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Drivers Endure Pain At the Gas PumpsForeign demand is latest reason cited for increaseMarch 23, 2013NEW YORK — (AP) The U.S. is increasing its oil production faster than ever, and American drivers are guzzling less gas. But you'd never know it from the price at the pump.... 1nceaferrianIf only the powers that be in DC took as much time with some of these issues as the people who comment and complain on this site, we'd be a more prosperous country. Look at the time and effort some of you people have put in, just on this topic alone. I'm betting it will be the same bunch commenting on everything else. What a shame. 0 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » daWraithYou Bar Stool Einsteins need to write a paper on how the First Law of Economics does NOT work. Harvard Business School, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and CNBC are all waiting with anticipation _____________________________ . . . . . {. . . . . crickets . . . . .. } 0 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » daWraithThe "word" is FUNGUS, Wienerdawg, as in a paralyzing growth that encompasses your brain, making it non fucntional and prone to delirious outbursts about crap you know nothing about! "Fungible" basically means INTERCHANGEABLE, or "the same" or "equivalent". By your OWN DIATRIBE, OIL is NOT fungible; there is Arabian SWEET CRUDE, which is the best, there is Texas Sweet which is good, and there is the Canadian Tar Sands which requires SPECIAL REFINING to produce diesel and gasoline. But it can and IS being done. New technologies make it easier and easier to extract and NEW refinieries make it easier to refine. The cheapest GASOLINE prices are foudn in the LARGEST OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES. DUH! DRILL BABY DRILL! When the US is STILL IMPORTING 50% of its needs from high priced OPEC, of COURSE the price of gasoline will be high. With more domestic plus cheap CANADIAN OIL, the price will drop. 0 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » daWraithAnybody who thinks the First Law of Economics doesn't apply to oil has tar sands for brains! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | \v/ 0 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » GETACLUEIf anybody believes that Keystone and Canadian oil will lower the price of gasoline at the pumps here in America, I've got a nice bridge that connects Wheeling and an Island I could sell you. BUT WAIT ACT NOW AND I'LL THROW IN THE ISLAND TOO!!!! 0 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » daWraithIdiots, gasoline was $1.62 a gallon at the end of the BUSH BUSH BUSH administration in 2008. Tell us WHY, [bleeping} Globalists______________________???? WAAAAAAAAAH! It isn't Lord Opie's fault, WAAAAAAAAAH!!!! 0 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » daWraithgeo, natural gas prices are at historic lows and heating bills are the lowest per unit of NG used in 30 years. It is happening right under your nose. Free market capitalism at work. Now when pipelines and ports are build to ship NG to the rest of the world and there is COMPETITION for the Natural Gas, the PRICE will RISE. Also the Free Market at work. 0 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » geogreekDaWraith.You know i heard the same old story when they bought the leases in the ohio valley for the gas and oil.Now after all these years the price is still high and you still believe that the keystone pipeline will lower the gas price.That will happen when*****frizzes over. 1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » WWUthinkingWhat people don't understand is they'd be pi**ed if he was able to control it, It wouldn't be a free global market of trade.It isn't his fault and could never be he has nothing to do with it. 0 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » WheeldogThe word is "fungable"! Except in countries that subsidize the cost of energy (particularly oil) fuel prices reflect world supply and demand. China, India and even oil producing nations in the Middle East are consuming more and more oil driving up the price on the world market. The U.S. oil companies are simply setting their prices for U.S. fuel based on the world market. Another factor is the cost of developing and processing oil that has to be factored into the selling price. Tight oil, tar sands and low grade sour oil are all expensive to develop and refine into usable products. The days of the Texas geysers is over. That was the "easy oil". Now it is largely gone, and we are left with dregs. The days of $2 gasoline are ancient history. 1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » daWraithWWU, but but but it is GLOBAL market and poor widdle Owebama is helpless to control it, it is not his fault, waaaaaaaaaaah! 2 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » WWUthinkingCheck the price of Aleska. Valdez Crude.You'll see the same thing, Japan was paying 22 dollars a barrel. 1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » GETACLUEdaWeeb obviously didn't read the article he is bloviating about. FROM THIS ARTICLE: "The U.S. is increasing its oil production faster than ever, and American drivers are guzzling less gas. But you'd never know it from the price at the pump." "So is the high price of gasoline a signal that markets aren't working properly? Not at all, experts say. The laws of supply and demand are working, just not in the way U.S. drivers want them to. U.S. drivers are competing with drivers worldwide for every gallon of gasoline. As the developing economies of Asia and Latin America expand, their energy consumption is rising, which puts pressure on fuel supplies and prices everywhere else. The U.S. still consumes more oil than any other country, but demand is weak and imports are falling. That leaves China, which overtook the U.S. late last year as the world's largest oil importer, as the single biggest influence on global demand for fuels. China's consumption has risen 28 percent in 1 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » WWUthinkingCorrespondence Course Valedictorian 1992-96 Royal Oaks On-Line: "NOT A LVY LEAGUE, THROUGH ALTITUDE WE STRIVE HIGHER" 1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » GETACLUERagnar gas taxes collected at the pump, and payroll taxes. ARE TAXES PAID BY THE CONSUMER AND THE EMPLOYEE NOT THE CORPORATION. 1 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » daWraithAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhh!! Another day, another 10,000 people added to the food stamp rolls and another $4 BILLION in DEBT for our children to pay off . . . . And a handful of hillbillies in D E N I A L , , , , , 2 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » daWraithRoverass you have a PHD in Stupidity from Podunk U if you can't figure out that His Highness, the Lord Barasskiss of Obama hasn't run the poor in this country further into the crapper in the worst presidency in the history of the country. Maybe your vast statistics knowledge can explain how more people voted for Obama in the Cleveland are than there ARE people in the Cleveland area??? Like maybe voter fraud . . . . . 1 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » WWUthinkingWHISKEY at a #1 nationally rated PARTY SCHOOL?...Oh, Contraire. 0 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » rover1958wRAT "Too bad you are a dimwit WVU grad who can't figure that out." Oh, I don't know....Like the majority I easily figured out it wasn't like your Nostradoofus prediction of, "Romney in a landslide". Guess they don't teach probability theory at Ohio Stupe U. (OSU). Rover WVU Grad (BA) Central Michigan Univ Grad (MA) National Defense Univ Grad 2 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » WVEXPAT@Rover, It's elementary! The inequality gap has spread under the Obama administration. Obama's fiscal policy has made the investor class wealthy on the backs of the poor and elderly. It's not the 1% that has done this but Obama & Ben Bernanke! Obama will continue to enrich the Wall Street crowd while you "useful idiots" continue to kneel! 3 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse » WVUGEOAccording to Dr. Jerald Fletcher, Director and Professor at WVU's Natural Resource Analysis Center, in a 2004 presentation entitled: "Coal to Clean Fuel; The Shenhua Investment in Direct Coal Liquefaction", it is possible to make a liquid crude oil equivalent, from Coal, at a cost of $24 per barrel. 2 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » WVUGEORover1958, unfortunately, is factually incorrect. We do export some oil, but that's more due to the geography of where the oil is produced. Overall, the United States consumes between 18 and 19 million barrels of oil per day; but, we pump, from our own domestic wells, only a little over 9 million barrels per day. The US has to import at least as much oil as she produces, and is a net importer. Shale oil so far has had only a minor impact, and, by sometime in 2014, is expected only to offset declines in conventional fields. There will be no net gain because of it. We are not, sadly, "awash" in oil, nor is "energy independence", based on conventional or shale resources, "on the horizon". 2 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » Showing 25 of 49 comments Show More Comments
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The New York Athletic Club inducted five members of the club's rugby team into their Hall of Fame at a dinner Friday, January 13. The event was sponsored by the NYAC and the Winged Foot Rugby Foundation, and was coordinated by Tony Nash and Christian Zebicoff. The event was MC'd by former NYAC MVP and Collegiate All American Paul Enright. In attendance were several hundred guests, including Colin Neill, the president of the entire NYAC (not just the rugby club), and himself a longtime rugby player in Ireland. The five inductees included the three team members who were killed on September 11, 2001 during the terrorist attacks on New York City. Also inducted were two members of the original NYAC rugby team in 1973. Inducted were: Nor the owner and energy behind the USA 7s rugby tournament and the USA 7s Collegiate Rugby Championship, as well as owner of Rugby Magazine and RUGBYMag.com, he has been called a rugby visionary. Prusmack was introduced by Bob Ponzini. |

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(from Ch. 24, par. 11-69-1)
Sec. 11-69-1.
