origins, I'm a fan, but as an alum I feel very connected to it because it's where my origins lie. So, I'm much less important to its origins than it is to mine.
AVC: What was the last Second City show you saw there?
SA: Oh boy. I don't remember, but it was really good!
AVC: How does it compare to when you were performing there?
SA: It was maybe three years ago. [Laughs.] How does it compare? Well, you know, it's funny, because back in '95 when we were doing this "revolutionary" show, Piñata Full Of Bees, we were feeling really good about ourselves and alumni were coming and telling us how good they thought it was. But then, you know, you go in the bathroom where all these quotes are written down. Guests or cast members would go back in the bathroom of the Mainstage and just write graffiti on the wall. There's a quote from George Wendt in there, that says, "Great show" or something like that, class of '79, and then in parentheses, "when it was good." That's probably what everybody thinks. That they do their shows and they feel good about their shows and they come back years later and think, "Well these kids are doing all right; it ain't what we did." But I think those kids then move on and come back and do the same thing. So, how does it compare? Not as good as ours, but probably better. I don't know. I have no idea.
AVC: How does going through Second City's process of putting together a revue help equip you for working on a sitcom? Does it at all?
SA: Well, it opens you up to anything is viable as an idea. Sometimes in sitcoms you're handed stuff and you go, "Well, this is illogical. No one would ever do this." I think the atmosphere of Second City is everything happens, anything can happen, and you just have to justify it and find a way to get there. And, that's what a sitcom is: wild emotional swings for the sake of being funny.
To deliver an end-line, generally you have to go to the opposite of the emotion you've been playing. I mean, I don't want to get too technical about it, but that's generally in a sitcom what happens: You'll be expressing one, very real emotion and then you have to undercut it. Or you have to drop it so that you can be part of someone else's beat and get their laugh.
AVC: How is Second City perceived in the sitcom industry and "the biz"?
SA: Well, here in New York I'll say it comes with a lot of respect. People are still impressed with the name Second City. I've heard New York actors say Chicago actors intimidate them because apparently we're the real nitty-gritty actors who're in a town where being onstage doesn't necessarily get you anything except your craft. We've got a great reputation of having great actors and comedians coming out of Chicago. The perception I have of the perception here in New York is that it's respect and they're watching their backs a little bit.
AVC: Do you feel a rapport when performing with other Second City alumni that you don't feel with other non-Second City people, even if you guys didn't come up together?
SA: Well, there's a certain fraternity there, certainly. I think a good improviser is a good improviser, and I think you can recognize them within the first few seconds of being onstage with someone. There is something of a shared history, a family feeling, kind of a shorthand, that you can find with another alum.
AVC: You still perform improv pretty regularly in New York. Do you go and see it, as well?
SA: No, no. Improv is awful. Ten percent of it is fantastic, and it's hard to find the gems. There's a lot of good improv at UCB here. There's a lot of good improv in all three big cities. But I'll watch it and I'll either be frustrated or jealous. So I avoid it.
AVC: Fred Willard said they're either so good you're mad or they're so bad you sweat for them.
SA: It's actually the opposite for me. I'm uncomfortable if they're good and I'm angry if they're bad.
AVC: When did you reach that point when you decided, "You know, I'm good."?
SA: Probably when I was in L.A. I reached the age where I didn't feel the need to be a cheerleader anymore.
AVC: The entire weekend is a benefit for less-famous alumni, and you mentioned that Second City is a bit of a fraternity, but how often do you stay in touch with your fraternity?
SA: I can only speak for myself, but I did a Celebrity Autobiography [a New York show where comedians read aloud from celebrity autobiographies—ed.] a couple of weeks ago with Andrea Martin, and Martin Short came to watch her. Just as a friend. And I think that's pretty great. And Tina has hired me [for 30 Rock]. That's very nice.
I still feel very close to the people I wrote shows with and some of the people I toured with. I feel very close to them, like a family or like college friends who you know and who have seen you at your worst and you spend 14 hours driving a van all piled on top of each other. You get to know the worst and the best of them. And, you know, you chuck some out and you keep some, because even at their worst they're great. That's who I'm still in touch with.
But I'll tell you. Most of the people I worked with were just truly, truly wonderful people. I didn't have a bad experience [at Second City]. A lot of people went through there and felt like they got chewed up and spit out or they were treated poorly by other cast members or by the directors, and that's terrible. And I only had a problem with one or two people the entire time I was there. I had a great time. And I was very popular.


