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From the minute you enter Citi Field and see the names of New York Mets fans etched in the brick walkway, you know that every detail of this ballpark has been built with the fans in mind.
"In a few hours we're going to have 40,000 fans right outside this window cheering for the Mets," said John Morris, the Mets' Executive Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics, before a recent game. "That's a product that everyone in this building delivers. And everyone here takes a very proud sense of ownership of that product."
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How do you get fans to come to one more game, purchase one more item online, watch one more game on TV or follow the Mets on one more social media channel? And how do you reactivate fans who haven't attended a game in a long time? According to DePaoli, analytics helps find those answers.
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"SAS Visual Analytics is really the workhorse of the organization," says Morris. "It allows us to take the output of our data warehouse and display it across multiple constituencies inside the organization. Being able to take the temperature of the organization from wherever you are or whatever you're doing allows us to go home at night."
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Even in the modern era of targeted online marketing, the Mets have found continued success through telephone marketing campaigns when they apply analytics to fan data.
"We have seen a 20 percent lift in our cold lead conversions," says Morris. "SAS delivers the best models."
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With this level of insight, the Mets know more about their fans than ever before, and they're using that information to keep fans coming back game after game and season after season.
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Fairfax Bicycle Master Plan - Summary - Update: Draft maps addedTysons and Countywide Bicycle Master Plans. Several FABB members served on the advisory committee and we attended all of the community and focus group meetings. The draft bike plan was delivered to the advisory committee and county in July. We understand that some changes have been made to both the plan text and maps, although the advisory committee has not met since the summer.
The plan will be going before the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors over the coming months. FABB will be meeting with Commission members and Supervisors to encourage them to pass the plan and provide funds for implementation. The following is a summary of the plan extracted from the July 13, 2012 draft. We'll be using this information, and any changes made since the July draft, to prepare briefing materials and to get the word out to the larger community about the plan.
Unfortunately the plan is not yet available to the public. Much of the material from the planning meetings was hosted on the consultant's website but is no longer available. Some of that material is available on Fairfaxpedia. Here is the bike plan summary:
Fairfax County Bicycle Master Plan
DRAFT July 13, 2012
Investments in Bicycle Transportation Benefit Everyone
- Enhancing safety for all County residents
- Improving air quality and reducing energy consumption:
- Reducing traffic congestion:
- Providing transportation options:
- Reducing transportation costs:
- Providing opportunities for routine exercise:
- Expanding recreational opportunities for residents, employees and visitors:
- Improving quality of life:
- Improving economic competitiveness:
The vision for the Countywide Bicycle Master Plan is:
Meeting the needs of bicyclists today, while encouraging more people to bicycle in the future.
In order to attain this vision, the following goals are established:
- Develop a connected physical network of existing and proposed on-street and off-street (shared use paths and trails) bicycling accommodations that will serve all bicyclists from 8 to 80+ years of age when cycling for recreation or transportation purposes.
- Provide guidance for the development of new facilities and accommodations and the upgrading of existing facilities such that shared-use paths, selected sidewalks, neighborhood streets, collector, arterial and primary roads will provide safe and comfortable bicycling route options that serve all communities and destinations.
- Increase bicycle use for transportation, especially for non-commute trips, which are about 75 percent of all trips. Establish and track annual progress towards bicycle travel demand and bicycle network supply goals identified in the Countywide Bicycle Master Plan.
- Increase actual bicycling safety and the perception of safety for bicycling on roads and trails in Fairfax County. Establish and track annual progress towards safety goals identified in the Countywide Bicycle Master Plan.
These goals are supported by the following objectives:
- Encourage healthy lifestyles and physical activity through regular bicycle use for transportation and recreation.
- Enhance recreational opportunities.
- Increase conservation of energy resources.
- Support congestion mitigation and emission reductions.
- Improve mobility and access for all transportation system users.
- Convert short (less than three miles) single-occupancy vehicle trips to bicycle trips.
- More fully integrate bicycle improvements into the planning and project development process.
- Improve overall bicycle safety, access and connectivity throughout the County and to adjacent counties.
- Foster the development of bike culture in Fairfax County.
- Make bicycle travel a viable transportation choice and thus expand the numbers and variety of people bicycling for transportation.
The following principles provide a foundation upon which a Bicycle Network can be developed:
- The facility recommendations shown on the Bicycle Network maps generally represent the bicycle facility that should be installed if action to improve bicycling conditions is to be taken in the near term (within 10 years of Plan adoption). Many of these recommendations may remain applicable beyond that timeframe.
- Fairfax County will build upon and take full advantage of VDOT's recently adopted Bicycle Policy Plan.
- To provide overall guidance regarding Network development, Fairfax County will follow the most current editions of the AASHTO Guide to the Planning and Design of Bicycle Facilities, and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Other important references include the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Urban Bikeway Design Guide, VDOT's 2011 MUTCD Supplement, and VDOT's Road Design Manual, Volume 1 Appendix A, Section A-5.
- Given County law that permits bicycling on all sidewalks and paths, it is understood that whether or not a sidewalk or path is considered part of the Bicycle Network, it likely will be used by children/youth bicyclists to get to and from school, and/or by other bicyclists as a link to the Network. As such, the owning agency or entity should be attentive to basic maintenance and its general condition.
- Every roadway development project and land development proffer should be evaluated for its contribution toward, or lack of contribution to, achieving the goal of creating a connected network that is safe and functional for bicyclists from ages 8 to 80+.
- New bicycle facility designs and treatments should be routinely considered and and used where appropriate; where roadway conditions and travel patterns warrant, formal experimentation should be undertaken when implementing new designs.
- While flexibility is needed in bikeway design, flexibility shall not be used by developers or transportation agencies for the purposes of providing "lowest cost" facilities at the expense of bicyclist safety and comfort and/or network continuity and connectivity.
