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#332 Wednesday, June 5, 2013
CenterLines is the bi-weekly e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking, a program of Project for Public Spaces. CenterLines is our way of quickly delivering news and information you can use to create more walkable and bicycle-friendly communities.
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-> According to a May 29th League of American Bicyclists and Sierra Club cross-posted blog, "The 'New Majority' that elected a president is also electing to hop on bicycles as a transportation alternative and tool for health and community development.
"Biking boomed in communities across the country, doubling from 1.7 billion trips in 2001 to more than four billion trips in 2009. That growth is being pedaled forward by youth, women, and people of color--who are playing a key role in shifting transportation demand towards safe, accessible, and equitable bicycling infrastructure.
"A first of its kind report, 'The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity,' (http://bit.ly/11gFsAk) released today by the League and the Sierra Club, features data on demographic ridership, the effect of safe cycling infrastructure on ridership, new immigrant perceptions of bicycling, as well as the economic impact of transportation and health inequity..."
Source: http://bit.ly/15G3LwJ
-> According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Traffic Safety Facts projection released in May, "A statistical projection of traffic fatalities shows that an estimated 34,080 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2012. This represents an increase of about 5.3 percent as compared to the 32,367 fatalities that occurred in 2011... If these projections are realized, 2012 will be first year with a year-to-year increase in fatalities since 2005.
"Traffic fatalities have been steadily declining over the previous six years since reaching a near-term peak in 2005, decreasing by about 26 percent from 2005 to 2011...Preliminary data reported by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) shows that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2012 increased by about 9.1 billion miles, or about a 0.3-percent increase...The fatality rate, per 100 million VMT, for 2012 is projected to increase to 1.16 fatalities per 100 million VMT, up from 1.10 fatalities per 100 million VMT in 2011. This rate surpasses the rate of 1.15 last reported in 2009..."
Source: http://1.usa.gov/11DaRge
-> According to the May Livable Places Update, "The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a membership organization of developers and related professionals, released a report this month that predicts a strong future demand for compact, mixed-use communities with reliable, convenient transit service. The document--America in 2013: A ULI Survey of Views on Housing, Transportation and Community (http://bit.ly/1b2qUKr)--is based on a survey conducted in January and February of this year.
"The majority of the over 1,000 respondents to the ULI study said they would prefer a smaller home with a shorter commute over a larger home with a longer commute (61%). Fifty-three percent want to live close to shopping; 52% would prefer to live in a mixed-income housing community; and 51% want access to public transportation.
"The report takes a very close look at the largest demographic group and the one most likely to have an impact on land use--the 80 million young people born between 1979 and 1995. It is here that the shift away from auto-oriented housing preferences is most profound.
"Sixty-three percent of this group said they plan to move in the next five years. What are they looking for? Seventy-six percent place a high value on walkability; 62% prefer developments offering a mix of shopping, dining and office space; and 59% prefer a diversity of housing choices."
Source: Livable Places Update newsletter is a Local Government Commission member benefit: http://bit.ly/ZN7NUY
-> According to a May 24th Forbes article, "When Jeanne Harrison, a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker's Capitol Hill office in Washington, D.C., takes clients shopping for a home, her preference is to do the tour using two wheels, not four.
"Real estate agents usually 'drive fancy cars,' says Harrison, who along with her partner, Phil Guire, prefers to bicycle instead. 'We sell a lot of real estate and we get around by bike a lot.' After all, in the busy, hard-to-park Capitol Hill area, pedal power 'is the fastest way to get around.'
"Ms. Harrison, and her partner, Phil Guire, are among the growing cadre of real estate agents nationwide cycling alongside their clients to see prospective houses. While she rides her own bike, the buyers often use the cruisers for rent at the Capital Bikeshare stations...
"As bike lanes and paths proliferate, making biking on city streets safer, commuters are increasingly interested in biking to work and in living in bike-friendly neighborhoods. 'Proximity to bike shares is a selling point,' Ms. Harrison said, noting a marked interest in the number of cyclists using bike lanes. Clients, particularly those in their twenties and thirties, want 'to be near public transportation and or a bike share spot...'"
Source: http://onforb.es/11WGMi1
-> According to a May 20th, Medium article, "'Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.' - Jane Jacobs
"Cities are at their best when they change with their citizens; when, to quote Rebar principal Matthew Passmore, 'a city's evolution keeps pace with its own cultural evolution.' Unfortunately, cities are often preventing themselves from doing just that--from being responsive enough to their own changing dynamics to continue existing as accurate reflections of and platforms for their own cultures. Outdated permitting processes are keeping a large swath of promising projects in art, design, technology, and other modes of expression from ever becoming part of the urban landscape. Along the way, cities are missing opportunities to add economic and cultural value in a time of constrained resources.
"In other words: cities can be more healthy, engaging, beautiful and productive if they make it easier for citizens to contribute to making them so...
"In speaking with city officials in several San Francisco agencies recently, they all outlined the same five barriers as the root causes of bureaucratic slowness and difficulty. I've listed these below, along with some basic steps toward getting around them:
Source: http://bit.ly/11TMzoy
Via Montana Associated Technology Roundtables newsletter: http://bit.ly/12qB0GM
-> According to a May 27th Clean Technica article, "Reposted from sister site Planetsave, below are 22 of the top bike stories of 2013 so far--the 22 biggest ones I could think of or find..."
Source: http://bit.ly/10CZjOG
Via Linked in APA Transportation Planning Division (free registration required): http://linkd.in/14uPUpS
-> According to a June 4th National Centerfor Safe Routes to School news release, "Registration is now open for the 17th Walk to School Day! This annual event in the United States is a part of an international effort to celebrate the many benefits of walking and bicycling to school. Walk to School Day 2013 will take place on Wednesday, October 9. Walk to School Day participation reached a record high in 2012 with more than 4,200 registered U.S. events, and that number is expected to be even higher in 2013.
"Walk to School Day event registration is free and available to individuals and organizations holding an October event in the United States. Events that register on the Walk to School website, www.walkbiketoschool.org (http://bit.ly/15PtJyo) will be displayed on an interactive U.S. map on the website, where neighboring communities, media and other organizations can identify who is walking in their area..."
Source: http://bit.ly/19Hir1f
-> Interstate 10 extends over 2,400 miles across the southern tier of the United States, from Jacksonville, FL to Santa Monica, CA. It is the southernmost installation of the interstate highway system, with the longest stretch (881 miles) belonging to Texas and the shortest to Alabama (66 miles). Of those 66 miles in Alabama, approximately 8 serve as a critical link across Mobile Bay between Mobile and the Eastern Shore for commerce, tourism, and interstate travel. Unless you are on a bicycle.
The fortunes of cyclists in the Mobile area may soon change, provided such diverse stakeholders as the Baldwin County Medical Society, the Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Press-Register's Editorial Board, whose excellent editorial on the project (http://bit.ly/1b2GUMh) inspired this feature's title, are loud enough and persistent enough to convince the Alabama DOT to build the road the public wants: a new bridge across the Bay with a separated walking/bicycling path. The advocates in Mobile are drawing inspiration from other parts of the country--Charleston SC's Cooper River Bridge and Washington DC's Woodrow Wilson Bridge--where citizens refused to accept the excuses that no one will use it, or that such an accommodation would be too expensive. Having nearly 4/5 of the public standing behind such an idea also doesn't hurt.
Mobile isn't Boulder, the Press-Register isn't the New York Times, and the Jubilee Parkway is the sixth longest bridge in the United States, making this an important test of Complete Streets. Stay tuned!
"Let's Turn our New I-10 Bridge into a Destination," a Mobile Press-Register/AL.com article by Mike Marshall: http://bit.ly/1b2GUMh
-> According to a June 1st Business Insider article, "...The Wall Street Journal has made an epic editorial video blasting NYC's new bike share program (called Citibikes). [Video included in link below] The lead plaintiff is editorial board member Dorothy Rabinowitz, who calls Bloomberg totalitarian, and says that she speaks for the great majority of New Yorkers who detest the bikes, and that they're a fire hazard.
"Rabinowitz's best lines:
Source: http://read.bi/10ORIN1
[See the bikeshare cover of the May 27th The New Yorker and read the artist's NYC cycling tips: http://nyr.kr/13kv7rx]
-> According to a May 30th Bikocity blog, "Members of the Capital Bikeshare service drive 4.4 million miles (198 miles on average per person) less annually. Yep, that's the average from 22,200 people. If these members all drove average cars that achieved 25 MPG, they would have saved 176,000 gallons of gasoline. That translates into gasoline savings of $704,000 per year, assuming a cost of $4 per gallon, and the maintenance savings due to reduced automobile wear make that even better! (On average, each person would have saved $31 of gasoline.)
"See how much can be saved even if everyone reduced their annual driving by as little as 198 miles annually? Imagine the savings if it was 1,000 miles annually. That would be $160 per person, $3.55 million combined, or a total of 22 million miles. Five times more..."
Source: http://bit.ly/11eKYDy
Via Linked in APA Transportation Planning Division (free registration required): http://linkd.in/12J3Zlx
-> According to a June 3rd State Smart Transportation Initiative article, "The transportation literature on mode choice is robust, though not complete. One emerging issue is the bike share system, a mode that is not only new to the scene, but one that is purposely designed to work in concert with other modes as a first- or final-mile solution.
"Fortunately, the Capital Bikeshare system, which opened in 2010 in and around Washington, has made a particular effort to gather and analyze travel data. The system gathers bothmechanically-tracked information on usage and survey-generated information on users. Evidence on mode choice comes from the latter. It is intuitive to suspect that the emergence of a new mode would both substitute for other modes and induce new travel. And that is what the Capital Bikeshare survey finds..."
Source: http://bit.ly/17VvTjO
-> According to a May 10th Tri-State Transportation Campaign Mobilizing the Region article, "Ever since the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) adopted its Complete Streets policy in December 2009, New Jersey county and municipalgovernments have adopted similar policies or have been discussing the potential to adopt similar policies... Despite this interest and encouragement, county and municipal officials report that when it comes to implementation of Complete Streets designs, their main concern is liability.
"In response to these concerns, Tri-State is releasing the New Jersey Complete Streets Liability Primer (http://bit.ly/11qWIXY), intended to be used by local officials and employees interested in passing Complete Streets policies or implementing Complete Streets designs. It contains a basic overview of liability issues related to roadway planning and design in New Jersey, highlights the benefits of Complete Streets designs, and provides information about Complete Streets planning resources. Tri-State has included similar liability primers in the 'Complete Streets in a Box Toolkits' released last year in New York (http://bit.ly/13EHuxq) and Connecticut (http://bit.ly/11h1DXm)..."
Source: http://bit.ly/13kD8MY
Via Smart Growth America e-News: http://bit.ly/10PvScn
-> According to a June 3rd The Des Moines Register article, "Patrol cars are fast and convenient, but in some cases pedal power is more discreet and economical, Iowa law enforcement officials say. Bike patrol units increasingly became part of Iowa police departments in the late 1990s. More recently, a broader range of law enforcement agencies have been utilizing bikes, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy officials said. Agencies such as the Iowa State Patrol and county conservation boards now outfit officers with bikes...
"Troopers, rangers and police officers say using bikes means saving gas money, patrolling more discreetly, increasing contact with residents and monitoring areas where motorized vehicles are limited, such as the State Capitol grounds in Des Moines..."
Source: http://dmreg.co/11mDKBE
-> According to May 24th release on the Blog of Commissioner Elsaesser, "The Helena Tourism Alliance has launched its new website, BikeHelena.com (http://bit.ly/18OPZf0) this week. Bike Helena is a website and brand to promote all things cycling in Helena, Montana. BikeHelena.com is designed to be a clearinghouse for any and all cycling information in Helena, which is helpful for locals and visitors alike. BikeHelena.com features trail maps, ride suggestions, trail reports, events, bike rentals, bike shops, bike clubs/teams, weather information, blogs, videos, local and statewide cycling advocacy groups, tips on where to eat and drink in Helena, and the ability to book local hotels...
"Helena, Montana is one of the premier Mountain Biking destinations in America and BikeHelena.com is designed to make riding our extensive trail network as user friendly as possible."
Source: http://bit.ly/17khVH2
-> According to a May 17th Urban Institute summary, "In April 2012, Living Cities asked the Urban Institute to study the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, and the HUD Regional Planning Grants specifically, as a way to understand how the federal government could break down 'silos,' institutional or political barriers to cooperative and collaborative efforts. The research team reviewed key documents and conducted in-person interviews with personnel at federal agencies as well as organizations leading the regional planning grant projects in five case sites. These findings (Can Federal Efforts Advance Federal and Local De-Siloing?: Lessons from the HUD-EPA-DOT Partnership for Sustainable Communities: http://urbn.is/13k0D95) suggest that federal efforts can, in fact, contribute to breaking down silos both within the federal government and at the regional level."
Source: http://urbn.is/11qh83a
-> According to a May 24th Go article, "Suyun Ma, PhD student in transportation engineering at the University of Iowa... [Her] PhD research is about analyzing how the layout and pattern of built environments, such as street patterns and land use, can reduce car usage in the United States.
"Seeking to minimize driving, Suyun's research identifies features of urban environments that make reduced driving an attractive possibility. Her research analyzes data on the driving habits of individuals from 12 different cities in the U.S. The data covers a period of 10 months. With approximately 200 people at each site, Suyun has data from about 2,000 participants in total! Suyun uses this data to draw correlations, or associations, between participants' built environments and daily driving mileage.
"So far, her research shows that street pattern plays a large role in driving behavior; streets with higher connectivity and density tend to reduce vehicle driving while encouraging biking and walking. Connectivity refers to intersections or places where different roadways intersect and connect. The more intersections there are within the city's road network, the easier it is to get from one road to the next and from one destination to another. Street patterns that have a higher density and connectivity provide plenty of streets to get riders from place to place.
"Suyun's study is unique in its inclusion of participants' entire driving area. Earlier studies have revolved around driving habits only within residential areas, but Suyun expanded the scope to encompass the entire possible driving pattern of the participants..."
Source: http://bit.ly/16J3q0d
-> According to a June 4th Recently Released TRB Publications summary, "TRB's second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released a project brief that summarizes the results of SHRP 2 Capacity Project C09, Incorporating Greenhouse Gas Emissions into the Collaborative Decision-Making Process (http://bit.ly/ZspRBq).
"The products of this research project include 'Incorporating Greenhouse Gas Emissions into the Collaborative Decision-Making Process' (SHRP 2 Report S2-C09-RR-1), 'Practitioner's Guide to Incorporating Greenhouse Gas Emissions into the Collaborative Decision-Making Process' (SHRP 2 Report S2-C09-RW-2), and the 'Transportation for Communities: Advancing Projects through Partnerships' (TCAPP) website. TCAPP is organized around decision points in the planning, programming, environmental review, and permitting processes."
Source: http://bit.ly/18TLhN0
-> According to the June American Trails newsletter, "How much does the Outdoor Recreation Economy generate in your state? The Outdoor Industry Association says that, 'Every year, Americans spend $646 billion on outdoor recreation--on gear, vehicles, trips, travel-related expenses, and more. This creates jobs, supports communities, generates tax revenue, and helps drive the economy. Throughout America, people recognize that outdoor recreation and open spaces attract and sustain families and businesses, create healthy communities, and foster a high quality of life.'" (Outdoor Recreation Economy data: http://bit.ly/12rQDhb.Hover over your state on the interactive map to learn more, or click to download a PDF of the state's report.)
Source: http://bit.ly/137dZnd
"Successful community planning efforts are not limited to the use of a collection of participation tools, but are instead ongoing community ownership of the planning process. These tools are important parts of an effective overall effort, but effective public participation is more than the sum of its parts."
- From "Participation Tools for Better Community Planning," a guide with emphasis on public participation with low-income, underserved communities published by the Local Government Commission, Spring 2013. (49 pages)
-> "Britain's first bicycle path--separated and swept to boot--was suggested in 1821.The first cycle paths in the UK were installed (badly) in the 1930s. However, the idea for such dedicated ways--segregated and swept--- was first proposed in 1821. Given that what we would recognize as a bicycle wasn't developed until the 1860s, such a proposal seems rather prescient...
"According to Gompertz, writing in 1821, it was 'chiefly owing to [velocipedes] having been prohibited the use of the footpaths, which, if necessary in some places, should have been accompanied with an Act allowing them three or four feet of the width of the roads for their sole use, and for that to be kept in good repair; this they deserve, and persons while using them would not be exposed to danger where there are many carriages and horses, nor be obliged to wade through mud...'"
WEBINAR "Model Pedestrian Safety Programs"
Date: June 6, 2013, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET
WEBINAR "Creating Positive Change with Temporary Infrastructure Improvements"
Date: June 12, 2013, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET
WEBINAR "Learn about the Federal Lands Access Program"
Date: June 13, 2013, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
WEBINAR "Lobbying and Elections for Biking and Walking Advocacy"
Date: June 19, 2013, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
WEBINAR "Local Air Quality and Children's Mobility"
Date: June 19, 2013, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET
WEBINAR "What's in There for Me: Mining National Data for Information on Walking and Bicycling"
Date: June 19, 2013, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
WEBINAR "Maximizing City Involvement in Safe Routes to School: Educating Municipal Transportation Departments and Practitioners"
Date: June 20, 2013, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
WEBINAR "NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide Webinar Series: Next Generation Bikeway Design: Raised Cycle Tracks" 3rd of 3
Date: June 26, 2013, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
WEBINAR "Harnessing the Power of GIS for Safe Routes to School"
Date: July 11, 2013, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
WEBINAR "From Paint to Preform: Getting the Most from Pavement Markings"
Date: July 17, 2013, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
WEBINAR "How Highway Safety Funds Can Boost Safe Routes to School: Tapping into the Highway Safety Improvement Program"
Date: August 1, 2013, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
WEBINAR "Getting Better Data for Better Decisions: Improving Performance Measures and Outcomes"
Date: August 21, 2013, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
WEBINAR "Integrating Spatial Data to Develop Community Priorities"
Date: September 18, 2013, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
Additional training opportunities are available on the National Center for Bicycling & Walking web site. Add your own items to the on-line calendar...it's quick and easy. Please be sure your calendar items pertain to training and workshops in the bicycle, pedestrian, or livable community fields. Go to:
-> Call for Proposals: National Walking Summit, October 1 - 3, 2013, Washington, D.C.
-> Call for Convention Session Proposals: The Association of Partners for Public LandsPartnership Convention and Trade Show, February 23-27, 2014, Albuquerque, NM.
-> Call for Susie Stephens Student Scholarship Applications: APBP Professional Development Seminar, September 9-12, 2013, Boulder, CO.
-> Call for Proposals: Second Annual NC Bike Summit, October 18-20, 2013, Carrboro, NC.
-> Late Breaker Call for Abstracts: Injury Control and Emergency Services, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 2-6, 2013, Boston, MA.
-> Call for Session Proposals: 13th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, February 13-15, 2014, Denver, CO.
-> Call for Papers: Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, Washington, D.C. (See Information for Authors: A Guide for Preparing and Submitting Manuscripts for Presentation at the TRB Annual Meeting and for Publications in the TRB's Journal: http://bit.ly/10kGI6i)
-> June 10-12, 2013, Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
-> June 10-14, 2013, Walk-UPs (Walkable Urban Places): Certificate in Emerging Regionally Significant Walkable Urban Places Executive Education Course, Washington, DC.
-> June 11-14, 2013, "The Sound of Cycling": Velo-city Conference, Vienna, Austria.
-> June 13-14, 2013, Streets as Places, Project for Public Spaces, New York, NY.
-> June 17-19, 2013, The 6th Making Cities Livable Conference & Sustainable Transformation Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
-> June 18-19, 2013, Sustainable Trails for All - With Trail Accessibility Guidelines, Greenfield, NH.
-> June 19-20, 2013, Mobility and Road Safety in an Aging Society, Vienna, Austria
-> June 19-22, 2013, International Bicycle Urbanism Symposium, Seattle, WA.
-> June 20-22, 2013, Annual WHO Healthy Cities, Izmir, Turkey.
-> June 23-26, 2013, 2013 Transit Initiatives and Communities Conference, Atlanta, GA.
-> June 23-27, 2013, 2013 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation - Scottsdale, AZ.
-> June 23-27, 2013, 50th International Making Cities Livable Conference, Portland, OR.
-> June 24-26, 2013, The Future of Places, first of three linked conferences, Stockholm, Sweden.
-> July 6-9, 2013, Canadian Institute of Planners Infuse Vancouver 2013, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
-> July 10 - 12, 2013, National Association of County and City Health Officials Annual 2013, Dallas, TX.
-> July 17 - 19, 2013, 20th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Info: Delft University of Technology
-> July 21-24, 2013, TRB Annual Workshop on Transportation Law, Nashville, TN.
-> July 22-23, 2013, State Smart Transportation Initiative Community of Practice Meeting, Detroit, MI.
-> July 22-23, 2013, Conference and Midyear Meeting of the TRB Policy, and Social and Economic Factors Sections, Washington, DC.
-> July 22-25, 2013, Transportation: Driving a Sustainable Urban Environment, New Brunswick, NJ.
-> July 27-31, 2013, Association for Commuter Transportation 2013 International Conference, San Antonio, TX.
-> July 30-August 2, 2013, 17th International Conference Intergenerational Pathways for Strengthening Communities, Generations United, Washington, DC.
-> August 2-4, 2013, Alliance for Bicycling and Walking Winning Campaigns Training, White Plains, NY.
-> August 4-7, 2013, ITE 2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibit, Boston, MA.
-> August 9-12, 2013, National Open Streets Training, Minneapolis, MN.
-> August 12, 2013, Safe Routes to School National Partnership Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA.
-> August 13-15, 2013, Safe Routes to School National Conference, Sacramento, CA.
-> August 25-28, 2013, American Public Works Association International Public Works Congress & Exposition, Chicago, IL.
-> August 25-28, 2013, Governors' Highway Safety Association, San Diego, CA.
-> August 25-28, 2013, T2013 International Conference, Bisbane, Queensland, Australia.
-> August 25-29, 2013*, Comprehensive Bicycle Planning & Design Course, Portland, OR. [*New date]
-> September 9-11, 2013, 6th International Urban Design Conference, Sidney, New South Wales, Australia.
-> September 9-13, 2013, APBP Professional Development Seminar, Boulder, CO.
-> September 11-13, 2013 Walk21, Munich, Germany
-> September 13-15, 2013, Alliance for Bicycling and Walking Winning Campaigns Training, Helena, MT.
-> September 22-25, 2013, Transportation Association of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
-> September 24-25, 2013, 6th Annual Growing Sustainable Communities Conference - Midwestern Region, Dubuque, IA.
-> September 24-26, 2013, Second Annual National Health Impact Assessment Meeting, Washington, DC.
-> September 29-October 2, 2013, American Public Transportation Association, Chicago, IL.
-> October 1-3, 2013, Every Body Walk! 2013 Walking Summit, Washington, DC. Questions:
-> October 2, 2013, Mississippi Bike Summit, Jackson, MS.
-> October 2-4, 2013, International Conference on Health Impact Assessment, Geneva, Switzerland.
-> October 4, 2013, New England Bike-Walk Summit, Providence, RI.
-> October 9, 2013, International Walk to School Day
-> October 9-12, 2013, American Society of Civil Engineers 142nd Annual Civil Engineering Conference, Charlotte, NC.
-> October 20-23, 2013, Rail-volution, Seattle, WA.
-> October 22-25, 2013, Association of MPOs, Portland, OR.
-> October 28-29, 2013, NACTO Designing Cities Workshop, Phoenix, AZ. Info: firstname.lastname@example.com
-> November 2-6, 2013, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
-> November 15-18, 2013, American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
-> November 25-28, 2013, Building Sustainable Communities, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
-> April 9-11, 2014, Fifth International Transportation and Economic Development Conference, Dallas, TX. Info: Martine Micozzi at firstname.lastname@example.com.
-> April 16-18, 2014, 4th International Conference on Roundabouts, Seattle, WA. Info: Gene Russell, TRB ANB75 Committee chair, (email@example.com);
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The National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program supports community-led natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the nation. Staff provide assistance to local leaders in defining project visions and goals; inventorying and mapping community resources; identifying key issues; designing community outreach, setting priorities, identifying funding sources and more.Contact National Park Service staff for a pre-application consultation.
Deadline: Inform of intent to apply by July 1. Applications for assistance due by August 1 annually.
After a remarkable tenure of 34 years, the Local Government Commission's founder is stepping down this year. Over that span, the LGC has been a pioneer in local government innovation in California and beyond, setting the pace in both policies and successful implementation of smart growth, recycling, energy efficiency, water conservation, climate change response and building healthier communities. The LGC is currently seeking a new Executive Director who is a proven and passionate leader. Among the key qualifications are a "demonstrated commitment to improving local communities through innovative approaches to environmental sustainability, economic prosperity and social equity" and "experience in managing change in a high-performing organization."
Deadline: July 8, 2013
Walk San Francisco seeks a results-driven, experienced nonprofit leader to become our new Executive Director, ready to jump in and guide a small, rapidly growing organization to the next level. This is a great opportunity to have a real impact on the place where you work and live, and make San Francisco a model for the rest of the nation. Our work promotes sustainable transportation and green urbanism, justice for underserved communities, and better health for all. The Executive Director is a champion for safe, sustainable streets in San Francisco, an experienced advocate and a successful fundraiser who can secure support to grow the organization's sustainability, capacity, and impact. He or she will bring policy and political savvy, along with a passion for sustainability, urbanism, health, and social justice, to build on the organization's position as a growing force for positive change in San Francisco. This position offers the opportunity for a leader to bring his/her own vision to chart the course of the organization.
Deadline: Applications reviewed as they are received. Position to begin in early to mid August 2013
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Land trust hosts Annual Event and Fundraiser on Nov. 17
The Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas hosts its Annual Event and Fundraiser at Mountain Princeton Hot Springs Resort on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 5:30-9 p.m.
The land trust has redefined its vision and mission and set new goals that will triple its pace of conservation over the next decade, including a commitment to protect an additional 20,000 acres by 2026. These new plans, developed through months of strategic planning by the board of directors and staff, will be highlighted during the event.
Since its inception in 2001, the land trust has helped protect more than 9,000 acres of land and restored miles of waterways in its service area, which includes Chaffee, Lake, Saguache, Fremont and western Park counties.
"We have done a lot of good work so far, but considering the region's projected population growth and concerns over our healthy watersheds, we realize that it is a pivotal time for conservation in Central Colorado," Executive Director Andrew Mackie said. "This new strategic plan will significantly increase our impact and support our efforts well into the future."
In addition to land protection, the nonprofit's new strategy focuses on watershed health and connecting communities in the region to conservation.
"We held focus groups and membership surveys, plus many hours of board meetings to develop this new plan," Mackie said. "I look forward to introducing these exciting changes to the community at the event."
The event is the land trust's largest annual fundraiser. More than $20,000 worth of goods are available during the silent auction that raises money to support conservation projects in Central Colorado.
Items up for grabs during the silent auction include ski gear and lift tickets, international travel opportunities, guided outdoor adventures, gift certificates to dozens of local establishments, and much more. The evening includes appetizers, a cash bar, and a presentation of the Conservationist Award to a surprise recipient.
A special presentation will be given by Denver's first and only Chief Sustainability Officer, Jerry Tinianow, who will address how Denver and the state's regions are connected on important topics such as water availability, watershed health and food production.
Tickets cost $40 for land trust members and $45 for non-members. They are on sale online and can also be purchased at the land trust office, 128 E. First St., Salida, and by calling the office at 539-7700.
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Ezra Klein posted a super-long chart making this point yesterday, but it really can't be said often enough. The overwhelming reason that health care is so expensive in the United States is that Americans pay high prices for health care services.
That sounds banal or even obvious, but it's not banal and it keeps getting overlooked. But as an example, Medicare has lower reimbursement rates than do private insurance plans. Any given insurance plan would obviously be glad to reduce its reimbursement rates, but it can't because providers would stop seeing the plan's patients if they cut down to Medicare levels. But private insurance plans invariably benefit from federal tax subsidies. Congress could pass a law saying that insurers who pay higher than Medicare's rates are ineligible for the subsidy. Payments would tumble and competition would reduce premiums. Alternatively, we could rescind the tax subsidy for private health insurance, institute a Value Added Tax, and create a Universal Medicare system. Either way, some providers would drop out but the vast majority would simply be forced to swallow lower payments.
Even more clearly, we could impose price controls on pharmaceuticals or reduce patent lengths.
Now the concern with any of these ideas would naturally — and to some extent rightly — be that if you impose tight price controls, quality and availability will suffer. Lower pharma profits means less pharma R&D.; Stingier hospital payments means fewer beds. Lower pay for doctors might mean lower quality doctors. Those aren't crazy worries. Arguably the rest of the world gets by free-riding on American generosity. We provide the windfall profits that drive innovation and they offer payments much closer to marginal costs and save money. But whatever you make of this it's not like there's some magical pixie dust in the air in foreign countries, they're spending less because they're spending less.


