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While no money is exchanging hands when bartering, there are still tax implications for both parties. IRS rules vary according to the services and businesses involved in the transaction, but, generally speaking, both parties will need to report services received as income at the fair market value.
Know the Deal on Bartering Networks.
Bartering networks often charge annual or monthly administrative fees and may even require a cut from every transaction. Read the fine print and understand the conditions of membership—including the true cost—before joining a bartering network.
A wide range of items and services can be bartered online or through bartering networks comprised of businesses such as auto shops, salons and even professional services from lawyers and dentists. Before signing up for a network, it's important to evaluate business and personal needs to see if they match up with the local services available.
Barter with a Trusted Business.
BBB accredited businesses agree to uphold the standards of BBB for honesty, customer satisfaction, and dispute resolution. Always look for the BBB Accredited Business seal when bartering with other businesses.
Deal with local businesses or individuals when answering an ad on Craigslist and, regardless of the reason given, never wire money as payment through services such as MoneyGram or Western Union unless the recipient can be trusted.
TBC Announces Three Million Dollar Club Inductees!
CONGRATULATIONS to our newest inductees to TBC's Million Dollar Club! Copeland's New Orleans Restaurant, Magellan Marketing and W.O.F.D (Wholesale Office Furniture Distributors) have each done more than $1,000,000 in sales since being with us! Thank you to Stan, Bill and Andy for being exemplary barter clients – we truly enjoy working with you all!
We've Set a Date For Our 2014 Holiday Barter Show!
Mark your calendars! Our 2014 Holiday Barter Show will be Saturday Nov. 8th from 12-4 at the Cobb Galleria Centre. In honor of setting a date, here are some fun photos from last year!
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Your Facebook page is a great venue for updates on your business, but don't get carried away. People don't want or need an in-depth report on your latest company picnic. Instead, offer greater value by combining a timely mix of content about your business (product tips, sales events, behind-the-scenes items and photos) with third-party content, such as links to industry blogs and forums. This builds your credibility as a resource of value to users.
Try including a regular weekly or monthly feature, such as a "discount of the week" with a special offer on a product or service. Let fans know this is an ongoing feature, so they'll come back next time as well.
2. Be strategic with images.
Don't post stand-alone photos of your products or services. Show them being used by happy, satisfied customers. Also, make it easy for fans to tag photos of their own, wherever they use your product or service, and share these as well.
How can you stimulate users to get involved with your business? Try asking questions and offering polls that invite a response. At the end of a post, remember to invite fans to comment, like or share. When people do respond, keep the conversation going with comments of your own.
5. Connect like a friend, not a business.
Facebook is all about the personal experience, so treating it simply as a promotional outlet will get you nowhere. Post news and updates in a simple, informal and fun way. No marketing hype or press release stuff!
Facebook milestones are one area where a little self-promotion won't hurt. When you hit 1,000 fans or get 100 or 200 likes for a post, share the news. This makes people feel they're part of a growing community.
1. Develop a compelling mission. A clearly articulated, compelling mission attracts talent to the organization and encourages strong commitment to the team. It also acts as glue to keep members of the team unified over time. When formulating a mission, start with the why not how. Why is the company here? Why have other companies been unable to solve the problem?
2. Find the right people. Locating talented people with the right skills and experiences is essential, but that's the easy part. The hard part is finding people with the right character traits. I look for people who like working on a team.
Many smart and successful people don't work well in teams, and it's harder to create a successful organization with them, in part because as the organization grows in size, conflicts become harder and harder to resolve.
I also want to hire people who are champions of change and with a natural ability to establish plans, structures and processes. These traits are critical because people lacking them simply won't be able to support a rapidly growing organization. Ultimately, it's the personality traits of staffers (their attitudes, beliefs and actions) and their commitment to the mission that results in a company culture that's capable of fostering successful execution.
3. Set clear goals. The process of creating long-term goals and short-term objectives to support the mission is also essential for successful execution. Clearly articulating these goals helps ensure that the people and processes will be geared toward moving the organization in the right direction.
Consider a school of fish or a flock of birds: If the goal is to move from Point A to Point B, no progress is made if each individual creature moves in a direction of its choosing.
In a workplace each member of a company's team should strive toward the same goals.
4. Measure progress. Setting goals doesn't mean much if its not possible to measure progress in achieving them. Attach specific financial, operational and process-oriented performance targets to specific activities supporting the objectives.
Measuring these activities against the targets offers a clear picture of the progress toward the long-term goals. Based on the picture that develops — and with input from the team and the marketplace — continually refine the objectives, supporting activities and measurement targets to ensure continued successful execution.
5. Be prepared to resolve problems. No matter how successful a company is in developing a compelling mission, hiring the right people and measuring progress toward goals, problems will arise related to strategy, execution and culture.
To tackle problems, I like to start with the empirical data. I look at the progress made toward the measurable targets to determine what the problem really is. Is there a profile of the customers not adopting the company's solution? Are partners not moving forward with the company because of an unforeseen problem? Finding empirical data points can help in determine how big the issue is.
Then I address the root cause. Did the company not understand the opportunity? Did team members not communicate effectively internally or have the right processes? Did the organization not provide enough services to customers? Has the competition successfully countered the company's messaging?
With all the key stakeholders gathered in a room, I ask them to write down what they think is the problem's root cause. We brainstorm for a while to be every possible issue has been surfaced. Then I ask everyone to rate each suggested cause on a 100-point scale. We focus the discussion on areas of disagreement.
This process enables us to quickly expose and address the biggest issues first. This is contrary to the practice at other organizations (focusing on agreement and ignoring outliers). But those who use this sometimes difficult problem-solving process say it can facilitate an alignment.
Ultimately, ensuring agreement from all stakeholders about the approach and encouraging their contributions are the only ways to help an organization efficiently execute its plan and produce something better than what any other company can produce.


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Up and Down Wall Street, Part 2
Updated Oct. 9, 2000 12:01 am ET / Original Jan. 19, 2020 10:50 am ET
E ven in this blessed land of ours, there are signs that the boom is not booming quite as resoundingly as in the good old days of six months ago. We're loath to sound the tocsin too loudly. As the latest jobs data demonstrate, the expansion is still very much intact, with unemployment back to a 30-year low again and payrolls reviving. Not coincidentally, consumer confidence remains up there in the clouds.
But there's no gainsaying that sharply higher heating-oil, gasoline and electricity costs, the Fed's series of rate hikes and a lagging stock market have diminished the public's disposable bucks and with them its unbridled appetite to spend. Such repugnant unAmerican restraint could lead to distinctly undesirable tendencies, notably a timidity about going further into debt, even, heaven help us, an impulse to save. That sort of behavior, if allowed to go unchecked, can have very ugly consequences. So we prefer to view it as merely a passing aberration that will be fixed by irresistible commercials, an outbreak of shopping lust or Christmas.
More worrisome, perhaps, is gathering evidence that the massive wave of capital spending, spearheaded by investing in tech, is cresting. Overcapacity is, to coin a cliche, looming in telecommunications, fiber-optics, computers, semiconductors -- and a host of other areas with claim to high-tech status. The evidence of such overcapacity is overwhelming. For one thing, analysts all deny it, and for another, profits are getting tougher to come by.
When companies have less to spend, oddly enough, they spend less. And a contraction in such outlays, which have been one of the most powerful spurs of this unprecedented expansion, would echo in quite discordant fashion throughout commerce and industry.
We're by no means convinced, we want to emphasize, that the expansion has topped out. But there's no blinking the melancholy fact that it has lost speed and may even continue to do so. And what's true here, as noted, is true as well around the globe.
So, when searching for what ails the market, one might do worse than hark back to an earlier presidential campaign in which a Bush figured (we can't remember the other fellow's name) and that indelible slogan, "It's the economy, stupid!"
T he thing that strikes us most about this market is that it suffers from a severe case of anemia. Time and again during this trying stretch, it seems all primed to get a sustained rally going. But time and again, it can't even manage to get out of bed.
We would have sworn last week that stocks would mount a decent rebound, if only because the selling in key sectors, particularly the techs, had been too furious, too fast. Typically, even during the stormiest market episodes, there are patches of blue sky. But nothing doing.
And, to paraphrase the observation of the world's leading market technician, the inability of such an oversold market to rally could mean this cat is too dead to even bounce.
The wreck of the techs, of course, has been an insuperably heavy weight on the market generally. Even the slightest flicker of a rally is quickly snuffed out by disclosure of another earnings disappointment from an Intel or an Apple or a Dell. And investors in tech have been so psyched out that even good earnings news evokes fears that it's inevitably going to be followed by future disappointment, as witness the pummeling Micron's stock took after handsomely topping estimates.
The first break in the techs, our technician friend comments, which started back in the spring, was touched off by valuation concerns, accompanied by a modest waning of the mania that reached a feverish climax in the early part of the year. What we're seeing now, he contends, is the more deadly phase, when negative fundamentals rock the group with unrelenting regularity.
We've long felt that the bursting of the bubble won't be complete until the last overpriced tech has been brought to ground. And since there are any number that still are floating in the stratosphere, the sector still has a way, perhaps a long way, to go before it hits bottom.
For that to happen, the group will have to be refitted with much more subdued and reasonably sane P/Es. As we're beginning to see once more, the cycles may be more extended, the swings more breathtaking, but technology companies are as cyclical as those blue-collar outfits that make big ugly things that rust in the rain. So while they may deserve a higher multiple, they clearly don't deserve all that higher a multiple.
We've also voiced doubt that the stock market as a whole could flourish while the sector that set the dazzling pace from 1996 through early this year was taking gas. Too much money and too much enthusiasm were invested in the techs for that kind of comfy transition. The rout of the techs, sad to say, will shake the entire market.
Besides, the profits pall is not restricted to the tech area. Disappointments are pervasive. First Call/Thomson Financial reports that of 532 companies previewing earnings for the third quarter, an astounding two-thirds warned that they'll be lower than estimated. Only 14% said they'll be better.
If there's anything the market hates worse than uncertainty, it's certainty that things are not going as well as expected. And that seems to be the order of the day. And maybe the order of the rest of the year.