- A FCDOT bikeway design exception policy should be established; the intent of which is to help the County provide safe and appropriate quality bicycle facilities at reasonable costs, while preserving opportunities to upgrade facilities in the future at the lowest additional cost.
On-Road Bicycle Facilities
These recommendations are based on a planning level assessment of what facility is generally feasible, and what facility is optimal based upon road and traffic conditions and likely levels of bicycle usage. Other factors such as maintaining continuity of a single facility type through connecting road segments, whether or not the road segment is part of a longer route, and the types of destinations served also factored into the recommendation.
If facility selections need to be modified, the following principles should guide any changes made to the initial recommendations:
- In general, bicycle accommodation with some type of striping or markings (i.e. bike lanes, striped/paved shoulders, or shared lane markings in wide outside lanes) are preferred over unmarked wide outside lanes.
- At a minimum, buffered bike lanes or wide (6-10') shoulders should be provided on Bicycle Network roads with heavy volumes and/or speed limits at or above 40 mph.
- On-street parking will not be over-supplied at the expense of an opportunity to provide appropriate/planned bicycle facilities. Facilities that require modification to on-street parking in residential areas should be vetted with the affected property owners. In almost all cases the bikeway recommendation requires only a reduction in capacity, not elimination of all on-street parking. Alternating the side with parking block-by-block can both calm traffic and ensure that inconvenience is not born solely by residents of one side of the street.
- VDOT and FCDOT should experiment with at least two bicycle facility design options for four lane divided roadways with 26-27' cartways11:
- 10-11' inside lane and 13-14' outside lane with a shared lane marking
- A 10' inside lane, 10' outside lane and a 5-6' bike lane with 3-4' of asphalt and a 2' gutter pan
- Where short-term on-street parking is provided – Standard bike lanes or shared lane markings.
- Speed limit of 25 mph – Standard bike lanes or share
- Speed limit of 30 or 35 mph – Standard Bike lanes.
- Speed limit > 35 mph – Cycle tracks or buffered bike lanes.
- Continuous service roads with Standard bike lanes or shared lane markings.
New, resurfaced, and reconstructed streets (collector and local) in revitalizing or urbanizing areas should have a speed limit of 20-30 mph and accommodate bicycles using shared roadways (without markings), shared lane markings, or standard bicycle lanes as is appropriate given their overall function in the Bicycle Network and roadway system.
- The County will continue to develop a system of signed bicycle routes; Phase 1 and 2 routes in the Tysons Corner area (see Tysons Bicycle Plan) and routes in McLean being of the highest priority. Future routes should be developed as conditions on roads and trails along the route are determined to be consistent enough to support a signed route.
Maintenance of Transportation Trails and On-Road Facilities
- The GIS database of all trails in the county should be updated annually to include the trail owner and the agency responsible for maintenance for all trail segments. This database should include information about privately-owned trails that are open for public access, and the trail surface type, surface width and other information relevant to effective maintenance and management of a trail system.
- Using GIS and interactive internet mapping capabilities, the County should establish a method of effective coordination between key agencies that own, manage and maintain components of the Transportation Trail Network. This will include the VDOT, FCDOT, NVRPA, Fairfax County Park Authority, the National Park Service, the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Services, the Fairfax County Public Schools, private property owners, Home Owner Associations, and potentially others.
- Fairfax County, VDOT and other key agencies/entities that own and manage Transportation Trails should establish dedicated funding for annual maintenance of Transportation Trails in the Bicycle Network; VDOT and FCDOT should establish dedicated funding for maintenance of on-road bicycle facilities.
- By 2015, periodic bicycle lane and shoulder sweeping should be a routine VDOT maintenance activity.
- Clean up activities after car crashes must leave the road safe for cyclists.
Policy Roads
The safe accommodation of bicycle travel on these roads will depend on other choices that are made, such as what type and configuration of development happens, and what type of future roadway configurations are selected. At the time of developing the Bicycle Master Plan, these choices cannot be predicted. As a result, a table is included on the Recommended Bicycle Network Maps to provide guidance on how best to accommodate safe bicycle travel contingent upon the other choices that are made about roadway and land use development
- Bike facilities as part of resurfacing, using 2% funds to create 3 foot minimum shoulders, preferably 4 feet or greater.
- Use of 10 foot wide lanes on roads with speed limit of 35mph or less.
- Possibly reduce speed limits on some roads to allow use of Shared Lane Markings
- All bridges will accommodate bicyclists
- Value engineering should not be used to degrade or remove bicycle facilities in the plan.
Fairfax County Bike Program
It is anticipated that if the following actions are carried out, over a period of 5 years absent any other major initiatives, the Plan goals for improving bicycling conditions and increasing levels of bicycle use can be accomplished:
- Provide a minimum staff of three full-time employees.
- Provide a minimum $500,000 annual budget for planning and programmatic and small scale capital projects such as: installation of bicycle parking racks and lockers, signs for signed bicycle routes, curb ramps, and small bicycle access and trail access projects.
- Establish a permanent Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee that reports to the Board of Supervisors through the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC). Reform the Trails and Sidewalks Committee as a Pedestrian Advisory Committee under the TAC. If needed, create a Recreational Trails Committee under the Fairfax Park Authority to address issues and needs related to equestrian trails, mountain biking, hiking and other issues pertaining to Non-Transportation Trails.
- Charge the Bicycle Program with bicycle transportation tasks related to the following: on-road and off-road bicycle facility engineering and design, bicycle parking, bicycle-related coordination with VDOT, bikeway capital project management, interagency and intergovernmental coordination, development review, bicycle counts, data management and program evaluation, and staff liaison with Bike Fairfax. Bike Parking Guidelines recently developed by the Fairfax County Bike Program are considered to be the standard by which to decide and judge the quantity and quality of bike parking to be provided.
- Delegate primary leadership for encouragement and education programs to a new Bike Fairfax program (discussed below).
