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Do Hypothetical Experiences Affect Real Financial Decisions? Evidence from Insurance Take-up
This paper uses a novel experimental design to study the effect of hypothetical personal experience on the adoption of a new insurance product in rural China. Specifically, we conduct a set of insurance games with a random subset of farmers. Our findings show that playing insurance games improves insurance take-up in real life by 48%. Exploring the mechanism behind this effect, we show that the effect is not driven by changes in risk attitudes, changes in perceived probability of disasters, or learning of insurance benefits, but is driven mainly by the experience acquired in playing the insurance game. Moreover, we find that, compared with experience with real disasters in the previous year, the hypothetical experience gained in the insurance game has a stronger effect on insurance take-up, implying that the impact of personal experience displays a strong recency effect.Download Info
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Genre/Form: | Biography |
Named Person: | Clarice Lispector; Clarice Lispector; Clarice Lispector |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
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Benjamin Moser |
OCLC Number: | 456549810 |
Description: | viii, 479 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
Contents: | Fun vonen is a yid? -- That irrational something -- The average pogrom -- The missing name -- Statue of Liberty -- Griene gringos -- The magical stories -- National melodrama -- Only for madmen -- Flying down to Rio -- God stirs the waters -- Straight from the zoo -- Hurricane Clarice -- Trampoline to victory -- Principessa di Napoli -- The society of shadows -- Volume in the brain -- The country of a thousand years of peace -- The public statue -- The third experience -- Her empty necklaces -- Marble mausoleum -- The intimate balance -- Redemption through sin -- The worst temptation -- Belonging to Brazil -- Better than Borges -- The cockroach -- And revolution! -- The egg really is white -- A coarse cactus -- Possible dialogues -- Cultural terror -- "I humanized myself" -- Monstre sacré -- The story of instants that flee -- Purged -- Batuba jantiram lecoli? -- Hen in black sauce -- Pornography -- The witch -- The thing itself -- Lispectorian silence -- Speaking from the tomb -- Our Lady of the Good Death. |
Responsibility: | Benjamin Moser. |
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"Lively, ardent and intellectually rigorous." --The New York Times Book Review"Why This World treats Clarice and her many mysteries very gently. Moser carefully unwraps the very raw, intimate character behind her very introspective books... An excellent feat of portraiture "--Los Angeles Times"This is rich biographical material that gets only richer as Mr. Moser, a translator and a book critic for Harper's Magazine, begins to unpeel the layers of her complicated life. 'Why This World' sucks you into its subject's stange vortex." --The New York Times"Benjamin Moser's Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector uncovers the iconic author's double life: the diplomat's wife in war-shattered Europe and the elusive genius who dramatized a fractured interior world in rich synthetic prose . . . her work lives on, still striking near to the wild heart." --Megan O'Grady, Vogue"[A] Pioneering biography of Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector (1920-1977). This well-researched biography by Moser, New Books columnist for Harper's, should send readers in search of this indescribable author." --Publishers Weekly"Beautifully rendered... Moser's richly contextualized, uniquely insightful, and haunting biography of mystic and writer Lispector resurrects a 'penetrating genius.'" --Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review)"A smart, passionate portrait of a truly remarkable writer. Lispector is a great subject, and Moser is the perfect biographer for her." -- Jonathan Franzen"A biography worthy of its great subject ... One of the twentieth century's most mysterious writers is finally revealed in all her vibrant colors." -- Orhan Pamuk"Rich in detail and original research and filled with sympathy for what must remain hidden and what must be understood. [Moser] has written a great book about a Jewish heroine whose family lived through some of the worst episodes of the last century in Europe; he has given also a fascinating accoun Read more...
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Winner: Institutional Buildings Category CRES 2009 Renewable Energy and Sustainable Design in Buildings Award <<< (HOME)
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Science and Engineering Building Participants: Linda Kogan – Director of Office of SustainabilityGary Reynolds – UCCS Executive Director Facilities ServicesChris Gebhart - AR7 architects Darrell Lackey -ME EngineersDavid Metcalf – Jacobs EngineeringKate Bechtholdt – Douglass Colony Group Alicia Seivers - Architectural Energy Corporation
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The Science & Engineering building is the second LEED building on campus and is expected to be awarded LEED Gold certification in August 2009. The building provides much needed classrooms, faculty offices, and teaching/research laboratories while bringing together the departments of biology, physics, mechanical and aerospace engineering, the Institute for Science and Space Studies, and the CU Institute for Bioenergetics into a single facility. Joint research of these various groups will be supported by flexible research space that supports additional inter-disciplinary opportunities.
