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Leadership Tuolumne County (LTC) is a community education program sponsored by the Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce. LTC was developed in 1992 by a group of business and community leaders including the Chamber of Commerce, Topic Day Committees, and dozens of community participants.
The program examines current issues by providing participants an in-depth look at private enterprise, government agencies, organizations, and individuals that make decisions affecting our county every day.
Leadership Tuolumne County (LTC) was formed to provide continuity in the stewardship of the community. LTC is a community-wide effort to ensure a solid base of informed and effective leaders to meet and address the present and future challenges, which face Tuolumne County.
Mission Statement
Leadership Tuolumne County, a program of the Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce, is a community-wide effort to ensure a solid base of informed and effective leaders to meet and address the present and future challenges which face Tuolumne County.
Our goals are clear:
- To identify, motivate, and develop potential community leaders
- To expand the individual leadership potential of participants through education, exposure, and exchange
- To provide leadership opportunities for participants
- To foster a commitment to community service
- To create a spirit of cooperation for the resolution of future community challenges
Through a series of Topic Days, participants will meet the experts and key-decision makers in areas of vital concern to Tuolumne County. The class will become widely informed about issues of importance they normally might not have the opportunity to explore.
Leadership Tuolumne County (LTC) consists of a mandatory opening retreat, eight monthly topic day sessions (one each month) from October through May, completion of a community service project, and a graduation and recognition ceremony. Each of the eight topic days explores and analyzes an area of interest or concern in the community. Topics include Government; Law & Justice; Education; Business & the Economy; Media & Communications; Arts, Culture & Quality of Life; Environment & Land Use; and Health & Human Services.
Applications for Leadership Tuolumne County are solicited from interested persons throughout the community. Written applications are used to identify those persons most likely to benefit from the program and to invest their knowledge and experience in the years ahead in Tuolumne County.
Applications will be available soon. For information, please contact the Chamber at 532-4212.
The process is intended to result in a cross-section of men and women from business, government, community services, and other sectors represented in Tuolumne County.
Financial Information
The tuition fee for the Leadership Tuolumne County program is $750.00 which covers all costs including the retreat. It is anticipated that most employers of program participants will underwrite tuition costs.
Youth Leadership Tuolumne County (YLTC)
The Youth Leadership Tuolumne County Program is sponsored by the Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce and coordinated by the Leadership Tuolumne County. The program exposes high school students to community issues and civic leaders. It also provides opportunities for community and school involvement, develops individual and group decision making, and fosters leadership skills.
Students who attend high school programs in Tuolumne County and those who have demonstrated leadership potential are eligible to apply for Youth Leadership Tuolumne County. YLTC is particularly
interested in those students who desire to learn more about community issues and leadership skills.
One topic day each month is scheduled between October and May. The program begins with a mandatory retreat tentatively set for a Saturday or Sunday in September or October. The program
culminates with a graduation dinner in May. Topic days run from approximately 7:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (generally on weekdays) with transportation provided to the various locations. Students are expected to provide their own transportation to and from home.
Policy/Program Obligations
Students are required to attend and actively participate in the retreat and all Topic Days. Participants are also required to complete written evaluations for all sessions as well as other related writing assignments. Students selected to participate in YLTC will be granted a full-cost scholarship ($750) which will cover all related YLTC expenses for the year. Your "fee" is your full and positive participation in all YLTC activities.
Topic Days
Topic days generally include in-depth looks at Government in Sacramento, Arts & Education, Media & Communications, Law & Justice, Business, Environment & Health, and Human Services.
Application Process
For information, please contact the Chamber at 532-4212.
- Complete and return the application to the Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce at 222 South Shepherd St., Sonora, CA 95370 or fax to 532-8068
- You will be contacted for an interview appointment prior to the mandatory retreat.
For Additional Information
Please call the Chamber of Commerce Office at 532-4212


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Used 2017 Buick Enclave
City MPG 15
Hwy MPG 22MPG is estimated only and will vary by equipment and options.
Editorial Description (provided by Chrome)
There is only one engine available on the Enclave, but it's a powerful 3.6L V6 producing 288 horsepower. The engine is mated to a 6-speed automatic, a combination yielding enough grunt to tow up to 4,500 pounds. Despite its size and powerful engine, the Enclave still manages to return decent fuel economy and is rated at 17 mpg city and 24 mpg highway in front-wheel-drive trim.
The Enclave is offered in three different trims: Convenience, Leather and Premium. Convenience is only offered on the front-wheel-drive Enclave, while Leather and Premium feature on both front- and all-wheel-drive configurations, with all-wheel-drive costing about $2,000 more.
Even the most basic trim level comes packed full of interesting features. All Enclaves get Buick's excellent IntelliLink infotainment system featuring Bluetooth, a 6-inch color screen, steering wheel controls, satellite radio, voice recognition and plenty of connectivity to various electronic devices. Other standard features include OnStar, tri-zone automatic climate control, a powered rear liftgate, 18-inch wheels, an 8-way power adjustable driver's seat, a leather and wood trimmed steering wheel and a rear view camera system.
The Leather package includes leather seating surfaces, but also adds heated front seats and steering wheel, an 8-way power adjustable front passenger seat, memory presets for the driver's seat, 19-inch wheels and Buick's Side Blind Zone Alert system which helps avoid accidents when backing out of parking spots or when changing lanes.
The Premium package offers chrome 19-inch wheels, swiveling headlights to help see around corners, power folding exterior mirrors, cooling and heating for the front seats, a power tilting and telescoping steering column, a Bose 10-speaker stereo system and a forward collision alert and lane departure system.
Other optional items include a navigation system, a rear seat entertainment system and seating for eight, rather than seven people.
Buick takes safety seriously and in addition to anti-lock brakes, traction control and stability control, all Enclaves come equipped with panic break assist, seven airbags and a rear view camera.
