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I witnessed something this past Sunday I hadn't seen or noticed before - and I'd love to get your take on it.
A friend and I went to the UNCW men's basketball game against Hampton. I noticed during the national anthem one of the players from Hampton did not turn and face the American flag like every one of the other players on the floor did. He didn't turn his back on it. He just continued to face sideways when the others on the floor turned around.
It struck me as interesting, so I looked at the lineup and learned he was not an American. He was from Senegal, a country in West Africa. So, I'm okay with this. He wasn't openly protesting the flag or making a scene. He just quietly stood there not pledging allegiance to a country of which he isn't a citizen.
But my friend had a different take. He says the player is here in an American college and he should show that sign of respect for the flag or he shouldn't play.
To a large degree, our country was founded on free speech issues. But these types of displays get strong opinions on both sides and I'd love to hear what you think.
That's my turn. Now it's your turn. To comment on this segment, or anything else, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I think it would have been nice if the student had shown respect to the flag but I don't take offense to the fact that he didn't. Perhaps he wasn't sure what he should do. We have no way of knowing his reasoning. I personally wouldn't make anything of it as you said, it wasn't a blatant disrespect to the flag; he just stood by silently.
I wish that he felt the need to show respect as he has been allowed to receive an education here. However it has been shown throughout history that anyone who is forced- well, it has the opposite effect. Our country was founded on the desire to get away from oppression, so I say give the boy time. He may have extreme pressures from family at home etc... In time, I believe he'll desire to pledge to our flag and show respect. Americans need to set the example as well. It disgusts me how many of our own citizens are doing other things when they should be showing respect at that time.
Who cares if he faces it or not, doesn't make any difference to anything. What if he twirled around like a princess why the others faced the flag? Would it change anything that matters to anyone? Why don't you speak on issues that really matter? Too many drunks driving on our roads and no one doing anything about it, please take this up in your piece. By the way, doing much better with the hand movement while speaking on camera.
If he is taking money in the form of a scholarship, Hampton should instruct him to stand in line with the other players but not require him to place his hand over his heart.
This is really a "no brainer". All you hv to do is listen to the words of the pledge. These are not idle words, The Pledge is suppose to actually mean something to the person saying it. Visiting somewhere doesn't make you a citizen or force you to change your ALLEGIANCE.
Under your friends reasoning, I guess we could just have every alien say The Pedge and make them citizens.
I think this is a good topic for discussion. In my opinion I do not think it is a problem that the player did not pledge alligence to our countries flag. Think of it this way, if you were visiting a foreign country, attending their college would you pledge alligence to their countries flag? You would only need to be respectful.
Sorry to say that I firmly believe that if you are visiting another country, for whatever length of time, you learn to recognize and respect the "customs" – the same for folks from another country, do they need to say the Pledge of Allegiance no; but respect what is happening. Just the same for "Americans" being in another part of the USA to start with; not to mention other countries; we need to respect that country we are in and not be disrespectful – but that happens all the time!
There are way too many "folks" who come to the USA for educational purposes and employment/improvement – they need to accept the country they have come to and respect it; not expect to be "supported" fully for whatever they "need" ---
I was a very young kid in 1957 when our family was transferred via the US Army to northern Italy and it was very obvious that lots of folks expected everyone to speak English and not make any attempt to learn Italian. Something was wrong with that picture – the book The Ugly American is still so very true.
Americans don't respect each other for the sole reason of political selection – again, something is wrong with that!
My opinion is that no non-citizen should be required to pledge allegiance to our flag!
We would not expect one of our college students in some sort of foreign study to pledge allegiance to some foreign flag. In fact, we would probably be upset with that student if he/she did.
Just because you and your friend were present and astute enough to see a discrepancy in a student ...and his lack of recognition
of our flag...I question why you had to make a point of it and why you felt you had to bring it to the attention of all of all your viewers????
What did you hope to achieve???
Comments,like this ,can start controversy and make for "Trouble-making Actions" on part of others.