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(Updated: May 30, 2010)In 2010, The Spokesman-Review reported that Spokane Public Schools has a 40% dropout rate. If true, that would make the district a "dropout factory," as defined in a 2007 report from Johns Hopkins University that called some schools "drop-out factories" because they had a 40% (or worse) dropout rate.
The Spokesman-Review article didn't quote anyone taking issue with the validity of that figure, so I quoted it at a town hall meeting, and later in a Letter to the Editor. However, the 40% figure for Spokane is incorrect. The actual dropout rate for the cohort of students who were supposed to graduate in 2009 was 28.7%. Part of the confusion lies in the definitions. Who is a "dropout?"
- Students who formally file papers saying they've chosen to drop out.
- Students who haven't been seen for a few months, so it's assumed they've dropped out, but no one knows for certain. Maybe they're foster kids, they've been in jail, they're living in abusive homes, or their parents are homeless, transient or migrant. They do what they can. They don't know when or where they'll be going next.
- Students who graduate with a credential other than a high school diploma (such as a General Education Development (GED) credential).
- Students who need more than 4 years of schooling to complete graduation requirements (also known as "extended graduation rates").
- Students who left to be homeschooled or to attend a private or alternative school.
It's important to properly report dropout and graduation rates. Students who don't graduate are at high risk of having limited futures. Speaking at a May 2007, summit in D.C. called "America's Silent Epidemic," Sec. Spellings said, "Today, a quality education is more important than ever and solving our dropout crisis is not just a moral imperative, it's an economic necessity. The United States has the most severe income gap between high school graduates and dropouts in the world." In April 2008, she reiterated the message: "Over their lifetimes, dropouts from the class of 2007 alone will cost our nation more than 300 billion dollars in lost wages, lost taxes and lost productivity. Increasing graduation rates by just five percent, for male students alone, would save us nearly eight billion dollars each year in crime-related costs."
I note this difficulty in defining "dropout" as a way of showing support for administrators and journalists who struggle to put together relevant and consistent data that are based on fine statistical distinctions and the vagaries of human beings. After the Spokane superintendent and a board member told me the 40% figure is incorrect, I called the state education agency (OSPI) twice to ask for clarification of the data, and two helpful souls carefully led me through the numbers. Besides the issue of how to define a "dropout," there is the need to assign static numbers to mobile human beings. Additionally, the desire for clarity requires multiple representations of the data. It's easy to misunderstand.
For the class of 2007/2008, Spokane's on-time graduation rate was just over 60%. It had an estimated 29.3% dropout rate for all of the students who were supposed to graduate in 2008 (the cohort). The district's "extended" graduation rate was just 61.9%, meaning that once students fell behind, they tended to stay behind for good. The remaining 9.2% of students in that particular "cohort" were "continuing," as in continuing to work on their diploma.
For the class of 2008/2009, Spokane's on-time graduation rate was 62.1%. It had an estimated cohort dropout rate of 28.7%, and an extended graduation rate of 65% for all students who were supposed to graduate in 2009.
In Washington State, graduation and dropout rates are reported on the OSPI Web site at this address: http://www.k12.wa.us/
- Click on the link (at the top) for "Research and Reports."
- Choose "School Report Card."
- In the dropdown menu, choose your school district. (You also can define further, by school.) The resulting screen gives you data for your school district.
- At the very bottom of the Report Card page, click on the tiny link for "Data Files." The resulting screen gives you "Demographic Data Downloads," "WASL Data Downloads," and "AYP Data Downloads."
- Click on "Graduation Rates By District." (It's an Excel file.) You will see several categories for student data that are pertinent to graduation for all school districts in Washington State.
- The estimated cohort dropout rates for the four districts for 2007-2008 are: Seattle: 32.1%; Spokane: 29.3%; Tacoma: 24.8%; Vancouver: 22.4%.
- Spokane and Seattle also have a serious dropout problem in 7th and 8th grades. Spokane lost more than 5% of its middle-school students for that cohort, nearly 250 students. The dropout problem dropped off slightly in 9th and 10th grade, then roared back to life in 11th and 12th grades.
- Spokane's problems continued throughout high school. At the start of 10th grade, 97.5% of students in that cohort were still on time to graduate. At the beginning of 11th grade, that figure had dropped to 93%. From there, the drops were dramatic. At the start of 12th grade, just 83.3% were on time. At the end of 12th grade, just 70.7% were on time. The cohort ended with just 60.3% actually graduating on time.
