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Importing a Vehicle into the US
Information about importing vehicles into the US can be found by visiting the following web site:
Imported motor vehicles are subject to safety standards under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, revised under the Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988; to bumper standards under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act of 1972, which became effective in 1978; and to air pollution control standards under the Clean Air Act of 1968, as amended in 1977, and 1990.
If vehicles manufactured abroad conform to U.S. safety, bumper, and emission standards, it is because these vehicles are exported for sale in the United States. Therefore, it is unlikely that a vehicle obtained abroad meets all relevant standards. Be skeptical of claims by a foreign dealer or other seller that a vehicle meets these standards or can readily be brought into compliance. Vehicles entering the United States that do not conform with U.S. safety standards must be brought into compliance, exported, or destroyed.
The CBP site provides essential information for U.S. residents, military or civilian government employees, and foreign nationals who are importing a vehicle into the U.S. It includes U.S. Customs requirements and those of other agencies whose regulations we enforce. Since Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements are subject to change, we recommend that you contact these agencies before buying a vehicle abroad or visit:
Department of Transportation (DOT) - www.dot.gov
You may reach DOT's vehicle hotline at 1-800-424-9393 or communicate by fax at (202) 366-1024. Additionally, you can write to:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NSA-32)
400 7th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
The CBP pages Know Before You Go and For International Visitors contain general information for persons entering the U.S. You may obtain copies from your nearest Customs office or by writing to:
U.S. Customs
P.O. Box 7407
Washington, D.C. 20044
EPA has a detailed automotive fact manual describing emission requirements for imported vehicles. You may obtain a copy of this manual, called the Automotive Imports Facts Manual, or other information about importing motor vehicles by calling EPA's Imports Hotline at (202) 564-9240. You may also communicate by fax at (202) 564-2057, or write to:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building, Manufacturer Operations Division (6405-J)
Investigation/Import Section
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - www.epa.gov
Please be aware that importations from certain countries are prohibited. Before attempting an importation of a vehicle from a prohibited country, please contact the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control for information concerning the prohibitions and licensing policy:
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2nd Floor Anx.
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20220
You can call either (202) 622-2500 or (202) 622-2480, or fax (202) 622-1657; or visit the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control website.
A list of Registered Importer (RI's) license holders can be found by visiting:
A list of Independent Commercial Importer (ICI's) license holders can be found by visiting:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - www.cbp.gov
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - http://www.fda.gov/
U.S. Department of Agriculture - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/
U.S. Department of Commerce - http://www.commerce.gov/
U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security - http://www.bis.doc.gov/
U.S. Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov/
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) - www.fmc.gov
International Marine Certification Institute (IMCI) – www.imci.org


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1/25/2008 Tokyo, Shin-Kiba 1st RING~500,000 Yen Prize One Night Tournament"BATTLE OF TOKYO 2009"
1. Kenichi Chikano (4:33 Cross Armbreaker) Youhei Fujita
2. 1st Round A Block 1: Akira Tozawa (4:55 German Suplex Hold) Shinobu
3. 1st Round A Block 2: Shinjitsu Nohashi (12:08 Sakauchi) PAC
4. 1st Round B Block 1: Shisa BOY (4:47 Shisa Clutch) m.c.KZ
5. 1st Round B Block 2: KAGETORA (9:06 Lariat) K-ness
6. Akira Tozawa (1:35 German Suplex Hold) Shinjitsu Nohashi
7. KAGETORA (2:26 Ikkitousen) Shissa BOY
8. Taku Iwasa, Dragon Kid{W}, Shingo Takagi (14:39 Ultra Hurricanrana) Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Yokosuka{L}, Jorge Rivera
9. KAGETORA (10:51 FFF) Akira Tozawa
In a bit of a surprise, KAMIKAZE named Kenichi Chikano their 5th member. Shingo said adding new blood was necessary to usher in a new era. They renamed him to Kenshin Chikano.
KAGETORA will now get a Brave Gate shot at Yoshino, and has joined REAL HAZARD for the upcoming series. He will start on 1/31 and remain for all of February.

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text: Embracing the challenge of a relatively tight inner suburban location, and restrictive building envelope, the designers worked closely with the client to rationalise their "wish list" into a concise and deliverable brief. The outcome is a dramatic architectural statement, which has already demonstrated the flexibility to adapt to the constantly changing lives of the family it was designed for. The project is realised through a series of simple intersecting and overlapping rectangular forms. Each "box" represents a distinct portion of the overall program. The forms of the building have been carefully articulated as both screening devices for privacy, and elements that frame and define views. The robust external cladding that changes appearance significantly in different weather and lighting conditions, gives way to a sophisticated, warm and welcoming interior, filled with natural light, tall ceilings, double height voids and sensuous materials. Extensive use and clever placement of high performance double glazing draws light into every room. The definition of interior and exterior is distorted, with banks of operable louvres and huge sliding glass panels presenting the family with the ability to engage directly with the outside environment, or to close the place down completely, dependant on the variable Melbourne climate. The Good House, Sandringham, Victoria, Australia, by Designer, for Crone Partners..


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Letter, Amos A. Lawrence to My Dear Madam [Sara Robinson]
Author: Lawrence, Amos Adams
Date: October 3? 1856
Amos A. Lawrence, in Boston, wrote to Sara Robinson regarding her husband's desire to retire from the Emigrant Aid Company, advising her that he not do so until after the November presidential elections. Lawrence also suggested to her that, when writing to President Pierce, she might call him "President" and not "Mister", in order to further her cause. He admitted to Mrs. Robinson, though, that he "has no more love for him" than she does.
Location of Original: KU Call Number: RH MS 38.I.2
Item Number: 101679 Number of images: 2
Keywords: Davis, Jefferson; Lawrence, Amos Adams, 1814-1886; New England Emigrant Aid Company; Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869; Prisoners; Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894; Robinson, Sara T. L. (Sara Tappan Lawrence), 1827-1911
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - ANOTHER GREAT SITE FOR JOBS IN CHINA WWW.JINAN-NOW.COM Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in ANOTHER GREAT SITE FOR JOBS IN CHINA WWW.JINAN-NOW.COM Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> United Kingdom View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message luisaJoined: 04 Aug 2004Posts: 3 Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 5:19 pm Post subject: ANOTHER GREAT SITE FOR JOBS IN CHINA WWW.JINAN-NOW.COM I GOT A JOB IN CHINA WITH THE HELP OF WWW.JINAN-NOW.COM CHECK THEM OUT!!! Back to top Captain YossarianJoined: 05 May 2004Posts: 385Location: Dongbei Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 2:52 am Post subject: This site has lots of info but looks like it was designed in 1996 by someone using HTML For Dummies for the first time. The English version seems to have been directly translated from the Chinese - it's unreadable in parts. The listings are random too - none of Jinan's best restaurants or bars seem to be mentioned - I guess they didn't fork out the advertising fees. It's not a site to help with jobs either - it just gives info on Jinan. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> United Kingdom All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Throwing an Oscars-viewing bash, complete with beverages and appetizers and ballots and little desserts shaped like the famous gold statuette? You'll likely want to take it easy the day before Oscar Sunday, which is Feb. 24 this year.
But perhaps you've missed some of the films that received a Best Picture nomination. Perhaps you've missed all of the nine films that have a place in this hallowed category. What to do?
Well, you could lounge around the house on Saturday, Feb. 23, or you could head to the Orange 30 or the Universal CityWalk 19 -- AMC theaters, both -- for a one-day marathon of all nine films.
U.S. & World
Let that sit with you for a moment, if you want. Nine films, all of this year's Best Picture nominees, one after the other. In order of screening on Feb. 23? "Amour," "Lincoln," "Argo," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Zero Dark Thirty," "Life of Pi," "Silver Linings Playbook," and "Beasts of the Southern Wild."