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Deputy testifies against suspended Smith County constable
By KLTV Digital Media Staff
Published: Dec. 6, 2022 at 9:42 AM CST|Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 7:30 PM CST
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Update - 4:14 p.m. The defense resumes.
Banks said that even though Harris never verbally instructed her to take more items, she said she knows Harris well enough that she knew that was what he wanted her to do.
Banks said Harris did not wear a bodycam at any time when out in the field conducting business.
Banks is dismissed. The trial will continue Wednesday morning.
Update - 4:07 p.m. - The defense passes Banks to the state.
The state asks if Banks accidentally turned her bodycam on. Banks said she accidentally turned it on during the search and claims she did not know how to work it. Banks said Harris never wore a bodycam.
Banks said she isn't here to try and get a better deal from the state, though she admits she would like a better deal.
Update - 4:01 p.m. - Banks said despite 10 years of law enforcement experience she decided she would take whatever she wanted.
Banks admitted she lied twice to the Texas Ranger investigating.
The defense asks if Banks put the stolen items in Holman's vehicle as a way to conceal the items from Harris. Banks denies this and says she did it because Holman's vehicle was closest to the door.
Banks claims she thought she would be terminated if she did not go along with Harris' directive to steal. She said she went along with it because she needed the job to take care of her family.
Update - 3:45 p.m. - Banks said she considers her actions wrong and regrets it after watching the bodycam footage.
Defense talks to Banks.
Banks said she had never served a writ of eviction before the incident at hand. She said she was not aware that Traylor-Harris had never served one before that day either.
The defense asks if Traylor-Harris had established "a criminal empire" before this. Banks said no. She is asked if this is the day Traylor-Harris decides to break bad and establish a criminal empire. She says she doesn't know.
The defense asked Banks if she remembers being told to make sure all bodycams are on. Banks says she doesn't recall. Reviewing the footage shows Harris checked to make sure the bodycams were recording. Banks is asked by the defense if a person starting a criminal empire would ensure a recording is being made. She said she isn't sure. She said she isn't sure what Traylor-Harris' intentions were.
Update - 3:15 p.m. - Banks said Traylor-Harris had told her to admit to nothing. She later met the Texas Ranger at the office and was arrested.
"It was time to come clean," she said.
Banks testified she has made no deal with prosecutors, but is hoping for some consideration in exchange for her testimony.
Update - 3:08 p.m. - Banks testified that after they were through, they went back to the constable's office. She stated everything placed into Holman's unit was brought inside the office.
Banks testified she then took items like makeup, watches, and sunglasses.
She stated Traylor-Harris took some of the watches and discovered the AirPods box to be empty.
Banks testified she later lied when contacted by a Texas Ranger about the alleged theft.
Update - 3:04 p.m. - At one point, the district attorney asked why Banks could be seen in the video putting some items back.
"I didn't want them," she said on the stand.
Update 2:52 p.m. - Banks said the body camera was not on when Traylor-Harris told her in the kitchen to take items.
Video was then shown of Sgt. Holman asking if her body camera was off while outside of the home.
Traylor-Harris could be seen at times shaking his head and smirking during Banks' testimony.
Update 2:34 p.m. - The video being watched was captured by Sgt. Derrick Holman, Banks said.
Holman can be heard in the video saying, "take whatever you want."
The video abruptly ends soon after the statement was made.
Banks said a one-on-one conversation was later had between her and Traylor-Harris in the kitchen. Banks alleged Traylor-Harris told her to "take what you want." Banks testified Traylor-Harris made a zipping motion in front of his uniform while saying this.
"He was my boss, so I'm going to do what he says to do," Banks said.
Update 2:25 p.m. - On the stand, Banks said the eviction she and the constable's office were executing was her first ever.
She told the court that the plan was to knock on the door have The Cascades staff move the items out of the home.
Another body cam video clip was then shown from the initial knock on the door.
On the video, a conversation can be overheard over whether or not Banks' body camera was recording.
Update 1:54 p.m. - Poster delivered emotional testimony about the way she encountered the constable's office and the alleged theft.
Following her testimony, the jury was dismissed for a brief recess. Former Deputy LaQuenda Banks was then called to the witness stand out of the jury's presence.
Judge Skeen then offered information about Banks' rights. Banks told Skeen she has decided to waive her fifth amendment privilege and elected to testify. Banks' attorney, Brett Harrison, then told the court he supports that decision.
Banks will be the state's next witness.
Update 1:31 p.m. - The defense pressed Poster on who she saw taking the items in the video shown earlier in court.
Poster said she saw Banks, Traylor-Harris, and Sgt. Derrick Holman taking items.
The state's third witness was Poster's daughter, who was home when the eviction and alleged theft happened.
Update 1:17 p.m. - When questioned by Putman, Poster said some of the items stolen were eventually returned following a Texas Rangers investigation.
After a recess for lunch, Poster was back on the stand and questioned by the defense.
A police report filed by Poster over the stolen items was introduced as evidence.
Poster told the court that a Tyler police detective questioned the validity of the theft claims. Poster said she asked the police detective to please stop harassing her.
The Texas Rangers eventually got involved, according to Poster.
The trial of suspended Smith County Pct. 1 Constable Curtis Traylor-Harris began Tuesday morning in the 241st District Court.
Traylor-Harris was arrested in 2021 for allegedly stealing from a home during an eviction. He's charged with official oppression and theft of property by a public servant.
The trial started with opening statements from both sides.
"A person who swore to serve and protect, did just the opposite," said Emmil Mikkelsen, assistant district attorney.
The defense argued that they believe the jury will find that Traylor-Harris did his job, and attempted to discredit witnesses expected to be called by the state.
The state's first witness was Justin Hall, a sergeant in the criminal investigation division with the Smith County Sheriff's Office.
Hall was tasked with pulling body camera video from servers during a search warrant of the precinct one constable's office.
The state's second witness was Brittany Poster, the woman renting the home where the alleged theft occurred in The Cascades of Tyler.
Poster testified that she knew an eviction process was underway to move her family out of the home.
Poster's daughter is the one who called Poster to notify her of the eviction, being that she was at home.
Poster said she was told by the constable's deputies on scene that drugs were found in the home. She said she felt confused and distracted from the eviction issue at hand.
The body cam video captured by Deputy LaQuenda Banks was then introduced as evidence by prosecutors and played for the jury.
District Attorney Jacob Putman then presented an outline of items allegedly stolen from the home. The indictment alleges watches, sunglasses, jewelry, cosmetics, electronics, and currency were stolen during the eviction.
Video was then shown of Traylor-Harris and Banks inside the home going through personal items.
While showing the body cam video, Putman stopped it at one point to show what Poster said appeared to be Deputy Banks taking out an AirPods case in a unit. AirPods were allegedly one of the items stolen.
Putman also pointed out the video showing Banks taking makeup. The item's estimated values were written by Putman on a board facing the jury.
Other items taken by Banks on the video include Oakley sunglasses from Poster's room and RayBan sunglasses from her daughter's room.
Poster also stated that a necklace was missing after they were evicted.
The state and defense present opening statements in the trial of a suspended Smith County constable accused of theft.
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'Jeopardy!' Launches Fantasy League For All-Stars Tournament
We're drafting Ken Jennings #1 overall
Brian Welk | December 3, 2018 @ 2:54 PM
"Jeopardy!" announced on Monday that it is launching a fantasy league sweepstakes to coincide with its upcoming All-Stars Games tournament.
For those of you playing at home, that's a fantasy football-style contest in which you pick your own team of All-Stars and track their progress throughout the competition.
It's ideal for anyone who has a love of both sports and game show trivia and anyone who also is looking for something else to obsess over if they were eliminated from their fantasy football playoffs.
Also Read: Alex Trebek Will Stay With 'Jeopardy' Through 2022
Here's how it works: participants pick one captain and two team members from the 18 former champions playing in the tournament to build their team during the selection period, which runs from Dec. 3 to Dec. 31. Then, during the "Jeopardy! All-Star Games," which airs from Feb. 20 to Mar. 5, 2019, fantasy team owners can watch and cheer their team on as they accrue fantasy points.
But don't go racing to draft Ken Jennings with your first overall pick just yet. You earn fantasy points for each correct response a player gives and correct "Final Jeopardy!" responses are worth 10 points. Each of these points represents an entry into the sweepstakes, so the more points the three players on a fantasy team accrue, the more chances a fantasy team owner has of winning.
"Jeopardy!" is partnering with Lindblad Expeditions for the contest, and winners of the league sweepstakes will win a vacation.
Some of the returning competitors of the upcoming "All-Stars Games" include Ken Jennings, Colby Burnett, Julia Collins and Buzzy Cohen.
19 Embarrassing Game Show Fails From 'Family Feud' to 'Jeopardy' (Videos)
The first question on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" is generally the easiest, but this sleep-deprived college student still couldn't manage to get it right.
Former "American Idol" contestant Kellie Pickler tried to figure out where Budapest is in a November 2007 episode of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" However, after she determined Europe isn't a country, it all went downhill.
According to this contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" from January 2010, owls squirt ink. Yes, you read that correctly.
"Catch 21" contestant Kimberly was determined not to give her competitor Beau five points because she didn't want him to be 10 points closer to 21. So she gave her fellow contestant Shawn five points, which boosted his score of 16 to a 21. Someone needs a basic math lesson.
According to one contestant on "Jeopardy!," the electronic music duo LMFAO introduced us to "It's a Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)." Erm, nope, that was definitely Jay-Z.
This contestant on "Wheel of Fortune" in May 2012 made it to the bonus round, but failed to guess the magic "thing" before time ran out. Clue: It rhymes with wand.
"Black" was this "Family Feud" contestant's answer to "What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of zombies?" Host Steve Harvey looked even more astounded when she justified her answer by saying, "I don't know if they're white."
In April 2014, Julian from Indiana was on "Wheel of Fortune" and lost the round by mispronouncing the winning phrase ... and then blew the next two rounds, too.
In the fast money round of "Family Feud," two family members need to get 200 points combined by answering a series of survey questions. In this episode from May 2014, the first member scored a whopping 182 points, meaning the second member only needed 18 points to win ... which she failed to get.
Sometimes buzzing in first isn't always the best idea, especially when the question is "Name something a doctor might pull out of a person" and you respond with "gerbil."
You get a car, you get a car, everybody gets a car! "Price Is Right" model Manuela Arbelaez thought she'd lost her job (she didn't) when she accidentally gave away a free car in April 2015. Luckily, the producers thought the goof was hilarious.
We'll take "You're All a Bunch of Losers" for $500, Alex. Unfortunately, "Springf" isn't a city in the United States.
If this woman on "Family Feud" could ask the Wizard of Oz one thing to give her husband it would be -- "a really big thing." Could you be more specific?
This wasn't an accident. "Jeopardy!" contestant Viraj Mehta from Stanford Unviersity said that he subtly flipped off the camera during his February 2017 episode on purpose. Luckily for us, it wasn't censored.
We guess he just isn't a Tennessee Williams fan? Missing any "Wheel of Fortune" puzzle with just one letter missing would hurt, but this "A Streetcar Naked Desire" gaffe from March 2017 is just embarrassing.
EMINEM AND JACK WHITE ARE NOT THE SAME, JULIE! #Jeopardy pic.twitter.com/eLVyk1TNn2— Hunter Alek Homistek (@HunterAHomistek) January 12, 2018
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? Yes, both Eminem and Jack White have roots in Detroit, but come on, Em is not the guy who wrote "Seven Nation Army."
"Family Feud Canada" contestant Eve really laid an egg with her "chicken" answer. The survey: "Name Popeye's favorite food." Yeah, she said "chicken," not spinach.
This "Wheel of Fortune" contestant took a wild guess with "Chasing Tail" as the answer to this puzzle before immediately starting to laugh at her raunchy answer. Pat Sajak made a wise sealing-his-lips-and-throwing-away-the-key motion in lieu of a comment.
Former NFL player Bruce Smith had an... interesting answer to a question asking what tool Captain Hook might replace his hook with if he were to moonlight as a handyman. "A penis?" was Smith's second guess, which left Steve Harvey dumbfounded for several seconds before informing him, "Your ass is going on YouTube, though."
Everyone says and does dumb things, but some of us unfortunately do it on national TV