Bike Fairfax
The Bike Fairfax program will be structured to address the goals of the Bicycle Master Plan and will undertake the following list of program tasks:
- Provide bicycle commuting support and information to employers and employees.
- Promote bicycling for non-commute trips.
- Coordinate and host countywide bicycle encouragement events, such as those during Bike to Work Month, regional Bike to Work Day, etc.
- Organize local bike promotion events with shopping centers, large employers, health care institutions and agencies, special events, festivals, the Fairfax County Park Authority.
- Promote the bicycle parking installation program.
- Coordinate with the Towns and Cities within Fairfax County, as well as other institutions such as the Department of Defense, National Park Service, and other Fairfax County government agencies to promote biking as a safe and reliable transportation choice in the County.
- Organize and offer classes that teach hands-on bicycling skills and rules of the road to a wide variety of constituencies within the county.
- Be a clearinghouse for skills and safety education training opportunities offered by other programs in the county.
- Provide a website and serve as a source of bicycle-related news and events.
Law enforcement is an important cornerstone of an effective local bicycle program. To improve bicycle-related enforcement and outcomes, the following recommendations are included in this Plan:
- Work with law enforcement, State and County elected officials and advocacy groups to enact changes in law or policy at the State and County levels that would clarify code language relating to right-of-way on public facilities.
- To ensure a common understanding of laws related to bicycling and right of way on public facilities, and the consistent and fair enforcement of these laws, prepare clarifying communications for the law enforcement community, VDOT and FCDOT traffic engineers, cyclists, motorists, and judges.
- Improve training of law enforcement officers to ensure equal and fair treatment of bicyclists with regard to traffic law enforcement, crash reporting and fault finding.
- Coordinate road and trail design and enforcement practices to ensure consistency in the application of bicycle and trail safety treatments and infrastructure design.
- Always include education with enforcement to achieve the greatest impact with the intended audience.
Safety Education
- Implement Fairfax County's bike safety education curriculum in all Elementary Schools, the State's curriculum, BikeSmart in Middle schools and bicycle safety education in P.E. in the High Schools. To assist with school based education, restore the budget for School Resource Officers (SROs) and School Education Officers (SEOs).
- Work with the DMV to update the Virginia Driver Education curriculum to include bicycling. Driver's education programs in public schools are required to use VA DMV curriculum which does not effectively address sharing the road with cyclists.
- Focus public education campaigns on the issues surrounding motorists and bicyclists sharing of the road and participate fully in the regional Street Smarts Campaign, which coordinates education and enforcement efforts relative to bicycle, pedestrian and motorist safety.
- In conjunction with the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA) and Fairfax Park Authority conduct a trail user and motorist education campaign related to safety at trail/roadway crossings, and other trail safety issues.
- Track and report the annual number bicyclist injuries in Fairfax County, the annual number of bicyclist fatalities in Fairfax County, the annual number of programs or classes hosted in Fairfax County to address bicycle safety education, and the number of schools in Fairfax County teaching bicycle safety education.
School Transportation
- Provide high quality bicycle parking at all school facilities.
- Make spot improvements on school properties to improve bike access to and through school grounds; prioritize other bicycle infrastructure improvements near middle and high schools as those schools develop interest in promoting biking to the school.
- Continue expansion and institutionalization of the bicycling component of safe routes to school activities for all schools in the system, K-12; address bike safety education, encouragement, enforcement, engineering and program evaluation.
To accomplish the vision and goals outlined in the Bicycle Transportation Master Plan:
- The County must establish dedicated funding for Bicycle Network development and program implementation.
- Funding and programming for development of bicycle facilities should be simplified and made transparent in order for performance measures for spending and program utilization to be established and monitored through public oversight.
- Funding for encouragement and safety education should be derived from employer contributions to TDM programs, partner organizations, and CMAQ funds.
- Fairfax County will consider funding stand alone projects to address bicycle safety and facility discontinuity resulting from intermittent redevelopment of roadside property.
Performance Measures
- By 2020, triple the number of bicycle trips over current levels,
- By 2020 increase by five-fold the number of center line miles of on-street bicycle facilities, and minimize gaps in the bicycle network, and
- By 2020, reduce bicycle crash and fatality rates by increasing the numbers of people bicycling and maintaining or reducing the total number of crashes and fatalities involving bicyclists.
To track the rate of Plan implementation, keep the public informed on Plan progress, and report the benefits of the overall Plan to Fairfax County, an annual Bicycle Master Plan performance tracking program is needed. The Bicycle Master Plan recommends the following count program to both establish a baseline assessment of bicycle activity in Fairfax County, and to track on an annual basis the implementation and performance of the Plan.
- FCDOT shall establish an annual bicycle count program using a methodology focused on select locations throughout the County where significant bicycle trip activity is already present.
- FCDOT should expand the bicycle count program annually to additional locations as the physical network is expanded and use automatic counters in high-volume locations.
- Utilize WMATA's bicycles-at-rail station census and bicycle and pedestrian access needs assessment database to count bicycle activity and ensure adequate bicycle parking capacity and quality of service at Metrorail stations in Fairfax County, including the new Silver Line stations as they open.
- FCDOT and VDOT should coordinate tracking of total miles of the on- and off-road Bicycle Network and provide an annual report to the Board of Supervisors and general public. The report should include the following:
- Growth of miles of each facility type
- Growth in bicycle parking capacity
- Growth in use of new or experimental facility types
- Change in levels of bicycling as measured by the bicycle count program
- Change in levels of reported bicycle crashes and resulting deaths and injuries
Moving Forward
In order to meet the vision identified in this Plan, the County will need to invest resources in bicycling as it does with all other transportation modes. An annual budget allocation will enable the County to build more bicycle facilities, create longer linear connections of on and off-road facilities, and better maintain those that already exist. Resources are also required to support encouragement and safety education programs that will capitalize on building momentum while increasing the safety of both bicyclists and drivers who will be interacting with greater frequency in the coming years.
