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Dateline: Farley Judith A. Simon, 53, of 1951 162nd Ave, Manchester, IA passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 8:20 a.m. at the Univ. of IA Hospital and Clinic, surrounded by her family. Services will be held at 12:30 p.m., Monday, June 18, 2012 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Farley, IA, with Rev. Dennis Cain officiating. Burial will be held in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Farley, IA. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m., Sunday, June 17, 2012 at the Reiff Funeral Home in Farley, Iowa where a wake service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friends may also call after 10:00 a.m., Monday at the Funeral Home. Judith was born June 23, 1958 in Dubuque, IA, daughter of John Bell and Helen (Kirpes) Bell Naber. She was a 1976 graduate of Western Dubuque High School. She married the love of her life , Martin A. Simon on April 18, 1980. Marty was her best friend and soul mate who was her devoted caregiver throughout her illness. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Marty Simon of Manchester, IA; two daughters, Kelly (Todd) Dighton of Davenport, IA, and Katey Simon of Cedar Rapids, IA; her precious grandson "Handsome" Harrison George Dighton; her sister-in-laws and brother-in-laws, Mary Kay Wolfe of Clinton, IL, Anna Mae (Glen) Hardin of Peosta, IA, George (Dorann) Simon, Jean Ann Neyen, Donna (Joseph) Daly, Lois (Paul) Rauen, Roger (Darlene) Simon, Betty, Connie, and Sandy Simon all of Farley, IA; 3 sisters and 2 brothers and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; her step father, Henry Naber, and her Mother and Father-in-law, George and Mary Simon; brother-in-laws, Richard Wolfe and Robert Neyen. A Judith Simon memorial fund has been established. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com A special thanks to the Drs. And Nurses at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics for their support, care and kindness shown to Judy and her family throughout her illness. Thanks to Regional Medical Home Care. Also thanks to Rockwell Collins and their employees for their love and support. A special thank you to the Simon Family for the love and companionship shown to Judy throughout her journey. A Mother holds her children's hands for a while….Their hearts forever. |


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Q: What's Big, Fat And Eats Money? A: The New Bus For London
While I've been away I've been researching bus weights. Well, someone has to. As part of this I put in a Freedom of Information request to TfL asking:
1) The delivery and first service date for each of the nine New Bus for London prototypes and pre-production vehicles ordered for London (LT1-LT9)
2) The official kerb weight for each of the nine New Bus for London prototypes and pre-production vehicles ordered for London
3) The placarded capacity (upstairs seating/downstairs seating/downstairs standing) for each of the nine New Bus for London prototypes and pre-production vehicles ordered for London
They came back, for TfL, commendably fast but there's still an open question as I shall now explain.
The basic rules of bus weights are that, for a two axle vehicle like the NB4L, the maximum weight, fully loaded with passengers, crew, fuel etc. cannot exceed 18000kg. That's the 'gross weight' and is set in the 1986 Regulations as:
The weight specified in column (5) of Part I of Schedule 11 in the item which is appropriate having regard to columns (2), (3) and (4) in that Part, the laden weight of the bus being calculated in the manner described in regulation 78(3) to (5)
Which is as clear as mud, but it turns out everyone builds double deckers to a maximum gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 18000kg. Bear that in mind. Now, in order to work out our capacity, we need to know the bus weight empty, which is written on the side, but to be sure I asked TfL this and they replied that it is 12650kg, which matches my own observations of two of them.
Now, that's quite a heavy bus, my observations of other vehicles came up with a normal range for a modern London hybrid double decker of between 11900kg for the ADL Enviro400H and 12300kg for the longer, heavier Wright-bodied Volvo B5LH. Individual fleets vary a bit, but that's the range, so Boris's 'sleeker' bus is about 350kg heavier than the heaviest regular hybrid and a whole three quarters of a tonne more than the commonest current hybrid, which is also considerably shorter. It turns out that building a long bus with two staircases has a weight penalty. Who knew?
The crunch is that every kg you put on the empty bus is a kg off the payload, given our maximum 18000kg limit. The current regulations known as Regulation 107, adopted in 2009 and in force for new vehicles since October 2010 stipulate 68kg allowed per passenger. The older regulations specified 65kg. For those two weights our 12650kg bus allows us:
- 78 passengers at 68kg
- 82 passengers at 65kg
Given that the bus was clearly specified to carry 87 passengers we're in trouble here and TfL's response admits there's a problem:
It should be noted that the current vehicles on route 38 are prototypes, subject to modification, following a period of evaluation. They currently have a slightly lower capacity of around 83 passengers but once design refinements are made to the first generation of production vehicles, this will rise to the anticipated number of 87.
'around 83′ seems to mean '82, if we use a standard passenger weight that was superseded two years ago'. TfL appear to be stretching things by using 65kg, as manufacturers are already working on 68kg elsewhere, such as the new (and rather hefty, if truth be told) Volvo B9TL/MCV launched this year, which weighs 12375kg and has a capacity of 63 seated/19 standing, which at 68kg brings it in just under spec at 17951kg.