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Welcome to RNIC Love Bites! The first three Tuesdays of every month, Romance Novels in Color posts a writing prompt at 7:00 am EST and challenges you—authors and aspiring authors—to demonstrate what excellent writers you are.
Readers, we want you to participate, too! RNIC Love Bites commenters will be entered in a weekly drawing.
Rules for Participating Authors
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to write a flash fiction story (1000 words or less) in the comments. Think you've got what it takes? Keep reading.
- Based on the writing prompt below, enter a flash fiction story of 1000 words as a comment. Entries over 1000 words will be deleted.
- Write at the heat level you feel comfortable. Remember, this is an opportunity to shine and give readers a sample of your work. There will be no censorship, but the usual no-no's apply—beastiality, incest, golden showers, etc.
- Below the story, enter the following:
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- The genre(s) you write in, if applicable. Choose as many as apply from the following: contemporary romance, historical romance, inspirational romance, LGBT, new adult, paranormal & urban fantasy, romantic suspense, sci-fi/fantasy, young adult, romantic comedy, other:____.
- Optional: The title of a published story you've written which includes a hero or heroine of color, and a brief description. (NOTE: You do not have to list a novel, but if you do, please make sure it's a romance novel that features a hero or heroine of color to adhere to our mission of promoting the awareness and appreciation of diversity in romance novels.)
- Deadline to enter: Friday, 09/18/15 at 11:59 PM EST.
Benefits to Participating Authors
- Reach a wider audience of readers who may not be familiar with your novels.
- Exercise your writing muscles.
- Each week RNIC will gift a romance novel to a lucky reader, and that novel may be yours!
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Rules for Participating Readers
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- Deadline to enter: Sunday, 09/20/15 at 11:59 PM EST.
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text: Hello, First time I install Centos (5.4) on a consumer Intel Motherboard. I've done 5+ AMD (am2 form factor) installs. The MB is Gigabyte ep45-ud3r with a CPU:Intel LGA 775 E7600 wolfdale I cracked the lm_sensors nut with 2 modules and lm_sensors from elrepo. The modules were kmod-coretemp kmod-it87 Now I'm trying to get cpuspeed to behave, or at least understand what it's doing. Here's my bios objects ------------ snip dmesg--------- $sudo dmesg | grep state ACPI: CPU0 (power states: C1[C1] C2[C2] C3[C3]) ACPI: Processor [CPU0] (supports 8 throttling states) ACPI: CPU1 (power states: C1[C1] C2[C2] C3[C3]) ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports 8 throttling states) ---------- unsnip ---------- In the advanced bios menu I enabled all the switches for CPU state management. If not enabled there is no acpi. My CPU is OC'ed to 3.74 Ghz The Intel state management hands it off to the kernel with max frequency of 2.8Ghz but bogoMips is unchanged and reflects OC'ed value. There are supposed to be 8 throttling states, but acpi-cpufreq (driver) only uses 3 states (1.6 Ghz - 2.8 Ghz). Has anyone found another driver to work better? I tried speedstep-centrino but it refuses to load. There is also p4-clockmod too, but I had doubts about it. Is this the best I can do? So far benchmarks are very good and the acpi power management does not hurt them. -- Mark


