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what's up with brad spengler?
brad has told me in person that he would not do security commercially
since he believed that would change the motivation for doing security
work; that it would become competitive, and thus "unpure." brad -
what is your motivation now?
do you consider systrace a competitor now? why are your motivations
now seemingly not pure?
as a member of the PHC, brad is credited with contributing to text
such as
--[ 3.1.1 PHC-switch-a-w00
This is an idea spawned off many, many hours of television from
warez mullah. He suggested that you create a fake identity by
creating a paper trail to your whitehat or w00w00 member because
they make so much money for selling out. I suggest using someone
like Dug Song because I'm sure Arbornet pays him pretty well for
writing _shit_. Although I hear Niels Provos author of systrace
(most useless and bug ridden security tool EVER) is now employed at
Google. I would basically rely on using their credit card
information to fund your jihad. So when the police go and track
down serial numbers and shit like that. Their cc# connects to the
shit you bought. Great for buying illegal hardware to store images
monkey.org's user accounts!
as you can see, brad uses his awesome interpersonal skills to make
friends with respected members of the computer security community.
people who have made real contributions, both academic and in
important software.
brad, isn't it funny we all presented projects, side-by-side, and had
fruitful discussions about computer security? what happened?
this attitude of yours seems to be consistent,
and even through artistic expression
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in case he changes it.
so brad -- what's up?
and for the record -- the reason i did not make a big fuss about the
ptrace issue is that in order to actually escape systrace protection
with this, the user would have to ehtier ptrace the process themselves
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There are a handful that do that, and that's one of the bigger reasons not to have wireless. Store managers hate me for that; they call me the Network Nazi. But if you put a wireless device in the parking lot, you make it easy for somebody with a laptop and a Pringles can (to tap in).
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I always think that great examples of creativity evoke great reactions. Recently, I saw the movie Hugo. There were times when I wanted to sigh happily, times when I wanted to shout out, "Yes, that's it!," times when I wanted to stand in my seat and shout, "Bravo!! Fantastic!!" and times when I wanted to throw popcorn at the screen, and rewrite the script.
Hugo is the story of an orphaned young boy who keeps the clocks of a Parisian train station going. He is left an "automaton" by his diseased father, but is missing the key, so he embarks on a journey to find it and discover what the automaton is trying to tell him. He is lead to Isabelle – the owner of the key - and to "Papa Georges" – Isabelle's adopted father and a prolific retired film maker, and Mama Jeanne – Isabelle's adopted mother and a prolific retired actress.
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The "sighing happily" moment
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The "Yes, that's it!" moment
The film explores many themes around what it is to imagine, create, and be an artist. One of my favourite was the idea that, if you are an artist who is not creating art, you feel "broken."The automaton is broken because it cannot draw, and the filmmaker, character Papa Georges, describes feeling broken because he has stopped making films. This idea of feeling broken perfectly captured those feelings that many artists have described to me – and that I have felt myself – in the absence of meaningful art-making.
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I love to applaud brilliant ideas, and whoever decided to film this in 3D made a brilliant choice. At first it's no more than a gimmick – the audience ducks when something gets thrown, and pulls back when a vicious dog comes hurtling towards them. But then we start to see the resonances with the plot and themes. We are introduced to the early days of film-making, and repeatedly shown the footage of an audience reacting to some of the first moving images – a train coming into the station. This unsophisticated, naïve audience is shown screaming and trying to get out of the way because they feel that the train is going to run them over. Laughable, now - it's just a movie! So how can a sophisticated modern cinema audience possibly understand what that was like for those early audiences? By experiencing the movie in 3D and having very similar reactions to those early audiences. Brilliant! Bravo!
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As much as I enjoyed the movie, I did have one real beef with it, and that is how the story of Mama Jeanne is told. In my opinion, her story is even more tragic than her husband's, because no one seems to recognize that she, too, is an artist who is not creating. She is an actor who believes her life's creative work to have been destroyed, and cannot even tell Isabelle – her daughter – about her identity as an artist. But the movie's pivotal interest is on the broken figure of her husband and his lost art, and Mama Jeanne (the fact that I can't remember her real name speaks volumes) is put in the position of having to protect him from painful memories. I was hoping to see her regain her creative strength at the end of the movie, when all the wrongs are righted and all the loose ends tied up, but sadly, the final scenes just make her story all the more tragic – while her husband stands up on stage and is recognized publically for his contributions to film-making (the lost reels having been recovered), Mama Jeanne is forced to watch from the audience, the proud wife, and clap proudly. I got the distinct feeling that we, as the audience, were supposed to feel that everything was all right again, but I couldn't help thinking, "What about HER??!! What about HER art? What about HER lost creative identity??!!!"
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Charlie Hunnam, the Pacific Rim star, and Morgana McNelis have been dating for six years, though his off-screen leading lady manages to stay out of the spotlight and off the red carpet.
Unlike, Hunnam, McNelis doesn't make her living as an actor. After taking a jewelry class at age 20, she found her calling as a jewelry designer, according to the bio on her website. Though she doesn't work on movies, they do inform her craft. Before listing designers Alexander McQueen and Riccardo Tisci as inspirations, she names the aesthetic of Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula as an influence.
