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We packed up and then headed to a Bagel Cafe to get some authentic Montreal Bagels. They were DELICIOUS. So after carb-loading and a hot drink, we drove out of Montreal, across the bridge, and into the U.S. of A. Burlington, VT is very close to Montreal and so we were there before much had happened. Didn't stop us from going to a local brew pub, getting some craft beer, ordering more food, and then walking through the town in search of souvenirs and local charm. Burlington is even more college-y than most college towns, and even though there were gray skies and a chilly wind, we had a great time walking through it. Our next stop was Waterbury, VT to see the Ben & Jerry's factory.
Except for the free ice cream at the end, this is like any other factory tour - one long commercial. It's also a lesson in sustainability and responsible product-sourcing. I appreciated learning how Ben and Jerry's makes a concerted effort to get milk from Vermont farmers, and their heavy emphasis on Corporate Social Responsibility. Lots of MNCs could take a page from their book. And I didn't know that Unilever had purchased B&J. But all that was nothing compared to the absolute best part of the tour, and one of the funniest parts of the whole trip - our Ben and Jerry's tour guide.
We saw one other tour group be corralled and leave before our tour was called. The tour guide was kind, an older gentleman, and gave an energetic and friendly welcome to his tour group. Then we met our tour guide. She started her cattle call with a something like this:
She made terrible jokes without a second thought and seemed to love them more because they were terrible. She wanted to share her love of Ben and Jerry's with everyone lucky enough to be on her tour. She told this joke when we were overlooking the production floor through glass windows:
A woman had heard that taking a bath in milk is very good for your skin. She obediently called her local dairy farmer and asked for a bathtub full of milk. On the other end of the line, the somewhat shocked dairy farmer responded kindly to her request. "Well, sure...we can do that. Do you know how many gallons your bathtub holds?" The lady didn't know exactly but asked for 60 gallons. Then the dairy farmer considerately asked, "Would you like that milk pasteurized?" And the lady, somewhat miffed at being interrogated, sighed, "Look, I just need a bathtub full of milk, have you ever heard of a bathtub that goes past your eyes? Sheesh."So after our tour guide told that joke there was complete silence. It took me a minute to get it and then I started laughing, first at the joke and then at the utter silence and the tour guide's undaunted continuance of the tour. She was a little disappointed that no one got it. But she pressed on! Clearly this wasn't the first time she tried this joke. After the production room, we went to the TASTING ROOM. They do this very well, and the sample flavor of the day was Strawberry Cheesecake. When we asked our amazing tour guide to take a photo of us, she photobombed us first and took this picture:
This picture kills me every time. And then after her little prank, she took this picture of Christi and I together. Which we tried to set up like the one we had taken in Venice 10 years earlier.
(Then in Venice)
(Now in USA)
Later I tried the Liz Lemon flavor which has blueberry, lemon and lavender flavors. Ben and Jerry have really outdone themselves.
After the factory we decided to head to Woodstock, VT, a quintessential Vermont village. We got there after dark and all the general stores and cute towny things were closed. We drove through, admired the quaintness and then decided to head to White River Junction where we were staying so that we could prepare for our final dinner together. We booked a very late dinner, 9pm, so we had time to check in to our hotel, rest, and pack everything for the next day.
It was very warm in our hotel room so as we started to lay things out and get ready, we opened the window and a short time later, we heard awesome bluegrass music drifting in on the cool night air. We abandoned our packing and repacking and headed downstairs to check it out. Turns out, it was First Friday in White River Junction, meaning the local art galleries and shops stay open late and people meander from one to another for special showings and after-hours events. There is usually outdoor music and other fun things. So we struck upon a wine tasting and they offered very generous pours since it was the end of the event and they had a lot left over. We took to the streets to get a better listen to the music being played. There was a group of middle aged men with two guitars, a banjo, an upright bass, a harmonica and a mandolin and they sounded absolutely lovely. They played "Long Black Veil" and "Gently on my Mind". It was cold and smelled like fall and rocking back and forth to the sweet country music put me in a great mood.
We drove to Quechee to have dinner at Simon Pearce which is an artisan glassblowing workshop/gourmet restaurant. We got to the reservation a little early to have time to shop around and see the glassblowers at work. It's pretty amazing to see the sparkling and elegantly shaped finished products in the showroom upstairs and then to descend into the fiery basement to see two unkempt guys wearing metallica t-shirts with earbuds in, reaching in to furnaces and skillfully working with molten glass and shaping it into goblets, platters, glasses and bowls.
Our dinner was the second best of the trip. We both ordered the same thing, the acorn squash special with root vegetables, ancient grains, and dried cranberries. We sat at a table overlooking the dark, peaceful creek, and tried to find the new moon. I was sad to be leaving such gorgeous surroundings and my excellent companion.
The next morning I woke up early and we headed to Lebanon, N.H. a mere two miles away but in another state. The Lebanon, NH airport is an amazingly small airport with crazy friendly people. Security screening made me laugh- there were as many guards as there were passengers on my plane. And then my plane looked like this:
It reminded me of the Caribbean and all those single prop planes I flew between islands. My flight from Lebanon to Boston was beautiful. The fog and low clouds inhibited my view of the foliage but at the beginning and the end of the flight I got sweeping views of the countryside and it made me even more regretful of departing.
It was very nice to get home though, even to a balmy 80 degree day. I left autumn behind me when I got home from the Northeast. I think I will need to return, however. If for nothing else to replenish my maple syrup stash.


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The government in Fiji aren't very happy with Microsoft. They heard the Redmond giant were planning to use the word "Fiji" for one of their products, which sparked a row.
Fiji Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum even went so far as to write a letter to Bill Gates. The letter stated that Fiji owns the rights to the name and will defend its use. In the letter he said:
This letter, therefore serves to put Microsoft on notice that the Government unreservedly objects to the use of the word Fiji in connection with Microsoft Corporation's operating system or any of its products
The word Fiji was being used at Microsoft to represent the working project that is the Windows Media Center TV. It was never planned for use in an actual commercial product, just internally. The government of Fiji must have heard differently, hence the letter.
Ben Green, Windows Client Business Group manager at Microsoft said:
(It) is not intended to be used in an external marketing context … The product is designed to add new television standards support, enhance the user interface and set up experience, and add interactive TV features to Windows Media Center … Like a lot of companies, we use various internal project names (in much the same way many New Zealand companies name meeting rooms or projects after islands in the Hauraki Gulf.
Read more at Fiji Times Online
Matthew's Opinion
I wonder how the government took offence or misconstrued the use of the name Fiji? Was it just a simple case of them finding out the name was in use without their permission? Or had someone high up in the government had a bad experience with a version of Windows and vowed never to let anything to do with Fiji appear on a Microsoft product?
It looks like Microsoft will honor the request not to use the name, so the Media Center TV project may start being called something else very soon.
In future Microsoft will have to be a bit more careful which country names it picks for internal project titles.

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Had to laugh at a comment posted on my review of "Merry Madagascar," the NBC animated special from DreamWorks that aired this week.
"You friggin scrooge," wrote "email@example.com." "It's a holiday special for kids not the next Mona Lisa! Geesh get with the season."
Sorry, Santa, but I grew up on a diet of great holiday kids shows: "A Charlie Brown Christmas." "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" — stuff that has withstood the test of time. And given all the advantages that are available today from a production/technology standpoint, there's no reason that the modern versions ought to be dreck — or get a free pass for it.
In fact, there is a terrific animated holiday special coming up on ABC — not surprisingly, one produced under the aegis of Pixar's John Lasseter, "Prep & Landing," about Christmas elves. (As opposed to, I guess, "Lord of the Rings" elves.) A more detailed review will come later (the show airs on Dec. 1), but it's precisely the kind of holiday offering I fondly remember — one that both kids and adults can enjoy.