Equally important, the building functions as a destination for K-12 field trips to inspire young visitors about math, science, engineering, and computing disciplines. A dedicated K-12 welcome and orientation space provides school kids the opportunities to play with engineering and science experiments developed by UCCS students and faculty. "Imagination stations" are distributed throughout the building. Combined with view windows into various labs, an itinerary is created that highlights specific topics, ongoing research, and building systems performance. A Foucault pendulum will be installed in the three-story main atrium space as part of a public art installation by Living Lenses, a collaboration by Po Shu Wang and Louise Bertelsen.
The building, now complete, will celebrate an official opening and LEED celebration August 6, 2009.
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Building Square Footage: 156,071Construction Cost per Square Foot: $310Non Renewable heating source: natural gas purchased from Colorado Springs Utilities
Introduction to UCCS and Sustainability Background
UCCS is strongly committed to increasing the sustainability of its built environment and to serve as a living learning laboratory. We want to be a demonstration campus where students and members of the community can learn and measure the performance of a variety of different renewable energy installations including solar thermal, thin film laminate, photovoltaics, as well as energy conservation and demand side management projects such as heat recovery, ice storage, and evaporative pre-cooling. There are 4 building projects on campus that will be LEED Silver or better. In 2008, students concerned with climate change and recognizing our southern exposure, passed a $5 fee per semester to install solar projects on the campus.
In 2007, more than 40 faculty, students, and staff collaborated on a comprehensive Sustainability Strategic Plan indicating specific 5-year goals and action plans. Subsequently, sustainability was included as one of 15 goals in the overall UCCS Strategic Plan. In 2006, a Minor in Sustainable Development was added and continues to draw an increasing number of students. UCCS, along with over 600 other schools, is a signatory to the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, which directs schools to pursue short term carbon reduction strategies as well as develop a long term plan for carbon neutrality.
1. Use of Renewable Energy
A 13.6 kW solar thin film laminate system was installed on the building roof and as of May 22 is fully operational. The system consists of 96 UniSolar, FlexLight Photovoltaic Laminate 136 Watt panels. There are three PV Powered 4,600 kW inverters. A monitoring package was included to display real time data on the performance of the system on a kiosk in the lobby of the building as well as on line. This thin film was selected for its light weight and to highlight a different form of solar technology. This is the first project that is being funded by the student fee passed for solar projects on campus. Our size was limited by the reflective roof credit for LEED and by funds available for the project. Power purchase agreements are not yet available to the Colorado Springs region, so state entities must rely solely on Governor's Energy Office grants and utility rebates to help fund projects.
2. Environmental Impact
Energy efficient design
MechanicalCooling is accomplished by a number of sustainable and traditional methods. Exterior spaces have operable windows for natural ventilation and cooling. Primary cooling is delivered by air handling units that have variable speed drives and premium efficiency motors to reduce power consumption. Air is filtered with high performance filters to enhance indoor air quality. Air handlers that serve non-lab areas deliver cooling by using outside air when it is cool enough, or when it isn't, much of the air is re-circulated and cooled by coils fed from the mechanical cooling plant. CO2 sensors increase or decrease the quantity of outside air to improve indoor air quality and save energy. Air handlers that serve labs are 100 percent outside air so they, too, cool using outside air when conditions permit. Lab air handlers also cool by evaporating water into the air-stream when air is dry enough. When evaporative cooling and outdoor air are insufficient, cooling is provided by the mechanical cooling plant.
The mechanical cooling plant consists of variable speed chillers with environmentally friendly refrigerant, premium efficiency variable speed pumps, and ice storage tanks. At night when the air is cool and electric utility rates are low, the chillers build ice in the tanks. During morning and evening hours when electric rates are still low, chillers handle building cooling with standard temperature chilled water. When peak electric rates apply, the building is cooled by circulating water through the ice tanks supplemented by the chillers. Electric power use is reduced because the chillers are smaller than if ice were not available. During mild periods the building can be cooled completely by ice.
Laboratories are 100 percent exhaust and makeup air for health and safety. Heating and cooling are recovered from building exhaust air and transferred to the incoming outside air by a runaround heat recovery system to pre-cool and pre-heat air when summer and winter outdoor temperatures require conditioning. Laboratory hoods and occupied spaces are variable air volume to save power, heating, and cooling energy so only the amount of air required for occupant comfort and safety is used. At night, temperatures in the spaces and air exhausted through hoods are reduced, and during the day hood exhaust is reduced when sensors detect there are no people near the hoods. Similarly, non-lab area variable air volume boxes deliver reduced airflow to reduce energy consumption when motion sensors detect no occupants.