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A Phase I study of an intravesically administered immunotoxin targeting EpCAM for the treatment of nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer in BCG-refractory and BCG-intolerant patients
Authors Mark Kowalski, Joycelyn Entwistle, Jeannick Cizeau, et al
Published Date November 2010 Volume 2010:4 Pages 313—320
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S14071
Published 15 November 2010
Mark Kowalski1, Joycelyn Entwistle2, Jeannick Cizeau2, Demi Niforos1, Shauna Loewen2, Wendy Chapman1, Glen C MacDonald2
1Viventia Biotechnologies Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada; 2Viventia Biotechnologies Inc., Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Purpose: A Phase I dose-escalation study was performed to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the immunotoxin VB4-845 in patients with nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) refractory to or intolerant of bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG). Secondary objectives included evaluation of the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and efficacy of VB4-845.
Patients and methods: Sixty-four patients with Grade 2 or 3, stage Ta or T1 transitional cell carcinoma or in situ carcinoma, either refractory to or intolerant of BCG therapy, were enrolled. Treatment was administered in ascending dose cohorts ranging from 0.1 to 30.16 mg. After receiving weekly instillations of VB4-845 to the bladder via catheter for 6 consecutive weeks, patients were followed for 4–6 weeks post-therapy and assessed at week 12.
Results: An MTD was not determined, as a dose-limiting toxicity was not identified over the dose range tested. VB4-845 therapy was safe and well tolerated with most adverse events reported as mild; as a result, no patients were removed from the study in response to toxicity. By the end of the study, the majority of patients had developed antibodies to the exotoxin portion of VB4-845. A complete response was achieved in 39% of patients at the 12-week time point.
Conclusions: VB4-845 dosed on a weekly basis for 6 weeks was very well tolerated at all dose levels. Although an MTD was not determined at the doses administered, VB4-845 showed evidence of an antitumor effect that warrants further clinical investigation for the treatment of NMIBC in this patient population.
Keywords: Pseudomonas exotoxin A, anti-EpCAM, fusion protein, targeted therapy
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By Karla Kerlin and Renee Korn
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Evidence of a defendant's other acts of misconduct many times play a critical role in trials involving sexual assaults. Knowing the ways a defendant's other acts can be used in trial is critical when handling these types of cases.
The objective of this article and self-study test is to acquaint bench officers and attorneys with other acts evidence, including other acts evidence used to show propensity under Evidence Code Section 1108, and to prove other matters such as motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident under Evidence Code Section 1101(b).
Section 1108
Evidence Code Section 1108 allows the prosecution to prove a defendant's propensity to commit sex crimes through specific instances of conduct. The section provides that: "In a criminal action in which the defendant is accused of a sexual offense, evidence of the defendant's commission of another sexual offense is not made inadmissible by Section 1101, if the evidence is not inadmissible pursuant to Section 352." (Evidence Code Section 1101(a) generally bars evidence of a person's character or trait of character from being admitted when offered to prove conduct on a specified occasion, while Evidence Code Section 352 requires the court to balance prejudice versus probative value regarding any item of evidence prior to its admission.)
A "sexual offense" which can be used under Evidence Code Section 1108 is very broadly defined to include most major sex crimes listed in the Penal Code, and it also includes attempts or conspiracies to engage in the above offenses. Evid C Section 1108(a) & (d)(1)(F). "Sexual offense" is defined to include not only the enumerated Penal Code provisions, but also other sexually related contacts or activities. See Evid C Section 1108(d)(1)(B)-(E).
The prosecution may introduce evidence of other sexual misconduct even if the misconduct was subsequently adjudicated and the defendant was convicted of a non-sexual offense.
People v. Lopez
, 156 Cal. App. 4th 1291 (2007). Uncharged sex offenses committed outside the U.S. may be admitted as propensity evidence.
People v. Miramontes
, 189 Cal. App. 4th 1085 (2010). Evidence of a sex offense which occurred after the charged sex crime has been held to be admissible.
People v. Medina
, 114 Cal. App. 4th 897 (2003). The state Supreme Court in
People v Villatoro
, 54 Cal. 4th 1152 (2012), held that evidence of other
current charged sex crimes
can also be considered under Evidence Code Section 1108.
The prosecution must disclose the evidence to the defense no less than 30 days before trial, unless good cause is established for a delayed disclosure pursuant to Penal Code Section 1054.7. Evid C Section 1108(b).
1108 admissibility
People v. Falsetta
, 21 Cal. 4th 903 (1999), a court should address the following areas on the record to weigh the admissibility of the other sexual acts evidence:
"its nature, relevance, and possible remoteness, the degree of certainty of its commission and the likelihood of confusing, misleading, or distracting the jurors from their main inquiry, its similarity to the charged offense, its likely prejudicial impact on the jurors, the burden on the defendant in defending against the uncharged offense, and the availability of less prejudicial alternatives to its outright admission, such as admitting some but not all of the defendant's other sex offenses, or excluding irrelevant though inflammatory details surrounding the offense."
The other sex offenses must be relevant to issues in the current proceedings in order to be admitted into evidence.
