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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UR Genocide Intervention Named Winners for their Commitment to Diversity
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology, led by chair Stephen Dewhurst, and the undergraduate student group University of Rochester Genocide Intervention (URGI) have been named the 2011 Presidential Diversity Award recipients. They were both honored at a reception hosted by President Seligman on Wednesday evening and will be publicly recognized at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, as part of the University's Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address in Strong Auditorium.
Both awardees were chosen for their "exemplary contributions to the University's diversity and inclusion efforts." The Department of Microbiology and Immunology was praised for its commitment to mentoring minority students while URGI was recognized for its success at increasing meaningful campus dialogue about diversity through creative programming.
"Appreciation of our racial, gender, ethnic, and intellectual diversity is essential to our success as a University," said University President Joel Seligman. "I am grateful to both recipients for creating a more inclusive and welcoming environment at Rochester."
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology has a demonstrated commitment to recruiting and retaining underrepresented minorities. Currently, 21 percent of their students are underrepresented minorities and 58 percent are women.
Department members participate in several programs that support this diversity. The Post-Baccalaureate Research and Education Program (PREP), funded by the National Institutes of Health, provide research training to underrepresented minority students. The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) is a school-wide program for minority students interested in attending medical school. In the last five years, the Microbiology and Immunology department faculty have mentored 11 of the 52 students in the fellowship program. Additionally, the Graduate Education in Biomedical Sciences program, which was developed by Dewhurst, provides students interested in pursuing doctoral degrees with a chance to engage in a summer research experience.
Founded in 2008, University of Rochester Genocide Intervention (URGI) aims to promote greater awareness of genocide around the world. After one year on campus, URGI became one of two national chapters of Banaa, an international organization whose mission is to bring students from the Sudan to study at American universities. Through Banaa, URGI was able to collaborate with the Office of Admissions, the International Services Office, the Bursar's Office, and several community organizations to enroll the University's first Banaa Scholar, Mohammed Hassan Ahmed, currently a member of the class of 2014.
The group also has participated in community service projects, raised funds to provide relief to victims of genocide, and hosted a dinner discussion program, Celebrate our Humanity, which brought faculty, staff, students, and community members together and sparked a dialogue about diversity and acceptance on campus.
"In all my four years as an undergraduate, I had never before attended an event hosted by a group of students so connected and informed about their cause," wrote Reema Singh '10, in a letter nominating URGI for the award.
The Presidential Diversity Awards were created in 2009 by President Joel Seligman to recognize faculty, staff, students, units, departments or teams that "demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion through recruitment and retention efforts, teaching, research, multi-cultural programming, cultural competency, community outreach activities, or other initiatives." This year's winners were chosen from among eight nominees who were nominated by their colleagues. The recipients and other nominees also were honored at a reception with the president and other University leaders yesterday at the Witmer House.
Each Presidential Diversity Award includes a $2,500 prize; individual award winners will receive half and will designate half to support the budget of a program or department of the winner's choice. Team award winners will designate the entire $2,500 prize to the program or department of the team's choice.
"I'm delighted at this year's nominees for the Presidential Diversity Awards, which reflect the widespread efforts to make our community more inclusive" said Dr. Vivian Lewis, deputy to the president and vice provost for Faculty Development and Diversity and chair of the award's selection committee. "Representing all of the schools, the staff, and the students, these nominees make an important statement about the extent of commitment to diversity at our University."


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Tigers-Athletics Preview
Ideally, Jim Leyland would have everybody hug it out and play
Just as Detroit's Justin Verlander and Coco Crisp of Oakland did
on the field for Monday's workout day ahead of their teams' Game 3
in the AL division series Tuesday. The Tigers lead 2-0 and are one
win from advancing to a second straight AL championship series.
Leyland insists reliever Al Alburquerque meant no ill will
toward the Athletics when he fielded Yoenis Cespedes' ninth-inning
comebacker and quickly kissed the ball before throwing to first.
Yet the manager disagreed with the display.
"Everybody always says I'm from the old school, so I'd have
probably hugged it first," Leyland joked. "I don't think it was
the right thing to do. I will sit here today and I will not try to
defend it. I will say that I can assure everybody, including the
Oakland A's, Al Alburquerque did nothing intentionally to offend
the Oakland A's. A lot of emotion is shown in different ways in the
game anymore. You see a lot of different variations of personal
celebrations as well as team celebrations.
"It wasn't a smart thing to do, but I can honestly tell you
that there is no way that Al Alburquerque or any members of the
Detroit Tigers would ever do anything intentionally to offend
another team. It just would not happen," Leyland said.
As upstart Oakland returned home hoping to pull off another
improbable sweep like the one against Texas last week to capture
the AL West crown, that controversial smooch was still plenty
talked about in both clubhouses.
Alburquerque said he did speak to his teammates, and that they
knew his gesture was "within the emotion of the game."
"I respect Cespedes and I didn't do it out of disrespect," the
pitcher said. "I was just excited to get the out."
Still, that didn't mean the Tigers weren't surprised by it.
"I said, `Did I see what I just saw?"' catcher Gerald Laird
Cespedes was eager to get to his baseball work Monday, saying:
"That's his problem. It doesn't bother me. It was his turn to win.
Someday it will be my turn."
Even though everybody realized full well they should be focused
on the game itself.
"I know him, so I know he didn't mean much by it," injured A's
third baseman and former Tiger Brandon Inge said. "But I'm sure
he's going to regret it. Honestly, this is something that's going
to be blown out of proportion because it's a unique story and it's
something that doesn't happen much. For us, our ultimate
retaliation or comeback would be to win three. We're not concerned
with the actions of one person. On their side, I'm sure he didn't
really want to stir up a hornet's nest over here either."
Right-hander Anibal Sanchez (4-6), a midseason acquisition from
Miami who was steady down the stretch, will try to pitch the Tigers
to another postseason sweep of Oakland.
Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera is still looking for his
first RBI of the series, but is hitting .375 (3 for 8) with two
doubles, no strikeouts and a walk.
Lefty Brett Anderson (4-2) gets the ball in his postseason debut
as the A's try to prolong their season for one more day. Anderson,
who looked strong in six starts after a 14-month absence recovering
from elbow ligament-replacement surgery, is coming back from a
right oblique injury he sustained falling awkwardly off the mound
in a start at Detroit on Sept. 19. He hopes to work deep without a
pitch count, though pitching coach Curt Young said he'd likely be
around 80.
"It's going to be fun," he said. "I don't think I'll have to
dial it down. … A postseason game in Oakland, there hasn't been
one for a while."
The Tigers swept Oakland out of its last playoff series – in
four games of the 2006 AL championship series. None of the current
A's were on the team then, and only two were even in the
The task is daunting: win three straight at home. Yet this A's
team has accomplished unheard of feats in a season full of walkoffs
and victories celebrated with whipped-cream pies.
And, just last week they took three in a row from the two-time
reigning AL champion Rangers to stun Texas for the AL West crown in
Game No. 162 last Wednesday.
That late-season surge erased a five-game deficit, and the A's
became the first time in major league history to do so over the
final 10 games to win a division or pennant. They trailed Texas by
13 games on June 30.
"Nobody knew we were good until the end," Oakland's Jonny
Gomes said. "We had Major League Baseball right where we wanted
them: We tricked them into playing 162 games."