Children consume enough junk food as it is, and that includes a lot of the TV they watch. The holiday confections served to them ought to be held to a higher standard.
And if you don't like it, Santa, then at the risk of winding up with coal in my stocking, I suggest you stick it up the chimney with care.


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I am located north of Hickman Road, 1 block East of 70th accross the street from the Rocklyn Office Park and directly behind Irena's restaurant and the Dog groomer.
Business Hours
Monday Closed
Tuesday 2:00pm to 7:00pm
Wednesday 11:00am to 5:00pm
Thursday 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Friday 9:00am to 3:00pm
Saturday 9:00am to 12:00pm
Sunday Closed
History behind the name Polito Body Shop.
Years ago before I was born my grandfather opened up an auto body shop on 2nd avenue in Des Moines called Polito Body Shop. For years my grandfather and co-workers worked hard to repair the bodies of the every day man's car, while my father watched and tinkered around with them. It wasn't long before my dad could paint his own car. In 1976 my grandfather passed away and my father continued my grandfather's dream and made Polito Body Shop an even bigger success. My dad passed away in 1985 and the shop closed forever. Today my grandfather's and father's hard work and business sense has been instilled in me and I too will carry on our name just in a different way. While they repaired and restored bodies of cars, I will repair and restore bodies of the everyday man and woman.
About me - Jessica Polito, LMT, Certified Medical Massage Practitioner, Certified Medicupping Practitioner
I was born and raised on the north side of Des Moines in a single family home with my two sisters. I received a high school degree from North High School and an AA degree from DMACC. I then met my husband and we started our family of four. We have two terrific boys and one very slobbery St. Bernard. After feeling like I wasn't making a big enough difference in the world I went on to become a Massage Therapist. I felt I could help reduce the pain and discomfort of others and help them live a less stressful life. I love my job very much and always enjoy learning new therapies and how to improve life. Whether you have an injury, medical condition or need stress relief and relaxation you have come to the right girl.
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Non-existence is a physical pain.
The human form as transcendental mess
twisted into itself.
The eternal Mobius of living.
If the world could speak
it would shout
the cacophony of Fibonacci's trees
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in the weight of a seedling
bursting earth.
Everyone wants to be someone
to someone,
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When I work with a drawing I find inspiration in everyday life. I turn those expirenceces into fairytales that transform to fabulous creatures and universes. This images were also used for a beer design.
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Giclée prints are a revolutionary new way of accurately reproducing paintings, drawings or artwork, and has become very popular with artist wishing to sell their art to a wider audience. The word Giclée ("g-clay"), is derived from the French verb gicler meaning "to squirt or spray", Giclée, is used to describe a fine art digital printing process combining pigment based high quality inks with archival quality paper to achieve Giclée prints of superior archival quality, light fastness and stability. The quality of the Giclée print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photography galleries.


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Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
Notice of availability: solicitation of project proposals.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the upcoming availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program (Transit in Parks Program) discretionary funds. This notice solicits proposals to compete for FY 2011 funds under the program, which was established by Section 3021 of SAFETEA-LU, as amended (49 U.S.C. 5320). The amount of funding available will be determined by Congressional appropriation prior to the selection of awardees, and based on the timing of such funding becoming available, may also include funding for Fiscal Year 2012. The program is administered by FTA in partnership with the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service.
The program funds capital and planning expenses for alternative transportation systems such as buses, trams and non-motorized trails in federally-managed parks and public lands. Federal land management agencies, as well as State, tribal and local governments acting with the consent of a Federal land management agency are eligible to apply. DOI, after consultation with and in cooperation with FTA, will determine the final selection and funding of projects. Geographic diversity will be considered when allocating funds.
This announcement is available on the FTA Web site at: http://www.fta.dot.gov. FTA will announce final selections on the Web site and in the Federal Register. A synopsis of this funding opportunity will be posted in the FIND module of the government-wide electronic grants Web site at http://www.grants.gov.
Complete proposals must be received by 12 midnight EST on May 9, 2011.
Project proposals must be submitted electronically through the GRANTS.GOV Web site and applicants must be properly registered. Anyone intending to apply electronically through GRANTS.GOV should initiate the process of registering on the GRANTS.GOV site immediately to ensure completion of registration before the deadline for submission. GRANTS.GOV applicants should receive two confirmation e-mails. The first will confirm that the application was received and a subsequent e-mail will be sent within 24-48 hours indicating whether the application was validated or rejected by the system. If interested parties experience difficulties at any point during the registration or application process, please call the GRANTS.GOV Customer Support Hotline at 1-800-518-4726, Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST. The required electronic project proposal template as well as guidance on completing a proposal template can also be found on GRANTS.GOV and on the program Web site at http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants/grants_financing_6106.html.Start Further Info
Contact the appropriate FTA Regional Administrator (Appendix A) for proposal-specific information or the appropriate land management agency (Appendix B) for the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program. For general program information, contact Adam Schildge, Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program, (202) 366-0778, email@example.com. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS). For technical assistance or general inquiries regarding alternative transportation in federal lands, contact the Transit in Parks Technical Assistance Center at http://www.triptac.org, (877) 704-5292, or email@example.com Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
Table of Contents
A. Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program
I. Overview
II. Program Purpose
III. Program Information
1. Eligible Applicants
2. Eligible Projects
3. Financial Limitations and Cost Sharing
4. Application Content
5. Evaluation Criteria
IV. Technical Assistance and Other Program Information
Appendix A—FTA Regional Offices
Appendix B—Land Management Agency Contacts
I. Overview
Section 3021 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA-LU), as amended, established the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program (Transit in Parks Program) (49 U.S.C. 5320). The program is administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in partnership with the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service.
Congestion in and around parks and public lands causes traffic delays and noise and air pollution that substantially detract from the visitor's experience and the protection of natural resources. In August 2001, the Department of Transportation (DOT) and DOI published a comprehensive study of alternative transportation needs in national parks and related Federal lands. The study identified significant alternative transportation needs at sites managed by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Additionally, a supplement to this report identified Forest Service sites that would benefit from such services.
II. Program Purpose
The purpose of the program is to provide for the planning and capital costs of alternative transportation systems that will enhance the protection of national parks and Federal lands; increase the enjoyment of visitors' experience by conserving natural, historical, and cultural resources; reduce congestion and pollution; improve visitor mobility and accessibility; enhance visitor Start Printed Page 13269experience; and ensure access to all, including persons with disabilities.
III. Program Information
1. Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are Federal land management agencies that manage an eligible area, including but not limited to the National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation; and State, tribal and local governments with jurisdiction over land in the vicinity of an eligible area, acting with the consent of a Federal land management agency, alone or in partnership with a Federal land management agency or other governmental or non-governmental participant. Note: If the applicant is a State, tribal, or local government, a letter from the affected unit(s) of the Federal land management agency or agencies expressing support for the project must be submitted with the project proposal in order to indicate consent. Applications without support letters from the relevant Federal land management agency or agencies unit(s) will be deemed ineligible. Non-profit organizations are not eligible for this program, but they may partner with an eligible applicant as defined above.
2. Eligible Projects
SAFETEA-LU defines alternative transportation as "transportation by bus, rail, or any other publicly or privately owned conveyance that provides to the public general or special service on a regular basis, including sightseeing service. This also includes a non-motorized transportation system (including the provision of facilities for pedestrians, bicycles, and non-motorized watercraft)."