People v. James
, 81 Cal. App. 4th 1343 (2000);
People v. Britt
, 104 Cal. App. 4th 500 (2002). The court must focus on the similarity between the uncharged act and the current offense because only sexual offenses of a similar type are likely to be admissible to prove predisposition.
People v. Earle
, 172 Cal. App. 4th 372 (2009). In evaluating similarities between the other offense or offenses and the current case, the court must focus on the facts that actually existed, rather than on the evidence that does not exist.
People v. Story
, 45 Cal. 4th 1282 (2009).
More recent acts of misconduct are obviously more relevant to predisposition than
ones that occurred many years ago. But length of time between the uncharged act and the current case can be overcome by similarity. In
People v. Branch
, 91 Cal. App. 4th 274 (2001), uncharged prior sexual offenses committed more than 30 years earlier by defendant against his stepdaughter were held admissible because the significant similarities between prior and charged offenses balanced out the remoteness of the prior offenses.
The court must also analyze if the admission of the conduct should be excluded because its probative value is substantially outweighed by danger of undue prejudice, consumption of time, confusion of the issues or misleading of the jury under Evidence Code Section 352. See Evid C Section 1108(a).
Section 1101(b)
Under Evidence Code Section 1101(b), evidence may be admitted "that a person committed a crime, civil wrong, or other act when relevant to prove some fact (such as motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake or accident, or whether a defendant in a prosecution for an unlawful sexual act or attempted unlawful sexual act did not reasonably and in good faith believe that the victim consented)."
Section 1101(b) applies to all persons, and is not limited to evidence concerning a criminal defendant.
People v. Davis
, 10 Cal. 4th 463 (1995). No conviction is needed in order to admit evidence of other crimes or misconduct of a defendant under Section 1101(b).
People v. Wilson
, 3 Cal. 4th 926 (1992). Section 1101(b) does not only apply to prior misconduct: other crimes or misconduct committed after the charged incident may be admissible. "If evidence of an uncharged offense is relevant, there is no distinction between an offense that is
to and one that is
to the date of the charged offense."
People v. Balcom
, 7 Cal. 4th 414 (1994).
1101(b) admissibility
A court must evaluate for what purpose the other acts evidence is being admitted under Section 1101(b).
People v. Ewoldt
, 7 Cal. 4th 380 (1994). Admission of other crimes evidence cannot be justified merely by asserting an admissible purpose; such evidence may only be admitted if it (1) tends logically, naturally and by reasonable inference to prove the issue upon which it is offered, (2) is offered upon an issue which will ultimately prove to be material to the People's case, and (3) is not merely cumulative with respect to other evidence which the People may use to prove the same issue.
People v. Lopez
, 198 Cal. App. 4th 698 (2011).
For evidence of a defendant's other crimes to be admissible, there must be some degree of similarity between the charged crime and the other crime, but the degree of similarity depends on the purpose for which the evidence is presented.
People v. Jones
, 51 Cal. 4th 346 (2011). Some of the most common ways that Section 1101(b) evidence is used in sexual assault cases is discussed below.
Identity requires the most substantial amount of similarity.
People v. Earle
, 172 Cal. App. 4th at 394. When admitting other acts evidence as to the issue of identity, it is useful to visualize
signature crimes
: The inference of identity arises when the marks common to the charged and uncharged offenses, considered singly or in combination, logically operate to set the charged and uncharged offenses apart from other crimes of the same general variety and, in so doing, tend to suggest that the perpetrator of the uncharged offenses was the perpetrator of the charged offenses; the pattern and characteristics of the crimes must be so unusual and distinctive as to be like a signature.
People v. Carter
, 36 Cal. 4th 1114 (2005).
A lesser degree of similarity between charged and uncharged crimes is required to establish relevance on the issue of common design or plan. To establish the existence of a common design or plan by evidence of an uncharged offense, the common features must indicate the existence of a plan rather than a series of similar spontaneous acts, but the plan thus revealed need not be distinctive or unusual, it need only exist to support the inference that the defendant employed that plan in committing the charged offense.
People v. Avila
, 38 Cal. 4th 491 (2006). To establish common design or plan, evidence must demonstrate not merely similarity in results, but such occurrence of common features that the various acts are naturally to be explained as caused by general plan of which they are the individual manifestations.
People v. Balcom
Evidence of intent is admissible to prove that, if the defendant committed the act alleged, he or she did so with the intent that comprises an element of the charged offense. "In proving intent, the act is conceded or assumed; what is sought is the state of mind that accompanied it."
People v. Ewoldt
, 7 Cal. 4th at 394 n.2. In order to be admissible to prove intent, the uncharged misconduct must be sufficiently similar to support the inference that the defendant "probably harbor[ed] the same intent in each instance."
People v. Ewoldt
, 7 Cal.4th at 402. The least degree of similarity between the charged crime and the other crime is needed when the evidence is offered to prove intent.
People v. Jones
, 51 Cal. 4th 346 (2011);
People v. Escudero
, 183 Cal. App. 4th 302 (2010).