Some things are better...left alone and unsaid and not pursued.....Particularly when/if it was an honest,unintentional and/or perhaps..non-understanding...Mistake!!!
It would appear to me the better approach would have been to speak soley to him about Your feelings BUT not spread the situation with NO Knowledge of his reasoning?????!!!!
Are you serious. I can only assume he is black if he is from West Africa. Had he been white and from the Netherlands, you wouldn't have even approached this subject. He didn't square off enough for you? Racism is alive and well and dwelling to much in the hearts of Americans.
Hi, I love these subtle difference too. I believe the player did the right thing. Many immigrants come here for education because of their love of country. He did show respect by standing yet did not turn his back on his country. He may some day have to leave his country, and become an American. I would want a countryman to take allegiance seriously be it now or later. I'm proud our educational systems can make other countries stronger in years to come, it will make our outward efforts less.
I'm with you - the player in question stood quietly and
did not make a scene, but respectfully waited for the citizens of our country
to declare their allegiance to our flag and country.
The pledge says (paraphrased) "I pledge allegiance
to the flag...and to the republic for which it stands...."
Which reflects the content of the oath that naturalized
citizens take when they become Americans;
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and
entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince,
potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a
subject or citizen;..."
Now, as an American, when I travel abroad I don't pledge
allegiance to any other state, as that would be in direct conflict with my
allegiance to the USA. To expect citizens of other countries to behave any
differently illustrates a clear lack of understanding of what it means to bear
allegiance to a country.
Take a look at the Olympic medal ceremonies - when the
host country wins gold and their anthem is played the other athletes stand by
respectfully, they neither sing nor salute.
The player behaved correctly, your friend is patently wrong.
You bring up a very interesting topic that I can see both side on. However, if a person is going to come to this country and take advantage of what it has to offer, which is their right to do, they should also pay respect to that country. I would never dream of moving to another country to benefit from it without having a deep respect and love for that country. He does not need to "pledge allegiance" to our flag, but he can respect it. To me, it is the same as an Olympic athlete who wins the silver or bronze. They don't pledge allegiance to the gold winning country, but they respect their flag on the podium when it is being honored.
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Jan. 15, 2014 — Tuesday, March 11, will be the day when voters in Olive Hill decide if they want to end that city's 76-year dry spell for legal alcoholic beverages.
A special election asking residents if they want to approve the sale of alcoholic beverages will be conducted in the five precincts within the city limits.
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Olive Hill voters opted for legally "dry" status in 1937, as did Grayson. However, the east end city voted last June to authorize legal sales which actually began in October.
The election date was set by Carter County Judge-Executive Charles Wallace, as required by state law, after County Clerk Mike Johnston certified that the petition requesting the local option election contained the required number of voter signatures.
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"It's special people. Some of the names up there it's incredible. I never ever expected to be with that group. But like I said before I have had some really special situations and we are able to stay a couple of places for a long time, which doesn't happen in this league very often," said Adelman. "To get that many wins there are good players involved and good coaches staffs involved and good organizations involved. It was special to get this."
It has been a season filled with injuries on the court for Adelman's team, but it has also been an emotional one personally as well. Adelman missed several games in the middle of the season as he joined his wife Kay as the two tried to work through her health issues. As he took in his 1,000th win, Kay joined him on the court as the two were showered with applause for Rick's accomplishment, but more importantly to show support for the two in the battle that they have both endured.
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Adelman joined Don Nelson (1,335), Lenny Wilkins (1,332), Jerry Sloan (1,221), Pat Riley (1,210), Phil Jackson (1,155), Larry Brown (1,098) and George Karl (1,088) and became the fifth fastest coach to 1,000 wins.
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DOVER, Del. - A bill aimed at protecting transgender people in Delaware by outlawing discrimination based on gender identity has cleared a House committee.
The committee released the bill following a public hearing on Wednesday. It is scheduled for a House vote Tuesday.
The legislation, approved by the Senate last week, adds gender identity to the existing list of protected nondiscrimination categories, including race, age, religion and sexual orientation.
