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Children's Hospital is part of the UPMC family.
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To find a pediatrician or pediatric specialist, please call 412-692-7337 or search our directory.
A resource for our network of referring physicians.
For more information about research, please call our main office at 412-692-6438.
Children's Hospital is ranked One of America's Best Children's Hospitals.
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC's Heart Institute is a partner in the area's first Pediatric Cardiac Recovery Program (PCRP) with The Children's Institute, Pittsburgh's premier provider of pediatric rehabilitative care.
With both inpatient and outpatient components, the PCRP is designed to optimize the healing process and improve the quality of life for children with cardiac conditions and their loved ones. Pediatric specialists from Children's Hospital and The Children's Institute focus on the unique rehabilitation needs of each patient and their family, identifying possible complications early and making long-term recommendations.
For more information about the PCRP, call 412-420-2100.
For referrals or consultations, call 412-692-5540.
The advances made in pediatric cardiac care during the past half century are remarkable. From managing irregular heartbeats to performing heart transplants, pediatric cardiac care has evolved to help children survive heart surgery and new therapies, and lead meaningful lives. In fact, an entire generation of former pediatric cardiac patients has now reached adulthood.
But recent research reveals that critical heart disease in children has far-reaching effects that extend beyond the heart and last long after hospitalization. Physical, emotional, behavioral, social and cognitive areas may be affected, and the early identification and treatment of even slight difficulties in these areas can minimize potential consequences.
To enhance the recovery process of pediatric cardiac patients, heath care professionals are recognizing the value of caring for the entire patient and not just the heart. This holistic approach ensures that all aspects of a patient's health and development–and that of their loved ones–are tended to, allowing them each to successfully adapt to a new way of life while reaching their fullest potential.
Your child's cardiologist will determine if your child should be referred to the PCRP. Physicians at Children's Heart Institute or from other cardiac programs also may refer patients to the PCRP's nurse practitioner coordinator for evaluation based on their diagnosis, treatment plan and/or recovery process.
Inpatient care for PCRP patients will be provided at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Specialty and post-surgical care is provided in the hospital's state-of-the-art eight-bed pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, the region's only facility designed to meet the needs of our most medically fragile heart patients. As patients improve, they are cared for on a dedicated cardiac floor. See all of our regional locations.
After PCRP patients complete their inpatient care at the Heart Institute at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Their long-term, follow-up cardiac rehabilitation program continues at The Children's Institute. The Children's Institute's main campus is located only minutes from Children's Hospital in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh. Satellite centers are located in Green Tree, Monroeville and Wexford. See all of our regional locations.
The PCRP care team includes cardiac and rehabilitation specialists from both Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and The Children's Institute. As leaders in pediatric health care and rehabilitation, both organizations are specially trained in treating infants, children, adolescents and young adults. PCRP patients will have access to all Children's Hospital and Children's Institute healthcare providers. Depending on the particular needs of each patient, the care team may include the following pediatric specialists:
Children's Hospital's main campus is located in the Lawrenceville neighborhood. Our main hospital address is:
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
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4401 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
In addition to the main hospital, Children's has many convenient locations in other neighborhoods throughout the greater Pittsburgh region.
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Afi life achievement & new interviews
June 11, 2010
Yesterday night, Tom Hanks attended the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award Ceremony which honored Mike Nichols, director of movies like The Graduate, Closer or Charlie Wilson's War.
The ceremony will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, June 25 at 9PM ET/PST.
We've added to the press archive an interview from 1989 published in the magazine Playboy. It's a very long long but also very interesting interview, preceded by an introductory article. Tom Hanks talks about his childhood, his marriages, his work and even "plays critic and reviews his movies", such as Nothing in common, The Money Pit, Volunteers or Big... among others.
We've added another interview of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen to the video archives. This time they were interviewed by ReelzChannel for their program called Hollywood Dailies.

