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Friday, February 20, 2004
Blogwatch: Bible Windows to Bibloi
In the Philo of Alexandria Blog, Torrey Seland comments on the change in name from Bible Windows to Bibloi 8 because of potential action from Microsoft. Incidentally, I am sometimes asked why I do not link on the NT Gateway to any of the big Bible software packages like this. The reasons are fairly simple. My basic policy is only to link to material that is freely available over the internet. As soon as I begin to link to and comment on commercially available products, I might be seen to be endorsing one product over another in an environment in which my judgement is normally based solely on the quality of the product concerned. The New Testament Gateway is not a commercial concern. But it is also simply too great an undertaking to provide a guide to the several excellent packages out there and I do not regard this as an area of expertise. This is one of the reasons that I greatly welcome Rubén Gómez's Bible Software Review Weblog and its associated site.
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[Class Assembling] Welcome to FilmmakerIQ.com – I'm John Hess
and today we'll look at the story of Hollywood censorship and the journey that brought us the movie
rating system we have today. Cinema is an artform born of the industrial
revolution, a form of entertainment made possible by advancements
in chemistry and mass production. This was also a time of social progressivism
– a movement in the United States and elsewhere
in the late 19th and early 20th century that sought to bring about positive social
change through active social organization and government regulation. In 1897, Maine passed the first censorship
law regarding films – over the sensitive subject of Boxing.. Prize fighting was an extraordinarily popular
sport but it was technically illegal in all but one state – Nevada. On March 17th, 1897 "The Fight of the Century"
occurred between James Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons in Carson, Nevada. The contest was captured on film by Enoch
J. Rector on over 11,000 feet of widescreen film – becoming longest and most important film
ever made at that time, Even though States had anti-prizefighting
laws, there was no law on the books about showing prizefighting films. Just three days after the Corbett-Fitzsimmons
fight, the Maine Legislature passed a law fining anyone who exhibited boxing films the
sum of $500. But the popularity of boxing was already too
strong and these laws were mostly ignored and largely forgotten. In 1907, Chicago, the second biggest film
market at the time gave the chief of police the power to issue and deny permits for movie
exhibition based on the moral grounds – making it one of the first municipalities
to begin exercising censorship over movie content The following year in New York City, the biggest
film market at the time, Mayor George B McClellan issued a decree on
Christmas Eve, 1908 that revoked the licenses of all theaters –
shutting down over 550 establishments based on Fire Safety and Moral grounds. Movies were being hit where it hurt – in the
box office. Something had to be done. The People's Institute, one of the few reform groups that didn't
see the movies as "evil" offered up a solution – They brought together ten other reform groups
including the Federation of Churches, the Women's Municipal League, and the Society
for the Prevention of Crime to create a new organization called the New York Board
of Motion Picture Censorship. This panel of community groups would review
films and recommend cuts for a small fee – New York exhibitors voluntarily agreed to
abide by their decisions. Since the New York film market was so big,
the board's influence began to take on a nation wide impact – the name changed to the National Review
Board. For a few years this Board was able to ward
off calls for government censorship. But the tide for government intervention was
strong with many states enacting their own censorship boards. And then came landmark decision of Mutual
Film Corporation v. Ohio Industrial Commission in 1915. Mutual was a Newsreel company that objected
to having to pay fees to various state censorship boards and then waiting weeks or months before their
newsreels were approved. They filed on first amendment grounds. But the Supreme Court didn't buy it, and
declared "…the exhibition of moving pictures is a business, pure and simple,
originated and conducted for profit … not to be regarded… as part of the press of the country, or as
organs of public opinion." With that 1915 decision – the movies were
not legally considered free speech – thus handing the government the legal reign
to implement laws over the content of films. The powder keg of censorship was set, all
it needed was a spark and it would come in form of scandal. The early twenties were rocked by Hollywood
celebrity scandals. From Fatty Arbuckle's unsubstantiated charge
of rape and manslaughter, William Desmond Taylor's murder with homosexual
undertones, and Wallace Reid's drug overdose, the yellow journalism tabloids hungrily fed
at what looked to be the bloated corpse of a spoiled Hollywood excess.
Pressure was mounting for someone to clean up Hollywood – with over 100 Congressional bills for censorship
to protect the common good being submitted in 1921. But censorship from Washington was the last
thing Hollywood wanted. So Hollywood studios came together in 1922
to form an associateion called The Motion Picture Producers and Distributors
of America (MPPDA). In a move that mimicked the actions of Major
League Baseball after the 1919 World Series Gambling scandal, The MPPDA reached out to a Washington insider
William H. Hays – Postmaster General under Warren Harding and
former head of the Republican National Committee. Paid a handsome sum of $150,000 a year, Hays'
task was really just PR – to relieve the pressure between Hollywood
and Washington to lobby for the interests of the studios. In 1927 Hays formed a committee of studio
heads to create a list of "Don't and Be Carefuls" based on the items commonly rejected by local
censorship boards. These included 11 subjects that were to be
totally taboo and 25 that had to be handled very delicately. But this list was short lived as it didn't
have any real teeth. The issue of censorship in Hollywood raged
on but now fueled by a brand new movie technology – sound. Sound in motion pictures attracted new audiences,
including young children. Sound also ushered in a cycle of grim violent
realism that sparked yet another outcry from an increasingly vocal
public. In March 31, 1930, the MPPDA issued a statement
of policy called the The Motion Picture Production Code (also known
as the Hays Code). It set up a small jury to review films for
content, Understaffed and headed by ineffectual but
mostely uninterested board members, the Hays Code was still without teeth and
largely mocked by industry insiders. That changed when the American Bishops of
the Roman Catholic Church organized The Legion of Decency and in 1934 with the
support of Protestant and Jewish Organizations began calling for boycotts of films deemed
unacceptable. This was the dollar that broke the camel's
back – The Hollywood studios, still reeling from the losses of 1933 due
in large part to the delayed effects of the Great Depression, were forced to act. The Hays Office authorized to set up the Production
Code Administration (PCA) with Catholic laymen Joseph I. Breen as head. The MPPDA agreed to show only films that carried
the PCA seal of approval and the studios voluntarily gave the PCA the
authority to review and delete morally objectionable material from
both the final script and the final cut of the film. Breen enforced the code zealously. Forbidden
were scenes of passion – films had to uphold the sanctity of marriage.
