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Finding a place to park downtown could get interesting this summer.
Contractors are expected to begin building a housing-retail complex and parking ramp on the city-owned parking lot west of Wells Fargo and south of the former Midwest Federal Building on May 1. On Aug. 1, work is expected to start on a similar project in the parking lot north of US Bank.
Those two projects will take away 267 of the Minot Parking Authority's 383 downtown spaces, with no ramps to replace them for several months.
Curt Clark, chairman of the parking authority, said the authority will be looking for alternative parking. The authority hopes to find alternatives through different use of street parking and through arrangements with downtown businesses and organizations that may have extra spaces.
Complicating the situation, however, will be a major downtown infrastructure rehabilitation project that will be tearing up streets for underground work.
Minot Mayor Curt Zimbelman said the city might be able to help with its parking lot at the Municipal Auditorium and by changing the two-hour limit on street parking downtown. Like Clark, he said there will need to be flexibility with downtown businesses to find room for everyone for a while.
As it stands now, the existing five public lots downtown basically are leased to capacity and could use more spaces. The parking authority already over-sells so a day-time worker and a night-time resident can share a space.
"We have been pretty near capacity for probably the last couple of years," Clark said.
Prior to that time there was talk about a shortage of downtown parking, but the greater problem was one of parking location rather than capacity, he said. Parking was available if people were willing to walk a ways to their destinations.
Clark said the tight parking is compounded with the sale of the 43-space lot on Main Street and Central Avenue to Artspace and with increased demand due to the 22 downtown apartments being added by IRET. The Artspace housing and retail project will include on-site parking when it is finished.
The parking ramps are expected to add nearly double the parking spaces that they are eliminating. The ramps will serve both the new residential developments and provide public parking serving new and existing retail and offices.
Details of how the ramps will operate haven't been determined yet. Clark said it is unlikely that the parking authority will have a role in the operation.
Although the city will own the ramps, it isn't interested in hands-on management, Zimbelman said. At the airport, the city contracts for parking management, which is one option for the downtown ramps.
At this time, the city has no idea what the parking fees might be in the new ramps, nor is it clear who would set those fees. Zimbelman said the city will want to maintain some say, however.
The cost of the construction could require higher parking fees, although income also will increase with more spaces to lease. Currently, the parking authority charges $37.50 a month for space in its gated lots and $25 a month for space in an ungated lot. Those rates haven't changed for years.
The Imagine Minot project initiated by Cypress Development of Portland for the downtown has a five-year plan to build on all the city-owned parking lots downtown, creating residential and retail activity with parking incorporated into the design. Should that happen, the Minot Parking Authority may be no more.
Clark said the city owns four parking lots. The authority owns 44 spaces in a lot near the old YMCA building, now owned by Eid Passport.
Continuing the parking authority just for the operation of that one lot might not be practical, Clark said. It may happen that the parking authority eventually will sell its lone lot and disband, he said.
The parking authority previously sold the Citizens' Garage and a lot near I. Keatings. The school district acquired another former public parking lot on Second Street Southeast. Most recently, Artspace purchased a lot.
If the parking authority disbands, the city likely would absorb the assets, Clark said. As of Sept. 30, 2012, the parking authority had net assets of $459,064, of which $281,179 was cash on hand.
Clark said the cash reserves largely come from lot sales. The parking operation itself generates adequate lease income to cover expenses, he said. The parking authority has authorization to ticket parking violators, but all fines go to the city.
Earlier this month, the Minot City Council acted on the recommendation of its Airport Committee and voted to leave the weekly maximum parking fee at the airport at $40.
Airport director Andrew Solsvig said an increase to $60 a week was proposed as a means of increasing revenue but also to influence people to consider other parking options, thus easing congestion at the airport.
Visitors still might pay more if they leave their vehicles at the airport very long-term. The council eliminated a monthly fee of $90, which means that after Feb. 1, long-term visitors will pay only on the weekly fee schedule.
The daily parking fee is $10, which was increased from $8 last summer. The airport provides the first 15 minutes of parking free. The rate for the next 45 minutes and for each additional half hour is $1.


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ISTANBUL — The Syrian opposition said Wednesday it welcomes the promise of increased U.S. involvement in finding a solution to two years of war, but that it would not accept peace talks if top members of the regime of Bashar Assad are involved.
The stand of the country's leading opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition, is in direct conflict with the peace talks that the Obama administration are seeking to help organize next month in Geneva.
Secretary of State John Kerry urged the Syrian government Wednesday to attend the proposed peace talks that would also include Russia, a chief patron of Syria that has refused to support rebel demands that Assad be forced out in return for peace.
"We hope the U.S. will lead the international role to solving the conflict," said Khaled Saleh, spokesman for the Syria National Coalition. "The coalition welcomes any solution as long as it meets the democratic aspirations of the Syrian people but it must start with the departure of Assad."
Saleh repeated that the rebellion needs the United States and other Western nations to impose a no-fly zone over Syria to stop Assad's warplanes as well as strategic military strikes on government positions. Kerry on Wednesday threatened to give non-lethal aid, such as medical kits and food, to the rebels if Assad did not join talks.
The back-and-forth seems to indicate that Kerry's endeavor on behalf of President Obama will satisfy none of the principals involved in the conflict. Kerry met with Arab leaders in Jordan on Wednesday to win backers for the peace talks.
The finer details of the proposed Geneva talks have yet to be ironed out while the presence of Iran, a chief ally of the Assad regime, has not been ruled out. Speaking in Cairo, Lakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations-Arab League mediator, said that both the opposition and regime are preparing to take part in the conference.
