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VI. Demographics of Transit Demand
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1 VI. Demographics of Transit Demand Demographics of service area and regional culture: The reasons that passengers use transit vary widely, and an understanding of patron needs is vital in prioritizing the characteristics of the service offered. Public transportation is essential for those who are income-constrained to connect with employment and job-training opportunities, health and medical services, educational services, and the community at large. A transit system designed to serve this group well would connect affordable housing clusters with commercial employment centers, college campuses, social service agencies, health-care centers and other amenities. Because trip-chaining (traveling to multiple destinations in a single trip, such as during the work-tohome commute) can be much more difficult on transit, availability of workforce housing in mixed-use neighborhoods is an important transit strategy for this population. 57
2 Alternatively, a small but growing group of passengers choose transit for reasons that may not be derived directly from financial reasons but instead for quality of life reasons. For a commuter traveling from Ashland to Medford each day for example, RVTD would provide a safe and comfortable alternative to the automobile and the passenger can use their time more efficiently than driving. For this population transit is used for some but often not all trips and the choice often depends on external factors such as length of trip, parking contraints and cost and the stress of the commute. This chapter describes the demographics of Rogue Valley s citizens and construes the demand for transit based on certain characteristics, such as access to a vehicle. Additional information about the regional demand for transit can be taken from RVTD s Passenger Surveys, conducted every three years. Figure 6.1 Demographics in Jackson County: U.S. Census Bureau Demographic Category Percentage of Population Age 2005 Under % 19 to % 65 and Older 16.2% (PSU 2006 estimate) Education 2000 High school graduates 85.0% Bachelor s degree or higher 22.3% Disabilities and Other 2000 Population 5 to 20 years with a disability 8.2% (Oregon 8.2%) Population 21 to 64 years with disability 19.1% (Oregon 18.0%) Population 65 years and over with disability 41.0% (Oregon 41.5%) Language other than English spoken at home 7.7% (Oregon 12.1%) Transportation 2000 Mean Travel time to work 18.9 minutes Commute to work, drive alone 77.4% (Oregon 73.2%) Commute to work, carpool 10.9% (Oregon 12.2%) Commute to work, public transportation 0.7% (Oregon 4.2%) 58
3 Commute to work, walk 3.6% (Oregon 3.6%) Work at home 5.6% (Oregon 5.0%) No vehicles available 5,006 1 vehicle available 26,038 2 vehicles available 29,195 Housing 2000 Home ownership rate 66.5% Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 39.6% Population living in same house in % Population living in same county in % Income 2004 Median household income $38,481 (Oregon $42,568) Persons below poverty 14.0% (Oregon 12.9%) Persons unemployed 4.2% Households with income less than $24, % Households with income more than $75, % Current Transit-user Demographics RVTD has conducted passenger surveys tri-annually since The following is a summary of some key findings from the 2005 Passenger Survey. The full survey report is available at Figure 6.2 RVTD 2005 Passenger Survey Household Income Data Income < $15,000 50% (225) 44% $15,000 - $24,999 19% (86) 20% Prefer not to answer/refused 17% (75) 20% $25,000 $44,999 9% (39) 11% $45, % (25) 5% 59
4 Figure 6.3 RVTD 2005 Passenger Survey Trip Purpose Data Reason for Trip Per Cent Work 24% Shopping 17% Other 15% School 12% Recreation 13% Home 12% Medical 7% Additional Passenger Demographics 74% are between the ages of 19 and 64 69% do not have a valid driver s license 24% are using the bus to get to work 26% would not have made the trip, if they had not taken the bus; of those 18% were using the bus for work reasons. 83% use the bus 3-5 days per week 54% use the bus 5 days per week 50% say their combined annual household income is less than $15,000 73% walk to catch the bus 69% travel no more than 3 blocks to connect with the bus system and 74% travel no more than 3 blocks to their final destination from the bus Relationships Among 2005 Passenger Survey Data The data suggested the following relationships: The higher a person s annual combined household income; the more likely that person is to have a valid driver s license. Passengers in the 65+ age category are most likely to be using the bus for recreational or shopping purposes. Passengers incomes tend to reflect socio-economic trends in the neighborhoods served by that route. Reasons for the trip vary with age. The youngest (10-18) tend to be using the bus mostly for school and getting home; the eldest (65+) are using the bus 60
5 mostly for shopping or recreating; and those aged are more likely to be using the bus to get to work Passenger Survey Impressions Excerpt RVTD is providing an indispensable service for its passengers. People using the bus seem dependent upon it. They often do not have viable options to taking the bus. Most people use the bus from 3-5 days per week, meaning that it is an important constant in the routines of their lives. The majority of people travel no more than 3 blocks to the bus system and then approximately the same distance from the bus to their final destination. This strongly suggests that convenience has a lot to do with using the bus system. Yet other data suggests that having a lower annual income encourages use of the bus system. Passengers are clamoring for weekend bus service and service into evening hours during the week. Population size and locations: The largest metropolitan area in the Rogue Valley is the City of Medford, considered to be the center for commercial and economic activities. To this end, RVTD sees Medford as a natural place for all routes to begin and end their service days. Although additional transit centers may be built throughout the District, Medford is considered the best location for the regional transfer station. RVTD seeks to serve the primary commercial and residential centers of the valley and the heart of each urban area. As with sewer, water and other types of municipal owned and operated infrastructure, the cost of transit service also grows as each route lengthens, especially if it travels through areas that are under-populated. CNG New Flyer Bus at Front St. Station 61
6 New Service Locations: Three new areas outside of the District boundaries have expressed interest in receiving service: Grants Pass, Gold Hill and Eagle Point. A route to Grants Pass would likely use Hwy 99 and provide an opportunity for Gold Hill and Rogue River to also receive service. Eagle Point service would likely occur via Crater Lake Hwy. These jurisdictions, and the areas in between, would need to pass a levy for becoming part of RVTD s Transportation District. This would enable the district s current taxing instruments to be leveraged in these areas and for the Board to exercise the district s limited authority. Although it is unlikely that the existing property taxing base alone would fully fund new routes, RVTD could either match the service to the available tax revenue (which could be less than needed for attracting high ridership) or be partially subsidized to provide adequate service. Either direction would need the support of jurisdictions that are currently in the District. There is no doubt that areas outside the district are experiencing high levels of growth and significant numbers of commuters travel to and from Medford each day. For more information on the transit needs of each community, please refer to chapter III. Characteristics of Current Riders Dependent Riders RVTD s primary transit ridership demographics are based on what is known as a dependent rider, someone who either has limited or no access to an automobile and relies on public transportation for long-distance trips. Although we cannot generalize who would be a dependent rider based on income or age, we can assume who will be less likely to have access to an automobile. These are people who do not have a driver s license, are of lower incomes, and have not attended secondary education. From the community profile above, a few key statistics should be considered to establish the value of 62