The question has to be asked, therefore, why Boris's pet bus gets away with using an outdated passenger weight under which, at design capacity, it would have a GVW of 12650+65*87=18305kg. If we go with the current standard, and they're going to have to argue quite carefully that the production vehicle is not subject to this, it's even worse at 12650+68*87=18566kg. That's more than half a tonne to lose, which is a fair bit of 'refinement' on a bus which TfL are expecting to buy 600 of almost immediately.
Actually it might be even worse than that – the pointless standing-around-person, who won't check or sell tickets but will cost us £40m a year in subsidy presumably counts as another 68kg, which you have to save from somewhere otherwise you can't have the open platform. Call it a round 650kg then, or about 5% of the original pre-production bus that needs to be trimmed off. It'll be interesting to see how they manage that given that Heatherwick Studios were already aware of the need to lighten it to meet the fuel economy target:
Having set the environmental target of using 40% less fossil fuel than existing buses, the team developed a hybrid vehicle, powered by both electricity and diesel, seeking to make it as lightweight as possible.
Could the fuel economy also be taking a hit from the weight, given that it's supposed to be 15% more efficient than the Enviro400H, which weighs 6% less? A comment thread on Omnibuses suggests it might be, plus revealing that Leon Daniels, the bus nut Peter Hendy brought in to bugger up the bus network for ordinary people, has essentially admitted online that the buses are overweight due to using heavier materials than planned. Presumably that's due to the election-based timetable.
P.S. I went on an original RML Routemaster the other day. That has an empty weight of 7874kg and a capacity of 72 seated/5 standing or, in other words, weighs about the same when full as Boris's lardbus does empty. Any examples of anyone pretending the Lardbus for London is 'light' will be gratefully received.
P.P.S. TfL's Mike Weston's updated his hybrid bus PDF, now up to May 2012. Includes fuel economy statistics (claiming 11.6 for the NB4L) and also a diagram of the NB4L from 2010 which indicates that both decks were designed to EC Regulation 107, which presumably implies it should have used 68kg and therefore have a legal capacity of less than TfL told me in the FoI. Hmph.
10 Responses to Q: What's Big, Fat And Eats Money? A: The New Bus For London
Greg Tingey says:
See also, for comments within this thread:
http://www.londonreconnections.com/2012/tfl-board-papers/Note that a late model RM uses LESS fuel than an NBfL.
Um.A good modle for a really useful new London Bus is to be found in …. Berlin
Where they have double-deck-double staircase jobs that WORK …
Like this:
Mark Johnson says:
I did read somewhere back a few months ago that Wrightbus had two versions of the NBFL on the table, one with AirCon (very heavy bus) and one without AirCon (not quite as heavy), but which also has good old fashioned windows which slide open!
Wonder what the difference in weight is between the two versions? Might it be a tonne or two?
Paul B says:
The underlying fact is that the new bus has been enormously popular with the bus traveling public. I've seen it myself when a new bus would approach a bus stop literally everyone would hang back, 12 -15 people in this instance, and wait for it even though a regular double decker would be at the stop ready to go. Incredible. And these are regular folks young and old, black and white, not your typical bus fancier oddballs you sometimes see on the 38 route. I use the route from time to time and have caught the new bus. I've overheard overwhelmingly positive comments from users so if that's anything to go by silly criticisms about it being slightly heavier than other buses are irrelevant. People clearly prefer then new bus.
Mike Hartley says:
Thanks Paul B for that political party broadcast on behalf of Boris Johnson.
As a regular bus user myself I can testify that the new bus can't possibly be that popular as THE WHOLE FLIPPING THING HAS BEEN SO EXPENSIVE AND HANDLED SO BADLY that there are barely any people to notice.
Secondly – why to Boris-fans always use anecdotes instead of evidence… have YouGov polled about the new bus? ICM? Nope.
Joginder Singh says:
You pay the penalty for wrecking the world's finest public transport operator that knew how to design its own rolling stock come back Chiswick works RML 7.7 tons 72 seated passengers FRM routemaster 8.5 tons 72 seats London has not had a better bus since the routemaster and never will
Guano says:
And the price of each of the 600 NBfL in the production run? That's still secret, isn't it?
Mark Johnson says:
By all accounts they will be about £315.000 each. This is the average price for a typical London hybrid Double decker bus.
Was on one again over the weekend, and I must say they really are very addictive to ride on, and the attention they attract is off the scale.
People just love them
Doreen Wyatt says:
Can anyone tell me please if the Boris bus is running regularly now? I came up from Kent some months ago with my bus mad grandson, we had checked the timetabled buses on the 38 route, there were three possible that day; we waited at Victoria all day, one of them broke down on the way to us, one was over in Ireland and couldn't be delivered to London in time because there was a bank holiday which held things up, and the other one just didn't appear but nobody seemed to know why. So over £20 in train fares and a wasted day. He is keen to try again this week but I'd like to know the odds on actually catching one before committing more time and money!
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Paul B
Simple people are always impressed by 'shiny new things' – these will be the same people who will later moan about their increased council tax – and will not make the connection between 'new bus' and 'no money'I also think you miss the point – it's not about the weight – it's about the fact that Boris decieved the public about the weight.