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During the funeral of the Navy SEAL, Tyrone Woods, who was recently murdered in Benghazi, Joe Biden walked up to Tyrone's father and asked in a loud voice... "Did your son always have balls the size of cue balls?"
Can you believe the disrespect this disgusting VP showed to Mr. Woods? I can and am not surprised.
Also, both Obama and Hillary Clinton were very insincere in their condolences to Mr. Woods in the death of his son, according to Mr. Woods.
The disrespect this Obama Admin shows to our brave SEALS is beyond reprehensible.
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on Oct 26, 2012 at 10:46 am
"For those of you who choose to receive your news via the mainstream media, you will not hear about the following...."
Thanks, but if I want to look up articles about Obama's Kenyan citizenship or Muslim practices or other events in some extremist right-wing rags, I can do that myself.
on Oct 26, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Sam, your ignorance knows no bounds. There's no gray are a regarding the statement posted above...no leaps of faith, no partisan spinning. Add to the above, today's statement by uncle joe that republicans approved 50 trillion in tax breaks and you have a pretty good idea how dillusional the dem leadership is. Even Obamas last four years of record deficits can't match joes wopper of a lie today.
on Oct 26, 2012 at 8:28 pm
I think it's time for Sam to take his little blue pills
on Oct 26, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Sam is an open-minded independent. MSNBC, obama.com, and Jon Stewart tell him everything he needs to know.
on Oct 26, 2012 at 10:50 pm
The Navy "SEAL"s are nothing but a bunch of useless hot dogs and Neanderthals. They aren't protecting us from anything and they do more harm than good. You could replace them with robots and get a better job done and with less money. They are a bunch of ignorant cowards. I don't have any sympathy. Biden and Obama both ought to be ashamed for praising these people.
on Oct 26, 2012 at 11:24 pm
Pat, just tries to trip up the ignorant, with reverse thinking. worse than a troll
on Oct 27, 2012 at 3:43 am
The Glenn Beck show is highly credible. Heck, it couldn't even pass muster on Fox network. I think perhaps all of us should wash a few clean dishes at a soup kitchen to show our respect for the fallen SEAL. We can believe our own eyes and ears when we saw Biden take the little pup Ryan to school during the debate, or we can believe some screwed up parent who called into the Glenn Beck show. This all speaks to the level of desperation of the kkk crowd that is facing imminent defeat of their candidate for pres. See Princeton Election Corsortium for latest predictions. Today, Romney's chances of electoral collage victory: less than 3%. Good night.
on Oct 27, 2012 at 7:31 am
@Stefanie - Good morning, feeling better?
What we saw in the Biden-Ryan debates was Disrespectful/Condescending vs Respectful. It was certainly not Joe Biden's shining moment in the spotlight.
on Oct 27, 2012 at 6:21 pm
I'll say it again. SEALs suck. It is time to disband them. They are ignorant cowards. Total waste of tax money. All they do is go around the world showing off blowing things up or getting blown up themselves. I don't feel a bit safer because they exists. Get rid of them.
on Oct 28, 2012 at 12:20 am
Did you think we didn't hear you the first time, macho man.
on Oct 28, 2012 at 3:58 am
See Princeton Election Consortium. Only 10 more days ... and then we'll have four more years of sick bellowings from the racist troll who populates all these sites using different names: jim/libisdis/arroyo/burr/mittens/anyonebutobama -- all the same sick little puppy.
on Oct 28, 2012 at 8:26 pm
If some Ivy League college (one that has not released Obama s transcripts) were actually responsible for calling the election, you might have something there between your ears. But you don't, so your claim that you boy will win has as much credibility as the Vegas odds.
on Oct 28, 2012 at 10:26 pm
He Mittens,
Vegas odds have Obama to win too (not saying that is good or bad, just saying).
on Oct 29, 2012 at 6:15 am
Mittens and all the other names he uses doesn't care much about facts, Pat. A belief system founded on hatred, which compells this poor fellow to post incessantly under many different names, is resistant to facts. See Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer."
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The old Kingston post office which has been left empty by developers for at least 10 years could soon become a children's nursery.