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NRC Issues Early Site Permit to Tennessee Valley Authority for SMRs at Clinch River Site
LCG, December 27, 2019--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on December 17 that the Commission has authorized the issuance of an Early Site Permit (ESP) for Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA's) Clinch River site near Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The ESP closes several site-related issues, including many environmental impacts, for small modular reactors (SMRs) at the site. The ESP is the first issued by the NRC for SMRs and will be valid for up to 20 years from date of issuance.
NRC Issues Subsequent License Renewals for First Time to Nuclear Reactors in Florida
LCG, December 11, 2019--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff recently approved Florida Power & Light's (FPL's) application for an additional 20 years of operation for Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Units 3 and 4. This is the first time the NRC has issued renewed licenses authorizing reactor operation from 60 to 80 years. The subsequent (or second) license renewals (SLRs) for Turkey Point Unit 3 and Unit 4 now expire on July 19, 2052 and April 10, 2053, respectively.
Puget Energy Seeks 14.5 Percent Rate Hike
LCG, Nov. 28, 2001--Puget Sound Energy Co., the utility subsidiary of Puget Energy Corp., has asked Washington state regulators for a rate increase for both natural gas and electricity and for permission to offer variable rates that would permit the company to pass along to customers any changes in the wholesale cost of energy.
The utility, which serves nearly a million customers around -- but not in -- Seattle, is seeking a 14.5 percent electricity rate increase that would boost the average householder's monthly bill by about $9. Residential gas bills would increase by another $2 per month.
The Washington state consumer advocate greeted the request with dismay. "We think it's a shocking blow for ratepayers and small businesses that are already facing recession and high employment," said Simon ffitch (that is correct), power counsel in the state Attorney General's Office.
The proposed gas and electricity rate hikes are part of a general rate case which will be reviewed by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission in a process that could take up to a year.
That is not fast enough to stop the bleeding, the company said, announcing it would file an interim rate increase request with the commission, seeking to recover losses of $625,000 per day from September of this year through September 2002.
Even with the increases, which would be the first in more than five years, Puget Sound Energy customers will be better off than their neighbors, the company said. Customers of Seattle's municipal utility will be paying almost 50 percent more for electricity than they did a year ago, and those of Tacoma's electric department will be paying more than a third more.
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Field Hockey Begins New Rivalry
By | October 1, 2004
The Red will have the chance to start a new rivalry with a victory when it travels to Temple tomorrow.
The field hockey team will travel to Philadelphia for its first game ever against the Owls. The two teams faced each other in a tournament last spring, but this will be their first official match-up. The Red is coming off a loss to No. 16 Syracuse on Wednesday and heads into the weekend with a 2-5 (1-1 Ivy) record.
"We worked on a lot of things we didn't do well [against Syracuse] in practice [yesterday]," said senior co-captain Gina Testa. "We didn't come out with intensity. I think it will make us more hungry this weekend."
The new competition promises to be a challenge for the Red. Temple is currently 4-5, with three of its five losses coming against teams ranked in the top 20 nationally. Last weekend, the Owls lost, 5-0, to No. 14 Delaware.
"We played them in a spring tournament and got a taste of what they're like," Testa said. "We know it's going to be a challenge but we're ready."
The Red will be led by its front line of seniors Danielle Dunn and Sara Weiner, and sophomore Lindsay Moyer. Dunn has notched five goals and two assists this season. Moyer has proven to be a strong secondary threat, scoring four goals and adding two assists. Weiner rounds out the attack with three goals and one assist so far this season.
"We have to try and get more corners," Testa said of the offensive plan for tomorrow. "We need more entries into the circle."
Temple will be ready and waiting with a deep and balanced attack of its own. Juniors Jillian Thomas and Talia Ruth and sophomore Dannon Mehaffey lead the Owls with two goals each. However, seven other players have scored at least once for the Owls, proving the team is capable of attacking from any position.
"We're going to use the same defensive method — zone and man to man," Testa said. "We have to be really disciplined. Everyone has to be expecting their girl to be a scoring threat."
The defenses will also be evenly matched tomorrow. Senior goaltender Lori Blutinger is coming off the best performance of her career, recording a record 14 saves against Syracuse. Blutinger has a 2.99 goals against average at this point in the season. Junior sweeper Blair Corcoran also gives the Red crucial support in the back end of the field.
The Owls have a strong back line of their own, with senior Erin Conroy anchoring the team in goal and posting a 2.65 goals against average. The Owls have given up only 59 penalty corners this season, compared to 81 penalty corners given up by the Cornell defense.
Temple will also have the home field advantage on its side after a five-game road trip. Tomorrow's game will be the first of three away games for the Red, which has struggled away from home this year.
"So far we haven't played well on the road," Testa said. "We have to be really focused mentally. They'll be ready to play, and we have to be ready for that."
Archived article by Olivia Dwyer
Volleyball Keeps Rolling in Weekend Sweep of Lions
By October 4, 2004
Despite Columbia (2-12, 0-2 Ivy) stopping the women's volleyball team's (8-3, 2-0 Ivy) school record-breaking 22-game winning streak, the Red was able to continue its dominance in matches, routing Columbia in a home-and-home this weekend. "I never really thought about the games record," said Cornell head coach Deitre Collins. "I didn't honestly give it much thought. Whether we won in three games or won in four [on Saturday], what's more important is that we won the match." The Red opened the weekend strongly on Friday, beating the Lions in three straight games, 30-18, 30-13, and 30-19. The Lions put up a stronger showing on their home court, but Cornell still prevailed, with the games scored 30-19, 30-21, 20-30, and 30-26. A delay in the match on Friday until 5:00 p.m. had no effect on Cornell, who appeared ready to go from the start. The Red out-hit the Lions .414-.011 on the day. Friday saw a number of outstanding performances from some of Cornell's more experienced players. Junior Rachel Adomat had seven kills and an .875 hitting percentage. Additionally, juniors Hayley Grieve and Heather Young, along with sophomores Liz Bishop and Katie Rademacher all were over the .500 mark in hitting percentage. The Red also posted an impressive nine service aces to the Lions' lone ace, led by the hot hand of Bishop, who had three. When asked to single out a few solid performances in Friday's match, Collins replied, "I think [Bishop] always continues to give us a good showing every time out, [but] on Friday it was real nice to be able to play everybody." On Saturday, the Lions came out with a bit more roar than they did the previous night. After the Red took the first two games of the night, apparently on pace to another sweep win, the Lions battled back to stymie Cornell's school-record 22-game win streak. "Anytime you go on the road, it's different," Collins explained. "Columbia was at home, so we expected them to play better… On Saturday we played kind of up and down, but we still put up real good numbers." Individually, the Lions' players were much stronger than in Friday's match, led by freshman Cassie Ligh, who had 19 kills and 12 digs, and fellow freshman Natalie Gerling, who had 18 kills and 10 digs. Lions freshman libero Kelli Hogan picked up 22 digs on the day as well. In the fourth game of the night the Lions threatened to take another game, but Cornell was able to put the match to bed with a 30-26 win. "I think a good thing about this weekend's home and home is that we have Columbia out of the way," Collins said. "It's a great way to start the Ivies and it's really important for us to set a tone to show what kind of team we're going to be." The Red again put up solid hitting numbers on Saturday, garnering a .306 percentage on the day. This did not quite compare to its home court .414, but sophomore middle blocker Katie Rademacher was again over the .500 mark in hitting percentage with .579. The Red also once again out-aced the Lions, this time 11-6, and Cornell also out-blocked Columbia, 9.0-5.0.Archived article by Mike PandolfiniSun Staff Writer
S.A. Responds To Funding Criticism
By Julie Geng October 1, 2004
Deckhead:
Assembly issues statement on free speech following Cornell American controversy
In light of recent accusations of censorship, the Student Assembly yesterday issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to free speech on campus. The criticism came after the Cornell American had their funds temporarily frozen and was placed under investigation for potential breaches of ethical behavior.


