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Flexibility and collaboration on small strategic projects will be key as the region seeks to upgrade transit and transportation with minimal funding. Today, we hear from a Cobb County official who welcomes a new flex bus route and urges residents to give input. A GDOT leader looks at the bigger picture, saying it's time to deliver real solutions working with what we've got.
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By Lisa Cupid
Movement is a hallmark of life. So when two of Cobb County's transit routes were cut in 2011, it was little surprise that families were upended.
One gentleman now walks for an hour to get to the nearest bus stop, so the bus can take him another 90 minutes to work. One way.
Another woman with acute asthma walks at least four miles to get medical treatment.
A young mother must now walk at least one mile, with children in tow, to buy groceries at the nearest mini-mart.
What's disturbing is that some persons who moved to Cobb are stranded because they believed that transit in Cobb was stable. The dim reality is that persons dependent on transit represent a class of persons that some in Cobb deem unworthy of sympathy, or at least a government handout, for a service largely recognized for not paying for itself.
I have yet to see a highway, library or park that pays for itself, yet there is a large perception that transit should.
Our transit riders are not a homogeneous cohort. We have college students who must get to class; seniors who want to run errands with some independence, and commuters — even some professionals — who want to save money on gas or parking, or at least eliminate the stress of driving.
But when transit is cut, it hurts our most vulnerable the most.
The two routes cut in South Cobb traveled through some of the county's most challenged areas. While the routes were cut for having low ridership, these particular routes served people with some of the greatest need.
The impact of losing transit in some communities warrants a different analysis for considering the strength of transit for the community and for Cobb. You could hypothesize that loss of transit will result in even higher unemployment, more blight and poorer access to food, education and medical services. Such outcomes could put greater burdens on code enforcement, public safety and schools.
Cobb leadership is now considering adding flexible transit routes to help reduce some of the unmet needs of the two lost routes. A flexible bus transit route travels a fixed route with the flexibility to pick up riders at non-fixed locations on demand.
The ability to provide residents with even a loose semblance of the routes once in place is encouraging. My observation is that Cobb's transportation division wants to get this right and ensure the new route is sustainable.
Flexible bus service in Cobb can set a standard in how to justify and deliver transit, both quantitatively and qualitatively, and not just in its implementation, but in its formation. We need residents to get involved. Mobilizing residents may be the boost needed to jump-start communities that draw life from transit.
Lisa Cupid is a Cobb County Commissioner representing District 4 in Southwest Cobb.
By Dana Lemon
We all know and accept that providing a full range of transportation options and alternatives is one of the hallmarks of a successful state. Great transportation is the base for positive economic and social opportunities for all who live there. Helping provide those services is a traditional role of government that becomes even more vital every day.
In the Atlanta metropolitan area, we have several bus and transit services, but what we lack is the coordination between the entities delivering those services. The people, the riders, truly suffer from the lack of integrated services and options that do not fully meet the existing needs of the community.
We need to embrace innovation as a key to developing a "big picture" plan for our region's transportation. Coordination and communication needs to start at the top with our influencers so diverse organizations can move toward providing coordinated services and routes that make sense and move seamlessly for riders.
Through its Leadership Involvement Networking and Knowledge program, the Atlanta Regional Commission takes leaders to key regions to experience firsthand what that area is accomplishing and what the Atlanta area can borrow. I was part of the most recent trip to the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., area. The area is a great example of various entities coming to together and providing transportation options integrated between counties and other units of government. We saw that this type of amalgamated service is not only possible, but fundamental to successfully addressing the community's needs for mobility.
Making changes and moving in a different path takes strong leaders, and Atlanta has a number of them up to the task. However, bringing them together to focus on multi-modal transportation options is not enough; we must move toward implementation. Local leaders have already proven they can come together, represent disparate constituents and still work together to present a unified voice. We must take that next step to deliver a working solution.
Visiting other major urban areas and seeing the success they have had providing seamless services is extremely motivating for me. Atlanta benefits from all the lessons learned by those who have already accomplished the task, and we know there is room for all stakeholders in this process. Establishing a seamless system does not have to mean abolishing operators, but it does mean we must coordinate operations for success.
We took a few steps in the right direction this year, including increasing the financial commitment to Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) and Cobb County's reinstatement of some bus service lines that had been cut. But these are small steps, and all organizations involved in transportation planning and implementation must build off these with a greater sense of urgency. We must work together for comprehensive regional coordination, and provide residents with a system that offers convenience and connectivity.
Dana Lemon is a board member of the Georgia Department of Transportation representing the 13th Congressional District.
April 17th, 2013
4:15 am
@ Cobb County Commissioner Lisa Cupid:
{{"The dim reality is that persons dependent on transit represent a class of persons that some in Cobb deem unworthy of sympathy, or at least a government handout, for a service largely recognized for not paying for itself."}}
Given Cobb County's notable history of ultraconservative politics, that type of sentiment against publicly-subsidized transit and the people that may be dependent upon it is not the least bit surprising.
Some people in Cobb County believe that the presence of public transit in the county enables low-income undesirables to move into, live in and bring down the quality-of-life a county that they still view as being an exclusive outer-suburban enclave for ultraconservative affluent whites.
