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Capital Beltway HOT Lanes Project
SEP 14: Initial Report
Submitted to: Federal Highway Administration, Virginia Division
September, 2008
Figure 1- I-495 HOT Lanes Project Area
The Capital Beltway HOT Lanes in Virginia Project is being undertaken by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), in partnership with Capital Beltway Express, LLC (CBE), under the auspices of Virginia's Public-Private Transportation Act (PPTA). This project will deliver four new High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes on the Capital Beltway (two in each direction), between the Springfield Interchange (I-95/395/495) to the south and the Dulles Toll Road / Airport Access Highway to the north, as shown in Figure 1. All of the existing interchanges along this 14-mile stretch will be reconstructed. New direct ramp access to the HOT lanes will be constructed at five of these interchanges (Braddock Road, Gallows Road, I-66, and Route 7). In addition, new interchanges with HOT lanes-only access will be constructed at Route 29 to service the Dunn Loring Metro Station, and at two new connector roads linking the highly-urbanized Tysons Corner area – Westpark Drive and Jones Branch Drive. Ultimately, the two existing inner lanes in each direction will be repaired, instrumented, and operated by CBE as HOT lanes (see Figure 2). The project will provide a regional link between existing HOV facilities on I-95/395, I-66, and the Dulles Toll Road.
In coordination with FHWA regarding the use of PPTA for advancing federal-aid projects, VDOT received approval for the use of innovative contracting under FHWA's Special Experiment Project 14 (SEP-14). In accordance with this approval, this Initial Report documents the history and progress of the project to date since the Initial Work Plan approval in April 2005. The intent of this report is to review and analyze the differences between this project and traditional contracting methods. Since the preparation of this report, the Design Public Hearings have occurred, which were the final milestones required prior to the start of construction.
Background of PPTA Legislation in Virginia
On March 25, 1995, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia signed into law the Public-Private Transportation Act, which was amended and re-enacted by Chapters 504 and 562 of the 2005 Acts of Assembly and signed into law by the Governor, effective July 1, 2005 (as amended, the "PPTA").
In re-enacting the PPTA, the Virginia General Assembly found and declared, among other things, that:
On July 1, 1995, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) adopted Implementation Guidelines developed by the Commissioner for the selection of solicited and unsolicited proposals for negotiation under the PPTA, which were revised in April 2001 and October 31, 2005.
On April 6, 2002, the Governor signed legislation (2002 Va. Acts Ch. 593) amending the PPTA to permit tolls to be levied on existing interstate highways that are reconstructed to provide for increased capacity.
Summary of Project Development for SEP-14 Approval
Under the PPTA legislation, Fluor presented an unsolicited proposal to build the 495 HOT Lanes Project in 2002. The historical timeline on the progress to date is provided below:
Summary of Procurement Procedure and Process
Design-build PPTA Project Delivery Methodology
Special Experimental Project (SEP-14) designation identifies this project as a national model and example through which to evaluate the efficacy of the Design-Build project delivery methodology. This methodology is commonly referred to as a "Public-Private Partnership" (PPP or P3). Currently, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has draft national PPP legislation which has been used by some states, including Virginia, to develop their own PPP legislation. The Public Private Transportation Act (PPTA) of Virginia allows for the future development of PPPs within the state.
A PPP refers to the contractual agreements formed between a public agency (VDOT) and private sector entity (CBE) that allow for greater private sector participation in the delivery of transportation projects. The PPP project delivery methodology can provide advantages over the regular Federal Aid Construction Procurement (Design-Bid-Build) as well as over the typical Design-Build (23 CFR Parts 627, et al. Design-Build Contracting) project delivery methods in many areas.
According to the USDOT's PPP website, http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ppp/, the primary benefits of using PPPs to deliver transportation projects include:
PPPs provide benefits by allocating the responsibilities to the party – either public or private – that is best positioned to control the activity that will produce the desired result. With PPPs, this is accomplished by specifying the roles, risks and rewards contractually, as to provide incentives for maximum performance and the flexibility necessary to achieve the desired results. The level of responsibility shifts from public to private as more complexity and ownership is incurred by the private entity. A typical design-build contract between a private and public entity can fall within the range of PPPs; however, a traditional Design-Bid-Build would not.
PPP Design Methodology for 495 HOT Lanes Project Delivery
Recognizing the amount of the existing federal apportionments to Virginia, the statewide need for those funds, and the existing level of state funding appropriations and allocations, it is clear that improvements planned with the 495 HOT lanes could not be achieved within a reasonable timeframe utilizing traditional methods. A concurrent project development process is the basic essential element where time and costs were planned to be reduced.
In addition, the Design-Bid-Build method was anticipated to reduce the Department's ability to efficiently manage the schedule and cost of the project. If Design-Bid-Build was used, VDOT would be required to manage multiple procurements to first establish the design team and later hire a contractor to perform construction, lengthening the entire pre-construction portion of the overall process. The use of Design-Bid-Build can also create challenges in maintaining an effective working relationship between the designer and contractor. The use of a PPP streamlines these elements, providing a number of benefits relating to the key measures for monitoring overall performance when compared to VDOT's traditional Design-Bid-Build method. In an effort to meet the scope, schedule and budget requirements and constraints of the Capital Beltway HOT Lanes Project, the Design-Build project delivery methodology was chosen, within the context of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP).