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Set Up a PC-Based Security System
By Bill O'Brien
Serious home security doesn't have to comprise a panic room, bodyguards with pile-driver arms, and a machine-gun emplacement on the front lawn. It's the peace of mind often achieved by a simple awareness of what's happening around you. For that, you really need nothing more than a camera—or three. Put one at the front door to see who's knocking; install one in the baby's room to keep an eye on little Cuthbert; and, if you're having second thoughts about that nanny you hired, stash a secret one in the den.
If you're like most folks today, you have at least one PC at home, as well as a laptop you use when you're away. In this project, we'll explain how to configure your cameras so you can monitor them online, as well as when you're home. After all, what good is security if you can't take it with you?
1. Consider wiring schemes (or not)
It's likely that your camera or cameras will need to be positioned far from your PC, so you might assume that installing a wireless camera or cameras is the only way to go. Wireless models aren't always the best choice, however. Wireless cams operate in the 2.5GHz band, and that's a very busy place, with wireless computer gear, phones, microwave ovens, garage-door openers, and quite a few other cord-free gadgets jostling each other for the same bandwidth. Things tend to get crowded and slow on 2.5GHz, and that's definitely not a good thing for a security camera engaged in activity as bandwidth-intensive as streaming video.
As an alternative, consider camera models that use power-line connectivity. These cams feature a receiver that plugs into an AC outlet and connects to your computer via a USB port. The camera also plugs into an AC outlet, and the camera and receiver communicate with each other over the existing power lines in your home. The advantage is that, in theory, you shouldn't encounter any communication dead zones between the two. They should act as if wired directly together.
2. Choose your camera carefully
Several considerations apply here. Do you want an indoor camera or an outdoor model, or perhaps a stealthy one versus something that looks obvious? Beyond those choices, however, you have a further pair: What frame rate do you need the camera to be capable of, and do you want a camera that records both video and sound, or will video alone suffice?
When contemplating this project, we looked at camera systems from Logitech and Axis Communications. Logitech's WiLife security cameras use power-line connectivity, do not record sound, and top out at 15 frames per second (fps). The Axis Communications gear can be connected directly to your network router, but it also uses wireless 802.11g Wi-Fi as an option. It will record sound and is rated at 30fps (although in practice it "feels" a couple of frames per second slower than that).
Based on those specifications, the wireless Axis 207w (indoor) and 211w (outdoor) cameras are more versatile. At $275 online for the 207w, that cam is also about $15 more expensive than the competing Logitech product, but not out of range for the extra features it offers. Unfortunately, the 207w was such a bear to set up—even though tech support assured us (during the hour or so we spent on the phone) that it typically works out of the box—that we opted for Logitech's $299.99 WiLife Video Security Master System starter kit instead. It comes with one indoor camera; additional indoor and outdoor cams cost $229.99 each. ("Spy cams" are available too.) The WiLife cameras come with onboard processing hardware to boost their motion-detection abilities and image quality.
3. Determine optimum camera placement
Even though the WiLife kit doesn't require you to string wire across your home, location is still a key issue. On the receiver side, it's just a matter of making sure you have a nearby wall outlet and a long-enough USB cable to reach your PC. (The receiver uses the USB connection to transmit the images sent to it by the camera.) If the supplied four-foot USB cable isn't long enough, feel free to purchase a longer one—the recommended maximum is about 16 feet.
At the camera end, you need to select a location that's both convenient to a power receptacle and that will let you capture the view you desire. The WiLife camera and its transmitter are connected via a Cat-3 cable that's about six feet long. You can use a longer cable if you need the extra reach; if you can't find Cat-3, a Cat-5 cable can be used interchangeably.
Also, note that you don't necessarily need to plug the transmitter directly into the wall AC outlet. You can use a power extension cord—but not one with surge suppression. That's already built into the camera, and external surge suppressors used inline will degrade the video signal. (If you do use an extension cord and are installing an outdoor camera, make sure you use an outdoor-rated cord.)
Tip: When choosing a location for an indoor or outdoor camera, be mindful of nearby lighting. You don't want your camera pointing directly into the sun or at a halogen light source. Too much of either may damage the video sensor.
4. Install the hardware
Like with most USB devices, you need to run the WiLife's installation disc first so Windows can set up the needed drivers. WiLife also installs a software application, then guides you through the initial hardware hookup.
The physical connections are simple. When you're instructed to do so, plug the receiver into a wall outlet near your PC, then connect it to the computer via its USB cable. Next, plug the camera into a wall outlet. The two units will begin to communicate with each other through your home's power lines. When all the electronic handshaking and hugging is over, what the camera sees should be sent through your AC lines, into the receiver, and then into your PC via the USB cable.
5. Make final adjustments
Though everything should work well at the WiLife kit's default settings, it leaves some room for fine-tuning. If you click the Setup button on the WiLife Control Panel, you'll find options called Camera, Recording, Alerts, Online, and Advanced. Some of them, to be most effective, require an upgrade to the Platinum version of the software. An extra $80 per year gets you features such as notifications via e-mail (if, for example, motion—or lack of motion—is detected) and the ability to store and access recorded video in an offsite storage area. That said, perhaps 98.9 percent of the things you'll likely want to do with your camera will work fine with the options that Logitech supplies out of the box.
The two options that matter most are Camera and Recording. The former lets you label the various cameras you have so you can tell which one you're looking at. It also gives you options for where those labels will appear on the video display. Also, you can make brightness and contrast adjustments within the software to compensate for the ambient lighting at the camera location. The Recording option lets you designate the directory in which recordings are saved, determines whether motion or timed recordings (or both) are used, and provides information regarding how much drive space you've used.
More crucial is the ability to monitor your camera or cameras when you're away from home. You can monitor the view from your camera online, but only through WiLife's Web site, and you can only view your video stream for 3 minutes at a time. (You can register an account with the site when you set up the kit; sign-on is at online.wilife.com.) There's approximately a 15-second delay between what you see over the Internet and what's "live." Also, as we mentioned earlier, if you upgrade the software to the Platinum level, you can authorize the software to send you e-mail alerts about activity the camera detects.
If we wanted that level of security, however, we'd probably consider something more than just a casual security arrangement such as this. We'd also want to add at least an outdoor and, perhaps, a spy camera to make the possible viewing zones more complete. Whether you're viewing your WiLife system online or on your local PC, you can monitor a single camera at a time (and cycle among all those you have installed) or view all the cameras at the same time in a tiled fashion.
Tip: In most cases, your camera should be preset to maximum focus out of the box. If you need to adjust it, bring the camera into the room where the receiver and computer are. You can adjust the focus while looking at your monitor, and the camera will hold that focus when returned to its vantage point.
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Explore opportunities in Latin America: ScindiaApril 29th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Indian companies should vigorously explore Latin America, especially the MERCOSUR countries, set up joint ventures and even consider mergers and acquisitions as these South American nations are poised to become global agriculture outsourcing hubs, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said Thursday.
"Indian technology and Latin American natural and social capital make a great fit. There is also great cultural compatibility between the people of the two regions which makes joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions sustainable business propositions," Scindia said, inaugurating the two-day 4th CII India-Latin America and Caribbean Conclave here.
Scindia said India is a big potential market for agro-processed foods made in Latin American countries. Brazil is seemingly focused on tapping this opportunity although the logistics challenges are there to be tackled.
The MERCOSUR bloc comprises Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. It has Chile and Bolivia as its associate members. It has become a successful market of about 200 million people, representing about $1 trillion of GDP and $190 billion of trade. It is the fourth largest integrated market after the European Union (EU), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and ASEAN.
India signed a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with MERCOSUR in 2004 to promote trade by granting reciprocal fixed tariff preferences with the ultimate objective of creating a free trade area.
Scindia also said India should explore opportunities in other Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) markets and broaden its export product portfolio.
"Even within the LAC region, the bulk of the Indian exports go to Brazil while several other major countries like Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Chile and Uruguay account for only a fraction of total Indian imports in the region," he said.
India exports light engineering, pharmaceuticals and mineral products to the region, "but they do not represent the strengths and capabilities of the Indian economy in its entirety", he said.
Compared to a meagre 0.5 percent growth in the developed markets, the emerging markets are expanding at a four percent rate.
Liliana Perez, Secretary General, Colombian foreign affairs ministry, said the Colombian government was holding talks with India on signing a double taxation avoidance agreement that would boost India-Colombia economic relations.
She also emphasised the need for a free trade agreement.
- 'Latin America, Caribbean and India should build closer ties' - Jul 18, 2012
- Latin America beckons, India's trade may reach $50 bn by 2014 - Jan 02, 2012
- Argentina buys Indian pharma products worth $200 million - May 04, 2011
- Updated India-Mercosur PTA on agenda: Uruguayan envoy - Apr 30, 2011
- Latin America beckons: India must seize the moment (Comment) - Jul 26, 2012
- India-Latin America meet to consider $10.39 billion deals - Apr 27, 2010
- Enough scope for enhancing India, Uruguay economic cooperation: Anand Sharma - Feb 24, 2011
- India must consolidate engagement with CELAC (Comment) - Aug 17, 2012
- India's exports to Latin America, Africa cross $20 bn - Dec 07, 2009
- With China on mind, India steps up Latin America diplomacy - Jul 10, 2012
- India to hold first dialogue Latin American troika - Aug 02, 2012
- Brazil sets auto export quotas for Mexico - Apr 05, 2012
- India-South America trade deal to be expanded - Sep 03, 2010
- China, South American trading bloc eye $200 bn trade - Jun 30, 2012
- Uruguay wants India to set up full mission at Montevideo - Apr 30, 2010
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TITLE 46, APPENDIX App. > CHAPTER 27 > SUBCHAPTER XII > § 1289
§ 1289. Administrative provisions
(a) Issuance of policies, rules, and regulations; settlement of claims; valuation; rejection and review of valuation
(1) The Secretary, in the administration of this subchapter, may issue such policies, rules, and regulations as he deems proper and may adjust and pay losses, compromise and settle claims, whether in favor of or against the United States and pay the amount of any judgment rendered against the United States in any suit, or the amount of any settlement agreed upon, in respect of any claim under insurance authorized by this subchapter.
(2) In respect of hull insurance, the valuation in the policy for actual or constructive total loss of the vessel insured shall be a stated valuation (exclusive of National Defense features paid for by the Government) determined by the Secretary which shall not exceed the amount that would be payable if the vessel had been requisitioned for title under section 1242 (a) of this Appendix at the time of the attachment of the insurance under said policy: Provided, That the insured shall have the right within sixty days after the attachment of the insurance under said policy, or within sixty days after determination of such valuation by the Secretary, whichever is later, to reject such valuation, and shall pay, at the rate provided for in said policy, premiums upon such asserted valuation as the insured shall specify at the time of rejection, but such asserted valuation shall not operate to the prejudice of the Government in any subsequent action on the policy. In the event of the actual or constructive total loss of the vessel, if the insured has not rejected such valuation the amount of any claim therefor which is adjusted, compromised, settled, adjudged, or paid shall not exceed such stated amount, but if the insured has so rejected such valuation, the insured shall be paid as a tentative advance only, 75 per centum of such valuation so determined by the Secretary and shall be entitled to sue the United States in a court having jurisdiction of such claims to recover such valuation as would be equal to the just compensation which such court determines would have been payable if the vessel had been requisitioned for title under section 1242 (a) of this Appendix at the time of the attachment of the insurance under said policy: Provided, That in the event of an election by the insured to reject the stated valuation fixed by the Secretary and to sue in the courts, the amount of the judgment will be payable without regard to the limitations contained in section 1242–1 [1] of this Appendix, although the excess of any amounts advanced on account of just compensation over the amount of the court judgment will be required to be refunded. In the event of such court determination, premiums under the policy shall be adjusted on the basis of the valuation as finally determined and of the rate provided for in said policy.
(b) Forms and policies; rates; fees
The Secretary may prescribe and change forms and policies, and fix, adjust, and change the amounts insured and rates of premium provided for in this subchapter. The Secretary may charge and collect an annual fee in an amount calculated to cover the expenses of processing applications for insurance, the employment of underwriting agents, and the appointment of experts.
(c) Commercial practice controlling; limitation on fees
The Secretary, in administering this subchapter, may exercise his powers, perform his duties and functions, and make his expenditures, in accordance with commercial practice in the marine insurance business. Except as authorized in subsection (d) of this section, no insurance broker or other person acting in a similar intermediary capacity shall be paid any fee or other consideration by the Secretary by virtue of his participation in arranging any insurance wherein the Secretary directly insures any of the risk thereof.
(d) Underwriting agents
The Secretary may, and whenever he finds it practical to do so shall, employ domestic companies or groups of domestic companies authorized to do a marine insurance business in any State of the United States, to act as his underwriting agent. The Secretary may allow such companies or groups of companies fair and reasonable compensation for servicing insurance written by such companies or groups of companies as underwriting agent for the Secretary. The services of such underwriting agents may be utilized in the adjustment of claims under insurance provided by this subchapter, but no claim shall be paid unless and until it has been approved by the Secretary. Such compensation may include an allowance for expenses reasonably incurred by such agent, but such allowance shall not include any payment by such agent on account of solicitation for or stimulation of insurance business.
(e) Employment of marine insurance experts
The Secretary without regard to the laws, rules, or regulations relating to the employment of employees of the United States may appoint and prescribe the duties of such number of experts in marine insurance as he deems necessary under this subchapter.
(f) Utilization of services of other Government agencies
The Secretary with the consent of any executive department, independent establishment, or other agency of the Government, including any field service thereof, may avail himself of the use of information, services, facilities, officers, and employees thereof in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.
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'Smoking kills'. Warnings like this could cover over half a packet of cigarettes if a treaty to curb tobacco consumption is passed at the World Health Organisation assembly which starts tomorrow in Geneva.
It will require countries to ban tobacco advertising within five years and 'to consider public health objectives when implementing tax and price policies on tobacco products.' The US and Germany have voiced doubts about the provisions. However, the treaty is likely to be implemented in WHO member states apart from the US, even if the US does not sign, so US tobacco firms would still be hit in their export markets.