A planning application has been submitted to change the Old Sorting Office in Eden Street into a children's play centre with a cafe.
Nick Wright from Hurricane Harry's Limited has also asked Kingston Council for new entrance doors and minor changes to the interior of the listed building.
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For the first time, the Cook County medical examiner's office has posted photos of unclaimed bodies on their website in an effort to help identify them.
The program is generating some controversy because of the graphic images, but for the sake of people missing loved ones, this is a decision where the medical examiner believes the ends justify the means.
The site contains information about when the bodies were found and where, along with as much identifying information as possible—including, in some cases--photos of the victim's face.
"We're hoping that that photo can trigger somebody's memory, that you know, that person grew up down the street from me, or that person used to live nearby and I know where their mom is," Cook County Medical Examiner Dr. Steve Cina says.
If there are other identifying images, as in tattoos, those are also posted. The images are also linked to NAMUS, a national unidentified persons database. That connection recently resulted in a Michigan family identifying their missing daughter.
Cina knows the images are graphic, but he makes no apologies. He did take some safeguards, though, making sure a warning page pops up before people see the pictures.
"For the some discomfort that it may show, that people may feel looking at some of the images, it's worth it to reunite some families," Dr. Cina says.
Regina O'Neal was at the morgue with a friend waiting to view a body. She struggled with the idea of the graphic photos being available for anyone to view, but she supported the program nevertheless.
"There are so many individuals out here who are missing, so maybe this will give us an opportunity to locate them," O'Neal says.
Cina concedes this still may not provide people closure.
"Maybe we've just given that family a chance to end a statement with a period, instead of a question mark," Cina says. "You know maybe that's the best we can do it at our end of the business."
Dr. Cina says he is encouraged by the one success story his office has already seen and is hoping it will lead to more.
There is also a second section on the website with the names of people who have died, but whose bodies have not been claimed because the office could not find any next of kin.
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---- — ANDERSON — While Jeron Johnson and the Seahawks tried to convince officials Sunday that the Seattle safety had gained possession of a blocked punt in the end zone and should be awarded a touchdown, Colts safety Antoine Bethea rallied his troops on the opposite sideline.
It was a rare show of emotion from the eighth-year vet — who later said he's only tried the tactic once before, during the season-opening loss last year in Chicago. But with Indianapolis' deficit about to grow to 12-0 less than five minutes into the first quarter, Bethea felt he had to get something off his chest.
"It wasn't nice," he admitted Monday during a conference call with team reporters. "It was a little animated."
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The Colts surged back to take a 14-12 lead early in the second quarter and won 34-28 after the ninth fourth-quarter rally in quarterback Andrew Luck's first 21 games.
Bethea was guarded about the specific words he used at Lucas Oil Stadium, but he shared the general message.
"Just felt like we weren't really playing our style of ball the way we really wanted to play," he said. "Just something needed to be said. Somebody needed to say something."
Colts head coach Chuck Pagano has seen this before, on other sidelines in other cities. It's the mark of strong leadership, and it's just the latest evidence that his vision for this football team is coming to fruition.
For the first time since 2010 — and the first time since 1996 without a certain record-setting quarterback on the roster — Indianapolis is in sole possession of first place in the AFC South.
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Over the next three weeks, the nation will get a good look at Pagano's emerging monster. It starts next Monday with a prime time road trip against the San Diego Chargers. Six days later comes a Sunday night date with Peyton Manning and the red-hot Denver Broncos at Lucas Oil Stadium. Then, after a bye, the Colts will travel for a Sunday-nighter against a Texans team that has won the past two division titles and is fighting mightily to right the ship for another run this year.
Recent wins over two of the NFC's best teams — San Francisco and Seattle — have Indianapolis drawing praise from all circles. Some experts even are beginning to talk about the Colts as the second-best team in the entire AFC, behind only Manning's Broncos.
It's heady stuff for a franchise that suffered through a 2-14 season just two short years ago. But Pagano will not allow his players to buy into the hype.