Whenever the territories of any 2 or more municipalities in the State of Illinois comprise the same or partly the same territory, the municipalities concerned have the power jointly to purchase land and to construct buildings and all necessary appurtenances within their common corporate limits, and to own, operate, and maintain the land and buildings jointly with one another, for their joint municipal purposes, on terms and conditions to be agreed upon by the municipalities. Such municipalities have the power to exercise the right of eminent domain by condemnation proceedings in conformity with the provisions of the constitution and statutes of the state for the acquirement of property, advantageous or desirable for joint municipal purposes.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-69-2)
Sec. 11-69-2.
The purpose of Section 11-69-1 is for the benefit of municipalities with common territory and whose building needs can be most efficiently and economically handled by joint buildings for the several municipalities. Section 11-69-1 shall be liberally construed to give effect to these purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 70 heading)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-70-1)
Sec. 11-70-1.
In any municipality, whether incorporated under general law or special charter, in which the municipal hall, or any municipal jail or police station, fire department house, or public library is destroyed or seriously impaired by storm or fire, the corporate authorities, in order to rebuild or restore any such building, thus destroyed or seriously impaired, may levy an annual tax for not exceeding 10 successive years of not exceeding .08333% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, on all of the taxable property in the municipality. This tax shall be levied and collected in the same manner as the general taxes of that municipality and shall be known as the public building restoration fund tax. This tax shall not be included in the aggregate amount of taxes as limited by Section 8-3-1, or by any provision of any special charter under which such a municipality is now operating.
The foregoing limitation upon tax rates in municipalities of less than 1,000,000 population may be increased or decreased according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 81-1509.)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-70-2)
Sec. 11-70-2.
Whenever the corporate authorities of any municipality designated in Section 11-70-1 decides to rebuild or restore any of the specified buildings, it shall make provision therefor by an ordinance. This ordinance shall also state the number of years, not exceeding 10, that this annual public building restoration fund tax shall be levied, and the per cent, not exceeding .08333 on all of the taxable property in the municipality. This tax shall be included in the annual appropriation and tax levy ordinances of such a municipality for the years that it can be levied under the provisions of this section and Section 11-70-1.
(Source: P.A. 76-1236.)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-70-3)
Sec. 11-70-3.
All money received from this public building restoration fund tax shall be deposited in the municipal treasury to the credit of that fund. All money so received shall be kept separate and apart from other money of the municipality, and shall not be used or paid out for any other purpose than that of paying the cost of rebuilding or restoring the specified public buildings destroyed or seriously impaired by storm or fire, until all of the costs have been discharged. If the money so received can not be used annually to pay the cost but accumulates, the corporate authorities may invest this money in good interest-paying securities, until the money is needed for the payment of the costs of the rebuilding or restoration.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2685.)
(65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 71 heading)
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 71 heading)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-71-1)
Sec. 11-71-1.
Any municipality is hereby authorized to:
(a) Acquire by purchase or otherwise, own, construct,
equip, manage, control, erect, improve, extend, maintain and operate motor vehicle parking lot or lots, garage or garages constructed on, above and/or below ground level, public off-street parking facilities for motor vehicles, parking meters, and any other revenue producing facilities, hereafter referred to as parking facilities, necessary or incidental to the regulation, control and parking of motor vehicles, as the corporate authorities may from time to time find the necessity therefor exists, and for that purpose may acquire property of any and every kind or description, whether real, personal or mixed, by gift, purchase or otherwise. Any municipality which has provided or does provide for the creation of a plan commission under Division 12 of this Article 11 shall submit to and receive the approval of the plan commission before establishing or operating any such parking facilities;
(b) Maintain, improve, extend and operate any such
parking facilities and charge for the use thereof;
(c) Enter into contracts dealing in any manner with
the objects and purposes of this Division 71, including the leasing of space on, or in connection with, parking meters for advertising purposes. Any contract for such advertising shall prohibit any interference with traffic control, shall prohibit placing any advertising sign or device on parking meters that exceeds the dimensions of 8 by 12 inches and shall contain such other provisions as the corporate authorities deem necessary in the public interest. All revenues derived from any such contract shall be used exclusively for traffic regulation and maintenance of streets within the municipality;
(d) Acquire sites, buildings and facilities by gift,
lease, contract, purchase or condemnation under power of eminent domain, and pledge the revenues thereof for the payment of any revenue bonds issued for such purpose as provided in this Division 71. In all cases where property or rights are acquired or sought to be acquired by condemnation, the procedure shall be, as nearly as may be, like that provided for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act, and the fee or such lesser interest in land may be acquired as the municipality may deem necessary;
(e) Finance the acquisition, construction,
maintenance and/or operation of such parking facilities by means of general tax funds, special assessments, special taxation, revenue bonds, parking fees, special charges, rents or by any combination of such methods; and
(f) Borrow money and issue and sell revenue bonds in
such amount or amounts as the corporate authorities may determine for the purpose of acquiring, completing, erecting, constructing, equipping, improving, extending, maintaining or operating any or all of its parking facilities, and refund and refinance the same from time to time as often as it shall be advantageous and to the public interest to do so.
If any part of the financing of the acquisition and/or construction of such parking facilities is done by means of special assessments or special taxation, the provisions of Division 2 of Article 9 of this Code shall be followed with respect to the special assessments or special taxation for such purpose.
(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-71-2)
Sec. 11-71-2.