Diplomacy has so far failed to stop the violence in a conflict the United Nations says has cost the lives of more than 80,000 people and forced more than 1 million to flee Syria's borders. SNC members will gather in Istanbul on Thursday for a three-day meeting to elect a president and decide if it will attend the Geneva conference.
Speaking with USA TODAY last week, interim SNC President George Sabra said he held little hope for the joint U.S.-Russian diplomatic effort and would not commit to attending talks before seeing who would be invited from the regime's side. Russia has made statements that Assad's regime was overreaching in its attempts to stay intact, but it has not said it would seek to force the leader out.
"Assad is threatening the entire region as we've seen in Turkey and Lebanon recently and I think Russia is starting to recognize it is making a mistake," Saleh said. The (Geneva) conference is an example of that."
Analysts said the call for talks represents a change in U.S. policy by not insisting that Assad agree to vacate his position immediately.
"The goal of the U.S. is to help bring about a solution by bringing the regime and the opposition together," said Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics. "This is a major shift — the U.S. no longer insisting on Assad's departure as a precondition to talks."
"It's important because what John Kerry is trying to do now is to convince America's regional allies and the allies of the opposition, in particular Turkey and Qatar, to at least convene in Geneva and to convince the political opposition to take it seriously and form a negotiating team to go to Geneva," he said. "The U.S. is acting now because it's afraid that war could expand into regional war."


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Microsoft Corp. this week announced that its next-generation Windows 8 operating system will be available in three versions later this year. Two versions will be designed for x86 processors and one will be aimed at ARM-powered systems. All three will support touch-screen, keyboard and mouse, all general capabilities of Windows and Metro-style apps. The version for ARM will also include touch-optimized versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
For PCs and tablets powered by x86 processors, Microsoft will offer two editions: Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro. Windows 8 will include all the general features of Windows, updated Windows Explorer, Task Manager, better multi-monitor support and the ability to switch languages on the fly (which was previously only available in Enterprise/Ultimate editions of Windows). Windows 8 Pro is designed for tech enthusiasts and business/technical professionals, it features for encryption, virtualization, PC management and domain connectivity. Windows Media Center will be available as an economical "media pack" add-on to Windows 8 Pro.
Windows RT, the newest member of the Windows family (Windows on ARM or WOA), will only be available pre-installed on PCs and tablets powered by ARM processors and will help enable new thin and lightweight form-factors with impressive battery life. Windows RT will include touch-optimized desktop versions of the new Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. For new apps, the focus for Windows RT is development on the new Windows runtime, or WinRT, that enables cloud-enabled, touch-enabled, web-connected apps of all kinds. Windows RT will not run traditional x86 applications and will only be compatible with Metro-style apps. Besides, Windows RT will come without Windows Media Player, Storage Spaces and some other features.
It is noteworthy that in a bid to avoid confusion caused by many versions of Windows, Microsoft decided to offer only two versions of Windows 8 for x86 systems, just like it did over a decade ago with Windows XP. It remains to be seen how much the company will charge for the premium version of Windows 8 as $399 for Ultimate version of the OS was considered too much by many.
Microsoft Windows 8 will become available later this year, although Microsoft has never officially confirmed this.
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Questions and answers
WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2011
Question: What is the state of the global tobacco epidemic since WHO issued its last report in 2009?
Answer: The big picture is unchanged. The tobacco epidemic still kills nearly 6 million people each year. More than 5 million of them are users or ex users of tobacco and more than 600,000 are nonsmokers who die from exposure to second-hand smoke.
If current trends persist, the epidemic could kill more than 8 million people by 2030, with 80% of the deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Having killed 100 million people during the 20th century, the epidemic could kill up to 1 billion during the 21st.
Question: Has the fight against tobacco progressed?
Answer: Yes. The tobacco industry is in retreat on many fronts. At the same time, it is seeking and exploiting new targets of opportunity, in particular women, young people and people in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, America and Asia. It needs new users to replace the up to half of current ones who will die prematurely from tobacco-related diseases.
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control demonstrates the world's commitment to decisive action against the global tobacco epidemic. In force since 2005, the WHO Framework Convention is our most powerful tobacco control tool and one of the most widely embraced treaties in the history of the United Nations.
To help countries fulfil their WHO FCTC obligations, in 2008 WHO introduced the MPOWER package of six evidence-based tobacco control measures that are proven to reduce tobacco use and save lives. Each of the six MPOWER measures is considered a "best" or "good" buy in tobacco control. The WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2011 provides comparable data for all WHO Member States on their level of achievement of these six selected measures.
As is frequently not the case with other leading public health problems, the means to curb tobacco use are within our reach. The WHO Framework Convention establishes standards that underpin and drive tobacco control throughout the world and reinforces the role and strength of international law as a tool to prevent disease and disability. The assistance provided for specific WHO Framework Convention demand-reduction measures through MPOWER supports countries as they work to reduce tobacco use and save lives.
The results presented in the report show that progress is possible and is being made. In some countries, this progress has been rapid and sweeping; these countries can serve as models for action by countries that still need to do more to protect their people.
As the report documents, there have been measurable gains since the 2009 version of the report. For example:
- More than 1 billion people in 19 countries are covered by laws requiring large, graphic health warnings on packages of tobacco, nearly double the number of two years ago, when only about 547 million people were covered in 16 countries. Mexico, Peru and the United States of America are the latest countries to require the large, graphic warnings, which are proven to motivate people to quit using tobacco and to reduce the appeal of the drug for people who are not yet addicted.
- More than 739 million people in 31 countries are covered by comprehensive smoke-free laws – a more than twofold improvement over the 2009 version of the report, which showed that more than 353 million people were covered in 15 countries. Burkina Faso, Nauru, Pakistan, Peru, Spain and Thailand are among the latest countries to ban smoking in indoor public and work places. All told, nearly 11% of people are protected by such laws, as compared with 5.1% in 2008.