Three ideas that would help "keep students on track" would be: 1) Give the teachers and students better curricula that contain more content, 2) Allow the teachers to actually teach the students instead of forcing the students to teach themselves and each other, and 3) Remove from the school day 90% of the activities that distract from academic learning (such as the constant school assemblies, computer and calculator classes, games, parties and character classes). These ideas would improve so much yet cost so little.
I keep saying all of this to administrators, and I might as well be talking to the wind.
Meanwhile, the "Children's Investment Fund" (CIF) is a new tax initiative purportedly designed to help with the dropout rate. According to a Feb. 21, 2010, Spokesman-Review article, the fund would pay for "early childhood learning, abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs, mentoring programs and before- and after-school activities." These CIF programs supposedly could improve the dropout rate by "up to 20 percentage points." There was no support whatsoever for this fantastical claim, and none of the CIF programs was connected in any clear way to dropout rates.
The CIF is just another grab for money from taxpayers' pockets to pay for nebulous, unproved, supposedly well-intended programs. Like all nebulous programs before them, they will be a bottomless pit, a black hole that sucks in taxpayer money and emits just 40-60% of available light. There are better, more effective solutions available that don't require additional money from you.
Dr. Lorna Spear, Spokane's Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, is conducting a study of middle schools. I'm told this is partly to address the dropout problem in the middle schools, but I can't say for sure. I've been asking questions about this study since Feb. 25. Initially, Dr. Spear was too busy to answer my email. Someone else directed me to the school board minutes, which didn't explain the study. Finally, after more queries from me, Dr. Spear replied on April 26 with exactly this: "The Board of Directors is convening an Advisory. I am working with administrators to read the research and determine best practices for middle level."
I thought that was her regular job. If it isn't, what is her regular job? Lorna Spear has a doctorate, she makes more than $100,000 per year, and this is the best she can do in answering a question about a taxpayer-funded study? It isn't good enough.
(Update: I called Dr. Spear's office on April 26 to ask for a meeting. A few days later, she called me back. I couldn't talk at that moment, so she offered to have her assistant call to set up a phone appointment. She had no time to meet, she said. Her assistant offered me 15 minutes over the telephone in the second week of May.)
(Update#2: Dr. Spear called me May 12 and told me she isn't doing a special study. She's just doing what she always does, she said - reading research and trying to improve the schools. I came away from that conversation without any sense of what specifically the district is doing with regard to the dropouts.)
Today, I gave Spokane Superintendent Nancy Stowell another opportunity to tell me what the school district is doing to address its low on-time graduation rate and its serious dropout problem. I'll tell you what she says.
(Update: As of June 11, 2010, I have received no response from Dr. Stowell. I think we can safely say I'm unlikely to ever get a response to this question.)
Please note: The information in this post is copyrighted. The proper citation is: Rogers, L. (April, 2010). "Is Spokane Public Schools a 'dropout factory'?" Retrieved (date) from the Betrayed Web site: http://betrayed-whyeducationisfailing.blogspot.com/

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Chimichurri Recipes
Grilled Zucchini with Chimichurri
You've probably noticed that recently I've published more zucchini recipes than usual. The reason is that we have so much zucchini in our garden that's begging to be harvested.
My favorite method by far for preparing zucchini is grilling. Since zucchini tends to be a little bland, in this recipe I flavored them with chimichurri sauce. This sauce consists of a combination of Italian parsley, pickled garlic, Champagne pear vinegar, lemon, lemon thyme, coriander and extra-virgin olive oil. I also topped the zucchini with a little queso fresco before serving.
Full Recipe...
Sardines with Sauce Verte
After giving birth, my doctor reminded me on multiple occasions to get enough calcium in my diet to support my own bone health. Of course, drinking milk and eating dairy products such as cheese and yogurt goes without saying. Another calcium supplement I like every now and then is sardines. They are tasty and very nutritious. I've always loved eating the bones, which are an excellent source of calcium. Unlike swordfish or King mackerel, sardines have a much lower mercury content.
In this recipe I served the sardines on a bed of Parmesan crisps and flavored them with sauce verte. The green sauce is a very pleasant complement to the fish. It's made of green olives, capers, cornichons (tiny French gherkin pickles), lemon, garlic, Dijon mustard and extra-virgin olive oil. Next time you're looking for a snack packed with omega-3's and lean protein, you might consider making yourself this sardine treat.
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Ricotta Pasta with Chimichurri
I love chimichurri sauce. The bright green color and subtle spiciness are perfect with steamed fish or grilled skirt steak. I've wanted to incorporate this delicious green sauce into a vegetarian dish for some time now to share with my husband Lulu.
