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Minnesota transportation officials closed a busy bridge across the Mississippi River in downtown St. Cloud on Thursday because of bent gusset plates, the steel plates that help connect the bridge's girders.
A Minnesota Department of Transportation inspection team was conducting an ultrasound inspection of the Minnesota 23 span when they discovered four gusset plates were bent a quarter of an inch. Gusset plates have been implicated in the Interstate 35W bridge collapse last summer in Minneapolis.
Officials said the bridge will remain closed until it is either repaired or replaced. For now, they're not sure which action they'll take.
State bridge engineer Dan Dorgan said an inspection team initially discovered a quarter-inch bend in a single gusset plate and then began checking all of them. The plates are 5 feet long, 8 feet wide and a half-inch thick. Other gusset plates on the bridge were not affected.
The location of the bent plates suggested that weight was to blame for the distortion, Dorgan said.
The joints formed by those plates bear a larger amount of stress than other joints, Dorgan said.
The St. Cloud bridge was inspected two days after the I-35W bridge collapse, and no deficiencies were found. The bridge was singled out for the accelerated inspection because it, like the I-35W bridge, is a "fracture critical" bridge, which means that the failure of a single critical member can bring down the whole bridge.
Dorgan said the bridge is similar but not identical to the I-35W bridge because it is a different size. Both bridges were designed by Sverdrup & Parcel, an engineering firm once headquartered in Maryland Heights, Mo., and later acquired by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. in Pasadena, Calif
In January, an analysis of the bridge's plans and schematics revealed that some gusset plates were "sandwiched in tight," meaning inspectors could not visually check the backsides of plates for corrosion. That finding prompted officials to schedule Thursday's inspection with ultrasound equipment.
At 4 p.m., upon being told of the distortions, acting Transportation Commissioner Bob McFarlin said he immediately ordered the bridge be closed.
"We had very quick and decisive action by our bridge office today," McFarlin said. "The bridge will not be reopened until we are absolutely sure it is safe for operation."
McFarlin said he has ordered a review of the bridge's inspection records be reviewed.
Dorgan added there is no corrosion on the plates, and they are of adequate thickness.
Federal investigators have said some gussets on the 35W bridge may have failed because they were designed too thin for the loads they had to carry.
In St. Cloud, the four-lane, 890-foot-long steel truss bridge carries about 31,000 vehicles daily and was built in 1957, McFarlin said.
St. Cloud Mayor David Kleis said he was "surprised, because that bridge has been inspected a number of times since the collapse."
"Our desire would be to replace it starting this year," Kleis said.
City Council Member Carolyn R. Garven, whose ward includes the bridge, said, "It's going to be a mess — we went through this last summer." Minnesota 23 is Division Street, a major St. Cloud thoroughfare.
A three-block detour to the north of the bridge will take vehicles across the Veterans Bridge, which was widened to four lanes over the summer.
"It caused a lot of waiting, a lot of back-up (last summer)," Garven said.
Garven and Kleis said the city had already discussed with state officials replacing the Highway 23 bridge beginning in 2010. It was originally scheduled to be replaced in 2015, McFarlin said.
During that discussion, the timeframe on replacing the bridge was set at 12- to 18-months, Kleis said, but that was assuming a portion of the old bridge would remain open to traffic. He said totally closing a bridge for replacement would likely accelerate such a timeframe.
Dorgan said inspectors are reviewing the plans of 24 other bridges, and field inspections of those bridges will be conducted "as needed." The inspections, which began in the late fall, are slated to be completed by June.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Tad Vezner can be reached at 651-228-5461.
Built: 1957
Cost: $1.3 million
Length: 890 feet
Daily traffic count: 31,000
Detour: Another span across the river is three blocks to the north.
Name: DeSoto Memorial Bridge, named for the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, who is said to be the first European to discover the Mississippi River.


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(1) Greed can deceive us by gradually becoming our master. In Jesus' parable, the thorns are different from the birds that stole the seed and the sun that scorched the plants in that thorns grow more gradually. The birds steal the seed immediately. The sun can scorch the young plants in a day or two. But it might take weeks for the thorns gradually to strangle the plant.
None of us would say, "I'm going to make money my master." Rather, it is a gradual, subtle process. "As soon as I get the business on its feet, I'll have more time for my family and for the Lord. But right now I need to give it some extra time." Sure! Each one of us needs to ask ourselves honestly: Is God or is mammon my real master?
(2) Greed can deceive us by making money our focus for happiness. Paul said (1 Tim. 6:9-10), "Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves with many a pang." Note the deception ("snare"; "pierced themselves"; "wandered away"). Nobody deliberately steps into a snare, pierces themselves through, or gets lost. They get trapped or pierced or lost before they know it.
The delusion is based on a desire–to get rich. People often want to get rich because they think that if they just had more, they'd be happy. But how much do you need for happiness?
One of the best modern parables on this is John Steinbeck's The Pearl [Bantam Books]. A young man on a Pacific island dreams of finding the perfect pearl and of the happiness it will bring him and his family. One day he finds it, but he discovers that instead of happiness, it makes life miserable. Everyone is after him to steal his pearl. It almost costs him his life; it does cost him his son's life. The pearl becomes the dominating thing in his life, his master, until … (you'll have to read it!).
(3) Greed can deceive us if we make money our present source of trust. (See Deut. 6:10-12; 8:11-14, 17-18.) When Israel was in the wilderness, they were forced to trust God. If the manna stopped, or if God didn't bring water from the rock, they all would have died. The spiritual danger increased when their economic danger subsided. It's easy when you have plenty to trust your plenty instead of the Lord who can give or take away your riches.
(4) Greed can deceive us if we make money our future hope for security. "As soon as I get enough for the future, then I'll kick back a bit," we say. "I just want myself and my family to be financially secure." But what is financial security? How much is enough? Those are questions every Christian must ask honestly before God and in light of His Word.


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The monthly PortMA webinars are designed to provide both agency and brand Event Marketing industry professionals with information needed to measure their work. Each month's topic aligns with insights we've gained or known points-of-pain for Event Marketers at different times during the year.
While the monthly topics are similar year over year, the content is continuously refreshed with the latest best practices and our best thinking.
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January – Multi-Campaign Measurement Strategies: See how companies and agencies standardize their metrics across multiple campaigns. Learn to create a measurement and reporting process that is efficient, scales easily, and delivers unique insights continuously.
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April – Using Syndicated Event Marketing Data for Better Venue Selection: Different types of people frequent different types of venues. This webinar will show you exactly how to know who goes where. Now you can choose the venue that will have more of the types of people you are trying to reach delivering greater impact.
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We're trying out a new feature this month. In the past, we've posted a lot of different events around the Kansas City area that we think may be of interested to AHG families.
The good news/bad news of this is that we have *so many* cool things available to do, the newsfeed quickly becomes overwhelmed with activities!
So, here we've collected a lot of ideas into one grand post. Hopefully, that will be easier to peruse and digest.
(Please note that where we have listed applicable badges, it is only our best guess. We have no way to be certain that the program in question will meet specific badge requirements. Use your own best judgment — and have fun with it!)
Please let us know what you think!
March 6
Jazz Storytelling at the American Jazz Museum, Kansas City MO. A monthly event that introduced children to new music and cultures. Free. All ages, no registration. Consider Music Appreciation. 10-11am.
March 7
Family Fun Orienteering Run/Walk at Shoal Creek Living History Museum. An adventure run with a twist! Orienteering is a sport which uses a detailed topographical map and maybe a compass to find specific locations in the woods. It can be an adventure run, or a walk in the park. Five different levels of difficulty will be available. The white course, suitable for beginners will be free, all others will be $10 (plus $2 for E-Punch rental). All ages, though strollers will not be practical. Outdoor Skills. 10am-12pm.