Now, Oakland will attempt to become the first playoff team in
franchise history to come back from down 2-0. In six of the
previous seven series when the A's lost the first two games, the
wound up getting swept.
Oakland will try to get its offense going after striking out 23
times in the first two games, including 14 in Saturday's 3-1 loss
in Game 1. The A's hit a majors-leading 112 home runs after the
All-Star break.
A's manager Bob Melvin isn't worried about the K-fest, and
neither are his players. Josh Reddick has six of the strikeouts
after hitting a team-best 32 home runs during the regular
"If you're going to be aggressive, you're going to swing
hard," Gomes said. "If you're going to hit home runs, you're
going to swing hard."
Yet Melvin knows firsthand how good Sanchez can be. The
28-year-old Venezuelan pitched a no-hitter for Florida during his
rookie season of 2006 against Melvin's Arizona Diamondbacks.
Oakland shortstop Stephen Drew also was on that Arizona team, while
Cabrera played for the Marlins.
Leyland has experience with this year's playoff format,
featuring the higher seed opening on the road for the first two
Facing the favored San Francisco Giants, Florida won the first
two games at home, then completed a three-game sweep of the NL
division series at Candlestick Park on the way to the title –
Leyland's lone championship in 21 years as a manager.
These Tigers sure seem primed for another special October
First, they'll have to deal with a loud Coliseum crowd that has
come alive over the past month as the A's emerged as a surprise
contender, then clinched the club's first playoff berth in six
For Melvin, whatever happened Sunday is now in the past. He has
bigger concerns at the moment.
"I respect Jim Leyland about as much as I respect anyone,"
Melvin said. "I think there are varying degrees of all that stuff,
showmanship. … I don't think there's one right or wrong way.
Emotionally after a game when something like that happens you're
always going to hear something from somebody. But you move on. It's
not a big deal for me."

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dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Northern Ireland
Cant wait loved the first.
Collecting new guns was really additive and I'd get all excited every time I found a red box.
I just hope the ending is a little more substantial this time round since the first didn't really have ending to speak of you just killed a blob with a mouth on what felt like just another mission and the credits rolled...
|2012-10-13, 16:55
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Hiding Under Your Bed
Join Date: May 2008
Words fail me at how no one at animesuki seems to have played this game.
I wish all shooters were this good. And, from a loot-fest perspective, it blows away all the traditional point and click dungeon hacks, like Diablo/Torchlight/etc. Hell, there's more story packed into this game then most recent "rpgs". Am I the only one that cries in the corner at the lack of any real story in most western rpgs these days?
It takes what was good about Borderlands, and amps it up to an 11.
Now, if only we could enter third-person view like we used to be able to, for screen shot purposes, at least.
Also, Cherami Leigh did a fantastic job of voicing Gaige. Her Echo Logs were hilarious.
|2012-10-13, 17:30
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Senior Member
Totally agree with your assessment of the story and of stories in "RPGs" in general.
|2012-10-13, 18:22
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User of the "Fast Draw"
I have to agree those Echo logs were just pure hilarity. Just makes the character all the more appealing.
Sadly computer had to get fixed so not able to jump in and play this for a few more weeks. At least it looks pretty damn fun.
|2012-10-13, 22:03
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lost in wonder forever...
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: edge of my dream in the land of twilight...ZzzZzZ
I can't help but think of Trigun with all the wild west reference and themes this game has. I can totally see a cell shaded Vash in this game.
Wow, after listening to Gaige's recordings I can see her being best friends with Tananis lol.
|2012-10-13, 23:56
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Age: 32
I've been playing this game off and on. It's okay; decent. Better than the first game but still suffering from... feeling artificial? I don't know. The game world feels like some sort of survival arena and very obviously not a place where anyone actually lives. Maybe its problem is its large environments and pseudo-settlements/cities sort of seem like the game is trying to be like Fallout 3 or something... but it's not. And I get sort of tired of killing the same enemies in the same way wherever I go.
|2012-10-14, 02:55
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Started playing this a month ago, and I only play it with my mates when we have the time. I'm at the part where
Spoiler for massive spoilers do not click unless you're far into the game:
In terms of gameplay I find the game to be average, the story is okayish but the humour is great definitely one of the funniest games I've played.
|2012-10-14, 04:01
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Hiding Under Your Bed
Join Date: May 2008
This game has so many easter eggs/pop culture references (yea, yea, some people hate that stuff, but I love it), it's hilarious (Gaige's skill tree cracks me up).
Secrets and stuff!
On my own, I don't think I stumbled across even half of them. And, I thought I had done a pretty good job of exploring.
Finished the game and got level 50 earlier today with Maya, which is why I was looking for this thread. Kind of crazy with the sales it has had, how little attention it's received here. Granted, I was too busy in RL to start playing until this past week, but it's been out...3 weeks?
First DLC is out next tuesday. I'm curious whether it's meant for level 50 characters, or if it'll scale to a character's level, or what. Granted, the fighting is secondary to the dialog, characters, humor, in my book, but still. I don't want to be fighting a bunch of level 7 pirates or anything.
|2012-10-14, 08:51
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
The Firehawk shield was amazing. I can only imagine what a level 50 version of it would be like.
|2012-10-15, 08:22
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Tumble Rumble
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Imagination Land
Age: 34
I found 8 legendary items by level 30, Pretty lucky compare to when I play torchlight/Diablo
|2012-10-16, 16:45
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lost in wonder forever...
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: edge of my dream in the land of twilight...ZzzZzZ
|2012-10-20, 15:09
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Hiding Under Your Bed
Join Date: May 2008
Decided to start the DLC with a new character, so it wouldn't be completely trivial, even though it technically scales to your level.
Only put an hour in so far, but it's definitely more of what you either love or hate about Borderlands.
And, for anyone who hasn't already seen the trailer for it:
Also, Sir Hammerlock's introduction of Gaige:
I'm playing her for my second runthrough, and she's definitely...well, there's no polite way of saying this...ezmode.
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With no pope currently leading the Catholic Church as of this week, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" wasted little time mocking Pope Benedict, who became the first pontiff to resign his position in 600 years.
During the program's "Weekend Update," which usually parodies real items in the news, anchorman Seth Meyers said: "Pope Benedict officially resigned on Thursday after eight years as pontiff, revealing an incredible case of 'hat hair.'"
A photograph was displayed over Meyers' shoulder, featuring a Photoshopped image of Benedict, with his snow-white hair sticking straight up in the shape of his mitre.
"That's going to take a while to come down," Meyers clowned.
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Skip to comments.THE STOPPING POWER OF DIFFERENT HANDGUN CARTRIDGES
Posted on 02/22/2003 8:34:22 PM PST by 2nd_Amendment_Defender
General Julian Hatcher, a noted forensic pathologist, in the early 1900s developed a good formula to determine the theoretical stopping power of a firearm cartridge. His formula has withstood the test of time and validation from other studies and data related to stopping power.
You want a handgun cartridge that has a Hatcher value of over 50 for the most effective stopping power. Values over 55 have diminishing returns in that you dont gain any significant increase in stopping power for the extra recoil and control you must cope with. Handgun cartridges that dont make a value of at least 50, should not considered for self-defense. If the rating of your handgun cartridge is under 30, it only has about a 30% chance of producing a one shot stop. Hatcher Ratings of 30 to 49 raise a one shot stop to approximately a 50% chance. Ratings of 50 or higher produce a one shot stop about 90% of the time.
