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Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z have welcomed their first baby (Photo) – Superstar couple named the baby girl Blue Ivy Carter.
NEW YORK / NationalTurk – Beyonce Knowles baby given birth Saturday at a hospital in New York City. Blue Ivy Carter will be a Nwe Yorker.
Baby's parents Beyonce and Jay-Z were both "doing fine". The 30-year-old chocalate star Beyonce is married to hip-hop icon and producer Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter since April 4, 2008.
Jay-Z's birthday is December 4 , whereas Beyoncé's birthday is September 4
BLUE IVY CARTER – Where does the name Blue IVY come from?
Ivy is in reference to the couple's love of the number four – roman numeral for 4 is IV. Beyoncé and Jay-Z were married on April 4, 2008.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have matching IV tattoos on their wedding fingers. The singer's latest album is called 4 which was her fourth solo studio album. Jay-Z has a trilogy of albums under The Blueprint banner which could have inspired his daughter's name Blue Ivy : He has released The Blueprint, The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse and The Blueprint 3
The 30-year-old beautiful singer's daughter arrived via scheduled caesarean section at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City last night. The couple's close friend Gwyneth Paltrow confirmed the baby's name on Twitter, writing: 'Welcome to the world Blue! We love you already.'
Jay-Z was telling friends he and Beyonce had named their daughter Ivy Blue Carter, E! Online reported.
Beyonce Jay Z : Big Ignorantness at the New York hospital Blue Ivy Carter born
Blue Ivy Carter is a beautiful girl but her birth occurred on some controversial conditions. Jay Z and Beyonce might have exaggerated the security measures before Blue Ivy Carter came to the world. The papparazzis are always annoying but some people complaint and that a father misses the initial moments his infant is born, is something you cannot repay wiyh all the money in the world.
The fithy rich couple, Beyonce and Jay Z rented out the entire fourth floor of Lenox Hill Hospital, on Manhattan's Upper East Side, for the birth — paying $1.3 million, the New York Daily News reported.
The newspaper reported a hospital staffer had revealed Beyonce had checked in Friday night under the name "Ingrid Jackson."
Hospital management reportedly put tape over security cameras and forced staff to hand in their cell phones in an effort to stop unauthorized photographs or footage of mother and baby being leaked.
Security guards were also reported to have been sighted outside the building, located off Park Avenue.
A father complains Beyoncé's security team 'barred him from seeing premature twins in hospital's intensive care-unit'.
'They should have been more strategic about it, These are children with problems in intensive care and you're just going to take over the hospital like you own it? All I want is an apology.
Another couple from Brooklyn claimed that as they tried to go home at 11 p.m. on Saturday night, a security guard prevented them from leaving. The unlucky new parents were told they weren't allowed to leave the 6th floor,
"We were told we could walk no further," Nash-Coulon pair said Monday. When they asked for an explanation the heinous guard "claimed, unconvincingly, 'Well, they're handling hazardous materials,' even as a large group of people screened from view were passing through the main hallway he had declared off-limits."
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More salutes to Lone Star State
After writing my original article about the state I call home and dearly love, I received a good many comments from those who love her in like manner. Some shared clippings, other writings, lists of things, and their own words about the great state of Texas. I enjoyed reading every one of them and share a kindred spirit with so many who wrote. I've also had the opportunity of meeting some real "Texas characters," and believe me, when I say we have our share of those, too.
I told my husband Ted that we meet so many of them because of what I do for a living. I love going out on an interview and meeting new people, learning their stories, asking questions, sharing information, and writing about them for others to get to know them. Occasionally, I meet a real wonder and I laugh and laugh for days. Many have become good friends over the years and I treasure the wonders they have shared with me.
Because this is Texas, we have our share of braggarts and boasters, but what state doesn't? It seems to me that Texas is so big that the Texas stories and tales have to be big, too. One of my recent favorites is about a Texas rancher who had lived on his land for years and years following in the footsteps of his forefathers. One day, he learned he had been accused of housing some illegal activities on his ranch and a federal agent appeared at the gate wanting to do a thorough inspection of the rancher's land. The rancher assured him that he had nothing to hide and would be glad for him to look around. "Spend the day if you like," he offered, "and if you need more time, I'll put you up in the bunkhouse yonder and see that you have a good meal tonight."
The federal agent was young and filled with his own power and did not listen well to the rancher. He was already planning how he would write his report to his superiors about what he would find. The old, wise, farmer said clearly, "Now, if I were you, I wouldn't go over there in that pasture. It wouldn't be worth your time and that big old bull is pretty mean. I can't even trust him myself and this ain't my first rodeo." With that, the young agent launched into a tirade about how much government power he had and that he could do anything he wanted. He whipped out his shiny new badge and asked, "Do you see that?" The rancher said, "Yep, I see it." "Well, this badge gives me the authority to go anywhere on this land and want and inspect anything I find." "Have it your way," said the rancher as he walked off to continue his chores.
About 20 minutes went by and he heard terrible screaming and sensed a commotion in the very pasture he had warned the agent about entering. The young guy was running for his very life with the big bull gaining ground every second. "Help me, help me," he screamed. "You have to do something." The rancher just leaned on his shovel and said calmly, "Show him your powerful badge there. That ought to do the trick."