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Canaveral Port Authority Commissioners Approve Bonding for New Cruise Terminal
Carnival's new 180,000-ton ship, first North American-based LNG powered ship, will homeport at Port Canaveral's new Cruise Terminal 3
Artist's rendering of Port Canaveral's new Cruise Terminal 3, slated for completion in mid-2020,
will be the homeport for Carnival Cruise Line's newest and largest class of ship
Port Canaveral, FL – Dec. 5, 2018 – The Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) Board of Commissioners today voted to approve a resolution for the issuance of a series of bonds up to $117 million to provide the financing for Port Canaveral's Cruise Terminal 3 project. The new terminal will be the homeport for Carnival Cruise Line's newest and largest cruise ship, as part of a long-term agreement between the Port Authority and Carnival.
"I am proud of our CFO Mike Poole, and the Port's finance team, who worked diligently and thoroughly with the ratings agencies to propose a financing package to keep our costs low," stated Port CEO Capt. John Murray. "Our record of performance, and Carnival's renewed commitment to our Port with the new long-term operating agreement, are the foundation of sound planning and pillars of financial success."
The financing package approved today by the Port's Board of Commissioners includes the issuance of up to $80 million in 30-year bonds (Series 2018 A & B) and up to $37 million in bonds (Series C) executed as a 20-year loan with SunTrust Bank. Additionally, the Commissioners approved increasing the Port's line of credit with PNC Bank from $25 million to $50 million with repayment of any funds used provided by the Port's operating income.
The Canaveral Port Authority and Carnival Cruise Line will invest in building and equipping a new two-story 185,000-sq. ft. terminal to accommodate the as-yet-unnamed 180,000-ton Carnival Cruise Line ship, engineered with Carnival Corporation's state-of-the-art LNG "green cruising" design platform. The new cruise vessel will have maximum capacity of approximately 6,500 guests.
"The Port Canaveral leadership team has been a great partner as we work to bring the new XL ship online in 2020. We will be announcing features on the ship over the coming weeks and months and we are certain that this news will drive even more excitement about the ship and more awareness of the great facilities being built," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.
The new cruise passenger terminal, plus an adjacent elevated parking facility to accommodate nearly 1,800 vehicles, and related wharf, road and access improvements will total $150 million – estimated to be the largest single project in the history of the Port. Carnival will contribute up to $50 million toward the cruise terminal construction project. The new terminal is slated for completion by mid-2020.
The new Carnival operating agreement, which began September 1, 2018 provides a 25-year primary term with four additional five-year renewal options and includes annual guarantees throughout.
"This agreement has lasting economic benefit for both the Port and Carnival Cruise Line," said Capt. John Murray Port CEO. "The most exciting aspect, and the reason a new terminal is necessary, is that this groundbreaking new class of ship – the largest ever constructed for Carnival– will be home ported at Port Canaveral when it's delivered in 2020. And, we're excited and very proud that it will be the first LNG-powered cruise ship based in North America."
The arrival of the new Carnival ship in 2020 will mark 30 years that Carnival Cruise Line has been sailing from Port Canaveral, the longest of any of the Port's cruise partners.
Port Canaveral is recognized as the second busiest cruise port in the world, and the third largest Florida port by earned revenues. Led by the elected five-member Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners and Port Director and CEO, Captain John Murray, Port Canaveral is one of the world's most dynamic and exciting ports. A world-class gateway for cruises, cargo, recreation and logistics, as well as a gateway to new frontiers, including space, Port Canaveral hosts nearly 5 million revenue cruise passengers through its state-of-the-art terminals and more than 6 million of tons of cargo annually, including bulk, break-bulk, project, and containerized. The Port is strategically located to service all Florida markets, as well as the Southeastern United States. In addition to world class cruise facilities and diverse cargo operations, Port Canaveral offers more recreational opportunities than all other Florida deep-water seaports combined, including public parks, free public boat ramps, marinas, an entertainment district, and the seven-story interactive exhibit and event venue Exploration Tower. For more information, visit www.PortCanaveral.com.
Steve Linden
Director, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel: (321) 394-3244 | Cell: (321) 576-3282


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Banks Shares Infectious New Track 'Contaminated'
Just ahead of its release, Banks has dropped a teaser for her upcoming album, III.
The electropop singer released "Contaminated," the latest single from the album, on Wednesday.
"'Contaminated' is about being addicted to a toxic relationship. The more you give, the less of yourself you become," Banks said in a statement.
The song was produced by BJ Burton.
Banks has already shared two songs from III: "Gimme" and "Look What You're Doing to Me".
III, scheduled for release on Friday, is her first album in three years and her third overall.
Banks will embark on a North American tour Thursday in Chicago in support of III.


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Beyoncé's Adidas x Ivy Park Collection Doesn't Include Plus Sizes — and People Aren't Happy About It
Adidas has offered plus sizes in the past.
By Christopher Luu
Updated Jan 17, 2020 @ 10:00 pm
Beyoncé's been busy teasing her latest fashion project this week. Celebrities such as Reese Witherspoon, Hailey Bieber, and Janell Monae all debuted huge orange crates filled with Adidas x Ivy Park, the singer's brand-new collection of athleisure. While the high-profile fans are no surprise, Beyoncé fans were surprised to find that the new collection wouldn't be completely size-inclusive. Early reports stated that the collection would be available in sizes XS-XL and critics cited Beyoncé's past inclusion as a point of contention.
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RELATED: Beyoncé Gave Reese Witherspoon an Entire Ivy Park X Adidas Wardrobe
"I love Beyoncé. I am a noted member of the Beyhive. It is also incredibly disappointing that a woman who has made inclusion a part of her brand willfully excluded plus-size shoppers from her athleisure line. And this isn't the first time," Twitter user freeblackgirl shared.
Before Beyoncé released Ivy Park with Adidas, the line was a collaboration with Topshop. Back in 2016, when the collection hit stores, it was also only available in sizes XS-XL, according to Bustle.
"It's an odd oversight considering that Beyoncé's stage shows have almost always included fat people. Beychella featured dancers in an array of sizes. The Mamas have long been Bey's backup singers (though I'm unsure if they still are). It is odd and disappointing," freeblackgirl added.
Beyoncé herself stated that she made the collection for everyone. She told Elle, "I focused on designing a unisex collection of footwear and apparel because I saw so many men in Ivy Park. The way they have embraced the brand is an unexpected gift. I appreciate the beauty of gender-neutral clothing and breaking the so-called fashion rules."
Even Adidas mentioned inclusivity in the collection announcement.
"This unique relationship champions the values of inclusivity, community and diversity and will take consumers on an unconventional journey starting with this capsule collection for Spring '20," a press release from the sportswear giant reads.
RELATED: Yara Shahidi Just Casually Debuted Beyoncé's Adidas x Ivy Park Collaboration
There has been precedent for plus-size collections from Adidas. Back in late 2019, Adidas partnered with Universal Standard for a collection that went up to size 4X. At the time, Alison Stewart, vice president of concept development at Adidas, told Teen Vogue, "Inclusive sizing is an important part of Adidas' commitment to enable more women to participate in sport by creating a more diverse range of products for them. This is the first step in the journey, with much more to come."
For now, not every member of the Beyhive will be able to enjoy the Adidas collaboration, but with vocal critics coming forward, that can still change. All Beyoncé needs to do is listen to her fans.