Adultery, seduction and rape were never to be more than suggested and only if absolutely necessary to the plot
and always punished at the end. Profanity, racial epithets, implications of
prostitution, drug addiction, nudity, sexually suggestive dancing and costumes
were all verboten. The code also addressed violence. It was forbidden
to go into detail of a crime, display machine guns or illegal weapons or
even discuss weapons on screen. Law Enforcement was never to be shown dying
at the hands of a criminal and all crime had to be punished in the end. This rigid Catholic sensibility of good vs
evil was a far cry from the loose morals of the anything goes Jazz Age. So why did the studios agree to such Draconian
self censorship? There are several reasons. It kept Washington from exercising even more
control over the studios, It quelled fears from religious groups threatening
boycotts during economically unstable times. And lastly, and perhaps most cynically, the
Production Code was sort of a blue print for screenwriters. Stories could move in only one direction – love ended in marriage, crime ended in punishment – a simple efficient method for the studio
system to streamline the story process and mass produce as many
movies as possible. By the 1940s, the Production code would see
some challengers first from the eccentric Hollywood mogul Howard
Hughes. Hughes discovered the volumptuous Jane Russell and gave her her first role 1941's "The
Outlaw" – Hughes was in love with Russell's breasts
and who wouldn't be? Well, not the The Breen Office which requested
37 specific reshoots objecting to the emphasis on Jane Russell's bosom. Further troubles with State censorship boards
forced Hughes to shelve the Outlaw until the film got a limited distribution
in 1943. Mired again in battles over censorship Hughes
shelved the project for another few years until he finally got a distribution deal in 1946
with a non MPAA signatory United Artist. This started a legal firestorm with the MPAA. Despite, or perhaps because of the PR generated
by the court battles, United Artist road showed "The Outlaw"
to bountiful profits everywhere it went. The power of the code began to crack as the
studio system fell out of power the 1950s. Once studios were no longer to permitted to
own theaters according to the Supreme Court, Movie theaters were freer to show whatever
they wanted – and sometimes they showed unapproved foreign films. This led to the 1952 case of Joseph Burstyn
v. Wilson. Dubbed the Miracle Decision, referring to an Italian Roberto Rossellini
short film entitled "The Miracle" – the Supreme Court reversed its earlier stance
ruling that "expression by means of motion pictures
is included within the free speech and free press guaranty of the
first and Fourteenth Amendments" Though it would take another decade for the
production code to completely erode away, the threat of government intervention was
now gone. As the dollar had forced the studios' hand
into the strict binds of the Production code, it was the dollar that would free them. In 1953 Otto Preminger openly defied the PCA
by releasing "The Moon is Blue" – a romantic comedy which the Breen office
objected as having "an unacceptably light attitude towards seduction,
illicit sex, chastity, and virginity," that should be a quote on on the poster. The film went on to be a hit without the PCA
seal of approval. Preminger openly defied the PCA again in 1955's
Man with the Golden Arm starring Frank Sinatra playing a heroin addict
– yet another hit. Then Elia Kazan's Baby Doll released by
Warner Bros in 1956 went without the seal of approval and was openly condemned by the League of
Decency. It also went on to be a success. By the 1960s it was a free for all with films
like the British made "Blow Up" with nudity become a box office smash. The Cat was out of the bag and the MPAA began
looking to scrap the code in favor of a classification system. In 1968, the MPAA chairman Jack Valenti instituted
a voluntary rating system with 4 levels. G for General Audiences, M for Mature Audiences, R for Restricted – no one under 16 without
an accompanying adult and X for adults only. Confusion over M changed that rating to GP
– for general audiences with parental guidance
– then flipped to our familiar PG. PG-13 was added in the mid 80s as a mid point
between PG and R after some outcry over Steven Spielberg films like Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom, Poltergeist
and Gremlins all receiving PG ratings despite the amount of gore and unsettling images. Red Dawn would hold the honor as the first
PG-13 film ever released. The adult only rating of X was never trademarked
by the MPAA – filmmakers could self classify their films under the X rating. This became a problem as the video tape pornography
market exploded in the 1980s exploiting the X rating with the logic that
if one X is hot, then XXX must be really steamy. In September of 1990, the MPAA replaced X
with NC-17.. The movie ratings system today is not without
controversy. There is much secrecy and arbitrariness surrounding
what separates a film from one rating to another. And there exists a silent economic censorship
in place as many outlets and retailers refuse to carry NC-17
titles. But the internet, the brightest or filthiest
bastion of free speech is very much changing how films can be distributed
and what kind of content is available to people. The goal of the rating system is to inform
parents of the content of a film – now more than ever that information is readily
available and even more specific than the Ratings system
could ever accomplish. Some may say that films were sexier and scarier
under the censorship of the production code – for there's nothing that can be seen that
is as tantalizing and horrifying as what the imagination and anticipation can
conjur. There may be some truth in that. But given the choice between freedom and censorship,
Freedom is the only sustainable option. Now go out there, exercise that right to free
expression and make something great. I'm John Hess and I'll see you at FilmmakerIQ.com

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Subject: Asset management
Number of items at this level: 9.
Systematic geophysical and geotechnical embankments survey in the area of the Humber Estuary and Yorkshire.
Use of agent-based modelling to validate hurricane evacuation planning.
Are there better ways to quantify flood risk to life?
Modelling mass evacuations to improve the emergency planning for floods in the UK, the Netherlands and North America.
Embedding new science into practice – lessons from the development and application of a Performance-based Asset Management System.
The new Turner Contemporary Gallery – an example of an urban coastal flood risk assessment.
Management of urban flood risks-the development of a risk-based method.
Developing a performance - based management system for flood and coastal defence assets.
RASP - A hierarchy of risk-based methods and their application.


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Narrative re-authoring apprentice journeys, leadership development, diversity and inclusion work, team development and alignment, cultural organisational transformation, strategy, cross cultural management, womens empowerment, executive and leadership coaching and conflict management.
Chené Swart is an accomplished international narrative author, consultant, coach and trainer. She completed her studies in Narrative Therapy in 2006 and has successfully translated the work for the organisational context in the form of practices, designs, processes, workshops and key note presentations.
Chenés work with individuals, businesses, and civil society organisations has given her a deep understanding into co-creating environments where leaders, teams and organisations can discover their rich identity conclusions and gifts that serve as the ground for authorship of individual narratives and co-authorship of team and organisational narratives. These discoveries have enabled individuals and teams to build deep connections as communities of workers through practices that cultivate human dignity, community and passion.
She is the author of the book, Re-authoring the World and a contributing author on Coaching from a Dialogic OD paradigm in the ground breaking organisational handbook called Dialogic Organization Development and Change: Theory and Practice published in the USA. Chené also wrote a chapter on Re-authoring leadership with and within organizations that was published in the South African book, Leadership Perspectives from the Front Line and in the German book, Beyond Storytelling - Narrative Ansätze und die Arbeit mit Geschichten in Organisationen. An adapted version of her chapter in these books was published in the USA based journal, OD PRACTITIONER Vol. 48 No. 2 2016.
In more recent years, Chené has started to train organisational consultants coaches and leaders in narrative re-authoring practices in South Africa, the USA, Russia and Belgium through apprentice journeys. She teaches re-authoring leadership practices as guest lecturer at the University of Stellenboschs Business School and at the Kaospilot School for innovative thought leaders and entrepreneurs in Denmark.
Chené has also been working as a facilitator in the field of diversity and inclusion since 2009 with clients such as AngloAmerican Platinum, Investec and Barclays ABSA.
Chené is a South African citizen and draws on this rich history and ongoing transformation as her teachers in the work of unothering the other. She is passionate to co-construct experiences where alternative narratives can guide personal, communal and organisational agency, new ways of thinking and doing, and transformed lives.
In her work as an executive coach, consultant and trainer in re-authoring practices, Chené co-creates transformational learning contexts and journeys. She invites and enables participants to re-write and re-author the narratives of their lives as individuals, communities and organizations where they feel stuck or trapped or where the stories they continuously tell are thin conclusions that do not honour the gifts, values, knowledges of these groups or individuals. She also facilitates the emergence of individual, communal and organizational alternative narratives that open the possibility to write and live into a new preferred future.
Chené is therefore committed to participate in and contribute to conversations and actions that re-author our world towards the common good. She believes in the re-authoring of our world, one narrative at a time!
Transformations has consulted to the following companies and educational institutions: John Deere; ABSA; Barclays Africa; Duke Corporate Education (Faculty); Standard Bank; Adcock Ingram; Momentum; Marula Mine (Implats); AngloAmerican Platinum; FNB; Tiger Brands; ILead; PricewaterhouseCoopers; North Kentucky University; University of Pretoria; University of Stellenbosch Business School; South African Post Office; Kaospilot; SASOL; Fourier-E; The College of the Bahamas; Liberty; Nyenrode Business School; Monterey County Health Department; British Columbia Nurses' Union; Fraser Health; Whole-System learning; Coram Deo; ArcelorMittal; MultiChoice Africa; The Field Band Foundation; Refinery Leadership Partners Inc; Driven; Gordon Institute of Business; Christelijke Hogeschool Ede; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) and Heartbeat: Centre for Community Development.