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I have a confession to make: these bars almost didn't make it to the blog. Not because they aren't delicious, but because I almost ate them all up before taking pictures earlier this week. Usually I'm quite good and don't really scarf down every morsel, but I don't even think Man-thing got a real slice, which goes to show that these are magical indeed! Continue reading
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Choc banana loaf bars {vegan + gluten-free}
I know, I know, it's like I couldn't make up my mind about what on earth this is. It's a loaf and works as a bar, so… yep. That's as big as my brain can go at the moment! With lesson prep for school, a new kitty to integrate (see below!!), and general life to organize, it's difficult to stay afloat sometimes without a little help. Chocolate helps. Bananas help. Onward ho for munchies! Continue reading
Review of One Green Planet's Food Monster app!
Howdy! This post is super exciting for me because I'm going to be sharing a review for One Green Planet's fabulous free app, Food Monster, as well as a link to download it before it's official worldwide release on Earth Day, 22 April! Some of you might have seen it yesterday in another post but I decided to split it so it gets its very own spotlight 🙂 Continue reading
Chocolate brittle ice-cream
Whoop whoop! I am super excited about today's post because I get to talk about one of my favourite things: chocolate ice-cream! Some of you may have seen my review of One Green Planet's Food Monster app here but I've shifted it over to this post so that each one gets its own bit of shiny 😀 Continue reading
Frosty passionfruit pear cheezecake
Friday!! Whoo hoo! Well, I don't want to say not really, since I have so much work to do and little time in which to get it down, but it's still the principle of the matter: celebrate where and when you can. It's been a while since I posted something food-related, so I figured I'd dig something out of the draft archives that I've wanted to share for a while. These munchies are long gone by now, but they were tasty and easy, so even laziness is no excuse for me to make them again, and for you to try them out 😀
A trip to Morocco!
Ok, I'm going to start this all of by reminding everyone that I used to be a diplomat's brat and spent about 20 years travelling up and down the world, so contrary, I guess, to what most people will imagine, I would happily burn my passport and never leave the country. Nevertheless the thought of disappointing my little siblings was too great a feat to overcome, so Man-thing and I packed up our goodies and presents, and said goodbye to the cats as we marched off to the airport for a holiday. This is a little overview of what we got up to!
Hot cross bundt cake {vegan + gluten-free}
Ahoy from Morocco! The radio silence on the blog and elsewhere has been the result of intense tourist vibes, but I had to stop and say hi with some delicious cake that we munched last week before leaving for Rabat.