{{"I have yet to see a highway, library or park that pays for itself, yet there is a large perception that transit should."}}
…It's not necessarily fair that transit is expected to pay for itself while roads are not, but that is the overwhelming political reality that you are dealing with at the moment.
In light of the persistent and domineering anti-transit sentiment in Cobb County politics, a good place to start to increase transit funding would be along Cobb Parkway where Cobb Community Transit routes 10 & 45 operate (CCT routes 10 & 45 are supposedly two of the most-popular local routes in the CCT system).
Cobb Parkway is also a corridor that has been targeted for some type of future rail transit service in the form of light rail or streetcar service as a way of fostering increased high-density transit-oriented development over the long-term.
Because of Cobb Parkway's status as a right-of-way that is targeted for future rail transit service and high-density development, consider using Tax Increment Financing (property tax revenues from new development that pops up along the projected route of the future rail transit line) to help fund a transition from bus service to rail transit service, if rail transit service is indeed seriously-desired over the long-run on Cobb Parkway.
Also consider switching from a flat-rate one-way fare-collection structure to a distance-based per-mile fare-collection structure of between $0.15-$0.40 per-mile and automatically peg fare rates to inflation so that close to 80% of the cost of operations & maintenance are always covered by fares.
Cover the other 20% of the cost of operations & maintenance with revenue streams from Tax Increment Financing (property tax revenues from new development that pops up along transit lines), private investment (lease some lines out to private operators in return for either an upfront lump-sum payment or yearly or monthly payments) and real estate transactions (leasing land out for transit-oriented development).
Take the funding concepts of the distance-based fare-collection structure and apply them to all routes, local and express, throughout the rest of the system.
Take the funding concepts of Tax Increment Financing and real estate transactional financing and apply them to funding regional commuter rail service in the freight rail right-of-way that have been targeted for regional passenger train service in the future (the north-south CSX (old-Western & Atlantic) freight rail right-of-way that parallels I-75 between Vinings and Acworth, the north-south Georgia Northeastern Railroad right-of-way that parallels I-575 between Marietta and Woodstock, the east-west Norfolk Southern freight rail right-of-ways that run parallel to Highways 78-278-8 & 278-6 through the southern end of the county).
Take the funding concepts of real estate transactional funding and apply it wherever possible, particularly along rail transit lines and around rail transit stations.
Whatever you do, get as far away from the traditional concept of advocating for sales tax and fuel tax increases as they are political losers in this political climate that is thoroughly-dominated by staunchly anti-tax forces.
Also make sure that you get the support of Republican lawmakers at the local, regional, state and even federal levels if needed by using the hook of "SELF-FINANCED and SELF-FUNDED TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN WHICH NO TAX INCREASES ARE NEEDED" as you will not be able to advance any type of idea without the help and support of Republicans in this political climate in which Republicans currently dominate at the local, regional and state levels.
When trying to advance the expansion of transit, make sure to always play-up the concept of SELF-FUNDED transit infrastructure otherwise, you won't get any support from government, tax and transit-averse conservatives and you won't have enough support to advance your ideas at the local, regional and state levels in Cobb County.
At this point in Georgia politics where Democrats are a virtual superminority in state government, having the support of those in the dominant Georgia Republican Party is a must, so be aggressive in partnering with Republicans to get things done, otherwise you will be completely ignored and even severely-derided in some conservative circles.
April 17th, 2013
2:32 am
Logical Dude
April 16th, 2013
2:30 pm
{{"I mean, how many studies do we need before we actually expand MARTA, Buses, etc?"}}
…At least like a ZILLION.
Because any expansion of MARTA in its current form will never be accepted outside of Fulton and DeKalb counties, particularly if a MARTA expansion requires the implementation of a politically-unfeasible sales tax increase to fund it.
MARTA expansion will never be accepted in Cobb and Gwinnett counties of the shrinking but loud anti-transit factions that still dominate those counties' governments.
And while not necessarily being as hard of a sell in Clayton County as it is in Cobb and Gwinnett counties, MARTA expansion will also likely not be accepted in Clayton County because the county's higher-income residents think that public transportation has made the county too attractive to lower-income residents…which is the REAL reason that Clayton County discontinued bus service.
April 17th, 2013
2:16 am
Road Scholar
April 16th, 2013
7:03 am
Implementing a regional revenue stream to fund the expansion and operation of transit beyond Fulton and DeKalb counties is an excellent idea.
Using GRTA as the central coordinating entity to make transit seamless in planning and operations for the entire region is also an excellent idea.
Increasing the state's gas tax and adjusting it to inflation is also a very-good idea on its face.
The only problem is that even the suggestion or mere mention of an increase in the state's clearly-inadequate gas tax is political suicide for any politician foolish enough to suggest it in this volatile political climate that is completely-dominated by small-government and anti-tax ultraconservatives and Tea Partiers at the regional and statewide levels.
And any OTP politician that suggests that the state's gas tax be increased to fund transit outside of I-285 likely has a death wish in this current political environment in which staunchly anti-transit factions completely dominate the state's political scene.
If we are going to finance critically-needed upgrades and expansions to the region's substandard transit offerings, we are going to have to be able to do it without the use of politically-unfeasible increases to sales taxes and fuel taxes.