The program funds capital and planning expenses for alternative transportation systems such as buses, trams and non-motorized systems in, and in the vicinity of, federally-managed parks and public lands. A qualified planning or capital project must be within the vicinity of a Federally-owned or managed park, refuge, or recreational area open to the general public and meet the goals of the program. Operating expenses are not eligible under the program. A project proposal may include in its budget up to 15 percent for project administration, contingency, and oversight. As specified in 49 U.S.C. § 5320(b)(5), the following types of projects are eligible:
a. Planning
Activities to comply with metropolitan and statewide planning provisions (49 U.S.C. 5320(b)(5)(A) referencing 49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304, 5305). Activities include planning studies for an alternative transportation system including evaluation of no-build and all other reasonable alternatives, traffic studies, visitor utilization studies, transportation analysis, feasibility studies, and environmental studies.
b. Capital
Eligible capital projects include all aspects of "acquiring, constructing, supervising, or inspecting equipment or a facility for use in public transportation, expenses incidental to the acquisition or construction (including designing, engineering, location surveying, mapping, and acquiring rights-of-way), payments for the capital portions of rail trackage rights agreements, transit-related intelligent transportation systems, relocation assistance, acquiring replacement housing sites, and acquiring, constructing, relocating, and rehabilitating replacement housing."
Capital projects may include those projects operated by an outside entity, such as a public transportation agency, state or local government, private company engaged in public transportation, or private non-profit organization; and
Projects may also include the deployment/commercialization of alternative transportation vehicles that introduce innovative technologies or methods.
The capital cost of leasing vehicles is an eligible expense under the program. For vehicle acquisition projects, sponsors should compare the cost-effectiveness of leasing versus purchasing vehicles. Leasing may be particularly cost effective in circumstances in which transit service is only needed during a peak visitation period that lasts only a few months. In these cases, leasing a vehicle for a few months during the year may be less expensive than purchasing a vehicle only used for a few months during the year. An award can cover the capital cost of leasing vehicles but not the cost of operations, such as fuel or driver's salary.
Project sponsors should also compare the cost effectiveness of providing service versus contracting for service. The capital portion of contracted service is an eligible capital expense under the program. For example, if a public land agency contracts with a private bus company to provide shuttle service with privately owned buses, the portion of the contract that covers the capital expense of the buses is an eligible expense under the Transit in Parks Program. Operating expenses are not eligible under the program. Project sponsors will be asked to compare the cost-effectiveness of their preferred option to other alternatives in the financial sustainability portion of the proposal.
c. "Fixed Guideway" and Bus Projects
The SAFETEA-LU legislation includes language allowing eligibility of "fixed guideway" projects. These are defined as those transportation projects that run on a dedicated right of way, like a light rail, trolley, bus rapid transit, or any type of ferry system. For these types of projects, eligible projects can include development of a new fixed guideway project; rehabilitation or modernization of existing fixed guideway systems; and expansion of existing systems. For bus or shuttle projects, eligible projects can include purchase of buses and related equipment; replacement of buses and related equipment; rehabilitation of buses and related equipment; construction of bus-related facilities such as bus shelters; and purchase of rolling stock that incorporates clean fuel technology or the replacement of buses of a type in use on August 10, 2005, with clean fuel vehicles.
d. Other Eligible Projects
The Transit in Parks Program specifically includes these other eligible capital projects:
(1) The capital costs of coordinating Federal land management agency public transportation systems with other public transportation systems.
(2) Non-motorized transportation systems (including the provision of facilities for pedestrians, bicycles and non-motorized watercraft).
(3) Water-borne access systems within or in the vicinity of an eligible area as appropriate and consistent with 49 U.S.C. 5320.
(4) Any other alternative transportation project that enhances the environment; prevents or mitigates an adverse impact on a natural resource; improves Federal land management agency resource management; improves visitor mobility and accessibility and the visitor experience; reduces congestion and pollution (including noise pollution and visual pollution); or conserves a natural, historical, or cultural resource (excluding rehabilitation or restoration of a non-transportation facility). This includes the enhancement or extension of qualifying alternative transportation systems, including the development of related intelligent transportation systems (ITS).Start Printed Page 13270
In order to be considered for funding a project must consist of one or more of the eligible activities listed above, meet the definition of alternative transportation, and contribute to the goals of the program. Technical assistance relating to planning and implementing alternative transportation systems is available from the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Technical Assistance Center, http://www.triptac.org.
3. Financial Limitations and Cost Sharing
No one project may receive more than 25 percent of the available funds. Additionally, projects selected for funding under the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in the Parks Program can be funded at up to 100 percent Federal share.
4. Application Content
The required electronic project proposal template as well as guidance on completing a proposal template can be found on GRANTS.GOV and on the program Web site at http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants/grants_financing_6106.html. Applications should not exceed 10 pages (excluding the standard form 424, letters of support and/or supporting graphics) and use 12 pt. font. Applications exceeding this length may not be reviewed.
5. Evaluation Criteria
Proposed capital projects will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
a. Demonstration of Need
(1) Visitor mobility and experience current or anticipated problem; and
(2) Environmental current or anticipated problem.
b. Visitor Mobility and Experience Benefits of Project
(1) Reduced traffic congestion;
(2) Enhanced visitor mobility, accessibility, and safety; and
(3) Improved visitor education, recreation, and health benefits.
c. Environmental Benefits of Project
(1) Protection of sensitive natural, cultural, and historic resources; and
(2) Reduced pollution (air, noise, visual).
d. Financial Sustainability and Operational Efficiency
(1) Effectiveness in meeting management goals;
(2) Realistic financial plan;
(3) Cost effectiveness; and
(4) Partnering, funding from other sources, innovative financing.
Proposed planning projects will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
a. Demonstration of Need
(1) Visitor mobility and experience current or anticipated problem; and
(2) Environmental current or anticipated problem.
b. Methodology for Assessing Visitor Mobility and Experience Benefits of Project
(1) Reduced traffic congestion;
(2) Enhanced visitor mobility, accessibility, and safety; and
(3) Improved visitor education, recreation, and health benefits.
c. Methodology for Assessing Environmental Benefits of Project
(1) Protection of sensitive natural, cultural, and historical resources; and
(2) Reduced pollution (air, noise, visual).
d. Methodology for Assessing Operational Efficiency and Financial Sustainability of Alternatives
(1) Effectiveness in meeting management goals;
(2) Realistic financial plan;
(3) Cost effectiveness; and
(4) Partnering, funding from other sources.
A special note on non-motorized transportation systems: While non-motorized systems, such as trails, are eligible under the program, not all non-motorized systems will meet the goals of the program needed to be considered for funding. Like motorized systems, in order to be considered for funding, non-motorized systems must reduce or mitigate the number of auto trips by providing an alternative to travel by private auto. In addition, non-motorized systems must provide a high degree of connectivity within a transportation system. Finally, they should improve safety for motorized and non-motorized transportation system users.
