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The Panel Discussions was a recurring sketch on The Muppet Show during the first season. They featured Kermit the Frog, the guest star, and other Muppets. They were supposed to "raise the intellectual level" of the show, but in fact, they always turned into mess, and they often used to end in clashes, battles or confusions.
- "Is The Human Body Obsolete?"
- Kermit's panel consists of Gloria Goodbody (played by Ruth Buzzi), Sam the Eagle, Miss Piggy, and a generic male pig. Sam and Gloria focus a bit too much on physical fitness. Next week's topic is "Crowd Control". (seen in Episode 104: Ruth Buzzi)
- "Is Conversation a Dying Art?"
- Kermit's guests include Tiffany Gonzales (played by Rita Moreno), Miss Piggy, Brewster the Guru, and a whatnot. Tiffany's Spanish accent causes Miss Piggy to argue with her. Next week's topic is "Improving US-Latin American Relations". (seen in Episode 105: Rita Moreno)
- "Was William Shakespeare, in Fact, Bacon?"
- Kermit is joined by Florence Henderson, Miss Piggy, Floyd Pepper, and Brewster. Miss Piggy misunderstanding the topic, takes offense, and the unexpected coming of the Bouncing Borcellino Brothers disturbs the discussion. Next week's topic is "Do attack dogs make good house pets?" Muppy appears and attacks Kermit. (seen in Episode 107: Florence Henderson) (Note: This is the first panel where a guest plays herself.)
- "What is Man's Role in the Universe?"
- Kermit is joined by Mildred Huxtetter, Hilda, Sam the Eagle, and Gonzo. Gonzo takes everything literally (at Sam's expense), and the discussion ends in a general clash when Gonzo, misunderstanding the phrase "knock it off", hits violently Sam with his mallet. Next week's topic is "What are we doing here?" (seen in Episode 109: Charles Aznavour) (Note: This is the only panel discussion that doesn't feature a guest star.)
- "What is the Meaning of Life?"
- Kermit is joined by Harvey Korman, Miss Piggy, a pig, and a Whatnot. Harvey thinks the meaning of life is a tennis game. Miss Piggy disagrees with this point of view, and the ensuing quarrel between Harvey and Piggy takes actually the appearance of a verbal tennis game, followed by the other participants. Next week's topic is "Is Conversation a Dying Art?" (Didn't they already discuss that one?) (seen in Episode 110: Harvey Korman)
- "Psychiatry"
- Kermit's guests include a psychiatrist named Dr. Kurt Von Frong (played by Peter Ustinov), Miss Piggy, and Cynthia Birdley. Cynthia interrupts constantly the psychiatrist with silly remarks. (seen in Episode 112: Peter Ustinov)
- "Does Travel Broaden the Mind?"
- Kermit's panel includes a travel guide author named Clara Cartwell (played by Candice Bergen), Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle, and Mildred Huxtetter. Mildred and Miss Piggy fight throughout the panel. (seen in Episode 115: Candice Bergen)
- "Gourmet Dining"
- Vincent Price chooses the guests, who are Pierre LaCousse (one of the world's great chefs) and Gorgon Heap (one of the world's great eaters). The topic is gourmet dining, because Vincent is just as good a cook as he is a horror film star. Gorgon Heap eats everything (including Pierre), and when Kermit asks for help, Gorgon starts eating Kermit as well. (seen in Episode 119: Vincent Price) (Note: This is the only panel where Kermit doesn't wear a tuxedo.)
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OpenADR API MASTER RECORD
Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) is an open and standardized way for electricity providers and system operators to communicate Demand Response (DR) signals with each other and with their customers. It uses a common language that functions over any IP-based communications network, such as the Internet. Demand Response can be used to ease severely constrained electrical grids, postponing or even averting energy crises. Automated Demand Response (ADR) reduces the operating costs of DR programs and increases their reliability by sending and receiving DR signals automatically. The OpenADR provides programmatic access to the OpenADR specification so that developers may access and implement it with their grid management systems. This API employs SOAP calls issued in XML format.


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In 1986, Mes'ay released their first single "Ain't That Peculiar" which didn't appear to make the Billboard charts at all.
Their last single "Give Me Love" flopped and after that, it seemed as if Mes'ay faded into obscurity. Leticia provided backing vocals on Big Noise's album "Bang!" in 1989.
As for Angela and Mia, it is unknown what they are up to these days.
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McAfee® gives you two ways to protect your PC against nasty viruses and worms like Sasser, Mydoom and Lovsan/MSBlaster. Choose McAfee VirusScan® for real-time virus protection or McAfee Web Essentials for 2-in-1 protection from viruses and hackers. Trusted by over 70 million users worldwide, easy-to-use and with free automatic anti-virus updates during your subscription, McAfee ensures that you always have the most up to date protection available.


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Assess all areas of your farming operation for energy efficiency to save energy and reduce costs
Contributing authors: Tom Scherer and Carl Pederson, North Dakota State University
Agricultural irrigation is an energy intensive operation. Pressurized irrigation systems, especially center pivot sprinkler installations, use a high flow rate pump and require a large electric motor or engine. The major causes of increased energy use are associated with pipeline leaks, engine and pump efficiency and well maintenance. Poor uniformity of water application can also affect energy use by increasing pumping time. On center pivot systems, the major causes of poor water application uniformity are sprinkler nozzles that are worn or sized wrong, missing sprinkler heads, and leaking boots. Using a consistent method of irrigation scheduling during the growing season can optimize water application.
Improve Irrigation Efficiency
- Use of a consistent method of irrigation scheduling can often reduce energy use by 7 to 30%. Using an ET-based irrigation scheduling system can ensure you are not under or overwatering the crop.
- The average life expectancy of a sprinkler head is about seven to 10 years. The diameter of the sprinkler head nozzle is very important for uniform water application; and the nozzle diameter can grow with use, especially if there is sand or grit in the water. Poor application uniformity increases water pumping time and therefore energy use. Replace broken sprinkler heads as soon as possible. Do a "can test" to check the uniformity of the application pattern. Repair all leaks on the center pivot as soon as you notice them.
- Buried pipelines rarely leak, unless they were not pumped out before winter. However, above ground pipelines frequently have worn gaskets and up to 30% of the water can be lost before it gets to the discharge point. Replace leaking gaskets and plug any holes in the pipeline.