So, I made a dish of fettuccine pasta with a creamy white sauce and served it with a little chimichurri sauce. The creaminess of the white sauce is made with ricotta cheese and it matches wonderfully with the garlic and herb flavor of the chimicurri. It's a healthy alternative to fettuccine alfredo that doesn't skimp on flavor.
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MLA girls make history
The third-seeded Moose Lake Area girls hockey team made history by hosting their first ever first-round playoff game at Riverside Arena in Moose Lake on Thursday, February 7. The Rebels outshot the sixth-seeded Eveleth-Gilbert Area Golden Bears by 41-21. The Rebels went on to win the game 4-0.
Kaitlyn Greene, coming in as one of the area leaders with a .909 saves percentage, pitched a shutout, stopping 21 shots on goal. Karina Cisar led the offense with a natural hat trick. Jessica Paull had a goal and Andrea Youngberg, Jamie Bird and Jessica Bird each had an assist in the 4-0 shut-out.
The Rebels advanced to play Chisholm-Hibbing on Tuesday, February 12 at Cloquet Recreation Center in Cloquet. The Rebels advance with a record of 14-9-3 while the Bluejackets came in with a record of 16-9.
The first penalty of only five in the game came against the Golden Bears' Hannah Gregorcich for a two minute tripping at 8:57. It was Cisar getting her first of three goals at 2:38 of the first period. Andrea Youngberg got the assist on the goal for 1-0, MLA. The Rebels outshot the Golden Bears 13-8 in the first period.
Youngberg got the second period's only two seatings. The first was two minutes for tripping at 2:58 and the second was a hooking at 9:44, but the Rebels and Greene were steady on the kill and it stayed 1-0 until 13:51. Cisar scored unassisted for 2-0, MLA, heading into the third period. With the two penalties against MLA, EGA was able to outshoot MLA 10-6 in the period.
MLA and EGA each had a penalty in the third period, but neither team scored on their respective power plays. Youngberg went off for tripping at 7:38 and soon it was the Bears' Angela Larson for two minutes for body checking. Cisar's hatter for 3-0 came at 13:17 and the assists went to Jessica Bird and Jamie Bird.
As of Wednesday, Jamie Bird had 35 points to pace the Rebels and to rank in the middle of the Northland's scoring leaders. Erin Mollberg was on the list with 25 points.
Jessica Paull capped off the scoring at 4-0 as 14:47. Paull's goal was assisted by MacKenzie Louzek. MLA had really peppered EGA in third period, outshooting the opponents 22-3.


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The much-needed moisture for crops can become a problem for cattle and other split-hoofed livestock. With rain-soaked ground, livestock sometimes cannot find dry ground, especially if they are in lots. This can cause foot rot and other hoof infections to rise.
Cade Moses, veterinarian with Spur Ridge Vet Hospital, said he has not seen an outbreak of water related illnesses, but he has seen some.
"The biggest problem is with animals that can't get out of the mud, such as feed lots," he said. "Most animals in pastures can find some high ground and get out of the water."
He said livestock owners need to keep their eye out. Mark Brunner, owner of Cow Camp Feed Lot in Ramona, said he was doing just that.
"Having a few cases of foot rot is common but we have had a few more cases than last year," he said. "It's pretty muddy in the lots, but our cows in the pasture haven't been affected."
Summer temperatures have kept the problem at bay, Brunner said.
"It's more of a problem in winter because the ground gets wet and the low temperatures don't give it a chance to dry," he said.
Nick Kraus, who owns 500 head of commercial beef cattle in rural Marion, said he has also seen more cases than normal.
"We usually don't have any this time of year," he said.
Kraus and Moses said the best treatment is prevention.
"Those who have livestock should make sure they always can get to dry areas," Moses said. "There should be proper drainage and no standing water in pens at anytime."
Shots or antibiotic feed will take care of most water-borne infection, Moses said.
"If the problem gets too out of hand or ranchers are seeing a large increase in cases, they should consult their vet," Moses said.


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Sorry, nothing related to sex! Since my previous post, I didn't actually hack much on getting MPX working, mostly blocking on the lack of ideas about a good API. That was until ImendioConf, where a talk with Richard about the subject made ideas start flowing, so here's my late christmas present!
Besides making GDK use XInput 2.0, The main change is at the GtkWidget level, I've introduced GtkDeviceGroup and the "multidevice-event" signal. GtkDeviceGroup is just a container for GdkDevices, each widget can have several GtkDeviceGroups. The "multidevice-event" reports grouped motion events for the devices contained in a GtkDeviceGroup, it also provides hints about the latest event that happened and whether a device was just added,removed or updated.
