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Whether diplomacy may yet ease the spiraling tensions on the Korean peninsula, amid increasingly provocative steps by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, hangs on two key factors: neighboring China's assessment of the situation and Mr. Kim's internal standing.
Both are difficult for US diplomats to gauge, though Secretary of State John Kerry will be in Seoul, Beijing, and Tokyo later this week, in part to try to enlist China's help in bringing the tense military stare-down to a nonviolent end.
First, say some experts on the region, Mr. Kerry will need to ascertain whether China is worried enough about the potential effects of Kim's fiery threats to lay aside its suspicions about long-term US intentions in the region – heightened by President Obama's announced intent to "pivot" to Asia. (On Tuesday, North Korea repeated an old pledge to engulf Seoul, South Korea's capital, in a "thermo-nuclear inferno" and warned foreigners to flee.)
As for the second factor, Kim himself, the question is whether North Korea's young leader has, by ratcheting up tensions, reinforced his hold on domestic power to the point that he can pull back from his aggressive posture.
"I do think we're going to see some action" from Kim – perhaps another missile test in the coming days – "and then some dialing back," says Andrew Scobell, a senior political scientist focusing on US-China relations at the RAND Corp. in Arlington, Va. "He's got to be concerned about his internal control."
The US, for its part, is looking to China to put the brakes on its troublesome ally – hence Kerry's upcoming stop in Beijing Saturday and Mr. Obama's phone call last week with China's new leader, President Xi Jinping. China, though, is reluctant to pressure Pyongyang in ways that might benefit the US standing in the region, Mr. Scobell says.
Successive administrations come into the White House thinking China is the key to "solving" the North Korean problem, he says, but so far they have mostly been disappointed over how far Beijing has been willing to go to rein in the North.
"The Chinese are more worried about what the US might do than what the North Koreans might do," says Scobell, co-author of the book, "China's Search for Security." China is "worried about what North Korea is doing," he says, but is "concerned the alternative to this might be even worse."
What's worse, in China's view? "A nuclear-armed unified Korea aligned with the US," says David Shlapak, Scobell's colleague at RAND.
In the heat of the North Korean crisis, Beijing has not forgotten its concerns over Obama's "rebalancing" of US assets and priorities toward Asia, some regional analysts say. Indeed, Scobell believes that Beijing doesn't see this latest rise in tensions as a crisis – even though China was concerned enough by North Korea's missile launch and nuclear test this year to support a new round of international sanctions against the North.
But in the US, hopes persist that China will be willing to use its leverage as the North's dominant trade partner and lifeline. Some administration officials and analysts point to China's Security Council vote for economic sanctions, as well as recent comments by Chinese officials, including President Xi, as evidence that Beijing has become more exasperated by Kim's destabilizing antics.
Kerry will probe such theories while in Beijing.
But even if Beijing is willing to apply pressure to Pyongyang, its influence may matter less to Kim than his own intent to consolidate his position among North Korea's elites – primarily the military. Some reports out of Pyongyang suggest that additional international sanctions, approved by the UN Security Council last month, are being felt, especially by the elites whom Kim needs behind him. The sanctions include measures against the North's main foreign exchange bank, and bans on exporting to the North the luxury goods the regime uses to keep the elites of the country's power structure happy.
"We do see some evidence that Chinese goods are being stopped at the border," says Bruce Bennett, a RAND security analyst specializing in North and South Korea. If blockages of such goods destined for the North continue, that could eventually help to undermine Kim, Mr. Bennett says. But right now, he adds, "it is hard to know where the overlap is" between the effect of sanctions and "just poor [economic] performance in North Korea."
In the eyes of some analysts, Kim may be acting to firm up his support among the country's elites in anticipation that sanctions will pinch harder in the near future. "Anything that negatively impacts their benefits could affect their allegiance to" Kim, says Scobell.
Interpreting Kim's actions that way may also help explain why China, thought perhaps concerned about rising tensions, does not see the situation as a "crisis" requiring a tough diplomatic offensive.
As for how much new pressure Kerry is likely to get Beijing to apply to Kim, Scobell says, "probably not much."


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1. A police officer is not required to inform a driver being tested for alcohol concentration that his or her driving privileges can be restricted for 330 days for failing the test.
2. In reviewing the suspension of a driver's license under K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1002(h)(2), the district court is not required to apply the margin of error inherent in the chemical test in favor of the driver.
Appeal from Barton District Court; MIKE KEELEY, judge. Opinion filed February 5, 1999. Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions.
James G. Keller, Kansas Department of Revenue, for appellant.
Dennis J. Keenan and Martin J. Keenan, of Keenan & Boeckman Law Firm, P.A., of Great Bend, for appellee.
Before ROYSE, P.J., WAHL, S.J., and ROBERT J. SCHMISSEUR, District Judge, assigned.
SCHMISSEUR, J.: The Kansas Department of Revenue (KDR) appeals from the district court's order reversing the 330-day restriction on Larry J. Ruble's driving privileges for failing a breath alcohol test. The KDR argues that the court erred in finding that the notices given to Ruble were not adequate because they did not mention the 330-day restriction of driving privileges. Ruble cross-appeals, arguing that the court erred in failing to consider the "margin of error" for his breath sample.
The facts are not substantially in dispute and are highly summarized. On February 23, 1995, Ruble was placed under arrest for driving under the influence (DUI). At the law enforcement center, Ruble was asked to take a DUI breath test. Officer Fleming provided Ruble a written and oral implied consent advisory as required under K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1001(f). However, the officer did not advise Ruble that his driving privileges would be restricted for 330 days following the 30-day suspension period if he failed the test. Ruble agreed to take the breath test which revealed that his alcohol concentration was .087.
Upon Ruble's request, an administrative hearing was held on May 31, 1995. The administrative hearing officer suspended Ruble's driving privileges for 30 days with a 330-day restriction. On review to the district court, the court approved the 30-day suspension but rejected the 330-day restriction. The court found that Ruble should have been notified of the 330-day restriction before taking the breath test even though such a notice is not required by K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1001(f)(1).
The first issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in reversing the 330-day restriction against Ruble because he did not receive adequate notice of the restriction.
The KDR argues the district court erred in requiring an additional notice not required by K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1001(f)(1). The KDR maintains that the legislature only intended to notify a driver being tested for the person's alcohol concentration that his or her driving privileges will be suspended for failing the breath test.
The district court's interpretation of a statute raises a question of law. An appellate court's scope of review of questions of law is unlimited. State v. Brady, 261 Kan. 109, 113, 929 P.2d 132 (1996).
"It is the function of a court to interpret a statute to give it the effect intended by the legislature." In re Application of Zivanovic, 261 Kan. 191, Syl. ¶ 1, 929 P.2d 1377 (1996). "When a statute is plain and unambiguous, the appellate courts will not speculate as to the legislative intent behind it and will not read such a statute so as to add something not readily found in the statute. [Citation omitted.]" State v. Lawson, 261 Kan. 964, 966, 933 P.2d 684 (1997).
