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Wisconsin Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
While we have offices in Milwaukee and Madison, we handle motorcycle accident cases that happen throughout Wisconsin.
Motorcycle accident attorney Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Motorcycles result in nearly 60,000 serious injuries every year. The most common reason for motorcycle accidents is the inability of other drivers to see the motorcyclist. The vast majority of motorcycle accidents occur at intersections and the majority of motorcycle accidents are not due to the fault of the motorcycle driver.
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At Rozek Law Offices we have experience handling Wisconsin motorcycle accident cases. Attorney Rozek began riding motorcycles as a child and has continued his love for motorcycles as an adult.
We have aggressively fought the most common defenses in motorcycle accident cases, the motorcycle was speeding or the motorcyclists were not wearing helmets. Fortunately, we have had success overcoming these defenses through our use of nationwide experts. These experts can address the human factors elements of the witnesses that claim they thought the motorcyclist was speeding. In general, our experts have established that it is common for people to perceive that a motorcycle is traveling at a greater rate of speed that it actually is traveling.
Motorcycle Accident Attorney in Wisconsin
We have also successfully used conspicuity experts to establish that the at-fault driver violated the Wisconsin Rules of the Road in the operation of their vehicle. With regard to the failure to wear a helmet defense, it is used primarily in Wisconsin motorcycle accidents that result in traumatic brain injuries. The burden is on the defense to show that the injuries would not have occurred had the motorcycle rider been wearing a helmet. However, the law in Wisconsin recently changed. In 2003, the Wisconsin legislature created Section 901.53 Wisconsin Statutes, which limits the ability of defendants from raising the failure to wear a helmet as a defense in a civil lawsuit.
When choosing a lawyer, it is critical that you hire an experienced Wisconsin Motorcycle Accident Lawyer. You should be comfortable with your lawyer's experience handling Wisconsin Motorcycle Accident Personal Injury Cases. in which you have been involved. Contact an Experienced Wisconsin Motorcycle Accident Lawyer.
If you have been involved in a Wisconsin motorcycle accident, please feel free to download and complete our Automobile Accident Information Form.
If you have a copy of your Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Accident Report, you can download the Law Enforcement Officer's Instruction Manual for Completing Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Accident Report Form (MV4000) here, or simply contact our office and we will assist you in understanding the Wisconsin Accident Report Form.
Wisconsin Motorcycle Accident Prevention
Education is one of the keys to motorcycle accident safety and prevention. The following links are our office's attempt to educate Wisconsin motorcycle operators.
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- Wisconsin Safety and Consumer Protection: Wisconsin Motorcycle Safety Information; Wisconsin Motorcycle Training
- Wisconsin Drivers & Vehicles: Class M (Motorcycle) License; Wisconsin Motorcycle Handbook; Wisconsin Veterans License Plates
- Doing Business: Wisconsin Motorcycle Dealer License; Wisconsin Moped Dealer License
- Library: Motorcycle Safety Action Plan
- Wisconsin State Patrol: Wisconsin Motorcycle Program
- Wisconsin Motorcycle Travel Information: Rustic Roads
National Motorcycle Accident Prevention Links
- Motorcycle Safety Foundation – organization devoted to motorcycle safety. Be sure to check out their online booklets:
- You and Your Motorcycle: Riding Tips – several useful riding tips
- Sharing the Roadway: Motorists and Motorcyclists in Traffic – designed for the general public, this booklet provides useful information on following lane position, distance, passing
- Motorcycle Operator Manual – introductory manual for beginning riders
- What You Should Know about Motorcycle Helmets – you may never ride without a helmet again
- "The Hurt Report" – very useful study from the United States Department of Transportation report on motorcycle accidents and the causes of the majority of motorcycle accidents
- American Motorcyclists Association
New York State's Motorcycle Safety Program has suggested the following tips for safe motorcycle operation:
- Learn. More than 90% of riders involved in accidents had no formal training. Take a Motorcycle Rider Course to develop good basic riding techniques.
- Get Licensed. Nearly half of all motorcycle riders involved in accidents are unlicensed or improperly licensed.
- Prepare. Wear appropriate gear for comfort and protection.
- Be Seen. Stand out. Wear bright clothing and use retro-reflective material.
- Be Awake. Fatigue and drowsiness can impair a motorcyclist's ability to react.
- Plan. When riding in a group, determine your route in advance and coordinate it with the other riders.
- Inspect. Conduct a safety inspection of your motorcycle before each ride.
- Ride Sober. Alcohol and other drugs affect judgment and do not mix with motorcycling.
- Obey the Law. Don't speed; know the local traffic laws and rules of the road.
- Be Courteous. Be considerate on the road; show courtesy and respect to other drivers.
- Improve. Take an Experienced Rider Course to sharpen your street-riding strategies and accident-avoidance skills.
When choosing a lawyer, it is critical that you hire an experienced Wisconsin Motorcycle Accident Lawyer. You should be comfortable with your lawyer's experience handling Wisconsin Motorcycle Accident Personal Injury Cases. in which you have been involved. Contact an Experienced Wisconsin Motorcycle Accident Lawyer.


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Robin Benedict's "By the Seat of Her Pants Fun Raiser": Friday, July 18:
Robin Benedict's "By the Seat of Her Pants Fun Raiser" at The Pearl: Friday, July 18: PWYC (Pay What You Can). Doors at 7:00 pm (Hang out, check the auction items…) Show at 8:00. In conjunction with Rebels Rock! Robin, bless her generous heart (although she's just making sure she can still sing here!) is pulling together a show that will blow our wee minds. We have Erin and Nara hosting; Cindy Dell and Sue Leonard performing as Perfect Strangers; Robin will sing, of course. Music happening both here and at Rebels. Added to the final lineup are! Lori Yates and Duane Rutter, Social Animals; aka Chris and Christa Bradbury, Annette Green on piano. There will be a silent auction, 50-50 Draw. Who knows what all might happen! Wow, all you marvelous women. You really know how to get things done – by the seat of your pants!