Without a consistent investment in bicycling, there should be no expectation of more than the slow progress that the County has seen over the last two decades. However, with greater investment and a commitment to getting the details right, the County will see faster and more visible progress. This will increase safety, enhance quality of life, and support economic competitiveness, which will benefit everyone in Fairfax County today and in future generations.
Update: Recommended Bicycle Facilities Maps
The following are overlapping maps of four quadrants in Fairfax County showing recommended on- and off-road bicycle facilities. These maps are DRAFT as of July 15, 2012:
Northwest - Northeast - Southwest - Southeast
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One issue that biking activists may need to address with the Fairfax County School Board is the official prohibition of bicycling as a school sponsored activity. I assume it is because of liability concerns, but I find it very unfortunate that teachers and parents cannot sponsor official after-school bike clubs for students. In younger grades, these could be organizations that teach bicycle safety and sponsor fun bicycling events. In middle and high school, schools could have mountain biking teams and cycling teams. In a county with such superb mountain biking trails, for instance, it is a shame that we cannot have mountain biking clubs or teams in our schools. Supporting biking as an activity among our schoolkids is one of the best ways to develop a new generation of riders who will care about investing in better bicycling infrastructure.
An FCPS Risk Management document (RM-50), last revised in July 2012, lists the following prohibited activities:
"The following list is to provide guidance to school personnel who plan activities and events for students. A prohibited activity listed below cannot be sponsored by Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).
Airplane or Helicopter Rides
All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Rides
Auto or Motor Racing
Bike Riding
Break Dancing
Bungee Jumping
Car Bashing
Circus Sponsorship
Cruises (for elementary and international only)
Dodge Ball
Dog Wash (except for Animal Science Program)
Fishing (with hooks)
Gelatin, Mud, and Pudding Wrestling
Glider flying
Hang Gliding
Horseback Riding
Hot Air Ballooning
Ice Hockey
Mechanical Bull Riding
Motorcycle Rides
Paint Ball
Parties on Watercraft
Running in School Hallways (e.g., spring athletic conditioning)
Scooter boarding
Scuba Diving
Skiing (both snow & water)
Sky Diving
Snow Boarding
Swimming Pool Parties (e.g., in the neighborhood)
Velcro Wall
Water Walking Balls"
Now, I think most of these prohibitions are very reasonable, but to lump bike riding in along with tattooing and parasailing is pretty absurd! Would love to get FABB involved in the mission of getting bike riding removed from this list!
An FCPS Risk Management document (RM-50), last revised in July 2012, lists the following prohibited activities:
"The following list is to provide guidance to school personnel who plan activities and events for students. A prohibited activity listed below cannot be sponsored by Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).
Airplane or Helicopter Rides
All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Rides
Auto or Motor Racing
Bike Riding
Break Dancing
Bungee Jumping
Car Bashing
Circus Sponsorship
Cruises (for elementary and international only)
Dodge Ball
Dog Wash (except for Animal Science Program)
Fishing (with hooks)
Gelatin, Mud, and Pudding Wrestling
Glider flying
Hang Gliding
Horseback Riding
Hot Air Ballooning
Ice Hockey
Mechanical Bull Riding
Motorcycle Rides
Paint Ball
Parties on Watercraft
Running in School Hallways (e.g., spring athletic conditioning)
Scooter boarding
Scuba Diving
Skiing (both snow & water)
Sky Diving
Snow Boarding
Swimming Pool Parties (e.g., in the neighborhood)
Velcro Wall
Water Walking Balls"
Now, I think most of these prohibitions are very reasonable, but to lump bike riding in along with tattooing and parasailing is pretty absurd! Would love to get FABB involved in the mission of getting bike riding removed from this list!
Thanks for your comment. Our SRTS group is well aware of the ban and getting it overturned is one of our goals for this year. We can use all the help we can get so if could write to you school board member, that would help.
Tomorrow two of us are meeting with staff and parents at an elementary school in McLean. They plan to implement a bike to school program The issue of bikes being banned as a school activity will come up, so your comment is well-timed. We'll see if we can get some support for getting the policy changed.
Tomorrow two of us are meeting with staff and parents at an elementary school in McLean. They plan to implement a bike to school program The issue of bikes being banned as a school activity will come up, so your comment is well-timed. We'll see if we can get some support for getting the policy changed.
Thank you, Bruce! I should have known you were already on the case. I will definitely write to our new school board rep. (We are in Braddock district.)
Thanks for all you do!!!
Thanks for all you do!!!
As an avid recreational cyclist I am concerned about the lack of "Share the Road" signs in the County, especially on back roads that are popular cycling and training routes such as the Clifton and Mason Neck areas, among others. Adding signage seems to be an inexpensive way to alert drivers that 1) bikes are on the road and 2) inform them that cyclists have a right to be on the road. Is there any plan by the County to add signs and if not, is this something that FABB is asking the County to implement?
The draft bicycle facilities maps include several roads where improved signage is recommended, including in the areas you mentioned. In Clifton signage is recommended on the uphill segments of popular routes as well as pullout areas where cyclists can choose to pull off briefly to let cars pass.
It's been a year since the draft plan was presented to the county. FABB is advocating for approval of the plan; progress has been unacceptably slow.
The draft bicycle facilities maps include several roads where improved signage is recommended, including in the areas you mentioned. In Clifton signage is recommended on the uphill segments of popular routes as well as pullout areas where cyclists can choose to pull off briefly to let cars pass.
It's been a year since the draft plan was presented to the county. FABB is advocating for approval of the plan; progress has been unacceptably slow.
Thanks for the response. Is there something that concerned cyclists can do to help advocate to get some of the recommendations implemented?
Thanks for the response. Is there something that concerned cyclists can do to help advocate to get some of the recommendations implemented?