March 8
Day in the Life: Soldiers of the War – The Other Fronts in 1915 at the National WWI Museum (Liberty Memorial), Kansas City MO. Living History volunteers will be on site to share stories of the Great War era and make history come to life! The Living History volunteers will discuss what life was like for soldiers serving outside of the Western Front in 1915 with an emphasis on Gallipoli. Admission includes a two-day pass, and is free for museum members. $14/adults, $8/youth. All ages. Freedom's Heroes. 10am-5pm.
March 14
StarLab Plantarium at Schlagle Library, Kansas City KS. Would you like to see and learn about the sun, moon and stars during the day? No telescope or darkness needed! Bring the whole family to our StarLab program which is a large inflatable planetarium. We will talk about stars and constellations and learn some fun Greek and Roman mythology as well. For visitors with physical limitations, just a heads-up that we will be sitting on the floor for over an hour. Free; registration required (This program is popular and fills quickly, so sign-up soon!) Ages 6 and up. Space Exploration. 10am-12pm.
Saturdays by the Stove at Grinter Place, Kansas City KS. Learn about Kansas City area history and stay for lunch prepared on the wood stove. $5 adults, $3 children age 12 and younger. All ages, no registration required. Our Heritage. 11am-1pm.
Guided Bird Hike at Burr Oak Woods, Blue Springs MO. The early bird gets the worm and we plan to be there to see it! Join us this Saturday morning for a guided spring bird hike with our Bird Nerd Naturalists. Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair from the nature center. No birding experience required. All ages; no registration required. Our Feathered Friends. 7–8 am.
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Third Friday Art Walk at Englewood Station, Independence MO. A monthly event featuring local and regional artists, galleries, and street performers. Free. All ages, no registration. Artastic. 5:30-9pm.
March 21
Fort Osage at Night, Sibley, MO. Experience an evening at Fort Osage as our staff and period-attired interpreters demonstrate how the occupants of this remote outpost on the American Frontier existed after dark. Admission $7/adults, $4/youth. No registration, all ages. Our Heritage. 6-8pm.
Scavenger Saturday for Families at the Kemper Museum of Art, Kansas City MO. Hone your art detective skills and discover something new about contemporary art.. Children with adults may pick up a self-guided activity at the Visitor Services Desk and follow the clues on this "ART-astic" adventure. When finished with the activity, children may pick up a take-home, art-making activity kit. Free. All ages, no registration required. Artastic. 10am-3pm.
Kids' Gardening Club: Tabletop Birdfeeder and Make a Terrarium at Powell Gardens, Kingsville MO. Putting out bird feeders is a great way to help our feathered friends get through our cold winters. During this class we will learn about different types of bird feeders, seeds and get to make a tabletop birdfeeder to take home! We'll also explore terrariums, learning how to grow and take care of plants plus plant a terrarium to take home! Register by March 18. $15/youth, $7/member youth (or buy a year's pass). Ages 6-12. To register by phone call Linda at 816-697-2600 ext. 209. Our Feathered Friends, Gardening and Plant Science. 1-2pm.
Hike Swope Park With A Naturalist, Lakeside Nature Center, Kansas City Mo. Join a Lakeside Nature Center Naturalist to explore the trails around the center. Dress appropriately for the weather of the day and bring along a water bottle. The trailhead for the hike will be determined based on weather forecasts and the condition of trail options. Free. No registration required. All ages welcome, but strollers will not be suitable. Hiking. 10am.
March 28
Daring American Women at Ernie Miller Nature Center, Olathe KS. March is Women's History Month. Let's celebrate the rich past of American women and girls. Bring your favorite doll and yourself dressed in your favorite fashion from American history. Hear of trials and triumphs from women throughout the centuries. See the fashions of girls during Native American, Revolutionary, Pioneer, Civil War periods and more. Have tea with your doll and your fellow American women. For more information call (913) 764-7759. Free. Registration required. All ages. 1pm.
Saturday Art Adventure: IT Figures at the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Tour the galleries with SMA instructor Scott Barber and learn about the figure in art. Then create a figurative sculpture from clay. Free. Ages 5-8. No registration required. Artastic. 10:30-11:30am.
Project Blue River Rescue, Lakeside Nature Center, Kansas City MO. Be part of Missouri's biggest one-day cleanup and help us clean the Blue. Stop by the water testing stations and see concrete results. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are needed to clean up the Blue River! Dedicated sites are available for groups – consider having your Troop participate! T-shirts, work gloves, tools, and trash bags will be provided. Donuts and coffee will be available at sign-in and volunteers will meet back at Lakeside Nature Center for lunch at noon Call 816-513-8960 for more information. Register by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. All ages are welcome. Nature and Wildlife as well as service hours available. 8am-12pm.
Space Out Saturday at the Kansas Cosmosphere, Hutchinson KS. A variety of kid-friendly, fun, and educational activities await you at this free monthly event (some exhibits require admission). All ages. Space Exploration, Living and Working in Space. 10am-2pm.
March 29
Passport to India Family Cultural Festival at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Travel to India with a celebration of Indian art, culture, music, dance, fashion and food! Collect a "passport" when you arrive, and have it stamped along the way. Free; all ages. World Heritage. 12-4pm.
Saturdays and Sundays in March
Spencer Art Cart at the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. A drop-in activity station where families and other groups can enjoy hands-on art projects together, taking inspiration from the works on view in the Museum's galleries. Free. All ages, no registration required. Artastic. Saturdays 10am-4pm. Sundays noon-4pm.
Weekend Family Activities at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City MO. Ask a museum guide for the "What's On" list to discover all the ways you and your family can engage with art. Activities for March include exploring objects from the World War I and the Rise of Modernism exhibition, learning about Marcel Duchamp and the concept of Dadaism, and building and decorating your own mini paper version of this work, inside and out, with images that represent your family. Free; all ages. Artastic and History's Canvas. Saturdays and Sundays, 1-4pm.


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As Mayor Karl Dean celebrates the completion of his signature project this weekend, doubts about his next one are surfacing.
Nashville Congressman Jim Cooper does not believe federal funding will be available for The Amp, Dean's proposed bus rapid transit project that would run along the West End corridor. The project has already been a source of contention, with some residents, business owners and Metro Council members taking issue with the proposed route.
Members of an emerging group of opponents say Cooper shared his doubts with them during a recent meeting about the issue. Cooper spokeswoman Katie Hill confirmed his views to The City Paper.
"I think his view is that right now with sequestration going on, and until we strike some sort of grand bargain on the deficit, there's just not a whole lot of extra money floating around out there for projects like this," Hill said.
Jeff Boothe, a partner at Holland and Knight law firm and a consultant working with the city on The Amp, is more optimistic. He is chair of the New Starts Working Group, which lobbies for mass transit projects. The name of the group refers to the New Starts program, from which Nashville will be seeking funding, and Boothe said the program's funding level as authorized by Congress last summer includes enough room for The Amp. If Congress were to approve the president's requested increase in funding for the program, he said, there would be even more.
"I share Congressman Cooper's frustration with the budget process, and frustration with this whole sequestration effort," he said. "And frustration over the failure to adopt a full-year appropriations bill has led to implementation of sequestration. But we're optimistic that Congress will do its business for this calendar year and that they will have a fiscal year 2014 appropriations bill done that will fund the New Starts program, and will fund it at the level at or close to the president's request level."
Boothe also said that Federal Transit Administration officials were very positive about the project at a recent meeting, and have not discouraged the city from applying for funding.