All bonds issued under authority of this Division 71 shall bear interest at not more than the greater of (i) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) 8% per annum and may be sold by the corporate authorities in such manner as they deem best in the public interest. However, such bonds shall be sold at such price that the interest cost of the proceeds therefrom will not exceed the greater of (i) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) 8% per annum, based on the average maturity of such bonds, and computed according to standard tables of bond values. Such bonds shall be payable solely and only from the revenues to be derived from the operation of any or all of its parking facilities and shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues of any or all of its parking facilities, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of Section 11-71-1.
Such bonds when issued shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the Law Merchant and the Uniform Commercial Code. Such bonds may bear such date or dates and may mature at such time or times, not exceeding 30 years from their date or dates, and may be in such form, carry such registration privilege, may be payable at such place or places, may be subject to such terms of redemption, prior to maturity, with or without premium, as so stated on the face of the bond, and contain such terms and covenants, all as may be provided by ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds. Such bonds shall be executed by such officers as the corporate authorities shall designate in the ordinance. Any bonds bearing the signatures of officers in office at the date of signing thereof shall be valid and binding for all purposes, notwithstanding that before delivery thereof any or all such persons whose signatures appear thereon shall cease to be such officers.
Each such bond shall state upon its face that it is payable solely and only from the proceeds derived from the operation of the parking facility or facilities, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of Section 11-71-1, and shall state upon its face that it does not constitute an obligation of the municipality within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation or provision.
With respect to instruments for the payment of money issued under this Section either before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, it is and always has been the intention of the General Assembly (i) that the Omnibus Bond Acts are and always have been supplementary grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts, (ii) that the provisions of this Section are not a limitation on the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under this Section within the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision of this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts.
The amendatory Acts of 1971, 1972 and 1973 are not a limit upon any municipality which is a home rule unit.
(Source: P.A. 86-4.)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-71-3)
Sec. 11-71-3.
The corporate authorities of any such municipality availing of the provisions of this Division 71, other than that concerning advertising on parking meters, shall adopt an ordinance describing in a general way the contemplated project and refer to plans and specifications therefor, which shall be placed on file in the office of the clerk of such municipality, and which shall be open for the inspection of the public. Such ordinance shall state the estimated cost of such project, and the method or methods of financing such project and the amount or proportion of cost of such project to be financed by each of such methods. If part or all of such project is to be financed by means of revenue bonds, the ordinance also shall fix the amount of the revenue bonds proposed to be issued, the maturity or maturities, the interest rate, and all details in respect thereof and shall contain such covenants and restrictions as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the corporate authorities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such ordinance shall contain such provisions as may be determined by the corporate authorities as to:
(a) The issuance of additional revenue bonds that may thereafter be issued payable from the revenues derived from the operation of any such parking facilities and for the payment of the principal and interest upon such bonds;
(b) The regulation as to the use of any such parking facilities to assure the maximum use or occupancy thereof;
(c) The kind and amount of insurance to be carried, including use and occupancy insurance, the cost of which shall be payable only from the revenues to be derived from the project;
(d) Operation, maintenance, management, accounting and auditing, and the keeping of records, reports and audits of any such parking facilities;
(e) The obligation of the municipality to maintain the project in good condition and to operate the same in an economical and efficient manner;
(f) Such other provisions as may be deemed necessary or desirable to assure a successful and profitable operation of the project and prompt payment of principal of and interest upon any revenue bonds so authorized.
If any part of such project is to be financed by means of special assessments or special taxation, any ordinances or other procedures required under Division 2 of Article 9 of this Code shall be adopted and followed.
After the ordinance has been adopted and approved, it shall be published once in a newspaper published and having general circulation in such municipality, or if there be no such newspaper published in such municipality, then the ordinance should be posted in at least 5 of the most public places in such municipality, and shall become effective 10 days after publication or posting thereof.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2256.)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-71-4)
Sec. 11-71-4.
Whenever bonds are issued as provided by this Division 71, it shall be the duty of the corporate authorities to establish charges and fees for the use of any such parking facilities sufficient at all times to pay maintenance and operation costs, and principal of and interest upon such bonds, and all revenues derived from the operation thereof shall be set aside as a separate fund and account and used only as hereinafter provided, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of Section 11-71-1.
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-71-5)
Sec. 11-71-5.
Whenever revenue bonds are issued under this Division 71, the revenues derived from the operation of the project, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of Section 11-71-1, shall be set aside as collected and be deposited in a separate fund, separate and apart from all other funds of such municipality, and be used in paying the cost of maintenance and operation, paying the principal of and interest upon the bonds of such municipality, issued under this Division 71, and for the transfer of any surplus amounts annually to the general corporate fund of any such municipality only when and in the manner permitted and authorized in accordance with the covenants and provisions and terms of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of any such bonds under the provisions of this Division 71.
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-71-6)
Sec. 11-71-6.
The provisions of this Division 71 and of any ordinance or other proceeding authorizing the issuance of bonds under this Division 71 shall constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds, and any holder of a bond or bonds, or any of the coupons of any bond or bonds of such municipality, issued under this Division 71, may either by an ordinary civil action, mandamus, injunction or other proceeding, enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this Division 71, including the making and collecting of sufficient charges and fees for service and use thereof, and the application of income and revenue thereof.
(Source: P.A. 83-345.)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-71-7)
Sec. 11-71-7.
The corporate authorities of any municipality are hereby granted authority to make all reasonable rules and regulations not in conflict with the laws of this state or the ordinances of such municipality regarding the management and control and use of any such parking facility or facilities.
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-71-8)
Sec. 11-71-8.
The corporate authorities of any such municipality availing of the provisions of this Division 71 are hereby given the authority to lease all or any part of any such parking facilities, and to fix and collect the rentals therefor, and to fix, charge and collect rentals, fees and charges to be paid for the use of the whole or any part of any such parking facilities, and to make contracts for the operation and management of the same, and to provide for the use, management and operation of such lots through lease or by its own employees, or otherwise. However, other than for surface parking lots, no lease for the operation or management of any such parking facilities shall be made for more than one year except to the highest and best bidder after notice requesting bids shall have been given by at least one publication in some newspaper of general circulation published in such municipality, such publication to be made once each week for at least 2 weeks before the date of receiving bids therefor. All income and revenue derived from any such lease or contract shall be deposited in a separate account and used solely and only for the purpose of maintaining and operating the project, and paying the principal of and interest on any revenue bonds issued pursuant to ordinance under the provisions of this Division 71. Further any contract or obligation involving the borrowing of money for such purposes, incurred by any such municipality in the maintenance and operation of any such parking facilities shall be payable solely and only from the revenues derived from the operation of the project.
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-71-9)
Sec. 11-71-9.
Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of Section 11-71-1, this Division 71 shall not be construed as authorizing any municipality to engage in any proprietary activity at or with any such parking facilities other than the parking of motor vehicles.
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-71-10)
Sec. 11-71-10.
In addition to the other powers granted in this Division, the corporate authorities may lease the space over any municipally owned parking lot to any person, firm or corporation if the corporate authorities first determine by resolution that such lease is in the best public interest and stating the reasons therefor. Such lease shall be granted by an ordinance and shall not exceed 99 years in length.