I would ask your county supervisor why it is taking so long to get the plan approved. We need more resources, financial and human, devoted to making Fairfax more bike-friendly. Arlington has a much smaller population with 2-3 times as many people working on bike issues. The Board needs to figure out how to make those resources available.

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Two Officers Shot/Killed in Topeka, KS - Suspect shot, killed.
(AP-News 12-17-2012) - TOPEKA, Kan. - A man with a history of theft and weapons convictions gunned down two police officers investigating possible drug activity in a Kansas grocery parking lot, and was later killed after an armed standoff, authorities said Monday.
Kyle Smith of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation identified the man who opened fire on Topeka police Cpl. David Gogian, 50, and Officer Jeff Atherly, 29, on Sunday night as 22-year-old David Tiscareno of Topeka.
Shawnee County Sheriff Herman Jones said Tiscareno was seated behind the driver's seat of a car stopped in the parking lot of a Topeka grocery store when police ordered the occupants to get out. After shooting two of the three responding officers, Tiscareno got back into the car and drove from the scene. The third officer returned fire, Jones said.
"There were people inside the store," Jones said. "There were residents who saw this going on. There were people driving. There was a multitude of witnesses there."
Gogian and Atherly were shot in the head, according to Topeka police Chief Ronald Miller.
Authorities, based on a tip, found Tiscareno holed up early Monday at a house about a mile away. When negotiations broke down, Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents fired tear gas inside. Tiscareno then emerged from the home with a gun and officers opened fire, according to the Shawnee County sheriff's office, which is leading the investigation.
Smith said investigators believe Tiscareno fired a shot outside the home before authorities returned fire. Tiscareno was declared dead at a hospital.
Online court records show Tiscareno was charged in September 2008 with one count of theft of less than $1,000. He pleaded no contest in April 2009 and was sentenced to 12 months of supervised probation. His probation was revoked in January 2010.
In March 2011, he was charged with criminal use of weapons and was sentenced that September to 12 months unsupervised probation.
Jones said he wasn't sure whether there was a drug deal or drug use going on in the parking lot; the person who called authorities reported drug activity.
The third officer at the scene was not hurt and has been placed on administrative leave with pay, which is standard procedure when an officer is involved in a shooting, authorities said.
The other people who were in the car when the shootings happened have been questioned. Authorities would not say whether they might face charges.
Miller said he had hoped that Tiscareno would be arrested so that he could stand trial.
"I knew in my heart that this community would give this guy up," Miller said. "One of the things that concerns me is that we don't really know why he did what he did."
The last time a Topeka officer was killed in the line of duty was 2000, and it's been longer than that - since 1995 - that one was fatally shot on the job.
Gogian had served with the police since September 2004 and had an adult son who's also a Topeka police officer. Atherly joined the department in April 2011.
Gogian was a retired Kansas Air National Guard sergeant and a former Marine Corp reservist.
May they R.I.P.
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Protection against whooping cough declines during the five years after the fifth dose of vaccine is given to 4- to 6-year-old children, a new study suggests -- leading some experts to urging teens and adults to make sure they are up to date on all recommended booster shots.
An outbreak of whooping cough in California led experts to conclude that the current diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine for children has not worked as well as the older version from nearly two decades ago, according to the study in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine.
Whooping cough -- formally called "pertussis" -- is deadly for infants, with outbreaks occurring every few years despite vaccinations.
"We found that the effectiveness of the vaccine wanes 42 percent on average each year during the five years after the fifth dose," said Dr. Nicola Klein, the study's lead author and co-director of the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center in Oakland, Calif.
A new and longer-lasting vaccine has yet to become available.
Until then, "the current vaccine is safe and effective; it just doesn't last as long as we would like," Klein said. "And parents should know that some protection is better than no protection."
A tetanus booster shot is recommended starting around age 11 or 12 -- about five years after administration of the fifth dose. Health care workers, individuals age 65 or older, pregnant women and anyone with exposure to infants should get a booster shot, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As of Aug. 11, 46 states and Washington, D.C., reported increases in whooping cough compared with the same time period in 2011, according to CDC statistics. Provisional counts from the CDC's surveillance system showed that nearly 25,000 cases of whooping cough were reported through Aug. 24, with 13 deaths noted.
The majority of deaths continue to occur among infants younger than 3 months of age. The incidence rate among infants surpasses that of all other age groups. The second highest rates of disease are seen in children ages 7 through 10. Rates are also increased in 13- and 14-year-olds, according to the CDC.
In many states, five doses of the whooping cough vaccine are mandatory before a child enters school, Klein said. The first three doses in the series are typically given when an infant is 2 months, 4 months and 6 months old. The fourth dose is generally administered between the first and second years of life, usually at 15 months. And the fifth dose is recommended between ages 4 and 6, typically before kindergarten.
Despite the requirements, a large outbreak of whooping cough occurred in California in 2010 -- its peak incidence since 1958. The outbreak spurred Klein and colleagues to measure the degree to which protection wears off over time in school-aged children who had received the most recent version of the vaccine.
While this study focused on school-aged children in northern California, localized outbreaks of whooping cough have occurred elsewhere as well. In April, an epidemic was declared in Washington state. Other states with high rates of the disease this year included Wisconsin, Montana, Minnesota and Colorado, the CDC reported.
The disease tends to begin with cold-like symptoms and perhaps a mild cough or fever. A severe cough can take over one to two weeks after disease onset. Unlike the common cold, though, coughing fits can persist for weeks, until air has left the lungs and a loud "whooping" sound accompanies attempts to inhale.
An older form of the vaccine offered longer protection, but it was linked to more cases of fever and injection-site reactions. What's needed is a stronger vaccine.
On a positive note, "the findings have raised the attention of the manufacturers," Klein said of the study she led.
She hoped the results would encourage the development of more effective alternatives.
"Prevention of future outbreaks will be best achieved by developing new pertussis-containing vaccines that provide long-lasting immunity," the authors concluded in the study.
