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Taiping Island
Disputed island Native name: Tàipíng Dǎo (太平島) Other names: Itu Aba, Ligaw, Ligao, Đảo Ba Bình, Huángshānmǎ Jiāo (黃山馬礁), Huángshānmǎ Zhì (黃山馬峙), Nagashima (長島) |
International Space Station photograph of Taiping Island (left) and Zhongzhou Reef (right) | |
Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 10°22′30″N 114°22′0″E / 10.37500°N 114.36667°ECoordinates: 10°22′30″N 114°22′0″E / 10.37500°N 114.36667°E |
Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
Length | 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) |
Width | 400 metres (1,300 ft) |
Administered by | |
Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
Municipality | Cijin, Kaohsiung |
Claimed by | |
People's Republic of China | |
City | Sansha, Hainan |
Philippines | |
Municipality | Kalayaan, Palawan |
Vietnam | |
District | Truong Sa, Khanh Hoa |
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Taiping Island is the largest of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea,[1] and the only one where fresh water is available.[citation needed] The island is elliptical in shape being 1.4 km in length and 0.4 km in width. It is part of the Tizard Bank (Zheng He Reefs; 鄭和群礁), one of seven reefs in the Spratly Islands near the centre of the South China Sea. The Taiping Island Airport is the most prominent artificial feature on the island.
The island is administered by the Republic of China (Taiwan), as part of Cijin, Kaohsiung. It is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Philippines and Vietnam. The distance from Kaohsiung to Taiping Island is about 1,600 km (990 mi). The nearby Zhongzhou Reef is also under the possession of the ROC.
Taiping Island (Chinese: 太平島; pinyin: Tàipíng Dǎo; literally "peace island") is named in honor of a Nationalist Chinese Navy warship which sailed to the island in 1946,[2] which allowed China to assert a claim to the Spratly Islands in 1947.[3] This name is favored by both Taipei[4] and by Beijing.[5] The island was previously called Huángshānmǎ Jiāo (黃山馬礁) or Huángshānmǎ Zhì (黃山馬峙) by Chinese fishermen.
One of the names used in English is Itu Aba Island, which has three different origins: one from the Malay for "What's that?" (spelled itu apa in the current orthography); or from Hainanese of Huángshānmǎ (黃山馬) - Widuabe. A folk etymology claims that the island was named after two Vietnamese maids (Tu and Ba) of a French Indochina official charged with mapping the Spratly Islands.
Vietnam calls the island Ba Binh (Chinese: 波平; Vietnamese: Đảo Ba Bình; literally "calm wave" or "calm sea").[6][7] The Philippines calls it Ligao (Ligaw/Ligao), meaning "lost" or "wild" island.
During the Japanese occupation of the island 1939-45, the name Nagashima (長島?, Long Island) was used.[8]
The island was claimed by the French as part of French Indochina in 1887. They occupied it in 1932 to assert control, and in reaction to a 1932 protest by the Chinese of their sovereignty of the Paracels.[9] During World War II, it was invaded by Japan and converted to a submarine base.[10] It was administratively attached to the municipality of Takao (Kaohsiung) in the Japanese colony of Taiwan.
On 6 November 1946, the ROC government sent four warships to the South China Sea to secure islands within the region, commanded by Lin Zun and Yao Ruyu (姚汝鈺): ROCS Chung-Yeh (中業號), ROCS Yung-hsing (永興號), ROCS Tai-ping (太平號) and ROCS Chung-chien (中建號). The warships departed from Guangzhou and headed towards the Spratly and Paracel island groups. On 12 December the two ships led by Lin Zun, ROCS Tai-ping and ROCS Chung-Yeh, arrived at Taiping Island. In commemoration of the island being secured, the island was chosen to be named after the ROCS Tai-ping warship, and thus a stone stele reading "Taiping island" was erected on a breakwater tip southwest of the island.[2] The other three ships likewise had their names used in the renaming of Yongxing (Yung-hsing) Island (presently PRC-occupied), Zhongjian (Chung-chien) Island (presently PRC-occupied) and Zhongye (Chung-Yeh) Island (presently Philippines-occupied).
After being secured by Nationalist China, the island was placed under the administration of China's Guangdong Province. When the Chinese Communists gained control of mainland China, the defeated Nationalists retreated to Taiwan, but retained control of the Taiping garrison.[11] Japan officially renounced its control and transferred the island to the trusteeship of the Allied Powers within the San Francisco Peace Treaty on September 8, 1951.[12]
In 1952, a Philippine civilian began to mine sulfur from Taiping Island and that same year, a note attached to the Treaty of Taipei provided the Nationalist Chinese arguments for sovereignty over the island. The Nationalists established a permanent presence on the island in July 1956.[13]
Since the 1970s, Beijing has emphasized that its claim is in solidarity with that of Taiwan.[14] "For years, the Taiwan authority has maintained a military garrison on Taiping Island, the biggest among the Nansha Islands," according to a report issued by the Chinese foreign ministry in 1980.[14]
From 2000 a detachment of the ROC Coast Guard Administration was stationed at this island, replacing the Marine Corps detachment. The Taiping Island Airport was completed in December 2007,[15] and a C-130 Hercules transporter airplane first landed on the island on 21 January 2008.
