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Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 June 2010 20:45 Written by Elizabeth Barrett Wednesday, 16 June 2010 20:43
Lyle Gronewold was in the saddle one overcast morning when all he could see were power poles and road ditches.
As he carried mail in during a Pony Express reride south of Brady, Gronewold identified with how original Pony Express riders probably felt when they lost their way.
"They didn't even have poles or ditches to guide them and they rode in snowstorms," Gronewold said. "They rode in everything."
On Sunday morning, Gronewold will saddle up his brown gelding Cisco—along with other area Pony Express Rider members—to replicate a leg of the frontier mail service offered by riders who changed spent horses for rested ones about every 10 miles across two-thirds of the country.
The National Pony Express Association is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ride which started in April 1860 and lasted until November 1861.
Local and area riders will ride the original trail south of Brady to Gothenburg and stop in Ehmen Park for a celebration before carrying mail on to Cozad.
Their reride is part of a 20-day national event that kicked off June 6 in San Francisco, CA, and will end in St. Joseph, MO, on June 26.
Gronewold said the importance of the commemoration is that there are few historical events still as fresh in the nation's memory.
"The Pony Express is one of the few things that is still romantic about American history," he explained. "Nebraska was still a territory then."
Probably the most modern building of the area at the time was the log Midway Pony Express station—a structure that still stands on the original trail site on the 96 Ranch south of present-day Gothenburg.
Gronewold compared the station to Pony Express headquarters in the Patee House in St. Joseph, MO—a hotel that boasted such luxuries as flushing toilets.
Another station, re-located to Ehmen Park in the 1930s, was known as the "Machettes" station and was erected on the Oregon Trail near Fort McPherson.
It was used by the Pony Express and later as an Overland Trail Stage Station on the upper 96 Ranch.
Gronewold, a Pony Express history buff, described the mail service as an historical event that didn't damage anything.
"The riders never shot buffalo or put Native Americans on reservations," he said.
Instead, the riders provided a service that no one else could do at the time.
Before the Pony Express, citizens in California might wait three months or longer for a letter from the east that was delivered by stagecoach and vice versa,
Even though the service was short-lived because of cost and the completion of the Overland Telegraph, the legend lives on.
Gronewold, who's ridden the annual reride every year since 1997, has learned much about history of the mail service and met many riders.
The Gothenburg native is president of the Nebraska Pony Express Association and has helped plan the 150th commemoration as well as yearly rerides.
One of the riders from the early days—William Campbell—was one of the longest-living riders before his death in the 1930s.
Campbell rode all 18 months the service was offered and later stayed and worked in the area when it ended.
What impressed Gronewold about the early rider was a story in Campbell's memoirs telling of how he came disoriented in the darkness of night on the Nebraska prairie.
"He rode to the Platte River and stuck his hand in the water to see which way it flowed," Gronewold said. "That was how he found his way."


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For Stephen Comings, coming to study at UB's North Campus in the 1980s was like moving to an exciting new city, but with enough trees and grass to nourish his small-town roots. Steve is a service team manager for CIT's Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS), the department responsible for providing and maintaining all the back end servers and workstations that support us here. It's a role that combines Steve's love for people with his technical training, knowledge and experience.
As an alumnus of UB's Electrical Engineering department, Steve began his career right out of school, working for the local sales office of a "superminicomputer" manufacturer. He was married that same year. Four years later he moved on to Sun Microsystems and bought a home in Tonawanda. Sun assigned Steve to support the UNIX engineering workstations and servers used by UB at the time, and he became known to UB people for his technical skills and his friendly personality. When the opportunity to work at UB presented itself, it was a welcome one. Steve recollects, "I was tired of working in small sales offices and travelling all the time. I was looking for an opportunity to work for a larger employer. My wife and I are both UB graduates, and a chance for me to return to UB was very attractive."
At first, working on the fledgling UNIX system administration team at UB was a more independent endeavor. "Everyone had their own methods," Steve recalls. As his talent for organization was recognized, Steve was given the task of documenting best practices for the group, using the new "Web" to share the results. He set up documentation areas and templates for other system administrators and promoted a more team-based approach. "Now we have the wiki and all these wonderful tools to help us work together," he says.
Working in teams brought a new dimension to this very technical job. To succeed, Steve and his teammates were provided with "soft skills" training that wasn't the norm before. "Soft skills such as interpersonal communications, creative problem solving, meeting facilitation, and project management have helped me become a better team worker. I appreciate how UB recognized those skills as important for technical people."
"I still feel like UB is new to me," says Steve, as he thinks about advancement and job growth. Currently enrolled in the professional MBA program, Steve is an active life-long learner. "UB offers tremendous benefits to employees, making advanced education affordable."
When asked what pleases him most about his role at UB, Steve offers, "I love being able to take action and help my customers and fellow employees. I try to leave things better than how I found them. Recently someone said, 'You really make things happen around here, don't you?' That's the sort of comment that gets to the heart of why I'm here."

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This calendar year is quickly turning into one of the best for American soccer fans. From the Road to Brazil to the dozens of international friendly matches being held with the top teams in the world, fans in the United States have an abundance of chances to watch their favorite teams play. Another event being held on American soil that will bring the best club teams in the world to the United States is the 2014 International Guinness Champions Cup.
The event will feature eight of the best club teams from around the world, playing in multiple cities around the country. Among the teams scheduled to take part in the event this year include Manchester United, Manchester City, the defending champion Real Madrid, Liverpool FC and AC Milan. Liverpool FC and AC Milan will compete in Group B of the tournament and will play against each other on Aug. 2 in Charlotte, N.C. at the Bank of America Stadium. The facility opened in 1996 and is home to the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. The stadium can seat more than 73,000 fans for Carolina games and will see thousands of fans make their way there for this blockbuster game.
AC Milan plays their soccer in Serie A and is historically one of the best teams in the world. They have won 18 UEFA and FIFA soccer titles ever since they were founded in 1899. They have also won five UEFA Super Cup titles, seven European Cup/Champions League titles and three Intercontinental Cup championships. The team is filled with world class superstars from around the world that will be competing in this game. Many of these players including Robinho from Brazil, Giampaolo Pazzini and Captain Riccardo Montolivo from Italy.
Their opponent at Bank of America Stadium will be the member of the English Premier League, Liverpool FC. The team was originally formed in 1892 and is one of the most successful club teams in England. They have won numerous championships including five European Cups, three UEFA Super Cups and three UEFA Cups. In addition to these titles, they have been extremely successful in their league play, as they have won seven FA Cups, 18 league titles and eight League Cups. In this game against AC Milan, they will be led onto the pitch by their English captain, Steven Gerrard. Also lacing up their cleats for this game will be Brad Jones, Mamadou Sakho, Luis Alberto and many other stars.
The International Guinness Champions Cup features eight club teams and this game between the two will be extremely important to determine who will advance to the championship game at Sun Life Stadium on Aug. 4. This will be the final game in the round robin portion of the event and could be the deciding factor in which team will have a chance to compete for the title. The winner of this game could compete against AS Roma, F.C. Inter, Manchester United and Real Madrid.
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"I Saw You" on the Geckos patio around lunch time one day last week
Who saw? Who was seen? Was it you?
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Claudia, you came to me after seeing 2:22 on your clock and I didn't get the chance to put the book in your hands. I was charmed by your pretty smile. I hope the book finds it way to you.
You: Dianna at the end of the bar with Perfect Posture.
Me : Actaeon across the bar, inert and useless.
Having failed to at least smile, I feel like a coward. I have to wonder if I was staring. Please believe you are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, and when our eyes met for that brief instant, I lost the beat, fell from the planet, and probably forgot my name. I hope, in the future, to be a Better Man (see The Kinks, "Superman." Low Budget, 1979).
I saw you leaving the Brazilian Blowout class on Monday 6/11/12. Your hair looked amazing and it smelled even better. You said you were wearing Milk Shake. … ? What is Milk Shake and where can I get some? Can I see you again? Please let me know.
You were on the Geckos patio around lunch time one day last week wearing an MCD shirt. I can't remember what I was wearing, a black and white dress, maybe? Cruised past the patio a couple times, and almost stopped to give you my number. I'm not sure why I didn't. I'm a cute brunette that likes the rock. Maybe one of your buddies will see this. Let's grab a quick beer and see if we hit it off!


