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Spencerport Insurance Agency is located in the heart of the historic Village of Spencerport, near the Erie Canal. Spencerport Insurance Agency represents a number of insurance companies. As independent agents, we work with a group of carefully selected insurance companies. We research the marketplace to find the company that will offer competitive prices, as well as reliable insurance products supplying an exceptional standard of protection. We are able to offer instant rate comparisons of several different carriers to provide you with the best possible insurance for your particular needs at competitive prices. Our ability to work with a number of insurance carriers affords us the unique ability to recommend insurance protection that best suits your needs. We are committed to you, the client, and take enormous pride in our personalized service and attention to all details, big and small. We are here to assist you every step of the way. Our commitment to personal customer service is as important to us as the top-quality insurance products that we are able to offer.


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PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017
PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017
September 7 - 10, 2017
Registration for PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017 is restricted to CCMA Members only.
If you're a music industry professional but not currently a CCMA Member, please contact the CCMA at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information about registering for PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017.
If you're a country music fan please CLICK HERE to see what PotashCorp Country Music Week events are available to you and how to purchase tickets for those events.
PotashCorp Country Music Week is made up of three components: a music festival, which includes such events as the CCMA Songwriters' Series, In The Round: Crossing Borders, the CCMA Legends Show: A Tribute to Yesterday & Today, the CCMA Rock'N Country Cabaret, a full-day FanFest where artists engage with their fans, a Countdown Concert prior to the awards show, the John Deere Green Carpet and more; the CCMA Awards Show, which is a two-hour, nationally broadcast television special highlighting a year in country music; as well as an industry conference which allows the Canadian country music industry to honour those working behind the scenes via educational workshops and seminars, networking receptions and showcases, awards ceremonies and more.
IMPORTANT: The deadline to purchase your delegate pass or individual tickets for PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017 is Wednesday, August 23 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Delegate passes WILL NOT be available for purchase onsite in Saskatoon during PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017. Individual event tickets may be purchased onsite in Saskatoon, based on availability.
The PotashCorp Country Music Week Registration Desk will be located inside the main entrance of TCU Place (across from the Box Office) at 35 - 22nd Street East, Saskatoon, SK S7K 0C8.
Country Music Week Registration Desk Hours:
Wednesday September 6 – 2:00-8:00PM
Thursday September 7 – 9:00AM-8:00PM
Friday September 8 – 9:00AM-8:00PM
Saturday September 9 – 9:00AM-6:00PM
Sunday September 10 – 9:00AM-1:00PM

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By: Bill Hager
This session, I have filed House Bill 1107, which is designed to right-size Florida's Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (CAT Fund), which is the state's owned and operated reinsurance company. It provides a good share of the reinsurance needed by the underlying retail homeowner's insurance companies that do business in Florida.
As such, it is important that the CAT Fund can pay its claims when the big storm comes, which it surely will. The House district I represent is a coastal district that is very susceptible to hurricane and tropical storm-related damage, and it is important that the CAT Fund can pay its claims. If it fails to do so, your insurance company in turn will not be able to pay your homeowner's claim after the storm. HB 1107 will stabilize the CAT Fund so that it can pay these claims when they arise.
The CAT Fund was created in 1993 after Hurricane Andrew, to help insurers pay homeowner's claims if a major storm causes widespread damage. Because Florida is considered the world's highest-risk land mass for hurricanes, a financially dependable CAT Fund is critical.
The CAT Fund itself estimates that it would not have been able to pay its claims to their homeowner's insurance companies in four of the past several years (2007, 2008, 2011 and 2012.) That's more than 50 percent of the time, and that puts Florida at risk for financial disaster.
This is exactly why we need to right-size the CAT Fund.
In order to do this, the maximum obligations of the CAT Fund needs to be reduced from the current $17 billion to $14 billion, and this bill does just that. David Hart of the Florida Chamber of Commerce told the Government Operations Subcommittee last week that its vote on the bill would "be the most responsible votes you'll take this session."
So far, this bill has seen bipartisan and overwhelming support from my colleagues in the House. This is because research shows that right-sizing the CAT Fund can be done with negligible impact on rates. Florida's insurance consumer advocate, Robin Westcott, has so testified in committee meetings.
I will present this bill to the House Regulatory Affairs Committee today, and Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, will present the Senate companion bill to the Insurance and Banking Senate Committee.
Together we're working to bring this good legislation to the full Legislature for a vote to lessen the risk to Floridians.
The 2013 hurricane season begins very soon. Floridians should not be forced to rely on good luck to keep them safe from a financial catastrophe.
If action is not taken, the CAT Fund shortfall has the potential to lead to financial disaster. My objective as an elected official is to correct a situation that has begged for a solution for many years.
I want your homeowner's claim to be paid when the inevitable storm comes.


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The Regent Street Motor Show, in London, is a free to enter event along the whole of Regent Street from Piccadilly to Oxford Circus. This year it is taking place on the 4th November and Triumph will again be there with its display truck and a range of current models to look at. The show opens at 10:30am and closes at 4:00pm.
Visitors to the Triumph stand at the 2016 Regent Street Motor Show were treated to its eagerly-awaited Bonneville modern classics family, as well as key models from across its range of urban roadster, adventure / tourer and cruiser ranges. In the past year alone, the UK manufacturer has launched 14 new models in the UK, demonstrating its confidence in the resurgence of motorcycling.
Taking centre stage along Regent Street are one hundred veteran cars taking part in the International Concours d'Elegance. With many of the drivers and passengers also dressing in period costume it's a photographer's delight. Several one-make car clubs take part – one such last year was the Jaguar Drivers Club, which displayed Jaguar sports cars through the years from the XK140 and E-type to the rare XJ220 and the current F-type. Another highlight in 2016 was James Hunt's McLaren M23 F1 car, displayed on the 40th anniversary of his championship year by Hunt's son Freddie.