K.S.A. 8-1001 et seq., the implied consent law, is the statute which authorizes the KDR to suspend a person's driver's license. K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1001(a) provides that any person who operates a car in Kansas has given consent to submit to a chemical test to determine the presence of alcohol. Before a police officer conducts a test, the officer must inform the driver, orally and in writing, with certain specified warnings. K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1001(f)(1). If the driver consents to the test and the person's blood alcohol concentration registers .08 or more, the division of motor vehicles shall suspend the person's driving privileges for 30 days and then if it is a first occurrence, restrict the person's driving privileges for an additional 330 days. K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1001(f)(1)(E); K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1014(b)(1).
Under K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1001(f)(1)(E), an officer must inform the driver that if he or she consents to the test and the person's blood alcohol concentration registers .08 or more, then his or her driving privileges will be suspended for at least 30 days. However, K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1001 does not require an officer to inform the driver that his or her driving privileges can also be restricted for another 330 days for failing the test.
In State v. Kristek, 14 Kan App. 2d 77, 78-80, 781 P.2d 1113 (1989), this court reversed a lower court's finding requiring an officer to make a written record of whether a driver being tested for alcohol concentration requests an independent alcohol analysis. The court noted that the lower court's decision imposed an additional requirement than those set out in K.S.A. 1988 Supp. 8-1001. This court emphasized that Kansas courts have been reluctant to add requirements that are not contained in 8-1001. 14 Kan. App. 2d at 79. The court found that 8-1001(f) includes all the requirements that the legislature intended to impose on law enforcement officers. This court concluded that, in the absence of the constitutional reason, it did not have authority to impose an additional requirement under 8-1001. 14 Kan. App. 2d at 80; see also Ramirez v. Kansas Dept. of Revenue, 13 Kan. App. 2d 332, 336, 770 P.2d 490, rev. denied 244 Kan. 738 (1989) (reversing a lower court's finding that an officer should inform a driver of his right to take an alcohol content test after initially refusing the test).
Ruble maintains that a person has a right to know of the significant consequences which would have a major impact on their decision to take a breathalyzer. He maintains the 330-day restriction is such a consequence. However, the 330-day restriction of driving privileges is not a punishment. The restriction is part of the civil regulatory scheme that fosters public safety by restricting the driving privileges of a person who has exhibited dangerous behavior. See State v. Mertz, 258 Kan. 745, 758-59, 907 P.2d 847 (1995) (civil suspension of driving privileges is not punishment for purposes of double jeopardy).
The Kansas Legislature has set out the specific notices required when a driver is requested to submit to a chemical test to determine the presence of alcohol under 8-1001(f). These notices were properly given in the present case. Under the reasoning in Kristek, the court does not have the authority to judicially amend the statute to add a further requirement. Thus, the district court erred in finding that Ruble should have received notice of the 330-day restriction.
In his cross-appeal, Ruble argues that the court erred in failing to apply the breath test machine's "margin of error" in his favor. In rejecting Ruble's contention, the district court found that the legislature did not intend for a court in a proceeding under K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1002(h)(2) to consider the margin of error in determining whether a person fails a breath alcohol test.
As noted, the KDR is authorized to suspend a license to drive if "the test results show an alcohol concentration of .08 or greater." K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1001(f)(1)(E). Where an officer certifies that the driver failed the chemical test, the scope of the review hearing is limited to, among other things, whether "the test result determined that the person had an alcohol concentration of .08 or greater in such person's blood or breath." K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1002(h)(2)(G).
Ruble refers this court to Haynes v. State, Dept. of Public Safety, 865 P.2d 753, 756 (Alaska 1993), where the Alaska Supreme Court addressed a similar issue. In Haynes, the Alaska court found that a driver's due process rights were violated by the hearing officer's failure to apply the margin of error inherent in the chemical breath test in favor of the driver. However, Haynes involved a constitutional challenge that was properly raised before the court. In contrast, Ruble is apparently raising his alleged constitutional argument for the first time on appeal. It is well settled that such assertions are not properly before this court for review. See In re M.M.L., 258 Kan. 254, 261, 900 P.2d 813 (1995).
In the present case, the officer performed a control test on the machine by introducing an air sample known to contain .08 alcohol immediately before testing Ruble. The control test produced a reading of .072, or .008 lower than the actual alcohol level present in the control sample. Ruble's alcohol concentration was tested at .087.
Ruble's argument basically concerns whether the evidence was sufficient to support this suspension because his alcohol content was .087 and the "margin of error" was plus or minus .008. Ruble appears to argue that the district court was compelled, in view of the .008 margin of error, to find that unless the test showed a blood alcohol level that was .008 higher than .08, the KDR had not carried its burden of proof.
Although no Kansas case addresses the issue that Ruble raises, several cases from other states have considered this issue. In Nugent v. Iowa Dept. of Transp., 390 N.W.2d 125 (Iowa 1986), the driver argued that since the blood testing device had an inherent 5 percent margin of error, his blood alcohol concentration could have been as low as 0.097 and, thus, below the statutory minimum at that time. 390 N.W.2d at 127-28. The Iowa Supreme Court rejected the driver's argument because the Iowa driver's license suspension statute did not on its face require consideration of the inherent margin of error in the test. 390 N.W.2d at 128. Other states have followed this reasoning when reviewing their own license revocation/suspension statutes. See Wieseler v. Prins, 167 Ariz. 223, 225-26, 805 P.2d 1044 (Ct. App. 1990) rev. denied March 5, 1991 (license revocation statute does not require consideration of margin of error before determining a person's blood alcohol level); Hrncir v. Commissioner of Public Safety, 370 N.W.2d 444, 445 (Minn. App. 1985) ("The [Minnesota implied consent] statute refers to test results showing a blood alcohol concentration of .10 or more, not .10 plus or minus a margin or error.").
K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1001(f)(1)(E) and K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1002(a)(2)(D) require the driver's test results to show that his or her blood alcohol concentration is .08 or more before that person's driving privileges are subject to suspension. See K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 8-1014(b) The statutes do not require the test result to pass the threshold alcohol limit of .08 within a margin of error. If the legislature had intended for the margin of error to be a factor, it could have easily included such a requirement in the statutes. See, e.g., Iowa Code § 321J.12 (1997 Supp.) (Iowa's license revocation statute was subsequently amended after Nugent to require the hearing officer to consider the established margin of error inherent in the testing device utilized); Lawson, 261 Kan. at 966.
The record in this case reveals that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment had certified the Intoxilyzer and the officer operating it. The officer further testified that he followed the protocol for operating the machine and that the machine appeared to be working properly when he administered the test to Ruble. Ruble's test results exceeded the .08 standard. Accordingly, the record contains sufficient evidence to support the district court's findings.
The rulings of the district court are affirmed in part and reversed in part. The matter is remanded with directions to reinstate the 330-day restriction administratively applied.