Heating is delivered by the boiler plant when heat recovery is insufficient. The three lead boilers are high efficiency condensing units to reduce natural gas consumption. They are supported by two efficient non-condensing boilers when more extreme winter conditions exist. Heating water pumps are premium efficiency variable primary flow.
Temperature controls are digital to optimize systems operation. Controls permit occupants to explore facets of the systems through an interactive interface. Major mechanical systems were commissioned by an independent consultant to verify they operate to their potential.
ElectricalLighting throughout the building utilizes demand control and variable lighting levels to minimize the amount of wasted energy. Energy efficient electronic ballasts and light fixtures were selected. Light pollution to the outdoors is limited.
Other Environmental impact highlights:
Energy Optimization
Building was designed to be 31% more energy efficient than Ashrae 90.1 minimally compliant building.
Occupancy sensors were installed in offices to control lighting.
Occupancy sensors were installed in rooms to control HVAC.
Project used low E glass, solar shades (vertical and horizontal), and fritted glass.
Non-renewable energy displaced – approximately 1 percent from the thin film system. The system can be augmented as funds become available.
CO2 displaced from solar laminate system: 35,439 lbs per year.
Air Quality
Project used low VOC paints, carpets, sealants, wood and agrifiber, etc.
Water use reduction
Plumbing fixtures are water conserving to reduce water use. They include 1 pint flush sensor operated urinals, dual flush low-flow water closets, sensor activated lavatory faucets for improved hygiene and lower water use, and low-flow shower heads.
Building was designed to be 42% more water efficient than baseline building.
Site impact
Project was built on an existing parking lot with no new parking added.
Bike racks, showers and changing rooms, and access to public transportation were provided.
Innovation credit – an area of twice the building footprint was set aside on the campus as open space, not to be changed for the life of the building.
Materials and Resources
Over 34% of materials by weight are from recycled content.
More than 20% of materials were sourced locally.
Project achieved a 95% construction waste recycling rate.
Comprehensive single stream recycling infrastructure was integrated into the building
3. Aesthetics
ArchitectureThe building is sited opposite El Pomar Center across Library Plaza and fronts the pedestrian spine that runs through the campus. It is terraced into the hillside to provide on-grade access to three levels with the fourth floor linked to the existing Engineering Building via an enclosed elevated bridge. A fifth story functions as a mechanical penthouse.
The steel frame structure with brick veneer, metal panel, and glazed aluminum window systems build upon existing campus standards. The "spine and finger" floor plate maximizes interior daylighting while reducing massing and scale. The stepped profile of the fingers is intended to allow sunlight to penetrate to courtyard spaces. Each elevation was studied to address interior function, campus context, and solar orientation.
Solar thin film laminate on roof is not visible from below. It can be seen from the bluff directly behind the building. This technology was selected because the new roof was not designed to hold a heavier photovoltaic structure, and because we wanted to showcase a different technology for students to learn.
Outside lights designed to minimize light leaving the site
4. Public Awareness
Tours provided by both sustainability office and employees at Science & Engineering
Tours thus far have included USGBC Southern Colorado Chapter, alumni groups, contributors, facilities directors in the CU system
UCCS has been selected to host the solar homes tour in October 2009 based on our LEED buildings, our use of renewable energy, and our focus on increasing public awareness.
Signs are located throughout the building describing green and LEED features.
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A green touchscreen display in lobby highlights green features, how the solar laminate system works, and real time data on electricity, natural gas, and solar. This is currently under construction and will be viewable online outside the university in the future.
5. Replicability
This building demonstrates the use of heat recovery, ice storage, and solar laminate technology as well as high performance design and mechanical equipment. Architects and contractors can visit to determine what strategies to replicate. We will post utility use and real time data from the solar laminate system so that others can learn and replicate if desired.
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Austrian Skydiver Gets Ready For The Ultimate Plunge
In August 2012, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will attempt a feat that has never been done before - freefall off a specially made capsule from the edge of space - 120,000 feet (23 miles) above earth or about three times the altitude that normal airplanes fly at.
Thanks to the lack of atmospheric pressure, his initial plunge down will be so swift that he is expected to break through the sound barrier within the first 35 seconds of his leap - This means that he will be coming down faster than the speed of sound which at that altitude is about 690 miles per hour. Felix will continue to freefall until he reaches 5,000 feet, at which point, he will open his parachute and glide back gracefully to his designated landing spot in New Mexico.
While the entire epic skydive is expected to take only 10 minutes, it has been in planning for over two years. That's because unlike normal skydives, this one needs a lot of special equipment, starting from the mode of travel, to a special suit and even, a custom parachute.