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- Premium Package includes (DNP) outside, power folding, auto-dimming driver side, body-color, heated mirrors with turn signal indicators, (TSH) articulating headlights, (N38) power, tilt and telescopic steering column and (KB6) heated and cooled driver and front passenger seats
- Engine, 3.6L Variable Valve Timing V6 with SIDI (Spark Ignition Direct Injection), DOHC (288 hp [214.7 kW] @ 6300 rpm, 270 lb-ft of torque [364.5 N-m] @ 3400 rpm)
- Transmission, 6- speed automatic, electronically controlled with overdrive
- Axle, 3.16 ratio, final drive
- Front wheel drive
- Alternator, 170 amps
- Trailering provisions, 2000 lbs. (907 kg)
- GVWR, 6411 lbs. (2908 kg)
- Suspension, Premium Ride, 4-wheel independent
- Steering, power, variable effort
- Exhaust, dual-outlet stainless-steel with bright tips integrated in fascia
- Wheels, 19" (48.3 cm) Chrome-Clad cast aluminum
- Tires, P255/60R19-108S all-season, blackwall, Michelin
- Wheel, 17" (43.2 cm) compact steel spare wheel and tire
- Luggage rack side rails, roof-mounted, chromed
- Headlamps, High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Xenon, projector lamps hi/low bi-functional with blue tint lenses and chromed bezels
- Headlights, articulating
- Headlamp control, automatic on and off
- Glass, Solar-Ray deep-tinted, rear-side, quarter panel and liftgate
- Mirrors, outside heated power-adjustable, power-folding and driver-side auto-dimming, body-color with integrated turn signal indicators and driver-side memory
- Wipers, front intermittent with structureless wiper blades
- Wiper, rear intermittent with washer
- Liftgate, rear power
- Audio system, Color Touch Navigation radio with IntelliLink AM/FM/SiriusXM radio with CD player, 6.5" diagonal touchscreen display, includes Advanced Bose 10-speaker system, USB port, auxiliary input jack and rear audio controls with 2 headphone jacks (headphones not included).
- Bose Sound System single CD Player with MP3 playback. Includes Advanced Bose 10-speaker system, ETR AM/FM stereo, auxiliary audio jack which enables plug/play connection of all auxiliary audio players, speed-compensated volume, Theftlock, Radio Data System (RDS) and rear audio controls with 2 headphone jacks (headphones not included)
- Audio system feature, Bose performance enhanced premium 10-speaker system (Included with (PCU) Bose Sound System. Required with (UI8) Color Touch Navigation with IntelliLink, AM/FM/SiriusXM radio with CD player.)
- Audio system controls, rear with headphone jacks and display
- IntelliLink includes personal cell phone connectivity to vehicle audio system, HMI (Human Machine Interface), phonebook access, voice recognition for audio, phone, phonebook and music selection; Pandora and Stitcher smartphone compatible, software Bluetooth and smartphone
- Audio system feature, USB port, located in the center console
- USB port, 2 charging-only ports located in the rear of the center console
- NavTraffic. Avoid congestion before you reach it by enhancing your vehicle's navigation or entertainment system with NavTraffic. With detailed information on traffic speed, accidents, construction, road closures and more, you will get to your destination faster and more easily than ever before. (SiriusXM Satellite Radio and NavTraffic subscriptions are sold separately or as a package after trial period. If you decide to continue service after your trial, the subscription plan you choose will automatically renew thereafter and you will be charged according to your chosen payment method at then-current rates. Fees and taxes apply. To cancel you must call us at 1-866-635-2349. See our Customer Agreement for complete terms at www.siriusxm.com. All fees and programming subject to change. NavTraffic available only in select markets. For more information, see www.siriusxm.com/navtraffic.)
- Seating, 7-passenger, front bucket second-row captain's chairs, flat folding and SmartSlide access to third row, third row flat folding 60/40 split bench
- QuietTuning Buick exclusive process to reduce, block and absorb noise and vibration to create a quiet interior cabin
- Seats, heated and cooled driver and front passenger
- Seat adjuster, driver 8-way power with power recline and 2-way power lumbar control and memory
- Seat adjuster, passenger 8-way power with power recliner and 2- way power lumbar
- Memory settings, memory "presets" for 2 drivers with 8-way power driver seat includes easy exit driver seat, power outside mirrors, and power tilt and telescopic steering column (if equipped)
- Floor mats, carpeted front, second and third row
- Steering column, power tilt and telescopic
- Steering wheel, leather-wrapped with Mahogany wood accents
- Steering wheel controls, mounted audio controls and cruise controls
- Steering wheel, heated
- Instrumentation includes Driver Information Center, tachometer, speedometer, fuel, coolant temperature, battery, gear selector, outside air temperature and (U80) compass display
- Instrumentation, analog with mpg speedometer and tachometer
- Instrumentation, engine oil life monitor
- Windows, power with driver Express-Up and -Down features, passenger Express-Down feature
- Door locks, power programmable with lockout protection
- Universal Home Remote, includes garage door opener, 3-channel programmable
- Cruise control
- Remote Keyless Entry, extended-range
- Remote vehicle starter system
- Theft-deterrent system, vehicle, PASS-Key III, engine immobilizer with content theft alarm
- Air conditioning, tri-zone automatic climate control with individual climate settings for driver, right front passenger and rear seat occupants
- Defogger, rear-window electric
- Glovebox, locking, passenger-side of instrument panel
- Mirror, inside rearview auto-dimming
- Visors, driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors
- Storage system, rear cargo area under floor
- Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc
- Traction control, full-range
- StabiliTrak Stability Control System with roll over mitigation
- Daytime Running Lamps, includes automatic exterior lamp control
- Air bags, frontal and side-impact for driver and front passenger driver inboard seat-mounted side-impact and head curtain side-impact for all rows in outboard seating positions (Always use safety belts and child restraints. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate child restraint. See the Owner's Manual for more information.)
- Air bags, front passenger air bag suppression (Always use safety belts and child restraints. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate child restraint. See the Owner's Manual for more information.)
- Automatic Occupant Sensing System, sensor indicator inflatable restraint, front passenger/child presence detector
- Child seat restraint system, rear facing
- OnStar Guidance Plan for 3 months including Automatic Crash Response, Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Roadside Assistance, Turn-by-Turn Navigation, Advanced Diagnostics and more (trial excludes Hands-Free Calling) for 6 months, including Automatic Crash Response, Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Roadside Assistance, Turn-by-Turn Navigation, Advanced Diagnostics and more (trial excludes Hands-Free Calling) (Visit www.onstar.com for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. Not all vehicles may transmit all crash data.)
- OnStar with 4G LTE and built-in Wi-Fi hotspot connects to the Internet at 4G LTE speeds; includes OnStar Data Trial for 3 months or 3GB (whichever comes first) (Visit www.onstar.com for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. Not all vehicles may transmit all crash data. Available Wi-Fi requires compatible mobile device, active OnStar service and data plan. Data plans provided by AT&T.)