Aside from potential allergic reactions, new and frequent boosters should be evaluated for length of protection, cost-effectiveness and feasibility of introduction into the childhood care schedule, said Dr. William Schaffner, chairman of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
The Kaiser Permanente study "provides strong confirmatory evidence that the current vaccine's effectiveness declines over time," Schaffner said. "The magnitude of the decline is striking and will accelerate the deliberations concerning more-frequent booster doses."
Experts cautioned that the study does not suggest that parents stop vaccinating their children.
"The question it raises is whether we should give vaccine more frequently -- not ever or less frequently," said Dr. Gregory Poland, director of the Mayo Vaccine Research Group in Rochester, Minn.
Those who developed whooping cough after vaccination had mild or moderate illness, not the more-commonly-occurring severe disease that can strike in the absence of vaccination.
"Hence," said Poland, who studies vaccine response in adults and children, "even in this study, the vaccine offered benefit."


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The U.S. Air Force is the youngest American military branch, forming in the 20th century after the invention of the airplane. Tasked with protecting the nation's skies and supporting ground troops, the Air Force relies on the most technologically advanced military aircraft in the world. Operating those planes are highly trained pilots backed by technically skilled support crews.
The U.S. Air Force is the air combat branch of the U.S. military. In general terms, the Air Force's job is to prepare and train, and when needed, fight the aerial aspects of any military conflict the U.S. becomes involved in. The Air Force vision statement is: "Global Vigilance, Reach, and Power." Their mission statement, updated in 2005, is to "deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests -- to fly and fight in Air, Space, and Cyberspace."
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The Thunderbirds are the Air Force's 3600th Air Demonstration Unit, a special unit that does aerobatic displays at air shows and special events to promote the U.S. Air Force, aid enlistment, and create a positive public image of the military. Descended from the Sabre Dancers demonstration team, the Thunderbirds were formed in 1953 at Luke Air Force Base, in Litchfield Park, Ariz. Taking their name from a Native American legend common to the area, the team gives dozens of performances every year. In 2007, they provided a fly-over of Dolphin Stadium at the beginning of Super Bowl XLI.
Specifically, the Air Force provides tactical support to ground troops with close air support missions and tactical bombing (flying into combat and eliminating specific enemy units). The Air Force also works to secure air superiority in a given theater -- the geographic area in which battle takes place -- by eliminating aerial threats, such as another nation's fighter planes or bombers. Much of the Air Force's role, however, is strategic. Their efforts are integral in the long-term success of a military campaign. Air Force planes conduct reconnaissance missions, transport troops and supplies, and conduct strategic bombing. Strategic bombing is destroying the enemy's ability to wage war by attacking factories, supply lines, communications stations and other infrastructure.
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In this article, we'll look at the history of the Air Force, how it's structured, the process of joining and leaving, and life during time served.
History of the Air Force
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Logo of the United States Signal Corps.
During World War I, the Aeronautical Division was separated from the Signal Corps and became the U.S. Army Air Service. Because U.S. aircraft manufacturers were behind their European counterparts in the design and production of military planes, most U.S. pilots at the time flew British and French planes, some of which were manufactured in the U.S. under license. Peak wartime strength for the Air Service was 7,889 planes [Source: Yenne]. While the size of the Air Service dropped drastically in the interwar period, military air tactics, strategy and design were modernized. Production was ramped up again in 1939 as conflict was rekindled in Europe. The Air Service was given greater autonomy (while remaining a part of the U.S. Army) in 1941, when it was restructured into the U.S. Army Air Forces. The Air Force played an enormous role in WWII -- its exploits were crucial to Allied victory in every theater of the war. In 1944, Army Forces reached a historic peak unit strength of 78,757 aircraft with 2,372, 292 men [Source: Yenne].
The United States Army Air Force used these posters to recruit men during World War II.
An overall reorganization of the U.S. military in 1947 lead to the creation of the U.S. Air Force, finally making it an independent and equal branch of the military within the Department of Defense.
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The B-52 Stratofortress carried nuclear bombs on long-range missions during the Cold War.
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Throughout the Cold War, the Air Force was a vital part of the United States' nuclear arsenal. While the Navy was in charge of submarine-based nuclear weapons, the Air Force's Strategic Air Command (SAC) had control of both ground-launched Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) and nuclear bombs carried on long-range bombers like the B-52 Stratofortress.
The Air Force's area of responsibility was extended into space in 1982, when the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) was created. For the most part, AFSPC launches, operates and protects satellites for military use, including weather, communications and GPS satellites. In the future, AFSPC may utilize combat craft capable of entering space – for now, NASA's space shuttle is occasionally used to launch military payloads.
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SAF Pilot Kim Campbell looks at her damaged A-10 Warthog.
As of 2006, the Air Force has about 6,000 aircraft, with about 350,000 active personnel and another 250,000 in the Air National Guard and Reserve [source: 2006 USAF Almanac]. In 2003, there were just over 100 female fighter pilots in the Air Force; about two percent of the force's total fighter pilots.
One notable example is Major Kim Campbell, pilot of an A-10 Thunderbolt II under the Air Force call sign "Killer Chick." During a 2003 close air support mission over Baghdad, her plane suffered damage from a ground-based attack. Despite the loss of both redundant hydraulic control systems and damage to one engine, Campbell flew for one hour, returning to her base and landing safely using only mechanical control systems [source: Warbird Forum].
Structure of the Air ForceThe Air Force has both a political/civilian/administrative structure and a military structure. The Department of the Air Force is part of the Department of Defense, and is headed by the Secretary of the Air Force. That leaves only the Secretary of Defense and the President above the Secretary of the Air Force in the chain of command. Below the Secretary of the Air Force is a Chief of Staff -- the heads of the major Air Force commands report to him.