7 transit for the greater Rogue Valley area. In addition, this information provides suggestions for ways to improve service. Age: 26% of the passengers in 2005 were children or seniors. Senior citizens with decreasing abilities to drive and children are often dependent on family and friends for their mobility needs. Some can also walk or bike but it is difficult to rely solely on these forms of transportation as they are primarily for short distances. RVTD is the region s lead provider for long-distance, non-auto trips. Senior Citizens The Census projects that by the year 2015, the state of Oregon will have 741,000 people who are 65 and over. Jackson County currently makes up approximately 5.3% of Oregon s total population and is expected to continue experiencing higher population growth than the state on average. Oregon's Office of Economic Analysis projects Jackson County will have 40,987 people who are 65 and over by This was based on 2000 data and could be higher with recent growth trends. If only half of the expected 65 and over population in 2015 uses the bus 3 days per week (6 trips), RVTD could expect 6,393,972 rides from this population that year alone. (20,495 x 52 weeks x 6 trips= 6,393,972) Those who are functionally able will most likely rely on public transportation and we should ensure that the facilities are adequate for them to do so. A major obstacle to someone who relies on public transportation is the walking surface, accessibility and surrounding environment. RVTD s staff feels that a portion of Valley Lift clients would be able to use the bus system if they had 63
8 sidewalk connectivity. This subject has been brought up to all jurisdictions, who are responsible for the built environment RVTD serves, as one way to alleviate the demand on the Valley Lift Program. For instance, if 20% of the total 92,335 Valley Lift trips made between July 2005 and June 2006 were diverted to the bus system due to sidewalk connectivity, RVTD could have saved an estimated $369,420 (using an approximate trip cost of $20.00). Please note that only certain disabilities allow an individual to qualify for Valley Lift service. A lack of sidewalk connection to a bus stop partially determines if someone qualifies for Valley Lift. However due to the high percentage of the Jackson County population 65 and over with a disability, currently 41%, we can assume that many will continue to rely on Valley Lift. To prepare the senior population for using the transit system, RVTD offers a free class to show them how to use the bus. Students learn to read a bus schedule and the class includes a bus ride. Additionally, RVTD has preferential seating for seniors at the front of the bus. When a senior boards the bus, the driver will respectfully make a general request for others occupying the front seats to move to another. In addition, all RVTD s drivers are trained for emergency response and have dispatch capabilities to the area s emergency response system. Valley Lift is also available for qualified people who cannot use the regular bus system due to physical limitations. Children and Transit Children ages 0-9 can ride RVTD for free with an accompanying adult. Although a rare occurrence, children are allowed to ride the bus without an adult but they would need to pay the reduced fare of $1.00. For several years RVTD provided the School District with transportation and had several tripper routes established for this purpose. As RVTD s costs for providing the service to the school increased, the School District decided to contract with Laidlaw for their transportation obligations. RVTD was then able to focus more on 64
9 commuters rather than school aged riders who have very different transportation needs. Today, RVTD reaches over 7,000 Rogue Valley students through the Interactive Programs called Gus Rides the Bus and Mike and his Interactive Bike. These programs teach traffic rules of the road and the benefits of using alternative transportation. The Gus Bus class also has a bus ride. Although RVTD is not the primary transportation provider for the region s school districts, 31 of 72 schools (both public & private) are located within ¼ mile of the current routes. Or, approximately 14,938 K-12 students out of 31,000 total students have convenient access to public transportation. Special Needs Riders Special needs populations may require services such as: wheelchair accessible demand-response van service, shared-ride taxis, vanpools, carpools, etc. Many federal programs authorize use of funds to provide transportation for transportation-disadvantaged people so they can access government programs. Programs that provide incidental transportation include health and medical programs, job-training programs, and programs for the aged. The coordination of these transportation services through pooling resources, consolidating trips provided by various agencies under a single agency, scheduling service according to client residential location, or sharing information between programs, has been found to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of service. Clients of social and medical service agencies are fortunate to have numerous providers of specialized transportation in the Rogue Valley. RVTD s adopted Coordinated Public Transit/Human Services Transportation Plan includes comprehensive inventories of specialized transportation providers and human service agencies with clienteles dependent on specialized transportation. 65
10 Income: According to the 2005 Passenger Survey, 69% of RVTD s passengers (household) have an annual income of less than $25,000. Households with less than $25,000 incomes comprise 33.2% of Jackson County s total households. Additionally, 16% of households in Jackson County have one or no vehicles available. As the cost of vehicle ownership increases, the percentage of one or no vehicle households is also expected to increase. Often this population makes a conscious effort to live and work in areas where public transportation is available, however affordable housing is increasingly difficult to find. Transit Fare: RVTD can ensure an affordable alternative to car ownership by keeping fares at their current level of $2.00. RVTD has the highest fare in the state of Oregon [outside of zone fares] as a result of a fare increase established in July The 2006 fare increase was abrupt, doubling fares overnight. Typically transit agencies make small adjustments to the fare, often no more than 25% per year. The effect on RVTD s ridership was lower than expected which provides an insight into the ability for passengers to use an alternate means. The fare increase caused ridership to decrease but is recovering. It is expected that other transit agencies in the state will continue to experience internal pressure to increase fares to keep up with the growing costs of transit service. However, the fare is very reasonable when compared to vehicle registration, insurance, maintenance, fuel, depreciation, and other car ownership costs. At the sunset of this plan in 2017, many of these agencies may have increased fares putting RVTD s fare in a more competitive light. If a fare increase is considered again it should not be in more than 25% increments. The Board should also consider whether the current 66