- Side Blind Zone Alert with Cross Traffic Alert
- Rear Parking Assist, Ultrasonic with audible warning
- Forward Collision Alert and Lane Departure Warning
- Rear Vision Camera, integrated into IntelliLink display
- Door locks, rear child security
- Tire Pressure Monitor System
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Hartzell Air Movement Hires Cordonnier as Operations ExecutiveSeptember 17, 2013
Hartzell Air Movement announces that Neil Cordonnier has joined the company as vice president of operations. Cordonnier will be focused on improvements in the operation using Six Sigma, lean techniques, and other process improvements. "We are very excited to have Neil as part of our team...comment
Online Application Tools Aid Product SelectionSeptember 13, 2013
Piab, a leading supplier of industrial vacuum technology, introduces the first three in a series of application configurators at www.piab.com. These configurators tailor towards a specific vacuum application and guide the user to a suggested vacuum solution based on a few parameters that the...comment
Compressed Air and Gas Institute Releases New Standard for Testing Blower PerformanceSeptember 11, 2013
The Compressed Air and Gas Institute released its latest standard, CAGI BL 5389, Simplified Acceptance Test of Electric Driven, Low Pressure Turbocompressor Air Blower Packages. The standard provides a simplified, wire-to-air performance test code applicable to packaged, low-pressure...comment
Atlas Copco in Forbes' Top 100 Most Innovative Companies for Third Consecutive YearAugust 29, 2013
The Atlas Copco Group (Atlas Copco AB) is listed among the world's 100 most innovative companies by Forbes for the third year in a row. Forbes named Atlas Copco No. 94 among its top 100 most innovative companies, based on the company's...comment
BSD Rotary Screw CompressorsAugust 22, 2013
Available in 40, 50, and 60 hp, with flows from 157-294 cfm and pressures to 217 psig, the new BSD compressors offer simple maintenance and sustainable energy savings. Kaeser has further enhanced the BSD series' energy efficiency through a combination of true direct-drive design, premium...comment
HeliFlow 412 Helical, Tri-Lobe BlowerAugust 21, 2013
The HeliFlow 412 is the newest member of the HeliFlow product line and will feature the proprietary helical, tri-lobe rotor profile. In conjunction with the tuned discharge porting, the helical rotor profile reduces noise and pulsations, which can cause damage to downstream system components. The...comment
Atlas Copco to Acquire Edwards, Expand into Process VacuumAugust 20, 2013
Atlas Copco AB and Edwards Group Ltd have entered into an agreement where Atlas Copco will acquire Edwards, a leading global supplier of vacuum and abatement solutions for an amount of up to BEUR 1.235. The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom and listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange in...comment
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needs some to create gif small gif
We are looking for a simple pixel art GIF with the text saying " Beware the digital disruption " TO have some moving parts and it is better to feel as if it has some depth , as if it is 3d , but of course keep it pixel art image Ratio to be a 1.0 , or a square size Winner will work with us as the main digital artist for our social media work
I need someone to alter a gif - substitute faces.
Project is to create an animated overview of a data flow. With lemming sprites. Lemming sprites i.e. [login to view URL] of which we will use six There's a six-step process which are illustrated with product icons something like this: [login to view URL]*[login to view URL]
Hello, I want to do a gif for my website while loading. [login to view URL] it's exactly the same as Sliding Square LoaderView, but instead of a square, i need them circles. this is our website [login to view URL] so you can take the colors and shades from the home banner the circles
I have a gif file that I want to be edited ( add head onto image) and also have the identical file made in to 2 different colors.
Hi - looking for someone to create two gifs for email signatures compatable with Mail (apple) featuring around six images on a rotation. I can supply the images via dropbox for ease once agreed. Tiny project, I know. But five stars await!
I need a series of .gif files made based off a cartoon looking pressed penny machine.
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National laws for implementing the Convention
National Legislation Project
The National Legislation Project is the Convention's primary mechanism for encouraging and assisting Parties' legislative efforts.
Resolution Conf. 8.4 (Rev. CoP15) on National laws for implementation of the Convention directs the Secretariat, within available resources, to identify those Parties whose domestic measures do not provide
Legislative guidance materials
It is the prerogative of each Party to decide how it incorporates CITES obligations into national legislation, taking into account its needs and legal practice. The provisions of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 8.4 (Rev. CoP15) only provide a broad framework,
Legislative status map
|Updated legislative status table can be accessed by clicking here
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|Recent Parties
Targeted support to Parties
Pursuant to CITES resolutions and decisions and following the call from the UN Secretary General to strengthen the UN System response to tackling illegal trade in wild fauna and flora, UNEP and the CITES Secretariat have developed a collaborative initiative to provide assistance to priority countries and territories, upon their request, to enhance their legislation.
This includes the provision of targeted legal advice on the basic legislative requirements, compilation of examples of best legislation, drafting support and organization of training workshops. In the context of this project, CITES and UNEP organized a joint legislative workshop in Nairobi in April 2016. The joint workshop report is available here. A second joint workshop was held in Abidjan on 13-14 February 2017 with the support of the UNEP Sub-regional Office for West Africa.
In addition, the CITES Secretariat and UNEP are providing individualized technical assistance to a number of Parties. The CITES Secretariat is currently providing assistance to Comoros, Mauritania, Niger and Saint Lucia, while UNEP is supporting Angola. In the past, a number of other Parties have received assistance from the Secretariat.
Detailed requests for assistance from Parties with legislation in Category 2 or 3 can be addressed to the CITES Secretariat.
Examples of CITES national legislation
The following CITES laws and regulations are provided as examples and inspiration to Parties that are preparing or amending their CITES legislation. They have been placed in Category 1 under the National Legislation Project. More examples are being added to this list.
For more CITES related legislation as well as court decisions and other materials, please visit ECOLEX or InforMEA
Other guidance and support
CITES Virtual College features training materials on specific aspects of the Conventions, such as role and tasks of Management Authorities and Scientific Authorities, important CITES definitions, permits and certificates, exemptions and special procedures etc.


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Angeles River Parks
Egret Park
Elysian Valley Gateway
Great Heron Gates at
Oso Park
Steelhead Park
Los Angeles River Greenway
Angeles River
Visitor Center
The Los Angeles River Visitor Center is an exhibit hall
that celebrates the eleven miles of natural river where
reeds, willows, mulefat and native riparian plants have
returned. The exhibit describes the history of the Los
Angeles River, its current status, and a vision for
the river's future.
Visitor Center is located in the California Building
at the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens. It is open
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. On
weekends the exhibit is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., however, the exhibit may be closed to the public
during private events at the River Center. The exhibit
is self-guided.
Park Projects
The Santa Monica Mountains
Conservancy and Mountains
Recreation and Conservation Authority are actively
involved in creating new parks along the Los Angeles
River and its tributaries. Planned improvements for
a park at the confluence of the Los Angeles River and
the Arroyo Seco include picnicking facilities, native
landscaping, a water feature, and amenities for bicyclers
and pedestrians. In Lincoln Heights, plans are underway
to create a park that would provide access to the Arroyo
Seco Bikeway.