Start time? Oh, 10 a.m. on Feb. 23. Start time of the final movie? "Beasts of the Southern Wild" begins at 7:55 in the morning on Sunday, Feb. 24.
A ticket is a rather economical $60 (consider the cost of a single movie ticket).
If watching nine films for nearly 24 hours is a bit too much for you, consider that AMC is breaking up the nominees into two smaller chunks for screening on Saturday, Feb. 16 and Saturday, Feb. 23. The mini-marathons will also play at more theaters, too. Admission is thirty bucks on Feb. 16 and forty dollars on Feb. 24.
Perhaps watching movies all night ahead of your Oscar party isn't the best idea. Or maybe, really, it is an awesome idea, and will give that giddy edge that a really memorable Oscars-viewing party too often lacks. Good luck.


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Thanks for everyone's patience! .. missed last week posts, so hopefully THIS one'll make up for it... !
Here's a link to what Jon thinks is my strongest chickens page yet...
I actually prefer the one NEXT week page (which may be going up today) called "Anatomy of a sexists drawing" because I'm proud of the fact it's possibly the most ugly-honest Chickens page I've done so far. In fact i challenged Wayshak to try to paint something as unfinished-ugly as this, so he may kick my ass and do it, well see.
After hanging out last week alex and skinner last week.. finished an interview together.. and put on freaky masks afterwords for no apparent reason...
...i got TOTALLY INSPIRED and by it all... and wanna try some collaborations with Alex, Skinner, Dave Correia too, these guys do the same thing for me Wayshak does.. wake me up! Make me not take crap, myself, my life... for granted. Any excuse to brush off the barnacles and shake off the moss, eh?
Well, a little moss is cool, but still..
Meanwhile (comic book cliche' there)... here's a few mixed panels from The Hollows, first and second issues.
Kinda can feel it the whole Hollows issue coming together. I did used some black border, a few digital darkening tricks,
...but over-all it feels rather moody, rougher ( which is what i wanted) and hand-drawn and organic to me. Above is a more finished version of that page i posted before.
The Hollows are less zombie or vampire like.. and more ghostly which i think seems to suits this book better. This sucker should be out for Christmas.
I like the winged dude and the little girl, but the little pink guy, urp is my favorite so far.
I think it's cool to just a snippit of a panel, a teaser... then later see the whole image in the printed book.
Ops, grabbed this instead... obviously an aliens page.. oh what the heck... may as well leave it up. This 8 page stories came out in Dark horse presents, but it'll be collected in a trade later so you may just wanna wait for that.
Here's one of the few MCP covers i really enjoyed at the time, and still DO like.
I thought it would be interesting to revisit this page with eight different versions of it in a new larger painting..
I did in a series of drastically different styles. It's not trying to seriously compete with the old cover... more of a wink to the old classic one i did.
I won't publish it, i just did it for a gallery piece. Just a goofy-assed experiment. Interesting when you break it down, how simple a composition really is.. it could have been drawn any any style.
Course no way Marvel would have published it in a comic if i gone THIS crazy way back then.
This feels really feeing in a way for me.. can't explain WHY really..
I've yet to mount them to a canvas yet, but here they are. Sort of a meditation on what makes the 101 cover work, (if it does work)... as a composition... is just a series of shapes and colors.
There's no denying my art IS startlingly different now,
Or is it? Some people tell me it's often less detailed, or sometimes messier or simpler.
Btw, quick aside: check this out... recognize this? turn it sideways... and you'll see it's painted OVER that old mother child drawing i did last month?
Here's a version on black britsol.
anyway.... but, on a good day, hopefully my current my art sometimes possessing a subtlety ( my asian or trees stuff) or abstract quality ( fashion or, well.. abstracts! ) stuff that i wasn't... ABLE. or even WILLING to even try back then,
..let alone to pull off.
Not a legal way, but in a philosophic or conceptual wa these make me ask myself, how can a series of of shapes and colors BE an intellectual property?
Does a yellow circular body and boxy knees make wolverine? Maxx, legs, the trout all too have that sam kieth 'hunched over back' i always draw... don't they?
I always felt this way about the sandman, he's just ANY guy in a dark robe with black hair, is't he? It was neil's stories that brought him to life.
When fans say they want me to draw the Maxx again, they're just saying they want a "Purple hunched over shape" which their mind recognizes as "Maxx"... instead than wolverines' yellow shape, which is the same one as Maxx's shape, just in a different color.
Course i know... emotionally... i get there IS more to it than that.
I understand that, that like Neil did, in my own humble way, i too filled in a whole story, characters, struggled and dramas that brought that purple shape to LIFE.
However, i still maintain it was YOU, MY readers' imagination that brought anything i created to life. My reader's creativity that did the 'heavy lifting', not just my pencil or brush.
And if you strip it down... doesn't it seem almost it's like zero-girl? .. everything almost IS just series of friendly.. or unfriendly.. shapes.
When alex/skinner dropped by... i was able to see some of my old art... through their un-jaded eyes.. it reminded me how accepting you ALL are... so good and nurturing of my old and new stuff.
These younger artists, and YOU guys/gals on the blog ... all help me see it's any dichotomy is mostly in my OWN head. All 'sam stuff' is all my art work IS as a continuous universe, which, duh... it totally is.
So of all of these... all 8 new ones and the old classic MCP cover, which one is MY personal fav?
Hard to choose just one?
....but THIS is probably the closest to my heart,
and my obsessive japanese brush painting sensibilities these days.


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STEM Source Code
STEM Source Code
All of the files that constitute the STEM project are maintained in a "source code control" system. Anyone can obtain a copy of the files in the system, but only people designated as "committers" are allowed to add new files or make other changes to the repository. Since STEM graduated to a top level technology project, the source code repository is SVN.
The only files that are in the repository are those that cannot be derived from others. For instance, Java™ source files would be in the repository, but not Java™ class files.
The following sections cover some of the more common SVN tasks that you would use for STEM development. For more information:
Install an Eclipse Team Provider for SVN
Eclipse does not include a built-in SVN client with their SDK distribution, so you will need to install one into your Eclipse environment. Optionally, you can check out the code using a command-line client and import the projects into Eclipse.
Most people use one of two SVN client plug-ins for Eclipse:
Accessing the STEM Source Code Repository with SVN
Open the SVN Repositories window (Window->Show View->Other, SVN->SVN Repositories). Right click anywhere in the empty window and select New->Repository Location... Enter the following Url:
The repository is also available for browsing here.
For a instructions on checking out and building the STEM source code, see the Setting Up your STEM Development Environment guide.
How do I send someone a patch?
If you have modified a project that you checked out from SVN, you may want to send those changes to someone else. This often occurs when you do not have commit rights, but want to send the changes to someone who does. To create a patch file:
- Select the changed project in the Navigator or other view.
- Context Menu->Team->Create Patch...
- Select a location for the patch.
- Use E-mail or other delivery method to send the patch to someone else.
- If the patch is associated with a Bugzilla item, it is a good idea to append to the Bugzilla item with the patch as an attachment.
Note that Create patch can be run with multiple projects selected.
How do I apply a patch that someone sent me?
To apply a patch, such as one generated in the previous step, do the following:
- Select the changed project in the Navigator or other view.
- Context Menu->Team->Apply Patch...
- Fill in the location of the patch file
- Click Next. A summary of changed files will appear.
- Click Finish. The changes are now merged into the workspace.
- Context Menu->Team->Synchronize with Repository.
- After testing the patch, if you have commit access, you may then commit the changes into the repository.
