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US billionaire, Bill Gates, the second richest man in the world, and his wife Melinda along with other family members are vacationing in the Jewel. News that his yacht was moored nearby sent the residents of the island speculating whether the Gates would drop in to enjoy the islandÂs charm.
Gates arrived this morning on his luxury mega yacht Attessa IV which is sitting right off the coast of Ambergris Caye, outside the barrier reef. As far as we can tell, soon after arrival the Gates family was flown to the private resort of Cayo Espanto off Ambergris Caye and by this afternoon they reportedly headed to the Hol Chan Marine Reserve.
The billionaire and his family are expected to make stops at various world renowned destinations in Belize including southern Belize, the Turneffe Atolls and the Great Blue Hole. Immigration and custom officials this morning gave them the all clear for a one month stay in Belize but it is not known how long they will remain in the country.
The three hundred and thirty foot yacht has a crew of twenty-three and comes complete with a helipad. Â The vessel is being captained by Sergiy Pashchenko; it has an estimated value of two hundred and fifty million dollars and can accommodate up to thirty-six guests along with the crew.
Gates, the founder and owner of Microsoft Company, has a fortune worth some sixty-two billion dollars. He has donated in the range of thirty billion dollars to charity and is recognized as a leading philanthropist. Along with his wife, they have established the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations. To understand the magnitude of his wealth, it is estimated that Gates earns two hundred and fifty US dollars every second, which is over twenty-one million US dollars a day. On a point of interest, in January of 2012 the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed an agreement with Belize under the Salud Mesoamerica 2015 Initiative during the SICA Head of Central Banks meeting at Coco Beach Belize on Ambergris Caye. The project has sponsorship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Carlos Slim Health Institute. Slim, a Mexican national, is the richest man in the world.
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The last week has been total coffee nirvana for me.
I'm smiling as I write this.
Last week there was a single origin tasting at Stumptown where coffees evaluated included the following:
Honduras El Puente - Gorgeous sweetness, intense bright fruit (pomegranate, grapefruit), floral aromas. A little tannic as espresso.
El Salvador Las Nubitas - Amazing. Caramel, ripe apples, a touch of Belgian chocolate... Such a wonderful coffee. Very balanced and complete. Fantastic "fluffy" mouthfeel. Love it.
Ethiopia Harar - Super concentrated and intense, with dried blueberry and dark chocolate and a hint of potpourri. Powerfully aromatic though perhaps not quite as defined as one might wish from espresso.
Rwanda Musasa - The shocker of the day - an amazing espresso. Medium bodied and very fruit forward with tons of truffle sweetness and wonderful berry notes. Strong floral aromatics and a candied finish.
Nicaragua Finca el Injerto - Very focused and intense. Dominated by chocolate and fig notes this was a tightly wound shot. Quite strong on the front of the palate.
Guatemala Finca San Vincente - Soft, smooth and very round. Medium bodied and very sweet with wonderful cherry and milk chocolate and tropical fruit notes. Bright enough to balance out all the sweetness and light on the palate. Nice.
The crew at the tasting was fantastic - with folks like Gabe from Ritual in SF and Brent from Crema here in PDX and Phuong from LavaJava and the Dog River folks as well as Sarah and Ken from Barista Magazine and all the Stumpies. There were a ton of other people there but I didn't get a chance to meet most of them and I apologize in advance to all people who I've failed to mention.
It was a seriously good time. And oh my was it great coffee.
Anyway... I liked this so much I grabbed a pound of the Las Nubitas (which is selling in the Stumptown cafes for a shockingly low price) and took it home for the weekend.
Las Nubitas shots.
Las Nubitas macchiattos.
Las Nubitas cappuccinos.
Does life get any better?
Oh yes it does...
So yesterday was cupping and analysis and prep at the new Stumptown Annex. Duane and Robert (from Mocca Java in Oslo) and I cupped some coffees (the Panama Don Pachi, the El Puente, the Las Nubitas and the wonderful Los Delerios) and then compared notes and began working on optimal "brew-by-the-cup" methodologies.
The Don Pachi is amazing... a big bold round fruity candy monster of a coffee.
The El Puente is like some sort of ur-Central. All of the acidity and cleanness - but with balance and sweetness.
The Los Delerios is Ranier Cherry Pie with Chocolate Granita in a cup.
And the Las Nubitas... godlike. Sweet and yet bright. Round and yet exciting. Floral and yet balanced.... it's got it all.
And then today...
Annex experimentation take two.
Starting off with a cupping to die for. Don Pachi, Las Nubitas, Los Delerios, El Puente, an amazing (truly) Sumatran and, of course, the mighty Esmerelda.
In this company the standouts were the Esmerelda (of course) with its bergamot, jolly rancher, watermelon, muscato d'asti, tangerine hard candy insanity and the Sumatra.
I'm not usually a huge Sumatra fan but this was different. Shockingly clean, with no hummus or mushroom notes. Powerfully piney/resinous with strong herbal notes but with incredibly clear acidity. One of the brightest and most balanced Sumatrans I've ever tasted.
And then extraction testing with all the various equipment at the Annex.
Melitta bar El Injerto... Eva Solo El Injerto... Press Pot El Injerto... Vac Pot Don Pachi (mmmm good)... Moka Pot Don Pachi (amazing)... Moka Pot Esmerelda (okay, out of control now)... and then shots of espresso from the La Pavoni.
I feel like each day is this special present for me - where I get given the best coffee in the world perfectly prepared.
I'll never forget this.
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Advice from a Certified Arborist:
The recent tree-related tragedies in Atlanta have led many people to rightfully conclude that they must maintain their trees properly. Trees should be examined periodically for health and potential hazards, and there is no substitute for having a professional certified arborist perform tree inspections. But how do you know when to call an arborist? And, as a property owner, what can you do to preserve the trees you love, while protecting yourself and your home against an unhealthy or dangerous tree? Here's a basic outline of where and what to look for to detect potential problems.
Ground Inspection. A tree is held up and fed by its root system. There are two types of tree roots. The anchoring roots support the tree, and are the most visible. The absorbing roots pull water and nutrients from the soil. When the anchoring roots rot and decay, the tree will have severe problems. The tree may appear healthy, and could be fully clad with foliage because the absorbing roots are still actively supplying the tree with nutrients. It may be completely vertical, or it may have a slight lean. In either case, if there are root problems, even a gentle wind or rainwater sitting on its leaves could cause the tree to topple without warning.
The ground and soil surrounding the base of the tree can provide clues to a serious problem. Cracked or raised soil can indicate root disturbances that could point to tree in the process of uprooting. Look carefully for signs of a tree beginning to fall over.
Fungal growth like mushrooms on or near a tree trunk is indicative of rot or decay. The presence of fungus is particularly serious if it is profuse. Fungus grows only on decayed wood. To determine if the tree is unsafe, you need to know how extensive the decay is. Call a certified arborist immediately if you see fungal growth around the base of a tree.