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Review: StarTropics
Life under the Southern Cross
By Garret Evans on November 10, 2012
As the nights are growing longer and the chill from the north begins to set in your bones, visions of sandy beaches and warm winds fill your thoughts when you close you eyes. A quick dip in the ocean would be lovely; if only you were there. These types of thoughts certainly filled my mind and coaxed me in to playing StarTropics, the 1990 NES classic. What I didn't realize is that instead of a nice, soothing day listening to the waves come in, I would instead be putting my balls in a vice.
StarTropics is one of those games that you remember from your youth that you never quite finished but have fleeting memories of renting at the video store. It would always be checked out, seemingly, but you could get it every so often. It's also one of those games that you buy on your Wii because of these memories, but never quite put the time into it that it deserves. As a result, poor StarTropics sat dormant on my Wii for more than a couple of years, halfway finished, neglected. Fortunately the chill weather brought me to my senses, and I picked up this week to put it down, for good, by beating it.
A Warm Day on the Beach
We open as Mike, our protagonist, arrives on C-Island. He is visiting his uncle, Dr. Jones, an archaeologist who as far as I know has an extremely coincidental name and has never battled Nazis. Knowing that his uncle has been working at a nearby village, Mike makes his way to the hut where Jones should be. To his surprise and dismay, the brown, thatched hut is empty. Looking for answers, Mike speaks with the portly chief of the village and soon learns all is not well on this once peaceful island.
Mike finds out from the chief that Dr. Jones has gone missing and that there might be monsters about. Never caring about his own safety, Mike wields a weapon that surely will strike fear in to the hearts of his enemies: a…yo-yo…and then sets off for adventure!
Almost. Before leaving the borders of the village, the local shaman speaks to Mike and creepily ensures him that he will probably be ok if he grows too weary (you will see her a lot: every time you need to continue). With that, Mike BAMFs through a dungeon, and on the other side speaks to his uncle's assistant. Dr. Jones is not on the island, but Mike commandeers his sweet submarine complete with a robot co-pilot named NAV-COM. Together, Mike and NAV-COM set sail for the open seas, and hopefully to find traces of Dr. J.
Into the Dungeon
The majority of StarTropics will have you traversing dank, dark caves, brandishing your yo-yo against evil slugs, bats, and zombie-chicken-skeletons. The glue that binds these dungeons all together are outdoor maps that look akin to early Final Fantasy over worlds, with large squares being the default size for EVERYTHING. "Let's make the wall of this hut the same width as that pathway over there," said the only builder in town to the air. The people that live in this world love to walk in place, and those that do meander about will assuredly stop right in front of the door you need to enter until you walk away nonchalantly. Everyone looks like they have been squished in a press. It's adorable. These over world areas simply are linear paths to the next dungeon, and save from a couple of towns in the game, they literally are straight paths that are there purely to show you that you are in a different place that where that last dungeon was. But who is complaining? No one.
Once Mike invariably makes his way to a dungeon, everything changes. Things "zoom in" for a lack of a better phrase, and Mike looks normal. The creatures are of a correspondingly normal size, and we get our first taste of action. A lot of folks will describe StarTropics as being similar to Zelda, and while it is (he has two rows of red hearts for life!), it certainly takes a step back from the RPG side of things and focuses squarely on hot yo-yo gameplay. Items you find in dungeons stay will you only the duration of that dungeon, for example; afterwards Mike just throws all of the stuff he found on the ground because "why not?" You only have three lives to complete each dungeon, and then any progress you have made will vanish and you will have to start from the beginning of that dungeon with three hearts. Also unlike most of Link's adventures, Mike can jump, and a lot of gameplay revolves around this ability. Tons, actually. Half of your time in these dungeons will be jumping around on things. So much jumping!
StarTropics' jumping actually is pretty specific to the game. I, certainly, cannot think of another title (save its sequel) that does jumping in this way. You see, Mike finds square tiles in these dungeons that are different from the rest of the floor, and the only way for him to traverse them is by jumping on them and then jumping off. When the square you are jumping to is out in the middle of a bottomless pit, that makes some sense. Obviously that square requires a jump. But when the tile is simply in the middle of a room, then it seems a little weird. At least at first. Through the first dungeon, while yo-yoing the heck out of bats, I struggled a little with remembering that to get off of a tile one must jump instead of simply walk. After a few deaths and a few continues, however, I quickly learned the tricks of the trade, and many would be deaths turned into cunning displays of acrobatics.
Unfortunately, that cunning display of acrobatics isn't always 100%. There happens to be a slight delay when making precise turns that causes the utmost frustration at key times in the game. When running and needing to turn, Mike will kind of slide into that turn, and this is hardly ever in your favor. If you go back and think about The Legend of Zelda for a moment, especially the first, recall that Link moves only left, right, up, or down at any given moment. Mike does this too, but as mentioned, when walking to the right for a moment and then pushing up, say, his sprite will turn facing up but he will move one more square to the right before starting any upward motion. The most frustrating example of why this sucks is when you are running from an enemy and are needing to jump to a platform. Thinking that you can just turn and jump, you turn and jump and find yourself falling into an abyss because Mic has slippery shoes. This is not a deal breaker, necessarily, but it takes getting used to, and I was still cursing it during the last battle of the game.
In These Caves There Be Items
The various dungeons you will encounter are filled with ridiculously annoying enemies, and each definitely has at least one boss for you to murder in cold blood. Fortunately, these bad guys also threw about the caverns nice weapons that you can use to kill them with. Unfortunately, they are all pretty fleeting.
Beyond your trusty yo-yo – which does get upgrades as you progress, sweet! – you might find in any given dungeon throwing stars, baseballs, a shoe thing that lets you hit every enemy on screen with a jump kick, and quite a few more. There are four slots at the bottom of the screen that show you what items you have, but rarely will you ever fill them up, if ever. I cannot remember a time when all four of those slots had something in them, but surely that exists in the game otherwise there would not be four slots. Anyhow, the items you pick up all have a limited amount of uses, and, of course, once they run out they are gone. With that in mind, you might think to conserve these precious items, but once you figure out that Mike totally ditches all of this cool stuff when he leaves a dungeon, you begin liberally throwing baseballs and bolas at everything.
Your yo-yo, once it gains power, turns in to a pretty awesome morning star that is actually called the Shooting Star. This not only deals more damage but extends the range of the now-awesome yo-yo by a square or two. The downside, however, is that you have to have a certain amount of hearts to use it. Once you get below seven hearts, it changes back into the standard yo-yo. How? ARCHIPELAGO MAGIC! In battle, this becomes a royal pain. In the heat of things, after a couple of hits your spiked death ball will turn into a wimpy plastic disc on a string, and while you walk-the-dog at your enemies, they are continually attacking.
Besides weapons, a couple of dungeons introduce torches to light up dark rooms and an anklet that allows Mike to jump over two spaces instead of just the normal one. These are the most common, but when researching the game, apparently there is a "Snowman Doll" that can stop enemies in their tracks. I do not recall ever finding that.
The most important item you can find in dungeon is the magic potion, which does what you might think it does. By consuming this mason jar of red liquid, you regain a few hearts of health, and finding one of these bad boys is about the greatest sight you will see in your spelunking.
Image sprites via The Sprite Resource
That Time You Bruised Your Leg
StarTropics is notorious for being difficult. This review will not try to deny that by any means, but I will preface this section by saying that the difficulty displayed here is in no way on the levels of some even-more-notoriouser NES titles that serve no purpose other that to make you want punch cute things. If you have an understanding of Ninja Gaiden in this regard, then StarTropics never comes close to that level of rage, but it certainly holds its own.
What makes this game so frustrating boils down to basically two things: the game stealing your health and enemies who are total jerks.
Like the weapons you throw away after completing a dungeon, Mike apparently likes to make sure his journey is that much harder by hitting himself in the face with a brick until he gets down to three hearts. Every time you leave a dungeon after felling its boss, no matter how many hearts you might have had, you now have three to start you off with for the next dungeon you will eventually find. What a gyp! On one particularly good run, I bested the boss and came out of the dungeon with just a couple of hearts empty only to see them all drop down. The real kick in the pants is that upon exiting the dungeon, a message pops up that says something to the effect of "Well done!" as you lose all of your gear and hearts.
Before starting this game know these things: your yo-yo will almost always feel woefully underpowered and enemies exploit this by being horrible jerks. Many of them move in fairly erratic patterns that make your ability to only attack in the four cardinal directions a waste of a good button press. If you do happen to defeat one, good luck getting a life replenishing heart out of one. The odds of that happening are slim to slimmer. Couple this with the fact that you will start each dungeon no matter what with only three hearts, and you got yourself a frustrating time. To be fair, you can start to pick out the patterns of the bad guys after you have died to them a few times, but they are just random enough to surprise you in bad ways.
Earlier tonight, while playing the later portions of the game, I came across an area so rage creating that I ended up with a bruise. Combine Mike's ability to slide with enemies shooting…things and a room full of gaps to jump about, and you have a recipe for me shouting, "WHY WON'T YOU JUMP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION YOU ****!" A few iterations of this later part of the dungeon with continues that took me back to the start of the dungeon caused me to flail a fist that struck the top of my leg. It is a little red now, but nothing too crazy. The point I am trying to make is: watch out if you are easily angered.
But Is It Good?
With all of that said, is the game itself good? Most certainly. Nintendo does this crazy voodoo where their game can make you shout and stomp your feet but you continue to play because of some damn reason. As a result, if you happen to be jonesing for a pretty straight forward dungeon crawler a la Zelda that has good challenge but is not insurmountable, then by all means. The easiest way to find the game is currently on the Wii for 500 space bux. They also have the sequel, Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II, but we will have to save that discussion for another day.
4 responses to "Review: StarTropics"
matthew young says:
I remember my friend had this game back in the day. We'd look at it for a few seconds, then pop in something else, like SMRPG or something. I can't ever remember playing it.
Garret says:
This game was easy to overlook, but it's not bad.
Oh hey. I wandered in under the search query "Startropics Southern cross". If you think the game is "too easy" and wish to engage "hard mode", here's a scoring tip: You are penalized points for killing non-essential enemies down to a minimum points cap each level (You get points every level, guaranteed, but you get more points if you play as peacefully as possible). MWAHAHAHA! So freaking subtle, there is no mention of that tidbit anywhere. Good luck on your new quest for a high score! I believe the high score cap is at 2 bits (65535, or near that number, like 65500) for both games.
I did not know that. That's pretty interesting and weird that they would add secret scoring, but where do you actually find the score?