"Having never heard of Narrative Practises before, I honestly never expected much. However, what it turned out to be, was one of the most defining moments in both my life and career. In just two days, my perspective of my life, my relationships with family, my relationships with friends, my career goals and my relationship with the world as a whole, was completely transformed. As a leader, I now know what is expected of me, and more importantly, I now have the confidence to brush aside all previously preconceived ideas and beliefs, that were unbeknownst to me, hindering my progress. Narrative Practises is something everyone should be exposed to." Justin Miller, Director Operations, NCC Environmental Services (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa
"Many books offer ways for us to improve the world. However, in skimming the surface with 'tips' and 'tools', few succeed in offering direction for the transformative change we need now more than ever. In Re-authoring the World, Chené Swart offers us a courageous approach that reaches deep into the fabric of our shared realities – the stories we tell about 'the way things are'. She gifts us with a practice which is central to a resilient future for humanity: the ability to edit and re-tell the stories that shape the foundation of our communities and organisations. The purpose? To engage together in real and practical ways of creating more spacious possibilities for our common futures." — Alexander Fink, social work and youth work practitioner and instructor in Leadership Education and Development at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
"Chené's work bridges the very tricky boundary between narrative therapy and organizational development methodologies. She has decoded and therefore made accessible the power of Narrative therapy for executive coaching, culture building and change management. This is a massive contribution for which I am deeply grateful. Chené is changing the larger community's dominant narrative of scarcity, one narrative at a time." Christine Cavanaugh-Simmons is President of CCS Consulting, Inc. and runs an international consulting company from Royal Oaks, California
"Based on my 20 years of experience in the field of organizational development, the skills that Chené brings are unique and rare. There are narrative therapists who work at the level of individual counselling, but it seems few who have the skills to bring this into an organizational context. Her work has powerful effects in re-writing and re-authoring the narratives of individuals and organizations." Charles Holmes is a citizen of Vancouver, a skilled facilitator, educator and convenor of dialogues that change the world.
"Chené has built a committed following in Cincinnati by her elegant way of facilitating the work and presenting the Narrative ideas in a simplicity that is easy to understand and also profound in its impact. I fully recommend her work. It is life changing for individuals and institutions." Peter Block is a citizen of Cincinnati, an author, consultant, and speaker in the areas of organization development, community building, and civic engagement for the past 40 years. He is also the recipient of the Organization Development Network's 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Red Hat announces new cross-platform VM management tools
Today at Red Hat Summit in Boston, two of Red Hat's emerging technology engineers, Dan Barrange and Richard Jones, presented the new tool sets that their team has developed for work with Xen virtual machines (VMs), including command line utilities, which will become part of the oVirt tool set.
According to Barrange, "You won't have to lock into any particular technology underneath," because these new utilities don't require installation on a guest or require administrators to log in. Like the forthcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) KVM-based hypervisor, these tools can also be launched from disk. "That's the competitive advantage to using our tools," says Barrange.
Red Hat engineer Richard Jones says that these new command line monitoring tools allow for a wider range of kernels and filesystems to be used and will offer better Windows support. Some of the utilities featured today include the following:
- Virt-top. A top-like utility for showing stats of virtualized domains (e.g. for reading network traffic, disk throughput, etc.).
- Virt-df . Virt-df is df for virtual guests. Used for checking how much disk space is being used by virtual machines.
- Virt-p2v. A graphical user interface launched from live CD for physical to virtual migration.
A full list of these tools is available at Richard Jones's website.
Red Hat has developed these tool sets for oVirt, its next-generation virtualization management console. Unlike the current Virtual Machine Manager for RHEL, oVirt creates a small "stateless" image of the host virtualization layer with no local disks or installation necessary.


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Good morning, Long Beach, and good morning, United Motorcoach Association!
It is great to be in the company of so many industry leaders and share the stage with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator Ferro who has done so much for motor carrier safety with her commitment to raise the bar for entry, her focus on safety standards, and her dedication to remove high-risk operators. Anne Ferro listens, cares about the success and the safety of motor carriers, and is a real professional.
Today, we get to kick off the year of the motorcoach professional and talk to you - motorcoach professionals - and, like Willie Nelson, I want to talk about how your industry is "on the road again."
Yes, Americans are on the road again - going places they've never been and seeing places they may never see again - and they are traveling in motorcoaches. Intercity bus travel has been described as the fastest-growing mode of transportation.
One of your members - the Buckingham Bus Company of Massachusetts - celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Many of you are part of a family business like Bill Allen of Amador Stage Lines, which marks its 160th anniversary this year.
Can you believe that longevity in today's world? A world where some marriages are measured in months?
Yet, Amador's evolution from a stage line carrying prospectors to the California gold country to today's company with a wide range of services just goes to show how adaptable and nimble you are.
Let's look at your industry. You contribute to our economy and to our quality of life in so many ways. In many ways, your industry, your buses, are iconic. They are images of America. Everywhere, across our country, you are on the road again - carrying presidential candidates, taking school groups on trips, carrying fans to the Super Bowl. How many of you had charters to Indianapolis for the big game?
I have been in DC for 20 years and in a few weeks, I'm not sure what we'll see more of in Washington - cherry blossoms or your motorcoaches lining the National Mall.
Each year, you transport more passengers than the U.S. airlines. And, like the airlines, you have a remarkable safety record. But, also like the airlines when something bad happens - like last year's motorcoach accident in New York City that killed 15 people - your industry gets intense scrutiny, major news coverage, and negative attention.
With accidents, it makes no difference if the company has been in business for one day or one hundred years. All the public sees is a motorcoach. These accidents reflect on all of you.
That's why, as Vic (Parra) has told me, safety isn't a part of your business, safety IS your business.
And, at the NTSB, safety is OUR only business. As an independent agency, the NTSB is charged with investigating accidents in all modes of transportation. Our charge is to find out what happened and make recommendations to prevent future accidents.
In the last decade we have seen something that transportation professionals thought was impossible: Years with zero commercial aviation fatalities.
Today, I want to provide the NTSB's perspective on how you can improve on your outstanding record and safely host even more travelers on the road again. And, I will challenge you to think about achieving zero fatalities in the coming year.
You may recall an accident that occurred one early morning. A bus going from New York City to Pittsburgh traveled off the right side of the roadway. It struck the back of a parked tractor-trailer. The crash killed the bus driver and six passengers.
The NTSB identified three safety issues in this accident: inadequate federal oversight of bus operators, bus crashworthiness issues, and operator fatigue.
That crash was in 1998. Since then, we've conducted 36 bus accident investigations. Again and again, just like in the movie Groundhog Day, we see the same thing, the same issues: fatigued drivers, poor occupant protection, and marginal operators that are only put out of service after a fatal accident.
Those three issues lead directly to the three elements essential for motorcoach safety: Good oversight, good equipment, and good operators.
First, good oversight is essential to ensure the safety of vehicles and drivers. Our investigations have regularly identified businesses that should not have been operating buses. In a 2008 Sherman, Texas, accident that killed 17 people, the bus operator had previously failed its compliance review. But, it applied as a new carrier - with a new name - and obtained another DOT operating number. The accident happened under the "reincarnated" carrier's new name before they had received operating authority.
In another 2008 Texas crash, in Victoria, the operator, unable to obtain insurance due to a previous accident, used another operator's authority. The accident happened under the borrowed operating authority.
And, yes, we know FMCSA is working hard to detect unscrupulous operators and prevent reincarnated carriers from reentering the marketplace. But, frankly, the barriers to entry are extremely low, the penalties aren't a deterrent, and the FMCSA is overburdened with about one investigator per 1,000 motor carriers.
Recognizing the challenges they are faced with, I applaud Administrator Ferro's commitment to removing high-risk operators - carriers that diminish the standards that you - motorcoach professionals - work so hard to maintain.
That takes us to the second essential element for safe operations: good equipment.
Let me tell you about my ride from LAX in a 2012 MCI motorcoach, owned and operated by Bee Line Transportation of Tucson, and driven - professionally - by Charles Griffith.
The bus was equipped with three-point restraints for passengers as well as a fire detection and suppression system, electronic stability control, automatic traction control, and tire-pressure monitoring system.
This model was also equipped with MCI and UMA executives! That must be part of the optional package. Thank you, all, for making this ride possible.
For decades, the NTSB has called on the NHTSA to develop standards to better protect passengers in accidents - particularly rollover accidents.