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Avalon Crest is the fulfillment of a dream that began more than 25 years ago when we were introduced to the Arabian breed during a vacation in Florida. The beauty and temperament of these wonderful horses captured our hearts and we began visiting Arabian farms to learn more about them. We were struck by the hospitality of the owners, who welcomed our interest, even though we were "just looking"...
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On the opening night of the Reykjavik Fashion Festival back in April, Sruli Recht managed to blow me away with the debut of his full menswear collection. As a live drummer provided the percussion pulse, Recht's men casually paraded a collection of carefully crafted draped pieces that echoed the rawness of the Icelandic landscape. The Sruli Recht studio is a cross-discipline practice caught somewhere between product design, tailoring and shoe making and it all came together so eloquently for that collection. As with everything Recht had created before, the collection was completely intuitive and free whilst still being very dimensional and formed. A few months on and in Paris, I was able to examine and marvel over his sophomore collection, Cast By Shadows.
As in his debut collection, the design talent looks to his adopted home of Iceland for inspiration and everything in the collection is in fact made in the country. In Recht's own words "this collection is based on the view from my window: water, mountains, mist." Having visited Reykjavik myself it comes as little surprise that the ever changing landscape and shifting hues of the sky was such an inspiration here. It is quite simply achingly beautiful and once again the look book imagery of Marinó Thorlacius captures it all. When he sent the lookbook through this morning, the ever modest Recht informed me that at one stage during his time at the Paris showroom, people were coming to just see the look book as they had heard so much about it.
Before I let you see the collection, I have to tell you a little about it. In Cast by Shadows, Recht is once again driven by fabric, form and function. This season the design talent employs a global selection of cottons, linens, silks and timber which are complimented by Icelandic reindeer skin and horse skin. All of the buttons are made from metal alloy rods, drop-cast in the studio, and blackened. However, it is the shark skin from the Icelandic basking shark which is the real highlight material invented for this collection. Below, Recht recounts the story behind it...
"One day outside my studio I saw a flatbed truck driving past, and on that truck a pile of wet glistening somethings. My brain said it was fishing nets... but that sharp little voice at the back of my neck disagreed: "That there pile was once alive. Chase it. Chase it down." And into my car I got, and followed that truck till it stopped. And on it? Five, reaking collosal beasts, brown, wet and far beyond dead. "To where will these sharks go?" I asked. "West," said the driver, "to the plants where they become oil and meat." Procuring the recipient's number, I dialed and requested slithers of its mic-rose thorn skin to be sent to the Tanner in the North, for whom the impossible is but a days work. Twelve days later, in a relatively anonimous white cardboard box we received from his skilled blades a new first — basking shark (or shark skin, or whatever name you want to give it), and by far not the last first, from his skilled blades, baths and alchemical knowhow. See it, smell it, but recoil from its iron maiden touch... for the skin of the shark is more dangerous than its bite."
The collection itself consists of a total look, from coats, jackets and cardigans, to trousers, shorts and leggings, complimented by sandals, eye-frames, bags, hats, gloves and silver jewellery. There are forty two styles in all, approximately one hundred with the myriad of material variations available. Recht is able to summarise the collection in three words; draped, refined, digital. Now over to Marinó Thorlacius's photography...
Photographer - Marinó Thorlacius
Models - Emil Þór Guðmundsson, Helgi Hjörvar
Stylist - Megan Herbert


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I have a great cookbook by Najmieh Batmanglij called Silk Road Cooking: A Vegetarian Journey. The recipes call for all sorts of wonderful, exotic ingredients, like rosewater and pomegranate seeds and saffron and dates. this recipes are wonderful, and always inspire me to try out new flavors and combinations and make me daydream of future trips to new lands.
Unfortunely, many of the recipes include gobs of dried fruit, which isn't on my list of allowed foods right now. And middle eastern baking uses GOBS of sugar, so many of the baked goods in the book are also out the window. But I wanted to use rosewater, and thought it would be divine combined with cashews, and wanted to make a cookie. Holiday baking is my favorite, and this year, I miss it big time. So, I was bound and determined to make something out of this idea.
I found a recipe for almond rosewater cookies here, and adapted it to fit my cashew desires. My kitchen was filled with the scent of roses while the cookies baked. These tasty, aromatic little grain-free shortbreads have just a hint of sweetness and a flowery twist. I'm excited to serve them up to my family for the holidays.
1 3/4 cup cashews, finely ground
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 Tbsp coconut oil, warmed to liquid
1 1/2 Tbsp agave nectar, or other natural liquid sweetener like honey, yacon, or maple syrup
1 t roseflower water
Mix ground nuts, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl. In seperate bowl, mix warm coconut oil, agave and rosewater. Mix oil mixture into dry ingredients and stir.
Briefly knead dough until well mixed, then roll into two 1 1/2 inch diameter logs. If desired, roll log in finely chopped/ground cashews or finely shredded coconut. Wrap each log tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for a few hours, or until dough has becomes firm.
Preheat oven to 350º F, and line a baking sheet with parchment. Slice logs into 1/8-1/4 inch slices. Bake 6-8 minutes or until cookies start to brown.


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Letter, A. Havington Shurtleff
Author: Shurtleff, A. Havington
Date: 1857
This printed letter was written by A. Havington Shurtleff about traveling to Kansas Territory. He provided information about the committee's plans to sponsor emigrant companies and wrote twenty points about the group's travel to Kansas.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Port Vault K 325 N421L 1857
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Today IUCN President Zhang Xinsheng addressed the Ministers gathered at the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, India, highlighting IUCN's hopes for a successful outcome of the talks. Here is what he said:
"IUCN thanks the Government of India for the warm welcome and for all the hard work to prepare for this meeting. We also congratulate those Parties that have already put into action the commitments they made at COP 10 to implement the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and its 20 Aichi Targets. These targets can only be reached if Parties set strong country level targets that 'add up' to the global ones.
The adoption of national biodiversity strategies and action plans is essential to mainstream biodiversity at all levels of society, and to make sure that it is perceived as a source of 'nature-based solutions' to broader societal challenges.
It is clear that much more resources are necessary to implement the Aichi targets. We need new approaches to mobilize these resources, such as green procurement and green tax schemes, as well as engaging the private sector in biodiversity conservation activities.
Nature is priceless. However, to conserve and better manage nature, it can be helpful to identify elements with economic value and to reward those who take care of it.
The link between environment and development must be fully appreciated and the Aichi targets must be incorporated in the Sustainable Development Goals.
Allow me to use the dramatic decline in South Asia's vulture populations as a stark example of the connections between species, ecosystems services and human health. Three species of South Asian vultures, once numbering millions, are now classified by IUCN as Critically Endangered. Their loss has led to an enormous waste disposal problem, groundwater contamination, a large increase in feral dogs and an increase in diseases.
IUCN's knowledge, including The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, provides information that supports the implementation of most of the Aichi targets, and is the basis of several indicators used to measure progress towards achieving them. The targets underpin the entire new IUCN Programme for 2013-2016 adopted at the recent World Conservation Congress.