Committer access to SVN
Developers with commit rights have individual user ids and passwords in the Eclipse project development repository. As a committer you can use SSH (Secure SHell) to connect to the SVN repository as follows. Go to a Repository View and add a new SVN repository location. When asked for the url enter:
Enter your user name and password and Finish. Once your information is authenticated, you can browse the repository and add projects to your workspace. If you do some changes that you'd like to contribute, after testing and ensuring that you have followed the contribution guidelines, you are free to release your changes to the repository. Of course, you can only release changes to projects for which you have commit rights. The current list of committers for STEM can be found here.
Note that you can use the SSH protocol and your Eclipse user id to access projects for which you are not a committer but you will not be able to release changes.


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About a year ago, we reported on the latest results in the sequencing of Neanderthal DNA, which had netted a million bases of the genome of our extinct relative. Those were just the first results of a sequencing effort that was planned to continue; there is probably about another 18 months worth of data that have accumulated since the writing of those papers had started. Unfortunately, an Open Access publication in PLoS Genetics suggests that at least some of the original results are artifacts, the result of human contamination.
The new analysis was triggered by differences in the methods and results in the two papers that were published on the topic. A paper in Science described cloning Neanderthal DNA in bacteria, and then sequencing it. The one in Nature sequenced amplified DNA directly. Although there was substantial agreement between the two, the Nature paper suggested that modern humans and Neanderthals shared a common ancestor more recently, and may have interbred after their separation.
The authors of the PLoS paper obtained the original sequence data from both papers, and performed a new analysis of it. They discovered that the data in the Nature paper contains sequence differences that appear to have arisen recently within the human lineage, which suggested something was wrong. Performing an estimation of the human-Neanderthal split date using the Nature data produced a value of 35,000 years, which is completely incompatible with the fossil record. Finally, using a date of 350,000 years for the split (obtained using the data from the Science paper), they found that the Nature data indicated extremely high levels of interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals; the Science data continued to suggest there was none.
All of these results point to one conclusion: the Neanderthal sequence in the Nature paper looks far more like that of modern humans than any other data would suggest is possible. Of course, there's a simple and obvious explanation for that discrepancy: the sequence is from modern humans.
The new paper explores this via the following reasoning: ancient DNA is more likely to be damaged and fragmented, and so contamination is more likely to appear in longer, less damaged fragments. They divided the Nature sequence data according to the length into short, medium, and long pools. The short fragments give an age estimate for the Neanderthal-human split that's essentially identical to the one obtained with the Science data. But, as the fragments get longer, the age shrinks. When fragments greater than 100 bases long are examined, they give an age estimate for the split that is younger than some splits within modern human populations. Thus, the longer fragments are very likely to be contamination from modern humans.
The authors recognize that more work needs to be done to sort out some remaining discrepancies, but the new analysis strongly suggests that a large portion of the original data was the result of contamination. We know less about the Neanderthals than we thought we did. Still, the analysis suggests that there is real Neanderthal sequence among the contaminants, and suggests a fairly simple analysis may help us extract it. It's a great example of how science can self-correct.


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A compendium of NanoDays activities and resources from the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network. The NISE Net has created this compendium of all NanoDays activities and resources to enhance partner's ability to continue to host NanoDays events and strengthen local partnerships. These materials can be adapted for use anytime of the year in various other events and regular programs. Links to digital downloads are provided for Spanish and English digital files for all the instructions, guides, signs, and activity training videos for these NanoDays activities.
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I made my own bouquet for the big day with a mix of grocery store flowers and the help of this tutorial. It was pretty simple and fun to make and I love that I got to pick each individual flower. I'd highly recommend going this route for anyone who's in the market for one.
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Putting the Numbers to PGRs
Whether your profits are getting squeezed or your budgets are getting cut, plant growth regulators (PGRs) can help you stay on track with substantial savings in your property management programs. First introduced for use on fine turf in 1987, PGRs have proven their value in turf and ornamental management earning them a well-deserved reputation as an indispensable tool. A well-thought-out PGR program has repeatedly demonstrated reductions in the costs associated with labor-intensive tasks such as mowing, trimming, clean-up and hauling by 50 percent or more.
The first step in developing a plant growth regulation program is to determine your objectives. What would you like to be able to accomplish by adding PGRs to your programs? Many managers feel they get the most from their PGR programs during the peak spring growing season when the demands for mowing and trimming are high and the weather often erratic. During this season, properly timed PGR applications can slow growth to make mowing easier and faster, or hold turf growth to reduce the number of mowings. Hazardous or hard to mow areas can be put on hold for up to eight weeks to reduce potential accidents and liability.
"What I often tell people who call to inquire about PGR use," says Doug Obermann, product manager for PBI/Gordon Corporation, "is that I like to use a PGR on my own lawn during the peak season." Obermann goes on to explain that you can stretch out your mowing requirements and get by with every 10 to 14 days instead of the twice weekly mowings that are generally required during peak growing season. Additionally, mowing takes less time and there is less strain on the mower. Clipping volumes are also reduced, which can be even more important to contractors who may have to double mow or bag and haul the clippings.
Many contractors do not use PGRs in the highly visible areas they maintain, but choose rather to use them in the back of the property in areas that need to be kept trim and neat, but not necessarily have the immaculate lines of freshly mowed turf. And many managers find PGRs especially valuable when they can skip some of the mowing required to keep steep embankments or areas with high vehicle traffic that may make mowing hazardous to employees, but still need to be kept neat and trim.
Seedhead suppression is another PGR benefit that is sometimes overlooked by property managers. Often it is the stem and seedhead that makes a turf area look ragged and in need of mowing. When the production of stems and seedheads is suppressed, turf areas can retain a lush but maintained appearance much longer. To achieve seedhead suppression, you must make PGR applications prior to the development of the seedhead, but after full green-up of the turfgrass. One way to assess the timing is to watch for early seedhead production along curbs and drives where a warmer "micro-climate" may cause early seedhead development. If you see this, you need to be getting your seedhead suppression application made right away, according to Obermann. "I worked with a Kansas county maintenance supervisor," relates Obermann, "who tried a PGR along his roadsides to reduce mowings. The application was made early enough to also suppress the seedheads. When they finally did mow, the manager called to tell me that the roadsides looked like a park because the usual mowing debris — clippings, stems and seedheads — was no longer a problem."
Labor-intensive trimming along curbs, sidewalks and driveways can also be reduced. "In meetings I ask 'Who here loves to string trim?'," says Obermann. "And in 18 years not one single person has ever raised their hand." String trimming is labor intensive, time consuming and, therefore, a drain on profits. PGRs are ideal for reductions in string trimming and many property managers use them exclusively to keep string-trimmed areas neat. Obermann offers the following application tip: "Don't scalp the turf and then apply a PGR." The grass has to have sufficient leaf tissue to absorb the product, he explains.
Another tip for turf managers — ALWAYS make sure you are controlling the broadleaf weeds. The PGR treatment will not suppress the growth of the weeds, so failure to control them can ruin a neat appearance. Since most property managers are making broadleaf weed applications anyway, they can realize another cost savings by tank mixing the weed control and PGR products and applying them together. When this is done, the cost of the PGR application is eliminated for even more savings.
Virtually every turf manager can benefit from the use of PGRs, says Obermann.
Golf course superintendents may use them in the roughs to hold off the need for mowing, for Poa annua seedhead suppression in bentgrass fairways or even for prevention of bermudagrass encroachment into sand bunkers.
Contractors generally don't want to reduce the frequency of mowing, but can definitely gain a competitive edge by reducing the time it takes to mow and the clippings that have to be double-mowed or hauled for disposal. Often this will allow a reallocation of labor to other tasks that generate additional profit.
On-site grounds managers also enjoy the ability to reallocate labor to other tasks. It doesn't net them profit, but it does help keep budgets in line.
Industrial vegetation managers can reduce mowings of roadsides and trimming around utility poles and other obstacles. PGRs are widely used to tame cool-season grasses along roadsides and on hazardous embankments.