To go to the Earth's stratosphere, Mr. Baumgartner will travel in a pressurized capsule, which will be flown up by a 400 feet wide helium balloon. His journey to outer space is expected to take three hours.
Also pressurized will be the special suit he will be wearing. That's because the pressure at 120,000 feet about the ground is 1,000 times less than that at sea level, and without the protective suit, his blood would probably start boiling, because the boiling point of liquids drops as pressure decreases. The helmet of his suit has been made to not only protect him through the sonic boom - the sound he will hear as he pierces through the sound barrier, but also, have a heated visor and sun shield to ensure clear vision at all times.
Though the skydiver cannot practice the actual dive, he will be making two jumps from heights of 60,000 and 90,000 feet respectively, to test out all his specialized equipment.
Despite these precautions, there are a number of dangers this fearless adventurer may still encounter. The main risk of course is that his equipment fails. But even if it all works like a charm, there is the possibility that he may spin out of control when he jumps from the capsule, which could cause him to blackout. Felix is hoping that his 25 years of skydiving experience will come in handy and that his arms and legs will help him steer his flight.
Then there is always the danger that a blast of air will take him off course so that instead of landing at his destined landing spot in New Mexico, he could drift away and crash land. Finally, there is the danger of the unknown - Nobody has ever leaped from this high before, so there may be some risks that have been overlooked.
If all goes well, Felix will be breaking four records - the highest altitude freefall, the highest manned balloon flight, the longest distance traveled in freefall and, the speed record for the fastest freefall. The athlete is also hoping that his daredevil stunt will help provide scientists with valuable data on how humans will react when space tourism takes off and maybe, even open up the new extreme sport of Space diving!
While this mission may sound a little crazy, what is even more so, is that Felix is not the only one vying for it. Michel Fourmier, a 67-year-old retired US Air Force colonel is also planning a similar jump from an altitude of 25 miles or 132,000 feet!
What's even more stunning is that both men are trying to outdo a 50-year space diving record set by US Air-Force colonel Joe Kittinger, who leaped from 102,800 feet in 1960! We hope they both succeed in realizing their respective dreams.
Resources: Telegraph.co.uk, msn.com
159 Comments
- nadael2/18/2012one part of me is saying soooooooooooo scary but another part of me wants to do it
- XXYYXX2/18/2012WOW man's brave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- slayer2/17/2012cool and awesome!!!!!!!!
- timetraveler2/17/2012i would not try that if i were u do u know how dangerous this is it will cost 20 million dollars he could easily die his blood could BOIL and he might not even land correctly
- timetraveler2/17/2012my dad knows felix and the other guy in the video above he holds the world record for right now my dad went skydiving with them go felix
- dumb bell2/17/2012to Dogo News- tell us what happens next.... Oh man this is intense. I got my fingers crossed. Let's hope he lives. Go Felix!!!
- noelle2/16/2012I`ve always wanted to try sky diving.
- angelmirage2/16/2012Wow....I never knew there were so many dumb asses out there...
- chode6662/16/2012lol
- Claire2/16/2012I must say this is a little crazy, like cukoo!
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KC-46 Tanker Aircraft:
Program Generally Stable but Improvements in Managing Schedule Are Needed
GAO-13-258: Published: Feb 27, 2013. Publicly Released: Feb 27, 2013.
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The KC-46 program 2012 estimates for cost, schedule, and performance are virtually the same as last year's, with the contractor running very close to the planned budget and schedule. Development work is more than one-fourth complete and a successful preliminary design review was held on schedule in April 2012. In response to a prior GAO recommendation, the program now has fully implemented metrics to measure the progress toward its key performance parameters and expects to meet these requirements. There are two areas of concern regarding program cost: first, both the contractor and government estimate the cost of development will exceed the contract ceiling price of $4.9 billion (although government liability is capped at that ceiling); and second, the contractor has already allocated about 80 percent of the management reserves budget, primarily for identified, yet unresolved, development risks, with the bulk of work--about 5 years--remaining. GAO maintains that significant use of these funds early in a program may indicate problems. The program has not yet evaluated how the significant use of these funds early could impact future milestones.
With development generally stable, the program is addressing, in varying degrees, some key challenges. First, defense, contractor, and federal aviation officials all identify the flight test schedule as a substantive concern. An integrated test team continues to evaluate and adjust flight test plans ahead of the 2015 start. Second, the contractor must still complete a significant number of engineering drawings needed for the upcoming critical design review; about three-fifths are complete and some lower level subsystem reviews are behind schedule. Third, the contractor is still in the process of relocating key personnel and establishing facilities needed for integrating defense equipment after deciding to close the original location. Additional work continues to more fully mature critical technologies, solidify software plans, address growth in aircraft weight, and ensure there are no design issues with the wing refueling pods and the boom refueling system. Program officials continue to monitor these issues to ensure they will not have major impacts.