Do you really want a liar for mayor?
nick warner says:
The problem with the glorious old routemaster was it needed two people to operate apart from the fact it was seriously inaccessible for wheelchair / pushchair users but wonderful for the young and athletic. No question tho that they lasted because they had been paid for several times over. New bus investment at the time required losing staff. Since privatisation we have seen massive expansion of One person operation which was a massive failure due to the complexity of fares and only since the introduction of the Oyster has things like loading times improve. Massive public investment improved London's Buses considerably and a brave decision was made by Ken Livingston to bring in the wonderful Mercedes Arctic. Now all the critics laughed but they actually solve several problems at once. They are more economical to operate, requiring only one albeit highly trained staff to operate, carry 155 people in very open, accessible surroundings. The driver is not delayed/stressed by fare collection. Compare this to the much les accessible new routemaster which really is going to break the bank at tfl .
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- adj. Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express.
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- n. (Gram.) A word used to define or limit the extent of the signification of a common noun, such as the definite article, and some pronouns.
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- adj. clearly defined or formulated
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- adj. supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
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SEC Examining How Exchanges Develop Order Types
February 22, 2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun inspecting how all the nation's stock exchanges develop, refine and approve new types of buy and sell orders, in the face of a great proliferation in order types.
The inspections are being carried out by the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections, which disclosed what it called "assessments" of how exchanges manage the process of creating new order types, when it published its National Examination Priorities for 2013 Thursday.
Assessments are being conducted at all national stock exchanges, including the three operated by NYSE Euronext, including the New York Stock Exchange; the three operated by Nasdaq OMX Group, including the Nasdaq Stock Market; the two operated by BATS Global Markets; the two operated by Direct Edge, and NSX, the market once known as the Cincinnati Stock Exchange and now based in Jersey City, N.J.
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Each of the exchanges has been sent documents seeking details on how they develop ideas for new order types. Those documents are now in the hands of OCIE, which will develop a series of questions that it will then seek additional information from each exchange on. The follow-up inquiries will include on-site visits.
''There has been a proliferation of order types over recent years,'' said John Polise, head of market oversight at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations It is important for us to understand how requests for order types are enacted, vetted and approved at each exchange before they get to the Commission."
The inspections will be looking at the "entire life cycle of an order type" and look "across exchanges" to help identify best practices in governance and ultimately to help us analyze how members of each exchange use the order development process
The examiners will be looking at how methods of governing order creation and approval at each exchange are similar and how they differ. The regulator hope to establish best practices that the industry should adopt for managing order types individually and jointly.
OCIE's findings will be shared with the commission, as well as its operating divisions. These include the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets, which approves or rejects requests for new order types.


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The scandal that has rocked Toronto and made headlines around the world has now reached late night: Mayor Rob Ford was mocked by comedy hosts on Tuesday amid allegations that he was caught on video smoking crack cocaine.
Both Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at Toronto's leader.
On Jimmy Kimmel Live, Ford was played by Parks & Recreation actor Jim O'Heir. O'Heir imitates Ford's voice and says he "looks forward to clearing this up."
Stewart, meanwhile, addressed deputy mayor Doug Holday suggestion that it was easy to fake a video. He showed images of a motion-capture suit covered with ping pong balls and joked that this was "some James Cameron [expletive]."
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The car: liberating? Or ball and chain?
A followup on fossil fuel dependence and climate change / national security — a organization called EnergyTrap has been surveying people and collecting data about Americans' income with relation to the amount that they have to spend on gas. The first infographic I found on the site was pretty telling, see below. It compares the price paid per household, per state for gasoline in 2010 compared to 2011, using deepening red tints to show rising costs.
This article starts with a short video of a guy that "works in security" who spends more than 50% of his income on transporting himself to and from his job. He adds up his travel expenditures (gas, car payment, insurance, tolls) on a whiteboard, while smiling. That short post ends with a comment about Americans and their obsession with driving, debunking the myth that Americans love to drive, claiming instead that it is a simple necessity because there are no alternatives.
It is true that there are few alternatives to personal transportation in this country. But it is interesting to note that the American way set an ideal for the globe, and many nations have followed the US development model, building huge highways through cities and suburbs connecting to them.
Regardless of what infrastructure is already in place, Americans are also marketed an unattainable ideal. I haven't actually surveyed this, but I'm pretty sure it's impossible to watch TV without seeing a car ad. It's definitely impossible to watch sports without seeing 5 car ads. Another infographic from Energytrap.org below shows gas spending as a % of income.
I venture to guess that lots of the people in the lower income range who pay lots for gas are in the same boat. They purchased vehicles when gas prices were lower, and now cannot sell their vehicles for more efficient ones because they will end up losing essential income. Nor can they choose another transportation option, because alternatives are rare.
I don't mean to say that this data is 100% dependable or that these scenarios hold true for all Americans, but I think it provides a decent snapshot into a growing problem that will only worsen as time passes.
EPA: Fracking may cause groundwater pollution
usatoday.com"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday for the first time that fracking — a controversial method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells — may be to blame for causing groundwater pollution.
