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The Facts of Life
by Graham Joyce
A remarkable young boy, Frank Arthur Vine, the product of a passionate encounter between his mother Cassie and an American G.I., is brought up by his mother's six very different--and idiosyncratic--sisters and his charismatic grandmother after his mother is determined to be too unstable, in an emotional and multifaceted novel set against the backdrop of Coventry, England.
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Fall on Your Knees
by Ann-Marie MacDonald
The Piper family is steeped in secrets, lies, and unspoken truths. At the eye of the storm is one secret that threatens to shake their lives -- even destroy them.
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A False Sense of Well Being
by Jeanne Braselton
After eleven years of marriage, thirty-eight-year-old Jessie Maddox finds herself in the middle of a midlife crisis as she begins to experience a number of dark fantasies about her husband's untimely end.
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Farewell to Manzanar
by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
The American-born author describes her family's experience and impressions when they were forced to relocate in a camp for the Japanese in Owens Valley, California, during World War II.
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Fast Food Nation
by Eric Schlosser
With reportage, reason, and wit, the author recounts the history of fast food in America. He argues that fast food has homogenized society, hastened the "malling" of our land, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an obesity epidemic, and more.
Approximate number of books in kit: 12
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in THE HOBBIT. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.
Approximate number of books in kit: 10
A Fine Balance
by Rohinton Mistry
In India during the mid-1970s, after a "state of internal emergency" is declared, four very different people--a widowed seamstress, a student, and a man and his nephew who have fled their village's caste violence--find their lives becoming inextricably intertwined.
Approximate number of books in kit: 11
Into The Forest
by Jean Hegland
A delicately wrought modern fable about values, both of individual and of society, tells the moving story of two sisters struggling to survive while too much technology and information overwhelms the world around them.
Approximate number of books in kit: 7
Freak the Mighty
by Rodman Philbrick
At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.
Approximate number of books in kit: 10
Friday Night Knitting Club
by Kate Jacobs
Gathering for their weekly knitting club at a small yarn shop on Manhattan's Upper West Side, a group of friends shares such challenges as raising children, navigating the ups and downs of their careers, and pursuing uncertain relationships.
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How much horsepower can a stock rotating assembly handle
How much horsepower can a stock rotating assembly handle?
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I'm guessing you're asking about the SBC, or some other domestic V8, being as how this is that kind of site. But details would help. Last edited by cobalt327; 10-29-2012 at 11:30 AM. |
Yes, a stock "what"? Cast crank? Forged crank? Cast pistons? Forged pistons? Cast rods? Forged rods? Come on, now...
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Well that is a very interesting question.Tell ya what.........this is too much!!.
Ouch!!!. But I have just one more question for you How big a wallet ya got??. LOL Just kidding. Same old.How much you want to spend and how fast you want to go??. That hasn't changed over the yrs. |
How much HP can a stock rotating assembly handle. Chevy 350. I take it someone doesnt know what a rotating assembly consist of. Your making this question more complicated than it is. Everything on the rotating assembly is stock. crank, rods, pistons, ect.... How much power can I put on these stock parts. I know its more than 1 HP per c.i.
who would have a clue you were talking about a 350? we all have different engines.Are you asking what will break? when will it break? does your 350 have a cast crank or a forged crank. Is your engine new or was it from a 1967 car? Do you have 2 bolt mains or 4 bolt mains. Is the engine original condition? does your engine have cast pistons? Give us some clues,,,
A few years ago, a friend of mine used an autozone short block for drag racing. Lasting him about 2 years of racing every weekend and drove it to work. I would say a 600 to 650 Hp build.
200cc dart heads, compcam 292H, Victor jr, 750 DP, 300hp shot N02, 3500 stall, and 4.56 gears. Finally developed a rod knock after eating 20lbs of n02 every week for 100 weeks. |
More torque, lengthen the stroke. More power , increase the revs. So with a stock engine all you could hope for is a longer accelerator pedal to squeeze more hp out. As the piston crown reaches tdc and heads back down at 2000rpm it wants to leave the wrist pin behind. At 6000rpm the wrist pin is still trying to hang onto a cast piston, but the force has increased dramatically between going up, stopping and going back down...........the rest would be history.
It would be a good bet to see what would let go first, valve spring, valve, piston crown, rod, crank, bearing???????? |
The adventures that other guys have taken with marginal parts isn't the good advise the guys on here are going to give you. But you need to be detailed in what exactly you have before anything can be determined. Now(God knows why I am posting this)I am the third member posting this request for more info.................the rest is up to you. |
Actually yours is the sixth post from five different members wanting more info. But who's counting.
I made 806 in a 454 with stock rods and stock CAST crank but with forged pistons - but good cast TRW stock replacement pistons would have held up, as well. It, also, had been turned as high as 8200 in the lights. I used the cast crank because it was 5 lbs less reciprocating weight. Of course, I did magnaflux those parts to find good stock ones.
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STATEMENT OFANNE S. FERROAdministratorFEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONBEFORE THESUBCOMMITTEE ON SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND MERCHANT MARINEINFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY, AND SECURITYCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATIONU.S. SENATEFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ProgramsAPRIL 28, 2010
Chairman Lautenberg, Ranking Member Thune, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to appear before you today to give an overview of the priorities and programs of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the successes we have had in enhancing safety on our Nation's highways, and our continuing challenges as we strive to significantly reduce severe and fatal crashes involving commercial motor vehicles.