The idea is, a widget would add devices to a group on button-press, enter-notify… remove them on button-release, leave-notify… and would get grouped motion events for all these devices in between. In the repo there are also a couple of test apps to show this working.
Obviously, there are quite some things left, I've collected missing stuff I've identified in the wiki, so if you feel curious about multitouch, compile xorg and help out!
And now of course, some videos of the examples


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A couple of years ago, conflicting information emerged regarding whether Seattle would be launching a bid to host the Super Bowl. It hasn't happened yet, but it still could.
"[W]e are trying to position ourselves so we can put it in when the time is right," Seattle Sports Commission executive director Ralph Mortion said Friday, via the Tacoma News Tribune.
Morton has no prediction as to when the time will be right.
"Everything needs to align just right," Morton said. "It's going to come down to the Seahawks and [owner] Paul Allen [wanting to place a bid]. And the community will need to step up in a major way. . . . It will be a significant effort, not something to be taken lightly."
Seattle previously tried to host the game in the Kingdome, but Seattle gave up after five failed bids in 12 years.
If next Sunday's Super Bowl goes off without a hitch — or a blizzard — other cold-weather climates with open-air stadiums could be inclined to give it a whirl. Which would be good news for the NFL, since more suitors means more bids means better bids means more money for the owners.
"Hotels, destinations, character, food, salmon, crab, microbrews, wine, walkability downtown and light rail that's expanding so we could have events at the University of Washington and Seattle Center," Morton said of a potential Seattle Super Bowl. "Seventy percent of the seats [at CenturyLink Field] are covered, and it's a great football experience. . . . I'm biased, but I think we'd knock it out of the park."
The only question is when and if they want to swing the bat.


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The Central Connecticut women's lacrosse program has announced a 16-game regular season schedule for the 2014 campaign. First-year head coach Laura Campbell and her squad will play nine home games at Arute Field, including the season opener on February 22.
"As a program, we are very excited for the 2014 schedule," Campbell said. "I think we have a competitive non-conference schedule in February and March that will prepare us for the challenges of the NEC in April and May. Obviously, the opportunity to play nine home games at Arute Field is something our team is very excited about as we look to continue the growth of CCSU women's lacrosse."
Coming off the most successful season in program history, the Blue Devils open the 2014 campaign with back-to-back home games in late February. La Salle (A-10) will visit Arute Field on Feb. 22 and Iona (MAAC) will travel to New Britain on Feb. 26.
The Blue Devils open March with non-conference road games at Hofstra (CAA), Siena (MAAC), Stony Brook (AE) and Brown (IVY).
The month closes with home games against Vermont (AE) on March 22, Lafayette (PL) on 26th and Howard (MEAC) on the 29th.
The month of April brings the start of Northeast Conference play, including four home games at Arute Field.
NEC action kicks off with a road trip to Mount St. Mary's and Wagner on April 4 and 6, respectively.
The Blue Devils then host four straight conference opponents with Saint Francis U (April 11), Robert Morris (April 13), Bryant (April 18) and Sacred Heart (April 25) visiting New Britain.
The regular season finale comes on April 27 when the Blue Devils visit LIU Brooklyn.
The top-four regular season finishers will qualify for the NEC Tournament, which will feature two semifinal games on Friday, May 2 and a championship on Sunday, May 4. All three NEC Tournament contests will be played on the home field of the #1 seed.
The CCSU women's lacrosse program has set or tied the program record for wins each of the last four seasons. The Blue Devils ended the 2013 campaign with a 9-9 record and the program's first NEC Tournament appearance.
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I would really love to see if you guys make one of these! You can post a picture on my facebook wall (search TammyHallam on facebook) make a video response on youtube, or tag me in a picture on instagram (@therealtammyy) ^__^
Remember that you can resize the template on MS word or any picture editing software, if you want to make your plushie bigger or smaller than the one I made.
To download, first click on the picture to make it bigger, then right click and choose 'save image as'
Here is how mine turned out:


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Titling an Imported Vehicle in Virginia
An imported vehicle is any vehicle (including motorcycles) brought into the United States from any foreign country (including Canadian vehicles and US manufactured vehicles that are manufactured for export and subsequently imported). These vehicles may or may not meet the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the policies and regulations adopted as a result of this Act.
Motor vehicles manufactured less than 25 or more model years ago are subject to the federal motor vehicle safety requirements and cannot be titled or registered in Virginia without proof of conformity with the federal motor vehicle safety requirements.
