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In recent years, federal agencies spent nearly $40 billion each fiscal year procuring goods and services through the General Services Administrations (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) contracts. MAS contracts are operated to help leverage the buying power of the federal government by providing cost savings at prices associated with volume buying on millions of commercial goods and services. GSA awards and administers over 19,000 contracts with vendors under the MAS program.
As permitted by statute, GSA charges customer agencies a fee when they place orders under MAS contracts. The MAS programs fee rate, which is expressed as a percentage of the dollar value of the order, has remained stable for the last 5 fiscal years at 0.75 percent. In fiscal year 2010, GSA collected approximately $282 million in fee revenue from agencies that use the MAS contracts. GSA retains this revenue to support the MAS program.
As GAO reported in September 2011, the revolving fund statute under which GSA operates its MAS program requires that GSA set its interagency contract fee rate to recover the costs of the programs operations.[1] It also provides that GSA may establish reserves for operating needs. The program is not required to break even on an annual basis. As such, the program is permitted to have excess revenue in a given year or annual costs that exceed revenue. The figure below shows the fee revenue GSA collected and GSAs costs to operate the MAS program during fiscal years 2007 through 2010, and illustrates the difference between those amounts, which GAO refers to as excess revenue. The figure also illustrates that although the annual excess revenue generated by GSAs MAS program has declined over those years, GSAs MAS program averaged an excess of $62.2 million in revenue over program costs, before contributions to reserves, each fiscal year.
Fee Revenue versus Costs for the GSA MAS Program--Fiscal Years 2007 through 2010
GSA maintains three reserves for all the programs operated through the revolving fund that includes the MAS program:
Excess revenue accumulates in the reserves until it is used for operations or improvement projects.
From fiscal years 2007 to 2010 GSAs reserve balances grew significantly, largely due to this excess revenue generated annually by the MAS program. At the end of fiscal year 2010, the combined balance of GSAs three reserves was over $800 millionabout $350 million of which resided in the Working Capital Reserve to cover shortfalls in operating funds. Although GSA reviews its program fee rate annually as part of its budget process, there is nothing in GSAs internal guidance that would trigger an evaluation of the fee rate of an individual program, such as the MAS program, that consistently generates excess revenue resulting in the continuous growth of the reserve balances.
A reduction in the fee rate for the MAS program could generate significant cost savings for every agency of the federal government that uses the MAS program. For example, a reduction of 0.10 percentage pointsfrom the current rate of 0.75 percent to 0.65 percentwould generate a savings of almost $40 million per year.
[1]40 U.S.C. § 321(d)(2), which requires cost recovery so far as practicable.
To improve the management of the MAS program, GAO recommended in September 2011 that the Administrator of General Services direct the Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner to
Such an evaluation would allow GSA to determine whether a reduction in the fee rate of any of its programs might be warranted. A reduction of the fee rate for the MAS program alone would provide federal agencies potentially significant cost savings.
The information contained in this analysis is based on the findings in the report listed in the related GAO product section as well as additional work GAO conducted. GAO analyzed cost and revenue data on the program for fiscal years 2007 through 2010. GAO also interviewed officials from GSAs MAS program, policy, and financial offices.
GAO provided GSA with a copy of its September 2011 report for review and comment. GSA agreed with GAOs recommendation to develop and implement guidance. GSA is planning to issue a new policy in February 2012 that establishes an annual process to determine the need to conduct fee rate reviews for programs that produce an excess (or shortfall) of over $5 million in revenue on average over any 3-year period. The draft policy also requires an automatic review of the fee rate of the MAS program each year. GSA plans to perform these assessments annually beginning in March 2012. GSA expressed concern about reducing the current fee rate in light of recent reductions in excess revenue. In this regard, GSA pointed out that it needs to ensure sufficient levels of reserves to fund needed improvements in the information technology systems that support its programs. GAO believes the annual process will provide for a more rigorous monitoring of the fee rates charged by GSA and provide a trigger for fee rate reviews when appropriate. The annual process could also give GSA further insight into the level of reserve funds that will be available for its information technology improvement projects.
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It will be a homecoming for the Black Stars when they arrive in Port Elizabeth on Thursday, January 17, for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Black Stars, housed in Group B with DR Congo, Mali and Niger will be based in the harbor city situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, renowned for serving as the birth places of some of the foremost statesmen including former Presidents, Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki.
The inhabitants of the city with a population of over 1 million are looking forward to welcoming the Black Stars to a place they call 'home'.
This is based on the fact that Ghana were based in Port Elizabeth during the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations. At that tournament, the Black Stars were housed in Group D with neighbours Cote d'Ivoire, Mozambique and Tunisia.
Some anxious fans waiting to see the four-time African championship touch base recall fond memories of the team 17-years ago. That team had the likes of Abedi 'Pele' Ayew, Tony Yeboah, Ibrahim Tanko, Felix Aboagye, Simon Addo, Joe Addo, Afo Dodoo, Frank Amankwaah amongst others.
At the 1996 tournament, the matches were held at the ERPU Stadium and Ghana launched their campaign with 2-0 win over Cote d'Ivoire with superb strikes from Ayew and Yeboah. The Stars went on to beat Tunisia 2-1 and Mozambique 2-0 before bidding farewell to the "Friendly City" with a lone goal victory over DR Congo (then Zaire) at the quarters.
Jabu Luxolo is a mechanical engineer and tells GNA Sports he is looking forward to watching the Black Stars in action yet again.
"I watched Ghana 17-years ago when I was a student at the University of Port Elizabeth and I cannot wait to watch them again. The last time they made us happy, especially Abedi Pele and Anthony Yeboah."
The Black Stars play DR Congo on January 20, against Mali four days on before squaring Niger on January 28.
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This morning I went through what has become a semi-annual ritual. My Comcast broadband bill arrived, and it included an unannounced price hike, from $52.55 to $80.51. I picked up the phone and called Comcast, telling the customer service representative that I wanted to cancel my service. I told her that I liked Comcast's service, but that the price was getting too high so I was going to switch to Verizon DSL. This was a lie—Verizon DSL in my area is unlikely to be fast enough to be an adequate substitute for cable.
After trying to upsell me to a "triple play" package and putting me on hold for a minute, she offered me a $10 discount. I probably should have held out for a bigger discount. But I wasn't actually prepared to have her actually cancel my service, and $10 is better than nothing. I'll probably call back when I'm better prepared.