The Mayor's office echoed that optimisim.
"Recognizing that money is tight everywhere, we've been working with the FTA for more than a year now to help ensure this project gets funding," said Dean spokeswoman Bonna Johnson. "We've been hearing encouraging things from them, even as recently as last month when we met with them in D.C. We believe the Amp project is on track."
The $174 million project would require $75 million in federal funds, which transit officials have said are "essential for the project to move forward." At a project update last month, Metro officials could not offer a target date for the city's application for federal funds. The current timeline for the project has the city applying sometime next year.
Doubts about federal support for the project come as a new group of business owners and residents along the corridor are preparing to go public with their opposition. Group organizers said they'll be coming out formally, in the next week or so, under the name TN Responsible Transit.
Among them is John Carnes, who owns the West End property where Cumberland Transit and several other shops are located. Carnes, who also lives along the corridor, said the group is supportive of public transit in general, but opposes The Amp as currently planned. They'd like to see more discussion and more data about the route, and it's potential effects on the busy thoroughfare.
"My general position is that the MTA and their public relations firms who put on this series of neighborhood meetings, that there was not full disclosure at this time," he said. "It was just trying to sell it to us. And just trying to gloss over these issues and for us to go away. But the reality is that we're not going away. We're getting very much stronger. We've got a lot of support in the community. A lot of support from businesses along the corridor, and our neighborhood support is growing daily."
Carnes said the group has even had discussions with some of the largest businesses along the corridor, but that many are hesitant to be seen publicly opposing the project.
"It's difficult for everyone to come out in this situation, publicly," he said. "Because many people have relationships with the city, in development or some type of business relationship. And they don't want to get on the bad side of the mayor."
After a brief pause, he added: "But I don't really care if I'm on the bad side of the mayor."
Dean and Metro transit officials have held up the corridor as the obvious starting point for bus rapid transit in the city, noting the high numbers of employees and residents along the route and it's status as Nashville's "Main Street." At a project update last month, Dean defended the route against opponents who have said Charlotte Avenue might make more sense for the project, by noting the importance of the federal funding for the project.
"You also need to be in an area where there's a density there, in terms of people living there that can support it," he said at the time. "And in terms of the ridership, this is the corridor that the federal government will support. Federal funding to this is essential. As we say, it's about [43] percent. So you have to do it along a corridor that the federal government's going to be supportive of."
I support the Amp as a first step, Charlotte and others would be great next steps. East Nashville which seems to be the most progressive, cool neighborhood in the city is solidly behind it because they believe in 'transit oriented development'. West End is still escalating as far as density goes, , especially in the area of Mr. Carnes property, do you want to come up with a mechanism to relieve and encourage the transit issues along West End??? I say yes!!!
As far as the Mayor responding to neighborhood pleas, I am less hopeful. The downtown precinct on KVB(the lack of parking and the neighborhood preferred site) and his choosing not to respond to 90+% of the business and property owners in the area really tarnishes any image he may have relative to consideration of stakeholders interests.
Concerns have been raised over the loss of some on-street parking spaces as a part of this project. Many of these spaces are only available during off-peak times on evenings and weekends.When one compares the marginal benefits to the marginal costs of the east-west connector project, the loss of a few temporary parking spaces is minor compared to the benefit of 1.3 million rapid transit trips per year. 1.3 million trips a year equates to 25,000 trips per week, which means 3,571 trips per day. I would gladly trade a few parking spaces in front of my business if it meant 25,000 potential customers would be delivered to my front door each week and none of them had to worry about where to park.
I think the BRT/Amp is a very BAD idea. Use the money to improve our current transit, but don't destroy West End. Yesterday as I was driving down West End, I could not help but think what it might be like with the BRT running down the middle of West End with dedicated lanes taking over at least two of the current center lanes. Riders having to cross busy lanes of traffic to get to the middle where they will be entering and exiting buses. What a nightmare. I recently read about plans to expand traffic lanes for Nolensville Pike, and yet the mayor's office is pushing to take away traffic lanes for cars on West End. I doubt 60 percent of the people even understand what is about to happen to West End if the BRT is approved.
Let's assume this project has a 20-year life span. 1.3 million trips times 20 years is 26 million trips. and $174 million of taxpayer money is being used to fund it. that means that each trip is costing about $6.70. even if we assume that the project is a huge success and that ridership grows significantly over that 20-year period resulting in double the number of total trips to 52 million, we're still looking at $3.35 per trip over a 20-year period. and I'm not even sure the $174 million includes annual operating costs. AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE or is this just an insane amount of money to solve only a small piece of an undeniable problem. I live less than a mile from the Harding/White Bridge Road intersection. And I promise you a $20 per hour traffic cop at that intersection and a few others along that route during rush hour would go a long way toward alleviating bottlenecks along the West End corridor...without totally disrupting the character of West End. and what will the amp do for east/west traffic on Woodmont Blvd. or north/south traffic on Hillsboro Road. or for the huge bottleneck every day at Nolensville Road and Thompson Lane? this is a ridiculous amount of money to spend on a project that as far as i can tell is not part of any overall plan. and another example of the dean administration's fixation on massive spending projects while ignoring the nuts and bolts of good government.
Removing two lanes of car traffic on Harding/West End promises at least 100% more traffic instantly. (Imagine the increase in air pollution!) They have requested an exemption from environmental impact studies!!!
I seriously question the ridership figures AND the population density along this corridor. Looks like they included all the college students (who do not drive the economy) and the population of the Study Area, which is far larger than 1/2 mile from the corridor.
The initial 175 Million investment does NOT include maintence, that will be 4.1 Million per year, unless the ridership is below the forecasts, and no answer to repeated questions has been given as to how much that will cost. C'mon people...this thing is crazy!
I cannot imagine the havoc that will result if two lanes of car traffic are removed on West End to make way for the Amp--a public transit system that will benefit a very small percent of the city's population. And the cost of the Amp is astonomical. No public transit system in the country pays for itself; not even in cities the size of Washington, D.C., where the Metro is a constant drain on the federal budget. These transit systems start off all shiny and new and are not well-maintained--just look at N.Y.C. Does Nashville really need this? Can we really afford this? Who will really benefit from this? I don't think it is the majority of the taxpayers.
We now have access to MTA's own traffic impact study regarding the proposed BRT. The study titled "MTA February 2012 Final Report of the Broadway/West End Corridor Study" documents enormous immediate increase in traffic congestion if the BRT is built as planned.
Their study estimates immediate congestion increase at Harding Rd./West End of 157%. Immediate increase in congestion at Bowling Ave./West End of 388%. 31st Avenue/West End increase of 140%. 16th Avenue/Broadway increase of 75%. THESE ARE THEIR OWN ESTIMATES.
This proposal wil ruin the West End corridor for all the commuters who use it and all the businesses located on it.
We can only hope that reason will prevail and MTA scraps this terribly flawed current proposal and comes up with something more reasonable.
There was some good information in the article but few facts to back up the controversy that the project's opponents are trying to raise. There are over over 20 BRT projects in the U.S. 5 of which are designed to a level similar to the proposed Amp system. It's likely that the Amp, if constructed as currently proposed, will eclipse the Cleveland Health Line as the premier U.S. example of BRT. That will be a new source of pride for our City in addition to making it easier for people to move around town. Even though the U.S. doesn't have a "Gold Standard" BRT system yet, I have been unable to find a single example of a "failed" BRT line, much less one that "ruined" a corridor. They've all been successful in attracting private investment around the public investment to create a net benefit. There are many people working hard to make Nashville a better place and support important projects like the Amp. Articles like this one remind me of how much work there is still to do.
