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E-learning Course: Overview of Citizenship: Acquisition, Derivation and Naturalization
Tuesday January 29
- By: CLINIC
- Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- CLE Credit
This event takes place online.Webinar/Teleseminar, United States
This four-week course covers acquisition and derivation of citizenship, and the requirements for naturalization, including residence, physical presence, good moral character, civics and English language requirements and exemptions, disability waivers, oath requirements and the application process. Throughout the course, participants will review both the law and procedure for acquisition, derivation, and naturalization, including examination of primary and secondary sources and sample application forms. The course starts on January 8 with access to the e-learning course website and week one assignment. Once you receive your user name and password, you may participate in a variety of activities for self-directed learning, including reading assignments, exercises, sample case files to review, quizzes, and discussion questions. The course will be interactive, with opportunities for online and real-time discussion among students, and between students and instructors. The course also includes four webinars conducted on consecutive Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. eastern time starting on January 15. Each webinar lasts approximately ninety minutes, and is recorded and posted on the course website after the webinar is conducted. Although we encourage participants to attend the live webinars each week, you will be able to listen to and view a recording of any webinar you are unable to attend whenever you choose to do so.
Training Level:
Introductory This is an overview of citizenship for the practitioner who already has some exposure to immigration law fundamentals. Basic familiarity with (a) immigration law vocabulary; (b) the ways in which an immigrant may gain legal status; and (c) the concepts of inadmissibility and deportability, is assumed. For a detailed course outline, including the dates and times of the live webinars, click here. Course participants are required to attend or view recordings of thecourse webinars in order to receive a course completion certificate at the end of the course.
- $200 per person for CLINIC affiliate agencies
- $225 per person for other nonprofit agency staff
- $325 per person for private attorneys and staff
To register, click here. The training is for the staff of Catholic Charities and other community-based organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status, and attorneys and legal staff of private law offices. If you are registering as staff of a community-based organization, you must fax a copy of your IRS 501(c)(3) letter designating your agency as a nonprofit entity to CLINIC at (202) 635-2649 to the attention of Andres Abella. Your registration will be confirmed upon receipt of this letter. If you are an attorney, please include your state bar number. Payment is by credit card only. Please be sure to register under the correct category and for the correct training. All registration changes or cancellations are subject to an administrative charge of $70.00. Please note that CLINIC can only issue refunds for an e-learning course until one week prior to the first day of the training. Please provide the full name and a working email address for each individual taking this course. We will communicate with each registrant via email only, so it is very important that we have the correct name and email address for each registrant listed on the registration form. Space is limited. The deadline for registration is January 4, 2013 or sooner if registration is filled. For registration information contact Andres Abella at email@example.com. For questions about the course content, please contact Debbie Smith at email@example.com.
- CLE Credit Comments: CLINIC is authorized by the State Bar of California to provide minimum continuing legal education (MCLE) trainings. E-learning participants are eligible to claim 1.5 hours of MCLE credits per webinar for the webinar component of our e-learning immigration law courses. If you are an attorney licensed in another state, please check with your state bar to determine whether this training qualifies for MCLE credit.


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Weymouth, MA PD Purchases BIO-key's Field Interview Tracker™ to Launch Data-Sharing System for Area Law Enforcement Agencies
Four South Shore Law Enforcement Agencies Share Information to expedite identification of suspects, thus improving officer safety and effectiveness
Wall, N.J. - BIO-key International Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in wireless public safety solutions and finger-based biometric identification, in partnership with Cyber Communications, today announced that Weymouth, MA Police Department has purchased BIO-key's Field Interview Tracker™ (FIT) software. FIT, one of BIO-key's new products, lets officers collect field interview information from witnesses, suspects, or victims on the laptop in the police car. Powerful search capabilities enable users to immediately find prior contacts, saving critical time when it matters most.
The Weymouth Police Department hosts the Rockland, Hanover, and Plympton police departments, which comprise the Weymouth/Rockland Public Safety Regional Mobile Network. This network covers multiple counties, so that all four agencies can share field interview information. Lt. Kenneth Harrison of the Weymouth Police Department said, "The regionalization of this system and the sharing of information among these towns will greatly increase our ability to solve crimes by enabling us to quickly identify potential suspects."
"Police departments now have a powerful and easy-to-use tool that enables them to capture critical information about the people they have stopped and then search that data to locate persons of interest," said Mike DePasquale, CEO of BIO-key. "Data sharing amongst state, local and federal authorities has been identified as a top priority in the war on terror and our homeland security. The Weymouth/Rockland Public Safety Regional Mobile Network is a perfect example in how information can be shared between separate agencies in a secure and effective manner."
FIT integrates with MobileCOP, BIO-key's industry-leading platform for public safety mobile communications, providing real-time messaging and allowing officers to query a variety of local, state, and federal databases.
About BIO-key
BIO-key develops and delivers advanced identification solutions and information services to law enforcement departments, public safety agencies, government and private sector customers. BIO-key's mobile wireless technology provides first responders with critical, reliable, real-time data and images from local, state and national databases. BIO-key's high-performance, scalable, cost-effective and easy-to-deploy biometric finger identification technology accurately identifies and authenticates users of wireless and enterprise data to improve security, convenience and privacy and to reduce identity theft. Over 2,500 police, fire and emergency services departments in North America use BIO-key solutions, making BIO-key the leading supplier of mobile and wireless solutions for public safety worldwide. (www.bio-key.com)
About Cyber Communications
Cyber Communications provides over 270 New England police, fire, and emergency services with quality Motorola communications systems and equipment, maintenance, warranty and repair service. CyberComm has service centers located in Dracut, Waltham, and Taunton Massachusetts, as well as Warwick, Rhode Island. Each location provides all aspects of sales and service for Motorola's two-way radio product lines. Our commitment to customer service is unequivocal in all aspects, making us Motorola's premier authorized sales and service provider and setting the standard in the New England wireless market. (www.cybercomm.cc)


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Otrivine allergy relief nasal spray (xylometazoline)
Otrivine allergy relief nasal spray contains the active ingredient xylometazoline, which is a type of medicine called a decongestant.
What is it used for?
- Relieving a blocked nose (nasal congestion) associated with colds, flu, sinusitis and nasal allergies (allergic rhinitis) such as hayfever.
How does it work?
Otrivine allergy relief nasal spray contains the active ingredient xylometazoline, which is a type of medicine called a decongestant.
When this medicine is sprayed into the nose, the xylometazoline works by acting on alpha receptors that are found in the walls of blood vessels in the linings of the nasal passages and sinuses. It causes these blood vessels to contract and narrow, thereby decreasing blood flow into the linings of the nose and sinuses. This reduces swelling and the feeling of congestion. It also reduces the production of mucus, helping to relieve a blocked nose.
The nasal spray helps relieve congestion in a few minutes and the effect of the medicine lasts for up to 10 hours.
As the medicine causes the blood vessels in the nose to contract, it minimises the amount of medicine that is absorbed into the bloodstream from the nose. This means that the nasal spray has a relatively local effect in the nose and is unlikely to have side effects on other parts of the body.
How do I use it?
- Adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over should use one spray in each nostril one to three times a day as necessary.
- The spray can be used for up to a week.
- This medicine is for use in the nose only and should not be taken by mouth.
- Avoid getting the spray in the eyes.
- You should not use this medicine continuously for longer than seven days. This is because the medicine can become less effective if used excessively. In addition, nasal congestion may come back (rebound congestion) when you stop using the medicine if you use it for too long.
- For reasons of hygiene, do not use this nasal spray more than 28 days after first opening it.
- Each nasal spray should only be used by one person, to avoid spreading infection.