11 demographics of passengers, who may be choice riders as described below, will decide to drive their cars again faced with a fare increase. Dependent Riders: Even transit systems offering the lowest levels of service can expect regular ridership from passengers who have few other transportation options. These dependent riders may include students, the aged, people who cannot afford private transportation, and non-drivers. This is a very diverse group, with diverse needs. These riders are less likely to benefit from a park-and-ride, and more likely to benefit from bike racks and connections to pedestrian-oriented activity centers, such as schools, health centers, and social services. Amenities useful to this group include covered bus shelters to provide a safe, dry, and lighted waiting area, secure bike racks for cyclists who use transit, and route information. While regular riders of a bus system may be familiar with routes, information is often still desired for reassurance purposes, or when a regular rider is taking a trip at a new time or to a new location. Bus stop information tends to inspire confidence in transit passengers. Choice Riders: In larger metropolitan areas, public transportation is also used regularly by what is known as a choice rider, someone who has access to an automobile but chooses to use public transportation for a variety of reasons, such as parking fees, congestion, conservation of fuel or environmental benefits. The rising cost of fuel is a large factor, although volatile, in shifting what would be a choice rider to become a dependent rider. The choice rider has historically been considered a stable population, often falling within the middle and upper classes. Recently, the middle class has also felt the impacts that fuel costs have on household budgets. Fuel costs are only expected to increase pushing more households to become dependent on public and non-auto transportation. 67
12 The viability of transit service could also shift someone from using an automobile to public transit. Reliability, convenience, cleanliness, safety and user knowledge are a few of the primary reasons people view transit as viable. RVTD seeks to increase the choice ridership because this population has the largest impact on per capita Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), congestion and air quality. If commercial and housing developments in the Rogue Valley become more accessible to transit and if using an automobile continues to be less convenient, we can expect to see both dependent and choice ridership grow. Major Destinations and Campus Transportation It is very typical to have transit serve major origins and destinations that generate high volumes of trips. Locations that have higher than 2,000 occupants on a typical day are hospitals, lower and higher education institutions, employment centers and manufacturing plants to name a few. A campus is a term that describes a piece of property that has several buildings conjoined together but having different uses. The typical campus is thought to be a school however it could also be a hospital or production plant. Below is a description of the types of campuses that have higher trips than the average destination and then a fairly comprehensive list of all the major destinations served by RVTD. Southern Oregon University The SOU campus in Ashland has approximately 5,000 students enrolled and approximately 700 faculty and staff. The City of Ashland has nearly 20,000 residents and SOU can be considered to generate approximately 1/3 of Ashland daily trips. RVTD has 68
13 dedicated a considerable amount of time and resources toward automobile trip reduction at SOU with several unsuccessful years, more so recently. SOU s Student Senate and the Business Administration decided to discontinue participation in a long-standing bus pass program in In 2004, the fare in Ashland was free, which could have been the main drive behind dropping the program as students could take advantage of the free fare without a pass. However when the free fare program was established, the City, RVTD and SOU had an understanding that the University would provide a portion of the cost to provide the free service due to the high trip generation of the campus. Unfortunately, this agreement was not binding and with a rotating Student Senate and unsupportive Administration, SOU quickly dropped the program due to what is likely a misunderstanding and miscommunication. Although SOU is currently not participating in a bus pass program, RVTD has continued to advocate for automobile trip reduction through its TDM Department. In several presentations were given to the Student Senate and the Business Administration to support trip reduction programs, including adoption of the bus pass program but to no avail. Then, in the academic year, RVTD mentored a group of five students, three of whom were Ecology Capstone students. This group coordinated a year long project that not only regenerated a fledgling bicycle lending program but also established transportation kiosks in two campus locations, conducted a campus-wide survey and participated in Senate discussions regarding transportation. The survey found that 37% of students and 29% of faculty/staff would ride the bus more if a bus pass program were implemented. Additionally, 65% of students and 73% of faculty/staff would support a $10.00 parking fee increase to fund the program. The Student Senate reviewed the work of this group and decided to not take any action to the disappointment of all involved. The Capstone group helped to establish a greater awareness of auto trip reduction on campus and planted a seed for what would become 69
14 today a Commuter Services Office in the Non-Traditional Student Affairs Department where students can receive transit information learn about the bike lending program, and find carpool partners. In addition to the present day student and faculty trip needs, SOU and RCC are building a joint campus in downtown Medford to be completed and open for enrollment by Fall of SOU expects an enrollment of 1,500 students that will need inter-campus transportation. Although each campus will have choices for closed degree completion programs (the ability for a student to only attend one campus) the majority of students may need to attend both campuses at some point in their school career. Classes will be offered in the evening with the last class ending at around 10:00pm. RVTD is currently considering extending hours until 10:00pm as part of its service expansion. Rogue Community College The RCC campus in downtown Medford has approximately 2,000 students enrolled and the Table Rock campus in White City has approximately 1,000 students enrolled. RCC also has a campus in Grants Pass that has approximately 2,000 students enrolled. Similar to SOU, RCC has several students and staff that need inter-campus transportation. The only campus that is currently served within 1/4 mile of a route however is the downtown Medford campus, which has incredible access to all of RVTD s routes due to the campus being two blocks from the Front St. Transfer Station. RVTD plans to extend service out to the Table Rock campus area as part of the service expansion scenarios which will allow inter-campus transportation and general commuting transit. The students at RCC have had access to a bus pass program for over a decade. Up until the the program was offered for free and it allowed any student to show their student ID to the driver to board the bus for free. Currently, RCC charges students interested in receiving bus pass privileges $15.00 per term for a sticker that is placed on the front of their pass. Although 70
