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RVIA Lowers Seal Price Effective Jan. 1, 2011
September 23, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on RVIA Lowers Seal Price Effective Jan. 1, 2011
The board of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) has adopted a new budget for 2011, which includes a $5 reduction, down to $20, in the RVIA seal price effective Jan. 1, 2011.
This is the third reduction in the seal price since the board raised it to $35 in July 2009 to ease pressure on the association budget caused by the reduction in show and dues revenue triggered by the economic downturn. Similar $5 reductions occurred in April 2010 and July 2010, according to an RVIA news release.
The board also instructed staff to continue monitoring and reviewing shipment volume every 90 days to determine the need for future seal price adjustments.
The new $20 seal fee taking effect in January will apply to all member manufacturer vehicle types. The Go RVing per unit assessment of manufacturer members remains at the current levels of $46 for folding camping trailers and truck campers; $61 for travel trailers and fifth-wheel travel trailers; and $74 for motorhomes.
The action came during the board's meeting in Park City, Utah, on Tuesday (Sept. 21). As previously reported, Gregg Fore, president of Dicor Corp., was elected RVIA chairman at the meeting.
"The board has elected an experienced, insightful leader to be our next chairman," said RVIA President Richard Coon. "Gregg is a very active and involved member in the association and that participation has been an invaluable asset to RVIA and the industry. I look forward to working with him in the coming year."
Fore has served on the RVIA board since 1999 and has extensive experience on the Executive Committee, having held the posts of first vice chairman, second vice chairman and treasurer. He has also chaired the Audit Committee, Awards Committee, Standards Steering Committee, and Strategic Planning Committee and served as a member of the Nominating Committee and Public & Legislative Affairs Committee. He was honored with RVIA's Distinguished Service to the RV Industry Award in 2009.
In addition, the RVIA Board of Directors elected other officers to join Chairman Fore on the Executive Committee, including Doug Gaeddert, general manager, Forest River Inc., as first vice chairman; Bob Olson, chairman of the board, CEO and president, Winnebago Industries Inc., as second vice chairman; Derald Bontrager, president and COO, Jayco Inc., as treasurer; and John Regan, chairman, Fabric Services, as secretary.
All officers will begin their one-year terms on Oct. 1 and are joined by Chairman Ex Officio Jim Sheldon, special assistant to the president, Monaco RV LLC, and Coon on the Executive Committee.
FY2011 Budget Approved
Also during their meeting at the Park City Hotel, the RVIA board approved a $12.1 million dollar budget for the upcoming fiscal year that holds the line on membership costs for dues and show space rates while reducing the cost of seals to manufacturer members.
The RVIA board also approved recommendations from the ad hoc China Committee to continue efforts to capitalize on the potential of the RV industry developing in China by pursuing strategic activities to make the Chinese RV market more U.S. product friendly. Such efforts may include:
- Hosting a reception for Chinese visitors at the National RV Trade Show.
- Working to hold RV standards and regulatory workshops in China.
- Promoting the RV lifestyle and organizing trade missions with China.
- Pursuing a reduction in tariffs and duties imposed by China on U.S. RV products.
- Developing more information for members on how to conduct business in China.
During the meeting, the board also received an update on Recreation Vehicle Dealer Association (RVDA) activities from RVDA Chairwoman Debbie Brunoforte; a presentation on the national economic and RV market outlook from Richard Curtin; and a report on activities centered on the developing Chinese market from China Committee Chairman Wilbur Bontrager.


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Oct. 29, 2005
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - For the eighth time in any as many years, MIT was the crowning champion at the NEWMAC Championships. The Engineers have placed first of seven teams in the conference race every year since entering the NEWMAC in 1998. Eric Khatchadourian carried the momentum of an 11th place finish last weekend at the Albany Invitational into Saturday's race, as he led MIT with a second place run. Coast Guard junior Michael Flint, who was named NEWMAC Runner of the Year, was the individual winner. Finishing sixth was MIT freshman Jake Ruzevick, who was named the NEWAC Rookie of the Year.
MIT placed five harriers in the top nine en route to a slim victory over Coast Guard. Finishing behind Khatchadourian and also earning NEWMAC All-Conference Team honors for MIT was senior Kevin Brulois (third), senior Fivos Constantinou (fifth), freshman Jake Ruzevick (sixth), and junior Spencer Dudley (ninth). Freshman Trevor Rundell (12th) and Joe Roy-Mayhew (13th) also ran well for MIT and were named to the NEWMAC All-Conference Team.
MIT next runs in the NCAA Division III New England Regional Championships on Saturday, November 12th in Springfield, Mass.

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October 10th, 2012 at 10:50 AM ^
One thing I noticed is that Pipkins takes cut blocks really well. He seems to be one only one that never loses his feet. Slows is down a bit, but he just shoves the person down and then steps over them. Everyone else seems to end up on their face.
October 10th, 2012 at 11:07 AM ^
must have loaned him his +2 Ring of Nibleness, he was always good at defeating those.
October 10th, 2012 at 11:00 AM ^
Things I noticed:
A) They kept the Purdue receivers mostly in front of them and tackled quickly after the catch, not much YAC.
2) They didn't allow very many big plays, they really had Purdue bottled up most of the day.
October 10th, 2012 at 11:14 AM ^
I'm not saying gallon should lose his punt return duties, but everytime dileo gets the ball he seems to make people miss and he picks up positive yardage. Dileo just seems to have "it" when it comes to punt returns.
October 10th, 2012 at 11:41 AM ^
I would say Gallon has "it" returning punts as well. It being not fumbling and not letting the ball hit the ground and roll. Who knows how Dileo would respond if he had full time duties. Now, I don't mind having two returners back there, but Gallon has done a great job of not putting our team in terrible positions with terrible decisions returning punts these last two seasons.
October 10th, 2012 at 3:38 PM ^
Dileo has fielded a few punts over the last two years and I don't recall him dropping any. He seems to have really dependable hands.
October 10th, 2012 at 11:49 AM ^
1) excellent edge contain by Roh and Ryan all day
2) linebackers flowing as a unit to the football and not being hesitant
3) solid tackling by our corners on the edge. Especially Taylor, he had a couple WR screens that he thumped guys for no YAC
October 10th, 2012 at 12:59 PM ^
Taylor's a very physical DB. When he came out of HS I thought he might grow into a FS because of how hard he hit guys. He's not the biggest guy, but it really doesn't matter because he plays like he weighs 200+ pounds. I want to see how he hits when he's an upperclassman with some bulk.
October 10th, 2012 at 12:54 PM ^
Purdue had 0 first downs in the 1st quarter, 0 3rd down conversions and 24 rushing yards in the 1st half, 1 third down conversion and 56 rushing yards for the game. Nice
October 10th, 2012 at 1:08 PM ^
Has the offense already been done?
October 10th, 2012 at 1:40 PM ^
Where is it? I searched and everything.
October 10th, 2012 at 4:25 PM ^
I was really impressed with the performance of Cam Gordon after watching this, and I must admit that I did not appreciate his work during the live telecast. It is wonderful to see the depth that we have at the LB position moving forward.
October 11th, 2012 at 12:06 AM ^
This is my favorite post of the week! Thank you for the dedication Thorin.


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QPR manager Harry Redknapp has stated that he was on the verge of taking the job as Ukraine coach before agreeing a two-and-a-half year contract at Loftus Road.
The Rs have confirmed the appointment of Redknapp but the former Tottenham coach has admitted he was tempted by the Ukraine role and had discussions about taking the job.
"[I was] very close [to coaching Ukraine]. It was really a job that excited me, I must be honest," he told Sky Sports.
"We met the people there, they were fantastic.