Not to be used in
- Children under 12 years of age.
- People who have recently had neurosurgery.
- People who have had their pituitary gland surgically removed.
- People who have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) antidepressant (eg phenelzine, isocarboxazid, tranylcypromine or moclobemide) in the last 14 days.
This medicine should not be used if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have previously experienced such an allergy. If you feel you have experienced an allergic reaction, stop using this medicine and inform your doctor or pharmacist immediately.
Use with caution in
- Heart disease.
- High blood pressure (hypertension).
- Overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism).
- Diabetes.
- Narrow angle glaucoma.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Certain medicines should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. However, other medicines may be safely used in pregnancy or breastfeeding providing the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the unborn baby. Always inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, before using any medicine.
- The safety of this medicine for use during pregnancy has not been established. It is not recommended for use by pregnant women. Seek medical advice from your doctor.
- It is not known if this medicine passes into breast milk. Ask your doctor for advice before using this medicine if you are breastfeeding.
Side effects
Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Just because a side effect is stated here does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.
- Irritation of the nasal lining (stinging, itching or soreness).
- Dryness of the nasal lining.
- Burning sensation in the nose or throat.
- Headache.
- Feeling sick.
The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the medicine's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with this medicine, please read the information provided with the medicine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.
How can this medicine affect other medicines?
If you are taking any other medicines, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, you should check with your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine as well, to make sure that the combination is safe.
You should not use this medicine if you are currently taking a type of medicine called a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), or have taken one of these medicines in the last 14 days. MAOIs include the antidepressants phenelzine, tranylcypromine, isocarboxazid and moclobemide, and the anti-Parkinson's medicines selegiline and rasagiline. This is because the combination could cause a dangerous increase in blood pressure (hypertensive crisis).
Other medicines containing the same active ingredient
- Otrivine adult measured dose sinusitis spray.
- Otrivine adult menthol nasal spray.
- Otrivine adult nasal drops.
- Otrivine adult nasal spray.
- Otrivine child nasal drops.
- Sudafed blocked nose spray.
- Sudafed mucus relief nasal spray.
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Why? I've been asked that question a lot of late as to the reason or reasons for running once more for president of the PPSA. After all, having been at or close to the helm of leadership since its creation in 1982, wasn't twenty-nine years of involvement enough? I most certainly thought so and that is WHY in 2011, after nearly three decades of service to this organization, I put on my retirement slippers, propped my feet up on a stool, sat back on my easy chair, and, with a cold glass of beer in hand, bid a fond farewell to my most beloved association.
I knew then that it was time for a new generation of younger, more energetic, motivated, and passionate leaders to take on the reigns and steer this organization in the right direction. I was confident that the, then, newly elected officers had what it took to oversee, manage, and nurture the sport towards a better future. I was ready to walk away, confident that the PPSA was in good hands, or so I thought.
A few quiet months passed when on or around the middle of 2012, as I was going around the country in a bid to run for the Senate, many of our fellow shooters began sharing their thoughts, and doubts, as to the direction the association was heading. Concerns surrounding safety, officiating of matches, equity of participation, the allocation of our meager resources, nepotism and, in some instances, the availability and use of funds were thrown into the conversations. I attributed all these to the growing pains and the process of adjusting to a new management style. Give them time, I counseled.
A few more months passed, and the same things were being brought up in countless conversations I was having all over the country as I was gearing up for my Senate run. I was fortunate to have the support, mostly moral, of many of our shooting brethren as I tiredly made the rounds of my sorties all over this beautiful country of ours. Again, I asked them to please give the present dispensation more time. There was clamor for me to be involved in the day-to-day running of the association. I politely declined and explained that time and circumstances would no longer allow me the opportunity as I was then preparing for elections of a different sort. Again, many more months passed and as the sting of an election defeat lapsed into a dull imperceptible ache I found myself once more in conversations about the PPSA, its direction, its future.
Part of the PPSA's enduring success as it enters its fourth decade can be attributed to its openness and its willingness to accept one and all into the community of shooters. I remember the early days, when, as the association was but a small, ragtag group of like-minded individuals coming from various affiliations and orientations, there was a sense of purpose. This small group of about forty or so individuals whom I call "The Originals" knew, that in order to make this controversial shooting sport succeed given the uncertainties of martial rule, they had to band together and bring in people of all stripes to the cause. We may not have all been from the same "camp", and we certainly all didn't get along, but we all knew that in order to give the sport a chance, everyone and everyone's participation had to be valued and respected. We fought hard against those who wanted to keep the PPSA "exclusive". We didn't allow one group to dominate and we most certainly didn't cater to an elitist crowd. We opened our doors to everyone regardless of class, position, political affiliation, background, or status. All were welcome, and as it stands again today, all still are.
So it was with a great deal of trepidation and concern when I heard that in just two short years after letting go of the reigns of leadership things were not as they should be that I decided to revisit my non-involvement. It turned out, through the course of many long conversations, that all was not well with the PPSA. The grumblings grew louder with each succeeding talk about how one group was favored over the rest of the general membership.
In the nearly three decades that I was at the helm of this association prior to my retirement in 2011, no one family dominated or lorded it over the sport. No one group was favored, no individual given special treatment because of affiliation, connection, or proximity to leadership. No single business enterprise was given the lion's share to the exclusion of the many who have supported this sport from the very beginning. I would like to think that those who rose in stature in our sport did so by their own dedication, abilities, honest effort, and perseverance. Perhaps some got away with a shenanigan or two, but, by and large, most were exposed and dealt with swiftly and accordingly.
Much had changed since 2011. While the sport survived, those most deserving of opportunity, recognition, and support found us unable to provide any. Instead, those close to the leadership, despite being undeserving, got most of what was available, perhaps more. That is a sad commentary of the state of affairs and it must be rectified immediately. Henceforth, no one will get a free pass. All of us must earn our keep.
The PPSA exists for you, the shooter. It is for those who save up the money and time, sometimes foregoing other simple pleasures in life just to be able to do that which we all love, to shoot. It doesn't exist for the superstar competitor whose tight-fitting sublimated shirt is covered in sponsorship logos screaming for attention. It doesn't exist for those wealthy enough to own their own gun company or business, or whose status in life is above that of the average man or woman. The PPSA does not exist for the well-to-do shooter who barks at everyone when he or she does not get his and her way at the matches or for the aging has-beens who constantly posts videos on Facebook and YouTube of their former glory. The PPSA doesn't exist solely for those who occupy higher office or wear the uniform of peacekeepers. Rather, the association exists for the shooter who loves the sport and wants to continue participating in it long after his or her talents wane or reflexes falter. It exists for the range officers who give of their precious time and energy to ensure, most of the time unrecognized and unappreciated, that you have a safe day at the range. The PPSA exists so that those who still haven't heard of the sport of practical shooting may one day be thankful of the organization's endurance for its future participants. The PPSA exists so that one day a Filipino may be the IPSC World Champion, the highest achievement in our sport. I want the PPSA to be the organization it was conceived by many to be-- a community of shooters. That is why I ran.
Be safe.
Practical Shooting is the fastest growing shooting sport in the world to date. Combining the elements of Speed, Power, and Accuracy, it is a venue that seeks to develop and test an individual's shooting skills in a controlled sporting environment. Practical shooting matches are realistic, diverse and fun, mixing props such as barricades, doors, shooting ports, tunnels and other everyday objects with full or partially exposed targets, moving targets, penalty-carrying no-shoot targets and steel reactive targets to test the skills and techniques of the practical shooting competitor.