On 2 February 2008, ROC president Chen Shui-bian personally visited the island accompanied by a significant naval force including two fleets with Kidd class destroyer flagships and two submarines.[16] On 19 April 2011, it was announced that the Marine Corps will be stationed once again on Taiping Island.[17]
In February 2012, the ROC began construction of an antenna tower and associated facilities with the purpose of providing navigation assistance for aircraft landing. The tower will have a height of approximately 7 to 8 metres, and is scheduled to be completed in April 2012, and fully functional after proper testing in September 2012.[18] In July 2012, ROC authorities revealed a project which intends on extending the runway of the island airbase by 500 metres, which would allow the island to facilitate various kinds of military aircraft.[19]
In late August 2013, the ROC government announced that it would spend US$112 million on upgrading the island's airstrip, and constructing a dock capable allowing its 3,000-ton Coast Guard cutters to dock, due to be completed by 2016.[20]
Government and politics[edit]
The island, along with the rest of the Spratlys, is disputed by four countries on historical, geographic or technical grounds, as well as due to fishing rights, shipping lanes, and the potential of petroleum and natural gas beneath the South China Sea.
Although it has been found that the South China Sea basin is abundant in oil and natural gas, the waters surrounding Taiping Island have yet to be formally surveyed or extracted. KMT legislator Lin Yu-fang has stated that the Chinese Petroleum Corporation has not excluded the option of prospecting territorial waters in the near future, with the military providing naval escort assistance upon directive from the National Security Council of the Republic of China.[21]
Although there are no long term inhabitants on the island, Taiping Island is administered under the Municipality of Kaohsiung City, Qijin District, by the Republic of China. Postal service is provided by Chunghwa Post under the assigned area code "819". The Republic of China military postal service uses the designation "68局" for postage services for the island.
Land pricing is managed by the Kaohsiung local government, although there have been no cases of actual transactions being made. In 2007, the announced land value adjustments placed the value of land on Taiping Island at NT$400 per square metre.
Prior to 2012, the island's coast guard defense forces held 106mm recoilless guns and 81mm mortars. These are to be replaced by eight sets of 40mm autocannons and a number of 120mm mortars by the end of August 2012.[22]
Island conditions[edit]
There is plentiful freshwater on the island; however, many naturally occurring wells contain chloride salts. There are a few wells on the eastern side of the island with acceptable quality freshwater, whilst the rest are not suitable for drinking. In the 1980s, the Republic of China (ROC) Ministry of National Defense drilled various wells 600 metres deep throughout the island. In 1992, a water catchment, reservoirs and other facilities were constructed. In 1993, two complete desalination machines were placed on the island, which operate for four hours each day, generating approximately 6,000 gallons of fresh water.
Facilities on the island are powered mainly by five 200 kW diesel generators; all fuel is shipped from Taiwan island. In December 2001, solar energy devices of 20.3 kW capacity were erected as backup power.
There is a shelter for fishermen, hospital, weather stations, satellite telecommunications facilities, radar surveillance and other communications equipment located on the island.
There are five public telephones on the island, which are connected via satellite communications. There is also internet connectivity on the island.
Mobile phone reception is available for individuals with international roaming; a signal from Vietnam Military Electronics and Telecommunications (Viettel Mobile) reaches the island from a GSM base station on Namyit Island currently controlled by Vietnam, and a signal from China Mobile can be accessed from a GSM base station located on Nanxun Reef controlled by the PRC. In 2013, Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom has established a satellite-based cellular base stations on the island to provide the coast guard with communication services.
Bridge piers were constructed in 1992, but are damaged and have yet to be repaired. Since there are many reefs around the island and the surrounding water is too shallow, transportation and supply vessels are unable to dock with the island itself. Supplies are loaded and unloaded by raft and taken to and from shore from an anchorage about 1.2 nautical miles away from the island. Supplies are transferred with a safety load of 10 tons, and there is a high degree of difficulty due to the risk of large waves; rubber rafts carrying supplies and maintenance require time-consuming and difficult manual handling.
Three ROC Coast Guard boats of the M8 model, designated Nanhai 4, Nanhai 5 and Nanhai 6 (Chinese: 南海四號,南海五號,南海六號, "Nanhai" literally translates to "South Sea" or "South China Sea") are prepared to patrol the island but are not considered sufficient to adequately monitor the island's surroundings. In December 2006, rebuilding began on a damaged L-shaped pier, the Southern Star Ferry Pier (Chinese: 南星碼頭), in order to improve the transportation and supply of materials for the Coast Guard. Currently, a military supply ship services the island during a single voyage in April and November each year, anchoring for one day to deliver personnel and military supplies. Additionally, a civil merchantman arrives with general goods every 20 days, anchoring for 1 to 2 days at a time. This ship may be used as a transport for stationed personnel.
The island has a helicopter platform that is not used frequently. The Taiping Island Airport features a take-off and landing airstrip caters for C-130 transport planes of the ROC Air Force, with one sortie arriving every two months. The runway on the island is 1200 metres long, 30 metres wide, and can accommodate two C-130 aircraft; there are plans to expand the runway in the future.
The ROC Central Weather Bureau has employee presence on the island. The total population of the island is about 600 with no civilians.
The flora and fauna present on the island include swallows, papaya plant, coast oak, terminalia trees, lotus leaf tung tree, goodeniaceae, sea lemon, long stem chrysanthemum, long-saddle rattan, gray grass, coconut tree, banana tree, White-tailed Tropical Bird, Sparrow hawk, tropical fish, jellyfish and other various organisms.