Compton Creek, an area of Los Angeles that is largely
devoid of park space, planned improvements include native
riparian landscaping, habitat restoration, and construction
of an outdoor amphitheater. In the San Fernando Valley,
plans are in the works to create a natural stream on
the banks of Tujunga Wash. The project will divert water
from the wash, transporting it up to the western bank
to create a mile-long meandering stream with native
riparian habitat.
downstream from the Great Heron Gates in Elysian Valley,
a five-acre property provides over 700 feet of river
frontage adjacent to a natural streambed portion of
the Los Angeles River. This large parcel will be developed
as a public park with a variety of activities and restoration
of native habitat. Adjacent to the Arroyo Seco in South
Pasadena, the Conservancy is working with the City of
South Pasadena to transform a neglected lot into usable
park space and habitat. The park will retain a natural
character, utilizing native arroyo stone for seating
and other amenities.
The Los Angeles River, formed by a large watershed that
drains the Santa Susana Mountains, the San Fernando
Valley, and the San Gabriel Mountains, played an important
part in the geological formation of the Los Angeles
basin. Areas adjacent to the river comprised riparian
ecosystems with a myriad of native plant and animal
species. The rivers' periodic floods provided
rich sedimentary deposits across the floodplains. Today,
no part of the Los Angeles River remains in a native
state; every reach of the river has been altered and
engineered. No longer able to recharge the earth it
passes over, the Los Angeles River discharges its water
unimpeded and unused into the Pacific Ocean.
Los Angeles River provided food, water, shelter and
sustenance to human beings for thousands of years. Before
the first Spanish explorers arrived with Portolás'
1769 expedition, the river sustained a thriving population
of indigenous peoples. The Tongva dwelt in a large settlement
along the river's banks. This settlement, known
as Yangna, was a movable village near the river, relocating
as the river flooded or dried up with the changing seasons
and dry or wet years. The Tongva called the river otcho'o,
pa-hyt or wenoot and utilized it daily by harvesting
reeds to provide material for housing and clothing,
hunting and fishing on its shores, and using its water.
Father Crespí, writing in his journal during
the 1769 Portola expedition, named the river El Rio
de Porciuncula de Los Angeles. After Spanish settlement
and the establishment of El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora,
la Reina de los Angeles (the Town of Our Lady, the Queen
of the Angels) in 1781, the Tongva were forcibly relocated
to the San Gabriel Mission.
Los Angeles River was critical to the founding of Los
Angeles, and the town became a thriving farming community,
growing corn, wheat, grapes and orchard fruits irrigated
by the Los Angeles River and its tributary streams.
Because the river's flows varied from a gentle
trickle to violent, debris-laden floods, the Los Angeles
River never cut a deep channel like many other rivers.
The river flowed over a wide area of braided channels
and meanders and changed its path to the Pacific Ocean.
As Los Angeles grew, development occurred all along
the river's natural floodplain. Numerous catastrophic
floods caused the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to stabilize
the river in the late 1930s by constructing concrete
walls to contain flood waters.
A Healthy Environment
After decades of ignoring the river, an intense planning
effort has begun to revitalize the Los Angeles River
and its surroundings. Parks and greenways have been
developed through a concerted effort by citizens' groups,
local governments, and state agencies. A primary goal
of the park development is the reestablishment of wetlands
and wildlife habitat and development of areas for recreational
uses. Several vacant lots and brownfield sites have
already been converted to parks, located in some of
Los Angeles' most underserved communities. Many
more parks are planned along the Los Angeles River Greenway.
The location of new parks along the river's edge
will aid in cleansing urban stormwater runoff, create
additional wildlife habitat near the water, and improve
air quality for nearby residents and Greenway users.


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As Kentucky prepares to grant early parole to an estimated 204 additional prisoners in February, state correction officials say implementation of the controversial penal code reform is going smoothly. The prisoners will be paroled throughout February and are in addition to the 952 prisoners who were released in January. The monthly releases are being made under the Mandatory Re-Entry Supervision program, a legislative initiative to reduce prison costs and populations.
Early-Release Prisoners Receive Violations
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Regulators need to rethink how they approved the batteries on the Boeing Co 787, a top U.S. safety official said on Thursday, adding a new and potentially time-consuming wrinkle to the plane's grounding. By Jim Wolf and Alwyn Scott.
National Transportation Safety Board head Deborah Hersman said regulators must review the "special conditions" used in approving lithium-ion battery technology on the 787 Dreamliners, after two battery related safety incidents in a matter of days.
The 50 Dreamliners in service were grounded worldwide on Jan. 16, after a series of battery incidents, including a fire on a parked 787 in Boston and an in-flight problem on another plane in Japan. The groundings have cost airlines tens of millions of dollars, with no end in sight.
"There have now been two battery events resulting in smoke, less than two weeks apart, on two different aircraft," Hersman said. "The assumptions used to certify the battery must be reconsidered," she added.
Boeing investors took the news in stride, pushing shares higher on the day. Analysts said the market was focusing on the wrong issue: the short-term question of fixing the battery versus the longer-term prospect the whole battery system might need to be approved again.
If the battery needs to be re-certified, "you're talking about changes to the 50 they've delivered, significant amount of engineering commitment on the 787-9. I see this as still having a significant amount of question marks," said Ken Herbert, an analyst at Imperial Capital in San Francisco.
Boeing shares are 3 percent higher since the 787 was grounded on Jan. 16, despite the headaches it has caused the planemaker and the demands for compensation.
Since finished 787s are piling up undelivered, and Boeing customers are already agitating for compensation, that could complicate Boeing's assumption the grounding would not significantly affect it financially this year.
"The market is focusing on the battery short circuit, which implies a simple fix," said Carter Leake, analyst at BB&T Capital Markets. "But they're missing the much bigger issue, which is the questioning of the certification process. Hersman is basically saying we're questioning the original certification altogether."
The NTSB's Hersman mentioned nine so-called special conditions the FAA set in 2007 in approving Boeing's use of the battery, and its plan to allow the battery to burn itself out if it caught fire, because the risk was considered extremely remote.
Boeing's certification tests put the chances of smoke from a 787 battery at one in every 10 million flight hours.
"The 787 fleet has accumulated less than 100,000 flight hours yet there have now been two battery events resulting in smoke, less than two weeks apart, on two different aircraft," Hersman said.
The special conditions and the design assumptions are part of a broad review that the FAA launched last month, before the second battery incident. Hersman said the NTSB was not yet making any further recommendations.
Hersman also said on Thursday that the NTSB has isolated the source of a Jan. 7 battery fire in Boston to a single one of the battery's eight cells, but still has not found the actual root cause of the fire.
The NTSB plans to issue an interim factual report in 30 days, though the decision on returning the plane to regular flight rests with the Federal Aviation Administration.
In a joint statement, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta reiterated that the FAA's comprehensive review was ongoing.
"We must finish this work before reaching conclusions about what changes or improvements the FAA should make going forward. The leading experts in this field are working to understand what happened and how we can safely get these aircraft back into service," they said.