He may have been older and a mere rancher in the eyes of the young dude with little experience, but he knew much more than the young city slicker could ever imagine. He had lived his life in Texas. Pays to heed these old Texas characters. They can help you tremendously or put you in a world of hurt. I've learned with most I've met that following their lead, heeding their advice, or seeking their friendship is much more important to me than being right or feeling important. And I've never been chased by one of their mean bulls.
And, you know, I'd like to think I have learned something powerfully important from each of their lives. I'm thinking of putting together a book on the Texas characters I have been privileged to know. I'd include Curley, who lived in Orange, one of the last true Texas cowboys, Molly Ivins, Bum Phillips, Neal Morgan, Melvin the vacuum cleaner salesman, Regina Rogers, Jerry Valentine, Willie, and oh, so many more. Ted says I am beginning to act like I've lived here all of my life. That is one of the best compliments he has ever paid me since I met the old Amarillo cowboy.

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Action! County's red light camera system goes live
As recently reported, while weather and utility work delayed the installation of red-light cameras at the intersection of Rio Road and 29 North, Albemarle County's high-tech attempt to curb red-light running will finally commence on Friday, November 12. There will be a 30-day grace period, during which violations will only be observed, but after that County police will start mailing out $50 tickets based on photographic and video evidence the cameras capture.
However, there's one important detail (mentioned previously on Coy Barefoot's radio program) that hasn't been widely reported: the cameras won't be monitoring the entire intersection. Say what?
According to a joint County/VDOT engineering safety analysis on the intersection, three cameras will monitor only two approaches: the through lanes of 29 Southbound and the two left-hand turn lanes, and the through lanes of Rio Road Eastbound and the left and right turned turn lanes.
"We are obviously hoping for a 'halo effect' that will impact driver behavior at all approaches to the intersection," says county spokesperson Lee Catlin.
According to County police Lt. Ernie Allen, the camera systems can only be installed at approaches that are studied and approved by VDOT, which based its decision on traffic volume, crash data, and violation rates at the intersection.
"We had no say in their location," says Officer Allen, who admits that he would have liked to have seen all the approaches monitored."But we're pleased to have another tool to prevent red-light running."
According to the analysis, there were no reported angle crashes caused by red-light running on Rio Road Eastbound between 2006 and 2009, while there were four reported angle crashes on Rio Road Westbound. In addition, traffic volume on Rio Road Westbound is nearly double that of the traffic volume on Rio Road Eastbound. So why not put cameras at what appears to be the more dangerous approach?
"If every angle crash is evidence of the danger of red-light running," says County transportation engineer Jack Kelsey, "then every red-light violation is a potential crash and also evidence of the danger."
As Kelsey points out, during a 12-hour video surveillance of the intersection last year, red-light running violations were observed most often at Rio Road Eastbound and 29 Southbound. And while there were no angle crashes at Rio Eastbound, there were 11 at 29 Southbound.
"As the volumes and rates of violations get larger and larger," says Kelsey, "it's just a matter of time before the crash tally catches up. So based on the data we have selected the two most hazardous approaches."
According to the analysis, there were a total of 177 crashes at the intersection during the study period; however, only 22 of those were caused by red light running. There were 36 injuries associated with these crashes, none of them fatal. The most common kind of accident? Rear end crashes. At 121, they represent 68 percent of the total crashes over the three-year period.
Counterproductively, it would seem, installing the cameras could drive up the number of crashes at the intersection. As VDOT's own studies have observed, installing red light camera systems tend to increase the number of rear end crashes, as motorists brake erratically quickly to avoid getting a ticket. Indeed, as the County analysis states, the camera systems "may not help to reduce the majority of the crashes at this particular intersection."
Confused yet? Again, as Kelsey explains, it's all about trying to prevent the more deadly angle crashes. While rear end crashes might increase, and the recorded number of angle crashes hasn't been alarming, the number of violations observed was cause for concern.
"Each violation represents a potential hazard to all users of this intersection, including cyclists and pedestrians," says Kelsey, who emphasises that the goal of using the cameras is to reduce the number of violations.
Of course, each violation also represents $50 paid to the camera company, Australia-based Redflex, and to the County's general fund, which helps to support the police department and other services. As previously reported, the County paid nothing up front for the camera systems. Under the deal, any ticket revenue up to $10,000 a month will go to Redflex, while any revenue generated beyond that goes to the County.
While County officials tout the deal as a savings to taxpayers, critics argue that it side-steps the ban on camera companies getting compensated based on the number of citations handed out, as the risk-free arrangement gives the County a financial incentive to make sure Reflex gets its $10,000 every month.
While County officials are characterizing this as a traffic safety measure, the deal would have any red-blooded American businessperson licking their chops. During that 12-hour period last year (from 6am to 6pm), 152 red-light running violations were observed at the chosen approaches. At $50 a violation, that's over $200,000 a month, or $2.7 million a year. Even if half those violations are deterred by the presence of the cameras, that's still over $100,000 a month.
Surprisingly, Officer Allen predicts that the number of violations, based on observations of the 23 camera systems in Virginia Beach, could actually spike during the first several months of the program, before leveling out as motorists get used to the cameras.
Of course, actually getting those $50 checks could be another story.