I've been going through this routine every few months for at least five years—first with Charter in St. Louis, now with Comcast in Philadelphia. At first, I would call up and ask if they had any discounts available. But I've found that honesty doesn't get results; the most reliable way to get big discounts is to pretend you're actually going to cancel. I've done this a half-dozen times and they've never called my bluff.
Economists would say this is a form of price discrimination. Comcast wants to charge me the maximum amount they can without losing my business. Since they don't know how much that is, they effectively have me tell them by gradually raising their prices until I start complaining. Of course, once I figure out that that's their strategy, it's in my interest to pretend I'm prepared to cancel long before I actually am.
There's a school of economic thought that says this process is economically efficient. By setting prices in proportion to customers' willingness to pay, Comcast is effectively making Internet access available to more people. But this ignores the fact that this kind of haggling is not costless. The price Comcast charges me has been creeping up over time. To make my threat to cancel credible, I'm probably going to have to actually cancel and make them beg for me to come back. That will likely mean either a pointless DSL installation or the purchase of an unnecessary CLEAR modem. Either way, real resources will be wasted for no good reason.
The more significant cost may be the stress and irritation customers feel when they're forced to call Comcast reps and lie to them every few months. While objectively speaking, spending ten minutes on the phone and telling a few white lies isn't a big deal, lying to people grates on me. Every time I go through this process, my dislike for Comcast increases by another notch.
People hate haggling, which is why consumer-facing firms in competitive markets rarely engage in it. The exceptions are industries like cars and mattresses in which there's a lot of money at stake and purchases are infrequent enough that repeat business isn't a major factor in a firm's success. And not coincidentally, car and matress salesmen are among the least popular professions in society.
Comcast's price discrimination strategy is only socially efficient if we assume the aggravation consumers feel from haggling with Comcast isn't important. But the revealed preferences of consumers in competitive markets suggests otherwise. If a firm in a competitive market behaved the way Comcast does, a large fraction of its customers would switch to a competitor and never come back. And that's a clue that the process isn't actually increasing consumer welfare when we take all costs, including psychological ones, into account.
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At last fall's Career Fair, Will Alizio was a senior computer science major looking for a job. He connected with Raytheon and landed an internship, which led to a full-time software engineering position after graduation. This week, he was back on campus helping Raytheon recruit new job candidates.
"I get to work on great projects with cutting- edge technologies," says Alizio, who works in Raytheon's BBN Technologies division in Cambridge. "It's a great place. Innovation is encouraged."
Raytheon was one of 150 companies that came to the Oct. 24 Career Fair at the Campus Recreation Center, the largest Career Fair in seven years and 20 percent bigger than last spring's recruiting event. Companies traveled from as far as California and several firms returned to campus the next day to conduct follow-up interviews. Organized by the Career Services and Cooperative Education Center, the event attracted Fortune 500 companies, startups and non-profits representing a cross-section of industries including finance, technology, consumer products, health care and law enforcement.
"We have maxed out on every inch of space," says Patricia Yates, assistant dean of career development.
While the national unemployment rate stands at 7.8 percent, students who gain hands-on professional experience while earning their degrees have much brighter job prospects, Yates says.
"Certainly, students who do co-ops, internships, practicums or other experiential learning will have opportunities," she says. "What we hear from employers is that our students are hard-working and smart. They come in with the right attitude, prepared to work."
Recent workshops run by the Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education to prepare students for the event attracted record attendance. The students learned how to craft an elevator speech, got tips for job interviews and fine-tuned their resumes. They were advised to research the companies that interested them.
"You need to have a game plan and identify the companies you are going to target," Yates says.
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"You meet people from all walks of life at UMass Lowell and that broadens your thinking," he says. "And playing hockey, you have that competitive spirit and drive."
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Bear with me, folks, as I share this story and vent, for I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir on this one and the true targets of the ensuing post shall never see this page:
This past Saturday, my friend, whom I shall call "Shelley" (name changed to protect the flabbergasted), and I decided to take advantage of some fabulous late-November weather (bright, sunny, near 60), to shoot some volunteer photos and fulfill photo requests on FindaGrave.com.
We started out in St. Michael's, Md., at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, where we snapped photos of the tombstones of the Rev. John William CHESLEY and his wife, Sarah F. VALLIANT Chesley. We also saw several supposed relatives of these two (or at least, we saw their graves) and so we photographed them too, for uploading to the site. A gentleman associated with the church saw us and invited us to check out the interior of the church as well, which was beautiful.
This particular cemetery and church is located across the street from several cute shops. "Shelley" had some Xmas shopping left to do and so we visited a couple of establishments before heading back to the car, which was parked behind the church. Suddenly, "Shelly" exclaimed, "That guy isn't going to let his dog do that on the church lawn is he? He is!" And then I turned to see that, yep, a guy walking his dog was letting it do its business right next to the steps leading up to the church. Ewww. "Hopefully, he'll at least pick it up," I said.
After we packed up the car and were on our merry way to our next stop in Sherwood, Md., we passed the same guy and his dog, now on the other side of the street. "Hmmm, he's not carrying a bag, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt — there's a trashcan right there."
"Nope, there's a pile, right by the church steps. There's a pile," "Shelley" confirmed, as we drove by the church. Gross.
Several miles later, we missed the turnoff for our intended stop, but decided we'd hit it on the way back and proceeded to Tilghman Island, where still more graves awaited us. Google Maps had directed us to a small cemetery off a narrow road, nestled behind what looked like a house. I pulled over and we read over all the stones, but none of the names matched the couple we were supposed to find there. I felt weird, traipsing around someone's apparent backyard (turns out it was the back lot of a business, not a private residence) and so I suggested we drive further down the road to see if we found another cemetery.
Less than a mile later, we came to a United Methodist Church and there was a large cemetery behind it. Bagpipes played in the parking lot — there was a funeral about to begin. We didn't want to interrupt and parking was at a premium, so I turned around to see if there were any other places to check out in the meantime. That's when I smelled it. That's when "Shelley" uttered the phrase you never want to hear: "Um, I smell poop. I hope one of us didn't step in it."
I was back on the road at this point, trying to look down at my shoes to see if I was carrying the offending substance. Not me, so far as I could tell. I pulled over in an elementary school parking lot. "Shelley" had apparently stepped squarely in a pile at the previous cemetery.
