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This week, the South Tama County Middle School Student-Athlete Spotlight is on Keith Keahna. Keith is a 7th grader at STC. He is a center for the Trojan basketball team.
Keith has had a solid start to the season. He put up 16 points and collected 7 rebounds in a Trojan win over East Marshall. Keith has led with his actions and hopes to continue improving coming out of the two-week winter break.
Keith is an active middle schooler. In addition to basketball, he is involved in football, baseball, track & field, and band. He is an avid sports fan, enjoys exercising, playing video games, and practicing his field goal kicking.
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Keith Keahna
Keith has proved to be an accomplished student in the classroom as well. He is an honor roll student and has maintained a 4.0 GPA in seventh grade.
Keith is the son of Verlyn (Mene) and Marsha Keahna of rural Tama.


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FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Executive Branch Ethics Commission has charged a former government official with violating the state's ethics code by allegedly using his position to solicit campaign contributions for Gov. Steve Beshear's re-election campaign last year.
The Ethics Commission took the action against former Deputy Justice Secretary Charles Geveden in a meeting Monday. The charges stem from accusations that Geveden solicited subordinates to contribute to the Beshear campaign.
Ethics Commission Executive John Steffen said his agency's investigation found nothing to suggest Beshear knew what Geveden was allegedly doing.
Geveden could face fines of up to $5,000 for each of three counts and a public reprimand in the case that could take months to resolve.
The Ethics Commission began investigating the case in September 2011.
A hearing date hasn't yet been set.

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Latest update : 2011-11-18
Blood on Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street protesters battered in New York; a message to Angela Merkel on how to head off eurozone contagion; and Aung San Suu Kyl vowing "change from within" as reforms in Burma raise hopes of a turning point there. That's the focus for this look at the international press, Friday 18th November 2011.
The front page of the New York Post headlines: "Occupy Wall Street protesters cause mayhem" alongside a photo of a blood-strewn face. It quotes one protester saying: "This is the United States of America, I can walk on any sidewalk I want to". And it says the NYPD added 1,000 cops per shift on Thursday as it "prepared for all-out war". A cartoon in The New York Times, meanwhile, shows two traders chatting as demonstrators are being moved on: "Oh, what we've gone through" one says, and the other replies "Yeah, bonus well deserved".
The USA Today International edition devotes its daily debate to the subject advising the "ragtag assembly" of protesters to turn their movement into a political one. It says the "occupation is a tactic in search of a goal" and "Wall Street's destructive practices" can be changed within the usual public policy-making channels.
Among the Tweets on this subject we find "Repression Expands Resistance", as well as "Occupy's strength? Web Power!" And there's a sarcastic comment from Slate journalist Dave Weigel: "Hey, Thank God they broke up those protesters, they were about to bundle bad mortgages and bet trillions on unregulated derivatives."
The International Herald Tribune editorial looks at the eurozone crisis. It has two messages for German Chancellor Angela Merkel. First, she "should tell the German people the truth" that "the real threat to Germany isn't inflation; it is an economic collapse across Europe". And secondly, she must go with other eurozone leaders to meet the technocrats now running Greece and Italy to negotiate growth-oriented reform packages.
The Wall Street Journal Europe has a comment piece by foreign affairs professor Walter Russell Mead who says the eurozone crisis reflects two competing visions of Europe – a French one and a German one. "The French bottom line," he argues, "is that Germany must help raise the carcass of the French banking system from the dead" while the Germans want "to keep the euro sound, budgets balanced and let the chips fall where they may". Mead says cultural differences are at play: the Germans are richer, more stubborn, the French are flashier and faster on their feet.
And is there hope for Burma? The Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party are planning to return to politics and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit the country next month. Britain's Daily Telegraph has an interview with the pro-democracy activist. She pledges to change Burmese politics "from within", saying that she does not want to be a prisoner of the past.


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Yes. Go to BlazerID Central (http://www.uab.edu/blazerid) and click the link for UAB Electronic Phonebook - Change Information screen. After you log in with your BlazerID and password, go to the form field labeled : Real, host-based e-mail address. Enter the email address you wish your mail forwarded to and click Change!. All mail sent to your UAB email address will now go to the new one you just entered.
I'm leaving the university - Can I have mail going to my Exchange account forwarded to an off-campus address?
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The results from the latest poll the International PHP Magazine posted this past week are in. This time, they asked which of the options they gave was the visitor's most favorite PHP-based game.
Two options got the majority of the votes - 34.7 percent for Alien Assault Traders and the ever-popular catch all option "None". Other games that were included in the list were things like phpDiplomacy, Solar Empire, Star Trek Allegiance, and Solar Empire. The rest of these options all had around 5 percent or lower of the votes.
In their latest poll, though, they move back into the usual web development arena with the question "Which is the Best Tip for Creating a Web Application in PHP?". Options include using page/object caching and implementing gzip compression.


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Review: Bajaj Discover 100M
Driven February 2014
A real-world 70 kilometres per litre of petrol. Yes, that's the unofficial figure. Obviously, the ARAI figure is above 80, but that's more for certification purposes. But 70kpl is a figure the target audience will lap up.
It is a tough battle in this segment, with more than a dozen bikes battling for the lion's share of the pie. Not really meant for the urban market, bikes like the Discover 100, Hero Splendor and Passion, and Honda's Dream range are being pursued with great interest in semi-urban and rural areas, where they are one step above entry-level bikes. This segment accounts for a major chunk of sales for the company, so Bajaj is making sure it populates the segment wisely.
The Discover 100T (a slightly sportier version) was shown earlier this year, and it is now followed by the 100M. This will also mean the first Discover 100 will be laid to rest, because between the other two variants, Bajaj seems to have covered the high and low ends of the segment.
Bajaj has modified the chassis a bit and made it shorter. Wheelbase is 50mm less than the 100T's, although you sit a bit higher. In doing all this, the size and shape of all the body panels, seat and headlamp have changed, although the overall design – thanks to the decals – looks typically Discover-like.