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With a host of schools bumping up against and even surpassing the six free snow days that schools get each winter, looks like lawmakers will get another chance to decide what to do about it. Last year in what was described as a one-time fix, schools were allowed to tack onto time at the end of the school day to make up the lost time. So if your kid normally got out of class at 2:30 p.m., they got out at 2:35 p.m.Now, if you remember anything about being in school you know that the last few minutes of the day are not spending learning but watching...watching the clock for the bell to ring. And that's the point the Michigan Association of School Board lobbyist makes."Adding five minutes into the end of the day to make the number of hours, kids are still losing time in the classroom." And Don Wortruba advises lawmakers to just forgive the number of lost days unless that figure grows too large."If we're gong to do it, don't worry about the extension cause it's not real. It makes it look like we're doing the right thing. Then just say we're forgiving "X" amount of days this year."While that has some appeal, some will argue kids are suppose to have 180 days in school and anything less does a disservice to them.Rep. Andy Schor (D-Lansing) is one of those. He voted for the bill last year but has "concerns" about doing it again.His solution?For each snow day lost in winter, tack on the day in the summer."I would like to add days at the end...if we have to go five or six days longer, yeah."He has an easier solution: Start school earlier and then there is a buffer so when Ole Man Winter clobbers the state as he is doing now, you can have more snow days off but still fulfill the 180 requirement.Only problem with that is the tourism industry does not want schools open before Labor Day which is why Schor's legislation is buried in a snow drift in the Michigan House.
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Washington, D.C., September 14, 2010 –The American Public Health Association commends the
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4 Waste Removal Stocks With High Valuations to Avoid Now, 2 to Watch
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As dirty as their businesses are, many waste management companies are not trading like garbage. Even the temporary service interruption of Hurricane Sandy did not drop valuations significantly. In fact, in its aftermath many of these stocks are trading at very dear multiples. So do investors today love trash? Investors should exercise care to make sure they are not overpaying for waste industry stocks.
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At roughly $32 per share Waste Connections (NYSE: WCN) fails to provide investors a discount for buying a waste management stock. In addition to typical waste services, including waste collection, disposal, and recycling, the company is a leading provider of non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several of the most active natural resource producing areas in the United States, including the Permian, Bakken, and Eagle Ford Basins.
Investors can buy more revenues per dollar from the S&P 500, since this stock has a much higher 2.55 price-to-sales ratio, while the index has a ratio of 1.29. Waste Connections shares currently trade at a high 24.01 price-to-earnings ratio, a higher value than the 14.1 price-to-earnings ratio average of the S&P 500 index. Shares trade at a 2.20 price-to-book ratio, which is near the 2.05 average of the S&P 500. The firm is not over-leveraged based on its reasonable 0.54 debt-to-equity ratio.
Covanta (NYSE: CVA) is a waste-to-energy mid cap stock trading at glamor valuations. At a price of roughly $18, Covanta shares are trading at a rich 27.39 price-to-earnings ratio, more than twice the 14.1 average of the S&P 500. Unfortunately, enthusiasm for generating energy trash burning doesn't make up for the high price-to-earnings multiple.
Covanta's dividend payments offer little solace. Sure, this stock pays a hefty 3.30% dividend, which is about twice the 10-year treasury yield. However, the firm's 0.85 payout ratio is shaky since this leaves very little room for adverse events and scarce funds for reinvestment to grow the firm.
Shares of Stericycle (NASDAQ: SRCL) are are trading at roughly $95 per share. Investors can buy more than three times the revenues per dollar invested from the S&P 500, since index has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.29 while this stock has a much higher 4.43 ratio. Stericycle shares are trading at a high 31.37 price-to-earnings ratio, a price multiple more than four times the 14.1 P/E ratio of the S&P 500. Even the 5.57 price-to-book multiple of this stock dwarfs the 2.05 S&P 500 price-to-book ratio. This stock is trading like a Silicon Valley growth technology stock, rather than a stock that disposes of healthcare waste.
Shares of Waste Management (NYSE: WM) are also not fairly priced at $32 per share. This stock has been flat over the past year. Waste Management shares are trading at a fair 17.33 price-to-earnings ratio, in line with the S&P 500 average. Shares trade at a 2.43 price-to-book ratio, which is near the 2.05 S&P 500 average. The only price multiple that is in favor of Waste Management is the price-to-sales multiple: the stock's 1.12 P/S multiple is below the 1.29 average of the S&P 500.
Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) has received media attention based on share purchases by Bill Gates. Fortunately, the press coverage has not inflated the price of the stock to insane valuations. At a $26 price level, the firm's 1.27 price-to-sales ratio is in line with today's prevailing market multiples. Republic Services shares are trading at a fair 15.46 price-to-earnings ratio, in line with the S&P 500. The price-to-book multiple of this stock is 1.34, cheaper than the 2.05 S&P 500 average. Republic Services shares are also attractive for income based on a dividend yield of 3.30%, and have a sustainable 0.49 payout ratio.
Investors might want to steer clear of this stock until it grows into its dividend policy. Its high 4.30% dividend yield requires a 0.70 dividend payout ratio. This leaves very little earnings as a cushion for failure and scarce funds for reinvestment.