IV. Technical Assistance and Other Program Information
Complete applications must be submitted via GRANTS.GOV by May 9, 2011. Frequently asked questions and other program information are available at http://www.fta.dot.gov/atppl. Projects selected for funding will be required to report quarterly and submit performance data to the appropriate agency. Detailed information on reporting will be included in the Federal Register notice announcing projects selected for funding. Technical assistance regarding the program is available by contacting Adam Schildge, Federal Transit Administration, (202) 366-0778, email@example.com or the appropriate Federal Land Management Agency contact (see Appendix C). For technical assistance or general inquiries regarding alternative transportation in federal lands, please contact the Transit in Parks Technical Assistance Center at http://www.triptac.org, (877) 704-5292, or firstname.lastname@example.com Signature
Peter Rogoff,
|MaryBeth Mello, Regional Administrator, Region 1—Boston, Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, Tel. 617-494-2055.
|Robert C. Patrick, Regional Administrator, Region 6—Ft. Worth, 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Tel. 817-978-0550.
|States served: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
|States served: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.
|Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Administrator, Region 2—New York, One Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-2170.
|Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional Administrator, Region 7—Kansas City, MO, 901 Locust Street, Room 404, Kansas City, MO 64106, Tel. 816-329-3920.
|States served: New Jersey, New York. New York Metropolitan Office, Region 2—New York, One Bowling Green, Room 428, New York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-2202.
|States served: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
|Letitia Thompson, Regional Administrator, Region 3—Philadelphia, 1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. 215-656-7100.
|Terry Rosapep, Regional Administrator, Region 8—Denver, 12300 West Dakota Ave., Suite 310, Lakewood, CO 80228-2583, Tel. 720-963-3300.
|States served: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and District of Columbia.
|States served: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and, Wyoming.
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|Philadelphia Metropolitan Office, Region 3—Philadelphia, 1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. 215-656-7070.
|Washington, DC Metropolitan Office, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 510, Washington, DC 20006, Tel. 202-219-3562.
|Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator, Region 4—Atlanta, 230 Peachtreet Street, NW., Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel. 404-865-5600.
|Leslie T. Rogers, Regional Administrator, Region 9—San Francisco, 201 Mission Street, Room 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105-1926, Tel. 415-744-3133.
|States served: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virgin Islands.
|States served: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Los Angeles Metropolitan Office, Region 9—Los Angeles, 888 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90017-1850, Tel. 213-202-3952.
|Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator, Region 5—Chicago, 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-353-2789. States served: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
|Rick Krochalis, Regional Administrator, Region 10—Seattle, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174-1002, Tel. 206-220-7954. States served: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
|Chicago Metropolitan Office, Region 5—Chicago, 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-353-2789.
Appendix B—Federal Land Management Agencies Transit in Parks Program Contacts
- National Park Service: Mark H. Hartsoe, email@example.com; telephone: 202-513-7025, fax: 202-371-6675, mail: 1849 C Street, NW. (MS2420); Washington, DC 20240-0001.
- Fish and Wildlife Service: Nathan Caldwell, e-mail to: email@example.com, telephone: 703-358-2205, fax: 703-358-2517, mail: 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 634; Arlington, VA 22203.
- Forest Service: Ed James, email@example.com, telephone: 703-605-4616, mail: 1621 N Kent Street, Room 900, Arlington, VA 22209.
- Bureau of Land Management: Victor F. Montoya, email@example.com, telephone: 202-912-7041, mail: 1620 L Street, WO-854, Washington, DC 20036.
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Shipment By Rail Greener Than By Truck
"From a fuel perspective, rail shipment is 3.5 times more efficient than truck shipment," says Mike Townsend with Railex. "With the same amount of diesel, we can move 3.5 times more product than a road truck," Townsend added. With most companies nowadays devoting resources to sustainability and setting sustainability goals, Townsend admits that fuel efficiency […]Read More


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Actor Cary Elwes is set to recall his experiences on the set of cult fantasy film The Princess Bride for a new book.
Elwes has teamed up with biographer Joe Layden for the tome, which is scheduled to be published next year (14).
The actor played hero Westley in the 1987 movie, opposite Robin Wright, Billy Crystal and Andre the Giant, among others.
As You Wish: Tales From The Princess Bride will also feature interviews with his co-stars and a foreword written by director Rob Reiner.


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Message from the President
June 4, 2015
New Mexico Section ITE Members, Students and Affiliates:
It is with great honor that I begin my term as President for the New Mexico Section for ITE, It's going to be quite an eventful year. The LAC, led by Jim Barrera and Paul Barricklow, have already begun to intensively plan the Western District Annual Meeting and Conference that will take place in Albuquerque in July 2016. Please be sure to get involved and provide our committee with all the help they need to make this a great meeting.
I look forward to working with our new officers, Adam Miera and Hiram Crook, who were elected as Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer, respectively.
As President, I will be focusing on the following areas throughout the coming year, and will discuss these ideas at the next few meetings to get input from our membership:
I look forward to seeing you all at our field trip, which will be taking place at the Wheels Museum this year on July 2nd 2015 to kick-off a great year for ITE.
Patrick Byrd, P.E. PTOE
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Part 3. Bills of Lading: Special Provisions
(A) Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the consignor at the place of shipment, a carrier , at the request of the consignor, may procure the bill to be issued at destination or at any other place designated in the request.
(B) Upon request of any person entitled as against the carrier to control the goods while in transit and on surrender of possession or control of any outstanding bill of lading or other receipt covering the goods, the issuer, subject to section 1307.105 of the Revised Code, may procure a substitute bill to be issued at any place designated in the request.
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Sir, I read your postings as of 8-16-01, regarding your grand parents. Mine follow your line. I have only inf. starting with John & Mary Bolton and coming forward to Andrew Jackson Sr. My Grandfather. Could you please post or contact me directly regarding the dates of the previous 4 generations.Have you found where they migrated from and when.
I would appreciate any information you might have time to give me.
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Westboro – The hot, humid weather of the holiday weekend prompted some area kids to set up a thirst quenching, good ol' fashioned organic flaxseed stand at the corner of Golden and Avondale.
With prompting from their overbearing and health conscious parents, the kids original idea of a lemonade stand was altered so they would offer more health-oriented organic flax seed smoothies, with optional wheatgrass additive.
"My mommy said the flaxseed is better for you than lemonade, so we used that instead." replied 6 year old Kayla-Mirth-Whitmore-Kleinberg, who initiated the idea of a lemonade stand. "We wanted to charge a dollar, but my mom said people around here would pay $6." Whitmore-Kleinberg added.
Using a blender and raw organic ingredients such as flaxseed, acai berries and wheatgrass, the healthy beverage being offered will hopefully quench the thirst of Westboro residents as they pass by the makeshift stand.
Offering services in both English and French, the French-Immersion trained staff of 5-7 year olds will gladly pour you a delicious, chilled smoothie into a bio-degradable corn-based cup that will provide energy and aid digestion.
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Salmonella-Tainted Turkey Outbreak Strikes 26 States: CDC Offers Safety Tips
Roughly 26 states reported the illness of Salmonella poisoning linked to ground turkey between March 1 and August 1, with Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, California and Pennsylvania reporting the most cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
Public health officials were still looking for the source of the contamination, but preliminary information suggested that a single production facility may be involved. Salmonella infection is a major public health problem worldwide, health officials said. There are an estimated 1.7 million infections in North America each year and more than 1.6 million cases were reported between 1999 and 2008 in 27 European countries.
"There is little epidemiological information available at this time that conclusively links these illnesses to any specific product or establishment," FSIS spokesman Neil Gaffney, told CBS News. "Without specific enough data, it would not be appropriate to issue a recall notice."
The CDC reported that the highest number of cases have been found in Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, California and Pennsylvania. The agency reported that cases have also been found in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
Researchers examined the cases in North America and said reports of infection in Canada and contamination of imported foods in the United States suggest the new strain - called S. Kentucky - has also reached there.
For more details on the 77 cases, see the CDC's Salmonella Outbreak Investigations: Timeline for Reporting Cases.
CDC officials said it can take three to four weeks to confirm a single case and identifying an outbreak can take considerably longer than that. Also, that individuals should wash their hands, kitchen work surfaces, and utensils with soap and water immediately after they have been in contact with raw meat or poultry including frozen, fresh ground turkey.
Health officials add that raw poultry should be cooked thoroughly to 165 °F internal temperature as measured with a food thermometer; leftovers should also be reheated to 165 °F.