- The number of people covered by at least one MPOWER measure newly applied at the highest level increased by 1.1 billion people to 3.8 billion. This means that more than half of the world's population is covered by at least one MPOWER measure.
- Twelve more countries have raised tobacco taxes to more than 75% of the retail price since 2008, bringing the total to 27 countries.
Still, it is sobering to reflect on how little progress was achieved in other areas and how much more remains to be done:
- Only three more countries – Chad, Colombia and Syria – banned tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
- Only one more country – Turkey – offered comprehensive help to quit.
- More than 89% of people remained unprotected by comprehensive smoke-free laws.
WHO and its Member States can and must do better.
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Frustration is in the air at forum on proposed state budget
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The people who decide how tax money is spent and those who use it to provide health, education and human services tried talking and listening to one another for two hours Thursday morning.
While the conversation was civil and respectful among the 50 or so participants at the Fowler Center in Bethlehem, frustration seemed to fill the air by the end of the United Way's second annual forum on the state budget.
It was especially apparent in an exchange between Diane Elliott, executive director of New Bethany Ministries in Bethlehem, and Pete Tartline, executive deputy secretary of Gov. Tom Corbett's budget office.
Elliott, whose faith-based agency helps the homeless, the hungry and the mentally ill, pointed out that New Bethany uses its funding to prevent people from becoming a burden on the state by keeping them out of the prison system or becoming entirely dependent on social services.
But with funding becoming harder to come by even as demand for services increases, Elliott wanted to know, "What positive message can I take back for the people we're trying to help?"
Tartline replied that the Corbett administration is committed to reducing the prison population and using those savings on programs that cut down on recidivism.
Not satisfied, Elliott pressed him again: "But what positive message can I take back?"
Tartline responded: "The positive message is, there a finite amount of money, and it's being invested in human services. ... We've cut the fat. Everyone's getting down to the bone. We recognize that."
Which prompted this blast from Alan Jennings, executive director of the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley: "A lot of people making these [funding] decisions are completely clueless," he told the gathering, which included several state representatives and their surrogates. "The fabric of this society is shredding. ... They have no idea what the reality is."
Jennings also had an exchange with Todd Donnelly, president of Viamedia and chairman of the United Way's 2012 campaign.
Donnelly said he believes "people should take care of other people. ... We are all strong and we need to rely on ourselves." Asking for government to help should only be a last resort.
"And don't kill corporations," Donnelly continued, referring to a questioner who wondered why 70 percent of corporations are not paying state taxes.
"They're giving back," he declared, as he mentioned several Lehigh Valley businesses that make generous charitable contributions.
Jennings then cited a statistic for Donnelly: "American corporations account for 6 percent of all charitable giving. A lot of others are carrying the load."
Victoria Coyle, executive director of North Penn Legal Services, said the staff of her non-profit is losing ground while trying to do more with less.
Coyle said she has laid off 12 of her staff, and reduced North Penn's budget by $1 million. Some of the staff are not getting pensions, some are not getting health care and there have been no cost of living increases, she noted.
"People who need [our services] cannot get in the door," she said. "[But] it's always us [non-profits] being asked to give more and more."
Peter Schweyer, director of government and community relations for Sacred Heart Hospital, said he was pleased that Gov. Corbett is heading to Washington, D.C., next week to talk about expanding Medicaid in Pennsylvania with Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
He said by currently, 7 percent of Sacred Heart's patients "walk in and pay nothing."
By accepting the Medicaid expansion part of the president's new health-care plan, the number of uninsured in Pennsylvania could drop by two-thirds by 2016. Not doing so would cost the state $3.2 billion in annual growth, he added.
Tartline said Corbett has been reluctant to opt in on the program because of the many questions surrounding it.
In his 20-minute opening presentation, Tartline pointed out that the governor's proposed budget "has the highest level of state education funding in history" -- $5.5 billion, a $90 million increase over last year.
And, he said, the governor has earmarked the expected $1 billion from the sale of the state liquor store system for educational programs.
But Susan Lozada, executive director of community and student services in the Allentown School District, said from her vantage point, "the perception is that public education is being dismantled. We're always talking about a balanced budget rather than a balanced child."
She said privatizing liquor sales will make alcohol more readily available and undercut anti-drug and alcohol programs aimed at students.
She suggested lawmakers explore other ways of funding public education, including taxing profits from Marcellus shale gas drilling and getting blighted properties back on the tax rolls.
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Skip to comments.I'll Have Another Scratched from Belmont
Posted on 06/08/2012 8:43:00 AM PDT by sportutegrl
CNN is reporting that I'll Have Another is scratched from racing in Belmont. No Triple Crown this year.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Darn. Not a horse fan, but I always like seeing history.
Fox News's website says the same thing.
Last horse I bet on was SO good.....it took 10 other horses to best him.
I hope he's okay.
He's injured and will most likely never race again.
I'm not a betting man, but I'm curious....what happens to the bets on this horse now? Do they lose or just get canceled?
Well my weekend schedule just loosened up. Bummer.
Injury is a legitimate, straightforward reason of course but when you consider the cloud of rumors and investigations already surrounding the trainer you have to wonder.
And if it was an injury wouldn't it already be reported as such?
Horse racing, like boxing, needed a good story rather than another black eye. But horse racing, to paraphrase the late Bert Sugar's comment about boxing, ran out of black eyes long ago.
The problem with the Belmont's 1.5 mile length is that many owners don't want to risk stud contracts if their horse should break down in the final leg of the Triple Crown.
After what happened to Ruffian all of those years ago, I could never really get into horse racing after that.