Handgun Cartridge Type ..................... Hatcher Rating
.45 ACP full metal jacket 230 grain .......... 49.1
.45 ACP jacketed hollow point 230 grain ...... 60.7
.44 Magnum full metal jacket 240 grain ....... 92.3
*.44 Magnum lead wad cutter 240 grain ......... 136.8
.44 Special full metal jacket 240 grain ...... 51.6
*.44 Special lead wad cutter 240 grain ............. 76.5
.41 Magnum full metal jacket 230 grain ............. 54
*.41 Magnum lead wad cutter 230 grain .............. 80
10 millimeter full metal jacket 180 grain .......... 50.3
10 millimeter jacketed hollow point 180 grain ..62.1
.40 S&W full metal jacket flat nose 180 grain ...... 53.4
.40 S&W jacketed hollow point 180 grain ....... 59.4
.38 Special full metal jacket 158 grain ...... 26.7
*.38 Special lead wad cutter 158 grain ............. 39.7
**.357 Magnum full metal jacket 158 grain ..... 32.7
**.357 Magnum lead wad cutter 158 grain ............ 48.5
.357 SIG full metal jacket 147 grain ................ 36.6
.357 SIG jacketed hollow point 147 grain ..... 45.2
9 millimeter full metal jacket 147 grain ............ 32.3
9 millimeter jacketed hollow point 147 grain ... 39.9
.380 Auto jacketed hollow point 95 grain ..... 18.3
.32 Auto jacketed hollow point 71 grain ...... 11.1
.25 Auto jacketed hollow point 50 grain ...... 3.7
.22 Long Rifle jacketed hollow point 40 grain ... 4.2
* Jacketed hollow points will have the same rating as wad cutter bullets if the bullet hollow tip is greater than 1/2 of the caliber of the bullet.
* .357 Magnum ratings are taken from a firearm with a 3 inch barrel. Longer barrels will raise the rating of the round.
Yes, she came well-trained in firearms from her Dad (small caliber rifles mostly), but she doesn't get out to practice as much as I'd like her to. My plan is to get her to the range on a regular basis, get her a concealed carry license and something that is practical to carry.
Thanks for the input. I probably should take her to the range and rent some of these to see what she likes best. But this gives me some good ideas for starters.
But I must say, I would think a .44 would have way too much kick for her.
If she would get into it enough to practice, let her handle various semis from 9mm and up, and let her find the one she likes best, the one that she "fits" will be the one she enjoys, and will therefore be more interested in practicing with, setting up a happy positive feedback loop.
If she's not interested enough to practice much, stick with a wheelgun.
WARNING: BEWARE THE GUNSHOP COUNTER COMMANDO ! ......They "sell" more than they shoot or carry........
One more consideration is the weight. That is why I suggested the TiLite series "scadnium" snub nosed revolvers......she'll carry a comfortable firearm and leave a heavy one in her car purse, or worst yet .....at home. That barimi grips also make it easy to don and doff .
Conveinance is a big part of the choice. She has to be happy and confident in the selection or your just wasting yer time.
One more suggestion. Join IDPA and shoot some of the competition "games" that promote skills and practice while having some serious fun. It's the best practice a civilian can get IMHO.
Stay Safe !
Anything that works in a barfight heh..... :o)
Stay Safe !
I had not seen the .223 folder, and would not be surpised if it's not another winner! Great forestock/bipod idea also!
Stay Safe !
Duh! I missed that. I'm not all that familiar with that caliber to start with, so we'll have to try one out.
The highest rated round in 1970 only rated a HRSP of 72.
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Dandies are back in fashion (according to Mens Flair/L'Uomo Vogue). If you're getting weary of your wardrobe why not add some eye catching accessories? If you're looking for ways to jazz up your shirts, you could start with a neck tie. Or better yet, just get a shirt with a matching neck tie, like this Unity striped shirt.
Call me crazy, but I think this would look great in the workplace. Obviously not in the power meeting with the CEO, but any other day is fine. Sure, you might get heckled slightly for using some blue sky thinking to step outside the box but it'll be worth it.


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The rather smelly state of your fingers after taking the quite disgusting step to travel on public transport. If you have the inclination to touch the seats on the bus/train/cab the result is "bus finger".
Can also be used as a verb post-travelling on the bus. Eg. "Hey, you just bus fingered my food!" Can also be used as an adjective "Look at that bus fingered coffee mug!" Some people don't mind the state of their own bus fingers but hate other peoples.
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It must he really hard to be surrounded by people who love you & your daughter but don't appreciate what you are doing for her. Have you ever shared information with them about the benefits of breastfeeding a toddler?
I can imagine that it makes any decision you make that much harder, because you're wanting to do the right thing but also please people who are important to you.
You sound pretty sure about wanting to nightwean her at least. Have you read Dr Jay Gordon's nightweaning advice for co sleeping toddlers? http://http://drjaygordon.com/attachment/sleeppattern.html
It takes time and effort to nightwean an attached baby. Perseverance, mostly. I'd be happy to share my experience, if you have more questions about nwing.
Re the weekend, plenty of breastfed toddlers spend time away from their mothers at this age and are not weaned. It's not a requirement.


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The guidelines for administering the death penalty to rebellious children are given in Deut 21:18-21:
The more we let the Republicans get away with saying crazy sh*t the more to the right they will go. The Tailban could take lessons from them. I expect that they will be hanging those they don't like from football goalposts soon.I expect the "rule of thumb" to come back soon also...you can beat your wife but not with a stick thicker than your thumb.I always accused Republicans of wanting to take us back to the 1950s. Sh*t, they want 1950bc now.
To the OP,It all seems hypocritical to me. I mean, unless he says in his book that people who work on the Sabbath should be stoned to death? Does he? If he does, then, he's not hypocritical but if he doesn't, then he is. And, how many people in the US work on the Sabbath. That's a lot of people.That's just one example, there's a plethora of others out there.-Nam


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Categories: Legal Profession Law Practice Skills
Instructor(s) Plum, Christina
A recent survey of legal employers in Wisconsin revealed that they believe that well-developed oral communication skills are essential. This course focuses on helping students refine the oral communication skills that they will need to perform efficiently and effectively as practicing attorneys. Students will participate in a variety of in-class exercises, such as introducing a speaker, arguing a motion to a judge and giving a presentation to a board composed of non-attorneys.
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Three weeks ago, we announced our early rollout of Hulu Plus to six select Android smartphones. Today, we're pleased to announce we're adding four additional Android smartphones to our list of Hulu Plus-enabled devices, bringing the total to 10 supported devices.
Hulu Plus is now available on HTC Evo 4G, HTC ThunderBolt, HTC myTouch 4G and G2 — joining the Nexus One, Nexus S, HTC Inspire 4G, Motorola Droid II, Motorola Droid X, and the Motorola Atrix in Android Market.
We're extremely excited to offer Hulu Plus subscribers the opportunity to watch premium content on these smartphones when, how and where they want it. As we said when we initially launched, we'll continue to work hard to support additional devices. Stay tuned for more announcements in the coming months.
Update 8/31:
To those whose Android device is not supported, I'm very sorry that we don't currently support your Android model. Because Android phones and tablets each have a different set of specifications that we must take into account, we're only able to support a select number of them at this point in time. We will be expanding Android support very quickly, so I wouldn't be surprised to see support for your model available soon.