Of the cases counted by the CDC, there are 58 confirmed cases; the oldest person affected was 88 and the youngest was under one year old, with the median age of 23. On July 29, USDA-FSIS released a public health alert for frozen or fresh ground turkey products, according to the agency.
On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported that the CDC and the U.S. Department of Agriculture said both agencies are "vigorously working to identify the specific contaminated product or products that are causing illnesses and will update the public on the progress of this investigation as information becomes available."
Among the 51 ill persons with available information, 25 of those, or 49 percent, reported consuming ground turkey. Cultures of four ground turkey samples purchased from four retail locations between March 7 and June 27, 2011 yielded Salmonella Heidelberg with the outbreak strain, CDC officials add.


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This is the most vast site on the history of the Tarot in the world, with a museum, images of cards, profiles of the most important historians and very much more. We believe that everyone, from scholars to simple Tarot enthusiasts, owe the owner of the site, the historian Lothar Teikemeier, the highest gratitude for his profound love of the subject combined with his great competence, having led to the creation unique in its field, exhaustive and continuously updated, thereby facilitating a better transmission of the body of knowledge and the history of the Tarot at an international level. Among other things I believe in the validity of his 5x14 theory on the number of original Trionfi. His conviction, supported by historical documentation, makes Lothar Teikemeier in my opinion a grand Tarot historian.
Essays on tarot history and other subjects. He relates the pre-de Gebelin tarot to mostly 1470-1650 ideas about Dionysus, Neopythagoreanism, Alchemy, Chaldean Oracles, Corpus Hermeticum, Kabbalah, and Hieroglyphs. Also essays on pre 1470 tarot and Etteilla.
In addition to tarots, the site includes information on astrology, numerology, I Ching and more. At link http://tarot.com/about-tarot/library/boneill there are the iconologist essays by Dr. Robert O'Neill.
A Ross G. Caldwell site, eminent scholar on tarot, where he explains several playing-cards such as the Juggler, the Papessa and the Force.
Information about the French historian Alain Bougearel who has written several articles and publications about tarots.
The Accademia de' Germini was founded in 2008 with the aim of discovering and exploiting the Germini or Florentine Minchiate, an exciting and complex play of the Renaissance period, practiced with 97 cards and in that time spread between nobles and commoners, poets (Aretino) and painters (Bronzino and Lippi). The site can be freely accessed and downloaded a manual on the play of "The noble game of the Florentine Minchiate" that contains a brief history of the game, a bibliography and the complete rules, with a hint of strategy and examples of games.
Blog of Enrique Eskenazi, teacher of Logic, Science Philosophy and History of Philosophy. It organized themed courses on Tarot and Symbolism, as well as Jung's Philosophy and more.
Important site on the history of tarot editet by Robert, historian of tarot, with explanations about old decks of cards and a specific forum for discussion.
Andy's Playing Cards is one of the oldest sites about the history of Tarot, exploring regional tarots, the Mulùk cards, Visconti Tarots, those of Marseille, and many others.
On his homepage, Jean-Claude Flornoy offers his thoughts about tarot, with many interesting ancient theories.
Paul Huson's site. He is author of the Tarot-related The Devil's Picture Book (1972) and of many other books. He published in 2004 Mystical Origins of the Tarot.
International Playing-cards Association site about playing-cards and tarot, with members from every continent.
A site managed by Giancarlo Kind Schmid, researcher in esoterism and arcane sciences. Here there is the most comprehensive list of world sites about tarot.
Site by Alexander Sukhorukov (Moscow, Russia), where it is possible to find 550.000 images of cards (total size 20 Gb) in 10500 departments (6.000 with full decks). There are a lot of tarot and cartomancy decks, but there is no a special list - only by printers/publishers.
Site of Claudio Carvhalo, researcher on the Crowley Tarot.
A group of scholars dedicated to Esoterism belonging to traditional initiation schools of the East and the West has created thirty years ago the IBIS Bookshop. Since then, the continued researches and updates have created an extensive catalog that aims at the plurality of the languages in the respect of the tradition. The Esoteric IBIS Bookshop is located in Bologna, in Castiglione Street, 31.
Site of the historian of tarots Jean-Michel David where it is possible to find relevant subjects: other than tarots, you can find essays on philosophy and cabbala, anthroposophy, Freemasonry, etc. Jean-Michel has taught Tarot courses over varying duration since the late 1980s. His current courses include a year-long course in Melbourne and an online pdf-based 30 week course. He was an organiser and a presenter at the 2005 International Tarot Conference. Jean-Michel has also featured on ABC's Radio National with Rachel Kohn.
The esoteric tarot history and the relationship between Triumph and the Jewish alphabet, are the main themes.
Site on the history of tarot and playing-cards.
A Jean Claude Flornoy site on Marseille Tarot, with many images of cards and researches on symbolism.
Blog edited by the researcher Michael J. Hurst where the XV century cards of Triumph are studied through their production, the provenience and the documents of the time.
Michael J. Hurst can be considered a resercher of fact, not of fiction. He isn't an apologist for occult, paranormal or other New Age nonsense. This his aspect guarantees the scientific soundness of this site.
Site edited by Hans Joachim Alscher where you find playing cards and tarots of various typologies and nations.
The site Free Tarot Italy, illustrates the Major Arcana of the Tarot and explain their meaning in order to draw from them lessons of life.
The Academy of Bolognese Tarocchino, whose purpose is the study of history, the production of cards and ancient tarots rules.
An Italian game site with a section dedicated to the history of tarots and Tarocchino, managed by the researcher Girolamo Zorlì.
This site is devoted to Tarot of Marseille Pattern historical decks either they originated from Marseille City or other cities as Dijon, Lyon, Avignon, Fribourg/ Swiss, Soleure / Swiss, or many other ones. High quality facsimiles decks are issued in cooperation with private collectioners or Museums. A nice Gallery of Historical decks introduce some rare decks with their particularities.
Official website of The Tarot of Marseilles Millennium Edition deck and of The Sacred Code Of The Tarot book. Presents the rediscovery of the original structure and nature of the Tarot of Marseilles ("type II"), demonstrated to be entirely designed according to the sacred geometry matrix of the Universe, following the neo-pythagorean and neo-platonician philosophy. Constituting in itself an archetypal model of the world, even matching DNA, the Tarot of Marseilles is proven to be a genuine "Game of Life".
Attractive blog with articles and speeches especially based on tarot and Neoplatonism.
Online encyclopaedia of tarot. Every one can be member to help the site develop and grow.
On this site there are more than 600 hundred decks of cards and information about them. The Forum is about tarot and its story.
Among the posts on Mary K. Greer's blog you will find many on tarot history, such as "Origins of Playing Card Divination" (with contributions from Ross G. Caldwell), "Tarot and Playing Cards in Witchcraft," "Tarot Art of the Italian Renaissance," and more contemporary topics like "Carl Jung and Tarot," "The Grail and the Minor Arcana (in the Rider-Waite deck)," a "TV & Movie Watch List," and Harry Herman Roseland's paintings of 19th century American cartomancers. There are also historical and new spreads, reading techniques, videos and photographs of little-known Tarot decks.
German site that deals with the relationship between tarots and divination, tarots and astrology, with seminaries on tarots and much more.
Great site about the universe of Tarots and their history with a particular attention to their esoteric aspect.
In this site you find an essay on the Orphic-Dyonisian and New-Phytagoreanism origins of Tarot of Marseille.
Scarabeo is one of the greatest Publishers in the world that produces decks of Tarots. From 1987 till nowadays, it has edited more than 100 decks and reprints of ancient cards as well, new esoteric, fantastic and celebrative creations.