"Poop seems to be the theme for the day," I said.
We scavenged some sticks from under a nearby tree and between that and some water I had in the car, "Shelley" was able to clean most of the offending substance off the bottom of her shoe. We couldn't help but laugh. "I deserve hazard pay for this!" "Shelley" joked.
After much giggling, sticks and "ewws!" we decided to drive back to Sherwood, to find the cemetery we had overshot earlier. We found the church, but it was on the tiniest of lots and we didn't see a cemetery anywhere nearby. This was a Methodist church too. I said I was willing to bet that the graves we were seeking were probably at the larger Methodist church back in Tilghman. We returned to find the cars from the funeral departing. I parked and we started scouring the cemetery, now looking for the names from the Sherwood request and the Tilghman request.
We quickly found the Larrimores (the Tilghman request), and apparently FindaGrave had them at the right location, but Google Maps had sent me to the wrong cemetery. "Shelley" and I decided to split up the remaining graves because we were beginning to lose the light. We didn't find the names from the Sherwood request (I've since asked another FindaGrave volunteer for directions to the cemetery so I can try again).
What I did find, after scanning the gravestones of my section, was still another, very large, pile of dog crap. The ancestors of the dog that produced this pile must of have bred with a horse.
What is wrong with people these days? When did it become acceptable to let your dog do its business on the lawn of a church or in a cemetery? Okay, let's say your dog really, really has to go. Pick it up! Like you should anywhere your dog goes. Gah!


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Marie M. Rudel Portner, born and raised on a farm near Fessenden, North Dakota, and now a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, is becoming the benevolent angel of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at the NDSU Libraries.
The tiny, bright-eyed widow who still lives independently in her own house, is pleased with the NDSU Libraries and Bibliographer Michael M. Miller for their work in preserving the Germans from Russia history in North Dakota. For the past three years, she has supported the collection with a $10,000 gift each year, in memory of her parents, Simon and Dorothea Rudel.
"We are very grateful to Mrs. Portner for her generous annual donation to the NDSU Libraries," stated Libraries Development Director Charlotte Cox. "Her continued financial support is helping to preserve the heritage of all those, including the Germans from Russia, who settled the northern prairies."
Marie, whose parents immigrated from Bessarabia, South Russia, in the late 1800s to homestead on the North Dakota plains, and whose husband was the late Hal Portner of Spokane, Washington, celebrated her 99th birthday in April. She is no longer able to return to the Fessenden area to see her many Rudel family relations who still live and farm there, but she remembers her youth in Wells County and her Germans from Russia background fondly.
On a recent trip to visit North Dakota natives with German-Russian roots in the Las Vegas area, Mike Miller and Charlotte Cox found Marie eager to discuss her Dakota past. With a sharp memory and a keen wit, she reminisced about the family farmstead where she shared an upstairs bedroom with her sister, the country school where she began her education, and the life journeys that took her far afield to Washington, California, and finally Nevada.
Because of Miller's genealogical research, he has been able to inform Marie about the ancestral villages where the Rudels once lived in South Russia. (Miller's own grandparents came from neighboring villages in what is now southern Ukraine.) Over time, Mike and Marie have developed a mutual friendship based on the understanding of their common heritage and their common goal of safeguarding and sharing the Germans from Russia culture as a part of American history.
One of Marie's most prized possessions is a hand-made history of the Rudel family, carefully collected, documented, and bound together by her nephew Norman Rudel. Norman, who still lives in Fessenden and works part-time on the family farm, is the keeper of the North Dakota memories and the Germans from Russia roots that have helped to make the Rudel family what it is today.
"We're proud of Aunt Marie for taking an interest in our German-Russian heritage," said Norman. "I think it's great that she's starting to support the Libraries' preservation of North Dakota history for the next generation."
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Bitcoin – Worth the Danger?
The bitcoin rate has actually been on a tear just recently, more than doubling to about $2,900 over the last 3 months.
However its meteoric increase belies a truth evident to anybody active in the area: The bitcoin neighborhood is at war with itself and at higher danger of splitting apart than ever in its history. Currently, the deadlock has actually been a drag on its worth.
The power battle– over the relatively easy concern of ways to update the network to deal with more deals– is pressing charges a lot greater that, for certain kinds of deals, bitcoin is almost unusable. Deals that need to take 10 minutes are taking days or not going through at all, and the typical cost expenses $4.75– an unfavorable advancement for a network whose supporters when promoted that it was less expensive than Visa.
Risk of Bitcoin
The newspaper article of the day the other day might have been that numerous global banks were collaborating to sign up with a task produced to form a brand-new digital currency that will (like other types of cryptocurrency) clear and settle through block-chain innovation. Big names have actually signed up with the effort. UBS believes that can kick-start this thing in a restricted method towards the 2nd half of 2018. That's fascinating.
The brand-new coin, referred to as the "Energy Settlement Coin" will– if established as prepared– permit monetary companies to spend for stocks and bonds without awaiting conventional cash transfers to be finished. All of us understood that someone would discover that Bitcoin had actually ended up being a risk to the method service was done, and either attempt to muscle their own method into the area, or muscle existing cryptocurrencies out. The concerns in my mind, at this moment, are plenty. For one, when do the world's biggest reserve banks get included? Those managing loan supply in reserve currencies have much power to lose if they do not safeguard themselves. My guess is that when they feel that they have to, protect themselves they will.
Why Bitcoins?
Bitcoins can be utilized to purchase product anonymously. In addition, global payments are simple and low-cost since bitcoins are not connected to any nation or subject to policy. Small companies might like them due to the fact that there are no charge card costs. Some individuals simply purchase bitcoins as a financial investment, hoping that they'll increase in worth. Cryptocurrency exchanges and ICO trading platforms are another way to go.
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The worst appears to have actually been prevented. On July 21st a big bulk of miners indicated their assistance for a compromise, lowering the threat of a split of bitcoin into various currencies and owning its cost back up to $3,000. However a "fork", as some call this possible split, might just have actually been postponed: the concerns underlying the conflict have actually not been genuinely dealt with.
At issue is the size of a "block", the name provided to the batches into which bitcoin deals are put together prior to they are contributed to a decentralised digital journal, called "blockchain", which contains the payment history of all bitcoins in circulation. Mr Nakamoto restricted the block size to one megabyte, suggesting that the system can just manage an optimum of 7 deals a 2nd. Payment systems like Visa can process thousands because time. With need growing progressively, the system began to slow; users needed to use miners charges of numerous dollars a pop to obtain their deals processed quickly.