Again, I'm sorry for the frustration. We're working hard to bring Hulu Plus to a wide variety of Android devices as soon as possible. Thank you for being patient with us in the meantime. If you have further questions please direct them to the support team.
James Goux
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At least 12 people with symptoms of illness were reported at Johns Hopkins at Keswick in North Baltimore on Monday, almost a week after nearly two dozen people fell ill from a contaminated water source at the hospital and university system's administrative complex.
Again, personnel with the Baltimore Fire Department descended on the two-building complex, with multiple medics, a fire engine and a hazardous-materials unit responding, said Chief Kevin Cartwright, a department spokesman.
The health department also responded, said spokeswoman Tiffany Thomas Smith, as did emergency response officials and a team from Johns Hopkins Hospital.
"It's the same team as last week," Smith said.
Two calls were received by city emergency dispatchers from the complex between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., and two more within about 10 minutes of each other, both about 2:30 p.m.
An additional eight people experiencing symptoms were identified during the afternoon, officials said.
All patients were light-headed and experiencing headaches, weakness, nausea and dizziness, Cartwright said.
Seven were transported to area hospitals, and at least four refused medical treatment, officials said. The complex was not evacuated.
Last Tuesday, about 600 people were evacuated from the complex's south building after nearly two dozen began experiencing headaches, difficulty breathing and dizziness. The south building will be closed Tuesday as Monday's incidents are further investigated.
An investigation into the illnesses, which sent many to the hospital, determined the cause to be contamination of the drinking water by chemicals known as nitrates and nitrites. The contamination occurred somehow in the boiler room's water heating system. The chemicals can cause low blood pressure and a disorder that makes it difficult for the body to deliver oxygen to organs and tissue — the results of which can be deadly.
The complex was closed for two days as health officials analyzed the contamination.
"It's going to take some more testing for us to say how it became a source," Smith said last week of the water heater. "We have isolated it as a source."
On Monday evening, Smith said officials were "conducting tests of the water supply at multiple locations throughout the south building."
Cartwright said he did not know whether the illnesses reported Monday were caused by the same chemicals blamed for last week's illnesses.
"It could be relevant, may not be," he said.
He said a hazardous-materials unit had ruled out other causes such as carbon monoxide after sweeping the building with detectors.
Hopkins officials wrote on the Johns Hopkins at Keswick website that they would provide updates to employees as information becomes available.
The complex houses more than 1,000 employees, and had reopened Thursday with some sinks, restrooms and other water sources shut down. Officials had said the water heater identified as the problem last week would be replaced.


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Guaranty Site Grows Access to RV, Auto Parts
December 21, 2012 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Guaranty Site Grows Access to RV, Auto Parts
Junction City, Ore.-based Guaranty Discount Chevrolet and RV announced it has launched a new user-friendly shopping website focusing on RV and automotive parts and accessories.
Designed by Lunar Logic, the site will give people access to basic and hard-to-find parts across North America and internationally, according to a press release. Guaranty is known for finding obscure parts and products, original equipment parts, items for all makes and models of vehicles and RVs, no matter the age.
"There isn't another resource quite like this out there," said Becky Smith, marketing manager for Guaranty. "We already ensure our customers get what they need, but we're excited to be able to offer this service to folks who may be out there looking for an easier way to find obscure parts. Whether looking for original equipment manufacturer parts for an older car or RV, we can get what they need we can get what they need. We can also install it or ship it."
"We're excited about connecting with RV and car enthusiasts from around North America or even the world. Our online store is a direct reflection of our dedication to a truly customer-centric shopping experience," added Shannon Nill, Guaranty owner.


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My six-year old may be my next storm-chasing buddy
After watching tornadoes tear through eastern Kansas and Arkansas Sunday, I have to wonder how many people really took the warnings seriously.
I know if they got their weather updates from "storm chasers" they either stay in their storm shelter for days at a time or they ignore all severe weather threats because of the "boy that cried wolf" scenario.
I know as the threat across central Kansas dropped, every real meteorologist and emergency management agency was doing all they could to let people know that the most severe weather threat had shifted eastward. But the storm chasers were still touting tiny Torcon values while the chance for even a sprinkle was diminishing.
I don't have a problem with the weather cowboys. I hope they do something worthwhile if they go out in the storms. For 20 years, I have chased storms because of the news value. Some chasers are scientists trying to improve storm warning systems.
But most of these guys are just adrenaline junkies that giggle and squeal while taking selfies in the car.
Don't get your weather information from would-be storm chasers. They aren't giving a forecast of what might happen. They are telling you what they hope will happen.
My six-year old may be my next storm-chasing buddy. I'm not sure his mother would approve of his riding shotgun, but Dawit seems ready.
He fashioned himself a smart phone Sunday before church. No, he isn't the next Steve Jobs building an iPhone in our basement.
But his year in kindergarten has made him a proficient cut-and-glue guy. Much like the guy in the eSurance commercials, Dawit isn't impressed with Droid phones and iPhones and their two or three buttons. So his construction paper phone had numbers one through ten on it.
When he was showing me the phone, Dawit said he was checking the weather on it. He said it was going to rain. Of course, the water splashing on the deck outside might have given him a clue as well. But he was sure that his phone told him about the rain.
I'm not sure what kind of WiFi signal his phone gets, but his little act when I went to refill my Diet Coke was a pretty good indication that your kids are watching you and they don't always like what they see.
When I got up, Dawit plopped down in my chair and put his phone right up to his face and started punching imaginary buttons.
"I'm working. I'm working," he said. "I'm daddy."
Yeah, that didn't feel good. Maybe I need to dial my inner workaholic down a notch or two for a while.
Or maybe I can just hide it better. Who needs sleep, anyway?
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The Wildhearts (Performing P.H.U.Q in its entirety), Rock City Main Hall
The Wildhearts were the kind of band that the British rock press has wet dreams about: creatively brilliant, completely out-of-control, and utterly doomed from day one. Led by charismatic lunatic Ginger, the group's turbulent career lived up to the highest (or lowest, as it were) expectations, with all the ups and downs of a roller-coaster ride, which, after numerous frightening twists and turns, finally derailed in spectacular fashion. But not before yielding a wealth of inspired hard rock and literally miles of even more entertaining magazine copy.
A long-time denizen of London's sleazy underground glam rock scene, vocalist/guitarist Ginger was coming off a brief stint with Faces wannabes the London Quireboys (he was kicked out for doing too many drugs -- imagine that) and an even shorter turn with New York-based glam disasters the Throbs when he decided to start his own group, The Wildhearts, in early 1990. Joining him were ex-Tattooed Love Boys guitarist Chris "C.J." Jagdhar, drummer Andrew "Stidi" Stidolph, singer Snake, and one Julian on bass; but this setup wouldn't last long (a sign of things to come) and by the following year, Ginger had sacked everyone but Jagdhar and assumed vocal duties himself. After borrowing drummer Bam from the Dogs D'Amour and recruiting 19-year-old bassist Danny McCormack, the group became an instant sensation in London clubs. Their unashamedly decadent image and ultra-heavy hard rock quickly ignited the English press' hype machine and, after flirting with Atco, they signed a contract with EastWest Records in the summer of 1991.