"The job was exciting, it was something that I'd never done in my life before, to go abroad and coach. And it was something that I really was up for.
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"Yesterday [Thursday] I was sort of almost on my way to Ukraine. It was something I really fancied doing.
"When we got the phone call saying we'd like to talk to you it changed everything around. But it was an interesting job for sure."
Redknapp will watch his new side from the stands on Saturday afternoon as they take on Manchester United at Old Trafford before taking charge of their next game against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Still unsure of the status of Tom Brady and with the preseason opener coming up, the New England Patriots released veteran quarterback Matt Flynn on Monday and signed Ryan Lindley to replace him as the team's third-stringer.
Flynn signed with the Patriots on June 12, but was on the non-football injury list. He previously played with Green Bay, Seattle, Oakland and Buffalo.
"We don't have forever here. The train's moving," coach Bill Belichick said Monday.
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Before you begin planting, it is always a great idea to create a garden design using pencil and paper. Designing your garden ahead of time helps you utilize your space wisely, determine the necessary materials correctly, and apply an attractive design aesthetic.
When creating a design for a flower garden, try to group flowers in color coordinated clusters. Consult a color chart or to find out which colors go well together, and aim for variety and contrast in color without going overboard. Select wide beds and arrange in straight rows, filling each bed with a generous amount of flowers and "filler" plants so that each bed looks lush and not sparse. Try to locate taller plants to the back of your beds so that they don't overshadow the shorter plants. Finally, make sure to use symmetry in your garden, for example, by pairing beds, shrubs, and decorative items on either side of a pathway so that everything looks balanced. If you're interested in perennial garden design, take care to consult a gardening guide because perennials can have unusual light and moisture requirements. In addition, locate your perennials in separate beds from your seasonal plants because they will not look attractive in a mostly-empty bed during the winter.
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'Magic Mike' is the 'Citizen Kane' of stripper movies
"Magic Mike," director Steven Soderbergh's male stripper movie, has been called the "Citizen Kane" of stripper movies by Entertainment Weekly columnist Libby Gelman-Waxner (pen name for screenwriter Paul Rudnick), and the quote is being played on TV commercials for the movie everywhere. But if "Magic Mike" is the "Citizen Kane," then where does that leave all the stripper movies that came before it? Here's a quick rundown of stripper movie classics and where they stand in the film pantheon.
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THOMAS — Snake River bands need your vote. The band is competing for a private grant of $25,000 through the Pepsi Refresh Project.
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Creationists, Population Growth, Bunnies, and the Great Pyramid
In an effort to prove that the Earth is not very old, creationist Henry M. Morris has devised a calculation that is based upon the human population explosion. Using the equation Pn = P(1+r)n, he shows that two individuals present on the Earth in 4300 BC (presumably Adam and Eve) could initiate sustained exponential population growth sufficient to produce the entire estimated global population of year 1800 AD.1 Values used by Morris in this equation are P = 2 (initial population of Earth), Pn = one billion (estimated population of the Earth in 1800 AD), and r = 0.0033 (1/3 of 1% increase per year; estimated per capita global growth rate, 1650 to 1800 AD). He solves for n, obtaining as an answer the value n = 6100 years (prior to 1800 AD). By this calculation, he shows that it is mathematically possible for two individuals who lived about 6300 years ago to have given rise to the entire modem population of the Earth. Although he says nothing about the age of the Earth in this derivation, he cites this calculation in other works as evidence that the Earth itself is not very old.2, 3, 4 Other creationists offer their own version of this calculation, using similar logic and slightly different numbers.6 Even Morris himself tries different numbers in another work.5
The second half of this particular creationist argument is that if humankind had been reproducing at even a minuscule rate (say, r = 0.0001) for a million years or more, the entire solar system would now be crammed with human bodies.5, 6 Therefore, say the creationists, population growth statistics support the view that human beings (and by implication the Earth itself) appeared only a few thousand years ago, while contradicting any possibility that people (and the Earth) have existed for much longer. This creationist argument depends upon the assumption that human numbers must necessarily have been increasing throughout all of a necessarily brief human history, while the evolutionary view assumes that populations of humans and their earlier ancestors have had a zero growth rate (i.e., r = 0) over most of their history.
To understand why the creationists are wrong, consider this example. Suppose that a creationist were studying snowshoe hares, somewhere in Canada in the early 1930's. At that time, the bunnies were multiplying at a per capita rate of about r = 0.57 (57% per year). If that was all that our biologist knew about the rabbits' history and biology, the Morris calculation would enable him to determine that the first two snowshoe hares of all time appeared on Earth in late 1885, during the Cleveland Administration.8 Not only that, but the Morris calculation applied to minks, muskrats, foxes, and lynxes (which were also multiplying at that time) would also place the date of the creation of the Earth and life in the late 1800's. If one accepts that the Cleveland Administration was not the perpetrator of it all, then where are the errors? Here, two major mistakes are involved. First, the creationist in this instance did not use all of the known facts in arriving at his conclusion. Second, he assumed that the entire rabbit history was similar to that of those last few years that he was able to observe. In fact, the hares (and their predators) are known to cycle in abundance. In 1933 their numbers were increasing, but only as the latest in a series of roller coaster ups and downs that can be traced clear back into the 1700's. Over the long haul, r = 0 for the bunnies, a fact that would not be evident to an observer who watched them only during the early 30's.
The Morris calculation using human population statistics contains both elements of the "bunny blunder." Facts are ignored, and the assumption is made that all of human history prior to 1650 was characterized by growth like that seen from 1650 to 1800.
Unlike the bunny situation, we have no real knowledge of the true global human population size in medieval and earlier times. Almost all estimates are based on measures of carrying capacities of agricultural land and hunter/gatherer ranges, estimates of labor forces needed to construct various public works, and other indirect measures of population sizes.9 These estimates, many of which give world populations of about 1/4 billion at the time of Christ, are among the facts ignored by Morris.1 Others include the fact that humans must be a glaring exception to the usual situation in nature, if humans have experienced a high positive value of r throughout Earth history while all other species have had growth rates of approximately zero. Plagues and famines, also ignored by creationists, have decimated human populations with dreadful regularity over the ages. Where they have exerted their effects, population growth could not possibly have been rapid or even positive. When bubonic plague entered Europe during the mid-1300's, for example, nearly a quarter of the entire population died within one year, and European population actually declined for a century or two thereafter.10 Such episodes have been so common throughout human history that they can be considered to be the rule, rather than exceptional occurrences.11
Finally, even the limited numerical data, which are not favorable to the creationists' argument, are ignored. In St. Botolph, a parish of London from which unusually complete burial and christening records have survived to the present day, the death rate slightly overshadowed the birth rate between 1558 and 1625 AD, and drastically overshadowed it during the plague years 1563, 1593, 1603 and 1625.12 Thus, r was always slightly negative during this period, and was drastically negative during the epidemic years.
Thus, although the "facts" in the human case are not as firm as in that of the snowshoe hares, nevertheless all of them point toward the same conclusion. That is, human population growth was probably negative, zero or near zero over much of times past. Only by ignoring these contrary indications and by assuming that the growth rate of the pre-Industrial Revolution years was somehow typical of all of human history can creationists arrive at the conclusion that two human individuals living in 4300 BC could in actual reality have produced the entire world population of today.
In addition to committing the "bunny blunder" in their calculation, creationists make other errors in their use of population statistics as an indicator of the age of the Earth. For example, there is no scientific evidence that world population once consisted of only two people (or even a very few). And even if it could be shown that there were only two (or a few) people present on the Earth a few thousand years ago, this is not the same as showing that these were the first people of all time. They could have been the survivors of a previous cycle (or a thousand previous cycles) of population boom followed by epidemic bust. And even if they were the first people of all time, this still says nothing about the age of the Earth. The Earth could not be younger than those individuals, but how much older it is, whether it be a few days or 4 billion years, must be demonstrated from other evidence.