Fortunately, some waste management firms trade at reasonable valuations. One such stock Darling International, which is trading at a $16 price level. The firm's 1.14 price-to-sales ratio, 14.00 price-to-earnings ratio, and 1.96 price-to-book ratio are midrange in today's market. The firm is also opportunistically growing its food waste recycling empire by acquiring assets.
Investors can also look beyond publicly-traded stocks for reasonably priced investment opportunities in waste management. Small ventures like JunkIt are reinventing the trash business. Rather than focus on repeat utility-like service, JunkIt focuses on special order and one-time disposal jobs around Toronto. The firm offers different levels of service, from dumpster pick up to in-home removal. Growth in this industry can come from other innovative combinations of cleaning services and waste disposal.
Value investors dumpster dive for out-of-favor stocks to find cheaply-valued companies. Often the companies they find are considered disgusting or irrelevant for most investors. Value investments are the cigar butts or garbage in the world of financial assets; but at today's prices, these garbage companies are not value investments.
Investors seeking value investments should keep an eye on Darling International and Republic Services. They are trading at reasonable valuations and could hit compelling valuations after small price declines.
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Geri Halliwell's boyfriend, Henry Beckwith, 31, was arrested by London police leaving the nightclub Raffles with another woman.
Beckwith, who is rumored to be engaged to Halliwell, was taken in handcuffs to the Chelsea police station where he admitted having the cocaine and was cautioned. Cautioned? That's it?
A Raffles source said: "Beckwith is a regular and was here partying in the early hours of Sunday morning. He was seen going outside and around the corner, where he was searched by police.
"Raffles has a strict policy on drugs – anyone found with them in the club will be banned. So maybe he decided to take the drugs outside. I'm sure Geri wasn't too delighted to hear he had been arrested for drugs."
The former Spice Girl began dating Beckwith in April.
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Washington, D.C.—American Advertising Federation (AAF) President and CEO Wallace S. Snyder praised the commitment of the advertising industry on its aggressive self-regulation efforts and the positive work of the Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) today at a joint obesity workshop sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). During the meeting, representatives from food, media and advertising industries reported on new initiatives addressing food marketing to children. The workshop was held as a follow-up to the 2005 FTC/HHS forum on marketing, self-regulation and childhood obesity.
Snyder pointed out the FTC continues to be the relevant agency responsible for establishing public policy with regard to children's advertising, as a result of decades of experience in regulation and a sophisticated understanding of how advertising can work to respond to the concerns of consumers. More than two decades ago, the FTC endorsed a course of action to improve children's advertising in the United States. Since then, the FTC has consistently reaffirmed these recommendations and the advertising industry continues to uphold these principles today. "In short, the industry has responded positively and aggressively to the FTC's challenge to improve its self-regulatory response," said Snyder. "I believe the industry continues to enthusiastically support this policy, and in fact, will continue to do so into the future."
Having led the commission's initial investigation into the effects of advertising on children, Snyder brought to today's hearing not only historical relevance, but also a firsthand perspective on the progress of the advertising industry's self-regulation initiatives. Snyder commented that subsequent to FTC recommendations, established 25 years ago, the advertising industry has continually displayed an "unparalleled record of success." He concluded, "these commitments are significant, far exceeding the minimum criteria of the program, and will result in meaningful changes in what products the participating companies advertise."
Snyder cited a key example of how the industry has persevered. In 2005, the FTC proposed that CARU undergo a review by the National Advertising Review Council. This evaluation consequently led to the development of a new children's food and beverage initiative, which includes food companies that comprise over two-thirds of children's food and beverage television advertising expenditures. The goal of the initiative is to engage as many advertisers as possible to make a significant, collective impact in shifting the mix of products advertised to children.
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Published: 09/10/10
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's casino proposal may be in limbo, but there will soon be another grand new building on tribal property, this one in Mashpee.
Tribal council Chairman Cedric Cromwell announced yesterday that the tribe has secured $12.7 million in construction financing to build a government and community center at the tribal council headquarters property on Great Neck Road South.
"It is our first government operations building that will house all of our services and programs. It will be a gathering place we can call our own," Mr. Cromwell said in an interview. "I've got to pinch myself as a reminder that this is real."
The planned 40,000-square-foot building, for which Mr. Cromwell said he hopes construction will begin in late winter or early spring, will replace the trailers and old office buildings now on the tribe's nearly 60-acre property.
The project will be required to go through the town permitting process because the tribe's application to create a reservation is pending with the federal Department of Interior. Mr. Cromwell said the tribe has a strong relationship with the town, and he pledged to work closely with town officials on the project.
Obtaining the financing is a major move for a project long under consideration by the tribe. The tribal administration has been working out of trailers for several years. The main office building does not have a space large enough for meetings of tribal members, so the tribe rents the auditorium at Mashpee High School for its monthly general membership meetings. The main building consists of two former houses donated to the tribe, moved to the Great Neck Road South property, and married together to make a single structure.
"Those buildings are so small compared to our government needs and service deliveries," Mr. Cromwell said.
But Mr. Cromwell said his administration has refined the previous plans to incorporate more tribal cultural aspects. For example, the roof was redesigned to be reminiscent of a turtle shell, an homage to the turtle's important role in tribal traditions, as well as a waterfall in the foyer to signify the tribe's close relationship to the water.
"We have taken the best of all worlds, with modern day green construction with a touch of our culture and traditions," he said.