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With leaders like Bethea around, that's not likely to be a problem.
He was a rookie when Indianapolis won Super Bowl XLI following the 2006 season, and he was a starter by the time the Colts won their first 14 games en route to another AFC championship three years later.
So he understands this season's fight has just begun.
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Principal sources of air and water transportation data are the annual NationalTransportation Statistics, issued by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics; the Annual Report issued by the Air Transport Association of America, Washington, DC; and the annual Waterborne Commerce of the United States issued by the Corps of Engineers of the Department of the Army. In addition, the U.S. Census Bureau in its commodity transportation survey (part of the census of transportation, taken every 5 years through 1997, for years ending in ''2'' and ''7'') provides data on the type, weight, and value of commodities shipped by manufacturing establishments in the United States, by means of transportation, origin, and destination. The latest complete reports for 1997 are part of the 1997 Economic Census. See text, Section 15, Business Enterprise, for a discussion of the 1997 Economic Census.
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issues data on traffic accident deaths and death rates in two annual reports: the Fact Book and the Fatal Accident Reporting System Annual Report. DOTs Federal Railroad Administration presents data on accidents involving railroads in its annual Accident/Incident Bulletin, and the Rail-Highway Crossing Accident/Incident and Inventory Bulletin.
The data for the truck transportation component of the 1997 Economic Census are presented in the Truck Inventory and Use Survey.
Data are also presented in many nongovernment publications. Among them are the weekly and annual Cars of Revenue Freight Loaded and the annual Yearbookof Railroad Facts, both published by the Association of American Railroads, Washington, DC; Transit Fact Book, containingelectric railway and motorbus statistics, published annually by the American Public Transit Association, Washington, DC.; Accident Facts, issued by the National Safety Council, Chicago, IL; and Transportationin America, issued by the Eno Foundation for Transportation, Westport, Connecticut.
Civil aviation-Federal promotion and regulation of civil aviation have been carried out by the FAA and the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). The CAB promoted and regulated the civil air transportation industry within the United States and between the United States and foreign countries. The Board granted licenses to provide air transportation service, approved or disapproved proposed rates and fares, and approved or disapproved proposed agreements and corporate relationships involving air carriers. In December 1984, the CAB ceased to exist as an agency. Some of its functions were transferred to the Department of Transportation (DOT), as outlined below. The responsibility for investigation of aviation accidents resides with the National Transportation Safety Board.
The Office of the Secretary, DOT aviation activities include: negotiation of international air transportation rights, selection of U.S. air carriers to serve capacity controlled international markets, oversight of international rates and fares, maintenance of essential air service to small communities, and consumer affairs. DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) handles aviation information functions formerly assigned to CAB. Prior to BTS, the Research and Special Programs Administration handled these functions.
The principal activities of the FAA include: the promotion of air safety; controlling the use of navigable airspace; prescribing regulations dealing with the competency of airmen, airworthiness of aircraft and air traffic control; operation of air route traffic control centers, airport traffic control towers, and flight service stations; the design, construction, maintenance, and inspection of navigation, traffic control, and communications equipment; and the development of general aviation.
The CAB published monthly and quarterly financial and traffic statistical data for the certificated route air carriers. BTS continues these publications, including both certificated and noncertificated (commuter) air carriers. The FAA publishes annually data on the use of airway facilities; data related to the location of airmen, aircraft, and airports; the volume of activity in the field of nonair carrier (general aviation) flying; and aircraft production and registration.
General aviation comprises all civil flying (including such commercial operations as small demand air taxis, agriculture application, powerline patrol, etc.) but excludes certificated route air carriers, supplemental operators, large-aircraft commercial operators, and commuter airlines.
Air carriers and service-The CAB previously issued ''certificates of public convenience and necessity'' under Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 for scheduled and nonscheduled (charter) passenger services and cargo services. It also issued certificates under Section 418 of the Act to cargo air carriers for domestic all-cargo service only. The DOT Office of the Secretary now issues the certificates under a ''fit, willing, and able'' test of air carrier operations. Carriers operating only a 60-seat-or-less aircraft are given exemption authority to carry passengers, cargo, and mail in scheduled and nonscheduled service under Part 298 of the DOT (formerly CAB) regulations. Exemption authority carriers who offer scheduled passenger service to an essential air service point must meet the ''fit, willing, and able'' test.