In the meantime, analysts have expressed concerns about a build-up of inventory, soaking up several billion dollars of cash, as Boeing continues to produce the 787 without making deliveries.
"For Boeing, it is encouraging to see that there has been concrete progress in the investigation but the (NTSB's) point that there is still a long road ahead ultimately appears more important," said Nick Cunningham, aerospace analyst at UK-based Agency Partners, an independent research firm.
As Hersman was addressing the news conference in Washington DC, the first 787 flight since mid-January left Texas for Washington state, a so-called ferry flight with no commercial passengers and a minimum crew to see if any battery problems crop up.
According to flight tracking website FlightAware, it left Dallas at 9:25 a.m. CST (1525 GMT) for the nearly three-and-a-half hour flight to Everett, Washington. The website indicated that it landed at 10:49 a.m. PST (1849 GMT). A Reuters reporter at the airport said the plane had no visible issues.
Ultimately scheduled for delivery to China Southern Airlines , the aircraft has not yet been handed over to the customer.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday approved the flight, which differed from Boeing's request to run a series of test flights. It placed a number of conditions on the one-off trip, mostly having to do with testing and monitoring the plane's battery.
While the investigation continues, Boeing is pursuing multiple ways to mitigate and contain a fire, if one starts in the batteries, one source familiar with the probe told Reuters. Three or four varying approaches would be pursued to ensure the batteries did not breach their containment systems, even if they caught fire, said the source. DM
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Mea culpa.
A friend pointed out to me that I was behind the times. I kept using the acronym MCDBA to refer to SQL Server certifications when that is "SO 2000s". Then I read Joe Webb's blog on the Certification Treadmill and it got me thinking about the topic again. First, a quick check of the Microsoft web site shows that MCDBA was the acronym of choice for SQL Server 2000, but with SQL Server 2005 and 2008, you have your choice of pursuing an MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) or an MCITP (Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional). For 2008, each of these comes in three different flavors (that's a total of six certifications for those of you struggling with the math). They are Database Administration, Database Developer, and Business Intelligence.
Based on some of my previous posts, some people believe that I am against certification, and that is simply not true. I think certification has its benefits, but like so many accomplishments in life it is not the attainment of the certificate that is important, but rather, what you learn from it that is significant. (just like one of my favorite quotes: "The greatest reward for man's dedication to excellence is not what he gets from it, but what he or she becomes through it.") That is to say, I'm not so impressed by the fact that you passed the test and got the certificate, but rather tell me what it is that you learned (i.e. retained) from your studies and how have you put that into practice.
From what I've read about them, I like the new 2008 certifications. I like the three different focus points. Heck, I may even pursue one or more of these myself, if I can carve the time out of my already too-busy life.
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Little changes can make a world of difference. Literally.
Consumer advocates say shoppers are becoming more environmentally aware these days, and changing their habits as a result. But we have a long way to go.
Every time consumers buy products packaged in foam or wrapped in plastic, they add material to the local landfill that will take thousands of years to break down into the soil -- if they ever do.
For example, a clamshell foam container (the kind eggs sometimes come in) will never biodegrade. A plastic jug -- the kind many consumers buy their laundry detergent in, instead of boxes -- will take a million years to biodegrade.
``Have consumers begun to be more conscious of this? I say definitely, yes,` said Sandra Brubaker, a home economist for the Palm Beach County Agricultural Extension Service. ``I think we have a long way to go, both from the manufacturer`s standpoint, and the consumer`s.``
Subtle changes in habit can reap benefits, painlessly. One example involves mothballs, which are used by millions of consumers who store seasonal clothes in attics, boxes and wardrobes.
Nancy Grundahl, a pollution-control expert from Philadelphia, suggests people who store clothes, and worry about moths and mildew, choose cedar products over mothballs. Why?
``Mothballs are made out of chemicals that don`t have to be produced at all,`` Grundahl said. ``Cedar does the same thing mothballs do.``


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"My job is to throw out as many ideas as possible, and see which one sticks or if one will lead to another. If an idea doesn't work, no problem, just move on and keep on searching."
While this quote may seem like the philosophy of a business leader driven only by the bottom line, it is one of the many approaches to game design that Glen Schofield has developed as he evolved from being an artist to a co-founder and general manager of Sledgehammer Games. For those unfamiliar with Schofield, he has been in the videogame industry for over twenty years and after starting off as an art student from the Pratt Institute, he went from being an artist on cartoons and games, to a respected business leader in the videogame industry. As such, Schofield's career provides an insight into how a traditionally trained artist was able to adapt to the creative and business demands of the videogame industry and eventually become a leading figure in it.


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Logan Campbell opened what he called "a high-class" agency in Auckland in 2009 to help raise the $250,000 he believed he needed to compete internationally to qualify for the London Olympics.
Prostitution is legal in New Zealand.
Campbell sold the agency a year later after the fundraising move was criticized by Taekwondo New Zealand and the national Olympic committee.
"At the time taekwondo wasn't getting any funding at all," Campbell said. "So it was pretty much to get good at the sport you had to get international competition and there wasn't any funding for us."
Campbell said that changed after the media got involved in the story.
Sponsors "started funding taekwondo and I didn't need the escort agency anymore," he said.
Campbell will compete in the under-60 kilogram class in London as one of three New Zealand taekwondo athletes. He finished in the top 16 in the under-58kg class at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Campbell said when he initially opened the escort agency he received a letter from the New Zealand Olympic Committee saying they did not believe it was an appropriate business to be connected with Taekwondo or the Olympic movement.
He said he was warned that his selection chances could be reduced if he continued to operate the business and he sold the agency in 2010.
"I think what happened was when they first found out about it, I think one person in the Olympic Committee got upset," he said. "I don't think it was the whole feelings of the Olympic committee."
Campbell said "a lot of things have transpired since then."
He received a $41,000 grant for New Zealand's central sports funding agency which enabled him to train full time and compete overseas. He became the top-ranked athlete in his weight division in Oceania.
"After I qualified there was no like, 'oh we're not going to send you because you had an escort agency,'" he said. "We sent our applications in, they approved us all and then they just called me up and said, 'Congratulations, you're going to the Olympics.'"


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Quantum eases file access for big data clients
Gateway appliances allow quick penetration
Quantum is making it easier for clients to access its big data-themed StorNext file system by adding scale-out gateway appliances to the mix.
StorNext is a shared SAN filesystem implemented by a high-availability metadata controller (MDC) that sits in front of primary and DXi deduplicated secondary SAN storage and also tape libraries, presenting it all as a single logical pool via StorNext file system SAN clients to Windows, Linux, Unix and Mac ODS application servers. They get concurrent shared access to the files via Fibre Channel or iSCSI links.