Don't Be Happy...Just Worry Besides wetting their feet in the recording studio with a couple of EPs (Mondo Akimbo A-Go-Go and Don't Be Happy...Just Worry), The Wildhearts continued to tour incessantly throughout 1992, logging an especially memorable trek with on-the-rise glam-political rockers the Manic Street Preachers. Come the new year, Bam resumed his post with the Dogs D'Amour, making way for the return of original drummer Stidi, who performed on the band's full-length debut Earth Vs. the Wildhearts, released in September 1993. Though it achieved reasonable success across Europe and the U.K. (climbing to number 46 on the national charts), the album received little promotional support in America, and Ginger soon began butting heads with EastWest and seemingly taking it out on his bandmates. Stidi was the first casualty, replaced in October by former Radio Moscow drummer Ritch Battersby, who promptly joined the band on tour. Criss-crossing the U.K. with other British hopefuls like the Almighty and Wolfsbane, The Wildhearts set new standards for rude behavior and substance abuse, but rarely failed to impress with their over-the-top stage antics and impossible-to-contain intensity.
Fishing for Luckies Despite their growing momentum, however, 1994 was to be a troubled year for the group; the first of many, actually. In July, "blood-brother" C.J. Jagdhar was somehow fired during one of Ginger's wild mood swings (a decision he later claimed to deeply regret) and the band's future continually hung in the balance. Guitarist Devin Townsend (Steve Vai, later Strapping Young Lad) and keyboard player Willie Downing (from the Grip, later Honeycrack with Jagdhar) joined temporarily, performing with The Wildhearts at the Reading Festival, where bassist Danny McCormack also managed to dislocate his knee during the very first song but soldiered through to the end of the set. Then to close out the year, Ginger and McCormack paid a destructive visit to the headquarters of Kerrang! magazine, where they proceeded to trash office equipment and generally raise hell in a brilliant publicity stunt geared to promote a fan-club-only release called Fishing for Luckies.
P.H.U.Q. Whether legitimate or fabricated by the press, chaos and controversy continued to dog The Wildhearts' every step in the ensuing months, leading up to the long-overdue release of their sophomore effort in May 1995. Miraculously, in spite of all the madness which had reigned during its creation -- including the use of two separate producers, and a supposed suicide attempt by Ginger whilst mastering the disc in New York -- the aptly named P.H.U.Q. album was arguably The Wildhearts' finest hour, entering the British charts at number six and finding great favor with fans and media alike. The euphoria would be short-lived, however, as it too went largely ignored outside the U.K., Europe, and Japan, and was never even released in America. Adding to this on-going soap opera, recently added new guitarist Mark Keds (former Senseless Things) was with the band for a less than a month before going A.W.O.L. in the middle of a Japanese tour and forcing them to cancel numerous U.K. appearances upon their return, not least of which, a would-be lucrative slot in the Phoenix Festival. The Best of the Wildhearts New guitarist Jef Stretfield came on-board in October 1995, but the increasingly unstable Ginger continued his very public spiral out of control, squabbling with EastWest and threatening to split up The Wildhearts unless they were released from their contract.
A nervous truce was finally struck when the band was offered the opening slot on AC/DC's 1996 tour of Europe; but plans to carry on with the second leg in America were squashed at the last minute when the label's U.S. division pulled their tour support. This proved to be the last straw, and they were finally dropped by EastWest, which re-released Fishing for Luckies later that year, along with a Best of the Wildhearts collection. The band stubbornly carried on, releasing two independent singles before signing with tiny Mushroom Records and issuing 1997's Endless, Nameless (a strange experiment in white noise which made them no friends). The band quickly disintegrated a short time later, and another collection of B-sides and leftovers entitled Landmines & Pantomines seemed to close the book on The Wildhearts' career. But, though he tried to start from scratch a few years later with new group Silver Ginger 5, Ginger eventually reunited the "classic" Wildhearts lineup once again in early 2001; the reassembled band even released an album in the United States, Riff After Riff, in 2004.


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Thrombosis is the medical term for an abnormal blood clot in an artery or vein. The body's ability to form blood clots is its natural defense against bleeding. Clots are formed through a series of chemical reactions between special blood cells (platelets) and proteins (clotting factors) in blood. The platelets and factors work together to regulate the clotting process to start and stop clotting as the body needs it. Sometimes the process does not work correctly, and a clot forms in blood vessels, blocking blood flow to the surrounding tissues. There are two main types of clots. How they effect the body depends on the type and location of the clot:
To treat blood clots and prevent the damage they cause, doctors use anticoagulants, which are commonly called blood thinners, to decrease the clotting power of the blood and prevent growth of a clot. The most common blood thinners used today are heparin, low molecular weight heparin, and warfarin.
Heparin is a strong, fast-acting anticoagulant (blood thinner). It is usually given in the hospital by IV (a small needle inserted in a vein), but it can also be given by an injection under the skin. IV heparin works rapidly; within minutes of receiving it, most patients have excellent anticoagulation that will prevent further clotting. However, patients who get heparin must be monitored every day with a blood test to see if the correct dose is being given. The doctor will adjust the dose of heparin according to the blood test results. Because heparin levels often change in patients, the doctor must check levels frequently. The name of the blood test used to check a patient's heparin level is the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT).
For patients who have a new clot, heparin is usually given with another anticoagulant, warfarin (Coumadin®). Warfarin is a pill that patients can take at home for long term anticoagulation. Because it can take 5-7 days (or longer) for the warfarin to take effect, patients will initially take both drugs. Once the warfarin is fully active, the heparin is stopped and the patient can go home from the hospital.
The advantages of heparin are its low cost and fast action (blood can be anticoagulated quickly). The disadvantages of heparin include the need for frequent blood tests to check the levels of anticoagulation and hospitalization to get an IV drug. Patients should expect to be in the hospital 5-10 days to treat a new clot.
The most serious side effect of heparin is bleeding. Other side effects include skin rash, headache, cold symptoms, and stomach upset. A less common side effect is loss of bone strength if patients are on heparin for long periods of time (usually months). This is generally only a problem for pregnant women. A rare side effect of heparin is a condition called Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). HIT is sometimes incorrectly called "heparin allergy." It is an autoimmune process with development of low platelet count. It occurs in a small number of patients - 3-5 % of patients on heparin - but it has very serious symptoms including worsening of clotting and the development of new clots, which can lead to stroke, heart attack, deep vein thrombosis, and death.
Low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) are a fairly new drug class that is similar to heparin but much easier to use. The drugs available in the U.S. are Dalteparin (Fragmin®), Enoxaparin (Lovenox®), and Tinzaparin (Innohep®). Using LMWH has two advantages over heparin:
The side effects of LMWH are very similar to heparin; however, HIT and osteoporosis are much less common. LMWH is more expensive than unfractionated heparin.
Warfarin (Coumadin®) is an anticoagulant pill that is taken by mouth. Patients are given warfarin for different reasons. Some patients may take warfarin for a few weeks; others will need to take warfarin the rest of their lives. The length of treatment depends on the reason why a patient needs anticoagulants.
Warfarin works by slowing down the process in the liver that uses vitamin K to make certain proteins (clotting factors) that cause clotting. Because it may take several days before warfarin becomes completely effective, heparin or LMWH is given concurrently until the warfarin is effective.