Time to change the horse's name to "Oh no you won't!"
Ok, now that's funny...but seriously, hopefully he'll be ok.
you stole my line...
Sad news.
Injury or too many milkshakes?
Very suspicious.
I'll Have Another may have had just too many.
Such sad news. I do hope he'll be OK. It's been a fantastic experience watching him come from behind in Kentucky and Preakness. O'Neill has my respect for what must have been a gut-wrenching decision. :(
Tendonnitis is developing in the front left leg. Sad, but I'm glad they made a conservative decision.
That's okay, history will happen on November 6 when the country rejects it's first half-black president.
Yeah, I hear ya. I have an uncanny ability to pick the winners for the first quarter, then cross the finish line last.
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I was really looking forward to the race. This is just awful.
Hope the horse is only mildly under the weather and it isn't something serious.
Glad they made the right decision.
It would have been very easy for them to stick him out there for one more race, even with the injury.
Good call.
Yeah, I hear ya. I have an uncanny ability to pick the winners for the first quarter, then cross the finish line last.
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I was really looking forward to the race. This is just awful.
Hope the horse is only mildly under the weather and it isn't something serious.
Time to head to the Stud Barn where he will have another and another and....
The last thing they need is another Barbaro.
Me either. She comes from a long line of long spindly legs. I believe her mother and/or her father had to be put down because of leg problems.
Me too. That was awful.
I bawled like a baby when she was put down.
Wow. That sound you heard was the TV ratings crashing through the floor.
I'm not sure if wagering for the Belmont was taking place already at the track itself, if so those wagers placed at the track itself would be refunded. There are some places that take advance wagering, or more specifically called "Futures Wagering". It's basically far in advance wagering, for those who wish to place a wager when they can get good odds since that futures bet "locks" the odds at that time for you. Those futures wagers are now lost for the bettor, those are not refunded.
Also attendance at Horse Racing Parks across the country where you could bet on the race.
Secretariat? Greatest race horse in history IMO.
Once a horse leaves the gate the race has gone off. Prior to that all money is returned.
Name of horse I'll Have Another...maybe it was one of Ted Kennedy's fave saying
A lot of people did, me included. As soon as I read the name Ruffian, I could see the film of that that horrible last race again in my mind--her leg snapping, her continuing to run. To me, hers is the most tragic racing story ever.
The owners are looking at so much breeding money ($bajillions) from the two wins already under their belts they aren't going to risk it with another race. If the horse comes up lame and gets the farewell gunshot to the head, that's $bajillions flushed down the toilet. The owners are protecting themselves and cashing in before that can happen.
I do find it odd that we had several Triple Crown winners in the 70s, starting with Secretariat, and then after 1978, nothing.
Over here, 'triple crown' means rugby.
At the time of Secretariat's death, the veterinarian who performed the necropsy, Dr. Thomas Swerczek, head pathologist at the University of Kentucky, did not weigh Secretariat's heart, but stated, "We just stood there in stunned silence. We couldnt believe it. The heart was perfect. There were no problems with it. It was just this huge engine."[18] Later, Swerczek also performed a necropsy on Sham, who died in 1993. Swerczek did weigh Sham's heart, and it was 18 pounds (8.2 kg). Based on Sham's measurement, and having necropsied both horses, he estimated Secretariat's heart probably weighed 22 pounds (10.0 kg),[20] or about two-and-three-quarters times as large as that of the average horse.
That engine drove Secretariat to a feat at the Belmont that is for the ages.
Certainly of the modern era. Given that Secretariat set a track record in that race (which I believe still stands) while not being pressured in the least, it makes you wonder what kind of time he might have posted if pushed.
This situation reminds me of the situation with Spectatular Bid in 1979 when it was debated whether to run him in the Belmont or not due to injury. Although injured, it was decided to run him. He lost to some horses that he had already clearly established he could beat easily when healthy.
Of all the horses in that time frame, I've always thought that Spectacular Bid was the horse that would have most challenged Secretariat. More so than Affirmed or Seattle Slew or Alydar.
OK, I admittedly don't know much about horse racing, but what is the big deal with the Triple Crown? You are choosing 3 races arbitrarily, aren't you? What happens if a horse wins 3 other races? I just don't get it, sorry.
In one of those races he ran each quarter(?) faster than the one before. He was still gaining speed at the end, looks like.
Secretariat was the greatest race horse that ever lived. He won the Derby, Preakness and Belmont in record time and the Belmont by 31 lengths. No horse has even come close to that performance. Get the movie—great story that you can watch over and over.
That's a longer spell than when Secretariat won in 1973. I believe the prior Triiple Crown to that one was in 1948, but the name of the winning horse escapes me.
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CALUMET – Members of the Calumet Village Council got a glimpse of how the village could look in the near future during their regular meeting Tuesday.
Bill Baxandall, Michigan Technological University adjunct professor of civil and environmental engineering, brought seven members of a senior design class at Tech to talk about the Complete Streets plan for the village they recently created.
The students took turns talking about the plan, and Jon Gerke began the presentation by explaining that a Complete Streets plan includes all modes of transportation, including motorized and non-motorized uses.
"They incorporate all designs from the get-go," he said. "Bicycle lanes and pedestrians are considered just as important as automobile traffic."
Each Complete Streets plan is unique for the community for which it's designed, Gerke said.
"They really fit the community which they serve," he said.
Andrew Brucki said there are health and economic benefits to incorporating non-motorized transportation into a community, and a Complete Streets design can increase safety in a community.
"It's not about the destination," he said. "It's about the journey."
Brucki said the design the students developed keeps bicyclists and pedestrians separate from motorized travel. The various routes include points of interest, such as the Italian Hall Site and the Calumet Theatre, and places of everyday use, such as stores and offices.