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For their part, the other children seemed to find Edmund just as odd and unnerving as the hopeful parents, and would quickly stop talking or avoid his gaze whenever he was near. They always found themselves playing on the other side of the yard from where Edmund sat, but if you asked them they wouldn't be able to tell you why.
Once, at the ever insistent urgings of Mrs. Mapleberry, Edmund tried to join in a game of stick-ball. He had watched the other children play before, and it had seemed a simple enough game. The other children had reluctantly acquiesced, and Edmund found himself swinging languidly at a gently tossed leather ball.
Before long, he was bored. It wasn't nearly as exciting as it had seemed from across the yard. No one was shouting or laughing, and they were definitely throwing the ball a lot more timidly than they had when he was watching.
No one seemed to mind when he set down the stick and walked away.
Edmund never tried very hard to make any friends. It wasn't that the children were cruel (although some of them were) or stupid (which several definitely were), it was just that Edmund didn't see the point. Why bother when they could be gone in a week, never to be seen again?
There were exceptions, of course. While many of the orphans who entered the Home for Wayward Lads and Ladies would vanish again within the year, quite a few would show up again. Some of them were orphaned again by industrial accidents, while others were returned by parents who asserted they had done quite enough of their patriotic duty, thank you. Others were picked up and returned by the local constabulary as vagrants, having run away from their new homes for any number of reasons.
A few just walked back through the wooden gate, as though they had never been away.
As fashionable as adoption seemed to be these days, turnover was quick, with some children leaving and returning as much as three times a month. They would always return full of stories about how marvelous or terrible it had been to have a family.
Edmund only partially paid attention; after a while, the stories had all begun to sound the same. Sometimes it was chocolates and clothing and three square meals a day. Other times, it was beatings and rotten bread. Sometimes there were siblings, other times dogs. Sometimes the houses were large, other times small. Sometimes it was a lovely tale, other times a horror story, but it ended the same way; the children came back to the orphanage.
It was an academic point for Edmund to say the least–everyone seemed sure he would never have to deal with it.
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Six teenage playwrights will compete next month for a $500 prize in a 10-minute play competition.
The directors are holding auditions from 1-5 p.m. July 30 at the theater, 215 S. Tyler. Callbacks will be the following day.
The theater is looking for actors ages 12-50, and they should prepare a 1-minute monologue. A photo and resume are requested.
The plays will run Aug. 10-13 at 7:30 p.m. More information is available at tecotheater.org.