Geology and landform[edit]
The island has a long and narrow shape that is low and flat, that is approximately 1289.3m long and 365.7m wide. The area of the north-south coastline is 41.3 hectares, and the coastal vegetation line range is 36.6 hectares. The mean tide water over land area is approximately 0.49 square km, and during low sea tides the water reefs and land area is 0.98 square km, 4-6m above sea level.
Since Taiping island is a coral island, the surface includes fine sand and coral reefs formed by weathering. Around the island are sandy beaches, with narrower beaches on the south and north sides 5 metres wide, on the east side 20 metres wide, and in the southwest side 50 metres wide. The sand accumulated on the beach is rosy coloured, mainly formed from red coral fragments and shell debris.
Natural resources[edit]
The island has historically been mined for phosphates to the point of exhaustion, and today has no major natural resources. There is a large number of discovered reserves of oil and natural gas beneath surrounding waters within the South China Sea Basin, however there has yet to be formal exploration and mining conducted.
Taiping Island has a tropical climate, with the temperature averaging between 21 to 35 degrees Celsius. There is a strong southwest monsoon in summer months in June and July, with strong southwest wind and currents, and during the time typhoons become frequent there is abundant rainfall. The rainy season occurs during November and December.
Tourist attractions[edit]
A temple on the island exists as a common visiting place. The southeast side of the island contains old Japanese constructions. The "Taiping Cultural Park" (Chinese: 太平文化公園) is located near the pier. There is also a pillar erected on the island that declares Taiping Island as a territory of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Sister Cities[edit]
The following are sister cities with Taiping Island:[23]
See also[edit]
- Taiping Island Airport
- Zhongzhou Reef
- Dongsha Islands (Pratas Islands)
- South China Sea Islands
- List of islands of the Republic of China
- ^ C.Michael Hogan (2011) South China Sea Topic ed. P.Saundry. Ed.-in-chief C.J.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
- ^ a b 吕一燃 (Lu Yiran), 2007. 中国近代边界史 (A modern history of China's borders), Vol. 2. 四川人民出版社 (Sichuan People's Publishing), pp.1092-1093. ISBN 7220073313
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- ^ Soong, Grace, "Taiping Island camp shows sovereignty: Ma", The China Post, July 19, 2011.
- ^ Zhu Xianlong, "Commentary: Taiwan Independence No Easy Thing", People's Daily Online, August 14, 2002.
- ^ "VN demands a stop to violation of sovereignty", Vietnam+, May 10, 2012.
- ^ "Historical documents on Vietnam's sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly islands", VietNamNet, June 24, 2011.
- ^ D. J. Hancox, John Robert Victor Prescott, (1997). Secret hydrographic surveys in the Spratly Islands. Maritime Institute of Malaysia, p.91. ISBN 9839275100
- ^ http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Paracel_Spratly.html
- ^ Sopheada Phy, (2010). The Management of the Spratly Islands Conflict: Success Or Failure? GRIN Verlag, p.2. ISBN 3640602722
- ^ "Spratly Islands". Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.
- ^ http://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1973MANILA00858_b.html
- ^ Severino, Rodolfo, Where in the World Is the Philippines?: Debating Its National Territory, 2011, p. 79, ISDN: 9789814311700.
- ^ a b Chi-Kin Lo, Zijian Lu, China's Policy Towards Territorial Disputes: The Case of the South China Sea Islands, Routledge, 1989, p. 37. ISDN: 0415009278.
- ^ "MND admits strategic value of Spratly airstrip." Taipei Times. 6 January 2006. p. 2
- ^ Shih Hsiu-chuan, Hsu Shao-hsuan, and Jimmy Chuang. "President visits disputed islands." Taipei Times. 3 February 2008. p. 1.
- ^ Cindy Sui, 19 April 2011, Taiwan to boost forces in disputed Spratly Islands, BBC News
- ^ 6 February 2012, 太平島 將建助導航塔, Liberty Times
- ^ July 15, 2012, Taiwan mulls extending runway in Spratlys: report, The West Australian
- ^ 2013-09-02, Taiwan Plans New Infrastructure for Disputed South China Sea Claim, Voice of America
- ^ 蕭照平, 3 May 2012, 太平島勘油軍艦護航?國防部:跟海巡署協調, China Times
- ^ Joseph Yeh, 25 July 2012, Cannons and mortars to be deployed on Taiping in South China Sea: MND, The China Post (Taiwan)
- ^ "InterLinc - City of Lincoln - Mayor's Dept Sister Cities". City of Lincoln, Nebraska. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
External links[edit]
- Satellite image of Taiping Island by Google Maps
- Putative States in the Spratly Archipelago
- Ecological Resources
- Itu Aba
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~~~Oh see? That's colourful...red, pink, green, yellow, and blue. And the snow...so white and smoothy.
Let's playing! PLaying under our colourful Christmas tree~~
Created Dec 03, 2009. Unless noted Copyright 2009
CinJJ .
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Very pretty ... I love the colorful lights and the glow they leave on the snow :) 5 ♥s
Award: Skillful draw. Liked: the amazing colour use! also the lighting. Tips: none its pefect, nothing needs to be chamged - if u want to add a moon
This is beautiful. I hope it is left there for the whole of Dec. left there..I love it...
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Partnership PulseDecember 2011 Welcome to the third issue of the Partnership Pulse - a periodic newsletter of the Partnership for a Heart-Healthy, Stroke-Free Massachusetts. This newsletter is intended to keep you informed about resources and best practices that you can use in your work to prevent and control heart disease and stroke.