Mr. Cromwell said a home for the tribal court system and a fitness center were also adopted into the new plans.
The initial interest rate is estimated to be 4 percent, according to Jennifer Lerch, a business programs specialist with the United States Department of Agriculture rural development office, which funded the project.
The full, 30-year loan is being financed through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, but an innovative approach was used to structure the repayment, Ms. Lerch said. The tribe was able to guarantee its repayment through other government grants it receives or is scheduled to receive, she said. Most grants to recognized tribes provide for overhead costs, typically about 30 cents out of each dollar, to cover rent, utilities, and other costs not directly related to service delivery. So the tribe will use the overhead to repay the loan, instead of paying for rent or utilities at other locations, she said.
The tribe currently spends about $150,000 a year on rent and utilities for its government operations, which are scattered across three separate locations in town, according to information from the tribe.
"This, as far as we know, is the first of its kind, using this collective security source to provide for a government center," Ms. Lerch said, adding that the financing will enable the tribe to build the structure without first having to establish a revenue source from gaming or another enterprise.
Ms. Lerch said the facility will also enable the tribe to access additional federal programs beyond what is available now, since many programs require certain infrastructure to be already built. "So, as you can imagine, for some tribes it is like a chicken or the egg situation."
The large new building—which is planned to be about twice the size of the new Mashpee Public Library—will house the tribe's growing government, including administrative offices and other departments; mental health and public health services; the tribal court; areas for tribal elders and youth; a gymnasium and fitness center; a library; and a function hall with a kitchen.
Mr. Cromwell said the project will also create construction jobs that will serve as a boon to the local economy.
In addition to the practical benefits, Mr. Cromwell said the new building also holds great symbolism for the tribe.
"It is a great place for our community to say that in this modern day time we are able to thrive," he said. "All of a sudden I see an identity in today's modern world. Yes, we can do this. We have a place to call home and a place we can look at and respect and honor and call ours. It represents all those things in our community changing, of not having. Now we can have."


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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (AP) -- A plan to expand a Mojave Desert Marine base would engulf a beloved off-road recreation area.
The Riverside Press-Enterprise said the Navy issued an environmental impact statement last week that recommends adding some 146,000 acres of Johnson Valley to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms.
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Unfortunately for the Tar Heel Nation, this article does not discuss any Tar Heels. Based on the most up-to-date statistics, this year's race for the 2013 ACC Player of the Year is between two student-athletes: Duke's Mason Plumlee and Virginia Tech's Erick Green.
First, let's examine Mason. He plays for the Blue Devils who have been ranked #1 for five weeks this season. In addition, here are his statistics and how he ranks in the Atlantic Coast Conference (in parentheses). Mason Plumlee averages 17.3 points (second), 11.4 rebounds (first), 8.3 defensive rebounds a game (first), 3.1 offensive rebounds a game (fourth), 0.571 field goal % (third), and 1.7 blocks per game (tied for fourth w/fellow teammate Ryan Kelly) while playing 34.2 minutes a game (sixth).
Now, lets look at the Erick Green from Virginia Tech. Green averages 24.5 points (first), 4.4 assists (tied for fourth w/UNC's Marcus Paige), .825 free throw % (fourth), 1.5 steals per game (eighth), and has a 1.8 assist to turnover ratio (seventh), while playing 35.8 minutes a game (2nd).
In the past, the ACC Player of the Year has been a player who is the most consistent player on his team (Tyler Zeller), has excellent statistics (Julius Hodge), or has the highest scoring average in the conference (J.J. Redick). We have no idea who will get the nod this season. I think that Mason Plumlee will win this honor, simply because he is in the top two for points and rebounds. However, Erick Green averages 7.2 points more than Plumlee. In addition, Green does not have the support that Plumlee has in Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly (who is injured). I would give my vote to Erick Green because he is more important to the Hokies. Virginia Tech ranks fourth in scoring in the ACC, with an average of 75.5 points per game. Green accounts for 32% of their offense, whereas Plumlee accounts for 22% of Duke's offense which has an average of 77.8 points per game. The bottom line is this: numbers don't lie.
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You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting-
over and over announcing your place
In the family of things.
Quiet flutterance
Voices utterance
Between our presence
By happenstance, my mind
Palpitations cadence
Pulsations consilience
Beyond your grasp
By blast, my energy
Chaos begets time.
(July 12, 2010)
I love the taste of your lips
To feel them pressed against mine
Your heat beneath my hands
Sweat slick, riding the waves
I love the feel of your pulse
I feel safe in your arms
And can take control of the world
(July 21st, 2009)
Twisting hips
Divine retribution on your lips
Protrusion, imminence
Your chest heated and tense
Consume a breath, so immense
Writhing flesh, we collect what's left
An accord of resistance
Through your cold fingertips
In tiny sips, your teeth pinch
Eyelids flutter, muscles contract
Escapism in it's final act
(Oct 8, 2010)
Oh the ways in the world
How we watch them sway
And let them cause delay
Wishing and waiting
How we let them fall
Like it's nothing at all
I am a conundrum. I am that moment your tongue moves to say something and your brain forgets to send the signal. I am that breath purposely placed between words to give a moment for thought. I am that stutter, that quivering lip before asking someone out. I am the tick in your hand, in your eyebrow, in your neck… the one that you worry gives away your intent.