The most accurate procedure for detecting root rot or trunk decay makes use of tool called a resistograph. Here's how it works: A tiny drill bit, less than of an eighth inch in diameter, is pushed into the tree with a gear. A scratch pin records on a wax paper strip the resistance to the drill bit as it enters the tree. This does not damage the tree, and it can tell the tester how decayed or hollow the tree is.
Trunk Inspection. The entire tree can break or split if there are cavities or cracks in its trunk. However, the presence of a cavity does not necessarily mean the tree needs to be removed. This depends on how extensive the cavity is, where the tree is growing, and the overall state of the tree's health. The resistograph is valuable here, too, because it can precisely measure the depth of the cavity or hollow. Using those results, the arborist uses a mathematical formula to determine if there is enough trunk thickness to keep the tree upright.
Look for places on the tree's trunk where there is no bark. This can indicate a dead section or a fungus attack. A long streak of missing bark coming down the tree usually means the tree was hit by lightning.
Insects often attack a sick tree's trunk, leaving very fine sawdust shavings that are clearly visible because they are light in color. Ants boring into decayed wood leave coarser shavings. Pine bark beetles attacking a pine tree leave "pitch tubes" that resemble marble-sized balls of light colored sap.
If any of these conditions are present, call a certified arborist to find out if your tree is stable and healthy.
Multi-Stemmed Trees Trunks. Sometimes a tree grows two or more trunks. The points where the multiple trunks connect must be inspected for weakness or past storm damage. Stronger connections appear as a U shape at the crotch. A tight V shape usually evidences a weak connection. To prevent a double-trunk tree from splitting apart during high winds, a cable made of synthetic fiber can be installed high in the tree to provide mechanical support. Multiple trunk trees should be inspected by a certified arborist.
Branch Inspection. One of the most obvious tree dangers is the dead wood that can fall. You can spot dead wood easily: dead branches won't have leaves. (A dead pine branch will have brown needles.) If they have been dead for a period of time, dead branches will be stripped of their bark. Also look for broken branches, especially after a strong storm. You might not even know a branch is broken after a recent storm until a month later, when the leaves turn brown. Pockets of decay or rot sometimes exist on the upper side of a branch, where they are invisible to a ground observer. This is where an aerial tree inspection by a certified arborist can be very helpful.
To protect yourself, your home, and the health of your tree, have weak, broken, or dead branches trimmed or removed.
To get the best care for your tree, hire a certified arborist. Arborists have an understanding of a tree's needs. Unlike others who may want to profit from your lack of knowledge about trees and their care, arborists will do their best to protect and preserve your trees. They also will not recommend a removal unless it's absolutely necessary.
If you are having work done on live trees, do not permit climbers to use leg spikes. Leg spikes injure and can sometimes kill a tree.
Expect to pay a fee for a tree inspection. You are paying for an arborist's knowledge, experience and time.
The cheapest estimate may not always be the best deal! A cheap estimate might mean a terrible job awaits your tree by someone who is not qualified to perform the work.
Don't wait for a tree to let you know it's sick! Be proactive. Check out your trees. If you see something suspicious, call an arborist. A healthy tree is a safe tree!
Peter "Treeman" Jenkins, Certified Arborist
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Where Supply Meets Demand: Why Medical Students Should Aim Their Sights at Primary Care
Jun 18, 2013, 9:00 AM, Posted by Italo Brown
Italo M. Brown, MPH, is a third year medical student at Meharry Medical College. He holds a BS from Morehouse College, and an MPH in epidemiology and social and behavioral sciences from Boston University, School of Public Health. He is a Health Policy Scholar at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College.
In an ad-hoc poll among classmates, I recently inquired about the most important date (in 2013) to a second year medical student. The overwhelming majority of respondents cited their respective STEP 1 exam dates as most important, followed closely by the season finales of ABC's Scandal and Grey's Anatomy. While the top three responses are noteworthy, the one date that should bear the most gravity in the minds of medical students across cohorts is October 1st.
This October marks the launch of open enrollment for health insurance exchanges, a much-anticipated provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA seeks to reduce the number of nonelderly uninsured Americans by half; in other words, a projected 20 million new patients will enter the health care system over the next 18 months.
With the demand for care set to spike in 2014, the opportunities for frontline care providers seem abundant. And though still in training, budding physicians should be cognizant of the impending care demand and its implications. Further, it is paramount that students and health care stakeholders share open dialogue about medical students' unique role as valued assets to the evolving health care system.
The Stakeholders
For years, the health care workforce has struggled to meet the demands of patients; in some respect, this has been attributed to a disproportionate patient-to-provider ratio. According to the American Medical Association, trend data projects a workforce shortage of roughly 63,000 providers in 2015 (interestingly, this is when most second year medical students will be graduating).
Naturally, stakeholders (i.e. providers, chief executive officers, and board members at non-profit and for-profit hospitals) are engaged in dialogue to develop new models of resource management. Many have speculated that this dialogue will yield innovative strategies to incentivize primary care providers and supportive staff. However, the role of medical students has yet to be fully elucidated, and therein lies a tremendous opportunity.
The National Resident Matching Program recently reported that, for the 2013 cycle, about 26,400 medical students were offered positions in domestic residency programs; 45 percent of the positions offered were "primary care-oriented." (Note: this data describes both allopathic and osteopathic graduates, who have successfully matched in pediatrics, family medicine, and the aggregated internal medicine sub-specialties.)
Though the infusion of 2,400 more residents may seem miniscule, with the clock ticking and many more patients set to enter a health care system already struggling without enough providers, it is rather significant. Medical students are becoming a workforce repository tailored to the ACA; it's as if a primary care space is being carved for wearers of short white jackets while their longer coats are still being measured. By virtue of that fact, medical students should be heavily involved in conversations about resource allocation.
What Should Medical Students expect?
Current medical students should be sensitive to open enrollment and consumer information campaigns (led by government officials, community organizations, and advocacy groups). If enrollment in health insurance plans in the first three months grows significantly, it is likely to create opportunities. Generally, medical students should anticipate that the increasing patient pool will drive residency programs, and in particular primary care residencies, to increase the number of available positions. Likewise, medical students should expect an increase in service corps positions to match the structured training of a primary care workforce; in fact, expansion of loan-repayment and scholarship awards for service has already been underwritten by the ACA (extending from 2011 to 2015).
Amidst the incentivization, it is important to keep perspective—the developing health care system is far from perfect, and will require the collaborative efforts of all stakeholders to achieve sustainability within the first five years of ACA implementation. In that vein, the greatest expectation, and in some regards the greatest privilege, that students should own is the opportunity to pioneer health reform. Greater responsibility will be placed in the hands of tomorrow's primary care providers, who will reshape care delivery in America.
This commentary originally appeared on the RWJF Human Capital Blog. The views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors.


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I think we all agree that he's not great but I think he is better than he's been showing. I think it's time to draw a line now and get behind him. It may just be the boost he needs to get into some decent or at least reliable form.
I cant remember whether it was the Burnley game or the Ireland game just after either had scored, but the look on his face and in his eyes just resembled that of a man whos at his lowest. I remember Stones getting abuse from the crowd one game, more than usual, and his confidence went to shit, he just looked like he wanted the ground to open up and swallow him at the time.