As expected, power and torque have been dumbed down a bit so you can squeeze out those extra few kilometres for every litre of fuel. Electric start and alloy wheels are standard fitment. The two variants on offer are differentiated based on whether you tick the disc brake option for the front wheel. Considering our errant traffic and road conditions, a disc brake seems to be hygiene by now, however small the bike's engine capacity.
Thumb the starter and the bike quickly settles into the familiar coarse idling speed. The clutch is sharp enough for a quick start but engine torque kicks in a bit lazily. Gearshifts are smooth and they follow the classic commuter all-up format. Mind you, the Discover 100M gets a four-speed gearbox, compared to the five-speeder on the 100T version.
On the move, the bike surprises with its nimbleness. It's light and chuckable around corners, and happy to stick to its line. Suspension is on the softer side, and combined with that well-cushioned seat, it should make long rides less stressful.
At approximately Rs 54,000 (on-road, Mumbai) for the disc brake version, the 100M offers decent value for a well-rounded 100cc bike. The only chink in the armour is the four-speed gearbox. For Rs 3,000 more, you can opt for the peppier 100T version. But if short distances and more mileage is your thing, the 100M works better.
The numbers
102cc, 9.2bhp, 9.0Nm, 70kpl (estimated), 4M, 17-inch alloy wheels, 80.7 bhp/tonne, Rs 49,000 (ex-showroom, Delhi)
The verdict
A nimble and tiny runabout that still qualifies as a well-specced motorcycle. A five-speed 'box would have enhanced its versatility.
Girish Karkera


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Thanks Frodon. But Im not exactly sure on how to go about it (still a newbie ). How do i make the rights for my source directory (media/sda5/Stuff) the same as the /home/FTP-shared/download since it doesnt support Unix commands as you said.
Can you please give me a few instructions on how to proceed. Im using Gutsy so it auto mounts my NTFS drive (which is /dev/sda5) into /media/sda5.
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October 31, 2011 - 2:33pm
This modification offers an alternative gameplay to Tiberian Wars involving many Tiberian Sun units which many CnC fans (like me) missing in vanilla CNC3 and add even new my made units which you can't find anywhere else. Story is quite the same like Tiberian Wars, but is all about what if GDI and Nod do not abandon technologies they have used in Tiberian Sun era and instead of that further developed them. But it's not only that, there are many visual, sound and balance changes which I want to see and hear in my mod, new sounds, new music, new effects (like blood and gore, new infantry deaths, new more realistic missile trails) and many more


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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- It's been exactly one week since a Machesney Park woman vanished.
Today, police have confirmed Katrina Smith's wallet was found in Rockford, nowhere near where her car and purse were found abandoned.
"It's been horrible, I just want her to come home."
One week after police say 30-year-old Katrina Smith said she was going to run some errands, her husband says he's still waiting for his wife to come home.
"She said I will be back later and that was the last we had heard of her," said Katrina Smith's husband.
Smith is speaking out for the first time since he reported his wife missing.
Now, 7 days later, search crews continue to scour Schoonmaker Park near where Katrina's purse and car were found abandoned, her wallet found days later in Rockford.
"It's overwhelming, the outreach, the love and the support of everyone, and I am deeply grateful and I know Katrina would appreciate it as well."
Smith says he and Katrina didn't live in separate homes, like police reported, but that his wife was house sitting in Roscoe. He says the two have been happily married for seven years and that he is devastated by her disappearance.
"I just want her to call or come home or let us know she's safe," Smith said.
Local businesses are also reaching out. Thor advertising posted a sign, begging for the same result, to bring Katrina Smith home.
As for the bloody paper towels that were found on Friday, police say it could take weeks to determine where the blood came from.
Her husband Todd says he is reading the Facebook comments and is hurt by them. The family says they are so thankful for all the help.


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Facebook Takes Blame In Bug Report
Facebook has spent more than $1 million on a bug bounty program that compensates researchers who report issues. One such researcher, Khalil Shreateh, demonstrated a bug that allowed a user to post on anyone's Facebook wall, even if the person was not friends with the user. After Facebook ignored the report, Shreateh upped the ante. He posted on CEO Mark Zuckerberg's wall.
He gained the social network's attention. Joe Sullivan, Facebook's chief security officer, wrote in a blog post that the company was "too hasty and dismissive" in Shreateh's case. However, Sullivan said that Shreateh still wouldn't be compensated for his report.
"We will not change our practice of refusing to pay rewards to researchers who have tested vulnerabilities against real users," he wrote. "It is never acceptable to compromise the security or privacy of other people."


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A new insect from Central America is affecting native vegetation by sucking the sap out of the leaves of plants and trees on Estero Island and other island communities.
The rugose spiraling whitefly may not be directly killing palm trees, gumbo limbos and other plant life during their feeding process, but these unwelcomed pests are weakening the tree's immune system and might be opening up the door for other pathogens or weather conditions to do the job.
"It's much like a mosquito, except it's on a plant," said Stephen H. Brown, Lee County Extension Director & Horticulture Program Leader.
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Whiteflies are leaving a white mark on the leaves of coconut palms and gumbo limbo trees on at Red Coconut RV Park.
Brown calls the rugose spiraling version of the whitefly a "recent pest" that is doing more harm than another species of the whitefly that arrived in 2009 and caused "defoliation and branch dieback of ficus" in Florida.
"Essentially, it seems like it is making its biggest impacts on the barrier islands," he said. He listed Sanibel Island, Pine Island, Bonita Beach and Fort Myers Beach among the whitefly targets. "It is a big problem."
Red Coconut RV Park co-owner Fran Myers said she found out that the whitefly had made its way onto her property when a Truly Nolen Pest Control representative was making a regular service call on Sept. 21. Her park has more than 200 palm trees and other plants and trees as well.
"He said that if we have (the whitefly problem), the whole island probably has it," said Myers. "If you bend over the stack of one of the palm fronds, it looks like somebody sprinkled baking powder on them."
The white "housing unit" for the whitefly is apparent on the backside of leaves or fronds. According to a report done by Brown, you cannot miss their inhabitance.