Connecting and Sharing: Promising Practices for Heart Disease and Stroke Hoagland-Pincus Center, Shrewsbury, MA SHARING BEST PRACTICES Check out the Partnership website to see what's happening in heart disease and stroke in MA and share your accomplishments. Simply click on Initiatives at HeartStrokeMA.org. You can download your logo and cut/paste information on your organization and its important work in heart disease and stroke. Search other organizations' work by key word or by organization name. This webpage is becoming a rich source of who's doing what in Massachusetts heart disease and stroke.
Stroke Alert Policy The new "Stroke Alert Notification Policy" has been tested and is now being implemented by ambulance services and emergency departments in EMS Regions I (Western MA) and III (Northeastern MA). The policy goal is to ensure that all ambulance services are using the same language when making stroke patient notifications to emergency departments. The system works like this: 1. Ambulance crew calls the emergency department to give its report. 2. The patient must meet one or more of the abnormal findings on the stroke scale. 3. When the patient is ruled in for stroke, crew members immediately state, "This is a Stroke Alert." "The reason for this policy is that data strongly suggest that when the formal notification of a stroke occurs, then the time of onset to the time of definitive care is reduced so patient outcomes will improve," according to Sander Schultz, the EMS Coordinator for City of Gloucester Fire Department. "This will help to improve stroke survivability. The hope here is that if significant patient outcomes improve in Regions I and III, then the case can be made that it should be a statewide standard."
Work-Related Stress Linked to Obesity A recent study conducted by Diana Fernandez, an epidemiologist at the URMC Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, et al.¹, discovered that stresses in combination with low levels of physical activity are linked to being overweight and obese. This situation is becoming increasingly common in the American workforce. According to the study, a diet that is high in fruits and vegetables does not offer protection against becoming overweight. Study authors suggest active management of stress and keeping a healthy weight in combination with exercise. Employee wellness programs could play an important role, although program success will also depend on steps taken by organizations to minimize stressful work environments. Want to learn more? Visit these sites: - Psych Central: Workplace Stress Linked to Obesity - CDC-NIOSH: Research Challenges in Work, Obesity, and Health - CDC-NIOSH: STRESS... At Work ¹ Fernandez, Diana, Hayan Su, Paul Winters, and Liang Hua. "Association of Workplace Chronic and Acute Stressors with Employee Weight Status: Data from Worksites in Turmoil." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 52 (2010): S34-41.


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Nuclear and Genome Dynamics in Multinucleate Ascomycete Fungi
Nuclear and Genome Dynamics in Multinucleate Ascomycete Fungi
Current Biology, Volume 21, Issue 18,
Pages R786-R793,
Publication Date 27 September 2011
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.042
Marcus Roper
Chris Ellison
John W. Taylor
N. Louise Glass
Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Corresponding author
Genetic variation between individuals is essential to evolution and adaptation. However, intra-organismic genetic variation also shapes the life histories of many organisms, including filamentous fungi. A single fungal syncytium can harbor thousands or millions of mobile and potentially genotypically different nuclei, each having the capacity to regenerate a new organism. Because the dispersal of asexual or sexual spores propagates individual nuclei in many of these species, selection acting at the level of nuclei creates the potential for competitive and cooperative genome dynamics. Recent work in Neurospora crassa and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum has illuminated how nuclear populations are coordinated for fungal growth and other behaviors and has revealed both molecular and physical mechanisms for preventing and policing inter-genomic conflict. Recent results from population-level genomic studies in a variety of filamentous fungi suggest that nuclear exchange between mycelia and recombination between heterospecific nuclei may be of more importance to fungal evolution, diversity and the emergence of newly virulent strains than has previously been recognized.


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Assuming the latter, here are a few things that I'd gladly pay to have added to the Twitter service.
The ability to lock in my user name. Facebook just launched personalized namespaces, but added the unnecessary drama of name-squatting. I was early enough to Twitter (and Facebook) that I got … Read more


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Biographical details
Research interests
Louise Baur's current research interests cover many aspects of obesity, prediabetes, nutrition and physical activity in children and adolescents. They include:
the effective management of child and adolescent obesity and insulin resistance, including several recently completed community-based RCTs (PEACH, HIKCUPS, Loozit) and hospital-based trials (RESIST)
mechanisms and management of obesity-associated complications, including prediabetes, orthopaedic abnormalities and obstructive sleep apnoea
the determinants of obesity, including the longitudinal Nepean Study of adolescents in western Sydney
obesity in special patient groups eg patients with acquired brain injury or developmental disability
population-based approaches to obesity prevention, including early intervention with first-time mothers (Healthy Beginnings Trial; EPOCH collaboration; mHealth study in Shanghai, in collaboration with Fudan University), junior sports sponsorship, changes to marketing of foods etc
health service delivery aspects of child and adolescent obesity
measurement of physical activity and dietary intake in children.
These studies are being undertaken with a range of collaborators at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, on the wider University campus, in other parts of Sydney and Australia, and internationally.
Louise Baur is an active member of the Prevention Research Collaboration, a research centre based at the University of Sydney with a primary focus on population health aspects of obesity, nutrition and physical activity (website listed above). She is Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Theme Leader for Sydney Medical School. She is also Founding Director of the Australasian Child & Adolescent Obesity Research Network, an Australia-wide collaboration of paediatric obesity researchers (website listed above).