Definitely- and the worse thing is that Wales has probably been his sanctuary at the moment and he has been playing well for us. He's only partially at fault hit the goal on Monday - Wayne Hennessy must take his share.There's also allegations that Robbie Brady head butted him off the ball prior to the goal. His reaction to losing the ball may have been a result or not. I feel for him at the moment, I really do. To see the man who has lead my country so well over the past few years reduced to a shell and to see some of the comments about him make me sad. The only thing I am truly critical of him was not staying on the pitch to applaud the fans on Monday.
But thats a myth that you dont know what they can do until they play, we dont know because thats where we get to see them. If we could see them in training every day we would have a much better idea of if a young player was ready and I'm sure there are plenty of the u23 squad we could look at and say that player isnt good enough/ready to play for the first team without them getting first team minutes. There is a massive clamour for Lookman to play, if we saw him train and not look ready there might be more of a feeling that he isnt good enough yet. (theoretical if that is the reason why he isnt playing of course..) And that is before you look at what they are doing in u23 games themselves.There is an element of you dont know for sure and people might surprise you when they get picked, as I'm sure Davies surprised Koeman when he got his chance last year. But you are implying the only way of knowing if a young player is ready is by playing them, which is wrong.Also how many players play in the premier league 16/17? It is very rare that players get played at that age because they need to physically able to cope as much as anything. Plus the point about Davies as I said it is easier for managers to use young players in midfield or attack than it is at centre half as shown by Davies coming off the bench a fair bit before getting the regular spot he did last season. At centre half you dont get those opportunities to get some minutes, impress and eventually get a chance to start some games.And the point about plenty of 16-17 in the lower leagues, probably easier to loan him out and get some league experience rather than just throw him into the premier league in a tough position. You see people like Galloway who is of a decent level gets loaned out to the championship rather than stick him and see how he does here.
Yard dog.
You are a one for twisting words -I said that the only way to be sure is when they are on the pitch -Of course that applies for all players and is indisputable ask Sandro or Claasen ,both of whom I have the greatest admiration for and am sure that they will both come good .So you don't try to twist my words again ,the management can be pretty sure the players are not ready but never sure that they are .
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The world of roller coasters is abuzz with the idea of a levitating amusement park ride, and an Ithaca College physics professor is helping lead the way. A Travel Channel piece on Sunday night featured IC's Matt Sullivan demonstrating how superconductors could literally help take roller coasters to the next level.
"The phenomenon of superconductivity is so unusual and counter-intuitive that it never ceases to amaze me," Sullivan said.
His photos and movies of superconducting MagLev trains even took him to Comedy Central's The Colbert Report (starts at 2:95), where he levitated Stephen Colbert's signature Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor.
(Update, June 12, 2013: Sullivan was interviewed by local news/talk station WHCU 95.9 FM, 870 AM). Listen to the podcast.)
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It is that time of the year again... Late October means the leaves are changing colors, the temps are dropping, Jamie is one year older, and it is Celbration Time! (For those reading this that are not familiar with the history, about 5 years ago I made t-shirts for our group of friends and misspelled celebration and since then, it has stuck)
This year the weather was perfect once again. We had a pretty good sized group and as a host it seemed like it was pure chaos, but the guests seemed to be enjoying themselves.
The day after the party was filled with clean, washing dishes, cleaning, washing more dishes, and then washing a few more dishes. Of course the little one are not quite to the age of cleaning, so instead Sylvia wanted to try on her costumes from prior years.


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William Leonard Ferrar
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Bristol, England
Oxford, England
BiographyBill Ferrar's father was George William Persons Ferrar (born in St Pauls, Bristol about 1870) who was a Lamplighter. His mother was Maria Susannah Ferrar (also born in St Pauls, Bristol about 1869). He had a younger brother Arthur Marchant (born 24 October 1904).
Bill Ferrar entered Queen's College Oxford in 1912 after a good education at Bristol Grammar School where his mathematics teacher had inspired him with a love of pure mathematics. In 1914 he won the Junior Mathematical Scholarship but his studies were interrupted by World War I.
Bill served as a telephonist in an artillery unit and in an intelligence unit in France. He returned to Oxford in 1919, graduated in 1920 with the best First Class degree, and took up a post in Bangor which he had been offered before he took his finals. He held this post for 4 years, and although happy there, he was keen enough to move to a more research oriented place that he made several applications. Bill was therefore delighted to accept Whittaker's invitation of a senior lectureship in Edinburgh where, in addition to Whittaker, his colleagues were Copson and Aitken.
The death of J E Campbell left a vacancy at Oxford which Ferrar filled in 1925. At Oxford, although his main aim was to be heavily involved in research, he had to spend much time teaching and examining. His salary was such that he really had to supplement it to provide enough to support his family and he did this by setting and marking school examination papers.
Ferrar wrote many research papers which deal with the convergence of series, an interest which came from working with G N Watson at Cambridge for during a summer vacation while an undergraduate. He worked on interpolation theory, a topic which was suggested to him by Whittaker. From about 1930 his interests turned towards number theory and he examined the convergence of series and the evaluation of singular integrals. These come from a study of Bessel functions which arise from applying summation formulae.
Hardy had been influential in setting up the Quarterly Journal of Mathematics at Oxford and Ferrar served as its editor from 1930 to 1933. In addition Ferrar published many papers in the Quarterly Journal of Mathematics during this period. He moved towards administration with the post of Senior Tutor at his College in 1934 and then, in 1937, he became Bursar of Hertford College, Oxford. He held this post for 22 years.
Ferrar is also famed for his 10 outstanding textbooks including A textbook of convergence (1938), Algebra: a textbook of determinants, matrices and quadratic forms (1941), and Finite matrices (1951).
Perhaps because of the disruption of his undergraduate course by World War I, Ferrar never obtained a doctorate. Copson, who was a friend and collaborator, suggested that he obtain a doctorate. In 1947 Ferrar submitted 35 papers and 2 books for the degree of Doctor of Science at Oxford and made many of his colleagues who had begun to think of him as solely an administrator realise what an outstanding research record he had.
In 1959 he gave up the position of Bursar, hoping for a quiet couple of years before he retired, but he was invited to become Principal of Hertford College so the last years of his career were anything but quiet.
He continued to write textbooks and help with school examinations in his retirement. He published Mathematics for science (1965), Calculus for beginners (1967) and Advanced mathematics for science (1969) all when over the age of 70.
In a personal communication, Michael Ferrar, W L Ferrar's son, comments on his father's interest in lecturing:-
In a letter to his Uncle at University College Nottingham my father was very critical of the standard of lecturing at Oxford in 1912.
It was perhaps in Edinburgh that the foundations were laid of his own high reputation as a lecturer. In those days many Edinburgh undergraduates had little money to buy textbooks and so were very dependent on lectures. If a lecturer overran his time they walked out because they had to get to their next lecture. If the lecture was good they applauded. My father was particularly proud of an occasion when he overran by several minutes and his audience stayed both to listen and to applaud.