IUCN congratulates those Parties who have established new protected areas. In November 2014 the IUCN World Parks Congress will be held in Sydney, Australia, providing an excellent opportunity for the Parties to share their experience in implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity.
Aichi Target 12 concerns the species extinction crisis and calls for an improvement in the conservation status of known threatened species. IUCN is initiating a 'Friends of Target 12' partnership to support the achievement of this target.
In the marine realm, we need to accelerate efforts to establish marine protected areas within and beyond national jurisdiction. IUCN calls on the international community to establish an effective legal framework to safeguard marine biodiversity, and use marine genetic resources beyond national jurisdiction in a sustainable and equitable way.
In just two years' time, at COP12, we will be looking at the mid-term progress towards turning the Strategic Plan into reality on the ground. It is crucial that here in Hyderabad, we take the decisions that put us on the right track to achieve this.
Over the last few days we have heard some wonderful words of wisdom from Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of this great nation, India. I would like to add a proverb from my own country, China: 'Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it'.
IUCN is fully ready to play its part in making this plan a reality."


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WASHINGTON, May 10 (UPI) -- A proposed farm bill introduced Friday by the chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee would cut costs by tightening eligibility for food stamps.
Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., the committee chair, said the bill would eliminate $39.7 billion in spending in the next 10 years, The Hill reported. About half would come from savings in food stamps, $13.8 billion from farm programs and $6.9 billion from environmental programs.
It cuts food stamps by much more than the bill in the Democratic-majority Senate. But it may also find opposition from some House Republicans who want food stamp recipients to work for their aid.
Congressional aides said farm programs are getting a bigger cut in percentage terms than the much larger food stamp program. The bill would eliminate direct payments to farmers and some other types of assistance.
Like the Senate bill, the House one does not include a plan by the Obama administration to provide food aid overseas by buying locally. By law, food donated to other countries is now purchased from U.S. farmers.


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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations to add requirements for contingency planning and training of personnel by research facilities and by dealers, exhibitors, intermediate handlers and carriers. We are proposing these requirements because we believe all licensees and registrants should develop a contingency plan for all animals regulated under the AWA in an effort to better prepare for potential disasters. This action would heighten the awareness of licensees and registrants regarding their responsibilities and help ensure a timely and appropriate response should an emergency or disaster occur.
Notice of this proposed rule is published in the Oct. 23 Federal Register.
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Nina Emerson, director of the Research Center on Impaired Driving at the Law School, was interviewed September 16, 2009, on "At Issue with Ben Merens,"a program of the Ideas Network of Wisconsin Public Radio. With the Wisconsin State Assembly set to vote on a package of reforms for driving-under-the-influence laws, Emerson and Merens discussed the pending legislation. The show may be downloaded here.
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Model A's: Part 1 Of 2
Brion Rose learned how to do bodywork in high school back in 1986 while working for Jack Graves Body Shop in Metairie, LA. At the age of 16 he entered his first car in the World of Wheels Auto Show and has been hooked since. He's 41 years old now, and he built this Model A sedan in his garage. The body was given to him, and all the inner wood structure was replaced with steel tube. He chopped the roof, then stretched the body so the suicide doors could fit flush. The body is channeled over the frame, which Brion made as well. The engine, a 600-horse 350 built on a Dart block and fed by a Blower Shop blower and twin Demon 650s, was built by Greg Hekimian Racing Engines located in Watertown, MA. The wheels are 10-inch whitewall Firestone cheater slicks and 4-inch whitewall Firestones up front. The doors were lettered by Kal Smith. This project was started in January 2009 and car was completed in January 2011.
The restoration on this Vicky was done about 12 years ago by a family in Detroit. Except for the wheels, the exterior is unchanged, right down to the all-steel body and the original front and rear suspension. The motor was rebuilt by H&H Flatheads and Michael Elwood installed a five-speed transmission. The seats are from Wise Guys. There aren't a lot of Vickies around, and it's nice to see one in close-to-original condition but still sporting a hot rod attitude. Elwood's next project is even more rare: a '28 Hudson Super Six.
Henry Grusniewski got his car from its third owner when the car was in run-down condition. It had been built by Ed Belknap (the gent who had designed the pinch-nosed Super Bell coupe), and Belknap had the help of Pete Chapouris, Pete Eastwood, Eric Vaughn, Kenny Ellis, and Jim Ewing in construction on this car. The base shares an early Super Bell frontend and a Ford engine while the rear features a "Torrance" Halibrand unit. It now has a new interior by Louie Loyola, and Grusniewski had a lot of guidance from Steve Beck in bringing this car back to the state it is in now after putting in about 900 hours of his time putting the car back in shape. Destiny must have been involved in Grusniewski having this car—he found it on eBay only three miles from where he lives!
When he bought this car in 2001, it was a driveable shell of an "old-school hot rod" from the early '60s. Never completed back then, it was "barned up" for almost 40 years until the guy Ernie bought it from got it running and roadworthy. He lost interest in it and Ernie got his chance, and he drove it for a summer as it was. Realizing the rear suspension and gear ratio weren't up to par, he fabbed a new rear clip and installed a Jaguar rearend. The next summer he ran it to get the bugs out of the drivetrain and then the body came off for bodywork and paint. A polished stainless steel firewall was fabbed and installed and a tonneau cover was customized so the roof could remain open when the sun was shining, but closed and almost stock looking if it rained. The upholstery was stitched up by EZ Boys Interiors, but the ABS panels and covering was done by the owner. New gauges from TPI were fit into a stock instrument panel that retained the original fuel gauge (the tach and speedo were mounted alongside the steering column. The '41 Flathead hasn't been touched since the early 60's, except for a little dressing up, such as a pair of Holley 94s, the Edelbrock manifold, a Mallory electronic distributor, and a handful of chrome cap nuts. After 10 years of driving and working on it, there are only a few items left to do. But that's in between cruising and car shows.
Jim Payne was looking for a roadster in 2000 but came across this coupe for sale at a car show in Vista, CA. Originally built in 1993 in La Verne, California, the '60s-style coupe was painted a bright yellow with a cream and orange interior by Eddie Martinez and a 383 Chevy with three Rochester carbs. Payne put 35,000 fun-filled miles on the odometer before wanting to make the car his own so, in 2006, he and Stretch (a bodyman and painter) started a body-off redo. They installed a Glide fully adjustable bench seat that gave him 10 more inches of legroom and a place to hide all the audio equipment. After blasting the body (what looked great had turned into Swiss cheese), they welded in patch panels, removed the '32 cowl vent due to graphics concerns, and added vents inside the top of windshield to draw air from under the visor. Payne also freshened up the engine with all new exterior parts, and went through the suspension as well. They painted the main body with three-stage PPG Evening Glow Orange Pearl, and the front a custom mixed yellow pearl mixed by candy pearl flames. Interior is rolled 'n' pleated white pearl vinyl with orange pearl piping, stitched by Friendly's Upholstery. It was finished in October 2009, and he's since added 4,200 extra miles to the odometer.