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If you ask an average person how they are scared of dying, you'll receive answers such as "drowning" or "cancer." Generally, you'll never hear them say "car accident," but car accidents and traffic fatalities are crazy common. Most traffic accidents happen just within 2 miles of your own home, but driving is such an everyday occurrence that many forget the dangers of operating a vehicle. However, when it comes to motorcycles, people are quick to point out how crazy someone must have to be to drive one. Traffic statistics in Canada confirm that motorcycle fatalities happen in higher proportion than cars, but does this necessarily make them more dangerous to a safe driver?
This article posted on the Fortnine website investigates just how dangerous motorcycles really are using traffic data gathered from Transport Canada. The author of the article used statistics gathered from 2009-2013 to point out that the number of cars registered to Canadian drivers is about 31 times higher than the number of motorcycles. However, when it comes to how often these vehicles are driven on Canadian roads, the author corrects his calculation because bikers do not ride their vehicles in the winter time due to snow and bad road conditions, but other drivers do. The article comes to the conclusion that for every kilometer a motorcycle travels in a year on Canadian roads, a regular light vehicle will travel 75. Using this metric, the article uses fatality data to compare the number of cyclist deaths versus the number of deaths of drivers of regular light vehicles. This yields the unsurprising conclusion that in a traffic collision, a motorcyclist is 13.5 times more likely to die in the accident than a driver of a car. The article then lists a number of ways motorcyclists can keep themselves safe by citing data for the causes of motorcycle fatalities, such as maintaining the speed limit, gaining more experience riding their bike, wearing proper safety gear, and never drinking and driving. When bikers are safe and informed about their vehicles, the chances of dying in an accident fall drastically.
Considering this article was written for a motorcycle parts company, it makes sense that they would try as hard they could to paint motorcycles as safe vehicles, but the fact of the matter is that even if a biker does as the article suggests and follows all of the recommended safety advice, accidents will still happen due to forces beyond their control, such as another driver on the road. Since an accident on a bike is more likely to cause serious injury, motorcycle accident lawyers exist that can make sure the driver who caused the accident is held accountable.
The article suggests that if you ride a motorcycle safely, your rate of death goes down to about the same as a normal car. But if you ask me, that is still far too high. Everyone must make an effort to continue learning about their vehicles and proper traffic safety, whether that's on a bike or in a pickup.
Death is a difficult thing for human beings to quantify and experience. The very nature of death is confusing to most people because it begs the answer to many metaphysical questions about the possibility of an afterlife and the phenomenon of human consciousness. Unfortunately, death often tends to force out sides in the personalities of the living that are unpleasant and damaging to their fellow, grieving family members. Succeeding family members that are left to deal with the aftermath, often in legal and financial regards, of the death of a loved one, can experience difficult situations. Personal grief and incidental depression can leave family members too exhausted to handle the affairs of their deceased loved ones.
Estate planning, as it is commonly referred to in modern times, is the practice of preparing a course of action in the event of sudden death. Typically this is a very loving precaution for one's family. In most cases where there is no last will for a person, their family can go through excruciating times where tensions are high, and compassion may be difficult to find. Families can already be completely torn apart by losing their family members to death, but when large sums of money, property, or even personal items of high monetary and sentimental value are up for grabs, the pain of losing that person can mutate into a cloud of irrational decisions. Petty quarrels over personal belongings of the deceased are common in family deaths.
The wisest plan of action to avoid these adverse outcomes for each person to plan for their death. While this idea seems morbid and depressing for most people it should be looked at as an opportunity to live life fully until the imminent day when you will pass on from this earth. With schedules taking the reigns on many people's lives it is easy to see how taking the time to plan for such a morbid appointment. Obviously, we are not keen to the idea that one day this body will cease to breathe as we pass on. This attitude is a human phenomenon in that the fear of the death is usually what inspires us to live each day to its fullest potential. Ironically, selecting a burial method, payment methods, and selecting which of your favorite tea pots will live on among younger descendants is not the type of appointment we make room for in the busy life schedule.
To conclude, death is an extremely difficult phenomenon in the way that it forces humans to confront their fears of their own mortality. With heavy emotions weighing down on the reasoning centers of each psyche it is obvious how family members can turn against each other in vindictive ways. In order to diffuse these tensions and ensure that one's death remains free of negative interactions between family members it is wise to plan accordingly when the end of life is near. Death may be painful, but the tense feuds between blood relatives can be equally painful on the living.