In Arizona, the state's network of Redflex-operated speed cameras came down recently because those ticketed simply began tossing them out. According to Arizona code, motorists were under no obligation to pay the tickets unless they were personally served. It's a situation that has cost Redflex $6.7 million in lost revenue this year, according to an April 2010 letter to shareholders, and has had the company petitioning the Arizona Supreme Court over the law.
Virginia code was amended to accompany the new red light camera legislation, but it's not that easy to get around the right to be properly served; even according to the modified code, a driver ignoring the citation suffers no criminal penalty. What's more, the code appears to require the County to personally serve the citation if it wants to ensure collection.
As was mentioned in a 2005 VDOT study on the use of red light cameras, because Virginia code requires the delivery of an in-person summons to compel an individual to appear in court, unless red-light camera citations get hand-delivered, they could become "essentially unenforceable."
"Early next year we should have a pretty good idea of how the cameras are working," says Officer Allen.
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One problem I see deals with the camera monitoring the eastbound traffic on Rio Road & 29. That light is SO short at times, that even the second car going through will see a yellow light. And if the first car hesitates at all, the 2nd/3rd/4th cars can see red before clearing the intersection. The timing of this light needs to be fixed before they crank up the money machine.
Looks like I'll be wearing a ski mask when I drive down Rio Rd. next time. Just because I own the car doesn't mean I was at the wheel when the red light was run.
Wonder if this means we will be held responsible for other people's actions if they are driving a car we own.
Scary stuff!
Dave -
cameras or not, 'right on red' has always meant right on red AFTER coming to a full stop and yielding to traffic that has the right of way.
Sorry, I meant to post 833....
§ 46.2-833. Traffic lights; penalty.
A. Signals by traffic lights shall be as follows:
Steady red indicates that moving traffic shall stop and remain stopped as long as the red signal is shown, except in the direction indicated by a lighted green arrow.
Green indicates the traffic shall move in the direction of the signal and remain in motion as long as the green signal is given, except that such traffic shall yield to other vehicles and pedestrians lawfully within the intersection.
Steady amber indicates that a change is about to be made in the direction of the moving of traffic. When the amber signal is shown, traffic which has not already entered the intersection, including the crosswalks, shall stop if it is not reasonably safe to continue, but traffic which has already entered the intersection shall continue to move until the intersection has been cleared. The amber signal is a warning that the steady red signal is imminent.
Flashing red indicates that traffic shall stop before entering an intersection.
Flashing amber indicates that traffic may proceed through the intersection or past such signal with reasonable care under the circumstances.
B. If the traffic lights controlling an intersection are out of service because of a power failure or other event that prevents the giving of signals by the traffic lights, the drivers of vehicles approaching such an intersection shall proceed as though such intersection were controlled by a stop sign on all approaches. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to: intersections controlled by portable stop signs, intersections with law-enforcement officers or other authorized persons directing traffic, or intersections controlled by traffic lights displaying flashing red or flashing amber lights as provided in subsection A.
C. The driver of any motor vehicle may be detained or arrested for a violation of this section if the detaining law-enforcement officer is in uniform, displays his badge of authority, and (i) has observed the violation or (ii) has received a message by radio or other wireless telecommunication device from another law-enforcement officer who observed the violation. In the case of a person being detained or arrested based on a radio message, the message shall be sent immediately after the violation is observed, and the observing officer shall furnish the license number or other positive identification of the vehicle to the detaining officer.
Violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no more than $350.
(Code 1950, § 46-203; 1952, c. 671; 1954, c. 381; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-184; 1964, c. 613; 1966, c. 607; 1970, cc. 515, 736; 1972, cc. 4, 234, 454; 1974, c. 347; 1976, cc. 30, 31; 1977, c. 9; 1978, c. 300; 1981, c. 163; 1989, c. 727; 2000, c. 834; 2004, cc. 252, 743; 2006, c. 928.)
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§ 46.2-835. Right turn on steady red light after stopping.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-833, except where signs are placed prohibiting turns on steady red, vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal, after coming to a full stop, may cautiously enter the intersection and make a right turn.
Such turning traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic using the intersection.
(Code 1950, § 46-203; 1952, c. 671; 1954, c. 381; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-184; 1964, c. 613; 1966, c. 607; 1970, cc. 515, 736; 1972, cc. 4, 234, 454; 1974, c. 347; 1976, cc. 30, 31; 1977, c. 9; 1978, c. 300; 1981, c. 163; 1989, c. 727.)
§ 46.2-833.1. Evasion of traffic control devices.
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any motor vehicle to drive off the roadway and onto or across any public or private property in order to evade any stop sign, yield sign, traffic light, or other traffic control device.
(1993, c. 117.)
What about violations against freedom of movement and freedom to use common-sense and common courtesy? Given equality instead of priority, road-users would be able to approach sociably and filter more or less in turn. Jaywalking and red-light running are fabricated crimes spawned by a defective traffic control system. Want to see how things can work without lights? See Roads FiT for People. Martin Cassini, UK
Why not address the 40ish stoplights from Greene to UVA. Maybe turn all the lights green at rush hour to filter traffic in and out of town or build a by-pass.
So, funny they are targeting working people that live north of C-Ville. If the powers in Greene want to make it's tax payers happy, do not honor Albemarle's red light Tax. It's a good thing Greene is growing, because I will avoid shopping on 29 North.