And there will be masses more besides with motorcycle displays, a stunt motorcycle team, dance troupes and simulator drives.


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Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase I Solicitation FY-2003 (SBIR/STTR) Date: 02/03/03 Replaced: NSF 02-056
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase I Solicitation FY-2003 (SBIR/STTR) Program Solicitation NSF 03-535 Replaces Document NSF 02-056 NSF Logo National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering Division of Design, Manufacture, and Industrial Innovation
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):
June 12, 2003 Topics: Electronics (EL) and Information-Based Technologies (IT). Proposals must not be submitted before May 12, 2003. January 20, 2004 Topics: Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Chemical Processes (AM) and Biotechnology (BT). Proposals must not be submitted before December 20, 2003. SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS General Information Program Title: Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase I Solicitation FY-2003 (SBIR/STTR) Synopsis of Program: The SBIR/STTR Programs stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, by strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting Federal research and development needs, increasing the commercial application of federally supported research results, and fostering and encouraging participation by socially and economically disadvantaged persons and women-owned small businesses. Cognizant Program Officer(s):
* Cheryl F. Albus, Program Manager - Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Chemical Processes, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Design, Manufacture, & Industrial Innovation, 510 N, telephone: (703) 292-7051, fax: (703) 292-9057, email: firstname.lastname@example.com * Juan E. Figueroa, Program Manager - Information-Based Technologies, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Design, Manufacture, & Industrial Innovation, 550 S, telephone: (703) 292-7054, fax: (703) 292-9057, email: email@example.com * Joseph E. Hennessey, Program Manager -- Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Chemical Processes, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Design, Manufacture, & Industrial Innovation, 550 S, telephone: (703) 292-7069, fax: (703) 292-9057, email: email@example.com * Sara B. Nerlove, Program Manager - Information-Based Technologies, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Design, Manufacture, & Industrial Innovation, 590 N, telephone: (703) 292-7077, fax: (703) 292-9057, email: firstname.lastname@example.com * T. James Rudd, Program Manager - Electronics, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Design, Manufacture, & Industrial Innovation, 570 S, telephone: (703) 292-4759, fax: (703) 292-9056, email: email@example.com * Om P. Sahai, Program Manager - Biotechnology, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Design, Manufacture, & Industrial Innovation, 590 N, telephone: (703) 292-7795, fax: (703) 292-9056, email: email@example.com * Winslow Sargeant, Program Manager - Electronics, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Design, Manufacture, & Industrial Innovation, 590 N, telephone: (703) 292-8330, fax: (703) 292-9056, email: firstname.lastname@example.com * Rosemarie D. Wesson, Program Manager - Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Chemical Processes, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Design, Manufacture, & Industrial Innovation, 590 N, telephone: (703) 292-8330, email: email@example.com Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s): * 47.041 --- Engineering Eligibility Information * Organization Limit: Only companies meeting the definition of a small business may submit proposals. See definition http://www.eng.nsf.gov/sbirspecs/Definitions/definitions.htm#sbc/. For a SBIR Proposal, a minimum of two-thirds of the research, as measured by the budget, must be performed by the small business concern and the balance may be out-sourced to a consultant or
subcontract or a combination of the two. For a STTR Proposal, a minimum 40% of the research, as measured by the budget, must be performed by the small business concern and a minimum of 30% of the research, as measured by the budget, must be performed by the research institution. * PI Eligibility Limit: Primary employment must be with the small business concern at the time of an award. (See definition http://www.eng.nsf.gov/sbirspecs/Definitions/definitions.htm#PI.) PI must spend a minimum of 1-calendar month on a SBIR Phase I project and a minimum of 2-calendar months on a STTR Phase I project. Employment releases and certifications of intent shall be required prior to award. * Limit on Number of Proposals: 4. (Only 4 Phase I proposals per company per solicitation including parent company, spin-offs, and any subsidiaries). Award Information * Anticipated Type of Award: Other - Fixed Price Grant * Estimated Number of Awards: 300 - awards of which approximately 25 will be STTR awards (pending availability of funds). Proposals received in June will have January 1 start dates. Proposals received in January will have July 1 start dates. * Anticipated Funding Amount: $32,500,000 with approximately $30 million for SBIR Phase I and approximately $2.5 million for STTR. Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions A. Proposal Preparation Instructions * Full Proposal Preparation Instructions: This solicitation contains information that deviates from the standard Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) proposal preparation guidelines. Please see the full text of this solicitation for further information. B. Budgetary Information * Cost Sharing Requirements: Cost Sharing is not required. * Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations: Not Applicable. * Other Budgetary Limitations: Other budgetary limitations apply. Please see the full text of this solicitation for further information. C. Due Dates * Full Proposal Deadline Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): June 12, 2003 Topics: Electronics (EL) and Information-Based Technologies (IT). Proposals must not be submitted before May 12, 2003. January 20, 2004 Topics: Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Chemical Processes (AM) and Biotechnology (BT). Proposals must not be submitted before December 20, 2003.
Proposal Review Information * Merit Review Criteria: National Science Board approved criteria. Additional merit review considerations apply. Please see the full text of this solicitation for further information. Award Administration Information * Award Conditions: Additional award conditions apply. Please see the full text of this solicitation for further information. * Reporting Requirements: Standard NSF reporting requirements apply. TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary of Program Requirements 1. Introduction 2. Program Description 3. Eligibility Information 4. Award Information 5. Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions 1. Proposal Preparation Instructions 2. Budgetary Information 3. Due Dates 4. FastLane Requirements 6. Proposal Review Information 1. NSF Proposal Review Process 2. Review Protocol and Associated Customer Service Standard 7. Award 1. 2. 3. Administration Information Notification of the Award Award Conditions Reporting Requirements
8. Contacts for Additional Information 9. Other Programs of Interest I. INTRODUCTION The National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent agency of the Federal Government, invites eligible small business concerns to submit Phase I proposals for its 2003 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. NSF will support high quality projects on important scientific, engineering, or science/engineering education problems and opportunities that could lead to significant commercial and public benefit if the research is successful.