Other crimes evidence is also admissible to establish two different types or categories of motive evidence; in the first category, the uncharged act supplies the motive for the charged crime, as the uncharged act is cause, while the charged crime is effect, and in the second category, the uncharged act evidences the existence of a motive, but the act does not supply the motive, as the motive is the cause, and both the charged and uncharged acts are effects. See
People v. Spector
, 194 Cal. App. 4th 1335 (2011).
In cases where the Section 1101(b) evidence involves a separate victim than the current case, the Section 1101(b) evidence may not be relevant on the issue of consent. In
People v. Bruce
, 208 Cal. App. 3d 1099 (1989), the defendant was convicted of rape of victim at gunpoint at a marina. The trial court admitted a prior rape with another victim who defendant also raped at gunpoint at the same marina. At trial, the defense admitted engaging in sexual intercourse with victim arguing that the prior incident was no longer relevant since identity was no longer at issue. The trial court permitted the 1101(b) victim to testify, while admonishing the jury that her testimony was admitted only on the issue of consent. The appellate court reversed the conviction and held that the 1101(b) evidence of another rape - a different incident involving a different victim - had no tendency to prove or disprove whether the victim in the current case consented. (Note that this same evidence would now likely be admissible under Evidence Code Section 1108.)
Finally, as with Evidence Code Section 1108, evidence otherwise admissible under Evidence Code Section 1101(b) may be excluded under Evidence Code Section 352 if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of undue prejudice, consumption of time, confusion of the issues or misleading of the jury.
People v. Ewoldt
, 7 Cal. 4th at 404. Among other factors, the court must weigh the remoteness in time of the uncharged offenses.
People v. Abilez
, 41 Cal. 4th 472 (2007).
Karla Kerlin
is a judge in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Renee Korn
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Section I - Purpose and Participating Organizations
This document constitutes the charter for the Intelligent Transportation Systems Strategic Planning Group (ITS SPG).
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Intelligent transportation technologies and systems are the application of integrated information, telecommunications and computer-based technologies to infrastructure and vehicles in order to improve safety and mobility on the Nation's surface transportation networks. This requires working with interests inside the United States as well as international interests.
The ITS Joint Program Office
The ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO), an element of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (US DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), is charged with conducting research in technical and institutional/policy areas, and fostering the development and evolution of ITS with a primary emphasis on multi-modal ITS research, involving coordination among two or more DOT modal administrations. The JPO exercises a complementary role in coordinating the efforts of the modal administrations in their independent ITS research activities and in executing the results of research. Additionally, the ITS JPO plays a major role in facilitating deployment and use of these technologies across the Nation. The ITS JPO exercises a leadership role, both within the US DOT and throughout the stakeholder community, that is national and international in nature, in the advocacy of advanced technologies to address issues related to congestion, safety, mobility, energy, environment, and productivity. The ITS JPO retains accountability for the federal ITS Program, exercises overall responsibility for setting strategic direction, and establishing funding priorities.
The ITS JPO exercises these roles in coordination with the ITS SPG. The ITS SPG is the coordinating body that serves as a steering committee for ITS research activities. It is comprised of the senior career professionals - at the associate administrator level- in US DOT's modal administrations, and is chaired by the Director, ITS JPO. The ITS Management Council, comprised of the administrators of US DOT's modal administrations, and chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Transportation exercises the Departmental-level coordination role for ITS research.
Roles of the Modal Administrations in ITS
The US DOT Modal Administrations also have an important role in advancing ITS and implementing research results. The modal administrations fund and execute some ITS-related research for projects that are specific to an individual mode. For example the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has funded research related to traffic simulation and modeling and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration funds research into electronic processing of commercial vehicle enforcement transactions. Since there is no commonly accepted definition of ITS, these projects could be considered ITS related. A critical role of the modal agencies in the SPG is ensuring that research performed under the federal ITS program and within the modal agencies is not duplicative or conflicting.
In addition, modal administration staff lead or participate in much of the research funded with federal ITS funds and coordinated through the JPO. For each major multi-modal project executed under the JPO, a team is formed with personnel from across the department to lead and coordinate the research. In some cases individual project managers are selected from other modes. A charter is developed for each major multi-modal ITS research program specifying staffing requirements and leadership roles. These charters are approved by the SPG members from the modal agencies involved as a means of formally committing staff resources to the projects. FHWA staff can manage ITS research projects without executing an interagency agreement (IAA), since federal ITS research funding is administered through FHWA. When other modes are the logical project leads, IAA's are executed to enable those modes to assume the leadership and project management roles. The ITS JPO Policies and Procedures Manual, requires that research project plans be in place, before an IAA is executed. Alternatively, staff from other modal agencies can serve as informal co-leads to help oversee a project with an official project manager from the ITS JPO. In this case, the ITS JPO retains official project management responsibilities but relies on modal staff for expert review and coordination of project activities. This system ensures that appropriate expertise is provided in managing ITS projects, aids in technology transfer of the research results and provides appropriate management and controls of projects. Because the ITS JPO staff is so small (17 individuals), the ability to appoint project managers from other modes is essential for appropriate project controls.