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Secretary of the Air Force, Michael W. Wynne
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Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General T. Michael Moseley
The Air Force is divided into major commands. Within the United States, the commands are divided by function. Outside the U.S., they are divided by geographic area.
- Air Combat Command – Coordinates and provides all combat airpower.
- Air Education and Training Command – Provides additional training and technical education to all members of the Air Force.
- Air Force Materiel Command – Conducts research and development, testing, and acquisition of new technologies for the Air Force.
- Air Force Reserve Command – Operates the Air Force Reserve.
- Air Force Space Command – Projects U.S. airpower into space.
- Air Force Special Operations Command – Provides rapid response special forces, like air commandos.
- Air Mobility Command – Coordinates and provides the transportation of troops and supplies.
- Pacific Air Forces – Responsible for the Asia-Pacific region.
- U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Responsible for Europe and Africa, coordinates with NATO.
- Air Force Cyberspace Command – The newest Major Command, Cyberspace Command will be tasked with protecting U.S. communications and commerce from network-based attacks. Not yet operational -- in the planning stages as of February 2007 with no definite launch date set.
The Major Commands are divided into 17 Numbered Air Forces (NAFs). The specific roles of the NAFs are subject to frequent reorganization. Within the NAFs are wings, each with 1,000 to 5,000 personnel. A wing may be an operational wing, an air-base wing or a specialized mission wing. An operational wing is often independent with all the support functions necessary to operate. Air base wings are assigned to specific air force bases and conduct the operations of the base.
There can be three to 10 squadrons within a wing. A squadron supports up 24 aircraft and their operational crews, although non-air units are also referred to as squadrons. Squadrons can also be further divided into flights, with up to 100 personnel. There are two types of flights: numbered flights and alphabetic flights. Numbered flights are units with unique numbered missions, such as training (in fact, they are typically used only in training). An alphabetic flight is a small component of a squadron.
During conflicts, the Air Force may divide their forces into Groups or Expeditionary Task Forces. The breakdown of Air Force units is more flexible (and more chaotic) than other military branches in part due to the Air Force's high mobility, as well as the need to thoroughly integrate their efforts with those of the other armed forces.
Joining the Air ForceThe first thing everyone wants to know about joining the Air Force is, "How do I become a pilot?" Only officers in the Air Force become fighter pilots, and they are rare even among the officer corps. The overwhelming majority of Air Force personnel stay on the ground to do their jobs. In facto, only four percent of all Air Force personnel are pilots.
All enlisted personnel go through a six-week basic training program at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Like all military basic training programs, this one teaches the enlistees the military's way of doing things, puts them through grueling physical challenges and gives them the core skills they will need to function in the Air Force. From basic training, Airmen move on to Tech Training, conducted at several Air Force Bases around the United States. The Tech Training programs start the Airmen down their career path, teaching them the technical skills necessary to work in medical services, air traffic control, aircraft repair, computers and networking, or many other possible career tracks. It is possible to receive additional technical training later in one's Air Force career.
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Doctors and nurses at Task Force Medical struggle to save the life of an Afghan civilian caught in the blast of a suicide bomber's attack.
Those who want to join the Air Force as an officer (and possibly some day fly a fighter jet) have several choices. Officer Training School (OTS) is a longer, tougher version of basic training -- graduates are commissioned at the rank of Second Lieutenant. Enlisted personnel may be eligible for OTS. The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program gives potential officers the chance to train while attending college, receiving their commission when they graduate. The Air Force Academy is the most prestigious avenue to becoming an Air Force officer. Application requires a Congressional nomination. Cadets endure four years of extremely rigorous physical and academic training before graduating and becoming commissioned officers.
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United States Army Corps plane.
Back to the question of becoming a pilot -- all officers attend a technical training school, just like enlisted personnel. Officers who want to become pilots will put in a request to attend pilot training. However, a lot of people want to be pilots, and not everyone gets that opportunity. Competition is fierce, and only the top candidates will ever make it through flight school.
Life in the Air ForceCaptain Audra Goldfuss, weather officer with the 7th Air Force in Osan, South Korea, gave us a glimpse into daily life in the Air Force. There are Air Force Bases scattered throughout the United States, with several in Europe and Asia. Personnel are moved every year or two based on the needs of the Air Force (specific requests for locations are taken into account, but are granted a much lower priority than where the Air Force wants you). Goldfuss has been stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona prior to being transferred to Korea.
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Captain Audra Goldfuss, 7th Air Force, stands in front of a U2 reconnaissance plane.
A typical day starts very early, at 0400 hours, or 4:00 a.m. That gives Goldfuss enough time to get into uniform, polish her boots and make sure her hair meets military regulations before arriving to work at 0530. As a weather officer, she is then briefed on the previous 12 hours of weather throughout the theater that Osan Air Force Base is responsible for: the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Hawaii, Guam and parts of China. From there, she goes to a Top Secret briefing room, where she gives a report to the general in charge of the base. Goldfuss explains that the weather itself isn't top secret, but a high security clearance is required "because of how it impacts the aircraft we fly."
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Captain Audra Goldfuss, pictured left, performs a re-enlistment ceremony for Senior Airman Donna Whitney at Tyndall AFB, in Floria.
Reflecting the Air Force's focus on continuing education, Goldfuss spends a lot of time taking online military education courses and learning German (she knows her next assignment will take her to an Air Force Base in Germany). Base personnel also take part in combat exercises. "We pretend we're at war, so we practice as if bombs are dropping, guns are firing, all hell is breaking loose. My job during these times is to give weather for specific locations, help out with Personnel Recovery missions, and keep people informed of weather all over the theater."
Life on an Air Force Base gives Air Force officers and enlisted troops a variety of ways to spend their free time. Everything they need is on the base itself, so just about anything is within walking distance. This includes basics like a grocery store and other shopping options, as well as exercise centers, movie theaters, golf courses, restaurants, schools and churches.