This article, for all it says, does not tell us whether "right turn on red" is allowed or not when turning right onto Route 29 Northbound from Rio Road. Is it or not?
Recipient, there are mandated standards and procedures to insure that cop shoppe radar is accurate at all times while in use. Just be happy that Virginia still uses radar. Some states now allow a cop to estimate or guess a car's speed. That's a pretty scary thought there if you think about it. Having been trained on the use of radar and operating radar in the State of Virginia, I can tell you right now I can't visually tell the difference between a car going 75 mph and 78 mph.
And once the tickets start rolling out, I suspect most of the violators will proportionately be from this immediate area. In other words, if 1,000 locals go through this intersection, maybe 30 will run a red light. If 1000 out of state cars go through this light, maybe only 5 will run a red light. The actual statistics will be interesting to see someday in the near future.
And more likely than not, a lot of the red light tickets will be going out to people who think the red light cameras are the best thing since radial tires.
Having an out of state plate doesn't stop them from finding you. The $40 Montgomery County, MD, fine I got for being caught by a speed-limit camera in Rockville last year found its way to my house just fine. So, implementation of the delivery system is no reason to object to this. But it does sound like focusing on red-light running may not be where the action is -- they should really focus on speeding. It's going so far above the limit that makes sudden stopping when the light changes a new hazard. If people kept it to 45, it would be easy to safely stop, and rear-enders would be both fewer and less damaging/dangerous. And just think how much more revenue the County could snatch up by ticketing speeders! As far as resorting to tech goes, that's no greater worry than what we already face, due process-wise or otherwise. Cops already use radar, which is not always calibrated correctly, to create their "evidence." And it's not like we have any kind of "right" to speed or run lights that we are unconstitutionally being deprived of when we get our summons (which we can fight, after all, rather than pay). The sneaky part is having the fine be so low that many will elect not to fight, given that it costs more to take time off from work that to pay the fine (at least before the next insurance premium arrives). Maybe the cameras can be set to photo ONLY out-of-state plates, just to make sure violators are unlikely to come back down to C'ville to fight, in order to reduce court costs, too.
Dem red light cams be killin ya boi!
This is wrong so many ways, if the problem needs to be fixed then we need to have patrol men working on it. We DON'T need machines sending us fines. Everyone should talk to the BOS member and tell them to remove the cameras now.
If you get a summons you can just ignore it and nothing will happen? What if I start changing my vehicles registrations to an outside of state llc- then they won't even be able to find me and I can avoid paying property tax. Will Virginia now reward those who become scofflaws?
It is imperative that everyone remember this one very important point. In Virginia, if you receive any form of ticket, or other legal document, from anyone or any agency that is not a badged, sworn and deputized arm of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the issue is not official. What does this mean to drivers? If you were to happen to get a ticket mailed to your home, DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT IN ANY MANNER. Make no telephone calls, nor write a letter or e-mail. If you do not acknowledge or contest the ticket, but simplhy throw it away, Commonwealth of Virginia Law allows no recourse to the sender. This is a statute thats on the books here in Virginia. A legal expert was on the Schilling Show on WINA recently, and quoted the exact code. So, if you get a pretty picture in the mail, throw it away and ignor it. The state will not let anything else transpire.
They don't picture the occupants or interiors. No opportunity for Larry David escapades.
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§ 46.2-833.1. Evasion of traffic control devices.
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any motor vehicle to drive off the roadway and onto or across any public or private property in order to evade any stop sign, yield sign, traffic light, or other traffic control device.
(1993, c. 117.)
Well there's no law that says you can't take another public road and not go through that section of 29. What are you going to do, put up a road block and ticket every driver who turns the corner onto a public road?
We still have the right to use any road we want in this country as long as it is open for cars to drive on it. You can't ask every driver his motive for turning a corner. Maybe he wants to stop at a fast food joint or whatever.
Besides, I bet all those retailers in those shopping centers are going to love it if the police start ticketing people for going into the parking lot.
And if they are driving on a public street that connects to 29, would they stop the driver? What would they do, ask people if they have any reason to be on that street (like they live or work near there) and ticket them if they say no?
Where I live, I avoid certain intersections because there's too much traffic there. If I decide to get over to the cross street by going through a parking lot on a corner shopping center, I do it. I am not avoiding the light or any traffic DEVICES, I am avoiding all those cars going every which way through a large intersection.
Some cities *encourage * people to stay off the main traffic filled road by connecting parking lots, and for some, even putting a small 2 lane road parallel to the main road which runs from parking lot to parking lot. Any city has the option of doing the same, encouraging people to stay in the lots and off 29. Fewer cars, fewer accidents.
If the police were to be so busy stopping drivers who turn into parking lots, chasing them through parking lots to see if they stop at a store (and what if they go in, change their mind, and leave? Ticket them for changing their mind??), and checking out motivation for drivers who turn onto side streets near there, they might as well wait at the intersection and catch red light runners themselves. It would cost less.
Bill, you appear to have a lot of time on your hands to contemplate traffic issues.
At this moment, yes, I have a rare bit of time to comment. I don't often get a few moments to myself. I spend most of my time caring for others. Thank you for noticing.