The draft finding could have significant implications while states try to determine how to regulate the process. Environmentalists characterized the report as a significant development though it met immediate criticism from the oil and gas industry and a U.S. senator.
The practice is called hydraulic fracturing and involves pumping pressurized water, sand and chemicals underground to open fissures and improve the flow of oil or gas to the surface.
The EPA's found that compounds likely associated with fracking chemicals had been detected in the groundwater beneath Pavillion, a small community in central Wyoming where residents say their well water reeks of chemicals. Health officials last year advised them not to drink their water after the EPA found low levels hydrocarbons in their wells.
The EPA announcement could add to the controversy over fracking, which has played a large role in opening up many gas reserves, including the Marcellus Shale in the eastern U.S. in recent years.
The industry has long contended that fracking is safe, but environmentalists and some residents who live near drilling sites say it has poisoned groundwater.
The EPA said its announcement is the first step in a process of opening up its findings for review by the public and other scientists.
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Electric Cars - Solved
2012 - The Year of the Electric Car. A Bridge Too Far?
Let's not lie to ourselves; electric cars suck. At least at the present. As Top Gear most recently pointed out, there are major downfalls to current electric cars designs, particularly battery longevity. Despite research breakthroughs in electric cars, it still stands that they are very much a slave to current technology, limited by resources that can't stack up against the good ol' internal combustion engine.
So, the question remains, how do you make electric cars practical? And answering that question only leads to another, how can you make them better than current automobiles?
After watching a video on wireless charging of an iPad, I believe I've come with a pretty good work around. *Disclaimer* People smarter than me have already done a lot of work along these lines already, I'm just looking to offer a quick breakdown on theory.
Already, we are seeing the discussion of smart roads and bridges, as well as seeing inventive alternative energy solutions to take place along highways. Technology clearly has a future in the way we will further sculpt new infrastructure and renovate older roads and byways. And with all of the innovation, why not apply it more directly to our transportation?
In a world that is seeing an ever shrinking presence of cords and physical connections, giving way to WiFi and wireless capabilities, why should our transportation be the exception?
A direct integration of energy supply (preferably alternative, such as wind recapture on highways) into the roadways would create a unique ability for electrical cars to wireless charger while driving. Similar to electrical race-cars on a track, wireless induction could be used to help power electric cars while on the road.
What this means is no need to wait hours at home to refill the car's batteries - they can be recharged while driving - and virtually no need to stop to recharge while traveling. This grid solution creates a clear advantage of the electrical car over the traditional - eliminating the need to stop for fuel, and decreasing commuting time. And if the car decides to go off-road, away from the highway charging grid, it will still have its battery backup to power the car.
This idea ultimately requires a complete restoration of all of America's highways and byways, but would still enable cross country trips of electric vehicles, adding practicality to the new wave of transportation.


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Dear Speaker of the Saeima,Dear Saeima members, ministers and participants,
I believe this has been one of the toughest periods of preparing and considering budgetary amendments in whole history of Latvia:
Such was the background for preparing the budget, and thus there was also the largest interest in every possible decision by the Government which may affect any social group. Unfortunately, several speculations and rumours spread like wildfire, sometimes without any reason worrying and misleading people about further decisions.
It should be reminded that we have been brought to this difficult situation not just within last months and not even last year. Now we are facing the effects of irresponsible macroeconomic policy from previous years and we are forced to make very unpopular decisions.
How will we live after the cuts in the amount of 500 millions? Will Latvia receive well-needed international loan? How people from the most disadvantaged social groups will further survive? What will happen in fall when the heating season begins? What can businesses expect? What the government tax policy will be like in the future? The public wants to know answers to those questions already now. And that is reasonable. I will slightly keep your attention by providing my vision about those issues:
Within this considerable budgetary deficit reduction, which is a tough complex of decisions both to the employed, and the pensioners and the social benefits' recipients, the Government has made a strong commitment to introduce immediate expenditure reduction also in the public administration, clearly stating that central ministerial apparatus will be reduced by 30%, and the number and the administrative expenditures of agencies will be reduced by at least a half, whereas the councils of state-owned capital companies will be abolished at all. It goes without saying that the wage fund will be cut by 20%. I will watch those processes, I will demand ministers to report about the achievements, but most importantly – actual and noticeable results. Within a month, all line ministries, agencies and budget authorities will have to present concrete numbers and expenditure positions, revealing actual outlook of our previous expenditures and our current cut expenditures: salaries, cars, communication costs, rent and other costs covered by tax payers. The society must know how the public administration will operate in austerity regime – and only then people will be ready to understand and believe. Only then we may hope for solidarity, as in this tense state finance situation protests are not the solution.
About planned Government's activities aimed towards ensuring social stability in the upcoming fall/winter period. We have already prepared solutions how to ensure means of subsistence to the unemployed, families with children and the socially most disadvantaged groups of people in this crisis period. The period for unemployment benefit allocation has been extended to 9 months. We have designed a scheme according to which local governments can ask for necessary additional financing for ensuring guaranteed minimum income benefit payments. We have also good news – the gas tariffs from July will be reduced by 27%, thus also stimulating reduction of heating tariffs. The Government will strictly follow this matter.