As I will describe in further detail, FMCSA has a number of initiatives and programs underway aimed at achieving our mission. As the new Administrator, it is my job to set a strategic framework in which to prioritize our responsibilities and clearly focus our efforts and resources on a vision of eliminating severe and fatal crashes involving commercial vehicles. FMCSA must:
This strategic framework applies to companies, drivers, brokers, and service-providers alike. To achieve the best outcome within this framework, FMCSA must improve its program and rule-development processes, its stakeholder relationships, and the health of the organization.
While recognizing the important safety work that remains to be accomplished, I would like to point to some of the recent safety improvements in motor carrier safety:
The reduction in severe and fatal crashes involving commercial motor vehicles comes about through the dedication and hard work of many people represented by the stakeholders in this room. We are broadening the participation of these stakeholders on our Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) to improve the transparency of the input we receive about our programs. However, we can and must do more. FMCSA's employees are passionate about saving lives. With clear priorities and productive stakeholder relationships, I assure this Committee and the public that we are on a path to demonstrate the effectiveness of our passion better than ever.
FMCSA's primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle (CMV)-related fatalities and injuries. We achieve this mission through a mix of programs, rules, and resources that together exert direct and indirect influence over approximately 500,000 actively registered commercial motor carriers and 7 million commercial driver licensees. Our direct influence is made possible by FMCSA's workforce of 1,100 employees, almost 900 of whom are in our field operations utilizing a suite of strong laws, programs, and resources.
Indirectly, we achieve our mission by making it a priority for licensing and law enforcement agencies in 50 States and the District of Columbia through grants, laws, education and partnerships. State commercial vehicle police and inspectors, Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) employees and examiners, public service commissions, our employees in the field, and employers are the people closest to preventing or enabling an unsafe carrier or driver from operating.
The range of FMCSA's authority, programs and activities includes:
A discussion of current developments in FMCSA's programs, rules, and resources follows.
COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ANALYSIS (CSA) 2010 The CSA 2010 initiative, the Agency's new operational enforcement business model, is a critical and far-reaching component in addressing the Agency's priorities and meeting its goals. CSA 2010 represents a move from the current one-size-fits-all compliance review model. Once implemented, it could help FMCSA achieve a greater reduction in large truck and bus crashes and fatalities and injuries by enabling the Agency and our State partners to analyze the safety performance of a much larger population of motor carriers.
CS 2010 will allow more comprehensive review, analysis, and restructuring of FMCSA's current safety fitness determination process and compliance and enforcement programs. The overall goal is to lead FMCSA to a more effective and efficient operational model - one that will have a greater impact on large truck and bus safety while better using Agency resources. This new operational model includes four major elements: (1) measurement, (2) intervention, (3) safety fitness determination, and (4) information technology.
The Agency is planning to begin nationwide CSA 2010 deployment before the end of 2010. At that time, FMCSA plans to replace its current Safety Status Measurement System (SafeStat) with the new Carrier Safety Measurement System (CSMS) and send more comprehensive information on unsafe motor carriers to roadside inspectors. Through CSMS, FMCSA will focus on 7 key behaviors that are linked to CMV crash risk:
This new measurement system will allow the Agency to identify more high risk carriers based on improved safety performance data than under the previous system.
NEW ENTRANTS TO THE CMV INDUSTRY FMCSA recently significantly strengthened its New Entrant Safety Assurance Program by raising the standard for successfully completing the new entrant safety audit. The Agency identified 16 safety regulations for which a violation by a new entrant carrier would result in an automatic failure of the safety audit. Any new entrant that fails the safety audit must submit a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) in order to continue to operate in interstate commerce. FMCSA also closely monitors the new entrant during the initial 18-month period of operation and, if certain violations are discovered during a roadside inspection, the new entrant will be subject to an expedited action to correct the identified safety deficiencies. Compliance with the New Entrant rule has been required for just over three months and the statistics on the new entrant safety audits to date show:
VETTING - PASSENGER AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIER FMCSA has made significant progress in identifying motorcoach carriers that operate illegally and place passengers at risk. After the tragic August 2008 fatal motorcoach crash in Sherman, Texas, FMCSA initiated its passenger carrier vetting program to examine in detail the history and background of new applicants for passenger operating authority to ensure they conform with FMCSA's safety fitness policy. In addition, the vetting process allows FMCSA to discover reincarnated, or "chameleon," passenger carriers before such carriers are authorized to engage in for-hire interstate transportation. The Agency subsequently expanded the program to include interstate household goods carriers. FMCSA has added additional personnel to participate in this labor intensive process, which has proven valuable as FMCSA received over 2,600 applications for operating authority and 879 have had their applications dismissed, denied or withdrawn. FMCSA is exploring the resources needed to expand the vetting program to hazardous materials carriers seeking FMCSA operating authority and eventually to all applicants for authority.
FMCSA still faces challenges keeping these carriers off the roads, however. Unfortunately, although our vetting program denied the application for operating authority from the motorcoach company involved in a crash that killed 6 people near Phoenix, Arizona, on March 5, FMCSA's rejection of the application did not stop the carrier from operating illegally. FMCSA's investigation of this carrier is continuing, however, the Agency responded swiftly to the carrier's actions. Working with the Department of Justice, FMCSA was able to get the carrier to enter into a consent decree on the day of the crash in which it agreed to immediately cease all interstate and international passenger service. The following day, FMCSA obtained an order from a Federal District Judge further enforcing the consent decree and making any violations subject to the court's contempt powers and associated criminal and civil penalties. The Agency is examining its current authorities to determine if more is needed to prevent unsafe or illegal carriers from operating after authority is denied.