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The Reliance Group, founded by Dhirubhai H. Ambani , is India's largest private
sector enterprise, with businesses in the energy and materials value chain. The
flagship company, Reliance Industries Limited, is a Fortune Global 500 company and
is the largest private sector company in India.
Dhirubhai Ambani founded Reliance as a textile company and led its evolution as
a global leader in the materials and energy value chain businesses. It was in 1957
when he returned to India after a stint with A.Besse& Co., Aden he started yarn
trading business from a small 500 sq.ft. office in Masjid Bunder, Mumbai.he set
up his brand new mill in Naroda, Gujarat. In 1996 Reliance went on to become the
biggest textile brand 'Only Vimal'. In 1977 the Reliance Textile Industries came
with an IPO which was oversubscribed seven times.
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Now that the college football season is over and all but four NFL teams are enjoying the offseason, we can start to look ahead to April's draft. Quarterback is always the most popular position in the draft, but with a lack of quarterback depth this year, teams can be expected to primarily address other needs in the first round, except the desperate (looking at you, Chiefs, Cardinals and Bills).
With full knowledge that this will be laughably dated in no more than two weeks, here's our first 2013 NFL mock draft:
1. Kansas City Chiefs
Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
The Chiefs clearly need a quarterback. Is Smith worthy of being the top overall pick? Probably not, but Kansas City may not be able to resist. Can Andy Reid go two-for-two with Big East passers at the top of the draft?
2. Jacksonville Jaguars
Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah
The Jaguars could probably use a quarterback too, but they just used a top-10 pick on Blaine Gabbert two years ago. Jacksonville has a new general manager, so it's possible they could look for a new passer. With needs pretty much everywhere, though, why not take the best player available?
3. Oakland Raiders
Jarvis Jones, LB, Georgia
The Raiders' defense was awful in basically every phase this year. Jones will help a pass rush that generated the second-fewest sacks in the NFL this season. Other teams might be scared off by Jones' spinal stenosis diagnosis, but the Raiders aren't scared of much, which might end up being scary for Jones.
Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
This would be a great scenario for the Eagles. If Jason Peters, Jason Kelce and Todd Herremans can all return from injury in 2013, adding Joeckel could give Philadelphia one of the NFL's best lines.
5. Detroit Lions
Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State
With Kyle Vanden Bosch likely on the way out, the Lions need to find a replacement pass rusher. That shouldn't be too hard, given Vanden Bosch's 3.5 sacks this season. The German-born Werner should prove to be an immediate upgrade as both a pass-rusher and run-stopper.
6. Cleveland Browns
Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M
The Browns' defense was pretty respectable this season, but with most of the depth early in the draft on the defensive side of the ball, expect them to pick the best player available. Moore played as both a 3-4 rush linebacker and 4-3 end in college and learned from one of the best in Von Miller, maybe the Defensive Player of the Year.
7. Arizona Cardinals
Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas
The Cardinals used four quarterbacks this season because of injury and incompetence, so it's likely they'll have no choice but to add a quarterback here. Wilson, a two-year starter at Arkansas, will have a lot of fun as a rookie behind Arizona's offensive line, just as Kevin Kolb and John Skelton have.
8. Buffalo Bills
Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse
Bills general manager Buddy Nix said he was going to draft a franchise quarterback. He at least got the quarterback part right, as Nassib does indeed play the position. This pick will probably depend on how much new coach Doug Marrone believes in his former college quarterback.
9. New York Jets
Barkevious Mingo, DE, LSU
The Jets obviously could use a quarterback too, but it didn't work out so well last time they reached for a quarterback in the top 10. The team's defense isn't what it was a couple years ago and could use a pass rusher like Mingo, who compares to DeMarcus Ware. Also, his name sounds like something out of this Key & Peele skit, which might be part of the Jets' draft philosophy for all I know.
10. Tennessee Titans
Chance Warmack, G, Alabama
Chris Johnson's early-season struggles had a lot to do with an offensive line that couldn't push a grocery cart. Warmack will make an immediate impact in the interior, where Tennessee could certainly use the help.
11. San Diego Chargers
Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan
Fisher may have been the second-best tackle in the draft even before Taylor Lewan and Jake Matthews decided to return to school. The Chargers definitely need help at the tackles, so Fisher should be the easy pick here. At 6-8 and 305 pounds, he's so big that he may be able to block out the dumb decisions Philip Rivers likes to make.
12. Miami Dolphins
Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon
Jordan is a big man - 6-7. A converted tight end, he played as both a defensive end and linebacker at Oregon, which will likely be the case in the NFL. The Dolphins' defense was fairly stout in 2012, but could use a threat like Jordan. This is a pick on potential.
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DeMarcus Milliner, CB, Alabama
With the worst pass defense in the NFL this season, the Buccaneers can use all the help they can get in the secondary. The 6-1 Milliner is the top-rated cornerback in the draft, so it's a fit all around.
14. Carolina Panthers
Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama
The Panthers' numbers against the run this season don't look overly poor, but they are somewhat misleading thanks to a late-season surge. Though Williams played in the 3-4 at Alabama while Carolina plays a 4-3, he should be able to anchor the line for years to come.
15. New Orleans Saints
Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
The Saints could start basically anywhere on defense. Why not in the middle of the line? For a rush defense that allowed a league-worst 147.6 yards per game in 2012, Richardson can provide run help as well as pressure the quarterback.
16. St. Louis Rams
Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma
Johnson might be a bit of a reach here, but the Rams desperately need offensive line help. A converted tight end via quarterback, he might be St. Louis' best bet to help protect Sam Bradford.
17. Pittsburgh Steelers
Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame
Te'o will likely fall after his performance in the BCS Championship, and it's fitting that he'd go to the Steelers, who need to begin turning over their linebacker corps. A perfect fit if he drops this far.
18. Dallas Cowboys
Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State
With the hiring of Monte Kiffin as defensive coordinator, the Cowboys will likely return to a 4-3. Hankins would be an ideal candidate for nose tackle in the 3-4, but he'll be no less effective as a three-technique tackle.
19. New York Giants
Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU
The Giants love drafting defensive linemen. Since they'll likely lose at least Osi Umenyiora in the offseason, Ansah fits New York's mold. Think Jason Pierre-Paul.
20. Chicago Bears
Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia
The Bears really need an offensive lineman, but there likely aren't any worth drafting here. With Brian Urlacher likely to leave as a free agent, Ogletree could step right in as his replacement.
21. Cincinnati Bengals
Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU
The Bengals could use a linebacker, but they could also use a pass rusher to complement Geno Atkins. Montgomery has upside there and is already a good run defender.
22. St. Louis Rams (from Washington Redskins)
Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee
In addition to some protection up front, Sam Bradford could use someone to throw the ball to besides Danny Amendola. The 6-3 Patterson is plenty big enough for even Bradford to hit with a pass.
23. Minnesota Vikings
Keenan Allen, WR, California
Percy Harvin was definitely missed by the Vikings after suffering a season-ending injury midway through the year. Assuming he's back and healthy next year, pairing with Allen would help Christian Ponder and perhaps make it that Adrian Peterson only has to do mostly everything.
24. Indianapolis Colts
Oday Aboushi, OT, Virginia Tech
Remember Winston Justice? He started 12 games for the Colts this season. They need an offensive tackle, and Aboushi has the potential to be a very good one with some coaching.
25. Seattle Seahawks
Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor
Sidney Rice is good but often injured and Golden Tate is best known for a catch he didn't make, so the Seahawks should get some help for Russell Wilson. Williams is 6-2 and a legitimate deep threat, earning comparisons to Torrey Smith.
26. Green Bay Packers
Barrett Jones, C, Alabama
Jeff Saturday wasn't very good for the Packers, which could be said of the entire line. Jones is a safe pick here and probably could play guard as well as center in the NFL.
27. Houston Texans
Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame
Matt Schaub had Andre Johnson and not much else to throw to this season. Adding a 6-6 target in Eifert should help take the load of Schaub, Johnson and the Texans' running game.
28. Denver Broncos
Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
You saw the tying play at the end of regulation in the Broncos' loss to the Ravens, right? Safe to say they need some secondary help. Even the great Champ Bailey can't keep at it forever. Banks is tall (6-2) and a good tackler.
29. Baltimore Ravens
DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson
Not that it matters much if the opponents choose not to play defense, but the Ravens could use another threat opposite Smith. Hopkins is their guy.
30. San Francisco 49ers
Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida
The 49ers don't look like they need much at this point. Every team could use a run-stuffing tackle though, and the massive Floyd fits the bill perfectly for an already dominant San Francisco defense.
31. New England Patriots
Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas
The Patriots were 29th in the league in passing yards allowed and need a lot of help back here. Vaccaro is a good place to start.
32. Atlanta Falcons
Kawann Short, DT, Purdue
The Falcons' defense has done a lot of bending but not too much breaking in 2012. Short is huge (6-3, 315 lbs.) and should help improve a rushing defense that allowed 123.2 yards per game.