The significant difference between the SBIR and STTR programs is that STTR requires researchers at universities and other research institutions to play a significant intellectual role in the conduct of each STTR project. These university-based researchers, by joining forces with a small company, can spin-off their commercially promising ideas while they remain primarily employed at the research institution. The SBIR/STTR solicitation is issued pursuant to the authority contained in Public Law 106-554. SBIR policy is provided by the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the SBA Policy Directive. II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The primary objective of the NSF SBIR/STTR Program is to increase the incentive and opportunity for small firms to undertake cutting-edge, high risk, high quality scientific, engineering, or science/engineering education research that would have a high potential economic payoff if the research is successful. The STTR program further expands the public/private partnership to include joint venture opportunities for small businesses and non-profit research institutions. A team approach is required in a STTR project where at least one research investigator is employed by the small business concern and at least one investigator is employed by the research institution. Successful proposers will conduct Research and Development (R&D) on projects that either: 1. Result in commercial application of a product, process or device concept in a 3-5 year time frame or, 2. Greatly enhance the ability of scientists and engineers to conduct fundamental or applied research in a laboratory, field or research facility, or, 3. Meet an important social benefit. Projects should have: * High potential commercial payback; * High-risk efforts; * Research tools which meet significant commercial market needs; and, * Applications that result in multipurpose commercially viable functions. For more in-depth program information please reference the following web site: (http://www.eng.nsf.gov/sbirspecs/) III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION Only firms qualifying as small business concerns are eligible to participate in the SBIR/STTR programs (see definition at http://www.eng.nsf.gov/sbirspecs/Definitions/definitions.htm). Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns are particularly encouraged to participate. Proposals from joint ventures and partnerships are permitted, provided
the entity created qualifies as a small business in accordance with this solicitation. Proposing firms are also encouraged to take advantage of research expertise and facilities that may be available to them at colleges, universities, national laboratories, and from other research providers. Such collaborations may include research subcontracts, consulting agreements or the employment of faculty as "Senior Personnel" and of graduate or undergraduate students as assistants by the small business. Unacceptable objectives: Proposed efforts directed toward systems studies; market research; commercial development of existing products or proven concepts; straightforward engineering design for packaging or adaptation to specific applications; studies, laboratory evaluations; incremental product/process improvements; and modifications of existing products without innovative changes are examples of projects that are not acceptable for SBIR/STTR. Projects determined unacceptable will be returned to the proposer without further consideration. IV. AWARD INFORMATION Under this solicitation, proposals may be submitted for funding up to $100,000. SBIR projects run for 6 months and STTR projects for 12 months. The program expects to make approximately 300 awards (approximately 150 Phase I grants (including STTR) from the June submission and approximately 150 Phase I grants (including STTR) from the January submission). Anticipated award notification is six months from the proposal submission deadline date. V. PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS A. Proposal Preparation Instructions Full Proposal Instructions: Proposals submitted in response to this program announcement/solicitation should be prepared and submitted in accordance with the general guidelines contained in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG). The complete text of the GPG is available electronically on the NSF Website at: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gpg. Paper copies of the GPG may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, telephone (301) 947-2722 or by e-mail from email@example.com. A.1. Responsiveness to NSF Topics. Designate one, and only one, of the topics, keeping in mind that a firm cannot submit more than 4 proposals per solicitation (which includes the parent company and any subsidiaries). The topic name and the appropriate subtopic letter, MUST be identified on the cover sheet. A firm may submit separate proposals on different topics or different proposals on the same topic under this Solicitation. Proposals found to be non-responsive to the solicitation topics will be returned to the proposer without further consideration. A.2. Phase I Proposal Objectives. A Phase I proposal must describe the research effort needed to investigate the feasibility of the proposed scientific or technical innovation. The objective of the Phase I effort is to determine whether the innovation has sufficient technical merit
for proceeding into a Phase II project. A.3. Phase I Project Requirements. The deliverable at the end of an SBIR/STTR Phase I grant is a technical report that summarizes the experimental and theoretical accomplishments vs. the proposed research. This report serves as the basis for a Phase II proposal. A.4. Administrative Screening. All proposals that fail to address the following items will be considered "non-responsive" and will be returned without review. * A proposal submitted after 5:00 p.m. (proposer's local time) on the deadline date. * A Project Summary without all required information (reference section A.7.2). * A Project Description that exceeds 15 pages and does not have all eight parts (reference section A.7.3). * A Company Commercialization History if the company has certified that they have received previous Phase II awards (reference Certification Question on the cover sheet). * A proposal that has documents in the "Additional Single Copy Documents" module in FastLane. A.5. Marking Proprietary Information. To the extent permitted by law, the Government will not release "properly" identified and "marked" technical data. Clearly identify technical data by marking the information and then providing a legend. An entire proposal cannot be "marked" proprietary. A.6. General Requirements A.6.1 Page Limitation. A Phase I SBIR/STTR proposal has page limitations based on the following: Project Description - this section shall not exceed 15 pages (contains Parts 1-8, including letters of support). Samples, videotapes, slides, or other ancillary items will not be accepted. Websites containing demonstrations, etc. may be cited in the proposal but reviewers are not required to access them. A.6.2 Type Size and Spacing. The minimum font size shall be 10 point. The margins shall be a minimum of 2.54.cm (1 inch). Proposals prepared with smaller font sizes will be rejected and returned without further consideration. Multiple column formats are not accepted. A.7. Required Format. The required format of a Phase I proposal is described in the following paragraphs.Each proposal submitted to the NSF SBIR/STTR program must contain the following sections which correspond with the FastLane Forms. The Following FastLane Forms will be used: Cover Sheet Project Summary Table of Contents (automatically generated)