These servers can get alternative access using CIFS and NFS over the LAN to StorNext gateways, which link to the MDC. The two new appliances fit in this section of the StorNext landscape. The G301 provides 1Gbit/E access and the G302 10Gbit/E access with throughput of 800MB/sec and 1.6GB/sec respectively. Multiple G300 gateways can be clustered, providing scale-out capability, to support a large number of LAN clients.
NetApp is a StorNext reseller and Quantum technology evangelist David Chapa said: "NetApp and StorNext is going well [with] a lot of success on the federal side. StorNext is great at ingesting data, like satellite-generated streams."
In the SAN storage part of the StorNext universe, Quantum has added the QS2400, a fourth StorNext-only drive array for primary data storage. This is a 2U enclosure holding 24 x 10K 900GB SAS disk drives that can grow to a maximum 172.8TB capacity. It joins the 1PB max capacity QD6000; the 57.6TB QD1200 with its 15K drives; and the 28.8TB QM1200 – the fastest of the four and positioned for StorNext metadata storage.
These four products communicate to the MDC or the SAN client systems via 8Gbit/s Fibre Channel links.
There isn't anything specifically big data-ish about these announcements, as they don't expand StorNext's overall capacity or add any tailored application or system software that is ideal for big data applications.
The StorNext pitch is that it can manage a set of multi-tiered block-access disk and tape storage resources and represent it as a single shared file resource for heterogeneous clients through clustered front end boxes, either the SAN clients or the LAN gateways. Think of it perhaps as hugely powerful NAS head-like beast capable of delivering files via CIFS and NFS over the LAN or by Fibre Channel and iSCSI.
Because it has tape library inclusion, its capacity is virtually unlimited and to that extent it is ideal for big data where there is much data that can be drained to tape.
For the future, El Reg understands Quantum is absolutely looking at adding deduplication to primary storage – but this is engineering whiteboard territory for now.
The G300 gateway appliances and QS2400 are available now. The G301 begins at $22,000; the G302 at $32,000; a G301 to G302 conversion kit begins at $12,000; and the QS2400 begins at $118,500. ®


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Have you ever thought how your adult life will unroll… all the things you dream/plan occur in the same sequence you think it would have happened, if so, maybe the story I'm going to share today is kind of sissy… Why!!! my life after I turn 18 has been like writing code. YES!!! and this is how/why it happened… First I wanted to be a doctor, but when the time to join college came I notice that was not going to be the best for me, I loved mathematics and programming… (so I was not going to be the guy to go to when ill) lol, so I decided to study Computer Science/Software Engineering and this is how this adventure started.
When I was 19, I met my lovely wife, (and as I previously mention, my life is kind of writing code… so this behaviour wasn't planned at all), she got pregnant, we moved together and 7 years later we got married. During that period of time I had to work and study, but that wasn't that bad, the jobs I got were as a programmer and that helped me to support my family while I could attend the University. finally the graduation day come and I could find a full time job, 🙂 lucky me, you can't imagine what is to have 2 part time jobs and study lol… anyway, I continued to live from coding while my family was still growing, I'm now 33 and I have two boys and a lovely girl, we live in a lovely apartment and just few weeks ago we adopted a dog.
I can feel developing is kind of how my life has happened until now, you dream and plan, try to write some lines of the program and it just doesn't compile, you make some updates, it compiles, but doesn't fully work, you continue to make it work and finally get a stable version with some bugs… but you still have to continue to update it in order to make it work the way it should (or at least how you want it to be).
I feel that's life, you dream-plan-execute make some mistakes and you try to fix them, but sometimes unexpected things happen that and you just need to react and make decisions on the go, apply hot fixes, release new versions and the goal is to follow a path that will lead you to a next better/worst version.
I'll continue to write and share what my development team in I face on our daily developing labor, sometimes will get more techy than today, but I hope you can enjoy it.


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Music Licensing Should be a Composers Priority According to Attorney Anthony Spotora
Musicians take their work very seriously. However, they also need to take the legal protection of their compositions seriously according to Los Angeles entertainment lawyer, Anthony Spotora.
Los Angeles, CA (Law Firm Newswire) October 22, 2010 - Music is everywhere in the world of entertainment: Movies, television, radio advertisements and commercials. There is always a need for top-notch songs and artists.
"For an upcoming composer, licensing music is a vital step in growing a career," said Anthony Spotora, a Los Angeles entertainment attorney. "Licensing music means that your creation is not only protected from illegal use but can also bring a source of income and bigger name recognition. If the people behind a commercial or feature film like your composition, for instance, they will request a music license for the piece."
While music licensing can be lucrative, it is important to become educated about the process and to receive adequate representation to secure the best deals for oneself.
There are several options for music licensing. One of the best-known options is to register and become a member of ASCAP, BMI or SESAC, which are also known as performing rights organizations ("PRO").
Such companies collect millions of dollars annually for composers and publishers for performance royalties, but you must be registered as a member to see this income.
"Performing rights organizations act as middlemen, essentially," Spotora said. "When a song is 'performed' – this includes usage in commercials, airplay, etc. – the user pays the PRO rather than the copyright holder directly. The copyright holder is then paid a royalty by the PRO."
A separate option is to connect with a publishing company. The publisher will handle issues such as music licensing, collecting royalties and negotiating licensing figures. If a musician's publisher works hard and is well-connected, they can generate serious income for a composer and catapult their career to new heights.
It is important that composers understand how to properly protect their music as well as secure the most desirable music licensing deals. It is also advised that they work with an experienced entertainment attorney to protect their work.
To learn more, talk to a Los Angeles Business Lawyer or Los Angeles Business Attorney by visiting http://www.spotoralaw.com/.
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- Contract Basics for Business: Five Requirements of A Contract
Businesses enter into contracts each and every day. Contracts are formed when customers make purchases, when suppliers deliver materials, or when contractors place orders. Contracts are a critical element when it comes to operating a business, and when contracts are not honored, disputes arise. What Is Required to Form A Contract? A contract requires […]
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California is home to many celebrities and public figures, and the paparazzi is regularly and continually make attempts to take photos of these public individuals, or to score interviews with them. Public figures are individuals who have placed themselves in public view, such as actors and actresses, sports athletes, and politicians – many people involved […]
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Not all trademarks are created equal. Some trademarks are 'stronger' in the legal sense than others, meaning that some marks are easier to register and enforce than other marks. Trademarks need to be unique, distinctive, and not easily confused with other existing trademarks when they are applied to a product or service in order to […]
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Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz have laughed off reports they clashed on the set of new comedy What To Expect When You're Expecting during a joint TV interview.