In exchange for the time and cost savings anticipated by using the PPP method of procurement on this project, VDOT recognizes that project risks have to be identified and mitigated early in the process and that risk mitigation processes have to be included in the comprehensive agreement with the Design-Build consortium. An essential component of this risk mitigation strategy is to thoroughly review each element of the contractor's schedule and cost proposal while identifying and accounting for such risk elements as escalation, design contingency, and resource availability. The differences between the methodologies for this project can be illustrated with regards to schedule, price and risk management.
I. Schedule
One of the first key measures to monitor overall performance on a complex project such as the I-495 HOT Lanes is the development of a master schedule. As part of defining the PPTA relationship between VDOT and the proposer (Fluor), Fluor is required to provide a preliminary schedule based on 30% design development documents. This schedule would cover the entire scope of the work, including design and construction, and be used to establish a working baseline for the overall timeframe to be met by Fluor. As part of negotiating the PPTA agreement, VDOT performed a validation of this baseline schedule (BS00) to assess its reasonableness in forecasting the overall timeframe, proposed as five years from Notice to Proceed to Substantial Completion. VDOT hired an independent consultant to review the proposed Design-Build schedule and develop a separate Design-Bid-Build schedule (DBB) to verify that any perceived issues with the schedule would not result in added time required to complete the project. See comparison in Table 1.
Utilization of the proposed PPP presents a number of opportunities to maximize the effectiveness of scheduling for the I-495 HOT Lanes Project. There are a variety of reasons, all of which are associated with the fact that in the Design-Build (PPP) process, the Engineer and Contractor are part of the same organization. They are jointly responsible for the successful performance of the Project. The nature of the Design-Build (PPP) process creates a good deal of "buy in" for the schedule from all Project team participants at the same time.
A comparison of the Design-Bid-Build method traditionally employed by VDOT and the Design-Build method being applied by this PPP process is provided below.
Implementation of the Design-Bid-Build process for the I-495 HOT Lanes project would limit the ability to provide significant time savings and would create the longest timeframe for delivery of the overall project by requiring distinct phases of design procurement, design development, construction procurement, and construction. This would result in longer timeframes for these phases without overlap, which would significantly increase the length of the delivery period.
A summary schedule has been prepared to reflect the distinct phases in the Design-Bid-Build process, as anticipated if applied to the I-495 HOT Lanes project. This schedule focuses on the timeframes required to procure design services, develop the complete project design and procure construction services. As the delivery method does not directly affect actual construction, and the scope of construction is considered to be unchanged between methods, the construction phase has been summarized to reflect the overall period of construction only.
The schedule is predicated on an overall start consistent with the proposed PPP process. First, VDOT would have to initiate a procurement process to establish a design team to complete the design of the HOT Lanes project. Once the design is sufficiently advanced, VDOT would then oversee the initiation of ROW acquisition and utility relocation work that falls outside the scope of the eventual construction effort. Once this preliminary work has proceeded sufficiently, and in particular, the design has been completed, VDOT could then commence the procurement process to establish a contract for the actual construction. This summary schedule indicates that the extended pre-construction phases could lengthen overall project delivery by more than a year beyond the proposed Design-Build (PPP) delivery period.
Design-Build (PPP)
The implementation of a Design-Build method as part of the PPP process allows for the opportunity to achieve significant time savings over the course of the project. In contrast to the Design-Bid-Build process, the PPP process allows the Design Team to immediately begin advancing the design, once agreement has been reached with VDOT. This eliminates a significant procurement period for design services. The PPP Design Team also has an advantage in that it is already completely familiar with the design development, as it was responsible for the initial advancement of the design and does not have to spend significant time understanding what others had begun.
Adoption of the Design-Build (PPP) process for the I-495 HOT Lanes project provides the Contractor with direct access to the design information as the design is being completed. This enables the Contractor to participate in the design process, helping to reduce the potential for coordination issues that might not otherwise be identified until the construction phase, and allowing the Contractor to begin scheduling work on the construction baseline sooner than would have otherwise occurred. This also allows VDOT to evaluate the Contractor's plan very early in the process. A preliminary construction baseline schedule was available for VDOT and its consultant to review soon after the 30% design documents were issued.
VDOT was afforded the opportunity to conduct a review and analysis of that construction baseline, and was able to return questions, comments, and suggestions to Fluor while the design and scheduling processes were ongoing.
The Design-Build (PPP) process also eliminates another significant aspect of Design-Bid-Build. Through the PPP, the Contractor responsible for constructing the project is already in place and can be mobilized to begin construction when the initial phases of design are sufficiently complete. Thus construction operations do not have to wait on a complete design that must be competitively bid. The PPP Design-Build Team can work collaboratively to address issues that arise once construction has begun. This should reduce the time required to address problems that occur in the field.
The preliminary Design-Build schedule, developed by Fluor and validated by VDOT, demonstrates that initial design work can be sufficiently progressed to allow preliminary construction activities to start within six months. As noted, this allows the project to proceed much sooner than would otherwise occur in a Design-Bid-Build scenario. In addition, as the design is completed, a complete baseline schedule is already in place as well, allowing the contractor to have the full management tool in place from the very start of construction. This is contrasted to the Design-Bid-Build process, in which the contractor would need a significant period of time to assemble a schedule while proceeding with construction.
II. Price
The next key measure to monitor overall performance on a complex project such as the I-495 HOT Lanes Project is the development of a master cost estimate. As part of defining the PPP relationship between VDOT and the proposer (Fluor), Fluor was required to provide a preliminary price for the work based on 30% design development documents. This estimated price would cover the entire scope of the work, including design and construction, and be used to establish the base cost of the project.