Vessel shipments, entrances, and clearances-Shipments by dry cargo vessels comprise shipments on all types of watercraft, except tanker vessels; shipments by tanker vessels comprise all types of cargo, liquid and dry, carried by tanker vessels.
A vessel is reported as entered only at the first port which it enters in the United States, whether or not cargo is unloaded at that port. A vessel is reported as cleared only at the last port at which clearance is made to a foreign port, whether or not it takes on cargo. Army and Navy vessels entering or clearing without commercial cargo are not included in the figures.
Units of measurement-Cargo (or freight) tonnage and shipping weight both represent the gross weight of the cargo including the weight of containers, wrappings, crates, etc. However, shipping weight excludes lift and cargo vans and similar substantial outer containers. Other tonnage figures generally refer to stowing capacity of vessels, 100 cubic feet being called 1 ton. Gross tonnage comprises the space within the frames and the ceiling of the hull, together with those closed-in spaces above deck available for cargo, stores, passengers, or crew, with certain minor exceptions. Net or registered tonnage is the gross tonnage less the spaces occupied by the propelling machinery, fuel, crew quarters, master's cabin, and navigation spaces. Substantially, it represents space available for cargo and passengers. The net tonnage capacity of a ship may bear little relation to weight of cargo. Deadweight tonnage is the weight in long tons required to depress a vessel from light water line (that is, with only the machinery and equipment on board) to load line. It is, therefore, the weight of the cargo, fuel, etc., which a vessel is designed to carry with safety.
Federal-aid highway systems-TheIntermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 eliminated the historical Federal-Aid Highway Systems and created the National Highway System (NHS) and other federal-aid highway categories. The final NHS was approved by Congress in December of 1995 under the National Highway System Designation Act.
Functional systems-Roads and streets are assigned to groups according to the character of service intended. The functional systems are (1) arterial highways that generally handle the long trips, (2) collector facilities that collect and disperse traffic between the arterials and the lower systems, and (3) local roads and streets that primarily serve direct access to residential areas, farms, and other local areas.
Regulatory bodies-The ICC, created by the U.S. Congress to regulate transportation in interstate commerce, has jurisdiction over railroads, trucking companies, bus lines, freight forwarders, water carriers, coal slurry pipelines, and transportation brokers. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is responsible for setting rates and charges for transportation and sale of natural gas and for establishing rates or charges for transportation.
Motor carriers-For 1960-73, Class I forhire motor carriers of freight were classified by the ICC as those with $1 million or more of gross annual operating revenue; 1974-79, the class minimum was $3 million. Effective January 1, 1980, Class I carriers are those with $5 million or more in revenue. For 1960-68, Class I motor carriers of passengers were classified by the ICC as those with $200,000 or more of gross annual operating revenue; for 1969- 76, as those with revenues of $1 million or more; and since 1977, as those with $3 million or more. Effective January 1, 1988, Class I motor carriers of passengers are those with $5 million or more in operating revenues; Class II less than $5 million in operating revenues.
Railroads-Railroad companies reporting to the ICC are divided into specific groups as follows: (1) Regular line-haul (interstate) railroads (and their nonoperating subsidiaries), (2) switching and terminal railroads, (3) private railroads prior to 1964 (identified by ICC as ''circular'' because they reported on brief circulars), and (4) unofficial railroads, so designated when their reports are received too late for tabulation. For the most part, the last three groups are not included in the statistics shown here.