The good news is that you are asking for - and manufacturers are delivering new technology even without federal mandates. MCI, Prevost, Setra, and Van Hool have stepped up and voluntarily installed safety systems in their buses, like the technology on the J4500 I rode on yesterday. And, some even have adaptive cruise control that will slow the vehicle - if the driver does not - to prevent a collision.
While I am thrilled to see the new safety features, you - all the motorcoach professionals here this week - should closely examine the equipment in the exhibit hall. Manufacturers are taking steps to put safety features on new buses. It's up to you to take the next step and take full advantage of them.
The third, and final, element to be safely on the road again - is the most important. Good operators.
It's the theme of this conference. It's you. Motorcoach professionals.
People are the most important element in any safety equation. This was reconfirmed for me yesterday.
I have a CDL with a passenger endorsement, but the safest thing I can do for transportation is leave the driving to the professionals, like Charles Griffith, who was driving that 2012 MCI coach yesterday in L.A. traffic - safely.
Importantly, manufacturers must ensure that the driver's workload is reduced, not increased, by the technology.
We know that technology is a tool to improve safety. But, no matter how sophisticated, the technology is only as good as the performance of the operator. It is the operator's commitment to safety, the operator's understanding of the safety tools, the operator's safety culture - these make a safe operator.
And, that safety culture starts at the top. Last night, I talked with Tom Ready and Steve Brown, who talked about their companies and their commitment to safety. That reinforced for me that it is up to you, each one of you, to ensure the safety of millions of passengers who are relying on you to get them to their destination safely.
It is up to you to be safety leaders and address the safety issues. Are 14- or 15-hour days too long for your drivers? Are your mechanics trained on all of the new equipment on the bus? Do you have a robust policy on distraction? Do you accept overnight charters?
There's a Museum of Bus Transportation in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It boasts the nation's largest collection of buses. But more than that, the museum celebrates the role the bus industry has played in the mobility and progress of our country.
My question for you: Years from now, what will the museum display about the industry's commitment to safety in the 21st century?
What will your legacy be? Will you be the leaders that get to zero fatalities?
I challenge you: Bring more carriers into UMA. Elevate the standards for your association. Ensure that the public understands your industry and associates motorcoaches with professionalism.
I urge you to raise your standards even higher and make bus travel the safest form of transportation.
That can be your legacy: Achieving zero fatalities, the hallmark of a strong, safe, and professional industry.


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How to Customize Your MySpace Blog
Although the overall look of your MySpace blog has the same characteristics of your MySpace profile, you can customize some color and text settings. MySpace enables you to make certain customizations to your blog:
1Log in to your MySpace account and click the Blog link at the top of the page to get to the Blog Control Center.
You have several options available to you on this screen.
2Click the Customize Blog link to access the Customize My Blog window.
This view should look familiar to you if you've customized your main MySpace page.
3In the General Page Settings section, specify the background color of the page.
Click the palette button located to the right of the fields to see the available color choices. Click your color choice, and MySpace sets up the code for you in the text box.
4Select how you want to align your blog in the readers' Web browsers.
By default, the blog appears in the middle of the browser.
5In the Width Length setting, either enter a width for the blog in the text box or select a percentage from the drop-down list.
You can always change it back later.
6Specify a font for your text, its size, and its color.
The Verdana font is the default.
7Specify how you want links to appear in your blog.
Any links you put in your blog stand out from the normal text, and the Normal Link, Visited Link, and Active Link controls let you determine how they appear. You can choose a color and whether the link will be underlined.
8Use the Blogs Per Page control to specify how many entries appear on each page of the blog.
The default number is 10, but it can range from 1 to 15.
9In the Page Header section, to create a custom header, first select the Custom Header radio button.
By default, the Custom Header is turned off so the readers will see nothing if you don't want them to.
10In the Site Name and Tagline fields, enter the text you want to appear as the title and subtitle of the page.
The Site Name creates the main body of the header.
11Change the colors of the background, the font, and the border by clicking the palette button next to each option and selecting a color.
MySpace converts the color you select into hexadecimal code.
12If you're familiar with HTML, add your own header information in the last field of this section.
Inserting incorrect HTML can cause problems displaying the page. Unless you know what you're doing, you might want to leave this section alone.
13In the Side Module section, specify how you want the information about you to look.
Choose which side of the page to put the Side Module on and what colors you want to use for the border, text, and body.
14Use the radio buttons to choose what parts of your profile you let the reader see.
If you want to put information on display, select Yes; otherwise, select No.
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Every adventurer knows just how inconvenient a sprained ankle can be. I have managed to sprain my ankles more times than I would like to admit. With this most recent injury, I have made myself a test subject to find the best ways to hike despite the damaged ankle. While it is not advised, if you simply can't resist hitting the trail (like me), here are some tips to make it bit more enjoyable.
- Assess the damage. Before you go, make sure you don't have a severe sprain. This usually comes along with intense swelling and bruising. If you're in seriously bad shape, you may want to rest for a few extra days before testing your luck. This article can help you determine how bad you are hurt.
- Take some Ibuprofen to reduce pain and swelling. Remember this when you exclaim, "Wow! My ankle feels great!" so you don't push it too hard. The pain may be dulled, but the injury is still there.
- Stretch and warm up. A common exercise is to write the alphabet in the air with your big toe. This allow your ankle to open up and move in all directions. Calf-raises are also good since they do not require your ankle to move sideways, which is often how ankle sprains occur.
- Support: High-top boots and a brace are vital. I have a pair of "active" ankle braces that allow the foot to move forward and backward without letting it rotate sideways. You can find them here for about $35 a piece. Having good socks on underneath is also helpful to avoid blisters. Finally, carry an ACE wrap in case you need additional support on the trail.
- Walking stick or trekking poles. A little extra balance is great. These will also take some pressure off your lower body.
- Keep your eyes front. When you are hiking, look where you want to step not at the roots and sticks you want to avoid. Your mind will guide you where you point your eyes. Try to keep your gaze about 20 feet ahead to see features before you are on top of them.
- Take it slow and rest often. You are hurt after all, right?
- RICE: once you are done hiking, take care of that injury! Being active is important but ligaments need love from time-to-time. The most common care for a sprain is RICE: Rest, Ice, Compress, and Elevate. I suggest using my own method of SPRICE which adds in Stop and Protect.
Other tips
- Stick to familiar trails so you know the terrain and obstacles before heading out.
- Give yourself a few days to heal before testing it on a trail.
- Bring a buddy for support (physical and moral).
- If it hurts, take a rain check. The trails will be there next week.
I hope your ankle heals quickly!
Happy hiking,
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- For quantitative determination of alpha-L-Fucosidase activity
- Applicable for biological samples (e.g. plasma, serum, tissue, cell lysate, etc.)
- Wide linear detection range of 1-100 U/L
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alpha-L- Fucosidase (AFU) is an enzyme coded by the FUCA1 gene in humans and catalyzes the breakdown of L-Fucose. This lysosomal enzyme involved in the degradation of fucose-containing glycoproteins and glycolipids.
This non-radioactive, colorimetric AFU assay is based on the cleavage of 4-nitrophenol from the synthetic substrate. Nitrophenol becomes intensely colored after addition of the stop reagent. The increase in absorbance at 405 nm after addition of the stop reagent is directly proportional to the enzyme activity.


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Treetops Resort will never leave you hanging on your vacation or weekend getaway. We strive to be the host with the most.
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You know, all of that vacation time isn't going to use itself. Take all that hard work, and start hardly working with a relaxing spa day. Or crack open a beer with a side of birdie action, on one of our 5 Wonders of Michigan golf courses. If you're feeling really generous, drag the whole family with you to a bonfire, or watch grandpa show the kids how he did cannonballs back in his day. Whatever you do, get over here, and live it up — We mean it.


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A stylish yet practical take on Boden's lines for men and women, Mini Boden redesigns the British clothing retailer's tops, bottoms, and dresses into sizes ideal for your little ones. Whether you're looking for smart dresses or cute t-shirts, you'll find countless options from Mini Boden.