As if these fatal flaws were not enough, Morris's calculation has ridiculous implications. For example, if we assume for the moment that human numbers really did grow exponentially at a per capita rate of r = 0.0033, starting with two people in 4300 BC, then we can calculate the world population of year 2500 BC. By Morris's calculation, that number is 750 individuals. If Egypt, with about 1% of the Earth's land surface area, also had 1% of its population, then about eight people must have lived in Egypt at that time. However, the Great Pyramid of the Egyptian king Cheops was built in about 2500 BC.13 If the creationists are right, then the Pyramid was built by eight people. In fact, suppose that the entire population of the Earth lived in Egypt at that time. Half of the 750 souls were women (who I don't think worked on the Pyramid); half of the males were children (ditto) and a few exalted characters (Cheops himself and his assorted advisors) undoubtedly convinced the others that nobility should not have to haul heavy limestone blocks. That leaves about 150 able-bodied men to quarry 2,300,000 blocks (ranging from 2.5 to 50 tons in weight), haul them to the construction site and raise the 480-foot Pyramid. Does anyone who has seen this colossal monument believe that 150 men could have built it? Yet that is what Morris, through the magic of his calculation, must boldly assert.
World history prior to 2500 BC, in the Morris scenario, becomes even more remarkable. Six pyramids, some comparable in size to the Great Pyramid, were built at nearby sites within the previous 200-year period (as were numerous accessory causeways, temples, etc.).14 The parents and grandparents of the 750 people at the Great Pyramid site must have built them, at the rate of one every 33 years. Their numbers (which, recall, constituted the entire human population of the Earth) were fewer then—only about 300-400 souls—and they were distracted by the need to perform a fast migratory quick-step over to Mesopotamia to build (and abandon) a number of fortified towns that appeared at about that time. The action was even more frenzied in earlier centuries. World population in 3600 BC, as calculated by the Morris equation, was 20 people. A century earlier, in 3700 BC, it was 14 people. And a century earlier than that, it was 10 people. So, in the Morris scenario, a world population of one or two dozen people must have rushed back and forth between Crete, Mesopotamia, the Indus River valley, and other sites of ancient civilization, energetically building and abandoning enough cities, irrigation works, monuments and other artifacts to leave us with the mistaken impression that millions of people populated the ancient world.
To summarize, then, the creationist calculation of the age of the Earth, based upon population statistics, has the following flaws:
- It ignores many indications that human per capita growth rates were zero or negative throughout much of human history;
- It assumes that growth rates characteristic of the later pre- and early-industrial world were characteristic of human populations throughout all of preceding history;
- It assumes, without evidence, that the entire world population once consisted of two (or a few) individuals;
- It assumes that the Earth is only as old as (or slightly older than) its human occupants;
- It predicts unrealistically small human population sizes for ancient historical times.
In conclusion, it seems appropriate to recall Morris's statement, "The burden of proof is altogether on evolutionists if they wish to promote some other population model."1 It would seem, however, that it is the creationists who need to explain why their model, based as it is upon erroneous or unsupportable assumptions and producing laughable perspectives on ancient history, should be accepted in preference to an evolutionary view that fits the facts.
1. Morris, H. M. 1974. The Troubled Waters of Evolution. Creation-Life Publishers, San Diego. p. 153ff.
2. —— 1978. The Remarkable Birth of Planet Earth. Bethany Fellowship, Inc. Minneapolis. P. 92.
3. —— 1977. The Scientific Case for Creation. Creation-Life Publishers, San Diego. P. 55.
4. —— undated. "The Young Earth." Institute for Creation Research. Impact Series No. 17.
5. —— 1974. Scientific Creationism (Public School Edition). Creation-Life Publishers, San Diego. Pp. 167-169.
6. Kofahl, Robert E. and Kelly L. Segraves, 1975. The Creation Explanation. Harold Shaw Publishers, Inc. Wheaton, Ill.
7. Data from Fig. 4-19 in Kormondy, E. 1976. Concepts of Ecology. Prentice-Hall. P. 238. See also Butler, L. 1953. "The Nature of Cycles in Populations of Canadian Mammals." Canadian Journal of Zoology. 31:242-262.
8. Assume 12 x 108 acres of suitable hare habitat in Canada and twice that in the USSR for a total of 36 x 108 acres (half of both countries). Assume 1 hare/acre for Pn= 36 x 108 hares. Solve the Morris equation for n, using P = 2 and r=0.57. Answer: n= 47.2 years (prior to 1933). Thus, late 1885 is the snowshoe hare creation date. Suppose the hares (and all other rabbit species) evolved from the first two created individuals of the "rabbit kind." Assume 10 times as many rabbits, world wide, as there are hares. Again solve the Morris equation, using Pn=36 x 109. The answer: n = 52.3 years, and the rabbit creation date is mid-1880.
9. Coale, Ansley J. 1974. "The History of the Human Population." Scientific American Vol. 231, No. 3 (March): pp. 40-51.
10. Langer, William L. 1964. "The Black Death." Scientific American Vol. 210, No. 2 (February): pp. 114-121.
11. Zinsser, H. 1967. "Rats, Lice and History." Bantam Science & Math Edition.
12. Forbes, Thomas R. 1970. "Life and Death in Shakespeare's London." American Scientist Vol. 58, No. 2: pp. 164-170.
13. I have used 2500 BC in accordance with reference 15. The older reference 14 dates the Pyramid at about 2600 BC. This margin of uncertainty is too small to affect the argument; the older date is even worse for the creationist model.
14. Fahkry, Ahmed. 1961. The Pyramids. University of Chicago Press.
15. Langer, William L. 1968. An Encyclopedia of World History. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston. P. 37.


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https://twitter.com/SarahP93/status/330418477288529920/photo/1@SarahP93 is already on the plane so the teams should be on too based on this picture its a Airbus A330 Air Canada flight 115
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From Twitter, here's another angle from the starting line that shows the cars and backpacks a little better. I don't think it's been posted here. Loren Christie @LorenChristie 6hA spy sent me this photo...taken in Niagara Falls today. Amazing Race fans...this looks like a start line to me!!! pic.twitter.com/X6AqtimvGi11:26 AM - 3 May 13[/img]
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looking for George Wiley Woodard of Lincoln County Tenn
My g-g-grandfather, George Wiley Woodard is listed as born in Lincoln County in 1843.
There are civil war records when he was 17. He married in 1864 to the sister of a friend he met in the war - Louisa Bunn.
I know he stayed in Lincoln County because both Thomas Wiley (1868) and George Henry (1892) were born there.
I have been unable to find the death records for either George Wiley or Louisa. Can someone help?
My contact [email protected] or through Ancestry.com (Woodasrd/Bunn/Dever Family Tree)
Woodard family in Lincoln County Tenn
Three generations of my WOODARD family are all listed as born in Fayetteville Tenn. But I can not find the progenetor who came to the area. I thought it was William WOODARD who married Annice Dement.
But recent DNA results did not match with that WOODARD line as listed on the DNA web site.
The first person born in Fayetteville was named George Wiley Woodard. His mother was Louisa Bunn from Franklin Ala. Louisa had a brother named Henry BUNN with a daughter named Margaret Genevia "Maggie" BUNN
George & Louisa's son THOMAS WILEY WOODARD later married Henry & Cynthia's daughter MAGGIE BUNN. Thus my grandfather George Henry Woodard who was also born in Fayetteville Tenn.