MOTORCOACH SAFETY On April 30, 2009, Secretary LaHood ordered a full departmental review of motorcoach safety and the development of a departmental Motorcoach Safety Action Plan. The review considered recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and other transportation stakeholders. On November 16, 2009, the Department released an Action Plan that contains 7 priority action items derived from that review. FMCSA is responsible for implementing 4 of these items: (1) initiating rulemaking to require electronic on-board recording devices on all motorcoaches to better monitor drivers' duty hours and manage fatigue, (2) initiating rulemaking to propose prohibiting texting and limiting the use of cellular telephones and other devices by motorcoach drivers, (3) enhancing oversight of carriers attempting to evade sanctions and of other unsafe motorcoach companies, and (4) establishing minimum knowledge requirements for passenger transportation authority applicants.
In addition, FMCSA has increased the number of compliance reviews (CRs) conducted on motorcoach companies. In FY 2005, FMCSA and our State partners conducted 457 motorcoach company CRs. The FMCSA increased this number to 646 in FY 2006. The FMCSA conducted 1,304 motorcoach company CRs in FY 2007, which more than doubled the previous period's efforts. In FY 2008, the Agency completed 1,307 CRs. The FMCSA completed 1,286 motorcoach company CRs in FY 2009. Given that there are approximately 3,100 motorcoach companies in the United States, FMCSA conducted CRs on about one-third of the industry during each of the past three fiscal years.
The FMCSA requires State agencies to include a formal motorcoach inspection program in their Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan in order to receive grant funding through the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). As a result of this initiative, the number of motorcoach inspections increased annually for the last several years. In Fiscal Year 2005, States inspected 12,991 motorcoaches and in FY 2009 inspected 28,957 motorcoaches.
COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) In late 2008, the Agency sent informational letters to authorized over-the-road bus companies and over 100 disability stakeholder organizations about the Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007 (OTRBTAA). In compliance with the OTRBTAA, in February 2009, FMCSA and the Department of Justice executed a Memorandum of Understanding that defines the respective enforcement efforts of both agencies for accessibility requirements of the ADA.
In March 2009, FMCSA began conducting ADA Reviews (ADARs) to investigate the regulatory compliance of over-the-road bus companies. As of February 23, 2010, FMCSA had conducted 33 ADARs on large and small fixed route over-the-road bus companies. FMCSA had initially targeted large fixed route companies for ADARs because this industry sector transports the largest number of passengers. No major violations have been discovered to date.
COMMERCIAL ENFORCEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS (HHG) The FMCSA regulates household goods carrier and broker compliance with motor carrier safety regulations, financial responsibility requirements and commercial regulations. Our authority provides protection to consumers during interstate moves by defining the rights and responsibilities of consumers, household goods carriers and brokers.
In FY 2009, FMCSA Safety Investigators conducted 557 HHG reviews; responded to 2,127 consumer complaints, many of which were satisfactorily resolved by HHG staff; and maintained a consumer based "Protect Your Move" web site (www.protectyourmove.gov). FMCSA issued an enforcement policy identifying and targeting the top 100 household goods carriers for compliance reviews. These carriers are generally those that receive the most consumer complaints, although some have also been identified as unsafe or as operating while their authority has been inactivated. For the last two years, FMCSA field staff have conducted strike forces on household goods carriers that have been identified as unsafe and the subject of various consumer complaints. In FY 2009, the strike force activity concluded, having completed 224 targeted compliance reviews that resulted in 50 enforcement cases.
The Government Accountability Office recently published its final report on the HHG moving industry stating that progress has been made in enforcement, but indicating that increased focus on consumer protection is needed. The report identified the enforcement tools used to regulate the HHG industry, noting that FMCSA conducted 629 HHG reviews in FY 2008. The report also identifies a provision in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) that permits State regulatory agencies and State Attorneys General to bring Federal consumer protection actions against interstate HHG carriers that has not been implemented by States.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING FMCSA recently launched the initial phase of its Pre-employment Screening Program (PSP) to provide motor carriers with access to crash and inspection data found in FMCSA's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) on drivers they are seeking to hire. The driver must provide his or her prior written consent to have information released to the motor carrier. The program is expected to be rolled out next month.
SAFETY BELT USE Safety belts save lives and FMCSA is committed to promoting and educating CMV drivers on the importance of using them. In March, FMCSA announced that safety belt use for CMV drivers has improved. New data show that 74 percent of commercial truck and bus drivers currently use their safety belts, an improvement from the 65 percent of drivers who were using safety belts in 2007. It is important, however, to note the key research findings that show there is work yet to be done:
DRIVER MEDICAL STANDARDS - PROGRAMS The FMCSA's medical program promotes the safety of America's roadways through the development and implementation of medical qualification standards that ensure physical qualifications of interstate truck and bus drivers. The Agency receives important advice and recommendations concerning the physical qualifications and standards for CMV drivers from its Medical Review Board (MRB), a Federal Advisory Committee Act committee. FMCSA staff reviews MRB recommendations in developing regulatory options for future rulemakings. In the meantime, FMCSA is phasing in new regulatory requirements issued in December 2008 to combine the medical certification process with the commercial driver's license (CDL) issuance and renewal process. The rule requires interstate CDL holders and those applying for a CDL to operate heavy trucks and buses in interstate commerce to provide a copy of the medical certificate to the State licensing agency as proof the individual is medically qualified to drive commercial vehicles in interstate commerce.
Later this year, FMCSA expects to issue a final rule to establish a National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. This rulemaking would establish minimum training and testing requirements for all healthcare professionals that issue medical certificates for interstate truck and bus drivers.