As with patients who take heparin, patients taking warfarin need to have their blood tested to see how well the drug is working and to be monitored for safety. This blood test measures how long it takes blood to clot, and is also called a prothrombin time, protime, INR, or clotting time. Because different labs use different methods to measure clotting time, the results of the test can vary. To make sure a doctor can correctly interpret this test, the results are reported with an INR number (International Normalized Ratio) that converts all clotting times to the same number. People who are not taking warfarin have an INR around 1.0 (usually between 0.8 and 1.2). Most patients on warfarin should have an INR between 2 and 3; this is considered their therapeutic range. In some patients, a higher or lower INR range is targeted. If a patient has an INR that is below their therapeutic range, the risk of clotting is higher; if a patient has an INR above the therapeutic range, the risk of bleeding is higher.
When patients first start warfarin, they may get their blood tested two or three times a week. Once patients are on a regular dose of warfarin, they may go as long as 4 weeks between blood tests, but ongoing monitoring of the INR is required as long as the patient remains on warfarin.
Bleeding is the most common side effect of warfarin. Other side effects include headache, rash, hair loss, skin necrosis, purple toe syndrome, and elevated liver enzymes. Sometimes these side effects will go away over time; however, it is important to discuss any of these side effects or unusual symptoms with your health care provider.
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Passport Service at City Hall
EXPANDED PASSPORT HOURS — The City has expanded its passport hours and days to make it more convenient to have a passport application processed at City Hall. See the Hours section below.
A passport is an internationally recognized travel document that verifies the identity and nationality of the bearer. A valid United States (US) passport is required to enter and leave most foreign countries. Only the US Department of State has the authority to grant, issue or verify United States passports. US passports can be issued only to US nationals, and appropriate proof of citizenship will be required. The City of Lake Oswego is a designated official Passport Acceptance Facility.
The US Department of State is expecting an increase in passport applications through 2018. They encourage applicants to submit their passport applications well ahead of their planned travel dates to ensure they get their passports in time. (The peak season for passport applications begins again mid-March.)
Many countries around the world have instituted a six-month rule, which requires that travelers have at least six months of validity left in their passports at the time of arrival. Any applicant without six months of validity must get a new passport in order to meet that country's entry requirements. To determine a destination country's entry requirements go to the passports section of travel.state.gov, find the "Country Information" tab ( https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/country.html ), and search by country.
The US Dept. of State has authorized the City of Lake Oswego Finance Department as a Passport Acceptance Facility.
Location: City Hall, 380 A Avenue
1st Floor - Finance Department
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
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Phone: 503-635-0260
Passport applications are available at City Hall or online and certified finance employees are available to accept the passport applications and forward them to the Regional Office of the United States Passport Agency. Prior to forwarding an application to the Passport Agency office, finance employees will verify the applicant's identification, ensure that the application is complete, and collect the fee for the Passport regular book and/or the Passport Card.
All first time passport applicants must apply in person with required documents, including minors and infants.
- Minors through the age of 15 need to be accompanied by both parents or one parent along with the other parent's notarized written consent.
- Minors from age 16 to 17 must be accompanied by at least one legal guardian. Proof of citizenship (birth certificate or existing passport) and parental consent is required.
Go to Renewals to see if you are eligible to renew your passport directly by mail.
The following passport information is provided on this page:
Travel Requirements
Required Documents
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Passport Card
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Additional Passport Information and VISAs
Travel Requirements
Most citizens of the United States must present a passport book, passport card, or other travel documents approved by the US government to enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda at land borders and sea ports of entry.
There are a few exceptions to this requirement for special circumstances. Details can be found on the US Department of Homeland Security's website in the WHTI Land and Sea FAQs or click on the links below.
Exceptions to the travel requirements:
- Children under age 16 - arriving by land or sea from contiguous territory
- Groups of Children under age 19 (What is required for US and Canadian children?)
- Closed Loop Cruises (Traveling by Sea)
Please visit the US Department of State website for more travel information at http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports.html (see tabs across the top of their webpage for various information).
Application forms are available at the Finance Department, on the first floor in City Hall, in the forms holder on the wall by the finance counter. Or you may download an application at the US Department of State website http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/forms.html.
Please do not fold applications as they will be scanned when processed.
Required Documents
Please be sure to have the following documents when applying for a passport:
Two identical passport photos (2 inches by 2 inches) taken within the last six (6) months. Glasses are not acceptable in passport photos. Passport photographs must be on special paper and require a special background, so applicants should specifically request a passport photo when acquiring them outside of the City. The City does provide passport photography services for a $15 charge for a pair of passport photos. Photography studios, copy centers, and travel agents may also provide passport photo services for a similar fee.
Proof of citizenship. This requirement can be satisfied by an original United States birth certificate with a raised seal, a certified copy of your birth certificate issued by the Vital Statistics Department of a State Registrar's Office from the state in which you were born, a previously issued US passport, or a certificate of naturalization. These original documents will be submitted with your application and returned to you when your passport is issued. (The Passport Application (DS-11) outlines Proof of Citizenship requirements.)
MINORS - a birth certificate showing the names and relationship* of both parents must be submitted for each child age 15 and younger, even when there is a previous US Passport. Birth certificates must be original and issued by the birth state's Vital Statistics Office.
Not accepted: Please note that hospital birth certificates are not acceptable for proof of citizenship, neither are California abstract birth certificates and some Texas abstract birth certificates.
Puerto Rican birth certificates: The US Department of State will only accept Puerto Rican birth certificates issued on or after July 1, 2010 as primary evidence of US citizenship. For more information on the Puerto Rican birth certificate law visit the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration website at www.prfaa.com (English) or http://prfaa.pr.gov/es/ (Spanish).
Current picture identification, such as a state driver's license or ID card.
See Department of Homeland Security (DHS) REAL ID FAQ page for REAL ID ACT — implemented on January 22, 2018.
Written Consent for Minors (notarized). When one parent cannot be present, passport form DS-3053 must be completed by that parent and then notarized. A copy of the parent's photo ID (including signature) must also accompany the DS-3053 when submitting to the Acceptance Facility. This form serves to give the non-applying parent's consent for the applying parent to apply and have the passport issued.
Fees for regular Passport Books
Passport Book Fees (all set by the US Department of State)
- Ages 16 and Over ... $110 check or money order made payable to the US Dept. of State plus a separate $35 execution/processing fee to the City of Lake Oswego. (Set by the US Dept of State.)
- Ages 0 to 15 ... $80 check or money order made payable to the US Dept. of State plus a separate $35 execution/processing fee to the City of Lake Oswego. (Set by the US Dept of State.)
Passport Photos ... $15 per pair of passport photos made payable to the City of Lake Oswego.
Payments made to the City of Lake Oswego for the execution fees and/or photo fees; cash, checks, or credit cards are acceptable.
Payment to the U.S. Department of State for passport costs must be by check or money order.
Expedite Fee (Optional $60) - The U.S. Department of State offers an expedited processing service for an additional $60. This is recommended if you are planning on traveling within 8 weeks of submitting your application (see processing time below). If you are eligible to renew your passport by mail and plan to expedite it, be sure to write "EXPEDITE" clearly on the outside envelope.
Passport "Cards"
Passport Card applications are processed at Passport Acceptance Agencies on the same application used for the Passport Book (except if it is a renewal you may be able to mail it in directly). These cards are issued from the US Department of State. The passport card was designed to meet the requirements of the land and sea phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), which becomes effective June 2009. The card meets the specific needs of US border resident communities and the Finance Department is authorized to take applications for these cards.