With the attraction of co-financing from the European Social Fund, introduction of new measures from September/October 2009 are on the agenda. For example, granted jobs. Such measure is designed in line with good practice from other world countries which are facing similar socio-economic situation. Total financing in the amount of 20 million lats is planned from the European Social Fund and state budget resources.
As important support to the potential unemployed will be preservation of skills and working capacities of idled employees. That will be ensured through six-month training. The participants will also be paid training allowance in the amount of 90 lats. Procedure for training allowance payments will be set forth by State Employment Agency's cooperation agreement with educational institutions. The total financing is 10 million lats.
By mid-August, the Ministry of Welfare together with the Latvian Union of Local Governments, the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance are expected to present to the Government an action plan on where people can seek aid. It is planned that representatives of newly-formed districts will involve in this process.
During the preparation of budget amendments we have found an opportunity to protect businesses from increasing tax burden whose business plans have already been affected by economic downturn, but increase in taxes may actually have destructive effects on Latvian economy in general. Despite the expenditure reductions, we have allocated additional 66 million lats for the EU fund co-financing.
Also further, in parallel to already launched economic activity stimulation measures such as:
Any economically thinking person is aware that only recovery of business activities will enable us to overcome this crisis. Therefore, also this Government will use its best endeavours to support businesses.
The coalition of the Latvian Government together with social partners and with active involvement by State President has accomplished its task for ensuring country's solvency. We have reduced budget deficit by 500 million lats, revised Latvian economic stabilisation and growth revival program, presented formation forecasts and principles for the budget of next three years. A decision on granting a loan is on the side of the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund. The prepared measures create a good ground for further receipt of international loan and that has been publicly affirmed by the European Commission. The final decision will be made in upcoming days and persuasion about Latvian macro-economic stabilisation program and further receipt of loan will be at the top of the agenda of next European Council meeting.
These are tough and unpleasant budgetary amendments. Yet, if we will not adopt those amendments, the consequences will be much financially and socially much dramatic. Therefore I ask members of the Saeima to be aware of the gravity of the situation and their responsibility. Dear members of the Saeima, I appeal to you to vote "yes" for fiscal consolidation in 2009 budget which is a crucial and responsible decision for Latvia. I express my gratitude to the State President, social partners, ministers and officials without whose support this would not have been possible.
Thank you for your attention!
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Wine & Chili Festival @ Flying Flags
Welcome to the inaugural Buellton Wine & Chili Festival! Some of the best local wineries, restaurants & chefs will compete to take home cash prizes for the best Red Chili, Chile Verde and Homemade Salsa in the Santa Ynez Valley.
As a guest you get to participate in the People's Choice awards; you decide who has the best Red Chili, best Chili Verde, best Salsa, best Booth Showmanship, and best red and white wines. Your ticket includes a souvenir wine glass and unlimited wine tastes; ten chili tasting tickets; an Oak BBQ lunch; live entertainment & more!
Please join us for this new tradition on St. Patrick's Day March 17th! Event will held at Flying Flags RV Resort. There are only 1000 tickets available so don't miss out! Or book our special 2 night package including event tickets for $160.
Buellton Winterfest
9am-Noon: Breakfast with Santa - Enjoy a full breakfast and photos with Santa Claus
4-6pm: Concert, Cookies, & Cocoa - Enjoy musical performances by local youth and share the spirit of the season with homemade baked goods and hot cocoa
4-8pm: Holiday Village-Avenue of Flags, Live Music, Food, Crafts, Beer & Wine
6pm: Light Parade and Caroling Cruise - Hop aboard one of our lighted hay trucks or bring your own decorated vehicle and join the light parade for caroling through town and ending at the Tree Lighting
7pm: Christmas Tree Lighting - The final event, help us count down for Santa to light the big tree on the Avenue of Flags at First St.
Buellton Vintage Trailer Bash
Its coming again....the 3rd Annual and biggest bash yet. The Buellton Vintage Trailer Bash is back Sept 14-16, 2012. This year we have over 170 RV's from the 1940's, 1950's and the 1960's. There will be an open house all day on Saturday. So come visit with the RV's and cars of yesteryear.
RV Showcase at Flying Flags
This summer you can shop for a new RV while you camp at Flying Flags. Pacific Coast RV Sales has a huge selection of new direct from factory RV's. In addition they have many super clean bank reposessions. All of the units are displayed right at the campground and open for touring.
Flying Flags manager, Dan Baumann explains "This relationship is a win, win scenario. Our guests love to make an activity out of touring through the RV's to see the latest innovations and floor plans. I see many people with wine glasses, kids and even their pets." Shaun Brewer, president of Pacific Coast RV Sales goes on to explain "what better place is there to display RV's then right there at a campground? Guests can stroll through the RV's without having to go to a high pressure sales lot."
The RV Showcase is open every day from 10am - 5pm with a sales staff ready to answer questions, or arrange a trade and finance your new purchase. Mr. Brewer remarks "We have been told our prices and trade in values are the best. We've upgraded many guests at Flying Flags to the RV they have always wanted" Some have arrived to Flying Flags in one RV and left in a brand new one.