HOURS OF SERVICE FOR TRUCK DRIVERS Regulating the number of hours commercial drivers may work has been a Federal government responsibility for 75 years, beginning with the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). Through the years, there have been three reforms of the rules, the most notable of which was the April 2003 rule, when FMCSA made significant revisions. The 2003 rule limited driving to 11 hours within a 14-hour, non-extendable window after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty (known as the 11-hour rule). Although the rules concerning weekly limits for on-duty time were unchanged, drivers were allowed to restart the weekly limit calculation after they took 34 consecutive hours off duty (known as the 34-hour restart provision). The rule also extended the requisite off-duty time from 8 to 10 hours, providing drivers more time for restorative rest.
As this Subcommittee is well aware, FMCSA's efforts to craft revised hours of service (HOS) regulations for CMV drivers has been an arduous process and has resulted in court challenges. In October 2009, FMCSA entered into a settlement agreement with parties that had challenged the rule and agreed to undertake a new rulemaking.
One of my top priorities as Administrator has been to elicit the views of the many individuals and entities affected by this rule and for the Agency to craft an HOS rule that provides the best framework for managing fatigue and making our roads as safe as possible.
To that end, in December 2009, FMCSA tasked its MCSAC with providing the Agency with a list of ideas and concepts that should be considered in drafting a HOS rule. In January, FMCSA took steps to encourage all interested parties to help the Agency identify new research and perspectives. Specifically, the Agency posted the MCSAC's meeting notes, opened the HOS public docket and held a series of public "listening sessions" around the country. Over 3,500 people participated in the listening sessions - in person, by phone, or web - to provide a broad range of comments, ideas, information, and relevant research the Agency might consider in developing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). We are committed to using all of the information we have received to propose a rule that addresses the concerns of our stakeholders and presents the safest option. FMCSA intends to publish its NPRM later this year and issue a Final Rule no later than July 2011.
ELECTRONIC ON-BOARD RECORDERS (EOBRs) On April 5, 2010, the Agency took another step toward reducing the number of fatigue related crashes by publishing a final rule mandating the use of EOBRs by carriers that have violated the hours of service rules. This action will reduce the likelihood of falsified or incomplete records of duty status.
The final rule follows up on the January 2007 NPRM but broadens the remedial directive to require installation of EOBRs on many more carriers. It represents a significant step forward in response to Congressional concerns about the 2007 NPRM, the NTSB Most Wanted Safety Recommendation concerning EOBRs, and the public comments we received in response to the proposal. The final rule establishes: 1) a new performance-oriented standard for EOBR technology; 2) a mandate for certain motor carriers to use EOBRs to remediate regulatory noncompliance (a remedial directive); and 3) incentives to promote voluntary EOBR use by all carriers. The rule will result in approximately 5,700 motor carriers being required to use EOBRs each year after the first full year of implementation.
DISTRACTED DRIVING Since the Department's historic Distracted Driving Summit last fall, FMCSA has played an active role in supporting Secretary LaHood's efforts in bringing to bear all the tools at DOT's disposal to address this critical safety issue. FMCSA completed its "Driver Distraction in Commercial Vehicle Operations" study and released the final report on October 1, 2009. The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of driver distraction in CMV safety-critical events (e.g., crashes, near-crashes, unintended lane departures). The study included over 200 truck drivers and 3 million miles of data. The dataset was obtained by placing video recorders on vehicles and monitoring the behavior of real drivers driving in real-world situations.
The study concluded that drivers who engage in texting took their eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds out of the 6 seconds prior to a safety-critical event. At 55 miles per hour, this means that the driver is traveling the length of a football field, including the end zones, without looking at the road and is 23 times more likely to have a safety critical event than drivers who do not text while driving. Because of the safety risks associated with texting while driving, FMCSA took expedited action. The Agency published regulatory guidance in the Federal Register on January 27 regarding the applicability of current regulations to texting by commercial motor vehicle drivers. The regulatory guidance clarified that truck and bus drivers operating in interstate commerce who text while driving commercial vehicles may be subject to civil or criminal penalties of up to $2,750. FMCSA followed up on the regulatory guidance by publishing a NPRM with an explicit prohibition against texting on April 1, 2010. The NPRM also provides driver disqualification penalties that would enable FMCSA and its State partners to take unsafe drivers off of the road.
As part of our effort to get the maximum amount of public participation and collaboration in the texting rulemaking, the Department announced an unprecedented partnership with Cornell University. The Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative (CeRI) partnership will make the Federal regulatory process more accessible to the public through its "Regulation Room," an online public participation environment where people can learn about and discuss proposed Federal regulations and provide effective feedback to the Department. This is an important step toward keeping President Obama's promise of opening government to more effective public citizen participation.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DATABASE FMCSA is currently drafting a proposed rule that would mandate reporting requirements to identify CDL holders who test positive for drugs or alcohol or otherwise fail to comply with drug and alcohol testing requirements. The system will also track a driver's compliance with the return-to-duty requirements of the Department's workplace drug and alcohol testing programs.
UNIFORM CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN AND AGREEMENT (UCR) The UCR is a fee program established under SAFETEA-LU as a means to provide States with funds equivalent to the revenue they collected under a previous, State-only program known as Single State Registration System (SSRS). Many States use UCR fee revenue to pay for motor carrier enforcement programs.
The UCR law requires FMCSA to set a fee schedule based upon a recommendation by a governing board composed largely of State and motor carrier industry members. The fee schedule must be projected to provide approximately $108 million in revenue to the 41 participating States.