"The undersides of the leaves are covered with an abundance of white, waxy material and the top with excessive black sooty mold. The sooty mold is a particular nuisance, as it also accumulates on uninfected understory plants, mulch, gravel, concrete, automobiles and even on the surface of water. The preamble to the sooty mold is a sticky material known as honeydew, a sugary substance that is food or the sooty mold fungus," the report read.
Many pest control companies are controlling with a "root trench" procedure, where the chemical is mixed and poured at the base of the plants. Granules are also being used, but these measures need to be applied frequently.
Systematic insecticides as opposed to contact insecticides are needed to control the pests. They are absorbed by the plant's roots and trunk and move upward to the area of feeding.
"The goal there is that the plants will pick it up and make the leaves toxic to the bugs. The problem is only 25 percent of the chemical actually gets into the tree, so there is a lot of waste and a lot of chemical going into the environment," said A Better Bugman Owner Jim Lambeth.
Lambeth believes injecting the tree is a better solution. His company uses Arborjet, a tree injection system, that states the procedure lasts for 12 to 14 months.
"Our company injects the tree and 100 percent of the active ingredient is eaten by the tree," he said. "The most common chemical used for these bugs is called imidacloprid. It has a really quick knock down. In reality, we are guaranteeing it for six months, then inspect at that point to determine if we are really going to get that kind of residual."
Lambeth disclosed Sanibel is completely infested with whiteflies. So far, on the Beach, his company has treated GullWing, Best Western Plus and Tropical Sands and has proposals out on at least a half dozen other large properties.
He says that since so many plants and trees will never get treated, they will remain infested.
"We are going to treat the trees that people actually pay us to treat, but the whiteflies will move into trees that have not been treated," said Lambeth. "Hopefully, the residuals will hold up. This will be a long-term fight."
Ant populations have increased at the base of infected trees due to the honeydew left by the whiteflies. Once the trees are treated, the ant armies will need to go elsewhere, probably inside homes and businesses.
"Whereas it doesn't kill the plant directly, the economical impact stands to be fairly significant across the board," said Lambeth. His company has begun sending flyers to area chambers of commerce to inform them about the whitefly.
"Even with our injection system, it is not a quick fix," he stressed.
Whiteflies have been known to feed on a variety of plants, like the gumbo limbo, black olive and Brazil beautyleaf trees as well as palms, such as areca and coconut and foxtail and bird of paradise shrubs. It does not discriminate against native, exotic, or invasive plants, the report said. The big gumbo limbo tree on the Mound House property has been affected as well.
Brown said that since this species of whitefly is relatively new to the area, it has few natural enemies, which makes it even more dangerous.
"Once local predatory insects and mites soon realize that a new dish has been added to the menu, they will act accordingly," he wrote.
Red Coconut RV Park maintenance worker Jeanne Price was on site when Truly Nolen noticed the whitefly problem and has seen the infestation grown in just a few days time. She remembers the whitefly species of 2009, and she knows this one is a little more problematic.
"The last whitefly that came here only defoliated our ficus trees. It didn't kill them because it didn't affect the roots. Apparently, this one goes to the roots," she said. "With all this rain we've been having, we should have beautiful leaves on these trees and plants."


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Up close and personal with the brand new PlayStation 4 controller and PlayStation Eye.
i agree , cannot wait to open the box containing the ps4 and pad and sniff up the aroma of new plastic hardware.. Hope they come in snassy tie up bags with the logo printed on . That would be cool.
WOW, that's a slick looking controller. Cant wait to get my hands on it.
Since we're all being weird and slightly sexual about this, allow me to join in the fun, I can't wait to rub my genitals on the controller....there.


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AMD rolls out Socket S1 Semprons
Overshadowed by Turion
AMD has unveiled a trio of Mobile Sempron processors designed to work with the chip maker's new, DDR 2 SDRAM-supporting Socket S1 interconnect. The chips, based on the 'Keene' core, and are believed to incorporate AMD's Digital Media XPress technology.
The three new Mobile Semprons are the 3200+, 3400+, 3500+. AMD didn't make public the parts' specifications, but they're believed to contain a single, 64-bit enabled core with either 256KB or 512KB L2 cache, depending on the model number.
The processors are priced at $107, $134 and $142, respectively, when sold in batches of 1,000 CPUs.
AMD yesterday unveiled its first dual-core mobile processors, the Turion 64 X2 range. The line-up also features Socket S1 and DDR 2 support. ®
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The woman is a 52-year-old California psychiatrist, and the gay sons are stepsons. The quote in the title above is prefaced by the statement "I don't have any girls." The hell! It's bad enough to go public comparing your kids to each other, saying who's "more fun." But the idea that gay sons are like daughters is too stupid to express. (And I am saying that as a person with 2 sons, one of whom is gay.)
To appease her, Mr. Breslow is willing to entertain the notion of a wedding-like celebration, which he sees as a party to celebrate his relationship.Ugh! Don't appease her! And don't have parties to celebrate relationships! Either get married or don't. And if you do get married, don't assume you have to have a wedding event... even if your family will pay for it because you are the bride or — in your step-mother's twisted logic the bride-like man:
"But I don't want a proper wedding," [Breslow] added. "I want it to be really queer and outrageous and angry, with a punk-rock drag queen playing hardcore music and people being naked."Sophisticated, angry, naked, and untacky. Weddings!
Ms. Gray has a slightly different vision: "It would be very sophisticated and urban. And I would do the food, which would be very foodie California: maybe a mix of Jewish, which we are, and Dominican, which Dan is. Everything would be lovely and sophisticated and not tacky."


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This article is a travel topic
Jobs typically available overseas
Teaching English is probably the single most common occupation for working abroad, and is discussed in its own article.
There are also many jobs for volunteers. See Making a difference.
Multinational companies regularly ship employees overseas for various reasons — to set up or manage factories, overseas branches or joint ventures with local firms, to deal with purchasing and subcontracting, to provide specialist expertise or training, and so on. If you're working at a multinational, contact the human resources department and see if they have any openings.
Another good resource for finding jobs is the popular Monster.com [1], which also offers advice for moving overseas and has a listing of opportunities available by country.