Gianni Golfera has dedicated his whole life to the diffusion of his extraordinary method of mnemonic learning inspired to the Renaissance techniques of the Ars Memoriae. In the web site it is possible to find useful information about his method and more.
A great site that gathers the most important religions and of hermetic currents symbols.
An interpretation of the Major and Minor Arcana on Pythagorean and Alchemical Principles
The U. S. Games System. Inc. produces tarot decks, playing cards, Inspirational decks, cart games, oracle deck, word games, books and much other. Particulary it has published four important volumes on the history of tarots, the famous "The Encyclopedia of Tarot"
The "Musée Français de la Carte a Jouer" is situated in the city of Issy-les-Molineaux and it is the only playing cards French Museum. In this Institution you find a permanent exhibition, theme exhibitions and conferences.
The "Deutsches Spielkarten Museum" is situated in Leinfelden-Echterdingen. It is without doubt the most important Deuthsches museum on playing cards and tarots. This museum organizes important theme exhibitions.
The Museum of Tarots is pleased to give an opportunity to all artists who have been working on this subject matter and will bring to light what is often at risk of remaining hidden and of being forgotten. The originality of this work consists in being the first centre, in Italy and in the world, which deals with the Art and Tarots in the same level.
This site devote itself to the history, the symbology, the esoterism and the divination of the tarots, with astrological, numerological, cabbalistic and mythological references.
Personal web site of Starweaver, Wiccan priest, tarot and astrology practitioner, and dabbler in the visual arts.
This site collects studies on tarots and promotes tarots courses.
David Parlet is specialized in indoor games (mainly card games, board games and word games) as a freelance inventor, writer and consultant. His books include the Penguin Book of Card Games, Teach Yourself Card Games, the Oxford History of Card Games, and the Oxford History of Board Games.
The site of Tarot designer, author, and historian Robert M. Place, designer and author of The Alchemical Tarot and author of The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination, featuring his books, decks, art, and articles.
This site is dedicated to presenting a true Canadian face in the international Tarot community.
Site of Fern Mercier who has been practicing twin passions of Astrology and Tarot for over 30 years. She is a reader, writer, columnist and educator.
Japanese site titled "The Tarotmasters world" that study tarots on different ways.
The Canadian Tarot Network's vision is to bring an intimate connection between Canadians and all those interested in Tarot. Its members recognize Tarot as a useful tool for personal growth & spiritual development.
The Mission Statement of "Tarot Guild of Australia" set itself to cultivate the relevance of the ancient wisdom of tarots in today's world.
At the Magic Realist Press they focus on the design, development and production of beautiful, intelligent and image-rich books and card decks.
"Symbolos" is a Castilian magazine that has published more than six thousand pages. Hermes, Plato and Neoplatonism, the Pithagoreanism Aritmosophy, Alchemy, Christian Kabbalah and many others, are the subjects under investigation. Its director Federico Gonzalez has published the book "El Tarot de los Cabalistas" a summation of the meaning and values of the esoteric tarot.
In this site you can find interesting information about the Symbolon cards. These cards are beautiful painted and also consists astrological signs. So you can use them as usual as Tarot-cards, but you could also use them to explain your horoscope.
Interesting blog in English, with numerous articles on the history of tarot, symbolism and psychology, with comprehensive informations and much more.
Tarot Heritage is a large site on tarot history, cartomancy and iconography. The Sherryl E. Smith's Blog presents short articles on tarot books and decks, tips on card reading, and tarot in art and fiction.
The link below refers to the Italian version of the site.
A nice way to predict the future through an automated system (Gypsy), but not only. Here you find articles on the history of tarot cards, pictures of the oldest known Tarot deck, the relations between divination and fortune telling, the meanings of the cards, and more.


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Baroness Robson of Kiddington: My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Houghton of Sowerby, paid a great compliment to those who spoke before him. But I am sure that all noble Lords will agree that no one comes up to the standard of the noble Lord himself, who speaks without a note. I notice that he is the only one this afternoon who has spoken without a note, but I am afraid that I cannot rise to that challenge.
The noble Baroness the Minister began her introduction to the debate by stating that there were 10 different aspects of social policy that fell within this afternoon's discussion. She then said that she was very pleased to announce that there was no legislation on education because it had had a surfeit of legislation over the past years. I would have been very pleased if she had said that there was no legislation on the NHS either because in my view we have also had a surfeit of legislation on the NHS.
I became a regional chairman in 1974 during the first reorganisation of the NHS. The NHS managed to survive--I think fairly well--from 1948 to 1974, and I do not believe that a mass of legislation necessarily improves the service that we are all looking for. However, the gracious Speech states that legislation to make further improvements to the management of the National Health Service will be included in this Session. It talks about "further improvements"--once again "further improvements". But when one analyses what I presume will be in this legislation, I doubt whether most of what is proposed will be "improvements".
To start with, the abolition of the regional health authorities and their replacement by eight regional offices under the NHS management executive is claimed to improve the gap between policy and implementation and to offer better knowledge of what is happening on the ground. I am fully aware that we have lost an enormous amount of the local input in all our health
The Minister also stated in her opening remarks when talking about the health service that economically the abolition of the regional health authorities would mean a reduction in the staff employed from 3,900 to 1,100. I understand that the 3,900 staff employed by regional health authorities relates to two years ago. Since then there has been the start of amalgamations with the regional health authorities. Their duties have changed. With only eight instead of 14--and with a different set of duties under the new system of management in the NHS--it would be perfectly easy to reduce the staff of the regional health authorities to 1,100, but we would retain the interest of the local people.
I am also concerned about what will happen to the medical input at the regional office level. I sincerely hope that a medical advisory committee will be retained to advise the regional office on such specific matters as regional specialty strategy and capital improvements.
But, above all, I am nervous about the impact on research and medical education. If the regional health authorities are removed, you also remove the statutory position which universities with medical schools have under the 1990 National Health Service and Community Care Act which enables them to participate in planning and decision-making at that level. I hope that somehow that will be preserved under the new system of regional offices. That is one part of the change to the NHS which is taking place and which will be legislated for in the coming Session.
Secondly, and perhaps even more worrying, are some aspects of the proposed legislation for the treatment of the mentally ill in society. All Members of this House will remember that in 1990 we had a tremendously long debate on the National Health Service and Community Care Bill. There was great dissension on the reorganisation of the governance of the NHS, but there was 100 per cent. backing for the propositions put forward in the community care Bill. They were accepted by the whole House. But they were accepted on the basis that the community care Bill should be in position and implemented before proceeding to close the psychiatric beds in the hospitals. That warning was not heeded. In fact, the NHS part of the Bill was implemented a whole year before the community care part was implemented.
So far as I remember, the community care Bill also provided that every psychiatric patient released into the community should be the responsibility of one person in the community care team. That is especially important when dealing with people who are suffering from psychiatric problems such as schizophrenia. But that has not taken place. In my view the Government's main
The Government's own task force set up in 1992 to find out why progress on bed closures had been so slow--although none of us would have said that that was the case--reported in 1994 that in places hospital beds had been replaced too fast. The Audit Commission found that no district survey had an adequate range of community services. The Royal College of Psychiatrists has said that advice is urgently needed as to what psychiatric teams are supposed to do when all the beds are occupied. They are now blamed for the discharge of patients too early without adequate community care being available. It is not their fault. There is a revolving door. The patients go out into the community and come back again into hospital because there is no other place for them to go. That is not the care in the community that they should expect to receive.
We have put the cart before the horse and have almost endangered the human rights of psychiatric patients by the proposal to introduce the power to convey without being able to claim the support of a court. Because of the overhanging danger for a psychiatric patient, it will be almost impossible to devise treatment plans to which the patient is supposed to give informed consent. How will the patient give that freely if the alternative is compulsory detention?