As members of a U.S. military organization, all Air Force personnel are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Dismissal from the Air Force can take a variety of forms, from an honorable discharge to a court-martial, depending on the circumstances surrounding the dismissal. See How the Army Works for a full explanation.
Air Force Reserve
The Air Force Reserve is an active element of the Air Force, participating in missions, maintenance and support. It is used to supplement active Air Force units, not held in reserve for specific call-ups (although the Air Force can call up certain ready reservists when they're needed). Most Air Force reservists put in far more than one weekend a month and two weekends per year repairing and maintaining the Air Force's aircraft.
Air Force veterans and retirees are eligible for a host of benefits ranging from burial in state cemeteries, health and life insurance, low-interest loans for mortgages or small businesses and veterans' health care. The full suite of benefits available may depend on the nature of the veteran's dismissal -- usually an honorable discharge or retirement is necessary for access to all benefits. A search for answers to specific questions about veterans' benefits begins at the National Archive: Sources for Veterans Information, Aid and Benefits.
For lots more information on the Air Force and related topics, check out the links on the next page.
- How the U.S. Army Works
- How the U.S. Coast Guard Works
- How Airplanes Work
- How Air Force One Works
- How MOAB Works
- How F/A-22 Raptors Work
- How the Navy SEALs Work
More Great Links
- United States Air Force
- United States Air Force Recruiting
- United States Air Force ROTC
- United States Air Force Academy
- United States Air Force News
- Yenne, Bill. The History of the U.S. Air Force. Longmeadow Pr, (1984). ISBN 978-0681416819.
- Slattery, Ryan. "US Fighter Pilot Recounts Her Harrowing Flight Over Iraq." Boston Globe.
- Haulman, Daniel L. One Hundred Years of Flight: USAF Chronology of Significant Air and Space Events, 1903–2002. Air University Press, 2003.
- The Air Force in Facts and Figures: Structure of the Force. Air Force Magazine, May 2006.
- Master Sgt. Gettle, Mitch. "Air Force releases new mission statement."
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Pre-Bookings have now closed. Entry is $5.00 on the day. Doors open at 9am.
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- South Western Victoria is a great tourist/holiday destination. Combine a holiday with a day or two at the Expo. If your spouse is not into history or genealogy there is plenty for him/her to do while you attend.
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Butyraldehyde Production from Propylene and Syngas
Cost Analysis Report | Butyraldehyde E11A
|Report Basis: USA | 2019 Q1 | 101 pages | See Preview
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This report presents a cost analysis of a USA-based industrial plant. You can add an extra cost analysis, for another plant location (country), during the order process.
This report presents an up-to-date, detailed cost analysis of n-Butyraldehyde production from propylene and syngas. The process examined is similar to the LP OXO technology jointly licensed by JM Davy and Dow, employing Selector 30 catalyst. In this process, the production ratio of n- to iso-butyraldehyde in the oxo reaction is about 30. The n-Butyraldehyde is separated as the final product and the isobutyraldehyde is obtained as a by-product.
The study describes an industrial plant, including main process units and site infrastructure, and presents an independent analysis of capital and operating costs.
Report Content
Key Process Information
Assessment presenting relevant technical coefficients, accompanied by process description:
- Raw materials consumption
- Products generation
- Labor requirements
- Main process units description
- Site infrastructure description
- Block Flow Diagram
Capital Cost Analysis
Analysis depicting all costs involved in starting a new industrial plant (capital investment):
- Cost of construction(main process units, infrastructure, contingency)
- Additional owner's costs
- Working capital
- Plant commissioning and start-up
Utilities Consumption
Detailed assessment of utilities consumption:
- Utility consumption rates per unit of product generated.
- Share of each utility in the total utility costs.
Operating Cost Analysis
Analysis depicting all costs surrounding the production of chemical:
- Raw materials acquisition & utilities generation (manufacturing variable costs)
- Labor wages, maintenance, operating charges, overhead, taxes and insurance (manufacturing fixed costs).
- Corporate overhead costs
Implementation Schedule
Preliminary project implementation schedule, encompassing:
- Basic Engineering
- Detailed Engineering
- Procurement
- Construction
- Plant Start-up
Capacity Analysis
Analysis of process economics for alternative plant capacities:
- Plant costs of construction
- Working capital
- Variable and fixed operating costs
- Depreciation
- Corporate overhead
Process Flow Diagram
Schematic representation of relevant process operations:
- Main process streams
- Main pieces of equipment
- Main utilities consumed
Construction Cost Details
- Process unit (ISBL) cost breakdown
- Infrastructure (OSBL) cost breakdown
- Plant construction cost breakdown per discipline
Costs per functional units (i.e., distillation, reaction, evaporation)
Costs per storage facilities, utilities facilities and auxiliary facilities
Key Process Information
- Raw materials consumption
- Block Flow Diagram
- Technology Readiness
Capital Cost Analysis
- Costs of construction (process units, infrastructure, contingency)
- Working capital, owners' costs, commissioning and start-up
Operating Cost Analysis
- Fixed and variable costs
- Overhead
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Updated with 2019 Q1 Data
Capacity Analysis
- Capital and operating costs breakdown for different plant capacities
Pricing Basis
- Main prices considered in the analysis (raw materials, by-products, utilities)
Utilities Consumption
- Breakdown presenting utility consumption rates (steam, cooling water, electricity, etc.)
Implementation Schedule
- Schedule with main project phases duration
- Download the report as a PDF file. Access the report offline, anytime you want
Updated with 2019 Q1 Data
Process Flow Diagrams
- Schematic representation of relevant operations of the process, indicating main process streams, equipment and utilities.
Construction Cost Details
- Process unit (ISBL) cost breakdown
- Infrastructure (OSBL) cost breakdown
- Plant construction cost breakdown per discipline (bare equipment, equipment setting, piping, civil, steel, instrumentation & control, etc)
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