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October is Energy Awareness Month
COLUMBUS, OH (Oct. 17, 2017) –The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) wants to educate Ohioans on how to better manage their energy use. Governor John R. Kasich has recognized October as Energy Awareness Month. Throughout October, the PUCO will provide ways to reduce energy consumption and increase energy efficiency, as well as information on programs to help Ohioans having trouble paying their energy bills.
The PUCO encourages Ohioans to take an active role in their energy consumption by engaging in how they use energy in their everyday life. By becoming more conscious of their energy usage, consumers can reduce uncertainty in their monthly bills and have a positive impact on Ohio's energy future.
During October, Ohioans are encouraged to review how they use energy at home and at work. Turning off the lights when you leave a room, washing only full loads of dishes and clothes, are some of the ways to increase your energy efficiency.
Ohioans who are interested in energy conservation or finding assistance in managing their energy costs can visit the PUCO website to learn more about programs that are available.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is the sole agency charged with regulating public utility service. The role of the PUCO is to assure all residential, business and industrial consumers have access to adequate, safe and reliable utility services at fair prices while facilitating an environment that provides competitive choices. Consumers with utility-related questions or concerns can call the PUCO Call Center at (800) 686-PUCO (7826) and speak with a representative.
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We review the Supreme Court case which struck down the 2005 California law banning sale of violent video games to minors, and explain why media literacy education could have fulfilled the intentions of the law. In our second article, we follow the progress of media literacy initiatives in the European Union, as well as problems that need to be resolved. An in-depth look at media violence was recently published by SAGE, and the Media Literacy Research Symposium brought together media literacy advocates from around the world.
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In this issue, we highlight the role of media literacy in the development of global awareness, and its role in education for global citizenship skills. CML introduced Smoke Detectors! Deconstructing Tobacco Use in Media. The new curriculum teaches students to deconstruct smoking incidents and recognize product placements. CML's Tessa Jolls participated on a panel at the screening of pivot tv's new release Eyes Wide Open. Also, interviews with Salzburg Academy's Paul Mihailidis and veteran media literacy advocate Jordi Torrent, who manages media literacy projects at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.Download Newsletter:
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The "knowledge economy" of the 21st century has led to a rapidly expanding global market in educational services. In this issue, we report on recent developments and examine their implications for media literacy education.Download Newsletter:
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In Anaheim, students advocate for 21st century skills instruction. In Boston, students learn the power and responsibility that comes with wielding a video camera. In this issue, we explore best practices in media literacy and media production programs for enhancing student empowerment. Includes an interview with Alan Michel, Executive Director of HOME, and the 2013 Jesse McCanse Awards.Download Newsletter:
Publication Date:November, 2013
The Harrington School of Communication at the University of Rhode Island received the Elizabeth Thoman Media Literacy Archive, a collection of documents spanning three decades of media literacy history. Also includes an interview with Marieli Rowe and Karen Ambrosh from the NTC.Download Newsletter:Topics:
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We report on exciting new developments in the field, beginning with the launch of a television network dedicated to educating audiences about key media literacy issues (Participant Media/pivot tv). Two peer-reviewed articles authored by Kathryn Martin Fingar, a researcher at the UCLA Southern California Injury Prevention Center, affirm the effectiveness of media literacy as a health promotion tool.Download Newsletter:Topics:
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In our research section, we reveal how reality television producers mine the emotions, bodies and identities of cast members for spectacle and profit. In our second article, we excavate the values and beliefs embedded in reality television with a close examination of American talent and makeover shows. We also discuss lifestyle television as a laboratory for the development of democratic citizenship skills. The University of Rhode Island held a symposium on the Historical Roots of Media Literacy Education, and the Elizabeth Thoman Media Literacy Archive was unveiled.Download Newsletter:
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We focus on the use of frameworks as tools for judgment and decision-making, and show how they embody key principles of media literacy education. We also explore the traditional use of a conceptual framework as a tool for scientific research. A longitudinal study of CML's Beyond Blame violence prevention curriculum and its framework for structuring curricula was published in the online journal Injury Prevention. The research reinforces the need for media literacy education in schools.Download Newsletter:Topics:
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"Big data" analysis is re-making our society, including our conceptions of privacy. We explore the uneven power relationships between consumers, corporations and government bodies in an age of big data.Download Newsletter:Topics:
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In our research section, we review current research and trends in professional development for K-12 educators, and discuss the opportunities which recently developed models of professional development present for dissemination of media literacy concepts and pedagogy.Download Newsletter:


text: Testing CodeOct 7, 2015I'm not particularly a big evangelist of code testing, and I don't care if you have "unit tests" or "integration tests". I do think tests are great, and I'm actually a strong advocate of having 100% (or very close to that) test coverage, but I don't have particularly strong opinions about how your test suites work. As long as the test suite reasonably matches what happens in production, I'm cool with it, regardless of what steps it took to get working. Pretty much all of my projects that are of my provenance at work have 100% test coverage (including branches) or at least 99%+ coverage.But; If you don't have tests at all—that is unacceptable. If you have tests that are like "does this thing even build" that is also unacceptable. I should be able to make any change to your code repo, and be reasonably sure that it will at least work in some sense of that word. If I add a new feature, it's reasonable and expected that I'll add new tests. In fact, nearly all non-trivial changes should have tests associated with them.The number of times I've made a "trivial" change to a code repository (in my opposition, w/o adding new tests [which sometimes is not possible]) and then have been blamed for the resulting horkage drives me crazy. All code should be tested. If I land a "trivial" change that completely breaks some project, even if I did not add new tests, I blame that on poor test coverage, regardless of what steps I could have taken to add new tests for my esoteric/trivial change.Also, for the love of god, write your code to be testable in the first place. This is a specific code engineering quality that is generally learned via practice, but once you've been in the field a few years you should be writing code that is easily testable. I totally get why new engineers fresh out of school write code that is hard to test, but in my opinion it's unacceptable for 10+ year developers to be writing code that can't be easily tested.


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You've probably heard this by now. General Electric (GE) is paying no taxes in the US despite more than $10 billion in profits for the accounting year 2010! How can this be!? I's earning a fraction (a tiny, little, minute fraction of the $10 billion to be clear) and I'm paying taxes!!
US corporations are usually taxed around 35% of the income! US GAAP indicates a 40% tax rate. Whats going here? The GE chief Immelt spoke recently and defended the position. He said
"At GE, we do like to keep our tax rate low, but we do it in a compliant way, and there are no exceptions,"
How could a company be a 100% compliant, have income and still pay no taxes! Well there could be many reasons for a situation like this to occur. In the case of GE, a company that has operations in 100s of countries with various operating entities, it reports profits for each country and entity separately. It so happens that it made no profits in the US while its international business was profitable. And since it was not repatriating its profits back to the US this year (parking profits overseas) it did not have to pay taxes in the US!
There could be other reasons too for this situation arise. Lets look at one more situation as an example. A company may have profits and taxes due in a year but because prior year's tax assets offset the taxes due, it could end up not paying any taxes.


text: I move an existing TYPO3 site to an ISPconfig3 server. (OS openSuSE 12.3) I copied the structure to the ../clientx/webx/web/ directory as root I changed owner of the structure to webx.clientx on teh original server owner was wwwrun:www Now TYPO3 cannot write i.e. localconf.php cache files are createfd with rights to wwwrun.www changing rights to www.wwwrun things seams to work fine, what about quotas and so on in that case. On the other site I had the TYPO3 files above the website directories, so I could access different TYPO3 versions for different websites via symlinks. So it was easy to change websites from one TYPO3 version to another and needing space for TYPO3 code only once. Looking for hints too Thanks for clearing


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Dear Friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from England who is an international business man. Presently I'm in England for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile,I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how that is why I decided to compensate you. Now contact The Bank, International Commercial bank Limited Accra-Ghana here is there contact of the bank director: Name:Mr. Edward Kwame Email: email@example.com Tel: +23327414402 Ask them to send you the total $800,000.00(Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with my bankers and instruct them where to send the Money to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my bankers on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Edward Kwame and he will send the amount to you without any delay. You can as well call me for more discussion +44-703-181-9041 Regards, Mrs Selma Ward
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One word. One bond.
We aim to become the most trusted leader in the LNG industry.
To this end, we have to earn and keep – by each of our decisions and actions – the trust of our shareholders, associates, partners as well as that of the communities and indigenous peoples we work with.
We must be financially, socially and environmentally responsible.
Our commitment to integrity is much more than simply meeting legal requirements and obligations.
In addition to adhering to our own Code of conduct, Pieridae commits to:
- Creating value for our customers and shareholders;
- Making every effort to minimize our ecological footprint by buying green and promoting sustainable practices;
- Initiating and maintaining trusting relationships with communities and indigenous peoples;
- Supporting the wellbeing and growth of people we work and live with.


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So, David and Nina gave me this lovely yarn for Christmas:
It's from a local farm in Colorado.
I decided that its fate was to become a pair of fingerless gloves, so I dug up the Fetching pattern from Knitty.
I finished the second one last night. I had to rip back the last rows of the first one, because I decided I still don't like that picot bind-off; it looks sloppy–at least when I do it–and it makes the glove too loose around the knuckle. I did a few extra rows instead, with a decrease to make them tighter around the knuckles, and I like them a lot! Mary obligingly took a modeling photo:


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Social Media Policies Make Good Business Sense – Just Ask Edcomm
[Video Link: Social Media Law Report] "Social media law is in its infancy but, as time goes on, more parties will litigate to test its boundaries. " (Mintz Levin) Who owns an executive's social media account: employer or employee? According to a recent Pennsylvania court ruling, it's the person whose name appears on the account.… Read more »


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SCACO offer an extensive range of solutions for the mining, quarrying and related industries.
These include Belt Weighing systems used at mining sites as well as a variety of Hopper Tanks Silo Vessel Weighing solutions for a variety of bulk raw materials.
We also supply Heavy Vehicle In Motion Axle Weighing and Heavy Vehicle Static Axle Weighing solutions for both legal-for-trade and Chain of Responsibility applications.
In all of these applications various RFID integrated solutions are available to automate asset tracking and vehicle movement operations.


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Designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, the Alcove Sofa was inspired by the idea of creating a sheltered niche of privacy.
Depending on the size of the model, two or three people can enjoy the comfort of its soft side and back panels. The Alcove Sofa has all the qualities of a quiet and comfortable haven, but with an open, inviting appeal.
Back cushions and cushion set
Polyurethane chips and microfibre filling. The cushion set is sold separately.
Structural frame
Tubular steel, chrome-plated or powder-coated (smooth); metal frame with upholstery webbing (lounge upholstery) or MDF base board (work upholstery).
Back and side panels with integrated MDF boards for structural support; panel sections connected with zip fasteners.
Polyurethane foam and polyester fibre. Alcove sofas come in two different upholstery versions: soft 'lounge upholstery' for relaxed sitting and firmer 'work upholstery' for work-oriented sitting with various seat heights. Lounge upholstery = 485 mm (measured according to EN 1335-1 = 325 mm), work upholstery = 480 mm (measured according to EN 1335-1 = 385 mm).
Incl. 2 back cushions.
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, born 1971 and 1976, respectively, in Quimper, France, studied at the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Cergy-Pontoise. Ronan began independent design work immediately after completing his studies, while his brother, who was still in school, assisted him.
Since 1999 both brothers have worked together as joint partners in their own Paris-based design studio. Their work ranges from small utilitarian objects to architectural projects. In addition to the design of domestic and office furniture, vases, porcelain dishware, jewellery and diverse home accessories, a primary focus of their work is the design and organisation of interior space.
One of their most unconventional designs, Algue (2004), was created in this context. The collaboration between the Bouroullec brothers and Vitra began with the office furniture system Joyn, which was developed between 2000 and 2002 and continues to be expanded and refined. Along with Jasper Morrison, Hella Jongerius and Antonio Citterio, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have made major contributions to the steadily growing Vitra Home Collection.
Swiss manufacturer Vitra's collections of furniture and lighting bring together the colour, culture and sophistication of the world's most prominent designers.