For years prior to 1978, Class I railroads were those with annual revenues of $1 million or more for 1950-55; $3 million or more for 1956-64; $5 million or more for 1965-75; and $10 million or more for 1976-77. In 1978, the classification became Class I, those having more than $50 million gross annual operating revenue; Class II, from $10 million to $50 million+; and Class III, less than $10 million. Effective January 1, 1982, the ICC adopted a procedure to adjust the threshold for inflation by restating current revenues in constant 1978 dollars. In 1988, the criteria for Class I and Class II railroads were $92.0 million and $18.4 million, respectively. Also effective January 1, 1982, the ICC adopted a Carrier Classification Index Survey Form for carriers not filing annual report Form R-1 with the commission. Class II and Class III railroads are currently exempted from filing any financial report with the Commission. The form is used for reclassifying carriers.
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) was established pursuant to the ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803 (1995) (ICCTA), to assume certain of the regulatory functions that had been administered by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Board has broad economic regulatory oversight of railroads, addressing such matters as rate reasonableness, car service and interchange, mergers and line acquisitions, line construction, and line abandonments. 49 U.S.C. 10101-11908. Other ICC regulatory functions were either eliminated or transferred to the Federal Highway Administration or the Bureau of Transportation Statistics within DOT.
Class I Railroads are regulated by the STB and subject to the Uniform System of Accounts and required to file annual and periodic reports. Railroads are classified based on their annual operating revenues. The class to which a carrier belongs is determined by comparing its adjusted operating revenues for 3 consecutive years to the following scale: Class I, $250 million or more, Class II $20 million to $250 million, and Class III $0 to 20 million.
Postal Service-The Postal Service provides mail processing and delivery services within the United States. The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 created the Postal Service, effective July 1971, as an independent establishment of the Federal Executive Branch.
Revenue and cost analysis describes the Postal Service's system of attributing revenues and costs to classes of mail and service. This system draws primarily upon probability sampling techniques to develop estimates of revenues, volumes, and weights, as well as costs by class of mail and special service. The costs attributed to classes of mail and special services are primarily incremental costs which vary in response to changes in volume; they account for roughly 60 percent of the total costs of the Postal Service. The balance represents ''institutional costs.'' Statistics on revenues, volume of mail, and distribution of expenditures are presented in the Postal Service's annual report, Cost and Revenue Analysis, and its Annual Report of the Postmaster General and its annual Comprehensive Statement on Postal Operations.
Statistical reliability-For a discussion of statistical collection and estimation, sampling procedures, and measures of statistical reliability applicable to Census Bureau data, see Appendix III.
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Nov. 20 - CU 81, W. Michigan 76
Nov. 23 - Air Force 73, CU 76, OT
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Nov. 30 - CU 64, Colorado State 65
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Dec. 28 - CU 92, New Orleans 34
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Carlon Brown's performance at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles last month, highlighted by the windmill dunk against Cal, captured the attention of college basketball fans from coast to coast.
Now the 6-5 guard is hoping the momentum from Colorado's memorable postseason run will help him on the narrow path to the NBA.
Brown competed at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, a longstanding showcase of senior talent for the NBA Draft, last week. He averaged 10.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a starter on the team (Roger Brown's) that won the championship.
"It went well. It was a good experience for me. I thought I played OK," Brown said during a recent interview with the Daily Camera. "It's hard to get in a rhythm because everyone there was the main guy on their (college) team. I could have averaged more (points), but I missed some shots that I normally make, just trying to get the rust factor out of my system."
Brown hasn't talked to any NBA scouts directly, but he knows what he needs to work on to get to the next level. The short lost includes knocking down 3-pointers from NBA range, making all of his shots more consistently and avoiding turnovers.
During the middle of conference play, Brown went into an offensive slump that he was unable to explain. In four consecutive games from Feb. 11-26, the Buffs' leading scorer averaged 6.3 points on 8-for-35 (22.9 percent) shooting.
And then Brown went mad in March.
Brown was named the most outstanding player of the Pac-12 Tournament after averaging 15.8 points (on 50 percent shooting) and 4.8 rebounds to lead the Buffs to the championship with four wins in four nights.
The exclamation point dunk in the semifinals against Cal made SportsCenter's "Top Plays." Brown's highlight reel slam in the title game against Arizona ended CU's drought without a field goal at eight minutes and 19 seconds and proved to be the difference in the two-point win.