Utilization of the proposed PPP offers a number of opportunities to optimize the pricing for the I-495 HOT Lanes project. Again, due to the fact that in the Design-Build (PPP) process, the Engineer and Contractor are part of the same organization, they are jointly responsible for the successful performance of the Project. The nature of the Design-Build (PPP) process approach requires "buy in" for the quantities and pricing from all the Project team participants at the same time. A comparison of the Design-Bid-Build method traditionally employed by VDOT and the Design-Build method applied by this PPP process is provided below.
Implementation of the Design-Bid-Build process for the I-495 HOT Lanes project could reduce the cost savings and would be expected to produce the greatest cost for delivery of the overall project. By requiring distinct phases of design procurement, design development, construction procurement, and construction, the additional phases resulting will result in a longer delivery period. As a result, a much higher cost would be likely due to inflation and the escalation of associated costs of the construction materials and labor costs associate with the expanded timeframe and loss of construction seasons.
In general, for a project of this magnitude, the traditional Design-Bid-Build method would require much more upfront funding. Due to the limited funding resources, programming a project of this magnitude within the Department would likely require that the project be broken into phased procurements with smaller design and construction packages. These smaller packages would be unavoidable for a number of reasons which include: project financing considerations, the bonding capacity required of contractors so as to promote the competitive bid process, the availability of engineering resources that would have to be procured through VDOT's professional service selection system, and the scheduling and financing of right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation. Each of these requirements would lengthen the project significantly, which is anticipated to result in major cost increases for all project stakeholders.
Design-Build (PPP)
The implementation of a Design-Build method as part of the PPP process allows for the opportunity to achieve significant cost savings over the course of the project. Two obvious advantages are a shortened "pre-construction" period and earlier notice-to-proceed and project completion dates. The shortened preconstruction period results in lower overhead costs for all parties in the process (i.e. owner, designers, consultants, etc) and hence the project. The earlier start/finish date results in lower escalation costs and lower job overhead costs (general conditions) due to the compression and overlapping of the design and construction periods.
Another distinct advantage of using the Design-Build approach for a project of this magnitude is that it eliminates the potential need to break the project into smaller design and construction packages that might be required to achieve competitive bids.
III. Risk Management
The primary differences between the project delivery methodologies of a traditional Design-Bid-Build, a Design-Build, and the PPP (as used on this project) are illustrated the table below. In Table 2, the methodologies are compared in regards to ownership, conception of design, actual design, constructing the design, operating and maintaining the facility and financial responsibility. As can be seen below, the Department (Public) has much less invested interest as well as a much lower limited risk with using the PPP methodology.
The risk associated with this project was controlled to a large degree with the language within the ARCA. For instance, as documented in Article 6 of the ARCA, the financial risk is reduced to none except for the public financed portion. The Commonwealth, the Department, CTB or any other agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of the Commonwealth shall not have any obligation to pay on Concessionaire Debt according to the ARCA. All ARCA documents can be found on the VDOT website at: http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/resources/ARCA_with_ExhibitA-Defintions.pdf.
VDOT and the independent consultant met with FHWA personnel to perform a risk analysis of the estimate. During the meeting, the FHWA's software, Crystal Ball TM, was used to perform probability simulations on each line item of the estimate to establish an overall probability of achieving project delivery within the estimated price. FHWA noted its satisfaction with the resulting rating (85% +/- ) achieved during the review.
IV. Lessons Learned
Defining the project scope is critical to ensure an efficient procurement process. Developing the scope for the I-495 project presented a unique challenge as VDOT and its private partners pursued development via an unsolicited PPTA proposal prior to the completion of the NEPA process. Although many factors may influence the duration of a procurement from project development through financial close, owners can exert more control over the development of the final scope of a project if the bulk of project development activities takes place following the completion of the NEPA process. In order to create an efficient procurement process, owners should consider what activities will help to shape the final project scope and when those activities should be undertaken. Owners may proactively evaluate the benefits and challenges of various procurement strategies, and then choose among the range between development agreements and competitive sealed bidding.
Obtaining the required regulatory approvals can prove to be a challenge for any transportation construction project. Under the terms of the project contract documents, the private sector is responsible for obtaining all regulatory approvals needed for the design, construction, and operation of the project (including approvals from FHWA). Approval of the necessary Interchange Justification Reports (IJRs) and design exceptions and waivers was not obtained prior to financial close. The concessionaire still is working to complete the design and engineering work needed for final approval of the IJRs, design exceptions, and design waivers before full-scale construction activities can commence. When planning to undertake a public-private partnership, owners and developers should consider what regulatory approvals are required for construction and operation of the project and how the timing for obtaining those approvals fits within the overall procurement process and schedule for project delivery.
VDOT also has examined carefully the resources needed to develop a project through financial close. VDOT relied heavily on financial and legal advisors to assist in the development of the complex contract documents necessary to procure a public-private partnership of the magnitude of this project. The project also presented complex design and engineering challenges. As such, VDOT relied on engineering consultants to supplement its staff during project development and procured a general engineering consultant to augment its project management staff post-financial close. Owners should be cognizant of the internal and external resources (both personnel and financial) needed to manage both the procurement and construction of the project and plan to have needed resources in place during the appropriate stage of the project.