DMV will only issue a certificate of title or a vehicle registration for an imported vehicle when the applicant submits proof that the vehicle complies with federal motor vehicle safety requirements. If the vehicle is exempt from the federal motor vehicle safety requirement, the vehicle may be registered only for a specified period.
How to Apply
Follow these steps when applying for a title for an imported vehicle.
Step 1: Present the following documents
- Application for Certificate of Title and Registration (VSA 17A)
- Proof of address
- Authentic source of ownership document
- English translations for all documents written exclusively in a foreign language
- At least one of the following United States Customs Service forms with a customs release:
- Customs and Border Protection Form 7501
- Customs and Border Protection Form 368
- Customs and Border Protection Form 3311
- Customs and Border Protection Form 6059B
- Customs and Border Protection Form 7523
- Customs and Border Protection Form 3461
- Department of Transportation NHTSA HS-7 Declaration (Importation of Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment Subject to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety, Bumper and Theft Prevention Standards) if applicable
- Original Bond Release Letter (if applicable) from US Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- The Manufacturer's Confirmation Letter (if applicable) or Environmental Protection Agency Form 3520-1
- Any additional requirements specified on the NHTSA HS-7 Declaration form
Notes for Military Personnel:
- Military personnel or U.S. residents returning from a foreign country may present Customs Customs and Border Protection Form (CBP) 3299, Declaration for Title Entry of Unaccompanied Articles (CBP 3299) with an electronic Customs stamp in lieu of CF7501. Customs and Border Protection Form 3299 is used only when the vehicle has been titled in the US, exported, and subsequently imported. There is no need to submit the HS-7. The vehicle make and identification number (VIN) must be specified on the CBP 3299
- Foreign military personnel stationed at military installations in Virginia under the auspices of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are exempt from bringing their vehicles into compliance with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). They may register their vehicles for the length of their tour of duty only. A copy of their orders is sufficient to determine the length of their tour of duty.
Step 2: Pay the following fees
- $15 titling fee
- The motor vehicle sales and use tax.
- Registration fee, if you choose to register the vehicle.
Step 3: Select electronic or paper title
- Instead of receiving the title in paper form, you may request that DMV retain an electronic record of the title to ensure the safety of your title.
- If you select the electronic option, when you require a paper title, you may visit any customer service center and request one. You will be required to show proof that you are the registered owner. If no lien ever existed on the vehicle record and no paper title was previously issued, a one-time paper title will be issued at no fee. If a lien existed or a paper title was previously printed, the substitute title fee will be charged. NOTE: If the lien is an electronic lien and the lien has been released, a one-time paper title will be issued at no fee, provided it has not been printed already.
- If you are unable to visit a customer service center, you may request in writing
or online to have a paper title sent to you. The paper title will be
mailed to your address on record with DMV, providing there are no held or stop conditions on the record. Send your written request
and payment (if applicable) to:
- Virginia DMV
- Attn: Titles and Registration Work Center
- PO Box 27412
- Richmond, VA 23269
Additional Information
Applicants needing additional information should contact one of the following:
- National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
- 1-202-366-5291
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- NHTSA Vehicle Importation and Certification Requirements
- U. S. Customs Service
- Importing a Motor Vehicle
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Overview of Vehicle Import Requirements
- Automotive Import FAQs Manual


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From Cowcaddens to the Colosseum, from Hope Street to Hollywood... for entertainment, drama, pantomime, music and song, this is the fascinating story, fully illustrated, of the Theatre Royal, the longest running theatre in Scotland.
Emerging from Music Halls to an Opera House and the national home of Scottish Opera and The Scottish Ballet, the Theatre Royal is the oldest theatre in Glasgow, opening in 1867. It is also the largest example in Britain of the theatre designs of Charles Phipps.
Pantomime, plays, spectaculars, silent films, circuses, ballet, opera and television grew up with the Royal. Original documents, and some 400 illustrations, trace its life and personalities, from its parentage in the 18th century, the influence of the Glover family here and overseas, its links with fine arts and the International Exhibitions, all expressing the confidence of Glasgow and the context of its times.
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For an encore there is a history of the previous Theatre Royal in Dunlop Street.
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Edited by Colonel Michele M. Putko, Dr. Douglas V. Johnson, II.