I believe that the Government should concentrate on having greater resources placed in the hands of the community services. Until such time as they are in place, no more hospital psychiatric beds should close; we should even open more in some cases. But this particular piece of legislation in itself will not solve anything. In some cases it will be detrimental to the psychiatric patient. Nothing will solve the problem except an increase in community care funding.
Lord Simon of Glaisdale: My Lords, this debate covers an enormous area: the whole of home affairs and the whole of social affairs. The noble Baroness spoke mainly on the social aspects, of which she has great experience and knowledge. I hope that she will excuse me if I do not follow her on that path but deal rather with the constitutional matters that were raised by the noble Lord, Lord Lester of Herne Hill, the noble Baroness, Lady Carnegy of Lour, and my noble and learned friend Lord Wilberforce.
Before I do so, perhaps I may take up the subject of the enormous area that has to be covered today. At the end of the last Session there was a debate on the sittings of the House and vague noises were made from the Treasury Bench, holding out hopes that the sittings would end at a more reasonable hour. It was pointed out from all parts of the House that, your Lordships being an elderly and unsalaried Chamber, it is impossible to expect a reasonable House after 8 p.m. and certainly any reasonable hope of a majority vote after that hour.
How have we started this Session, in view of those hopes? On Thursday we had a debate on the foreign and defence aspects of the gracious Speech. There were 39 speakers. The debate ended just after a quarter to eleven
Having said that, I venture to return to the constitutional issues raised by those to whom I referred earlier. I agree entirely with the identification of the issues that need to be addressed. I hesitate only because my own feeling is that we dare not enter into these inter-related matters without the most careful investigation; indeed, by a Royal Commission on the constitution. I rather think that when the noble Lord, Lord Lester of Herne Hill, replied to the noble Baroness, Lady Carnegy, he was almost prepared to accept that view.
The matters that fall for discussion are devolution, reform of the House of Lords, proportional representation, and several others. I deal with only two in order to emphasise their complexity and the danger of an over-simplistic approach. I turn first to devolution. If one may render a judgment from the Cross-Benches south of the Border, I thought that the noble Baroness was correct to say that the question of the Union was clearly before the electorate and specifically before the electorate of Scotland at the last general election. But, as I understand it, that is not what is now proposed.
The Labour Party seem to be proposing that certain domestic matters of purely Scottish concern should be considered by a Scottish assembly. That comes very close to what was advocated by my noble friend Lord Perth and to which we on the Cross-Benches naturally paid great attention. But even at that stage an enormous number of matters need to be considered. The noble Baroness, Lady Carnegy, mentioned one of the most important; namely, finance. How is finance to be distributed between the devolved functions and the remaining functions? Then there is what the noble Baroness referred to as the "West Lothian factor"; namely, whether it is right that if there is devolution on the lines that I mentioned--that is, to a Scottish assembly--why should Scottish MPs have any concern with English matters of a similar nature? I refer to health, education and so forth. It is difficult to see any answer to that and I do not believe for a moment that the answer lies in saying, "We will have English regional authorities". I see absolutely no call for regional authorities in this country.
The West Lothian factor is therefore the second big question which must be considered. Together with that is the whole question of representation at Westminster. What functions remain at Westminster and who is to
I mention only one other point, and that is the House of Lords reform. As I understand it, the Labour Party will now seek simply to abolish the right of hereditary Peers to vote in your Lordships' Chamber. The noble Lord, Lord McIntosh, will correct me if I have that wrong; I see him looking at me and I do not know whether or not it is quizzically. That leaves out entirely the question of who appoints the remaining Life Peers in your Lordships' House. If, as at present, they are to be appointed by the Prime Minister, that gives the potentiality of single-chamber government.
If the Prime Minister, despotising as the Government now do over the other place, appoints the Members of your Lordships' House, we are a big step towards the great constitutional insight of my noble and learned friend Lord Hailsham; namely, an elected dictatorship. We should not forget that Hitler governed throughout by parliamentary sanction. It was an elected dictatorship. Because we have not got one and seem not to be in sight of one at the moment, we should not lightly disregard the powerful argument of my noble and learned friend.
Each of the points I raised--I noted also the referendum --are immensely complicated and call for investigation by a Royal Commission on the constitution. I gave the noble Lord notice that I intended to raise these points and begged him not to tell your Lordships that everything in the constitutional garden is lovely--it is not; we have heard sufficient today to know that--and not to tell your Lordships that two decades or more ago we had the Crowther-Hunt/Kilbrandon Commission. The terms of reference were very different from what is now required and, in any event, situations have greatly changed since that day.
I want to mention two further points, quite summarily, in view of two matters raised at the end of the last Session. The first is the relationship between the two Houses, mentioned by the noble Lords, Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank and Lord Lester. I refer to the Home Secretary brushing aside amendments passed by your Lordships' House. The most important amendment was proposed by a former Home Secretary and supported by a Conservative Home Secretary, by other former Home Secretaries, by my noble friend Lord Allen of Abbeydale, a former Permanent Secretary of the department, and by a great many junior Ministers from the Home Office who are now in your Lordships' House. Not only was the amendment brushed aside, but it had enormous merit to commend it.
The amendment would have ensured that the security scheme could be brought into force at once instead of having to wait until the first of the specialised prisons in the Bill. It was said that it was essential to get the young tearaways out of circulation, but they have been left in circulation for three unnecessary years because the Home Secretary insisted on having his way. One is bound to ask: is he an oracle that "when he opes his lips let no dog bark", least of all the watchdogs in your Lordships' House?
The other point is an argument which was advanced on the same occasion from the Conservative Benches although, I am glad to say, it was not by the Minister. It was to the effect that when your Lordships passed an amendment, if it were rejected by the other place then that was the end of the matter. If that were so it would mean that the Labour Party would not need any scheme such as it proposes. Just for the fun of it, it might well proceed to eliminate the hereditary Members of your Lordships' House, but it would be utterly unnecessary if the noble Lords who propounded that strange constitutional doctrine had their way. I hope that the Minister himself will repudiate such a doctrine and say that it is no part of government policy.
In that connection he might glance at an article written by the political correspondent of the Evening Standard which appeared on 6th July last. He said that senior Conservatives in the other place were urging the Prime Minister to get rid of the leadership in your Lordships' House because of the humiliating and embarrassing defeats that your Lordships had inflicted in the course of the passage of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill. Does the noble Lord, Lord Mackay, say that when your Lordships pass an amendment, particularly with the weight of authority which was behind the amendment on that occasion, that that really is an embarrassment to the Government? Is it really a humiliation, or do the Government recognise, as I believed was Conservative doctrine, that we are a two-chamber Parliament and that your Lordships have much to offer in that connection?
My final constitutional point is a very narrow one arising from the deregulation Bill and out of an amendment which was moved by the noble Lord, Lord Vinson, supported by my noble friend Lord Northbourne. It was to the effect that even the most beneficent law or regulation which does justice generally may, in some particular case, do an injustice. Added to that, even the most beneficent general rule may be harshly, even maliciously, or spitefully applied. It was suggested that we need something equivalent to courts of equity in this country and in Scotland not to invalidate regulations generally, but to relieve against the hardship or the spite.
The Minister who was in charge of that aspect of the deregulation Bill has lately resigned. I hope that the noble Lord, Lord Mackay, will assure your Lordships that that matter is still under consideration and being given weight. As I see it, the main difficulty is that many of the regulations are binding on us because they ultimately come from Brussels. I do not believe that that is an objection which cannot be overcome. What I have suggested should certainly be considered in the light of the run-up to 1996.