Eric Daavettila said possible funding sources for implementation of the Complete Streets program include but aren't limited to the Safe Routes to School program, a Community Development Block Grant, the village Downtown Development Authority, and a Bikes Belong Grant.
Other students presented possible construction plans for the proposed project.
After the presentation, village President Dave Geisler said he experienced a Complete Streets design in Chicago and it seemed to work well, and he thought the plan presented by the students could work in Calumet.
"As funds become available, I would love to see this come to fruition," he said.
Also speaking to the council members was Laura Miller, executive director of the Calumet Theatre, who presented a list of 30 repair or construction projects the theatre board would like to complete as soon as possible. The theatre is owned by the village.
"The list is not in any particular order," she said. "It's just a list of things that we see that needs to be done."
Miller said the list of repairs could be funded in part by money raised from its annual Grand Raffle.
"The Calumet Theatre Company has earmarked a portion of those funds for building improvement items," she said.
Miller said the items on the list will be most obvious and provide comfort and safety to theatre patrons when they are completed. Estimates for some of the items on the list have already been received by the board.
Miller asked the council members to consider constructing an elevator in the theatre in the not-too-distant future, also.
"With that thought, we'd like to be able to promote that for our upcoming gala this year and for all of our future galas with the cause of raising money for an elevator for this building," she said.
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Worldwide charter broker has access to more than 50,000 aircraft.
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Global charter broker with 25 offices in North America, Asia, Europe and Middle East. Access to all aircraft categories and types from vetted operators. Has facilitated more than 1,500 presidential and royal flights.
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Switzerland-based aviation-services provider operates more than 50 aircraft in its charter fleet, predominating in European-based large-cabin jets, and sources aircraft from partner operators worldwide. TAG Account provides customized solutions and discounted flight time.
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"We have risen for freedom of the press," she told a rapt audience from all over the world. "The young have sacrificed themselves while writing, filming and texting in alleys, and streets...to express their wills and to bring down their oppressors." Karman's words drew rousing applause. She concluded by warning those who try to stop free expression that it will bring about a "second, third or tenth revolution."
Karman was among the better known female journalists attending UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) in Tunis this year, but she was not alone.
Thirty-one year old Rafika Fejjari who works for Tunisia's Hannibal TV, began her journalism career six years ago under the Ben Ali regime. "My parents did not want me to become a journalist," she told me. Her first project was a documentary about a woman who converted from Islam to Christianity, a taboo subject. It took her two years to complete and her professor nearly flunked her.
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"I have to stay in the system to keep pushing for change," Fejjari explained. "You cannot do this from the outside."
Then there's 32 years old Intesar Khalifa El Barasi from Benghazi, Libya, who is attending WPFD conference as a press fellow sponsored by the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. She has been a journalist for years and was arrested in November 2010 for charges claiming she committed a crime against the Qaddafi regime. She was freed after six months but was forced to switch jobs -- until Qaddafi fell.
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She was a member of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Eagles Aerie Auxiliary, all of Minot.
She enjoyed baking, cooking, bird watching and feeding, and her flower garden. She especially enjoyed spending time at the lake, fishing and boating.
Surviving family includes: husband of 53 years, Lewis, Minot; children, Kim Block, Minot, Guy Stromme, Minot, Vicki (Nicholas) Serna, Temecula, Calif., and Jason Stromme, Reno, Nev; grandchildren, Kyle, Shawn, Nicholas, Andrew, Eric, Amanda and Kylie; great-grandson, Gage Block; brothers, Matthew Gange, North Carolina, and Adam Gange, Drake; sisters, Betty Heib, Minot, and Mary Seimers, Fargo; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Irene was preceded in death by: her parents; brothers, Anthony, Louie, John, Pete, Jack and Lawrence Gange; and sisters, Frances Vogel and Theresa Heer.
Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, Feb. 18, 10:30 a.m., at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot.
Visitation: Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m., at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot.
Vigil Prayer Service: Sunday, 5 p.m., at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot.
Those wishing to sign the online register and share memories may access the online obituaries section at (www.thompsonlarson.com).


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Anyone else watching?
Didn't see a thread for this, and it's about to start, so . . . I'm starting one.
Anyone else watching?
I am! I just noticed that Shawn has a new LP costume. Not quite as Mad Hatter-ish as I would like, but it's an improvement over what we saw at NHK (which was basically a rehash of his "Amadeus" outfit).
Where's the feed? Where's the feed?! I NEED TO SEE SHAWN!! lol I was going to wait until it's on CBC tomorrow but I can't.. unless I have to
Nevermind, I'm watching it
I am too! Hopefully Shawn can redeem himself a bit here. I haven't seen his LP this season yet.
I saw Shawn perform a triple (not sure which) with one arm over his head.
LOL, there's three men's LP threads now. Great minds and all that. Mods, please fix!
Pfeifer is on the ice.
So nervous for Shawn, especially since Pfeifer is skating well.
Viktor doubled a loop and fell on a 2A, along with a couple of iffy landings.
I missed the 2A. I did get up and leave for a sec.


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Very thought provoking story on stem cells and especially
Very thought provoking story on stem cells and especially Dr. Taylor's perspectives on the moral obligation she feels to pursue her work. Indeed, I found Dr. Taylor's response to William Saletan's question ("How far should we strip-mine humanity in order to save it?") most thought provoking.
She answered by identifying the difficulty of denying the claim to stem-cell research levied by a concerned mother whose child is suffering and could be cured. What struck me most about this comment is that if one believes the embryo is either human life or potential human life (which obviously not all agree on) then one of main differences between the embryo and the mother is the mother's ability to communicate and to plea for compassion. The embryo has no such ability to communicate the need for survival or to request our aid on his/her behalf.