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The SARA project is an Innovation Action initiative in which partners with different backgrounds, missions, markets, operational processes and approaches are asked to join their know-how and their efforts to achieve common objectives.
is a private company with twenty years of experience in Information & Technology providing solutions to Public and Private Company in Italian and abroad.
Highly skilled resources for realtime and distributed systems, big data analytics and specific algorithms implementation work in 3 software farms for turn-key projects development and delivery and offer specific competence for mobility, telematics, aerospace and energy management.
Sistematica S.p.A., a company with 11 million annual revenues. In July 2017 is part of the S.M.R.E. group (http://www.smre.it/smre/) , worldwide operating in the field of mechatronics, telematics, energy storages and electrical mobility.
The company is composed by 5 business lines:
- Aerospace, including:
- Satellite imagery production infrastructure (Support data management, Multimission catalogue management, Product archive management, Workflow of production management, Product distribution)
- System engineering services (Satellite systems design, Design of the system validation phase, System validation)
- Risk Management and Quality Assurance (Specific know how in the ECSS standard, Specific know how in the managing of risk management)
- Satellite payload calibration systems (Management of on board sensor calibration processors, Management of the calibration parameters to be provided to processors)
- Satellite Networks Monitoring (Design and implementation of satellite network monitoring systems, e.g. GALILEO monitoring)
- Energy Management, including
- Optimization of energy production systems (forecast of consumption and expected production taking into account all parameters about equipment and environment, Analysis of deviations & reporting)
- Automation and optimization of production cycles (Remote diagnostics by field and line equipment, Equipment revamping, Process Reengineering & Automation, Integration with maintenance management system)
- Smart Grids (Optimization of interfacing with distribution networks, Energy islands with intelligent sorting of production and consumption among the various network components)
- Energy Saving (Energy audits and consultancy, Energy efficiency)
- Smart Lighting (Production of LED lighting devices with very high efficiency (180 lm/W) and lifetime (10 years), Wireless telecontrol, for monitoring and controlling light flows, Smart cities services
- Digital Transformation, including
- Document Automation (Multichannel acquisition (dematerialization), Automation of information flows (workflow), Digital preservation
- CRM & Social collaboration (Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise social network, Messaging, Web conferencing (audio/video))
- Digital experience (Multichannel portals, Analysis and statistics of access to sites and portals, Web access to legacy systems, Mobile APP development)
- ERP e Information Systems (Integrated management systems (Microsoft NAV platform), Business Intelligence, Directional dashboards)
- Data Analytics (Automated (Cognitive) analysis of data & Machine Learning, Big data, Business analytics, Driving behaviour analytics, Advanced reporting)
- Cloud & Security, including
- IT Security (SSL Certificate & secure email, Data protection, Data privacy, Network security solutions, Identity & Access management)
- Cloud & IT infrastructure (Virtualization of physical environments, Private, public and hybrid cloud implementation, Infrastructure Management Service, Workplace management, System & Network management)
- Data Center (Data Center project plan, Hw architecture (rack, server, storage, network devices), Air conditioning, UPS, access control, environment control, Video surveillance)
- Virtualization and backup (Virtualization, Hypervisor migration, High availability and fault tolerance, Backup, remote replication & Disaster Recovery
- Digital Certificates (Certified Regional Partner GlobalSign, To provide certificate management platform: Organizations SSL, Domain SSL, Extended SSL, Multi-domain SAN and WildCard, CodeSigning, Individual Personal Sign S/MIME)
- Mobility and Telematics
- Geolocation & Remote Diagnostics (Operating machines
- Railways transportation, Waste compacting and transportation, Fleet management, Asset management, Fleet management for UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle))
- Personal Location & Field Service (Field service management, Family care & peace of mind, Pet tracking)
- Internet Of Things (Integrated solutions for HEALTH, HOME & CAR, Health Tracking, Smart Home)
- Electric & Shared Mobility (Software platforms for electric charging network management, Software systems for battery swapping solutions, Electric car sharing)
- Automotive (Connected vehicle, Driving behaviour analytics, Drive coaching)
Maritime University of Szczecin
Akademia Morska w Szczecinie AM (Maritime University of Szczecin) is a state technical university with over a 60-year-old tradition. The university refers to the tradition of all previously active maritime schools in Szczecin. Maritime University of Szczecin is education-research public university focused mostly on training of highly specialized marine related staff and seafarers (both navigational and engineering). The graduates are specialists prepared to work for ships and offshore industry. AM consist of three faculties (Navigational, Engineering and Transportation-Economic) has around 300 academic stuff and on 9 specializations almost 4000 students a year. AM is one of the best-equipped maritime universities in the world.
Our project team (Marine Traffic Engineering research team) has several years of experience in conducting research in the field of port planning and optimization (main successes in this field are LNG outer port planning in Świnoujście as first full scale LNG terminal on the Baltic Sea, Ystad ferry port modernisation), navigation safety, navigation systems development, navigation risk management and marine oil spills risk management. Our team possess own modern research-training vessel the m/s Nawigator XXI and 3 full mission ship simulators (Kongsberg, Transas and own make) that can be used in the project as a simulation test bed. AM team have experience in navigational risk assessment and management in costal sea areas in respect to collision and grounding also with AIS data use. MTE is developing software for safety assessment such as ship simulators and ship traffic simulation models One of the team invention (portable laser docking station – gold medal in 2012 Innova Fairs) is now operable in Koper Port (Slovenia) and is planned to be further implemented. MTE has participated in several EU funded projects such as Baltic Master – Interreg IV (2006) and Baltic Master II – Baltic Sea Region (2011); EfficienSea – Baltic Sea Region (2011); Martech – South Baltic Sea Region (2013), MARSIC – Project Europe Aid (2012), SBOil – South Baltic Sea Region (2017).
The AM team have completed REP-SAIL 2014-2016 (ERA NET TRANSPORT III) project under the development of a construction of a sailing yacht with modern composite materials fuelled alternatively from renewable energy sources. AM was responsible for: design of power line system and to make it ready for integration, design of control, automation systems and make them ready for integration, supporting Coordinator in developing hull composite structure, developing power generation systems and procuring components, developing control, steering and navigation system and prepare them for integration.
TopView SRL
is a SME limited company in the form of "innovative start-up" founded in 2013 to explore the new growing market of remote piloted aircraft systems (RPAS); its mission is focused on study, research and development of autonomous remote piloted robots for aerial, maritime and terrestrial applications. In the first semester of 2017 is foreseen the transformation from "innovative start-up " to "Innovative SME", the share capital increase and the acquisition of ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification. TopView activities are focused both on high added value services and on design and development of innovative products (especially sensors), considering the R&D background of its associates in the aerospace industry.
The company's vision is to use the RPAS technology to add value to traditional productive sectors, according to safety of operations, privacy of data collected during the acquisition campaigns in compliance with actual regulations of National Aviation Authority (ENAC). In this context, TopView is an active member of ASSORPAS, an Italian association registered (http://www.confindustria.it/ASSOPUB.nsf/0/C125708200464658C1257E61003CD168?OpenDocument) in CONFINDUSTRIA that gathers companies operating in the sector of small unmanned aircraft, interceding the relationship with the institutional world.
The Innovative products include tailored solutions to enhance flight time (e.g. tethered multicopter solutions for unlimited flight time operations), VIS-TIR sensors customized for energy niches services and IOT sensors for general purpose applications.
TopView is an Italian RPAS operator authorized by NAA since 2014 for experimental activities of manufactured RPAS (in-house designed and integrated) and aerial work, certified with BNUC-STM standard. The service provided spread from photogrammetry to thermal inspections on big Photovoltaic Plants. Moreover, different proof-of-concepts and experiments in BVLOS operations or particular VLOS scenarios have been designed, tested and validated with the endorsement of some institutional and private partners.
The head office is located in San Nicola La Strada (Caserta, Italy), a town in South-West Italy; one secondary operative office is located inside Unisannio labs in Benevento, according to a scientific collaboration agreement aimed at internships and scholarships. A third office is located in Turin where relevant activities of industrial design are performed.
The University of Florence can trace its origins to the Studium, which was established in 1321, and is one of the largest organizations for research and higher education in Italy with over 1900 tenured teaching staff and researchers, over 1600 permanent technical/administrative staff and language assistants and over 55 thousand students enrolled. The University consists of 24 departments. A large part of the yearly budget is allocated to scientific research. Recently, the University of Florence has been ranked top among Italian Universities for the distribution of national research funds. The University is renound for its high-level of research that avails from the "centres of excellence", which attract funding and forms close relationships with other institutions. The University of Florence is one of the largest and most productive public research systems in Italy. This result is related to the number of permanent and temporary researchers working in a wide range of disciplines and scientific fields, and the numerous junior scientists in training. Due to the level of funding we receive, we have been able to participate in intensive research programmes of national and international importance in which significant scientific results have been achieved and the knowledge transferred. The researchers from the various departments of the University of Florence have at their disposal several research structures comprising interdepartmental and inter-university centres, as well as some specialized research units and laboratories.
The rise of Geology as a historical science, which began in the second half of the sixteenth century and culminated more than two centuries later, has its roots in Florence, thanks to the grand-ducal collection of the city symbol of the Renaissance, and the observations of those ingenious scholars like, among others, Leonardo da Vinci and Nicolaus Steno.
The Earth Sciences Department of the University of Firenze has been recently recognized as National Centre of Excellence for scientific research and international relationship in the Geosciences field. The department has 42 units of academic staff, 21 units of administrative staff and 130 non permanent staff such as PhD students, assistant researchers. The Earth Sciences Department of the University of Firenze is, since 2004, the official Centre of Competence of the Italian Civil Protection for Remote Sensing and Geohazards (Directive of the Italian Prime Minister of 27 February 2004; Decree of the Head of the Italian National Civil Protection Department no. 252 of 25 January 2005).
In 2008 it was entitled "World Centre of Excellence on Landslide Risk Reduction 2008-2011" by International Programme on Landslide (IPL). This recognition was confirmed in 2011 and in 2014 for the third consecutive time. The Geohazards research group, which is established at Earth Sciences Department of the University of Firenze it is one of the largest centres for scientific and technological services on geohazards in Italy, currently composed by 40 full-time employees. The group counts 2 full professors, 5 researchers, 5 technicians, 17 post-doc fellows, 10 PhD students and 3 administratives. The research group has earned a firm reputation for its practical, problem solving approach to the geosciences, which has led to the establishment of solid ties with numerous governmental agencies and private enterprises alike. The research team actively participates in international research and technological development projects in many parts of the world, in collaboration with international, national and regional organizations and agencies, such as the Italian National Research Council (CNR), the European Union, the Italian and European and US Space Agencies (ASI, ESA), the UNESCO and many others. The group has the necessary personnel, research infrastructure, field instrumentation, vehicles and administrative support essential for carrying out effective research, with a wide range of dedicated laboratory facilities supplying the advanced technical support required for the many fields of investigation covered.
Researchers of the Earth Sciences Department are engaged in numerous research projects and technological development in different areas of the world, with a long tradition of research in the Mediterranean Basin, East Africa and Latin America. The main research activities cover a broad spectrum of disciplines including (in a non exhaustive list):
- the prediction and prevention of geological hazards (volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, floods and subsidence),
- the exploitation and protection of natural resources (hydrocarbons, mineral deposits, water resources),
- the study of the palaeoclimate and palaeoecology, the paleontological study of Quaternary faunas,
- the interpretation of the genesis of the Apennines and other peri-Mediterranean mountain chains,
- the conservation and restoration of cultural and geo-environmental heritage,
- the study of systematic mineralogy, crystal chemistry and gemmology,
- the study and analysis of volcanic processes.
Aarhus Univesity
Aarhus University's ambition is to be a globally-oriented university with a commitment to excellence in research and education and a strong engagement in the development of society. Owing to its size and impressive results as a research-intensive university, Aarhus University has a strong reputation and influence across the entire spectrum of disciplines, locally, nationally and globally.
Within Aarhus University, the Dept. of MBIT (Multi Business Model Innovation & Technology), has three pillars – Research, Business Development and Education. Recently the lab of Future Technologies for Business Ecosystem Innovation (FT4BI) has been established, which acts as a bridge between technology and business. The Head of the group is Prof. Prasad. The personnel involved in this project are expert in GNSS positioning, accuracy, and integrity for various user applications. The personnel have gained experience in precise positioning of RPAS by working on the on-going EASY-PV project sanctioned by GSA under H2020 Galileo call-1.
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Over the past 20 years EURODEV has worked for over 250 different companies, active in various industries, e.g.:
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Bodhipaksa necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 83 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
We've recently redesigned our website. We like the look -- it's clean and crisp, but the words "Wildmind Buddhist Meditation" look a bit lonely and bare up there. We'd like some kind of graphic to accompany those words or to be integrated into them
Wildmind teaches Buddhist meditation. We are meditation geeks who love finding out about how the mind works and love sharing with people ways that they can be happier and more fulfilled. We are down-to-earth and not at all hippyish. We go for friendly clarity and can't abide woolly "spirituality." We're about helping people find depth in their current lives, and not about escapism.
We want an original design. It must complement the existing website design. Please take a good look at the site. The logo could either be an image integrated into the text or a freestanding image next to it.
- My preference would be for something warm, friendly, and maybe organic.
- The name Wildmind suggests (to us) both the fact that the mind can tend
to be kind of crazy and that the mind, when freed of negative thought,
can be radiant like the sun, spacious like the sky, and infinitely
creative like nature itself. These could be staring points for images.
- White would probably work best, given how strong the background color is.
- We do not want a picture of someone meditating!
- We don't want anything that looks like a candle, or a lotus.
- We don't want anything overtly Buddhist, like a Dharmachakra (if you know what that is) or a Buddha image.
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Cycling in Sydney Australia
Ride 2 Riverstone Charity Cycling Event
The ride takes place on the first Sunday in May each year.
Website: http://ride2riverstone.com.au/
Location: Riverstone
Members: 6
Latest Activity: Apr 5, 2014
See Ride 2 Riverstone 2014 Event Page.
Also see 2014 Discussion and car-pooling.
Started by RobK. Last reply by Debbie Williams May 4, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
For those taking part in the Ride 2 Riverstone on Sunday May 6th, buses will be replacing trains on the Richmond Line (ie No trains…Continue
4 weeks to go....
is anyone available for a few hours on sat 5th of May to help put out road-signs for the event?
Let me know, Rob
Only 2 weeks to go!
Due to the ride-bibs not being ready to mail out before the ride, we have decided to re-open online registrations for a couple of days.
So if you missed the first closing, you've now got a second chance.
If you intend registering on the day, it would help speed things up if you could print, fill-in, and bring with you the registration form available at http://ride2riverstone.com.au/?page_id=3.
The 2014 Ride 2 Riverstone event is happening on Sunday May 4th (Star Wars day this year....). 100, 80, 50 & 30km routes on offer. Entry fee includes a sit-down lunch. See www.ride2riverstone.com.au for details. Sign Crew volunteers who help put out signs the day before get free entry on the day.
If anyone is interested (or know's of someone who might be), we've had an offer from a 3rd party to hire out hybrid bikes at the R2R. The bikes would be more suited to those contemplating doing the 30 or 50km routes. We would need at least 20 people to hire bikes, and each hire would be $50 for the day. This may appeal to those who don't have a bike at present, or to those who would have trouble transporting their bikes on the day. If you're interested in the possibility of hiring a bike, please drop me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll see if we can get enough people interested for the company to bring the bikes out. We need to know definite hire numbers by April 7th 2014.
See also discussion on the 2014 ride at http://www.sydneycyclist.com/forum/topics/ride-2-riverstone-2014