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The Department for Work and Pensions has revealed some of the outrageous excuses feckless parents use to avoid paying child maintenance for their youngsters.
The award for the most jaw-dropping excuse has to go to a £4,000 a week footballer who had the cheek to tell the Child Support Agency (CSA) that keeping his FERRARI on the road meant he had no money left over to pay child support!
Another dad said he had already bought his youngster a bag of pick 'n' mix sweets, so couldn't provide any more for them. The weirdest excuse goes to the father who claimed he could not afford to make any payments because he'd had to fork out to take his OSTRICH to the vet...
Other reasons for not coughing up include a father who said the child could not possibly be his because its mother was too ugly, and one dad who refused payments on the grounds he had already splashed out on a boob job for the child's mother. Some parents have even claimed it is against their human rights to support their kids!
The Department for Work and Pensions has released the details in an attempt to shame absent parents into taking responsibility for their children.
New measures to be introduced will mean that mums and dads could face losing their homes if they do not make their child maintenance payments. It is estimated that non-resident parents owe a staggering £4billion in child support.
Work and pensions minister, Maria Miller said the Government would not tolerate parents who shirked their responsibilities to their children. She said: 'Most parents do what's right for their children. But as these ridiculous excuses show, there is still a hardcore trying to avoid paying what they owe.
'Our reforms will support parents to make family-based arrangements and free up the state service to chase those who refuse to co-operate.'
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Houston Dynamo coach Dom Kinnear gave all of his players on trial a great opportunity to impress the coaching staff in a pre-season friendly with Houston Baptist University on Saturday.
The Dynamo ran out 2-0 winners and Kin near was happy with the form of his players after training inside due to weather conditions late last week.
"We wanted to see the trialists today," said Kinnear. "No point in seeing them in a bubble. We wanted to see them out here and play and give them an extended run on the field."
One of those trialists, Trinidad & Tobago midfilder Lester Peltier, was very impressive with a long range goal. He said that he was still getting used t his new surroundings but was thoroughly enjoying his time with the Dynamo.
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The novel begins with a series of letters from Robert Walton to his sister, Margaret Saville. When a story is told through letters, this is called an epistolary narrative/novel. (Below is a link from wikipedia that explains this further). The one thing about this style is the way it impacts the personal quality of the narrative. You are viewing a private conversation between a brother and a sister. Because of this, there is a sense of voyerism (observing something uninvited). There are things revealed therein that would not be for public eyes. Think of it kind of as if the author is allowing you to peak inside the closet to view the family skeletons. It also gives the sense of learning of events from a primary source (a witness) rather than second hand. This is kind of an illusion where Frankenstein is concerned because we are told, but seem to forget quite quickly, that Robert is retelling a story told to him. It seems in fact that the narrator becomes Victor Frankenstein, but in reality this creates a paradox because what seems to be an eye witness account is, in reality, a retelling of events. He told me/I am telling you.
Shelley's Frankenstein begins with a letter that Robert Walton (the explorer who is the main narrator of the story) is sending to his sister. He begins by describing the exploratory journey that he plans to take into the arctic north. He also tells his sister that he is longing for a friend -- someone that is a kindred spirit to him.
We soon learn that he has met a man named Victor Frankenstein -- a man with an extraordinary story. Walton feels a kinship with Frankenstein, and as Frankenstein tells Walton his story, Walton writes the story down.
So, the novel is "framed" through Walton's point of view, as we have Frankenstein telling the story to Walton, and Walton relaying the story to his sister. (Later, we get the Creature's story as well...).


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The Treasury Department and IRS today released for publication in the Federal Register final regulations (T.D. 9762) providing guidance to private foundations on program-related investments.
The final regulations (T.D. 9762 [PDF 253 KB]) adopt, with modifications, proposed regulations released in April 2012 that provided examples illustrating investments that qualify as program-related investments. Notably, several examples contained in the proposed regulations were amended to reflect comments received.
Section 4944 imposes excise taxes on a private foundation that makes an investment that jeopardizes the foundation's ability to carry out its exempt purposes.
An excise tax also is imposed on any foundation manager who knowingly participates in the foundation's making of a "jeopardizing investment." Program-related investments are excepted from treatment as jeopardizing investments.
In addition, other provisions of the private foundation excise tax regime accord special treatment to program-related investments. For example:
The regulations under section 4944 define a "program-related investment" as an investment: (1) the primary purpose of which is to accomplish purposes in section 170(c)(2)(B) (generally, the same as exempt purposes in section 501(c)(3)); (2) no significant purpose of which is the production of income or the appreciation of property; and (3) no purpose of which is to accomplish certain prohibited purposes (e.g., legislative lobbying or political campaign activities).
The final regulations do not change the definition of a program-related investment, but contain nine examples that illustrate additional types of investments that qualify as program-related investments. The final regulations, like the proposed regulations, illustrate the following principles:
The final regulations amended several of the examples included in the proposed regulations to reflect comments received. One example was amended to clarify that a subsidiary of a drug company that sells a vaccine to poor individuals at a price that is affordable to the affected population can also sell the vaccine to those who can afford it at fair market value prices. Another example was revised to clarify that making loans bearing interest below the market rate to poor individuals living in a developing country is a program-related investment, regardless of whether a natural disaster has recently occurred in the developing country.
The final regulations did not incorporate a comment requesting that a certain example be revised to illustrate an equity investment in an LLC treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes, instead of a loan to the LLC. The Treasury Department and IRS noted that an equity investment by a section 501(c)(3) organization in an entity treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes raises a host of issues related to the continuing exemption of the exempt partner and the activities of the partnership that are difficult to summarize in examples in regulations, and that the IRS is considering whether to address program-related investments in the form of investments in partnerships through the issuance of a revenue ruling.
T.D. 9762 will be published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2016.
For more information, contact the Managing Director-in-Charge of KPMG's Washington National Tax Exempt Organizations Tax group:
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How to shine light deeper into the brain
February 12, 2018
An international team of researchers has developed a way to shine light at new depths in the brain. It may lead to development of new, non-invasive clinical treatments for neurological disorders and new research tools.
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Arriving 5:30am in Bangkok
Arriving 5:30am in Bangkok
I'm taking the overnight train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok on the 10th...arriving 5:30am. All the later trains were booked. What's it going to be like to arrive that early? Will I be able to check into a guesthouse? Also, what's the best/cheapest way to get myself from the train station to wherever I'm staying? (Also, any current suggestions of good budget places?)
Thanks for any info!
#1 zilpah has been a member since 21/2/2011. Posts: 2
That 14:50 2nd class sleeper train is good because you get the first few hours in daylight along the most scenic part of the journey. And it's usually late arriving so don't count on being there at 5:30am. Anyway there will always be plenty of transport options and Thailand wakes up early. The BTS (subway and Skytrain) begin operating at 6am
Or just grab a tuk tuk to your hotel/guesthouse (although I prefer metered taxi). Did you have a location in mind? Khao San? Sukhumvit? Silom? Siam?
#2 Captain_Bob has been a member since 27/5/2006. Location: Thailand. Posts: 1,944
Many Guesthouses won't let you check in until after 12 if they are full -- even if you've made a reservation. After all, they have to wait for the other guest to leave before they can let you in. However, they will often keep an eye on your bag if you want to wander around. That's what I did at Shambara Boutique Hostel. They charge to watch your bag if you leave it with them after you check-out, but gave me no trouble to watch it when I arrived around 4:30/5am and wanted to set my bag down.
#3 caseyprich has been a member since 3/3/2010. Location: China. Posts: 1,281
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15664302926934688562018-03-06T03:04:59.272-08:00Más noble que una lechugaI'm all up in Guatemala for a couple years. Read this junk to see what's crackin'. Also, this has nothing to do with the Peace Corps. Everything you read here is just like, my opinion, man.tedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-69900929537325362832009-04-15T09:38:00.000-07:002009-04-15T09:39:32.862-07:00UpdateHere I am again with another long overdue update. I have now been in Guatemala for 15 months and have lived here in Santa Lucia Lachua for exactly a year. Don't know about you, but it has flown by for me.