The KC-46 program acquisition strategy and contract type are effective mechanisms for mitigating risks. The use of a fixed price contract limits government cost risk and technology risk is lessened by converting a commercial derivative aircraft into the KC-46 tanker. The KC-46 master schedule, acquisition plan, and management framework favorably compare with best practices and acquisition reform legislation, with some exceptions. For example, the master schedule met 7 of 10 best practices criteria, but did not include and sequence all activities and could have incorporated a broader range of uncertainty, leaving room to improve the schedule so program success is not jeopardized.
Why GAO Did This Study
Aerial refueling allows U.S. military aircraft to fly further, stay airborne longer, and carry more weapons, equipment, and supplies. Yet the mainstay of U.S. tanker forces--the KC-135 Stratotanker--is over 50 years old. It is increasingly costly to support and its age-related problems could potentially ground the fleet. As a result, the Air Force has initiated the $52 billion KC-46 program to replace the aerial refueling fleet. The program plans to produce 18 tankers by 2017 and 179 aircraft by 2027.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 requires GAO to annually review the KC-46 program through 2017. This report addresses (1) progress made in 2012 toward cost, schedule, and performance goals, (2) identified program challenges, and (3) program risk mitigation tools. To address these areas, GAO reviewed key program documents, discussed development plans and results with officials from the KC-46 program office, other defense offices, and the prime contractor, Boeing. GAO assessed the program's development schedule and technology risks. GAO also assessed the program's acquisition plan to determine compliance with acquisition legislation and acquisition best practices.
What GAO Recommends
GAO recommends that the Department of Defense (DOD) analyze the root causes for the rapid allocation of management reserves and improve the KC-46 master schedule. DOD fully concurred with these recommendations.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
Recommendation: To help understand and monitor the causes of the majority of contractor management reserves being allocated two years into development, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Air Force, after Boeing has fully resolved the relevant design and technical issues, to analyze the root causes for the rate of expenditure of reserves in order to help the Air Force fully recognize and mitigate risk areas.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Open
Comments: The Air Force stated that the Defense Contract Management Agency had identified instances where the management reserve budget was being improperly used by the prime contractor, Boeing. As a result, Boeing issued a corrective action plan and restored $70 million to the management reserve fund with the average monthly use being reduced from $14.9 million per month to $2.5 million per month. While these efforts illustrate enhanced oversight by the Department of Defense and could possibly extend the management reserve funding, we are leaving this recommendation open as the Air Force still needs to more fully identify and understand the root causes for the expenditure of management reserve in the areas where the majority of this funding has been used, including systems engineering, program management, design and integration efforts, and test and evaluation activities. DOD concurred with our original recommendation and said it would analyze the root causes for the rate of expenditure of reserves.
Recommendation: To help maintain a more thorough and insightful KC-46 development schedule, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Air Force to address our concerns related to three schedule best practices (capturing all activities, sequencing all activities, and conducting a schedule risk analysis), where we concluded the program's master schedule had only partially met best practice criteria.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Open
Comments: The Air Force is taking several actions to address our recommendation to improve its scheduling practices, but implementation actions are still ongoing. For example, the KC-46 program office intends to hold monthly meetings after the completion of the July 2013 critical design review to facilitate the identification of relevant government activities to be incorporated into the program's integrated master schedule. The program office indicated that these identified activities will reflect all necessary efforts for successful completion of KC-46 development, regardless of whether the contractor or government performs them. In addition, the Air Force stated that the Defense Contract Management Agency issued a non-compliance corrective action report to Boeing requesting that flaws and the use of lags in the integrated master schedule be corrected. As a result, Boeing has submitted corrective action plans addressing these issues, which have been approved. The Air Force also conducted a second schedule risk analysis and is in the process of conducting an analysis to verify and validate the integrated master schedule's quality, assumptions used, validity of results, and identification of top schedule drivers. We are leaving this recommendation open as on-going work is still being completed to meet the full intent of our recommendation.
Mar 10, 2014
Joint Professional Military Education:
Opportunities Exist for Greater Oversight and Coordination of Associated Research InstitutionsGAO-14-216: Published: Mar 10, 2014. Publicly Released: Mar 10, 2014. -
DOD Business Systems Modernization:
Air Force Business System Schedule and Cost EstimatesGAO-14-152: Published: Feb 7, 2014. Publicly Released: Mar 10, 2014.