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The spin classes at Steel Fitness are great for both those people who haven't visited our local gym and those folks who make us a part of their daily routine. Spin classes are fun, extremely motivating, and help you shred calories in a big way so you can start to see results in the mirror sooner. In a 45-minute class, you can burn up to 500 calories, way more than you'll burn walking on a treadmill (and way more fun, too!). But burning calories isn't the only benefit you can expect from a spin bike workout. Check out some of the other awesome benefits you can expect when you spin.
Experience the Benefits of a Spin Class
Tone Muscle
Spinning classes are great for toning muscles, and not just in your legs. Your spin instructor will take you through various moves and challenges that will bring you a full body workout (you'll feel it the next day, in the best way possible). Spinning is great for building lean muscle, too, so if you are worried about bulky muscle mass, then this is the class for you.
Great Cardio
Cardio should be a big focus of your workout routine. That's because it gets your heart pumping and helps make it stronger–it is a muscle, after all. All that spinning is great for your lungs, too, as you learn to control your breath during your workout.
Low Impact
If you have trouble with your knees or ankles, spin bikes may be exactly what you need to integrate into your fitness routine. That's because spinning is a low-impact exercise like swimming or yoga. It doesn't put pressure on your joints and exercises can be easily adjusted to keep you comfortable.
Spinning is perfect for every fitness level because it's so easily customizable. You'll be able to adjust the tension on your bike to suit your fitness level, so you can take it easy if you need to or push yourself to the next level when you are ready. No matter how easy or hard you are spinning, you'll still be a part of the team and won't be holding anyone back (unlike on a real bike!).
Mood Booster
Spinning is great for your body, sure, but it's also incredible for your emotional and mental health. When you come to a spin class, you'll be cheered on by your instructor, encouraged by your classmates, and driven to keep pushing yourself by high-energy music and a fun environment. By the time you leave, the endorphins will be pumping and you'll be ready to take on whatever comes next.
Ready to experience a spin class workout for yourself? Steel Fitness offers a variety of classes at times that are convenient to your schedule. Find the class and the instructor who are right for you. Not a member of our local gym yet? You can get a free pass and come check it out for yourself! We're looking forward to seeing you in one of our classes soon and showing you how the right local gym can help you achieve your fitness goals.