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\section{INTRODUCTION}

With the help of Duru and Kleinert's
 path-dependent time transformation
\cite{DK} the list of solvable path integrals
has been extended to
essentially all
potential problems
which possess a solvable
Schr\"odinger equation
 \cite{1,2}.
Only recently has the technique been
extended to relativistic
potential problems \cite{7}, followed by two
applications \cite{5,6,8.1,8}.
Here we'd like to add a further application
by solving the path integral
of relativistic particle
in two dimensions in the presence of an
infinitely thin
Aharonov-Bohm
magnetic field along the $z$-axis  \cite{9}
and a $1/r$-Coulomb potential (ABC system).
This may be relevant for understanding the behavior of
relativistic charged anyons which are restricted to a plane
but whose Coulomb field extends into
three dimensions\cite{1,15}.

\section{THE RELATIVISTIC PATH INTEGRAL
}
Adding
a vector potential ${\bf A}({\bf x})$
to Kleinert's relativistic path integral
for a
particle
in a potential $V({\bf x})$
\cite{7,1},
we find the expression for the fixed-energy amplitude
\begin{equation}
\label{3.1}G({\bf x}_b,{\bf x}_a;E)=\frac{i\hbar }{2Mc}\int_0^\infty dL\int
D\rho \Phi \left[ \rho \right] \int D^Dxe^{-A_E/\hbar }
\end{equation}
with the action
\begin{equation}
\label{3.2}A_E=\int_{\tau _a}^{\tau _b}d\tau \left[ \frac M{2\rho
\left( \tau \right) }{\bf x}^{\prime ^2}\left( \tau \right) -i\frac{e}{c}%
{\bf A({\bf x})\cdot x^{\prime }(}\tau {\bf )}-\rho (\tau )\frac{\left(
E-V\right) ^2}{2Mc^2}+\rho \left( \tau \right) \frac{Mc^2}2\right] .
\end{equation}
For the ABC system under consideration, the potential is
\begin{equation}
\label{3.6}V(r)=-e^2/r,
\end{equation}
and the vector potential
\begin{equation}
\label{3.7}A_i=2g\partial _i\theta ,
\end{equation}
where $e$ is the charge and $\theta $ is the azimuthal angle around the
tube:
\begin{equation}
\label{3.8}\theta ({\bf x})=\arctan (x_2/x_1).
\end{equation}
The associated magnetic field lines are confined to an infinitely thin tube
along the $z$-axis:
\begin{equation}
B_3=2g\epsilon _{3jk}\partial _j\partial _k\theta
=2g2\pi \delta ^{(2)}({\bf x}_{\bot }),
\label{3.9}\end{equation}
where ${\bf x}_{\bot }$ is the transverse vector ${\bf x}_{\bot }\equiv
(x_1,x_2).$

Before time-slicing the path integral, we have to regularize it
via a so-called $f$-transformation \cite{1,5}, which exchanges the path
parameter $ \tau$ by a new one $s$:
\begin{equation}
\label{3.3}d\tau =dsf_l({\bf {x}}_n)f_r({\bf {x}}_{n-1}),
\end{equation}
where $f_l({\bf {x}})$ and $f_r({\bf {x}})$ are
invertible functions whose product is positive. The freedom in choosing $%
f_{l,r}$ amounts to an invariance under path-dependent-reparametrizations
of the path parameter $ \tau$
in the fixed-energy amplitude  (\ref{3.1}). By
this transformation, the (D+1)-dimensional relativistic fixed-energy
amplitude for arbitrary time-independent potential turns into \cite{1,5}%
\begin{eqnarray}
&&\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!G({\bf x}_b,{\bf x}_a;E)\approx
\frac{i\hbar }{2Mc}\int_0^\infty dS
 \prod_{n=1}^{N+1}\left[ \int d\rho _n\Phi (\rho _n)\right]
\nonumber \\
&&~~~~~~~~\times
\frac{f_l(%
{\bf {x}}_a)f_r({\bf {x}}_b)}{\left[ \lfrac{2\pi \hbar \epsilon _b^s\rho
_bf_l({\bf {x}}_b)f_r({\bf {x}}_a)}M\right] ^{D/2}}
\prod_{n=1}^N\left[ \int_{-\infty }^\infty \frac{d^Dx_n}{\left[ \lfrac{2\pi
\hbar \epsilon _n^s\rho _nf({\bf {x}}_n)}M\right] ^{D/2}}\right] \exp
\left\{ - A^N/\hbar \right\}
\label{3.4}
\end{eqnarray}
with the $s$-sliced action%
$$ \!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!
A^N=\sum_{n=1}^{N+1}\left[ \frac{M\left( {\bf {x}}_n-{\bf {x}}_{n-1}\right)
^2}{2\epsilon _n^s\rho _nf_l({\bf {x}}_n)f_r({\bf {x}}_{n-1})}-i\frac{e}{c}{\bf
A}%
_n\cdot ({\bf x}_n-{\bf x}_{n-1})\right.
$$
\begin{equation}
\label{3.5}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\left. -\epsilon _n^s\rho _nf_l({\bf
{x}}_n)f_r({\bf {x}}_{n-1})
\frac{\left( E-V\right) ^2}{2Mc^2}+\epsilon _n^s\rho _nf_l({\bf {x}}_n)f_r({\bf
{x}}_{n-1})\frac{Mc^2}2\right] .
\end{equation}
A family
functions which regulates the ABC system is
\begin{equation}
\label{3.10}f_l({\bf {x}})=f({\bf x})^{1-\lambda },\ \ f_r({\bf {x}})=f({\bf %
x})^\lambda ,
\end{equation}
whose product satisfies $f_l({\bf {x}})f_r({\bf {x}})=f({\bf {x}})=r.$ Thus
arrive at
the amplitude
\begin{equation}
\label{3.11}
G({\bf x}_b,{\bf x}_a;E)\approx \frac{i\hbar }{2Mc}\int_0^\infty dS
\prod_{n=1}^{N+1}\left[ \int d\rho _n\Phi (\rho
_n)\right]
\frac{%
\left( r_a/r_b\right) ^{1-2\lambda }}{{2\pi \hbar \epsilon
_b^s\rho _b}/M}
\prod_{n=2}^{N+1}\left[ \int_{-\infty }^\infty \frac{d^2\triangle
x_n}{ {2\pi \hbar \epsilon _n^s\rho _nr_{n-1}}/M }\right]
\exp \left\{ -\frac 1\hbar A^N\right\} ,
\end{equation}
with the action
\begin{equation}
\label{3.12}\left.
A^N=\sum_{n=1}^{N+1}\left[ \frac{M\left( {\bf {x}}_n-{\bf {x}}_{n-1}\right)
^2}{2\epsilon _n^s\rho _nr_n^{1-\lambda }r_{n-1}^\lambda }-i\frac {e}{c}{\bf A}_n\cdot (%
{\bf x}_n-{\bf x}_{n-1})\right.
-\epsilon _n^s\rho _nr_n\left( r_{n-1}/r_n\right)
^\lambda \frac{(E-V)^2}{2Mc^2}+\epsilon _n^s\rho _n\left( r_{n-1}/r_n\right)
^\lambda \frac{Mc^2}2\right] .
\end{equation}
Since the path integral represents the general relativistic resolvent
operator, all results must be independent of the splitting parameter $%
\lambda $ after going to the continuum limit. Choosing
$\lambda =1/2,$ we obtain the continuum limit
\begin{equation}
\label{3.13}A_E{\bf \left[ x,x^{\prime }\right] }=\int ds\left[ \frac{%
Mx^{\prime 2}}{2\rho r}-i\frac{e}{c}{\bf A}
\cdot {\bf x}^{\prime }-\rho r\frac{(E-V)^2}{2Mc^2}+\rho r
\frac{Mc^2}2\right] .
\end{equation}
We now solve the $s$-sliced ABC system
as in the case of the two-dimensionel Coulomb problem without the
Aharonov-Bohm potential \cite{1}.
We introducing the {\it Levi-Civit\'a}
transformation
\begin{equation}
\label{3.14}\left(
\begin{array}{r}
x_1 \\
x_2
\end{array}
\right) =\left(
\begin{array}{cc}
u^1 & -u^2 \\
u^2 & u^1
\end{array}
\right) \left(
\begin{array}{c}
u^1 \\
u^2
\end{array}
\right)
\end{equation}
and write this in a matrix form:
\begin{equation}
\label{3.15}{\bf x}=A({\bf u}){\bf u}.
\end{equation}
For every slice, the coordinate transformation reads
\begin{equation}
\label{3.16}{\bf x}_n=A({\bf u}_n){\bf u}_n
\end{equation}
yielding
\begin{equation}
\label{3.17}(\triangle {\bf x}_n^i)^2=4{\bf \bar u}_n^2(\triangle {\bf u}%
_n^i)^2,
\end{equation}
where ${\bf \bar u}_n$ $\equiv ({\bf u}_n+{\bf u}_{n-1})/2$.
For the sliced AB potential,
the {\it Levi-Civit\'a} transformation yields
\begin{equation}
\label{3.20}
{\bf A}_n\cdot ({\bf x}_n-{\bf x}_{n-1})=-2g\frac{(x_2)_n(\triangle
x_1)_n-(x_1)_n(\triangle x_2)_n}{r_n^2}
= -4g\frac{u_n^2\triangle u_n^1-u_n^1\triangle u_n^2}{%
{\bf u}_n^2} .
\end{equation}
Thus we obtain for the path integral (\ref{3.11})
the Duru-Kleinert-tranformed expression:
\begin{equation}
\label{3.21}G({\bf x}_b,{\bf x}_a;E)= \frac{i\hbar }{2Mc}\int_0^\infty
dS\ e^{SEe^2/\hbar Mc^2}\frac 14\left[ G({\bf u}_b,{\bf u}_a;S)+G(-{\bf u}_b,%
{\bf u}_a;S)\right] ,
\end{equation}
where $G({\bf u}_b,{\bf u}_a;S)$ is the $s$-sliced amplitude
of a harmonic oscillator
in an Aharonov-Bohm vector potential corresponding to twice the magnetic field
(\ref{3.9}) in ${\bf u}$-space:
$$
 G({\bf u}_b,{\bf u}_a;S)=\prod_{n=1}^{N+1}\left[ \int d\rho _n\Phi (\rho
_n)\right] \frac 1{
\lfrac{2\pi \hbar \epsilon _b^s\rho _b}M }\prod_{n=1}^N\left[
\int_{-\infty }^\infty \frac{d^2u_n}{ \lfrac{2\pi \hbar \epsilon
_n^s\rho _n}M }\right] \exp \left\{ -\frac 1\hbar A^N\right\},
$$
with the action
\begin{equation}
\label{3.22}A^N=\sum_{n=1}^{N+1}\left\{ \frac{m(\triangle {\bf u}_n)^2}{%
2\epsilon _n^s\rho _n}-2i\frac{e}{c}({\bf A}_n\cdot \triangle {\bf
u}_n)+\epsilon
_n^s\rho _n\frac{m\omega ^2{\bf u}_n^2}2-\epsilon _n^s\rho _n\frac{\hbar
^24\alpha ^2}{2m{\bf u}_n^2}\right\} .
\end{equation}
Here
\begin{equation}
m=4M,~~~~~~
\label{3.23}
\omega ^2=\frac{M^2c^4-E^2}{4M^2c^2},
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
\label{3.23.1}{\bf A}_n\cdot \triangle {\bf u}_n=-2g\frac{u_n^2\triangle
u_n^1-u_n^1\triangle u_n^2}{{\bf u}_n^2}.
\end{equation}
The symmetrization in ${\bf u}_b$ in Eq. (\ref{3.21}) is necessary since for
each path from ${\bf x}_a$ to ${\bf x}_b$, there are two paths in
the square root space, one from ${\bf u}_a$ to ${\bf u}_b$ and one from $%
{\bf u}_a$ to $-{\bf u}_b$.