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Domo as DC Blind Boxed Figures
Hello, Domo
- Mini superhero Domos still pack a big punch
- Chasers include rarely seen Clark Kent as Superman
- Make your own stop motion superdomo videos
Domo has teamed with the superheroes and villains of DC Comics to bring you these mystery mini blind box figurines. This new set features 14 unique figurines.
A single purchase is bound to bring you one of the more common figurines, like Flash, the Green Lantern, the black-caped Robin, or the grey-suited Batman (no relationship to Maya and Mario). But the chasers may be worth the search. Two-Face is just 1/24, an old-school blue and grey-suited Batman is just 1/72, and a Clark Kent revealing his Superman "S" is just 1/144. The chase is on!
Product Specifications
- Domo + DC Comics Blind Box
- Box will contain one of the following domo-DC figures:
- Batman (3 versions)
- Superman (2 versions)
- Robin (2 versions)
- Clark Kent
- Aquaman
- Green Lantern
- The Flash
- Shazam
- The Riddler
- Two-Face
- Licensed by DC Comics
- Vinyl Figurines
- Dimensions: 2.5"
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| You say these are "Blind Boxed." What does that mean?
It means you can't choose which one of the assortment you receive. If you buy one or more units of this product you will get a random selection of the figures shown.
What if I buy four? Will I get four different models?
Maybe. Maybe not. It is unlikely, but all four may be the same. They are random.
I want a specific one now! Why can't you dig around in a box somewhere, find the one I want and mail it to me?
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2. The packaging on these toys makes it impossible from the outside to tell what figure they contain. We would have to open the sealed package and hunt for specific mini figures. This is not really feasible. Or a good idea. Plus, it lets us give you an awesome surprise, which we like doing.


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Robert Pattinson Doesn't Think He's Attractive
Robert Pattinson films a scene for Remember Me in Central Park on Tuesday morning (June 30) in New York City.
The 23-year-old New Moon actor shared how he doesn't think he is all that good-looking.
"I never really considered myself attractive," Robert told the Improper. "I was always kind of gangly in school."
When asked further about his looks, Robert said, "Good-looking? Noooo. Before I go out to face a crowd, I stare and stare at myself in the mirror until I have to tell myself to stop staring, since there's nothing I can do."


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The Global Change Award is one of the world's biggest challenges for early stage innovation and the first initiative of its kind in the fashion industry.
It was created by the H&M Foundation with the goal of identifying game changing ideas that can take fashion from linear to circular – and help protect our planet.
The five winners share a €1 million grant and get access to a one-year innovation accelerator provided by the H&M Foundation, Accenture and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
Applications for Global Change Award 2018 are now closed! The five winners will be announced on March 20, 2018.
Find out more here: https://globalchangeaward.com/
Accenture is proud to be involved in one of fashion's most ground breaking initiatives and to contribute to a sustainable future.
As part of the accelerator program, Accenture provides the winners of the Global Change Award with leading expertise on the circular economy, innovation and business development.
Our Accenture teams also offer additional coaching and insights into the future of fashion and retail. We tie retail and customer experience to the circular economy, production and business strategy.
With this solid foundation, these start-ups will have the knowledge and skills to scale and develop their ideas and truly make an impact in the fashion industry.
As part of our collaboration with the H&M Foundation and the Global Change Award, Accenture developed a report on the future of sustainable fashion by looking at disruptive ideas from 130 different countries.
The report includes findings and trends in circular fashion and open innovation, based on analytics performed on the close to 3000 applications submitted for the Global Change Award in 2017.
COMING SOON. Report will be available after Global Change Awards ceremony on March 20, 2018.
Looking at key-words commonly used in applications for the Global Change Awards and applying analytics to identify patterns and clusters, five megatrends stand out:


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- Request duplicate license by mail.
Before applying or renewing online...
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- The fee is $45.20.
- You must not have any outstanding, unpaid infractions with L&I.
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Before you apply online, you will need the following:
- Your Social Security number.
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What L&I will do:
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Apply online now
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- You must not have any outstanding, unpaid infractions with L&I or a collection agency.
- If your certificate is suspended for any reason, you may not renew online and you must contact us about reinstating it.
- If you have affidavits of experience, you must mail them to Department of Labor & Industries, Plumber Certification Section, PO Box 44470, Olympia, WA 98504-4470.
- 8 hours of approved continuing education each year is required for plumber trainee renewal.
Before you proceed to renew online, you will need the following:
- Your 12-digit license number.
- An active license (not suspended or canceled).
- Required documents on file with the department.
- We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express credit cards
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- Note: We now accept E-Check, a one-time withdrawal from your checking account.
Renew online now
You can also get or renew your plumber trainee certificate
- By mail: Print the Plumber Certification Application (143 KB PDF) and follow the directions.
- In person: at any L&I field office.
About becoming a plumber trainee
To learn to be a plumber, you need to begin as a trainee. A plumber trainee must have a trainee certificate and work under the direct supervision of a certified plumber.
A plumber trainee must renew their certificate every year until they pass the exam to become a journey level or specialty plumber.
Here's the process:
- Make sure you meet the basic age and other requirements. You must be 16 years or older. Contact Employment Standards for more information regarding minors working on a construction site.
- Apply to become a plumber trainee.
- Work as a plumber trainee under the direct supervision of a journey level or specialty plumber while you are gaining the required hours of experience to become certified as a journey level or specialty plumber.
- If you are a trainee working in the pump and irrigation or domestic pump trade you must also maintain an electrical trainee card.
- While you're working, you must take 8 hours of approved continuing education instruction per year to renew.
Experience and training for trainees
Plumber Trainees working for a registered general contractor or specialty plumbing contractor must submit affidavits of experience from the employers they have worked for during the previous year. Keep a training log sheet to assist you and your employer when preparing affidavits of experience. Use the sample training log sheet to keep track of your hours. It is your responsibility to turn the affidavits in to the department.
More information
- Read the Plumber law Revised Code of Washington Chapter 18.106 RCW.
- Read the Plumber rules Washington Administrative Code 296-400A WAC.