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Work-Life Balance
The College of Arts and Sciences recognizes that all faculty have families and commitments outside of their professional life. Over the last several years the college developed a set of programs to help faculty facilitate their work while enhancing their life. For example, the college has a modified duties policy to help faculty adjust to the birth or adoption of a child. The college also offers an excellent sabbatical leave policy (two-thirds salary for one year leave). The links on the right, under policies, offer details on all of the college's programs aimed to facilitate work while enhancing life.


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Yahoo Quickly Plugs Summly's Tech Into Its iOS App
Not even a month has passed since Yahoo announced its $30 million acquisition of news summarization app Summly, and already the company is making good use of its algorithmic summation technology.
On Monday, Yahoo rolled out a new version of its flagship mobile app for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. Its marquee feature: Quick news-story summaries delivered via Summly's natural-language algorithms.
There are other improvements onboard as well, including better video and image search, and enhanced personalization. But the Summly integration is the big deal here, and not only for its inclusion, but just how quickly Yahoo pulled it off. Obviously, development of the new app was well under way before the Summly acquisition, but the speed with which Yahoo was able to integrate the startup's technology into the app is impressive indeed, and suggests that Yahoo has become a bit more nimble under new CEO Marissa Mayer.


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(Phoenix, Ariz. – Feb. 13, 2006) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the winners of the Stop Meth poster contest and unveiled the poster at the statewide Arizona Methamphetamine Conference at the Wyndham Hotel in downtown Phoenix.
The three winners of the Stop Meth poster contest were chosen from more than 300 entries from 42 schools across the state. The poster will be distributed to more than 700 conference participants attending representing law enforcement, tribal governments, substance abuse treatment programs, human services, school districts and community coalitions. The poster and students' artwork will be used in a statewide public awareness campaign to fight meth.
- First place was awarded to Encarnación "Shawn" Ramos of Andalucía Middle School in Phoenix. He received a $300 savings account from Wells Fargo.
- Second place was awarded to Zainé Kenealy of Desert Shadows Middle School in Apache Junction. She received $200 savings account from Wells Fargo.
- Third place was awarded to Sarah Bruemmer of Explorer Middle School in Phoenix. She received a $100 savings account from Wells Fargo.
The winning students also received a copy of the poster featuring their artwork signed by Attorney General Terry Goddard and Governor Janet Napolitano. Joining Attorney General Goddard in presenting the awards were his wife, Monica Goddard, and Dave Howell from the Wells Fargo Foundation.
The following students were awarded Honorable Mentions in the contest:
- Kevin Ryan Burton – Horizon Charter School, Phoenix
- Teresa Rubio – San Tan Junior High, Chandler
- Jeanette Roelke – Elgin Elementary School, Elgin
- Emily Davis – Desert Canyon Middle School, Scottsdale
- Rene Luna – Alice Vail Middle School, Tucson
- Tianna Freewan – Camp Verde Middle School, Camp Verde
- Kaylyn Aguilar – Mesquite Junior High, Gilbert
- Kara Cowley – Greenway Middle School, Phoenix
- Alan Gonzales – Sierra Vista Academy, Scottsdale
- Shayna Perry – Gridley Middle School, Tucson
- Marianne Valdez – Challenger Middle School, Tucson
- Micaela Foster – Calabasas Middle School, Rio Rico
- Bryce Wawrzyniak – Explorer Middle School, Phoenix
- Carlos Zapien – Explorer Middle School, Phoenix
- Charysse Bartels – Explorer Middle School, Phoenix
- Katie Carlton – Explorer Middle School, Phoenix
- Jesse Higgins – Explorer Middle School, Phoenix
- Kristen Vehmener – Explorer Middle School, Phoenix
- Luis Maldonado – Andalucia Middle School, Phoenix
- Florentine Luna – Andalucia Middle School, Phoenix
- Carrie Clark – Desert Shadows Middle School, Apache Junction
- Angeleena Flores – Black Canyon School, Phoenix
- Noe Baez II – Kyrene Middle School, Tempe
- Jacob Winfield – Coronado, Tucson
- Oscar Parra – Naylor Middle School, Tucson
- Sam McAlear – James Madison Prep School, Tempe
The Attorney General's Office will post the honorable mention submissions on its Web site at www.azag.gov along with important information about methamphetamine. Poster entries will be displayed at the Attorney General's Office and featured on its Web site on a rotating basis beginning February 14, 2006.


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Ventura Swimming Pool Consulting & Project Management Services
What are the qualifications to be a Ventura Consultant…?
There are many who profess to be Ventura consultants capable of providing expertise and knowledge in the capacity of an advanced understanding but, few have originated as apprentices in the many crafts involved in building Ventura Swimming Pools and Outdoor Living Environments. Even fewer have advanced to a full-fledged journeyman level "breadth of knowledge" that should be recognized as the prerequisites for qualifying anyone as a Ventura Consultant.
Many industry practices, processes, procedures, standards, engineering and applications for proper Ventura construction have often evolved through the critiquing hands and eyes of capable tradesmen. These passionate men and women are often the unsung heroes making many architects, engineers, designers and property owner / builders the beneficiaries of a dedicated personal attention to the finer details for what a job well done, can mean.
Ventura Plan Reviews
Frailties and incompleteness can exist in some well thought out planned directions and should involve a Plan Review before beginning a committed approach and subsequent scheduling. In doing so, plan revisions can address re-directions and provide greater clarity. The ramifications of producing addendum after addendum while in progress is the single most frequent cause for an escalating construction budget. Unfortunately, seldom are the real culprits discovered and the stigma of escalating costs are attributed to a contractor's unfamiliarity or greedy profit taking. The reality is, Contractors are the applicators not the Architects or Engineers.
Making sure the Ventura map is good to go!
In heading off the bumps in the road and keeping your Ventura project from ending up in the ruts, the vehicle of progress is called foresight and insight. The consequences for failing to recognize the incompatibilities of a planned direction, will be hindsight.
All too often plans are produced, distributed for soliciting Ventura quotations and upon successful contract award these are then submitted for building permits purposes. The main problem here is, without a Plan Review any refinements that a Contractor could provide are only going to be perceived as a cost and typically at the Contractor's disadvantage! In some cases this can be true but, in measuring front-end costs whereas you are fully inform and can adjust other priorities, the "Known" would be much more palatable than the surprise! It's the surprises after construction has started that can be referred to as the rear-end costs,… and these are not so pleasant.
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DISH Network Corporation's (DISH) popular hopper device again came under huge criticism as News Corp. (NWSA) owned Fox network appealed before the federal court in Los Angeles to stop the former to offer PrimeTime Anytime service facilities like live and recorded TV shows on smartphones and tablets to its customers via second-generation Hopper set top box.
It all began in May last year, when DISH Network launched a new technology called Auto Hop, which allows users to skip commercials at the time of watching recorded TV-shows. Introduction of such technology has created a lot of tension among major TV broadcasters like Walt Disney Co.'s (DIS) ABC, CBS Corporation (CBS) Fox network and NBC Universal.