The lease shall specify the purpose for which the leased space may be used. If the purpose is to erect in the space a building or other structure attached to the lot, the lease shall contain a reasonably accurate description of the building to be erected and of the manner in which it shall be imposed upon or around the lot. In such case, the lease shall provide for use by the lessee of such areas of the surface of such lot as may be essential for the support of the building or other structure to be erected as well as for the connection of essential public or private utilities to such building or structure.
Any building erected in the space leased shall be operated, as far as is practicable, separately from the parking lot owned by the municipality.
Such lease shall be signed in the name of the municipality by the mayor or president and shall be attested by the municipal clerk under the corporate seal. The lease shall also be executed by the lessee in such manner as may be necessary to bind him. After being so executed, the lease shall be duly acknowledged and thereupon shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which is located the land involved in the lease.
If, in the judgment of the corporate authorities, the public interest requires that any building erected in the leased space be removed so that a street, alley, or public place may be restored to its original condition, the lessor municipality may condemn the lessee's interest in the leased space by proceeding in the manner provided for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act. After payment of such damages as may be fixed in the condemnation proceedings, the municipality may remove all buildings or other structures from the leased space and restore the buildings adjoining the leased space to their original condition.
Any building or other structure erected above a municipally owned parking lot shall be subject to all property taxes levied on private property within the same taxing authorities unless such building or structure is wholly owned by the municipality and wholly used for governmental purposes.
No provision of this section shall be construed to abrogate or vary the terms of any mortgage in effect upon the effective date of this amendatory act of 1961 relative to the use of any such parking lot.
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-71-11)
Sec. 11-71-11.
This Division 71 shall not be construed as authorizing any municipality having a population of 500,000 or more inhabitants to make any expenditure under this Division 71 except from revenue bonds as above provided or from revenues derived from the operation of parking facilities. Formerly # 11-71-10. Renumbered and amended by act approved Aug. 24, 1965. L.1965, p. 3387.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 3387.)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-71-12)
Sec. 11-71-12.
In addition to the other powers granted under this Division 71, the corporate authorities of any municipality may, by ordinance, provide for the issuance of its general obligation bonds for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, equipping, and improving motor vehicle parking lots or garages constructed on, above or below ground level or at all such levels, public off-street parking facilities for motor vehicles and other parking facilities necessary or incidental to the regulation, control and parking of motor vehicles. Such facilities may be constructed or located in other public buildings or structures. Such bonds may be used to finance in whole or in part such improvements.
Bonds issued pursuant to this Section must be payable within 20 years and the interest on such bonds may not exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract. The interest may be made payable at such times (annually or semi-annually) as the ordinance prescribes. Before or at the time of issuance of bonds under this Section, the corporate authorities of the municipality shall provide, by ordinance, for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property within the municipality in an amount sufficient to meet the principal and interest of the bonds as they mature, which tax shall be in addition to that otherwise authorized to be levied and collected for corporate purposes. The corporate authorities of the municipality, in determining the costs of such improvements, may include the estimated costs of issuance of such bonds, engineering, inspection, fiscal and legal expenses, and interest which it estimates will accrue during construction period and for 6 months thereafter on money that is borrowed or money that is estimated will be borrowed.
No bonds may be issued or tax levied under this Section until the question whether such bonds should be issued and such tax levied has been certified by the municipal clerk and submitted to the qualified electors of the municipality at an election in accordance with the general election law and unless a majority of those voting on the proposition approve the issuance of bonds and levy of tax. When providing by ordinance for the bond issue and tax levy, the corporate authorities of the municipality shall also order the submission of the question to the electors.
If the proposition for issuance of bonds under this Section has been approved, such bonds shall be issued in accordance with Division 4 of Article 8 of this Act.
(65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 72 heading)
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 72 heading)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-72-1)
Sec. 11-72-1.
The corporate authorities of each municipality may plant trees upon the streets and other municipal property.
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 73 heading)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-73-1)
Sec. 11-73-1.
The corporate authorities of any municipality may levy, annually, a tax of not to exceed .05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property therein, for the current year, to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a long term forestry program for the propagation and preservation of community trees and for the removal of dead or diseased trees in the municipality. This tax shall be in addition to all taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected in the municipality and shall be in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general purposes as provided by Section 8-3-1.
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-73-2)
Sec. 11-73-2.
This Division 73 shall not be in force in any municipality until the question of its adoption is submitted to the electors of the municipality and approved by a majority of those voting on the question. The municipal clerk shall certify the question to the proper election authority shall submit the question at an election in accordance with the general election law.
The question shall be in substantially the following form:
Shall Division 73 of the
Illinois Municipal Code permitting
municipalities to levy an additional YES
annual tax of not to exceed 0.05%
for the establishment and maintenance
of a long term forestry program
for the propagation and preservation NO
of community trees and for the removal
of dead or diseased trees be adopted?
If a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor of adopting this Division 73, the Division is adopted. It shall be in force in the adopting municipality for the purpose of the fiscal years succeeding the year in which the election is held.
(Source: P.A. 92-651, eff. 7-11-02
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 73.1 heading)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-73.1-1)
Sec. 11-73.1-1.
The following terms whenever used or referred to in this Division shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Governing body" means, with respect to a municipality, the council, city council, board of trustees, or other corporate authority of the municipality which exercises the general governmental powers of such municipality.
(2) "Municipality" means a city, village or incorporated town in the State of Illinois which establishes a municipal tree planting program.
(3) "Long-term contract" means an agreement with a duration of 10 years or less.
(4) "Municipal tree planting program" means a plan established by a municipality which provides for the planting of trees on property located within the municipality.
(Source: P.A. 83-1466.)
(from Ch. 24, par. 11-73.1-2)
Sec. 11-73.1-2.
Municipal tree planting programs.
Any municipality may by ordinance establish a tree planting program. Any municipality or any 2 or more municipalities, contiguous or noncontiguous, may by ordinance adopted by the governing body of each municipality enter into long term contracts with a vendor of trees for the purchase and delivery of such trees as may be necessary and appropriate for, and consistent with, an established tree planting program.


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Hy All,
Me, Joel Jose, has taken over as the maintainer of gnatsweb package... I am waiting for the gnats package also which will most likely be maintained by me. After that transition, i will be looking forward to bring this project back into ...
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This release of Gnatsweb coincides with the release of GNATS 4.0 which will take place in a few days. Although the look-and-feel is similar to Gnatsweb 2.x, this is an extensive rewrite. Gnatsweb 4.00 supports all the advanced new features of GNATS 4.0; it is extremely customizable and has numerous usability enhancements compared to earlier versions. Gnatsweb 4.00 will work with GNATS 4.0 and newer.
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Philip Wylie
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Philip Wylie | |
Born | Philip Gordon Wylie April 12, 1902 Beverly, Massachusetts |
Died | October 25, 1971 Miami |
(aged 69)
Occupation | Author, short story writer, screenwriter |
Nationality | American |
Genres | science fiction |
Notable work(s) | When Worlds Collide, A Generation of Vipers |
Spouse(s) | Sally Ondek, Frederica Ballard |
Philip Gordon Wylie (May 12, 1902 – October 25, 1971) was a prolific American author on subjects ranging from pulp science fiction, mysteries, social diatribes and satire, to ecology and the threat of nuclear holocaust.