Nothing in the original article is based on information from AMP/BRT proponents' report that was filed with the FTA. The information in my first comment is based solely on the info in that report, which required a Freedom of Information Act form to obtain.
I can back up everything I said with information from that report, and then some!
To simply state that economic development has happened around BRT does not prove that it has had a positive impact overall. Where are the ridership figures? Where, really, are the public support numbers? Where are the traffic studies? How did we come up with the proposed ridership figures in Nashville? What will be the impact on the current transit system, which is supposed to stay in place (according to the report submitted to the FTA?) How much ridership will the BRT take away from the current transit system
I am asking real questions and putting forth real information.
So, MusicCity, I welcome your responses, point by point. Did you read the report? Are you another paid consultant?
SHOW YOURSELF! The taxpayers deserve at least that much!
I also expect you to answer in concrete terms, what I put forth in my first post, which I did not directly challenge you to do in my second post. Again, I ask you to answer point by point with references to THE REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE FTA.
In case you haven't read it, it specifies all the reasons that BRT WILL FAIL BY ITS OWN STANDARDS! (Hint: See page 3-11 which shows Table 3-9.)
After reading this, please tell me why AMP/BRT shouls be exempted from having to comply with ANY EPA STANDARDS.
Again, if you are a paid consultant, please show yourself. It's only fair.
BRT is just a lazy appeasement for not having to build a true light rail system in Nashville.
The Amp BRT will be a great start in taking the long view for Nashville's growth. Our population is projected to grow by nearly 1 million people in the next 20 years. We're a major relocation city, a "boom town," and the "it city," but we have plenty of room for improvement.
A 2010 study from CEOs for Cities ranks Nashville's commute the worst in the country in terms of trip length. We're number 1 in the country for air pollution from vehicles, third for the most miles driven, per capita, among large cities, and received an "F" grade from the American Lung Association for its air quality, according to a 2004 report by Public Interest Research group. In 2008 we had the 6th worst carbon footprint in the country, according Nashville Buisiness Journal. Nashville has the highest incidents of respiratory infections, and is the third most expensive city in the country for driving, according to a 2005 study by Sperling's Best Places.
On a positive note, every $1 spent on transit produces $4 of economic development (publictransportation.org). After years of studies, it's been determined that the East West corridor is the best place to start a better planned Nashville.
I am not a consultant, I'm not being paid by anyone to share my opinion. I'm a concerned citizen like yourself. However, I believe this project is the right move for Nashville. I think most rational and reasonable people will agree.
Here's some concrete information from the GAO's 2012 report on BRT projects in the US:
Costs - page 41:
"Cleveland's Healthline incorporates the most BRT features of any project we examined and cost $200 million to construct, which is comparable to some of the less costly rail transit projects."
Cleveland's Healthline is also the most similar project in the US to the proposed AMP project here in Nashville.
Benefits - Forward
"officials in Cleveland told us that between $4 and $5 billion was invested near the Healthline BRT project—associated with major hospitals and universities in the corridor."
That's a whopping 1,900% Return on Investment... just in capital costs BRT vs capital improvements generated in the corridor, it doesn't include increased tax revenue from the new development.
Your turn to give an example of a failed BRT project. Good luck!
source: http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/592973.pdf
...also the Healthline in Cleveland's ridership was better and actually grew faster than projected.
Ridership 2009 - 3.9M
Ridership 2011 - 4.5M
source: http://sustainablecommunitiesleadershipacademy.org/resource_files/documents/Calabrese-Healthline-Ridership.pdf
"$174 million dollar project would require $75 million of federal dollars to go forward" but the article says that Congressman Cooper said that that won't happen because of the spending cuts or Sequestration. Neither Congressman Cooper or Alexander were able to get funding for a new $125 million Federal Court building that was to be built at the corner to nowhere after 10 years on the list.
The route down West End is strictly residential until one gets to St Thomas Hospital and Woodmont Blvd. Nothing of substance is there except the hospital and it has zero land to develop into a $4 to $5 billion Health center and University corridor so I think it is disingenuous of you to push that and the ridership numbers.
Looking at the budget numbers provided for Charlotte Pike or $35 million a mile you can go 5 miles for the $174 million. I think you will run out of track before you get to the fire station on West End/Bowling Avenue if your starting near the Caterpillar Headquarters.
What these numbers don't consider is that it takes decades to build high density downtowns. Cleveland, Ohio has been a huge metropolitan city for over 100 years and Nashville hasn't..
Its pretty simple. Cleveland is just one of many successful BRT projects, though not identical, it is the closest example to the AMP. Las Vegas and Eugene, OR also have projects somewhat similar to the AMP. The Cleveland numbers are significant because they were actually much higher than expected. Eugene's were even better. The majority of Nashville's major competitor City/Regions are building rapid transit, and they are starting with their densest corridors for a reason. Charlotte, Austin are going the light rail route; we will be competing with Indianapolis for BRT funding. The densest corridor has the best chance for success right off the bat. It would be throwing money away to start the project on a lower density corridor. The FTA knows this and that is why the Mayor is right to say we will not be competitive if the project is proposed on a different road in Nashville. West End-Woodland-Main Street is the most dense corridor and connects all of the major attractions from East to West. BRT gives the most bang for the rapid-transit buck.
You seem to imply that West Nashville doesn't have businesses and destinations worth visiting which is odd, considering how hard East Nashville worked to be included in the project. I would challenge you to look for answers to why our peer cities are investing in rapid transit rather than looking for reasons to maintain the status-quo. It comes down to return on investment. I believe in Nashville, and in working for an even better future.
The opposition has not been able to produce an example of a failed BRT project. Because there aren't examples of failed BRT projects, only examples of communities who failed to believe in themselves and could not form the political will to invest in rapid transit. A future where the AMP doesn't happen is a future where we will have failed each other as citizens and as neighbors.
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In reference to MusicCity's May 19 , 23 comments on Cleveland's Healthline BRT "success", I do not question, per-se, any touted benefits of its BRT venture. What you did totally fail to consider was the fact that Cleveland has had in place a well established heavy- and light-rail system for quite a few decades - since post-war years (1955) - the initial heavy-rail system having been built and expanded upon a few miles of existing right of way once part of the former electrified Cleveland Union Terminal RR, the need of which was obviated when diesel's replaced the dirtier coal-fired steam locomotives into and out of Cleveland's Terminal Tower (now Terminal City). This east-west line, in addition to a few existing streetcar lines with beginnings during pre-war years (streetcars transitioning into modern light-rail cars), eventually have evolved into the present-day Greater Cleveland RTA, including its extensive system of buses.
One major but seemingly overlooked factor underlying the touted success of the Healthline BRT is the fact that it comprises a new constituent of a multi-modal mass-transit system: standard bus, heavy-rail, light-rail, and now a BRT line. If one examines the integration of the new Healthline BRT into the Cleveland system, it would be discovered that this line actually serves as a "surface" parallel to the east leg of the existing Red Line (heavy-rail), this portion of which serves the East
Cleveland district along the dense and distant Euclid Ave., from Public Square (Tower City) to Windermere.
To this extent, the Healthline BRT provides an arguably much needed alternative to the existing parallel, long proven Red Line rail route, as it serves far more passenger boarding points than does its rail counterpart, and with much more frequency., while maintaining intrinsic speed advantages over standard local bus service. The Healthline BRT manages medium-sized groups of transit riders along relatively short distances, while the parallel Red Line rail handles larger (trains) of riders along longer distances. In this particular scenario, Cleveland might appear to have the best of both worlds: BRT supplementing a parallel rail line.