A Short but Sweet History of Mini Boden
The Boden brand family was founded in 1991 with just a small line of menswear items. The following year, the brand launched its womenswear line, and in 1996, the brand debuted its line of childrenswear, known as Mini Boden. In 2007, the brand expanded yet again with the launch of its Baby Boden line, and it launched Johnnie b for teenage customers in 2010.
Though the brand is based in the United Kingdom, it has clear international appeal. Boden reached the United States in 2002 and has continued to make waves in Europe and beyond ever since.
The brand's global appeal hasn't caused it to cast off its British roots, though. With a motto like "New British," you can expect Mini Boden to lend a smart look and classic design to its line of boys' and girls' clothing.
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Whether you're shopping for Mini Boden for boys or girls, you'll find that this clothing line is designed to let kids be kids. That means they'll be free to run, play, and explore without feeling restricted in ill-fitting clothes or worrying about getting dirty. Mini Boden prides itself on kid-friendly qualities like comfort and cuteness and parent-friendly features like machine washability and style.
At thredUP, we can't get enough of the Mini Boden girls' clothing line, which includes adorable sundresses, ruffled tees, and even sparkly boots. You'll also find tons of treasures in the Mini Boden for boys line, like soft henleys, dinosaur tees, and even smart button-downs. Since the entire Mini Boden line is high quality and ready to wear, these finds make it easy to think secondhand first.
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ATLANTA (Feb. 16, 2019) - The Oglethorpe athletic department is pleased to announce the hiring of Anna Braun as its new head volleyball coach, effective immediately.
Braun comes to the Stormy Petrels with a wealth of experience in Atlanta-area collegiate and club volleyball. She served as the head volleyball coach at Agnes Scott College in nearby Decatur for the last two years, guiding the Scotties to their first two trips to the USA South conference tournament in program history. She also served as the assistant coach for the Scotties during the 2016 season.
The Tallahassee, Florida, native served as a coach for A5 Volleyball Club in the Atlanta area for seven years. She garnered numerous top 10 finishes in the regional tournament as a head coach, including a third-place finish in 2014. That team qualified for the junior national tournament.
An Oglethorpe alumna, Braun was a stalwart outside hitter and setter for the Petrels from 2011-14. She garnered all-conference accolades three times, earning a spot on the All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference third team in her freshman season of 2011 and winning All-SAA honorable mention in 2012 and 2013.
"It is a true honor and privilege to return home to Oglethorpe University and Dorough Field House," said Braun. "I am extremely appreciative of President Schall, Dean Michelle Hall, AD Todd Brooks, and the search committee for believing in my ability to lead the Oglethorpe volleyball team into the future. I am deeply connected to the mission of Division III athletics and believe Oglethorpe University is the perfect place to develop high-character, disciplined, and competitive student-athletes. I am eager to get on campus and begin the journey of building strong relationships with the current players, establishing connections with recruits, and developing our program culture."
Braun earned her bachelor's degree in communication and rhetoric studies from Oglethorpe in 2014. She went on to attain a master's degree in sport administration from Georgia State University in 2018.
She takes over a program coming off a 6-23 season in 2018. The Petrels finished seventh in the SAA with a 2-12 conference mark.
"We're excited to welcome Anna to our staff," said Oglethorpe Director of Athletics Todd Brooks. "I know that, as an alum, she has a love and passion for this institution and this program. When you combine that with her wealth of volleyball knowledge and her ability to recruit, I think she is an outstanding fit for this position. I look forward to watching Anna and the Stormy Petrel volleyball program turn the corner and move up the SAA standings in the coming years."
For more information on the Southern Athletic Association, please visit www.SAA-Sports.com. You can also follow the SAA on Twitter and Instagram.


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A matinee performance of The Full Monty by members of The Melton Musical Theatre Company has been added to the schedule of production in March.
Due to overwhelming popular demand male performers have decided to satisfy requests by giving the audience another eye-full of entertainment on Saturday, March 4.
Tickets for their most daring show to date have been selling incredibly well since announced and look likely to sell out well in advance.
Director Jak Beasley "The success is largely down to the will they won't they? effect. There's a lot of buzz and, bizarrely, excitement at the thought of six average guys from Melton taking their clothes off in the name of light entertainment.
"I think people want to know if they're going to go all the way. And the only way to find that out is to get a ticket."
The Full Monty is a Broadway adaptation of the popular British Film of the same name.
Although the setting has moved to Buffalo, New York, the story will be familiar to anybody who has seen the original film.
Seeing how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during their Girls' Night Out, unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo, New York come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. In the process they find renewed self-esteem, the importance of friendship and the ability to have fun.
As the guys work through their fears, self-consciousness, feelings of worthlessness and anxieties (over everything from being overweight to child custody, bigotry to being gay), they come to discover that not only are they stronger as a group, but that the strength they find in each other gives them the individual courage to face their demons and overcome them.
Accompanied with a fantastic original music score and with moments of raucous comedy juxtaposed with warmth and tenderness, there is great heart to The Full Monty. And with another wonderfully talented cast and this is one show that is not to be missed.
Tickets for The Full Monty (March 1-4, 2017) are £18 for adults and £15 for concessions, they include a £1 booking fee. For more details call Melton Theatre box office on (01664) 851 111 or visit www.meltontheatre.co.uk


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Tallahassee Prenup Lawyer | Prenuptial Agreement
Tallahassee Prenuptial Agreement
A prenuptial agreement (or "prenup") is contractual agreement made by two people prior to marriage. A prenup usually lists all of the debts and all of the property each person owns before marriage. It also describes the property rights of each person concerning those debts and properties should the marriage end. Prenups must be carefully drafted by a family law attorney who is familiar with Florida family law. Contact Liebenhaut Law today to learn more.
Why Should a Couple Consider Drafting a Prenuptial Agreement?
Despite popular media portrayals, rich people are not the only ones who can benefit from a prenup. More and more couples of modest means are starting to use prenuptial agreements to protect their interests. Here are some reasons why you may want to consider a prenup:
Clarify Each Person's Financial Rights
Rich or not, with children or childless, a couple may want to use a prenuptial agreement to spell out their financial responsibilities and their financial rights during their marriage. Below is a list of additional examples of financial matters couples can include in their prenuptial agreements:
- Which spouse will pay the household bills, and how that spouse will do so;
- Whether the couple will have joint bank accounts, and how the joint bank accounts will be managed;
- If the couple will file separate or joint income tax returns or place tax and income deductions on individual tax returns;
- How the couple will save money;
- How the couple will pay credit card purchase charges. (For instance, recordkeeping, payments for the charges, will the couple use certain cards for certain purchases, etc.);
- If and how the couple will agree to support one another should a spouse go to college or graduate school;
- How the couple will buy or finance specific projects or purchases like a starting a business or purchasing a house;
- If and how the couple would provide for the surviving spouse. (For instance, would the spouse receive financial support from the other spouse's life insurance policy or from the other spouse's estate plan; and
- How the couple would resolve any disagreements in the future. (For instance, the couple could agree to hire a private arbitrator or a mediator to resolve any disputes).
Obtain Protection From the Other Person's Debts
Prenuptial agreements can also allow a future spouse to protect themselves from the other spouse's debts. These agreements can address a host of additional issues as well. A family law attorney can advise you as to how a prenuptial agreement can further protect you.
Bequeath Separate Property to Children From Previous Marriages
A couple with children from previous relationships and/or marriages can use a prenuptial agreement to decide how their property will be bequeathed to others when they pass away. A prenuptial agreement will make sure that a person's separate property will go to his or her children from previous relationships or marriages. In the absence of a prenuptial agreement, the surviving spouse could claim a large part of the deceased spouse's separate property. This would shrink the estate that the deceased spouse's children would receive.