- The drawdown in a well increases if the screen becomes plugged. Increased drawdown greatly increases pumping costs. Screens become plugged due to mineral incrustation or from iron bacteria. Mineral incrustation occurs over time. By measuring the static and pumping water levels each year, the increase in drawdown can be measured and corrective action taken. Iron in the water usually means iron bacteria are present in the well. Annual chlorination will control the iron bacteria.
- Maintain pumps regularly, including proper greasing and filling oil reservoirs every year. Adjust packing glands and adjusting impellers on deep well turbines regularly for efficient pump operation. Replace diesel engines with electric motors – that can have significant cost savings, depending on the price difference.
- Most electric suppliers offer controlled (off-peak) electric rates for irrigation pumping systems. Using off-peak power rates can reduce pumping costs significantly when compared to regular power rates. However, off-peak rates should not be used with high-value crops like potatoes and onions. Talk with your electric supplier to determine if off-peak power rates would work for your operation. Typically, off-peak use will require a well capacity of 1400 gpm on a 130-acre center pivot or the capacity to irrigate in 100 hours per week. It works best for deep-rooted crops like corn or soybeans.


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Jeffco School District's school year calendar is developed in collaboration with a calendar committee, which is made up of parents, students, teachers, staff, and community members. The calendar is then approved by the Superintendent.
Each school year calendar has a set number of teacher work days and teacher/student contact days in accordance with state law (CRS 22-32-109 (n)) and District Policy IC - ICA.
Please check individual school calendars for additional calendar events. Additional Modified Contact Days will be identified on individual school calendars.
Jeffco students participate in the assessments shown in the 2019-20 Assessment Calendars:
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Individual schools determine which additional assessments can best help their students to learn and grow. For more information about the assessments and learning tools that will be used in your school this year, talk with your school principal or teacher. To learn more about assessments, visit the Assessments & Tests page or contact the Jeffco Public Schools Assessment and Research Department (303-982-6565).
Staff calendars can be found on the MyJeffco website.
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|System: Xbox 360, PS3
|Dev: WayForward Technologies
|Pub: Majesco Entertainment
|Release: September 6, 2011
|Players: 1
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
|Violence, Blood and Gore, Suggestive Themes, Mild Language
by Matt Walker
Calling BloodRayne a half-hearted video game that only had the lead female character's sex appeal going for it would be like calling Bayonetta Game of the Year material. It's just not true. This is not to say Bayonetta is a horrible game by any means, nor is it to say that the original BloodRayne titles didn't have their faults. But the BloodRayne series simply had a lot more going for it than a lot of people like to give it credit for.
It's a downright shame that the BloodRayne franchise, with its badass female vampire protagonist, has been away this long, leaving us with only Uwe Boll's horrendous feature films as representatives of Rayne's character. In fact, I would have been pleased if we simply saw some more cookie-cutter action adventure installments. BloodRayne: Betrayal, however, is exactly what the franchise needed—a nice makeover with stylized Castlevania side-scrolling action and lots of blood.
Rayne is still a hot vampire chick hell-bent on killing all the other vampires; that much hasn't changed. Only in Betrayal, all this vampire-killing revolves around a castle that players will need to gain access to before facing numerous gory attacks and ultimately meeting the villain that waits at the end of the game.
The story is definitely better than the BloodRayne feature films, but it relies fairly heavily on the player's knowledge of Rayne right from the beginning. Yet if you want to just ignore the story entirely, you'll just need to accept that Rayne is a very angry vampire that wants to kill the other vampires and be on your way. Then again, my assumptions about what new players need to know about Rayne could merely be a reaction to Hollywood's desperate attempts to defang and literally glitterize vampires.
But enough about the story. BloodRayne: Betrayal is only minutely about the "Vampire Ball." It's much more about the action—the sweet, bloody action. It's rich with stylized violence, from the fountains of blood spewing from decapitated vampires to the bloodsucking by which Rayne replenishes her health. My favorite examples of this stylized aesthetic are during the scenes in which there are only silhouettes on screen. It's a semi-nod to old school Kung Fu films where the fatal blows were handed out in the shadows. Here it is just another example of the level Way Forward went to deliver a unique yet familiar experience so new and old fans would be able to find a common medium.
In all honesty, though, there's not much else to say other than that this game brings to mind the 2D Castlevania titles. In fact, this becomes the only major complaint I have with BloodRayne: Betrayal—it's a little too much like Castlevania. And this means situations will arise where no matter what you think you are doing, or what buttons you thing you are pushing, they simply don't seem to respond in a way that makes sense right away. I'm not saying the controls are wonky or ill-conceived; they're just a little too finicky and too reliant on the precision and rote memorization of the player. For example, you will often find yourself thinking you pushed the sequence to get Rayne to perform a backflip jump, but she just sort of skips instead. You will eventually be performing these actions with ease, but the learning curve is a bit higher than it should be in a simple side-scroller.


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Judge Slams Govt. Scientists' "Bad Faith" Preservation Plan
A federal judge has blasted government scientists for lying to justify a drastic reduction in the amount of water that flows into California's central valley for the sake of protecting "endangered" fish.The feds provided "equivocal or bad science," in order to divert two years' worth of water from the state's central valley farmland, according to a 279-page opinion issued this week by U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wanger in Fresno. Considered the state's agriculture hub, the area spans 2 million acres and has a population of about 25 million.An adequate water supply is essential and should trump the needs of "endangered" fish. That's not how the Obama Administration sees it, however. To make its case the government put together an official "biological opinion" of different species that migrate through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. To save them the feds essentially have to stem the flow of water into the area, according to government biologists from various agencies.But the judge dismissed portions of the government's biological opinion, calling them "arbitrary, capricious and unlawful." He also determined that many of the government scientists provided "false" and "incredible" testimony in order to support a "bad faith" preservation plan. Specifically named in the opinion were scientists from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The judge called one a "zealot" who didn't let facts get in the way of her goals and the other an "untrustworthy" witness."I have never seen anything like what has been placed before this court by these two witnesses," the judge wrote in his ruling. "The only inference that the court can draw is that it is an attempt to mislead and to deceive the court." Ouch! That must hurt, though the government got much of what it wanted, permission to push encroaching salt water back in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.The bottom line remains, however, that taxpayer-funded scientists provided false information—to a federal court, no less—to make a case for a bogus preservation plan. We've seen this repeatedly in the Obama Administration's global warming hype. Government scientists have made all sorts of wacky assertions about the ills of climate change, even as esteemed scientists—including Nobel laureates—dispute the findings.Among them: That climate change will threaten national security, make food "dangerous," add to the malnourishment of millions worldwide, cause mental illness and cancer. Just a few days ago a group of federal researchers determined that global warming is much worse than previously imagined because the ocean masks the true rate of damage for periods as long as a decade. They used computer simulation to make that brilliant discovery.