Whether or not earlier posted statements concerning the ROI on Cleveland's BRT were intended as absolute and singular, the fact is, that particular BRT is synergistic to Cleveland's already well established rapid-transit infrastructure. On the contrary, Mayor Dean's intent is to create basically a standalone "rapid" system start-up in Nashville. Cleveland's BRT is not a standalone rapid system. The same can be said about Boston's MBTA Silverline BRT.
Perhaps a little discussed benefit of the East-West AMP might be a corridor connection for Music City Star riders to and from Vandy and White Bridge Road. Again, that would be subjective.


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There is no shortage of stories about how one person, one moment, one action, or one word can make an enormous difference in the world. And yet for many people — with the demands of work and home, the increasing pace of life, and the scope of issues going on in the world — it can easily make us question just how much difference one person can make.
Through our own fears and doubts, we can easily begin to create a sense of insignificance in our lives. Our routines, responsibilities and disappointments tend to beat us up over the years and cloud our vision for just how significant we really are. Many of us spend so much time running through the motions, searching for "purpose," or to find our "calling" or "spiritual gifts," that we often focus too much on "searching" rather than "doing." It's almost as if we are looking for a manual for our lives that details exactly what we are supposed to do and how we are supposed to do it.
While the manual does exist, many times we ignore it… wanting to create our own life plan instead of recognizing the opportunities set in front of us every day. God has blessed each one of us with our own unique talents and abilities but He wants us to take action, to step out in faith and allow Him to use and develop our gifts to server His kingdom on Earth. God wants us to trust in Him, to seek His awesome power and to share His love with others, one person at a time. If God laid out a road map and said, "Hey Bob, this is your gift and here is what I want you to do with it.," then there would be no need for faith.
All too often, we think we have to do something HUGE to make a difference but in reality, it is the smaller things that lead to greatness. Just as one match can ignite a forest fire of epic proportions, one mans vision, followed by his action, can positively impact the lives of many. Like a rock tossed into a pond, the ripples of one act can stretch out beyond our wildest dreams… but we have to take action to toss the rock into to pond.
Mother Theresa said it best, "If you want to change the world, pick up a broom."
Take for instance Abraham Lincoln, or Thomas Jefferson — who, like many others — were more or less "normal people, just doing their jobs," but when opportunities arose, they sprang to the occasion — not always perfectly, and very often in smaller ways, with day by day decisions and actions, that added up to the lifetime achievements that we know them for today. Those were their paths, their journey, their purposes. I doubt they sat back in their easy chairs searching for their gifts but instead they took action everyday and allowed God to bring their gifts to light through faith, determination and perseverance.
When my wife and I started GiftOfKindness.com a few years ago, we did not sit back searching for purpose, we acted and trusted God and asked Him to give us the strength and the wisdom to do His will. Now, a site that started out as more or less of a fun side project has grown to an initiative we would have never thought possible. It started with a vision followed by action and now GiftOfKindness.com receives over 1500 request for our free "Kindness Cards," each week, from people all over the globe. Now, I don't tell you this to brag or boast but to reinforce the point that some times we have to step back and let God guide us where he wants us to go, but being willing to walk through the hallway when he opens the door.
Be reminded of one thing: one person can make a lot of difference. And any one of us can be the person who does, the leader who does, the entrepreneur who does, the writer who does, and so on. There are many ways, all within your reach. It just begins with a conscious choice to make a positive impact, trust in God and taking action. It all unfolds from there.:: Sign Up for the Free Gift of Kindness Email Newsletter Here ::


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In Memory of
Barbara A. Wisser
May 2, 1937 - November 28, 2012
Barbara Ann Wisser
Barbara Wisser passed away Wednesday morning November 28, 2012 at the age of 75. She was in her home with family at her side.
Barbara was born to Florene Bryant in the little town of Pilot Point, Texas on May 2, 1937. She spent most of her growing years in Madill, Oklahoma. In 7th grade Barbara moved to Norco, California and attended Norco High School. It was there that she made friends that she would keep for the rest of her life. She graduated in 1955 and soon after she married her high school sweetheart Dale Wisser.
Barbara and Dale moved to Ontario about 1956 to raise their family. She has lived in the same neighborhood for the last 55 years. Barbara was a member of Bethel Christian Church for many years and later became a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Ontario. In 1969 she began working for Sunkist and retired in 1997 after 28 years.
Barbara is survived by her daughter Brenda Morris, two sons Steven Wisser, Gary Wisser, his wife Ina, and a sister Donna Collinsworth. She also leaves behind 8 grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
Barbara will be remembered as a good Christian woman, a caring mother and sister, and a dear friend and neighbor to many. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4 to 8pm at Draper Memorial Chapel in Ontario. Funeral services will be held at Draper Mortuary on Thursday beginning at 1:30pm. She will be laid to rest in Bellevue Memorial Park.
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The CBB continues our countdown for the 2010 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.
We continue the list today with number 11 in our countdown with junior shortstop Christian Colon from Cal-State Fullerton. He is from Corona, California and graduated from Canyon High School. He lettered at three different high schools including Midway High School in Waco, Texas and Taylorsville High School in West Jordan, Utah in addition to Canyon. At Midway High School, he was the team's RBI leader and Best Defensive Player, earning all-state recognition as a freshman. He then moved onto Taylorsville High School where he was a batting champion and the team's MVP while being named second team all-state. He played his final two seasons at Canyon High School under Joe Hoggett where he hit .413 and earning the Century League's Rookie of the Year Award in 2006 and also received all-county recognition as a junior. In 2007, He was again named a All-Century League first-teamer and earning all-county recognition after hitting .435 with three home runs, 16 RBI and 16 stolen bases. He was also named the Most Valuable Player of the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic in 2006, as he had two hits, three stolen bases, and three runs scored in the game. He ended up being selected by the San Diego Padres in the 10th round but decided to head to Cal-State Fullerton.
Colon stepped right into the Titans lineup as a freshman as he played in all 63 games. He finished the season with a .329 average while hitting four homers and 39 RBI while also stealing 13 bases in 17 attempts. He picked up several awards including being named Freshman All-American by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and Rivals.com and a Big West Conference Honorable mention. After the season was over, he spent the summer of 2008 with the USA National Team where he appeared in all 24 games with a .263 average while hitting one homer and 14 RBI as the team went a perfect 24-0.
Colon's sophomore season saw him appear in 62 games with a .357 average while hitting eight homers and driving in 40 runs. He was also solid on the basepaths with 15 stolen bases in 22 attempts. He struggled somewhat with his defense as he made 11 errors on the season. He picked up several awards including being named a second-team and third-team All-American by Baseball America and the NCBWA, ABCA All-West Region second teamer, and one of five finalists for the Brooks Wallace Award (nation's top collegiate shortstop) while again being named an All-Big West Honorable Mention member. He spent the summer of 2009 back with the USA Collegiate National team where he appeared in 23 games while hitting .362 with a team high five homers and 37 RBI. He continued to be solid on the basepaths as he had 24 stolen bases in 26 attempts but struggled defensively with seven errors. Colon missed the final game of Team USA's summer with a broken leg as he was taken out by a hard slide in the World Baseball Challenge. He was named as the second best pro prospect on Team USA by Baseball America.
Colon has been one of the premier shortstops in college baseball in the last two years but I question at how the broken leg over the summer will affect his skills. He would have been much closer to my Top 5 if he didn't suffer the injury.
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A new rumor suggests that Jay Leno will retire from The Tonight Show next spring. For real this time. Seriously. No backsies for a change.
A pair of high level NBC executives say the network is concerned that Jimmy Kimmel's move to 11:35 p.m. on ABC is sucking up all the younger late-night viewers - and that Jimmy Fallon should therefore be installed as Tonight Show host before it's too late.