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London, UK based automation specialist Kinesys announce the first 2012 dates for their on-going product training programme, consisting of a series of two day courses and workshops covering the fundamentals of the technology and (in separate training sessions) both their Vector and K2 automation control systems.
The next two-day General Technical & Vector Control training course takes place on January 11th and 12th 2012 – for full details, please visit the Kinesys website : www.kinesys.co.uk
The training is held at Kinesys' new purpose designed facility, which has been created as an integral part of the recent expansion to the company's HQ in Hampton, West London, which has more than doubled the available square footage.
This will be the third of the newly launched regular monthly training courses, the first two of which ran in November and December and were fully subscribed. To ensure that everyone can receive sufficient and detailed attention, places are limited to 12 per course.
The Technical & Vector Control course focuses initially on the system configuration, – consisting of vari-speed Kinesys chain hoists, beam trolleys and Elevation 1+ controllers - using the Vector software control package and troubleshooting the system.
The first day is spent in the classroom learning the underlying theories behind the technology. This is followed by the practical application of what has been learnt, on fully working mocked up rigs in the training / demonstration room.
Students are able to practise and work 'live' on multiple truss systems and experience moving different objects with the finely tuned Kinesys system – known for its ease of use, flexibility and millimetre accuracy.
The Training is presented by Andy Hicks, who has led the Kinesys training team for the last two years, having previously worked as a trainer for Apple Computers and in technical support for Element Labs.
There is huge interest in and high demand for the upcoming courses as automation becomes an increasingly popular visual effect in all areas of technical production.
All dates are announced in advance on the website and interested parties can register to receive alerts.
For more press info on Kinesys, please contact Louise Stickland on +44 (0)1865 202679 or +44 (0)7831 329888 or Email '[email protected]' or check www.kinesys.co.uk


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To the editor:
This is an appropriate time to commend the librarians at Leavenworth Public Library for their contribution to the community. They have carried out an awesome summer program for children.
Librarian Darlene Deans organized science projects every week that sparked children's interests in learning more about the field of science. She has set a precedence for the important role that our public library plays in the lives of our children and the community.
Dean's passion has overflowed into our city. She has taken great pride and sacrificed to make science kits available for kids to use at the library. I have never witnessed such curiousness in children at the library as when kids were playing with the science kits then watching as they checked out books to learn more about magnets, energy and science projects. They organized an end of summer carnival where children received free books and prizes.
The staff has been phenomenal encouragers for the children that visit Leavenworth Public Library. If you haven't explored the plethora of programs offered at the library, let me encourage you to do so.
We can be proud to say we have an exemplary library because they have an exemplary staff.
Thankful citizens.
Stella Delgado-Calkins
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This modern contemporary beach house villa on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean is by Dutch designer Piet Boon.
It features high open ceilings, concrete floors and benchtops, clean lines, minimal decor and views to die for. Natural materials work in harmony with the environment and the overall feel is that of balance, confidence and style. The majestic oceanfront of this property has all the luxurious tranquility and stylish relaxation I can only dream about!
Paring things back to their raw essence is such a talent and
a very important design skill to master.
Good design is knowing when to stop!
Melissah xox
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Running robot 'cheetah' beats Usain Bolt
Published on Sep 6, 2012
Watch this technical breakthrough. A robot that can run faster than the world's fastest man. CNN's Jonathan Mann reports.
Robots Cleverly Find Their Way Through Obstacle Course With Flick of a Switch | Mashable News
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Young Australian and New Zealand engineers entered their autonomous robots in a live competition on Sept. 22.
The challenge was to design and build a robot that can drive itself around the course collecting cargo and dropping it in the right spot. 23 universities from around Australia and New Zealand competed in the event.


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Illusions and Disillusions with Pro-Poor Growth
Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Strategies in Latin America - 2004
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Maritza Cabezas , Rob Vos , Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
Reginal Report 2004 This report compares the recent experiences with the PRSP process in Bolivia, Honduras and Nicaragua. It is divided into two sections. A first section focuses on the most important developments of the PRSP process, with emphasis on the second generation poverty reduction strategies, brought to light once the HIPC culmination point was reached or nearly attained. What new directions are these revised strategies taking? Is the participatory process still sustainable? Are electoral cycles and other changes in national politics affecting the course of the implementation of the PRSP? Has donor cooperation improved during the process? The second section evaluates how pro-poor growth initiatives have been incorporated in these strategies and if there is effectively a link between the policies proposed and poverty reduction. It raises questions as to what extent the PRSP effectively will change the economic growth process to the greater benefit of the poor. The analysis suggests this is no trivial matter as concepts vary as to what pro-poor growth means and there is even less consensus as to what are effective pro-poor policies.


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Princeton, N.J. - It's hard to imagine that the women's golf team could have started their season any better than they did Saturday, as the Bulldogs stood in first after the first 36 holes of play, just ahead of the host Princeton Tigers at Springdale Country Club. Freshman See Hoo Moon led the way in individual scoring, posting rounds of 74 and 68 on the day - the only player to shoot below 70 at the tournament.
Yale's next best finisher was Senior Harriet Owens-Bradley, who tied for seventh in the individual standings after posting rounds of 72 and 77. Junior Cassie Boles finished just behind Owens-Bradley, tied for thirteenth with rounds of 77 and 75.
Sophomore Alex Lipa shot 80 and 73 in her two rounds of the day, while captain Alyssa Rowland rounded out the Bulldogs' scoring with rounds of 79 and 76, good for 26th overall.
Yale will tee off for another 18 holes Sunday morning as they look to hold on to first and start their 2010-2011 season off with a win in Princeton.
Report field by Chelsea Janes '12, Yale Sports Publicity.


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Picking up where the last film left off, Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) is found alone and terrified in the woods of Louisiana. When she returns to the relative safety of New Orleans, she finds that she can't remember large portions of the previous months... only that she's the last surviving member of her family. As Nell begins the difficult process of starting a new life, the evil force that once possessed her is back with other, unimaginably horrific plans that make one thing clear: her last exorcism was just the beginning.
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Rooibos, South African Bush "Tea"
With its many positive attributes, Rooibos tea is a great choice of drink for health conscious people. Rooibos tea contains no colors, additives or preservatives, making it a natural beverage. It contains no caffeine. According to studies conducted in South Africa and Japan, Rooibos has been shown to aid in health problems such as insomnia, irritability, headaches, nervous tension, and hypertension. Studies also show that this tea relieves anti spasmodic agents, which can relieve stomach cramping and colic in infants. In South Africa, Rooibos has been used to treat allergies such as hay fever, asthma and eczema very effectively . It is also used to treat irritated skin. Rooibos is brewed and placed directly on infected areas. Rooibos contains antioxidants which can help slow the aging process and boost the immune system. Rooibos is a great thirst quencher and is an excellent beverage for active people, including children. Most kids will drink Rooibos without added sugar or sweeteners. This tea contains almost no oxalic acid, making it a good beverage for people prone to kidney stones. Rooibos contains the following minerals: copper, iron and potassium, calcium, fluoride, zinc, manganese, alpha- hydroxy (for healthy skin) and magnesium (for the nervous system) are also components of this tea. In South Africa pregnant women and nursing mothers drink Rooibos because it contains no caffeine.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.


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If Jake McGee had been able to take back one pitch, it wouldn't have been the cutter hit by Chris Davis for a three-run home run that pretty much sealed Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
ST. PETERSBURG | If Jake McGee had been able to take back one pitch, it wouldn't have been the cutter hit by Chris Davis for a three-run home run that pretty much sealed Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
The pivotal mistake, according to the Rays' best left-handed relief pitcher, had come a few pitches earlier, a 98 mph fastball on an 0-2 count that he couldn't get past Adam Jones.
"If I would have made a good pitch to Jones on 0-2, and he pops it up or swings through it, we could have won the game by one run," McGee said. "I think that was the turning point of everything, pretty much."
Jones hit it for a two-run double that put the Orioles up 4-3 in the seventh inning.
Whether it was bad pitch selection or just a bad pitch doesn't matter much when they add up the final score.
Joe Maddon didn't think the pitch to Jones was necessarily a mistake.
"A lot of times that ball, thrown at 98, is thrown (past) a hitter," the Rays manager said. "You've got to give the hitter credit right there. Jake had great stuff, got two ground balls up the middle (for singles) and a guy squares up on a 98 mph fastball."
When the count reached 0-2, the odds certainly favored McGee, who had a 1.95 earned run average in 69 games last season and had never given up more than three runs in a game.
The problem was that Jones was geared up for that fastball, having seen McGee throw three straight pitches at 97 mph or above. The first of them had struck out Manny Machado for the second out of the inning, and the next two had blown past Jones, leaving the Orioles one pitch away from squandering another good scoring opportunity. At that point they had nine hits, but had not scored since Matt Wieters' two-run home run in the first inning.
"We put ourselves in a lot of opportunities, we just didn't get the hit," Jones said. "I figured look at the bright side — we're getting all these opportunities, we're going to get a hit eventually."
The bright side came in the form of a blazing fastball too much in the strike zone, and Jones took a healthy hack.
"Fortunately, it was a good pitch to hit and I put a good swing on it," he said.
We'll never know what would have happened if McGee, with a couple of pitches to waste, had crossed up Jones with a slider, or if he had thrown the fastball out of the strike zone in an attempt to get Jones to chase it. The only thing we know is what did happen.
"I was ahead 0-2 and it just leaked over the plate a little too much," McGee said. "It was the right pitch; he swung through the pitch before that. I just have to have better location ... even if I walk Adam Jones right there, we'd still have the lead by one."
For McGee to get stung for five runs, after he gave up 12 runs all last season, was a little weird. Right-handers, like Jones, hit .098 against McGee last year, the lowest batting average of righties against a left-handed pitcher since 1974.
That was then. There are 161 games left and in all likelihood, McGee will be effective in most of them. Tuesday's horrid inning was either an aberration or a not-so-subtle reminder that last year's consistently excellent relief pitching was nothing to be taken for granted.