Practical shooting is done freestyle - there is no single method by which a shooting scenario may be engaged and individual competitors may have their own solution to the shooting problem at hand. Each competitor's resulting score is determined by the number of hits made on a given target, divided by the elapsed time needed to complete the scenario.


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While the Neapolitan pizza scene in D.C. has been booming of late, there's little in the way of options if you're in the mood for a deep dish pie. There are a few standouts, if you're not desperate enough to slum it at Uno's, including District of Pi. A branch of a St. Louis based chain, Pi opened late last year in Penn Quarter after a stint as a food truck only operation (the truck is still running). Pi serves reasonable facsimiles of Chicago-style deep dish pies (and thin crust pies), but is a far cry from some of the Windy City greats.
If you've ever had a slice from Two Boots, you'll have a pretty good idea of what you're getting at District of Pi, at least in terms of the crust. What Pi has in common with Two Boots is the liberal use of cornmeal in the crust in both its deep dish and thin crust pies—mixed in with the dough for the deep dish and sprinkled on the bottom for the thin crust (that and they both originally hail from southern states). The result is a largely uninteresting crust in both. The deep dish crust is doughy and stiff. The thin crust is cracker thin and shatters like one toward the outer edges.
Where the deep dish pie is saved is its sauce and toppings. The sauce is applied liberally and is thick and zesty with an abundance of herbs, which masks the blandess of the crust. The Kirkwood ($18/$24) is topped with mozzarella, Italian pork and beef meatballs, red peppers, and basil. The meatballs are substantial and do a great deal to add a smoky flavor to balance the slightly oversweet sauce. The thin crust North Beach Classico ($16/$21) is not so lucky. The featureless crust and thinly applied sauce are overwhelmed by peppers and onions. I could barely taste the sausage and mozzarella. If you find yourself seated at District of Pi, I wholeheartedly recommend sticking to the deep dish pies.
This raises the question: why visit District of Pi? After all, Matchbox is right around the corner. Well, the amount of traffic around Metro Center and Gallery Place necessarily yields ungodly levels of traffic for any business in the area. Both Matchbox and Pi offer accessible, family friendly environments and menus, but being one of the few options for Chicago-style deep dish draws consistent crowds to Pi. It doesn't hurt that it has a stellar beer selection and excellent wings ($10), which may actually have been my favorite part of the meal. Since its opening, District of Pi has been succeeding in providing an easy dining option in a busy neighborhood where pizza seekers and families with small children alike can congregate. Expect to have an enjoyable time, but don't expect to renounce Chi-Town anytime soon.
As an ending note, I'll say that I suspect District of Pi's approach is better served by their food truck. The prospect of a quick, no fuss deep dish pie for lunch is more appealing than the overwrought production of Pi's cavernous space. Stay tuned for a visit to the food truck.
District of Pi
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My wife got bitten by this bug three weeks ago.
We initially thought it was a skin growth because we couldn't shift it. However, after a lot of twisting it came free - and then it moved and crawled away! There were two distinctive bite marks which subsequently became infected. Fortunately the infection seems to have cleared up. I can't identify it - I thought it looked like a beetle but couldn't find any that bit and held on or sucked blood. I assume it could be a tick but again I cannot identify it.
It is a tick.
Despite the bite/infection clearing up, I strongly suggest you discuss the event with your GP.
Some of these ticks carry Lyme disease, the symptoms of which may be deferred. It is something you definitely want to avoid if at all possible. Your GP can adivse and I am pretty sure he/she can test for Lyme disease.


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BART earlier this month had signaled its intent to exercise the option, adding to its earlier order for 260 new cars, worth $631 million. The total order of 410 cars, worth roughly $896million, is expected to be in revenue service by 2020. BART's Board of Directors approved the $896 million contract May 14.
Additional orders could eventually total 775 cars, Bombardier and BART have both said.
Designated by BART as its "Fleet of the Future", the new cars will replace BART's entire existing fleet and enable system expansion. Bombardier will assemble the cars at its manufacturing plant in Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Bombardier said 10 pilot cars are scheduled to be delivered in the spring of 2015, followed by comprehensive testing of the pilot cars on the BART system. The delivery of the 400 remaining production series cars is expected to follow between early 2017 and the spring of 2020.


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TACOMA, Wash. – On March 17, 2013, it will be exactly 125 years since the wintery Saturday in 1888 when Methodist pioneers founded University of Puget Sound, a Tacoma institution that they aimed to make a "praise in all the land."
To mark the anniversary, University of Puget Sound—now an independent liberal arts college of national standing—is inviting its neighbors and the greater community to a series of public events (see below). The talks and exhibits, most of them free, will bring to life the often tumultuous times of the past 125 years, celebrate the achievements of local civic leaders, and share the ideas of some forward-looking thinkers.
Over the last century and a quarter, Puget Sound and the city of Tacoma have been deeply intertwined. Faculty and staff at the university joined with Tacoma citizens to create entities including the Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, Museum of Glass, Double Shot Theater Festival, and South Sound Sustainability Expo, to name a few.
Partnerships with businesses, charities, institutions, families, and schools have enhanced the opportunities for Tacoma's young people, supported entrepreneurs, assisted people in need, sustained the environment, and created entities of positive change, such as Puget Sound's Civic Scholarship Initiative, Race and Pedagogy Initiative, and Sound Policy Institute.
The people of Tacoma have likewise supported Puget Sound: cheering on the Logger athletic teams, attending concerts and lectures, studying in the community music program, receiving free care at the college's occupational and physical therapy clinics, tuning in to radio station KUPS, and hiring student interns and graduates, many of whom choose to make Tacoma their home.
This year of its 125th anniversary, Puget Sound will be celebrating in many ways on campus, as well as extending a welcome to the public to attend special events, including those below.
The Drive for 125: All spring long, with 125th celebration basketball games on Friday, Jan. 25.
Sports fans are invited to cheer the 23 Logger athletic teams to success in their "Drive for 125" wins during this school year. A special night for basketball fans, with giveaways and prizes, will be Friday, Jan. 25 when the women's and men's teams will face off against Whitworth at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Our scoreboard of victories so far (we're more than halfway there!), playing schedules, and more details can be viewed at: www.loggerathletics.com/information/releases/2012-13/drivefor125.
125 Years in the Stacks book exhibit and blog: Jan. 25—March 14
Collins Memorial Library has created two remarkable ways to relive the past 125 years through books. One book from each of the last 125 years was chosen from the university collection to create a selection of works that reflect our changing society. The book exhibit can be viewed at the library (library hours) or online, with commentary and photos, at http://blogs.ups.edu/125books.
125 Years in the Stacks lecture series: Jan. 28—March 11
Each event below begins at 4 p.m. with tea and cookies in Trimble Forum, Trimble Hall, except the "Brief History" which will be in Rasmussen Rotunda in Wheelock Student Center.
Wole Soyinka lecture: Thursday, Feb. 7
The Nigerian Nobel Laureate's lecture, titled "Writing for Freedom," will start at 8 p.m., in Schneebeck Concert Hall. Tickets are $20. For more information visit: www.pugetsound.edu/news-and-events/campus-news/details/1108/.
Bill Cosby performance: Sunday, Feb. 10
The legendary comedian will share his unique views on life in a standup comedy show starting at 7:30 p.m., in Memorial Fieldhouse. Tickets are $25 and $50. For details and tickets visit: www.pugetsound.edu/news-and-events/campus-news/details/1097/
Gabriella Lettini lecture: Tuesday, March 5
The professor of theological ethics at Starr King School for the Ministry will give a talk at 7:30 p.m. titled "Moral Injury as a Wound of War and the Need for Soul Repair." The event is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance. More information is available from Wheelock Information Center at 253.879.6013.