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FIFA 17 TOTW 17 has been officially relevealed. Guess who are featured in the squad? The squad features Higuain, Eriksen, Isco and Giroud. All these informs will be available from 6pm (UK time), January 11th until 6pm, January 18th 2017.
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RWB: Cristiano Piccini - Real Betis (Spain) - Italy
CAM: Christian Eriksen - Tottenham Hotspur (England) - Denmark
LM: Ivan Persic - Inter (Italy) - Croatia
CDM: Casemiro - Real Madrid (Spain) - Brazil
ST: Gonzalo Higuain - Juventus (Italy) - Argentina
RW: Isco - Real Madrid (Spain) - Spain
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GK: Rafael Defendi - Paços de Ferreira (Brazil) - Brazil
CB: Ricardo Santos - Barnet (England) - Portugal
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- 1 in 4 Australians will outlive their retirement savings by more than 10 years
- 54% of Australians expect to have less money than they need for the lifestyle they desire in retirement
- Mercer LifetimePlus™, a world-first pooled mortality investment fund, will now protect more Australians against the risk of outliving their savings
Mercer has introduced a game-changing solution to Australia's retirement income market; a new investment option designed to protect Australians against longevity risk, the risk of outliving their savings.
According to Mercer's latest research, 54% of Australians expect to have less money than they need for the lifestyle they desire in retirement. On average, people expect to have half the amount they need to retire comfortably, falling short by almost $500k.
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) interim report, in July this year, called the lack of effective longevity risk management a major weakness of Australia's retirement income system.
Mercer's Managing Director and Pacific Market Leader, David Anderson, said, "Australia is facing a very real economic and social dilemma due to a lack of protection against longevity risk up until now."
"Longevity risk is a huge threat to Australians' quality of life and healthcare in retirement, but until now we've had very few cost effective options to ensure our super lasts for as long as we do, which has put pressure on the public purse and our own hip pockets" said Mr Anderson.
Mercer's longevity solution is called Mercer LifetimePlus™. It is an investment option added to an account based pension within a customer's superannuation account. Mr Anderson said Mercer's LifetimePlus was a game-changer and would prove a great boon to customers by removing uncertainty in their later years.
The features of Mercer's longevity solution include:
- An income for life from an account based pension with no insurance premiums
- It is a world-first mortality pooling fund
- Requires around half the amount of capital as an annuity to secure a similar annual income
- Allows customers to access up to 95% of capital up to the age of 75 years
- Members' investment risk profile remains constant
- A mutual pool with no profits paid to shareholders of a life company
- Customers funds remain in their superannuation account
- Delivers quarterly investment returns, capital returns after 15 years, and a living bonus from the day you invest.
It's anticipated retirees would invest around 25% of their super retirement benefit into Mercer LifetimePlus: a customer who invests $100,000 from a $400,000 super balance could expect up to $10,000 pa above the age pension after their super runs out.
Mercer's research shows Australian retirees are likely to outlive their savings by more than five years on average and one in four will outlive their savings by 11 years. As many as 10% of the population will live even longer and may be forced to rely solely on the age pension for 15 years or more.
"Retirement will be a financial challenge for a lot of people. Life might be simple but comfortable for the first decade or so, but once savings run out the Age Pension will only provide about half the amount required for a comfortable lifestyle, what happens when medical expenses increase or aged care is required?" Mr Anderson said.
"Removing a degree of uncertainty for people planning for retirement, which is exactly what Mercer LifetimePlus can do, will make life much easier now and in the future.
"We know 94% of retired Australians believe their super should provide an income for the rest of their life. With Mercer LifetimePlus you can keep your money in your super fund's account based pension, avoid changing your investment risk profile, and ensure an income until the day you die," he said.
Speaking at the launch of Mercer LifetimePlus, Media Super CEO, Graeme Russell, said he was pleased to have a simple, affordable solution for members' retirement savings to provide an income for the rest of their lives.
"The Mercer solution is better value for money than other solutions, and members' funds would stay in their superannuation pension account under their control. As it's based on a mutual pool, the product aligns closely with the values of funds like Media Super that are run only to benefit members", he said.
CEO of VicSuper Michael Dundon also spoke at the launch and said, "It's great to see such innovative product development happening in our industry in the retirement income space. To ensure our members can maintain their desired lifestyle in retirement, we believe we must provide appropriate solutions which manage the risks they face, as well as providing for their income needs. An adviser led, income layering approach to building a member's retirement portfolio can provide the best outcome for our members. Using an innovative product suite is fundamental to this approach."
Australia has a world-class retirement savings system, but retirement income solutions have been the Achilles heel of our system for too long.
Senior Partner and Senior Actuary at Mercer, Dr David Knox said, "It's time to leverage the scale of the superannuation industry to provide longevity risk pooling, the sharing of risk will lead to improved outcomes for everyone.
"Longevity risk is a problem in Australia that demands urgent action. We believe we've changed the game for the better with our new longevity solution.
"Providing protection by pooling the risk makes sense, it is fair. The longer you live the more money you will receive. In addition, as it is part of an account-based pension you can also access your capital.
"The proverbial certainties in life are of course death and taxes, the uncertainties are when and how much. Our longevity solution helps protect against the uncertainties relating to how long you will live. It's more accessible, more affordable, and more innovative than anything currently available," Dr Knox said.
Learn more about Mercer's longevity solution here
About Mercer
Mercer is a global leader in talent, health, retirement and investments. Mercer helps clients around the world advance the health, wealth and performance of their most vital asset – their people. Mercer's 20,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 140 countries. Mercer is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), a global team of professional services companies offering clients advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy and human capital. With 55,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue exceeding $12 billion, Marsh & McLennan Companies is also the parent company of Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management; Guy Carpenter, a global leader in providing risk and reinsurance intermediary services; and Oliver Wyman, a global leader in management consulting. Follow Mercer on Twitter @MercerAU @MercerInsights
About the research:
The research findings are based on an online survey of more than 1,500 Australians who were the sole or joint household finance decision makers, aged 50-80 years, and not receiving a full aged pension. It was conducted for Mercer in July 2014 by market research company Nature.


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On 22 November 2003, the House of Representatives voted 220 to 215 to approve the conference report on H.R. 1, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernisation Act of 2003. The Senate, on November 24th, voted 54 to 44 to approve the conference report. The bill was signed by the President in a ceremony on December 8th. The legislation adds a prescription drug benefit to Medicare and replaces the existing Medicare+Choice program with a new Medicare Advantage program that establishes managed care payments based on a system of bids and benchmarks. The bill also contains numerous provisions that would generally increase fee-for-service payments within Medicare's Part A and Part B program (also known as traditional Medicare), especially for rural health care providers; numerous regulatory and administrative practices will also be modified. This book discusses the fee-for-service (FFS) provisions of the legislation, those affecting Medicaid as well as the Medicare cost containment provisions. It compares the provisions in the bill as enacted with those in the Medicare reform bills that were originally passed by the Senate and the House. through VIII; some FFS provisions are included in Titles VIII through X as noted. The cost containment provisions are in Title VIII and the Medicaid and other provisions are in Title X. CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction; Changes to Medicare's Fee for Service Program; Index.Also, the Secretary is required to implement revised procedures for the issuance of temporary national HCPCS codes by ... The Secretary is required to publish an annual list of national coverage determinations made under Medicare in theanbsp;...
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Penn State senior Sean Deegan was due, and did he ever deliver. With two outs in the bottom of the 10th , runners on second and third and the Nittany Lions trailing by two runs, Deegan hammered a towering shot over the right centerfield wall to give Penn State an 8-7 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes. RECAP & BOX SCORE
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