Early life and career[edit]
Born in Beverly, Massachusetts, he was the son of Presbyterian minister Edmund Melville Wylie and the former Edna Edwards, a novelist, who died when Philip was five years old. His family moved to Montclair, New Jersey and he later attended Princeton University from 1920–1923.
A writer of fiction and nonfiction, his output included hundreds of short stories, articles, serials, syndicated newspaper columns, novels, and works of social criticism. He also wrote screenplays while in Hollywood, was an editor for Farrar & Rinehart, served on the Dade County, Florida Defense Council, was a director of the Lerner Marine Laboratory, and at one time was an adviser to the chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee for Atomic Energy which led to the creation of the Atomic Energy Commission.[1] Most of his major writings contain critical, though often philosophical, views on man and society as a result of his studies and interest in psychology, biology, ethnology, and physics. Over nine movies were made from novels or stories by Wylie. He sold the rights for two others that were never produced.
His wide range of interests defies easy classification but his earliest books exercised great influence in twentieth-century science fiction pulp magazines and comic books:
- Gladiator (1930) partially inspired the comic-book character Superman.
- The Savage Gentleman (1932) may have had some inspiration on the pulp-fiction character Doc Savage.
- When Worlds Collide (1933), co-written with Edwin Balmer, inspired Alex Raymond's comic strip Flash Gordon, as well as being adapted as a 1951 film by producer George Pal.
He applied engineering principles and the scientific method quite broadly in his work. His novel The Disappearance (1951) is about what happens when everyone wakes up one day and finds that all members of the opposite sex are missing (all the men have to get along without women, and vice versa). The book delves into the double standards between men and women that existed prior the woman's movement of the 1970s, exploring the nature of the relationship between men and women and the issues of women's rights and homosexuality. Many people at the time considered it as relevant to science fiction as his Experiment in Crime.
During World War II, writing The Paradise Crater (1945) resulted in his house arrest by the federal government; in it, he described a post-WWII 1965 Nazi conspiracy to develop and use uranium-237 bombs,[2] months before the first successful atomic test at Alamagordo – the most highly classified secret of the war.[3] His nonfiction book of essays, Generation of Vipers (1942), was a best-seller during the 1940s and inspired the term "Momism". Some people have accused Generation of Vipers of being misogynistic. The Disappearance shows his thinking on the subject is very complex. (His only child, Karen Wylie Pryor, is the author of a classic book for breastfeeding mothers, Nursing Your Baby, and has commented that her father was far from being a misogynist.) His novel of manners, Finnley Wren, was also highly regarded in its time.[citation needed]
He wrote 69 "Crunch and Des" stories, most of which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post,[4] about the adventures of Captain Crunch Adams, master of the charter boat Poseidon, which was the basis of a brief television series. His "Crunch and Des" stories were an apparent influence on John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee books. In 1941, Wylie became Vice-President of the International Game Fish Association, and for many years he was responsible for writing IGFA rules and reviewing world record claims.[5]
He was also active in writing detective and mystery novelettes for a variety of magazines. Five of them were collected in 2010 as Ten Thousand Blunt Instruments and Other Mysteries, published by Crippen & Landru in its "Lost Classics" series and edited by Bill Pronzini.
An article Wylie wrote in 1951 in The Saturday Evening Post entitled "Anyone Can Raise Orchids" led to the popularization of this hobby—not just the rich, but gardeners of every economic level began experimenting with orchids.[6]
Philip Wylie's brother was Max Wylie, an advertising executive, novelist, and father of Janice Wylie (one of those killed in the "Career Girls Murders").[7] In August 1963, Janice Wylie was murdered, along with her roommate Emily Hoffert, in New York City. The crime, which became known as the "Career Girls Murder Case," led to the—at that time—most expensive criminal investigation in New York's history. The case provided the inspiration for the television movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders, which led to the television series Kojak.
Personal life[edit]
He married Sally Ondek, and had one child, Karen. After divorcing his first wife, Philip Wylie married Frederica Ballard, who was born and raised in Rushford, New York; they are both buried in Rushford.[8]
Wylie's daughter, Karen, is an author who became the inventor of animal "clicker" training; she was the wife of Taylor Alderdyce Pryor, a Marine helicopter pilot who became a Hawaii state senator and a co-founder of Sea Life Park and Oceanic Institute in Hawaii, of which his wife served as director. She later married Jon Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh's son.[9]
Philip Wylie died from a heart attack on October 25, 1971 in Miami.[10] Some of his papers, writings, and other possessions are in the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Princeton University Library.
- Heavy Laden (1928)
- Babes and Sucklings (1929)
- Gladiator (1930) – one of the main inspirations for Superman
- The Murderer Invisible (1931)
- Footprint of Cinderella (1931)
- The Savage Gentleman (1932)
- When Worlds Collide (1933) (with Edwin Balmer) – Earth is destroyed in a collision with the rogue planet Bronson Alpha, with about a year of warning enabling a small group of survivors to build a spacecraft and escape to the rogue planet's moon, Bronson Beta. Filmed, with major changes to the story, as When Worlds Collide (1951).
- After Worlds Collide (1934) (with Edwin Balmer) – Continues the story of When Worlds Collide, with both exploration of Bronson Beta and conflict with other groups of survivors.
- The Golden Hoard (1934)
- Finnley Wren (1934)
- Too Much of Everything (1936)
- An April Afternoon (1938)[11][12]
- The Other Horseman (1942)
- Night Unto Night (1944), filmed in 1949, starring Ronald Reagan
- Opus 21 (1949)
- The Disappearance (1951) – An unexplained cosmic "blink" splits humanity along gender lines into two divergent timelines: from the men's perspective, all the women disappear and from the women's, all men vanish. The novel explores issues of gender role and sexual identity. It depicts an empowered condition for liberated women and a dystopia of an all male world. Wylie's setting allows him to investigate the role of homosexuality in situations where no gender alternative exists.
- The Smuggled Atom Bomb (1951)
- Three to be Read (1951). Three suspense novellas from The Saturday Evening Post
- Tomorrow! (1954) – Nuclear war story centering around the atomic bombing of two fictional Midwest cities adjacent to each other in the mid-1950s; one has an effective Civil Defense program, the other does not.
- The Answer (1955)
- The Innocent Ambassadors (1957)
- They Both Were Naked (1963)
- Triumph (1963) – Nuclear war story involving a worst-case USA/USSR "spasm war" where both sides empty their arsenals into each other with extensive use of "dirty" bombs to maximize casualties, resulting in the main characters (in a very deep bomb shelter) being the only survivors in the entire Northern Hemisphere. An excerpt from this novel (or perhaps the whole thing) was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post magazine.
- The Spy Who Spoke Porpoise (1969) – the President of the United States learns that there is a category of CIA files, code named Zed, to which he is not allowed access.
- The End of the Dream (1972) – foresees a dark future where America slides into ecological catastrophe.