The UCR Board proposed a change in the 2010 fee schedule prompting a rule-making cycle that has encountered a series of delays. The rule was published on April 27. The States now have the authority they need to begin collecting fees for calendar year 2010 to support important motor carrier safety programs to protect the traveling public.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MCSAP grants provide financial assistance to States to help them reduce the number and severity of CMV involved crashes, fatalities, and injuries through consistent, uniform, and effective CMV safety programs. It uses crash and fatality rates as critical performance measures. One of the strengths of MCSAP is its performance-based structure. Although FMCSA limits spending eligibility and sets performance goals in a range of areas based on the Agency's targeted safety program elements, our State partners have the flexibility to mix and match a range of strategies that they believe will be most effective in reducing their CMV fatality and crash rates based on specific needs of their State. States conduct compliance reviews, safety audits, roadside inspections, and other programs to improve CMV safety. While FMCSA provides guidance and direction in a number of areas based on analyses of nationwide safety data, we do not dictate a prescriptive program for each State expecting them to produce a completed, effective plan of action. In FY 2009, MCSAP lead agencies or sub-grantees employed 13,300 certified CMV inspectors almost 11,000 of which had traffic enforcement authority. FY 2010 funding for MCSAP is $212,000,000.
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE (CDL) IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FMCSA works closely with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) and the States to improve CDL driver history record (DHR) data quality and the timely exchange of conviction, withdrawal, and other DHR data elements. Through a phased implementation of electronic edit checks that prevent the movement of bad data from one State to another, and a battery of matrices and reports that notify States of their compliance with the requirements for accurate, complete, and timely exchange of information, FMCSA continues to ensure that the data elements critical to the success of the CDL program are improving.
FMCSA has expanded fraud prevention through a grant-funded update of the AAMVA Fraudulent Document Recognition training for frontline State driver licensing agency employees. The Agency also assisted the Department of Transportation's Office of the Inspector General in investigating fraudulent CDL practices throughout the country. Recently, FMCSA provided grant funds to help enhance and increase usage of the Fraud Emergency Warning System maintained by AAMVA, which allows for real-time alerts to State driver licensing agencies on the potential for fraudulent activities and suspicious documents.
To ensure that States are making continuous improvements in their compliance with the CDL program requirements, in the coming months, FMCSA will deploy the Automated Compliance Review System. This web-based system will provide real-time tracking of State compliance issues. It will also allow FMCSA to generate reports that document outstanding compliance issues at the State or national level. Through this increased reporting, FMCSA can focus its oversight efforts and provide targeted outreach and education to assist States with specific compliance issues.
DATA QUALITY FMCSA relies on high quality data for identifying CMV safety issues, assessing individual carrier safety performance, and allocating enforcement and compliance resources. The Agency has developed, an online system, known as DataQs, that allows motor carriers, commercial drivers, State agencies, FMCSA staff, and the general public, to request a review of the accuracy of Federal and State data collected by FMCSA. With the implementation of CSA 2010, which relies heavily on high quality data, and the initiation of the Pre-employment Screening Program, which, as described above, provides drivers' crash and inspection data to prospective employers, it is important that DataQs is effective in resolving data issues quickly and responsively. To assist responsible agencies in meeting data quality requirements, FMCSA is developing a DataQs operational procedures guide.
NEW TECHNOLOGIES FMCSA is continuously developing and researching new technologies that improve commercial vehicle safety. Such technology resources include applications that help avoid a crash, prevent rollovers, and warn of lane departures. The technologies improve CMV operations, limit technical and mechanical road failures, and reduce the probability of crashes involving CMVs. Examples of FMCSA's technology resource development include the following programs and activities:
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN): FMCSA plans to implement an electronic credentialing function. Electronic credentialing will allow carriers to submit various credentials, including International Registration Plan and International Fuel Tax Agreement credentials, to States for automated electronic processing via Web-based or computer-to-computer solutions. States that implemented e-credentialing have reported noticeable benefits.
Onboard Safety System Testing Program: FMCSA has partnered with motor carriers to test and evaluate several onboard safety systems and identified those systems that showed promise for having the greatest impact on reducing crashes
New Technologies Evaluated at the CMV Roadside Technology Corridor: In partnership with the Tennessee Department of Safety, Tennessee Department of Transportation, University of Tennessee, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Agency created the Commercial Motor Vehicle Roadside Technology Corridor in Tennessee. The goal of the Corridor is to provide a test bed for existing, new, and emerging truck and bus safety and enforcement technologies and concepts. Currently, the partnering agencies are evaluating a fully automated inspection station screening device - (Smart Infrared Inspection System (SIRIS) - that uses temperature measurements derived from infrared cameras to identify trucks with potential brake, tire, or hub defects.
Creating Opportunities, Methods, And Practices To Secure Safety (COMPASS): Business Improvement And Information Technology Modernization Program The COMPASS information technology modernization effort is a multi-year, FMCSA-wide initiative to improve data accessibility, data quality, system flexibility, and business processes. COMPASS and CSA 2010 are closely integrated efforts within FMCSA. The Agency plans to issue incremental releases of COMPASS as legacy systems are replaced; these releases will be closely aligned with the roll-out of the new CSA measurement system (CSMS) later this year.