"Kimmel has done extremely well," a network veteran tells The Hollywood Reporter. "Jay wins overall, but on any given night, it's neck-and-neck in 18-49. I understand where they might have fear and also feel that they own the solution [in Fallon.]"
According to the report, Leno would announce in May that he is stepping down from the coveted spot when his contract is up at the end of the 2013-2014 television season.
Fallon would then premiere with a "soft launch" during the summer of 2014 before a formal fall debut.
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AUGUSTA – Two people committed to state custody after being found not criminally responsible for slayings in central Maine have won a little more freedom off the grounds of Riverview Psychiatric Center.
The increase in privileges for Karen McCaul and Todd Curry came Friday in Kennebec County Superior Court.
McCaul, 48, had sought permission to be allowed to spend up to eight hours at a stretch on Riverview staff-supervised community activities. She also asked for up to an hour of unsupervised community activities in Augusta.
In 2010, McCaul was found not criminally responsible for stabbing Richard Howe to death in her Skowhegan apartment.
Marian Howe, Howe's former wife, submitted a one-page statement to the judge before the hearing. The Riverview staff supported McCaul's requests for an increase in privileges.
McCaul has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, cognitive disorder, polysubstance abuse and paranoid personality disorder, said Pamela S. Miller, a psychiatric nurse practitioner on the unit where McCaul lives.
Dr. William Nelson, a psychiatrist who is Riverview's chief medical officer, said an increase in off-grounds privileges is designed to help McCaul "improve her ability to act independently." Dr. Debra Baeder, chief psychologist with the State Forensic Service, recommended a phased-in approach to increased unsupervised time, and random drug testing.
Justice Andrew Horton said he would approve a plan that would enable McCaul to earn her way to an hour of unsupervised, unstructured time in the community.
Horton told Curry he could earn up to four hours of unsupervised time if the activities are specified clearly.
In 2007, Curry was found not criminally responsible for the shooting death of 13-year-old Anthony Tucker, the son of Curry's girlfriend. A psychologist and a psychiatrist testified that Curry had bipolar disorder and had a profound psychosis Nov. 28, 2006, when he shot Tucker with an assault-type rifle outside their Palmyra home.
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Having the appropriate passport and visa before leaving home is the key to a trouble free entry into New Zealand.
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Many people will qualify for visa-free entry, but some will need to apply for a visa before they come to New Zealand. Younger visitors might want to consider applying for a working holiday visa. If you are travelling to New Zealand via an Australian airport, you may also need an Australian visa – consult your travel agent or airline if you are unsure. For everything you need to know about entering New Zealand, please visit Immigration New Zealand.
When you arrive in New Zealand, you'll need to be carrying a passport that is valid for at least three months beyond your intended departure date. A visa may also be required, depending on your country of origin.
Do you need a visa or permit?
You do not need a visa or permit to visit New Zealand if you are:
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- British citizen and or British passport holder who can produce evidence of the right to reside permanently in the UK (you can stay up to six months)
- A citizen of a country which has a visa waiver agreement with New Zealand (you can stay up to three months)
If you come from Visa-waiver countries, you don't need a visa to enter New Zealand, but still required to provide:
- Travel tickets or evidence of onward travel arrangements
- Evidence that you can support yourself in New Zealand (approximately NZ$1000 per month per person).
Passengers transitting in New Zealand
Transit visas will be needed for all people travelling via New Zealand, unless they are specifically exempted by immigration policy.
How do you apply for a New Zealand Visa?
If your country is not on the visa waiver list, or you wish to stay longer than three months (or six months if you're British), you will need to apply for a Visitor's Visa. You can download application forms from the Immigration New Zealand website, or contact your nearest New Zealand Embassy.
What if you're coming to study or work?
The New Zealand Immigration website also has information on work, business, and student visas. If you want to study in New Zealand, check out the websites of English New Zealand and Education New Zealand Trust.
If you are travelling with a group of visitors and acting as a tour guide or a tour leader in a co-ordination role, you require a work visa. All Tour Guides must obtain work visas, prior to their arrival in New Zealand.
On Arrival (by air)
You will need to complete a Passenger Arrival Card before passing through Customs Passport Control. A passenger arrival card will be given to you during your flight; if not, cards are available in the arrival area.
After you've cleared passport control, you should collect your baggage and proceed through customs and biosecurity checks. Your baggage may be sniffed by a detector dog and/or X-rayed, and it may be searched to identify any risk goods you might be carrying.
Customs declarations/allowances
If you are 17 years or older, your duty free allowance is:
- 4.5 litres of wine or beer (six 750ml bottles)
- three bottles(or other containers) each containing no more than 1125ml bottle of spirits, liqueur or other spirituous beverages
- 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco or 50 cigars, or a mixture of all three weighing no more than 250 grams
- Other goods to a combined value of NZ $700. Please have purchase receipts available.
Customs prohibited and restricted goods
You should not bring the following items into New Zealand:
- Firearms and weapons (including sporting firearms), unless a permit is obtained from New Zealand Police on arrival at the airport.
- Prescription medicines, unless accompanied by a doctor's prescription
- Pirated copyright goods
- Objectionable (indecent) articles, such as DVDs and publications.
Biosecurity risk goods
New Zealand is free of many insect pests, plant diseases and animal infections that are common elsewhere in the world. We put a lot of effort into minimising the risk of these being introduced.
When you fly to New Zealand from overseas, it is important to follow New Zealand law. That means you must declare or dispose of risk goods at our international borders.
You might have goods with you that could be carrying pests and diseases. These pests and diseases could cause millions of dollars in damage to New Zealand's environment and economy. Substantial fines may be incurred if you do not declare correctly.
Biosecurity risk goods that must be declared include:
- Any food including cooked, uncooked, fresh, preserved, packaged or dried goods
- Plant or plant products including fruit, vegetables, leaves, nuts, parts of flowers, seeds, bulbs, fungi, cane, bamboo, wood or straw
- Animals, animal medicines or animal products including meat, dairy products, fish, honey, bee products, eggs, feathers, shells, raw wood, skins, bones or insects
- Biological cultures, soil or water
- Equipment used with animals, plants or water
- Articles with soil attached, outdoor sport or hiking shoes, and tents
Learn more about New Zealand's biosecurity policies restricted goods on the Biosecurity website.
Live animals may not enter New Zealand without meeting specific conditions, which are designed to prevent the introdution of insect pests and diseases. See the Biosecurity website for more details.
Departure fee
A departure fee of NZ$25 is collected from all adult international passengers upon departure from Rotorua, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown airports. This can be paid by cash or credit card. There is no longer a departure fee charge from Auckland as of 1 July 2008. Some regional airports also have a small fee payable on domestic flights.
Source: Tourism New Zealand
On Arrival (by sea)
All seagoing craft arriving in New Zealand must arrive at or depart from a Customs place (Customs port).
Northland has two ports; The first point of entry is Opua, Bay of Islands and the other is Whangarei. Visit NZ Customs Service for more information.


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Meet Simon Slade the Co-founder of SaleHoo, an online directory of verified wholesalers, manufacturers, liquidators and dropshippers.
Meet Simon Slade the Co-founder of SaleHoo, an online directory of verified wholesalers, manufacturers, liquidators and dropshippers.
Q: Please tell us a little bit about your company – what is SaleHoo all about?