The two stars pre-taped their chat with comedienne Ellen DeGeneres on Monday (14May12) and insisted the rumours of catfighting and bickering were all made up.
Diaz said, "(They said) we wouldn't talk to each other..."
Lopez added, "I was like, 'I haven't even seen her yet! Give us a chance to get in the room.'"
And Charlie's Angels star Diaz admitted there are often rumours about her not getting along with female co-stars: "It's always like that. They want women to be catfighting. We live in such a misogynistic, chauvinistic (world), especially the media... Always spinning women against one another."


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Okay, let's get this straight: Jessica Alba slapped a shark? "Yeah, I did hit a couple of them to push them out of the way," says the ridiculously hot Into The Blue star. "I never wanted them to mistake me for a fish."
Into The Blue sees decidedly unfishlike Jessica and co-star Paul Walker as part of a group of divers who find something in the depths belonging to a vicious drug gang. Cue action, danger, thrills and bikinis.
But with the majority of the film shot underwater, Alba, Walker and co had to put in two months training in scuba and free dives. The catch? They'd be sharing the water with up to 30 reef sharks at one time.
"I was terrified," confesses Alba, even though she has been diving since age 14. "These sharks were over two meters long and they will bite you. They look like Jaws! Every time a shark would swim by, I would do whatever I could to distract myself from the thought of what they could do." Which, according to Alba, was occasionally taking bites at the shark wranglers' legs. We're betting she can't wait to get back in front of Sin City 2's greenscreen…


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From Slangkop (snake head) Point in the west and along a chain of mountains bordering Fish Hoek in the east before heading down to Cape Point, the Cape Peninsula is a one of the few remaining areas of untouched beauty in this part of the world.
The Cape Peninsula incorporates small seaside villages on the Atlantic Ocean to the west and is the end point of the False Bay coast in the east. Much of the Cape Peninsula is made up of the Table Mountain chain and the Cape Point Nature Reserve.
At first glance, the undeveloped areas might appear barren scrubland, but a closer look shows a substantial plant life numbering into the thousands where many tiny creatures, various buck species, ostriches and small mammals happily survive.
The beaches are pristine with choppy waters that colour the seas different hues and lighthouses are spread along the coastline.
Holiday makers seeking absolute peace will do well to find one of the many lodging gems located here.
Top 6 reasons to visit the Cape Peninsula
1. Visit the cast iron Slangkop lighthouse outside Kommetjie. Climb the spiral steps to reach the 33m high balcony for excellent sea and mountain views.
2. The road from Slangkop to Cape Point is a continuation of one of the world's greatest marine drives. Travel the road past Misty Cliffs, a photographer's dream location, via the artists retreat of Scarborough with its oddly-shaped camel rock before reaching the wild and remote Cape Point.
3. Swim in the tidal pools at the Soetwater (sweet water) resort. The area is ecologically sensitive, however, catching of lobster and fishing is allowed in season. The resort has grassed picnic areas as well as an environmental centre.
4. The working ostrich breeding farm opposite Cape Point entrance gives the visitor an insight into the lifecycle of the world's largest bird. Guided tours are offered and the farm has an on-site restaurant.
5. The vast Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve was proclaimed in 1939 and has a number of attractions. Several shipwrecks are still visible at certain viewpoints, an old lime kiln has been restored along a stretch of pristine beach, animals roam the reserve and a funicular transports visitors to the old lighthouse (walking up is a better option). The reserve has an excellent restaurant.
6. Miller's Point on the False Bay side has a public slipway used by commercial fishermen and recreational dive boats. Buy your fresh fish directly off the boats upon the fishermen's return.
The nearest airport is Cape Town International, approximately 40km from the Cape Peninsula. A train service operates from nearby Simon's Town to Cape Town city. Fish Hoek has two car rental agencies; however, car rental bookings can be organised online. A few metered taxi companies operate from bases nearby. If you have the Uber app, order a taxi via your mobile phone. There are many transport companies based in and around the peninsula that offer shuttle services between Cape Town and the airport.
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The Chacma baboon is the only baboon sub-species to include marine life in their diet and are regularly seen on the Cape Point beaches scavenging for limpets and other shellfish.
Two dangerous rocks, Bellows Rock west of Cape Point and Whittle Rock off Miller's Point in False Bay are navigational hazards and have been responsible for many shipwrecks, the best known being the SS Lusitania that hit Bellows Rock in 1911. Waves can be seen crashing around these rocks from various viewpoints at Cape Point.
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Job.com Expands Business Development Team with Vice President of Agency Relations
April 18, 2011
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA, April 18, 2011 -- Job.com is pleased to announce that Lynn Stewart has joined the company as VP of Agency Relations. As an integral part of the Business Development Team, she will be responsible for building and growing relationships with recruitment advertising agencies and promoting Job.com's recruitment solutions at the agency level. Ms. Stewart will apply her proactive relationship building skills and extensive understanding of the recruitment and human resources fields to support and continue Job.com's development mission and objectives.
"We are thrilled to have Lynn as part of our team," says Brian Alden, president and CEO of Job.com. "Her experience as both a recruiter and a marketer will provide an invaluable perspective to our business, and her enthusiasm and ability to create and maintain valuable relationships will make her a great fit for Job.com."
Ms. Stewart joins Job.com from ServiceLink, the national lender platform of Fidelity National Financial, where she served as Director of Recruitment and was responsible for developing intensive recruitment and retention strategy and execution. She also has experience building relationships and enhancing growth as Director of Agency Relations & Business Development for RetirementJobs.com Inc., where she created an effective long-range agency communication plan to advance agency client accounts. She also worked to build and maintain partnerships and provide exceptional service to a variety of agency clients.
Ms. Stewart holds a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh, and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).
About Job.com
Job.com, headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA, is an online full service career portal offering thousands of targeted jobs across its network of over 70 industry and regionally focused career sites. Job.com specializes in helping employers and recruiters hire qualified employees, while providing job seekers with a variety of career and job search enhancing services, products and resources. With over 22 million registered members, Job.com's candidates represent every state in the U.S. and come from 70 different disciplines ranging from IT to Sales to Executive Management. Whether you are an employer looking for a new hire, or a candidate looking to be hired, Job.com is dedicated to providing a unique experience with unparalleled service.
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Altez is located at 16 Enggor Street. In industry-speak this area belongs to District 2, which includes part of Singapore's business district, plus Chinatown. Residents usually describe its location using the local Planning Area name (Downtown Core) or the Subzone name - Tanjong Pagar.
Condo Street ViewIf you're interested in Altez, we recommend you take a look around its interactive Street View below. This can give you a better idea not only of its exterior and layout, but also a 360 degree view of what you'll see whenever you step outside for a walk or to head to work.