The interesting thing is that Henry & Louisa had an older brother named WILEY GEORGE BUNN. Can there be an earlier link between the Woodard and Bunn males with a shared friend named Wiley?
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18 U.S. Code § 500 - Money orders
Whoever, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, engraves, or prints any order in imitation of or purporting to be a blank money order or a money order issued by or under the direction of the Post OfficeDepartment or Postal Service; or
Whoever forges or counterfeits the signature or initials of any person authorized to issue money orders upon or to any money order, postal note, or blank therefor provided or issued by or under the direction of the Post Office Department or Postal Service, or post office department or corporation of any foreign country, and payable in the United States, or any material signature or indorsement thereon, or any material signature to any receipt or certificate of identification thereof; or
Whoever falsely alters, in any material respect, any such money order or postal note; or
Whoever, with intent to defraud, passes, utters or publishes or attempts to pass, utter or publish any such forged or altered money order or postal note, knowing any material initials, signature, stamp impression or indorsement thereon to be false, forged, or counterfeited, or any material alteration therein to have been falsely made; or
Whoever issues any money order or postal note without having previously received or paid the full amount of money payable therefor, with the purpose of fraudulently obtaining or receiving, or fraudulently enabling any other person, either directly or indirectly, to obtain or receive from the United States or Postal Service, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, any sum of money whatever; or
Whoever embezzles, steals, or knowingly converts to his own use or to the use of another, or without authority converts or disposes of any blank money order form provided by or under the authority of the Post OfficeDepartment or Postal Service; or
Whoever receives or possesses any such money order form with the intent to convert it to his own use or gain or use or gain of another knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen or converted; or
Whoever, with intent to defraud the United States, the Postal Service, or any person, transmits, presents, or causes to be transmitted or presented, any money order or postal note knowing the same—
(1) to contain any forged or counterfeited signature, initials, or any stamped impression, or
(2) to contain any material alteration therein unlawfully made, or
(3) to have been unlawfully issued without previous payment of the amount required to be paid upon such issue, or
(4) to have been stamped without lawful authority; or
Whoever steals, or with intent to defraud or without being lawfully authorized by the Post OfficeDepartment or Postal Service, receives, possesses, disposes of or attempts to dispose of any postal money order machine or any stamp, tool, or instrument specifically designed to be used in preparing or filling out the blanks on postal money order forms—
Shall be fined under this title [1] or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
[1] See 1994 Amendment note below.
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 347 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 218, 35 Stat. 1131).
References to persons causing, procuring, aiding or assisting were omitted as unnecessary as such persons are made principals by section 2 of this title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322, which directed the amendment of this section by substituting "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $10,000", was executed by making the substitution for "fined not more than $5,000" in last par., to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
1972—Pub. L. 92–430 substituted "a blank money order or a money order issued by or under the direction of" for "a money order issued by" and struck out ", or by any officer or employee thereof" in first par.; substituted "or initials of any person authorized to issue money orders" for "of any officer or employee of the Postal Service," in second par.; inserted "or attempts to pass, utter or publish" before "any such forged" and substituted "material initials, signature, stamp impression" for "material signature" in fourth par.; inserted "or Postal Service" after "the United States" in fifth par.; inserted sixth and seventh pars.; inserted ", the Postal Service" after "the United States", and substituted "presents, or causes to be transmitted or presented, any money order" for "or presents to any officer or employee, or at any office of the United States, any money order" and designated material after "knowing the same" as cls. (1) to (3) with minor changes and added cl. (4) in eighth par.; inserted ninth par., and enacted provisions of former seventh par. as tenth par.
1970—Pub. L. 91–375 inserted reference to Postal Service and substituted "officer or employee" for "postmaster or agent" in first par. and substituted "officer or employee of the Postal Service" for "postmaster, assistant postmaster, chief clerk, or clerk" and "Post Office Department or the Postal Service, or post office department or corporation of any foreign country" for "Post Office Department of the United States, or of any foreign country" in second par.
Post OfficeDepartment redesignated United StatesPostal Service pursuant to Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(o), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 733, set out as a note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–375 effective within 1 year after Aug. 12, 1970, on date established therefor by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service and published by it in the Federal Register, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.
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Coordinator: Jean Gazarian
The main objective of this orientation course is to enable representatives to familiarize themselves with the work and procedures of the Economic and Social Council.
Participants will be reviewing the functions, practices and procedures of the Economic and Social Council. They will also be briefed on the main issues before the Council and on the role of the President of the Council and informal consultations. The course will be highly intensive and will require the active involvement of all the participants throughout the course.
All participants who successfully complete the course will receive a UNITAR Certificate of Completion.
The course is designed primarily for representatives of those States that are members of the Economic and Social Council in 2011. Depending on the availability of seats, delegates from other States may attend as observers.
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The course will be conducted by Mr. Jean Gazarian, UNITAR Senior Fellow. Presentations will be made by experienced diplomats who have served on the Economic and Social Council and by members of the Secretariat.
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On picking up Steve Neumann …
Jay Heaps (JH): We followed his career quite a bit, actually. We're always trying to add players that we think are creative and can help our attack and can also play a couple different positions.
About the transition into MLS from college …
JH: There's always the talk about the speed of play, but it's also a soccer intelligence. I think every player playing professionally has a pretty high soccer IQ and the really good ones separate themselves. I think in college you can get by on certain athleticism, but when you step to the pro game there has to be that elevated IQ
Overall impressions of first two picks …
JH: They're both players that we followed and we've had an eye on for not just one year but a couple years. I've seen them play live a lot and I think they're very different players. I think Patrick has shown he's someone that can score a lot of goals and plays a little higher up the field. I think Steve is more of an underneath guy and a little more versatile as to where we can play him in our midfield.
Was there discussion on taking Patrick Mullins with your first pick?
JH: We consider all of it and we're just happy that we got both of them.
About trading up to ensure getting Mullins …
JH: I think we rated both players very highly. I think you have to be aggressive I think we showed that today that we're aggressive. It's not always laid out there in front for you so sometimes you have to be aggressive.
Talk about both guys having the potential to fit the Revolution style of play …
JH: I think both of them are smart players. Both of them are fluid players and both are going to have to work hard. I think that's something we value.
The Revs have a young core of players already. Is there a risk/reward factor of having such a potentially young team up top?
JH: I feel that we have some veteran players on our team that are going to help carry some of the load up top as well. We have Charlie Davies, we have Jerry Bengtson and Dimitry Imbongo. It's not just about starting players that are young; we're going to start the best players.
What are some of the off -field qualities of both players?
JH: We interview a good handful of players and certainly almost everyone we draft. We feel it's very important to see those characteristics and qualities that the person has, not in an awful situation but just to really talk through things in their lives: strengths, weaknesses both on the field and off the field. We like character guys and feel our team is built up of character guys and we continue to look for players like that.
Talk about how these guys will fit in with your team?
JH: It's important, especially when you're asking a lot of young guys and. It's never going to be an easy adjustment as you're going to have ups and downs. You try and discuss that with the players and see how they're going to react to situations in their life and it's an important part of the process for us.
Was Neumann going to another team when you traded up earlier this week to get to No. 4?
JH: We weren't thinking about what other teams were going to do so to speak. With Neumann, for me the versatility is what showed, and what he did in college. I think he's a different style player and someone that will fit into different positions that we peg him for.
On how both guys will be utilized
JH: I was thinking about it last night.
Did you get what you need out of this draft?
JH: Can you get 15 wins out of this draft, because that's what I was hoping to get. We'll see.