Finally modal agencies play a critical role in technology transfer and championing implementation of ITS research results. The modal agencies work most closely with external stakeholder groups associated with their areas of responsibility. Therefore, the ITS JPO relies on modal agencies to represent unique stakeholder interests in the research and provide liaison to those stakeholders. As research is completed the modal agencies play an increasing role in planning and executing technology transfer activities. Ultimately the modal agencies assume the long-term responsibility for supporting ongoing technology transfer and championing implementation of mature ITS technologies.
Technology Transfer of ITS Research to Modal Administrations
The ITS JPO is not funded or authorized to play an ongoing role in ITS implementation. Implementation takes place by external state and local agencies and within the private sector. The majority of implementation is funded from general federal aid sources or other non-federal sources. Therefore technology transfer is an important function for both the JPO and modal agencies. The ITS JPO is responsible for ITS research execution and initial technology transfer activities, such as field testing, though modal staff is involved throughout the research process. Once a technology is considered mature, the modal agencies assume responsibility for its ongoing support in most cases. Generally the handoff from JPO to modal responsibilities happens after a new ITS research product has been tested in the field and technology transfer materials (such as documentation of benefits, costs, and lessons learned and training materials) have been developed and delivered to an initial audience of potential deployers. Ongoing ITS JPO funding support for technology transfer activities may continue for some time. The SPG determines how long based on the criticality of the product, demand from the stakeholder community, and competing needs for federal ITS research funds. There is no hard rule in making this determination.
Professional Capacity Building (PCB) is one area where the ITS JPO maintains joint responsibility with the modes beyond the research implementation phase. The DOT is required under the current transportation authorization legislation "to develop a workforce capable of developing, operating, and maintaining intelligent transportation systems." The PCB program provides training and learning resources across a spectrum of ITS subject-matter from fundamental ITS building blocks, such as ITS architecture and standards application and systems engineering processes, to currently available and emerging ITS systems, particularly those that have been the subject of federal ITS research. The ITS PCB program maintains a strategic plan that guides its investment priorities, developed with stakeholder input, including from the US DOT modal administrations. Potential for duplication of efforts among the ITS PCB program and other PCB programs in the modal administrations is minimized by regular coordination among the PBC program managers.
Product Branding and Acknowledgement of Partners in Joint Activities
Branding of products developed under the federal ITS program is challenging because there is no one size fits all solution. Publication of products that are most closely aligned with a specific modal audience or for which a modal administration provided the primary leadership role, may make most sense through the modal administration. Other products may be published through RITA as a US DOT product. Each modal administration has its own branding rules, which are not always compatible with acknowledging participation by other entities. This mix of processes for publishing products is practical and serves customers well (products are directed toward the primary customer under this approach), but makes it difficult to track all products developed under the federal ITS program and differentiate those from other modal administration products. Such lack of clarity was acknowledged in General Accountability Office Report: Intelligent Transportation Systems: Improved DOT Collaboration and Communication Could Enhance the Use of Technology to Manage Congestion, GAO-12-308.
To address this challenge, there is an expectation that all projects and products that receive funding through the federal ITS program, acknowledge the role of the ITS funding, ITS JPO and all other participating federal partners. This may be done on the cover page of a document or subsequent acknowledgements page. Similar acknowledgement should also be made in presentations and speeches. Likewise the ITS JPO has a similar duty to acknowledge the role of all modal partners in its products, presentations, and speeches. Additional information about branding ITS products and publication and presentation templates are available on the ITS JPO website and via the ITS JPO Communications Manager.
The ITS SPG
This charter addresses the purpose, functions and principles guiding the operations of the ITS SPG.
Purposes of the SPG
The ITS JPO and the modal administrations collaborate in fostering the development and evolution of ITS, and execution of ITS research. This partnership between the ITS JPO and the modal administrations extends to facilitating the deployment and use of these technologies. While the ITS JPO maintains a perspective on multimodal and intermodal opportunities and activities, the modal administrations are the primary advocates for the diverse activities taking place within their spheres of interest. It is therefore, imperative that the ITS JPO and the modal administrations collaborate in the development of the major decisions impacting ITS.
As the members of the ITS SPG carry out the coordinating functions required to generate meaningful research options for the ITS Program, they ensure that modal administrators are informed on key issues, trends, and ITS Program-related issues that surface. ITS SPG members are responsible for representing the interests of their administrations, and preparing their leadership for Management Council meetings. During the routine exchange of information that takes place within the modes, the administrators should be periodically briefed on evolving ITS Program strategic direction, program development issues, and budget considerations.
One of the primary purposes of the ITS SPG is to serve as the forum in which the ITS JPO and the representatives of US DOT's modal administrations collaborate on ITS-related issues that will have major programmatic impacts on the ITS Program. Through the performance of the critical processes described below in this section, the roles of the ITS SPG can be summarized in four major areas of activity. It is the senior decision-making body that:
- Documents the deliberations of the Department's career professional managers on ITS-related issues.
- Presents coordinated positions on ITS-related research to the ITS Management Council.
- Recommends ITS work programs and priorities to be undertaken in partnership between the ITS JPO and the modal administration staffs.
- Ensures ITS activities are aligned with Departmental goals.