Project Description References Cited Biographical Sketches Budgets (also required for each subaward(s)) Current and Pending Support Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources Supplementary Docs (includes the Company Commercialization History and (if applicable) Cooperative Research Agreement (for STTR proposals) List of Suggested Reviewers A.7.1. Cover Sheet and Certification. The topic and subtopic fields must be completed on the cover sheet. All proposals must be electronically signed. For information regarding Electronic Signature reference the FastLane Home Page (http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov). A.7.2. Project Summary. The Project Summary should be written in the third person and shall begin as follows: "This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project...." or "This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project...". The summary must have the following components: 1. a summary limited to 200 words addressing the Intellectual Merits of the proposed activity. No proprietary information should be included in the summary. Include a brief identification of the problem or opportunity, the research objectives, a description of the research, and the anticipated results, and potential applications of the research. 2. a summary limited to 200 words addressing the Broader Impacts of the proposed activity. Include information on how the innovation will enhance scientific and technological understanding. Describe the potential societal and commercial impact of the project. 3. a listing of "Key" words. The key words/phrases should identify the areas of technical expertise in science, engineering, or education which are to be invoked in reviewing the proposal; and the areas of application that are the (initial) target of the technology. 4. the topic name and subtopic, for example AM/A.2 An edited version of the Project Summary will be available to the public if a proposal is awarded. A.7.3 Project Description (Cannot exceed 15 pages). The project description shall contain the following parts in the following order. Part 1: Identification and Significance of the Innovation. The first paragraph shall contain (1) a clear and succinct statement of the specific innovation research proposed and (2) a brief explanation of
how the innovation is relevant to meeting the need described in the subtopic narrative. Part 2: Background and Phase I Technical Objectives. List and explain the key objectives to be accomplished in the course of the Phase I research, including the questions that must be answered to determine the technical and commercial feasibility of the proposed concept. It is important to show how the potential customer needs will be met if the research is successful. Therefore, Phase I proposers are strongly encouraged to consider commercial potential of their research at the same depth as the research problems. Part 3: Phase I Research Plan. This section must provide a detailed description of the Phase I research approach. The description should include the following: * * * * A technical discussion of the proposed concept. What is planned and how the research will be carried out. The plan to achieve each objective. The sequence of experiments, tests, and computations involved in the measurement of those objectives.
Part 4. Company Information. This section must briefly describe: * The origin of the company. * The company's mission and objectives. * The company's vision and plan to grow/maintain a sustainable business. * The present size of the company, which includes: o Annual revenues. o Number and types of employees (administrative, management, technical, manufacturing and/or marketing personnel). o The anticipated impact of the proposed innovation on the company. Part 5. Commercial Potential. This section must provide information on the commercial potential of the proposed innovation and should address the following: * The Market, Customer and Competition - describe the market and/or market segments you will be targeting and provide a brief profile of the potential customer. Briefly, describe the advantages your innovation will bring to the market (for example: better performance; lower cost; faster, more efficient or effective, new capability). * Intellectual Property (IP) - describe how you are going to protect the IP that results from your innovation. * Financing - describe how you plan to finance (other than SBIR funds) to bring your innovation to market. A useful reference for addressing the commercial potential is the Commercialization Plan found at: http://www.eng.nsf.gov/sbirspecs/Phase_II/phase_ii.htm#complan http://www.eng.nsf.gov/sbirspecs/Phase_II/phase_ii.htm
Part 6. Consultants and Subawards/Subcontracts. Keep in mind that a SBIR Phase I project, requires a minimum of two-thirds of the research, as measured by the budget, to be performed by the small business concern. The STTR Phase I project, requires a minimum of 40% of the research, as measured by the budget, be performed by the small business concern and a minimum of 30% of the research, as measured by the budget, by the research institution, the remaining percentage can be allocated as appropriate to achieve the objectives of the project. Consultant: The services of each consultant must be justified within the context of the proposal. Information must be provided on each consultant's expertise, organizational affiliation, and their contribution to the project. In addition, each consultant must provide a signed statement, whether paid or unpaid, that confirms availability, time commitment, role in the project, and the agreed consulting rate (not to exceed the NSF daily maximum rate established annually).The NSF maximum consultant rate per day is $513 per day an is exclusive of any indirect costs, travel, per diem, clerical services, fringe benefits, and supplies. The signed consultant statements must be a part of the proposal. The consultant statements MUST be scanned into the proposal and placed under Part 6. Subaward (also known as subcontract): If subawards (including contracts, subcontracts and other arrangements) are used for research, describe the tasks to be performed and how these are related to the overall project. No significant part of the research or substantive effort under a NSF grant may be contracted or otherwise transferred to another organization without prior NSF authorization (this excludes the procurement of items such as commercially available supplies, materials, equipment or general support services allowable under the grant). The intent to enter into such arrangements should be disclosed in the proposal. Each subaward shall use a proposal budget, providing details of subaward costs by cost category. Each subawardee budget must be prepared in FastLane. Purchases of analytical or other routine services from commercial sources and the acquisition of fabricated components from commercial sources are not regarded as reportable subaward activity. Such items -routine analytical or other routine services -- should be reported in the Budget under Other Direct Costs/Other. All research, including subawards and consultancies, must be carried out in the U.S. (See definition of Place of Performance http://www.eng.nsf.gov/sbirspecs/Definitions/definitions.htm#place.) Part 7. Equivalent or Overlapping Proposals to other Federal Agencies. A firm may elect to submit proposals for essentially equivalent or overlapping work under other Federal program solicitations or may have received or expect to receive other Federal awards for essentially equivalent or overlapping work. In these cases, the proposer MUST inform NSF of related proposals and awards and must first certify on the Proposal Cover page whether the proposer (a) has received Federal government awards for related work, or (b) has submitted currently active proposals for similar work under other Federal government program solicitations or (c) intends to submit proposals for such work to other agencies during the year. For all such cases, the following information is required:
* The name, address and telephone contact of the sponsoring agency to which the proposal was or will be submitted; * Date(s) of proposal submission(s); * Title, number, and date of Solicitation under which the proposal was submitted or will be submitted; * Title and performance period of the proposal; and * Name and title of principal investigator (person-months (per year) (calendar-months) devoted by any personnel on the equivalent or overlapping project who are participating as PI or senior personnel on this proposal). If no equivalent or overlapping proposals are under consideration, explicitly state: NONE. NSF will not make awards that essentially duplicate research funded (or expected to be funded) by other agencies, although in some cases NSF may fund portions of work described in an overlapping proposal provided that the budgets appropriately reduce costs and allocate costs among the various sponsors. IF A PROPOSER FAILS TO DISCLOSE EQUIVALENT OR OVERLAPPING PROPOSALS AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE PROPOSER COULD BE LIABLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, CIVIL, OR CRIMINAL SANCTIONS. Part 8. Letters of Support or Commitment. Place scanned letters of support under Part 8. Letters can be reduced to conserve page count. Originals can be mailed to the cognizant Program Officer. A.7.4. References Cited. Provide a comprehensive listing of relevant reference sources, including patent numbers and other relevant intellectual property citations. A.7.5. Biographical Sketches (no more than two pages per bio). Provide relevant biographical information for the principal investigator and key personnel (including key members of your subaward team). Include information on present and past employment, education (highest degree and year), and professional experience. Provide a listing of relevant publications and summarize other contributions to the technical literature not directly pertinent to this proposal. A.7.6. Budget. The total budget shall not exceed $100,000 for the SBIR/STTR Phase I proposal. Budget estimates must be shown in detail on the budget justification. The budget should reflect the cost for work to be done only after the effective date of the award. Note that an awardee may not expend funds for any costs associated with the project before the effective date of the award document signed by the NSF Grants Officer. List the principal investigator and senior personnel by name with their time commitments budgeted in person-months and the dollar amount for the performance period. The reimbursement rates for consultants are a direct cost that cannot exceed the NSF maximum consultant rate of $513 per day. Indicate the number of days proposed per consultant. Consultant travel should be shown under the travel category. The budget justification should indicate the type of expendable materials and supplies required with their estimated costs. Permanent equipment, patent expenses, participant costs and foreign
travel are not allowable expenditures. One trip to the National Science Foundation to attend a two-day Grantees Workshop and to discuss the research program with a SBIR/STTR Program Manager must be included in the Phase I budget. An explicit statement acknowledging attendance to the Grantees Workshop is required on the budget justification page. Reasonable fees (estimated profit) will be considered under Phase I. The amount of the fee approved by NSF cannot exceed seven percent (7%) of the total indirect and direct project costs. Detailed documentation of budget line items is required on ALL budget items and should be documented on the budget justification page. A.7.7. Current and Pending Support of Principal Investigator and Senior Personnel. This section should provide information about all research to which the Principal Investigator and other senior personnel either have committed time or have planned to commit time (in the event that other pending projects are supported during the SBIR/STTR Phase I period of performance), whether or not salary for the person involved is included in the budgets of the various projects. If none, state: NONE. For all on-going or proposed projects or proposals that will be submitted in the near future -- but excluding any proposals already cited above in the Equivalent or Overlapping Proposals to other Federal Agencies section -- that involve the Principal Investigator or senior personnel, provide the following information: * Name of sponsoring organization. * Title and performance period of the proposal. * Person-months (per year) (calendar months) devoted to the project by the Principal Investigator and each of the senior personnel. A.7.8. Equipment, Instrumentation, Computers, and Facilities. Provide a description that specifies the availability and location of significant equipment, instrumentation, computers, and physical facilities necessary to complete that portion of the research that is to be carried out by the proposing firm in Phase I. Purchase of permanent equipment is not permitted in a Phase I project. If the equipment, instrumentation, computers, and facilities for this research are not the property (owned or leased) of the proposing firm, include a statement signed by the owner or lessor which affirms the availability of these facilities for use in the proposed research, reasonable lease or rental costs for their use, and any other associated costs. Scan statements into this section. A.7.9. Supplementary Docs. NOTE: Failure to provide complete information will result in the proposal NOT being considered further. This section will contain the following components: A.7.9.1. Company Commercialization History: (Required for all proposers certifying receipt of Phase II proposals on the cover page.) Note this section has been updated. All 10 questions MUST be answered. Firms that have received one or more SBIR/STTR Phase II awards from NSF or any other Federal agency must submit a Company Commercialization History. The following are the components for this
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descriptions of all four solicitation topics in their entirety and select the topic that best reflects the area where your novel idea would have the most potential impact in the marketplace. That topic must be specified on the cover page of your proposal and coded to the most specific level possible. For example, if you propose research on electronic sensors that measure physical properties, your proposal cover page should specify for the SBIR/STTR Phase I Topic as Electronics (EL) and the SBIR/STTR Phase I Subtopic as A.1. representing: A. Detectors, Sensors, Instruments, and Systems, area 1. Physical Property Measurement. Proposers are reminded to identify the program announcement/solicitation number (03-535) in the program announcement/solicitation block on the proposal Cover Sheet. Compliance with this requirement is critical to determining the relevant proposal processing guidelines. Failure to submit this information may delay processing. B. Budgetary Information Cost Sharing: Cost sharing is not required in proposals submitted under this Program Solicitation. Other Budgetary Limitations: SBIR/STTR Phase I project budgets cannot exceed $100,000 (for more information see V. Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions Section A.7.6. Budget) C. Due Dates Proposals must be submitted by the following date(s): Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): June 12, 2003 Topics: Electronics (EL) and Information-Based Technologies (IT). Proposals must not be submitted before May 12, 2003. January 20, 2004 Topics: Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Chemical Processes (AM) and Biotechnology (BT). Proposals must not be submitted before December 20, 2003. D. FastLane Requirements Proposers are required to prepare and submit all proposals for this announcement/solicitation through the FastLane system. Detailed instructions for proposal preparation and submission via FastLane are available at: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a1/newstan.htm. For FastLane user support, call the FastLane Help Desk at 1-800-673-6188 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. The FastLane Help Desk answers general technical questions related to the use of the FastLane system. Specific questions related to this program announcement/solicitation should be referred to the NSF program staff contact(s) listed in Section VIII of this