First-time PGR users are encouraged to experiment. Determine your objective, then select a product to work with that fits that objective. Review product claims and discuss the potential benefits with a representative from the manufacturer. Company representatives are generally able to provide some suggestions concerning proper application of their products and may even be available to assist with the first application. They can also assist in the development of an initial PGR program designed to meet the needs of your specific situation.
Make sure your sprayer is calibrated. Uniform application at the correct rate is essential for PGR success. Over application can result in uneven suppression and discoloration of the turf. Make sure your application timing is appropriate for your objective. Make your first application in an area designated for experimentation or on your own turf. Before making an application on a customer's property, make sure they know what you are trying to accomplish. Making your very first PGR application on a client property is not recommended. And leave an untreated plot so you can gauge the growth regulation effect. The side-by-side comparison will be your best measure of your success.
Use the potential savings calculator formula provided on page 33 to determine what your potential savings, based on your identified costs, might be and then try out your program on a limited area for the first year. You may save even more than you anticipated! But do evaluate your program and make adjustments where required. Put the numbers to PGRs and put them to work for you.
Laylah VanBibber, marketing manger at PBI/Gordon Corporation, has worked with the professional greens industry for 20 years reviewing research, talking to professional turf and ornamental managers and preparing product literature and articles.
Do make sure that the turf to be treated is in optimum condition at the time of treatment, generally in spring or fall.
Don't apply to grass that is showing signs of insect infestation or disease. Insect and disease damage will be more obvious in PGR treated turf, which cannot replace damaged blades.
Don't apply to grass in areas subject to concentrated traffic from people, animals or vehicles. The only defense grass has against traffic wear is to grow.
Don't make a PGR treatment on grass that has been scalped; sufficient leaf tissue for absorption is required for success.
Don't waste your PGR treatment on dormant plants. Wait until green-up is complete.
Do delay initial spring PGR applications in mixed species turf to make sure the slowest recovering species have greened up sufficiently to be sprayed.
Do make seedhead suppression applications prior to the emergence of the seedhead from the sheath. Seedheads which have already emerged will not be controlled.
Do make a pre-emergent crabgrass application and a broadleaf weed control application prior to or with your PGR treatment.
Do mow grass to be treated at a summer mowing setting so that there remains sufficient green and foliage to mask aging grass blades and thatch.
Do remove strewn grass clippings or tree leaves before application to assure contact with grass foliage.
Do try to apply PGRs at least eight hours before irrigation or before rain is expected.
Do read all label directions prior to making your PGR application.
Don't entrust inexperienced applicators with PGR applications. Proper timing, precise dosages and uniform, even coverage is essential to a successful growth regulation program.
Do make sure that the PGR is applied evenly; skips will result in an uneven appearance; overlaps may cause discoloration.
Don't make your PGR application when there are high winds, which could cause the spray pattern to be uneven.
Don't allow a plugged spray tip to create embarrassing gaps in your boom sprayer's coverage.
Don't mow turf for at least three days after application; mowing will remove any PGR that has not yet been fully absorbed.
Do monitor and adjust irrigation: PGR treated plants require less water during the suppression period. Too much water may damage treated plants.
|Costs Included in Mowing and Trimming
|Your Costs
|Labor: Persons assigned to job. Actual cost depends on equipment and terrain. Typical time to mow one acre is 2 to 4 hours per acre.
|Hourly wage × time to mow (2 hours) =
|Travel Time: To and from job site. Average estimate 20 minutes.
|⅓ hour × wage =
|Labor Burden Costs: Other costs of labor-employer, social security, workman's compensation, insurance, etc. Typically 30 percent of wage.
|30 percent of wage × mowing and travel time (2 ⅓ hours) =
|Equipment Fixed Costs: A $5,000 purchase price for mowing/trimming equipment spread over 6 years, operating at 500 hours per year. Depreciations cost/hour = $1.67
|Calculate your depreciation: Cost of equipment divided by 6 years divided by 500 hours = $
|Equipment Operating Cost: ½ gallon fuel consumed/hour
|1 gallon fuel @_________
|Equipment Maintenance Cost: Maintenance cost for labor to change oil, grease, sharpen blades, etc.
|¼ hour × wage =
|Fuel and Vehicle Expenses: Vehicle expense to transport mowing equipment and personnel to and from job site. Per mile cost = 42 cents.
|Assume 10 miles round trip @ 42 cents per mile = $4.20
|Parts and Supplies: Replacement for blades, oil, grease, filters, etc.
|Add your own_____ (This can be a significant expense if mower blades must be replaced frequently.)
|Add Your Costs
|Average number of mowings × "Total Cost per Acre"
|Your Costs
|A. PGR Product Costs — Based on MSR for Embark Turf and Ornamental Growth Regulator at a 5 pint per acre rate
|B. Application costs when applied with a regular scheduled broadleaf herbicide application.
|C. Application costs when applied as a separate application
|About the same as mowing cost per acre
|Add A + B Or A + C depending upon application decision
|Your savings
|Subtract "Total PGR Cost" from "Total Cost for 8 Weeks of Mowing"
Applications of PGRs can:
- Reduce string trimming — keep trimmed edges along fencelines and around posts, poles, trees, gates, lights, monuments, statues, benches, metering equipment and sprinkler heads looking neat for weeks.
- Reduce clippings and the labor associated with bagging, hauling, double mowing or blowing.
- Free up labor for value-added tasks that give you a competitive edge.
- Reduce labor and equipment wear associated with mowing.
- Let you skip mowing steep hills, rocky areas, ditch banks, medians or other hazardous areas, in or near streets or roads and rough areas, which could damage mowing equipment or endanger mower operators.
- Keep groundcovers from growing over driveways, walks or walls, or encroaching into turf, flowers or other defined areas.engines, but the effective difference between a 3.5-hp saw and a 3.7-hp saw may not even be noticeable. Conversely, two saws with identical engine size or power might cut very differently due to other design factors.
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WINTHROP, Wash. - A massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of towns, destroyed numerous homes and blackened scenic hillsides in north-central Washington has been burning into new areas, fueled by dry conditions and gusty winds.
The lightning-caused fire by Saturday had scorched nearly 340 square miles in the scenic Methow Valley. The fire was measured at 260 square miles Friday.
Road closures and evacuations were changing regularly, as hot weather and winds with gusts up to 30 mph were pushing the fire over ridge tops and toward a cluster of small towns northeast of Seattle.
"This is a very active and fluid situation," fire spokesman Chuck Turey said.
People living between Carlton and Pateros have been told to leave their homes. The fire has downed power lines and many towns were without electrical power or phone service Saturday.
There were no reports of serious injuries. Minor burns and bruises had been reported, but Turey called that "a pretty amazing safety record."
On Saturday, officials said that only one more structure was destroyed overnight by the blaze.
Airplanes and helicopters were dropping water and fire retardant on all parts of the fire, with no one area more of a concern than another, Turey said.
"We're seeing some wind shifts so that the fire is going to be pushed in some directions it hasn't been pushed to date," he said, adding that the good news is that in some places the wind is pushing the first back on itself.
Rancher Vic Stokes, 60, went to bed Friday thinking the fires had calmed down and his ranch outside of Twist was safe.
He and his family have been fighting brush fires since Thursday, getting little sleep.
By Saturday, a fire had jumped to a nearby creek bed. Stokes, his son and his daughter-in-law spent the morning clearing brush. "Anything that hasn't burned has a chance of burning yet," Stokes said.
So far, his home is intact, but he's lost hay and a barn and is worried for livestock he had grazing in an area that's now scorched.
"We need to get up there and see what we can find that's alive. We know we lost cattle," he said.
As the fire got closer to Carlton, rancher Pete Scott brought 60 cattle to his property in town from the range land. His home, a green oasis, is serving a meeting point for some of the displaced residents. "We're trying to survive," Scott said.