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Emerson Network Power Approved by Verizon to Test Network Elements for NEBS GR1089 Compliance
Enables faster time-to-market and lower risk with telecom central office deployments based on ATCA platforms
TEMPE, Ariz., US. [10 January, 2013] –Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today announced that it has been approved to perform its own GR-1089 NEBS qualification testing, via the Verizon NEBS Testing Certification Witnessing Program. As the number one supplier of ATCA systems and blades, Emerson Network Power can now provide a more complete and faster service to its customers, especially smaller telecom equipment manufacturers who may not have the in-house capability to perform these tests themselves. Emerson estimates that customers who engage in an early product development service program could reduce their post development qualification cycle time by 25 percent thanks to its in-house capability.
Network Equipment Building System or NEBS is the most common set of safety, spatial and environmental design guidelines applied to telecommunications equipment in the United States. The GR-1089 standard covers electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety for network telecommunications equipment. ATCA system suppliers typically use an external independent test lab to perform NEBS testing, which adds time and cost to the project. Following a recent succesful audit by Verizon, Emerson Network Power - working with National Technical Systems (NTS), a leading Verizon-approved independent test lab - is now able to test and certify systems to the GR-1089 specification in its own global headquarters facility in Tempe, Arizona, USA.
"As one of the pioneers of integrated, application-ready ATCA systems, we are proud to be able to offer this new level of service to our customers and help them gain competitive advantage by trusting Emerson as their partner," said Brian Brown, vice president and general manager of marketing and services for Emerson Network Power's Embedded Computing business. "This certification underlines our unrivalled depth and breadth of experience and expertise in telecom platforms. Having demonstrated this competence in NEBS testing, we are continuing to invest in R&D and other initiatives that help our customers get to market faster, with less risk and with a differentiated product."
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IHG opens doors to Australia's second voco hotel
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Nominations for the 2019 HM Awards open in two weeks
The top achievers in the Australasian and Pacific hotel industry will again be recognised at the 17th annual HM Awa
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Two new senior execs for Crystalbrook expansion
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The Whitsundays resort has reopened following the devastating impact of Cyclone Debbie in early 2017.
Asia's OTA Trip.com joins the market in Australia
The newest player in Australia's OTA space kicked things off with a glamorous function in Sydney.
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Another night falls over Gotham City and with the darkness out crawls the crime and villainy from the shadows. The days of The Batman and other noble super heroes are but faded memories; violence and despair are now the harbingers of our time. But one event will set a change into motion: when Harvey "Two Face" Dent shuns a former rehabilitated life for a descent into corruption, an aged and weathered Bruce Wayne dons the mask and cape once more. With a stellar voice cast headed by Peter Weller, Ariel Winter and David Selby, this gritty DC Comics legend comes to life with unforgettable battles, thrilling chases and the promise of a better tomorrow for humanity, because there is nowhere for criminals to hide when the Dark Knight returns.
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LOS ANGELES - A chef who is accused of murdering his 39-year-old wife and boiling her body for four days to get rid of the evidence won't be allowed to represent himself in the last days of the trial.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Judge Rand Rubin rejected David Viens' request Thursday, saying it was too late in the proceedings for him to take over.
The 49-year-old stood up from his wheelchair Thursday to object when his attorney Fred McCurry told the court that the defense had no more evidence to present.
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Up All Night's second season promises some life-altering changes for the Brinkleys, and this week, we swung by the set during the taping of the show's upcoming premiere episode. Warning: a few spoilers lie ahead! The season kicks off with the unceremonious cancellation of Ava's talk show, putting both Ava (Maya Rudolph) and Reagan (Christina Applegate) out of a job. Meanwhile, fans can expect a new face on the sitcom: Reagan's brother, Scott (Luka Jones). With Reagan and Chris (Will Arnett) trading roles as the stay-at-home parent and the breadwinner, Chris decides to start a business venture with his brother-in-law.
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With the loss of only one starter from last year's team, the core of the Peabody-Burns High School girls' basketball team returns to the floor for the 2012-13 season. The squad is buoyed by four seniors who have played since they were sophomores.
"These four athletes provide great leadership and help to impart their knowledge on the rest of the team," said head coach Darren Schroeder, now in his 10th season at PBHS.
"For us, we want to be competitive on a game to game basis, hoping to excel at all facets of the game," Schroeder said. "This group works hard. We want that to translate to consistency in every contest."
Rayna Barnes is the anchor inside. She is strong and physical at the post position. Improvement is foremost on her mind, not only for herself but helping others around her. She was a Wheat State League all-league selection last season.
Brandee Burnett is a shooting guard and primary 3-point threat. A team player, she is unselfish and shoulders leadership responsibilities well with younger players.