Since 29 is used by people headed from North Carolina to Maryland on 29,a lot of drivers who get tickets are going to be from out of state. Like me. But drivers are getting wise and buying GPS red light camera detectors like Whistler and Cobra and others make that are legal in all states. They warn in time to go around the offending intersection to make 100 percent sure, no risk no ticket, no rear end crash, no matter what.
Most who get the devices are extra cautious people who do not intend to go through lights but who may be locked into the intersection by other cars or caught with a bumper across the line before stopping.
I looked closely at your map and see there are easy ways around your red light camera intersection to guarantee that no matter what there will be no fine and no rear end crash for me on my rare trips through your city.
I do not speed, I do not run lights and I am a very cautious driver. I do not condone anyone breaking laws. I was married to a police officer and have high respect for all. I also need every dime of my income to pay my bills and refuse to risk it for any reason whatsoever.
As far as I can tell, there is no reason for anyone to go through that intersection if they don't want to.
If you want to make 100 percent sure they take the camera down as some of you have said, do not let them earn their $10,000.
Look at your map and if you know your city, or even if you don't, you will see what you can do to keep money in your pocket and protect yourself, your passengers, your children and your car from being hit from behind. Remember you can be the world's best driver but you cannot control the car behind you or how close it is to your back bumper at whatever speed you and s/he happen to be traveling.
Bill, I imported § 46.2-833.1 by mistake. I meant to import § 46.2-833.
833.1 doesn't apply in this conversation, my fault.
It is true, one can avoid these cameras. Let's say you are traveling south on rt. 29 and wish to make a left on Rio rd. Instead of using the left-turn lane at Rio and risking a ticket for ignoring the red light, you could take a right on Hilton Heights road and a left on Berkmar, behind the Walmart and PARALLEL to 29. Then make a left on Rio and OH SNAP! Another camera! they're everywhere!
Driver A, if you are traveling south on Route 29 and wish to make a left on Rio Road, cut through the shopping center there where Outback is. :)
I do it all the time anyway. It's much faster than sitting through the red light to enter the same shopping center, and then having to sit through the traffic light at Rio Road as well.
Is it legal to cut through a shopping center or business (like a gas station) to avoid a light?
Sure it is. It's against the law to zoom through a gas station, restaurant or other business at an intersection to avoid a red light. State Code section § 46.2-833.1 "Evasion of traffic control devices" wouldn't apply in the example of going though the shopping center I mentioned above because you're not really evading a traffic control device, you're simply choosing to go through a different traffic control device. You can take a faster or shorter route between Point A and Point B as long as you follow all traffic laws, § 46.2-833.1 does not outlaw this.
" Driver A, if you are traveling south on Route 29 and wish to make a left on Rio Road, cut through the shopping center there where Outback is. :)
And go right on Rio, up to Berkmar, go left, and enter 29 beyond the light.
What's with all the traffic lights in that area anyway? Doesn't the state have some kind of rule about sprinkling traffic lights every few hundred feet? That road's a bear to drive on safely in that section and the cameras will make it even more dangerous.
I think they need to do some engineering and make safety improvements to the roadway rather than treat the results.
In the past week and a half I have been caught in 5 trffic jams in Charlottesville. Each time but one I was attempting to leave Charlottesville for Greene county to the north. Why is traffic getting worse? Does anyone know?
"Confused yet?"
What's there to be confused about?
The cameras are there to provide a revenue stream. Nothing more. Watch what happens in thirty days when the city fathers shorten the yellow light time...
I will not be contributing to it (the revenue stream).
I'll also not be contributing to the Rt 29 business corridor; I'll be shopping elsewhere.
I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.-Thomas Jefferson
I have a business that is cleverly located in a spot that allows drivers passing through my parking lot to avoid some traffic control devices. I am fixing to build a short (65 ft. long) bypass that will charge a small toll for use. It is better to pay a little than a lot and drivers will be supporting a local businessperson.
Don't run red lights. Problem solved. Or if you choose to run them, be a big boy and take the ticket.
On the subject of enforcement...Louisa County must have a revenue shortfall. I've gotten caught in 2 speed traps there this year.
I wish they all could be california girls-Ben Franklin
As my Ma said: "Yeah traffic in Charlottesville was probably not too bad in Jefferson's day..."
I'm so happy!! Maybe now people will adhere to the traffic signals. I was nearly hit by a driver on 29 who ran a red light.
i think the better idea, as the article states, it to simply ignore any mail-in citations you may get. sure, they can still serve you in person, but i'm sure it'll cost more than $50 a pop to send a sheriff to every violators house.
houston is smarter than us?
They banned them by popular vote...
Ok- the question is what will the enforcers (whoever they are) do when NO ONE pays the fine? Take them all to court? Take away your drivers license? Take away your birth certificate? Take away your citizenship (if you are a citizen)?
DON'T PAY THE FINE and DON'T DO THE TIME!!!!
Not sure if "red light running" is the problem. I believe it may be enforcement of the laws.
Perhaps time spent at the subject intersection(s) would be a better place to enforce traffic laws rather than at Dunkin' Donuts.
I sense a "hanging chad" when they "go to the video tape".........


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First thing to go was the long length. I cut it off at the knee length I wanted, then made a facing to hem it with from the material that was cut off. I could have allowed length for a turned hem and done it that way, but I prefer doing the facing to avoid having to gather the extra hem width on an A-line.