If you work for a company with factories abroad, spending a few years in one of them can be a good career move. Consider two young engineers, both with a year or two of experience at the same company. Alice takes an assignment abroad; Bob declines. For the next several years, Alice is one of three foreign staff at the factory, learning to troubleshoot all sorts of weird problems and working directly with the quite senior person who manages the whole show there. Bob is still one of the more junior guys on a team doing routine work back at headquarters. Guess which one has better promotion prospects.
If your company is transferring you overseas, never accept a pay cut. Yes, your expenses and taxes may be lower in the new country, but if your salary is cut you will lose the ability to save money and when you return, you will have a hard time clawing back up to your original salary, much less any raises that would otherwise have accrued.
Temporary jobs
If you're interested in temporary jobs, or your visa limits you to temporary jobs, there are a number of industries which often have work available:
American citizens often have to check the visa laws of the country they will be traveling to. If traveling abroad, but being hosted and taken care of by a company in the U.S. most countries won't require an American to obtain a work visa providing that the stay does not exceed 30 - 90 days.
If being hired by a foreign company to travel abroad then a visa is typically required. To obtain will normally require several things to be submitted to an embassy/consulate of the nation you plan on working in -
EU citizens
Citizens of the European Union - Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Finland, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom - normally do not need a visa to work and live in another EU member country. Exceptions to this are with newly admitted Central European and East European countries. Some nations have instituted immigration rules and laws that effectively create quotas for the number of citizens of new EU member nations allowed to emigrate to the country.
Take a look first
If considering a long-term assignment in a country you haven't been to before, especially with family, pay a visit first, on your own dime if necessary. This will give a much better idea of what to expect: you can experience the local lifestyle firsthand, you can meet the people you'll be working with, and you'll have a head start on choosing where to live, what schools look like, etc.
One of the hardest parts of moving abroad is finding and furnishing a place to stay. In some Asian countries like South Korea and Japan, simply renting an apartment can be very difficult due to onerous requirements like finding a Japanese guarantor who agrees to take financial responsibility for you (if you bail, they get stuck with the bill!) or, in Korea, the requirement to deposit over 50% of the purchase price of the apartment for safekeeping with the landlord. Many landlords are also reluctant to rent to foreigners, fearing culture clashes and unpaid bills — or, at the other end of the spectrum, look at foreigners as easily overcharged fools who will pay over the market price.
If your company can arrange accommodations for you, it's usually wise to take them up on the offer, at least until you get settled. Otherwise, look into long-stay accommodation like apartment hotels, which will allow you to get your feet out on the ground and explore in peace before taking the plunge. Sharing apartments with other expats is another common way of reducing hassle and expenses.
The Classifieds section of a local, expat-oriented newspaper or website is usually a great place to look for foreigner-friendly apartments.
Moving to a new house is a hassle, and moving into a foreign country is double or triply so, because you don't know how things work and there may be a language barrier too.
If you opt to have a professional ship your belongings, you're usually looking at a big bill and wait of several months if you ship by sea, or a huge bill if you ship by air. Unless you're moving "for good", or have the company footing the bill (there and back!), you should aim to bring as little as possible. Importing a car or other motor vehicle anywhere is a major hassle. For furniture, household appliances and electronics it's usually far cheaper to buy new than ship. Books, on the other hand, can usually be shipped through ordinary mail surprisingly cheaply; ask about special rates for printed matter at your post office (in the United States, the key term is the "International M-Bag").
If you opt to bring all your worldly belongings with you, remember that airlines usually slap on steep excess freight charges if you exceed 20 kilograms.
A recommended solution would be to bring nothing more than clothing, a pc, and absolutely the bare necessities. Many expats are typically living abroad for no more than four years at a time. Often expats will purchase furniture in their destination and before returning home sell their furniture abroad. This will save you money, because you don't have to deal with the hassle of moving large objects abroad and when returning after selling off the furniture an expatriate returns with extra cash.
Expect to burn a lot of money in the initial phase as you pay deposits and sort out household appliances, furniture, etc. Bring a solid chunk of cash — several months' salary is wise — and explore whether your company is willing to front you an advance.
Your expenses will depend on the cost of living at your destination. North America, West Europe, Australia, the Middle East and Asia's richer countries (Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong) will make a sizable dent in your budget, but poorer Asian, Central European, and East European nations are much more reasonable.
See also: Money
Expat life
Expat life can be dull and lonely at times, but also exciting if one embraces new opportunities.
In countries and regions less connected to the "outside world" than other parts life can be dull and uneventful to cure this many expats often venture into the nearest capital or take a weekend trip to another country.


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Electrical current is 240 volts, 50Hz. Round and
square three-pin plugs are used.
English is the official language in Nigeria and is widely
used, though many other languages are also spoken.
In restaurants a 10% tip is adequate if a service charge hasn't
already been added. Negotiate taxi fares before embarking on a
journey; remember that fares are usually increased for tourists so
tipping isn't necessary. Porters should be tipped accordingly.
Violent street crime, armed robberies, muggings and car jackings
are prevalent in Lagos and elsewhere in the more populous southern
regions of the country. Recent gang violence in central Port
Harcourt means that visitors should take care when travelling
around the town. Numerous hazards await unwary and uninformed
visitors, from bogus greeters at the airport, to scams involving
efforts to extort money from visitors' relatives back home and even
taking hostages for ransom. Visitors should ensure that their local
hosts and/or family and friends at home know their travel plans.
The reliability of domestic airlines has also been questioned due
to numerous accidents. There are frequent outbreaks of civil unrest
and violence, usually caused by ethnic tensions and strikes often
cause disruption to transport and other services. Following riots
in Kano, travellers are advised to be extremely cautious in the
northern region of Nigeria. Travellers are advised to avoid all
protests and demonstrations. Fuel shortages often occur, adding to
uncertainty for road travel that is already hazardous because of
the risk of armed robbery and car jackings, particularly in traffic
jams and rural areas. Public transport is extremely dangerous with
buses and taxis poorly maintained and fraud and criminal activity
rife among drivers. The Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa States should
also be avoided, particularly the riverine areas and Port Harcourt,
due to hostage-taking. All but essential travel to Akwa Ibom State
should also be avoided. Oil facilities have been attacked and
expatriate oil workers seized.