I am those silences between exchanges when both parties process their thoughts. I am the searing frustration of interruption. I am the relieving calm of understanding.
I am a middleman, always in between, always moving. Always grasping reality from the edges.
your howl sings to me
like the tapping of rain on a tin roof
or wind blowing through the trees
beneath a full moon
the night sky aglow
your fur tickles me
like the feeling of a sparrows tail
or sun shining on wet skin
damp from the river
that lets you swim in it's flow
your growl entices me
like the eyes of a once lost lover
or soft lips on bone
accents of femininity
that want your touch
and to give you fever
baby, howl at the moon
and to show you're eager
purr, because I'll be there soon
He drew a circle that shut me out—
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But Love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle that took him in!
She is like an exhale- relieving and relaxing, yet leaves you just one breath closer to death. And then you blink and she is gone, fleeting… like the rest of your life.


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9ct yellow gold 3mm D shaped plain court ring
Product code: 9251596
- £125
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9ct yellow gold plain 3mm D shaped court ring. Classic and simple.
Have an elegant wedding.
- Material
- 9ct Yellow Gold
- Stone style
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One day I will be a good designer… or at least good at design.
Like most of you, I spent nearly 20 years of my life trapped in one classroom or another. Ironically, every year the first day of school was filled with anxious anticipation for the unexpected. It should have been obvious after 1st or 2nd grade that a pattern was developing, and I'd be spending the rest of my youthful days stuck behind a desk, taking orders, regurgitating back "correct" answers to a teacher, and - above everything else - trying not to stand out.
My problem was that I never really fit in. Ever.
I think it's ingrained in my DNA to shake things up. Think outside the box. Create humor or conflict where others felt it should/could not exist.
In elementary school, I was suspended for a day when I discovered on a field trip that I could flatten a soda can by stomping on it, then use it as a frisbee. While other kids played with dandelions and peeled the crusts off their Wonder Bread sandwiches, I launched my flattened can into the air, watching it soar and spiral (and "allegedly" hit a classmate's unsuspecting mother in the head).
Sometimes creativity has consequences.
As a Sophomore in high school, I was kicked out of my English class for debating with my teacher about the moral implications of telling the absolute truth. I argue that sometimes lying is just the right thing to do. (See: Does this dress make my butt look fat?)
The next year I got punched in the face for the first (and only) time in my career as a student… and it was by the principal. No joke… you can't make this stuff up.
For over 20 years, I put up with the man. I let professors tell me how to think. I let church leaders tell me how to behave. I let my parents tell me what should be important in my life. I let my friends influence my hobbies, my profession, and my interests.
Then, everything changed.
On one blustery day in April of 2010, I graduated from college (vowing never to return to the confined walls of formalized education). Suddenly there wasn't anybody telling me what to do.
I could go anywhere. I could do anything. I could be anyone.
As the saying goes, there was "No more homework, no more looks. No more teachers' dirty looks!"
I admit, it threw me for a loop. As I attempted to ground myself, I looked to those closest to me for advice. Nearly one year later, only one thing has stuck with me.
As I walked through the metal detector, and through the courtroom-laden halls of the Utah State Courthouse, I realized that the fates of tens of thousands of individuals had been decided within those walls throughout the years.
I made my way to an elevator and went to the top floor. Near the back of the building, I found my uncle's office. He had recently obtained the job as a Trial Court Executive for the 3rd District Court after a long and complicated job hunt.
There are very few people I respect more in this world than my uncle. He is ambitious, hard-working, and has genuine integrity. He spoke to me about his career, about his goals, his family, and about the important phase I was entering in my life. Then came the advice I'll never forget.
"When you get comfortable in life, it's time to change."
My uncle and I are similar in that we are both idealists. When we believe in something, we dedicate ourselves to it.
There is a time, however, when that passion for idealism begins to fade. The system, the bureaucracy, the monotony and habit of an 8-5 job, or "The Man" take their toll. Then, one day you wake up, your desire to achieve the ideal is gone, and we suddenly you are no longer an idealist. You are a realist. A complacent human being who has settled on the fact that dreams are just that. Dreams.
At that moment, if/when being an idealist becomes "unrealistic," and we become complacent to just run out the clock every day, change is absolutely necessary.
Being comfortable is the enemy. You can't grow when you're comfortable. No great accomplishment was ever achieved through complacency. Nearly one year later, I'm doing everything I know how to avoid boxing myself into the house the realists built. I'm filming a documentary. I'm writing a book. I'm working on The Domino Project, reinventing the publishing industry.
I am forever an idealist. "Comfortable" is my enemy.
Hey Tumblr-ites! Who do you love following?
I need to spice up my feed. Any suggestions?
Chris Merritt - Dance Karate
This week, I found my copy of "Pixie" by Chris. I haven't been able to stop listening to it. If only I could find its counterpart, "The Bear."


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Mobile inventory management, item issues, receipts and transfers
IBM Maximo Mobile Inventory Manager SE provides remote data access to the Maximo inventory data.
Provides remote data access to the Maximo inventory data such as item information and availability, counts, issues, receipts and transfers.
- Record new assets and their locations.
- Verify and record asset counts, locations and conditions.