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Engineering Facilities
Aerodynamics Research Center
The Aerodynamics Research Center has existed at the university in one form or another since the 1930s, when it was an aircraft maintenance and fabrication facility. In 1986, the present building was constructed to allow for a large expansion of equipment which now includes lowspeed, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic facilities. Current research has focused on high speed aerodynamics, shock/boundary layer interaction, and various engineering aspects of detonation (which includes pulsed detonation engines). In addition to the experimental facilities, there are extensive capabilities to study and test aerodynamic models using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The experimental test results can be used to validate the CFD models, and vice-versa.
Civil Engineering Lab Building
Situated on the west side of the UT Arlington campus, the Civil Engineering Lab Building replaces labs formerly located in the Engineering Lab Building and provides enhanced teaching and research facilities for civil engineering faculty members, students and staff. Completed in 2008, the 26,000 square foot facility houses areas for the study of asphalt/pavement, construction engineering, materials/structures, and geoenvironmental and geotechnical systems. The new facility includes state-of-the-art laboratories that enhance the learning experience of the students in the rapidly growing department, plus space for areas of high-demand research.
Engineering Laboratory Building
Completed in 2009, the $22 million expansion of the Engineering Laboratory Building provides an additional 27,000+ square feet of space through the addition of a third floor. New laboratories and offices are occupied by the Electrical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering departments.
Several energy-saving features have been incorporated into the new construction, including the use of 1" insulated tinted glass that can transmit much of sun's visible light while blocking more than 80% of its solar energy, panels located on the south elevation to bounce daylight deeper inside the building, and a reflective system that channels daylight down to interior classroom ceilings.
Engineering Research Building
The Engineering Research Building provides approximately 234,000 square feet of space for state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary research and teaching labs and classrooms, faculty and graduate student offices, administrative offices, conference rooms and support areas. The building's design incorporates several energy-saving features, including green and light-reflecting roofs, window designs for improved use of available light, rain and condensate water capture and storage for landscaping, use of recycled materials, and others that will allow the facility to meet requirements for LEED® Gold certification. The building houses offices and labs for the Bioengineering and Computer Science and Engineering Departments, as well as offices and labs for the College of Science.
Nedderman Hall
Nedderman Hall is the College of Engineering's primary facility. In it are the office of the Dean of Engineering; offices of the Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering Departments; the Center for Distance Education; the Science and Engineering Library; several laboratories and classrooms, and a large auditorium. The two-story atrium features banners representing the nations of all students who have pursued engineering degrees at UT Arlington.
Constructed in 1988, Nedderman Hall is named for Dr. Wendell H. Nedderman, the first dean of the College of Engineering and president of the University from 1972 to 1992. Dr. Nedderman continued to teach civil engineering courses for several years after being named president emeritus.
Optical Medical Imaging Laboratory
The Bill and Rita Clements Advanced Medical Imaging Building features 18 specially-designed bays for clinical and research imaging devices. The largest of these houses one of the nation's first 7-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging devices for human studies. The Medical Imaging Center's state-of-the-art equipment will provide a catalyst to major collaborative projects involving UT Arlington and UT Dallas and UT Southwestern faculty members and clinicians who will occupy offices and laboratories in the building.
College of Engineering researchers in the Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering departments will use four labs in the Center. Initial projects there include:
- the development of a DLP® Hyperspectral Imager for surgical and clinical use (conducted in association with Texas Instruments);
- the use of a two-photon microscope for photon counting and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to study how DNA strand breaks (caused, for example, by exposure to ionizing radiation during treatment of cancer) are being repaired by the body's cellular machinery;
- using diffuse optical imaging for functional brain activities and for tumor diagnosis and prognosis under a variety of treatments;
- using coherent optical tomography to locate targeted nanoparticles that have attached themselves to diseased organs.
Woolf Hall
Woolf Hall is the College of Engineering's second-largest building, housing the offices of the Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering, and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Departments, plus a large number of laboratories and workshops. The building also is the home of the interdisciplinary Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory and the Formula SAE racing team's offices and garage.
Constructed in 1960 and extensively renovated in 1988, Woolf Hall is named for Dr. Jack R. Woolf, president of Arlington State College (now UT Arlington) from 1959 to 1968. During his tenure, the University moved from being a junior college to a four-year, baccalaureate degree institution. After being named president emeritus in 1968, Dr. Woolf taught mechanical engineering courses until 1994.


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It's Hallowe'en! The Muffin has been so excited about it this year, which is actually pretty funny, because most people here don't even celebrate it. But The Muffin figured out early on that Hallowe'en = Lollies And Cookies. And she was totally sold.
So this tin really isn't the healthiest one ever - but hey, it's Hallowe'en.
Top Row: Cadbury Screme Egg; Twisties Ghosts; banana slices.
Bottom Row: Carrot ghosts; Strawberry Ghost (a whole strawberry dipped in white chocolate, with mini choc chip features); Jelly orange (the juice from the orange is made into jelly, and then put back into the scooped-out orange skin halves to set).
The After Shot:
She ate everything except two carrot ghosts and a smidgeon of jelly.
To see what other mummies made for their little monsters today, check out The Muffin Tin Mom's blog.
But Wait - There's More!!
Bonus bento: this is what The Muffin had in her lunchbox today:
Pumpkin cookie (somewhat overzealously decorated by The Muffin herself - for some more of her Hallowe'en cookies - and mine - see the other post I wrote today);
Ham and cheese sandwich Ghost, and string cheese ghostlets.
Ham and cheese sandwich Witch Hat;
Sliced apple with Jack-o-Lanternish face, which I quite accidentally arranged into a head-and-body shape (I was just trying to fit it all in), and then added sultana hair after I noticed.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Muffin Tin Monday - Hallowe'en (and Bonus Bento!)
It's Hallowe'en! The Muffin has been so excited about it this year, which is actually pretty funny, because most people here don't even celebrate it. But The Muffin figured out early on that Hallowe'en = Lollies And Cookies. And she was totally sold.
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Labels: Bento, Hallowe'en, Muffin Tin Monday
Hallowe'en Fun
Happy Hallowe'en everyone! Or, you know, everyone who celebrates it. Actually Hallowe'en is not that big here in Australia. It's after eight pm as I write this, and we've only had one set of trick-or-treaters knock at the door...
The thing is, a lot of people here dismiss Hallowe'en as "an American thing" that is "not relevant to us". I find this kind of funny, because a) Hallowe'en did not originate in America, and b) having fancy dress parties and eating cute and funny-looking cookies is Completely Relevant to me, at any rate! Others object to Hallowe'en on religious grounds, which is fair enough.
At our house, we do celebrate Hallowe'en. We don't take it at all seriously, and we don't even always have/attend a party - we just think it's a bit of fun. And an excuse to make these:
I got the idea for these from the Donna Hay feauture in our weekend newspaper, but I lost the picture before I made these, so I have no idea how close mine are to the original...
Awesome, brilliant idea from LilaLoa, executed somewhat haphazardly by yours truly. You should check hers out, they're great.