As in the two-dimensional Coulomb problem,
there are no $s$-slicing corrections \cite{1}.

Let us now
analyze the effect come form the magnetic interaction upon the Coulomb
system, defining the azimuthal angle
$
\varphi ({\bf u})=\arctan (u^2/u^1)=\theta({\bf x})/2$
in the $u$-plane, so that
$A_\mu =2g\partial _\mu \varphi,~
B_3=2g\epsilon _{3jk}\partial _j\partial _k\varphi$.
Note that
derivatives in front of $\varphi ({\bf u})$ commute everywhere,
except at the origin where Stokes' theorem yields
\begin{equation}
\label{3.25}\int d^2u(\partial _1\partial _2-\partial _2\partial _1)\varphi
=\oint d\varphi =2\pi
\end{equation}
The magnetic flux through the tube is defined by the integral
\begin{equation}
\label{3.26}\Phi =\int d^2uB_3.
\end{equation}
A comparison with the equation for $\varphi ({\bf u})$
shows that the coupling constant $g$
is related to the magnetic flux by
\begin{equation}
\label{3.27}g=\frac \Phi {4\pi }.
\end{equation}
When inserting $A_\mu =2g\partial _\mu \varphi $ into Eq. (\ref{3.22}), the
interaction takes the form
\begin{equation}
\label{3.28}A_{\rm mag}=-2\hbar \mu _0\int_0^Sds\varphi ^{\prime }(s),
\end{equation}
where $\varphi(s)\equiv  \varphi({\bf u}(s) )$, and
$\mu _0$ is the dimensionless number
\begin{equation}
\label{3.29}\mu _0\equiv -\frac{2eg}{\hbar c}.
\end{equation}
The minus sign is a matter of convention. Since the particle orbits are
present at all times, their worldlines in spacetime can be considered as
being closed at infinity, and the integral
\begin{equation}
\label{3.30}n=\frac 1{2\pi }\int_0^Sds\varphi ^{\prime }
\end{equation}
is the topological invariant with integer values of the winding number $n$.
The magnetic interaction is therefore a purely topological one, its value
being
\begin{equation}
\label{3.31}A_{\rm mag}=-\hbar \mu _04\pi n.
\end{equation}
After adding this to the action of Eq. (\ref{3.22}) in the radial
decomposition of the relativistic path integral \cite{5,6}, we rewrite the
sum over the azimuthal quantum numbers $k$ via Poisson's summation formula,
and obtain%
\begin{equation}
\label{3.32}
G({\bf u}_b,{\bf u}_a;S)=\int_{-\infty }^\infty d\mu \frac 1{\sqrt{u_bu_a}%
}G(u_b,u_a;S)_\mu
\times \sum_{n=-\infty }^\infty \frac 1{2\pi }e^{i(\mu -2\mu
_0)(\varphi _b+2n\pi -\varphi _a)}.
\end{equation}
Since the winding number $n$ is often not easy to measure experimentally,
let us extract observable consequences which are independent of $n.$ The sum
over all $n$ forces $\mu $ to be equal to $2\mu _0$ modula an arbitrary
integer number. the result is
\begin{equation}
\label{3.33}G({\bf u}_b,{\bf u}_a;S)=\sum_{k=-\infty }^\infty \frac 1{\sqrt{%
u_bu_a}}G(u_b,u_a;S)_{k+2\mu _0}\frac 1{2\pi }e^{ik(\varphi _b-\varphi
_a)}.
\end{equation}

We now choose the gauge $\rho (s)=1$ in Eq. (\ref{3.22}). This leads to the
Duru-Kleinert transformed action
\begin{equation}
\label{3.34}A^N=\int_0^Sds\left[ \frac{m{\bf u}^{\prime 2}}2-2i\frac{e}{c}({\bf
A}%
\cdot {\bf u^{\prime }})+\frac{m\omega ^2{\bf u}^2}2-\frac{4\hbar ^2\alpha
^2 }{2m{\bf u}^2}\right] .
\end{equation}
where $\alpha $ denotes the fine-structure constant $%
\alpha \equiv e^2/\hbar c\approx 1/137$.
This action describes a particle
of mass $%
m=4M$ moving as a function of the ``pseudotime'' $s$ in an
Aharonov-Bohm field and a harmonic
oscillator potential of frequency
\begin{equation}
\label{3.35}\omega ^2=\frac{Mc^2-E^2}{4M^2c^2}.
\end{equation}
In addition, there is
an extra attractive potential $V_{{\rm extra}}=-4\hbar
^2\alpha ^2/2m{\bf u}^2$ looking like an inverted
centrifugal barrier
which is comveniently parametrized with the help of a corresonding
angular momentum $l_{{\rm extra}}$,
whose square is
negative: $l_{{\rm extra}}^2\equiv -4\alpha ^2,$ writing
$V_{{\rm extra}}=\hbar ^2\lfrac{l_{{\rm extra}}^2}{2m{\bf u}^2}$.
Such an extra potential can easily be incorporated into
the amplitude of the pure Coulomb system
by a technique developed in the treatment of the
radial part of the harmonic oscillator path integral \cite{rad},
yielding a radial amplitude for the azimuthal quantum number $k$:
\begin{equation}
\label{3.37}G( u_b,u_a;S)_k=\frac m\hbar \frac{\omega
\sqrt{u_bu_a}}{\sinh
\omega s}e^{-\frac{m\omega }{2\hbar }\left( u_b^2+u_a^2\right) \coth \omega
s}I_{\sqrt{\mid k\mid ^2-4\alpha ^2}}\left( \frac m\hbar \frac{\omega u_bu_a
}{\sinh \omega s}\right) .
\end{equation}
where $I_\nu $ is the modified Bessel function. Incorporating also
the
effect of the Aharonov-Bohm potential yields
\begin{equation}
\label{3.38}G( u_b,u_a;S)_{k+2\mu _0}=\frac m\hbar \frac{\omega
\sqrt{u_bu_a%
}}{\sinh \omega s}e^{-\frac{m\omega }{2\hbar }\left( u_b^2+u_a^2\right)
\coth \omega s}I_{\sqrt{\mid k+2\mu _0\mid ^2-4\alpha ^2}}\left( \frac
m\hbar \frac{\omega u_bu_a}{\sinh \omega s}\right) .
\end{equation}
These radial amplitudes can now be combined with angular wave functions to
find the full amplitude (\ref{3.32}).