Although adequate resources are crucial for project development, it is also important that all parties understand their roles in the management of the project. For example, key players in this project include VDOT, its general engineering consultant, the concessionaire, and design-build contractor, and the independent engineer retained by the concessionaire to provide project oversight on behalf of the lenders. Although respective roles and responsibilities are defined in various contract documents, coordination of key players can be a challenge on a project of this scale. The project team meets regularly to discuss lessons learned and consider how internal processes can be improved to ensure the various players are working together efficiently on critical tasks such as design reviews. The ongoing experience gained by the project team will help VDOT to establish more efficient processes for the management of future projects.
V. Industry Reaction and Perception of PPTA/PPP
According to the 2005 final report from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Office of the Secretary of Transportation from the Partnerships in Transportation Workshops, interest in public-private partnerships (PPPs) in transportation has been growing in recent years, fueled by a convergence of issues including "the escalating costs of highway system preservation, the ever increasing need to improve the performance of transportation infrastructure, the slowing growth of fuel taxes and other traditional highway revenue sources, and the downsizing within state transportation agencies."
This has led to increased efforts by federal and state transportation agencies to rely on partnerships with the private sector to help address these challenges. Public agencies determine the scope of a public-private partnership based on their specific transportation needs and policy objectives. PPP agreements usually involve a government agency contracting with a private company to construct, operate, maintain, and/or manage a transportation project, facility or system where the public sector retains final ownership of the project.
The public and private partnerships share some of the same goals and objectives, such as improved transportation services, enhanced technology and increased innovation. However, the public and private sectors also maintain independent goals and objectives for the formation of PPPs and have differing perspectives and bring differing assets and skills to the table. The public sector plays a critical role in balancing the competing goals of the public and private sector to meet the public needs for improved transportation infrastructure and services.
Public agencies have as their main goal the improvement of public services and facilities through the most efficient use of public resources. Thus, public agency objectives in P3s are to improve public transportation facilities and systems in the most cost-efficient manner while decreasing the risks and increasing the rewards to both the public and private sector. As stated by FHWA on their website (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ppp/), some of the primary reasons public agencies enter into PPPs include:
VDOT and the private sector were successful in creating a PPP and reaching financial close for implementing the Capital Beltway HOT lanes. It is noteworthy to examine the above bullets and reasons for doing a PPP as it applies to the Beltway project.
All in all, VDOT has looked at the PPTA process as a very promising method for developing the HOT lanes and using a very innovative procurement process for a large and complex project.
Jerry Yakowenko
Updated: 04/07/2011


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I replaced failing Kt88s with the Tung-Sol KT120
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New York Times puts the Boston Globe on the block.
The New York Times plans to sell its New England Media Group, including The Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, according to a memo to company employees from New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger and Mark Thompson, CEO of The New York Times Company. Sulzberger and Thompson said the sale would "allow us to sharpen our strategic and financial focus on The New York Times brand."
In the memo, they wrote, "This was not an easy decision as the New England Media Group has, for many years, brought tremendous value to our Company. While part of the Times Company, The Boston Globe has been awarded 10 Pulitzer Prizes and many other professional awards."
The New York Times tried to sell the Globe in 2009 as the newspaper struggled with losses, but decided against it after winning concessions from Globe's unions and implementing cost cuts.
Sold to Times twenty years ago for $1.1 billion
The Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette's total revenue declined 0.8 percent to $394.7 million last year. That compares with the New York Times' revenue increase of 2.6 percent to $1.6 billion.
Stephen Taylor sold the Globe to Times Co. in 1993 for $1.1 billion.
Rupert Murdoch ,the head of News Corp., which owns Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post, should not be ruled out as a serious suitor. Murdoch also owns the Ottaway group of community papers that include the Cape Cod Times and the Standard-Times of New Bedford. Murdoch used to own the Boston Herald.
Here, courtesy of Forbes, are the richest people who live in Massachusetts in case someone wants to own it as an ego project.
The Times said it has retained Evercore Partners to manage the sales process.
Other properties that are part of the New England Media Group are also for sale: Boston.com, BostonGlobe.com, Telegram.com and GlobeDirect, the Globe's direct mail marketing company. The company's 49 percent interest in Metro Boston is included in the anticipated sale.
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by Mike McNamee Published 01/06/2006
Having left behind the highly focussed monochrome theme of the last issue, we turn our attention to a pot-pourri of topics this time. We include fairies, makeup, along with sport, nature, data security and macro. Weddings have not been forgotten with a visit to the studios of Dennis Orchard (to whom we pass along our congratulations on his recent achievement award in the USA).
The Mentor Me programme is moving along and we feature, for the first time, the work of the "Me's" along with some notes from our Chair of Qualification, Terry Hansen. We also look at gear, with the fabulous Nikon D200 and a bunch of macro kit from Sigma.
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The Ultimate New Year's Eve Party in Billings
It is hard to believe how fast 2013 has gone by! Do you have New Year's Eve plans?
It is hard to believe how fast 2013 has gone by! Do you have New Year's Eve plans?
Today, December 19th is Townsquare Media's day for donating blood. We encourage you to walk into United Blood Services and join in the fun we have planned, 1444 Grand Avenue. You can call United Blood Services for an app
The Coney Island Polar Bear Club's annual New Year's swim looks like a great time. People in costumes, swimming, having fun. We probably should've gone, but there was that whole hangover thing to deal with. Which makes us wonder, does jumping into the freezing Atlantic ocean cure a hangover? If so, we're totally there next year.