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The Juice is dropping the lbs, lifting weights, and, for good measure, preaching racial harmony and anger management to other inmates at Nevada's Lovelock Correctional Center, a good friend of his tells the NY Post.
Norman Pardo claims, "He says that's one of the benefits of not being able to go out and party all the time like he used to."
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Kukla Dashes To Gold In Adelaide Opener
Apr 8, 2013
Yolane Kukla, Olympic relay gold medallist at London 2012, clocked 25.14 to took the girl's 17/18 years 50m freestyle on the opening night of the 2013 Georgina Hope Swimmers Foundation Australian Age Championships in Adelaide.
The Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and a heat swimmer in last year's Olympic 4x100m freestyle relay gold, hit the wall in an impressive time of 25.14, just a touch ahead of Southport's Alexandra Purcell (25.21) and West Illawarra sprinter Emma McKeon (25.25).
The boy's 17/18 years 50m freestyle was an equally close race with Southport's Luke Percy swimming a personal best to finish in 22.24. Shaving 0.02 of a second off the winning time of Cameron McEvoy in the same event last year, Percy took gold over training partner Blake Jones (22.75) and Victorian Alexander Graham (22.81).
The first record of the meet went to Victorian Nicholas Groenewald who followed up from his six individual gold medals at last year's Australian Age Championships, to take nearly a second off the previous best boy's 15 years 200m backstroke time.
In a race where the gold, silver and bronze medallist were all under the previous best of 2:03.27 set by Olympian Mitch Larkin in 2009, Groenewald finished in 2:02.54 with City of Perth's Damian Fyfe taking silver in 2:02.68 and Tristan Ludlow from Queensland picking up bronze in 2:02.77.
Surrey Park's Sian Whittaker swam a new personal best in the girl's 15 years 200m backstroke final, taking the title in convincing fashion, over five seconds clear of the rest of the field in 2:12.11.
The real race was between silver and bronze medallists Jessica Unicomb (2:17.33) and Germany's Rabea Tenetos (2:17.34) who finished just 0.01 of a second apart with Unicomb securing silver in the touch. Zoe Lysaght will also take home a bronze in a time of 2:17.68.
South Australian local Kyle Chalmers continued the record breaking only minutes later picking up his first gold of the meet and dipping under the 55 second mark in the boy's 14 years 100m butterfly. The Marion swimmer won by almost three seconds in a strong time of 54.79 with Jacob Sedgman (57.52) and Luke Zille (58.13) rounding out the medals.
In the corresponding girl's event, Victorian Stephanie Whan was too strong for defending champion Lucia Lassman (1:01.18) in the girl's 14 years 100m butterfly. Whan hit the wall in 1:00.61 to take the 2013 title from Lassman and fellow Victorian Mikaela Cornelissen in 1:01.99.
With more than 1400 athletes in town to compete over the ten days of completion, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation Leon Bignell said he was pleased to welcome swimmers to South Australia at tonight's opening ceremony.
"We are delighted to host the nation's young stars of the pool as they compete to be named Australian age champion," Mr Bignell said. "I'm particularly pleased that our state is represented by 80 swimmers, the highest number from South Australia since the 2009 event."
The Georgina Hope Swimmers Foundation Australian Age Championships will be held at the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre concluding on Monday 15 April.
For full results: www.swimming.org.au
Report courtesy of Swimming Australia.
In other events tonight…
Girl's 16 years 200m Butterfly
Hunter swimmer Meg Bailey has moved her way up the podium and into top sot to claim the 2013 Girl's 16 years 200m butterfly Australian Age title. Bailey remained calm despite a speedy start from eventual silver medallist Emily Washer (2:15.81) to take out the race almost a full body length ahead of the field in 2:13.96. The bronze medal went to Rocky City swimmer Karleigh Banks in 2:16.12.
Boy's 16 years 200m Butterfly
Sydney swimmer Joachim Bardrum made it back-to-back titles in the men's 200m butterfly winning the boy's 16 years by more than half a second. The Auburn swimmer hit the wall in 2:02.77 with Surrey Park's Hamish McDougal taking silver in 2:03.53 and Luke Scott from Fraser Coast, Queensland won bronze in 2:04.38.
Girl's 15 years 800m Freestyle
Five-time Australian Age Champion from 2012 Alanna Bowles has started her 2013 campaign by defending her title in the girl's 15 years 800m freestyle final in spectacular form. The Rocky City swimmer finished over 18 seconds ahead of the rest of the field when she touched the wall in 8:37.52. Fellow Queenslander Moesha Johnson (8:55.19) picked up the silver medal and Canberra swimmer Bonnie Zhang (8:55.37) was just behind for bronze.
Girl's 14 years 200m Individual Medley
The girl's 14 years 200m individual medley has seen history repeat itself, with the same three swimmers taking out gold, silver and bronze as in 2012. Novocastrian Abbey Harkin defended her title successfully, touching in 2:18.36 and relegating 2013 10km Open Water Champion Chelsea Gubecka (2:19.70) to second, and Ella Bond (2:19.78) to third place for the second consecutive year.
Boy's 14 years 200m Individual Medley
Springwood's Matthew Wilson was a class above in the final of the boy's 14 years 200m IM outswimming the rest of the field by more than five seconds to win in an impressive time of 2:07.19. Queenslander Hudson Anu took silver in a time of 2:13.73, with Benno Negri taking the bronze medal in 2:14.06.
Girl's 12/13 year 200m Freestyle
The girl's 12/13 years 200m freestyle saw a four-way fight for first place with Kawana Waters swimmer Ellen Masters taking the title in the touch. Masters sopped the clock at 2:05.59 to just edge out silver medallist Chloe Yoo in 2:05.74 and Elly Wikaire in 2:06.16.
Boy's 12/13 years 200m Freestyle
Gold Coast teen Andrew Ryan started his Australian Age swimming campaign in fine style taking out the boy's 12/13 years 200m freestyle and more than a second off his heat time. The only boy to finish under the two minute mark across the heats and finals, Ryan covered the four laps in 1:58.20, with fellow Queenslander Jordan Lello second in 2:00.32 and Rory Scott taking bronze in 2:02.07.
Girl's 16 years 100m Freestyle
Triple Australian Age Champion from 2012 Ami Matsuo set the standard in the girl's 16 years sprint freestyle, taking out the 100m free final over half a body length clear of her rivals and stopping the clock in an impressive 54.76 - a time that would have placed the Carlile swimmer eighth at last year's EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships. Queenslander Chelsea Gillett (56.29) snuck in for second with Ryde-Carlile's Sophie Taylor (56.64) taking the bronze.
Boy's 16 years 100m Freestyle
Distance specialist Mack Horton was too strong for his age group in the boy's 16 years 100m freestyle covering the two laps in an impressive 50.35. Cameron Jones from St Peters Western won silver in 50.92 while Angus Hannan took bronze in 51.51.
Girl's 17/18 years 100m Breaststroke
The girl's 17/18 years 100m breaststroke saw Jessica Hansen (1:09.18) and Taylor McKeown (1:09.33) go head-to-head all the way to the wall as they fought for the 2013 Australian Age title. Hansen managed to hold off a fast-finishing McKeown to take gold while Traralgon swimmer Lily Collins took home the bronze in 1:11.25.
Boy's 17/18 years 100m Breaststroke
Forster Aquatic swimmer Jesse King (1:03.35) has defended his title, taking the win in the boy's 17/18 years 100m breaststroke final. With less than a second separating the top seven swimmers, King secured the gold in the touch. Eighteen-year-old Robert Evans (1:03.44) took the silver medal and Jared Gilliland (1:03.80) held on for third.