The broadcast networks claim that the new feature not only violates copyright laws but also significantly jeopardizes their advertisement revenue. The end result was that all the four major TV network companies filed a lawsuit against DISH Network.
However, DISH Network believes that it has not infringed any copyright law as the new service is similar to the DVR service, which provides flexible viewing of TV shows at their own preferred time. Moreover, skipping of advertisement is possible only during recorded programs and not at the time of live broadcast of the show, hence the technology does not violate any contract agreement with the broadcasters and also sued these firms.
Despite huge criticism from broadcasters, the auto-hop device received huge mass appeal and the federal court judge has not issued any stay order on DISH Network's popular device. Moreover, the launch of such devices has helped the company to reduce its monthly subscriber churn rate from 1.63% in 2011 to 1.57% in 2012 and also drives its ARPU to $77.10 in 2012 from $76.45 in 2011.
So, it is to be seen how the federal court deals with the fresh appeal from Fox network.
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Phil Simms' coverage was somewhat in the dark
No major analyst is as willing as Phil Simms to change his mind and/or admit mistakes, and never before has he been faced with such a situation at as important a time as Sunday night.
The good news is that Simms was willing to share his thought process with CBS' Super Bowl audience after a controversial no-call in the end zone ended the 49ers' final drive in a 34-31 loss to the Ravens.
The bad news is that Simms was all over the place -- and his final conclusion is likely to be mighty unpopular in Northern California.
"I have got to say, that's a good no-call," he said after the Ravens' Jimmy Smith put his hands on receiver Michael Crabtree in the end zone on a fourth-and-goal play.
Simms initially noted that the contact came within the permitted five yards, but Jim Nantz pointed out that it was more like seven yards past the line of scrimmage.
As the damning replays mounted, Simms said, "The more angles I see, the more confused I get."
Still, in the end, he said that although he saw Smith with a handful of jersey, he thought Crabtree pushed off, too.
Nantz then smartly wondered whether the Ravens might take an intentional safety with a five-point lead. Simms disagreed with the idea, but Ravens coach John Harbaugh did it anyway. It worked.
The frantic finale rescued CBS from what looked like a dreary blowout as the Ravens charged to a 22-point lead. But things took a radical turn when the lights went out in half the Superdome early in the second half.
Not that anyone at the network welcomed having to vamp through a 35-minute delay without Nantz and Simms, who had been cut off along with the power.
But CBS got through it as best as could be expected, first with sideline reporters Steve Tasker and Solomon Wilcots taking over until James Brown and the studio crew could reassemble.
Fortunately for CBS, there was plenty to talk about as they killed time, thanks to Jacoby Jones' 108-yard kickoff return to open the second half.
The analysts presciently spoke about how the delay was the best thing that could have happened to the 49ers -- a take that proved dead on as San Francisco stormed back after the lights came back on.
Later, CBS issued a statement that said after the power failure, it "lost numerous cameras and some audio powered by sources in the Superdome. We utilized CBS' backup power and at no time did we leave the air."
The network said all its commercial commitments were honored during the broadcast.
The electric shock came after a first half in which Nantz and Simms were their usual amiable, professional selves, highlighted by Nantz's excited calls of the Ravens' touchdowns -- especially the third and fourth, both by Jones.
But for the most part it was a low-key, low-frills telecast in keeping with CBS' M.O., with little edge to most of what the announcers observed, whether explaining precisely how Joe Flacco was picking apart the 49ers or offering a strong opinion on the Ravens' failed fake field goal.
San Francisco defensive back Chris Culliver found himself in the middle of several important plays, but there was no mention of the controversy over his anti-gay remarks earlier in the week.
As usual, the weirdest TV shenanigans came during the many hours of pregame coverage.
For example, Esiason and Sharpe were assigned an awkward promotional stunt for Pizza Hut that required them to walk around New Orleans handing boxes of pizza to passersby who yelled "Hut, hut!" Oy.
Two highlights came in the final hour, first when Esiason expressed skepticism over Lewis' incomplete answers in an interview with former teammate Sharpe.
Then, after Lewis was heard rallying teammates shortly before kickoff, Esiason veered from the Lewis-worship script again, saying, "If I'm the 49ers, I'm sick and tired of Ray Lewis. I'm sorry. This is not Ray Lewis' personal Super Bowl!"
It was a fair, barbed shot at the Baltimore icon. But in the end, the night did belong to Lewis and his friends.


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"Less is more" and "Always leave 'em wanting more" are silly anachronisms to a man with a 9-figure budget, 3D cameras and a world-class special effects team. Director Michael Bay's prevailing credo when it comes to filmmaking is always "More is more," and, as a result, "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon" is merely entertaining instead of actually good. But it is entertaining.
The plot, such as it is, centers on a race between the Autobots, who have joined the U.S. War on Terror, and the Decepticons, who have been licking their wounds and scheming, to get their hands on a piece of long-lost Cyrbertronian technology that crashed on the dark side of the moon some 50 years ago. Honestly, the less you concern yourself with the machinations of the plot, the happier you will be. Screenwriter Ehren Kruger clearly had some lofty aspirations about saying Something Important about post-Cold War geopolitics, but it gets lost amid all the crashing, exploding and shouting.
Oh, and the shameless objectification of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley does the film no favors.
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The film's opening shot is of Huntington-Whiteley's derrière, poured into a pair of form-fitting underwear, as she ascends a flight of stairs. Later, there's a flashback to the moment where her character, Carly, first meets our hero, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), and as he approaches her his mother gushes, "What a gorgeous box!" Is it possible this is just an unfortunate coincidence? Sure, but it isn't likely. Mercifully, Bay dials back the drooling significantly after this.
If you can get past these unfortunate moments, and all of Sam's whining about how he can't find a job, if you can hang on just long enough for the appearance of John Malkovich as titan of industry Bruce Brazos, you're in for an living, breathing cartoon adventure that pits Good against Evil in yet another battle for global domination.
Once Bay really gets the ball rolling, he holds nothing back, unleashing a magnificent array of robots, catastrophes, death-defying heroics, overwrought tragedy—all in beautifully rendered 3D--and cheesy music with clearly enunciated lyrics that cue the emotions you should be feeling. And it's a trip for about 90 minutes, the problem being that after that there's still another 30 to go. What Bay fails to realize is that the more times he pulls a rabbit out of a hat, the less magical it feels. No, he just keeps pulling that rabbit out again and again.
Malkovich's isn't the only great cameo, as Ken Jeong brings the mayhem yet again, this time as a conspiracy theorist who's on the trail of the secrets on the other side of the Moon; Frances McDormand as "Don't call me 'Ma'am" Mearing, the head of Military Intelligence; and John Turturro who returns for another whack-job turn as Simmons.
The only way to properly enjoy "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon" is to see it in the theater in 3D, preferably in IMAX, and just turn of your brain and kick back. Anything less and you'd be doing yourself and it a disservice.