Teaching areas
Louise Baur teaches primarily within the Child and Adolescent Health Rotation of the Sydney Medical Program, as well as the Paediatric Obesity and Nutrition Unit of Study within the Paediatrics and Child Health component of the Sydney Masters of Medicine. Louise Baur also teaches on aspects of paediatric obesity and nutrition within a range of other courses at the University of Sydney, as well as to a range of professional groups at The Children's Hospital at Westmead and elsewhere. In 1999 Louise Baur was awarded a Vice-Chancellor's Excellence in Teaching Award for her contributions to the development of the Sydney Medical Program.
PhD and Masters' project opportunities
Modeling biological interactions: from individuals to ecosystems
Nutrition and the origin of phenotype
Securing the future of water and soil
Do genes have memory?
The evolutionary ecology of complex microbial communities
Complex Brain Networks and Nutrition
New approaches to Early Detection of Chronic Disease
Social and Healthcare Network Effects on Delivery and Quality Of Care
Physical, Mental and Psychological Health through Personal Networks
Obesity and insulin resistance in children and adolescents.
Current national competitive grants*
Generating evidence of reduced rates of overweight/obesity in children: value adding to four established Australasian early intervention trials
Askie L, Baur L, Campbell K, Daniels L, Taylor B, Wen L, Hesketh K, Magarey A, Taylor R, Martin A
NHMRC Project Grants ($187,021 over 3 years)
Generating evidence of reduced rates of overweight/obesity in children: value adding to four established Australasian early intervention trials
Askie L, Baur L, Campbell K, Daniels L, Taylor B, Wen L, Hesketh K, Magarey A, Taylor R, Martin A
NHMRC Project Grant ($187,021 over 3 years)
Effectiveness of an early intervention trial to prevent obesity - Phase 2: Follow-up and cost effectiveness analysis
Wen L, Baur L, Rissel C, Flood V, Simpson J, Hayes A, Hardy L
NHMRC Project Grant ($420,489 over 4 years)
* Grants administered through the University of Sydney
Nutrition and metabolism; Obesity & overweight; Public health; Adolescent health; Child health
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Statement of the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta - Secretary of Transportation
Before the Sub Committees on Transportation Committee on Appropriations and Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate June 27, 2002
Madam Chairwoman, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittees, it is a pleasure to appear before you today and to have the opportunity to report on the progress that the U.S. Department of Transportation has made to ensure the safe operation of Mexico-domiciled carriers once the President acts to implement the North American Free Trade Agreement's (NAFTA) transportation access provisions along our Southern border.
The Department is appreciative of the work of Congress on the FY 2002 Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (the Act). The bill offered clear guidance on the necessary elements required to assure the compliance of Mexican commercial truck and bus companies with U.S. safety regulations.
Section 350 of the Act set forth 22 steps that needed to be taken before the Department could process any applications from Mexican carriers during the fiscal year. Also, it required the DOT Inspector General (IG) to conduct a comprehensive review of border operations within 180 days of enactment.
We have worked diligently to take the steps required of us in the Act, and I am pleased to report that we have succeeded. This was an intensive effort on the part of many agencies and individuals. It could not have been accomplished without the able leadership of Administrator Joe Clapp and the commitment of the staff of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Department, other Federal agencies, and our State partners. In the process, we have worked closely with the Mexican Government in numerous face-to-face meetings.
As I indicated, the Act directs the DOT IG to conduct a review of our Southern border operations, and evaluate the Department's performance. During these past months, Department staff met regularly with the IG staff to discuss the progress on these issues. I particularly wish to thank Inspector General Kenneth Mead. The insight and analysis he and his staff provided us over this period proved extremely useful in assisting us to appropriately focus our activities.
Now that the Inspector General has issued his report, by law I must evaluate it and determine if I can certify that opening the border does not pose an unacceptable safety risk. Only after this certification is made and the President lifts the moratorium, will Mexico-domiciled motor carriers be allowed to operate outside the commercial zones. The Inspector General has raised a few issues, and we are working hard to address them. I want to assure you, on behalf of President Bush, that the border will not be opened unless it can be done safely. We do expect to fully address all issues identified in the IG's report and open the border in the near future.
The Act called for numerous conditions to be met before DOT could process applications for Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate outside of the border commercial zones this year. All of these conditions have been met. The chart attached to my testimony illustrates the tasks and the progress to date. Today I would like to highlight several of our major activities.
One of the most significant challenges was to hire, train, and deploy enforcement staff for border operations. The enforcement staff is composed of three distinct groups: Border Inspectors, Safety Auditors, and Safety Investigators. The Border Inspectors are charged with conducting roadside inspections of vehicles and drivers. The Safety Auditors will conduct safety audits of carriers prior to the FMCSA's issuance of provisional authority to operate beyond the commercial zones. The Safety Investigators will conduct Compliance Reviews of these carriers within their first 18 months of operations - after they have established an operating history.
By the end of this month, we will have hired and trained 144 individuals to perform Border Inspector functions. In addition to Border Inspectors, we have made significant progress in meeting our target for Safety Auditors. By the end of June, we will have hired all 67 Safety Auditors and all of these Safety Auditors will be trained and deployed by July 29. We have also recently issued selection certificates for Safety Investigators in Arizona and California. In addition, the review of employment applications for Texas Safety Investigators is underway.