Click or tap on the image below to launch a full-browser interactive Google Street View for Altez:
If you liked this Street View, keep an eye out for some bonuses lower down on the page. If you see a "View" button next to amenities, schools or MRT stops then you can click it to launch a combined map/street view to visualise what the walk would be like.
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The graphs below are based on data from Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for leases signed in the past 2 years. In other words: this data is for actual leases signed - not advertised prices - so you can trust them as genuine.
If you're interested in a narrower selection from Altez, you can narrow down the number of bedrooms, the apartment size (in square feet), or the rental values - and the graphs will auto-update.
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Here we show the nearest amenities, such as grocery store, pharmacy, coffee chain, etc. In other words, if you live at Altez, then these are probably going to be your "locals".
- 1100 AM (Shopping Mall) - 1 minView
- Starbucks (Cafe)
- 2Guardian (Pharmacy) - 2 minView
- 3Cold Storage (Grocery Store) - 2 minView
- 47-Eleven (Convenience Store) - 3 minView
- 5Tanjong Pagar (MRT Station) - 5 minView
We also have a dedicated Altez Map you can view. It contains a complete display of amenities and points of interest within a 20 minutes walk.
The below diagram visualises how far you can get from Altez around Singapore by public transport.
MRT Stops
Altez has convenient access to the MRT/LRT rail system, with Tanjong Pagar station just 5 minutes away.
Nearby MRT stops are listed below, using actual walking times. We prefer walking times instead of distance, because using raw distance can sometimes give you a very misleading impression. Click the "View" button next to any stop to see the actual walking path to/from Altez, and then click the "Street View Mode" button if you'd like to visualise how the walk would look.
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With 'Drive It Day' just a few days away and many engine owners taking the opportunity to take their engines out on the road, our thoughts here at the National Traction Engine Trust are looking a little further into the future and our own take on 'Drive It Day', 'Steam It Sunday'.
This year the event takes place on October 7th, and to help celebrate we have some engine plaques available for just £6 each.
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The second edition of Steam It Sunday was a fantastic success.
Steam It Sunday is just around the corner.
We had no idea!
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We were blown away!
Engines up and down the UK were being lit as the sun broke on a beautiful early Autumn morning and social media suddenly came alive, with the hash tag #steamitsunday. Slowly at first, but in much the same way an engines comes to live – things gradually picked up and it seemed that many hundreds of owners and crew, families and friends were up, running and enjoying the day.
A fantastic effort by all, and we extent our thanks to everyone who made the day so special. It made no difference if you were a Trust supporter, member or hater (we only know of one engine owner who made it clear they were in steam but not for the Steam It Sunday event), or whatever. Everyone just got on with it, totally off the cuff, unorganised and just for fun!
Just what the foundations of the hobby are all about.
October 01st 2017, will see us do it all over again…….. we can't wait!
The inaugural 'Steam It Sunday' is being held on October 2nd 2016 and is a national event firmly based on the concept of the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs hugely successful 'Drive It Day'.
The National Traction Engine Trust decided it needed an event where we all try and promote Steam on the road in it's various forms, through a series of improvised and essentially free events organised at grass roots and local level, as it was done in the early days of the road going steam movement.
Thus far we have heard of many gatherings up and down the UK, from Aberdeen to Hampshire and we are delighted with the response to the idea. Be it at local club level, regional society or just one man lighting his engine and going for a trundle the first weekend in October will be alive the sight, sound and smell of engines doing what they do best – being enjoyed.
Whilst in an ideal world we would try and list every individual event being staged, such is the interest it would be a very time consuming and almost impossible task. With this in mind we encourage any enthusiast who wants to know more about local activities to contact their own local or regional preservation group or steam and vintage club, to see what may be happening in your region. You may also consider finding out about their own membership details while doing so.
The Trust will be promoting as many activities on the day as possible via our own 'Steam It Sunday' Facebook page and of course our now long established main social media portal on Facebook, 'The National Traction Engine Trust Page'. To assist in spreading the various word on happenings as it takes place we ask anyone posting information to use the hashtag ; #steamitsunday. This will enable us to post updates throughout the day and with luck make it the success it is on paper looking to become.
If anyone would like a memento of 'Steam It Sunday' we have engine plaques (which look equally as good on tractors, 4x4's etc) available from our online store.
Finally, we would like to thank everyone who has pledged their support of this the very first 'Steam It Sunday'. As you would expect we hope it will take off and become a free for all annual event for everyone to enjoy and to highlight the fact that we are still able to drive steam driven vehicles of various design on our highways and byways.
To help celebrate the forthcoming 'Steam It Sunday', we have a number of Engine Plates available for purchase via our online store at http://www.ntetsales.co.uk
Priced at just £6 each, which includes postage and packaging they really do look good placed on an engine, Truck or support vehicle.
Click here then 'Misc' to order.
We were delighted to see that the Queensland Steam & Vintage Machinary Society in Autralia are promoting our very own 'Steam It Sunday as part of their own Running Day on October 2nd.
For further details of the event in Queensland a quick search on Facebook will get you all the detail required.
For more information on Steam It Sunday here in the UK, stay tuned to this website as we will be starting to really push the occassion once a certain event in Dorset is done and dusted.
2016 will see several tie in events between the NTET and the SPC.
Following on from the posting earlier of the 'See & Be Seen' Presentation there is also a accompanying Components list that viewers may well find of interest.
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I thank Leah Brooks, Daniel Parent and participants in seminars at McGill, the NBER and UBC for comments. I am grateful to David Munroe and Marjolaine Gauthier-Loiselle for research assistance and to the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada for financial support. This paper was written while I was a visiting professor at the University of British Columbia. I am also affiliated with the CEPR (London), IZA (Bonn), and DIW (Berlin). The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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So, there was another letter sent in from Big Boss. This spoke more precisely about how the party task would affect the luxury budget making one of the teams win. Both the teams were asked to decide on their individual theme. Theme, that would comprise properties and items to be used currently available in the house and not to be asked for. Also, since the competition is between the two teams, the house would be divided into two parts, one team using the area available inside the house whereas the other outside the house. The materials and items mandatorily required by both the teams would be provided by Big Boss, they would be asked to collect from the store room. Besides, there would be a competition of which team collects the maximum items. These factors were to determine the winning team of the task.
Karishma as captain was certainly asked to keep close watch on all the happenings in the house, but she couldn't impose her own rules. More precisely, because this happened in past by ex captains, which led to spoiling the game completely.
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Uplace BMC Power Women Share the Podium at the IM70.3 Brazil8. April 2015, Brazil — Triathlon Team
Two teammates, Helle Frederiksen and Sophie Goos, shared the podium with 1st nd and 2nd place finishes on Sunday at the Latin American Championship, IM70.3 Brazil.
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