15 this is an added disincentive for a student to use transit, it is considerably less expensive than the $ the student would otherwise pay for a term s worth of Full Fare passes. So far, this program still seems to have high participation. Rogue Valley Medical Center RVMC is part of Asante Health Systems and is located in east Medford. Together with the Three Rivers campus in Grants Pass, Asante has over 3,200 employees and several hundred patients. RVMC was served directly by Route 4 but as part of the service adjustments Route 4 was discontinued. Before 2006, RVTD offered a bus pass program several times to RVMC and met with the Human Services Director but they felt that with the limited hours of service and virtually 24-hour shifts at the hospital, a bus pass program would not be worth the cost. Re-instating Route 4 to the east Medford area is in the first tier as part of the service expansion scenarios. With service to the campus again and an extension of hours, RVMC is likely to adopt a bus pass program for their employees. Providence Hospital Providence Hospital is part of Providence Health and Services. Their campus in Medford is located along Crater Lake Ave. and has over 1,100 employees and several hundred patients. Providence is served by Route 60 which has 30-minute service. RVTD has offered a bus pass program several times to Providence and met with the Human Services Assistant but they too felt that with the limited hours of service and virtually 24-hour shifts at the hospital, a bus pass program would not be worth the cost. With an extension of service hours, Providence is likely to adopt a bus pass program for their employees. Rogue Valley Mall Rogue Valley Mall is the region s shopping mall with over 200 stores and 7 Million visitors per year. RVTD has provided service to the mall since it s opening with door front service to its main entrance along 71
16 Riverside Ave. until Parking lot navigation, insufficient surface materials and time constraints within the RV Mall route led the district to discontinue door front service and limit stops to Riverside Ave. Each year RVTD partners with RV Mall s J.C. Penny, Red Robin and Central Point Rotary to treat disadvantaged students of Central Point Elementary School District to a Christmas Shopping spree that includes a bus trip, meal, haircut and new clothes. Veterans Affairs Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinics- The VA-DOM campus is located in White City and has over 500 employees and approximately 800 patients. The VA-DOM is served by Route 60 and enters the campus to turn around before heading back to Medford. The population living at the VA-DOM is considered at-risk with very few residents owning an automobile. Residents rely on RVTD to provide them with long and short distance transportation. Major Destinations served by Transit: RVTD provides service to the majority of visitors and commercial destinations in the District. Also see the Population and Job Density maps in Appendix E. Often when encouraging citizens to try transit, staff highlights the several destinations they can reach by bus. A list is provided in Appendix F. Plan for quality of life, not just quality of travel Successful transit system design begins not with operational plans, but with consideration of the overall goals of the communities the system serves and the needs of the citizens, workers, and business interests. This section examined the role of transit in helping communities achieve their goals and meet the needs of their members. 72
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13869 Elm Road, Lake Odessa MI, 48849
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Rustic meets gorgeous in this stunning log home on 5 wooded acres. If you love nature and desire a retreat that is an easy commute to either Grand Rapids or Lansing, you must see this home. Features include: 3,400 finished square feet, including a walk-out basement with 9 foot ceilings. 32 x 40 garage which is fully dry walled, plus an additional storage shed. Kitchen features granite, stainless appliances and is flooded with natural light. Open floor plan with two-story stone fire place. 5 bedrooms or 4 plus office. 3 bathrooms. Tons of granite, including, 2 baths and entertainment area. Master retreat. Large laundry room with custom hickory cabinets. DirectTV and Exede internet . Stocked pond with fountain. Perennial garden.
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Oregon State's Alexis Serna (13) is helped up by Colt Charles (7) after missing a potential game-tying field goal while Stanford players celebrate in the background during the final seconds of the game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in Corvallis, Ore. Stanford won 20-17. (AP Photo/Ryan Gardner)
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Oregon State quarterback Matt Moore (8) is sacked by Stanford's Kevin Schimmelmann (47) one play before Moore left the game with an injured right knee Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in Corvallis, Ore. (AP Photo/Ryan Gardner)
Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards (5) fumbles the football as Oregon State's Sir Henry Anderson (99) comes in for the hit during the second quarter Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, Corvallis, Ore. Stanford recovered the ball. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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New Delhi, Apr 22: Dismissing charges that the Nuclear Liability Bill was being introduced under foreign pressure, the government on Thursday, Apr 22 said that it was ready to get the bill scrutinised by the Parliamentary Standing Committee.
The bill which offers compensation to the victims of nuclear accidents, is the key to implementing the Indo- US nuclear deal.
"Parliament is the right forum (to discuss the Bill). If the House wants to send the Bill to a Parliamentary Standing Committee, we will do (that)," Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan said in Rajya Sabha.
During the Question Hour, Chavan said that Bill has been under consideration for a long time as the Public Liability Insurance Act of 1991, which was enacted in the wake of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, does not apply for nuclear incidents.
"Thus, at present there is no law to provide compensation to the victims of a nuclear incident. Is there any pressure (from foreign companies to bring the Bill)? Absolutely none," he said.
"I refute the charge that the Bill is being brought under pressure from any particular country," Chavan said.
Without revealing a time frame for the introduction of the bill, he said that the government's intention in introducing the bill in the Lok Sabha was to provide civil liability for nuclear damages.
Chavan rule out the possibility of any foreign company setting up a nuclear power plant in India as the Atomic Energy Act forbids any firm other then a PSU to set up and operate nuclear plants in the country.
"Nuclear power plants can only be set up either by the Central Government itself or through any authority or corporation established by it or a Central Government company," he said.
He said that India was holding discussion with three countries for supply of nuclear reactors and all had unanimous said that the liability, in case of an accident, should be directed to the operator.
"It is absolute liability of the operator in case of any incident," he said. "The proposed legislation provides for prompt compensation to the victims of a nuclear incident."
"The Bill facilitates payment of compensation by enforcing no-fault liability on the operator of a nuclear installation," he said.
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In November 2013, Microsoft brought 80 nonprofit representatives together in Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand, for a full day of training on the effective use of social media.