The whole set:
I didn't do lots of different types this year. We weren't having a party or anything, so these were pretty much made for Husband to take to work, plus some for us to eat. The green "eyeball soup" cookies are a Sugarbelle design, although I decided to make my eyeballs out of sugarpaste so that I could have all different sizes. Check hers out here. For the pumpkins, I just kind of did my own thing (not that it's very original or anything, but I kind of like them).
Oh, and these are some of the cookies The Muffin decorated:
I was quite impressed with her Jack-o-Lantern, especially since she used a piping bag (usually she uses a squeezy bottle, which is much easier for her to control).
So the moral of this story, ladies and gentlemen, is this: No matter what your beliefs, no matter what you think of All Hallow's Eve and those who celebrate it, remember this: Life Is More Fun When It Involves Cookies.
Thank you.
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Labels: Cookies, Hallowe'en
Monday, October 24, 2011
Muffin Tin Monday - Yummy Foods
This week's theme (for me) was "I have leftover potato and various halves of pieces of fruit etc in the fridge and I can't think of a theme they fit in with and frankly I'm feeling a bit lazy". So, feeling that this would not fly as a theme suggestion in The Muffin's view, I suggested a "Yummy Foods" theme. This involved me dragging out all the stuff I wanted to use up, and letting The Muffin choose.
She had to choose at least one vegetable, at least one fruit, and at least one protein. Here's what she ended up with:
Top Row: Leftover steamed potato; Salami arranged into a "flower"; Bertie Beetle (from her showbag).
Bottom Row: Apple slices arranged into a "flower"; Vanilla yoghurt; Banana slices.
The After Shot:
This tin, whilst not the most exciting one ever, was still well received (and why wouldn't it be, considering she chose what went into it?), and declared yummy.
To see what other mum did this week, go to The Muffin Tin Mom's blog.
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Labels: Muffin Tin Monday
Friday, October 21, 2011
Royal Show Entries 2011
Wow, I can't believe I'm posting this so LATE. I'd been planning to post about these toward the end of Show week, while we were away on holidays. But I found myself trying to upload things using Husband's mobile phone's internet connection, which was So Slow that I gave up. And since we got home, I just seem to have been awfully busy!
Anyway, enough excuses - on to the sugary goodness...
I entered into three Classes at the Perth Royal Show this year: Decorated Biscuits (cookies), Patty Cakes (ie cupcakes), and Macarons.
The macarons were a nightmare. I made about twelve batches of the little buggers, wailing "Why did I write "macarons"? What On Earth Was I Thinking??" My macaron issues could easily fill a whole post, so I won't go into it here. Suffice to say, my macs tasted fine, and looked okay, but I was never in danger of winning any prizes! The ones I entered were the plain coloured one (at the front), and the back two pinks (the darker ones).
I was far happier with my cupcakes and my cookies. For the cookies, I decided to go with a Christmas theme:
All the decorating is royal icing, except the holly on the pudding, which I made from sugarpaste. I was really happy with how these turned out, and the judges must have agreed, because I Won! Woo hoo! The competition was a lot stiffer this year than it was last year, so I was really pleased.
Finally, for the cupcakes I decided on one of my favourite themes: Alice in Wonderland. After many preliminary sketches, and much elimination, I settled on these six designs:
You know how so often you have a clear idea of how you want something to look, and then when you make it, it doesn't turn out that way? Well this cupcake turned out Exactly as I'd imagined it - don't you Love It when that happens? I realise the Alice-Down-The-Rabbit-Hole cupcake design is not exactly an original one - it's been done by many, many people, including Planet Cake - but I've noticed that most of these designs use just a couple of flat white frills. I really wanted my Alice to have lots and lots of extra-poofy, voluminous petticoats.
Shhh - don't wake the Talking Flower - she might think you're a weed...
And don't tell the Queen that we've been Painting the Roses Red:
With all this cake, would you like a cup of tea? Or perhaps just half a cup...?
I also made a Bread-And-Butterfly with some little flowers, and a tabletop with a "Drink Me" bottle and tiny gold key.
Here's the whole set:
Most of the decorations are modelling paste, except the key, the red "paint", the "butter" and the little flowers' centres, which are all royal icing. The "Drink Me" topper (shown here sans cupcake) was sitting on top of a buttercream swirl for the Show to heighten the tabletop look.
Anyway, in case you're wondering - yep, these won their Class too! :o)
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Labels: Children's Cakes, Christmas, Cookies, Cupcakes, Macarons
Monday, October 10, 2011
Muffin Tin Monday - Hearts for Dinner, and a Clever Little Cookie
Happy Muffin Tin Monday everyone! This week we were out at lunch time, so we went for a simple Hearts theme for our MTM, at dinner time:
Top Row: Sausage; Spinach leaf hearts; Yoghurt with heart sprinkles.
Bottom Row: Cucumber hearts, and carrot sticks; Shepherds pie; Banana chips.
The After Shot:
Madam was Not Amused at having to eat a piece of cucumber. I reminded her that the rule of Muffin Tin Monday (in our house, anyway) is that she has to eat one thing (or a bit of it, if it's big) from each compartment. You should have seen the performance, facial-expression-wise. This kid should be on the stage. But she Suffered through one small piece of cucumber, all the same. Probably scared I wouldn't let her eat the banana chips if she didn't. :o)
To see what other mums fed their kiddies this week, check out the Muffin Tin Mom's blog.
But Wait - There's More!
Look what my Clever Girl did:
These were The Muffin's entry into this year's Perth Royal Show (decorated cookies class). She received no help at all with these - mixed her own icing colours and everything. She didn't get a prize, but the judges said she came very close to getting the Honorable Mention over an eight-year-old - and she's only four! I think they are beautiful, and I am a Very Proud Mummy.
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Labels: Cookies, Muffin Tin Monday
Monday, October 3, 2011
Muffin Tin Monday - Show Day!
Today we went to the Perth Royal Show! To say that The Muffin has been looking forward to it is a Massive Understatement, and we had a fantastic day. As we had lunch and dinner at the Show (we stayed for the fireworks, which were Awesome), we had our Muffin Tin Meal for breakfast:
Top Row: Yoghurt with vanilla; Banana slices.
Middle Row: Weetbix Bites (berry flavour); Weetbix Bites (apricot flavour).
Bottom Row: Home-made muesli x 2.
The After Shot:
This was a pretty big breakfast - all those little compartments of different cereals add up! So although there's a bit of muesli and milk left over, she actually ate really well.
Oh, and by the way, we actually did do Muffin Tin Monday last week, but I was soooo busy with my Royal Show baking (which I will post about later this week, I promise) that I just didn't have time to link up. But I thought it might be appropriate to put last week's photos up today too, as our theme was The Royal Show! (did I mention The Muffin was hanging out for Show Day? Seriously, we have heard nothing else for weeks...)
So here's what we had last week:
Top Row: Fairy bread Ducklings (representing the baby animal nursery); Strawberry Shortcake Showbag containing strawberries; Macaron shell with a ferris wheel drawn on with Gourmet Writers (representing Sideshow Alley).