Here is where many in the religious community would insert the moral obligation to speak on behalf of those who cannot speak on their own behalf. Anyways, just more thoughts that have been provoked and might provoke more thoughts. Thank you for the thoughtful treatment of very sensitive topic.

Completely captivating and fascinating. The information
Completely captivating and fascinating. The information Ms. Doris Taylor brought forward strikes me as ultimately correct and our answer to optimal health. I will especially "Take It to Heart" (there's her next book title) her feeling that inflammation is Nature's call for more stem cells to aid in the body's repair. An utterly brilliant assessment.
Never mind that her work with her colleagues may have brought us one of the greatest breakthroughs in understanding of how to cooperate with the human body to date.
Thank you, Ms. Taylor.

This was a disturbing show. It's presented as part of an
This was a disturbing show. It's presented as part of an effort to get beyond the disputes over embryonic stem cell research when in fact it plainly privileges one side while largely suppressing the other. I don't think that's intentional, but that doesn't make it less disturbing.
When the show initially raises the question of morality it effectively obscures it by addressing the issue of whether stem cells used for research are derived from abortion but not whether embryos destroyed in the process of developing embryonic stem cell lines are human lives of the kind we must protect just as we do adult human lives, a belief strongly held by many spiritual, intelligent, well informed, thoughtful people of good will. Having quickly disposed of the only moral concern raised at that point, the show then slides together the highly controversial case of embryonic stem cells with the uncontroversial case of adult stem cells, presented with all manner of gauzy wonder, online photos and even uplifting musical cues that underline the emotional impact. The effect is to transfer the uncontroversially positive feelings associated with the one to the other without having to face the central moral problem.
When that central moral issue is finally raised, it's towards the end, after most of the emotional work has been done, and only in an attenuated form. There are no personal stories, no photos, no dark musical cue, and no poetic language lamenting the possibility of the loss of innocent human life at the hands of other humans--apart from the striking term "strip-mine humanity," which still falls short of the full weight of the issue. In effect, raising the issue in that limited way simply allows Ms. Taylor's view that embryonic stem cell research is morally right to be further reinforced with more personal stories and poetic language, topped off with another soaring musical cue. Throughout the show, Tippett is sympathetic with and implicitly supportive of Taylor's views.
This is disturbing on two levels. It isn't that I disagree with Taylor's views as far as they go. In fact I strongly support embryonic stem cell research for some of the reasons she gives. However . . .
On the level of the issue itself, Taylor's talk of stem cells being "tools" given us by Nature is disturbing if one takes seriously, as one must when seeking to get at the deep issues, the possibility that some of those tools derive from the intentional taking of what may be innocent human life. As Tippett acknowledges above, that the embryos are likely to be destroyed anyway doesn't settle the issue of what their human status is, nor does the fact that there are reasons favoring embryonic stem cell research, however beautiful and moving. Not being disturbed by that central question, which has equally important implications for abortion--and most of the show invites and induces us to be the opposite of disturbed--implies some fairly comfortable moral conclusion about it, as does not taking it seriously enough to deal with it as fully and prominently as the wondrous, beautiful results of destroying human embryos. (Research resting on an immoral foundation could of course have wondrous and beautiful results, which fact of life is disturbing in itself.)
On a broader level, as I implied up front it's disturbing that such a grave issue as the possible taking of innocent human life can be so effectively suppressed by honest people of good will, such as Tippett and her staff, even when they apparently think they're being uncommonly open and seeking deeper understanding.

When Dr. Taylor paints her vision of the future, she
When Dr. Taylor paints her vision of the future, she emphasizes "we would take *your* stem cells and implant them." But when she talks about her own work, she talks about taking the stem cells of "a fertilized egg." She rhapsodizes about the billion stem cells in each of us, but her sympathy with present suffering (including her own experiences) drives her to take her stem cells wherever she can find them.
How much more inspiring it would be, if Dr. Taylor allowed her compassion for the suffering to drive her research into collecting and refining these precious stem cells in a way and from a source that does not raise ethical questions, questions with which even she herself seems not quite comfortable.

We need more of this type of conversation. It is easier
We need more of this type of conversation. It is easier to keep things to a black and white/right v wrong discussion than it is to do the hard work of understanding of our own internal workings, physical, emotional and spiritual.
Often I find that this program lets me look both in a mirror and thru a window at the same time; opening my eyes to new ideas and perspectives as well as letting me reflect on my own.


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RePower NRG: Our Position Is Clear
Last Monday, I joined state and local officials and over 2,000 residents who filled the Williams Center at SUNY Fredonia to overflowing capacity for the Public Service Commission's public hearing on the future of the electric generation facility owned by NRG on the shore of Lake Erie in Dunkirk.
From 7 p.m. to well past 11:30 p.m. a diverse group of citizens approached the microphone at the front of the room to express their position on the repowering of this business, which would create over 300 construction jobs, preserve countless others, provide essential tax payments and continue NRG's significant support to our local communities. The officials from New York State heard from our state elected officials, county leaders, the mayor, and members of the (Dunkirk) City School District. However, I believe the most powerful message was sent by the citizens of our county who took the time and effort to physically come to this meeting, some who carried signs, some who signed up to speak, and all who stood and cheered each time they were asked to express their support for this critical investment.
When I was given a chance to address the panel it was after 11 p.m. The panel had already heard from representatives of National Grid, who want the PSC to support their plan to address New York state's electric generation and transmission issues by improving the electric transmission lines, and from NRG who wants to invest $500 million to transform the coal plant into a state-of-the-art natural gas-powered electric generator. Following these presentations, Senator Young, Assemblyman Goodell and Mayor Dolce presented their positions to the panel, and these leaders were followed by approximately 50 other speakers with over 90 percent of them adamantly supporting NRG.