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I was a little bit in denial, but not anymore! Fall is here and it won't be long before we'll be needing our scarfs, beanies and gloves. The chill is here, and there is no other choice but to layer and bundle up!
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Rafael Peralta deserves Medal of Honor
Right about now, President Obama should be busy shopping for the perfect Christmas gift to thank Latino voters for helping re-elect him.
I have a suggestion.
Of course, Obama didn't deserve to win 71 percent of the Latino vote, not with his aggressive record of deporting immigrants and his less-aggressive record of tackling high unemployment and lagging educational achievement in the Latino community. And yet, with a helpful assist from a feckless opponent whose Latino outreach efforts were a few tacos short of a combination plate, Obama scored big with those voters.
The president will probably not pay it back with Cabinet nominations. There are only four posts that matter — attorney general, state, defense and Treasury. Only one Latino has ever held one of those jobs. Alberto Gonzales served as attorney general from 2005 to 2007, and he was nominated by a Republican — George W. Bush.
If Obama does put Latinos on his Cabinet, he is most likely to place them where they usually go — second-tier departments such as labor, housing, energy or interior. For their loyalty, Latinos will get leftovers.
As for my suggestion, there is one thing that Obama could do to honor Latinos. It's a symbolic gesture but one that would have special significance for a population well-versed in the concepts of service and sacrifice.
Obama could award the Medal of Honor posthumously to San Diego, Calif., Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta, a 25-year-old Mexican immigrant serviceman who was killed in Iraq in 2004 and whose family has been jerked around by the Pentagon ever since.
Peralta was a former illegal immigrant who joined the Marines on the very day that he received his green card. He eventually became a U.S. citizen. And he also became what his comrades respectfully called "a Marine's Marine," building a reputation as a leader who always put his men first.
According to a half-dozen Marines who were there and saw the events unfold, that's exactly what Peralta did on Nov. 15, 2004. While exchanging fire with the enemy in Fallujah, Peralta was shot in the head. And yet, the Marines say, when a grenade landed near him, he was able to grab it and tuck it into his chest. He gave his life to save the lives of other Marines.
If that's not heroism, then the word has no meaning.
Yet the Defense Department has refused to nominate Peralta for the Medal of Honor. It gave him the Navy Cross, and even that came only after a public outcry. His family turned it down.
All this because a panel of military doctors who were nowhere near Fallujah that day looked at the forensic evidence and concluded that — never mind what his comrades on the ground claim they saw — the bullet that hit Peralta probably killed him and so he must have fallen on the grenade.
The doctors are wrong. Who says? The Marine Corps, U.S. Central Command, and Peralta's buddies in Alpha Company, that's who. All of them have joined the family to ensure that a hero gets the recognition he has earned.
The Pentagon's decision was appealed, and the case is being considered one more time. But it looks like the bureaucracy is about to double down on its mistake. According to the office of Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., himself an Iraq combat veteran who has championed Peralta's cause, a military lawyer informed them that the Department of Defense still doubts that the Marine deserves the Medal of Honor.
For Latinos, this recognition is not something to be toyed with. To many of them, the Medal of Honor is nothing less than sacred. This is, after all, an ethnic group that holds the distinction of having the highest ratio of Medal of Honor recipients relative to their percentage of the population. To date, Latinos have received at least 43 medals.
And given the bravery of Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta, they feel cheated out of No. 44.
Obama can correct this injustice and, at the same time, honor a fallen hero. It's the right thing to do, and this is a good time to do it.
Mr. President, make it happen.


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If you have an independent little wanderer, like I do, this safety harness backpack is a lifesaver. It keeps her from darting into streets or wandering off when my attention is divided between my two children or when travelling through airports, etc. and visiting children's gardens, museums, hiking, shopping, anywhere. I thought she might not like being tethered, but after practicing with it at home and around town for a couple of days, she loves it and wore it without fuss all throughout during our recent trip. Just be careful to not let the harness get wound around the body or neck! As with any other harness system, this requires constant attention and is NOT a license to let your attention wander off your children! The little backpack is a nice feature as well, to carry extra snacks, toys, clothes or diapers around and have right at hand.Get your Disney Princess Frog Evening Backpack Now!
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Notices for Researchers
- In Washington, DC, and in College Park, MD, there will be a delayed opening on Thursday, September 6. Research rooms will open at 1 p.m.
- Pilot Project starting June 6, 2011: Blue Paper to be used for self-service copies at NARA in the Washington, DC Area
Learn more
- Beginning December 27, 2010 all researchers will be required to use locking bags for removing reproductions, personal notes, and other papers from the Research Center in Washington, DC and in College Park, MD.
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Tips before you Visit
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Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC
- Research at the National Archives in Washington, DC
- Orientation and Research Room Procedures
Research at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC
The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.
- Textual Records:
The Old Military and Civil Records unit of the Textual Archives Services Division provides reference services on those federal records in the National Archives Building that originated in the Executive and Judicial branches of government. Most of these records were created prior to 1900 and include documents created or accumulated by the following government agencies: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Census Bureau, Coast Guard, Customs Service, U.S. Army Commands (1784-1821), U.S. Army Continental Commands (1821-1920), War Department, Veteran's Administration, and Washington-based components of the Judicial branch. Contact the unit at: National Archives, Washington, DC 20408 by mail, by e-mail, or by telephone 202-357-5311 (old military records) and 202-357-5411 (old civilian records).
The Center for Legislative Archives provides reference services on the records of Congress and on the record set of Publications of the U.S. Government.