Mar 5, 2014
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle:
Introducing Competition into National Security Space Launch AcquisitionsGAO-14-259T: Published: Mar 5, 2014. Publicly Released: Mar 5, 2014.
Mar 4, 2014
The Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Competitive ProcurementGAO-14-377R: Published: Mar 4, 2014. Publicly Released: Mar 4, 2014.
Countering Overseas Threats:
DOD and State Need to Address Gaps in Monitoring of Security Equipment Transferred to LebanonGAO-14-161: Published: Feb 26, 2014. Publicly Released: Mar 4, 2014.
Feb 28, 2014
Army Workload and Performance System:
Actions Needed to Complete Assessment of Unnecessary Overlap with Logistics Modernization ProgramGAO-14-266: Published: Feb 28, 2014. Publicly Released: Feb 28, 2014.
Feb 27, 2014
Defense Transportation:
DOD Can Better Ensure That Federal Agencies Fully Reimburse for Using Military AircraftGAO-14-189: Published: Feb 27, 2014. Publicly Released: Feb 27, 2014.
Feb 26, 2014
Military Health System:
Sustained Senior Leadership Needed to Fully Develop Plans for Achieving Cost SavingsGAO-14-396T: Published: Feb 26, 2014. Publicly Released: Feb 26, 2014.
Jan 30, 2014
Imminent Danger Pay:
Actions Needed Regarding Pay Designations in the U.S. Central Command Area of ResponsibilityGAO-14-230R: Published: Jan 30, 2014. Publicly Released: Jan 30, 2014.
Jan 21, 2014
Defense Management:
DOD's Conference Policy Is Generally Consistent with OMB's RequirementsGAO-14-150: Published: Jan 21, 2014. Publicly Released: Jan 21, 2014.
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CTA passengers will enjoy frozen fares and see no service cuts next year under a budget proposed Wednesday by agency President Forrest Claypool - but only if union workers agree to major changes to their work rules and pay deals.
CTA passengers will enjoy frozen fares and see no service cuts next year under a budget proposed Wednesday by agency president Forrest Claypool - but only if union workers agree to major changes to their work rules and pay deals.
Setting the stage for another battle between Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration and the unions, Claypool revealed plans to close more than a quarter of a billion dollar budget shortfall by cutting bureaucracy, changing what he called "antiquated" work rules, reining in pay increases and reforming health-care benefits. If successful, the plans would freeze the cost of a one-way cash ticket at $2.25, make good on a pledge Emanuel made in April and prevent a repeat of 2010's hefty service cuts.
But if a deal can't be reached by July 1, up to 1,000 union jobs could be eliminated, bus and train services would be severely cut and fare increases are possible, CTA officials say. Union officials Wednesday accused Claypool and Emanuel of cynically pitting passengers against workers and putting cuts "on our backs." But Claypool said CTA workers are among the best-paid big city transit workers in the nation, guaranteed "generous" 3.5 percent annual pay increases even as the recession bit. CTA's crippling habit of borrowing cash and using funds meant for improvements to crumbling infrastructure for day-to-day operations needs to stop, he said. But systematic underfunding from the federal and state governments and the economic downturn mean the 2012 CTA budget is $66 million or 5 percent smaller than the 2011 budget, he added, even as rail ridership increased by 3.7 percent.
Management cuts will save $117 million, but another $160 million will have to be found in union concessions, he said. He repeated his gripe that "outdated" work rules written into contracts with the Amalgamated Transit Union and other unions were open to abuse by "a significant minority" of workers. They included a rule requiring drivers be paid for a "15 minute coffee time" at the start of their shift, a deal allowing those who lose their driving licenses following a DUI conviction to be paid for six months while they try to win their licenses back, a paid 20-minute toilet break for workers and a requirement that three workers from three unions be employed to change a single bus wheel, he said.
"I cannot in good conscience ask our customers to dig into their pockets for more fares or ask our customers to wait longer, walk farther or stand longer on our cars, buses and trains until we have gone to our labor partners and negotiated for fundamental reform of work rules that benefit so few and cost so much," Claypool added.
ATU Local 308 President Robert Kelly led an outraged union response, calling Claypool's examples "misleading." He said drivers have 10 minutes at the start of their shift to check the safety of their vehicle. Drivers who lose their licenses are reassigned while they try to get their licenses back, he said, describing dealing with Claypool and his team as "like dealing with Republicans." He disputed Claypool's claim that CTA workers have an absentee rate 2 1/2 times the national average and pointed to the unions' refusal to make concessions last year, even when it cost 1,057 jobs, as proof that members will not easily be cowed.