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We here at Workforce are trying to raise our game when it comes to contingent workers.
Like a lot of you, we are working with contractors to accomplish our goals, and we want to get better at it. I'm convinced that to win in this new era of more impermanent workers, we need to concentrate on winning people over rather than on cost-cutting or compliance.
We need to love our contingents.
This is a big topic, one we plan to focus on in the weeks ahead. All signs point to greater use of contingent workers—by which I mean temporary workers and independent contractors and consultants.
But as I see it, much of the current thinking about contingents is limited if not outright wrong. You often hear that contingent strategy is all about staying lean, and that the biggest risk associated with nonpermanent workers is misclassification.
To be sure, trimming expenses and a desire to stay nimble amid an uncertain economy are legitimate reasons to use contingent workers. And there are real pitfalls to improperly calling people independent contractors when they actually qualify as employees.
But legal compliance and some degree of labor flexibility are the table stakes here. What's really going to allow organizations to succeed in the emerging world of more contingents is a tried-and-true formula: be the employer of choice. (Or, in the eyes of the law, the nonemployer of choice.)
Some contractors enjoy the ability to float from gig to gig. But many are freelancing out of necessity and crave greater economic security. They are ready to forge close relationships with good companies.
You want your organization to be the place that the best free agents flock to, and you want to generate the best work from folks who may be juggling two or three other gigs.
Just a smidgeon more devotion from that contract marketing pro or product designer could make the difference between a hit and a ho-hum outcome.
It may be a new era of looser labor ties, but old rules still apply when it comes to attracting the best talent and getting the best work from people. You need to pay decently, manage people well and inspire them.
That means not nickel-and-diming contractors. It means paying promptly—and working with staffing firms that treat people well.
Supervision also is crucial: If you don't set clear expectations for contingents, it doesn't matter that you're saving on the costs of health care benefits.
One way to fire up nontraditional workers, it seems to me, is to involve them in conversations about strategy or new business opportunities—treat them as partners rather than "hired help." In recent months, for example, we included one of our top freelance writers, Michelle V. Rafter, in content planning discussions. And I asked her to join me on a panel about social media at our recent HR Tech Week virtual conference.
So while we're steering clear of a traditional employment relationship with Michelle, we are bringing her closer to us.
This is just what Michelle is looking for. "I think I can speak for many freelance workers when I say we value long-term commitment from clients just as much as they value it from us," she told me. "And why not? Who wouldn't want to spend their time reporting and writing stories for publications that are known entities and treat us well rather than cold pitching new-to-us editors who could end up making Miranda Priestly [Meryl Streep's demanding character in The Devil Wears Prada] look like a saint?"
The workforce is becoming more impermanent. But it's also becoming more social—relationships matter more than ever. With our contingents, we need to be at once separate and significant to each other. Call it the arms-length embrace.
Ed Frauenheim is senior editor at Workforce Management. Comment below or email email@example.com.


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David Cameron is "playing a game of European roulette with Scotland's future", First Minister Alex Salmond has claimed.
Mr Salmond said the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission had been an "utter fiasco" for the Prime Minister, who had opposed it, and has put the UK "on the fast-track out of Europe".
Writing in The Independent, Mr Salmond said the people of Scotland must "take our destiny in our own hands" when they vote in September's referendum.
Referring to Mr Cameron's failed bid to block Mr Juncker's posting last month, he wrote: "For all the talk of deal-making, it showed how isolated the UK has become in Europe - and it fatally undermines the Prime Minister's proposal to renegotiate the UK's relationship with Brussels ahead of his proposed in-out referendum.
"The handling of the whole affair now puts the UK on the fast-track out of Europe, with the danger for us in Scotland that we are dragged to the exit door too unless we take our destiny in our own hands this September.
"Cameron is playing a game of European roulette with Scotland's future, and with the jobs of many thousands of people in Scotland whose livelihoods depend on our links with the EU."
Mr Salmond described the referendum as a "defining moment for our nation" but added that Scotland's status as one of the top destinations in the whole of the UK for inward investment would be put in jeopardy if it left the European Union.
"Only a Yes vote on September 18 will restore Scotland's ancient status as an independent European nation, and help secure our future prosperity," he said.
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Stocking Stuffers for Classic Design Enthusiasts
Opening the stockings is my favorite part of Christmas morning. Even though most of the real estate in mine is usually taken up by socks, toothbrushes, and tic-tacs (which, I love — thank you Santa!) it's still a bit of a thrill to reach in and wonder what marvelous thing you might pull out next.
Considering how much I enjoy my stocking full of tic-tacs, I would be downright ecstatic to pull any one of these classic design-inspired trinkets from my stocking!
1. I have coveted a set of these 2008 commemorative Eames Stamps since the US Post Office issued them two years ago. Pop them into a white IKEA frame after the holidays and your cubical will be the envy of the office! A mint condition set of 16 stamps is $27.50 at Mystic Stamp Company. (Full disclosure: I am related to the owner of this company&mash;and no, I have not received any free stamps for including them in this post!)
2. This little book of 100 Quotes by Charles Eames would be at home on any nightstand--especially mine. $25 at Eames Gallery.
3. A miniature Barcelona Chair from Vitra would satisfy (temporarily) my obsession with classic chairs. $430 at Velocity Art and Design.
4. I gave these Wall Mounted Bottle Openers (the 1925 design was included in Phaidon's Design Classics) to the guys in my family a few years ago as stocking stuffers—they loved them! $5 at Design Within Reach.
5. Like the mini Barcelona chair, this Nelson Desk Clock is a bit of a reach in the stocking stuffer department. Still, a girl can dream! $410 at Design Public.
So what do you dream of finding in your stocking this Christmas?
Images: Mystic Stamp Company, Herman Miller , Velocity Art and Design, DWR ,Design Public