Nigeria has a relatively formal society and it is appropriate to
address Nigerians by their surnames until you know them very well.
Beachwear is only appropriate for the beach. Nigeria has the
largest Muslim population in Africa, living mainly in the north.
Women should dress modestly, and avoid wearing trousers, and all
visitors should exercise discretion in behaviour and dress,
especially when visiting religious sites and during the holy month
of Ramadan. Time is a different concept in West Africa than in
Europe or North America. Being 'on time' to a Nigerian could easily
be a couple of hours after an agreed start-time. Evening social
events tend to start late and often continue into the small hours.
Photography in airports may lead to arrest. Homosexuality is
The country code for Nigeria is +234, and the outgoing
international code is 009, followed by the relevant country code
(e.g. 00927 for South Africa). City/area codes are in use, e.g.
(0)1 for Lagos, (0)9 for Abuja. Full international direct dialling
is available. There are good GSM 900 and 1800 mobile phone networks
covering Lagos, Abuja and some other major towns. Internet cafes
can be found in major cities.
Travellers to Nigeria over 18 years do not have to pay duty on
either 200 cigarettes, 50 medium sized cigars or 200g tobacco. Also
allowed are 1 litre spirits and 1 litre wine, perfume or eau de
Cologne for personal use and gifts to the value of N300 (excluding
jewellery, photographic equipment, electronics and luxury goods.).
The following items carry substantial duty levies: Cameras,
projectors and other electronic goods, unless visitors can provide
proof of possession for at least three years or can submit a
certificate of re-importation. Prohibited items include beer,
mineral water, soft drinks, sparkling wine, fresh fruit and
vegetables, textiles, mosquito netting, jewellery and precious
metals, cereals and eggs. Flowers, plants and seeds often need
permits and the rules regarding specific species often change, so
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Faster, more efficient method for detecting illegal steroids in urine
Analytical Chemistry
Amid growing concerns about sports doping, researchers in Indiana and China report development of a faster and more efficient method for detecting the presence of illegal anabolic steroids in urine. Their new method, which takes only a few seconds and involves no time-consuming sample preparation, will be described in the Nov. 1 issue of ACS Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal.
The study notes that use of banned substances by professional athletes to build muscle and gain a competitive advantage is a growing problem in sports such as track and field, baseball, football and cycling. Although effective methods exist for detecting the presence of illegal steroids in urine, current methods are time-consuming and involve cumbersome preparation steps.
Zheng Ouyang, R. Graham Cooks, and colleagues developed a new steroid-testing method that combines two state-of-the-art testing techniques called desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) and tandem mass spectrometry. In laboratory studies, the researchers used it to analyze fresh urine samples for the presence of tiny amounts of seven different anabolic steroids. The new method accurately identified the steroids in only a few seconds using only a single drop of urine, they say.
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Toward a better drug for treating muscle, bone loss in elderly men
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
The search for alternatives to steroid medications for treating millions of Baby Boomer males with age-related declines in the sex hormone testosterone has led researchers in California to report development of a nonsteroidal compound that shows promise as a new treatment for loss of muscle mass, bone tissue, and other problems linked to low testosterone. Their study will appear in the Oct. 18 issue of the ACS Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.
In the report, Arjan van Oeveren and colleagues point out that the potential side effects of testosterone, a steroid medication, limit its use to older men with low testosterone levels. Testosterone replacement therapy may increase the risk of prostate cancer and stroke, for instance, and cannot be given orally. People take it via skin patches or rub-on gels.
The new study describes a nonsteroidal compound that in lab rats attaches to testosterone receptors in cells and triggers the same desired effects as actual testosterone in tests in laboratory animals. In comparison to other testosterone replacement treatments, the compound showed similar improvement in muscle mass and strength while having little effect on the prostate, the researchers say. It also significantly improved bone density and strength in the lab rats.
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Early detection of human papilloma and other viral infections
Analytical Chemistry
Scientists in Iowa are reporting development of a new, amazingly sensitive method for identifying the earliest stages of infection with human papilloma virus (HPV), a common virus that can increase the risk of cervical cancer in women. The test also has the potential for early identification of infection with other so-called DNA viruses, which cause a range of diseases that includes genital herpes and hepatitis. Their report is scheduled for the Nov. 1 issue of ACS Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal.
In the study, Edward S. Yeung and colleagues point out that the most sensitive existing test for viral infections has drawbacks. That test is the Nobel Prize-winning polymerase chain reaction (PCR), used to detect DNA in settings ranging from medical labs to crime scenes. PCR requires an initial step in which scientists amplify, or copy, a DNA sample a thousand-fold before virus detection can begin. However, amplification increases the risk of false-positives and false-negatives, especially when a sample has even a tiny amount of contaminants. Since over 50 million Pap smears are performed in the United States each year to test for HPV the leading cause of cervical cancer a fast, simple, accurate diagnosis is essential.
The new method skips the amplification step entirely, and yet can detect the presence of less than two copies of HPV per cell a level corresponding to very early infection. The technique, called single-molecule spectroscopy, could be easily integrated into the Pap smear method. It can become a good clinical screening or quantification method for viral DNA in cells, opening the door to improved screening tests for hepatitis B, herpes and other diseases.
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Fresh fruits and vegetables retain antioxidants long after purchase
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
The next time you think about throwing out those aging strawberries or very ripe grapes, consider this: Belgian scientists report that fruits and vegetables do not lose any antioxidant content in the days after purchase, even as tell-tale signs of spoilage appear. In some cases, antioxidant levels actually rise.
The study will appear in the Oct. 17 issue of ACS Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.
The life of a post-harvest fruit or vegetable is traditionally defined in terms of visual appearance and texture. While this is good for aesthetics, these benchmarks disregard flavor and nutritional qualityespecially with regards to antioxidants, which are affected by genetic, technological and environmental factors. No important studies were done to evaluate the influence of storage on antioxidant capacity, the authors said.