The members of the ITS Management Council can expect the ITS SPG to have discussed and validated issues, and to the extent possible, developed consensus on aspects of the ITS Program prior to presentation to, and discussion with, the ITS Management Council.
While the number of critical issues may vary with factors influencing the ITS Program, five recurring programmatic processes are of fundamental importance:
- Assessing the Considerations Leading to a Strategic Direction.
- Developing the Framework for Multiyear Program Development.
- Conducting Strategic Analysis.
- Developing an Annual Spend Plan.
- Effectively Managing and Executing the Program across the US DOT Enterprise.
Assessing the Considerations Leading to a Strategic Direction
The ITS SPG provides the Director, ITS JPO, and the senior staff in the modal administrations with a forum for conducting deliberations on the directions the ITS Program should pursue in the mid-term and long-term time horizons. The ITS SPG members will reflect modal-specific strategic visions in their proposals, and the Director, ITS JPO will strive to integrate all submissions into a presentation format for deliberation that affords opportunities for consideration of all proposals. The results are stated goal areas that form the basis for future research.
Both the modal-specific and multimodal visions are subjected to a thorough analysis conducted by subject matter experts and thought leaders in the modal offices and the JPO. The output of these analytic efforts, the ITS SPG deliberations and policy guidance from the ITS Management Council are combined into a multiyear strategic direction for the ITS Program.
Developing the Framework for Multiyear Program Development
The ITS SPG establishes the broad outlines and critical components of proposed programs of work in the context of the overall ITS Program. The ITS JPO and the modal administration members develop presentations consistent with strategic direction and goal areas. These presentations are assessed, and through a collaborative process, transformed into consensus-based draft program proposals that are assigned to appropriate ITS JPO and modal staff elements for further development, refinement, and validation.
Conducting the Strategic Analysis
Once the JPO and modal staffs have developed and refined the program proposals, they are subjected to rigorous analysis. The results of these analyses are presented to the ITS SPG to support the deliberations on the priorities that will shape the ITS Program.
The analytically-based rationale for ITS SPG recommendations is integrated into ITS Management Council presentations that clearly outline the alternatives for research approaches that were considered, and the reasoning leading up to their disposition. These presentations lead the ITS Management Council through the various analyses culminating in the recommendations presented for concurrence.
Developing an Annual Spend Plan
The ITS JPO leads an annual ITS spend plan development process in collaboration with the ITS SPG and modal staff for multimodal, intermodal and modal-specific research endeavors, based on program proposals in the strategic plan. Draft spend plans for multimodal, intermodal and modal-specific research are merged in the ITS SPG to structure the resource allocations for ITS programs of work that collectively define the ITS Program.
Effectively Managing and Executing the Program across the US DOT Enterprise
The ITS SPG is the senior professional (i.e., comprised of career civil servants at the associate administrator level) Departmental coordinating body for the ITS Program. The ITS SPG develops the roles and responsibilities that govern the operations of the ITS JPO-modal administration partnership that executes programs. The ITS SPG establishes a management review process and the associated administrative resources to support a series of periodic program reviews designed to assess all aspects of program performance. The ITS SPG designs the presentations to keep the ITS Management Council apprised of ITS Program activities.
Section II - Guiding Principles of ITS SPG Operations
The procedures and processes used by the ITS SPG to accomplish the broad spectrum of missions that are described in this charter are derived from a set of basic guiding principles that govern this deliberative body's approach to conducting operations and the manner in which representatives from the member organizations interact.
These principles and a statement of their intent are listed here:
Collaboration and Consensus
ITS SPG members participate in a collaborative and constructive environment based on mutual respect and consensus. To this end, adequate time will be allotted for the modes to review materials developed by the ITS JPO and for the ITS SPG members to brief their political leadership as necessary.
Transparency and Openness
The ITS SPG will operate with transparency and open sharing of information between the ITS JPO and the modal management and staff.
Partnership in Program Execution
Modal administration and ITS JPO staffs will operate in partnership to execute programs and projects in accordance with agreed upon roles and responsibilities.
Responsibility and Accountability
The ITS JPO retains overall responsibility for strategic direction, funding and accountability of the ITS Program.
Disciplined Decision Making
The ITS SPG accepts and supports adjudication of the Director, ITS JPO, but retains the right to elevate critical issues to the ITS Management Council. The Director, ITS JPO shall establish a process for inputs and discussion of conflicting points of view, but will have the authority to make final decisions resulting from discussions within the ITS SPG as they relate to the coordination and oversight of programs and projects funded by the JPO.
Integrity of Membership
ITS SPG membership carries responsibilities, and is not transferable without appropriate approvals and notifications. Alternates are appointed by the same authorities approving the appointment of members.
Section III - Membership
The key guidelines governing ITS SPG membership are presented as follows:
1. Terms of Reference
- The US DOT modal administrations that are routinely involved in ITS SPG activities are:
- The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
- The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA).
- The Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) is represented by a representative from the Office of Transportation Policy.
- The Director, ITS JPO retains the prerogative of expanding the membership of US DOT modal administrations as the needs of the ITS Program evolve, and as recommended by the ITS SPG.