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Lakeland Regional Medical Center's board of directors Monday night approved the first phase of an expansion plan that will cost an estimated $400 million.
LAKELAND | An eight-story medical tower to the north of Lakeland Regional Medical Center and a six-story building on the south for training medical residents are defining features of LRMC's newly approved facilities plan.
The Lakeland Regional board of directors approved those buildings Monday night within the first phase of a plan that will regroup the hospital's functions into inpatient, outpatient, support and diagnostic-treatment zones.
Phase one's total cost is projected at $380 million to $400 million, said Elaine Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Lakeland Regional Health Systems, the hospital's parent company.
A walkway above Parkview Place would connect the eight-story medical tower to the third floor of the hospital's existing C wing.
Some city officials expect that tower to play a key role in realizing the long-discussed dream of a destination medical district in Lakeland.
"LRMC's proposed tower is a great anchor and catalyst that begins to flesh out a true medical district," said Tamara Sakagawa, Lakeland's Community Redevelopment Agency manager.
Its move to develop north of Parkview Place is something the CRA has been actively working toward for close to a decade and is extremely excited about, Sakagawa said.
Watson Clinic and LRMC have operated in close proximity to each other for years, she said, but the tower "begins that physical connection, which we believe will start to truly define this area as a medical campus that can best be described as a center of medical excellence."
Lakeland Regional's emergency department would relocate to the first floor of that new tower. The 84,000 square feet for the emergency department would include space for 112 exam rooms and the potential for 33 more.
"We're looking at making sure it is sized appropriately with the best technologies," Thompson said.
Locating the emergency department in the tower will allow additional use of an internal design the hospital has found makes emergency treatment more efficient, she said.
A surgery section on the second floor would have six operating rooms in phase one, with the capacity for 17 large operating rooms, the hybrid type used for surgery or catheter lab procedures.
Hybrid operating rooms boost the services Watson Clinic's cardiovascular surgeons can offer, said Dr. Louis Saco, the clinic's chief executive officer.
"By utilizing LRMC's hybrid operating room, our CV surgeons can provide the lifesaving surgical services that are needed by our community," he said in an email, referring to procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a minimally invasive procedure for patients with blocked blood flow who are too fragile for open-heart surgery.
The third and fourth floors of the tower would have a new mother-baby unit with labor-delivery rooms, post-delivery rooms, the neonatal intensive care unit and related areas.
The fifth and sixth floors would have intensive care rooms that could adapt to different uses.
The top two are envisioned for medical-surgical rooms, although they also could adapt, depending on need, Thompson said.
"The hospital board has asked us to move our hospital to a private bed model over time," she said, explaining that private rooms are better for infection control and patient-family comfort.
Drawings for the expansion show locations for other potential patient towers, but only one is part of phase one.
The others are a possibility in case future growth shows a need for them.
On the south end of the hospital, the six-story building for medical residents' training will be in the area of the existing wound-care center. It will have a parking garage.
The hospital's primary care center, now located on Parkview where the medical tower will go, would move to the southern academic building. Residents are expected to work with some of those primary care patients during their training here.
The academic building is a key element of Lakeland Regional's plans to become an academic teaching hospital, affiliated with the University of South Florida, at which medical doctors would do residency training in different medical specialties.
The Adair Park land that LRMC bought from the city two years ago isn't part of the immediate plans for the south side of LRMC. It's being held in reserve for future needs, Thompson said.
She said LRMC will try to work with the city to let some hospital land continue being used for stadium parking
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deepsouth, a New HIV/AIDS Documentary, Premieres This July
June 4, 2012
Last week, the Internet was buzzing about the trailer for a new documentary about HIV in the South. The film, deepsouth, follows a young, black, gay man from the Mississippi Delta who is doing his best to endure the stigma and homophobia; two best friends who are preparing for their annual HIV retreat in rural Louisiana; and an Alabama activist who travels throughout the country speaking her truth.
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TheBody.com caught up with the film's director, Lisa Biagiotti, to talk about what prompted her to make deepsouth, the process of getting people living with HIV to participate and what she hopes viewers take away from her labor of love.
What made you want to do this film? And why the South?
In 2009, I was working on some stories on the intersection of HIV and homophobia in Jamaica when I stumbled upon some appalling HIV statistics in the American South.
I was a little stunned, because I had thought HIV/AIDS was under control in the U.S. I read research report after research report, analyzed stat after stat. In June 2010, I made my first road trip (of 12) across the South and simply started talking to people -- anyone and everyone.
In the past few years, several research organizations have been examining HIV, health infrastructure and poverty in the South, so there's a lot of new data and good momentum behind exposing some of these issues. But there seemed to be a disconnect between these numbers and the experience. So we really set out to document the experience, the reality behind all these data points.
Why had you believed that HIV was under control in the U.S.?
I think it's generally thought that the fight against AIDS in the U.S. is largely over. Most of the mainstream media coverage focuses on the global epidemic. The domestic coverage looks at the epidemic from the limiting lens of an urban scourge. There's an abnormal history of HIV in the South, one which few people even know. When I tell people I'm working on a documentary about HIV in the Deep South, the overwhelming response is: "You mean the Deep South of the United States?"
Stigma is huge everywhere, but the South can be its own entity. Was it difficult to find people who wanted to take part in the film? And were all of the people who were positive who participated advocates who did HIV-related work?
I reported in the South for at least a year before we started filming our main subjects. I drove 13,000 miles, filled 18 notebooks and interviewed 400 people in the process.
The more I showed up, the more people were willing to talk to me. I started piecing together parts of this fragmented, disjointed and vast story. Many people I spoke with would never appear on camera. The stories they shared with me became the invisible backbone of deepsouth.
Trip after trip, producer/DP Duy Linh Tu and I asked each other questions like: How do we visually document an invisible story? How do we effectively tell a story no one wants to talk about? Is this just better as a magazine article? The evolution of our storyboard is almost comical. A lot of rabbit holes and dead ends!
It took some time for our main subject, Josh (who is young and gay and black), to agree to go on camera. We originally concealed his identity, because his mom didn't want him potentially exposed to harm and scrutiny. When we showed Josh the "Secrets" clip, he basically convinced himself to be a part of the film. He's an incredibly brave man.
Not all of the people featured in the film are advocates. In fact, most of them are not advocates. One of the story lines takes place at an HIV retreat in northern Louisiana, where about 70 Southerners affected by HIV come together for the three-day retreat. Another story line ends up at a 30-person, gay family BBQ in Jackson, Miss.
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Notes on the Rules
- The Millennium Prize Problems are hard mathematical problems of considerable interest to the international mathematical community. The publication of a plausible solution to one of them will not go unnoticed, although it may take some years for it to receive general acceptance. The CMI's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) alone will decide when that point has been reached. The two-year period mentioned in the prize rules is a minimum. It should not be interpreted as a commitment that the SAB will consider a proposed solution after the lapse of two years from publication.
- The CMI will not receive or act on direct submissions of proposed solutions, whether or not they have been published, nor will it comment on any material related to the Millennium Prize Prize Problems. In considering a potential solution, the SAB will consider only material that has been published in a refereed mathematics publication of worldwide repute, and that has been in print for at least two years. It will not consider supplementary material submitted by the author of a proposed solution.
- A 'refereed publication' is one which receives before publication detailed technical reports on submitted papers or books from independent referees with appropriate expertise and standing in the mathematical community. A journal that allows authors to nominate referees or which simply moderates online postings will not be regarded as a 'refereed publication'. The SAB alone will decide whether a publication is of 'worldwide repute'.
- The CMI will not give advice on where proposed solutions should be published.
- A paper that does not address or even refer to the specific mathematical questions set out in detail in the official problem description will not be treated as a potential solution of one of the problems, even if it addresses closely related scientific questions.
- To be considered for the award of a prize, the author of a proposed solution must have made a major personal contribution to the understanding of the field of the problem in their published solution. A prize will not be awarded to an individual who has simply published the work of another person, or made only small incremental advances on another piece of work.
- The 'general acceptance' condition is a positive one. It is not met by default by a paper that has generated little or no reaction since publication. A solution that has been generally accepted will have attracted a large number of citations by independent researchers in the field, will have been the subject of discussion at international meetings, will have received detailed scrutiny in papers by people other than the original authors, and will very likely have been recognised by other awards.


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PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities say gunmen rampaged through a town in the northern border state of Chihuahua, killing at least six people, including a child.
State prosecutors say the attack happened late Friday in the town of Guadalupe y Calvo. They say six bodies were found in three different neighborhoods. A house also was burned.
In the Mexican border state of Coahuila, officials say seven suspected organized crime members died during two clashes with the military early Saturday.
Four were killed when marines fought with an armed group before dawn in the town of Morelos. Three others died minutes later in a battle between army special forces soldiers and gunmen 37 miles to the north (60 kilometers) in the border town of Piedras Negras, which is next to Eagle Pass, Texas.