Inserting the result into the integral representation
(\ref{3.21})
for the resolvent,
we use
polar coordinates in ${\bf x}$-space
with $\theta =2\varphi ,r=u^2,$ and
obtain the
expression
\begin{equation}
\label{3.39}G({\bf x}_b,{\bf x}_a;E)=\sum_{k=-\infty }^\infty
G(r_b,r_a;E)_k \frac1{2\pi}e^{ik(\theta _b-\theta _a)},
\end{equation}
where%
\begin{equation}
\label{3.40}
G(r_b,r_a;E)_k=\frac {i\hbar} {2Mc}\frac{2M}\hbar \int_0^\infty
dS\;e^{e^2ES/\hbar Mc^2}
 \frac{\omega }{\sinh \omega s}e^{-\frac{%
m\omega }{2\hbar }\left( r_b+r_a\right) \coth \omega s}I_{\sqrt{4\mid
k+\mu _0\mid ^2-4\alpha ^2}}\left( \frac m\hbar \frac{\omega \sqrt
{r_br_a}}{%
\sinh \omega s}\right) .
\end{equation}
The integral can be calculated with the help of the formula%
\begin{equation}
\label{3.41}
\int_0^\infty dy\frac{e^{2\nu y}}{\sinh y}\exp \left[ -\frac t2\left( \zeta
_a+\zeta _b\right) \coth y\right] I_\mu \left( \frac{t\sqrt{\zeta _b\zeta _a}
}{\sinh y}\right)
=\frac{\Gamma \left( \left( 1+\mu \right) /2-\nu \right) }{t
\sqrt{\zeta _b\zeta _a}\Gamma \left( \mu +1\right) }W_{\nu ,\mu /2}\left(
t\zeta _b\right) M_{\nu ,\mu /2}\left( t\zeta _b\right) ,
\end{equation}
with the range of validity%
$$
\begin{array}{l}
\zeta _b>\zeta _a>0, \\
{Re}[(1+\mu )/2-\nu ]>0, \\ {Re}(t)>0,\mid \arg t\mid <\pi ,
\end{array}
$$
where $M_{\mu ,\nu }$ and $W_{\mu ,\nu }$ are the Whittaker functions.
In this way, we obtain the final result
for the radial amplitude
valid for $u_{b}>u_a$:
$$
G(r_b,r_a;E)_k=\frac {i\hbar }{2Mc}\frac{4Mc}{\sqrt{M^2c^4-E^2}}
\times \frac{\Gamma \left( 1/2+\sqrt{\mid k+\mu _0\mid ^2-\alpha ^2}%
-E\alpha /\sqrt{M^2c^4-E^2}\right) }{\sqrt{r_ar_b}\Gamma \left( 2\sqrt{\mid
k+\mu _0\mid ^2-\alpha ^2}+1\right) }
{}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$$
\begin{equation}
\label{3.42}
{}~~~~~~\times W_{E\alpha /\sqrt{M^2c^4-E^2},\sqrt{\mid k+\mu _0\mid
^2-\alpha ^2}%
}\left( \frac 2{\hbar c}\sqrt{M^2c^4-E^2}r_b\right)
 M_{E\alpha /\sqrt{M^2c^4-E^2},\sqrt{\mid k+\mu _0\mid
^2-\alpha ^2}}\left( \frac 2{\hbar c}\sqrt{M^2c^4-E^2}r_a\right) .
\end{equation}
The energy spectra can be extracted from the poles. They are determined by
\begin{equation}
\label{3.43}\frac12+\sqrt{\mid k+\mu _0\mid ^2-\alpha ^2}-
\frac {E\alpha}{\sqrt{
M^2c^4-E^2}}=-n_r,~~~~~n_r=0,1,2,\cdots .
\end{equation}
Expanding this equation into powers of $\alpha ,$ we get
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{3.44}\left.
E_{nk}=\pm Mc^2 \left\{ \vbox to 24pt{}
 1\!-\!\frac 12\left[ \frac \alpha {n+\mid k+\mu _0\mid
\!-\!1/2}\right] ^2
\!-\!\frac{\alpha ^4}{\left( n+\mid k+\mu _0\mid \!-\!1/2\right)^3}%
\right.
 \left[ \frac 1{2\mid k+\mu _0\mid }\!-\!\frac
3{8\left( n+\mid k+\mu _0\mid \!-\!1/2\right) }\right] +\dots
\vbox to 24pt{} \right\} ,
\end{eqnarray}
for $n=1,2,3,\cdots$.
In the non-relativistic limit,
the spectra reduces to that in Ref.~\cite{16,17,18}.

The alert reader will have noted the similarity of the
techniques used in this paper
to those leading to
the solution of the path integral of the dionium atom \cite{rad}.
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\centerline{ACKNOWLEDGMENTS}
\\
\\
\centerline{The author is grateful to Professor
H. Kleinert who
critically read the entire manuscript and made corrections.}

\newpage

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Fighting To Belong
By Madelaine Burkert | October 31, 2008
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Air Force Brig. Gen. Darren W. McDew (left) congratulates a petty officer of the Navy who received his certificate of American citizenship during a naturalization ceremony at Pritzker Military Library in Chicago. Thirty U.S. soldiers from 14 countries became citizens that day. Photo by Jason Geil.
On a Friday evening in May, Bill Zhang joined 29 other U.S. soldiers for a solemn ceremony at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago. Zhang, a construction and electrical worker for the Navy, was joined by members of the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marines. Some had already seen combat in Iraq, while others, like Bill, were reservists, fitting boot camp and training into their otherwise 9-to-5 lives. But they all had one thing in common: This was their first night as American citizens.
It was an emotional moment for Zhang, who had wanted to be a citizen since his arrival from China five years ago. "To be American, I'm really proud," Zhang said. "I don't think if you leave here you will have a better life."
More than 39,000 soldiers have been naturalized since September 2001, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, demonstrating that many servicemen and women join the military before they are officially U.S. citizens.
Overall, immigrants join the military for the same mixed bag of reasons that native-born Americans do–"a mixture of career aspiration, financial need, desire for self-improvement and patriotism. But Zhang enlisted for another reason: gratitude.
Zhang, who changed his name to Bill from Bieao, came to the U.S. in 2003 with the aid of various American embassy and government officials who helped him cut through government red tape on the Chinese side. He credits these officials with reuniting him with his parents, who were already in the U.S.
Upon his arrival, Zhang visited the office of U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson, who had pulled some strings on his behalf. He left a message for Johnson with his secretary: "Tell him I want to give something back to this country, so whenever I can join the military I want to join."
Zhang's case is not all that unusual, according to Army Sgt. Daniel Perez, who has made it his calling to help hundreds of soldiers apply for citizenship. "A lot of them–"this is their way of giving back," said Perez, whose battalion is based in southwest suburban Darien. "After September 11, it didn't matter whether you were a citizen–"everyone felt like an American."
Marcin Wilga, who came to the U.S. from Poland in 2001, joined the Coast Guard partly for practical reasons: He wanted education and training for a future in law enforcement. Yet he expresses the same sense of thanks and obligation that pushed Zhang to enlist. "We owe something to this country; they gave opportunity to me and my family," said Wilga, adding that he and his sister could not have afforded to go to college in Poland.
Many of the immigrants who join the armed forces do so with the intention of eventually becoming citizens. Some are still waiting out the five years of legal permanent residency that are required before they can begin the naturalization process. Once in the military, they find the process easier, thanks to the Expedited Naturalization Executive Order–"a law passed by President George W. Bush in July 2002 allowing permanent residents who have served on active duty any time since September 11, 2001, to file immediately for citizenship, even if they have not had their green cards for the full five years.
But Wilga said this law is not widely publicized. "A lot of guys don't even know that they can get citizenship through their service," said Wilga, who found out he was eligible through Internet research.
Krystof Misiura, a first lieutenant in the Army Reserves, came to the U.S. from Poland as a student in 1996 and joined the Army in 2006. After more than a decade of living in the U.S., it was his time in the military that pushed him to seek naturalization in 2008.
"When you're a soldier, you're more strongly connected with this nation by being a U.S. citizen," Misiura said.
Perez said soldiers apply for citizenship because they want the legal rights given to Americans who have not made the same sacrifices as them.
"One big reason is they actually want to vote, to become part of the process, where their vote is equal to [that of] other American citizens," Perez said. "These are the same soldiers who come back only to find out they don't qualify for certain scholarships because they're not U.S. citizens."
He added: "They've definitely earned their citizenship–"it wasn't given to them by birth or by family. They've adopted America before America's even adopted them."
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