2. Appointing Authorities
- The appointing authorities for ITS SPG membership are the modal administrators, or the acting administrators.
- The appointing authority for the OST member is the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy.
3. Scope of Representation
- Each modal administration represented on the ITS SPG may appoint up to two members. This provision accommodates representation from two operating communities: research and program implementation. At the discretion of the contributing modal administrators, one representative from each operating area may be appointed.
- Modal administrators appointing two ITS SPG members are not authorized to appoint alternate members.
- Modal administrators appointing one ITS SPG member should appoint one alternate member to ensure continuous representation.
4. Requirements and Prerogatives of ITS SPG Membership
- ITS SPG members are vested with decision-making authority on behalf of their modes and OST.
- ITS SPG members may invite subject matter experts, either on the ITS Coordination List, or specifically identified for their unique expertise on topics being addressed in a given meeting. These attendees contribute in meetings held in open session, but are not involved in the decision-making process
5. Protocol
- ITS SPG meeting support staff will ensure that the meeting room configuration clearly identifies ITS SPG members with organizational tent cards and reserved places at conference room tables.
Section IV - ITS SPG Operating Procedures
As with any organization that conducts business on a recurring basis, the ITS SPG has adopted procedures to facilitate operations, and has established business rules that are understood and followed by all members.
Basic Governing Procedures
While there will be many staff procedures employed in the ITS SPG-ITS JPO interaction, there is one governing rule that will be observed:
Throughout the conduct of staff procedures, senior ITS JPO management will ensure the maintenance of an evenly regulated flow of information to modal administrations. Staff action suspense dates will be assigned that ensure modal administration partners are provided with adequate time to brief their leadership, submit their positions, and if deemed necessary, interact with the Director, ITS JPO prior to ITS Management Council meetings.
In order to facilitate smooth and timely ITS JPO-to-modal administration staff interaction, it is incumbent on the modal representatives of the ITS SPG to ensure that their respective senior managers are informed of current issues, and impending actions.
These procedures have their origins in the principles described in Section II, and are included as annexes to this Charter as follows:
- Annex A - Strategic Planning Process
- Annex B – ITS JPO FY Spending Plan Development Process
- Annex C – Program Execution
- ITS Strategic Planning Group Glossary


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By SUE WATSON
The quarterly luncheon of the Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce presented the top runners for the U.S. representative seat, incumbent Travis Childers and state Sen. Alan Nunnelee.
The largest crowd ever to attend the second quarter luncheon – over 140 – turned out Thursday to enjoy barbecue and hear the Democratic and Republican candidates in Mississippi's First Congressional District race.
The luncheon was sponsored by the local delegation, state representatives Tommy Woods and Kelvin Buck, commissioner of transportation Bill Minor and Sen. Bill Stone.
Woods celebrated the large turnout, while Buck touted the diversity who have come to attend this event, especially during election years when there is lots of interest in local, state or national offices.
Teamwork is becoming regarded by the local delegation as a way to unity and accomplishing goals.
Woods also announced that Methodist Hospital is "on go in Olive Branch," an objective he has worked for the last 12 years, he said. He then introduced Nunnelee (R), who laid out his aims if he wins the congressional seat this fall.
He said the attendance at the luncheon is an indicator of interest in the fall election.
Nunnelee promised to:
• kill Obamacare and replace it with patient care.
• secure the nation's border with Mexico.
• treat terrorists as enemies of America and not give them Constitutional Rights.
• stop borrowing money for the national budget. Forty-one cents out of every dollar in the budget is borrowed, he said, mostly from China.
"A family business or church could not long survive spending that kind of money," he said. "The borrower (the United States) is slave to the lender (China)."
• fire speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi the first day he is on the job.
"Is the U.S. stronger or the world safer than when they took over?" he asked. "Do you believe we deserve better? This is a crusade to save America."
Stone introduced Childers (D) after thanking everyone for coming out to the luncheon.
Childers praised Melonie Counce, organizer with the Relay for Life that is coming up in Byhalia and said he is donating the first $100 to kick off the event, Byhalia's first Relay.
"It's personal to me," he said. "My mother is battling cancer today for the second time."
Saying people in North Mississippi are some of the hardest working in the country, Congressman Childers said he knows tough times first hand and that Mississippi is feeling the pinch economically.
At age 16, Childers went to work full-time after the death of his father left himself, his mother and nine-year-old sister "in the worst shape possible," he said.
He went to work full-time to help his mother pay the rent, the bills and to buy school clothes and supplies, he said. Jobs are his priority for North Mississippi in Congress, he said.
"I've never been without a job and am proud to work for my family, hometown, county and state," he said.
As an employer, his nursing home takes care of 120 senior citizens, he said, a family-owned business since 1996 that employs about 140 people daily.
"We know what it is like to struggle," he said. "My number one priority is jobs. I won't rest until all those in North Mississippi who want a job can get one."
Without small business, no one would be hiring today, he said.
"That's why I was so proud to receive the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Spirit of Enterprise award last month," he said.
Childers said in Congress the last 27 months there has been plenty of blame to go around.