The responses appear apparent: make the blocks bigger or pack deals more largely. Yet bitcoin's growing discomforts are less technical than political. "The huge concern is who gets to lead an organisation that is expected to be leaderless," states Jeff Garzik, in charge of Bloq, a bitcoin start-up.
Bitcoin huges company: the combined worth of coins in circulation is now $40bn. The variety of deals a day is approaching 300,000 usually, creating a trading volume of $1.5 bn. And bitcoin has actually ended up being an international platform for numerous start-ups, using services from trading the currency to offering market information and running bitcoin ATMs.
As bitcoin's community has actually grown, nevertheless, so have the departments within it. Lots of come from a basic distinction in vision: whether bitcoin ought to be more like gold or more like money. This echoes a dichotomy in between 2 schools of believed on the nature of cash: whether, as "metallists" argue, it is more of a bottom-up affair, emerging naturally as a circulating medium and a shop of value in the same way as gold; or whether, as "chartalists" state, cash is mainly a top-down production by a federal government to allow it to gather taxes and offer people with an easy to use method to settle their financial obligations.
Unhelpfully, bitcoin is a little bit of both. It is bottom-up: individuals easily choose into the system, to hypothesize or pay that federal governments can not obstruct. However it is likewise top-down: Mr Nakamoto set not just the block size however other technical criteria, consisting of the terms that there would just ever be 21m bitcoins in circulation.


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This is for veterans, their spouses, families & veterans widows, widowers!All Veteran Service Organizations are invited to attend!
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THE CANADIAN PRESS -- LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Prince William played well enough in a charity polo match Saturday to earn public kisses from his wife and then mingled with a dazzling array of Hollywood royalty eager to meet the newlyweds on their visit to Southern California.
At the midpoint of their tour, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wowed a crowd at a sun-splashed polo field and then swung to the glamour of a black-tie evening event that drew Nicole Kidman, Tom Hanks, Barbra Streisand, Blake Lively and Jennifer Lopez, among many others.
The soiree at the restored 1920s-era Belasco Theatre in downtown Los Angeles was organized by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, of which William is president, to promote up-and-coming British talent in the industry.
William's wife, the former Kate Middleton, wore a flowing lilac dress with white waistband by Alexander McQueen. Fans cheered as they strode a red carpet and the couple responded by walking over and shaking a few hands.
"Before I start, I'd just like to thank Colin Firth for my opening line: I have a voice," William quipped in brief remarks to the star-studded audience, referring to Firth's role as King George VI in the acclaimed film "The King's Speech."
William also urged Hollywood to embrace the new wave of British talent.
"Please give them the opportunities you have always extended to some of the brightest and best that Britain has to offer," he said. "When American and British creative talent gets together, magic happens."
The guests included executives of major studios and entertainment companies along with such luminaries as James Gandolfini, Don Cheadle, Dana Delaney, Jack Black and Kristin Chenoweth.
The day's royal events began up the coast at Carpinteria in Santa Barbara County, where William scored four goals as his team went on to win the overall polo match. The crowd at the sun-splashed Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club rushed onto the field despite an announcer's pleas for them to return their seats, and finally security used a line of rope to push them back.
After stragglers were pushed back and decorum was restored, William's wife, the former Kate Middleton, presented each competitor a blue Tiffany & Co. box with a white ribbon, and a big silver trophy to her husband's team.
The last player to the podium was William. When the crowd yelled, "Kiss!," she obliged and gave him a slight embrace and a kiss on each cheek.
The return of the couple to the field restored the atmosphere. After the crowd's rush, a fight nearly erupted when a photographer was pushed over a barrier by a spectator struggling to catch a glimpse of the royals and landed hard on his camera. Security escorted away the spectator, but some in the crowd booed as a few photographers were allowed closer to the podium.
The couple arrived by helicopter in Carpinteria, joining hundreds of well-heeled royal watchers who'd travelled long distances -- and paid big sums -- to see them.
"My father, the Prince of Wales, and my brother, Harry, were as green as that grass outside when I told them I'd be here today," William told a reception where guests sipped champagne and whiskey. "Catherine and I have had a busy few days -- so the prospect of being able to let loose this afternoon is wonderful for me."
William wore a white shirt and trousers with a blue blazer while his wife sported a silver and marble-grey hand-painted silk dress by British designer Jenny Packham.
The cheap seats cost $400, while anyone paying $4,000 for a VIP ticket got a chance to hobnob with William and his bride.
Carolyn Sesvold flew in from Chicago to attend the match, buying a brown-and-white polka-dotted dress, hat and gloves inspired by the outfit Julia Roberts wore to the polo match in the movie "Pretty Woman."
Sesvold, a royals fan, also came to watch a family friend who paid about $50,000 to play against William in the polo game. Those playing on the same team as the duke paid twice that, she said.
Cheryl Reyes, who works in an office in Orange County, bought her $400 ticket as soon as she heard the royal couple would be coming to Santa Barbara. Standing across the field nibbling on a sandwich and drinking a flute of juice, she worried about whether she'd be able to see the duchess.
"I wanted to see Princess Catherine," she said. "There's just something magical about being a commoner and ending with a prince. She's the one I want to see."
Both Prince William and his brother, Prince Harry, regularly play polo during the summer months. Their love for the sport comes from their father, Prince Charles, who played polo for 40 years before stopping in 2005. Prince Charles broke his right arm during a fall from his horse during a 1990 match, among several polo-related injuries.
Actress Rosario Dawson complimented Kate's fashion sense, calling her style effortless and elegant.
"I think Catherine seems very in her body," Dawson said. "She seems very clear about who she is. She doesn't dress too old, she doesn't dress too young."
The duke and duchess arrived in California on Friday after a nine-day trip to Canada, their first foreign excursion since getting married in April.
Actor Billy Zane said he was pleased that William and Kate visited Southern California after their wedding. "It's nice to be able to host them here," he said. "I'm thrilled they showed up so soon."
William and Kate's arrival in California has been a lower-key affair compared to the largely rapturous welcomes they received as they crisscrossed Canada, though small crowds of royal watchers waving British and American flags congregated outside the British consul general's home in Hancock Park and elsewhere.