I was impressed with the passion and the effort that each of the speakers put into their presentations from a wide cross section of our community in support of the investment by NRG. A few, most of who were from well outside our county, spoke in support of National Grid primarily because of their opposition to high volume hydro-fracking in the natural gas industry. Throughout this long meeting my strong sense of pride for our county and the people who make it such a unique place to live was strengthened over and over. Clearly the vast majority of the crowd favored NRG, but when someone spoke in opposition, they were greeted with just a minimum amount of grumbling, but in each case they had the chance to be heard. Having attended a number of emotional meetings in locations across our state, I know that in many if not most locations, if a small minority were given the microphone in such a situation they would have been shouted down, subjected to vilification, or worse. Here in Chautauqua County we carried on our tradition of tolerance for differing opinions focusing on a factual debate. To say I was impressed is a significant understatement and all who attended deserve our collective thanks.
It was after 11:15 p.m. when I approached the microphone in the Williams Center, and I was certain that the officials from New York state had heard virtually all of the pros and cons of the matter, but I was concerned that they did not possess the background necessary to properly measure what they were experiencing, and the realities of what these two offers meant to our county. In short order I attempted to give the panel essential context for them to analyze that meeting and the choice in front of them. I told those assembled that I have worked with both National Grid and NRG over the last eight years. They had heard what a great partner NRG is, but I also told them that I had worked with National Grid Regional Director Dennis Elsenbeck and that many times he had committed his company's resources to us in advance, during and after weather events, and he had been a good partner in addressing economic development challenges where we needed more electricity for our businesses. I explained that the thought that this was an either-or decision, National Grid or NRG, was a false decision. National Grid is and will be delivering electricity and investing in our county whether or not NRG is producing electricity. The question is really will the PSC support the investment of NRG of approximately $500 million, the jobs and economic benefit.
After that qualification, I told the panel that they were experiencing a once in a lifetime event in Chautauqua County. While other locations, mostly heavily populated urban areas, regularly have large meetings with 2,000 attendees, from my lifetime in Chautauqua County and eight years as County Executive I had never before ever seen this large of a crowd for any event dealing with a public issue. Secondly, I told them the proposed investment of $500 million by NRG is by far the largest single investment by any company, at any time ever before in the history of Chautauqua County. I informed the panel that they were part of the largest assembly of people, overwhelmingly supporting the largest investment that has ever been proposed. I reminded them that Governor Cuomo had said to let the PSC process unfold and that he wanted to hear from the people! The message that they received from us was unmistakable, and the choice was clear therefore their decision should be to recommend and promote the proposal of NRG.
Now we need to keep up the pressure, keep emailing the PSC, and Governor Cuomo and remind each of them that the position of our county is perfectly clear: Repower NRG.


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Why You Should Attend This 2-day course will provide you with a basic understanding of the ASTM standards used to measure and certify retroreflective materials used in the transportation industry.
Learn About * Basic principles of photometry and colorimetry used in retroreflection.
* Equipment used in the measurement of retroreflective properties.
* How the measurements are obtained using the ASTM test methods.
* Difference between laboratory and field measurements of the retroreflective materials.
* Traceability of the lab measurements to the national standardization process.
* Calibration of instruments in the lab and field used in measuring retroreflective properties.
Who Should Attend * State employees of Material and Testing Labs of DOT.
* Commercial testing lab employees.
* State & local employees involved with traffic control devices.
* Transportation consultants involved workers and pedestrians safety.
* Manufacturers of retroreflective materials.
* New graduates of transportation and civil engineering degrees.
* Those in airline, marine, and railway safety organizations concerned with nighttime conspicuousness of vehicles or personnel.
Course Outline (Includes Laboratory Tour on Day 2)
Day 1
* Introduction
* Geometry of Use
* How retroreflection is used
* Why do we need to measure it?
* Visibility requirements: signs, pavement markers & markings, delineation, safety
* Optical elements and light sources
* Photometric terminology (units) and measurement of the light sources
* Measuring photometric characteristics of retroreflectors.
* National standardization/traceability
* Color measurement and the spectral characteristics of retroreflectors.
* Explanation of color specification boxes in the CIE system
* Measurement methods for fluorescent retroreflective materials using proposed new ASTM specification
Day 2
* Field and limited lab instrument test methods, including optical characteristics and calibration
* Discussion of several ASTM test methods
* Statistical sampling used for quality control of the retroreflective materials.
* Conducting interlaboratory studies to determine precision using E 691
About the Instructor Justin J. Rennilson is currently president of Rennilson Consulting Services in La Mesa, California. He has previously held positions as Senior Research Fellow at the California Institute of Technology; member of the technical staff at the Jet Propulsion Lab; Optical Engineer at the Visibility Laboratory, Scripps Institute of Oceanography; and vice-president of Research and Engineering at Gamma Scientific Inc.
In addition to being chairman of several technical committees of the International Commission on Illumination (CIE), he was a NASA appointed co-investigator for the Surveyor and Apollo programs.
He received his education at the University of California in Astronomy and the Technical University in Berlin, Germany in Optics.