To that end, Claire Kevers and colleagues obtained various produce from the Belgian market, measuring its initial antioxidant content. They then stored the fruits and vegetables at room temperature or refrigerated them at 39 degrees Fahrenheit, checking antioxidant levels at various times until the produce presented visual spoilage. The results showed that, in the days following purchase, fruits and vegetables do not lose any phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid or flavonols a trio of chemical classes associated with antioxidant content. Better, in some cases, an increase on the antioxidant capacity was observed in the days following their purchase, accompanied by an increase in phenolic compounds, the researchers state.
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Plastics recycling industry starving for materials
Chemical & Engineering News
Consumers have unknowingly put the plastics recycling industry in the United States on a starvation diet by failing to recycle sufficient quantities of soft drink bottles and other waste. Thats the conclusion of the cover story scheduled for the Oct. 15 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS weekly newsmagazine.
In the article, C&EN senior editor Alexander H. Tullo explores the critical role of consumers in efforts to save energy and raw materials by transforming plastic wastes into new products. Tullo notes that barely 25 percent of the billions of pounds of plastic bottles and containers manufactured annually in the United States enter the recycling stream. While major cities like New York and San Francisco have shown that plastics recycling can be done successfully on a large scale, fueled by recycling educational programs and environmental pride, many municipalities are still falling far short of their desired recycling goals.
Financial concerns, technological difficulties, and stiff competition for raw materials by recyclers at home and abroad are among the combined challenges facing the plastics recycling industry, Tullo notes. But the fate of the plastics recycling industry may ultimately rest in the hands of consumers, he writes. Tullos bottom line is a quote from one recycling expert: There is not enough scrap material being collected.
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Fuck that... you want to give up your lack of State Income Taxes? California will bleed you dry! I'll stay in Nevada, thanks.
Are you also getting rid of the stupid people?
The ones who voted to prevent your government from being able to raise taxes, but still demand more and better services from it, for example?
As a nearly-lifetime California resident, I think you should be grateful for some Californians; When I see a Nevada plate, 95% of the time I notice because of shitty driving. And yes, I do just check out plates when I have idle time.
Yeah cause the entire city of Las Vegas can be summarized by what it's like to drive on the strip... c'mon
Yeah, as recently as April for a conference. No one 'drives' on the Strip because it's a fucking parking lot 24/7. I don't see how automated cars are going to help that.
You know what I did when I was in Vegas? Rode BRT and walked--like the apparent majority of people who were there with me.
(I was also there in December of 2006 and it was the same).
No one goes there anymore, it's too crowded?
Kidding, I'm well aware that the only vehicles are the strip are taxis and non-locals who made a wrong turn. It'll be interesting to see whether taxi's are one of the first or last to get autodrivers.
Preview, moron!
It's a thing tourists do
Hence the rentals portion of my statement. Most of them are too drunk to realize that they aren't really going anywhere and besides, they rented the deluxe super-sized SAV, so you can't really expect them to just park it in a garage?
ti's nice to see a lot of features i cars not only rolling out quickly, but the time it takes to go from a luxury car feature to a stand car feature is getting shorter with each technology..
Can't wait to have my car drive me to work. So many advantages.
The real key will be getting insurance companies behind the new tech. If these cars truly are safer (and all evidence shows that they are), then insurers will love them (since they'll have to pay out fewer claims), and will be happy to ensure they succeed by lobbying whoever necessary.
And you will pay a lot more if you want to drive your car yourself. Once safety passes human ability, insurance companies are going to be the driving force behind adoption.
Could be. But there have been a lot more than a few mechanical bad accidents involving airplanes, yet people are still flying.
There's still a lot more people with a fear of driving than with a fear of travelling in a car. It's all about not being in control, the standard mind says "I'm behind the wheel controlling this car, so I'm safe, but I have no idea what the pilot's doing so I may or may not be safe..."
Of course the benefits of flying outweigh the fear factor for most people, and in time automated cars will probably gain as much trust as we have in airplanes, but it will take time to bring the public perception around to the
I think you underestimate the skill of the people designing these cars. I'm not an aggressive driver myself, and I've found that all you need to do when you're targeted is lift off the gas and let them get on their merry way. Plus the range of sensors means it can see the person 4 lanes over as he starts to go perpendicular to traffic to make his exit and start backing off way back then.
Convincing people not to drive their own cars will probably take an entire generation. Once everyone who is alive today ha
> but everyone who's already driven will want to keep driving.
Speak for yourself. Driving is no longer a 'cool, new experience' for some of us who would rather do something else while being driven. I, for one, would love to gain back my hour a day commute as time I could be doing something other than paying attention to traffic.
...live drivers will target them, tailgating or cutting them off in ways the software can't compensate for.
With all the sensors onboard watching in all directions, you'd think it'd be easy to keep the evidence of the other guy's stupidity. In the case of a crash you'd probably have all kinds or proof as to who was at fault. Maybe these cars should have a "report-an-asshole" button that sends data to the cops. Someone who gets pinged by that enough times would maybe get sent back to drivers training school. (someone who hit the button without good cause too many times would also get talked to)
So maybe a live
Cars that drive themselves have the potential to be virtually crash-proof, even under adverse conditions. We'll wonder why we ever allowed ourselves to drive in the first place.
Until then, it will be interesting to see what deficiencies in our road designs and traffic laws these self-driving cars discover. For example, when making a right turn onto a road just after the speed limit sign, how will the computer know what the speed limit is? Faced with trying to make a left turn onto a road with a steady strea
You're a bit more keen on their chances than I am. People underestimate risks when they are in control.
In 2009 there were 30,797 traffic-related fatalities [dot.gov] in the USA. If we could cut that in half with self-driving cars that'd be amazingly good. But the public wouldn't go for it because now the machine is in control, so the risk is overestimated.
How many stories would we see about "killer cars that account for 10,000 traffic deaths per year"? How many people wouldn't buy them because of how "unsafe" they are?
We don't see stories about that because there doesn't appear to be any solution short of simply not driving.
Contrast that to the problem of impaired driving. Used to kill a lot of people. The solution was obvious, increase (drastically) the firms and penalties for driving while under the influence, couple that with extensive marketing and you get a corresponding reduction in fatalities.