Short stories[edit]
- "Seeing New York by Kiddie Car" (1926)
- "Jungle Journey" (1945)
- "The Paradise Crater" (1945)
- "Blunder" (1946)
- "An Epistle to the Thessalonians" (1950)
- "Philadelphia Phase" (1951)
- "The Answer" (1955)
- Ten Thousand Blunt Instruments and Other Mysteries (2010)
"Crunch and Des" collections[edit]
- The Big Ones Get Away (1940)
- Salt Water Daffy (1941)
- Fish and Tin Fish (1944)
- Selected Short Stories of Philip Wylie (1945)
- Crunch & Des: Stories of Florida Fishing (1948)
- The Best of Crunch & Des (1954)
- Treasure Cruise and other Stories (1956)
- Crunch & Des: Classic Stories about Saltwater Fishing (1990)
- A Generation of Vipers (1942)
- An Essay on Morals (1947)
- Denizens Of The Deep (1953)
- The Magic Animal (1968)
- Sons and Daughters of Mom (1971)
The following is a partial list:
- "Why Colleges Fail Students" Saturday Evening Post (December 13, 1930)
- "The Quitter as Hero" Harper's Magazine (Oct. 1933)
- "Writing for the Movies" Harper's Magazine (Nov. 1933)
- "The Illiteracy of Educators" Saturday Review of Literature (June 3, 1944)
- "Sex and the Censor" Nation (July 8, 1944)
- "War and Peace in Miami" New Republic (1944)
- "Memorandum on Anti-Semitism" American Mercury (Jan. 1945)
- "How To Admire Writers" Atlantic (1950)
- "We Are Making a Circus of Death" Coronet (September 1959)
- "Medievalism and the MacArthurian Legend" Quarterly Journal of Speech (1951)
- "Panic, Psychology, and the Bomb" Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (Feb. 1954)
- "The Mysterious Doctors of Bimini" Saturday Evening Post (1954)
- "The Crime of Mickey Spillane" Good Housekeeping (1955)
- "Predictions: 2001 A.D." (1956)
- "The Career Woman" Playboy (January 1963)
- "UFOs: The Sense and Nonsense" Popular Science (March 1967)
- "McNamara's Missile Defense: A Multi-Billion Dollar Fiasco?" Popular Science (Jan. 1968)
- "Who Killed Mankind?" Today's Health (Oct. 1970)
TV series[edit]
- "L.A. 2017" (also known as "Los Angeles: A.D. 2017"), directed by Steven Spielberg and featuring Gene Barry, Barry Sullivan, and Edmond O'Brien; an episode of the television series The Name of the Game. A science-fiction dystopia, based around a psychiatric/fascist government in the underground-sheltered remnants of humanity, the aftermath of an environmental (pollution) catastrophe. Wylie wrote the novelization as Los Angeles: A.D. 2017.
- Crunch and Des was adapted for a syndicated TV series (37 episodes, 1955–1956) starring Forrest Tucker and Sandy Kenyon and filmed in Bermuda.
- Notes
- ^ Keefer. Page 109.
- ^ Urbanski 2007. p. 29
- ^ Franklin 2008. p. 147.
- ^ Wylie. Page viii.
- ^ IGFA Hall of Fame
- ^ Orlean. Page 140.
- ^ T.J English (March 15, 2011). "3". The Savage City: Race, Murder, and a Generation on the Edge. HarperCollins. p. 2. ISBN 0061824550.
- ^ USGenNet
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/15/style/gale-t-pryor-is-wed-to-karl-d-leabo.html
- ^ Time Magazine. 1971.
- ^ For commentary on this book, see: Wild, Peter (2011). Paradise of Desire: Eleven Palm Springs Novels. Tucson, AZ: Estate of Peter Wild. p. 281. OCLC 748584112.
- Sources
- Barshay, Robert Howard. Philip Wylie; The Man and His Work. Washington, DC: University Press of America, 1979.
- Bendau, Clifford P. Still Worlds Collide: Philip Wylie and the End of the American Dream. San Bernardino: The Borgo Press, 1980. Volume 30 in The Milford Series "Popular Writers of Today", 63 pages. ISBN 0163-2469
- Breit, Harvey "Talk with Philip Wylie" New York Times Book Review (July 3, 1959)
- Franklin, H. Bruce (2008). War Stars: The Superweapon and the American Imagination. Univ. of Mass. Press. ISBN 978-1-55849-651-4.
- Keefer, Truman F. Philip Wylie. Boston: Twain Publishers, 1978.
- Lupoff, Richard A. "In Search of The Savage: An Introduction"
- Orlean, Susan. The Orchid Thief. New York: Random House, 1998.
- "Milestones, Nov. 8, 1971". Time Magazine. November 8, 1971. Retrieved December 13, 2010
- Urbanski, Heather (2007). Plagues, Apocalypses and Bug-Eyed Monsters: How Speculative Fiction Shows Us Our Nightmares. McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-2916-5.
- "First Burying Ground Cemetery Town of Rushford, Allegany County, NY". USGenNet. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- Wylie, Philip. Crunch & Des: Classic Stories of Saltwater Fishing. New York: Lyons & Burford, 1990.
External links[edit]
Library resources about Philip Wylie |
By Philip Wylie |
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Philip Wylie |
- Extensive bibliography
- Philip Wylie at the Internet Movie Database
- Philip Wylie at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Fantastic Fiction's bibliography of his works
- Essay on Wylie's writing, by Charlie Courtney
- "Common Women", excerpt from Generation of Vipers (1942, 1955)
- Philip Wylie Papers at the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections Princeton University Library
- Philip Wylie, from Gary Westfahl's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Film
- Biography, from Allmovie
- Critical Article on Generation of Vipers
- Philip Wylie interviewed by Mike Wallace 5/12/57
- Gladiator (1930) by Philip Wylie at the Internet Archive
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Title: | Familial isolated pituitary adenomas experience at a single center: clinical importance of AIP mutation screening |
Author(s): | Jomori de Pinho, Leandro Kasuki; Vieira Neto, Leonardo; Armondi Wildemberg, Luiz Eduardo; Moraes, Aline Barbosa; Takiya, Christina M.; Frohman, Lawrence A.; Korbonits, Marta; Gadelha, Monica R. |
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Abstract: | We present four FIPA kindred discussing clinical and molecular data and emphasizing the differences regarding AIP status, as well as the importance of genetic screening. Family 1 consists of five patients harboring somatotropinomas with germline E24X mutation in AIP. In one of the patients, acromegaly was diagnosed through active screening, being cured by surgery. Families 2 and 3 are composed of two patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas. Family 4 comprises patients harboring a prolactinoma and a somatotropinoma. No mutations in AIP were found in these families. No patient in Family 1 was controlled with octreotide treatment, while the acromegalic patient in Family 4 was controlled with octreotide LAR. In conclusion, FIPA is a heterogeneous condition, which may be associated with AIP mutation. Genomic and clinical screening is recommended in families with two or more members harboring pituitary adenomas, allowing early diagnosis and better outcome. |
Issue Date: | 2010-11 |
Publisher: | Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia |
Citation Info: | de Pinho, L. K. J., Neto, L. V., Wildemberg, L. E. A., Moraes, A. B., Takiya, C. M., Frohman, L. A., Korbonits, M., & Gadelha, M. R. 2010. Familial isolated pituitary adenomas experience at a single center: clinical importance of AIP mutation screening. Arquivos Brasileiros De Endocrinologia e Metabologia, 54(8): 698-704. DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302010000800006 |
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Description: | The original source for this publication is at Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia; DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302010000800006 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10027/7617 |
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Rear object detection systems monitor a specific area behind a commercial motor vehicle, detect objects, and provide warnings to drivers when they are approaching an object behind the vehicle while in reverse. These systems assist the driver in avoiding collisions during backing or parking maneuvers.