The fire has calmed down near Pateros, where it destroyed about 100 homes Thursday and Friday, Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said. "It's just starting to run out of places to burn," he said.
The fire has picked up on its north side closer to Winthrop, but winds have been erratic and were blowing the fire in different directions.
The blaze was burning in a sparsely populated area, with homes scattered throughout the woods and along the highway.
Fire officials said the Chiwaukum Creek Fire west of Leavenworth has grown to more than 10,000 acres by Saturday evening.
The blaze closed U.S. Highway 2 from Coles Corner to Leavenworth. The fire was burning north of the highway but a spot fire flared up to the south on Saturday that was quickly put out, officials said.
KING-TV in Seattle reported that there are no reports of structures being burned, but residents in the area near Leavenworth are under an evacuation order, according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
Gov. Jay Inslee said about 50 fires were burning in Washington, which has been wracked by hot, dry weather, gusting winds and lightning. Some 2,000 firefighters were working in the eastern part of the state, with about a dozen helicopters from the Department of Natural Resources and the National Guard, along with a Washington State Patrol spotter plane.
Karina Shagren, spokeswoman for the state's Military Department, said 100 National Guard troops were on standby, and up to 1,000 more in Yakima could receive additional fire training. Active duty military could be called in as well, Inslee said.
The Washington state Department of Natural Resources announced Saturday evening that firefighters from New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are coming to the state to help battle the blazes.
Early Saturday, authorities announced that they are bringing in two military air tankers from Wyoming to help fight wildfires in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere. Officials at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, say the tankers were activated to ensure that firefighters had adequate air tanker capability in the region.
Blankinship reported from Seattle. Associated Press writer Rachel La Corte contributed to this report from Olympia.


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Christopher J. Marcinko (born 27 August 1974; age 45) is a former background actor who appeared as a Bajoran security deputy in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine seventh season episode "What You Leave Behind". He worked one day on the set and received no credit for his appearance.
Marcinko was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and moved through several citties during his life. Today he is living in Denton, Texas and is working as a network security architect.
He had background parts in episodes of the television series 21, Jump Street (1988, with Richard McGonagle), Quantum Leap (1993, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell, and with Bruce McGill, Richard Herd, W. Morgan Sheppard, Stephen McHattie, Mike Genovese, Susan Diol, Dan Butler, and Kevin McDermott), Walker, Texas Ranger (1996, with Julia Nickson), Spin City (1997, with Alan Ruck, Victoria Dillard, and John Harrington Bland), Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (2001), The West Wing (2001, with Don McManus and Angelo Tiffe), Dawson's Creek (2003), House M.D. (2005, with Jennifer Morrison), and Boston Legal (2005, with Rene Auberjonois, William Shatner, Gregory Itzin, Leslie Jordan, John Thaddeus, John Berg, and Charles S. Chun).
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JetBlue has offered unlimited travel deals in the past with their All You Can Jet package, but this time they're giving you even more time to travel. You can fly anywhere, as much as you want for three freaking months!
Sadly, as awesome as three months of unlimited travel sounds, it's a bit more limited this year. There's three different BluePass packages but only from two originating airports: Boston and Long Beach. The $2000 package lets you fly anywhere JetBlue flies as long as you start from Boston, the $1500 deal lets you fly to 13 different cities on the East Coast as long as you start from Boston and the $1300 package lets you fly to 9 different cities on the West Coast as long as you start from Long Beach. Why oh why can't they add New York!
The unlimited travel lasts from August 22nd to November 22nd, 2011. Book a couple of trips and you're already in the money. If only I could. [JetBlue]
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Sorry, there are no The Academy Awards dates.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards – in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners – the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies. For more information about the Academy, visit us at www.oscars.org


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A 19-year-old female sailor assigned to USS Essex aircraft carrier was found with a gunshot wound aboard the ship Thursday and later died from her injuries, Navy officials confirmed.
According to Navy media operations officer Rick Chernitzer, the ship's medical personnel responded to the scene and found the wounded sailor.
She was transported to the University of California, San Diego Trauma Center and was pronounced dead a short time later.
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Tagetik's Unified Software Wins Sava Reinsurance
The Slovenia-based reinsurer to implement Tagetik 3.0 functionality for multiple performance management processes
Tagetik, a global provider of enterprise software solutions for Performance Management, Enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance and Business Intelligence, today announced that Sava Reinsurance Company d.d. (www.sava-re.si), provider of the highest quality insurance and financial services in the industry, chose Tagetik 3.0 as their main tool for budgeting, planning, consolidation and 'collaborative disclosure management' (CDM).
"Over the recent years, Sava Reinsurance Company has significantly extended its activities, also by acquiring and establishing insurance companies in Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo and Macedonia, thus building a strong insurance group. As an international group dealing in different currencies, we perceived a vital need for a state-of-the-art software solution that could deal efficiently with financial consolidation, strategic planning and monthly reporting. After evaluating a number of recognized CPM software vendors, we chose Tagetik," says Zvonko Ivanušič, CEO at Sava Reinsurance Company.
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THQ isn't ready for a new generation of consoles. Are gamers? That's the question commenter Jamaicanmecrazy ponders in today's installment of Speak-Up on Kotaku.
The THQ article got me really thinking. Are we ready for next gen consoles? Is that something we would really want in the next year?
I love my consoles this generation. I don't really want to send them to the shelving unit in my apartment where gaming consoles go to die. It's too full and I'm not done with them yet. Sure my PS3 80gb sounds like a rocket trying to complete a lift off sequence. It turns out that HDTV did catch on, and maybe the Wii doesn't look so great at 55". Yes it's the 3rd Xbox I've bought, but it was worth it every damn time. I'm OK with what I have now.
I just spent my video game hardware money for this year in the form of a gaming PC. Give me an extra year or two of the current consoles. Then I'll be asking you to take my money for your new shiny toy.
I'm sure it's a tough call though right now. For both us and the big 3. On the one hand, you have a console that's just starting to turn a profit (or had CRAZY sales figures) and now has a large user base to sell loads of software to.
On the other hand however, you have rampant piracy. All 3 consoles and both handhelds have been hacked to their core with no going back. PS3 just had a CFW with backup support released a day or two ago, Nintendo has been busted open for a while now, and MS even longer. The 360 is not nearly as easy or accessible as the other two, but the damage has been done nonetheless. The difference between this gen and last gen is the fact you can load up a USB stick or SD card with software, and the rest is pretty much done for you (again, the 360 being the exception).
I wouldn't be surprised If the rumor mill starting cranking on the next gen. Sad, but not surprised. If Sony starts seeing PSP level piracy on the PS3, they might not have any choice but to introduce a new platform. The other two, not to be outdone, might follow suit. Bad for us. At least Apple isn't in the console business, could you imagine buying a console yearly?
Good for us though is that fact that we all love shiny new toys. Let's face it, we all don't think we want something until specs and pictures are released. Then it's a sea of "Do want!" memes and outbreaks of nerdgasm comments. I've been 'round these internet parts for a while now and it happens every time. I'm sure the next consoles will be awesome. Probably won't be that big of a jump hardware wise (except Nintendo), but there's always a hook. Everyone will still have their distinguishing features, and there's sure to be a surprise or two.
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William Barclay was younger brother to Alexander and George Barclay. He first appears in the 1865 Minnesota State census with his parents John and Ellen Barclay along with his brother Charles.
Some ancestors grab your attention and William is one of them for me. I ponder what sent him to Montana and why he stayed there.
He is present in the 1870, 1875, 1880, 1885 census of both the US and Minnesota. See the previous post on his brother Charles for more details the John Barclay Family.