announcement/solicitation. Submission of Electronically Signed Cover Sheets. The Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) must electronically sign the proposal Cover Sheet to submit the required proposal certifications (see Chapter II, Section C of the Grant Proposal Guide http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?gpg for a listing of the certifications). The AOR must provide the required electronic certifications within five working days following the electronic submission of the proposal. Proposers are no longer required to provide a paper copy of the signed Proposal Cover Sheet to NSF. Further instructions regarding this process are available on the FastLane Website at: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov VI. PROPOSAL REVIEW INFORMATION A. NSF Proposal Review Process Reviews of proposals submitted to NSF are solicited from peers with expertise in the substantive area of the proposed research or education project. These reviewers are selected by Program Officers charged with the oversight of the review process. NSF invites the proposer to suggest, at the time of submission, the names of appropriate or inappropriate reviewers. Care is taken to ensure that reviewers have no conflicts with the proposer. Special efforts are made to recruit reviewers from non-academic institutions, minority-serving institutions, or adjacent disciplines to that principally addressed in the proposal. The National Science Board approved revised criteria for evaluating proposals at its meeting on March 28, 1997 (NSB 97-72). All NSF proposals are evaluated through use of the two merit review criteria. In some instances, however, NSF will employ additional criteria as required to highlight the specific objectives of certain programs and activities. On July 8, 2002, the NSF Director issued Important Notice 127, Implementation of new Grant Proposal Guide Requirements Related to the Broader Impacts Criterion. This Important Notice reinforces the importance of addressing both criteria in the preparation and review of all proposals submitted to NSF. NSF continues to strengthen its internal processes to ensure that both of the merit review criteria are addressed when making funding decisions. In an effort to increase compliance with these requirements, the January 2002 issuance of the GPG incorporated revised proposal preparation guidelines relating to the development of the Project Summary and Project Description. Chapter II of the GPG specifies that Principal Investigators (PIs) must address both merit review criteria in separate statements within the one-page Project Summary. This chapter also reiterates that broader impacts resulting from the proposed project must be addressed in the Project Description and described as an integral part of the narrative. Effective October 1, 2002, NSF will return without review proposals that do not separately address both merit review criteria within the Project Summary. It is believed that these changes to NSF proposal preparation and processing guidelines will more clearly articulate the importance of
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that are associated with the "standard" NSF review critieria. What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity? 1. Is the proposed plan a sound approach for establishing technical and commercial feasibility? 2. Does the proposal reflect state-of-the-art in the major research activities proposed? 3. Are advancements in state-of-the-art likely? What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity? 1. What may be the commercial and societal benefits of the proposed activity? 2. Does the proposal lead to enabling technologies (instrumentation, software, etc.) for further discoveries? 3. Does the outcome of the proposed activity lead to a marketable product or process? Evaluate the competitive advantage of this technology vs. alternate technologies that can meet the same market needs. 4. How well is the proposed activity positioned to attract further funding from non-SBIR sources once the SBIR project ends? 5. Can the product or process developed in the project advance NSF's goals in research and education? 6. Does the proposed activity broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g. gender, ethnicity, disability, geography, etc.)? 7. Has the proposing firm successfully commercialized SBIR/STTR supported technology where prior awards have been made? B. Review Protocol and Associated Customer Service Standard All proposals are carefully reviewed by at least three other persons outside NSF who are experts in the particular field represented by the proposal. Proposals submitted in response to this announcement/solicitation will be reviewed by Ad Hoc and/or panel review. Reviewers will be asked to formulate a recommendation to either support or decline each proposal. The Program Officer assigned to manage the proposal's review will consider the advice of reviewers and will formulate a recommendation. A summary rating and accompanying narrative will be completed and submitted by each reviewer. In all cases, reviews are treated as confidential documents. Verbatim copies of reviews, excluding the names of the reviewers, are sent to the Principal Investigator/Project Director by the Program Director. In addition, the proposer will receive an explanation of the decision to award or decline funding. NSF is striving to be able to tell applicants whether their proposals have been declined or recommended for funding within six months. The time interval begins on the date of receipt. The interval ends when the Division Director accepts the Program Officer's recommendation. In all cases, after programmatic approval has been obtained, the proposals recommended for funding will be forwarded to the Division of Grants and Agreements for review of business, financial, and policy
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I am from the UK but have been living on the Cypriot Island of Cyprus since Protected content .
I no longer want to live in Cyprus and would really like to move near Santa Monica.
I would have to find a place to rent, a job and sort out visa's before making my move.
I have worked in diferent type of offices for over 25 years. In the Uk I work for the local Government doing payroll. Since in Cyprus I have worked for real estate agents, Online Gaming Company's doing Customer support and also Fraud and payments. My current job is for a large distributor where I work in the accounts department.
So does anyone have any information how I would go about finding work etc before I move. Also would I have a problem finding a job near that area?
About visa's what type of visa would I need and how long do you think I would be able to stay in the USA. I do not want to get settled there only to find out that after a year or 2 I would be forced to leave the USA again.
How do these things work?
Any help would be a great help, as I would need to plan this carefully before making the move as I am unable to leave my job in Cyprus without find a job there first.
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MAY 16, 2017 — Marking a major step forward in the application of 3D printing techniques in the maritime sector, Damen Shipyards Group has entered a cooperative consortium with RAMLAB, propeller manufacturer Promarin, Autodesk and Bureau Veritas.