It seems that a massive undertaking like a New Year's Eve Special was a little more than independent, LA-based television station KDOC could handle. Really. It definitely was.
Happy New Year! Why not start your year off right -- by watching Anderson Cooper desperately trying to keep Kathy Griffin's face away from his groin.
Everyone knows about the ball that drops in New York City's Times Square to mark the start of a new calendar year. What you may not realize, though, is that other cities around the nation have similar traditions that entertain and enthrall their local communities. Here's a look at some of the odder traditions that will be taking place in America tonight:
The hourly countdown to 2013 has officially begun, which means New Year's Eve preparations are in full swing. We're practicing our photobombing techniques, cranking up the tunes and bejeweling jean shorts, among other things. December 31st is the party of all parties, after all!
New Year's Eve is all fun and games until somebody loses an eye.
That's the takeaway from the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual year end warning on champagne bottles. According to the doctors, 'When a champagne cork flies, you really have no time to react and protect your delicate eyes." GAH! Shield yourself with the nearest anything!!!
It's hard to believe 2012 is coming to an end, and we're gearing up for another year of photobombing, pranking and costuming our pets. We have a feeling 2013 will bring even more hilarity and entertainment, so ringing in the new year is definitely a cause for celebration. This usually involves party hats, tons of noisemakers and a bit of prep, like any sort of holiday.
If you're having a big party tonight and don't know what to play, you could play this song at the stroke of midnight, if you're the sort of person who plays 'Friday' on Friday just because it's Friday. It's Rhe De Ville's newest New Year's song. It's all about how it's a new year, and things
We're going to make a pretty huge statement right now ladies and gents, so brace yourselves: photobombing is hands down the best way to capture any sort of moment. Ruining a picture with that unexpectedly hilarious face or the addition of a random stranger in a photo simply adds that extra oomph needed to bring a picture to the next level. Plus, it's just funny stuff.
The holidays might be winding down, but that doesn't mean we can put our feet up and slip into a post-festivities food coma just yet. T-minus three days until New Year's Eve, and you know what that means-- it's time to get your party on!


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Another summer folk/jam festival to mark on the calendar: Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival, better known just as the Clearwater Festival. It's happening June 15-16 at Croton Point Park, Croton-on-Hudson NY, just an hour or two's drive from Connecticut.
This is the fest that Pete Seeger began 35 years ago to honor the Hudson River Valley area and raise awareness of environmental and community issues which may affect it.
The line-up, alphabetically:
David Bromberg
Judy Collins
Delhi 2 Dublin
Drive-By Truckers
Patterson Hood
Hot Tuna
Jason Isbell
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Jorma Kaukonen & Steve Kimock
Kris Kristofferson
Red Baraat
Martha Redbone
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Joanne Shenandoah
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Son Volt
Mavis Staples
Vieux Farka Touré
Keller Williams & The Travelin' McCourys
Lorre Wyatt (Performing with Pete Seeger)
Most of these acts need no introduction. Of those which might, you may recognize Antibalas as the band which was featured in the Broadway musical Fela! (about Fela Kuti) and Red Baraat from playing on New Haven Green at the Arts & Ideas last year. Lots of info at clearwaterfestival.org


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Marquette wins another Butler dogfightAndy Katz
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- They are joined now, linked in this new Big East conglomerate that will start play next season. And they are becoming so similar. They are doubted. They aren't feared at all. Butler and Marquette have become synonym...Blog | March 24, 2013
Butler comfortable with new role as favoriteAndy Katz
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Butler's evolution is complete. The Bulldogs have gone from the Horizon to the A-10 to the new Big East starting next season. Along the way, they've played in two national title games. They are no longer the cute underdog from...Blog | March 21, 2013
Andrew Smith, Roosevelt Jones help Butler hold off Bucknell
Andrew Smith had a double-double including a career-high 16 rebounds, Roosevelt Jones added 14 points and Butler made its free throws down the stretch to hold off upset-minded Bucknell 68-56 in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday.Recap | Box Score | Conversation | March 21, 2013
Rotnei Clarke leads balanced attack as Butler cruises
Rotnei Clarke led five players in doubles figures with 14 points in Butler's 69-58 win over La Salle in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals Friday, and now the Explorers must await their NCAA tournament fate.Recap | Box Score | Conversation | March 15, 2013
Butler 67, Xavier 62
Butler 67, Xavier 62Recap | Box Score | Conversation | March 09, 2013
Conference Power Rankings: Atlantic 10Eamonn Brennan
Well, Atlantic 10 fans, it's that time: The final conference power rankings of the season. I know, I know. You're sad. I'm sad, too. It's hard to say goodbye. It's hard to let go. All we can do is remember all of the times we shared, all of the laugh...Blog | March 08, 2013
Butler 73, UMass 62
Butler 73, UMass 62Recap | Box Score | Conversation | March 07, 2013
No. 15 Butler overwhelms struggling Duquesne
Rotnei Clarke scored 16 points, Khyle Marshall added 14 and reeling Duquesne had no answers as 15th-ranked Butler pulled away for a 68-49 victory.Recap | Box Score | Conversation | February 19, 2013
Rotnei Clarke, No. 11 Butler fight off Fordham
Rotnei Clarke scored 22 points and No. 11 Butler beat Fordham 68-63 on Saturday, the Rams' sixth straight loss and ninth in the last 10 games.Recap | Box Score | Conversation | February 16, 2013
No. 14 Butler tops Bonnies, reaches 12-0 at home
Rotnei Clarke scored 17 points and No. 14 Butler defeated St. Bonaventure 77-58 on Wednesday.Recap | Box Score | Conversation | February 06, 2013
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Rotnei Clarke's 23 help No. 9 Butler top Rhode Island
Rotnei Clarke scored 23 points, Roosevelt Jones added 18 and No. 9 Butler beat Rhode Island 75-68 on Saturday.Recap | Box Score | Conversation | February 02, 2013
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Rotnei Clarke returned from injury with 24 points and nine assists as No. 9 Butler beat visiting Temple 83-71....Blog | January 26, 2013
Rotnei Clarke scores 24 in return as No. 9 Butler beats Temple
Rotnei Clarke scored 24 points in his return from a severely sprained neck and Khyle Marshall added 19 points, leading No. 9 Butler to an 83-71 victory over Temple on Saturday.Recap | Box Score | Conversation | January 26, 2013
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Butler is expected to have its top scorer back on the court Saturday against Temple.Story | Conversation | January 25, 2013


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Producer Jimmy Iovine Will Probably End Up at Apple. Here Is What He Has Said About Digital Music.