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Do you know the story about the paralysed man whom Jesus healed? The man was carried on his mat to a house where Jesus was speaking the word to a large crowd. The people who were carrying the man couldn't get past the crowd, so they took their friend and his mat onto the roof and unroofed a section. Once the hole was big enough, they lowered the man to the floor in front of Jesus. The Lord then told the man that his sins were forgiven, and, to confirm the reality of this forgiveness, Jesus healed him. The man happily walked home carrying his mat.
This story is a favourite of Sunday School classes, or at least it was when I was a child. In my experience, the pitch for the story usually is that the paralysed man and his friends came to get the man's paralysis healed, and the man got something better. It might be so. People who come to Jesus for one reason sometimes end up with something other than what they expected. For example, Lord Lyttleton and George West were young men (in the eighteenth century) who did not believe Jesus rose from the dead. They made a pact to investigate the claims in the New Testament about this and the conversion of Paul. They meant to expose the fraud that they imagined was being perpetrated by the Bible. They both ended up publishing books, one of them confessing himself convinced of the reality of Jesus' resurrection and the other stating that Paul really was converted in the way the Bible tells it.
But back to the paralysed man. Why should we assume that the man and his friends were coming to Jesus so he might have his paralysis healed? Admittedly, Jesus had been healing all sorts of medical and mental problems before these people come to him. News had got around. Yet, there is something in the urgency of these people that suggests to me that conviction of sin was behind it. What I'm suggesting is that the paralysed man was acutely aware of his sin. The Pharisees and teachers of the day were good at telling people that they were sinners. In this they were correct, although they wrongly excluded themselves from that just condemnation. So the man would have had a clear idea that he was not right with God, that, if he were judged for his sins, he would have no excuse or escape. Having this conviction of sin would make a person keen for relief.
I suspect that the paralysed man, or one of his friends, had heard what Jesus had been saying about good news for the poor and release for prisoners. He might even had heard of John the Baptist's remark that Jesus was the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Nevertheless, make no mistake; Jesus was not going around Judea and Galilee speaking about ways to achieve physical well-being. His main aim was to seek and to save lost sinners. This aim, and what he would do to save people from sin, was the focus of his talks.
So I suggest that the urgency to see Jesus, to hear him speak the word (the good news to sinners) was what got these people digging through the roof of the house where Jesus was. They were trusting that Jesus was the only one who could help this man with his sin problem. Then, when Jesus saw their faith, he said the words the man was longing to hear: 'Child, your sins are forgiven.' The physical healing, though I'm sure it was welcome, was incidental. I don't think it was the main game for the paralysed man. The healing was so we can know that Jesus has authority to forgive sins on earth – then and there, and here and now, by speaking the word. This authority comes from who Jesus is, and from what he did in dying on a the cross for his people and rising again from the dead.


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Wrestling with Adversity
Editorial illustration for article about struggles with adversity in our lives and how we deal with it."Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are". ~Arthur Golden
"My strength is made perfect in weakness". ~II Corinthians
4 comments:
- Bill Ferguson said...
Very nice and I like the quotes!
- March 18, 2008 at 8:17 PM
- Unknown said...
wow. awesome.really awesome.
- March 20, 2008 at 10:18 AM
- Albert Sorrentino Jr. said...
I n ter esting ;)
love the "quotes"
- March 21, 2008 at 4:09 AM
- Steve Schwartz said...
i've always wanted to punch a werewolf in the head!
those are both great quotes.
have a nice easter?
- March 24, 2008 at 5:45 PM
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While visiting Emily's family in Burnie, we were keen to tick off an Abel in the area. We ended up choosing Mt Tor, as it relatively close-by and should've been pretty quick to get up and back. There are a couple of ways to access this Abel, both outlined in the Abels Vol.1; we choose the northern route, as there can accessibility issues on the western approach due to forestry activity.
The track starts by crossing Dempster Creek- thankfully, it's not deep enough to cause any problem though the rocks are quite slippery. Shortly after, you reach the Leven River which can be a bit more difficult to get through due to deeper patches and a stronger current. Unable to pass safely where the road traverses the river, we headed upstream to see if we could find a more suitable crossing. A few minutes later we came across a shallower section with a number of partly exposed rocks. The rocks were incredibly slippery, but I managed to get across without getting wet; however, Emily was not so lucky and took a dip. Having made it past the two major obstacles, we pushed on, following the old 4WD road along the banks of the river before veering left and finding the final creek crossing at Tor Creek.
From here the track begins to wind up through nice rainforest, climbing steeply before levelling off and then descending slightly. After 3.7kms we arrived at a fork and continued left and up for a few hundred meters before reaching a large cairn indicating the track upwards. The tapes seemed to disappear almost immediately and we were left with no choice but to find our own way up. Initially, we were able to follow some rocky sections and avoid the thick scrub, but we were soon met with a wall of bauera and his mates tea tree and banksia. Any attempt to stay dry was thrown out the window as we pushed up through the wall of scrub. Thankfully, we had already climbed a fair way and we soon reached the buttongrass fields which we were able to cross without too much trouble. Unfortunately the cloud was still present and we got no views whatsoever atop the wet and windy summit.
On the return we found a slightly better route down that avoided the worst of the scrub but had a number of cliffs to negotiate and clamber down. We also found a better river crossing about 100m upstream from where we first crossed, marked by an old road entry.
All up 12.7kms in 5hours and 45 minutes with 791m ascent.
Getting there: Turn off the Bass Highway at Ulverstone onto Preston Road. Follow this past Preston and onto South Preston Road towards Nietta. At Nietta turn right onto Loongana Road (also marked as Leven Canyon). Follow this for 21.2kms and park down by Dempster Creek.