1st Annual Buellton BREWFEST
Vintner's Festival Weekend
The annual Santa Barbara County Vintners' Festival Weekend attracts wine lovers from near and far for an opportunity to meet member vintners, taste their wines, and enjoy great food and music April 20-22nd
The main event is the Vintners' Festival - a festive outdoor environment on Saturday, April 21 from 1 to 4pm. The Festival features the wines of our 110+ members of the Association, live and lively music, a silent auction and wine country cuisine by the area's finest chefs. The Festival will be at its new venue in neaby Los Olivos.
Most area wineries also host events throughout Santa Barbara Wine Country starting Friday - tastings of library wines or barrel samples, vineyard barbecues, winemaker dinners, wine & food pairings.
You can also take advantage of the Vintners' Visa - your passport to twelve participating wineries over the weekend. Tickets and information are available at www.sbcountywines.com
Free Valentine's Night at Flying Flags
You heard right...A free RV or Tent site for Valentine's night.
Fall for Flying Flags Promotion
Visit Flying Flags in Nov & Dec to take advantage of our "Fall for Flying Flags" Promotion: Stay at least 2 nights through Dec 20th and receive a certificate for a free night. Your free night may be used to extend your current stay or redeemed on your next visit through December 25th (except during the holiday or special event periods indicated on certificate). No catch, no gimmicks! Certificates ARE even transferrable, so share with a friend! One certificate provided per stay within 14 day period. Certificates are issued for the same site class as original stay and not valid for cottages). Reservations are strongly encouraged to make sure space is available.


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The Delaware River Basin Commission met on Tuesday, May 7 and Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Below is the meeting agenda, with links to presentations given, resolutions passed, and dockets approved. Items will be added as they become available.
The Commission's public hearing was held on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. A business meeting was held the following day on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Both the hearing and business meeting were open to the public and held at the Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.
The public hearing on May 7, 2013 ran from 12:00 p.m. until approximately 2:00 p.m. Hearing items included several resolutions and draft dockets relating to the projects listed below (the public hearing for item K-22 was held on August 28, 2012). A public dialogue session followed the hearing.
The public business meeting on May 8, 2013 ran from 12:15 p.m. until approximately 1:15 p.m.
The agenda for the business meeting follows. Items subject to a public hearing are noted as such below.
A. Minutes. The minutes from the March 6, 2013 DRBC business meeting were approved unanimously (pdf 55 KB).
B. Announcements. (P. Bush)
C. Hydrologic Report. (A. Shallcross)
D. Executive Director's Report. (C. Collier)
E. General Counsel's Report. (K. Warren)
F. *Resolution to Adopt the Commission's Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014 and Apportion Among the Signatory Parties the Amounts Required for the Support of the Current Expense and Capital Budgets (approved unanimously; pdf 21 KB). FY 14 Adopted Budget (pdf 363 KB) (R. Gore) (Public hearing 5/7/2013)
G. *Resolution to Approve the Fiscal Year 2014-2016 Water Resources Program (approved unanimously; pdf 17 KB). Water Resources Program FY 2014-2016 (pdf 1.1 MB) (K. Najjar) (Public hearing 5/7/2013)
H. *Resolution to Amend the Commission's Administrative Agreements (AA) with Delaware and New Jersey by the Addition to "Category F" as Defined Therein of Certain Electric Generation and Co-Generation Facilities. (W. Muszynski) (Public hearing 5/7/2013)
- Amended AA with Delaware (pdf 614 KB; Amendment No. 1 approved unanimously, signatures pending)
- Amended AA with New Jersey (pdf 567 KB; Amendment No. 1 approved unanimously, signatures pending)
I. Resolution Providing for Election of the Commission Chair (NJ), Vice Chair (NY) and Second Vice-Chair (DE) (approved unanimously; pdf 15 KB). (P. Bush) (Not subject to hearing)
J. Resolution for the Minutes Authorizing and Directing the Executive Director to Take Measures to Provide for Security at Public Meetings of the Commission. (approved unanimously; pdf 7 KB) (P. Bush) (Not subject to hearing)
K. *Project Review Applications. (All dockets were approved unanimously by the commissioners and are pdfs.) (W. Muszynski) (Public hearings were held on May 7, 2013 for items 1 through 21 and on August 28, 2012 for item 22.)