See also Textual Records Services in the Washington, DC Area
- Photographs and Graphic Works:
Interfiled with textual records in Washington, DC, are many thousands of photographs. The Still Pictures Research Room is in College Park, Maryland (a free shuttle bus runs there on an hourly basis from DC.)
- Microfilm:
National Archives holdings include records on microfilm reels, microfiche, and a number of other micrographic formats. These records were either transferred to NARA by the originating agency in that form or converted by NARA for the convenience of preservation and reference of the original record. The latter are released by NARA as part of its Microfilm Publication Program.
Researchers may examine records on microfilm, and other micrographic formats, and finding aids in the Microfilm Reading Room at the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. The bulk of the records located at the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. are primarily of interest to genealogists.
Many of NARA's microfilm publication roll lists and descriptive pamphlets are online. By searching the Microfilm Catalog, you will be able to find out if a roll list or descriptive pamphlet is available, and at which NARA Location.
Related special media and nontextual records, such as cartographic and architectural records, motion pictures, audio recordings, videocassettes, still pictures, and electronic records are located at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
Researchers will need to show a photo ID, and must be at least age 14.
Pull Times:
Records are retrieved Monday through Friday for use in the research rooms.
Pull times for records are:
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On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday there is an additional pull at 3:30 p.m. There are no pulls on Saturday.
Archives I Phone Numbers
- Public Reference Information: (202) 357-5400
- Center for Legislative Archives: (202) 357-5350
- Genealogy Staff: (202) 357-5400
Orientation and Research Room Procedures
What to expect when you research at the National Archives
This video addresses procedures and security measures at the National Archives in Washington, DC, as well as how to use the research room and records.
Researchers first visiting Archives I, the National Archives and Records Administration building in Washington, DC, proceed to the Research Center on the first floor.
From there you will have access to:
- Genealogical consultation
- The microfilm reading room
- ALIC: Archives Library and Information Center, including genealogical resources
- Consultation with an archivist
Research identification cards are required for all visitors to the research center. You can get your research card at the registration desk within the microfilm reading room.
During the registration process, new researchers will view a short PowerPoint orientation emphasizing the safe handling of records and explaining the most basic research procedures, responsibilities, and rules. New researchers should plan for a total of 15-20 minutes to complete the registration process.
All records are currently taken to the Central Research Room 203.
Summary of Central Research Room Rules
Paper and pencils are provided to researchers. Pens and notebooks are not allowed.
Researchers may bring approved loose paper research notes, hand-held wallets, and coin purses into research rooms, but those items are subject to inspection when researchers enter or leave the research complex.
Researchers may not bring briefcases, backpacks, purses, boxes, or other large containers into the research rooms.
Lockers are available. A quarter is required, but is refunded when the locker key is returned. The lockers are emptied nightly.
Please see the following additional information:
- What's Allowed in the Research Rooms
- Rules for Using Historical Records in the National Archives [GIL 57]
Research Groups
Research groups of 10 or more are asked to notify the Genealogy staff well in advance of their scheduled trip. In addition, introductory lectures may be available for your group if requested at least 2 months in advance. Please contact the Genealogy staff for more information: 202-357-5400 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Contact Information
- Customer Service Center Telephone Number: 1-866-325-7208
- Contact us by e-mail
- NARA Organizational Phone List
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Self-Service Copying
Paper to paper copies of most documents can be made on self-service copiers at a cost of 25¢ per page. Microfilm to paper copies are 50¢ per image. Before copying any textual records, researchers must show a staff member the original material they wish to duplicate.
A debit card system is used to pay for self-service copies. You may use your research card as a debit card. Machines to add money are located in the research rooms. These machines accept bills and credit cards. Do not bring coins. Unused money on your card cannot be refunded. When the cashier is closed (after 4:30 Monday -Friday and all day Saturday), it is not possible to get change in the building.
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Researchers may use their own personal computers (laptops, notebooks, etc.), approved scanners, tape recorders, tape decks, cameras, and other equipment in the Research Center, but cases, bags, and boxes must remain in lockers. Personal copiers and auto-feed or hand-held scanners are not permitted.
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I had unprotected oral sex with a female, we also had protected vaginal sex, but that was all.
After a couple of days, I started to notice my testicles started to hurt, like almost overnight. They were swollen to me. And it was hurting alot. Also I notices a little rash at the top of my pubic hair which seemed to dissappear any time i was at the hospital, the doctor could not see it. But i noticed it at night and after showers.
Although the chylmadia and gonnorea tests came back negative, the doctor treated me anyway, with cipro and doxy. Also during this period, i noticed a white-ish discharge but not when urinating, only when i was taking a ***t. when i forced it out. not while ******g. Also, i experienced some kind of itchying when it all first started but that seemed to have subsided. ALSO, I NOTICED MY URINE SMELLED VERY DIFFERENT LIKE WORSE AND SO DID MY GENITAL AREA, STILL THERE BUT SUBSIDED A LITTLE
After this, i got very worried and saw a urologist, he did another urinary test there and then, which took like 10 minutes? he left and came back and told me it was negative? did he really do it? anyways, he said my testicles felt alright and that the discharge was something called prosatal fluid or something like that and that i shouldnt worry, i dont know what to do...'
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The International Ban on Duelling is a ban that, seen as it is international, probably was passed by the International Confederation of Wizards after 1994.
During the Winter of 1994, the British Ministry of Magic seems to have accepted it and attempted to convince other wizarding governments to do the same, as they were trying to convince other countries to agree to this Ban. Percy Weasley, working for the Ministry, was trying to convince the Transylvanian Head of Magical Cooperation to sign it.[1]
This ban most likely refers to the more lethal "duel to the death" sort, as opposed to the sporting variety.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First mentioned)
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- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 23 (The Yule Ball)


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WOLF CREEK PASS – Extreme fire behavior Thursday prompted fire officials to order evacuations and close Wolf Creek Pass.
The West Fork Fire "spotted" over the Continental Divide and established itself in the Rio Grande National Forest. The Windy Pass Fire was within 400 feet of the Wolf Creek Ski Area boundary.
Evacuations were in place from the top of Wolf Creek Pass down to the outer limits of South Fork, a tiny town on the east side of the pass with a population of 386, according to the 2010 census.