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Dorm Room Dinner: Buffalo Chicken Fingers with Ranch Dressing
The sauce always makes extra. I usually will throw it in Buffalo Chicken Dip (along with any extra chicken pieces). But, this time I just poured it on top of the chicken. John enjoyed mopping the chicken in it anyways!
M can always get butter and hot sauce in her cafeteria; she probably didn't even know they were the major ingredients to buffalo chicken! I like to add some white vinegar to mine, but she doesn't have that, so for her I left it out. I'm still begging her to smuggle a camera into the cafeteria to take a picture of HER dishes; my mom and her think that is a little weird. I guess I agree.
Serves: 4
4 chicken breasts (pre-cooked)
1/3 stick of butter
1 clove of garlic (minced)
1 tablespoon of white vinegar
1/4 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce
Cut the chicken into strips. (If you are starting with uncooked chicken, cut the chicken into strips in the beginning and cook at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes). In a small microwave-proof bowl, put in butter and garlic. Heat in microwave for 30 seconds. Add vinegar and stir well, slowly adding hot sauce. Stir together. Let chicken sit in mixture for approximately 2 minutes. Remove from mixture and place on serving dish. (If you're like M and using already heated chicken, you might want to microwave them so they are warm). Serve with ranch dressing.
I prefer ranch to blue cheese sometimes. Not sure why but they both feel cool against the hot sauce. I like it.
By the way, Franks is not paying me anything to keep using their product; I just do it. Getting paid would be nice! Mr. Frank if you're out there listening...here I am!
Until the next time my oven is on...
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- AnonymousOctober 21, 2010 at 11:18 AM
MMMM hubby loves these. I like how you didn't have to bread them.ReplyDelete
Thanks! I really hate adding the extra calories, plus with a small kitchen frying ANYTHING causes a gigantic mess and more than a few oil spots on myself!ReplyDelete
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Wedding Photography in Maremma, Tuscany: Look At My Photoshoot
Wedding Photo shoot in Massa Marittima – Maremma, Tuscany
This summer in July, I had the pleasure to be the personal photographer of a beautiful wedding. First of all because of the location, seeing that the event was held in Maremma, more precisely at Massa Marittima; The Maremma area is a gorgeous province in Tuscany, where I never had the chance to photograph a wedding before.
Marjolein e Jurian have always had a strong bond with Italy. The wedding proposal made place in Florence and the groom has passed many memorable moments during his childhood on the property of his family, the Podere Bonsecco. Here they held the ceremony and organised the wedding party. They also used their wedding as an excuse to reunite family and friends who are all living in different places in the world. A unique occasion.
The property is divided in various buildings situated on a hill, right outside the small town of Massa Marittima. Upon my arrival, I started right away with making a photo-shoot of the preparations of the bride. It was a hot and sunny day being it the 04th of July. As you can imagine the heat was on! Luckily, we were surrounded by nature and the trees provided us with shadow. Marjolein is on the outside of the villa preparing herself with the help of the make-up artist and hairstylist. I of course started immediately with taking photographs. Afterwards I began with the photos of the details, always important to complete a wedding shoot. Considering the beauty of the setting, I take the wedding dress and make a picture of it hanging from a large tree, trying not to damage or drop the dress seeing that the wind starts blowing! Back in the villa, I continue with the details like the rings and the bride's shoes.
After half an hour, I go to the groom Jurian. Here I find a relaxing atmosphere because the groom is preparing himself with his best men. He surely is in the centre of all the attention. A moment just for the men: First of all Jurian gives the gifts he prepared for his best man and friends and then of course a toast has to be made with a nice cool beer.
Back to Marjolein for the final phase of her preparations, the moment has arrived to put her dress on. In the meantime, my colleague Simone is dedicating himself to the photo-shoot with the guests that are arriving. Everybody is enjoying the shadow offered by the trees and is eagerly waiting for the arrival of the groom. Finally, the bridesmaids and Marjolein arrive and all the guests turn their heads to admire the bride. The ceremony begins with the beautiful words of the minister and the couple listens with great attention. Maybe one of the most touching moments was the reading of the bride's sister. The eyes of Marjolein reflected all her emotions and afterwards the two sisters gave each other a large hug. However, the absolute highpoint was of course the exchanging of the rings. The couple stands and looking each other in the eyes, they promise eternal love. Jurian is particularly happy, throwing his fist in the air as a sign of victory. Everyone looks with great admiration at the couple and a long applause accompanies them whilst they pass by the guests.
Everybody follows the couple towards the pool where a toast starts of the appetizers, accompanied by live music that creates a magical atmosphere. The sun shines on the horizon and the heat starts to be more bearable. Between a smile and a tear, time flies away and dinner starts. The guests are merrily chatting away until the moment of the cutting of the cake. Afterwards, all the guests go towards the location of the party and here the night ends in the best of ways… an unforgettable Tuscan wedding of Marjolein and Jurian.


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Total nine MoUs were inked that will facilitate city gas distribution, pipeline network and terminals for exploration as well as production activities. All investment plans of the MoUs will be implemented during a period of three years, from 2015 to 2018.
ALSO READ: RSGL & Rajasthan Govt sign MoU to invest Rs 2,700 cr
Chief minister Vasundhara Raje said that the MoUs in the petroleum sector is an perfect curtain raiser for Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership Summit 2015.
"The state government shall provide all possible assistance to the investors, who, for us are partners in development of the state".
Union minister of state (independent charge) for petroleum and gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, was also present for the ceremony.
Meanwhile, during the MoU signing ceremony chief minister Vasundhara Raje expressed the state government's commitment to set up a refinery in the state. Government is fully committed towards coming up with a refinery project in the state since the domestic crude produced is being exported without any value addition."
She pointed that incentives will be offered and the review report of the refinery project shall be submitted to the Central government by the end of this month. CM also claimed that petroleum and its products 'fuel' economies, and are symbols of prosperity.
Union minister Pradhan also assured that the refinery project will be considered for setting up in Rajasthan once review report of the refinery project is received. "Efforts will be made to convert Jaipur-Delhi route into a green corridor. He further added that the MoUs being signed today with 9 petroleum companies will facilitate infrastructure projects in oil and gas exploration," added Pradhan.


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Wipers are great tools for reducing waste, but, to get the most out of your wipers, it's important to get the right kind of dispensing system for your facility's needs. Let's take a look at some of the most popular systems.
Dispenser Boxes
Wipers can be delivered in boxes that become their own built-in dispensers. The wipers are usually folded into the box so that they come out one at a time, and there are even racks or plates that can be mounted on a wall or the side of bench to open up space and allow for easy access. Dispenser boxes are an easy, effective way to manage wiper dispensing.
Jumbo Rolls
Wipers also come on jumbo rolls (about 24" in diameter) that fit onto stands, wall racks, or small carts and can be rolled around the plant access to assembly lines and workers that move around. With jumbo rolls, workers can get more or less product depending on the job they need to do.
Center-pull Cabinets
This dispensing system uses a roll of wipers that dispense from the core. While it's a largely effective system, the wipers sometimes form a rope, dispensing more than you bargained for.
Automatic Dispensers
An automatic dispensers give you a lot of flexibility: you can lock the dispenser to fully protect the wipers from getting dirty (or from walking away), and you can pre-set the length of the wiper dispensed for 8, 12, or 16 inches. Automatic systems reduce waste by only dispensing one wiper at a time, but they're limited in the heaviness of the wiper they can dispense – it must be light enough to tear, meaning that many solvent-resistant wipers don't work with this kind of dispensing system.