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" is previewing in select theaters Tuesday night, and opening worldwide on Wednesday.


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Larry David will be coming back for another season of bearing his lesser angels for your entertainment on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
"Larry always loves to paint himself into a corner, and after the incredibly wonderful seventh season of CURB, you have to ask, 'How does he ever top this?' But he always finds a way. We can't wait to see what he does in season eight," gushed Michael Lombardo, president of Programming Group and West Coast Operations for HBO in a press release.
"After much soul searching – and by the way, it was nowhere to be found – I have decided to do another season of CURB," added David. "I look forward to the end of shooting, when I can once again resume the hunt for my elusive soul. I know it's here somewhere or perhaps in the rugged mountainous regions of Pakistan."
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Larry David stands as that rare genius behind not one but two legendary shows, having first achieved greatness as co-creator of "Seinfeld," which was really the decaf version "Curbed," starring Jason Alexander as the toned-down version of the self-absorbed monster David portrays with such gusto.
There's no word yet on whether Larry and Cheryl will be reconciling, though smart money says no.


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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Receives $15.1M in Orders
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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc.'s Electronic Products division recently received orders worth $15.1 million from an undisclosed customer.
Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) said the orders cover integrated microwave assemblies and other specialized electronic products. Those products support intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, missile and radar system programs.
The corporation also said that the division is under contract and making "significant" internal research and development investments in several areas. They include next-generation jamming, missile, radar and electronic warfare systems.
Kratos has its corporate office in the University Towne Center area. Its Electronic Products division is based in the Boston suburb of Woburn, Mass.


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Before joining Sentara Neurology Specialists as the Chief of Neurology, Dr. Grunsfeld served as the director of stroke and neurocritical care at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville. He currently serves as the clinical lead for the Sentara Healthcare neuroscience high performance team, and has a special interest in stroke, disorders of consciousness, neurointensive EEG monitoring, traumatic brain injury, and exercise physiology. Throughout the years, he has participated in research and conducted presentations on subjects such as status epilepticus, thyroid hormones, cardiopulmonary complications of brain injury, neurocritical disorders and care, status epilepticus, dementia and other cognitive disorders and connectivity and digital medical innovation in the medical field.
Dr. Grunsfeld earned his medical degree at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (UMDNJ) in New Brunswick, N.J., and went on to complete his internal medicine internship, neurology residency and neurological critical care fellowship at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in both neurology and vascular neurology, and is certified by the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties in Neurocritical Care. Dr. Grunsfeld is also a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Neurocritical Care Society and the American Stroke Association.
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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes joined the Knight Foundation's board in an attempt to pair journalism with venture capital and technology, the foundation reported today.
Hughes, along with Joichi Ito, head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab and John Palfrey, who runs Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, joined the sponsor of journalism-innovation projects, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
The Knight Foundation is shifting its strategy from charity to "social investing" as news and information delivery becomes digital, foundation president Alberto Ibarguen said in an interview. Since 2007, the foundation has invested more than $100 million in new technology for news and information, in more than 200 experiments, according to its website. "Traditionally in the nonprofit sector, because an idea is founded on fate so much of the time, or founded on hope, the typical thing would be for someone to continue and continue until they ran out of money," Ibarguen said. "An entrepreneur would find a creative way to make it work."
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I recently took up the task of organizing the sequencing database for a research project. I am still quite unsure of which database type I should use for this. Some advices/recommendations would be wonderful.
This research project is more like a class where students are taught how to sequence a piece of plasmid via Sanger sequencing method, with paired end primers. For each plasmid there will be two entries (~1kbp each). Then the students would BLAST the sequence, mostly to see if there is any close match with certain related organisms.
The main purpose of this database I'm creating is to monitor the sequencing progress, as well as to single out the samples that need to be redone. So far, the record-keeping is not exactly accessible, hence the need for re-organization. Additionally, the students would need to be able to view their own results and enter the BLAST results themselves. The last condition seems to necessitate a web-server type of thing that the student can connect to enter their information.
The total number of bacteria clones containing plasmids are ~18k, which means there will be ~36k entries in this database. It would be great if there is anyway to manage the trace files of the entries, or if not, I think I can add a column for the file path.
Is there a database management program that is appropriate for organizing sequence and trace file, with easy access for data entry by multiple users? It would also help if the program don't have a high maintenance need.
Disclaimer: I have very limited knowledge with database structure, having only taken an online intro to database class. About programming language, I am still learning Python. This project is a way to force myself to learn more.


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Having shot to fame by finishing second in the British version of talent show The X Factor, singer and passionate Manchester United fan Olly Murs is on the crest of a wave following the release of his new album 'Right Place, Right Time'.
Currently riding high at No1 in the UK charts, much like United in the Premier League, he caught up with FIFA.com to discuss his love for the Red Devils, his teenage desires to be the next David Beckham and the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
FIFA.com: We hear you are a Manchester United fan, and quite a big one at that.
Olly Murs: I'm a massive United fan, been supporting them for a long time now. I've got a box there and a season ticket, and I've supported them ever since I was a little kid. My dad's a big fan and David Beckham is one of my biggest idols, so it was all something I fell in love as I was growing up. Being young and having blonde hair myself I obviously thought I was the next Beckham, so that's largely why I continued supporting the club and it went on from there.
So Beckham was quite an influence on you in your younger days?
Beckham was my idol, I wanted to look like him, I wanted to play like him, I wanted to have a girlfriend like his. I think everyone had idols as a kid, especially when you are a football player and that's what I wanted to do, become a professional, but was obviously never good enough to do it.
Did you used to play a lot?
I played football all the time, I was a semi-pro for a local team called Witham Town (currently in the eighth tier of English football) and was in and out of the first team, playing with the reserves. I was a goal-scorer, playing up front, it was great.
Beckham was my idol, I wanted to look like him, I wanted to play like him, I wanted to have a girlfriend like his.
When did you first start going to watch United play?
My first game was Henrik Larsson's debut, because getting a ticket for United was tough and being a young lad from Essex at the time, getting to Manchester wasn't easy and I didn't have the money. I think it was against Aston Villa and Larsson scored his first goal and it was a great time. Going to Old Trafford was amazing, the best experience in the world. I know football fans who hate United, but they always say that being at the ground is just a different kind of vibe – once you're in the stadium it's incredible. It's an amazing place to go and watch football.
And how did it compare to seeing games on TV?
Watching a game of football live is brilliant: getting to see these athletes in full flow, the fitness they have, the way play and pass, the vision they have and how they see a game, as well as how a player can come on and completely change the outcome of a game. I'd recommend it to anyone.
Which game would you rank as the best you've watched?
Of the matches I've seen live it's probably the game between Chelsea and United from last season which finished 3-3. It's not often I get the chance to go to Champions League games and it's not easy to get tickets for things like finals, but that match in particular was just a great game of football between two of the top teams in the country.
How would you say the season has been up until now?