Durango-area residents caught sight of another wildfire Thursday evening – the Papoosa Fire north of Creede, more than 60 miles to the northeast. It was burning in the Weminuche Wilderness near Rio Grande Reservoir.
An 18-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 160 over Wolf Creek Pass closed about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. It will remain closed indefinitely. Fire officials said smoke was causing poor visibility, and the fire could make it to the highway late Thursday or early this morning.
The West Fork Fire, burning primarily in the Weminuche Wilderness, more than tripled in size Wednesday, from 3,879 acres to 12,001 acres. It was estimated at 17,000 acres Thursday night.
Meanwhile, the nearby Windy Pass Fire went from 191 acres to 709 acres Wednesday. It was estimated at 1,000 acres Thursday night, It came within 400 feet of the boundary at Wolf Creek Ski Area.
Federal firefighters planned to provide structure protection at the ski area, including for terminals at the top of lifts and for at least a dozen structures at the base area.
"This place is fairly defensible; there's a lot of open space around here," said Steve Till, a fire information officer. "All this open space makes a safety zone. If they had to pull out, they would be OK. It'd be kind of smoky, but it'd be safe."
Both fires were tearing through a sea of dead, standing trees, victims of the spruce bark beetle infestation.
Davy Pitcher, owner of the ski area, stood calmly Thursday at the base of the ski area wearing boots, tan jeans, a plaid shirt and a ball cap. Smoke from the Windy Peak Fire crept over a ridgeline from the south, while a massive plume from the West Fork Fire billowed to the north, across the highway.
Pitcher seemed almost at peace with the situation. He described wildfire as a natural process – the light at the end of the tunnel of what has been a slow death of millions of spruce trees that blanket both sides of Wolf Creek Pass.
"While it's a little disconcerting to see big fires, in the long run, it's probably good for the forest's health," he said. "The spruce beetle was a slow death."
The beetles began to invade about 13 years ago. He spent about $100,000 annually trying to remove dead trees, but he abandoned the tactic three years ago after the forest became overrun.
The forest will never be the same in our lifetimes, he said, but the undeveloped ski area will continue to receive some of deepest snowfalls in Colorado.
"It might be somewhat different to look at, but it's still a beautiful place," he said.
Pitcher hired a helicopter Thursday to remove dead trees near base-area buildings.
If the fire reached the ski area, he planned to fire up the diesel chairlifts and water down the cables. If the cables get too hot in any one location, they will unwind and fail, sending all the chairs crashing to the ground, he said.
"We hope to be able to protect the chairlifts," Pitcher said. "They're a little harder to protect."
Firefighters were prepared to protect all structures at the ski area, said Dirk Rogers, task force leader with the U.S. Forest Service. They had pumps connected to streams and trucked in water from 30 minutes away.
The biggest threat was hot embers falling on cedar shake-shingle rooftops, he said.
"It doesn't take but one ember to get shoved up under one of those shingles to cause a problem," Rogers said.
The National Incident Management Organization took over command of the fire Thursday.
A public meeting was held Thursday night in South Fork, which has been heavily impacted by smoke during the last few days. More than 800 people attended, and fire officials had to break it into two sessions to accommodate everybody.
South Fork itself is not under evacuation.
Shelter locations were set up at Del Norte High School for people, and at the Sky High Complex in Monte Vista for RVs and large animals.
The Colorado Department of Transportation has given no estimate for when Wolf Creek Pass may reopen.
Dolph and Sabina Kuss of Durango were on their way to a bicycle race in Leadville when they got stopped at the base of Wolf Creek Pass. A Colorado State Patrol trooper told them the smoke was so thick it was difficult to see.
"He said it was like a whiteout in a snowstorm," Dolph Kuss said while eating cheese slices.
They had been waiting for about 20 minutes with no idea whether the pass would reopen anytime soon.
"We have a Spanish book, a bag of chips and some lemonade, so when that gets old, we'll go (back to Durango)," Sabina Kuss said. "Neither of us likes to drive, so this is an excuse to pull over. It's kind of early in the trip, though."


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How many times have you used that very line, psyching up a friend before sending her into the field of battle, whether the battlefield be the boss' office over a raise or a promotion or just a couple of days off, or the next cube over, daytime home of The Guy, the one she wants to get to know a little bit better–preferably in a setting with more favorable lighting? Dishing it out is one thing, but how often do we take that advice ourselves?
I bring this up because, this weekend, an Undecided reader shot me a link to a story entitled "Get What You Want: How to Make the Big Ask," and the piece in question made me think. In it, the author Andrea Buchanan recounts an epic ask from her own life: minding her own business at LAX, en route to San Francisco for a party celebrating the publication of her first book, Buchanan spotted NYT columnist Maureen Dowd–a pretty serious Boldface-Name Sighting to begin with, made more so because Dowd happens to be one of Buchanan's personal heroes. She wanted to tell Dowd how much she admired her–she wanted to invite her to the book party… And she did. (Via handwritten note. But still, points for balls ovaries!) And lo: Dowd not only came to the party, she left the party a couple of copies of Buchanan's book heavier… and invited Buchanan to lunch! Talk about a risk that paid off. Here's what Buchanan has to say about it:
I shudder to think of what an awesome connection I would have missed making had I not worked up the nerve to approach Maureen. But all too often, fear gets in the way of bravery. Think about it: When was the last time you asked for something with big risks and potentially big consequences?
…Here are a few things I've learned about asking: The minute you're afraid to ask for something is when you should do it. It's nice to offer something in return, even if it's just a compliment or a kind gesture. It also helps to take a few deep breaths and imagine the worst possible outcome. Usually, it's simply getting a no, which is not exactly life threatening.
I love that she says that the minute you're afraid to ask is exactly when you should, because, while I don't think fear is like guilt in terms of uselessness, I do think it's one of those poor, misunderstood emotions that isn't always what it seems–and that, just because a situation inspires fear doesn't necessarily mean it's worth being afraid of. Maybe the purpose of that fear isn't necessarily to power an about-face followed by a prompt escape; maybe it's just a little note to self: take notice of this, tread carefully here, be conscious now.