In summary, over the course of the Agency's past 10 years, there have been encouraging results in declining numbers of severe crashes and fatalities involving commercial vehicles thanks to the dedicated work and commitment of FMCSA's employees and stakeholders. Yet, we are not satisfied with the progress to-date. We cannot justify or explain away the CMV crashes that take lives not ready to leave this earth and destroy the fabric of their families' joy. With the strategic framework and expectations I outlined at the beginning of my presentation and the foundation of programs, rules and resources described herein, we are poised to achieve more significant gains in saving lives than ever before.
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Freedom fighter to Parliament member, Margaret Dongo. Ms. Dongo is the president of the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats (ZUD) and she was a candidate for Parliament in Zimbabwe in March 2005. She shares her experiences with the electoral process and the implications for gender in politics in Zimbabwe.
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The presentation is aimed at sharing the experience of the 2005 Zimbabwe elections and the implications of gender relative to participation in governance. The success of the democratization process of any political system depends on a number of key factors. The most important of these factors include the constitutional provisions or legislation and operations, rule of law foundations, local and national governance, institutional provisions and operations, and the extent to which institutions are open to external influence and public scrutiny, or conversely, the extent to which they are insulated from the public. Also a factor is the extent to which institutions are transparent and accountable to the public, the nature of the prevailing political culture, and the extent to which national resources – including institutions and personnel, are controlled or managed vis-a-vis the various stake holders; i.e., NGOs (civic society groups), political organizations, and other interested parties in the body politic.
What are the challenges of the 2005 Zimbabwe elections? What are the implications of a two thirds majority by Zimbabwe Africa National Union Patriotic Front (Zanu Pf)? Were the South African Development Community (SADC) guidelines on elections implemented? The presentation will address whether Zimbabwe political parties adhered to the SADC declaration on gender which calls for a thirty per cent representation of women in decision making positions including parliament. From a personal perspective, Ms. Dongo will discuss the gender characteristics that contribute to governance reform and those personal characteristics necessary, though often challenged, that foster political leadership contributions.
Margaret Dongo holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University. She is currently the President of the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats (ZUD) and is a former member and leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Harare. She ran for Parliament in the March elections after having served from 1990-2000.
Ms. Dongo joined the liberation struggle in 1975 and crossed the border through Spungabeira and stayed at Chibawabawa until 1976 when she left to receive military training at Chimoio Training Camp. She worked primarily as a medical assistant and nurse, receiving and treating patients injured on the battlefields. In 1980 she worked at ZANU PF Headquarters as Secretary for Women's Affairs. From 1983-89 she was employed by the Ministry for State for Security in the President's Department. She became one of the founding members of the Zimbabwe War Veterans Association, an organization representing the former freedom fighters in Zimbabwe. She entered the political arena in 1990 and was elected Member of Parliament for Harare East Constituency. In August 1995 Ms. Dongo became the first person in Zimbabwe to single-handedly challenge an election in the High Court. She won her case and became the only Independent Member of Parliament.
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Gene Wilder began his career in the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, but he became famous as a favorite of writer/director Mel Brooks. His roles in Young Frankenstein and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory made him eternally famous. In his later years, Wilder became a serious novelist, writing a memoir and several fiction novels.
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Gene Wilder was born Jerome Silverman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 11, 1933, to a Jewish family. His father, William, had emigrated from Russia. His mother, Jeanne, was often ill from complications from rheumatic heart disease, and a doctor warned the 8-year-old Jerome, "don't ever argue with your mother... you might kill her. Try to make her laugh." These circumstances began Wilder's lifelong calling to acting, as he made his mother laugh by putting on different accents. After a brief stint in a California military academy, Wilder moved back to Milwaukee and became involved with the local theater scene, making his stage debut as Balthasar in a production of Romeo and Juliet.
After graduating from high school, Wilder studied Communication and Theatre Arts at the University of Iowa, following that with a year studying theater and fencing at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, United Kingdom. He returned to the United States to study the Stanislavski method of acting, but was promptly drafted into the U.S. Army for two years, during which time he worked as a medic in Pennsylvania. Next, Wilder moved to New York City, where he took a variety of odd jobs, including a position as a fencing teacher, to support himself while he studied acting.
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At age 26, Wilder decided that he "couldn't quite see a marquee reading 'Jerry Silverman as Macbeth,'" and took the stage name Gene Wilder. He took his new first name from a character in a Thomas Wolfe novel, and his last from the playwright Thornton Wilder. He started appearing with some regularity in off-Broadway and Broadway shows. In a 1963 production of Mother Courage and Her Children, he met Anne Bancroft, who introduced him to her boyfriend, Mel Brooks. Wilder and Brooks became fast friends, and Brooks decided he wanted to cast Wilder in a production of the screenplay he was writing, The Producers.
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Wilder made his film debut with a minor role in 1967's Bonnie and Clyde. He took on his first major role in The Producers, playing Leo Bloom against Zero Mostel's Max Bialystock. The film was a box office flop and received mixed reviews, but Wilder earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He quickly became an in-demand commodity in Hollywood, taking parts in several comedies (and famously playing an idiosyncratic Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory). None of the films, though, met with much commercial success. He finally broke his streak with a role in Woody Allen's 1972 film Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask). He then took a last-minute role in Mel Brooks' 1974 film Blazing Saddles.
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First, and most importantly, the customer who walks out on his tab is not necessarily "stupid" or "ignorant" to believe that the restaurant will cover the loss. If you earn minimum wage (which, as Casey stated, is essentially a little more than $2 an hour for tipped employees; the employer claims a "tip credit" for the difference), it is illegal for your employer to force you to pay for customers who walk out without paying their bills (or for improperly totaled bills).