View project location map. (pdf 692 KB)
1. William Henry Apartments (PA), wastewater treatment plant, D-1968-092 CP-3.
2. Bristol Borough Water and Sewer (PA), wastewater treatment plant, D-1969-066 CP-3.
3. Rockland Town (NY), Livingston Manor wastewater treatment plant, D-1985-028 CP-2.
4. Robesonia-Wernersville Municipal Authority (PA), wastewater treatment plant, D‑1988‑023CP-2.
5. United Corrstack, Inc. (PA), groundwater withdrawal, D-1993-040-3.
7. Beach Lake Municipal Authority (PA), Beach Lake wastewater treatment plant, D‑2001‑052CP-2.
10. Naval Air Warfare Center - Warminster (PA), groundwater treatment plant, D‑2010‑038CP‑2.
11. Big Boulder Corporation (PA), Big Boulder wastewater treatment plant, D-1985-025-3.
12. Brodhead Creek Regional Authority (PA), wastewater treatment plant, D-1986-011 CP-3.
13. NGK Metals Corporation (PA), groundwater treatment plant, D-1989-053-3.
14. Gloucester County Utilities Authority (GCUA) (NJ), wastewater treatment plant, D‑1990‑074CP‑4.
15. Whitemarsh Township (PA), wastewater treatment plant, D-1993-037 CP-4.
16. Pocono Manor (PA), wastewater treatment plant, D-2006-026 CP-3.
17. Pocono Manor (PA), groundwater withdrawal, D-2006-043 CP-2.
18. West Deptford Energy (NJ), West Deptford Energy Station, D-2008-027 CP-2.
19. Schuylkill Valley Sewer Authority (PA), wastewater treatment plant, D-2012-029 CP-1.
20. Artesian Water Company, Inc. (DE), groundwater withdrawal, D-2012-030 CP-1.
21. Transcontinental Pipeline Company, LLC (PA), natural gas transmission pipeline, D‑2013‑004-1.
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50 Years interview: Walter Szczerbiak, Real Madrid
As a big part of the winningest tradition in European club basketball, Walter Szczerbiak put his name high on the list of the best scorers ever to make their mark on the old continent. In his seven seasons with Real Madrid, Szczerbiak helped the team to win European Cup titles in 1974, 1978 and 1980, as well as to reach two other finals, in 1975 and 1976. Szczerbiak had incredible scoring battles against Bob Morse of Varese, helping to build one of biggest rivalries in European club history. He still holds the Spanish League's single game scoring record with 65 points. His son, Wally Szczerbiak, was born in Madrid and carried on his father's scoring tradition to a career in the NBA. Recently voted one of the to 35 players in the first 50 Years of European Club Basketball competition, Walter spoke to Euroleague.net about his glory days in Madrid - and the pride that came with them. "The reputation that Madrid had those days gave it absolute respect worldwide," Szczerbiak told Euroleague.net. "Players were gentlemen, known for their great sportsmanship and were famous for being great competitors. It was an honor, too, because Real Madrid had everyone's respect, no matter if you went to Israel, Argentina or anywhere. I am proud to have been a member of that family."
Hello, Walter, and congratulations for being chosen one of the 50 greatest contributors in European Club Basketball. What does that honor mean to you?
"I am very happy about it and proud to be honoured by the Euroleague. It gives a lot of value to the years I spent in European basketball. I am also very excited because the Final Four is in Madrid, so it is a great opportunity to meet many of my friends and former teammates. I am thrilled and so is my son Wally. If he was still playing in Seattle, he told me he would have shared the honour with me and come to the Final Four. Now he is playing in Cleveland and I hope he will be busy those days in the NBA playoffs."
You arrived to Real Madrid in late 1973 and soon surprised everyone with your shooting skills and elegance on and off the court. Real Madrid won its fifth European Cup title in 1974. What do you remember about that season?
"I arrived in Madrid for a tryout. I was negotiating with an NBA team, Buffalo, that offered me a one-year guaranteed contract. I wanted to sign for two years so I opted for take this tryout with Real Madrid against Indiana University, Bobby Knight's team. I convinced Pedro Ferrandiz in this game and signed a five-year guaranteed deal, but I had a week to give a final decision. I was tough to say goodbye to my NBA dreams, but I accepted the offer with an NBA escape clause at the end of each season. I got along so well with my teammates and was quite impressed with the team we had. I was a perfect fit in the team. We beat Barcelona by 60 points in my first Spanish League game and I scored 47. Joventut also lost that day and everyone said that the league was decided. I couldn't understand that, coming from more competitive leagues, but we finished the league unbeaten. We also won the European Cup and had the luxury to have a player like Carmelo Cabrera, who gave us an extra gear when he was on court. His up-tempo game, court sense, fastbreak passes and his understanding with me and Wayne Brabender meant a great advantage to us. We had a good European season and made it to the final against Ignis Varese in Nantes, France. Something happened to me at halftime, and suddenly all my strength was gone. I had to take the decision either to continue shooting despite weak legs or to play for the team, which is what I did in the second half. Players like Cabrera or Juanito Corbalan hit decisive free throws in the final minutes to win the title. I was criticized after the game, but I made the right decision."
The rivalry between Real Madrid and Varese was legendary, and also the battles between you and Bob Morse. How difficult was to beat Varese and how were those shootouts against Morse?
"Very tough. Bob was taller than me and he came off screens all the time. I had to follow him around and he was 10 centimeters taller than me, which helped him to shoot despite my good defense. I remember that in the game in Nantes, I did a good job even when he had 24 points, but on 12-for-26 shooting. Morse was a 70 to 80% field goal shooter and I was proud to limit him that way. In 1975, both teams made it to the final in Antwerp, Belgium and we didn't feel comfortable on that court. Varese beat us easily. We also made it to the 1976 European Cup final in Geneva, Switzerland, very close to Varese. We played very well in the first 30 minutes and I was doing very well, hitting one shot after another. I had 24 points with 8 minutes to go but I didn't get many options to shoot in the last 5 minutes. I was on fire and felt frustrated for not being able to help my team to win. Morse kept hitting shots, just as usual, moving around and using screens from Dino Meneghin, Marino Zanatta or Ivan Bisson. They beat us again and that was very frustrating."