He voted against the Wall Street bailout, he said. Saying he is in the top 2 percent of independent-minded in Congress, neither party is right 100 percent of the time, he said.
He stood up for 2nd Amendment Rights (to bear arms) and accepted the endorsement of the National Rifle Association. He supports the Right to Life of the unborn.
Childers said he works with both parties.
The representative ended with a story his son told at Northeast Mississippi Community College when he introduced his dad - that when he was age 6 his father told him "when the going gets tough, the tough get going."
"Get going where?" his son asked. "Going to work," said Childers.
"I get up every morning and go to work," he said.
Childers received a standing ovation from his supporters at the end of his speech.
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As the year 2010 comes down to its final few days, I think it's safe to say that the past five months have been nothing short of a roller coaster ride for St. Louis Cardinals fans. From the horrible lows of a late summer meltdown to the promising highs of a quality offseason, the Cards are ready to put last season behind them and begin what could be a bounce-back year. There may be a couple of factors hanging in the balance right now, but, for the most part, things are looking fairly positive moving forward.
After the Cards lost the NL Central Title to the Cincinnati Reds, the road to redemption began with their clear decision to pick up the 2011 option on Albert Pujols' contract. This was followed by the near simultaneous decisions to bring back manager Tony La Russa, pitching coach Dave Duncan, hitting coach Mark McGwire, first base coach Dave McKay, third base coach Jose Oquendo, and bench coach Joe Pettini. Next, John Mozeliak brought back Jake Westbrook for two years and signed lefty Brian Tallet to sure up the bullpen. Finally, the Cards acquired Ryan Theriot, Lance Berkman, and Gerald Laird, and they decided to cut ties with Brendan Ryan, trading him to Seattle for Maikel Cleto.
This array of moves seems rightly appealing to St. Louis fans, and it would be hard to argue that the team didn't get at least a little bit better this winter. However, as any smart sports fan knows, there is a downside to almost all roster changes. In this case, the Cards may have sacrificed one important aspect of the game that could end up coming back to haunt them next season: Defense.
First, I'll start with the trade for Ryan Theriot and decision to make him the starting shortstop for next season. Originally, I saw this as a smart move for the Redbirds considering the fact that they needed an extra spark with the bat. However, when they traded away Brendan Ryan, the team took a step back defensively. Ryan was robbed of a Gold Glove last year and there wasn't a play he couldn't make with the leather. I thought St. Louis could have moved Theriot to second or at the very least kept Ryan as a utility man so he could learn from Theriot's veteran presence, but neither happened. Shortstop is arguably the most vital position on the diamond, and guys like Ryan don't come around every day.
Secondly, I'll move to the signing of Lance Berkman, who projects to be the starter in right field on opening day. I outlined the risk/reward factor of Berkman in a previous post, but for now, I'll focus solely on the risk. While he has played more than 100 games at every outfield position, Berkman fits best at first base. Obviously, that spot is occupied by the greatest player in the game right now. So, Berkman, who isn't fast by any stretch of the imagination, could be a liability in the St. Louis outfield. His career range factor in right field is just 2.63, and he has a lower fielding percentage in right than any other position (.970). Not to mention, "The Big Puma" is just one year removed from left knee surgery, leaving his durability in question.
Finally, I'd like to point out some defensive concerns that I have about the rest of the Cardinals infield (Minus Pujols). Third baseman David Freese is coming off two ankle surgeries this offseason, and I'm not sure he can hold up for a full season at the hot corner. Even when healthy, Freese hasn't shown anything too special with the glove, posting a fielding % of .953 in just 190 total chances. On the other side, second baseman Skip Schumaker finished second on the team in errors last year (16). While he did show some good range, Schumaker must cut down on the costly mistakes.
Just how much does defense matter? Well, consider this. The NL Central Champion Reds committed just 72 errors in 2010, posting a fielding % of .988. The Cardinals, on the other hand, committed 99 errors and finished with a team fielding % of .984. Although these numbers aren't exactly mind boggling, it's the little things that are the difference between making and missing the post-season. The Cards must limit the number of mistakes that they make, especially in crucial situations. I'm not so sure that their offseason changes put them in a position to do that.
Having Gold Glovers like Pujols and Molina to anchor the defense is great, but other than them, I just don't see any consistent defensive standouts on the roster. Of course, it's too early to tell if fielding will be a problem for the team next season, and maybe the offensive improvements will cancel out any defensive question marks. All in all, if the Cards fail to make the playoffs again and struggle in the field, the organization will surely need to place a greater emphasis on fielding. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. After all, as the old saying goes, defense wins championships.
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- 5:24 pm Thursday, December 12th, 2013 by Eliot Kleinberg
West Palm Beach would pay Redevelopment Management Associates $78,000 a month to run the duties of its Community Redevelopment Agency, according to a proposed contract obtained late Thursday by the Palm Beach Post.
The city commission will vote on the pact at a special meeting Monday morning.
Mayor Jeri Muoio said Wednesday she'd selected Broward County-based RMA, which is run by Kim Briesemeister, the city's former CRA chief. The CRA has a $28 million budget to oversee projects such as improvements to roads, parking and housing, and to attract businesses to targeted neighborhoods.
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