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Discussion in 'Autonomous Vehicles' started by jkliu47, Jul 26, 2016.
NTSB Issues Preliminary Report for Williston, Florida, Highway Crash
nothing new there
Actually I think there is... Right off the bat: "The report states that according to system performance data downloaded from the car, the indicated vehicle speed was 74 mph just prior to impact, and the posted speed limit was 65 mph."
There are also some good pictures of the impact on the trailer and of the car after the collision.
Actually there is something new. The speed is confirmed at 74 mph.
Previously people either assumed the 65mph as the limit was (and the police report wrote) or above 85mph (as an witness reported the car passed by her when she was travelling 85mph). 74mph is pretty much right in between those speeds.
Also, the detailed report says the vehicle's HV battery disconnected at point of impact, which meant the car coasted into the pole. An earlier eyewitness claimed the car continued to maintain its speed after the collision as if Autopilot didn't disengage.
Good catch. That is important too since it shows the safety systems did detect the crash and autopilot definitely wasn't engaged anymore after the initial impact.
From the description, the initial impact was not that severe (energy wise), which is why the car was able to coast so far.
I would be curious as to how many accidents occur while cruise control, on any car, is engaged. Seems to me, blaming so-called "Auto Pilot" is inaccurate. Cruise control + distracted driver + exceeding speed limit + truck driver error ought to pretty much sum it up. Auto Pilot is being villified incorrectly, IMHO.
This also explains why people might have incorrectly thought that. If the HV was disconnect and the car was coasting, then regenerative braking wasn't in effect. Without regen and someone/something actively pressing the brake, the car is quite efficient and can coast for an extended period of time on flat roads.
With the speed, we can now calculate the time from the crest of the hill to the point of impact.
That is, if I remembered the distance, was it 1/4 mile?
Horrible situation. This is similar to any airline accident where there's so many safety systems and redundancies, there has to be a series of events in an exact order to have a fatality. Here, excessive speed, plus the truck turning, plus the driver not being alert, plus the truck height shaving off the top of the car, the sun, the color of the side of the truck, etc.
Any of those factors not present could've meant an accident, but not a fatality.
Sorry for the family's loss.
Fortunately, the NTSB isn't the mindless media. They have a long history of properly investigating aviation disasters where human-automation coexistence is frequently an issue.
I actually look forward to what they have to say. It sounds like they are focusing on why AEB didn't stop the car (and whether or not that's acceptable for the automotive industry in general), but I also hope for their to be a human behavior narrative too on whether or not humans are inherently bad at supervising a system like Autopilot that can appear to do the right thing for hours at a time.
Maybe it's difficult to discern, but if AEB had applied braking...what speed would it have reduced the Model S before impact?
Seems to me, looking at the damage to the trailer, that even moderate speed (~35mph) would still have made for a pretty bad day.
I thought I read somewhere (perhaps in the Manual's PDF) that AEB will only reduce speed by a maximum of 20 mph.
I remember similar, just wondering at what initial speed 20 mph is achievable. Seems like 74 mph may be a bit high to achieve it.
Found this:
Updated Owner's Manual - Interesting Information | Tesla Motors
Sounds like the Model S would have hit the truck at 49mph, had AEB engaged. At 49 mph, I don't think AEB would have changed the outcome. And based on where it went under the truck, the half a second of distance the trailer would have moved laterally wouldn't have changed the outcome either.
So, short of the driver seeing the truck...it doesn't seem the result could have been any different: even in the best case scenario.
Except that at the lower speed, the truck would have moved further forward, and he might have hit the rear axles instead of being decapitated. That would be totally survivable (in a Tesla...).
He hit nearly dead center, and the semi wasn't moving very fast...maybe someone can calculate it...but AEB would have to engage pretty early to make a difference.
That's more of a lottery-winning argument. Maybe if he drove at 120mph he would've hit the cab and survived too …
AEB probably would reduce the severity but it has to respond relatively early to the act of the truck turning onto the road and a realization it wouldn't complete the turn in time. That's a hard engineering problem to solve.
I suppose the AEB might have engaged the driver enough to duck (+ given him extra time to do so). By engaged the driver, I mean call his attention to the situation at hand.
AEB would never be calculating the truck's speed and figuring if it would make it in time. Most appropriately, the car would have slowed as soon as the truck crossed the forward path of the Tesla. Even 100 feet away. Then increasing braking until full on slam when collision was imminent. I guess technically this would be autopilot, but a gradual slowing would be really nice to call attention to the driver. If the decision was incorrect - ie the truck moving quickly enough, the driver could override by hitting the accelerator. That would be ideal. Just like we do when autopilot slows for an exiting car and we are ready to move past them.
The scenario is an edge case. Would be nice to see side skirts as the end result. With any sort of diesel/carbon tax, the side skirts are a no brainer. Safety benefit to boot. Would also like to see mandatory sensor change that can "see" higher.
Did he go under the trailer? between the rear axles of the Semi and the axles of the Trailer? Like Fast'n'Furious style but laterally not perpendicular? Would those Trailer Aero-Guards have helped the radar pick up a signature? Know what I'm talking about? those flat sheets to increase efficiency for wind?


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I wish to let you know of my recent experience with Spinelli Toyota Pointe Claire new car department.
On Thursday, June 30 around 8:00 pm, my wife and I went into the sales department unannounced and asked if Angela D'Antonio was in the office. I have dealt with Angela for the purchase of my last five Corollas. Angela was very busy and it was the end of the day, however, she excused herself from a meeting just to see us and address our issues. She took us into her office and listened to my dissatisfaction that I had visited the used car department and the offer for trade-in on my old Corolla was so low. She called the evaluation department and then explained to me the reasons for such a low quote.
She then went through my options to purchase/lease a new 2016 Corolla LE with the best offer she could give to me. We accepted her offer of lease during that impromptu meeting. We just wish to let you know how she went above and beyond her duties in order to satisfy a long time loyal customer. We then met with Mary Greenstein-Campbell who was our financial agent. She processed my wife's credit seamlessly and proceeded to offer many services through Toyota. She did not assert any pressure on us and we felt very comfortable working with her.
The following Tuesday, we took delivery of the new car with Mr. Steve Guilbault. He introduced himself and then took the time to give a very detailed orientation and instruction to my wife and my daughter who are the principal drivers of the new car. The paperwork was all in order, well explained to my wife and then signed without any issues.
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Ailing economy? Down housing market? One might not recall such conditions looking at how some magazine publishers are locking up plush Manhattan residences for events and brand extension initiatives.
Again this fall, Hearst is planning its annual Esquire "Ultimate Bachelor Pad" in Soho, featuring a 9,200-square-foot, glass-walled penthouse at Soho Mews, with an opening gala set for September 21 to celebrate the New York Film Festival.
The price tag for the penthouse? According to nyc BLOG estate site, Soho Mews' rentals range from $7,000 to $20,000 per month. Two years ago, Esquire's Ultimate Bachelor Pad—Esquire North, located in Harlem—cost $8.5 million.
For the first time ever, The Mews will also host Hearst's fourth year of "Designer Visions" program, opening on October 13, where each designer decorates a townhouse in "Cinema Style." Each of Hearst's three shelter titles has paired with a designer who will choose a movie to be representative of the show home's décor: House Beautiful's designer Thom Filicia chose The Big Chill; Town&Country's Richard Mishaan selected Dinner at Eight; and John Saladino for Veranda went with Girl with a Pearl Earring. Once unveiled, buyers will have the opportunity to purchase these living spaces.
Hachette's Metropolitan Home will also keep its "Showtime House" alive for a second year (after winning FOLIO:'s 2008 silver FAME Award for Best First-Time Event) with twin penthouses in the Tribeca Summit building. Designers will transform the 14,000-square-foot indoor and outdoor space into rooms based on Showtime series, like Californication, Dexter, Nurse Jackie, The Tudors and Weeds [pictured], and open to the public from September 12 to mid-October.
Regardless of the price, the fact that publishers are still signing on for show houses—particularly when the shelter category has been hit the hardest—is one of the few industry bright spots. Fall parties at the Mews, anyone?


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I think yoga teachers' fees ought to reflect their training. If you spend a year or two (or more) learning from a reputable source, your wage should be commeasurate. If you took an email test online and got "certified" in an afternoon--whatever that means--that lack of diligence should be acknowledged, too. Continued training ought to be rewarded, as well, but I suspect that is more rare. And, of course, there's the issue of market value...people pay more for yoga classes, so teachers can ask more (some chicken and egg at work).
The under-paid teacher complaint is an old one. Those that want to share their knowledge and expertise often have to take satisfaction in a job well-done as part of their renumeration, whether yoga instructors or college professors or kindergarden teachers. These are crucial positions, and vital to the improvement of a civilized population, but rarely is it rewarded as it should be. The world values lawyers, businessmen, movie stars and football players more.
As far as fitness goes, I'll bet it's the aerobic instructors that get the shaft, payment-wise, more than yoga teachers, tho. Maybe the training isn't as long, but the amount of prep that it takes to choreograph and learn the routines is time-consuming. A strong background in physiology isn't required, but there has to be some familiarity with how the body works and how you train it. And then there's the level of exersion necessary to serve up a useful, engaging class to a roomful of, perhaps, less-than enthusiastic participants. Cetainly worth more than minimum wage...
So, this is what I think about. I'm not sure I have an answer...life is not fair. I wish yoga teachers (most of them) made more money than than Lindsay Lohan. And people should want to invest in the instructors that help keep them hearty and hale. But they don't, so I suppose it's pointless to spend too much energy on it.
I read a quote that's pertinent: "Santosa (or contentment, one of the niyamas from the Yoga Sutras by Pantanjali) cannot be practiced; it has to come from within. We're all discontented. The trick is to be content with that."--B.K.S. Iyengar.