Rear object detection systems detect moving and stationary objects located within a specific area behind a commercial motor vehicle while it is backing up. Currently available systems can detect objects within a range of approximately 10 to 20 feet behind a vehicle. They can be integrated with other sensors, such as side object detection sensors to cover other blind spot areas around a vehicle. Audible and/or visual distance-based alerts that vary depending upon the closeness of the vehicle to an obstacle are the types of warnings that can be provided to a driver through a processing and/or display unit in the cab. The sensor units located on the back of the vehicle can consist of different types of detection technology, such as radar or sonar.
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Ultrasonic technology or sonar (Sound Navigation And Ranging) determines the range of objects by emitting a transmitter pulse of ultrasonic energy. The resultant echo is detected by a receiver as it is reflected from the detected object. The emitter is a membrane that transforms mechanical energy into a chirp (inaudible sound wave) and sends this sound out toward the target area. When the sound encounters an object, it is reflected back to the receiver circuit that is tuned to the frequency of the emitter, which then transfers the data to a driver display unit.
Radar (Radio Detection and Ranging) technology is also used for rear object detection systems. Radar typically operates in the ultra-high-frequency or microwave range of the radio-frequency spectrum. These radio frequency waves are transmitted from the vehicle at defined intervals within a specific coverage area. The sensor collects echoes from electromagnetic waves that bounce off objects behind the vehicle. These echoes are sent to a signal processing unit and communicated to a driver interface. Some processing units utilize algorithms for object detection, object tracking, and angle measurement to provide specific distance information.
Object Detection Systems
Rear object detection systems provide audible and/or visual alerts to warn drivers when objects are detected. Some systems indicate the vehicle's distance from a detected object. For example, the driver interface may consist of a graphical or digital visual display that shows the distance from the vehicle to a specific object. Other visual alerts could consist of a series of lights which change color or light up as objects are detected. These visual alerts can be used in combination with audible alerts that vary in tone and frequency as the vehicle moves closer to an object.
Rear object detection systems can be activated manually when needed or automatically for continuous operation. Some rear object detection systems are connected directly to the vehicle's backup lights, which activate automatically when the vehicle is shifted into reverse. Other systems are activated when the key is put into the ignition or the vehicle is put into operation. When the systems are activated, their operation is "hands-free," and the driver can focus on safely operating the vehicle.
One limitation of current rear object detection systems for tractor trailers is that they are dependent upon specific tractor-trailer combinations. The processing and/or display unit located in the tractor can only process or display information transmitted from its matching sensor unit which is located in the trailer. Neither the processing and/or display unit nor the sensor unit is interchangeable with other units. This principle would also apply to a rear object detection system that had dual sensor units.
Rear object detection systems provide an added measure of safety during backing and parking maneuvers. Many collisions that occur while backing and parking are caused when the driver cannot see what is behind the vehicle. If objects come into the path of the vehicle after the driver has checked mirrors and begun the backing and/or parking maneuver, then the driver may not be aware of the potential hazard. These systems can provide an advance warning so that the driver has additional time to stop and avoid a collision with objects behind his vehicle. These systems are intended to augment driver awareness, but they do not replace the critical importance of visual observations or mirrors.
Operations and Benefits
Commercial motor vehicle drivers operate their tractor trailers in a wide variety of environmental conditions including rain, snow, ice, and fog. Rear object detection systems can provide an advanced warning of obstacles in their path as they are backing up or parking in low visibility situations. These advanced warnings benefit drivers by alerting them about the existence of the obstacle and giving them more time to stop or respond appropriately to them.
Rear object detection systems can specifically aid in reducing commercial motor vehicle crashes associated with blind spots behind the vehicle and situations where drivers must back into unfamiliar loading docks and limited parking spaces. Additional benefits of these systems include reducing injuries, fatalities, repair costs, and vehicle downtime by preventing crashes related to backing up.
The installed cost of rear object detection systems depends upon the type of system that is purchased and how they are purchased (i.e. through retail setups or as fleet options). Simple, single sensor units that can be installed by most any technician range from about $250 to $350 per unit. Easily installed dual sensor units cost approximately $550 for the system and $150 for each additional sensor. More advanced systems may range in cost from $500 to $2000 depending upon the customer requirements, with some systems requiring additional installation costs.


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Dyer's woad leaf, Indigo, Da Qing Ye
Derived from the leaves of the isatis plant, a source of indigo dye. This botanical has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine. It is used in combination with isatis root and other herbs to treat common cold, sore throat, mumps, respiratory aliments, other febrile diseases and malignant tumors. The pulverized form, known as Qing Dai, has been used topically to treat oral sores and sore throat (1) (2). Isatis is one of the eight ingredients used in PC-SPES, an herbal formula used to treat prostate cancer. It is also used in Danggui Longhui Wan, a formula used to treat chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML) in China (7). Studies indicate that isatis has antimicrobial, antiviral (1) (8), immunostimulatory (6) and anti-inflammatory (9) properties. Recent anecdotal reports indicate that isatis root can be used to ward off severe acute respiratory syndromes (SARS) (4). Adverse effects from consuming isatis leaves include nausea and vomiting (2).
Extracts obtained from the dried leaves of isatis have cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitory effects.(4) Indirubin, an active component of isatis, is a potent inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). It inhibits the proliferation of cells by arresting the cells in the G2/M phase.(7) Other alkaloids isolated from isatis can inhibit the function of leukocytes and can reduce inflammatory responses.(5) Some studies have shown that isatis also has antiendotoxic and antiviral activities.(8)
An active component of isatis leaf, indican, when given orally to rabbits produced a maximum plasma concentration after 3 hours. Sites of distribution included the liver, kidney, muscle, and gastrointestinal tract. 90% of indican was excreted through the kidney.(2)
Common: Nausea and vomiting.
Reported: Hematuria following intramuscular injection.(2)
Heinemann C, Schliemann-Willers S, Oberthür C, Hamburger M, Elsner P. Prevention of experimentally induced irritant contact dermatitis by extracts of Isatis tinctoria compared to pure tryptanthrin and its impact on UVB-induced erythema. Planta Med. 2004 May;70(5):385-90.
Bottom Line: Isatis leaf has not been tested in clinical trials, so it is not known if it works in humans. It should not be used to treat SARS, HIV, or other serious diseases.