A breakaway throw-down by Brown at the Pit in the final minutes staved off UNLV's second-half surge as the Buffs won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in 15 years.
"I think it helped it," Brown said of the fantastic finish to his CU career assisting his professional basketball dreams. "It adds to my résumé and my college career as far as those credentials."
Brown was a solid player in the Mountain West for three seasons and led Utah in scoring before transferring to CU two years ago. Sitting out the 2010-11 season and practicing against current NBA rookies Alec Burks and Cory Higgins forced him to take his game go to another level.
"I would definitely say I improved since I left Utah," Brown said. "Playing with guys like Cory and Alec helped with my competitiveness and the challenge to get better every day. They were two years I will never forget and will forever cherish because we did some great things and made some history for this program."
Brown was named All-Pac-12 second team. Ironically, he was on the same team at the Portsmouth Invitational as Cal rival and Pac-12 Player of the Year Jorge Gutierrez. The Bears' senior point guard went 6-for-34 from the field in three games against CU last season (the Buffs lost at Berkeley and won the meetings in Boulder and Los Angeles).
"It was cool. He did what he normally does, which is defend and create opportunities for his teammates. It was a nice time playing with him," Brown said. "He was wondering why he was insufficient against us. I told him why. We got a little laugh out of that."
Seniors like Brown and Gutierrez usually have to take the road less traveled to the NBA. The draft is all about underclassmen with "tremendous upside" like Kentucky freshmen Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.
The only Pac-12 players currently projected as first-round picks at nbadraft.net are Washington's Terrence Ross (sophomore shooting guard) and Tony Wroten (freshman point guard).
Last year, Burks was a lottery pick (12th overall, Utah Jazz) after leaving CU following his sophomore year. Higgins, a four-year starter, made the Charlotte Bobcats roster as an undrafted free agent.
Brown, who averaged 12.6 points and 3.8 rebounds during his only season in Boulder, has received some advice from his friend Julyan Stone, a rookie on the Denver Nuggets.
"(Stone) has given me some good pointers and tips. The main thing is to do what I normally do," Brown said. "I'm trying to not make it an emphasis on making the NBA, but just trying to relax and play the way I play. I'm trying to have a nice even keel approach."
Brown's athletic ability, which allowed him to create his own shot and get to the rim at will in the Pac-12, should draw the interest of scouts this summer. Typically, undrafted free agent success stories happen when the right player is fortunate enough to find the right coach or to fill a hole on a roster.
"I think that plays a part in it. I probably need to go to a team that needs a specific fit," said Brown, who will graduate from CU next month with a degree in sociology. "I just have to spark the interest of one person. I think I could help a lot of teams, but you just need one team to want you."


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Personnel decision are made based on practices, but the Wildcats will dress in full uniforms and workout at the stadium to give them a sense of what awaits them when Northern Arizona comes to town next Friday night (August 30th).
Although Rodriguez has not announced a starter at quarterback, to no ones surprise it appears the gig will be senior B.J. Denker's to open the season.
"The freshmen aren't ready to play, that part I know. B.J. has gotten better," said Rodriguez. "He's been ahead since day one, just because of his experience. But I've challenged him more and he has responded to the challenge, more so in the last few days than before. He's playing better and it's good, it's good for him."
The depth last season was an issue on defense and will still be an issue for the Wildcats. But the numbers are better and one youngster to watch is redshirt freshman nose tackle Dwight Melvin.
Melvin earned first team All-State honors for his play as a senior at Fairfax High up in the Phoenix suburb of Laveen.
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True freshman linebacker Scooby Wright, who may have the coolest name on the team since Sir Thomas Jackson, has drawn rave reviews from the coaching staff during Fall Camp.
"Scooby was one of those guys where you watch five or six plays of his highlights and you say, 'this is the kind of guy we want'," said Rodriguez. "Then you learn more about him, his family and what he is all about. He's what we call an OKG, and he's been everything we thought and then some. He's going to play as a true freshman in a lot of roles for us."
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