You won your second European Cup title in 1978, scoring 26 points in the title game against Varese. Wayne Brabender and Carmelo Cabrera also had good games. What memories do you get from the final in Munich?
"This is one of the few games I have on video. I checked and saw that Carmelo was punished because of the assists system in that era. I counted on video and he had around 15 assists to me and Brabender, so we must credit Carmelo for that. He officially finished the game with one or two assists. Only passes that were completed with a layup were counted as assists then. I remember that I fouled out with 11 minutes to go but my team did a great defensive job on Morse and Charlie Yelverton. Luis Maria Prada managed to stop Morse while Johnny Coughran slowed Yelverton and did a very good job. Yelverton took too many off-balanced shots and that did not allow Morse to get his game rhythm. Brabender hit a couple of key shots and we managed to keep our lead for good. It was a contract season for me and that game allowed me to extend the deal for two more years."
You still lifted a third Euroleague trophy against Maccabi Elite in 1980, surviving a semifinal group stage against defending champion Bosna and Mirza Delibasic. Rafa Rullan was the hero with 27 points and you had 16 to beat Maccabi 89-85 in West Berlin. What comes to mind about that season and the final?
"I really had 18 points! Every time I played a European Cup final, I always finished with fewer points in the scoresheet that the ones I scored, I don't know why. I have the video and checked it out. If I wasn't called for a three-second violation on a fastbreak, I would have finished the game with 20 and everyone would have been happier. I was criticized for not scoring 30 points in the European Cup final. Now basketball has changed, defenses have improved and those numbers are hard to reach. I wanted to play solid that game. People were already talking about releasing me and I only played European Cup games. It wasn't easy, as I had to practice on my own when the team played on the road in the Spanish League. It was tough to stay in good shape. I offered good things in that game, finding the big men around the basket. Rullan had 27 points and Randy Meister had a good game, too. In Maccabi, Jim Boatwright was shooting very well, Aulcie Perry was solid but Lou Silver did not have a good game. Wayne and I played for the team. The team was changing and Rullan was in the prime of his career, hitting turnaround jumpers. We had to take advantage of that."
In your seven seasons in Madrid, you won three European Cup titles and six Spanish League trophies. Looking back and now that we honour Real Madrid this week, how important has been for you to play for Real Madrid?
"It has been the chance to play in a gentlemen's club. The reputation that Madrid had those days gave it absolute respect worldwide. Players were gentlemen, known for their great sportsmanship and were famous for being great competitors. The club, led by Santiago Bernabeu, was seen as a class act. I am proud of having been part of Real Madrid. It was an honour, too, because Real Madrid had everyone's respect no matter if you went to Israel, Argentina or anywhere. I am proud to have been a member of that family."
Has the recent worldwide recognition of European basketball excellence surprised you after spending so much time playing, scouting and seeing the sport grow in Europe?
"Not really. I wish I could have played against NBA teams while I was in Real Madrid, and I think we could have chances to beat them. Maccabi had beaten Washington and New Jersey in Israel, so I am not surprised that European teams are beating NBA teams now. There are three major factors. First, NBA games have 48 minutes and that's too long: like I told Corbalan on the phone recently, I believe that playing 40 minutes doesn't give that much importance to bench depth. A team with six or seven very talented players can afford 40 minutes of action. Second, the three-point shot in Europe is not as difficult as in the NBA. A lot of players like Manu Ginobili or Sarunas Jasikevicius can take that shot easily. That compensates the athletic superiority that the U.S. can have. Third, zone defenses don't allow NBA teams to play inside-out. Players like Tim Duncan have it difficult against zones, as it is not easy to find him in the low post. These are three factors that will give European teams chances against U.S. teams despite their physical disadvantage and eventually win more games."
The European Club competitions turns 50 this year. As a global personality in world basketball, what do you think about the initiative the Euroleague had to honour its legends in the last half-century?
"Well, I am so happy about it. This is the kind of thing I was missing. Here in the United States, you have things like the Hall of Fame and they honor their legends more often. When the NBA turned 50, it also had a great on-court ceremony at an All-Star Game in Cleveland. I had the chance to speak to some of the players and they were quite happy to meet each other and have a good time with former teammates and rivals. So I am very happy and proud to be part of this, in my opinion, great event. The whole project was a great idea by the Euroleague. It is a great invention. Here in the United States, I am a nobody - or just Wally's father. They don't know what I did in European basketball and the impact I had there. It is a great way to recognize what I did and meet the basketball that was a big part of my life in my 20s and 30s. It is fantastic and I have to thank the Euroleague for that!"
Monday, March 10, 2008
Javier Gancedo, Euroleague.net


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