Bottom Row: Yoghurt with sprinkles (representing the Dairy Pavilion - one of our favourites, as they give out heaps of yummy samples); two Apple People in a teacup (representing the Spinning Teacups ride, which is The Muffin's favourite); Bread and cheese Horse with a cheese "Best In Show" ribbon (representing the animals on show).
Here is a better look at the "Showbag":
I just folded up a piece of baking paper and popped a Strawberry Shortcake sticker on (seemed appropriate to the contents, which were fresh strawberries). Two fitted in, and I popped a third one underneath the bag.
The After Shot:
'Nuff said.
Go to The Muffin Tin Mom's blog to see more Muffin Tin yumminess!
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Labels: Muffin Tin Monday
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Lolly Shop Cupcakes!
The Muffin and I decorated these for our cousin's 10th birthday party, and christened them "Lolly Shop Cupcakes"!
There are Freckle cupcakes (no frosting, just melted chocolate spread on thinly and covered with 100s & 1000s), twisty marshmallow cupcakes (with pink cherry flavoured buttercream frosting), Jelly Belly jelly bean cupcakes (with lemon buttercream frosting), Mini M&M cupcakes (with chocolate buttercream frosting), and Mini Licorice Allsort cupcakes (with chocolate buttercream frosting). The cupcakes themselves are light and fluffy lemon cake.
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Labels: Children's Cakes, Cupcakes


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Honeywell's Total Connect Video Services combine cost-effective, easy-to-install cameras with a comprehensive, customer-focused communications service.
Wired/Wireless IP Cameras are easy to install and feature a compact, portable design-allowing consumers to move them whenever they choose. A pan/tilt version is also available. Honeywell's WAP (Wireless Access Point) provides secure, wireless networking ability (Wi-Fi) in iPCAM installations. It connects easily to a port on a router and is configured with iPCAMs using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).
Total Connect Remote Video Services, part of Honeywell's suite of Total Connect digital communications services, lets end-users view activity around the interior or exterior of their homes or businesses on PCs or mobile devices over a highly secure Internet connection.
- Image Sensor
CMOS 1/6" VGA resolution
2.8 fixed focus
- LED Indicators
Power and network status
- Wired/Wireless Internet Connectivity
RJ-45 Ethernet connector or wireless using Wi-Fi technology
- Wi-Fi Capable
- Encryption
Push button WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) providing secure wireless communication
- Video Compression
MPEG-4 and M-JPEG streaming up to 30 FPS
- Video Resolution
640 x 480
- Power Supply Included
- Upgradeable Firmware
allows firmware updates over the Internet
- Screw mount base
- Dimensions
3.8" H x 3.5" W x 1.4" D
- Weight
0.93 lb. (422g) with stand
- Operating Temperature
23deg.F - 122deg.F (-5deg.C - 50deg.C)
- Listings
CE/FCC Listed
- Total Connect Ready*
Remote service required for viewing
Additional Info
Additional Info
|Part Number
|What's in the box
|(1) Honeywell Wired or Wireless IP Camera for Total Connect - Black


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Charles Riley was born in 1790 in Maryland. He died on 26 Feb 1878 in Sanilac County, Michigan.
Charles married Sally Alexander about 1812 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Sally was born in 1791 in Maryland. She died in 1844 in Sanilac County, Michigan.
They had the following children:
Nicholas Riley was born in 1813 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He died in 1892 in Virginia.
Rose Riley was born on 27 Mar 1816 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She died in 1882 in Virginia.
Susan Riley was born in 1818 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She died in 1885 in Scott County, Kentucky.
Christopher Riley was born circa 1822 in Maryland. He died in 1903 in Ohio County, Virginia.
Robert Riley was born about 1825 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He died on 3 Aug 1878 in Ohio County, Virginia.
Andrew Riley was born on 30 Oct 1827 in Michigan. He died during 1833 in Michigan.
Alice M. Riley was born in 1831 in Michigan. She died in 1869 in Ohio County, Virginia.
Mary Riley was born in 1834 in Sanilac County, Michigan. She died about 1915 in Ohio County, Virginia.
Ralph Grace Riley was born about 1837 in Sanilac County, Michigan. He died in 1842 in Sanilac County, Michigan.
Adam R. Riley was born in 1840 in Michigan. He died in 1872 in Ohio County, Virginia.
Genealogy of Christopher Albert


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Billionaires and transportation toys
Stodgy world of planes, trains and automobiles, meet the billionaires with "Star Trek" dreams.
Technology moguls are brimming with ideas for bringing flying robots, self-driving cars, people-moving tubes and space-traveling tourists to the sleepy realm of transportation, which hasn't seen a major shakeup in decades.
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos wants his drones to air-drop packages to your house, Google is putting big money into driverless cars, PayPal entrepreneur Elon Musk has outlined a concept for shooting passengers through a giant "Hyperloop" and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic would launch tourists around the Earth.
( PHOTOS: Billionaires and their toys)
But the people who changed the way you shop, send money and search for information are finding it won't be as easy to change the way you drive, ride and fly.
They're confronting a transportation sector where public investments are drying up, engineers complain about crumbling roads and bridges and it's been ages since government initiatives created the likes of the Interstate Highway System. So the billionaires are trying to adapt their shared disrupt-or-die ethos to an industry marked by an obsession with safety, heavy regulations and a fear of failure.
If they succeed, these tycoons would go down in the history books not just next to Bill Gates and Steve Jobs but also alongside Henry Ford and the Wright brothers. But their visions vary wildly in their practicality — self-driving cars could be on the road as soon as 2020, while Musk's Hyperloop is a pie-in-the-sky proposal that may never move beyond the idea stage.
( Also on POLITICO: Poe: Drone plan like 'Jetsons')
Can these big-thinking magnates fill transportation's innovation void?
"You clearly have got companies that are in it to disrupt the space," said Scott Belcher, president of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, a trade group that works at the intersection of technology and transportation. "They don't want to get dragged down by the government or by the traditional provider."
But he warned that no single company can single-handedly transform transportation.
Here's a look at how each of the billionaires' ideas may fare:
1) Amazon's drones
Bezos's announcement Sunday that Amazon hopes to use drones to deliver smaller packages in the next "four, five years" generated a wave of both gee-whiz headlines and skepticism. The FAA has been noncommittal about Bezos's plan, and even industry backers said the technology needs to improve before drones can deliver DVDs and dresses to people's front doors.
( Also on POLITICO: Obstacles to Amazon drones)
But Bezos was clearly reveling in the space-age nature of his plan when he revealed it to Charlie Rose on "60 Minutes."
"I know this looks like science fiction," he said. "It's not."
Deploying the drones would create a major challenge to UPS, FedEx, the Postal Service and other dominant "last-mile" shippers.
Amazon seems to know it will have to persuade the FAA to change its regulatory roadmap, which for now doesn't include allowing the pilot-less autonomous drones that Bezos's ideas depend on. The FAA confirmed to POLITICO that Bezos had reached out to safety regulators before Sunday's announcement, and it's unlikely Amazon will remain quiet.