Girl's 12/13 years 200m Breaststroke
The girl's 12/13 years 200m breaststroke was a tight tussle for a place on the podium with Caitlyn McKavanagh turning on the speed for the final 50m to collect the gold medal in a time of 2:36.42, leaving Rebecca Cross to settle for silver in 2:36.71. Maisie McFadyen completed the podium, taking the bronze medal in 2:37.38.
Boy's 12/13 years 200m Breaststroke
Heath MacLeod of Wodonga in Victoria picked up his first gold medal of the meet in the boy's 12/13 years 200m breaststroke in a time of 2:29.51, from Bailey Senden (2:29.64) and Steven Coombes in 2:36.24.
Girl's 17/18 years 400m Freestyle
Dual Australian Age Champion from 2012 Leah Neale cruised to victory in the girl's 17/18 years 400m freestyle to successfully defend her title and take home her fist gold medal of the meet. Neale's time of 4:09.72 was too quick for Laura Crockart (4:11.75) and Amelia Gould in 4:14.01.
Boy's 17/18 years 400m Freestyle
Jacob Hansford from Atlantis Swim Club took gold in the boy's 17/18 years 400m freestyle with Isaac Jones (3:59.37) and Kiwi Bradlee Ashby rounding out the top three places. Melbourne Vicentre swimmer Jack Gerrard was awarded the bronze medal as the third Australian home in a time of 3:59.57.
Boy's 15 years 1500m Freestyle
The boy's 15 years 1500m freestyle was the final individual event of the opening night with Queenslander Joshua Parrish taking out the title in 15:52.57 from Mitchell Davenport-Wright (16:01.84) and Callum Sherington in 16:05.43.


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We should now turn attention to the brothers of our great grandfather, Victor Kahn.
Victor's father Lazarus (or Lazar) married his (Lazar's) first cousin Jeanette Isaac Lazard and they had six children, all born in Luxembourg and apparently registered under the name of Cahen, the French variation of the name Kahn.
Raphael Louis Cahen was born in 1818 – he had a twin sister but she didn't survive.
Salomon Cahen was born in 1822.
Joseph Cahen was born in 1824.
Victor Cahen (Kahn) was born in 1827.
Another sister born in 1829 was stillborn.
Our understanding is that Raphael Louis Cahen married Elisabeth Alexander in 1859 in Saarlouis. They had three surviving children, George (1861), Paul (1863) and Henriette (1864), all registered in the name of Cahen and born in Luxembourg. Elisabeth's parents were Lazard Alexander and Fleurette Aron.
If any of these names chime with you, please email: firstname.lastname@example.com. We'd like to know what happened to Victor's brothers.


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Mission & Vision
The mission of the Fresno State Police Department is to provide a safe environment for the University's students, faculty, staff, and visitors and a vital healthy work environment for all department personnel.
Emphasis is placed on community policing and problem solving through continuous and new partnerships within the campus and regional law enforcement agencies.
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Each year we donate an amount of money to charity. We focus on Health, Environment and the Wellbeing of Young and Outcast. In each category, we support organisations who are operative within areas which are relevant to our every-day-mission in the Vagabond Group.
2018 update:
Thank you!
During Black Friday Weekend 10% of net sales were given to We Effect, an organization focusing on helping people in exposed areas to build a better and independent life. This means 28 582 EUR focusing on the We Effect projects around the world.
2017 update:
Main funds
For 2017 we donate SEK 1 600 000. The main funds are dedicated
Doctors without Borders, Children's Villages (we sponsor a Children's village in Cambodia for 2 years), Wateraid, Unicef (schools in refugee areas), The Swedish Cancer Society and The Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation.
Additional selection
For a set part of the funds, the staff gather new suggestions and place their votes. For 2017 we support WWF, Aldrigensam/Love&Hope/Min Stora Dag (Sweden), Change one life (Russia), Szent Márton Pediatric Emergency Medical Service Foundation (Hungary), The No-one's Children Foundation (Poland).
Immediate support (March 2017)
Another part is reserved to be used for world catastrophes where help is urgently needed. In March 2017 SEK 80 000 was sent to Hungerhjälpen, targeting Southern Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, Yemen and Kenya.
In December 100000 SEK was donated to Musikhjälpen, a Swedish week-long live radio and TV broadcast. Each year the mission is to create awareness and raise money for a humanitarian cause. This year focusing on "Children are not for Sale".
Shoes for Macedonia
352 pairs of winter shoes and a number of warm insoles and gloves, was in December sent to Macedonia to support the Loza Foundation.
Thank You!
During Black Friday Weekend 10% of net sales was given to Unicef. This mean 320 847 SEK focusing on the Unicef School projects around the world.


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The Lapchak Laboratory is focused on stroke translational therapy development. Paul A. Lapchak, PhD, FAHA, is directing translational stroke research funded by the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry and gift donations.
Annually, there are 15 million stroke victims worldwide. The goal of this research is to develop new therapeutic approaches to treat acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, using an embolic stroke model to develop strategies to treat stroke patients with diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension.
There is a critical medical need for new therapeutic strategies to treat acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and hemorrhagic stroke to reduce mortality and improve the quality of life for stroke victims. Current statistics indicate that stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the United States, with upward of 795,000 victims annually suffering a new or recurrent stroke, despite improved diet and control of diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Currently, the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved treatment for stroke is the thrombolytic tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), administered within three hours of a stroke. Although thrombolysis is now widely accepted as a standard of care for AIS, only a minority (six-ten percent) of AIS patients are treated with tPA in the United States.
However, tPA itself is not neuroprotective and does not prevent all clinical disabilities resulting from embolic strokes. Because there is still a real need for effective neuroprotective treatments to attenuate neuronal loss or promote recovery of function, we have focused on identifying and developing novel drugs and devices that can be effective when administered after an ischemic event
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Jonathan Bullard, DE, Shelby (N.C.) Crest Ht: 6-4 Wt: 255 Class: 2012 Recruiting Buzz: Bullard committed to Florida early in January, joining Crest High teammate and friend Rhaheim Ledbetter in the Gators¿ class. UF edged out Clemson and South Carolina for one of the best defensive end prospects in the country as Bullard ranks first at his position by Rivals.com. Bullard announced his decision at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, where he concluded a strong week of practice with a dominant performance in the game. He had two tackles for a loss and a QB hurry. The personal attention from coach Will Muschamp throughout the recruiting process played a factor in Bullard¿s decision, as did the NFL experience of defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and defensive line coach Bryant Young. Bullard adds to a position that sorely lacked depth this season and often struggled to generate a pass rush. Rankings Rivals: No. 1 SDE in the nation Scout: No. 4 DE 247sports: No. 3 SDE Sentinel state rankings: N/A 247sports N.C. rankings: No. 3 overall Back to Sentinel's Recruiting front page Back to Sentinel's 2012 Florida Top 100 Click for Sentinel's 2012 Central Florida Super60
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The Best European Cruiseby Paul Motter | 10.20.11
Viking River Cruises offers an in-depth exploration of Soviet history via luxury river cruise.
|The Church of the Spilled Blood in St Petersburg is just one of many unforgettable sites in Russia.
The Best European Cruise
Viking River Cruises has been offering cruises between the cities of Moscow and St Petersburg for almost 20 years now; I took one such cruise myself in 2002. I still consider it among the most impressive cruises I have ever taken, largely because of the national obsession with the Soviet Union I shared with my fellow Americans in the 1950s through '80s.
These cruises pull back the Iron Curtain, and you will come to fully understand why the famous Soviet experiment failed. You'll get a chance to fully explore the Soviet capital city of Moscow, the Imperial capital city of St. Petersburg, and the much smaller and less notorious towns and villages of the hinterlands where regular people lived in an intrigue of political experimentation and suppression.