CTA Chairman Terry Peterson said he expected that workers will realize times have changed since those layoffs, however. They came after Gov. Pat Quinn brokered a state borrowing deal in 2009 that froze fares until Dec. 31 of this year, when the union contracts also lapse. The state still owes the CTA $102.7 million and is five months behind in payments, officials said.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously to open up unused TV-band spectrum for wireless-Internet access by unlicensed fixed, mobile and portable devices.
The spectrum will be open to any other applications the industry can devise, including wireless home networking, device-to-device communication and video services.
The devices, which could hit the market in two years, would use TV-band "white spaces," or portions of the TV-band spectrum not occupied by a TV station in a given market. The unused spectrum, which occupies current VHF and UHF spectrum, is prized for its ability to transmit signals over a long range and through walls. The propagation characteristics mean large markets could be covered with only a handful of base stations.
The FCC decision creates the potential for low-cost wide-area Wi-Fi-like services to compete with cellular carriers who offer mobile broadband in spectrum that they had to purchase. The services would also compete with existing broadband providers to the home and potentially bring broadband access to rural areas where the cost of building a landline network is high.
"Opening the white spaces will allow for the creation of a Wi-Fi on steroids," said FCC chairman Kevin Martin. "Consumers across the country will have access to devices and services that they may have only dreamed about before."
Unlicensed use of white space, said commissioner Robert McDowell, "will give nimble entrepreneurs the freedom to disrupt the market in positive and constructive ways that will force incumbents to keep pace with this new revolution." The competition "will knock down barriers created by walled gardens and pry open closed networks," he continued, referring to cellular carrier control over the applications that many of their handsets can use. "This liberation will come about not through increased regulation, but through increased competition."
The measure, under consideration for about six years, was endorsed by technology companies such as Google, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard but opposed by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and makers of wireless microphones. The NAB fears the unlicensed devices will interfere with the reception of over-the-air TV signals in homes. Wireless-phone makers, whose devices already use white-space spectrum, also fear that the portable and mobile devices will interfere with the use of their products in commercial venues, such as stadiums and Broadway theaters.
To reduce the potential for such interference, the FCC imposed multiple requirements on devices, including two types of sensing technologies in the first generation of devices. The technologies would enable devices to find spectrum not in use. One technology combines GPS geo-location with a database of locations of TV stations, cable-operator head ends, wireless-mike venues and other current users of the spectrum. The database will tell space device what spectrum it can use from its current location.
During the FCC's eight-month lab and field tests, a Motorola device using the GPS/database solution "was 100 percent successful in identifying television signals and preventing interference," Motorola said.
The second technology mandate is signal-sensing technology, enabling a device to listen to the airwaves to sense transmissions from TV stations and other incumbent users. In tests, the FCC's Office of Engineering Technology concluded that signal-sensing technology by itself was not completely effective in eliminating interference.
Devices incorporating only signal-sensing technology will be allowed in the future only if they undergo "a much more rigorous approval process," said Martin. These devices will be tested by the FCC in the lab and in a variety of real-world environments, the public will be allowed to comment on the findings, and the full FCC will vote to approve it, the chairman said.
In making its decision, the FCC imposed power limits on devices. Power output is limited to 40 milliwatts, or less than that of wireless mikes, when they operate in a channel immediately next to a broadcast channel, said commissioner Deborah Tate. A higher power limit applies when the device operates in a channel that's not next to a TV channel.
Although the FCC's technology office tried to establish power limits to lower the risk of interference with home devices such as cable boxes, Tate noted, "this risk is not, in my mind, fully mitigated." She noted, however, that "we have all learned to move devices away from each other."
For its part, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) said it "applauds the commission's efforts to increase the availability of wireless broadband to American consumers" and said it "will work with all stakeholders to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to enable the proliferation of new wireless broadband services and devices without interfering with consumers' enjoyment of digital television programming."
CEA members include Google and TV makers.
The NAB, however, isn't so sanguine. "While we appreciate the FCC's attempt to address significant issues raised by broadcasters and others, every American who values interference-free TV should be concerned by the commission's vote," said NAB executive VP Dennis Wharton. "By moving the white space vote forward, the commission appears to have bypassed meaningful public or peer review in a proceeding of grave importance to the future of television."
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'Glee's Young Kurt: Meet Adam Kolkin, Chris Colfer's mini-me
So was it a camera trick? CGI? Old Colfer family home-video footage? Colfer's secret little brother?