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This week, season eleven of American Idol comes to an end. A few thoughts before we crown a winner.
When Simon Cowell splits from 'American Idol' at the end of this season to launch a U.S.-based 'X Factor' in 2011, he'll leave some pretty low-cut shirts to fill.
Also, Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds have their first public fight, Taylor Momsen eats teenage boys for breakfast, and Kid Rock thinks Twitter is "gay," in today's gossip roundup.


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Rep. Michaud praises inclusion of trade enforcement provisions he pushed
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Mike Michaud (D-ME), Chairman of the House Trade Working Group, voted to pass H.R. 6156, a bill that provides Russia and Moldova normal trade relations status and establishes new human rights-related sanctions on Russia. The bill also improves trade enforcement measures available to the United States that are similar to those contained in a bill that Michaud introduced and urged the Ways and Means Committee to consider in July. The bipartisan bill passed by a vote of 365-43.
"Having worked closely with the committee on this issue for months, I'm pleased to see the stricter trade enforcement measures I pushed for are included in this bill," said Michaud. "We saw what happened with China when we didn't have safeguards in place, and we can't afford to repeat past mistakes. If Russia skirts international trade rules, this bill will allow us to level the playing field for our businesses. This represents an unprecedented step toward improving trade enforcement and accountability."
During a colloquy on the House floor today with House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (MI-12), Michaud secured the Committee's commitment to work with him to ensure the Obama Administration lives up to the new enforcement standards and that Congress proactively works to ensure that American businesses see the benefits of this bill.


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This update of the popular 2001 work, Hotels and Motels: Valuations and Market Studies, expands the discussion to encompass the global hotel market and current issues in the lodging industry. Included with the purchase of this book is Hotel Valuation Software, a valuable tool that appraisers can use to analyze hotel properties in any market.
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A realistic case study is also included to illustrate the concepts discussed and demonstrate the valuation software.
Hotel Market Analysis and Valuation: International Issues and Software Applications is unique in that it provides an in-depth, up-to-date, and technologically advanced discussion of the market analysis and valuation of hotels around the world. It contains a wealth of current information that will prove useful to appraisers as well as hotel developers, investors and lenders.
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Steve Rushmore, MAI, FRICS, CHA, is the chairman and founder of HVS, a global hospitality consulting organization with 30 offices around the world. Steve has provided consultation services for more than 15,000 hotels during his 40-year career and specializes in complex issues involving hotel feasibility, valuations, and financing. As a leading authority and prolific author on the topic of hotel feasibility studies and appraisals, Steve has written six textbooks and two seminars for the Appraisal Institute. He has also authored three reference books on hotel investing and has published more than 400 articles.
Dr. John W. O'Neill, MAI, CHE, PhD, has taught and conducted research in the area of real estate, branding, and strategy in the lodging industry at The Pennsylvania State University School of Hospitality Management and, in 2011, he was named director of the school. John is also a licensed real estate appraiser who has served as consultant to numerous public and private organizations and is frequently quoted on a variety of topics related to the hotel industry. He has written articles for The Appraisal Journal, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, and the International Journal of Hospitality Management.
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Friday, 10 January 2014
Hampshire County Council is giving people the chance to influence how they report it, book it, apply for it, or buy it - with a major review of its customer service.
With developments in new technology, including social media, and better access to broadband, the Council wants to make sure that the ways residents contact us are keeping pace with what they want and expect.
Residents and visitors make on average 550,000 telephone calls to the Council's customer contact centre seeking advice or a service a year. They also send more than 85,000 emails requesting help, advice or a service, while our website receives 16 million visits a year.
Now the Council is asking customers to fill in a resident survey to seek their views on what could be done better and what would make it quicker and easier for them to get what they need.
This will help to identify what needs to be done differently to improve our service and how the Council can make sure that each contact represents the best value for money. For instance, helping customers to help themselves (self-service) or further automation of some processes, could free up more staff time to look after customers with more complex requests.
A first survey carried out in the autumn recommended the Council study and learn from the 'excellent customer service' offered by companies like Amazon and John Lewis (more details about the findings are available through the web address above). Now, in a second survey that runs until 31 January, the Council wants to find out more about how people would like to make contact for things like finding information about school term dates or reporting potholes.