Viking River does a fantastic job of bringing to life the entire history of the Soviet Union, Imperial Russia and the roots of the Russian Orthodox Church.
This is the only fleet in Russia entirely owned by a western company, and the fact that they have been able to expand this fleet to four, large vessels shows the attraction of this particular Viking River offering. These boats are larger than average riverboats; they look more like ships - with four passenger decks and larger public rooms for dining, entertainment and the important lecture series offered onboard. They were built in Russia, but they have been owned by Viking River Cruises for many years now - meaning they are completely safe and up to the standards of comfort and service that western cruisers expect. (Do NOT get these cruises confused with the Russian tour boat that sank in a completely different part of the Volga a few months ago).
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There are a few different itineraries to choose from, but the only differences among them is how many days you spend in the bookend cities; Moscow or St Petersburg. My recommendation for regular cruisers is to spend as much time in Moscow as possible, since a regular cruiser is very likely to revisit St. Petersburg some day. You will never find a more convenient way to see Moscow - one of the most expensive cities in the world - because you won't need to use local hotels, restaurants or taxis. You will sleep and eat on the riverboat, and Viking River provides the tours while your river boat remains docked in the cities.
The renovations made to these vessels include expanding and adding balconies to several staterooms on the upper decks. When I sailed on the Viking Peterhof in 2002 it had several tiny cabins below the hull line that had two mere bunks and a bathroom area so small you could literally shower while sitting on the toilet. Those cabins have been ripped out and replaced with bigger, standard staterooms as one would expect on a European riverboat. Every stateroom now has hotel-style beds, a refrigerator, a safe and premium bathing products. Public rooms now have modern, Scandinavian décor.
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But you will be there to experience Russia. Every cruise requires six days to travel between Moscow and St. Petersburg - regardless of which city you begin in. You can book cruises from 11 to 13-days, but I highly recommended the longer cruises which give you more time in the bookend cities. The most enticing option is the 13-day Waterway of the Czars cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg where select departures will include performances by the amazing musicians of the Mariinsky Theater, lectures by the Smithsonian Institution on Russia's history, myths and legends, and (on some sailings) a "behind the scenes" look at the vast art vaults of the Hermitage Museum.
Another new adventure is a new offering I first heard about from a fellow cruiser. You can be invited into a regular Russian citizen's home for dinner and conversation in one of the communal apartments in St. Petersburg known as Kommunalkas. Here you can all talk about how you each perceived the other as children, and share laughter over a history on both sides that invoked tremendous fear in many of us as children.
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Viking River has created a new web site called TheRealRussia.com where you can experience an insider's tour of Russia, just like Viking River passengers. The site features video webisodes by Karine Hagen, daughter of Torstein Hagen, the founder of Viking River Cruises. Karine has spent more than two decades studying and living in Russia, and in the webisodes, she takes the viewer behind closed doors at the ballet, into the rural home of babushka Nadya and her family, and literally underground at the Hermitage, to explore her favorite Russia, "the real Russia."
As I said, this is still truly one of the most memorable cruises I have ever taken. I recommend that you book early and get an upper level suite where you can look out on the stark beauty of Russia. You will be inspired by the vitality of the people who managed to live through the most severe repressive economic and political conditions imaginable. For more information, go to VikingRiver.com.


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On March 15, while much of Austin, Texas, was drowning in music and marketing and thousands of tiny bands were running the streets trying to make a dent, history was being made on a little stage at B.D. Riley's.
Chances are you didn't hear about Side Effect's landmark Thursday gig amid chatter about Lady Gaga's vomit stunt, but the four-piece rock group are staking claim as the first band from Myanmar to perform at South by Southwest.
Theirs is a fascinating story, and confirm that for all the peaks and valleys most artists go through to land on an Austin stage, few have had to endure more hurdles than Side Effect.
First, a quick history lesson. Until 2011, Myanmar was under the rule of a military dictatorship notorious for its brutality, broad censorship practices and, most prominently from an international perspective, its role in keeping Nobel laureate and democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest for years.
Recently, however, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has undergone a profound shift. In 2010 Suu Kyi was not only allowed to leave her Yangon home to travel and speak without restriction, but soon the ban on the political party she represented, the National League for Democracy, was lifted, allowing her to run for, and win, a spot in Parliament. She and others are guiding Myanmar in transition toward democracy. As a result, many international sanctions have been loosened, and the country is gradually adjusting to a new reality.
I sat down with singer and guitarist Darko C. of Side Effect and the rest of the band as South by Southwest was winding down. A hard, tight post-punk band, the members cite influences including the Strokes, White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Hot Hot Heat, Handsome Furs, Silversun Pickups and the Kooks as inspiration.
Side Effect had just returned from an overnight run to Houston, where they'd played a show for Myanmar ex-patriots. Below is an edited version of our conversation.
How did you end up in Austin? I know you had an online fundraising effort.
Darko C.: We haven't gotten the money yet, so we borrowed the money from friends and we played a fundraising gig in Yangon on March 1. It was very last-minute. That gig was the one that made us in the position to come here.
It was a very hard decision to make, because all of our friends were suggesting, "You might end up in debt coming back. Why don't you just finish the next album and put it out and you can go next time?" But we all couldn't wait for next year. We wanted to be here this year. We just couldn't wait. So we said, "Let's do this no matter what." We took the risk and, you know, came here.
How long have you been a band?
Ten years. Since 2004.
I've been to Myanmar once, when the L.A. band Ozomatli played in 2009.
Oh, really? Where?
It was sponsored by the U.S. government, so it was at the American Club. They played at the American consulate, as well, and a school for the blind. But since then the country has changed so much. Are you comfortable talking about the political changes?
Before the political changes, how were you able to play rock music? Was it difficult?
Yes, of course. It's still difficult. For example, now it's the "new Myanmar," right? Let's just say, "old Burma, new Myanmar" thing. When we were organizing the benefit concert for South by Southwest, we were hoping to do it in a bigger venue called Kandawgyi Park, the major public park for the biggest music event. We don't have a big fan base, but we were hoping that if we do it like that and we could just let people in with very cheap money. We wanted to see a lot of people and at the same time we might have enough money. [But] a venue owner, who is my friend, she gave us the night for free.
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Normally that would cost about $1,400 for the night, and there's no sound system. Just a bit of a stage. So you have to rent lighting system, sound system, back line, everything.
What size venue do you normally play?
Normally we play a bar, like 50 people. We play there from time to time, but we don't have any regular business. Yangon is the biggest city in Myanmar, but it doesn't really have rock 'n' roll venues. Not yet. There are some, but those bars are for the foreigners and rich kids. So there's no live music venue.
And you guys aren't rich kids?
No. No way.
I was trying to figure out a polite way to ask that. I know it's easier to be a musician if your family is part of the elite. I met a rapper while I was there who was a rich kid.
That's how Burmese fans want to see their rock stars, hip-hop stars, rap stars. No matter what, they want to see them like they saw in the movies, getting out of the fancy car.
The rapper I saw while I was there was rapping about "bitches, weed and getting paid." I wondered how he could do that with the censorship laws. Then I was told his family was part of the elite.
All of us have jobs. Me and my wife have a small tailoring shop. Both of us, our income is $500 a month. Tser Htoo (drummer) is working for a radio station -- he's a sound editor. He makes $200 a month.
How was your South by Southwest show? Was it what you imagined it would be?
Well, we didn't know BD Riley's would be -- it looked a bit like 50th Street Bar in Yangon. So that was weird for me. We didn't know how they chose the venues for the bands. It's OK, we're so happy just to be here, and to get the chance to see the bands. This kind of rock 'n' roll vibe is in the air -- this experience that we've never had. This is the first time.