Although we have begun to hire Safety Investigators now, they will not be required to perform safety audits until approximately 6 - 18 months from now, when they will be performing the actual audits. In the meantime, these staff will augment our inspection and audit staff.
Oversight Process for Mexico-domiciled Carriers
The Act directed DOT to revise and complete its May 2001 proposed safety oversight regulations. On March 19, we issued final regulations establishing this safety oversight system. These regulations help ensure that Mexico-domiciled carriers operating in the U.S. will meet the same Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that U.S. and Canadian carriers must satisfy. Now, Mexican carriers will be required to demonstrate that they have met U.S. requirements, such as having a drug and alcohol testing program, a system of compliance with U.S. hours-of-service requirements, valid insurance with a U.S. registered insurance company, and adequate vehicle maintenance and driver records, all before receiving operating authority.
The regulations also provide that DOT will conduct a safety audit of each carrier prior to the issuance of provisional operating authority, and a compliance review prior to granting the carrier permanent operating authority. Congress also directed FMCSA to conduct 50% of the safety audits and compliance reviews on-site in Mexico - and we will do so. In addition to the safety audit and compliance review requirement, our oversight includes a process for expedited enforcement action against those carriers committing specified offenses, such as operating without a commercial driver's license (CDL), operating vehicles that have been placed out of service, and operating an uninsured vehicle.
Vehicle Inspections
We have issued regulations requiring Mexican vehicles operating beyond the commercial zones to be inspected every 90 days and to display a valid Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspection decal. This provision applies to the provisional operating authority period and for 36 months after receiving permanent authority. We have also signed agreements with all four border States requiring State inspectors to conduct inspections of all Mexico-domiciled vehicles not displaying a valid CVSA decal during the provisional period, and for a period of three years after permanent authority has been issued to the carrier.
Other Requirements
Hazardous Materials Driver Requirements
The USA Patriot Act requires a security check on any holder of a CDL that has a hazardous materials endorsement. The USA Patriot Act applies to new applications and renewals. The regulation to implement this act is currently under Departmental review. We have had several conversations with both Mexican and Canadian officials about the requirements of the law. Mexican and Canadian CMV drivers operating vehicles transporting hazardous materials will not be permitted to operate beyond the commercial zones until security driver license checks, comparable to those performed on U.S. drivers, have been done.
FMCSA is working with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the U.S. Customs Service to address overall security aspects of cross-border operations. FMCSA expects to continue to meet with TSA, Customs, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and other government agencies involved in border security, to ensure that our safety programs are consistent and are integrated with their security-focused initiatives.
The United States Customs Service is the lead agency for border security. Motor carrier safety inspectors have been trained to look for security risk indicators on commercial vehicles. If indicators are present, motor carrier inspectors have been instructed to notify Customs immediately. The partnership US DOT and the States have with Customs at the various ports is important in the detection of security risks at the border.
Border Infrastructure Grants
Beyond our immediate efforts to assure the safe operation of Mexican carriers, we are also focused on improving our border infrastructure to handle increasing traffic volumes in the future. In this regard, I announced the awarding of grants to the four southern border States for infrastructure improvements at border inspection stations. With the distribution of these funds, we look to strengthening our partnership with the States in the inspection process.
Funds for the Border Infrastructure Program (BIP) were made available by Congress from the Federal-aid highway revenue aligned budget authority to be distributed among the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas. Of the $54 million available, $2.1 million was awarded to Arizona; $8.9 million to California; $2.2 million to New Mexico; and $40.8 million to Texas. Four criteria were used to award the grants: safety, number of commercial vehicles, delays, and traffic patterns.
The objective of the grant program is twofold: the safe operation of Mexico-domiciled commercial motor vehicles operating in the United States and improved traffic flow at border crossings in the four border states. Examples of the types of projects funded under the BIP are construction of eight new commercial motor vehicle safety inspection facilities at the border in Texas, upgrade and final construction of an automated port of entry at the Santa Teresa, NM, border crossing, and construction of additional inspection bays and parking areas for out-of-service vehicles at the commercial vehicle enforcement facility at Calexico, CA.
In closing, I want to say that the Department is committed to ensuring the enhanced safety and security of commercial vehicle operations at our borders. At our Southern border, DOT has been inspecting Mexican trucks and buses since 1995. The guidance and additional resources provided by Congress have allowed us to continue to build on that strong program. By mid-summer, DOT will have more than four times the number of personnel we had at the border in mid-2001.
We are confident that we have achieved our shared goal of setting a firm safety foundation for expanded cross-border operations. When operating authority is granted, Mexico-domiciled carriers, as well as U.S. and Canadian carriers, will all be governed by the same safety standards when operating in the United States.
At this time we have received a small number of applications from Mexico-domiciled carriers to operate beyond the commercial zones. To date, 31 Mexican long-haul carriers have applied for authority to operate in the interior of the United States, and 101 have applied to operate within the commercial zones.
As you can see from these numbers, it appears that interest among Mexican carriers for expanded authority is beginning at a somewhat gradual pace. Applications from Mexico-domiciled carriers will be processed as they are submitted. However, the border will not be opened to expanded cross-border access until I have certified that the border can be safely opened, and the President has lifted the moratorium on Mexico-domiciled carrier access.
In addition to taking the steps set out for us by Congress, we have been working closely with our Canadian and Mexican counterparts to identify and resolve the numerous operational issues involved in opening the border to cross-border motor carrier traffic. I want to thank the governments of both Mexico and Canada for their cooperation. Our goal is to work together to realize the promise of one market in North America, while ensuring the safety and security of our citizens.