On Sunday, the royal couple will watch a dance at a non-profit academy in the gritty Skid Row area of downtown then attend a job fair for U.S. servicemen and women transitioning to civilian life.
"People just want a glimpse of the duke and duchess," said Los Angeles resident Christian Kang. "There's so much compassion in both of them. I know they're going to Skid Row, and I think that's very good to see from someone in his position."
Though Prince William has been to America before, it is Kate's first trip to the U.S. William's late mother, Princess Diana, who would have turned 50 this month, charmed Americans when she visited in the 1980s.


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I ran across this book recently in Elliot's classroom and his teacher let me borrow it for the weekend for three weeks. It's called Let's Make Rabbits and by Leo Lionni. Although he's very famous, I've never seen this particular book. I thought the illustrations and particulary the use of printed paper was charming.
I looked for some paper like it a few weeks back at Hollander's in Ann Arbor, but wasn't able to find any similar enough. I thought some of the Brookfield Papers would do, but the ones they carried were all too large in scale. If anyone has any resources for any similar papers, please let me know. I thought the sweet rabbits were the perfect harbinger of Spring.


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Insurance companies are required to notify DMV by submitting a Notification of Owner Retained Late Model Vehicle (VSA 58) of late model vehicles titled in Virginia which are determined to be nonrepairable and are retained by their owners. DMV will cancel titles to nonrepairable vehicles and issue nonrepairable certificates to the owners.
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A nonrepairable certificate cannot be used as a title for transferring ownership (a bill of sale must be used), nor can it be used as the basis for vehicle registration. It is unlawful for any person to sell a nonrepairable vehicle to any person unless they are a scrap metal processor, licensed as a salvage dealer, demolisher, or a vehicle removal operator.
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Every charm comes with its own unique message, this 925 Sterling Silver charm and necklace is a classic princessy necklace you can wear all day, all time, as a perfect reminder necklace.
- Material: 925 Sterling Silver material with rhodium-plating
- Packaging: Prepared on a silver-debossed card in our classic white gift box, hand-wrapped with a satin ribbon and a gift label
- Care:Suitable for daily wear and daily showering, may darken or turn yellow over time due to natural occurrence of oxidation. Can be easily polished with soap, lemon juice or hand sanitizer
- Measurement:Available in short or long necklace. For a short and classic look, select 40 cm for a standard size or 45 cm for a more relaxed/looser fit. Long 84 cm necklace fits everyone, ideally below the chest. Charm is approximately 2.0 x 1.8 cm


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The Godfather.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Top Lighting in Godfather
The Godfather.
5 comments:
- adam said...
the more i learn about painting the more i appreciate the lighting that goes into movies.
going back and watching my favorites just to see how they're lit is amazing.
- May 2, 2012 at 8:45 AM
- Steve said...
Don't know how true it is, but I've read that Brando worked largely from cue cards for much of the filming, since he hadn't memorized all the lines. I realize it wasn't the reason for doing it, but keeping his eyes in shadow would have helped mask their occasional left to right movement.
Off-topic question: I just finished reading your Howard Pyle article in American Artist. Is the Pyle student named Elizabeth Gurney a relative?
- May 2, 2012 at 9:36 AM
- James Gurney said...
Adam, yes, cinematographers are some of the greatest artists of our time.
Steve: Yes! According to the Gurney family genealogy, Elizabeth K. Gurney and I share a common ancestor named Zachariah Gurney around 1660 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. E. Gurney's father was a Baptist preacher named Albanus Kimball Gurney, who sailed in 1874 to India as a missionary, where he proceeded to translate the Bible in the Assamese language. In Calcutta, he married a woman from Maine, and it was in India that Elizabeth was born. Miss Gurney became an artist and journalist, living in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and in Wilmington, Delaware.
- May 2, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- Steve said...
"In Calcutta, he married a woman from Maine..."
Makes me feel unimaginative and shows I don't get out very much. I've generally gone to Wisconsin to meet women from Maine.
- May 2, 2012 at 10:10 AM
- jill polsby said...
thank you, once again, for an interesting entry in your blog. i know how much time it takes and i truly appreciate your interesting work. thanks.
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"The Mayor shall be vested with all the powers of said city connected with and incident to the establishment, maintenance, appointment, removal, discipline, control, and supervision of its police force, subject to the limitations herein contained and the provisions of the Civil Service chapter of this Charter, and may make all needful rules and regulations for the efficiency and discipline, and promulgate and enforce general and special orders for the government of the same, and have the care and custody of all public property connected with the Police Department of the city. The Executive Committee shall, by and with the consent of a majority of all of the members of the City Council, appoint for a term of three years commencing January 2, 1980, some suitable person as Chief of Police, subject to removal upon the recommendation of the Executive Committee by a vote of a majority of all the members of the City Council. Such a position shall be in the unclassified service." City Charter reference-Chapter 6, Section 1.
"The Chief of Police, under the direction of the Mayor, shall divide the subordinate police into proper watches, assign them their places of duty, ascertain by personal daily inspection whether the police are faithfully discharging their duties, and report to the Mayor any negligence or refusal to discharge the same, and also shall perform the other ordinary duties of a police officer. The Chief of Police shall have precedence over the police officers whenever engaged in the same service, and they shall at all times when on duty be subject to the Chief's command and control." Minneapolis Code of Ordinances-Title 9, Chapter 171.20. (09/18/08)
The Chief of Police has the authority and responsibility for the management, direction and control of the administration of the Minneapolis Police Department. The Assistant Chief will assume command in the Chief's absence. If the Chief and Assistant Chief are temporarily absent, a Deputy Chief will be designated to command. If the Chief and Assistant Chief are incapacitated, the most senior Deputy Chief, based on length of service in that rank, shall assume command. In the event the Chief, Assistant Chief and the Deputy Chiefs, are incapacitated or unavailable, the most senior sworn police Inspector, based on length of service in that rank, shall assume command of the Department. (09/19/08)
The budget process is required by City Charter and is an essential planning tool. The Administration has the ultimate responsibility for the development and implementation of the budget, which must be approved by the City Council. No expenditure shall be made in the name of the MPD unless authorized by the Chief of Police, Assistant Chief, MPD's Director of Financial Operations, or their designee. (09/19/08)
The department budget represents an evaluation of the MPD's needs and is based on goals and objectives, with performance indicators from each organizational precinct, unit and division. It is a continuous process that demands that Commanders and Managers communicate their needs for the upcoming fiscal year. Each year, Commanders and Managers shall encourage each department employee to contribute ideas and improvements for developing and accomplishing stated division, precinct, and unit goals and objectives.