- Verify, add or edit asset details.
- Generate work requests for follow-up work while conducting audits.
- Exchange data with Maximo server using the method best suited for your operating environment: real-time wireless, dial-up or docking cradle.
Learn more
Maximo Mobile Inventory Manager SE
IBM Software Subscription and Support is included in the product price for the first year.
Not available for purchase online.
Contact IBM
- Request a quote
- Email IBM
- Or call us at: 1-877-426-3774
Priority code: C&SI
Product requirements
IBM Maximo 6.2 Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements:
IBM® Maximo® is based on an n-Tier architecture, which lets you deploy Maximo across one or more tiers (servers). You can run Maximo on a single physical server or across multiple servers depending on the number of concurrent users and the hardware.
Maximo requires the following minimum hardware and software for Maximo for client workstations and each tier in a Maximo system configuration:
Client Workstation
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP
Internet Explorer® 6.0 browser or Internet Explorer® 7 browser
Adobe® Reader® 6.0
512 MB memory or greater
Administrative Workstation
System Administrator workstation that you will use for installing software, configuring databases, and designing work flows
Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP
Internet Explorer 6.0 browser or Internet Explorer 7 browser
Adobe Reader 6.0
1 GB memory or greater
The Maximo Workflow Designer requires a Java Runtime Environment (JRE 1.4.2 through JRE 1.5 are currently supported). The Workflow Designer checks for the JRE on the administrative workstation and prompts you to install JRE 1.4.2-b28 if it cannot find it on the workstation.
Application Server
Server that you will use to run the core Maximo Application and Java/Web Server components
- Operating System
IBM AIX 5.2 or 5.3
HP-UX 11i or HP-UX 11i v2 (PA-RISC processor-based systems)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003
Red Hat® Linux® 3 (x86, AMD64, and Intel® EM64T processor-based systems)
Sun Solaris 9 or Sun Solaris 10 (SPARC processor-based systems)
- Application Server
IBM WebSphere® 6 (provided by IBM Corporation)
BEA WebLogic® Server 8 (provided by the customer)
- 2 or 4 processors recommended
- 2 GB Memory per processor
- 1.5 GB or greater disk space for Maximo and the Java/Web Server components
Database Server
Server that contains and manages the Maximo database.
Customer is responsible for database platform software, and is referred to the vendor for hardware requirements.
- Database software
Microsoft® SQL Server 2000 SP4 or Microsoft® SQL Server 2005, Standard or Enterprise Edition
Oracle® 18.104.22.168 or Oracle® 10.2.0.2, Standard or Enterprise Edition
Reports Server
Server that contains browser-based reporting software.
- Operating System
IBM AIX 5.2 or 5.3
¹ HP-UX 11i (PA-RISC)
² Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2003 Server
³ Sun Solaris 9
- 1 GB Memory per processor
- 1 GB free disk space for Actuate® software components
- Actuate iServer Release 8 (provided by IBM Corporation)
¹ HP-UX 11i v2 is not currently supported for the Actuate iServer reports server
² A Windows based Reports Server is required for users running Maximo on a Red Hat Linux Application Server
³ Solaris 10 is not currently supported for the Actuate Report iServer reports server
Asset and facilities management
- Enterprise asset management
- IBM Integrated Information Core
- IBM Real-Time Asset Locator
- IBM SmartCloud Cost Management
- Maximo for Life Sciences
- Maximo for Nuclear Power
- Maximo for Oil and Gas
- Maximo for Service Providers
- Maximo for Transportation
- Maximo for Utilities
- Maximo Anywhere
- Maximo Archiving with Optim Data Growth Solution
- Maximo Asset Configuration Manager
- Maximo Asset Management
- Maximo Asset Management Scheduler
- Maximo Calibration
- Maximo Everyplace
- Maximo Health, Safety and Environment Manager
- Maximo Inventory Insights
- Maximo Linear Asset Manager
- Maximo Mobile Asset Manager
- Maximo Mobile Inventory Manager
- Maximo Mobile Suite
- Maximo Mobile Work Manager
- Maximo Spatial Asset Management
Not in United States?
Considering a purchase?
Contact IBM
Considering a purchase?
- Email IBM
- Request a quote
Or call us at: 1-877-426-37741-877-426-3774
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About Carlson LabsFounded by John and Susan Carlson in 1965, Carlson Laboratories has been a family owned and operated business for over 40 years. Since no one cares more about quality than the people who put their names on it, Carlson Laboratories is dedicated to providing only the highest quality nutritional supplements.
In 2010, Carilyn Anderson and Kirsten Carlson (daughters of John and Susan) took over as the new management team of Carlson Laboratories. Today the Carlson sisters continue to ensure that the Carlson family name represents the quality supplements people have come to expect.
Major ProductsCarlson Laboratories began with one Vitamin E formula. Since then, the line has grown to become the most complete line of natural Vitamin E products in the world. Carlson Laboratories product range has expanded through the years to meet the nutritional needs of their customers. Their product lines now include award-winning Norwegian fish oils, a full line of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, special formulations, and nutritional supplements.
Value PropositionCarlson Laboratories high quality nutritional products are key components to achieving optimal health.
They are a family owned and operated company dedicated to providing their customers superior products based on accepted scientific research. The first and foremost consideration at Carlson Laboratories is quality; they will not sacrifice their high standards for any reason.