Prevent Arguments If the Couple Does Divorce
The couple can, in advance, decide the division of their property and if a spouse will get alimony. A few states do not allow a spouse to give up his or her right to receive alimony. However, in most other states, courts will heavily scrutinize a spouse's waiver of alimony. They will not enforce the waiver if the spouse who waived his or her right to alimony did not have a prenup lawyer at the time the couple signed the prenuptial agreement.
Keep Property in the Family
If one person has property that he or she would like to remain with his or her birth family, such as a share in the family business or an heirloom, that person and his or her fiancé can agree in the prenuptial agreement that that specific property will remain in that person's family. This term in a prenuptial agreement can even cover property that a person expects to receive in an inheritance after the couple is married.
Keep Finances Separate
Florida laws designate certain types of assets that are accumulated by spouses during their marriage as marital, or community, property. The marital or community property designation typically applies even the assets in questions are only held in one spouse's name. If a spouse dies or a couple gets a divorce after creating a prenuptial agreement, the property designated as marital or community property will be divided between them according to their prenuptial agreement instead of by the court. If you want to prevent a court from dividing some or all of their individual property accumulated during marriage, you should visit a family law attorney to create your own prenuptial agreement.
Contact a Prenup Lawyer Today
Courts look carefully at prenuptial agreements. It's therefore important to have an experienced attorney draft your agreement to ensure that it's clear and legally sound. To learn more about prenups and how a family law attorney can help, contact Liebenhaut Law today.


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About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 115-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
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Learn about our rigorous and interdisciplinary curriculum, our invaluable experiential learning opportunities, and the breadth and depth of our specialized areas of concentration and certificate offerings.
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Participate in an unparalleled learning experience with diversity of people and thought. Get involved in the law school community and participate in activities that enhance your studies.
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We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
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The global Trojan network of more than 10,000 law alumni and donors include recognized leaders in numerous fields who are deeply committed to supporting student and law school success.
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The Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal (ILJ) was founded in 1978 to assess contemporary society, conceive new and unique legal methodology, and seek solutions to contemporary societal problems. The Journal seeks to do this by challenging traditional legal scholarship through the perspectives of disciplines upon which the law is premised. As a result, the Journal provides a framework upon which the future of the law must grow.
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Note: This app is no longer available in the App Store or the Google Play Store. Musical.ly is a creative video sharing and social networking app that allows users to create, share, and discover videos that use popular songs. Musical.ly can be safe for mature teens with the right privacy settings and when their location services are off.
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What is musical.ly?
Note: This app is no longer available in the App Store and the Google Play Store.
Musical.ly is a creative video sharing and social networking app that allows users to create, share, and discover videos.
In their videos, app users lip synch, dance, create skits, sing duets and create tutorial videos over popular songs. The videos are short, and can be no longer than 15 seconds.
Filters and video effects can be used to enhance user videos, called "musicals." Users can shoot their musicals in epic, slow, normal, fast or time lapse mode. When editing musicals, users can reverse, repeat, and change the video speed. These options give users more ways to be creative with their content.
Users can post their videos publicly, which are shareable for all of the world to see, or can be shared privately when using a private account. Trending and popular videos can be found in the discover section. Hashtags can be used to make musicals more discoverable based on their topic or content.
Musical.ly users can also participate in themed challenges that are tracked using hashtags, like #ThrowbackDanceChallenge.
Musical.ly can be linked to other social networks like Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Kik and many users link their profiles or share their usernames in their user bios.
Users can also live stream using Musical.ly. This feature was previously only available on Live.ly, but since the app's removal from the app store, its functionalities have been integrated into Musical.ly.
Is musical.ly safe for my kids?
Musical.ly is not safe for kids, but can be safe for mature teens. The app is rated for kids ages 12+, but parents should know that inappropriate content has been reported to appear.
Musical.ly can be a lot of fun, but inappropriate material can be stumbled upon. Some of the songs on the app will include profane language and some videos contain inappropriate or suggestive dancing. Videos may contain crude humor, tobacco and drug references, alcohol, and suggestive themes.
There have also been some reports of videos showing explicit sex acts and asking users to submit nude photos. There are no built-in parental controls or content filtering available. Porn is only part of the problem, there is other concerning content on Musical.ly, including videos that are pro self-harm and eating disorders.
The app's location settings default to sharing your city, but that can be disabled them to keep a user's location private. The app also allows users to save their videos either publicly or privately. Videos saved privately can only be seen by the account that created the video. Publicly saved videos can be seen by all other Musical.ly users.
On Musical.ly, users also have the ability to make their profile public or private. With a private account, users can control who is allowed to watch their videos and who can directly message them. Even with a private account, all Musical.ly users will be able to see basic profile information like username, bio, and profile picture.
With the right privacy settings, Musical.ly is safe for mature teens.
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- Samantha A.
This app is a lot of fun and encourages your kids to be creative. Just make sure their account in on private
- Krista G.
Be careful who you follow. i'd suggest keeping your kid's account as private as possible so only their real friends can watch their videos.
- Camila R.
I only let my kids use this with me in the room. There have been too many bad stories about this app.
- Erin H.
So fun for teen girls. My twins are constantly watching lip synching videos and sometimes make their own.
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008
The City Plans to Close "A" Street!...What?
Misinformed rumors of the "A" Street closure began in mid-May when the City announced plans for the long awaited Prairie Line Trail improvements. The Prairie Line railroad right-of-way, owned by Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), runs from near South Tacoma Way to the Thea Foss Waterway and bisects the University of Washington Tacoma Campus.
The City has reached a proposed "win-win" agreement with BNSF in which the railroad company will trade the City a 20-foot wide strip of property within the Prairie Line right-of-way in exchange for the closure of the railroad crossing at "A" Street and Dock Street. The acquired land will provide a non-motorized trail link between the Thea Foss, UWT and amenities in downtown Tacoma. Another exciting feature of this proposal is the opportunity for an additional pedestrian bridge linking downtown to the Thea Foss (more details on this to come).
The rail crossing is commonly closed due to flooding and BNSF contends that the curve of the tracks at this location makes the crossing particularly dangerous for vehicles and pedestrians. Furthermore, the agreement states that the "A" Street crossing will not be closed until the new "D" Street overpass project (that provides access to Dock Street) has been operational for 90 days.
A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for June 17th, 5pm at the Tacoma Municipal Building.
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Lets get the all the facts first before we post a glowing review of the plan!ReplyDelete
1. BNSF is going to give the city 20' of the 80' right of way they own. As land values go up BNSF will probably sell the rest of the ROW to the adjacent land owners. The land owners can then redevelop their properties using that ROW land. This could create a "cannon" for the new trail if the property owners redevelop and new buildings are built to the new property lines. Think dark alley. Might not appeal to people wanting to use the trail. The city should go for the whole 80' ROW.
If BNSF really wants the "A" Street crossing at Dock Street closed then giving up an unused piece of land shouldn't be a problem.
2. The city currently has no plan for trail maintenance.
3. The city has not planned on what to do with the A Street ROW except to put a chain link fence at Dock Street. Can it still be left open for a pedestrian access? Skate Park? Who knows? I know when I had an interested investor in the Foremost Dairy property one of the key features to the property was the easy access to the waterfront from "A" Street. Will closing "A" Street hurt the South Downtown area that is prime for redevelopment?
"A" Street is almost direct access from Pacific Ave. and the closure will have more direct impact on the South Downtown/Pacific Ave. corridor than the Dome District with the new "D" Street overpass.
Yes. Thank you for adding these important details. Points one and two are issues I have raised at meetings in the past. I couldn't agree more.ReplyDelete
Although, a large segment of the adjacent land is owned by UWT. The University is particularly concerned about campus security and is well versed in designing buildings for safety and the appropriate uses of their property.
Also worth mentioning is the concern from the Dome District community that closing the A Street crossing eliminates an access point into the Dome District, although this issue may be mitigated by the opening of the new D Street overpass.
Additionally, tied up in the Prairie Line deal is a proposal for BNSF right-of-way access to the ProLogis Park industrial development near South Tacoma Way.