Heather Mansfield, principal writer at Nonprofit Tech for Good, conducted the training to rave reviews. "This was the best social media presentation I've attended, and I've done a few now," said Richard Parry of Stand Children's Services. Alan Royal of SeniorNet Wellington agreed, "An outstanding day. The speaker was fluent, informative and showed an awareness of New Zealand content."
We had the chance to catch up with Dave Greenberg from Life Flight Trust and Justine Storey from Plunket to ask them what they thought of the day.
For more information about the resources shared at the event, take a look at the summary on Storify here.
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I used to do some extremely odd things during manic episodes, when you feel euphoric, uninhibited, full of energy and talk non-stop. Once, I went charging back to my school two years after leaving it. I went bursting into classrooms, interrupting lessons and causing havoc.
I barged my way into a physics lesson and started pontificating to the class, as my old physics teacher looked on in horror. I did the same thing at a management consultancy where I worked briefly, storming in there and talking excitedly to everyone, a crowd gathering around me. Although I wasn't remotely religious, when at my most ill I thought I was on some kind of mission from God and was going to usher in the Second Coming. I remember seeing God's face in anything and everything.
It has been suggested that having a celebrity's ultra-outgoing personality might dispose someone to bipolar illness. At least one in 100 people has bipolar disorder. Most are ordinary, everyday people.
If you are mildly manic you bubble over with energy and creative ideas. If you are creative already, the ideas and imagination will overflow. I remember spouting poetry when wandering around Edinburgh Festival while manic. If I had had a gift for poetry, it might have been an incredibly productive phase for me.
I was first diagnosed as bipolar at 19, but the symptoms started when I was much younger. I went to a grammar school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, and was a high achiever academically, as well as being very sporty and popular. But I was a real worrier, and always have been. In my early teens, if I got upset about something it would go on for several days. Later, I started having regular and increasingly severe mood swings.
The illness got more and more extreme. The highs were getting worse and I was losing all sense of reality. Instead of just seeming lively and chatty I was talking constantly – my speech became so fast I ceased to make any sense at all. I also did really odd things such as taking photos of people in the pub, or stealing a pint of milk from behind the bar and drinking it.
One day my mum called the GP, who recognised I was so ill I needed to be treated in hospital. When I was high the GP persuaded me to go to hospital with her – once I was there, I was trapped. They could see I was severely ill and detained me under section. That was very traumatic. It dawned on me, even though I had nearly lost touch with reality, that I was going to be held there. I was desperate to leave and felt betrayed by my family. I got into a stand-off with a bevy of burly psychiatric nurses, who surrounded me and had no intention of letting me make a break for the exit.
In the end I was shut in a room as they held the door shut. Eventually they stormed in, pinned me down and forcibly sedated me. The next few days were a blur of heavy tranquillisers that only took the edge off my mania. I still stalked the ward thinking I was either Jesus Christ or the Dalai Lama, and painted the "evil eye" in a manic delirium during art therapy.
It took another decade, and a suicide attempt, before I got proper treatment. By that time I had received a postgraduate degree in journalism, worked in various news agencies and a government press office, and met my wife, Suzanne. She is an amazing, long-suffering woman who stuck by me during my illness. We are blessed with two wonderful children.
For years my doctors failed to see I was depressed. I was angry with my psychiatrist for not being proactive enough about my treatment; he could have saved me from all those wasted years. But since then they have experimented with my medication. I'm now on the anti-psychotic quetiapine, the anti-epileptic sodium valproate and an anti-depressant, which together seem to work very well.
I still have occasional mood swings, but they're nowhere near as severe. I recently became a trustee of the user-led charity Stand to Reason, which challenges prejudice towards people with mental illnesses. Recovering has made me want to improve the lot of people like me.
The writer works for Shift, a campaign against stigmatising mental illness
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Gerlach is the last place to go to get gas. It is also a traffic bottleneck. Please gas up in Reno, Sparks, Fernley, Wadsworth, Nixon or Empire if possible. If you absolutely have to get gas in Gerlach, please fill up before going to Burning Man to avoid the very long wait times after the event. From Gerlach, go west on Hwy 447 for one mile to the fork. Take the right-hand fork, Hwy 34, and continue 8 miles to the Burning Man entrance. Note the 3-mile playa entrance (first turn-off) used in previous years is NOT an entrance to Burning Man. The 12-mile playa entrance, just beyond ours, will also not take you to Burning Man. Both will be patrolled by BLM Rangers.
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Route 1: From Reno take I-80 east 28 miles. Take the Wadsworth/Pyramid Lake Exit #43 to Hwy 447. Turn left — you can get gas here. Go north 1 mile to Wadsworth and turn left on Hwy 447. It's 75 miles to Gerlach.
Route 2: From Reno take I-80 east 4 miles. Take Exit #18 to Pyramid Way/ Hwy 445. Turn left and travel north 31 miles. At Pyramid Lake, turn right on Hwy 446, and go east 12 miles to Nixon — you can get gas here. Turn left on Hwy 447, traveling north. It's 59 miles to Gerlach.
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From Fallon, take Hwy 50 west 31 miles to Fernley. Drive through Fernley to Hwy 427. Stay on 427 for 5 miles to Wadsworth. Turn right onto Hwy 447. It's 75 miles to Gerlach. Gerlach > Black Rock City
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From US 395, go 25 miles east on Hwy 299 to downtown Cedarville. This is the last opportunity to fill up on gas, supplies, and services until Gerlach. From downtown go south onto County Rd 1/Hwy 447 for 84 miles to Gerlach. Before entering Gerlach, turn left on Hwy 34 and its 8 miles to the Burning Man entrance.
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From Winnemucca, take I-80 for 130 miles to Fernley. Take Exit #46. You can get gas and supplies here. Turn right onto Hwy 427. Travel 5 miles to Wadsworth. Turn right onto Hwy 447. It's 75 miles to Gerlach. The other route from Winnemucca — Jungo Road — is a very treacherous dirt road, with easy-to-miss turns, and it is likely to cause a flat tire or worse. Please don't try this route.