I'm CEO and co-founder of three companies, all based out of Christchurch, New Zealand. SaleHoo is an online wholesale directory of over 8,000 prescreened suppliers, with more than 50 free video lessons about how to sell successfully online. The business concept stemmed from multiple people asking me where I found my suppliers for selling on Trade Me, New Zealand's local online auction site. Affilorama is an affiliate marketing training portal with 230,000 members and over 100 free video lessons. Co-founder Mark Ling developed Affilorama's first video lessons after his friends and family eagerly requested that he share his affiliate marketing secrets with them. Finally,Doubledot Media Limited is the parent company of SaleHoo, Affilorama and a few other smaller-scale ventures.
Q: Please tell us a little bit about your background and how you started your company?
Less than two years after graduating from Griffith University with bachelor's degrees in business management and marketing, co-founder Mark Ling and I each contributed $500 to launch SaleHoo. We either begged, borrowed money or promised an IOU for Web hosting, office space, Internet fees and other initial expenses as much as we could. If one of those methods didn't work, we dipped into our $1,000. The first four months of development were particularly exhausting because I worked on SaleHoo at night and on the weekends after my full-time job at Hewlett-Packard. I took a gamble, quit my job and spent the next four months focused on SaleHoo. Finally after eight months, our site reached 10,000 members, and our bills were paid so I could start earning a salary for myself. Our quick success motivated us to launch Affilorama just the next year.
Q: What are some of the projects you are working on right now?
Currently, I'm developing a new social media module for AffiloTools, which is our premium suite of online tools for marketers. We're continually making improvements to the platform with the ultimate goal of making it a comprehensive marketing tool. We also recently released a new edition of AffiloJetpack, one of 18 niches of ready-made content to choose from and help affiliate marketers jump-start the launch of their websites. The new edition has brought in a lot of new customers, so we're working hard to help this influx of new members get acquainted with our program.
Q: Quickly describe what an average working day is like for you?
At 8 a.m. I arrive at the office and spend one to two hours reviewing the operational status of all current projects and tasks. The remainder of the morning I review and reply to emails. The afternoon is dedicated to higher-level planning, developing future projects or meeting with key staff to discuss their respective responsibilities. To maximize the length of time I can work uninterrupted, I try to keep meetings on fixed days and first thing in the morning or straight after lunch. You'd be surprised how much time is wasted to simply resume a task. Finding exactly where you left off and regaining precisely the same mindset take time.
Q: What would you say are the top 3 skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur – and Why?
First, human resources/people skills are essential to all entrepreneurs because much of their time is spent managing others, and if you want to hire the best, people skills are paramount. Second, sales and marketing skills are crucial, especially in the beginning when most likely, you are the only employee and therefore the only salesperson. Third, negotiation skills come in handy to secure outside funding and purchase the various programs needed to run a business.
Q: What are your plans for the future, how do you plan to grow this company?
I would love to see the SaleHoo directory be more deeply integrated with the suppliers listed. I envision customers contacting suppliers directly through SaleHoo, receiving instant quotes for products and sending stock to fulfillment centers. Integration doesn't need to stop there. SaleHoo can be incorporated with the top sales channels, such as eBay, Amazon and other online stores, so customers can source and sell through the site as a single solution.
Q: What were the top 3 mistakes you made starting your business and what did you learn from it?
In my business' early days, I didn't seek enough advice from outsiders. Now, I regularly receive input from third parties. Second, we didn't track metrics in the very beginning, but now we track and measure key statistics on a daily basis. Third, I didn't take a break early in our companies' launches to stop and look at the big picture. Now I take a holiday every six months to reassess our business without any of the day-to-day distractions to cloud my view of the big picture.
Q: How do you go about marketing your business and what has been the most successful form of marketing for you?
Doubledot Media's marketing strategy includes affiliate marketing, social media and media relations, but our most successful form of marketing has been content marketing. Content marketing breaks through the clutter better than other strategies because potential customers actually benefit from the communication. It's a win-win: potential customers learn something, and we are able to promote our products and services to an audience that is actually listening.
Q: What was the best business advice you have ever received and who gave you this advice?
The best business advice I ever received is to measure the metrics that matter. Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz explain this philosophy in "Lean Analytics."
Q: Say I was starting my own version of "SaleHoo" what advice do you have for me?
It doesn't matter what industry you're in; the focus of every entrepreneur should be on the customer. If you place your customers' needs above all else, success will naturally follow because you'll be providing a product or service that actually helps. On the flipside, if your own personal motivations are at the forefront, it will show in your substandard products or services and insincere marketing pitches.
Q: What are the top 3 online tools and resources you're currently using to grow your company?
I use AffiloTools for the daily management and monitoring of my websites and to identify issues and address them before they become problems for our customers. Optimizely helps us maximize the effectiveness of our landing pages to improve conversion rates, and Geckoboard offers a high-level overview of our company performance with the data easily accessed by everyone in our office.
Q: What's your definition of success?
Success is exceeding your own expectations. For one person that might be selling enough online to afford that extra vacation, but for another, that might be earning six figures through affiliate marketing and covering the cost to quit your full-time job and pay off your debt.
Q: What are three books you recommend entrepreneurs to read?
My favorite business books include "Remote" by Jason Fried, which explores the challenges and unexpected benefits of working remotely; "Don't Make Me Think" by Steve Krug, who discusses Web design usability; and "Lean Analytics," in which Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz discuss how tracking the right analytics can validate your business ideas, identify the right customers, explore what new products to introduce and more.
Q: If you had the chance to start your career over again what would you do differently?
If I was at the start of my career again, I would take even more risks. When you're young, you have less to lose and fewer responsibilities, which make risk-taking easier. Now I have employees, a wife and a daughter depending on me. Risking everything is fine when it only affects you, but it's not fair when it affects others.
Q: What is your favorite entrepreneurship quote?
Steve Jobs said, "Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it." The goal of both Affilorama and SaleHoo is to help others excel at e-commerce, take control of their professional lives and become their own bosses. I wasn't satisfied in my professional life until I co-founded these companies, and I hope that our work helps our customers achieve that same level of satisfaction.
Q: How can our community get in touch with you?