Nope. Little Kurt, who is just as fabulous as big Kurt, was played by Adam Kolkin, a high school student from Orange County with no relation to Colfer. Even the "Glee" casting directors were taken aback when they met the lookalike. "They all kept saying, 'Oh my God, oh my God," Kolkin tells the O.C. Register.
Though he didn't share any scenes with Colfer, Kolkin did get to meet him when Colfer stopped by the graveyard location just to say hello.
Kolkin doesn't have a singing part in tonight's episode, but he was asked to raise his voice for the casting directors. "I had prepared 'Walking on Sunshine,'" he says. "They were really surprised."
Just because he doesn't sing in "Grilled Cheesus" doesn't mean he won't sing later. We do expect to see Kolkin make a return to the show. A flashback episode is currently in the works according to EW, and while casting directors are seeking young versions of Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Amber Riley, and Mark Salling, we're not sure they'll be able to find anyone this good.
Kolkin certainly set the bar high.
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I actually look alot like Lea...and ive got a voice...iwould totally do it.
My mouth fell to the floor when I first saw this boy! He's practically Colfer's twin. At first, I thought it was a camera trick. Then, I thought he was Colfer's younger brother. I even went to imdb.com to see if he had a brother. What a coup finding this mini-Chris Colfer!
Hry guys i actually know him, we are friends! He totaly looks lik kurt.
Not just that, his mannerisms were so Kurt-like, too, that I couldn't keep a gaping smile from my face; he was awesome!
hey i know him were good friends and he looks so much like kurt its crazy
I'd like to see young Quinn with young Gwen(her older sister). It'd be a nice touch-up on Quinn's childhood background.
wen i first saw this little kurt i was like OMG!. how bout quin or puck's mini me aswell?. :)
Wow, look at that picture! That's insane! Last night when I saw it I thought he had a younger brother - this is just an incredible find!
I can't wait to see the flashback episode - young Brittany! Awww.
I was just amazed to learn this kid is no relation to Chris Colfer! When I saw the show, I thought for sure he was either Chris's little brother or else it was some kind of CGI trick. wow.
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Amazing work! happy 2014!
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Of the dates listed Winnipeg and MOntreal for me, hoping there are some smaller shows around coachella to use the presale code....if not maybe quick fall euro trip?
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my wife is coming for first time and Grimes will be near the top of her list im sure. I wanna see her too, she had to cancel her show here when she got sick
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The agenda of Popova's visit includes meetings with Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozaku-Markulis and Constantinos Yiorkadjis, Mayor of Nicosia.
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After 52 years, she's in the showPosted Monday, July 11, 2011, at 3:33 PM
It just hit me the other day that even though I have lead an interesting and amazing life so far, I had always been on the sidelines when it came to fun and exciting events.
I have always been the one in the bleachers, not one that could dunk a basketball nor spike a volleyball. I sat in the seats as I watched my friends perform in concerts or watch as they boogied in dance squad. I stayed back as my friends furthered their educations, as they chatted it up reminiscing about the days when they partied at the frat houses or visited foreign countries, at that time I was starting a family. Until this year, you would find me on the curb holding a grandchild or chatting with neighbors during the Star Spangled Spectacular Parade. I would rise early and get to the park to save enough seating for the rest of my crew. I would head to the food vendors to get a treat and a drink. I would sit and wave as those that I knew would pass by and toss candy at my clan. I would wave as the political candidate that I felt was worthy of my attention would pass by. This year however, I passed on the sideline seating and instead of being an observer I was a participant. It took me 52 years to be in the spotlight, I was no longer going to sit by and let another year go by without being in the game. I was in the parade. Waiting for the festivities to begin, we drank plenty of water, gathered our bags of goodies and even practiced a few parade waves. There was even a bet on whether little 5 year old Abby would walk the whole parade route. It may seem silly to some, but for myself I felt like a team player, like I was doing something out of the ordinary... and I had a blast! As we made our way through the route I felt sorry for those children that were sitting behind those that stood next to the street, it was those kids that I made feel as though they were special and made a point to get them a piece of candy or a temporary tattoo, I handed treats to kids of all ages and the best part of the whole experience was that I was fortunate enough to see family and friends along the route. Some that I hadn't seen for years. There were times where I would have to sprint to catch up... that was a sight I am sure! I have always held a special place in my heart for the Star Spangled Spectacular but this year it holds more meaning. I got to play in the game, I was able to perform in a concert, I can now claim that I was in the parade not just sitting by and letting life go by. By the way, Abby did walk the whole parade route, I wonder if her mother has handed her that $100 yet? |
Trudy is a former Advertising Representative for the Pilot Tribune, and also a contributing writer.
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