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ASTM Standards Referenced Test Methods for:
D 4061 Retroreflectance of Horizontal Coatings
E 810 Coefficient for Retroreflective Sheeting
E 1696 Field Measurement of Raised Retroreflective Pavement Markers Using Portable Retroreflectometer
E 1709 Measurement of Retroreflective Signs Using a Portable Retroreflectometer
E 1710 Measurement of Retroreflective Pavement Marking Materials with CEN-Prescribed Geometry
E 1809 Measurement of High-Visibility Retroreflective-Clothing Marking Matls. Using Portable Retroreflectometer
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D 4592 Preformed Plastic Pavement Marking Tape for Limited Service Life
D 4956 Retroreflective Sheeting for Traffic Control
D 6359 Minimum Retroreflectance of Newly Applied Pavement Marking Using Portable Hand-Operated Instruments
E 1501 Nighttime Photometric Performance of Retroreflective Pedestrian Markings for Visibility Enhancement
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E 1743 Portable Retroreflectometers for Pavement Marking
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Lucky to be living in New Ulm
To the editor:
Once again, my family and I have been reminded how blessed we are to live in New Ulm. While at work on Sunday, Aug. 25, I started having some shortness of breath and sweating. After a few minutes it became stronger and obviously wasn't going to quit. Being alone at work, thankfully I got hold of a staff who could come in at 2 in the morning. I then called 911 and the ambulance was there within minutes.
Evidently, (this part I don't remember), they shocked me twice in the emergency room and immediately called for the helicopter. They flew me to the Heart Institute at Abbot and got there 10 minutes faster than predicted. They shocked me once again in the helicopter and all I remember is the descent into Minneapolis. When I woke up, it was two days later.
The heart condition that I had is so rare that even Abbot only sees 1/3 cases a year and 2/3 people don't live. The doctors at Abbot raved about how efficient the New Ulm ER room was. They made it very clear that had they not acted so quickly and thoroughly, I would not be here.
So this is a big thank you to the team who was at the Emergency Room that night, ambulance, police, helicopter, staff where I was at work, my family, and all the prayers received. As God as my witness I know that had a huge impact on my recovery as well.
So once again, we're reminded of how blessed we are to be in New Ulm. For those who don't believe little New Ulm knows what they're doing, well do I have a story for you! We should all be more grateful for the community in which we live and the people hard at work. It truly does make a difference!
Jean Nielsen
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Topic: Profiling an action / request?
Can anyone give me advice on how to profile an entire action / page load in Rails 2.3.5 under Ruby 1.8.7? I've been beating my head against the internets trying to figure this out.
The guide to Performance Testing Rails Applications looks interesting, with rake test:profile and rake test:benchmark. However, getting any useful statistics out of these requires "GC patched Ruby". Unfortunately the GC patch is badly out of date, it is only available for Ruby 1.8.6 not 1.8.7 or 1.9. A couple of my plugins break under 1.8.6, so that's a no-go.
Moving on, I discover the interesting Railscast about the script/performance/request tool ... only to discover that it's been silently removed from Rails as of 2.3.2. I don't want script/performance/profile, because it looks like that only lets me profile a single method call ... I really need to profile the entire request.
So then there's the replacement request_profiler plugin at http://github.com/rails/request_profiler. It looks like it's supposed to extend script/performance/profiler to let you profile entire actions. Unfortunately, this doesn't work for me. I install it, create a very simple profile script in lib/profile_script.rb as per the example, and run it. I get this:
[09:54:56 MyProject (profiling)]$ script/performance/profiler lib/profile_script.rb
Loading Rails...
Using the ruby-prof extension.
(eval):1:in `profile_me': undefined local variable or method `lib' for main:Object (NameError)
from /Users/evan/Development/Ruby/CITAlumni/vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/performance/profiler.rb:24
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require'
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `require'
from script/performance/profiler:3
Any thoughts? It really shouldn't be this hard to get a simple profile so I know where time is being wasted in my application.


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Cornbread and Wild Rice Dressing With Pine Nuts and Parsley says it all.
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Here's how RW members rated this race (98 votes).
In short: Nice medals !!Date of review: October 17, 2009
In short: This was my first 10k and I really enjoyed it - nice route, nice and flat and a ngood atmosphere :) Date of review: October 17, 2009
In short: Richmond Riverside Run: Great race by the river, beautiful scenery and a lovely course.!!In full: What a great race!! A fantastic day, great marshalls, nice venue and super flat course.Well organised event, brilliant course, really friendly marshalls and nice sweets at the end!!Thank you.Date of review: October 17, 2009
In short: Great location, well organised but need to do something about the start iIn full: 4 ran in the group I was with times ranging from 41 to 59 mins and the concencus was that this was a race we would do again. There are some steps that could be taken to improve for next time. For the size of the field, the start just didn't work as was narrow with many slower runners in front. The turn at 1.5km made meant the path was halved - that together with the wet and uneven footing made a PB difficult. Hopefully organisers can work on this for next time as this could be 'must do' race if they didDate of review: October 17, 2009
In short: An enjoyable event.Date of review: October 17, 2009
In short: Complete waste of time and moneyIn full: The golden rule of setting a course is that the first couple of kilometres must be wide enough to enable the field to settle, with faster runners being able to pass slower ones safely. The ridiculously narrow course, compounded by the hairpin turn after 1.5k (which effectively reduced the available width by half) was totally unsuitable. My race was ruined by 2km, by which point I was already 2 mins off my target. The race information indicated that the start would be staggered to mitigate against this problem. It was not. Load of old rubbish.Date of review: October 17, 2009
In short: small run in a great settingIn full: Greenwich Park is beautiful, but this run was only a small affair. Given the hills, it was quite challenging.Nice medal at the end, but that's about it.All in all good if you live nearby, wouldn't have travelled across town though.Date of review: July 31, 2009
In short: Very bad registration websiteIn full: This is the most frustrating registration website I have ever had to use. Registering anyone other than yourself is very time consuming and the process is unclear. Additionally google web pages were continually popping up and halting the process. I almost didn't bother. Then we registered separately. So what's the point of having the fields to register with friends??? I expect better. Date of review: May 31, 2009
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