More can be learned about Puget Sound, its history, and its anniversary celebration at the 125th Anniversary website. Campus members and alumni are sharing cherished memories on the site through words and images. From Jan. 25, the university's YouTube channel will air entries from the 125th Anniversary video contest. The winning entries will be announced the week of Feb. 11.
In addition, a historical timeline of Puget Sound covers the college's early years, six changes of location, the struggles through two World Wars, the drive for academic excellence, a flurry of national recognitions, and examples of the dedication of the men and women who built Puget Sound and the commitment of the Pierce County community, which has sustained the college for 125 years.
On the university's official birthday of Sunday, March 17, the website will light up with a montage of videos of campus members, alumni, parents, guests, musical artists, and others in the community wishing Puget Sound a "Happy Birthday!"
FOR TICKETS: for Bill Cosby and Wole Soyinka order online at http://tickets.pugetsound.edu, or call Wheelock Information Center to purchase with a credit card at 253.879.6013.
For directions and a map of the campus: www.pugetsound.edu/directions.xml
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Press photos of the University of Puget Sound campus and visiting artists and lecturers be downloaded from: www.pugetsound.edu/pressphotos
Photos on page: From top: Puget Sound basketball team in 1909; Loggers beat PLU in Oct. 2005, after a 17-game losing streak; Book by William Hamilton Gibson from 1891; Karen Haas as Abby Williams Hill; a typing class in the Commerce Department in decade of 1910-20.
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They are experienced at optimizing PCR reagents because their assays are used by researchers, such as military and veterinary diagnosticians, who work in a wide range of environmental conditions, and who use a variety of PCR instrument platforms. Thus, the assay reagents need to be robust and forgiving. Assay development requirements for Tetracore researchers include: Quick reformulation of products to address viral mutation Large sets of primers/probe that work together and provide robust amplification in a multiplex format Probe dyes that can be discriminated by a specific set of common PCR instruments, without instrument recalibration Sufficiently low background of multiple probes to allow accurate quantification of distinct signals Assay reagents that are stable across a broad range of temperatures, including those in tropical and desert conditions We spoke with Dr William M Nelson, co-founder and president of Tetracore, and one of the company's research scientists, Rolf Rauh, who both elaborated on how the company has addressed these challenges. Keeping up with rapidly mutating viruses "Many of the viral infections we develop assays for are caused by RNA viruses, which can change rapidly over time through high mutation rates, not unlike HIV in humans. This requires us to continually check GenBank to see if there are new strains evolving that have the potential to be missed by our assays. We are constantly reformulating our assays so that they will detect all of the relevant viral variants," notes Dr Nelson. Multiplex assays that ID all viral strains Another major challenge for the Tetracore researchers is to be able to provide a unique set of assays that will identify all strains of a disease-causing organism. For example, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV), one of the diseases for which Tetracore provides test reagents, is actually caused by a broad group of viruses, of which there are 2 main types: North American–like and European-like (named for where they were first isolated). These 2 main types are different enough that a single set of primers and probe will not identify both. So the scientists at Tetracore use several primer and probe sets in a single qPCR assay to be able to detect all of the variants. Currently, the Tetracore PRRSV assay contains 34 primers and 8 probes! Not only must these primer and probe sets be designed to work simultaneously, in a multiplex format, but signals detecting the different PRRSV types need to be distinguishable. The 8 probes use 3 different fluorescent dyes, and must be detected by 3 non-overlapping real-time PCR instrument channels. One channel is dedicated solely to the control, so the other 2 channels are left to detect the remaining 7 probes. Therefore, the choice of dyes used with these probes is critical. Dye selection and optimization Tetracore's selection of dyes requires numerous considerations. Their customers use a variety of real-time PCR instruments, and common dyes do not always provide sufficient signal resolution on every platform. Additionally, some instruments need to be calibrated for the chosen dyes, or at least have channels sufficiently separated to detect the dyes without overlap. Dye choice is also restricted by the buffers and even common plasticware used, which themselves can alter fluorescence. For the PRRSV assay, Tetracore settled on FAM (FAM channel) for probes detecting 1 strain of virus, ATTO 550/Dragonfly Orange™ (DFO) (TAMRA or Cy®3 channel, depending on the instrument) for probes detecting them second strain, and ATTO 647N (Cy5 channel) as the inhibition extraction control. The additive signal of the multiple probes in the reaction mixture creates excessive background fluorescence. Even though the probes are quenched, longer probes and those with secondary structure that restrict quenching can generate significant background fluorescence, especially in the FAM channel. Therefore, the Tetracore team had to devise methods for combining all of these probes into a single cocktail, but still provide enough discrimination for accurate disease detection. "In order to maintain a robust assay that was relevant, we needed ways to limit the amount of background fluorescence," remarked Rolf Rauh."In addition to providing us with the ZEN Double-Quenched Probes to help resolve our background issues, IDT has been invaluable, both from a quality and turnaround time perspective. We frequently make use of being able to order primers and receiving them the next day."—Rolf Rauh, Scientist at TetracoreAdding an internal quencher to decrease background fluorescence IDT ZEN™ Double-Quenched Probes have helped Tetracore address the problem of high background. ZEN probes include 2 quenchers: Iowa Black FQ (IBFQ) at the 3' end of the probe, and the ZEN quencher positioned internally, 9 bp from the fluorophore. The fluorescent background (Rn) of a ZEN Double- Quenched Probe is nearly 4X lower than traditional dye-quencher labeled probes [1]. Introducing 5'FAM/ZEN/3'IBFQ probes has reduced potential false positive signal and significantly lowered background fluorescence in the PRRSV assay (Figure 1). In addition, these probes have allowed Tetracore to more easily provide assays for platforms like the Cepheid SmartCycler®, which has a fixed amount of "headroom" (the amount of overall signal allowable before saturation). The high background from the traditional, single-quenched probes in the assay results in "railing", i.e., where the signal plateaus, producing a straight line, because the instrument does not have enough dynamic range to accommodate the process (Figure 1A). Railing can lead to signal bleed over into adjacent channels, which can complicate data interpretation if those channels are also being used (Figure 1B). The reduced background fluorescence of ZEN Double-Quenched Probes compared to traditional single-quenched probes is demonstrated in Figure 1C. Figure 1. ZEN™ Double-Quenched Probes Resolve Fluorescence Saturation, Bleed Over, and High Background. A120 bp region of a diagnostic PRRSV gene was amplified by real-time PCR, using an 18 nt FAM probe synthesized with either a single BHQ quencher (B11 and B12) or dual ZEN/IBFQ quenchers from IDT (A7 and A9). Reactions were performed in duplicate on the SmartCycler® System (Cepheid). (A) Abnormal sigmoidal curves, indicative of fluorescence saturation in the FAM channel, were observed for the single-quenched probe. Regular sigmoid curves were obtained for the corresponding double-quenched probe. (B) Saturation of the FAM channel resulted in bleed over into the adjacent Cy3 channel for the single-quenched probe; no bleed over was observed with the double-quenched probe. (C) Background fluorescence was substantially higher for the single-quenched probe than the double-quenched probe. Dr Nelson also noted, "The ZEN Double-Quenched Probes have allowed us tocontinue adding probes to the already complex PRRSV assay mix to accommodate the changing viral landscape. This IDT product has helped us address the addition of new probes and primer sets to our assay very quickly." Thus, adoption of ZEN Double-Quenched Probes has allowed the Tetracore researchers to quickly reformulate their assays with the addition of probes to address rapid viral mutation, while reducing the background they would otherwise generate. References PrimeTime® qPCR Probes flyer. Calibrating your real-time instrument for the dyes you