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With an average of only six minutes to solve each problem on the Civil PE exam, speed and accuracy are vital to your success—and nothing gets you up to speed like solving problems.
Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Transportation Problems prepares you to answer even the most difficult morning and afternoon transportation problems in just minutes. Learning important strategies to solve these problems quickly and efficiently is the key to passing the Civil PE exam.
Solving transportation problems on the Civil PE exam also requires a thorough familiarity with relevant design standards, and Six-Minute Solutions reflects those specified for the exam.
Beat the Clock on the Civil PE Exam
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Norman R. Voigt, PE, PLS, is a registered civil engineer and land surveyor in Pennsylvania. Mr. Voigt obtained his bachelor of science and master of science degrees in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He has worked in both the private and public sectors, performing design, construction, maintenance, inspection services, and interagency project coordination on a variety of highway and transit projects. He has served as the principal coordinator for the civil PE intensive review course at Penn State Beaver, including organizing the course curriculum and teaching the transportation portion for more than 35 years. He has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and The Pennsylvania State University. He has presented papers on various transportation subjects and on the role of adjunct faculty in undergraduate education, and has authored and edited several books on transportation engineering topics.Excerpt. � Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:
Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Transportation Depth Exam Problems is organized into ten chapters. Each chapter contains problems that correspond to the format and scope that would be expected in the afternoon transportation depth section of the civil PE exam.
Most of the problems are quantitative, requiring calculations to arrive at a correct solution. A few are nonquantitative. As on the exam, some of this book's problems will require a little more time to solve than others. On average, you should expect to spend about six minutes solving each problem.
Each problem includes a hint to provide direction in solving the problem. The solutions are presented in a step-by-step sequence to help you follow the logical development of the correct solution and to provide examples of how you may want to approach your solutions as you take the PE exam.
In addition to the correct solution, you will find an explanation of the faulty solutions leading to the three incorrect answer options. The incorrect options are intended to represent common mistakes specific to different problem types. These may be simple mathematical errors, such as failing to square a term in an equation, or more serious errors, such as using the wrong equation.
Though you won't encounter problems on the exam exactly like those presented in this book, reviewing these problems and solutions will increase your familiarity with the exam's format, content, and solution methods. This preparation will help you considerably during the exam.
Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Transportation Depth Exam Problems includes some problems related directly to geotechnical and water resources engineering. You'll find additional problems from these subdisciplines, which are included in the transportation exam, in Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Geotechnical Problems and Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Water Resources and Environmental Problems.
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Launch of the Responsible Capitalism Institute
To ensure that the concerns of companies respond to those of civil society, a new structure for discussion has just been launched. The Institute of Responsible Capitalism, composed of several think tanks, is designed to be an applied research centre to promote a more global and "integrated" approach of the company with its leaders and investors. Its purpose is to stimulate the senses of the Company to create a new pact with the civil society through a mutually virtuous relationship.
As this year the Davos Forum placed "Responsible Business" at the core of the debates, several French top bosses launched the Institute of Responsible Capitalism on 26 January.
Launched by Caroline de la Marnièrre, the institute represents a platform for reflection, exchange and action. For the founder, it is about "delineating a capitalism of reciprocity" based on sustainability and responsibility.
Several top bosses will hold seats at the board of director's table: Jean-Louis Chaussade (CEO of Suez), Clara Gaymard (co-founder of Raise and president of the Women's Forum), Michel Landel (CEO of Sodexo), Frédéric Mazzella (founding chairman of BlaBlaCar) or Gilles Schnepp (CEO of Legrand).
A committee of experts will bring together scientists, trade unions, NGOs and media representatives.
The specific objectives of this new institute have yet to be set.
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- Family Tree
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Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. United States Vital Records has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Connecticut Vital Records State Department of Health or the Town Clerk's office where the event occurred.
Vital Records Reference Dates[edit | edit source]
Connecticut's vital records start the following years:
The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Connecticut Vital Records which consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths. Most online resources for Connecticut Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to confirm the information in the index.
There are several collections and other sources which contain vital records:
Barbour Collection. This collection consists of abstracts of town, church, and other original records from the earliest time to the 1850s. Most towns are included. The index is incomplete, however, and is known to contain errors. On 98 microfilms FHL films starting with film 002887and the births are indexed in the IGI. Other free websites reproducing many the Barbour collections of many towns include Vital Records by town and New Horizons Genealogical Services.
Charles R. Hale Collection. This collection includes newspaper notices of marriages, deaths and cemetery inscriptions. On 360 rolls of film. See the Cemeteries page.
Bowman Collection. This is a card index to Connecticut vital records in Massachusetts, 1800 to 1900. FHL films 002884-885.
Clarence Torrey Collection.This includes New England marriage records prior to 1700. It is at the New England Historic Genealogical Society and also on microfilm at the Family History Library. FHL films 929494-500. A published index of this collection is Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700. FHL book 974 V2t; film 1320548 item 14. Third Supplement to Torrey's New England marriages prior to 1700 was published in 2003. FHL book974 V2t supp. 3
Index to the Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin, Vols 1-8.This is an index at the Connecticut State Library and is on microfilm at the Family History Library. FHL film 002886. It indexes the names found in the Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin. FHL book 974.6 H25c.
Frederick H. Nash, Ye Names and Ages of All Ye Old Folks in Every Hamlet, City, and Town in Ye State of Connecticut Now Living (New Haven, Price, Lee & Co., 1884).
Birth, marriage, and death records were kept by each town clerk. These are described further in Connecticut Town Records.
Many of the births, marriages, and deaths recorded in town records have been extracted and are part of the database that can be searched by name on the home page of FamilySearch. The former International Genealogical Index (IGI) is part of this.
Early to 1870 - Recording of vital records by the town clerk began about 1650. Following the Revolutionary War to about 1870, records were not always recorded.
1870 to 1897 - In 1870, the State Board of Health established. Record keeping in towns improved.
State registration of vital statistics began in 1897 and was generally complied with by 1915. For copies of state records, you can contact:
Department of Public Health
Vital Records Section
410 Capitol Avenue, 1st Floor
Hartford, CT 06134
Telephone: 860-509-7700
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CT Department of Public Health State Office of Vital Records 410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Their Web site gives complete information for ordering births, marriages, and deaths. There is also a link to the town Websites for information in ordering town vital records.
To find current fees, any restrictions, and where to write:
Town Birth Records
State Birth Records
These records are considered confidential for 100 years and can only be searched during that period by:
You may wish to write to the Connecticut Society of Genealogists for help in searching birth records. There will be a fee for this service.
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
Conecticut Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records
Delayed registrations of births were kept by the town clerk and have the same restrictions as other vital records.
Some marriages were recorded as early as 1640 by town clerks and can be found in town records. Many town records have been filmed and are available at the Family History Library, family history centers, and the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:
(Gretna Green Locations)
Groton, New London County, Connecticut was a city many eloping couples went to to be married. There was no waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. Other such marriage places include Niagara Falls NY (or Ontario), or Cecil County, MD, or Prince William County, VA.[1]
Divorce proceedings are usually kept by the clerk of the superior court where the divorce was granted.
The Connecticut State Library has some early divorce records. This library also has a Research Guide to Divorce Records in Connecticut, A Brief History and Summary of Sources. (accessed 12 April 2016)
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
Connecticut Divorce Index - FamilySearch Historical Records
Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:
Fetal Deaths
A copy of a "Fetal Death Certificate" is available to parents, grandparents, or guardians. If record is older than 100 years, then anyone may request with the proper fee. Only parents may request a copy of a "Certificate of Stillbirth."[2]
These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage and death records.
Connecticut Church Records: Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death.
Connecticut Cemetery Records: Cemetery records are a rich source of birth and death information. These records may also reveal family relationships.
Connecticut Probate Records: If no death record exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date.
Connecticut Census Records: Census records are a valuable source for birth and marriage information. You may also determine approximate time of death when the individual disappear from the census. This is a good place to begin a search.
Connecticut History: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the FamilySearch Catalog.