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TG1823 : The Ford Tractor - engine
taken 1 year ago, near to Marsham, Norfolk, Great Britain
Marsham Starting Handle Club Summer Show 2017
The show, the seventh in as many years, was held over the weekend of 12/13th August. It is growing bigger every year. More than 500 exhibitors displayed their tractors, stationary engines, vintage lawnmowers and agricultural implements, but there is much more to see on the 13-acres site which adjoins Orchard Cottage in Allison Street, such as several rare, "dancing" dual drive Doe-built tractors, classic and military vehicles and motorcycles, demonstrations in the parade ring of working gun and sheep dogs and demonstrations of old-time ploughing and harvesting in a crop field nearby. For the first time since its restoration the Soame steam wagonette was featured. The first tractor pulling event in the county for 27 years was also held here (in 2013). Fairground organs create just the right atmosphere, a bouncy castle provides entertainment for the younger visitors, and a variety of stalls can be sampled in the fun fair section of the site. Food vendors guarantee that no-one will be going home hungry.
According to Bob Parke, the site owner and one of the organisers, the show featured 350 tractors, over 100 classic cars, and about 80 motorcycles and had about 2,500 visitors.
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27 U.S. Code § 213 - Declaration of policy and purpose
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Declaration of policy and purposeThe Congress finds that the American public should be informed about the health hazards that may result from the consumption or abuse of alcoholic beverages, and has determined that it would be beneficial to provide a clear, nonconfusing reminder of such hazards, and that there is a need for national uniformity in such reminders in order to avoid the promulgation of incorrect or misleading information and to minimize burdens on interstate commerce. The Congress finds that requiring such reminders on all containers of alcoholic beverages is appropriate and necessary in view of the substantial role of the Federal Government in promoting the health and safety of the Nation's population. It is therefore the policy of the Congress, and the purpose of this subchapter, to exercise the full reach of the Federal Government's constitutional powers in order to establish a comprehensive Federal program, in connection with the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in or affecting interstate commerce, to deal with the provision of warning or other information with respect to any relationship between the consumption or abuse of alcoholic beverages and health, so that—
the public may be adequately reminded about any health hazards that may be associated with the consumption or abuse of alcoholic beverages through a nationally uniform, nonconfusing warning notice on each container of such beverages; and
(2)commerce and the national economy may be—
not impeded by diverse, nonuniform, and confusing requirements for warnings or other information on alcoholic beverage containers with respect to any relationship between the consumption or abuse of alcoholic beverages and health, and
protected from the adverse effects that would result from a noncomprehensive program covering alcoholic beverage containers sold in interstate commerce, but not alcoholic beverage containers manufactured and sold within a single State.
(Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 814, title II, § 202, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VIII, § 8001(a)(3), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4518.)
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"Except as provided in section 204(a) [27 U.S.C. 215(a)], this title [enacting this subchapter] shall take effect on the date of its enactment into law [Nov. 18, 1988]."
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Last Night on Late Night: Harrison Ford Cursed Out an Apologetic Chewbacca
Plus: Tig Notaro put Conan on hold for a cell-phone call mid-interview, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Harrison Ford fielded questions from the audience under the explicit instruction that they not mention Star Wars. And so "Luke Skywalker" reluctantly asked if the actor liked being in movies ("Yes"); "Princes Leia" asked if he was hungry ("No); and Chewbacca wanted to apologize for sleeping with Han Solo's wife, but Harrison Ford was in no mood to forgive. "You Wookie sack of shit!," he yelled before storming offstage. Plus: During a Q&A about her double mastectomy, Tig Notaro put Conan on hold three times: first to check on an incoming text, then to look at the cute kitty picture her friend had sent; and then finally (and hysterically) to call her friend to resend the photo. Conan, you've been served. And with such an elegant execution of sarcasm. Also, Alan Cumming coyly whispered obscenities into Stephen Colbert's ear in reference to the Macbeth superstition, and Ricky Gervais thanked all the stupid people of the Twitterverse for providing entertainment in the comforts of his mansion. You have saved him many a trip to prison. Watch our compilation to see what you missed.


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Kaylee Anderson is the epitome of perseverance. She and a teammate once ran two miles home while carrying a Jack Russell Terrier named Princessa. This was after they'd run alongside the lost puppy for a few miles. They had to run crouched over because the dog's leash was actually a string of ribbon no longer than a foot. The Scripps freshman from South Pasadena High School also ran 48 laps around the track in second grade—about six miles—while participating in a fundraiser. Her neighbor must have overlooked Kaylee's budding talent, having casually pledged two dollars per lap. Kaylee's favorite post-race meal is a cold glass of milk and "Daddy's Tacos", which as one might guess are tacos that her dad makes. She claims they are incredibly delicious.


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In Division I girls' basketball tourney, all eyes focused on BGBy JOHN HABIB
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 25. 2013 11:35PM
John Fagula certainly knows something about state championships, havnig won 11 of them when he was the head coach at Nashua High.
When he sizes up top-ranked Bishop Guertin of Nashua, two things quickly jump out at him.
"Experience and matchup problems for the rest of the field," he said.
BG will begin the postseason defense its Division I title Wednesday against visiting 16th-ranked Timberlane Regional of Plaistow. It's one of eight Division I preliminary tournament games slated for 7 p.m.
Tuesday, the Division II tournament begins with eight preliminary games, one involving sixth-ranked Goffstown hosting 11th-seeded Pelham at 7 p.m.
Bishop Guertin won the regular season title with a 17-1 mark, followed by second-ranked Bedford (16-2) and third-place Pinkerton Academy of Derry (16-2).
Bedford beat Pinkerton during the regular season to gain the second spot. Fourth-ranked Londonderry (14-4) and fifth-place Nashua North (14-4) ended with same records, but the Lancers won that tie-breaker with their regular-season victory over the Titans.
"Bishop Guertin's experience is going to be a factor because most of the other teams are loaded with underclassmen talent," said Fagula. Boston University-bound Meghan Green headlines a solid quintet of BG players that include Jamie Sherburne, Madison Gibbs, Nikki Hayner and Megan Kerutis.
Taylor Choate of Nashua North, Aliza Simpson of Londonderry, the Bedford frontcourt of Haley Driscoll, Ali Glennon and McKenzie Brown along with Pinkerton standouts Kayla Stacy and Val Martin hope to lead their respective teams to the state championship in two weeks.
In Division II, regular season champion Lebanon (18-0) finished three games ahead of second-seeded Portsmouth (15-3) and four ahead of third-place Windham (14-4).
"The beautiful thing about the playoffs is it's a single game elimination tournament," said Goffstown coach Deanna Goodwin. "Anyone in the tournament is capable is putting together a four-game winning streak to win the championship. Lebanon has that mental edge. They can intimidate you with their press and they keep attacking the rim. But teams like Portsmouth, which has size, and Windham, which has very good ball handlers who are difficult to guard against, are two teams capable of beating Lebanon. I would not even look past Pembroke (8-10) which plays physical, or St. Thomas (8-10), which beat Windham during the season."
Under second-year coach Goodwin, the Grizzlies (12-6) already have improved upon last year's 10-8 regular season record. Goffstown sustained a key loss late in the season when, according to Goodwin, senior Brionne Turcotte tore her ACL and will miss the post-season.
"Brionne has been an incredible leader and despite her injury, she continues to help her team," said Goodwin. "She's taken the freshmen under her wing and that's really been the big story for us this season. We have players who care for each other and the program as a whole. Day in and day out all my players have shown up and worked hard each day in practice."
Goffstown, behind seniors Rosalie Edmunds and Lindsy Poulin, will host Pelham today at 7 p.m. Pelham handed Goffstown its first loss of the season after the Grizzlies started 7-0.
"We welcome the rematch at our gym," said Goodwin, whose team dropped a 53-48 decision to the Pythons on Jan. 11 in Goffstown.