choose to use Thermal cycler and real-time detection system emission and excitation filter settings vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, so your instrument must be calibrated for each dye as part of the experimental optimization process to enhance dye specificity and minimize background and overlapping of fluorescence signals. The Tetracore assays are unique in that the company has spent a lot of resources on developing assays that can be detected on 3 well-separated channels applicable to the majority of real-time PCR instruments. However, real-time PCR assays from most manufacturers are not usually as rigorously tested. Therefore, it is important to verify that your qPCR instrument is calibrated for the probe dyes you choose. If not, you must perform calibration according to the instrument manufacturer's instructions or change your dye choices. Calibration protocols Refer to the instrument manufacturer for specific instructions. Note that IDT also provides calibration instructions for some of the more popular Applied Biosystems Real-Time qPCR instruments (7300, 7500, 7900) that can be used to calibrate dyes not supplied by Applied Biosystems. See the Support tab at www.idtdna.com/primetime. Dye selection Recommendations on dye selection for multiplex real-time PCR assays can be found on the IDT website, www.idtdna.com, under the Support menu. For more information on dye spectral emission and excitation values, go to www.idtdna.com/catalog/Modifications/Dyes.aspx. Company profile: Tetracore (www.tetracore.com) Sheila Diepold (Scientist), demonstrates new features of theTetracore T-COR 8 portable real-time PCR instrument (available in late 2013) to Zianab Sankoh (Research Associate I) and Silvia Pillay (Research Associate II). As an alternative to retiring in July of 1998, Dr William M Nelson chose to start a company with three of his Navy Medical Research Laboratory (Bethesda, MD, USA) colleagues. "Tetracore" opened its doors that November and now employs 70 staff, and remains privately held. The company develops products for antibody-based rapid response diagnostics, using lateral flow technology for biodefense—these include assays for the detection of such biothreats as anthrax, ricin, and plague. Tetracore also specializes in real-time PCR assays for infectious diseases of interest to the agricultural and veterinary sectors. The company does similar work on a contract basis for the US government, which includes providing room temperature, dried down qPCR assays that are stable for over a year. By the end of 2013, Tetracore will have released the second generation, portable, battery-operated PCR instrument for field use. This 8-well system is capable of handling 3–5 distinct dyes. Rolf Rauh has a background in virology and has been at Tetracore since 2008. His research is focused on real-time PCR assay development and has been key in the development of the current Tetracore PRRSV assay. Product Spotlight: ZEN™ and TAO™ Double-Quenched Probes ZEN and TAO Double-Quenched Probes make use of a second, internal quencher in addition to a 3' terminal IBFQ to decrease background signal, increase real-time PCR sensitivity, and provide improved precision in qPCR applications. While the distance between fluorophore and quencher in traditional, single-quenched probes is 20−30 bases, the internal ZEN or TAO quencher decreases this distance to only 9 bases. This shortened distance, particularly when combined with the traditional 3'-end quencher, leads to extremely efficient quenching with significantly less background fluorescence. Including a ZEN or TAO internal quencher enables the use of much longer probes for designs falling within AT-rich regions. In addition to its use with FAM dye as demonstrated in this article, the ZEN internal quencher is available with HEX, TET, JOE, and MAX™ dyes, and is compatible with a variety of real-time PCR instruments. The TAO internal quencher is available with a 5' Cy® 5 fluorophore. Order ZEN or TAO Double-Quenched Probes or complete assays with primers and ZEN or TAO Double-Quenched Probes at www.idtdna.com/primetime. Recommendations on dye selection for multiplex real-time PCR assays can be found on the IDT website, www.idtdna.com/primetime, under the Support tab. Additional readingFor other examples of how your qPCR experiments can benefit from ZEN™ Double-Quenched Probes, read: Two Quenchers Are Better Than One!—Data demonstrating that ZEN Double-Quenched Probes in qPCR assays provide increased signal detection and greater assay sensitivity than single-quenched probes, such as probes with BHQ Quenchers. ZEN Double-Quenched Probes also make it more feasible to use longer probes due to the resulting lower background fluorescence. She Prefers Red—Guppy Mate Preference—Scientists from Simon Fraser University (British Columbia, Canada) use guppies as a model to study the evolution of female mate preferences for male coloration. Read more about their field study using PrimeTime® qPCR Assays, ZEN Double-Quenched Probes, and gBlocks® Gene Fragments.Browse all of our DECODED Online Newsletter articles on PCR/qPCR applications. Author: Ellen Prediger, PhD, is Director of Scientific Communication.© 2013, 2016 Integrated DNA Technologies. All rights reserved. Trademarks contained herein are the property of Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. or their respective owners. For specific trademark and licensing information, see www.idtdna.com/trademarks.


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Richardson contractors completed painting a 1.1-mile section of new bike lanes on North Collins Boulevard between West Campbell Road and Palisades Creek Drive this past Saturday. The addition is part of 3.8 miles of new bike lanes being added this year, thanks in part to a TxDOT Safe Routes to School grant.
The latest addition to Richardson's bike lane network brings the current total to approximately 12 miles of the 20 miles of bike lanes included in the City's Master Transportation Plan. The installation connects to existing bike lanes on Collins Boulevard, which connect north to Renner Trail.
This summer, an additional 2.7 miles of bike lanes will be installed near Yale Elementary School under a Safe Routes to School grant. That project, which also includes sidewalk improvements and barrier-free curb ramps, will install bike lanes on East Collins Boulevard (from Plano Road to Jupiter Road), Yale Boulevard (from Arapaho Road to Campbell Road) and Owens Boulevard (from Woodoak Drive to Campbell Road).
Current plans also include adding bike lanes along Collins Boulevard from Plano Road to US-75 (Central Expressway) in 2014 as part of the Duck Creek Trail Extension project.
About the City of Richardson Bike Lane Program
Richardson's first bike lanes were installed on Lookout Drive in 1996. In recent years, the City's bike lane network has been expanded significantly, and expanding Richardson's bike lane system and enhancing pavement markings and signage is one of the City Council's near-term goals. The City works closely with organizations, including local partner Bike Friendly Richardson, and neighborhood groups to identify and implement additional bike routes in the community.
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The huge demand by providers of renewable energy spells good news for the famously green city, which plans to get at least 33 percent of its electricity sales from renewable sources by 2015. The ambitious objective took a big leap forward last month when the City Council approved a 25-year contract with the company Brannon Solar to provide energy at a cost not exceeding $91 million. The project would provide about 5 percent of the city's annual energy needs.
The contract can be a sign of things to come for City of Palo Alto Utilities, which already has one of the nation's premier green-energy programs, PaloAltoGreen, under which residents voluntarily pay a fee to support renewable energy. Last month, the city received proposals for renewable-energy projects from 57 companies offering 92 projects. Of these, 62 are solar projects, said James Stack, a Utilities Department resource planner who gave a brief presentation on the responses to the Utilities Advisory Commission earlier this month.
Stack said the city currently has five renewable-energy projects under development, including the Brannon one. Solar energy prices have been dropping over the past year, making this a good time for the city to buy, he said.
If everything goes as planned, the city's renewable-energy portfolio will slightly exceed the 33 percent goal by 2015. But just to make sure the goals are met, the city issued a fresh request for proposals, which resulted in a flood of responses that exceeded last year's record number. Stack said staff has narrowed down the received proposals to three and expects to send them to the council for approval next spring.
Floor heater may have sparked house fire
A two-alarm fire that damaged a home in the College Terrace neighborhood of Palo Alto near Stanford University on Sunday, Dec. 23, may have been caused by a floor-heater malfunction, according to the Palo Alto Fire Department.