Isatis leaf extract is derived from the same plant from which indigo dye is made. It has been used in combination with other botanicals in traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years. Isatis extracts have been found to be COX-2 inhibitors, which indicates that they may have anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties. (Other COX-2 inhibitors include aspirin and ibuprofen). Laboratory studies have also suggested that indirubin, an active component of isatis root, inhibits the replication of dividing cells and therefore may be useful in cancer treatment. In the laboratory setting, isatis extracts are able to kill certain viruses and counteract the effects of endotoxin, which causes some of the symptoms and tissue damage of bacterial infections. However, this botanical has not yet been evaluated in clinical trials and therefore it remains uncertain whether these effects occur in the human body.


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I know we've done quite a few discussions about the various atheist-freethought themed songs and music that we all like; I thought I'd "flip the switch" and ask the alternative question.
Are there any christian or religious bands, or songs, that you happen to like? Bands like P.O.D., Skillet, and EARLY Evanescence come to mind - and for you old schoolers like me, how about Stryper? ;)
Right now I have to admit that there is ONE song by Skillet that I actually like - a lot. Not enough to go to a xian lovefest concert of theirs, but this song is actually pretty good. It is called "Awake and Alive", and I have to admit I dig it. A lot.
Does anyone else enjoy (even if you're in the closet about it) some songs/groups that are decidedly xian?
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I would count U2 as a religious band, I don't care for them at all their very vanilla. Evanescence kills me, It's like one of those noises only dogs can hear, but I can hear it and it makes me want to dig my ears out with a spoon. Good topic man.
I love the credence clearwater revival. I don't know if that counts, but their always singing about jesus this and lordi that, but their really good anyway.
CCR is legendary!
Despite detesting Country music, I actually like Devil Went Down To Georgia by Charlie Daniels. I also have a soft spot for Creed's Eyes Wide Open, since it came out right around the time my own son was born. The rest of Creed & Daniels can fuck right off though...
Religious bands and music - holy cow there is an upside to being profoundly deaf. Thanks for brightening my day !
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Blindside, Thrice, Mutemath, Joy Electric / Starflyer 59, Extol, As Cities Burn, Sufjan Stevens
All of these bands have faith-based lyrics (often bold), but their musicianship is so fantastic that I really couldn't care less.
One of my favorites has to be Flyleaf. I've noticed with their music that a lot of it CAN be religious, but it really depends on how you'd like to interpret the lyrics.
The group Justice was a funny one, because, their songs on their first album, never said anything religious at all, the lyrics (at least, from the songs that had lyrics) we're completely agnostic... and I just loved all their music... but then I found out that there are many extremely christian parts! The album is called "Cross", and they have songs called things like Genesis, Waters of Nazareth, Valentine, and Let There be Light... they even have a massive, brightly lit Christian cross with them on stage when they preform...
But, they never say anything about religion whatsoever in their music, and I really love the sound of their songs... so I'm ok with it.
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Day 1
Those on group flights will arrive in the evening and will be transferred from the airport to the hotel. Land Only clients are advised to meet at the hotel.
Day 2
Heading northeast of San Jose, we swap the capital for the tropical cloud forest of Braulio Carrillo National Park, where the foliage consists of giant gunnera, busy lizzies and bright orchids. We pass through a large area of the park on our journey to the Sarapiqui region, another area blessed with abundant vegetation. This afternoon we have a 2.5 hour guided safari float on the Sarapiqui River. Using 6-person rafts, naturalist guides will accompany us, pointing out the diverse flora and fauna of this verdant section of rainforest. Not using a motor enables us to appreciate the full range of sounds from the forest; we recommend that you bring binoculars to have a greater chance of seeing monkeys, caimans, iguanas and sloths, all of which live in the area. After lunch, we transfer for around 3 hours to the area surrounding Arenal Volcano. Following a massive eruption in 1968, Arenal was Costa Rica's most active volcano until recently when it entered a resting phase. Apart from the volcano, this region has plenty to offer, including thermal waters, waterfalls, Lake Arenal and plenty of wildlife.
Day 3
There is a 2 hour guided hike this morning through Arenal Volcano National Park. The park has a good system of trails and we'll enjoy a relatively simple hike through them. The rest of the day is free to explore the area, either at your own pace or on one of the many optional excursions available. You could take a boat tour through the Cano Negro Wildlife Reserve (please note this is a full day tour and you will need to miss the guided walk to do it), walk across the hanging bridges of Arenal, join a moutain bike ride around Lake Arenal or take the Sky Tram adventure (with an optional zip wire through the canopy). In the late afternoon we visit Ecotermales Hot Springs for a relaxing thermal bath.
Day 4
From the northern lowlands we travel through the Tilaran mountains to reach the cloud forest. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Gulf of Nicoya and the islands below as we ascend the hills to Monteverde. The road (which can be in poor condition, especially following rains) climbs to this forest-cloaked region whose name literally means 'Green Mountain'. Today's drive is about three and half hours, on bumpy dirt roads. Monteverde town is our location for the next 2 nights. You'll notice a real difference in the climate of this area; gone is the humidity of the lowlands and in its place is a cool mist, a steady stream of clouds and a much cooler average temperate, given the altitude of 1,440m. The perfect crop to grow in such a climate is coffee and so this afternoon we join a tour to the Don Juan Coffee Plantation, where guides talk us through the harvesting process. Coffee has shaped the history and socio-economic development of Costa Rica and our guides will explain all of this before we have the chance to taste some for ourselves!
Day 5
This morning we start the day early with a visit to the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, famous for its biodiversity. The forest is bathed in mist, the moisture from which supports a fantastic array of plantlife, with ferns and moss growing on every available tree trunk. There's a good system of trails through primary forest that lead to a number of look out points across the mountains - an unforgettable walk in the clouds! Santa Elena is one of the first community-managed reserves in Costa Rica, dedicated to conservation and also the improvement of local education standards.
The afternoon has been left free to participate in one of the many optional excursions in the area; visit a tree top platform and appreciate the forest from above the canopy on a Sky Trek tour, walk across a series of suspension bridges amongst the trees on a Sky Walk tour, visit a conservation project at Selvatura park, or spend time at the Frog Pond Museum where 26 different species of toads and frogs can be found.
Day 6
We travel southeast along the coast, following the Pan-Am Highway and passing plantations of African oil palms and teak. The drive takes around five hours. Manuel Antonio is a beautiful spot where the forest meets the sea and iguanas and White-faced monkeys can often be seen on the beach.
Day 7
This morning we have a guided tour of the Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio to see its combination of tropical beaches, jungle and dramatic rocky headlands. Inside the park we may see monkeys (White-faced, Squirrel and Howler), iguana, sloths and agouti. The beaches in the national park are considered to be some of the most beautiful in the country and we have all afternoon to enjoy them, or alternatively, there are many optional activities available, such as canopy/zip-lining, sea canoeing, white water rafting or a sailing cruise.
Day 8
A four hour journey takes us back to San Jose, where those on group flights will be transferred to the airport in time for their return flight. Land only clients end in San Jose.


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