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The Arkansas Foodbank on Friday marked its 30th anniversary with a proclamation from Gov. Mike Beebe and a promise to continue its fight against hunger.
At a news conference at the Foodbank's Little Rock warehouse and headquarters, supporters recalled the early days of the Foodbank after its 1984 incorporation and how it has worked over the years to bring food — including much that would otherwise go to waste without a place to store it — to the people who need it most.
"I hope we don't have a 60th anniversary," Chief Executive Officer Rhonda Sanders said. "Because I truly feel like we can figure out a way to get all this food that we have out to the people who need it. And that the Arkansas Foodbank won't be necessary."
But that day hasn't arrived yet.
The Foodbank, the largest of its kind in Arkansas, in 2013 distributed nearly 21 million pounds of food to food pantries across the state, surpassing its goal of 18 million pounds. And the facility has plans to, in 2016 distribute 26 million pounds.
"We feel like that amount of food is needed, and we feel like that amount of food is available and that we can do that," Sanders said.
Added Beebe on the enormous goal: "It's ambitious. It's bold. And it's necessary."
The Foodbank plans to mark the 30th anniversary all year with a series of events and promotions, including recognizing 30 people who have supported the nonprofit's work in a "Faces of Hunger" series.
The governor, who credited his wife, first lady Ginger Beebe, with helping make hunger-relief efforts a priority of his administration, said the Foodbank has been part of a successful but ongoing push to diminish food-insecurity rates across the state.
"Kids can't learn without food," he said. "Parents can't work without food. Our elderly or sick can't get better without food. This place, these people are what makes all of this work."


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House dismissed the latest fiscal proposal offered by Republicans who control the House of Representatives on Tuesday, calling it a partisan attempt to appease a small group of Tea Party conservatives.
With time running out toward a Thursday deadline to avert a historic U.S. debt default, House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Washington, proposed an alternative to a Senate plan that would affect Obama's signature healthcare law.
White House spokesman Amy Brundage said Obama has vowed repeatedly that lawmakers "don't get to demand ransom for fulfilling their basic responsibilities to pass a budget and pay the nation's bills."
"Unfortunately, the latest proposal from House Republicans does just that in a partisan attempt to appease a small group of Tea Party Republicans who forced the government shutdown in the first place," she said.
Brundage said Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have been working in a good-faith effort to end the fiscal stalemate and "it's time for the House to do the same."
(Reporting By Roberta Rampton and Steve Holland; editing by Christopher Wilson)


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November 19. 2012 8:48PM
Manchester man, a former coach, indicted on more sexual assault charges
CONCORD - A Manchester man already facing trial for sexually assaulting young boys was indicted by the November Merrimack County Grand Jury on four charges of aggravated felonious sexual assault of a young girl.
Robert Joubert, 59, who was a youth baseball coach in Manchester, the Seacoast and Maine, is being held without bail on charges of assaulting two boys, ages 9 and 11 when the assaults allegedly began.
He has pleaded innocent to the charges involving the boys, one between 1995 and 1997 and the other between 2001 and 2004.
The new indictments allege aggravated felonious sexual assault charges of a female who was 17 when she was allegedly assaulted in 1999.
The indictments allege that one assault was accomplished through the element of surprise, two because Joubert was in a position of authority and the girl was coerced, and one through physical force.
Joubert was arrested in June on the charges involving the boys and authorities said at the time that the investigation was continuing.
A final pretrial conference on the charges involving the two boys is set for May 16, 2013, and jury selection is scheduled for June 3, 2013.


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Jenny's Tomato Red Kitchen
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- Name:
- Jenny
- Location:
- Chicago, IL
- Square Feet:
- 110
- Division:
- Rent
- What makes your small kitchen so cool:
- The bright red walls! Besides the old wives' tale (or perhaps it's true) about how red makes you "hungry," I think the color brings out a happiness to anyone who spends time in our kitchen, and that happiness carries over to the meals we make and share with our friends. It might be small, but we've made a lot of great meals - and had a lot of great late-night impromptu dance parties - in our kitchen.
- Describe a challenge you've overcome or a smart resource you've found for your kitchen.:
- Storage. For three girls who like to cook -- and like to collect cooking toys - it's been a challenge to store our food stuffs and utensils. I found a great vintage cabinet that I painted bright yellow to complement the happy red we have, as well as adding some open, industrial shelving for cookbooks, misc utensils and my growing collection of brewery growlers.
- What's your favorite meal to cook here?:
- Pizza, natch! My roommate and I are constantly perfecting our pizza-making: from making better dough, sauce, and toppings to finding out how to bake that elusive perfect crust (do you pre-bake and then add toppings? Do you use a pizza stone? A cast-iron pan? HOW CAN I MAKE BUTTERY, PEQUOD'S-LIKE CRUST AT HOME? These are the questions were always asking ... and usually the answer is: You need a commercial oven, dummy.)


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Chiefs release 2013 regular season schedule
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Football League announced on Thursday the regular season schedule for the 2013 season. The Kansas City Chiefs will begin their 2013 slate on the road, facing the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 8. The club's first home game will be in Week 2 when the Dallas Cowboys visit Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 15. Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid will travel back to Philadelphia in a Week 3 primetime matchup against his former team on NFL Network Sept. 19.
"The schedule release is always an exciting time of year," Reid said. "In the National Football League, every game is a challenge, but we are going to continue to work hard in the offseason to make sure we are ready to play. I'm really looking forward to getting out there in front of our crowd. Arrowhead Stadium is a tough place to play, and we realize our fans provide us a great home-field advantage."
Kansas City's schedule features five games against four playoff teams from the 2012 season. This season will mark the fourth consecutive year the Chiefs have held at least one primetime contest. After the team's Thursday night contest in Philadelphia the Chiefs will return home to face the New York Giants in Week 4, then take to the road to face the Tennessee Titans on Oct. 6.
In Week 6, the club returns to Arrowhead for a three-game home stretch in October facing the Oakland Raiders (10/13), Houston Texans (10/20) and then the Cleveland Browns (10/27). The Chiefs square off against the Buffalo Bills for the sixth-consecutive season in a Week 9 matchup at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The Chiefs will then enjoy their bye week (11/10).
On Sunday, Nov. 17, the Chiefs travel to Denver to take on last year's AFC West division champion Broncos. The club then heads back home, taking on the San Diego Chargers (11/24), followed by its second matchup vs. the Broncos (12/1). The Chiefs/Chargers all-time series is currently tied 52-52-1, while Kansas City leads the all-time series vs. Denver with a 56-49 record.
In Week 14, Kansas City visits the Washington Redskins and then flies to Oakland for the club's second contest against the Raiders. The Chiefs wrap up their regular season home slate against the Indianapolis Colts on Dec. 22. On Dec. 29, the club closes out the regular season on the road in San Diego.
- Friday, Aug. 9 at New Orleans Saints, 7 p.m., CBS
- Friday, Aug. 16 San Francisco 49ers, 7 p.m., CBS
- Saturday, Aug. 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers, 6:30 p.m., CBS
- Thursday, Aug. 29 Green Bay Packers, 7 p.m., CBS
- Sunday, Sept. 8 at Jacksonville Jaguars, noon, CBS
- Sunday, Sept. 15 Dallas Cowboys, noon, FOX
- Thursday, Sept. 19 at Philadelphia Eagles, 7:25 p.m., NFLN
- Sunday, Sept. 29 New York Giants, noon, FOX
- Sunday, Oct. 6 at Tennessee Titans, noon, CBS
- Sunday, Oct. 13 Oakland Raiders, noon, CBS
- Sunday, Oct. 20 Houston Texans, noon, CBS
- Sunday, Oct. 27 Cleveland Browns, noon, CBS
- Sunday, Nov. 3 at Buffalo Bills, noon, CBS
- Sunday, Nov. 10 –BYE WEEK–
- Sunday, Nov. 17 at Denver Broncos*, 3:05 p.m., CBS
- Sunday, Nov. 24 San Diego Chargers*, noon, CBS
- Sunday, Dec. 1 Denver Broncos*, noon, CBS
- Sunday, Dec. 8 at Washington Redskins*, noon, CBS
- Sunday, Dec. 15 at Oakland Raiders*, 3:05 p.m., CBS
- Sunday, Dec. 22 Indianapolis Colts*, noon, CBS
- Sunday, Dec. 29 at San Diego Chargers*, 3:25 p.m., CBS
Home games in bold; all kickoffs are Central Time.
* Subject to Flexible Scheduling
Season tickets are available now for as low as $25 per game. Partial plan ticket packages and group tickets go on sale to Jackson County residents on Monday, April 22 at 9 a.m. and to the general public on Wednesday, April 24 at 9 a.m. Visit kcchiefs.com for details.