Connecticut Military: Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information, In addition, soldiers' homes records can included this same information.
Connecticut Newspaper: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices. Also check newspaper social columns for additional information.
Connecticut Periodicals: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information.
These websites contain links to statewide and county vital record online pages. Some of these links may be duplicates of those already listed on this wiki page.
Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:
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To the Moms.
To the kids who have had to be the Mom.
To the men who fulfill the Mom and Dad role.
To the grandmas who are now the Mom to the grandkids.
To the friends/aunts/uncles/cousins/godparents who are now the Mom to kids all over.
To the women who scoop babies up out of orphanages/foster care and love them as their own.
To Moms of furry animal kiddos.
To any woman who's lost a child.
To any woman who has ever shown the love of a mother to someone else.
You are world changers, and I appreciate you! Be blessed, today, and always.
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I just came across an article in the Wall Street Journal by Scott Hodge entitled "Here's What 'Income Equality' Would Look Like." Mr. Hodge is the President of the Tax Foundation, 'a nonpartisan tax research group in Washington D.C.' His article was primarily based on a report he co-wrote for the Tax Foundation entitled "The Distribution of Tax and Spending Policies in the United States."
The goal of the report was fairly straightforward. It compared the amount of taxes each family paid to the amount of government services they received. (Government services means all government spending from the Department of Defense to the State Department to the National Archives to Social Security.) Dividing the population into income quintiles (fifths), it revealed that the bottom 20% received an average of $33,402 per year in government services, the second fifth received $30,052, the middle fifth received $30,144, the fourth fifth received $31,122, and the top 20% of families received $35,141. The report also demonstrated (and Mr. Hodge's article trumpeted) that the lowest earners received considerably more government services than they paid for at the expense of the top earners, who received considerably less. The report (and Mr. Hodge in his article) asserted that the top 40% of Americans have already had $2 trillion of their income ($1.5 trillion federally and $500 million through state and local governments) distributed to the bottom 60%. Mr. Hodge points out that in order to ensure every American family earns an 'average' income, an additional $2.4 trillion would need to be taken from the top 40% and redistributed to the bottom 60%, which, of course, is ridiculous.
I agree it's ridiculous. His straw man argument that income inequality can only be dealt with by the government taking money away from the rich and handing it over to the poor is ridiculous, and the entire methodology of the Tax Foundation's report is ridiculous.
First let's look at the numbers in the report. ('Redistribution' is the adjusted income of the quintile after the value of government spending has been subtracted from the taxes paid. For example, as stated above the bottom 20% receives $33,402 in government spending, so 33,402 – 6,331 (taxes) + 9,561 (actual income) = $36,632 (redistribution).)
Quintile Income Taxes Redistribution % +/-
Bottom 20% $9,561 $6,331 $36,632 +283.1%
2nd 20% $31,053 $11,913 $49,192 +58.4%
3rd 20% $56,884 $20,429 $66,599 +17.1%
4th 20% $100,242 $35,325 $96,038 -4.2%
Top 20% $311,405 $122,217 $224,329 -28%
(Per the report, income includes wages, business and capital gains income, and health and retirement benefits, but excludes transfers.)
On the surface it looks like the bottom 20% are getting a 283.1% increase in their income, while the top 20% are losing 28%. My initial reaction to this is that it works, because everyone is getting roughly the same amount of benefit from government spending. Do we really want the United States government to operate on a fee-for-service basis? The Federal Bureau of Investigation would only investigate crimes against the wealthy? (OK, maybe that's a bad example.) The Federal Highway Administration would only provide road maintenance and safety standards for those who can directly pay for it? The Department of Defense would only protect the freedom of the top 40% of earners? That would be interesting, since the vast majority of those serving in the armed forces aren't among the top 40% of earners! Is that the country we want to live in? These numbers seem like the definition of that 'fair share' we hear so much about, so I have no problem with them.
Unfortunately, they're all a lie.
First let's look at this idea of every family having 'average' income. The report claims that the 'average' income is $81,602. Given the other numbers provided in the report, I have no idea how they're arriving at that figure. But for the sake of argument, let's just go with it. Now notice that the bottom three quintiles have an average income that is below the average income. That means more than 60% of American families are below average. This is probably because the top earners disproportionately affect the average. According to the report, the top 10% have an average market income of $469,228, the top 5% earn $713,599, and the top 1% earn $1,992,095. I can see how those outliers could affect the total. However the report also states that negative income families (i.e. those who pay more in taxes than they earn in income–highly possible when you remember that sales tax, property tax, excise tax, and a whole host of other taxes are being lumped together along with income taxes), while included in the spending and redistribution totals, are not included in the bottom quintile. That means those families' incomes are not included in the average income for American families. Therefore Hodge's $81,602 average income target is completely meaningless, and his entire WSJ article is a farcical rant about nothing.
But let's go even further. As part of the methodology, the Tax Foundation used the 'Cost of Services' approach for calculating total spending. That means no assumptions are made about how much each family might benefit from any public spending, and the cost is simply divided equally among the families. I.e. those earning $9,561 per year at minimum wage jobs received the same amount of benefit from TARP as those earning $1,992,095 per year from their stock investments. Not quite.
In the index, the report at least had the decency to provide the numbers according to the 'Benefit Principle' approach, in which benefits from government spending are apportioned according to a family's share of the nation's income. Let's see how that changes things, shall we?
Quintile Income Taxes Redistribution % +/-
Bottom 20% $9,561 $6,331 $25,568 +167.4%
2nd 20% $31,053 $11,913 $42,081 +35.5%
3rd 20% $56,884 $20,429 $63,579 +11.8%
4th 20% $100,242 $35,325 $98,201 -2%
Top 20% $311,405 $122,217 $257,734 -17.2%
While the poor are still receiving more government services than they pay for in taxes and the rich are receiving less, the redistribution is much less dramatic. Here's the comparison in benefits received between the two:
Quintile Cost of Services Benefit Principle Difference
Bottom 20% $33,402 $22,339 -33.1%
2nd 20% $30,052 $22,941 -23.7%
3rd 20% $30,144 $27,125 -10%
4th 20% $31,122 $33,284 +7%
Top 20% $35,141 $68,545 +95%
Buried in the report is the acknowledgement that the Benefit Principle approach results in a $1.2 trillion redistribution, opposed to the $2 trillion Hodge is so offended by in the article. Reality is not nearly as punitive to the rich or as beneficial to the poor as the WSJ article would suggest.
Mr. Hodge uses questionable methodology to determine how much money is being redistributed via taxes and government services, provides a heavily skewed and utterly meaningless 'average' income as a target, and then attacks any efforts to address income inequality as exacerbating a situation already unfairly burdening the nation's higher earners. And he calls these 'facts' the "missing pieces of the current inequality debate."
No, these are the missing pieces of the current inequality debate:
- Why are people earning an average of $9,561 per year paying $6,331 (or 66.2%) of their income in various taxes?
- Why is the average income of the bottom 20% of Americans only $9,561 when that average specifically excludes those who don't earn anything or earn less than they pay in taxes?
- Why is there so much distance between the average family income in each of the quintiles? (224.8% between bottom and 2nd, 83.2% between the 2nd and 3rd, 76.2% between the 3rd and 4th, and 210.7% between the 4th and top; the top quintile earns 3,157% more than the bottom)
- Why is there so much disparity within the top 20%? (50.2% between the top 20% and the top 10%, 52.1% between the top 10% and the top 5%, and 179.2% between the top 5% and the top 1%)
- What are the policies that reward short-term stock returns (business and capital gains income for the wealthy) at the expense of cost-cutting (lay-offs, benefits reduction, and downward pressure on salaries for the working and middle class), and what can be done about them?
- Is the way the government spends the money it receives from the people beneficial to the people (all of them, not just the ones who pay the most)?
Mr. Hodge and his Tax Foundation report are simply perpetuating the myth that the miscreant poor are living large on the backs of the hard-working wealthy. Not only does that not contribute to the solution, it denies the very existence of the problem.


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