Firefighters responded to a 5:02 p.m. report of a house fire in the 2100 block of Yale Avenue, a block west of El Camino Real. The blaze was reported by a neighbor who had seen smoke spewing from a vent, fire officials said.
When crews entered the 900-square-foot home, they saw flames in the living room and upgraded the response to two alarms, calling in crews from Mountain View, according to the fire department.
The flames were extinguished and the home, which was unoccupied at the time of the fire, sustained extensive smoke damage with fire damage confined to the living room, officials said.
No one was injured and the Santa Clara Valley chapter of the American Red Cross provided assistance to the lone resident of the home, officials said.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, but it may have been sparked by a floor heater, according to the fire department.
Fire officials said the incident should serve as a reminder to residents to have their floor heaters serviced and to keep them away from any combustible debris.
Accused killer to be tried on weapons charges
Gregory Elarms Sr., the man who was accused of gunning down East Palo Alto community activist David Lewis at the Hillsdale Shopping Center in 2010, will be tried on weapons charges, San Mateo County Superior Court Judge John Grandsaert ruled Thursday, Dec. 20.
Elarms is charged with possession of shanks in county jail, including a sharpened toothbrush, a sharpened spork and two sharpened pencils tied together to work as a stabbing instrument. He was in custody facing special circumstances murder charges for allegedly gunning down Lewis in the shopping mall parking garage on June 9, 2010.
But the court threw out the murder charges in November after a defense motion that Elarms was denied his Miranda rights. His defense attorney, Jonathan McDougall, had argued that San Mateo police violated Elarms' rights when they continued to question him although he had asked for an attorney.
Police said Elarms lay in wait for Lewis at San Mateo Medical Center where Lewis worked and followed him to the shopping center where he confronted him and shot him once. Lewis was a well-known community activist who helped found the Free At Last drug rehabilitation program in East Palo Alto and was instrumental in starting the successful parolee reentry program. The two knew each other as youths in East Palo Alto.
Elarms remains in custody on $500,000 bail. He will appear in court Jan. 3 for a preliminary hearing and a hearing to reduce his bail.
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h'lo all, hoping to get some advise on setting up my new WRT54GL.
this is my first encounter with a wireless router, though I've had 3 previous Linksys (hardwired) routers.
I have to say, given that they give virtually no Mac support, it was a breeze….just plugged it in to my cable modem and my laptop and - boom - on the net on my first try!
I'm able to access the router via it's web-based system and can now "tweak" with settings, but I'm running in to a lot of "tweakable" settings that I'm not familiar with and that makes me nervous! hence my post here for help… I don't *think* what I hope to accomplish is all that difficult, but perhaps you can tell me.
First my setup. I have; (a.) 3 desktop Macs and a Samsung TV hardwired to the four Ethernet ports and (b.) my Mac laptop accessing the router via Airport Extreme wifi. All are happily accessing the web.
But I realize that the reason that "(b.)" is accessing the web is that I've changed no default settings in the router and, not only can *I* access the router via wifi, but probably anyone driving down the road or sitting out in front of my house can access the web via my wifi. And I'd like to change that.
I'm *guessing* that the router settings i need to change lie in the "Wireless Security" area of the router? And it's here that I'm running in to a lot of "tweakable" settings that I don't understand.
But let me give an example of what I would *like* to accomplish. And, for my own understanding, I'm going to keep it extremely simple.
Let's say that there are 3 different laptops…."A", "B" and "C". All 3 are Macs and running Airport Extreme.
Now, "A" is my laptop, sitting here on my desk next to the router. As i leave Airport always turned on, I want "A" to *always* have access to the routers wifi *without* having to enter a username/password, i.e. when i turn "A" on, it's wired.
Now "B" might be the laptop of a friend who happens by the house and need access. They would need to find my network on their laptop and then i would need to give them a password to let them get on .
And finally, "C" is the guy I don't know out in the street whom I want to *never* have access to my network.
So my question then is, can I accomplish this by changing settings in "Wireless Security" on my router and how/what would I change?
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hello. Yes, it's under that tab. Basically, you just need to set up your own WPA/WPA2 personal key.
Go to Wireless > Wireless Security and select WPA2 Personal from the drop down.
Now type your desired password under WPA Shared Key. Give it a strong password with numbers, something you'll easily remember but hard for others to figure out. Now for the devices:
A.) Once you enter the password on your Mac, it will remember the password so you won't need to re-enter it. Once you boot and AirPort runs, you'll be connected immediately.
B.) Same goes for your friend. Once you've given him your password, he would be able to connect to your network once he's in your wireless range until you change your password. One workaround for this is to get a Linksys E-series router with Cisco Connect. These routers let you create a separate wireless network for guests with a different password.
C.) Now for that person you don't want to access your network, simply don't give him your password. As long as you set a good WPA security key, no one else would be able to access your network.
greencross, can't thank you enough! your description was spot on and it was a snap to setup! thanks again and I'm sure I'll be back!
I set up the security key password for this router and my name displays when network connections are displayed on wireless devices. Problem is the old Linksys G connection is still there. How do I shut this no secured connection down.
I don't want to use the MAC addresses option.
how do i make my router secure
The most practical way to secure your wireless network (which I assume is what you are talking about) is to set the wireless security to WPA2 and use a unique and random password that you make up.
You can also use a website to make one up.
Thank you, every now and again my router crashes and I keep forgetting how to set the security password. Thanks again.


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Michigan wins swimming title
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INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan's Connor Jaeger won the 1,650-yard freestyle Saturday night to wrap up the Wolverines' first NCAA men's swimming and diving team title since 1995.
Michigan finished with 480 points for the victory they celebrated by jumping into the pool and singing the school fight song. Two-time defending champion California was second at 406.5, and Arizona was third with 313.5.
The Wolverines entered the meet hoping to finish in the top three.
"We didn't have a real confidence that we would win this," coach Mike Bottom said. "By the second day I looked at our team and I said, 'All right we've gotten in the top three, now what do you want to do?" They looked at me like I was crazy. They looked at me and said, 'We came here to win.'"
Jaeger finished in 14 minutes, 27.18 seconds at IU Natatorium, while the Wolverines' Sean Ryan finished fourth, Ryan Feeley sixth and Anders Nielsen ninth.
Jaeger also won the 500-yard freestyle Thursday.
"I was not thinking about a time, just racing and enjoying the race, too," Jaeger said. "The coaches have been great about not putting any pressure on us. The team understood that we're having a really special year and we're just letting our passion drive us."
The Wolverines finished second in the final event, the 400 freestyle relay. Southern California won the relay in 2:48.33.
Southern California's Vlad Morozov won the 100 freestyle in 40.76 to break the NCAA record.
California's Tom Shields won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:41.74 to break the American short-course record, but the Bears fell well short of Michigan.
"I think, honestly, we got more focused in on winning instead of swimming fast," Cal coach David Durden said. "Those are two different things. You can still win and not swim at your absolute best."
Bottom is in his fifth year as coach at Michigan. He said he's spent the last four years getting the Wolverines to the point of being able to win a national title.
"You do it one day at a time and one student-athlete at a time," Bottom said. "We started out with one recruiting class that we were scrambling on and these are the guys."
Arizona took the top two spots in the 200 breaststroke to jump from fifth to third. Kevin Cordes won in 1:48.68 to set an NCAA record, and Carl Mickelson was second in 1:51.90.
Wisconsin sophomore Andrew Tediutswon the 200 yard backstroke in 1:38.27.


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Bailey faces Dodgers Minor Leaguers in return
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- In his first game of any kind since March 10, Reds pitcher Homer Bailey pitched five innings for Triple-A Louisville against Dodgers Minor Leaguers on Monday. Bailey, who had been out with a strained right groin, threw 76 pitches.