If you earn above the minimum wage, your employer cannot force you to pay for his or her financial losses if the amount you're being forced to cover reduces your earnings below minimum wage.
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The staff at Tempi are really amazing! So friendly and helpful, always greeting us with a smile. The hotel is in an amazing location - we were able to walk to all of the main tourist spots in Athens in 10 to 15 minutes. Our room also had an amazing view of the Acropolis and a nice balcony. Definitely highly recommended!
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Frank and Angela
We had a wonderful relaxing time at Raratonga. We liked that we had the option of eating out or cooking ourselves (we were in the apartments). It is walking distance to a beautiful beach. The stores are a bit of a walk down a very dusty road, so you might want to rent a vehicle of some sort if that would be difficult for you, and you want to explore the town a little farther down. As beautiful as this little gem is - it is the owners that set it appart from the rest of the many places you can stay.
Alessia - thank you for all your help, from the initial arrangements to exchanging money to phoning down to the appt to get a message to Frank - it may be all in a days work for you - but we recognize and appreciate that you did these extras when you did not have to.
Stefan - We did not get to know you as well as we would have liked to, but we are practicing our Spanish for our next visit. (How do you say dog poo in Spanish? Ha Ha)
Gianni - I am guessing that that is how you spell your name - but again - you made it all about us and told us to call you Johnny. You made yourself available even when you were not \\\"on duty\\\". You have no idea how special you made our vacation. We have never stayed in a resort/hotel where we felt that the owner was a personal friend before. We look forward to when we can come back and see you again.
Nick Serinis
We stayed at Raratonga the first year opened. Enjoyed our stay with the wonderful Italian couple. The place looks great. Plan to bring the family down soon.
We\\\'ve travelled to Costa Rica a few times already and Hotel Raratonga is definitely the best place I can imagine. Very friendly stuff, beautiful rooms, very clean, quiet, close to the beach, close to supermarket and excellent restaurants in the midst of a stunning environment.
Go there, you\\\'ll love it!
Didine Bedraoui
I was looking for a clean and affordable place to stay while in Costa Rica and I found heaven! Raratonga offers all the confort you can expect from a 4 stars hotel, in the \\\\\\\"jungle\\\\\\\" and close to the most beautifull beach. I got much more than just a place to stay: the owners are the most lovely people and they made my stay a real pleasure. They are top professionals with a big big heart! Situated very close to the main beach entrance with the best waves, Raratonga has a perfect location. Thanks again Alessia, Stefan and Gianni. Looking foward to stay at Raratonga again and very soon.
Bennison Sherrod
I arranged for my mom, dad, and family friends to stay at Raratonga during my wedding weekend in Costa Rica. Alessia and Stefan were very accommodating and everyone was very pleased. Thanks again guys! I will definitely send people your way again. Benny
Curt Derksen
We had a fantastic time at Raratonga. Big thanks to Alicia and Stefan for taking such good care of us and for providing us a beautiful place to relax. We arrived at Raratonga expecting to stay a week and we liked it so much that we stayed two!
Nos encanto el lugar, las habitaciones y la atención... esperamos regresar pronto!
Dulija & Humbi
Absolutely FANTASTIC! We loved our stay in the Raratonga. Very nice rooms, sooo nice stuff, beautiful backyard, close to good surf spots - overall an amazing place to stay. We\'re coming back for sure!
Hotel Raratonga\'s setting amidst the jungle green with a short walk to the beach, yet far enough away from the busy part of Santa Teresa, is ideal. You can enjoy a drink and animal sounds on the balcony while deciding on your next activity.
Heather & Ryan
Hotel Raratonga is a great place to relax. The owners are both so lovely and generous and the beach and supermarket so close. Thanks for having us, hope we can come back again one day!
Great place to stay. Close to the beach (apartment) great staff. Clean rooms. We travelled with a baby, the staff were very accomodating. Thanks Johnny
I couldn\\\'t imagine my stay in Santa Teresa to have been better. The hotel itself is indeed a bit small but the rooms are absolutely lovely with their wooden elements, also the surroundings of the hotel are being taken care of in a lovely way, they completely represent the Tico style and the rooms and everything are very clean. The location of the hotel is also perfect, a supermarket is just around the corner and it\\\'s just a few meters from the lovely beach. Not forget mentioning the very helpful and friendly hosts, who will make your stay unforgettable.
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Jenna and Vic
Fantastic place to stay in Santa Teresa. The town itself is amazing, and Hotel Rartonga makes the visit pure perfection. We loved everything about our visit, especially our wonderful hosts. Could not have asked for anything better.
Mark and Fabiola
I really enjoyed my stay at the hotel Raratonga. The rooms were clean, comfortable and quaint. Loved the beautiful wood floors and the unique Tico woodwork around the hotel. Great gardens and wildlife to enjoy while having your coffee on the porch. Best part of my three week stay in Costa Rica!!
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I loveeeed how clean the rooms are. The wood floors,the mini bar, the ac etc. Eveything was amazing, very relaxing!
Raratonga was well-equiped and pleasantly charming with a great location close to the beach and restaurants and a grocery store. Staff is incredibly helpful with information about fun things do, making arrangements, reservations, etc... and just all around pleasant. Would certainly recommend it.
Hotel Raratonga is a fantastic place to spend your time while in Santa Teresa! The hosts are nothing short of charming, amiable and accomodating. There is no question where I would recommend someone to stay in Santa Teresa.