A facing is basically the same shape as the bottom of the dress, about 2 inches or so deep. It is sewn on with right sides facing and then flipped under and blind hemmed. After I did that, I also ran two lines of stitching around the hem to mimic the original look.
Next thing to go was the long sleeves. After trying it on and marking it, I cut them off shorter than I wanted because I planned to use the old skirt hem as a new cuff.
The sleeves were more roomy than I wanted, so I took some tucks in them before adding the new cuffs.
Here's the finished sleeve. The old skirt hem is now the new cuff, with a button stolen from the old cuff.
Maybe you have unwearable things lurking around that just need some love, a trim and a few stitches? It's a good feeling to remake something that is just taking up space in your closet into something you'll enjoy for a few seasons. As a matter of fact, I've already worn it. Now on to the next piece on the pile...
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On Thursday, President Obama declared before the world that he would not permit any diplomatic "wheeling and dealing" over my case. Yet now it is being reported that after promising not to do so, the President ordered his Vice President to pressure the leaders of nations from which I have requested protection to deny my asylum petitions.
This kind of deception from a world leader is not justice, and neither is the extralegal penalty of exile. These are the old, bad tools of political aggression. Their purpose is to frighten, not me, but those who would come after me.
For decades the United States of America has been one of the strongest defenders of the human right to seek asylum. Sadly, this right, laid out and voted for by the U.S. in Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is now being rejected by the current government of my country. The Obama administration has now adopted the strategy of using citizenship as a weapon. Although I am convicted of nothing, it has unilaterally revoked my passport, leaving me a stateless person. Without any judicial order, the administration now seeks to stop me exercising a basic right. A right that belongs to everybody. The right to seek asylum.
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- During the PM on a critical production line, the tech found a jumper installed around an e-stop.
Monitoring will definitely help. You can install hidden cameras that have motion detection and visible cameras as a deterrent. Some store images that you can view later, while others work in real time and can be connected to your network.
If your facility doesn't have wireless access points for its network, it's behind the times. Install wireless routers and/or access points, set up a secure system, and add wireless webcams.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Ally Krus of Missouri Baptist has been named NAIA Volleyball National Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Krus was selected based on her performance from Oct. 8-14 and was chosen out of a pool of conference player of the week selections among 23 conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.
Krus, a 5-8 freshman setter from St. Louis, Mo., led the Spartans to a 5-1 record this past week. In a 3-2 (23-25, 25-18, 19-25, 28-26, 15-11) win over Park (Mo.) on Oct. 8, Krus tallied 54 assists, 13 digs, and three block assists. On Oct. 12, Krus continued her strong play with a career-high with three aces against Mid-Continent (Ky.) in the first match of the Spartan Invitational. Krus notched 51 assists, 10 digs, three kills in a 3-1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19) victory over then-No. 12 Grand View (Iowa) on Oct. 12. On Oct. 13, Krus recorded her third 50-plus assists game this week as she tallied 52 in the 3-1 (25-18, 25-19, 21-25, 25-17) against Graceland (Iowa). For the week, Krus dished out 252 assists (12.0 per game), had 43 digs, nine kills, six block assists and four aces.
Krus ranks fourth in the nation in assists per game (11.37) and 19th in total assists (921).
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Nominees: Katie Flock, Viterbo (Wis.); Moira Kirk, Xavier (La.); Kassy Cox, SAGU (Texas); Katie Zent, Jamestown (N.D.); Maddy Ekis, Concordia (Calif.); Rachel Eubanks, Georgetown (Ky.); Denise Atualevao, Graceland (Iowa); Chrissie Jeannin, Ottawa (Kan.); Morgan Martells, Ashford (Iowa); Lauren Crump, Indiana East; Fernanda Ferreira, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.); Lauren Maxwell, Northwestern Ohio; Chelsea Spivey, Milligan (Tenn.); Sha Sha Buchanan, Spring Hill (Ala.); Chelsey Driskill, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Rebecca Sweeney, Carroll (Mont.); Jamie Reaves, College of the Ozarks (Mo.); Hannah Gray, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Kendra Schwein, Hastings (Neb.); Jazzmyne Robbins, St. Francis (Ill.); Melanie Meyer, Goshen (Ind.); Jackie Stein, Concordia (Ore.); Courtney Calicdan, Menlo (Calif.).
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Week 2 (Sept. 11): Kendra Schwein, Hastings (Neb.)
Week 3 (Sept. 18): Jordan Holcomb, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Week 4 (Sept. 25): Paula Ferreira, Columbia (Mo.)
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During 2013, which was our first year as a chapter focus has been on Glastopf, a "web" honeypot.
Currently we are hosting 7 of them ourselves and have another 2 being hosted by people interested in learning more about honeypots. All of them deployed on Swedish ISPs.
All our Glastopf installations have submitted their data to hpfriends from the start.
We are also using and trying out a few other types of honeypots such as Dionaea, Cuckoo, Thug and Kippo. Our goal is to have some of these honeypots installed into "production" during 2014.
Our primary goal for starting the Swedish chapter was to provide local data to interested parties in Sweden, but also contribute to the project at large with our data/findings.