Councillor Roy Perry, Leader of Hampshire County Council, said: "The way people get their information is changing - whether it's posting us a letter, sending us a 'tweet' or looking up services on a mobile'phone - so it's important to make sure we're getting the balance right and that people get what they need with least hassle in a way that suits them. We'd like as many people as possible to give us their views so it will inform what we need to do to make it better."


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TSA Stands By Plan To Allow Small Knives On Planes
By JOAN LOWY
WASHINGTON (AP) â¿¿ The head of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Thursday he stands by his plan to allow passengers to carry small knives onto planes despite a growing backlash against the proposal.
It's unlikely in these days of hardened cockpit doors and other preventative measures that the small folding knives could be used by terrorists to take over a plane, TSA Administrator John Pistole told a hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee.
On the other hand, searching for the knives on passengers or in their carry-on bags is time consuming, Pistole said. TSA screeners confiscate about 2,000 such knives every day, with each incident chewing up about two to three minutes, he said."I think the decision is solid and it stands and we plan to move forward," Pistole said. The policy, which goes into effect April 25, has sparked strong opposition from flight attendants, federal air marshals, some pilot unions, and even aviation insurers. In the hands of the wrong passengers, the knives can be used to harm flight attendants and other passengers, critics say. Several airline CEOs have also expressed qualms. Delta Air Lines chief executive Richard Anderson said in a letter to Pistole last week that he shares the "legitimate concerns" of the airline's flight attendants. US Airways chief Doug Parker asked the TSA administrator to reconsider his position. Several members of the House committee also urged Pistole to drop the proposal, warning that if he doesn't, Congress may take steps to block the policy change. Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks there have been no incidents in which terrorists have successfully used sharp objects to take over a plane, which suggests the current policy of keeping even small knives off planes is working, committee members said. "How does allowing sharp objects on board now accomplish maintaining the goal of having zero planes taken over?" asked Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. "I'm asking why now, and why do we want to go back?"
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Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. Announces Public Offering Of Class A Common Stock
NEW YORK, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BXMT) (the "Company") today announced it has commenced an underwritten public offering of 16,000,000 shares of its class A common stock pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company intends to use the proceeds from the offering to originate and acquire an initial portfolio of senior mortgage loans and pari passu participations in existing senior mortgage loans, to originate and acquire additional commercial real estate loans in the United States and Europe, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Citigroup, BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank Securities, Wells Fargo Securities and UBS Investment Bank are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Blackstone Capital Markets, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods A Stifel Company, Evercore Partners and JMP Securities are acting as co-managers. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option by the Company to purchase up to an additional 2,400,000 shares at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions.
A registration statement on Form S-11 relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.The offering of these securities may be made only by means of a prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained by contacting: Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, tel: 800-831-9146; BofA Merrill Lynch, 222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038, Attn: Prospectus Department, email: firstname.lastname@example.com; or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, tel: 1-866-803-9204. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
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If you have a collection of silver jewelry and are looking to sell a few pieces that you no longer wear or are damaged, this is an excellent time to consider selling.
The value of silver in today's market is high and dealers are buying silver jewelry. Silver is now earning the same attention as gold for investors and collectors.
After setting aside pieces of your jewelry to sell, there are a few things to consider; including, value of the pieces, current price of silver, and locating a reputable buyer who will provide you with the best price for your silver jewelry.
Value of Silver Jewelry
Before selling any jewelry online or offline, it's best to first determine the value of your collection.
Try to recall the original purchase price of your jewelry. If the jewelry was inherited or a gift, you can check the hallmark which will provide the silver content in your jewelry and help you determine the estimated value.
In the United States, the hallmark on genuine silver jewelry is .925 or STERLING. Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver. Anything lower than that is not considered genuine silver by jewelry shops and precious metal buyers because of the higher alloy content.
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There are many places that will buy your silver, but finding the buyer who is both reputable and will give you a fair price for your silver jewelry can take a little time, but it is time well spent.
Look for companies that offer a live price chart, this will be valuable resource to help you determine the value of your silver and what the buyer is paying
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Brother of Jane Birch (Pepys' maid) http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/149/ and William Birch http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/1008/ .
Wayneman Birch was Pepys' servant from September 1660. Wheatley's footnotes confusingly refer to him as "Will Wayneman".
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Named for A. R. and Nellie Swan (not for Dr. Swan, who was in charge of a TB sanitarium in Tucson.) A. R. Swan lived in Old Fort Lowell, just east of Swan. By 1931 the Swans had three children: Lindsay, Alberta, and Alma-Mae. They tried farming north of Fort Lowell, but not enough water was available because Mormon families had taken water rights.
Information from E. C. Smith, Pima County street name expert. A telephone call made by PCPL staff on 05/06/2001.


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LOVELADY, TEXAS - One person was hospitalized after an apparent tornado hit the town of Lovelady, Texas Sunday afternoon.
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S., Mehrkanoon and Abdul Majid, Zanariah and Suleiman, Mohamed (2010) Variable steps implicit block multistep method for solving first order ODEs. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 233 (9). 2387 -2394. ISSN 0377-0427
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A new four-point implicit block multistep method is developed for solving systems of first-order ordinary differential equations with variable step size. The method computes the numerical solution at four equally spaced points simultaneously. The stability of the proposed method is investigated. The Gauss-Seidel approach is used for the implementation of the proposed method in the PE(CE)^m mode. The method is presented in a simple form of Adams type and all coefficients are stored in the code in order to avoid the calculation of divided difference and integration coefficients. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed method.