Paige Lewis has quick feet and attacks on defense. She can penetrate and score.
McKenzie Ensminger is the point guard with good skill level. She is a reliable ball handler and can shoot from the outside with the game on the line.
"We have to get on the floor every night and score," said Schroeder. "Eliminating turnovers will be a key component in relationship to our success. We have leadership and great chemistry. Early in the season our concentration will be on finding roles for the team and individuals and then developing them."
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'Wake-up call' revives detection efforts
FOR decades, scientists had been on the lookout for killer objects from outer space that could devastate the planet. But warnings that they lacked the tools to detect the most serious threats were largely ignored.
The meteoroid that rattled Russia has suddenly revived efforts to deploy adequate detection tools, in particular work on a space telescope that can scan the solar system for dangers.
Young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have already put millions of dollars into the effort and see Friday's shock wave as a trigger to raise hundreds of millions more.
''Wouldn't it be silly if we got wiped out because we weren't looking,'' a former NASA astronaut and Google executive who leads the detection effort, Edward Lu, said. ''This is a wake-up call from space.''
Dr Lu's group, the B612 Foundation, is one team of several pursuing ways to ward off extraterrestrial threats.
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DALLAS � It doesn�t get any closer than this.
North Gaston rallied in the championship round to pass two schools and win the 3A West wrestling regional by a mere half point Saturday in its own gym.
The Wildcats placed five wrestlers in the finals and won four of those matchups to finish with 150 points, just ahead of St. Stephens� total of 149.5.
�We were down all day, but we�ve been there all year,� North Gaston coach Beau Norwood said. �Our kids in the finals, four out of five were just domination.�
Ian Machamer (113 pounds), Jamie Barstrom (126), Brandon Anderson (170) and Collin Johnson (182) won individual regional titles to lead the Wildcats, who claimed their second regional title and first since 1994.
North Gaston stood in third place entering the championship round with 128 points, trailing St. Stephens (139.5) and Fred T. Foard (131), the team that eliminated North Gaston in the second round of the dual-team state playoffs.
�As a team it means a lot,� Johnson said. �It shows how good of a job coach Norwood has done with the program.�
Johnson, a senior, won his second consecutive regional title and qualified for the state meet for a third time. James Passmore (285 pounds) was the other North Gaston wrestler to reach the finals but lost 3-1 to Enka�s Andrew Franklin.
The Wildcats had a sixth state qualifier in Jordan Galyan, who finished fourth at 152 pounds.
The top four wrestlers in each weight class qualified for the state meet, set for Thursday through Saturday at Greensboro Coliseum.
�We put them against the toughest competition we can from the jump, right out of the gate in November,� Norwood said. �It�s up to them to believe that it�s going to put them where they need to be at the end of the year. We�ve got guys that are starting to peak at the right time, and that�s what you want to do.�
Forestview senior Collin Munson was voted the regional�s most outstanding wrestler for a second straight season after winning gold at 152 pounds. Munson defeated Charlotte Catholic�s Chase Hayes 9-4 in the championship round.
�I feel like I improved throughout the day,� Munson said. �I�m better at my conditioning and my strength after my injury. I feel like every match I got better and better.�
Munson returned from injury at the Big South 3A Conference two weeks ago after sitting out several weeks. Saturday marked Munson�s second regional championship and third time qualifying for the state meet.
Ashbrook finished fifth in the team standings and qualified five individuals for the state meet. Senior Will Brandon was the Green Wave�s top performer with a runner-up finish at 145 pounds. Raekwon Armstrong (113) and Parker Brandon (120) each finished third while Alex Mendez (195) and Derek Weber (220) finished fourth for the Green Wave.
�I�m really, really proud of them,� Ashbrook coach Jake Eccles said. �They did a good job. They fought hard all the way through the tournament. They wrestled above their seeds and that�s all you can expect.�
All five Ashbrook qualifiers reached the state meet for the first time, including Mendez, a four-year starter.
Other area state qualifiers included Kings Mountain�s Markel Hemphill (first at 160 pounds), Hunter Huss� Jonathan Hannah (second at 195), Hunter Huss� Norquan Otis (third at 160), Kings Mountain�s Jonathan Clark (third at 170), Kings Mountain�s Austin Champion (fourth at 182) and South Point�s Trenton Ballard (fourth at 285).
Kings Mountain finished seventh in the team standings with 70 points. Hunter Huss was next area team at 16th place with 35.5 points, followed by Forestview (18th with 33 points) and South Point (23rd with 16 points).
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