As 2013 was our first year as a chapter, we decided to focus on getting a base deployment up and running. That being said we have done some minor contribution to the Glastopf honeypot (https://github.com/glastopf/glastopf/graphs/contributors (@nixcon och @nsmfoo). We have had some excellent support from Lukas Rist and Johnny Vestergaard during our work to familiarize ourselves with Glastopf and help with any issues that we came across doing so.
We also began the work on OpenHoney, an OpenBSD based distribution with Glastopf. The team will put more effort in OH during 2014. With the aim of creating a small and easy to use installation for those interested in running their own honeypot. (http://www.openhoney.org/)
Our engagements during the year, besides our own internal efforts was to support individuals contacting us with request with help on how-to setup and configure their honeypots (various sorts), we think that this could be developed further and we are looking into various ways of supporting persons interested in honeypots. Hopefully this will also work as a recruitment base for future members.
As our research was very limited last year so was the results. One of the main reasons for that is described below in the goals section.
Our main goal for 2013 was as described above, to gain visibility into attacks occurring both locally in Sweden but also abroad. One step to achieve this was to install a base of honeypots that would collect this information. Despise some lack of hardware we managed to get a fair amount of installations and lots of insight while doing this.
The other goal was to make sense of the collected data, in this effort we did not fulfil our goals, as our initial solution did not meet our needs. But with that being said this was also part of our learning process and we aim to meet the goal during next year. We did one report release (as a PoC, very limited) last year (http://honeynetproject.se/research/)
During 2014, we aim to continue to grow in the amount of installations; we have had some hardware donations from a generous member, which we will put to use. Also we are having discussions with some supporters for more installations as well.
We will also continue our effort in collecting and analysing collected data. This effort is also make possible thanks to donated hardware.
With that in place we hope to be able to continue the use of other types of honeypots and implement some of our other ideas.
If possible we will also try to make ourselves available to make some presentations, an effort that will be made possible if we have something to show (like the collected data)
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DEPLOYMENTS: Read more »
A few days ago I was contacted by our CPRO, Leon van der Eijk, and asked to write a blog post about my own project called Bifrozt; something which I was more than happy to do. :) This post will explain what Bifrozt is, how this got started, the overall status of the project and what will happen further down the road.
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During the month of May the following information was obtained from Glastopf installations worldwide
Number of alert for the period: 1859863
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Number of alert for the period: 1325919
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Over 120,000 People Sign Petition Asking EA To Officially Come Out Against SOPA
from the well,-they-should deptRecently, despite some internet reports to the contrary, we noted that EA had not taken a stance on SOPA -- and it seemed clear the company had no intention to do so. It seems that many EA and video gaming fans don't find that acceptable. They've created an online petition asking EA to actually take a stand on the bills:
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a tool that protects monopolists and targets sites relied on by small-time businesses, like indie game developers and artists, condoning disproportionate action against these sites for any evidence of copyright infringement from any of their users. If EA wants to protect their monopoly so badly, we need to let them know that they will lose far more business by supporting this bill than by allowing indie developers to operate unimpeded. It is obvious that this bill's primary use is to paint a big red bullseye on the main distributors of indie content, protecting the market shares of big-time businesses like Electronic Arts.It's too bad they don't mention PIPA too, but... As I write this, there are already about 120,000 signatures, which is pretty impressive. Will EA listen?
EA is a member of the Entertainment Software Association which supports SOPA. It's time for EA to stand up and publicly oppose SOPA. Don't mess with the internet, EA. You will regret it.
It seems likely that the company doesn't want to take a stance either way, but as the petition notes, not saying something about this could be just as bad. And it doesn't even have to be anything big. Take, for example, how NVIDIA just came out against the bill. Despite also being a member of the ESA, NVIDIA notes that it disagrees with ESA and doesn't think this bill is the right approach:
NVIDIA wasn't consulted by ESA in formulating their position on SOPA. Our position is this: we oppose piracy, as it hurts our game-developer partners. However, we do not support SOPA. We don't believe it is the right solution to the problem. We remain committed to working to address this problem in a constructive and fair manner.It seems like EA could do the same thing... assuming that it, too, did not work with ESA on its position. Of course, if it did... well... then things are complicated.
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Perry, struggling in campaign, unveils economic program
WASHINGTON — Presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry released his economic plan Friday, promising that an energy-centric program to expand offshore drilling and domestic oil and gas exploration would create 1.2 million jobs.
Perry, who spoke at a suburban Pittsburgh steel mill before a hard hat-wearing crowd, is building on the Republican Party's "drill, baby, drill" mantra, He'd move to open federal lands to drilling, including Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and would curtail the Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory powers.
It was Perry's first detailed economic program since he announced Aug. 13 that he was running for president, and it came at a time when he's dropped dramatically in the polls, moving from front-runner to, barely, second-tier status.
The speech also came a day after Perry's wife, Anita, made headlines with her complaints about the "rough month" her family had experienced at the hands of the press and the GOP and her comment that it was God's calling that Perry run for president. Rick Perry praised her on several news programs Friday and supported her comments.
"Well, I do have one of the finest women in the world that I could be married to, and she is passionate," he said on ABC. "She said, 'He's the most conservative candidate in the race,' and 'He's a Christian.' And I can't argue with either of those facts."
Struggling to seize a message of his own, Perry turned to the energy sector — familiar ground to any energy state lawmaker — as the basis for his jobs program.