Once there is solution that can start to drastically reduce traffic accidents (and associated injuries, fatalities and prop
I'd say it'll take at least a couple decades to make the switch, given the ever-rising cost of cars, the longer finance cycles that most people are on, and the longer lifespan of modern vehicles. My two daily drivers are both 16+ years old, and I have no intention of getting rid of them any time soon. They're cheap to operate. My 2008 truck largely sits in the driveway, but when I need to move big stuff or drive through a blizzard, it's darn handy.
Actually that brings up a good point. Teaching a compute
Winter driving in general will be a huge issue, humans who otherwise are capable drivers typically go all nuts on even light snow. Simply lowering speed isn't the answer either. Going to slow can easily mean getting stuck (especially going up hills). Worse can sometimes be going down hills, where even in neutral you can slide and may need to actually add gas to straighten out...
More than anything I guess I just don't trust a programmer in Cali who has never even seen snow let alone driven in it to know what
You're part of the problem. What the FUCK are you doing going downhill on a wintry road in NEUTRAL? Low gear, let the engine keep the vehicle running at a constant, controlled speed. Don't use your brakes or FUCKING NEUTRAL (?!?) to do that!
I don't use neutral, but I can tell you many snow driving courses teach neutral for going down hills in snow... My Ex only learned how to drive a couple years ago. Still hasn't passed and has taken the only two winter driving courses offered here. Both taught 'neutral' as the technique to use. They also taught that brakes are your friend, another thing that is rubbish. Now stop complaining about how I'm the idiot when I'm not talking about myself, nor suggesting what you are complaining about?
Brakes are the last thing you want in snow on a hill in either direction. The hard part for a car controlling program is that each incident is somewhat different, so exactly what needs to be done will change. So the computer can try the standard method, but will have problems when things don't go as someone plans. On the other hand a person can know in general what they need to do and vary it as needed. It's actually what we are best at. We may have more limited total control over the car, but a good driver
In regards to winter driving, we've already got a solution that works quite well called Stability/Traction Control. It's part of the ABS system, so you now have the needed sensors to detect if a wheel is slipping/spinning on ice and the computer can compensate. Of course it's the cause of more fatalities as people driving models equiped with it tend to over-drive based on conditions but a computer will not.
I agree there are lots of interesting questions to work out with robotic cars. Your first point, though, is easily handled by a standard GPS map database. It would only have to read temporary speed limit signs.
For your second case, my hope is that it would find another route (right turn, U turn, etc), which is what a safe human driver would do. I don't think you'd ever want them making an unsafe dart through cross traffic. Unless of course you want to put an AI for frogger into your car, which has the
For example, when making a right turn onto a road just after the speed limit sign, how will the computer know what the speed limit is?
You answered your own question in the next sentence. Local laws. For example, Pennsylvania law declares that, unless otherwise marked, the speed limit is 35 in urban areas, 55 in rural. Urban and rural have regular definitions, as well. And, from what I understand, if you can prove you had no way to see the sign, but were going under the statutory default limit, you have a de
For example, Pennsylvania law declares that, unless otherwise marked, the speed limit is 35 in urban areas, 55 in rural.
How will the car determine whether the area is urban or rural, given only what it can see with its cameras? What if the GPS isn't working that day?
Wow, good point. I would assume the auto would have no idea where to go at ALL without the GPS.
The car would already have the map, so in theory it could look at the signs, figure out where it is, and drive all the way to the destination without ever acquiring a GPS lock.
The first is actually simple to solve. You can make a grid of gps coordinates and assign a speed to each.
What if GPS isn't working?
As far as a left turn into a busy street goes, the car could send a signal to central that it needs to turn and the cars could be slowed to allow a space.
What if people are driving those cars?
I just wish people would use the automation already available, cruise control. Set a goddamned speed and stay there.
If everybody set the same speed, and everybody's cruise controls we
"Hello, I'm Johnny Cab. Where can I take you tonight?"
Now there will be fleets of driverless trucks hauling trailers three at a time blasting across Nevada.
It is a great place to test this sort of thing, though. Once you get outside of Vegas and Reno the roads have very few turns or intersections to confuse our new robotic overdrivers.
You'll need special insurance for the cars. The insurance companies will negotiate with the manufacturer to share the burden of responsibility. The manufacturer will have insurance protecting them too.
The cars will have all of their sensor data recorded. If the other person is at fault, they will have a much higher chance of taking the blame.
Autonomous vehicles are going to make owning your own vehicle uneconomical anyway. You won't buy insurance because you won't own a vehicle. Businesses that own and operate fleets will negotiate with the insurance for you. Eventually.
The transition from today to ubiquitous use is going to be messy, but large changes often are.
The rewards will go to wherever this is done first.... as that is where the development, research and initial manufacturing takes place.
So if (for example) Singapore, China or Nevada "solves" the liability issues first, then assume that there will be some early adopter benefits accruing to them.
And of course the usual suspects (in this case the lawyers) will proclaim this to be the end of the world and civilization etc etc etc.
I mean already more than 50% of the cars are only carrying the driver, so if you have driverless cars, they will be going around empty.
I suspect you thought that was a good joke (and actually it is...)
But in fact there will be a lot of driverless cars driving around. For example your car drops you off at the front door at work and then drives itself to the parking lot or perhaps home to drive the kids to school or to the local battery charging station or just around the block a few times while you pick something up and go and wait for it to take you to your first appointment. A lot of deliveries will get done without anyone in the vehicle
Am I the only one that sees the potential for serious abuses should driverless vehicles become massively adopted and standardized?
Roadways are ALWAYS under construction, which means that static map data inside the vehicle is never going to be an option. The vehicles will *HAVE* to connect to the internet in some fashion to pull updated maps.
It might be well within the tinfoil hat arena, but I can clearly see this being used to kill somebody. Case in point:
The Turn-by-Turn navigation software I used to use
The car control computers are going to have to be doing what humans should be doing today - being situationally aware and discarding routes that conflict with direct observations. Just like a car shouldn't turn left into a pedestrian, it also shouldn't turn left into a bridge guardrail or off the pavement. GPS maps are going to have to be used for routing, and local, realtime sensors and vision algorithms are going to be needed for operation. It's just that rather than being biological, they'll be electr
The problem is that "Common sense" (admittedly lacking in the people who drive off bridges. I did not say I did so, only that my TTN software suggested that I do so, then bitched mightily about my being offroute when I failed to do so when it said to. I believe my exact words were "Fuck that shit!" before continuing over the bridge in the sane and rational fashion.) is extremely difficult to imbue to a computer.