The aim is to develop the world's first class approved, 3D printed ship's propeller, to be called the WAAMpeller.
RAMLAB, which opened in the Port of Rotterdam last November, describes itself as the world's first additive manufacturing lab for the maritime industry and utilizes Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) robots.
Damen's involvement in the project began just over a year ago as a result of one of its in-house student research programs.
"Three students from Delft Technical University were investigating the potential of 3D printing for us. They brought us into contact with the other members of the consortium," explains Kees Custers, Project Engineer in Damen's Research & Development department. "What is quite unique about this group of five companies is that, while we have joint interests, we also have individual aims. This leads to a very productive and cooperative atmosphere in what is a very exciting project."
The propeller will be based on a Promarin design that is typically found on a Damen Stan Tug 1606. This 1,300 mm diameter propeller weighs approximately 180kg. Using Autodesk software in the construction process, RAMLAB will fabricate the WAAMpeller from a bronze alloy using the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) process.
Bureau Veritas will be involved in the certification of the completed product..
Once the propeller has been printed, Damen's role will continue with full-scale trials.
"We will be performing a comprehensive programme that will include bollard pull and crash test scenarios," says Mr. Custers. "Our ambition is to demonstrate that the research phase for 3D printing in the maritime sector is over, and that it can now be effectively applied in operations."
The first propeller is expected to be printed by summer 2017, with subsequent testing occurring in the autumn.
"Our aim is to build more effective, more cost-efficient and more environmentally friendly vessels,"says Damen's Principle Research Engineer, Don Hoogendoorn. "The WAAMpeller project contributes to this goal because it not only marks an important advance in 3D printing, but it also has the potential to yield significant results in optimizing future vessel designs. 3D printing technology brings with it an excellent opportunity to improve ship structures in terms of both performance and fuel consumption."


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BMW is currently developing another M2 that will either wear the GTS or the CSL index, after its latest facelift just a couple of months ago.
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|Re: Au1550 with kernel linux-220.127.116.11
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Hi Manuel, thank you for your quick response. Am Samstag, den 24.01.2009, 08:57 +0100 schrieb Manuel Lauss: > > I just want to ask who is working with the au1550 on a more recent > > kernel than 22.214.171.124. > > I'll start now with some early printk to solve booting problems and than > > we will see ..... > > I know of at least one person running 2.6.26 or .27 on a Au1550. > You should start by throwing away the defconfig ;-). Create a new > config with only au1x00 serial and serial console enabled and then add > new devices one at a time and see where it breaks. Yestoday I tested the earlyprintk stuff witout luck :-( I simply added this CMDLINE earlycon=uart,mmio,0x11100000,115200n8 console=ttyS0,115200n8 panic=1 The drivers/serial/8250_early.o is build in the kernel but without adding CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK or CONFIG_SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK. Maybe this is the problem. On the running kernel I see this. Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 5 ports, IRQ sharing enabled serial8250.7: ttyS0 at MMIO 0x11100000 (irq = 0) is a 16550A serial8250.7: ttyS1 at MMIO 0x11200000 (irq = 8) is a 16550A serial8250.7: ttyS2 at MMIO 0x11400000 (irq = 9) is a 16550A The console is console=ttyS0,115200n8 .... Now I'll go more deep into the kernel. > > (Btw, which board? I'd love to get my hands on other alchemy boards to > test on). It is a customer board not available on the market. It is possible for you to connect me to this person. Maybe we can share some know how. At the moment I work on USB Analog/DVB stuff more deep on MIPS. Kind Regards, Frank
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We LOVE the use of old windows!
This summer we were in Vermilion & had lunch at Woodstock Cafe
and that is where we saw this great
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We came in the way of a LOT of old barn windows this summer
and we sold chippy ones with glass,
and we painted ones without glass and hung around the store.
guess what....we sold them ALL
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sooooo....what is it that everyone wants all of these windows for?
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We don't know about you guys, but we ALWAYS
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This was, by far, the main reason
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Calculations -
Limiting Reagents and Percentage Yield
|"If one reactant is entirely used up before any of the other reactants, then that reactant limits the maximum yield of the product."
|Problems of this type are done in exactly the same way as the previous examples, except that a decision is made before the ratio comparison is done. The decision that is made is "What reactant is there the least of?"
|Example Problem #1
|Methane, CH4, burns in oxygen to give carbon dioxide
and water according to the following equation:
|In one experiment, a mixture of 0.250 mol of methane was burned
in 1.25 mol of oxygen in a sealed steel vessel. Find the limiting reactant,
if any, and calculate the theoretical yield, (in moles) of water.
|In any limiting reactant question, the decision can be stated
in two ways. Do it once to get an answer, then do it again the second
way to get a confirmation.
|According to the equation: 1 mol CH4
= 2 mol O2
|If we use up all the methane then:
1 mol CH4 = 2 mol O2
0.25 mol x x = 0.50 mol of O2 would be needed.
|We have 1.25 mol of O2 on hand. Therefore we have
0.75 mol of O2 in excess of what we need.
If the oxygen in is excess, then the methane is the limiting reactant.
|Confirmation: If we use up all the oxygen then
1 mol CH4 = 2 mol O2
|We don't have 0.625 moles of methane. We have only 0.25 moles.
Therefore the methane will be used up before all the oxygen is. Again
the methane is the limiting reactant.
|We now use the limiting reactant to make the mole comparison
across the bridge to find the amount of water produced.
1 mol CH4 = 2 H2O
0.25 mol x x = 0.50 mol of H2O would be produced.
|Finish off with a statement: When 0.25 mole of methane
and 1.25 mole of oxygen are mixed and reacted according to the equation,
the methane is the limiting reactant and the maximum yield of water will
be 0.50 moles.
|Example Problem #2
|Chloroform, CHCl3, reacts with chlorine, Cl2,
to form carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, and hydrogen chloride, HCl.