On 30 August 1887, William Barclay is buying land from a Wm. Robinson & Wife
Sold for $300.00 follows to-wit: Lot #4 of Section No. 8, Twp. 115, north of Range 21, West containing 33 and 90/100 acres. According to government survey of the same ____ records. Signed by William Robinson and Hannah Robinson, August 30, 1887, etc. Filed for record Aug. 30 AD 1887 at 2 p.m., Witnesses Jane? McDale, Patrick W. Farcy.
Source: Registrar of Deeds, Scott Co., Minnesota Vol. L2, pg. 116, Scott Co., Minnesota, Family History Film #1255723 (not 1403552).
A couple of years later William is selling land on 10 July of 1891:
For the sum of $2,000 a parcel of land in the County of Scott as follows to-wit: the NE qtr of the NW qtr and the NW atr of the NE atr, Section 12, Twp. 115, Range 22 containing 80 acres – gov. survey less the right of way of the Saint Paul and Sioux City Railroad, except a certain mortgage of $1000, dated July 10, 1889 payable to Ellen L. Haywood recorded at the county seat of Scott Co., Minnesota July 15, 1889 in Book x of Mortgages, Page 107. Witnesses Ella M. Wells and C.E. Van Doren of the County of Hennepin). William Barclay, a single man personally appeared before me. Signed by William Barclay.
Source: Registrar of Deeds, Scott Co., Minnesota, Vol. 39, pg. 21, Instrument #4261, Scott Co., Minnesota, Family History Film #1255725.
John and Ellen Barclay sell land to William Barclay on 18, July 1892. This is why I think John Barclay did not have a probate/estate for he sold his holdings to his wife and sons.
Sold for $1100.00, the South half (S1/2) of the NE qtr (NE1/4) Section twenty-three (23), Township one hundred fifthteenth (115) Range twenty-two (22). Reserving the crops now standing and growing thereon and the right to harvest the same during the season of 1892. Except a mortgage of $700 and interest recorded in book R of Mtges page 113 etc. Witnessed by Julina A. Coller and John Thiem and signed by Helen Barclay and John Barclay etc.
Source: Registrar of Deeds, Scott Co., Minnesota Vol. 40, Pg. 359 #6877, Scott Co., Minnesota, Family History Film #1255725.
On 1 December 1894 William gets married in Hennepin Co., Minnesota to a Clara E. Sweker who may have been a divorcee.
Source: Application for License County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, singe by a A. J. [Wizer] Deputy Clerk.
The 1898 atlas for Scott County lists Helen/Ellen Barclay, the mother, and William Barclay in Twp. 115 North Range 22 5th Principal Meridian (Eagle Creek) Section 23 in the northeast corner.
In 1899 William is the grantor in another deed where he sells land to his brother Charles Barclay. He is now living in Montana.
For a sum of $1800.00, Wm. and wife Clara E. Barclay are residing in Mammoth, Madison Co., Montana at sold to Charles Barclay residing in Eagle Creek, Scott Co., Montana to-wit, the south 1/2 of the NE qtr of Sec. 23, Twp. 115, Range 22 80 acres according to gov. survey. Except a certain mortgage payable to Henry Hinds of Shakopee. Witnessed by W.R. Macfadden and F. H. Wilbour and signed by William Barclay and Clara E. Barclay in the State of Montana, County of Madison etc.
Source: Registrar of Deeds, Scott Co., Minnesota,13 February 1899, Vol. 47, pg. 330 #12062, Scott Co., Minnesota, Family History Film #1255727.
We find William and Clara Barclay living in Montana in 1900 and they have a little son.
Line 10, Dwelling #131, Fam#82, Barcley, William, Head, W, male, Dec. 1862?, age 37, married, 10 yrs., born Minnesota, father born Scotland, mother born Norway, occupation miner, # months not employed is 0, can read, write and speak English, owns, house. Clara E., wife, white, female, July, 1858, age 41, married 10 yrs., one child born, one child living, born in Wisconsin, Father born in Iowa, mother in New York?, can read, write and speak English. Foster, son, white, male, born Oct? 1891, born in Minnesota, father born in Minnesota, mother born in Wisconsin, at school 4 mos., can read, write and speak English.
Source: 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Madison Co., Montana, SD 278, ED 54, Sht#7, 278, 4889.
Restless again, William heads to Idaho and is there by 1910 and sadly it looks like Foster didn't survive. I have not been able to find a grave for him.
line 36, 72, 72, Barclay, William, Head, M, W, 49, M, 20 years, born Minnesota, father Scotland, mother Norway, Farmer, Barclay, Clara E, Wife, F, W, 52, M2 20, 1 child born 1 child dead, born Wisconsin, Father born Minnesota, mother born New York. speak English, read and write.
Source: 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Gold Precinct, Latah Co. (Does not exit now), Idaho. SD 46, ED, 183, Sht 3A #6739, 26 April 1910, Merlton G. Swatman.
In 1920 William has returned to Montana, he is now widowed. He settles in Hot Springs, Madison County.
Line 44, Dwelling#121, Fam#121, Barclay, William H., Head, home owned, free of mortgage, male, white, age 57, widowed, attended school, reads and writes, born in Minnesota, father born in Scotland, spoke English, mother born in Norway, spoke Norwegian, can speak English, occupation farmer, general farm.
Source: 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Hot Springs, Madison Co., Montana, SD 1, ED 136.
William moves to Willow Creek in Gallatin Co., Montana by 1930.
Line 21, 48/51, Barclay William M. Head, Owns,$250, yes, male, white, 68, widowed, age of first marriage 20?, has not attended school since 1929, able to read/write, born in Minnesota, father born in Scotland, mother born in Norway, speaks English, occupation Poultry farmer, same, own account, at work yes, not a veteran, No. 44 on farm schedule.
Source: 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Willow Creek Gallatin Co., Montana, ED 16-34, SD 9, Sht 3A, 158.
Much to my delight some wonderful individual has posted a picture of the tombstone of William and Clara E. Barclay at Find A Grave. They are in the Valley View Cemetery in Pony, Madison Co., Montana. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Barclay&GSfn=William&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=70132161&df=all& Pony is further west and a little south of Three Forks.
This tombstone agrees with the death dates I have for William and Clara E. Barclay. William died 7 December 1937 Gallatin Co., and Clare E. died 21 March 1919, Madison Co.
In 2010 we had a wedding to attend in Bozeman on my hubby's side of the family. So I decided to go and visit my Spracklin cousin in Miles City. On the way back we stopped and visited various places and societies. We did some side trips and one was to Willow Creek were William had lived.
The Headwaters Heritage Museum in Three Forks, Montana is a very good place to visit http://www.tfhistory.org/
We also visited the Gallatin Historical Museum in Bozeman, Montana: http://gallatinhistorymuseum.org/
To get to Willow Creek you go west on I-90 to almost 287 and then into Three Forks and then follow the road south.


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- "I gotta say it, Bells, you're a freak show."
- ―Jacob to Bella Cullen on the subject of her change to a vampire
"Break alot of stuff?"
"Emmett, no"
- Emmett to Edward and Bella
- "Bachelor parties are designed for those who are sad to see the passing of their single days."
- ―Edward to Bella
- "We'll get to know each other later. We'll have eons of time for that!"
- ―Tanya to Bella
- "Who gives an island as a gift? I frowned. I hadn't realized Edward's extreme generosity was a learned behavior."
- ―Bella Cullen's thoughts on Isle Esme
- "I didn't know how or when, but someday, Alice was going to pay for this."
- ―Bella upon discovering the lingerie that Alice Cullen packed for her
- "Why am I covered in feathers?"
- ―Bella to Edward after he bit a pillow
- "I don't spend my free time plotting like some people do. 'What can we do to wear Bella out today?'"
- ―Bella imitating Edward
- "Ay caray!"