"The plan I present this morning, Energizing American Jobs and Security, will kick-start economic growth and create 1.2 million jobs," he said.
Saying the premise for his plan is "Make what Americans buy, buy what Americans make and sell it to the world," Perry predicted that, "We are standing atop the next American economic boom ... energy."
"The quickest way to give our economy a shot in the arm is to deploy American ingenuity to tap American energy. But we can only do that if environmental bureaucrats are told to stand down," he said.
"America has proven but untapped supplies of natural gas, oil and coal. America is the Saudi Arabia of coal, with 25 percent of the world's supply. Our country contains up to 134 billion barrels of oil and nearly 1.2 quadrillion cubic feet of natural gas."
Perry said that using executive orders and other executive actions, he'd authorize more drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore. He also would seek congressional authorization to drill in Alaska's ANWR region, a move that's been unsuccessful for pro-energy lawmakers for years.
Perry said Alaska energy efforts alone would create 120,000 jobs.
"We will resume pre-Obama levels of exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and create another 230,000 jobs," he said.
He didn't mention last year's environmental disaster, the BP oil spill in the Gulf, but said that such "ecological treasures" as the Florida Everglades and Yellowstone National Park would remain untouched.
Perry said he'd open up federal and private lands for exploration in states such as Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Colorado and Utah. The Western states could produce 1.3 million barrels of oil per day by 2020, he said, adding that they also contain 87 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Perry's harshest criticism was for the EPA. He said he'd stop "the EPA's draconian measures related to the regulation of greenhouse gases" and return air and water oversight to the states, "rather than imposing one-size-fits-all federal rules."
The campaign of Republican former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney blasted the speech by saying "Perry's plan falls short" in a news release.
Among the criticisms of the plan, which Romney's aides sought to contrast with his own 59-point proposal, is that industry experts have calculated Perry's 1.2 million jobs to develop over 13 years.
Perry's energy proposal also immediately drew fire from President Barack Obama's campaign and from environmental groups.
"Gov. Perry's energy policy isn't the way to win the future, it's straight out of the past — doubling down on finite resources with no plan to promote innovation or to transition the nation to a clean energy economy," Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt said.
"The Perry plan would undo safeguards from deadly smog, acid rain, mercury and other pollution," said Daniel Weiss, the director of climate strategy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. "And it ignores a clean tech future while returning to a fossil fuel past. ... The Perry plan should be stamped 'Made By Big Oil.'"
Texas Democratic Party spokeswoman Rebecca Acuna said Perry's speech "was based on outdated ideas and pure political opportunism. He wants to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency and run the federal government like he runs Texas."
Perry plans to unveil the second part of his economic program Oct. 25 in a speech focused on overhauling taxes.
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Hagel's hopes hinge on Schumer
Chuck Schumer is quietly letting out the word: He's far from sold that Chuck Hagel will be a staunch advocate of Israel.
And it's his vote that counts.
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Schumer, the most powerful Jewish Democrat in Congress, has been noncommittal in his public statements on Hagel's nomination. But privately, several sources say he has told senators it would be "very hard" for him to support Hagel as the next defense secretary because of his positions on Israel over the years. In New York, Schumer has told allies and power brokers in the Jewish community that he's uneasy about Hagel's nomination, a concern he reiterated at a private breakfast in Manhattan's posh Park Avenue Winter restaurant on Wednesday.
( PHOTOS: What they're saying about Hagel)
If Schumer were to oppose Hagel, it would almost certainly amount to a fatal blow to his candidacy since a number of pro-Israel Democrats who are squeamish about the nominee could very well be influenced by the No. 3 Democrat's position. It would also give bipartisan political cover to Republicans and neocons fighting Hagel's nomination.
Still, Schumer could also provide critical support for Hagel's nomination. Should he support Hagel, it very likely would ride on what the former Nebraska GOP senator eventually says on Israel at an upcoming one-on-one meeting with the New York Democrat and during his confirmation hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Schumer declined to be interviewed Thursday for this story. The White House also declined to comment.
( Also on POLITICO: Hagel may regret lack of Senate pals)
With the retirement of Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, Schumer has emerged as perhaps the most hawkish Jewish member of the Senate Democratic Caucus with regard to Israel, a subject that has caused rifts between President Barack Obama and pro-Israeli activists throughout his first term. The Hagel nomination has only raised the temperature on their relationship, and if Hagel fails to placate concerns from the pro-Israeli groups, Schumer will be in a tough spot between his Jewish base and the administration pushing hard for his confirmation.
Schumer's relationship with Obama over Israel has been rocky as well, with one source close to the White House expressing frustration over the New York Democrat's cool response to Hagel so far. In the past, Schumer has been harshly critical of the president's handling of the peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians.
( Also on POLITICO: Hagel's top defender: Hagel)
But he has also come to the defense of the Obama administration in key times, including over the Iranian threat during the presidential campaign, when Mitt Romney was aggressively courting Jewish voters.
In a previously unreported episode, Schumer told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he was betting on the wrong candidate after he bashed the Obama administration over Iran in the heat of last fall's presidential race, according to a person familiar with the telephone call. Schumer's implicit message to his friend Netanyahu: Continuing to attack Obama will only undercut their efforts to win strong support from the administration in the president's second term.


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