How likely? It'll happen, but Bezos will need cooperation from the FAA and local governments to meet an ambitious timeline.
2) Musk's Hyperloop
Frustration with the delays and high costs plaguing California's $68 billion high-speed rail project led Musk to seek an alternative.
( WATCH: Amazon previews Amazon Prime Air, delivery by drone)
"How could it be that the home of Silicon Valley and JPL — doing incredible things like indexing all the world's knowledge and putting rovers on Mars — would build a bullet train that is both one of the most expensive per mile and one of the slowest in the world?" Musk wrote in a blog post introducing his idea in August.
What he came up with was as bizarre as it was futuristic: He wants to enclose people in aluminum pods and shoot them in a steel tube at speeds exceeding 700 mph, allowing them to travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 35 minutes. Engineers have said Musk's plan would work — at least on paper. But not even Musk was willing to put up the money to make it a reality.
The lack of interest in constructing a Hyperloop points to a second major difference between Silicon Valley and the transportation world: Major infrastructure projects can't be coded in a dorm room or a garage. Musk said constructing the Hyperloop would cost $10 billion — a fraction of the high-speed rail plan's cost — but critics said the amount relies on savings that would never materialize in the real world.


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Maybe people have seen it already, but I love Spamusement. The concept is you draw an illustration based off of a spam subject line.
Some of my favorites:
Are your doctors too far away
Impress the Females
you are so good to me eggplant mike
slay them all
Bug Message
Guess Who Is Coming to Town
Are you man enough for this
stop that bending
we talked about this
why your computer is running slow
We have located several horny women in your area!
We have your medicine
An Email From God!
Troy Powell, Checking in


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This pretty much had to happen. If this irresistible crossover doesn't become the best-selling t-shirt in TeeFury history then everything I believe in and hold dear is a lie.
Artist Julia "JellySnail" Whittle combines the magic of The Legend of Zelda with the magic of friendship to give birth to My Little Epona, a golden wearable sandwich cookie filled with wonderful things.
It's available for one day only at the original short-attention-span T-shirt shop, so grab it now or forever kick yourself every time you see me wearing it. Or I can kick you, either way. That's what friends are for.
My Little Epona [TeeFury]


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Welcome to Mom Blogger's Club! I hope you enjoy your time here and find it helpful! I know it can be overwhelming at first but I promise, you'll be a pro on here in no time! I write a blog called The Adventures of J-Man and MillerBug. It's a blog about my life with my two boys and I do some pretty cool giveaways (OK, I think they're cool! Do you?)
Every week I host the Finding New Friends Weekend Blog Hop and the Make My Morning Blog Hop. It's a great way to find new followers and friends as well as get to know more of your fellow mom bloggers. If you're not familiar with a blog hop, all you have to do is add your blog to the list. Participants then "hop" from blog to blog to find great new blogs! It's a ton of fun! I'd love to have you join us. One of these is going on now so come on over and link up! You can find one HERE. Be sure to leave a messge if you join up so that I can follow you back!
Let me know if you have any questions or if I can help you with anything in your blogging journey! I look forward to being your friend!
Hi there and welcome from The Girlz Korner in upstate New York where you'll find light, witty and rather entertaining articles on every topic imaginable from beauty, health, fashion, parenting, sex and everything else in between. So if you get a chance to kick back and exhale, if only for a brief moment, we'd love to have you. Hope you enjoy your stay :) http://www.thegirlzkorner.com
Hi Desiree! Welcome to the club and feel free to check out my blog: Swanky Baby - swankybaby.net. I'm looking forward to checking yours out too!
Welcome to MBC! We are glad to have you here. We look forward connecting more with you here. I'm a Super Mama who has a family friendly blog. I also have a weekday blog hop called Exposure 99%.Come find out for yourself! This weekday blog hop helps you get more dedicated readers and blog followers. Hope you link up weekly. If you have any questions about how to link up do not hesitate to let me know.
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With the warm weather and long days of summer finally here, people are spending more time outdoors. While many people are aware of the need to protect themselves from the sun, reducing children's exposure to the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays is especially important.
In fact, teaching kids to be sun-safe now can benefit them for the rest of their lives.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood sunburns are a risk factor for skin cancer. The Skin Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to skin cancer education and prevention, offers a stark warning: Suffering one or more blistering sunburns in childhood or adolescence more than doubles a person's chances of developing potentially-deadly melanoma later in life.
But although skin cancer can be deadly, it is also highly preventable. There are several simple things you can do to reduce your children's exposure to damaging UV radiation while still allowing them to enjoy the summer weather.
• Play in the shade: The sun's UV rays are most intense between 10 am and 4 pm. Remind kids to play – or at least take breaks – in shaded areas in order to limit UV exposure. Getting out of the sun can also reduce their risk of heat illness.
• Sunscreen: Teach children to apply one ounce (about the size of a golf ball) of sunscreen to all exposed areas 30 minutes before outdoor activities. Teach them to cover areas such as the back of their ears and neck, and the tops of their feet and hands. Use a "broad-spectrum" sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB rays, with an SPF of 30 or higher. Reapply every two hours, sooner if you are swimming or sweating.
• Sun-safe swimwear: Look for bathing suits that cover more skin – swim shirts, one-piece suits and long trunks come in fashionable colors and styles for both boys and girls. Many types of swimwear are now rated with an ultraviolet protection factor (UPF); the higher the UPF, the more protection they provide.
• Ban the tan: Like pink or burned skin, a tan is a sign of DNA damage to skin cells, a risk factor for developing skin cancer. Remind teens especially that tanning – whether "laying out" in the sun or using a tanning bed – increases skin cancer risk and also causes wrinkles and other skin blemishes.
• Cover up: While tightly woven clothes provide the best protection against UV rays, wearing a T-shirt in the pool and outdoors provides more protection than wearing no shirt (for boys) or a two-piece bathing suit (for girls). Wide-brimmed hats and sunglasses also help protect sensitive skin on the neck, face and around the eyes (for boys, a baseball cap is still better than no hat at all).
• Be aware: A light cloud covering often doesn't completely block UV rays, it may only diffuse them; it's still possible to get sunburned on a cloudy day. In addition, concrete, sand and water can all reflect the sun's rays – so reapply sunscreen any time you're outdoors during peak hours.
What's important to remember is the leading risk factor for skin cancer is exposure to UV rays, whether from the sun or a tanning bed. The more exposure you have, the higher your risk. And because it's virtually impossible to go through life with no sun exposure, we all have some level of risk.
Fortunately, there are several ways to lower your risk by reducing your exposure to the sun's harmful rays. Children especially will benefit from learning how to protect their skin. Most important, these simple actions can be practiced beyond childhood into adulthood, enhancing sun safety and reducing skin cancer risk at any age.
For more information about skin cancer risks, signs, symptoms and treatments, visit the Cancer Treatment Centers of America website at www.cancercenter.com/skin-cancer.cfm.
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