Summer has started here, which means it will be brutally hot for the next 2 months or so. My boss from Peace Corps made a visit here the other day to check up on us and see how work is progressing. He came up in his nice jeep with one of those fancy digital thermometers inside and air conditioning. I couldn't believe it when I switched the thermometer reading to the US system and realized 40 degrees Celsius means 103 Fahrenheit. We took some guys that I have been working with along for the ride, and they laughed in amazement when the vents started spewing out cold air. We took my boss to see the compost-making latrine and signs we made to prepare us for Guatemala's biggest week of tourism, Semana Santa. It's the whole week leading up to Easter. It was during that week that after a year of planning, teaching locals, waiting for some money, building some basic infrastructure, and promoting that Salinas Nueve Cerros had its first paying customer. It still has a long way to go to become the successful community-run ecotourism destination that I know it can develop into, but we are all pumped and proud of the work we have done to get this thing rollin'.

In other news, one of my long-time best buds Seiya made the trek down here to see what life is like in the jungle. Luckily, his trip down here coincided with some trips I needed to make to the City for work. That cut down on taking more 10-hour trips to Guatemala City. I had to give some warning before he got here because I wasn't sure how everyone would react to seeing a longhaired Japanese dude with a couple tattoos. Turns out mostly everyone just looked at him nervously, but approved of his presence. The few that were courageous enough to talk with him of course loved him. They were amazed by his abilities to write in Japanese and play music, and were dumbfounded by the gadgets he had i.e. video camera and iphone. Here are some memorable quotes by my fellow villagers during Seiya's visit:

· "B'ex, what is she doing here."
· (with a very confused look) "So he's Japanese, but he lives in the US?"
· "He's studying music in college? That's beautiful!"
· "How well does he speak Q'eqchi?"

Needless to say, it was great having him here. Due to his long hair, scruffy face, and funky hat, he even got to leave with his very own nickname in Spanish. Its too bad El Chino Che Guevara could only stay a couple days.

Take care, I'll update this again some time.tedelgringohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-79844665431283446442009-02-17T07:04:00.000-08:002009-02-17T07:47:45.872-08:00Still Here
So I have gotten pretty bad at this whole posting on my blog thing. Not to make an excuse or anything, but I think it's because things here seem so normal to me. When I sit back and analyze a little though, I realize that some pretty incredible stuff is still happening to me. Like this soccer tournament I am playing in with my village's team for example. Just to get to the field, we first have to ride our bikes for an hour and half to a jungle-soaked community right next to the mighty Chixoy River. From there, we pay a guy (something like 50 cents each) to watch our bikes while we try to convince somebody from the village to take us across the river in one of the broken down wooden rafts that has a motor attached to it. Once the price is haggled to a point where both parties agree, we get motored to the other side where the soccer field, a couple hundred spectators, and teams from 8 different communities will spend their Sundays for the next couple months. I've never had to work so hard to get to a soccer game. It's a guaranteed adventure every week and I love it.

Other than that, I'm just doing what I can to help and I'm basically half way through with this whole Peace Corps thing. A year has flown by.

I recently had the chance to go to Tikal, the most popular national park and home to tons of Mayan ruins in the middle of the rainforest, with Andy and his mom. I have heard so much about it, and it still exceeded my expectations. Amazing. Here are some photos of that trip.

Buds

Cool View

Temple V
tedelgringohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-22391985407477534472008-12-29T15:21:00.000-08:002008-12-29T15:55:14.259-08:00Fam is HereIt has been a while, but here I am. Right now as I write this, my dad and sis are all up in this beast called Guatemala. Their trip here is coming to an end in just a couple of days, and it has been great to have them here. Allow me to give you a pictoral review of our vacation in Guatemala.

First, we went to Antigua and did Antigua stuff like eat, sleep, and take pictures with Santa.

From there, we headed up to Cobán for a night to break up the drive a bit. We went out to dinner there and the fam got to meet some friends of mine from here. More eating and sleeping. The next morning, we made it into my site just in time for...

The final of the soccer tournament we have been playing in since late September. We won 4-0. Santa also made an appearance at the game. I don´t really realize how big of a freak I am here until I see pictures like this one. It helps me understand why I still make some little kids cry why I come near.

After the soccer game, we spent Christmas eve eating and singing in various households of my hometown of Santa Lucía. We spent the next 3 days checking out the tourist areas in the region. One day at Laguna Lachuá (1st pic, with my buds and fellow volunteers Andy Patari and Chris Barry), a day on the jungle cruise of Roqha Pomtila (2nd pic) and a day hiking around Salinas Nueve Cerros (3rd pic).

As the pictures might suggest, it was great wholesome-family-jungle fun. I´m really glad they got to experience this stuff. Ok, that´s all for now. I miss y´all and love you. Happy new year.

tedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-91771368984657802462008-11-12T08:22:00.000-08:002008-11-12T08:27:27.827-08:00TortillasTortillas are the staple food here in Guatemala, and it becomes even more apparent when you live out in the boonies like I do. It seems that the poorer of an area you are in, the larger and more essential to the meal tortillas become. Here is a copy of a conversation I have had a bunch of times with a bunch of different people in my town. Every time the phrase "eating tortillas" was used in conversation, here I replaced it with "drinking water" so you can get a better idea of what this interaction sounds like to them. Here we go:

Person from Santa Lucía: "In your country you guys drink water, right?"
Me: "Uh, ya, but not like you do here."
Person from Santa Lucía, with a look of slight confusion and worry: "What do you mean?"
Me: "Well, we don't drink water every day, let alone with every meal. It might be a part of a meal maybe once a week."
Person from Santa Lucía, laughs in amazement, then: "But here you got used to drinking lots of water, right?"
Me: "Ya, I like drinking water now, but it´s not something I need to survive."
Long pause, then Person from Santa Lucía: "Huh, well, let´s go _________________" (fill in the blank).
Me: Ya man, let´s go do that.

Here are some other fun tortilla facts:
o Wa (pronounced kwah) is the q´eqchi´ word for tortilla. It also means food. One time, I went to a friend's house asking to buy some tortillas and was given an entire meal.
o Xorok (pronounced show-roke) means "to make a tortilla" and "to applaud". If you've ever seen a lady clapping one out, you know why.
o The first time I accidentally grabbed two tortillas instead of the customary one at a time, I was worried I had committed a horrible cultural mistake. When my dining partner asked me with a serious face if I knew what the q´eqchi´ people have to say about that, I replied with a nervous "no".
"Well," he said with a sudden smile on his face, "it's just like having two women at the same time!"

Ah man, the people here are great. I'm still having a good time and looking forward to seeing my dad and sister next month. I can't believe it has been close to a year since I have seen anyone from home. Hope all is well with you. Let me know.

B´extedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-28672290965765139372008-10-24T10:59:00.000-07:002008-10-24T11:06:58.079-07:00Alive and WetIt's been a while, but I am still here doing my thing. I haven't had much access to internet lately because it has been raining so much, roads have either washed away or flooded and there hasn't been passage to any towns. We haven't been all that affected by it here in Santa Lucía, but our neighboring towns that live by the river got it bad. People have had all of their crops and animals washed away by the river. So all these people have left are their houses. Red Cross came out this week to help them get back on their feet. Sad stuff.

On the happy side of the coin, the rains didn't stop my soccer league this past weekend. I am now one of those freak celebrities that I talked about in an earlier post, but in many other towns. Before the games, people shout my name and when I smile and wave, most just stare at me and laugh nervously. Little by little they are learning that I'm a nice guy and nothing to be afraid of. During the games, I get an earful from the other team's fans. Afterwards, it all depends on how my team did. Santa Lucía is currently in 3rd place. Tomorrow, we play the 4th place team, so it should be a good one.

Baseball is still played by many of the kids here, only it has changed a bit. As you may remember, everyone calls me B´ex (pronounced Besh). So, because I taught them the great American pastime, and because of my name´s striking similarity to said game, Baseball is now called B´exball. Ha, I love it.

I´ll leave you with a photo of another one of my favorite pastimes that I taught to the kids here.

Yes, the 5 year old in the background is playing air guitar with my sharpened machete. Don´t worry, he already has much more experience with those than I do.