- US Dept of State created Passport Cards as an alternative to passport books
- Valid for land and sea travel only between Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, and Bermuda
- The passport card is not valid for international travel by air. It will otherwise carry the rights and privileges of the United States passport book and will be adjudicated to the exact same standards.
Fees for Passport Cards:
- 16 years and older for a 10-year card $30 *
- Under 16 years old for a 5-year card $15 *
- (Check or Money Order made payable to the US Department of State)
- City processing fee $35 (Payable to the City of Lake Oswego)
Processing Time
The US Department of State's routine processing time for passport applications is typically 4 - 6 weeks. (During the peak time of year February — August it can be 6 - 8 weeks... Apply Early). The City of Lake Oswego will mail accepted applications to the Regional Passport Agency the same day we receive them. The US Department of State commits to its customers that they will receive their passport as soon as possible from their receipt of completed applications by the Passport Accepting Facility. Visit their official website for the latest processing time.
The US Department of State will mail applicants their passports and will return birth certificates and naturalization certificates submitted with applications as well (oftentimes separately).
Expedited passports may be received within 3 weeks if they are sent by overnight delivery and payment is included to return the passport by overnight delivery service.
(EXPEDITE must be clearly written on the outside of the mailing envelope.)
Online Application Status Checks
Applicants for a regular Untied States passport who would like to check the status of their application may do so by accessing the US Department of State's Online Application Status-Check Web Page. Currently it takes about 7-10 days for an application to be tracked online (less time if it was expedited and sent by overnight delivery).
If you currently have a passport, you renew it by mail (using the DS-82 form) if all of the following conditions apply:
- You can submit your most recent passport and it has not been altered or damaged
- You were at least 16 years old when your most recent passport was issued
- You were issued your most recent passport less than 15 years ago
- You use the same name that is on your most recent passport OR after your passport was issued, your name has changed by marriage or by court order and you can submit the original appropriate documentation to reflect the name change
Otherwise you need to apply in person at a Passport Acceptance Facility, using the DS-11 form, and pay the execution/processing fee.
Please note that children under 16 years of age are required to submit both a certified birth certificate and their old passport when renewing. These passports must be renewed in person.
More information about renewing your passport by mail is available at http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports.html.
Additional Passport Information
If you have additional questions about passports, please contact the City of Lake Oswego Finance Department at 503-635-0260. You may also contact the National Passport Information Center at 1-877-487-2778 or visit the U.S. Department of State Passport Services at http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports.html.
Visa Information
A visa is an endorsement or stamp placed in your passport by a foreign government that permits you to visit that country for a specified purpose and a limited time -- for example, a 3-month tourist visa. It is advisable to obtain visas before you leave the United States because you will not be able to obtain visas for some countries once you have departed. Apply directly to the embassy or nearest consulate of each country you plan to visit, or consult a travel agent.
Passport agencies cannot help you obtain visas.
To learn more about visas... how to apply and frequently asked questions go to http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en.html.
Passport Application Forms
Passport Cards Information
Passports and International Travel - U.S. Dept. of State
Homeland Security (DHS) REAL ID ACT - FAQs
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Magi 是一个能够回答复杂自然语言问题的搜索引擎。凭借 Peak Labs 的知识网络与信息处理技术, 它能给出答案, 而不仅是链接。它真正做到了通用, 易用和有用。您可以观看介绍视频, 或者直接开始使用!
Magi 一词源于《圣经》马太福音。马太福音中, 东方三贤士 Caspar、Balthasar、Melchior (合称 Magus, 即波斯文中的 Magi, 读作 /ˈmædʒaɪ/) 分别代表神所造万物、普世观念、万主之主的法则 —— Magi 搜索引擎 (读作/'mædʒɪ/ 或 /'mægɪ/) 凭借与之对应的知识图谱、概率统计、神经网络三种工具, 模拟人类求索的三大要素: 事实、舆论、直觉。
Mammoth Web Browser is back after being completely re-developed! With the power of cutting edge technologies and Mammoth designing D.N.A, you will be surprised by the stunning UI and impressive performance. Mammoth 5, browsing the classy way.
Rasgueado is the world's first touch screen gesture editing keyboard, providing revolutionary text editing experience. This app can be used as a text editor, and when you finished inputting and editing, you may send the text as Email, copy it, add it to Evernote, or post it to social networks just by a tap.
Currently there are more than 21 million objects in Magi's ever growing meta database, which are categorized into 950 classes and 3300 subclasses, covering information from video games to astrophysics, and people from actors to presidents. A knowledge network of over 160 million facts have been abstracted from this database and is capable of performing set operations and complex index queries within milliseconds.
Magi 日益增长的结构化数据库中目前拥有950个大类3300个子类的2100万个对象, 囊括从电子游戏到天体物理、从AV女优到美国总统的方方面面信息, 并抽象出了超过1亿6000万条事实的知识网络——而且可在毫秒级时耗内完成集合操作和复杂索引查询。同时, Magi 这独一无二的数据库和知识网络也对第三方应用和学术分析开放。
It is extremely costly to expand the knowledge network and the metadatabase manually. We got inspired by the feedback regulation and tRNA anticodons in biology, and designed the Automatic Information Extracting and Modifying Model for Magi, enabling it to describe and restructure everything from the very beginning. As the Taoism saying goes, one produces two, two produce three, three produce myriad things.
知识网络和数据库的不断扩充是人力无法胜任的, 我们从生物学中的负反馈调节和 tRNA 反密码子得到启发, 设计出了 Magi 所使用的自动信息抽取与修正模型, 教会计算机在无人工干预的情况下, 通过海量文本分析来自动派生、细化知识和对象体系。进而从根源描述并重构世间万物: 一生二, 二生三, 三生万物。
Peak Labs' Natural Language Processing (NLP) service incorporates Language Preprocessing, Word Segmentation, Dependency Analysis, Disambiguation, Synonym Integration, Service Docking, and many other complex functions into simple programming interfaces. The NLP service allows full customization through simple configuration, and brings developers' focus back to their own products.
Peak Labs 的自然语言处理 (NLP) 服务将语种预处理、多语境分词、依存分析、消歧义、同义词整合、服务对接等的复杂性隐藏在简单的接口背后。只需简单的配置即可充分自定义, 让开发者专注于产品本身。使用我们的SDK可立即让您的产品拥有自然语言交互能力, 还可以加入我们的数据平台计划。
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Peak Labs welcome every dreamer with talent. Academic background, job level, or any awards are the least of our concern. What matters the most is what you have created. Please contact us if you think you are damn cool.
Of course, we are also looking for certain serious talents:
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Residential Appraisals
Appraisals are professional judgments of the market value of real property. Interagency guidelines address supervisory matters relating to these appraisals and provide guidance to examining personnel and federally regulated institutions about prudent appraisal and evaluation policies, procedures, practices, and standards. Follow the links on this page for regulatory resources related to residential appraisals.
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Real Estate Lending and Appraisals (Code of Federal Regulations, 12 CFR 34)
Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines: Appendix E (Commercial Real Estate and Construction Lending, Comptroller's Handbook, March 1998)
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Agencies Seek Comment on Proposed Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines (NR 2008-133, November 2008), Proposed Guidelines
Appraisals for Affordable Housing Loans (OCC 1995-16, March 1995), Interagency Statement
Appraisal Regulations and the Interagency Statement on Independent Appraisal and Evaluation Functions (OCC 2005-6, March 2005), FAQ
Interagency Guidelines for Real Estate Lending Policies (OCC 1999-38, October 1999), Interagency Guidance
Real Estate Appraisals (OCC 1994-37, June 1994), Final Regulation Summary and Explanation; Final Rule (Federal Register May 20, 1994)
Real Estate Lending and Appraisals Subpart B (ARMS) and Subpart E (OREO) (OCC 1996-22, March 1996), Final Rule (Federal Register, March 20 1996)
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ROLLINSFORD — The replacement of an aging bridge, compensation for elected officials and the repair of one of the town's fire trucks was among the topics discussed at a recent budget hearing.