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The world's third largest music business is axing 1,800 out of 9,000 staff worldwide as it struggles to pull its recorded music business round.
EMI spent £38million buying out its contract with US diva Carey against a background of falling CD sales, few major hits and growing music piracy over the internet.
EMI said that it would take a total £240million hit in exceptional charges this year. That will completely wipe out pre-tax profits which were already forecast to have collapsed from £260million to £150million in the financial year ending this month.
The massive shake-up has been ordered by Alain Levy, the music mogul brought in six months ago to replace Ken Berry, paid off for a rumoured £5million last year.
Berry was behind two failed attempts to merge the British firm first with Warner Brothers Music and then with Germany's Bertelsmann. Berry's ex-wife Nancy quit sister company Virgin Music shortly afterwards, also with a rumoured huge payoff.
EMI said the job cuts would cost it £110 million. Most would take place by the end of this month and the rest by the end of September. It would not say how many jobs would go in the UK but said they were spread across 50 countries with "no one country taking a big hit".
It also declined to say how many jobs would be lost at its London headquarters in Hanover Square.
The payout to Carey was made after the soul singer's first album on its Virgin label sold only two million copies compared with average sales of eight million for her previous albums.
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Queen Bey rarely relinquishes her mic for anyone or anything — but last night at her concert stop in St. Louis, Missouri, gave up her mic for a great cause — to allow a marriage proposal take place.
Beyoncé's dancer, Ashley Everett, was proposed to by another dancer, John Silver, in the middle of "Single Ladies." Take a look at the emotional video below, and watch how right after Ashley accepts the proposal, the ladies get back in formation and finish the "Single Ladies" choreography.
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Actress Lisa Nicole Carson speaks frankly about what life is like with bipolar disorder and seeks the guidance of a life coach to help her.
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A picture on the wall, like a postcard with a better view of all things still absent from room 209. Diana sips from an empty glass of hope she poured last night. The clouds above reflect the shape of all she's gotta leave behind. We always think there's something better in the place where we are not. In dreams, the reality of it all. Nobody's happy where they're at and we all want to be somebody else. Another scribbled stationary book of lies. Another staged confession that just goes unheard. Harry Detroit in 304 made one last promise now, "I'm going out without a trace, a vanishing act before your eyes." Nobody wants what they have got and what they got is not enough. In dreams, the reality of it all. A lighter shade of green the grass may be if I believe it's so. Then I'll be home. Here I go, uncertain that what I find is what I want. The best for me is everything. I reach for the same as I what I'm running from. I guess I'll never know. Is it the struggle that we live for? Is it keepin us alive to breathe, to want, to know, to love? Just one more day, just one more way. So here I go, I'm half the way to home.
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0General Commentone of the best songs ever written in my opinion. I think it's about people who'll always be wanting more, even when they've achieved their previous goal, there'll always be a higher one to pursuit, whether it's materialistic or a higher job or whatever..
0General CommentPeople come and go in our lives, at any point. One motel has a thousand stories. From point A to point B a motel in the middle... so many people, so much shit. And he'll be home, he's halfway there, stopped in the crossroads of these people. Starts to think about life, nobody knows what they want, people fool themselves. Why are we here? to love? - "Nobody wants what they have got and what they've got is not enough..." damn.HighwayDonkeyon October 09, 2004 Link
0General Comment"Is it the struggle that we live for?
Is it keeping us alive
To breathe,
To want,
To know,
That was written on the whiteboard in my room and stayed there for months straight.SvZExceptedon August 27, 2005 Link
0General CommentThis song is not only Amazing to listen to but these lyrics are just incredible. It's is almost as if he's is on his way home, and of course he has stopped at a hotel and then time just freezes and he is able to just sit back and look at all the people and their stories. It is like he has an epiphony and he realizes what the people and the world are really about. By the end all he can focus on is how he is halfway there and all he wants to do is get home.SidewalkStateon February 17, 2006 Link
0General CommentThis song is simply about getting lost in life, and all of the thoughts and actions that are attached to the process. Instead of just laying out the struggle from a personal perspective, Jason describes it as a problem that everyone has; or, in this case, as a place that everyone gets to: the Lost Motel. The lost part is pretty self-explanatory, but describing the place as a "motel" shows that he sees it as a temporary place (most people check in and out of motels). People either find the answers they're looking for, check out and keep moving down the road, check out permanently (suicide), or they rot in the lost motel and often engage in self-destructive behaviors, as illustrated by the two people he describes in the song. It's a great metaphor, and very true to life.
0My InterpretationI remember when I first heard this song before American Paradox came out.....I was really upset that it didn't make it to the album, but the song still remained in my top 5 favs by Strung Out. The harmonies and simplicity of the chorus always hit a note with me that was hard to let go. I have to agree with BoyAfraid's interpretation of this song. If not direct suicide by checking out, maybe indirectly by chemical or alcohol overdose. If you've ever been in a run down, wrong side of town lost motel....you're usually not there for business or pleasure. You're there because you need a wake up call to change your life around. But like mentioned before, a very good metaphor.clicheinsortson March 31, 2009 Link
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Abdi Hersy is the Imam of Abu Bakr Musallah in Calgary, Alberta and a prominent voice in Calgary's Somali community.
CBC reported (March 9, 2015) that Hersy is wanted in the United States on sexual assault charges. Hersy, 46-year-old Somali national, denies the allegations that he sexually assaulted two women while working as a respiratory therapist in the United States in 2006.
According to the CBC report, the Immigration and Refugee Board decided to terminate Hersy's refugee status after a hearing was held behind closed doors at its office in Calgary on June 2, 2015. Hersy said that he plans to appeal the ruling.
In his lectures at Abu Bakr Musallah [mosque], Imam Abdi Hersy explained to his congregation, men and women alike, the duties and rights of the husband and wife and advised them how to improve the marital relationship based on the Islamic Law.