The early innings went smoothly for Bailey, including a third inning in which he needed only seven pitches. He gave up hits in the fourth and fifth innings and was stopped in the fifth when he reached his pitch limit.
"Early on it almost felt too good, because I hadn't been on the mound in so long," Bailey said. "Then in that fifth, I did start cramping up just a little bit, but that can kind of be expected."
Bailey's fastball velocity ranged generally from 90 to 93 mph, and he topped out at 94 mph. He also threw a few off-speed pitches.
"I don't know how much you can expect the first time out after taking some time off," Bailey said. "I did feel kind mechanically a little off from just not being on the mound and stuff. Physically, I felt all right."
Bailey played it safe and did not cover first base on a couple of ground balls.
"It was something we haven't done yet," Bailey said. "I kind of took a step and said, 'Whoa, not today.' I didn't want to reinjure it covering a base. That was the only hesitation. We've got a week left; let's cool down a little bit."
Assuming Bailey is still feeling OK, his next start would most likely be on Saturday for the Reds in an exhibition at Louisville. That could put him on track to pitch the third game of the regular season, which would be April 3 against the Cardinals.
Bailey seems confident that he will not need to begin the season on the disabled list.
"I don't think I will start on the day I was scheduled to from the beginning of spring, but that's kind of part of being the starter," Bailey said. "You have to wait every fifth day, yada, yada."
Latos feels strength return in scrimmage
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Pitching in a Minor League scrimmage for Double-A Pensacola on Monday, Reds starter Mat Latos threw 43 pitches in three innings against the Dodgers' Double-A Chattanooga club.
It was Latos' second Minor League game since returning from Feb. 14 surgery that repaired torn meniscus cartilage in his left knee. He also had bone chips removed from his right elbow in an October operation.
"The elbow feels great; the knee, I don't feel anything," Latos said. "The velocity was there with me not trying to let it go. It's Spring Training, so who cares? The velocity was there, the curveball was there, the slider was there. I can't complain with anything. I feel strong. I feel ready to go."
The Reds expect Latos to begin the season on the disabled list, and he will remain in Arizona after the team leaves camp. The plan is for him to have at least five starts in spring before pitching in the regular season.
Contingent of injured Reds to stay in Arizona
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Injured Reds relievers Sean Marshall and Jonathan Broxton and third baseman Jack Hannahan will remain in Arizona after camp breaks to work out and play with the remaining Minor Leaguers.
"This is where we're got games going when we leave for Pensacola and Louisville," Reds manager Bryan Price said.
Because the Friday and Saturday Reds exhibition games at Double-A Pensacola and Triple-A Louisville count as big league exhibitions and would prevent backdating disabled-list stints, the three players cannot participate.
Marshall, who has not pitched in a game all spring because of left shoulder soreness, is scheduled to face hitters in live batting practice on Wednesday.
Hannahan, who is recovering from October right shoulder surgery, has been able to hit in games but can't throw effectively on a consistent basis. Hannahan has yet to throw across a diamond from third base to first base in a game.
"He's done it in practice," Price said. "I don't want to say tentative, but it's certainly not at game speed. It might be a day on, a day off or two days on, a day off. He's not throwing every day."
Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco has not swung a bat since straining his left oblique on Wednesday.
"He has increased the amount of rotational exercises he's been doing but has not swung the bat," Price said. "I don't know if that's in the cards today or tomorrow."
If needed, Hamilton an option at shortstop
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Depending on the final roster decisions that are made this week, the Reds could break camp without a shortstop to back up Zack Cozart. Ramon Santiago is one of the candidates but is not a lock to make the team. The same goes for Chris Nelson, who played the spot in the Minors but barely in the Majors.
Third baseman Todd Frazier, who was drafted as a shortstop, could fill in, as he did for two games in 2011. He has played there once this spring. There is also another player who will make the team with 312 Minor League games played at shortstop: Billy Hamilton.
Manager Bryan Price was asked if he would consider using Hamilton at shortstop this season.
"I think when you're out of shortstops. I don't want to see [reliever Logan] Ondrusek out there," Price said. "You always look at those worst-case scenarios. We've talked about Neftali Soto as a catcher. What a peace of mind you have if one of your catchers gets hurt and you pinch-hit or pinch-run for him, the other guy is in the game and takes a foul tip or something happens and you can't play and go, 'Boy, Joey Votto caught when he signed. Strap the gear on Joey and send him out there to catch.'
"There is a peace of mind knowing that at least they've done it. In Billy's case, he's done it a lot. In Nefi's case, not so much. Nevertheless, at least he has worked on it. That flexibility definitely gives you a calming sense that if you put Billy in that position or Nefi, at least they've done it before."
Bubble has yet to pop for Reds' fringe players
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Lots of jockeying for the final spots on the Reds' 25-man roster is continuing during the last days of Spring Training. While some clubs have made final decisions, the Reds have not told any of their players who are on the bubble whether they have made the team.
"We have not," Reds manager Bryan Price said Monday. "Of all these other guys, roster and non-roster, there are a lot of decisions to be made. There are so many ramifications from the decisions we make -- removing players from the current 40-man roster to accommodate guys who aren't currently on it. Those are going to be challenging decisions."
Added to the challenge is trying to determine when some of the Reds' injured players who will start on the disabled list will be able to return.
"If you're looking at four, five, six, seven days, you might have a guy on your roster you feel is not as ready but can hold down the fort until a [Jack] Hannahan or [Jonathan] Broxton or someone like that can be added, as opposed to trying to create a roster spot for someone you know might only be with your club for five to seven days," Price said. "Every game is important. We don't want to sacrifice the first week of a season with a lesser club, so we don't risk losing players off our roster. We have some tough decisions."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Aid elements in direct business taxation
To ensure consistency and equality of treatment between Member States in the application of the state aid rules to measures relating to direct business taxation and to ensure that Commission decisions are transparent and predictable.
Commission notice on the application of the state aid rules to measures relating to direct business taxation [Official Journal C 384 of 10.12.1998].
With a view to harmonising Member States' tax rules, the EC Treaty made provision for the Council to adopt directives unanimously (Article 94) and for the Commission or the Council, acting by qualified majority, to address certain differences between the general rules in force in Member States that could distort competition (Articles 96 and 97). Distortions of competition stemming from state aid are governed by Article 88 and must be notified to the Commission.
The Council made known its intention to draw up a code of conduct for business taxation (Council Resolution of 1 December 1997, Official Journal C 2 of 6 January 1998). The code of conduct will improve transparency in the tax field through a system of information exchanges between Member States and assessment of any tax measures that may be covered by it.
State aid relating to direct business taxation is in breach of the competition rules and subject to Article 87 where:
- it confers on recipients an advantage which relieves them of charges that are normally borne from their budgets;
- the advantage is granted by the State or through state resources;
- the measure affects competition and trade between Member States;
- the measure is specific or selective in that it favours certain undertakings or the production of certain goods.
Selectivity or specificity criterion
The Treaty clearly stipulates that a measure which is sectorally specific is caught by Article 87(1).
In addition, according to a ruling delivered by the Court of Justice in 1974, any measure intended partially or wholly to exempt firms in a particular sector from the charges arising from the normal application of the general system "without there being any justification for this exemption on the basis of the nature or general scheme of this system" constitutes state aid. However, tax measures which are open to all economic agents operating within a Member State are, in principle, general measures and not state aid.
Any decision of the administration that departs from the general tax rules to the benefit of individual undertakings leads, in principle, to a presumption of state aid and must be analysed in detail by the Commission.