"I'll be brief and get to the highlights," said Selectman Ed Jansen, at the Saturday morning town budget meeting held at the grade school.
An audience of roughly 20 people listened as Jansen discussed the recommended budget for the year 2013 page by page.
" The proposal of the committee is to not raise the municipal tax rate and we hope we did that," said Jansen.
Budget Committee member Mike Rollo stepped up to the podium to clarify confusion on proposed changes regarding city official's salaries.
"We did not recommend any increase for elected officials," said Rollo.
Topics of discussion surrounded the temporary replacement of Old Mill Lane Bridge and a $70,000 renovation toward one of the town's fire engines.
The more than 100-year-old bridge has endured extensive damage from past storms and has been getting warnings from the state for the past 15-20 years. Concerns from the public addressed the highly priced tagged problem.
"Are there contingency plans for the bridge?" asked one Portland Avenue resident.
Other Rollinsford citizens questioned the Budget Committee's priorities.
"As Selectmen we are moving with all haste," said Jansen.
According to Selectman Patrick Carroll, the bridge was evaluated for the final time by the state in August 2012 and was confirmed something needed to be done.
"We had put it on the Capital Improvement Plan last year," said Carroll.
The Budget Committee stressed that nothing is being finalized before the town has spoken concerning the process of putting in a temporary replacement bridge.
The temporary bridge is estimated to last about 10 years, which gives the town time to accumulate funds for a proper replacement. According to the Capital Improvement Plan a recommendation was to, "establish a new capital reserve fund in 2014 and begin appropriating money into the fund in the years 2014-2016."
The grand total for the Budget Committee recommendation for the year 2013 was $1,648,129.60 a decrease of 15.61 percent compared to 2012.
Bridge, compensation discussed at Rollinsford hearing
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If you don't think abortion is right because of your religion, or whatever, don't have one. It is legal in our country. One out of three women have had one. It is a choice a woman must make herself or with her family or doctor.
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Germany's Commerzbank returns to profit in Q4
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Commerzbank eked out a small profit in the fourth quarter following heavy losses in the same quarter a year ago, helping it end 2013 in the black and send its stock soaring
The Frankfurt-based bank said Thursday that it made a net profit of 64 million euros ($87 million) during the period, in contrast to last year's massive loss of 726 million euros. As a result, it ended 2013 with a profit of 78 million euros, again in contrast to 2012′s 47 million euros loss.
A key reason behind its turnaround was that provisions for loan losses were down to 451 million euros in the fourth quarter from 614 million euros in the same quarter last year.
Commerzbank shares closed 1.3 percent higher in Frankfurt at 13.57 euros.
Commerzbank is undergoing widespread change to meet regulatory requirement. Its non-core assets division, for example, is winding down its commercial real estate and shipping loans. Commerzbank was required to leave some lines of businesses under European Union rules to offset the anti-competitive effect of state aid it received from the Germany government when it was bailed out in 2009.
Chairman Martin Blessing said the bank has "already achieved major objectives" ahead of schedule and plans now to reduce the portfolio more quickly than originally planned to about 75 billion euros by the end of 2016 after the previous target of less than 90 billion euros.
"In the year of transition 2013, we have attained a solid operating profit in both the Group and the Core Bank, also seeing important successes in the implementation of our strategic agenda," Blessing said.


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18 U.S. Code § 1164 - Destroying boundary and warning signs
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Destroying boundary and warning signs
Whoever willfully destroys, defaces, or removes any sign erected by an Indian tribe, or a Government agency (1) to indicate the boundary of an Indian reservation or of any Indian country as defined in section 1151 of this title or (2) to give notice that hunting, trapping, or fishing is not permitted thereon without lawful authority or permission, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 86–634, § 1, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 469; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(E), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $250".
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Clinical Sri Lanka will test their skills against the flamboyant West Indies when both sides battle for their maiden World Twenty20 title in a mouth-watering final in Colombo on Sunday.
A sell-out crowd of 35,000 at the Premadasa stadium will offer boisterous support as Mahela Jayawardene's home team attempt to reverse fortunes after losing three finals in major meets since 2007.
Standing in the way will be the destructive West Indies batting led by opener Chris Gayle, who crushed Australia in Friday's semi-final with a scintillating 75 of 41 balls.
The West Indies recorded their biggest T20 victory when they beat the Aussies by 74 runs after posting the highest total in this edition of 205-4.
Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Marlon Samuels made light of the slow pitch that was regarded as unsuited to aggressive batting, helping themselves to 55 runs in the final three overs.
Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by nine wickets in a practice game before the tournament and again by the same margin in the Super Eights, but Gayle was confident of ruining the hosts' party on Sunday.
World Twenty20 set for rousing finale
Clinical Sri Lanka will test their skills against the flamboyant West Indies when both sides battle for their maiden World Twenty20 title in a mouth-watering final in Colombo on Sunday.
"We're definitely going to rock against Sri Lanka," the swashbuckling Jamaican left-hander said. "We know what to expect -- the atmosphere, the noise and everything else.
"We are definitely going to win this trophy here. I just feel confident about it. We are up against world class players in the Sri Lanka team, but it's going to be good fun."
Australia's bamboozled captain George Bailey offered Sri Lanka good, if obvious, advice on how to beat the West Indies -- get Gayle early.
"If Sri Lanka can get Gayle out for under 20, they will win. But if they don't, the West Indies will prove too strong," said Bailey.
"With the West Indies attack, you can chase down 160. I am sitting on the fence a bit. But the two best teams got into the final."
Hosts Sri Lanka, meanwhile, were quietly confident they can stop the rampaging West Indies batsmen to win their first major title since the 1996 triumph in the 50-over World Cup.
Sri Lanka made the final of two successive World Cups in 2007 and 2011, and also the World Twenty20 in 2009, but were unable to cross the last hurdle when it mattered most.
Jayawardene said his team's strategy on Sunday will be different from previous finals.
"They have all had to be approached in different ways," he said. "One final was in Barbados (2007), one in England (2009) and one was in Mumbai (2011).
"But now we are playing in the Premadasa, so we will approach it differently. We have to adapt. It is all about handling tough situations better."
The classy Sri Lankans have lost just one of their six games in the tournament so far: a seven-overs-a-side rain-affected game against South Africa in Hambantota in the preliminary league.
Jayawardene has himself led from the front with 210 runs, the fourth highest run-maker in the tournament behind Australian Shane Watson (249), Gayle (219) and Brendon McCullum of New Zealand (212).
Sri Lanka will be further boosted by the match-winning form of unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis, who shares the top spot among bowlers with Watson at 11 wickets apiece, and sling-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who has eight scalps.
The ICC, meanwhile, named the retiring Simon Taufel of Australia along with Pakistan's Aleem Dar as the two on-field umpires for the final. Jeff Crowe of New Zealand will be the match referee.


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