Now, I confess, I'm a bit of a daredevil. I've been known to park in red zones, jump out of planes, try my friend's homemade kimchee. And perhaps I'm a rarity among my gender in that way–a monster story in last week's New York Magazine suggested that testosterone and risk-taking are pretty clearly linked… and that the whole Wall Street meltdown may have been avoided had Lehman Brothers been Lehman Sisters. I don't know about all that, but I do know that, putting ourselves out there, identifying what we want and asking for it is, indeed, a risk. But maybe there's a little bit of a lesson to be learned from the adrenaline junkies of the world, articulated oh-so-well by that vintage Nike ad campaign: maybe all that's standing between ourselves and the objects or opportunities of our desire is a simple decision to Just Do It. Just ask.
What's the worst that could happen?


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Jennifer Lopez and ex-husband Marc Anthony have continued to work together on their new show, "Q'Viva! The Chosen," despite their split, something the star says was not unnatural for her and her ex.
"Marc and I were friends before we got married. We were friends for years, and we always loved each other. And we always worked together, so it wasn't an unnatural thing for us to continue working together," J.Lo told Matt Lauer on the "Today" show on Monday morning. "And, obviously, we have children together, so it's not going to be like he's not in my life. He's always going to be in my life.
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"We have a lot of love for each other, and we're human," the 42-year-old told Matt. "It's not the easiest thing in the world, but I think we handle [our split] with a lot grace and a lot of caring and a lot of love."
And what about another marriage down the road?
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"I don't know," the "American Idol" judge, who is reportedly dating dancer Casper Smart, said when asked if she'd ever walk down the aisle again.
"We'll see," a flustered Jennifer said, not mentioning Casper by name. "It's not time to think about that, do you know what I mean? It's still fresh."
Jennifer also spoke about her and Marc's twins, Max and Emme, who will turn 4 next month.
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"They're great, they're wonderful. So loving and too smart for 3 years old," she told Matt.
Matt also asked J.Lo what she hopes her kids will say when they look back on their childhood.
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"That they were happy. That they felt loved," she explained. "That they got the confidence they needed to fulfill all their dreams in life."
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As a founding member and architect of both the Rackspace Cloud's Managed Operations service level and Launch Team, Joseph has spends half his time teaching customers about the cloud and the other half learning from his customers what the cloud can do. When he's not writing blog posts, recording podcasts or making videos, he can be found discussing innovation with other Rackers and wishing paper documents had a built-in search function.
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WASHINGTON—As they consider legislation that addresses deficits and spending, Congress should extend "tax credits that help low-income families live in dignity," said the bishop who chairs the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
"Poverty in this country is historically high and growing. Currently over 46 million Americans live in poverty; over 16 million of them are children. In America today, the younger a person is, the more likely they are to live in poverty," wrote Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, California in a July 25 letter to Congress. "Low-income tax credits are pro-work, pro-family, and some of the most effective antipoverty programs in our nation."
Bishop Blaire noted that theEarned Income Tax Credit and the refundable Child Tax Credit "lift millions of American families out of poverty and help them live in dignity and with greater economic security."
Reiterating a point from earlier letters to Congress, he said that a just framework for spending cannot rely on disproportionate cuts in essential services to poor persons and that it would be unjust not to renew tax cuts for the working poor while addressing tax cuts for middle class and wealthy Americans. He asked that Congress "maintain and strengthen the bi-partisan commitment to assist those working families who struggle the most in these difficult economic times."
"I urge you to protect low-income tax credits that help American workers escape poverty and raise their children in dignity," Bishop Blaire wrote.
The full text of Bishop Blaire's letter is available online: www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/federal-budget/upload/letter-on-tax-credits-senate-2012-07-25.pdf
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Seventy-five years ago, the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge was established, and today serves as a home to some of the United States' most precious wildlife resources. Rescheduled for December 7, the birthday celebration is planned to commemorate the establishment of the Refuge and to highlight the refuges' history and success as a natural resource management demonstration project. Hosted by the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association, the 75th Anniversary Celebration will include bird banding, arrowhead making, hot air balloon tethered rides (weather permitting), archery, corn maze and hay rides.
From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the celebration will provide festivalgoers with multiple opportunities for natural resource exploration through demonstrations and hands-on activities. The Alabama 4H Center will have two presentations of Raptor Trek!, a very popular live bird of prey program featuring free flying owls, hawks, and a bald eagle. Show times are at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Larry and Cheryl Battson, founders of Wildlife Educational Services, will present their live wildlife program in three scheduled programs at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. They have worked with Animal Planet, Discovery Channel and Mutual of Omaha's "Wild Kingdom" and their animals have appeared on television programs such as "The Tonight Show", "Oprah", and the "Today" show.
The Teddy Roosevelt Show featuring Joe Wiegand entertains audiences nationwide with his reprisal of President Theodore Roosevelt. As a one-man theater show, Joe's T.R. shares stories full of adventure, laughter, and inspiration. T.R. will be presenting at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the event.
Additional planned activities include a Castingkids Contest presented by Bassmasters of North Alabama and Jakes Take Aim target shooting/firearm safety presented by the National Wild Turkey Federation. Other demonstrations include archery, flint napping, bird banding, hay rides, hot air balloon tethered rides (weather permitting) and a corn maze. Exhibitors including Alabama Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Federation, TVA, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Natural Resource and Conservation Service, Alabama's Mountains, Rivers and Valleys Resource conservation and Development Council, and the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association also will be on hand to share information. All activities and programs are free to the public. Food and drink will be available for purchase throughout the day.
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1938 by Executive Order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt as an experiment to determine the possibility and feasibility of attracting migratory birds onto a multipurpose impoundment. Soon after, ducks began wintering on the refuge and the project was deemed a success. Today, the refuge hosts over 600,000 visitors annually who come to fish, hunt, and observe wildlife in its natural setting. Covering 35,000 acres, it attracts thousands of wintering waterfowl each year and is home to Alabama's largest wintering duck population. The Refuge also supports the state's largest concentration of Sandhill Cranes and is the winter home for a small population of the endangered Whooping Crane. For more information on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, visit www.fws.gov/wheeler.
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NOUMEA, New Caledonia - A tsunami alert and emergency evacuations were triggered in New Caledonia after a powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook the French territory in the South Pacific.