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Carlson Labs - E-Gems Elite 400 IU - 120 Softgels
Carlson Labs E-Gems Elite is an exclusive blend of 8 forms of natural-source tocopherols and tocotrienols providing the antioxidant benefits of the entire family of Vitamin E. Research supports that all natural forms of Vitamin E as found in foods have beneficial properties playing roles in protecting body cells from free radical damage. E-gems Elite provides 400 IU of vitamin E as d-alpha tocopherol, plus the benefits of beta, delta, and gamma tocopherols and their 4 corresponding tocotrienols.
E-Gems are golden gelatin gems containing concentrated Natural-source Vitamin E oil, d-alpha tocopheryl acetate. Vitamin E is an essential nutrient and important antioxidant that promotes a healthy heart and cardiovascular system to help maintain your good health. E-Gems are twice as active as synthetic vitamin E inside our bodies. The Vitamin E is derived from soybean oil; synthetic Vitamin E is never used. With over 50 years of scientific research, Vitamin E has gained notoriety as one of the most predominant and active antioxidant nutrients. The amounts of Vitamin E effective within clinical studies are not obtainable, even from a well-balanced diet, and that is why many people choose a Vitamin E supplement. Scientists have found Natural Vitamin E is retained in the body many times longer than Synthetic Vitamin E.
Vitamin E is essential to life. We can not survive without it! Several prominent researchers believe that to perform at its best, the human body needs more than the U.S. Daily Value (DV) of 30 IU Vitamin E daily. The average American diet supplies considerably less than this amount. Dr. Evan Shute, a Canadian physician internationally recognized for his 30 years of clinical work with Vitamin E stated, "We think that the average normal female should have 400 IU a day and the average normal male about 600 IU a day."
Inorganic Iron can destroy Vitamin E. The Shute Institute was the first to discover and announce that inorganic iron, as ferrous sulfate, can be destructive to the Vitamin E when the two are taken together. They suggest that when inorganic iron and Vitamin E are taken, they should be separated in the stomach by an interval of 8 to 9 hours. Organic iron, however, such as that found in raisins, spinach and other iron-rich foods, can be taken at the same time as Vitamin E, with no harm to the Vitamin E. Moderate amounts of organic iron supplements, such as the "Albion process" iron amino acid chelate, can also be taken with Vitamin E. This is the only form of iron Carlson has ever used and will use with Vitamin E.
Two biologically active, preferred forms of Vitamin E are d-alpha tocopheryl acetate and d-alpha tocopheryl succinate. Acetate and Succinate are important organic molecules within our bodies and are involved in numerous biochemical reactions. For example, acetate is an important part of acetylcholine, the neural transmitter required by every nerve cell in our bodies to transmit impulses. Moreover, acetate and succinate are found in energy producing reactions in every cell. Vinegar contains acetic acid, a form of acetate. Succinate is like two acetic or acetate molecules back-to-back. Because these two forms change to alpha tocopherol during the digestive process, they are active antioxidants. All forms of Vitamin E are active antioxidants inside our bodies.
Many Vitamin E labels are misleading to the consumer. Marketed Vitamin E products labeled natural have been tested and found to contain:
Carlson Natural-source Vitamin E can be used with confidence. On each Carlson Vitamin E label you will find the words: "Independently Assayed to Guarantee 100% Potency 100% Natural-Source Vitamin E".
There are 4 tocopherols called alpha, beta, gamma, delta. Only Alpha Tocopherol is Vitamin E and has activity expressed in international units. Beta, gamma, and delta tocopherols are missing one or more methyl groups on the main structure where indicated. Naturally occurring in foods, the 4 tocotrienols are structurally identical to the 4 tocopherols except their tail contains 3 unsaturated bonds. Like the beta, gamma and delta tocopherol, they do not stay long in our body. Researchers are studying their unique properties.Natural Vitamin E can help maintain and promote healthy skin. Studies support the body's preference for Natural Vitamin E, and Carlson All-Natural Vitamin E is derived from soybean oil, a natural food source. Research shows natural Vitamin E to have twice the biological activity of synthetic Vitamin E, and is retained within the body longer.
Physicians use and recommend Carlson Vitamin E with confidence knowing that their patients will be getting only the highest quality of 100% Natural-source Vitamin E with full label potency guaranteed. Beginning in 1965, the Shute Institute and Medical Clinic of Canada, internationally recognized for their research and clinical applications with Vitamin E, singled out Carlson Vitamin E for their valued recommendation. Only through their dedication to the highest standards of excellence has Carlson retained these important recommendations.
Carlson Laboratories began with one vitamin E formula. Since then, the line has grown to become the most complete line of natural vitamin E products in the world. Carlson Laboratories product range has expanded through the years to meet the nutritional needs of Carlson customers. Carlson laboratories product line now include award-winning Norwegian fish oils, a full line of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, special formulations and nutritional supplements.
Other Ingredients: Sunflower oil, gelatin, glycerin, water.
*Tocotrienols are supplied by palm and rice oil concentrates. Typical analysis shows gamma tocotrienol 9 to 12 mg, alpha tocotrienol 5 to 8 mg, beta & delta tocotrienols 2 to 4 mg.
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