I just wanted to say that my stay at Raratonga was nothing but enjoyable. The hospitality was amazing and the hosts were genuine. I know exactly where I am staying when I go back to Santa Teresa. Even though I had a bit of a snag at the end with my credit card Alesia was very understanding and took a huge burden off of my shoulders. I thank you for that. This is the place to stay for sun and surf in the beautiful country of Costa Rica.
The Raratonga is a wonderful, restful place to stay. Our family of four was very comfortable. Alessia and her husband went out of their way to help us with everything from extra towels to phone calls. The place is neat, clean, comfortable and classy!
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Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Rielle Hunter spent some of the 1980s in New York City. She then lived in Los Angeles and married Alexander M. Hunter III. The couple divorced in 2000. She started a spiritual website called beingisfree.com in 2004. Hunter began her relationship with presidential hopeful John Edwards in 2006. She had their daughter, Frances Quinn, in 2008. In 2012, Hunter published her memoir about their relationship.
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Born Lisa Jo Druck, Rielle Hunter came into the national spotlight for her affair with presidential hopeful John Edwards in 2007. His campaign's efforts to hide their relationship and the child they had together led to a criminal probe of Edwards.
Few details are known about Hunter's life before Edwards. In the 1980s, she lived life in the fast line in New York City. Hunter had a brief relationship with writer Jay McInerney, then known as Lisa. She and her party girl lifestyle inspired his novel Story of My Life (1988). "It was narrated in the first person from the point of view of an ostensibly jaded, cocaine-addled, sexually voracious 20-year-old who was, shall we say, inspired by Lisa," McInerney told Breathe magazine.
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Samuel Johnson and the First English Dictionary
Ammon Shea recently spent a year of his life reading the OED from start to finish. Over the next few months he will be posting weekly blogs about the insights, gems, and thoughts on language that came from this experience. His book, Reading the OED, will be published by Perigee in July. In the post below Ammon, an expert dictionary reader, wonders who wrote the first English Dictionary.
Was Samuel Johnson the first man to write an English dictionary? Given that most scholars agree that this title belongs to Robert Cawdrey, whose 1604 work predates Johnson by more than 150 years, the answer would have to be that he did not. And yet the notion that Johnson, in 1755, was the first has persisted stubbornly. This is curious, given all the evidence to the contrary, and it raises the question of why so many people feel comfortable with the vague knowledge that English lexicography somehow originated with Johnson.
It is easy to see why many people might not associate Cawdrey with being the first dictionary – his book did not have the word 'dictionary' in its title, nor did he define it. Titled A Table Alphabeticall, it was the first of what came to be known as hard-word dictionaries – his list of approximately 2,500 entries is almost entirely devoted to defining words which were considered difficult. It also made no attempt to provide any information about etymology, pronunciation, or usage – characteristics that we often assume are a standard part of a dictionary.
Even if one thinks that a dictionary must be called a dictionary, Johnson was beaten to that punch by well over a hundred years, by Henry Cockeram's The English Dictionarie, in 1623. Dictionaries gradually increased in size as the 17th century progressed, but they continued to be specialized, dealing with obscure words or some specific branch of knowledge.
I have on occasion read that Johnson wrote the first 'real' dictionary, a choice of words that I find confusing, for it raises the question of what makes a dictionary 'real'. Does it mean that his was the first to include such features as we have come to expect in a modern dictionary? Or that he was the first to attempt to catalogue the entirety of the language?
John Kersey (in 1702) and Nathan Bailey (in 1721) both made the attempt to fully define the English vocabulary well before Johnson. In fact, the book that Johnson used to guide him in compiling his word list, Bailey's 1730 Dictionarium Britannicum, had approximately 6,000 more words than Johnson's did. So it is difficult to regard Johnson as more comprehensive or 'real' than his predecessors.
Did Johnson perhaps predate other lexicographers in his treatment of words? He was not the first to provide usage labels. Johnson's critical treatment of certain words is occasionally amusing (he refers to hundreds of words as 'low' or 'barbarous'), but Edward Phillips had already begun marking words that he thought were spurious in his 18th century work, The New World of English Words.
In 1656 Thomas Blount became the first English lexicographer to provide both etymologies and citations for the words he defined. Thomas Dyche and William Pardon's dictionary of 1735 was the first to give grammatical information about its words. And depending on who you ask, the first dictionary to distinguish between the various senses that a single word can have was either the Benjamin Martin's of 1749, or the one published by John Wilkins and William Lloyd in 1668.
So what did Johnson do first? It would appear that he was not the first in any technical aspect of his work – every lexicographic quality in his dictionary had already been introduced. This is not an attempt to detract from Johnson's accomplishments; one does not have to be the first to do something in order to be great at it. After all, the fact that Charles Richardson's dictionary of 1837 made extensive use of examples from literature to illustrate the meanings of words did not in any way diminish the accomplishments of the OED when it did this later. Richardson may have done it earlier, but the OED did it better.
And that is how I choose to view Johnson: others may have done these things before him, but he did them better. He did not create the first English dictionary, or any part of it, but he did improve it immeasurably.
If I had my druthers I would much rather be better than first.
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A thorough examination of this topic can be found in Jack Lynch's 2005 paper How Johnson's Dictionary Became the First Dictionary.
During the time of the American Revolution, what dictionary would have the Founding Fathers refered to as they were writing the Bill of Rights, Constitution and The Declaration of Independence. It seems to me they were very specific and careful about how they worded these documents. Is there any historical information on what dictionary they used. I think this would be important since everybody wants to interperet the meanings of these documents to their own best interest instead of what the words really ment to the people who wrote them. Any information you can give me will be greatly appriciated. Thank you, Harry