The following are excerpts of Imam Abdi Hersy's speech, which was uploaded to YouTube on March 4, 2015:
"It is really important to know what are your rights so you can claim them… The husband has many rights [حقوق] on his wife… first and foremost, she has to obey you. She has to obey you, ok. He comes with the orders. You have to give orders and she has to obey you, ok. What is the order? ok. You cannot order anything haram [forbidden]… the order has to be something halal [permissible], something accepted according the Shariah [Islamic Law].
"The second thing is you should not be arrogant on your orders and commands… She has to obey you as long as you are ordering something which is not haram [forbidden]… If that [giving orders] is what makes him happy, and he is that bad guy, serve him, because it is not haram [forbidden] to serve him. It is one of the rights upon the wife as long as the man is going out to win the bread, she has to take care of the house. That's one of the rights of the husband for his wife. So she is going to cook and clean and prepare food… So she has to obey you.
"And the biggest thing when it comes to obeying your husband, ladies, is when he calls you in the bed stop what you are doing, quit. O I'm cooking. Turn it off. What wrong with that. Come back for it. Obey your husband.
"Why? The Prophet, peace and blessing be upon him, said in a hadith [narration]: When the man invites his wife [اذا دعا الرجل امرأته] and that hadith is reported by Abu Huraiah in Bukhari [Bukhari Hadith Collection] and Muslim [Muslim Hadith Collection], he says: When a man invites his wife to his bed and she does not come, and he (the husband) spends the sight being angry with her, the angels curse her until morning [اذا دعا الرجل امرأته إلى فراشه فأبت فلم تأته فبات غضبان عليها لعنتها الملائكة حتى تصبح]. And in a narration [رواية]: the One Who is in the heaven is displeased with her until he (her husband) is pleased with her [إلا كان الذي في السماء ساخطاً عليها حتى يرضى عنها].
"If a man calls his wife for intimacy and she doesn't fulfill or accommodate the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, says, and he sleeps angry at her the entire night, angels of Allah are cursing this woman. Say: Allah's curse will be upon you [لعنة الله عليك ]. You don't want to be cursed by the angels of Allah, the most glorified, the most high. And that is his right. You have no say in it.
"Now, what if she is sick? What if it's haram [forbidden], still command has to be appropriate. She is in period. It's haram [forbidden]. She is going to say to you: Get lost. No! Nothing for you. I am in my time. You know. Leave me alone. She gave birth. She is still bleeding, forty days or something like that, sometimes sixty days. That why the wisdom behind having another wife… If the approach is based on haram [forbidden act in Islam] no obedience for that haram. However, if there is no excuse, acceptable excuse according to the Shariah [Islamic Law] and she refuses, she is cursed by the Allah, the most glorified, the most high, and His angels…
"The Western culture is different. Remember ladies, we are Muslims and we are accountable to Allah, the most glorified, the most high, and one of the things Allah will asks us is the obedience of the wife to her husband… When the Day of Judgment, a lady comes [saying] that she prayed five times a day, not more, just five times, five prayers, and she fasted the month of Ramadan every year, and she obeyed her husband, she will be told: go and enter the jannah [paradise] in any gate you wish. So she can go the best gate, because of that obedience. It just days are counted, obey Allah, the most glorified, the most high, with this man.
"He could be the worst guy, but obey him still, so you can earn the pleasing of Allah [رضا الله], the most glorified, the most high, pleasing of Allah, the most glorified, the most high. What is better than Allah being pleased with you? Nothing is better than that. Then obey him.
"The other thing that a lady is mandated to fulfill for the husband as a right is she cannot bring anyone home that he dislikes. And she cannot make anyone to sit on his own seat in the house, if you have a seat in the house, or in the bed. She should not allow anybody to come and sleep in the bed. It's haram [forbidden]. It's not only haram [forbidden], it's also shame. That's privacy, you know. Nobody can see the room and can go into it and sleep on your bed. Not even kids.
"And now if the person that she is going to bring t her house, or to your house, is somebody that you have a problem with it's not allowed unless he allows it, and he says it's fine, let him come to you. So she cannot bring anyone home without the permission of the husband.
"The other thing is she has to safeguard his property. She has to safe guard his money and his property. There are women they intentionally destroy the money of the husband… They spend the money of the husband aimlessly, just to destroy his save [savings] so he cannot think about marrying another woman. That's idiotic, right? She is accountable to Allah, the most glorified, the most high, if she does that…
"The other thing that is a right upon the wife for her husband is she cannot leave the house without his permission. I'm free you, you know. This is Canada. Nobody is free. Why? Because Allah, the most glorified, the most high, says through the Prophet [Muhammad], peace and blessing be upon him, trust Allah wherever you are [اتق الله حيثما كنت] includes Canada, includes America, includes the Western Countries, includes Arab countries, includes anywhere in the world, because everywhere you are there is Allah, the most glorified, the most high, and you are a Muslim. So since when we are free? We are not free. We are always slaves to Allah, the most glorified, the most high, servants to Allah, and we are here to please Allah, the most glorified, the most high.
"So that ideology, you know I came to Canada, freedom starts here, if you mean freedom being disobedient to Allah, the most glorified, the most high, be my guest, but that what it is. You have to choose either Allah, the most glorified, the most high, or Canada. Canada is a feminine country. So ladies, the other thing that I want you to quit from your life is feminism. Sometimes they ask you questions that you cannot even answer. They want to match the men in everything…
"A girl asked me, young girl asked me: a man is allowed to have multiple wife in the jannah [paradise], why not me? Or in here. Why not me? You can't handle man. You cannot. This is deadly. A lady shared? That's why they call prostitute. That's why they call what? Yeah, prostitute. You cannot be shared. You are more valuable than that. It's shame. It's shame [عيب]. And the other thing you are the factory of the off-springs. Who is going to take that child?…
"One of the rights of the husband upon his wife is to keep her, herself, just for him and saving that secret for him and she could not expose herself to someone else."