Madam Chairwoman, Mr. Chairman, the actions of your committees in creating the FMCSA and in setting high standards for opening the Southern border have been instrumental in bringing about the unprecedented preparations I have discussed today. You are to be commended for your roles in these achievements.
I look forward to your questions today and to working with Congress in the months ahead. I thank you once again for the opportunity to highlight the steps we have taken to ensure that our NAFTA commitments are fulfilled in a safe and secure manner.


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Forums >Look What I Can Do!>I ran 5K!
Running in BelgiumAnn
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Kirsten - aka "Auntie Kirsten"
• 2 olympic distance duathlons -- 6 days apart -- PR at least 1
• 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)
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Roads were made for journeys...
You'll ruin your knees!
""...the truth that someday, you will go for your last run. But not today—today you got to run." - Matt Crownover (after Western States)
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How holy is this night,
When wickedness is put to flight,
And sin is washed away.
It restores innocence to the fallen,
And joy to those who mourn.
It casts out pride and hatred,
And brings peace and concord.
Jesus rose from the dead in the "dead of night" (sweet irony!) That's why Mary Magdalene, arriving at the tomb "while it was still dark" (John 20:1), found the stone already rolled away. And so, Christians of the ancient church started their Easter service on Saturday night, and didn't finish until the sun rose on Sunday.
Taking their bearings from ancient practice, Christians in the liturgical tradition recapture the wonder of what they call Great Saturday. In anticipation of the joy of Easter morning, they keep vigil on Saturday night. During the Saturday night service, they light the Paschal candle (which had been removed from the sanctuary before the Ash Wednesday service), read large blocks of Scripture that rehearse God's redemptive plan, baptize new believers, reaffirm their own baptisms, and share a celebratory Eucharist. Some churches include "The Great Noise": a very, very loud Easter acclamation involving church bells, organ, and informal noisemakers.
An Exhilarating Chant
This Lent, I have been memorizing and meditating on the "Exsultet," the mid-1st millennium-chant that opens the Saturday night Easter vigil service. I've found the chant exhilarating, because it reminds me of how many ways Christ's death and resurrection impact us.
How holy is this night, when wickedness is put to flight, and sin is washed away.
The ancient church's instinct was to take the Exodus as the central motif for Easter. Christ's resurrection destroys our enemies—sin, Satan, and death—in the same way the collapsing walls of water demolished Pharaoh's army. Christ's resurrection means we pass through judging waters on dry ground, and the waters close behind us, washing away all guilt and shame, all "consciousness of sin" (Hebrews 10:2).
It restores innocence to the fallen . . .
Imagine three of the "fallen women" of Jesus' ministry: the woman at the well in John 4, the woman who washes his feet in Luke 7, and Mary Magdalene (who was, contrary to tradition, not necessarily a "working woman," simply, according to Luke 8:2, possessed by seven demons, which to me, is "fallen" enough). No wonder that on Easter morning, the Magdalene wanted to embrace the One who had gone into hell to silence those demons forever (John 20:17).
Imagine how tangled were the relationships of the woman at the well (" for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband") —we're spared the details. We don't know how much got untangled in this life. We do know Jesus gave her boldness to go and bid her neighbors to come and consider Who he had shown himself to be to her. Like the woman of Luke 7, she has been forgiven much, and thus loves much (Luke 7:47). Part of the gift his resurrection secures is the restoration of purity.
. . . and joy to those who mourn.
All the Days, Forever
My 91-year-old mother is increasingly senescent. There's lots of "sundowning," with weeping and regret. The sad thing is that hers has been a remarkable life—one of joy and service and fulfillment, and of faith in Christ and hope of resurrection. Her slow demise and recurrent unhappiness puts me in mind of so many traps of joylessness: bitter divorces, marital infidelity, wayward children, gossip's fruit, schedule stress, substance abuse, church infighting. Jesus' resurrection means gloom and sin and sorrow do not win; senescence is but temporary, bitterness will give way to dancing, and earth's shackles will yield to a "new earth's" freedom.
There's good news for my mother and for the rest of us: "Behold, I am making all things new" (Revelation 21:5). Because Jesus rose and now reigns and will one day return, every tear will be washed away (Revelation 21:4). The curse of the Garden's tree of the knowledge of good and evil will be lifted (22:3; cf. Genesis 3:17), and we will have access to the tree of life, with its "leaves for the healing of nations" (Revelation 22:2; cf. Genesis 2:9, 3:24).
Deep down, my mother knows that. Every day we read Psalm 23 together, and no matter how bad the day's funk has been, she slows down and says with emphasis: "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me allllllll the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever!"
It casts out pride and hatred and brings peace and concord.
The voices in a campaign season are self-righteous and pugnacious and vitriolic. Would that theological discourse and church government—from the blogosphere to classrooms, from pulpits to elder meetings—did not ape the pride and pretense of secular politics. How blessed, by contrast, to be reminded that Christ's resurrection promises that a church built by the blood of martyrs and by the good news of peace will eventually kick Satan's rear.
Exsultet! Rejoice! How wonderful and beyond all knowing is the mercy and loving-kindness of a God who makes all things right – who began the right-making at Jesus' rising in the "dead of night," is working it out in the now, and will bring it to perfect completion at his return when he inaugurates eternal day.