I´ll update again soon. Hope all is well with you.tedelgringohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-35794135475744542922008-09-19T15:23:00.000-07:002008-09-21T13:51:01.124-07:00jual tiq li saq´eThe title means it´s hot in the sun and is the number one phrase I hear and use in q´eqchi´. I am still having a blast here in the jungle. Right now, I have access to internet because I am visiting my original host family from training. One of the daughters is getting married tomorrow, so I made the 10 hour trip today for tomorrow´s big event. Here is a picture of the tree closest to my house up there in Santa Lucía. It got struck by lightning. Don´t worry Babs, only 1 person in the history of my town has died due to lightning related injuries.

 On a different note, September 15th was independance day here. So fun! The night before we celebrated the way they do every year by running home-made torches from a far away town to ours. From there, all of Santa Lucía showed up to watch 5 local girls compete in what we know as a beauty pageant. The girl I picked to win got 2nd place. The next day, we competed in a soccer tournament in the next town over and got third place. The festivities culminated that night with a dance. People were stoked to see me there and got even more jazzed when I started to dance. At one point, there were several guys crowded around the girl I was currently dancing with and myself making high-pitched sweaks to the beat of the music. Hilarious.
 Work is also going well and little by little Salinas is becoming a tourist destination. I hope all is well with you. Special shout out to those of you who have mailed me stuff. It has all been great and I really enjoy hearing from you.tedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-59868778194833247592008-08-12T11:47:00.001-07:002008-08-12T12:20:56.871-07:00LachuáHey people. Here are some pictures of a trip I took with friends to Laguna Lachuá for a day.

These guys are my buds. From left to right, that´s Hugo, Manuel and Manuel. I´m way bigger than them.

And these are of the lake. Enjoy and have a nice daytedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-51598718217307085422008-08-12T11:42:00.000-07:002008-08-12T11:45:21.304-07:00Q´eqchíWritten August 1

So now that I can speak q´eqchí like a pre-schooler, I have noticed some differences in the way we talk. With the introduction of certain gadgets, my indigenous buddies have been forced to come up with some names for things they had never seen before. Here are a couple examples: <o:p></o:p>

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Kaxlan xam literally means "foreigner´s fire" but is understood to mean electricity.<o:p></o:p>

Ulul ch´ich´ is a computer, but translates to "metal brain"<o:p></o:p>

To say there is a full moon, you say xorok li po, which means "the moon is a tortilla" (I understand the moon isn´t a gadget introduced by foreigners, but you get the idea of some differences in the languages) <o:p></o:p>

 Xwara po is a new moon, but really just means that the moon is sleeping. <o:p></o:p>

An airplane is a so´sol ch´ich´, or a metal vulture.<o:p></o:p>

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Talking about how isolated we are here in Santa Lucía Lachuá reminds me of something that happened yesterday. I was hanging out with some neighbors and in a mixture of q´eqchí and mostly Spanish, we were able to understand each other. One girl asked me if it was true that there were buildings in the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region> that had 15 stories. When I told her that buildings can reach 100 stories she flipped out. <o:p></o:p>

 "So those buildings, like, scrape the sky?" she asked me while she made a clawing motion with her hand.<o:p></o:p>

 I chuckled, and then said "Well ya, actually, we call them skyscrapers."<o:p></o:p>

 I guess our languages aren´t as different as I originally thought. <o:p></o:p>
tedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-43831423389332839242008-07-24T09:24:00.000-07:002008-07-24T09:52:20.176-07:00UpdateHello again friends, family, and maybe enemies... No pictures today, but I do have some words for you. Here is a quick update on my life in bullet-point format:

The last time I made it to Salinas (the park we are starting) I saw a crocodile bigger than me, a family of spider monkeys, and more mosquitos than I thought possible.

Fourth of July was a good time and it was great seeing all my American friends here again.

My soccer team is 3 and 4 and we play the worst two teams to finish up the season. We should end up in about 4th place which will be good for the playoffs.

I started working with a newly formed group of youngsters in town and it has been cool. They started up a little library. It is a breath of fresh air to work with kids. They actually respond better when I am my goofy self.

That is all that is new for now. Congrats to all my recently graduated friends. I see pictures of you guys online and it bums me out I missed the festivities. But hey, I celebrated for you here.
tedelgringohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-7886809356499267782008-07-01T12:46:00.000-07:002008-07-01T13:11:23.331-07:00I´m a freak
Hello friends and family. Fourth of July is coming up. I´m going to miss being home for the traditional family bash at the Joseph house, but thankfully it is also a big day for those of us in Peace Corps Guatemala. All one hundred and seventy something volunteers here make the trek to Antigua where we have a place rented out. There, we get to BBQ and play all day long. Just like home! I´m looking forward to that.

In other news, life in the site is good. It is certain that by now everyone in town knows me. The best analogy I can draw to being the first gringo to live here is the time I had to dress up as Smokey the Bear for work back in the States.
Here´s why:
-Most kids are stoked to see me and ask me a thousand times how I´m doing while they shake my hand or give me a hi-5.
-Some kids are a little apprehensive to say hi and when Mom, Dad, Sister, Brother, or Friend tries to force them, they usually end up in tears.
-People ask me to just give them stuff. (I guess that´s more like Santa than Smokey)
-Everywhere I go, people seem to pop out of nowhere to scream "B´ex!" (that´s my name, remember?) and then wave to me excitedly.

All that may sound a little overwhelming or annoying, but it isn´t. I have gotten to know some really good people here and I take their excitement as meaning that they like me. So ya, that´s a good thing.

Here are some pics of those good people.

These are Ramiro´s 3 youngest kids. From the left, Hector, Julio and Walter. They´re great. I always make fun of their pot-bellies, so here we are showing them off. If I look a little weird here, it´s because I´m trying to look fat and I can´t even pretend to do that.

Welp, the other pictures won´t load so it looks like just one will have to do. Take care and have fun on the 4th.tedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-87975874647994440982008-06-04T09:11:00.000-07:002008-06-04T10:21:00.856-07:00HouseHey, well it has been a while since I have posted. It looks like things might be this way from now on. I am still having a good time. Want to see where I live? Here ya go!

There she is. It´s an unwritten law that everyone in the jungle has to have a hammock. It´s our version of the lay-z-boy.

This is the view from the front door/hammock. That road is what they call a freeway around here.

Here we are inside. Mosquito net is important now that the rainy season has started. I have more pics, but it is taking about 10 minutes per pic to load. I hope you get the idea. Here´s a quick rundown of recent highlights:

I now have electricity in my home.

There was a massive tarantula in my house

The communities are stoked on the tourism idea for Salinas. We are almost done planning the first fase. When we are done with that, we are going to present it to the Municipality to hopefully get funding.

I spent a day planting the sacred maize (corn) with Ramiro and friends using just a hand sewn bag full of seeds and a machete-sharpened stick. The same way the Maya have been doing it for thousands of years.

Went to a Mayan ceremony at the house of Qawa Mariano. We got to his house at about 8pm and didn´t make it home until 3am. The idea was thanking mother earth and our ancestors for all they have provided for us and to bless Mariano´s recently planted corn crop. I´ll try to post some pictures of that in the future.

That´s all for now. I hope all is well with you. And as we say in q´eqchí, owe chi waak (i´m going to eat)

tedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-71286025103290392462008-05-13T07:59:00.000-07:002008-05-13T08:18:35.246-07:00Teaching
5/12/2008<o:p></o:p>

As you know, my official job here is to develop community ecotourism projects. To put it into as few words as possible, it has been challenging, fun, and rewarding so far. I dig it, but it definitely leaves time for me to do other things. In my free time, I mostly find myself hanging out with kids teaching them stuff they have never seen before that back in the States is so normal. For example, twice a week I go to the elementary school and give English class for a half hour. At the end of each class, I put a song on the radio with the lyrics on the chalk board. So far, they enjoyed the song by this strange group called the Beatles the most. <o:p></o:p>

My other teaching endeavor has been baseball. It started when I met a man passing through my town who is from the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Dominican Republic</st1:place></st1:country-region>. When he told me where he was from, I immediately took that as a chance to talk baseball. I also took advantage of that when I met a doctor from <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Cuba</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Anyway, after about a half hour of talking about the pros, he started telling me how all kids in the Dominican grow up playing the game even though most don´t have baseballs, bats, gloves, bases, or even fields. <o:p></o:p>

"Pero la única cosa que se necesita es amor para el juego. Así se encuentra maneras para jugar" he told me. "But the only thing you need is love for the game. That´s how you find ways to play."<o:p></o:p>

Well, of course after he said that, I was convinced I was going to teach the kids of this town. We started with the basics of how to hit. I took the handle off my broom while the 3 youngest boys of my host family rounded up all the bad oranges that fell from the trees in our backyard. I showed them how to stand and hold the bat, and they got a feel for their swing until all the oranges ended up squashed. <o:p></o:p>

I wasn´t totally sure they liked it, but the next day changed my mind. Without me even mentioning baseball, the youngest kid (Hector) approached me and told me he thought our bat was too heavy and that we were all going to get new ones. I didn´t really get it at first, but then he told me he knows the perfect wood in the jungle that is light, strong and straight. So, we ventured into the rainforest and the four of us picked up sticks that were going to be our new bats. After we carved them down with a machete, we were ready for batting practice. I have a video of what that looks like, but I will put that up when I find a faster connection.<o:p></o:p>

They did that for quite a while and got to where they weren´t spinning in circles every time they took a swing. When they got bored of tossing stuff onto the roof, the kids told me they wanted to play this game for real. So, we headed to the soccer field where I drew out a diamond and taught them the basics of the rules. We had enough to fill one team, so we played sandlot style for a couple hours. It was a success!