It's been great so far, we've been going behind a lot – it's 13 times so far this season, but we still manage to win the games, so it's a bit of a tricky position for us to be in really. I think we've been ok so far, I wouldn't say we've been great, we can be a lot better, but I think we have shown good signs. We can move onwards and upwards and if we can be top of the table leading into Christmas and New Year there's no better side in the second half of the season than Manchester United. We're a club who always want to win trophies, and we of course want our title back, but if you look at us in comparison to other teams - we are through in the Champions League, our players are coming back to fitness - I think we are in a position to be challenging.
It's great to actually get the chance to play at Old Trafford yourself and perform, be on the big stage and play where all the United greats have.
And what have you made of the new signings?Robin van Persie's been brilliant, he's really been great. I think [Shinji] Kagawa is going to get better during the next couple of seasons – I think he's had a good, solid start but he's someone who's getting used to Old Trafford, the style of play and we're also trying to find a position for him in the team as well. He's played well in fits and starts this season, but he's definitely someone to look out for. We've got a good squad of players – Javier Hernandez has been great this season – but I think we're still missing a defensive midfielder, which I'm sure Sir Alex and the club knows, so hopefully we will get one in January or at the end of the season.
You've also played in a few charity matches yourself. Has that fulfilled those dreams of playing at the top level somewhat?
Yeah it's brilliant, it's great to actually get the chance to play at Old Trafford yourself and perform, be on the big stage and play where all the United greats have. Being in the dressing room and everything that comes with it is just brilliant, so that was an amazing opportunity and one of the best things I've ever done.
I'm guessing you also got to share the pitch with a few impressive names too.
I got to play against [Zinedine] Zidane, [Ryan] Giggs, Larsson, [Rafael] Van der Vaart, [Jens] Lehmann, Roy Keane, Clarence Seedorf and Jaap Stamm, and I got to play with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole, Lee Sharpe. It was amazing as I got to play with some of my idols and a lot of great ex-pros.
The FIFA Ballon d'Or is also just around the corner. Who would you rank as the best players and coaches of the last year?
I may be a bit biased but, for me, Cristiano Ronaldo has been the best player in the last year thanks to the goals he's scoring for Real Madrid and the records he's breaking, so he'd be my choice in terms of player. For coach, it's always the usual suspects, though you can't knock what Roberto Di Matteo did last year, but I'd go as far to say Jurgen Klopp for how he's brought up Borussia Dortmund and what he's achieving there. Obviously [Roberto] Mancini and [Jose] Mourinho have done well, but I'd go with Klopp as he's taken a club with a limited budget who are now becoming a force in Europe and are one of my favourites to win the Champions League this season.
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Sorry for being gone for so long y'all, I was busy moving to fucking Nebraska. NEBRASKA. To be fair, Nebraska has actually been pretty good to me thus far but WINTER. IS. COMING. And, if the mannequins at the sporting goods store are to be believed, then winter here is like what will happen when the sun dies and the world is cast into bitter, cold, darkness. So, yeah, I'm panicking and frequently asking my hubs (who grew up in Ohio and is much more prepared for this sort of thing) if he thinks that I have enough thermal underwear and maybe should we buy more hand warmers and also can we move back to Texas for the winter? (One yes and two nos for the record).
We moved to Nebraska because my hubs is a Professor and got a badass job at the University of Nebraska. Did y'all know that both Grace and I are married to Professors? Isn't that adorable? Best friends married to men in academia?! And also our Professor husbands are best friends!! We are best friends who married best friends!!!! WE ARE ADORABLE. (If you know any sexy single Professors please let me know, I am constantly on the lookout for a suitable Professor for Kate so we can complete the trifecta/braintrust).
Anyway, so far I don't hate Nebraska. Really. They have two great farmers markets in Lincoln, a Whole Foods, a Trader Joes, an AMAZING burger place, a great place for brunch, cheap booze, a beautiful capital building, lots of great walking and biking trails, and just epic tailgating.
On the other hand, their DMW can suck it. When we went to get our licenses my hubs was in and out in about 10 minutes. They didn't ask him any questions and he only had to show his passport and two pieces of mail. Getting my license took 45 minutes and a pretty intense interrogation. I brought my passport, my Texas license, my social security card, and our marriage license. My hubs laughed at all of the identification I brought and thought that the marriage license was overkill. WRONG. They fucking grilled me on my name change, which has been in place for over a year, and ALL OF MY IDENTIFICATION HAS THE CORRECT NAME ON IT. But they were like "Your middle name [which is my maiden name] isn't legal because you don't have a court order." NOPE. THAT IS INCORRECT. My name was legally changed and this is my recognized name by EVERYONE including the US government. It is the name on my passport, my Texas ID, and my social security card. Y'all, they were literally not going to give me a license. For real. I could feel my blood pressure rising as I was trying to explain the way legal name changes work to the manager of the DMV – that in fact, no, you don't have to get your birth certificate changed to take your partners last name, and no, you don't need a court order either. The fuck? I kept referencing my Texas ID, my social security card, and my passport. He repeatedly told me that they didn't accept any of these as valid identification. THE FUCK? If a US passport isn't a form of valid identification I don't know what is. It has my name and my picture on it and has been verified by the federal government. Of course, it was perfectly acceptable identification for my husband, just not for me because vaginas are tricksy y'all. Right before my head exploded and I stormed out of there – he noticed my marriage license AND THEN GAVE ME A LICENSE. Apparently a piece of paper with no picture on it that verifies I am married is good enough even though my passport and Texas ID weren't. BOOM MY BRAINS ARE SPLATTERED EVERYWHERE. He told me that since I could prove I was married that was good enough for him. Except they still refused to put my maiden name (aka my LEGAL MIDDLE NAME) on my license because that is not cool – you should only have your husbands name. Whatever, I numbly accepted the license (because you have to get a new license when you move to a new state otherwise I would proudly carry my Texas license that was absolutely no trouble to get FOREVER) and got the hell out of there before they decided I was, in fact, a terrorist. Oh yeah, because several times in the conversation the DMV manager told me that they couldn't give me a license even with all my identification because terrorism. TERRORISM.
After I left, I spent the next several hours on the phone with my Mother and Grace freaking the hell out about all I had just been through. Then, because I can be a real asshole about principle, I decided to do some research to see if other state DMVs would have given me such trouble. The answer is no. A valid passport and state license would have been more than enough for literally every other state. No marriage license needed. And then my brain exploded again. The end.


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From the 'Not So Hot Sheet' section of today's 'Prospect Hot Sheet':
Jon Gilmore, 3b, White Sox: Perhaps Gilmore has run out of steam. He's hitting just .224/.250/.241 in August and hasn't homered since June 25. His struggles worsened last week, when he was just 2-for-23 and both were singles. More nettlesome, the big picture for Gilmore, 21, isn't adding up. He's hit .321 this season, but it's fairly empty with a 27/72 walk/strikeout ratio and just 28 extra-base hits. His .355 OBP and .402 slugging marks are greatly enhanced at home (.357/.391/.446 vs. .286/.318/.359), and he's committed 35 errors while also grounding into 18 double plays. He's a .321 hitter, but the rest of the numbers don't scream "prospect."