Commanders and Managers may be asked to assist in preparing the annual department budget as directed by the Administration. Budget instructions and the necessary forms will be issued to all affected personnel by Administration. (09/19/08)
All grant applications and requests made for funding from public agencies or private organizations must adhere to City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Police Department and granting agency guidelines and procedures. Any funds awarded which have not followed the appropriate guidelines and procedures will not be accepted. The MPD has established a Grant Review Committee and grant administration process to facilitate grant requests made on behalf of the MPD.
Grant applications may be prepared by the Division or Unit proposing a program funding request. All grant applications must include a designated Project Manager who will be responsible for:
- Presenting the initial grant proposal to the Grant Review Committee;
- Completing the application with consultation and assistance as necessary from the Grant Coordinator;
- Providing the completed grant application to the Grant Coordinator in order to obtain signatures and final approval by the Grant Review Committee and the Chief of Police (or designee);
- Executing the program activities as stated within the grant award;
- Performing the operational administration of the grant project;
- Notifying the Grant Coordinator of all changes to grant program and/or grant award;
- Completing non-financial progress reports as required by the grant award agreement and shall provide a copy of all reports to the Grant Coordinator for audit purposes;
- Notifying the Grant Coordinator when there is a change of Project Manager.
In considering grant program approval, the Grant Review Committee will consider the value of the proposed program or project, the impact on other departmental operations, and financial or personnel obligations related to the program. The Committee will expect inclusion of administrative costs where allowed by the grantor.
All grant applications submitted and awards received will be approved by the Chief of Police, or his/her designee and the Grant Review Committee. Some grant applications may also need to be approved by the City Council. The acceptance of all grant funds must be approved by the City Council. The Grant Review Committee will inform the grant applicant of required follow-up components and reporting procedures.
Oversight of the compliance and administration of all grants within the MPD is provided by the Grant Coordinator.
Each Precinct, Unit, Division, or MPD committee shall keep a complete file on the grant or funding they are applying for or are in the process of using. Each Precinct, Unit, Division or department committee is responsible for compiling the required financial and statistical data, and submitting their reports in a timely manner to the funding agency.
Copies of all correspondence, including the completed grant/funding application, letters of acceptance, funding requirements, quarterly reports, etc., shall be maintained by the Precinct, Unit, Division or MPD committee according to the City's record retention guidelines. Grant or funding guidelines must also be adhered to for file retention(s).
Prior to the acceptance of any contribution (monetary or otherwise) by the Minneapolis Police Department, the MPD Director of Financial Operations must be informed. The potential contribution will be evaluated for possible conflicts of interest. Contributions from outside the MPD that are intended to benefit a Department activity may require authorization from the City Council before acceptance.
Refer to City of Minneapolis Gifts to the City Policy.
If necessary, the Director of Financial Operations will submit a letter to the appropriate City Council committee requesting permission to accept the contribution, approval for the specified use of such funds or other items, and/or an increase to the MPD's current budget appropriation.
At the time such funds are received, they shall immediately be sent to the MPD Finance Manager. The MPD Finance Manager shall then adjust the accounts in accordance with the City Council action. No such funds shall ever be retained by any precinct, unit, division or individual employee. For contributions other than money, the supervisor of the area receiving the contribution shall send a memo describing the item(s) to the MPD Finance Manager. Included in this memo shall be the estimated dollar value of the item(s).
Solicitation of charitable gambling proceeds is prohibited.
The MPD owns the trademarks for the department badge, shield, uniform patch and the name Minneapolis Police Department.
MPD employees are authorized usage of the department name, badge, shield and uniform patch for official MPD business. Personal usage including, but not limited to, letters, memoranda, electronic communications such as web sites and web pages of the trademarked badge/shield, uniform patch or department name is prohibited. The Police Federation is authorized to use the trademark for merchandise and official business of the Police Federation. The Police Federation is authorized limited usage of the trademark for endorsement of political candidates subject to the provisions of the section "Political/Media Appearances in MPD Uniform." (09/19/08)
The Chief of Police must give approval for use of the badge, shield, uniform patch and department name for all material (printed matter, products or other items) developed for department use. For permission for other uses and outside requests, see section on Trademark - Permission.
At no time, shall any party allow any adulteration of the department name, badge, shield or uniform patch. This includes the addition/deletion of words and symbols.
Any suggested changes in the normal design (wording or symbols) of the department name, badge, shield or uniform patch shall be assessed by the Deputy Chief of Professional Standards. (09/19/08)
Any use, without the direct written permission from Police Administration, of the trademarked department name, badge, shield or uniform patch by MPD employees or outside agencies, for product advertising or law enforcement shows that states or implies that the MPD is an endorser is prohibited. This limitation includes the official wearing of the MPD uniform, badge and/or patch and use of the department name.
Upon written approval by the Deputy Chief of Professional Standards, the MPD may grant permission to qualified businesses and individuals that would allow them the limited use of the trademarked department name, badge, shield and uniform patch for commercial purposes. (09/19/08)
To apply for permission, the requester shall forward a written request stating the exact use of the MPD's name or symbol, and if applicable, a prototype of the product to the Deputy Chief of Professional Standards. (09/19/08)
After the Deputy Chief's review, he/she will respond to the requester, notifying them of permission or denial of permission and the reasons for the department's decision. Specific use of the trademarked items shall be included in this response. A file will be maintained in Police Administration for all MPD trademark correspondence. (09/19/08)
At no time will permission be granted for an employee's personal endorsement of any kind which the department name, badge, shield or uniform patch will be used.