- ―Eleazar after Renesmee touched his forehead
- "No. No way!"
- ―Bella after turning nineteen
- "Alice, Alice, Alice!"
- ―Bella's thoughts on Alice's return during the Volturi confrontation
- "That's too I bad, I liked that one."
"I did, too."
- ―Bella and Edward on Edward destroying Bella's nightgown
- "That thing is kicking the hell out of her."
- ―Seth Clearwater while talking to Jacob in his mind as a werewolf
- "You nicknamed my daughter after the Loch Ness Monster!?"
- ―Bella after Jacob calls Renesmee, Nessie
- "You got food in my hair."
- ―Rosalie Hale to Jacob
- "She's going to be the most spoiled half-vampire in existence."
- ―Alice Cullen on Renesmee
- "I almost went back. I almost turned around and fell down on my knees and started begging again. But I knew that I had to quit Bella, quit her cold turkey, before she killed me, like she was going to kill him."
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Immune Reconstitution of Lopinavir/Ritonavir-Based vs Efavirenz-based HAART in Advanced HIV Disease
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00775606
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Study stopped 12/2010 due to poor enrollment. Only 15 of 60 needed enrolled.)
First Posted : October 20, 2008
Results First Posted : May 29, 2014
Last Update Posted : June 9, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
|Drug: Lopinavir 400 mg/ritonavir 100 mg Drug: Efavirenz
|Phase 4
DESIGN: ICE-001 is a phase IV, randomized, two-arm unblinded study, comparing the effect on immune reconstitution of open-label ritonavir (RTV)-enhanced lopinavir (LPV) to efavirenz (EFV), in combination with daily emtricitabine (FTC)/tenofovir (TDF) as initial therapy for HIV-1 infection in HIV-infected treatment naïve subjects with CD4+ T-cells less than 200 cells/ml.
DURATION: Subjects will participate in ICE-001 for approximately 48 weeks after starting study treatment.
SAMPLE SIZE: ICE-001 will enroll 60 subjects (30 per treatment arm).
POPULATION: HIV-1-infected, antiretroviral (ARV) drug-naïve (≤7 days of ARV treatment at anytime prior to study entry) men and women between18 to 60 years of age with plasma HIV-1 RNA levels >1000 copies/mL and CD4+ T-cell counts < 200 cells/ml obtained within 90 days prior to study entry.
STRATIFICATION: Subjects will be stratified at screening based on plasma HIV-1 RNA levels <100,000 and ≥100,000 copies/mL.
REGIMEN: At entry subjects will be randomized to one of the following:
- ARM A: LPV 400 mg/RTV 100 mg BID + FTC 200 mg/TDF 300 mg QD
- ARM B: EFV 600 mg QD/FTC 200 mg/TDF 300 mg fixed dose combination QD
The objective is to determine the differences in the degree of immune reconstitution in HIV-infected patients with a CD4+ T-cell count < 200 cells/ml who initiated treatment with LPV/RTV + FTC/TDF compared to EFV/FTC/TDF.
Study visits will occur at screening, pre-entry, entry and weeks 1, 4, 8, 12, 24 and 48 after study entry. Study medications will be provided at entry after randomization. At most study visits, clinical assessments, including histories, physical exams and determination of drug adherence, will occur. Blood for hematologic and metabolic safety assessments and for the assessment of immune parameters will be obtained. Immune parameters that will be measured include levels of T-cell apoptosis, maturation and activation. Frequencies of various T-cell subsets and other lymphocyte populations will also be done. Response to vaccination with tetanus-diphtheria vaccine and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (both given at week 8) will be measured.
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|Actual Enrollment :
|15 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase 4 Study of the Effect on Immune Reconstitution of a Lopinavir/Ritonavir-Based Versus an Efavirenz-based HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy) Regimen in Antiretroviral-Naïve Subjects With Advanced HIV Disease
|Study Start Date :
|October 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|January 2011
Active Comparator: ARM A/Lopinar/ritonavir
Subjects randomized to Arm A initiated Lopinavir 400 mg/ritonavir 100 mg BID + emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir 300 mg QD
Drug: Lopinavir 400 mg/ritonavir 100 mg
Lopinavir 400 mg/ritonavir 100 mg fixed dose combination BID + emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir 300 mg fixed dose combination QD
Other Names:
Active Comparator: ARM B/Efavirenz
Subjects randomized to Arm B initiated Efavirenz 600 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir 300 mg QD
Drug: Efavirenz
Efavirenz 600 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir 300 mg fixed dose combination QD
Other Name: Atripla
- CD4+ (Cluster of Differentiation 4) T-cell Apoptosis [ Time Frame: 24 weeks from treatment initiation (baseline and week 24) ]Change in the percentage of naive CD4 T-cells undergoing apoptosis as measured by propidium iodide staining. This is a lab test that measures the percentage of naive CD4 T-cells that are undergoing cell death. The change in this measure is obtained by determining the difference between the percentage of naive CD4 T-cells undergoing apoptosis at week 24 of treatment and the percentage undergoing apoptosis at baseline.
- CD4+ T-cell Change [ Time Frame: 24 weeks after treatment initiation (baseline and week 24) ]This measures the change in CD4+ T-cells from baseline to week 24 of treatment.
- Naive, Central Memory and Effector Memory CD4+ and CD8+ (Cluster of Differentiation 8) T-cell Frequency [ Time Frame: 4, 12 and 24 weeks after treatment initiation ]
- Activated and Regulatory CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell Frequencies [ Time Frame: 4, 12 and 24 weeks after treatment initiation ]
- Response to Immunization With Pneumococcus Polysaccharide and Tetanus-diphtheria Vaccines [ Time Frame: 4 weeks after treatment initiation ]Response to immunization with pneumococcus polysaccharide and tetanus-diphtheria vaccines was not done due to small sample size
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Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-1 infection
- The absence of exclusionary resistance mutations on a genotypic resistance assay
- Antiretroviral (ARV) drug-naïve
- Screening HIV-1 RNA >1000 copies/mL
- Screening CD4+ T-cell count < 200 cells/ml
Laboratory values obtained within 30 days prior to study entry.
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >500/mm3
- Hemoglobin >8.0 g/dL
- Platelet count >40,000/mm3
- AST (SGOT), ALT (SGPT), and alkaline phosphatase <5 x ULN
- Total bilirubin <2.5 x ULN
- Calculated creatinine clearance ≥60 mL/min (by Cockcroft-Gault equation)
- For women of reproductive potential, negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 48 hours prior to initiating study medications.
- Contraception requirements
- Men and women age >18 years and < 60 years.
- Ability and willingness of subject or legal guardian/representative to give written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently breast-feeding.
- Use of immunomodulators, vaccines, growth hormone, systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy, or investigational therapy within 30 days prior to study entry.
- Known allergy/sensitivity to study drugs, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, tetanus-diphtheria vaccine
- Receipt of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine or tetanus-diphtheria vaccine in the past 5 years.
- Active drug or alcohol use or dependence
- Serious illness requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalization until candidate either completes therapy or is clinically stable on therapy, in the opinion of the site investigator, for at least 14 days prior to study entry.
- Requirement for any current medications that are prohibited with any study treatment.
- Evidence of any major resistance-associated mutation on any genotype or evidence of significant resistance on any phenotype performed at any time prior to study entry
- Current or anticipated imprisonment or involuntary incarceration in a medical facility for psychiatric or physical (e.g., infectious disease) illness
- History of, or current bipolar disorder, major depression, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00775606
|United States, Illinois
|Rush University Medical Center
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
|University of Illinois Medical Center
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
|Howard Brown Health Center
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60613
|University of Chicago Hospital
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
|Study Chair:
|Allan R. Tenorio, M.D.
|Rush University Medical Center
|Responsible Party:
|Allan Tenorio, MD, MD, Rush University Medical Center
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|October 20, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|May 29, 2014
|Last Update Posted:
|June 9, 2014
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Fiscal Cliff Cheat Sheet: 10 Frequently Asked Questions
Almost as soon as President Barack Obama was re-elected, the coming fiscal cliff took center stage. Lawmakers and the Obama administration are supposed to solve the problem in a planned "lame-duck" session of Congress, which starts today.