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LANDOVER, Md. (AP) Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III reinjured his right knee in the fourth quarter of Sunday's playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks.
Griffin's heavily braced right knee buckled badly as he tried to field a bad shotgun snap on a second-and-22 at Washington's 12-yard line. He lay on the ground, unable to recover the ball as the Seahawks pounced on it.
Griffin walked off the field under his own power, but the Redskins announced he would not return.
Griffin was playing in his third game since spraining his right knee about a month ago against the Baltimore Ravens.
The No. 2 overall pick and last year's Heisman Trophy winner set several rookie quarterback record this year. He had 10 completions on 19 attempts for 84 yards with two touchdowns and one interception when he left the game. He also had five carries for 21 yards.
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What can you glean watching Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime on last night's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon? You can you learn that, apparently, all-star developers Koji Kondo and Eiji Aonuma are jealous of Reggie's appearances on the after-dark talk show. Viewers will also see Fallon get called a 'natural swordsman' and get gifted a one-of-a-kind Link statue, too.
Reggie does some pre-emptive bragging on Skyward Sword's review scores, too, before coaching Fallon through some Zelda combat. And let's just say Jimmy needs the coaching. Excitable, that guy is.
Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword with Reggie Fils-Aime [Late Night With Jimmy Fallon]
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Jan 16, 2013
PPL Electric Utilities filed a request Tuesday (1/15) with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to implement a distribution system improvement charge to recover costs associated with new capital investments, under a state law that was signed in early 2012.
The utility's request with the PUC could take effect May 1. The potential impact on a customer's bill is expected to be less than two-tenths of one percent, or 7 cents on a typical monthly residential bill for 1,000 kilowatt-hours of usage. Such system improvement charges are designed to provide customers with improved reliability and rate stability. Act 11 was enacted to encourage electric, natural gas, water and sewer utilities to accelerate investments in infrastructure improvements, address aging infrastructure and create economic benefits.
The filing for the distribution system improvement charge follows the PUC approval last week of the company's Long Term Infrastructure Improvement Plan that was submitted last September. It outlined $705 million in capital improvements to the electric delivery system over the next five years that would be eligible for more timely recovery under Act 11. The 55-page plan identifies a number of reliability programs and specific details for how much new equipment or facilities would be installed and how much investment would be made each year.
Based on PPL Electric Utilities' infrastructure improvement plan, the distribution system improvement charge would enable the company to recover the costs of certain system investments on a quarterly basis, after improvement projects are put into service and provide benefit to customers, said Dennis Urban, senior director, Rates and Regulatory Affairs.
The plan is based on an extensive review of the millions of pieces of equipment that comprise the PPL Electric Utilities delivery system. It summarizes more than $130 million in infrastructure improvements this year. Projects include replacing wooden distribution poles, older underground cables, overhead lines, and substation circuit breakers and transformers. The plan does not cover transmission facilities or programs that are not eligible under Act 11.
With more timely recovery of costs associated with the new capital investments, PPL Electric Utilities said it would be able to more efficiently plan, finance, and make system improvements.
PPL Electric Utilities, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), provides electric delivery services to about 1.4 million customers in Pennsylvania and consistently ranks among the best companies for customer service in the United States. More information is available at www.pplelectric.com.
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President Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address tonight, a speech that comes as public opinion of the president continues to lag and promised legislation -- health care and otherwise -- remains stalled in a divided Congress.
As the commander in chief prepares to address a restless public, experts say the State of the Union could become either a powerful weapon in Obama's arsenal or yet another tally mark against the struggling White House.
Here's how they say Obama should play his State of the Union hand:
- Obama should take his cue from Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant when he addresses the nation, Joe Mathews writes at Politico. The president should forget about playing up his personality and instead focus on "scoring," hammering home his agenda like Bryant would pump points into the Lakers' bucket: "You must shoot. And you must keep shooting, even when your shots miss," Mathews writes.
- Leo Hindery Jr. blogs for the Huffington Post that Obama can only score if he talks about one thing: "JOBS, JOBS, JOBS." The president needs to face the "real unemployment and economic problems confronting the nation."
- No matter what Obama lays out in his State of the Union address, whether it's about jobs, terrorism or health care, Obama's message must be well-defined and tangible, the Washington Post's Eugene Robinson writes. "It doesn't matter whether Obama speaks in a loud voice. What matters is that he speaks in a clear voice, a definitive voice," Robinson writes.
- Bret Stephens at the Wall Street Journal agrees, saying that Obama can't rely on his notoriously charismatic personality to muddle through the speech. The confident president is floating in an "evanescent bubble of self" that he's got to transcend when laying out a clear, strong State of the Union speech, Stephens writes. Otherwise, "God help [Obama] when it bursts."
- Whether Obama fails or succeeds in his first State of the Union is moot, David Paul Kuhn writes for RealClearPolitics.com. Americans can't be swayed by a single speech in an age when we're constantly bombarded with media, information and communication from and about the White House, Kuhn writes: "We have grown numb to the televised presidency."


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Securing a Future for Forests and Communities in Bolivia
Indigenous communities control 30 percent of forested land in the Bolivian lowlands. The sustainable management of this land is essential to ensuring a prosperous future for Bolivia, its indigenous people and the environment. In this country and elsewhere, WWF plays a key role in helping community organizations strengthen their ability to promote sustainable forestry.
Shifting Approach
Until 2010, WWF ran a major forestry project supporting several indigenous forestry enterprises in the Santa Cruz region of Bolivia. The project had many positive results:
- improved operations
- better contracts
- community development plans
- significant new income to communities
- increased mutual trust
However, problems with sustaining these results as the project ended highlighted the need for ongoing support to communities to strengthen their capacity and business operations.
This experience prompted WWF to create a partnership with the National Indigenous Forestry Association (AFIN), an organization of indigenous forestry operations. WWF and AFIN share an understanding that long-term sustainability of indigenous forestry operations requires a strong, durable partnership based on equality and trust, rather than a short-term project approach.
Forging a Working Relationship
In early 2011, a proposed new forestry law presented an opportunity to forge this type of working relationship. WWF and AFIN worked together to produce proposals for forestry-sector policy development.
WWF helped AFIN deliver these proposals to high-level policymakers in La Paz, Bolivia. While there were no guarantees that the proposals would be integrated into the law, it was a significant accomplishment for AFIN to participate in national-level policymaking.
In April 2011, WWF and AFIN signed an agreement to design a project together and form an official partnership. The project plan produced by the collaboration represented a major shift in objectives and work approaches including:
- while WWF had previously regarded local NGOs and indigenous forestry organizations as beneficiaries, the agreement with AFIN treats both organizations as equal partners
- where collaboration before had been project-dependent, the new approach calls for ongoing collaboration
- community forestry had previously been classified as a subcomponent of WWF's forestry program, but is now a key, cross-cutting approach
The future of one-third of Bolivia's forest will depend on effectively putting indigenous rights into practice and securing favorable conditions for legal community forestry operations. In collaboration with indigenous organizations, WWF is working to meet this challenge.