At no time, shall any sworn employee appear in the MPD uniform in any media advertisement for political candidates, with the exception of the current elected Police Federation officials or their designee. Any advertisements shall identify the Police Federation official or their designee who appears in the advertisement, and shall state that it is not an endorsement by the MPD. The Chief shall be notified in advance of any Police Federation official or their designee appearing in any political advertisements. (09/19/08)
Some vending/gaming machines placed on police premises must be licensed by the City of Minneapolis, Department of Licenses and Consumer Services, and must bear an emblem or tag securely fastened to the front surface of the machine in a conspicuous place, bearing the expiration date of the license and the registration number assigned to such licensee. Permission must be obtained from the appropriate Precinct or Division Commander (no designees) to place a vending/gaming machine on police premises before a license can be applied for or before a machine can be placed on police premises. The Precinct or Division Commander shall approve the location where the vending machine is to be placed; this may be a public access or non-public location. (09/19/08)
Vending machines that require licenses are those that dispense any type of liquid into a container or dispense food items such as chips, candy bars, etc. Machines not requiring a license are those that dispense liquids already sealed in bottles or cans and gaming machines (unless there are three or more machines). If there any questions regarding licensing, contact the Department of License and Consumer Services.
Employees are prohibited from placing an employee-owned vending/gaming machine on police premises for personal profit. If permission and the proper license are obtained, an employee may place a vending/gaming machine on police premises if the profits from sales are placed into a charitable fund bank account, i.e., Fourth Precinct Employees' Flower Fund. At least two authorized signatories must be named on the bank account for deposits and withdrawals. The Precinct/Division Commander shall be informed as to whom the authorized signatories are at all times. Generally accepted accounting practices shall be adhered to and quarterly reports submitted to the Precinct/Unit/Division Commander. (09/19/08)
Any damage to police premises caused by a vending/gaming machine is the owner's responsibility.
Violations of this policy may be cause for disciplinary action and/or the removal of an employee-owned vending/gaming machine.
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Rene Meulensteen believes Dimitar Berbatov demonstrated his commitment to the Fulham cause with a sparkling performance in Sunday's 2-0 win over Aston Villa.
Berbatov was the lynchpin as Fulham ended a run of six straight league defeats, teeing up Steve Sidwell for a well-taken opener before coolly dispatching a penalty he had helped win.
The 32-year-old was equal parts focal point and playmaker as Fulham recorded a first win for new boss Meulensteen, who has replaced Martin Jol.
Berbatov's agent last week confirmed his client is "not happy" at Craven Cottage and will seek a move in the January transfer window.
Meulensteen hailed Berbatov's focus in leading the line despite being unsettled, although the former Manchester United coach refused to discuss his star forward's long-term future.
Meulensteen said: "I think the word is focus, anyone who has a good focus will know what the job is in hand, and you focus on the performance.
"He makes a difference. I thought he was excellent [in the 2-1 loss to Tottenham] on Wednesday as well, and today again you saw what he was capable of doing.
"I just had a good chat with him, he's not a stranger to me, we know what games we have coming up all the way to January, and he's fully committed to Fulham and the games we've got ahead of us.
"I'm just focusing on the games up until January.
"I couldn't be more delighted with his performance, it shows that he cares.
"The most important thing is that the players should be delighted with themselves."
Asked about Berbatov's likely prospects once the January transfer window opens, Meulensteen said: "I can't, couldn't, wouldn't and don't want to answer that, it's my decision to do that with the people who are relevant to discuss these things."
Dejected Villa boss Paul Lambert was left to rue slim pickings for his side, with striker Christian Benteke's goalless streak stretching to nine games.
Villa also surrendered the league's second-best form record - a run of five games without defeat - in lacklustre fashion.
But Lambert refused to take his players to task for their below-par performance, admitting his men looked "tired" in west London.
Frustrated not to receive a penalty for Aaron Hughes' challenge on Gabriel Agbonlahor, Lambert confirmed he had aired his views with referee Mike Dean.
Lambert said: "I don't think we did enough to win the game.
"Where I'm disappointed is the penalty. I had just spoken to Mike Dean, my view differs from his. I don't know what anyone else thinks but I'll leave other people to talk about it.
"Gabby got a foot on it first, and it's moments like that that change the game.
"If you lose any game you're always disappointed, but you pick yourself up and go again."


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Maybe you go for the music, but some of us go for the food…ok and the music too, but honestly I'm mostly there for the food, affectionately known as "The World's Largest Jazz Brunch." The French Quarter Festival is a big favorite with locals and for good reason—the weather tends to cooperate, the food and music are fabulous, and you can actually move around. This year, there are some new food vendors worth knowing about.
Keep eyes peeled for "2 Food Guys—The finest hangin' meat in Lakeview." Brothers Phil and Mike Cusimano ("Joe's Mike), partnering with their cousin Mike Cusimano ("Sal's Mike") owner of Italian Pie, have come out with a line of sausages that will blow your mind. Inspired long ago by the Atkins carb-free craze, these New Orleans Italian family cooks came up with a slew of sausages in familiar flavors. During the Fest, choose two from a list of four: dressed roast beef po-boy, boiled shrimp, barbecued shrimp, and red beans & rice. Yes, these are sausages, really. The Fest plate runs about $5- $6, complete with lagniappe. Post Fest, 2 Guys' complete line of sausages (muffuletta; stuffed bell pepper; and bread pudding, to name some in addition to those above), will be sold from the new Italian Pie location on Veterans Boulevard in Metairie.
Also joining this year's food fray in Woldenberg Park, Crescent Pie & Sausage Company stirs up Chef Bart Bell's incredible "Bad Bart's Black Jambalaya," studded with black-eyed peas and cooked in a giant black iron pot. His boudin is not to be missed. Taking over the fish taco service is the fish guru himself, Chef Tenney Flynn of GW Fins. Hibachi rice and yakitori lovers will also find Little Tokyo here.
On Jackson Square, Crabby Jack's is new to the Fest with turkey legs and alligator cheesecake; and Antoine's will dish out "Oysters Bonne Femme" and "Shrimp Regua."
At the Old U.S. Mint, make sure to nab some crawfish bread from Lakeview Harbor, and oh-so-good New Orleans comfort food from Pearl's, serving stuffed bell peppers, baked chicken, and red velvet cake.
Our New Orleans bed and breakfast is a great home base for the event!


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A grant to Hope College faculty member Dr. Graham Peaslee from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will support a collaborative effort to reduce the release of toxic flame-retardant chemicals into the Great Lakes basin by reducing their use in consumer products.
The $100,000 grant was one of three awards through the EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) program that the agency announced on Wednesday, Sept. 19, in conjunction with National Pollution Prevention Week.
Peaslee is the principal investigator for the grant, which is supporting a one-year project that will focus on organizing workshops to help make manufacturers aware of the hazards of the chemicals and alternatives to their use. He is collaborating on the effort with Dr. Arlene Blum, who is executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute of Berkeley, Calif., and Anna Soehl, project manager for the Ann Arbor-based Great Lakes Commission.