However, the differential nature of some measures does not necessarily mean that they must be considered to be state aid. This is the case with measures whose economic rationale makes them "necessary to the functioning and effectiveness of the tax system". It is though up to the Member State, when notifying the Commission, to provide justification of a derogation by "the nature or general scheme of the system".
Compatibility of state aid in the form of tax measures
If a tax measure constitutes aid that is caught by Article 87(1), it can nevertheless qualify for one of the derogations from the principle of incompatibility with the common market provided for in Article 87(2) and (3). Furthermore, where the recipient, whether a private or public undertaking, has been entrusted by the State with the operation of services of general economic interest, the aid may also benefit from Article 90 of the Treaty.
After examining the compatibility of tax aid with the common market, the Commission could not, however, authorise aid which proved to be in breach both of the rules laid down in the Treaty and of the provisions of secondary law on taxation, such as the code of conduct.
If, moreover, the state aid confers continuous tax relief but is not linked to the carrying out of projects, such measures constitute "operating aid" and are, in principle, prohibited. The Commission authorises them at present only in exceptional cases and subject to certain conditions.
If it is to be considered compatible with the common market, state aid intended to promote the economic development of particular areas must be in proportion to, and targeted at, the aims sought. Where a derogation is granted on the basis of regional criteria, the Commission must ensure in particular that the relevant measures:
- contribute to regional development;
- relate to real regional handicaps;
- are examined in a Community context.
Notification procedure
Member States are required to notify the Commission of all their plans to grant or alter aid and may not put such plans into effect without the Commission's prior approval.
They are also required to submit to the Commission every year reports on their existing state aid systems.
This communication is indicative in nature and not exhaustive. The Commission will review its application two years after publication.
4) implementing measures
Report on the implementation of the Commission notice on the application of the state aid rules to measures relating to direct business taxation.
The notice has proved to be a suitable tool for assessing tax aid but, as it is general in scope, the Commission might have to supplement and clarify certain aspects. However, it does not intend to devise specific compatibility criteria for state aid granted in the form of tax measures.
As regards tackling harmful taxation, the Commission believes that it is necessary to strengthen awareness of the tax aid rules among both Member States and businesses.
Lastly, with regard to indirect taxation, it takes the view that there should also be a debate on the need for clarification and codification in this field.
5) follow-up work
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Best Wishes series
- Best Wishes! redirects here. For the similarly named first opening of the Best Wishes series, see Best Wishes! (song).
- Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2 redirects here. For the similarly named CD, see Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2 (CD).
The Best Wishes series (Japanese: ポケットモンスターベストウイッシュ Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!) is the fourth series of the Pokémon anime, following after the Diamond & Pearl series, and based on the events of the Generation V games. It began airing in Japan on September 23, 2010 and began airing in the United States on February 12, 2011.
As with both the Advanced Generation and Diamond and Pearl series before it, the Best Wishes series begins with only Ash Ketchum, headed off to a new region with his Pikachu. Much like before, his previous female companion, Dawn, has left the series. Instead, Ash now travels through Unova with a girl by the name of Iris. Unlike the previous three series, with the exception of the Orange Archipelago saga, Brock does not join him in his journey in Unova. Instead, Ash now travels with one of the first Gym Leaders of Unova, Cilan.
As before, Ash receives a change of clothes. For the first time in the entire show, the Team Rocket trio also receive a change of clothes, but later change back to their original outfits. Additionally, the Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny in Unova are designed differently than those of the regions visited by Ash before. Best Wishes is also notable for Jessie, James and Meowth not being present in all episodes outside of clip shows and the first episode.
It is currently unknown how many seasons the series will be divided into for audiences outside of Japan.
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The poster for Best Wishes! Season 2
Dub seasons
When the Best Wishes series came to be dubbed into English and other languages, it is divided into seasons:
- Pokémon: Black & White (BW001 - BW048)
- Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies (BW049 - BW097)
- Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova (BW098 - present)
Episodes in the Best Wishes series are numbered with the prefix BW on Bulbapedia. For a complete episode listing, see the list of Best Wishes series episodes.
- The Best Wishes series is the first series since the original series to have no in-game playable characters present in Ash's group.
- It is likely that the Best Wishes title is intentionally comprised of words beginning with B and W as an allusion to its counterpart games, Black and White.
- In the Japanese title, the katakana transcription of the English word "Wishes" (ウイッシュ) contains the Japanese name of the region the games and anime series take place in, Isshu (イッシュ).
- For several weeks, previews of the Best Wishes series's early episodes explicitly excluded Ash Ketchum, with the hosts of Pokémon Sunday commenting on his absence. Ash did not appear on a pre-release poster, as well. This was likely to hide his redesign for greater surprise.
- Much like the original series, Ash's female companion debuts in the first episode of the series, but she is not introduced in full until the second, and Ash meets his male traveling companion in the fifth episode, when he leaves behind his Gym Leader duties to travel with Ash. Both of Ash's traveling companions are also Gym Leaders in Pokémon Black and White.
- The first few episodes of this series share similar elements to the first few episodes of the original series, while there are many allusions to the original series present.
- Best Wishes is the first anime series that did not premiere on the same day its respective games were released since the original series.
- Ash catches the Unova starter Pokémon in reverse Pokédex order, obtaining Oshawott, then Tepig, and finally Snivy. All previous times he has caught multiple starter Pokémon he has caught the Grass-type among them first, following up with the Fire-type in all regions but Hoenn, and finally catching the Water-type among the group in Kanto and Johto only.
- With the beginning of this series, many attacks have had their visual appearances changed (for instance, Fire-type attacks and Stone Edge are now rendered in CGI, while physical Steel-type attacks make the corresponding body part steel-colored rather than white). Hyper Beam has also been changed considerably, to match how it looks in the games.
- In BW061, Dare da? returned after an absence of 444 episodes. The dub equivalent, Who's That Pokémon? had already returned as of BW001.
In other languages
|寵物小精靈:超級願望 Chungmat Siujingling: Chiukap Yunmong
|神奇寶貝超級願望 Shénqíbǎobèi: Chāojí Yuànwàng
|포켓몬스터 베스트위시 Pocket Monster Best Wish
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By Radio.com Staff
Producer Rick Rubin may play a key role in Taylor Swift's ability to pursue legal action against Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, or not.
In the latest chapter of the Kanye West/Kim Kardashian vs. Taylor Swift conflict, Kim Kardashian released a video of West on the phone with Taylor Swift. During the conversation, Swift is on speakerphone.
Related: Taylor Swift Strikes Back at Kanye West and Kim Kardashian
The conversation confirms that Swift did in fact know about Kanye's controversial verse on "Famous," in which he raps "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that b—- famous."
Swift responded to the video of the conversation being posted with an Instagram post pointing out that at no point in the conversation does Kanye use word "b—-," the part of the lyric she takes offense to. She also accuses Kanye and Kim of "character assassination."
TMZ is reporting that Rubin can clearly be heard speaking during the conversation between West and Swift. The outlet also posits that members of West's crew who were filming can be heard in the background as well.
California law states that it's illegal to record a confidential communication. But that rule doesn't apply to conversations where another party clearly overhears the information being exchanged.
Legal experts tell Radio.com this revelation may allow Kanye and Kim to avoid criminal charges, and it would also weaken an argument by Swift as to expectation of privacy. However, it does not stop Swift from bringing a civil action against either Kim or Kanye for defamation of character.
As there is no evidence she was aware of the term "b—-" being used, Swift is validated. However, her past characterization of the entire conversation may hurt her chances of proving defamation.
Swift has been silent since her scathing Instagram post, no word yet on if she will pursue legal retribution.