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All I want to think about is living in a Pre-War apartment.
I constantly daydream about looking up at high ceilings with ornate, plaster mouldings, walking over parquet floors, and entertaining in front of a fabulously intricate fireplace.
But then again I also daydream about being Beyonce a lot, so I'm not sure how realistic these dreams are.
Anyway…. I'm in love with stark white walls to showcase all of the glorious architectural details. So fresh. But what really turns me on is incorporating carefully curated pieces of mid-century modern furniture, art, and lighting. Especially the beloved Sputnick.
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Duke Message to Individuals Affected by Immigration Executive Orders
The following message was sent to Duke students, faculty and staff who might be affected by the Executive Order issued on Friday limiting immigration from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen:
"As you are aware, the White House issued an Executive Order yesterday related to individuals immigrating to the U.S. from specific countries. Given your current visa status, we wanted to reach out to you as quickly as possible.
"With the unclear text of the Executive Order and out of an abundance of caution, we strongly recommend that foreign nationals from the affected countries avoid all international travel for the immediate future. At this point, we do not anticipate that those individuals with existing lawful status will be impacted by the executive order.
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We know if you are just starting out, the fields of reliability and durability can seem complicated and confusing at times. The many diverse aspects of the methods and tools often result in people not knowing where to begin. One of the best ways to get started is to learn about the process and work-flow associated with your focus area. Attending one of these courses will give you a roadmap of industry best practices that you can use to map your developmental journey to meet your organizations needs and objectives.


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Founded in 1999, the Mississippi Valley Callers Association was formed to support and enhance outdoor sporting activities such as duck and goose calling competitions, waterfowl preservation and involvement of youth in outdoor sporting activities in the Burlington area.
A goal of the Association is to promote and expand Southeast Iowa's rich water fowling heritage right here on the shores of the Mighty Mississippi River.
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Start with the habanero pepper. We have an electric range with large, flat elements. These are perfect for roasting peppers, but you can also use a traditional comal or a heavy iron skillet. Over moderately high heat, lay the pepper on its side and turn occasionally as it cooks, until it is lightly charred all around. Remove the pepper and when it is cool enough to handle remove the stem, slic it open and remove all the seeds. (I like to wear rubber gloves for this part.)
Next, grind the pepper in the molcajete with 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt.
Use your heaviest skillet to toast 1 1/4 cups hulled pumpkin seeds. We buy ours in bulk from Whole Foods. Over moderate heat, toss the seeds frequently. They will begin to pop and turn from green to tan. Be careful not to burn them. Place the toasted seeds in the molcajete and grind away until you have a rough powder. This may take some elbow grease, but if you're like me, you can use the exercise.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan, cook three ripe plum tomatoes in plenty of water. They should be completely cooked through and soft, almost like tomatoes from a can. Set the tomatoes aside to cool and when they are cool enough to handle remove the stem ends and the skin. Place the tomatoes with the ground pumpkin seeds in the molcajete and grind together until you have a smooth mix.
Present the finished dip in your molcajete garnished with more cilantro. We like to serve it with freshly sliced jicama. The crispy coolness of the jicama acts as a nice foil for the spicy dip. But you can also scoop it up with your favorite corn chips. Have plenty of cold beer on hand to douse the flames.


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This page contains articles submitted by various midwives around the state
Questions to Ask Your Midwife
Informed choice means that you, as a consumer, do your homework. When you interview a midwife you are considering for prenatal, birth and postpartum care, these are some questions you may ask. The answers will help you decide if this midwife is the right provider for your family's "great expectations." …
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June Minicamp Day One
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Why do I have to fill out these forms each visit?
Whatever the reason that brings people to see me, that is where the experiment begins.
A scientific nutritional experiment must always be accountable to the original motive for seeking care, so the results of the experiment may tell plainly whether it is possible to achieve the original intention. Most people vastly underestimate the body's ability to successfully achieve change and improvement, and part of the purpose of this nutritional approach is to teach people it is safe to experiment.
We Learn as Much from What Works and from What Doesn't Work
Indeed when experiments are well run people become comfortable with trying new things and applying previously unknown technologies. This is good to learn so that when we arrive at serious challenges in our lives we have learned to innovate and experiment, until we find what works and improve our lives and the lives of our loved ones. Oftentimes the experiment in normal physiology that is explored in my office becomes a possibility for others in our lives because we have discovered answers that might work for them as well. This is especially true when someone discovers that nutritional interventions work for themselves and also consider their children's health challenges or their parents or spouse.
We learn as much from what works and from what doesn't work. For example, when we support the adrenal glands regularly yet find no improvement with insomnia we discover that mechanism is not in issue. The scientific way is to then move on to another physiological mechanism and experiment to see if that will affect the quality of sleep. A well documented experiment will teach a great deal about exactly where the issue lies, and then this discovery will exist for years as information about how a person's unique biochemistry works.
Each Person is a Biochemical Individual that is Uniquely Complex
It is important that the nutritional therapeutic modality be viewed as an experiment, so that we remember that each person is a biochemical individual that is uniquely complex. Most of the nutritional principles and science we employ today have been derived from empirical data collected over generations. It is called ancestral knowledge, since in fact our ancestors were the ones who collected the data and showed the patterns that have proven to be science.
When a person smokes cigarettes over a period of time and develops cancer no one is surprised by the outcome of that experiment, nor by the effect of cocaine/drugs, decadent lifestyles, excessive stimulants, junk food (Super-size Me). These are experiments of what doesn't work at all, and in fact damages the body. These activities cause stress and premature aging. Likewise our effort to improve nutrition is an experiment in the other direction, wherein perhaps the body can be strengthened, we may achieve youthful aging, and stress can be reduced.
A famous poem says it well,
Every moment of loving is an act of living
And every moment of hating is an act of dying
All our moments add together, like the digits in a sum
And tell us plainly whether life or death shall come"
Let the experiment we were born to continue. Let us learn the way things work best, and then let our lives contribute to the collective discovery and wisdom of how to live powerfully on this planet. Nutrition works! Learn how. Teach others by telling them how your experiment turned out …


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But he was back at work Thursday with his own tools in hand.
Dial's truck may look enticing to a thief. But it turns out it is a big noisy diesel, not exactly a set of hot wheels and that might have been to his advantage.
Monday night the truck had been parked behind the family's home, guarded with spotlights.
Police found it Wednesday in north St. Louis, unscathed.
"To my astonishment there was nothing wrong with it and when I opened the door everything was in the same place it was when I left that night before," said Eric. "Lunch box, tools, you everything, I just couldn't believe it. It was a miracle."
The family carried insurance but not enough to replace a 20 year old tool collection Dial uses as a remodeling carpenter.
Eric's wife Jami Dial says they were in shock when the truck and tools turned up.
"We actually prayed for the person that took the truck in the first place whatever their situation was that God will look after them and provide for them whatever reason they felt they needed to steal the truck. So we really believe it was God and we give him the glory for that," she stated.
They are looking into an alarm system and hope to beef up their insurance coverage.
"I don't know how they got in it. I thought I locked it maybe I didn't lock it. I really don't know I have no clue," said Eric.
"It still had a full tank of gas so with gas being high that was even a blessing that they hadn't ran it out of gas," said Jami.
The Dial's are thankful for the emails and offers of help they received after FOX 2 first told their story earlier this week. And now the roller coaster is starting to level out.


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I had a couple of doctors updates yesterday. One with the breast surgeon and another with the oncologist. On the good news front, my oncologist said that my left breast felt like 'a normal lumpy breast' rather than a breast with a large cancerous tumor! This is a sign that the chemo is working. He… Read More »