Automatic driving systems would be at the mercy of the quality of the GPS maps, the GPS reciever
Most important thing the cars need to do is tell when their sensors etc are in a state where the car is not in a fit state to drive.
It needs to give itself a drunk test before every trip.
The current reality seems more like the parent answer ("GPS maps are going to have to be used for routing, and local, realtime sensors and vision algorithms are going to be needed for operation.") than yours ("Automatic driving systems would be at the mercy of the quality of the GPS maps, the GPS reciever hardware").
Cars following GPS instructions are still faraway dream, except for a few concept cars and experimental designs (like the google's one).
Whereas traffic lane exit alarm and collision avoidance sy
Google has logged something like 10,000 miles without any accidents. The car is aware of its environment, and capable of compensating for things like red lights, road closures, and map inaccuracy.
Call me "that tinfoil hat guy," but isn't this just another way to take away freedoms if abused? There are plenty of benefits, sure, but there are also many who want to know where you are, lock your car, and wait kindly for the reeducation agents to arrive.
I like my car. I like modding my car, and I sure like driving the way I do (like a maniac, thx Boston). This seems like a great way to censor that little bit of rule breaking, which has saved my life more than once.
Just couldn't help thinking Minority
They're not really driving - they're playing a game of chance
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Cross-Posted from A Goal-Keeping DBA blog:
I'm reading Getting Things Done because of Brent Ozar's excellent blog post, How I Use GTD 50,000 Foot Goals. I'll post a review of the book later, once I've finished, but as I'm working through it, I have seen some things that have made me stop and think. One is what David Allen refers to as "the zone," something athletes sometimes enter into. It's a moment of total clarity where you can focus on the job at hand. Given I've talked from time-to-time about being a goalkeeper, let me talk about a time when I found myself in "the zone."
One of the hardest part of a goalkeeper's job is to take penalty shots. Especially when those penalty shots are at the end of regulation and any overtime periods and those penalty shots will decide the game. It becomes a one-on-one game with whoever is taking the shot. Truth is, the odds are against the goalkeeper. While the margin of error for the shooter can be rather small, the fact of the matter is there are a couple of places a shooter can place the ball, and if there's any kind of pace on it, the goalkeeper is beat. There's simply nothing the goalkeeper can do about it. Here are four places:
- top right corner
- top left corner
- right side netting
- left side netting
It doesn't even have to be a hard shot. It just has to be a good, solid shot. And what makes matters worse is goalkeepers will typically cheat to one side or the other and jump at first contact. When they do that, a good shot with a bit of height right up the middle will score easily, too. But given all that, a goalkeeper is passionate about making that save. After all, one clutch save can mean a win. One botched save will usually mean a loss.
So it's all about getting into "the zone." Here's what it's like for me. My knees are slightly bent. My arms are loose and a bit in front of me. I'm on my toes. I'm leaning slightly forward. I'm watching every single step of the approach that the shooter makes. I watch the plant foot. Is he heavy on it? Where is it pointing? What are his hips doing? Do they give anything away? And then, the foot that's going to make the shot. How is the foot angled? Where on the ball is it going to strike? Is it going to hit dead center or off to one side? Is he going to strike low (giving it lift) or is he going to strike just under middle (meaning a low shot)? Is he hitting with the laces (harder shot, but less accurate) or with the side of the foot (not as hard, but some shooters can have deadly aim). What about his forward arm? Where is it pointed?
All of that gets looked at in just a couple of seconds, including the approach. Any little thing that can give me an edge, a guess as to where he is going, I try to use. There are two school of thought to goalkeeping. Pick a side and dive or try to read and dive. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. The first will get to more balls than the second. The second may pick up a tendency which will lead to a sure dive (or no dive, if the ball is coming back up the middle). I was taught and trained on the second method. And if I want to have a real chance of picking up and processing all that information, I have to be in "the zone." Everything else fades away. I don't hear any noise. I don't see anything else but the shooter and the ball. I don't even have a sense of where the posts are on the goal. None of that matters. I'm solely focused on that ball and how it is being struck. And then I reach for the save.
But when it comes to other aspects, outside of sports, getting into that zone is hard. Sometimes it seems downright impossible. There are so many things going on in my head, that it means I am not as efficient as in tune as I could be. So I understand what David Allen is talking about. And I see that is one area where I definitely need to work on with regards to life, work, and ministry. I've been in that zone before, especially when I was primarily a developer and could go heads down. It's harder as an architect or a senior DBA. So many things and people are competing for your time. I've just got to do a better job of being organized and making choices on the front end, something I'll look at in my next post on this book.


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Carolyn Kay Alexander
Carolyn Kay Alexander, age 64, of Sweetwater, Texas, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev. Ward Hayes, Dr. Travis Monday and Rev. Chris Stephens officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery. Carolyn was born on Sept. 17, 1948, in Sweetwater, Texas to Ed and Kathryn (Milligan) Hobbs. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was assistant Vice-President of Texas National Bank. She married Doug Alexander on Oct. 17, 1980 in Sweetwater, Texas.She is survived by her husband, Doug Alexander of Sweetwater; two daughters, Tania Brown of Sweetwater and Shelly Alexander of Chandler, Texas; son, Curt Alexander and wife Nikki of Midland, Texas; five grandchildren, Laney Wallace, Landry Brown, Stephanie Metcalf, Timothy Cantu and Jackson Metcalf; brother, Eddy Hobbs of Bluffton, Texas; and several nieces and nephews, including Meredith Hobbs and Matt Hobbs.She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Kathryn Hobbs. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Carolyn Alexander Benefit Account at Texas National Bank or memorials to Lymphoma Research Foundation, 115 Broadway, Suite 1301, New York, New York 10006. Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 from 6-8 p.m.