Peaslee noted that chlorinated and brominated organic compounds are commonly used in fire retardants that show up in products ranging from furniture, to children's mattresses to automobiles. The problem is, he said, that research shows that long-term exposure to the chemicals is harmful to human health.
"They're not so toxic to touch, but they bio-accumulate," he said. "You're putting these brominated compounds into the body fat of everyone who comes into contact with them, which many animal and human studies have linked with adverse health effects - that's bad, bad, bad."
The project team is planning a series of four workshops starting in December. Peaslee said that they will be working with regional manufacturers and retailers whose products include the fire retardant chemicals to outline the hazards, share information about limitations in the effectiveness of the chemicals, and suggest that other approaches might better appeal to consumers, particularly as public awareness of the health risks grows. The "Chicago Tribune" recently published an investigative series in May about the use of the chemicals, and California, Peaslee said, is currently examining reforming its stringent standards for fire-retardants in light of new information about the chemicals.
Peaslee has for several years been studying the Lake Macatawa watershed with a particular focus on identifying sources of run-off pollution that ultimately finds its way into Lake Michigan. The EPA grant, he said, reflects a concern that the same sort of run-off is happening in watersheds throughout the region, with the chemicals leaching from objects treated with flame retardants that have found their way to landfills.
"It's going to get into the Great Lakes," he said. "It'll get into the food chain in the Great Lakes, and that's what they want to help prevent."
Even if the manufacturers stop using the chemicals, Peaslee said, the issue will remain of what to do with the products that already exist and eventually wear out and are discarded. "We don't even know the correct way to deal with this material at the end of product life—and that's really frightening," he said.
In the meantime, Peaslee is seeking to find faster and less expensive ways to detect the toxic chemicals' presence. Over the past year, he and the Hope students on his research team have successfully used the college's particle accelerator to detect the chemicals in hundreds of samples, providing a rapid alternative to the traditional approach involving gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy.
"The traditional technique to measure these chemicals is very expensive," he said. "I think that we can cut the cost of these analyses by a factor of ten."
Over the last three years, the EPA's GLRI initiative has provided more than $11 million for pollution prevention projects to improve Great Lakes water quality by reducing or eliminating waste at the source, promoting the use of non-toxic or less-toxic substances, implementing conservation techniques and re-using materials. The other recipients announced by the EPA on September 19 were the Product Stewardship Institute for a project in the Chicago, Ill., area, and the Minnesota-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.


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|Keaton played the part of Joseph (?) in our family nativity scene. He sure can rock a beard.
|Chloe was an angel along with these adorable girls.
|It's always to fun to act out the story with all these cute cousins.
|We played a fun game where you had to unwrap prizes that were wrapped in plastic wrap while your hands were in oven mitts!
|We went to Dianne's after, for more fun.
|We call this the sleepy time pose.
|All the cute littles on the Steed side.


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Cub Scout Weather requirements
Belt Loop Requirements
Complete these three requirements:
Academics Pin Requirements
Earn the Weather belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:
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Please note any errors found in the above requirements on this article's Talk Page.
- Earning the Cub Scout Weather Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout is requirement 13 of the Webelos Scientist Activity Badge.
Requirement resources
All. A Concise Study Guide for the Cub Scout Weather Belt Loop and Academic Pin — Jay R. Stockton (Senior Forecaster, National Weather Service)
- Belt Loop Requirements
Complete these three requirements:
1. Wikipedia: Water cycle
2. The Weather Log you need is included in the Cub Scout Weather Worksheet.
3. AccuWeather
- Pin Requirements
1. The Weather.com Encyclopedia - Weather Wiz Kids
2. Weather Photos
3. State Climates
4. Weather Safety - Thunderstorm - Tornado - Wikipedia: Hurricane - Wikipedia: Blizzard - Wikipedia: Fog - Snow - Ice storm
5. Wikipedia: Acid rain
6. NOAA In Your State - Weather Forecast Offices - National Weather Centers - Careers at NOAA - Weather Careers - Career Guide
7. The blank US map you need is in the Cub Scout Weather Workbook
8. Tornado - Wikipedia: Hurricane
9. Wikipedia: Weather Instruments
Related awards
- 5F. Go outside and watch the weather.
- Wolf Cub Scout
- Wolf Electives
- Elective 12f. could be met while completing Cub Scout Weather Belt Loop requirement 1
- Bear Cub Scout
- Bear Electives
- Elective 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d. could be used to meet Cub Scout Weather Belt Loop requirement 2
- Elective 2e. could be met while completing Cub Scout Weather Pin requirement 2
- Elective 2f. could be partially met while completing Cub Scout Weather Belt Loop requirement 3
- Scientist Activity Badge requirement 13. (earn the Cub Scout Weather Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout)
- Outdoor Skills Awards
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Teen Mom Star Shares Photos From Second Wedding Ceremony
Back in 2011, America met Chelsea Houska when she starred on the MTV reality show 16 and Pregnant. The show followed her life as she gave birth to daughter Aubree, and tried to fix her tumultuous relationship with her baby's father, Adam.
Unfortunately, their relationship couldn't be salvaged, and Chelsea called it quits. The young mom then went on to star on Teen Mom 2, where we've seen her attempt to get her life back on track by obtaining her GED so she could attend beauty school. During the sixth season of the show, she found herself in the middle of custody battle with Adam, but in the end she won full custody of Aubree.
A few seasons later, she introduced her new boyfriend Cole DoBoer. The couple became engaged in November 2015, and got married in a civil ceremony a little over a year later while expecting their first child together.
Now, nine months after welcoming their son, Watson, Chelsea and Cole said I do for the second time. The Teen Mom 2 couple shared photos of their special day on social media, and they looked adorable!
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January 24, 1948: IBM Dedicated Poppa in New York City
1948 – At IBM world headquarters, IBM dedicated the Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator (SSEC). The machine – otherwise known as Poppa – was the first computer to combine electronic computation with stored instruction. The 13,500 vacuum tube computer contained 21,000 relays. The 1,800 square foot computer room had a large glass window so the public could see the building of Poppa. IBM created a raised floor for this computer so cables could run underneath and would not be tripped on. This was all in promotion to compete with the ENIAC computer. The first calculations were of the positions of the Moon...
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