Were you only able to play the one gig here because of visa restrictions?
No, not about the visa. We couldn't set up more gigs because we didn't know who to contact, how to set up gigs. We've never been here, so it was a bit difficult just to get the visa. It was a pain.... We got a P-1 visa, which meant we could make money as professional musicians. That's why it cost a lot. But then, the visa said -- it was really weird -- the visa said it ends on March 16, when South by Southwest ends. We had to extend the visa for two days for $375.
I'm embarrassed to say that I realized you were playing at BD Riley's about an hour after you finished. I was really disappointed. I hope you'll be able to come back.
Yes, we hope so too. This was probably the best time of my life. The first experience. You see things like -- boom, boom, boom, boom! Everywhere you look -- everywhere is music.
What was the best thing you saw?
So far the best concert was Black Lips. I wanted to say hi to them but they looked tired and they were packing things up so I didn't want to bother them. But I really really wanted to say hi to them. I wanted to give our CD to them, but I couldn't do it, because I totally understand that after the concert you just need to be a little bit chilled out.
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It's really disappointing to me that you were only able to do the one show. You worked so hard to get here and American sponsors should have been helping you.
Tour manager Greg Holland: The initial performance contract stated that we were only allowed to play one show or we could face deportation.
That's even more frustrating. All the American bands play many shows over the festival.
But I don't think they would have minded if we'd played more gigs, because we're a band from Burma and we're not a really big band. And there's one other band that we really wanted to see, and that was Warpaint. I love them.
Yeah, they're an L.A. band.
Do you think they're playing anywhere tonight?
I don't think so.
Next year.
You played in Houston last night for the city's Myanmar population, right?
Yes. That was very exciting to see the Myanmar people in Houston. It was a great show. They weren't really rock 'n' roll type people, but by the end they were all standing up and dancing along to the songs. They were all really generous, and they were really happy to see a band from Myanmar. They looked proud of us, because this is the first time they've heard of a Myanmar band coming to America to play at a music festival together with bands from all over the world.
That doesn't happen often for Myanmar bands.
Tser Htoo (drummer): This is the first time -- except for [bands] playing for the Burmese community. Not like this though.
Congratulations. That's a big deal.
I think this is going to be a milestone in Burmese rock 'n' roll history.
I was only in Myanmar for four or five days, and only Yangon. It was before the political changes. I was struck by seeing somebody wearing a Black Flag T-shirt, and I saw a public wall graffitied with the words, "Punk's not dead." That was really inspiring to me. It was like, "OK, something seems to be bubbling here." What's changed? For example, you used to have to get any lyrics you wrote approved by a "scrutiny board." Is that still the case?
Now it's the same procedure, but they won't censor your lyrics. You have to type in the right form, and you have to submit it. [Points to another band mate]. His father is a famous songwriter in Myanmar -- he passed away a few years ago. He knows better than me all of this, because the last time we published an album was two years ago. At that time they were still censoring. Some of our songs were banned. Some of the songs they were like, "You need to fix and change these words and these lines."
Line by line?
Yes. They would directly tell you, "These words you need to change. You can think about substitutions and then come back." Then you go there again and see if they agree. But according to my experience, it was really funny. Sometimes you can't meet the chairman or the very important guy from that office. But in some cases you need to see him. You can write a plea. Like, "This is not so bad. What I really meant was blah blah blah" and write a letter about it. But when I was talking to him, he was nice, and he said, "Look son. Why don't you change this lyric to that lyric?" I'd say, "Thank you. I will consider it."
Was there a logic to the suggestions?
No, definitely not! They are not musically literate at all. They are the people from the military. They got promoted. They got a big job. All the people in high positions are from the military. They all are stupid, man. You can't negotiate with them. But if you please them, there would be no problem. Sometimes it's even easier, because, like, if you know somebody, you can just go there and bribe them with a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue -- which is the favorite whiskey of most of the generals.
So we're talking about this stuff, but if I publish this can you get in trouble?
No. You can do it.
Would you have gotten in trouble three or four years ago?
But you're not worried now?
No, we're in America. If something happened -- if the government is trying to arrest us we can just get away from Burma and come and stay in Austin. (Laughs).
How is your music available in Myanmar?
Well, we can't make any money if we release a CD in Myanmar. I'm not bitching, but the normal Burmese music fan won't buy a CD, because what's the point? You can share with a memory stick, share with Bluetooth phone or download from some website for free.
Nobody believed we could sell our music internationally. Our friends from Myanmar totally doubted that. "Nobody will buy your music because you are from Myanmar." We were like, "Whatever. We're going to do what we want." And we did well. The No. 1 country where people bought it was Germany. No. 2 was the United States. Can you imagine? That's great, man. And Myanmar was at the bottom. (Laughs.)
For more information on Side Effect, check the group's Facebook page. The band's music can be found on Spotify, iTunes and Amazon, among others, worldwide.
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I couldn't help but be amused as some supporters reacted with surprise, when Obama began the traditional move from left to center once the primary season was over. It happens ever time, everyone knows it, and yet, for some reason Obama was supposedly unique. To say Obama is a skilled politican is almost a negative characterization, because it challenges the notion that he operates differently than standard practice. If you listen to the speeches, and take the rhetoric to heart, then you are forced to confront a simple conflict. Obama does put his finger in the air to see which way the wind blows, his principles do waver, and yes, he is really ordinary, in many respects.
Anyways, the point, is illustrated here in spades, political speak of the highest order, oozing of pander and flip flop, pure unadulterated Washington speak:
Barack Obama Friday dropped his opposition to offshore oil drilling, saying he could go along with the idea if it was part of a broader energy package.
Obama made his comments in St. Petersburg during an interview with the Palm Beach Post. "My interest is in making sure we've got the kind of comprehensive energy policy that can bring down gas prices," he said.
"If, in order to get that passed, we have to compromise in terms of a careful, well thought-out drilling strategy that was carefully circumscribed to avoid significant environmental damage - I don't want to be so rigid that we can't get something done," the paper quoted Obama as saying.
I think it better to look at Obama without the rose colored glasses, it will only make his descent to the realm of mere mortals easier to digest. And, in the end, it's okay, because Obama was never worthy of the lofty adjectives in the first place, misplaced hype and personal aspirations aside.


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Kill the Drive - "Monsters in My Bed"
Remember what is was like in the last heat wave? How you wiped the sweat off of your forehead, prayed for rain while every breath felt like it melted off a little piece of your lungs? Hailing from Israel, Kill The Drive know a lot about heat. Their newest video, titled "Monsters in My Bed" shows just that – how it feels like to be on the verge of meltdown when the situation gets too sticky.
Set-up as a performance video and clocking in at just over 2:20, the video is a tribute to what Kill The Drive consider punk rock to be at its core; fun, fast, and aggressive. Gone are the make-up, story and special effects – "Monsters in My bed" is all about raw energy and need to say "hold it, you've crossed a line!".
For those of you unfamiliar with Kill The Drive, they are a melodic punk-rock band based in Tel-Aviv, the center of the Israeli punk scene. They've been around since 2005 and have been touring relentlessly and releasing albums DIY style – from plugging in the microphones at their makeshift studio to folding the artwork neatly into the jewel case, Kill The Drive are just as serious about their arts and crafts skills as they are about their music!
So far, 2011 has been a very exciting year for Kill The Drive; they have just returned from New York where they recorded their third album "Lady Karma" with producer John Naclerio (My Chemical Romance,Polar Bear Club, Matchbook Romance, Autopilot off, Just Surrender), and are well under way to their next US/European tour.
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