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Salazar Announces Western Gulf Lease Sale
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the next federal oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico will occur in New Orleans on August 18, 2010. The Secretary made the Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 215 announcement during a tour of Superior Energy Services. The available blocks in Sale 215 are located from 9 to about 250 miles offshore in water depths of 16 to more than 10,975 feet (5 to 3,346 meters). The Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) estimates the proposed lease sale could result in the production of 242 to 423 million barrels of oil and 1.64 to 2.64 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The Secretary's visit to New Orleans followed the Obama Administration's recent announcement of a comprehensive strategy for strengthening the nation's energy security and reducing America's dependence on foreign oil. The strategy calls for expanded development and production throughout the Gulf of Mexico, including resource-rich areas of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that are currently under Congressional moratorium and closed to development. "The plan we are proposing calls for four more lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico by 2012 and, in the years beyond, would open up two-thirds of the oil and gas resources in the Eastern Gulf while protecting Florida's coast and critical military training areas," said Salazar
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Public Hearings Scheduled to provide opportunities for public input. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has completed a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), providing updated environmental and socioeconomic analysis to support two proposed lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico. Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 233 is tentatively scheduled for 2013 in the Western Planning Area (WPA), offshore Texas; and Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 231 is scheduled for 2014
Interest Declining In Offshore Acreage Leases
Preliminary results of the latest government sale of offshore oil and natural gas exploration acreage leases in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico show a decline in oil company interest in the properties, officials from the U.S. Mineral Management Service (MMS) said on Tuesday. The latest sale, the Western Gulf Lease Sale 174, received 177 bids from 37 companies on a total of 153 acreage tracts. Bids in the previous sale, held in March, resulted in 272 bids from 67 companies for 207 tracts.
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Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 174 Attracts $94.6 Million in High Bids
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BOEM Proposes O&G Lease Sale in Gulf of Mexico
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BOEM Proposes GoM Oil and Gas Lease Sale
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US Kicks off Evaluation of Offshore Oil, Gas Leases
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US Closer to Wave Energy off Oregon
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US Approves Plan to Open Atlantic to Oil Reserve Surveys
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NJ Congressmen Supports Offshore Wind Proposal
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BOEM to Gather Data on Potential Oil & Gas Areas
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BOEM Extends O&G Lease Comment Period
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is extending the public comment period for the Request for Information (RFI) and Comments on the Preparation of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The RFI was released in mid-June as the initial step in the
BOEM to Open Bids for Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of Mexico Regional Director John Rodi will open the Gulf of Mexico Western Planning Area Lease Sale 238 at 9 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.


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It was time to split course with the father and son cycling duo. Saturday afternoon they were picked up in their car . I miss them and wish them luck in their future nomadic lifestyle in Europe. The three of them headed back to Maine and I continued the journey south toward Fredericton and then would eventually head east toward Moncton. The festivities would continue on without us and the sacred fire would continue to burn until Sunday night.
Now that I look back i really wish I had stayed for the remainder of the ceremony. I was just starting to build some nice friendships as well. Luckily, email exists although it is not the same as a personal relationship.
It's possible that future travels will not take me through that reservation again.
One thing I've learned from the tour so far is that there is a fine line between checkpoints and deadlines and spending quality time in places I found interesting along the way. This hit me hard just after the first few pedal strokes on Day 12.
I'm sure this could be worded differently and I'm sure some of the "pro's" , if there is such a thing, will disagree with this statement.
But let me add that I only had a limited period of time to get to Newfoundland. In a case where I had all the time in the world, I would probably spend weeks at every checkpoint. (Sounds to good to be true). Visit all sorts of places, stay as long as you please and then move on to the next location and repeat. I think the only solid issue in this being a lifestyle is the required $$.
So that is why I am starting trip by trip. Spaced with work and for not much longer, school in between.
Doing a trip like this ( a bunch of mini connected trips inside a big trip) has a small drawback: leaving good people along the way. But on the plus, there are good people all throughout and this is what kept my spirits up.
Enough of my blabbing- let's get on the road…
I followed the St John river south on the east side. The old highway NB 105.
You can read all about this awesome river here
There were some rolling farm type hills and mini valleys but things were sort of taming down compared to the days before in the Appalachian mountains. Some points were extremely beautiful where the 105 rose way above the river.
I saw a few osprey and even some big eagles fishing below me. No visual proof though.
In fact, not that many pictures at all.
To give you an idea of what the road was like here is a google maps snapshot from the 105 south bound.
Hartland, NB hosts the worlds largest covered bridge. It crosses the St.John river. I did not get to ride across it :(
I was in a rush to meet some "family-friends of friends" who were waiting for my arrival around dinner time. So i never had any time to take out my big camera, and I hadn't gotten the chance to charge up my go-pro.
I made it on time averaging about 21 km/h. The speed would have been higher if it weren't for the deep valleys on the 105.
Rocky, my host in Woodstock was a really cool guy, with an awesome accent. He introduced me to his friends and we definitely drank a couple beers. Something that is quite routine on any Friday or Saturday night most places you go.
We went to his friends trailer, had a big corn roast and bon fire and then made it down to the local bar afterward. Lots of laughs.