I'm all over the web; check me out at whichever social media platform you prefer:
Facebook: SimonSlade
Twitter @Simonslade
Linkedin: In/SimonSlade
Google+ SimonSlade/About


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Hi, I'd agree with Jodi: the items below were not that bad, and quite relevant for the two cases (Digital Text Repository and Publishing 20th Century Press Archives) I am shepherding. If you want to add stuff, here's the result of my thinking about it (not so much edited) Missing Vocabularies Data incompatibilities or lacks * Use cases that look similar focus in fact on different items (books vs. work) * Not a lack, but abundance of data! * Many vocabularies (value vocabularies and metadata element sets alike) to manipulate : cases address categories (usual persons, places, subjects, but also stuff like technical aspects of digitization results) * Complex data (hierarchical objects) -> creates barriers for end users and implementers (development cost on top of complex data per se, computational cost at run-time, figuring out what to present users with) Community guidance/organization issues * Choice of relevant datasets/value vocabularies to perform data enrichment through linking * Ability of users to perform such linking in an efficient way * Persistence of external sources used inlinking Technology availability/questions * difficulty to represent order in RDF (a crucial point of aggregates) * provenance is needed when it comes to sharing data (as these cases aggregate data from other sources, some of it may find their way in the data they re-distribute) * Availability and performance of automatic linking tools (cf Vocabulary alignment cluster) * Mapping from RDF data to other formats (e.g. METS-MODS XML) used by modultes using in composite environments * Creating/re-using identifiers that are consensual in broad communities Of course UC owners (Asaf and Joachim) are welcome to send feedback! Antoine > > On 25 Jan 2011, at 12:37, Mark van Assem wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm having some trouble curating the Digital Objects section on Problems and Limitations [1]. >> >> Could I ask the UC shepherds involved, Gordon, Antoine, "Andras" [2] (who is this?), Peter Murray, William, Uldis Bojars to help out? >> >> >> >> ---- Enhanced Publications Cluster ---- >> >> I had some contact with the owners of the UC I'm shepherding (Enhanced Publications), and they have problems which are hard to put directly in the DO Cluster page, because they are more generic. > > Hmm. I think these issues you mention can be listed directly in the DO page as problems and limitations -- they seem quite similar to the other list of problems and limitations we've seen. > > I don't think that generic is a problem in this case. > >> Summary from a long email in Dutch: >> >> - which URIs to use for e.g. persons, objects, organizations >> - little knowledge on SemWeb tech, hard to get trained personnel >> - SemWeb tools are not mature, minimalist, spartan >> >> - bad quality of ontologies like FOAF; things missing or strangely implemented >> - inverse properties missing; makes it difficult to display info on an object >> - overlap in ontologies; which to use? >> - missing properties -> islands of unconnected groups of resources. >> >> I will ask them to provide some more details. > > I'm not sure that further details are going to help us; these problems seem common and clear. > > -Jodi > >> >> Mark. >> >> >> [1]http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/wiki/Cluster_Digital_Objects#Problems_and_Limitations >> >> [2]http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/wiki/Use_Cases#Cluster:_Digital_objects >> > >Received on Thursday, 27 January 2011 14:25:33 UTC
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Archive for April, 2009
Pitching Matchups for Marlins Series
Monday – Anibal Sanchez (1-1, 2.50) vs. John Maine (0-2, 7.47), 7:10 p.m., SNY. Tuesday – Ricky Nolasco (1-2, 6.86) vs. Livan Hernandez (1-1, 7.31), 7:10 p.m., SNY. Wednesday – Josh Johnson (2-0, 2.20) vs. Johan Santana (3-1, 0.70), 1:10 p.m., SNY.
Book Review: Darling's The Complete Game
When I first started to be a Mets fan in the late seventies the team sucked. As I grew into my teens the organization was acquiring the talent that would lead to 1986 world series champions. Just as I was getting more heavily into my fandom players like Keith Hernandez and George Foster were being […]
Feel Better, Mets Fans
In these troubling times for the Mets it's nice to remember the good old days and take hear that things will get better. Just take it from these guys:
This Weekend's Pitching Matchups
Friday – Scott Olsen (0-2, 9.00) vs. Johan Santana (2-1, 0.46), 7:10 p.m., SNY. Saturday – Daniel Cabrera (0-1, 4.50) vs. Mike Pelfrey (1-0, 8.10), 1:10 p.m., SNY. Sunday – Jordan Zimmerman (1-0, 3.00) vs. Oliver Perez (1-1, 7.80), 1:10 p.m., PIX-11.
JFro: Fire Jerry Manuel
John Frascella, aka JFro, of FanNation argues for Mets manager Jerry Manuel to be fired. I agree with most of what he has to say except for his last argument that Daniel Murphy should have been lifted for a defensive replacement in the 8th inning of a tied game (in St. Louis on 4/21). You […]
Umpire Knocked Out
Every so often someone may kid about wanting to knock out an umpire. I don't think this is what they had in mind. Kerwin Danley, the umpire in this video, should be alright. But this is scary, nonetheless.
Today's Crazy Lineup
Jerry Manuel is trying so hard to keep Luis Castillo out of the two hole in the batting order. Today's lineup is mostly a crap shoot with the jackpot being to break out of the slump the team is in. So why not move the hot hitting Castillo to the two hole for just one […]
The Sad Case of Nelson Figueroa
On Sunday Nelson Figueroa started for the Mets in place of Mike Pelfrey. He pitched pretty well allowing 5 hits and 3 runs in 6 innings. Many, including me, thought that the Mets would keep him on in a long relief role at least until Tim Redding was able to return. We thought wrong. On […]
This Day in Mets History
1962—After an 0-9 start, the expansion New York Mets won their first game beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1 behind Jay Hook.
Is It Time For Castillo To Move Back To The Two Slot?
One of the questions being asked about the Mets right now is whether manager Jerry Manuel should move second baseman Luis Castillo back to the number two hole in the order. While Daniel Murphy has batted well in that position of the order (.320 AVG, .795 OPS) there is speculation of if he should be […]


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GM has stopped production at its Lake Orion plant in Michigan where the Chevrolet Sonic and Buick Verano are built.
The factory is one of several plants where shifts have been canceled as the carmaker tries to reduce high inventories. GM this week idled its Lake Orion assembly plant in suburban Detroit to adjust inventory, two people familiar with the matter told Automotive News. The unnamed sources added that the 1,800 people that work in the plant are expected to return January 2, as next week is a scheduled holiday break.
A GM spokesman said the company builds to demand and doesn't discuss its production schedules. GM North America president Mark Reuss last week said GM has cut production to adapt to falling demand, but he didn't specify models. He added GM's sales were strong in the first half of the month and that inventories have declined.
GM's sales in the U.S. have risen 4 percent to 2.35 million this year through November, but are way behind the overall market's 14 percent growth. Lake Orion plant aside, the company also has canceled shifts at its plant in Lordstown, Ohio, home of the Chevy Cruze; and in Fairfax, Kansas, where the Chevrolet Malibu and Buick LaCrosse are built.


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Sam and Marcus from CHAPTER 24 are back with yet another corker of a playlist for you. With each edition of Seven Stories they seem to outdo themselves and this month is no exception. We're particularly in love with the Acid Pauli track… and Skream producing a melodic techno track? We thought that was a typo!
As well as curating a mighty fine playlist, the Chapter 24 guys have also been busy pulling together their next 'Seven Stories' VA compilation album titled 'Rags to Riches' and there's some previews going live in the next week for you to get a sneak peek at.
ALSO, exciting news is that they will be throwing a series of events upstairs at The Horse & Groom in Shoredtich called 'Second Story'. The focus is on bringing the techno community together every other month in an atmosphere that will allow people to catch up and to provide an opportunity to chat with fellow techno lovers. They will be joined by a special guest with their first party taking place on Saturday 30th July (RA | Facebook) with Stevie R & The Acid Beast. We love that concept!
Cheers guys!
Monte – Backyard (Club Edit) [Method White]
Marcus: Proper love (not the stone cold kind) for this sad banger from the Jeudi man and highly-rated producer.
Olderic & Peter Pardeike – Connaisseur [Connaisseur]
Sam: From the 10 Years of Connaisseur VA, two of the label heavyweights combine on this dreamy number. A label we at Chapter 24 look up to, for sure!
AFFECT! & Maximillion – Polyhymnia {JOBE Edition}
Marcus: Cosmic, cinematic and powerful with a slick and edgy undertone.
Paul Woolford – Mother and Child [Hotflush]
Sam: Woolford has carved out a menacing, orchestral wonder here. Look out for the beatless 'Mother and Child Divided', too.
Clavis – Alcine [Freerange]
Marcus: Groovy beats, and when that sustained voice comes to the fore along with the synth melody and bass stabs, it's pure bliss!
Skream – Settled [Of Unsound Mind]
Sam: As far as good surprises go this year, seeing Skream turn his hand to the best kind of melodic techno has to be up there. Dark and dramatic.
Acid Pauli – Nana [Pampa]
Marcus: Lovely and squelchy with a beautifully fractured melody that monkeys with your mind. Perfect for those end of the night sets.


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What does tubicolae mean?
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a division of annelids including those which construct, and habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments usually bear gills and cirri. Called also Sedentaria, and Capitibranchiata. See Serpula, and Sabella
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The numerical value of tubicolae in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
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