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Data traffic in India cools scope of OTT consultation
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided to reduce the scope of consultation for the proposed regulatory framework for over the top (OTT) platforms such as WhatsApp and Skype, according to a report by Live Mint. "Telecom operators, who once cried foul over the regulatory imbalance, are now seeing rising data consumption on their networks because of such apps, according to the regulator. This may result in less regulation on such apps than previously demanded. Telecom operators had alleged a non-level playing field, as operators were subjected to regulatory levies and licensing conditions, while these apps were not." A senior TRAI official, requesting anonymity, said: "We have already issued recommendations on net neutrality and previously on differential pricing. Now, very few issues are left with respect to OTT. We have to look at regulatory imbalance (with respect to telecom operators). But telecom operators themselves are saying that OTTs are helping data consumption." This will be the second time that the regulator will seek views on regulating OTT players. In March 2015, it had floated a consultation paper on whether over-the-top players offering voice, messaging and video call services through applications, should be brought under the licensing regime, and whether OTT growth was affecting the traditional revenue stream of operators, among other issues. "At that time, however, revenue from voice calls accounted for a relatively larger share of a telecom operator's revenue. Things changed after the September 2016 entry of Reliance Jio, which offered free voice calls and cheap data, forcing operators to match its offerings." Voice continues to be an important source of revenue, but operators are now focusing more on data. "Operators are now happy that data consumption is happening through WhatsApp. WhatsApp calls ride on data and cost very little in terms of data usage. In any case, most telecom operators are giving unlimited free voice calls. So the arbitrage opportunities are reducing day by day," said the TRAI official. Read more
- Tuesday, 25 September 2018


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Women of all ages, and sometimes men, become conscious when their eyelashes are falling out and eyes does not seem to stand out with respect to other facial features. The eyelashes become weaker and delicate and result in abnormal falling out. Lack of nutrients in diet, frequent rubbing of the eyes, etc. makes your eyelashes sparse.
Latisse is the solution for many to help lengthen, thicken and darken eyelashes. It has the same active ingredient as the drug called Lumigan used for treating glaucoma. It was discovered that some people who were using Lumigan to treat their glaucoma found they had increased length, darkening and thickening of their eyelashes. This accidental but absolutely desirable effect led to the use of this drug for cosmetic purposes.
Use this medication once daily in the evening or as directed by Dr. Rokhsar, who has provided Latisse since its FDA-approval. To apply this medication, first wash your hands and face. Remove any makeup and contract lenses. Contact lenses may be reinserted 15 minutes after applying this medication. Place one drop of this medication onto the provided applicator. Then immediately draw the applicator carefully across the skin of the upper eyelid margin at the bottom of the eyelashes going from the inner part of your lash line to the outer part. Blot any excess solution that is applied beyond the eyelid margin.
Throw away the applicator after applying the medication. Repeat with a new applicator for the other upper eyelid. This medication is not for use on the lower eyelids. If any medication gets into the eye, do not rinse your eye. It is not likely to cause any harm if this medication gets into the eye, because it is the same medication that is used in the eyes to treat glaucoma.
To avoid contamination, do not touch the dropper tip or let it touch your eyelashes or any other surface. Do not rinse the dropper. Replace the dropper cap after each use, and keep the cap tightly closed.


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|Drops of water #1.
These drops caught my eye, I suppose, because they did not drop, after all, but rather hung there in suspense, not moving a whit. They must have dropped eventually, but I did not see it.
|Drops of water #2.
Elliott had spent most of the day in his nest of coats, the fleece coats that used to belong to Buster. This nest, which includes a few other things, such as a pair of my socks neatly rolled and tucked, developed a while back, shortly after Buster died. I piled his things in the middle of the floor intending to get rid of them, but then couldn't, so shoved the pile in a corner. Elliott did the rest, and for quite a while this past spring it is where he slept. But Elliott likes to move around a bit, a bit like Goldilocks, only not so quick to judge, and after favoring one nest for a month or so he moves on to another, say the laundry basket or the corner of the sofa. But now he's back in Buster's old coats, and that makes me happy.
Wednesday night I heard wolves howling. I was snuggled under my covers and the wolves were somewhere out there in the woods, maybe along the river, and at first I thought coyotes, as usual, but the howling stayed pure, no yipping, no barking, no vast array of vocalization and jocularity as there always seems to be with those coyotes. Wednesday night it was just a howl starting low and deep and rising up hollow-like but full, too, spreading out all the way to the moon and stars, whatever little sliver of moon there was beyond the beads of fog. The door was open a crack to let in the air, and in came the howl, too. Then another, and another. The next night and the night after it was just those crazy coyotes bouncing their jokes around, hamming it up.
Earlier in the week, an early morning of about 15 degrees. The dew was caught off guard. It froze solid to dead flowers and grass. Though if the flower heads hold seeds, how can they be dead? And if their roots are alive, well.
|Drops of water #3.
And much earlier in the week a flurry of photos came in from America's Great Southwest and from Italy. The photos seemed to arrive all at once, like a cascade. Many were of signs, like this one.
Photo by L.P. Gallucci
Many were of dogs, like this little guy.
Photo by J. Williams
And some were of graffiti.
|"The beautiful things in my life are not things."
Photo by P.T. Allen
Receiving all these photos made me feel as if something was happening, as if maybe I too was elsewhere. All these other elsewheres with blue skies and rattlesnakes and funny dogs and leaning towers and buildings with blank walls that people scribble upon. But clearly that was not the case. Clearly I was just here and it was just another ordinary week of candlemaking, of walking with Elliott to the river, of noticing lingering raindrops, and of thinking hey, maybe I'll write about this.
Photo by P.T. Allen