In an experiment 25 grams of chloroform and 25 grams of chlorine were mixed.
Which is the limiting reactant? What is the maximum yield of CCl4
in moles and in grams?
Start with the equation: CHCl3 + Cl2 -------> CCl4 + HCl
Did you check to see if it was balanced?
|Calculate the molecular masses of the species needed in the
CHCl3 = 1 C = 1(12.01) = 12.01 Cl2 = 2 (35.45) = 70.90 g/mol
3 Cl = 3(35.45) = 106.35 1 O = 1 (16.00) = 16.00
119.37 g/mol 18.02 g/mol
|Then calculate the moles of each of the reactants to be used.
moles of CHCl3 = g = 25.00 g = 0.21 moles of CHCl3 are present.
mm 119.37 g/mol
moles of Cl2 = g
= 25.00 g
= 0.35 moles of chlorine are present.
|Decision time. Which of the two reactants do you have
the least of?
From the balanced equation you can see that the chloroform and chlorine reactant in a one to one ratio. If we use all the chloroform then we get the following equation.
1 CHCl3 = 1 Cl2
|We need 0.21 moles of chlorine. We have 0.35 moles of
chlorine. Therefore chlorine is in excess. The chloroform must
be the limiting reactant.
|Confirmation: IF we use all the chlorine then:
1 CHCl3 = 1 Cl2
|If we use all the chlorine then we need 0.35 moles of chloroform.
We have only 0.21 moles of chloroform. It is the reactant that we will
run out of first. Therefore it is the limiting reactant.
|Use the limiting reactant to cross the ratio bridge and find
the number of moles of water made.
1 CHCl3 = 2 H2O
|Calculate the grams of water produced. grams
= moles * molecular mass
= 0.42 mol * 18.02 g/mol
= 7.57 grams of water
|Finish off with a statement: When 25 grams of each
reactant are mixed according to the equation, the chloroform is the limiting
reagent and the maximum yield of water will be 0.42 moles or 7.57 grams.
|Example Problem #3
|Aluminum chloride, AlCl3, can be made by the reaction
of aluminum with chlorine according to the following equation:
2 Al + 3 Cl2 ------> 2 AlCl3
|What is the limiting reactant if 20.0 grams of Al and 30.0 grams
of Cl2 are used, and how much AlCl3 can theoretically
|Have you checked to make sure the equation is balanced correctly?
|Find the molecular masses of all species involved.
Al = 26.98 g/mol Cl2 = 70.90 g/mol AlCl3 = 133.33 g/mol
|Convert the grams into moles.
moles of Al = g/mm = 20.00 g/26.98 g/mol = 0.74 moles of aluminum on hand.
moles of Cl2 = g/mm = 30.00 g/70.90 g/mol = 0.42 moles
of chlorine on hand.
|Decision time: Which is the limiting reagent?
IF we use all aluminum then:
2 Al = 3 Cl2
|We don't have 1.11 moles of chlorine. We have 0.42 moles
of chlorine. Therefore we will run out of chlorine first. It is the limiting
If we use all the chlorine then:
2 Al = 3 Cl2
|We have 0.74 moles of aluminum, therefore it is in excess. If
it is in excess then the chlorine is the limiting reactant.
|Use the limiting reactant to cross the ratio bridge and find
the moles of AlCl3 that will be produced.
3 Cl2 = 2 AlCl3
0.42 mol x x = 0.28 moles of AlCl3 are produced
|Grams of aluminum chloride are found with g = n * mm = 0.28
mol * 133.33 g/mol = 37.33 g
|Finishing statement: When 20.0 grams of aluminum and 30.0
grams of chlorine are reacted according to the above equation, the chlorine
is the limiting reactant and the maximum yield of aluminum chloride is 0.28
moles or 37.33 grams.
|Stoichiometry Limiting Reagents and % Yield Calculations
Stoichiometry Impure Samples and Percentage Purity Worksheet
Stoichiometry Percentage Yield Problems Worksheet


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When I was little, all I wanted to be was "grown up."
One year for Halloween - I think I was about 6 - I was a "teenager" for Halloween.
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The other day I was having a conversation with someone and I started a sentence with "When I grow up I...." This individual looked at me like I had three heads and then proceeded to inform me that I was, in fact, grown up.
Now, it's not like in all reality I don't know this.
I'm about to be 28.
I live on my own.
I pay my own bills.
But, there are still parts of me that cannot believe that my "grown up" is here.
That got me thinking about the little things that make me feel like a "grown up":
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Dolcedo is a small medieval country village, 9 kilometers north of Imperia, in the valley Valprino, in Liguria, Italy.
The valley enjoys ancient renown as a source of one of the best olive oils in the whole of Liguria; the picturesque town centre features the old Loggia del Commune and two remarkable church buildings, one of which used to serve as a refuge against Saracen attacks (Saracen tower).
The Church of St. Tommaso Apostolo is of the first half of the 17th century. It was built on top of the ruins of a previous late medieval church that still has a 1450 black stone portal and a prestigious blank and white churchyard.
The village, which has preserved its medieval charm until today, spreads up into the sloping hills with narrow alleys, archways and nested clusters of houses.
The deep river Prino is spanned by the town's landmark, the Maltese bridge built in 1292, called "il ponte grande", which has virtually become an icon of Liguria. Shopping possible in several grocery shops, two restaurants, a bar and a post office.
In the summer, classical music events are held on the pristine, enclosed piazza in front of the baroque San Tommaso church.
How to go there:
Exit at Imperia Ovest (Highway A10 Genoa Ventimiglia) . From Porto Maurizio at the fork in the road for Valle di Caramagna, take the road for Valle del Torrente Prino.
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Prima Marie Devlin received minor scratches when two men grabbed her purse Wednesday night when she was leaving the club on Main Street, said Osceola Sheriff's Sgt. Dave Walker.