The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said in a statement that the powerful undersea earthquake off the coast of the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Wednesday triggered a tsunami alert.
It said that the quake was shallow 10 km (6 miles) deep and its epicentre was 168 km east-south-east of Tadine town, which is one of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands.
Soon after the earthquake, the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said, "Tsunami waves reaching 1 to 3 metres above the tide level are possible along some coasts of New Caledonia and Vanuatu."
It also warned of the possibility of waves of up to 1 metre (3 feet) along some coasts of Fiji.
The agency warned that some areas might register sea level fluctuations of up to 30 cm in the hours after the earthquake.
Subsequently, New Caledonian authorities ordered the immediate evacuation across a swathe of the South Pacific, with urgent text messages being sent out to all the 270,000 residents in the French Territory.
The messages sent by the emergency warning systems directed residents to go to refuges immediately.
In a statement, the Office of the High Commissioner of the Republic of France in New Caledonia urged people to regroup at shelter sites with essentials like medicines and water.
However, local authorities noted that there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries from the quake.
In a statement, Basile Citre, a municipal official on the Loyalty Island of Mare, said that he had convened a meeting at the town hall following the tremor and a bigger aftershock.
Citre said, "When the sirens sounded, the population headed for higher ground for safety. For now, nothing serious has happened."
Meanwhile, the Vanuatu Geohazards Observatory noted that the Tanna Island, which is sparsely populated was expected to be most affected.
However, a spokesperson for the Observatory said that no evacuations had been ordered there, adding, "There are no sirens on Tanna but the people on the island are familiar with these situations and they will have taken precautions and gone to higher ground."
Threat passes despite strong aftershocks
Authorities said that the quake was followed by at least ten strong aftershocks of up to magnitude 6.6, which were centered about 170 km southeast of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands.
People living in areas along the coast noted that the initial quake shook the walls of buildings and even turned the sea foamy in some areas.
The French mining and metals group Eramet, which operates the Doniambo nickel plant in the main harbour of Noumea, said it had enacted its tsunami alert process.
A spokesperson for Eramet said that people had felt the quake, which was strong but cause long-lasting shaking.
He said, "The procedure is to ask people who work near the sea to move higher up."
Later in the day, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said that waves measured by its monitors around the region reached only reached about 72 cm.
Further the Noumea Civil Defence said that while tsunami waves hit parts of the Loyalty Islands and the Isle of Pines, no damage was caused.
A spokesperson for the Civil Defence department said, "Reports from the area confirm that the strength of the tsunami has fallen significantly and there is no longer a major risk for the population."
Three hours after issuing the alert, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a statement saying the threat stemming from the initial quake "has now passed."
New Caledonia in South Pacific is part of the geological disaster zone in the Pacific called the Ring of Fire, which has seismically active tectonic plates.
The series of fragile fault lines that form the Ring of Fire stretch 25,000 miles from New Zealand, across the east coast of Asia through Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan, over to Alaska, Canada and the U.S. West Coast then down to the southern tip of South America.
Overall, the Ring of Fire contains 452 volcanoes and several tectonic plates in the earth's crust and more than half of the world's active volcanoes above sea level are part of the ring.


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After four years of evading wildlife officials, Florida's "Mystery Monkey" was captured after biting a woman. WFLA's Peter Bernard reports.
After years on the run, the celebrity simian dubbed the "Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay" has been captured.
The monkey, which has eluded trappers for several years as it roamed a neighborhood in south St. Petersburg, was caught Wednesday after a veterinarian shot it with a tranquilizer dart, Baryl Martin, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, told Tampa Bay Online.
Authorities intensified efforts to capture the monkey after it bit a 60-year-old woman on the back earlier this month. The woman, who did not want to be identified, said she was sitting on her porch when the creature jumped on her and started scratching and gnawing on her skin.
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Weeks before its capture, the monkey had grown more aggressive, thanks to residents who began feeding the monkey and treating it as more of a pet, officials said. The monkey reportedly lunged at residents and showed his teeth, TBO.com said.
Martin said they staked out an area where the monkey had been spotted several times, near Country Club Way South and Fairway Avenue South in St. Petersburg's Lakewood Estates, it said.
Trappers spotted the monkey on Wednesday on a low-hanging branch, about 2 to 3 feet off the ground, Martin told reporters.
Archive video: Jan. 15, 2009: A rhesus monkey is outrunning even a veteran trapper in Clearwater, Fla. NBC's Mark Potter reports.
A veterinarian at the scene shot the monkey with a tranquilizer dart. The monkey ran into the woods at a slow pace, so slow that trappers were able to snatch it by hand, TBO.com reported.
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The monkey was taken to a veterinarian's office, where it will be observed for a short time before it is placed in a permanent facility.
The monkey, which has gained notoriety in recent years after numerous sightings throughout the area, is a 40-pound wild rhesus macaque. Officials believe the monkey may have been cast out of a colony in Silver Springs near Ocala, Fla.
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Welcome to OpenTURNS' website
What is OpenTURNS ?
OpenTURNS is an Open source initiative to Treat Uncertainties, Risks'N Statistics in a structured industrial approach.
Since the beginning of 2004, a partnership of three companies has been working on building together on a tool designed to perform reliability analyses.
- Sources are under Lesser General Public License
- Documentation and this wiki content are under Free Documentation License
Key Characteristics
OpenTURNS is a Unix/Linux software with three main components :
- a scientific C++ library including an internal data model and algorithms dedicated to the treatment of uncertainties. The main function of that library is to give to specific applications all the functionalities needed to treat uncertainties in studies. Targeted users are all engineers who want to introduce the probabilistic dimension in their so far deterministic studies.
- an independent application with a graphical user interface. This application was built to become the work environment for the specialist of the treatment of uncertainties. Targeted users are once again industrial practitioners: those who identify the treatment of uncertainties as a full task, which can be spread to multiple engineering domains.
- a python module with high level operators in the probabilistic and statistical field. The interest of this language is to be both a powerful scientific language (capable of using C++ libraries), and a user friendly interpreted language like Matlab's one. The expected use of that python module is to make easier the development of prototypes designed to test new algorithms and methods, to become an easy-to-use support for educational works, … Its vocation is to become a natural environment capable of integrating new developments within the field of uncertainty and sensitivity analysis. The targeted users are here research centres and the academic community.