Apparently word got out about this game that did not involve a whole lot of running because the next day, our numbers doubled. We played a full 9 inning baseball game. We lost 28-22, but I was smiling the whole time.
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tedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-71716028800378661202008-05-13T07:56:00.000-07:002008-05-13T07:59:01.309-07:00Meal Time
Written 5/11/08<o:p></o:p>

One thing that I have consistently been dreaming of since I arrived to my site is food.  Allow me to explain. For breakfast and dinner everyday, I have eggs, black beans and tortillas. 9 times out of 10, lunch is a hunk of chicken tossed into some boiling soup. Oh, and don´t forget the tortillas. That meal goes perfect with the 90-something degree heat and 100% humidity we have been experiencing every afternoon. I usually don´t start off sweating at lunch time, but afterwards I look like I just dumped the bowl onto me instead of into me.  I´m not complaining, I am just trying to give you a feel for what life is like. Eating is no longer a changing, exciting time of the day, it´s just what we do to take away the hunger. <o:p></o:p>

Don´t feel bad either. There are a few reasons for this. One, they think we´re weird because we don´t eat tortillas with every meal. Also, there are tons of crazy tropical fruits that just grow naturally all over the place. It seems like anytime I go walking with a kid somewhere, our original mission gets changed when the kid spots a tree that has some fruit in it. We then spend the next few minutes either climbing said tree, or chucking whatever sticks nearby to knock down the fruit. After eating our earnings, we continue what we originally set out to do. <o:p></o:p>

I still like beans, eggs and tortillas. We shall see if that hold true in a couple years.  <o:p></o:p>
tedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-7081876767737059002008-04-29T08:43:00.000-07:002008-04-29T09:23:58.620-07:00My RoommatesWritten April 21st:

Although there aren´t any humans living in my place with me, there are plenty of other things. Here are a couple examples of creatures that I have seen in my room during the three weeks that I´ve been here.

I don´t know what this guy is called, but he only comes out at night. He´s pretty easy to spot because when there are no lights on him he looks…

…like this. There are actually a few types of bugs I have seen here that light up. The coolest one I´ve seen is this little bug that hangs out in the tops of the trees and emits sporadic, but very bright flashes of light. The first time I saw that happen, I asked the closest person to me how it was possible that there was lightning when there were no clouds or even signs of a storm. She made me feel better when she said it was just a bug. Anyway, you get the idea of how bright it is.

This is one of the types of toad that has made it into my house. It´s a little funny to walk around at night without a light because you can hear them hop away from you if you get too close. Then you have to turn on the light to make sure you do not step on them.

So far, I´ve only mentioned the fun things that make it inside. There are way more things that aren´t fun that come in.

Like this beast. Every time I see a scorpion, I think of that show Battlebots. Remember? It was when people would build remote-controlled robots and then put them in a cage to bash each other up. I think it´s because scorpions to me look like they were made to just tear things apart.
That´s everything I have been able to take pictures of. This doesn´t include the spiders, cockroaches, fleas, millipedes, dogs, chickens, ducks, and flying friends that have ventured into my home. Sometimes, when I feel something biting me, I look first before killing it to see what it is. Sure enough, every now and then it´s some bug I have never seen before. Good thing Peace Corps gave me all those vaccinations.
tedelgringohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-39049463063464457532008-04-06T11:17:00.000-07:002008-04-12T08:30:50.952-07:00Rio IcbolayHere are some pics of another tourist attraction I will get to be working with. The people of the town Rocja' Pomtila' live on the Rio Icbolay. They take you upstream for 45 minutes until you get to the natural springs where the river is born. I had this weird feeling like I had done this trip before for about the first 10 minutes and I didn't know why. Then I realized it was because it's a lot like the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland. To the pictures!

Hey Babs, here is a picture of me. I hope this is enough evidence that I still look the same. That is Roberto our tourguide in the front of the boat.

That´s Don Ramiro in the foreground. He is my counterpart and a good guy. Felipe is driving the boat. I have to assume he´s a good guy because he doesn´t speak Spanish and I don´t speak Q´eqchi.

The tour ends where the river begins. That´s me sticking my head into one of the spring where water shoots out. It felt good.

I convinced Ramiro to do the same, but in a different spring.
I really like this place. It is pretty.

And lastly, here is a video of some of the waterfalls. I am excited to work with these people at this place. I hope you can see why.

tedelgringohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-30018861798679882092008-04-06T11:13:00.000-07:002008-04-12T08:31:20.825-07:00NamesWritten April 4th (thanks seiya):
I have a lot of names here. I feel people of Latin decent are given a hard time in the States because it seems they have loads of them. They only have 4, 2 of which are given. The other 2 are inherited. One is from Dad and the other from Mom. I´ll use my old host family as an example. Dad is Mario Efrain Perez Rodriguez. Mom is Zonia Yolanda Quezada Ramirez. A daughter of their´s is Sheila Vanesa Perez Quezada. Get it? Just take the first last name from each parent, dad´s goes first. Sometimes you run into a kid with a last name like Lopez Lopez and it makes you wonder.
Ok, now that´s clear we can go back to my names. The Peace Corps folk are calling me Tigo (pronounced tee-go) or Tigo Ted due to the backpack I wear around town. It was given to me as a thank you by the people that run the Tigo phone company after I bought one of their brand new cellular telephones. When I introduce myself to a Guatemalan, I tell them both my first and middle name (Ted Sebastian) because quite a few of them have a hard time with the name Ted. As if that weren´t enough, the people who only speak Q´eqchi´ have a hard time saying both Ted and Sebastian, so their substitute for the common Spanish name Sebastian is Bex (pronounced Besh). So the next time you see me, feel free to call me any combination of those names and I´ll probably respond.tedelgringohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-3470520840075697872008-04-06T10:55:00.000-07:002008-04-06T11:23:03.890-07:00Settling inWritten April 2nd 2008
I made it to my site. So far, everything is great. I am just having a hard time believing that I will actually be living here for the next two years. In short, life is waaaay different. Too many things have already happened for me to tell, so here is one story that I think is a little funny. My little house (which you´ll see in a minute) was basically an empty room, so I decided to build a table and shelves using some extra wood Ramiro told me I could use. The second youngest of his ten kids, Julio, decided to help. Throughout the process of building this table, several other kids showed up and were intrigued to see this goofy white guy cutting up wood. When it came time to connect the legs to the table, I realized I didn´t have enough nails. I told Julio to tell the other kids if they wanted to come with me to the tienda to buy some more, I´d be happy to have the company. He then mumbled something in Q`eqchi` and three of the 5 kids present raised their hands excitedly signifying they were coming along. About 100 yards into our 200 yard walk, I realized all of them were walking behind me. When I turned around to see if I was moving to fast, I noticed that my gang of 3 had doubled to 6 and they were following me in a single-file line. I giggled at the site, but I didn´t question it. I heard one kid use the word "mex" (table) in a sentence to another kid, so I figured everybody knew what our mission was. By the time we made it to the tienda, we were up to 8. I bought the nails and one of the kids who spoke Spanish said we should take the back way home. I agreed happily, because that is what you do here. When we passed by the mayor´s office, I pre-empted the obvious question by telling him that my team of carpenters was following me to help me finish my table. He laughed like the jolly man that he is. By the time we made it back home, there were 12 kids following me in a single-file line. They all stood and watched (some tried to help) as I finished my masterpiece of a table. Afterwards, we knocked down some coconuts and drank them dry to celebrate a job well done.

I took a video of where I will be living, but the connection here is too slow to upload it. I'll take some pictures and post them in the near future.