That means we can expect to hear the words "entitlements", "revenue", "loopholes", and "sequestration" a whole lot for the next couple months. What does it all mean for you, as a teacher/principal/superintendent/policy person?
Here's a breakdown of frequently asked questions:
What exactly is the fiscal cliff? Basically, it's a perfect storm of federal tax and spending legislation that has to be dealt with really quickly. A whole package of tax cuts, including the so-called Bush tax cuts, put in place under the previous president, are set to expire soon. Congress will have to figure out whether to extend them, and if so, which ones to extend. And, perhaps more important when it comes to education, a set of across-the-board cuts are set to be triggered for just about every federal agency, including the U.S. Department of Education and the Pentagon, on Jan. 2. They will go into effect unless Congress acts to stop them.
Sequestration? What's that? And how did it come about? The sequestration trigger-cuts were put in place as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling last summer. Lawmakers and the administration tried—and failed—to come up with some sort of long-term solution for the nation's debt problem. Instead of coming up with a deal, they set the clock ticking on those automatic cuts—which virtually no one likes—essentially to force themselves to act. And they gave it a wonky, budgety name: sequestration. (If you're curious about where that term comes from, here's a great explanation.) The idea was that neither Republicans nor Democrats would be happy with the cuts since they would hit both military programs (which Republicans especially favor) and domestic spending (which is typically supported by Democrats). Even though the cuts were never supposed to actually happen, lawmakers so far haven't been able to come up with a long-term deal to head them off.
How would school districts be affected? Most programs in the U.S. Department of Education would be cut by 8.2 percent, according to the White House Office of Management and Budget. That means federal money for disadvantaged students, now financed at $15.75 billion would be cut by almost $1.3 billion. And special education programs, funded at $12.64 billion, would be cut by about $1.03 billion. More here. It's important to note, of course, that the feds make up less than 10 percent of all K-12 financing—the vast majority of funds come from state and local governments. Still, many districts say they're already squeezed at the local level and really can't afford to cope with federal cuts on top of state and local reductions.
So ... wait—my school district is going to lose 8.2 percent of its federal funding on Jan. 2 if Congress doesn't figure something out? Actually, no. Even if there is a stalemate and no action on Capitol Hill, your district probably won't lose money right away (unless you rely on the Impact Aid program—more on that below). The big formula grants that school districts depend on most (Title I grants for disadvantaged students, special education, grants for teacher quality) are forward-funded. That means the cuts wouldn't kick in until the start of the 2013-14 school year, giving districts a planning window.
Which districts should be really worried? There are some districts that would be affected right away, some of them very dramatically. Those districts are the ones that are in the Impact Aid program, which services some 1,200 districts nationwide. Most impact aid districts have a lot of Native American students, students whose parents work on military bases, or federal land near their district. They would see their funding cut on Jan. 2. Some districts expect this will mean layoffs or programmatic cuts.
Are any programs exempt? And what about other programs that aren't funded through the Education Department? Some programs are exempt, including federal student loans, some Pell Grant money, most child nutrition programs, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. However, the Head Start program, which is funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, doesn't appear to be exempt.
So if sequestration actually goes through, what about maintenance of effort, where it applies? Good question. Advocates are still trying to get to the bottom of that one.
What does President Obama say? What have leaders in Congress said? Not very much so far, and virtually nothing about education specifically. Obama said during one of the presidential campaign debates that sequestration "won't happen." And U.S. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, the Speaker of the House, has said he would be okay with some revenue increases, although he'd like them to come from closing tax loopholes, not raising taxes on the highest-earners, which is what Obama wants to do. U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who oversees the Senate panel that deals with education spending, has been outspoken about the potential cuts to K-12. He is really worried about their impact.
What happens from here? Lawmakers will try to work out a compromise. Most advocates and analysts expect that they will be able to reach some sort of temporary deal before the end of the year, but it's far from a sure thing.
How can I get more information? There are a lot of great sources out there. Harkin's staff put together this analysis of what the cuts would mean. The American Association of School Administrators has a sequestration tool kit. Edweek coverage here and here.
Did I miss anything? Anything I can clear up? Email me at [email protected], or hit up the comments section.


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You'd be surprised MMM, ours only fills in the winter and we've never had to buy water despite having very long droughts every summer.Millymollymandy wrote:I was just looking at the price of 100,000 litre tanks and worked out at our current usage (let's say 200m3 including garden p.a.) it would take us about 49 years to break even.
I can't see us ever getting enough rainfall to fill the whole thing twice a year though!
Rainfall profiles are really important: we don't get any rain from May to Sept, temperatures are consistently high, so we so need to water the plants more often and we need daily showers. Factoring this all in means we need a much bigger cistern than someone in Northern Europe.
The capture area is important too, if it was just our roof we'd never fill the cistern, but as we capture rain off a much bigger area, which is sized for our cistern, it's always full as summer arrives.
One other addition we are going to have this summer is a small cool-pool to sit in and cool down . It will built in cocciopesto (lime mortar with crushed pottery/hydraulic lime and filled crushed bricks), and be filled each morning via a submersible 12v and a PV panel. It'll have a read/float switch, so stop once it's full. In the evening we'll turn a tap to empty the cool-pool and the water will then be used to irrigate plants. It's taken us a while to work out a system, which doesn't require electricity to fill and enable us to reuse the water. I can't wait .


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Missouri will start banning teacher-student friending on Facebook later this month, but the American Civil Liberties Union is threatening litigation saying that it could violate First Amendment rights.
The majority of what's in Missouri's Amy Hestir Protection Act, has nothing to do with Facebook -- it was based on an inappropriate sexual relationship between a teacher and a 13-year-old student long before Facebook was even an idea. The law prevents teachers with substantiated sexual misconduct claims against them from transferring to another district without full disclosure, according to KSPR.
However, a few paragraphs in the middle of the law limit interactions between teachers and students online, which many districts are interpreting as a Facebook ban, the International Business Times reported.
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"We may have as many different interpretations of the law as we have school districts," Anthony Rothert, an ACLU attorney, told the IB Times. "When it comes to the First Amendment, there needs to be clarity."
The Atlantic has decided to defend Facebook and teacher-student friending. From the article:
If I had a fifth grader, I wouldn't want her scrolling through Facebook photos of her 27-year-old teacher doing beer bong hits at the Las Vegas bachelor party he attended last weekend. On the other hand, I know lots of teachers who have current or former students as Facebook contacts. Those online connections have led to valuable advice-giving, mentorships, and even eventual friendships.
As the Atlantic points out, perhaps we shouldn't enact laws that treat everyone as a sexual predator. We aren't against district policies regarding how teachers should interact with students -- including creating specific accounts for teacher-student use to bypass a teacher's personal account. Facebook can be a collaborative resource for the classroom -- clarifying assignments, answering questions or connecting students -- and it's easily monitored.


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hellow533 wrote:You can also delete private messages with CSRF, but you need the correct message number.
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hellow533 wrote:Yep, it worked, as stated from test account. Javascript 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were all passed instantly with CSRF.
hellow533 wrote:Two was there, it just didn't pass.
Euforia33 wrote:No, IMG tags are embedded resources and simply send requests using $_GET. Executing javascript through IMG tags using XSRF alone is not possible to my knowledge, you would need a XSS vulnerability for that which if there was one, renders the XSRF a moot point.
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