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This week is a good week for new investment of money, time or energy. Your investment will be attractive to someone who wants to help. Make the call. This week let the feeling of being special bathe you. Soul Affirmation: I invest new faith in everything I do this week.
Opportunity knocks this week, be ready and waiting. An old love may resurface. Take a good look. This week is good for you financially. Look for a special opportunity at work. Families matters, spend time with yours. Soul Affirmation: Old love? New love? The most important thing is true love!
They get on your nerves but you'll profit from joining with them in a common effort. Pull close to an annoying buddy. Joint adventures will pay ten-fold. Household projects call. You and a lover can finally reach the same page. Soul Affirmation: I am patient with all that comes my way this week.
This week begins three weeks during which success and romance are closely related. Kill two birds with one stone. Enjoy your feelings and let your brain relax. Suspend all judgments of others. Being stern won't work for you this week. Soul Affirmation: I judge no one, especially myself this week.
News that comes by phone, e-mail or snail mail makes it easier for you to remain upbeat. Focus on what is said. No matter what it is, find the good in it. Invite new insights. They could well come from your lover. Soul Affirmation: I give thanks for who I am this week.
Don't be dismayed if you tried to prevent it but couldn't. It was meant to happen, and you were intended to learn from it. Nothing was lost. Something was delayed. After you've learned your lesson the chance will come again. Soul Affirmation: Faith keeps me calm in the storms of life.
Your self-confidence is making you glow all over! People are attracted to your outlook this week, and you may be deluged with offers. Some may not be sincere, but trust your fabulous instincts and you'll pick and choose what's real for you. Soul Affirmation: Clinging to the old will inhibit my growth this week.
Find motivation within yourself to complete a task that has been hanging around too long. You will want to play later in the week, and you'll feel happier then with a clear mind. Remember that you're the boss of your emotions. Soul Affirmation: My imagination is the source of my happiness.
Remember that you are in control of your emotions this week. Things will look brighter as soon as you let yourself feel like the glowing spirit that you are. Co-create your reality this week by using positive emotions to remind yourself of how wonderful you are. Soul Affirmation: I will ask joy to marry me.
You are in the middle of a dream coming true. Watch for signs that your wish is about to be granted. You'll be very happy with what you've achieved. Soul Affirmation: Love is easier than breathing.
Overall, the vibrations surrounding you this week are very good, very good indeed. Go with the best, and refuse to allow any minor inconvenience to spoil your sunny mood. You are going to have a lovely week. Soul Affirmation: He who doesn't ask will remain a fool forever.
Remember that you look marvelous! Be prepared for lots of compliments this week, and plan to accept them gracefully. You may be planning a time period trip; it's going to be a nice getaway. Soul Affirmation: Communication is a skeleton key that opens many doors.


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Andrew Rountree Appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board Chairman Charles D. Snelling, has announced the appointment of Andrew Rountree to the position of Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Mr. Rountree has served as Acting Chief Financial Officer since May of this year.
Mr. Rountree joined the Airports Authority's Office of Finance in 2005, where he oversees the Departments of Accounting and Financial Reporting, Budget (including airline rates and charges), Treasury and Investment Services, and Strategic Financial Analysis (including debt management).
Mr. Rountree served as the Authority's lead coordinator for Dulles Corridor activities, including the assumption of responsibility for operation of the Dulles Toll Road from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and he continues to lead the financing team for the Dulles Metrorail Project.
Prior to joining the Airports Authority, Mr. Rountree was appointed as Director of Finance for the City of Richmond, Virginia in September 2000. While with the City of Richmond, he also served as the Deputy Director of Finance, and as the Chief of the License, Assessment, and Tax Audit.
Mr. Rountree began his career with the Commonwealth of Virginia's Auditor of Public Accounts, the legislatively appointed auditor for the Commonwealth. He subsequently served as Assistant Controller for the Commonwealth's former Department of Information Technology. Mr. Rountree is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.S. Economics and concentration in Accounting. He is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Virginia.


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Spinning gold: World is Slezak's loom
Suzanne Zito Slezak is not the Brothers Grimm image that one imagines when they think of the traditional art of spinning– a wrinkled old woman bent over a wheel churning out thread from flax. She is, in fact, a recent graduate of Wellesley College where she spent four years studying anthropology. But this 21-year-old wants to see the world, and her hobby is her ticket.
Slezak was one of 48 national candidates to receive a $22,000 grant from the Thomas J. Watson Foundation that enables graduating college seniors to spend a year traveling the world pursuing a personal interest.
"They want it to be about the experience, not about the product," she says. "They just want you to follow a dream."
To qualify for this dream, young scholars spend the better part of a year developing and defending a proposal for their project anything from studying roller coaster design around the world to recording the stories of women in prison in Columbia and Bolivia.
Slezak will work with women in six countries learning local hand-spinning techniques for different natural fibers. She'll study cotton in Guatemala and India, wool in New Zealand, silk in Thailand and Laos, and flax (linen) in Ireland.
Art teacher Pru Huddleston was not surprised to hear that her student had won this prestigious honor. "She's an incredible kid," Huddleston says.
It was Huddleston's class at Tandem School– which Slezak attended from eighth to twelfth grade– that inspired the young artist's interest in spinning and weaving.
"Suzanne caught on to [spinning] right away," Huddleston recalls. "She was always really good at it because she's so patient."
Home-schooled (along with two brothers) by her father until she was 12, Slezak discovered early that learning doesn't take place only at a desk.
"We live on a small farm in Free Union with a few cows and chickens and occasionally a pig or a donkey or goats," she says. "The [school] day was very flexible and would be created by whoever came along or whatever was going on in our life."
Her year abroad starts in early August and will also give Slezak the chance to explore ideas that may come in handy when she returns. Together with college chum Gwenevere Higgins, she plans to create a farm school south of town. The program they envision will offer high school kids the chance to live on a working farm and produce their own food while they also work on the three Rs.
It's an ambitious plan for this young adventurer who knows that happily ever after may still be full of twists and turns.
"I have this huge experience ahead of me that could take me in any direction," she says. "It could change everything. I know I'll be very different. But I feel incredibly, incredibly fortunate."