I like it here, you should come check it out.tedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-55918218171381345252008-03-26T08:15:00.000-07:002008-03-26T08:39:16.558-07:00Last week in San Lucas
I move to my site in a couple days. I am excited, but of course that comes with some sadness. I have made some good buddies here in San Lucas and I really enjoy my current host family. Here is a quick list of things I will miss about this town:

playing basketball

hearing my host family shout random bad words in English just to make me laugh

bread

internet

the other trainees that are now my friends

being able to speak Spanish to anybody I want

Leaving those may be sad, but I have a whole new set of challenges ahead I am ready to face.

Tomorrow we go to the ambassador´s house to swear in as official volunteers. That means I get to wear that tie I brought.

Remember that Mayan language I get to learn? I had my first class yesterday. The 5 others and I spent a good chunk of the class laughing at these ridiculous noises we are expected to make. We left with soar throats due to said noises. Let me give some examples

Ma sa´ leech´ool laa´ex = how are you guys?

Sa´ qach´ool laa´o = we are good

B´ar wank eb li china us ixq = where are the beautiful women?

Sa´ che´= in a tree

Right now it looks just about as foreign to me as it does to you. I´ll let you know in two years if I figure it out.

tedelgringohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-61068704576607705102008-03-18T08:41:00.000-07:002008-03-18T10:23:11.106-07:00Site VisitOk everybody, I made it back from my site visit. What a place. The people are great, the parks are incredible, and the heat and living conditions are bearable. Instead of boring you all with words, let us enhance this presentation with pictures. Here we go:

 This is one of the lagunas in the municipal park Salinas Nueve Cerros. It is one of the parks that I will be helping to develop and then market. I didnt go swimming in it because it has...

 a bunch of these guys. Ya, that is a crocodile. The first day in the park I also saw howler monkeys, turtles, a barba amarrilla (one of the most venomous snakes in the world), and countless species of plants, bugs (I guess I didnt get to see a lot of bugs, they were mostly just biting me), and birds.

 This is what the houses are in Santa Lucia, where I will be living. I took this picture from the soccer field. The woman on the right is sewing a bag to sell. Their backyard is pure tropical rainforest and the border of the national park Laguna Lachua, another park I will be working with. Nobody really speaks Spanish in Santa Lucia except for the family I will be living with for the first three months. Everyone speaks Qechi, a Mayan language that I am going to learn. The house I am going to stay in doesnt look like this either. It is the only one in town made of cement. I am hoping that after those three months, I might be able to convince them to build me a place like the one in the picture.

 Another attraction to Salinas Nueve Cerros. All that white stuff is salt. There is a natural salt water spring that the ancient Maya used. Throughout the park, you can find big pots buried in the ground that they would use to extract the salt and then go trade it amongst other Maya or even the Inca in South America. The dude in the foreground is Jose Antonio or just Tono for short. He is the head of Project Lachua, the govenment organization in charge of the Eco-region Lachua. The guy on the left is Elman. He is in charge of the farmland that is also within the park. The next guy is Don Adolfo, an agricultural engineer that was in for the week to see how the crops are doing. Next to him is Don Manual, the guy that knows everything there is to know about Salinas. I guess that is what happens when you take care of a place everyday for 10 years. He is also my next door neighbor in Santa Lucia. Don Ramiro, my work counterpart/host dad is not pictured because he had some other work to tend to that day. I just felt I had to mention him because he is a splendid man and I spent most of the week with him.

 Don Manu again. That mound behind him is actually a Mayan tomb. There are a bunch of them around Salinas, some of which have been excavated and you can crawl into them. It is a little creepy, but you feel something when you are sitting inside.

This is just some of the stuff I saw last week, and there is still loads I have yet to see in the region. As you can see, it has a ton of potential for tourism. The challenge is going to be including the communities in that development so that they will care for these places in the future. I am counting the days until I get to move there for good at the end of the month.

tedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-30388575849613496452008-03-04T07:34:00.000-08:002008-03-04T14:53:38.397-08:00Off to the Beautiful BooniesThey told me where I am going yesterday. Aldea Santa Lucia Lachua. Population 325. Located in the tropical rainforest in the northwest of the department Alta Verapaz, near the Mexican border. 7 km from the national park Laguna Lachua. I will have electricity, but will have to use their methods of catching rainwater. The nearest town with a market is about 20km away. I will be working in and with several associations including the national park, a municipal park, and a couple rivers. My main responsibility will be developing the whole ecotouristic (is that a word in English?) region and promoting it. They tell me the place is beautiful, and the pictures I have seen on Google confirm it. I am beyond excited for the "work" ahead.

There will be monkeys and jaguars! Lots of them! All over the place!

On Monday I will meet my counterpart (host country national that I will be working with) and then we will be off to the site for the rest of the week. Once there, I will find a place to live and get a quick feel for the area. I move there for good at the end of the month.

We won our basketball game on sunday. I fouled out early in the 4th quarter. Something tells me life in the jungle is gonna be a little different...tedelgringohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-77758333205826001572008-03-02T10:14:00.000-08:002008-03-02T11:00:30.419-08:00Fotos and Softball
The title says it. It will only let me load 5 pictures per blog entry:

 El Salto de Chilasco. The tallest in Central America.

 The main lookout for the waterfall. You can see why it is called cloud forrest.

A view from inside a church overlooking San Cristobal

The bottom step of a Mayan temple currently under excavation

Teaching folks about tourism

Cool, cool stuff. On a side note, yesterday was awesome. I got asked to play on a fast-pitch softball team by a guy who is a friend of my host family who also used to be on Guatemala's national baseball team. Although I have been to the batting cages in recent years, I don't think I had faced live pitching since like 8th grade. I was nervous, but I figured what the hell. That feeling intensified a bit when they told me I was batting lead-off. They must have seen something in the combination of my way-too-small uniform and soccer cleats. Turns out I had nothing to be nervous about. The pitching was equivalent to the medium setting at the batting cages in Boomers. Big, juicy meatballs that were just fast enough to be straight and right down the middle. I led the game off with a triple off the top of the wall. In our double-header, I failed to make it on base once in my eight at- bats. I told the team that I am only going to be in town for another month due to my job. They said depending on how far away they send me, they would be willing to pay for my trip to make it to the games and that I could stay at any one of their houses. I told them that would be great.

If this rain lets up, I have a basketball game at 6 tonight.
I find out where I will be for the next 2 years tomorrow. I am a little nervous about it.tedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-46087478729437376782008-02-29T17:03:00.000-08:002008-02-29T17:23:30.574-08:00It has been a whileOh man, I have been busy. That is no excuse for the amount of time it has taken me to post this, but hey, here it is. Let me give you a quick update. I got back from that trip I mentioned and since taken another. Here is a quick list of things I have recently done:
· Seen Central America´s tallest waterfall and painted a visitor´s center in Chilascó
· Went tubing down a river and taught a local group of indigenous people about tourism in and around Chicamán
· Went to a sugar cane farm that has an old growth pristine cloud forest and Mayan ruins that are currently being excavated by archaeologists, then gave a diagnostic presentation to the land owner about it´s potential for tourism near Uspantán
· Took a tour of a coffee farm and worked with the owners to design a name and label for the coffee in Panyebar
· Went on Central America´s longest zip line (about 33 seconds) with a view of lake Atitlán, then worked with the brand new park rangers teaching them about how to run a successful park in Sana Clara La Laguna
· Found my way onto a local basketball team and scored 12 points in our 36-32 opening game (we won)

In other words, I am working and having fun while doing it. We find out on Monday what our permanent sites are. You know, the place where I am going to spend the next two years? If it is anything like what I have seen and learned the past couple months, those two years shall be quite the experience.

I´ll get some more pictures up soon.tedelgringohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-92107652642610812102008-02-09T10:49:00.000-08:002008-02-09T10:55:01.949-08:00Gone for a bitHello. Just wanted to let you know that I will be gone all next week so there will not be any updates for at least that amount of time. We are going all over the country to check out some ecotourism sites to get in some field based training, as they call it. Should be a good time.
Also, thanks to all of you who have e-mailed, left comments, called me at 2 in the morning or whatever. Your words are kind and keep me motivated. Keep ´em coming.tedelgringohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-83509138553166995612008-02-05T15:31:00.000-08:002008-02-05T15:53:03.942-08:00Fotos
Words are boring. Here are some accompanied by pictures.

 This is the view I have every morning when I wait outside Giorgio´s place in our hometown of San Lucas. That volcano´s name is Agua.

 The training center. Just like the Peace Corps Propaganda I got before I joined.

 Senderos de Alux, the park where I am working. Grandma would say it´s purty.

tedelgringohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566430292693468856.post-49531103820100922622008-01-25T16:10:00.000-08:002008-02-02T10:22:08.330-08:00meetingOk, so things are more exciting nowadays. Allow me to explain. It turns out I speak Spanish well enough that I don't have to take any more classes. This means I have several days of the week where I get to plan out my training. It is great because I am already getting a better taste of what life is going to be like when I am assigned my site.