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Public Spending: Is a Little Warmth a Good Investment?
Plus: The problem with school vending machines, a technology reality check, and more
The city manager of Anchorage has clamped down on the use of city credit cards, according to an Anchorage Daily News article. And we fully understand the motivation for making sure that any use of public funds is guarded vigilantly -- and that city credit cards are one source for potential misuse.
But in the piece, city auditor Pete Raiskum said the following: "Some of that stuff is truly questionable. If one of my staff's wife gets sick and goes to the hospital, should I use a [city credit card] to buy flowers for my staff's wife? Do you think that's an appropriate use of public funds? Is this official business?"
We're pretty sure these were rhetorical questions, but we'll answer anyway: Yes, Mr. Raiskum, we think this is a perfectly sensible use of public funds. A few bucks on flowers can buy an employee's hard work and loyalty for years. Forget about other factors. We think this is a smart investment -- easily as smart as handing out little plaques for performance. Perhaps guidelines should be established for acceptable reasons to use city funds on small gracious gestures like flowers. And steps should be taken to make sure they're followed.
What do you think? Should cities and states spend money on this kind of thing? Tell us why we're right or wrong at email@example.com.
We predicted last month that many state and local budgets were going to turn out to be out of balance pretty soon thanks to overstated revenues, understated expenses and so on. This seemed so obvious to us at the time that we can't take a whole lot of psychics' pleasure in seeing signs that we were right. But just to amplify the point, here's an example that recently popped up in Louisiana. According to the Baton Rouge Advocate , just a quarter of the way into the state's fiscal year, Louisiana is seeing a "pretty significant shortfall" in the amount budgeted for Medicaid, according to state Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine. Levine apparently blamed delays in implementation of cost-cutting measures and "a higher level of spending in the program that provides community services for the developmentally disabled," according to the Advocate.
This is just a straw, we believe more than ever, in a wind that will be blowing from coast to coast in the coming weeks.
Efforts in New York and other states to control obesity among young people are laudable. But in this case, it turns out that the devils are in the details (or more precisely, the Devil Dogs, Yodels and crunchy salty snacks of all kinds).
A recently released audit by New York Comptroller Thomas Napoli revealed that while most school districts are doing a pretty good job of meeting federal standards for healthy school lunch programs, brightly lit vending machines are competing for students' appetites -- and contributing to excess poundage. Apparently, out of 200 vending machine items tested, only nine met the suggested guidelines of the Institute of Medicine. For the most part, the machines were filled with ice cream, chips and all the other things that can make life worth living for a teenager.
Our first thought as we began reading the audit was that the cafeterias must be making a bunch of money from the vending machines, and that was why they didn't particularly want to control their stock. But the audit later indicated that only about 2 percent of cafeteria budgets came from the machines.
With all the reasonable concern about the safety of physical infrastructure like bridges and roads, we've long thought that the information technology infrastructure doesn't receive enough attention. Remember Y2K? Folks were nearly hysterical about the dangers if there were major computer breakdowns in states and cities. But the general press, at least, has hardly considered the topic since.
With that in mind, here's a recent release from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, which has joined with other national organizations in recognizing October 2009 as National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
According to the release, "As resources for the states, NASCIO has launched an informational website and produced a compendium of state cyber security awareness examples. The National Cyber Security Alliance and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) has promotional materials, educational toolkits and other resources available for download." You can get more information at NASCIO's site.
Why don't local governments let you know how much time you're going to be on hold awaiting a representative to help? We asked that question a couple of weeks ago, and we got responses from a handful of places that, in fact, do just that. But we were particularly impressed by a note from Darby DuComb, director of the customer service bureau in Seattle. She not only told us that Seattle has offered this feature, but gave us some insights into the real world of how such useful technologies can actually work. Here's an excerpt from her note: "When we are really overburdened, callers will get the message that the wait time will be X or more than X (but it is not always particularly accurate which makes callers very upset sometimes.) ... we seemed to experience a high number of abandoned calls -- like your wait will be less than 3 minutes (which is our shortest setting), then everyone just hangs up. It would be nice if our technology were a little better, which is in the works."
The disconnect between the desire to build grand buildings and new roads and the knowledge that they'll cost a lot to run has long been a hobgoblin of state and city finance. How many roads have gotten built over the past decade that are now falling into disrepair for lack of sufficient maintenance money? How many public buildings -- including prisons -- are underutilized for lack of the money to take full advantage of their capacity? Too many.
And now, we read in a piece by the Sun-Times Media Group that Illinois has set aside some $50 million to build new libraries. We like libraries. But this is being done at a time when localities in the state are begging for enough dollars to keep existing libraries open in the first place. As the Sun-Times piece reports, "Officials in the William Leonard Public Library District in Robbins had to launch a fundraising campaign last week and literally beg for donations to keep the library open through September."
In Illinois, as in many other places, the budget for new capital spending is separate from the general fund budget used to keep things running. There are a bunch of sensible reasons why this should be the case. But that doesn't mean the two can't be coordinated in a sensible way by legislatures and city councils.
A tale of one city. So, like many Manhattanites, our son never needed or wanted a drivers license. But now, 22 years old and out of college, he's moving to Los Angeles. So this summer he set about earning a license. He took lessons, drove with us and practiced his parallel parking with the intensity of someone learning to fly a fighter jet.
As far as we could see, he was good to go. He wound up taking the test twice. He failed the first time. Passed the second. But there's a little more to the story. The first examiner didn't greet him in any way. She brushed past his father with no recognition of an outstretched hand. She never used his name. He failed. The second examiner greeted him warmly, by name, and told him she was happy to see him. She also acknowledged his father's existence with a friendly smile and a hello. That time, our son passed.
Coincidence? We think not. But that's not the point. Maybe he deserved to fail the first time. We weren't in the car. But it feels to us that part of an examiner's job is to remember that they are providing a service to citizens who deserve to be treated with civility -- whether they can make a three-point turn or not. And that general rule should apply to all city and state employees. Governors and mayors take note: When someone is ticked off at impolite employees, whether secretaries or tax assessors, the only place they can take it out is often at the ballot box.
Since no two cities or states are identical, we've long railed about the use of the phrase "best practices," preferring to use "practices that work" or "demonstrated practices" or anything else that doesn't seem to pretend to live in Panacea-land.
Well, now we're alarmed to see the beginning of another new phrase that makes even less sense than "best practices." Here it is: "Innovative best practices." We don't quite grasp how something could be simultaneously innovative and thoroughly proven. (We won't name names here, but we've heard the phrase a few times, and just got an offer to provide some "innovative best practices" from one of the biggest government-membership organizations around.)
Just thinking aloud. We keep reading about all the bargains available to careful shoppers out there, provided by retailers desperate to stay profitable, even if margins grow razor thin. And there are sure lots of unemployed folks out there who would appear happy to take a good job -- even if it's at a lower salary than they'd gotten in the past. So are cities, counties and states benefiting from any of this? We'd expect there to be some unanticipated savings available, but we don't hear anyone talking about them. Maybe we just haven't been listening in the right places.
Research Assistant: Heather Kerrigan


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Keller Williams Realty is an international real estate franchise with headquarters in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1983 by Gary Keller and Joe Williams, it grew from a single in Austin to approximately 700 offices and 129,000 associates worldwide. It is the largest franchise by agent count in North America and the only privately held global residential real estate brokerage. It is an Inc. 5000 company and has been recognized as a trop rated real estate company and franchise by numerous publications including Entrepreneur Magazine and Forbes.
By the end of the decade in 2010, Keller Williams had 77,672 real estate agents in the United States. It surpassed Century 21 as the second largest real estate agency in the U.S., two years after taking over the third spot from RE/MAX International. Between 2005 and 2011, the company saw a 40 percent increase in the number of offices in North America. Keller Williams Realty went international in 2012, launching Keller Williams Worldwide as a subdivision to manage its international franchising. It awarded its first overseas franchise in Vietnam in 2012. The same year, franchising of the company was made available in Indonesia and Southern Africa, and in 2013 expanded into Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
At the end of April 2013, Keller Williams Realty reached 129,00 agents worldwide. This was due to an 18 percent increase in agents in 2013. As of 2014, it's the largest real estate franchise by agent count in North America and the only privately held global residential real estate brokerage.


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Oxygen may be used for patients requiring supplemental oxygen via a mask. Usually accomplished by a large storage system of liquid oxygen at the hospital which is evaporated into a concentrated oxygen supply, pressures are usually around 55 psi. In small medical centers with a low patient capacity, oxygen is usually supplied by multiple standard cylinders.
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