The following are excerpts of Imam Abdi Hersy's speech, which was uploaded to YouTube on February 23, 2015:
"The husbands have duties upon their wives, or rights upon their wives. The first one is obedience… when we say obedience what if you ordered something haram [forbidden action]? She is not going to listen to it. She will tell you: sorry, this is not your limits… She will obey you when you order something that is not haram [forbidden], that is not not harmful, that is not oppressing her own rights. You know what I mean. It has to be something normal.
"For example, you tell your wife: do this, cook food, she has to obey you, because cooking food is not haram [forbidden] and it is not harmful physically or mentally and it is not something that will degrade her or bother her or press her own rights. She has to obey you then.
"And ladies, you have to obey your husbands and once you obey them you own them and that is the catch. Men they look strong outside, but when they come home they are weak, and ladies can manipulate them. If they give you good food and smile you are a dead man. They own you. They can manage using. That's what it is. So ladies, use those tricks…
"First and foremost, ladies obey husbands. What they obey with? When they ask something that is appropriate in his home. First and foremost, if you order her to pray or to obey Allah, the most glorified, the most high, she has no choice but to obey him. If he orders something that is beneficial to him, however that will not be harmful to her.
"For example, give me food. So that's beneficial to him and that is not going to harm her, and that is not going to oppress her own rights, she will be oppressed and that will not degrade her or humiliate her, then she has to obey him…
"The other thing that she has to obey on the husband is when he needs her in bed. Absolutely. Unless she is sick and unless she is in a period, unless she is fasting fard [religious duty]. If she is fasting sunnah [voluntary] he can break it, okay. She cannot even fast sunnah [voluntary fast] when her husband is at home unless he permits. I want to fast Monday. Monday? I think I can stay of you. Yeah, Monday, go ahead. No! Don't do that! He makes the rules when it comes to that stuff, right?
"So if husband calls his wife to his bed and she refuses without any valid excuse, and valid I mean valid to the Shariah [Islamic Law]. The Prophet [Muhammad], the most glorified, the most high, says: When a man invites his wife to his bed and she does not come, and he (the husband) spends the sight being angry with her, the angels curse her until morning, and in a narration: the One Who is in the heaven is displeased with her until he (her husband) is pleased with her [اذا دعا الرجل مراة الى فراشه فلم تاتي وفي رواية فابت لعنتها الملائكة حتى تصبح وفي رواية الا كان الذي في السماء ساخطا عليها].
"If a man calls his wife to bed and she refuses to come the angels will curse until the morning. Another narration [رواية] Allah, the most glorified, the most high, will be angry at her until that man becomes happy with her. There is another narration [رواية] that says: no prayer [صلاة] will be accepted for her for forty days.
"So she has to have valid excuse to refuse the bed. Do you understand that? Like she is in a period, it's a sin [معصية] nobody will allow to, she gave birth and she is still seeing the blood, until that going away she can refuse him, she has to refuse him, not she can refuse him, she has to refuse him. And the other thing, she is sick and this thing is not, you know she is feeling sick and then you'll have to understand. I don't care if you are sick or not. No, you have to care. You have to care. She is sick she can refuse. Otherwise, if she just refuses because she is angry at you it's not something that she can punish you with. This is something that she granted and agreed upon when she was signing the contract, I was saying: yes, yes, yes, in the first day that she will provide you all the times. So she cannot refuse that.
"I missed one thing very important. In the duties of the wife upon the husband before, so I go back. If you don't provide enough your wife is allowed to steal your money. Do you understand? That means if you are selfish she can steal money from you… Stealing is haram [forbidden], right? If you find your wife pick-pocketing you, you better understand something that you are selfish and stingy, give money. You are providing enough. Don't look everything from the the negative angle. O she is a thief! No. Look at it from the other side, maybe I'm not giving her enough. Maybe I'm depriving this woman until she is forced to check my pockets and my wallet, right? Look everything from the positive angle…
"So if you see your wife trying to steal money from you, that means that you are not giving enough, you are not providing enough. Also she doesn't have the trust from you. You did not trust her with the money. You know, she has to be in the account and she has to have her own car so when she goes out she can buy stuff without you even know it. She will neve need it. Trust me. The minute she gets that and she has that kind of car or checking card and she can access to the account and take money from it, unless there is another problem, they may never use that car.
"I swear by Allah [والله] they may never use it. My wife has it and she never uses. She hates it, because she wants me to buy stuff, so go and do the groceries. I would say: you have a car, you know, you want to do it? No. So give them, earn that trust, give them ability that they can trust you when it comes to money. And the money is the least thing that you need to fight with your wife. It's useless…
"She has to listen if he orders to restrain herself or refrain from haram [forbidden action]. She wants to do haram [forbidden action], and he says no, she has to obey him with that. Why? Because Allah, the most glorified, the most high, talks to the man in the Quran and says: O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire [ يا ايها الذين امنوا قوا انفسكم واهليكم نارا ], those who believe in Allah, the most glorified, the most high, O believers, save your family and you wife from the hell-fire who is fuelled with men and stones. So you save your wife and your children from doing haram [forbidden action]. If they tell they are going to do that, and you say: No! She has to obey you. She has to obey you. She has no choice but to obey you. It's the opposite of, if you order to do prayer [صلاة], do prayers… she has to obey you, she cannot say no. So the second duty she has to restrain herself or refrain from fasting when the husband is at home, and that fasting is sunnah [voluntary fasting]…
"Another thing, she is not allowed to bring anyone or to let anyone to come into your house unless you allowed her someone. Or let me rephrase it. She is not allowed to bring someone that you dislike to your house… Your bed is your privacy. The bedroom, she should not allow anybody to go in your bedroom and sit on the bed. Right? That's your privacy…
"The last duty for woman is to run the house reasonably, meaning she is responsible of the… cooking, cleaning, yeah she is responsible of cooking and cleaning and raising the kids, teaching kids a good, although you as a man need to be the guardian to your kids, teach them what's right from what's wrong. However, she is the principal of the house when it comes to education [تربية] or training the kids… The culture is the one that decides… now in Canada people share duties in the kitchen, rights? Men cook and women cook… So the culture is different. So do not bring the culture of back home here in Canada…"
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