This past week, I met with el Licenciado Ingeniero Virgilio Borrayo. Everyone who has a college degree gets the title Licenciado (licensed) and is instantly given a ton of respect. I guess that is because less than 10% of Guatemalans who are old enough to have a college degree have one. Ingeniero just means engineer. Anyway, Virgilio had the honor of meeting with Licenciados Joseph ( me), Sotirou (my buddy Giorgio), and Boggiss (my other friend/ecotourism worker). He is the the boss of the ecological park near and run by the municipality ofSan Lucas. The park is called Parque Ecologico Senderos de Alux. We met to see if there was some stuff we could work together on to help out the park. He was very excited about the possibilities and we scheduled another meeting for this Tuesday. At that time, we plan to meet at the park to exchange ideas. We have already been up there and saw about half the park. It is beautiful. It has lots of trails that are in good shape, a bbq area with a playground, and several lookouts with sweet views of Guatemala City. From what I have seen, the park is in good shape. It just needs some more visitors.

That is where we come in. We are going to come up with a marketing plan. The idea is to work with Virgilio and the park rangers together so we can combine ideas and so they can continue the plan after we leave here in two months. Right now, it seems like it might succeed, but I have learned that working in development in the developing world can be quite frustrating. We shall see. If the idea doesn't catch on with the locals, we will be spending more time in the park learning the plant and animal life, how the park functions, and carrying out various maintenance/improvement projects. Either way, I will be getting some good experience.
Ill let you know how it goes.

Sorry no pictures or videos, this computer is too slow.

Times this week someone pointed at me and made some sort of motion demonstrating they thought I was tall: 3tedelgringohttp://email@example.com


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Keeneland press release:
Keeneland kicks off its 2013 spring race meeting on Friday, April 5, marking the start of 16 days of extraordinary racing featuring the nation's top stables and riders and headlined by the 89th running of the Grade I, $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass, a springboard to the Kentucky Derby.
Exciting wagering opportunities, a jam-packed special events calendar, and enhanced amenities for fans of all ages and interests highlight the spring meet, which runs through Friday, April 26.
Keeneland will conduct racing on Wednesday through Sunday with the post time for the first race each day at 1:05 p.m. (ET). Racing will be featured on the cable network TVG beginning at 11 a.m., and fans can watch every race live – at no charge – on the track's website, Keeneland.com, where the latest information related to handicapping, promotions and all things Keeneland can be found.
A total of 16 stakes, including five Grade I events, will be contested worth a total of $3.625 million. A purse increase also will add more than $627,000 to the overnight purse pool, raising Keeneland's average daily purses to more than $611,250 – among the highest in North America.
The track's ultra-competitive jockey colony is set to include Racing Hall of Famer Gary Stevens, who returned to the saddle in January after a retirement, and Eclipse Award-winner Julien Leparoux, who captured his fifth consecutive, and ninth overall, leading rider title during the 2012 fall season, as well as leading female jockey Rosie Napravnik. Stevens last rode at Keeneland in 2005, his final season of competition.
Keeneland, in collaboration with The Jockey Club and NBC Sports Group, will provide live coverage of the Blue Grass Stakes on Saturday, April 13, from 4:30–6 p.m. ET on NBC. The 90-minute broadcast is part of the recently announced Road to the Kentucky Derby series spotlighting six major prep races for the 2013 Kentucky Derby.
In another change for this year, the Grade I $300,000 Madison Stakes, won last year by eventual champion female sprinter Groupie Doll, was moved to April 13, joining the Grade I $300,000 Jenny Wiley , for older fillies and mares, and the$175,000 Commonwealth and $100,000 Shakertown, both Grade III stakes for older horses, as part of an exciting Blue Grass Day undercard.
The $500,000 Central Bank Ashland, for 3-year-old fillies racing 1 1/16 miles, will be held opening Saturday, April 6 and other prominent stakes slated for this spring are the Grade I $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile, a one-mile race on the turf for older horses on April 12, and the Grade III $200,000 Coolmore Lexington, a 1 1/16-mile race on April 20 for 3-year-olds.
Keeneland has also added Katie Mikolay Gensler to its race-day lineup. She will work alongside longtime Keeneland handicapper and oddsmaker Mike Battaglia providing live paddock commentary and selections.
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On Blue Grass Day, Saturday, April 13, Keeneland will host "ABRV at The Hill." The interactive fan experience is the latest initiative from The Jockey Club's new cross-country fan development initiative, America's Best Racing (ABR). The ABR tour bus, nicknamed the ABRV, and 6 brand ambassadors will bring its popular Racing 101 program to the tailgate lot.
Also on Blue Grass Day, Keeneland will offer fans the opportunity to enjoy the Keeneland Double: a day at the races followed by the University of Kentucky's Blue-White scrimmage football game at Commonwealth Stadium. Fans can park early in the day at Commonwealth Stadium, take a Lextran bus or trolley for $1 each way to Keeneland for a day at the races and return to Commonwealth for the 7 p.m. kickoff. Lextran will have dedicated shuttles from 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. and 4:25 a.m.–6:45 p.m. Riders will receive a $2 food voucher to use at the track.
On the first three Friday's of the meet, Keeneland will host Friday Happy Hours featuring live music in the grandstand Mezzanine Bar immediately following the races.
College Scholarship Day on opening day draws thousands of students from colleges and universities in Kentucky and neighboring states. Admission is free for full-time students, who can register in the College Zone in the North Terrace to win one of ten $1,000 scholarships awarded after each of the day's races.
Sunrise Trackside offers activities for the entire family on Saturdays beginning at 7 a.m. (ET) with Breakfast With the Works, which features a Southern-style breakfast and trackside commentary on Thoroughbreds as they train (until 8:30 a.m.); children's activities in the Kids Club Corner (7-9 a.m.); an equine-related demonstration in the paddock (8:45 a.m.); walking tours of Keeneland (8:30-10:30 a.m.); photos with legendary bugler George "Bucky" Sallee in the paddock (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.); a trackside handicapping seminar (11:30 a.m.); and a Q&A session with a Keeneland jockey in the paddock (12:05 p.m.).
Patrons can take part in the Keeneland Handicapping Contest presented by Daily Racing Form, each Wednesday of the season. Entry fee is $10; 100% of the entry fees are returned in prizes, with the top ten handicappers qualifying for Keeneland's Tournament of Champions in November.
Maker's Mark bottle signing on Friday, April 12, the day of the Maker's 46 Mile, is a fan favorite. Sales of the commemorative bottle will start April 5 at retail locations across Kentucky and benefit UK HeathCare's Gill Heart Institute.
To raise breast cancer awareness, Keeneland will host Horses and Hope Pink Day on Sunday, April 14. Horses and Hope is First Lady Jane Beshear's initiative to reach women working in Kentucky's horse industry with education and mammography screening. The day includes activities in the North Terrace and the Breast Cancer Survivor Luncheon in the Keeneland Sales Pavilion.
The Budweiser Clydesdales will be at Keeneland Wednesday, April 17 through Saturday, April 20. Wednesday through Friday, fans can have their photo taken with a member of the world-famous team, which will perform between races on April 20.
Military Appreciation Day on Sunday, April 21, will honor all active and inactive members of the military and their families with free general admission with a military ID at any pass gate. The North Terrace will be transformed into the Military Family Zone with free food, live music and special giveaways and activities for children.
On closing day join us for the Concert on the Lawn to benefit the Markey Cancer Foundation. The event, to be held on the Clubhouse Lawn immediately following the races, features a free concert by Changes in Latitudes, a premier Jimmy Buffet tribute band.
Keeneland 2013 Spring Meet At a Glance
Post time: 1:05 p.m. (ET) Gates open at 11 a.m. No racing on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Admission: $5. Children 12 and under free.
Parking: Free (shuttles available from many lots); Preferred parking: $5; Clubhouse valet: $10
"The Hill:" Official Tailgate Lot: Located adjacent to the Keene Barn and Entertainment Center. Enter Gate 1 across from Man o' War Boulevard or via the Van Meter Road entrance.
Simulcasting: Major Thoroughbred tracks in the United States and selected international tracks.
Website: Keeneland.com.
Traffic Note: Please be aware that the Kentucky Department of Transportation is working on major improvements to Versailles Road/US 60 between New Circle Road in Fayette County and Bluegrass Parkway in Woodford County. As a result, Keeneland is urging its guests to allow extra time for their commute to the track. Click here for a map and further details.