The full text of the "Exsultet," excerpted above, is available here. The full text with Gregorian notation is available here.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP) outlining targets and tactics to reduce departmental greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction through energy management and sustainability strategies.
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Using a word from the previous song title given, think of another song with that word in it.
Rules: The word you use can be any word from the song. As long as it's close, you can use it. For example, if the song has 'loving' in it's title, you can use a song with 'love' in it, but it HAS to be close to the original word. You should give the artist if possible, but if not it's okay. Try to use a title with several words so the next person has some to choose from. Don't make up songs!
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- 02-19-2008, 12:05 PM Thread Author #1
Battery dead?
I got this blackberry 8700g secondhand. The darn thing won't turn on. I've tried the pull the battery thing, but still nothing. The only thing I do notice is that when I plug it in to charge, the LED notification light turns red for about 5 seconds and then it goes off. What the heck is wrong with this thing?
A battery that has totally lost all charge will take a long while before it has any sufficient power to power-on. If you have not already done so, you need to keep the device plugged into a wall charger for several hours until you can claim a "dead battery'/other problems
Fail to prepare....prepare to fail - 02-19-2008, 12:37 PM Thread Author #3
I have. I charged it overnight. Twice. FWIW I also tried plugging in the blackberry without the battery and the same thing happens with the red LED notification light, comes on for 5 seconds then goes away.
Last edited by Peart; 02-19-2008 at 12:41 PM.
Depending on how old the battery is, it may be shot. Maybe you can go to a store that sells the batteries to test and see if the battery is the problem or if its the BB itself.
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I just got a used 8700c and had the same problem. before you go buy a new battery check the charger out. I went to a cellphone accessory store and found that the charger they sent me with the phonne was not the original one that went with the 8700c. When I changed charger the battery did begin to charge. Check the battery and the charger.
I also just bought a 2nd hand 8700g, and had exactly the same problem. By looking at this thread, I checked things out by charging the phone via a USB charger (a mains plug with a standard USB female socket at the back, bought to charge my Archos), instead of the provided mains charger, and all was well. So it was the charger at fault and not the battery.
Mine did the same thing. I have a couple of 8700c phones, and found that they will not charge with aftermarket chargers like iGo. They also did not charge from the PC. I plugged them into my 8330 Curve's charger, they have the same plug, and voila, both chargers stayed on. So, go get yourself a new original Curve 8330 charger, it worked for me. They charged right up in a couple of hours. Hope this helps.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com - 10-19-2010, 11:59 PM #10
It fixed mine
took out the battery then plugged in the charger waited a few seconds then put in the battery, then it booted right up and told me the battery is dead, but this way I jump started the phone which had a battery so dead the smart charger built in would not work unless you fool it.
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If you have a dead battery, try this, heat your oven to 150, or equivalent, and put your battery in the oven for 10 minutes, no longer, remove and allow to cool down then place your battery back in your phone, wait for it to show the battery symbol with the yellow flash and then it will start reloading its self again and charging, it worked on mine and I cant guarantee it will work on everyones but it something to try before you go buying another one


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Pesticide levels previously thought to be safe for pollinators may prove harmful to wild bee health, according to research published in Pest Management Science in May 2005.
The Canadian study shows that adult bumblebees exposed to the pesticide Spinosad during larval development - at levels they could encounter in the environment - have impaired foraging ability.
Bees are important pollinators of crops: approximately one third of human food is reliant on pollinating activity. Wild bees are thought to contribute significantly to this quantity. But although many pesticides are known to be toxic to bees, toxicity testing is largely restricted to direct lethal effects on adult honeybees, if tested on bees at all.
The researchers say sub-lethal effects on honeybees could be going unnoticed, and that different bee species could also be affected.
Dr Lora Morandin and colleagues at Canada's Simon Fraser University tested the effects of different levels of Spinosad on bumblebee colony health and foraging ability. Spinosad is a natural pesticide derived from the bacteria Actinomycetes. It is used in over 30 countries including North America, Canada and the UK to combat common crop pests such as caterpillars and thrips. Bee colonies were fed the pesticide in a manner that mimicked contact in an agricultural setting. Adult bees and developing larva were exposed to Spinosad in pollen. The bees' foraging ability on an array of 'complex' artificial flowers made of centrifuge tubes was then evaluated. High levels of Spinosad residues (about 10 times what bees should experience in the environment) caused rapid colony death. Colonies exposed to more realistic levels of Spinosad in pollen did not show any lethal effects and only minimal immediate colony health effects. However, bees that were fed realistic levels of Spinosad during larval development were slower foragers. They took longer to access complex flowers, resulting in longer handling times and lower foraging rates. The bees also displayed 'trembling', which impaired their ability to land on the flowers and enter the flower tubes.
This impaired foraging ability in bumblebees could result in weaker colonies and lower pollination of crop plants, according to Dr Morandin: "Adult bees that have been exposed to a pesticide during larval development may display symptoms of poisoning that are not detected with current tests required by regulatory agencies," she says. "In order to ensure sustainable food production, agricultural pesticides need to be safe for wild pollinators." The authors conclude that testing of new pesticides should include examination of lethal and sub-lethal effects on wild bees. "Testing new pesticides on some species of wild bees will aid in developing pesticides and use recommendations that minimise impact on wild bees, leading to healthier populations of bees and potentially better crop yields," says Morandin.
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