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The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) approved terms and conditions to be issued with a Request for Proposal (RFP), a process that allows Design-Build teams to bid on construction of the first high-speed rail project in California.
Five Design-Build teams qualified for a short list and will compete for contracts to build the backbone of the high-speed rail system in the Central Valley. Proposals will be scored on whether they meet strict guidelines for technical competence, deadline schedules, methods of operation and costs. The winning bid will include a CHSRA policy and goal that says 30% of the work will go to small businesses.
CHSRA agreed to award a $2 million stipend to Design-Build teams that submit bids but are not awarded the contract. Stipends are a common engineering industry practice that partially compensates companies that participate in the RFP process.
The first segment of the high-speed rail project will extend 25 miles from near the city of Madera to south of the city of Fresno. It will create an estimated 100,000 job-years over the next five years and one million job-years over the next 20 years, according to the agency.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will pay for half of the $1.5 to $2 billion project. Proposition 1A, the High-Speed Passenger Train Act, approved by voters in 2008, will supply money for CHSRA's portion of the funding.
The CHSRA board of directors also voted to support the development of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Southern California transportation agencies. It outlines a shared commitment to development of high-speed rail in Southern California while providing funding for local early investment projects that will improve rail service immediately.
Agencies that have already approved the MOU include Southern California Association of Governments, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Riverside County Transportation Commission, San Diego Association of Governments, San Bernardino Associated Governments and the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink).
Specifically, the CHSRA would identify $1 billion in Prop 1A or other funds that could be used for early investment projects along the high-speed rail corridors, as defined in the authority's Business Plan. Meanwhile, regional agencies would work with the CHSRA to find matching funds in order to improve existing railways and deliver the high-speed rail system sooner to Southern California. The coordinated effort defines a new interagency partnership that further promotes intermodal connectivity.
All agencies will coordinate to develop a Candidate Project list for early investment in Southern California by 2020. In addition, the agencies will prepare performance criteria for selecting and prioritizing the projects from the Candidate Project list. These projects will be recommended to the Legislature, which is uniquely responsible for approval and appropriation.
The grants, which will be selected by the FRA and awarded and administered by the FTA, will help commuter railroads implement PTC, which prevents accidents and saves lives.
The project, which starts next week, will utilize Hyperloop Transportation Technologies crowdsourcing and community collaboration, while implementations will be financed by Deutsche Bahn.
A group argues that the flawed data suggested the move would not have an overly burdensome effect on low-income and minority riders and that it should have taken steps to curb those impacts before ending the service in March.
During the investigation, it was determined that the man was laying on his back in the middle of the inbound side of a track on the south side, when a northbound train came down the track because the system was running on a single track.
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Juveniles confess to setting fire at Mormon chapel in Magna
Ravell Call, Deseret News
MAGNA — Three juveniles confessed Monday to setting hymnals on fire late Sunday, resulting in a Monday morning blaze at an LDS Church.
A passer-by early Monday noticed white smoke coming from the eaves of the building, 7525 W. 3635 South, and called 911, said Unified Fire Authority Capt. Clint Meacham. When firefighters arrived around 7:15 a.m., the entire building was filled with smoke, he said.
Investigators pieced together evidence left at the scene, including a door to the building that appeared to have been broken or forced open. It is unknown how the three kids were located, but Meacham said they confessed to starting the blaze.
"The material smoldered for quite a long time before it got hot enough to actually set the surrounding furnishing and contents on fire," he said.
Because of the types and quality of furnishings contained within the chapel and the amount of Sheetrock material that had to be torn down during the extinguishing and investigation process, Meacham said damage quickly reached $500,000.
The juveniles are facing possible charges for arson and other crimes, as they were not supposed to be in the building when they set the fire. Their ages were not released Monday.
Meacham said it is unknown what materials were used to set the hymn books on fire.
No one was injured in the fire, and damage was contained mostly to the chapel. Smoke damage, however, was reported throughout the building, and some windows were blown out due to a change in pressure inside the building.
Meacham said the size and nature of the building made for a more lengthy investigation and more information is likely to come out as the potential charges are vetted.
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It was affordable, and they gave you lots of pillows,and clean towels daily,vaccummed and cleaned the bathrooms daily too which was a plus.
Location! Also our room with a view was on the bottom floor and we had many trees and bushes blocking our view of the ocean. Kind of a waste paying the extra $50 for a view and not really getting one...
It had a beautiful back walkway
The room was old. The bathtub was clean but had stains and rust spots. There was no hot water. We slept on top of our sheets.
Smelled like a fucking ashtray
Not a damm thing.
The location was awesome. There was so much nearby and could walk which make the location an A+. The hotel sits right on the beach and all you have to do is walk out which makes going to the beach great. The staff was pleasant to work with and willing to explore questions about bill.
The room seemed very small especially the bathroom and the kitchenette which is a nice touch to the room but a little much for that size room. The area for breakfast is extremely small and and tucked away.
The location was great; Right on the water and Ocean Boulevard.
We were there during spring break and it was very noisy late at night. We could hear the cars, loud radios, yelling until about 3 AM. I would recommend that make sure it's not spring break for college/high school kids when traveling to this location.
Very clean, friendly staff, convenient location. Walking distance to most attractions
Great price
great location
Rooms were nice and clean with full kitchenette
Can be loud in the city at night. Suggest getting a room higher up
it was ocean front... that's about the only plus side
Horribly nasty rooms. My carpet was mysteriously wet the entire time, the appliances are an eye sore, staff doesn't have a dress code, so I thought room service was some thug breaking into my room. Parking looks like an auto salvage lot, and I thought the entire time I was there I'd have someone break into my car. I didn't feel safe at all there. The door to my room didn't even have weather stripping so I had to run the oven fan to drown out noise from the parking lot and street. I'll never stay there again. It looked like the bed sheets and pillow cases had never been washed either.
The fact that is was on the beachfront, was great. And that the entire building was glass no matter where you were you always had an outside view of attractions and even the beach depening on your room location.
This is a 20 floor hotel with only 2 that's right 2 elevators, which means you will spend quite some time waiting to leave the hotel, It was crazy. Also could been a little more clean found childrens panties behind master bedroom door in neighbor's room, and my pantry was filled with food from previous guest the exp date on items were from 02/2010 yuck, the staff need to check the cabinets each time they clean and behind all doors. :(
I liked the view and location. I liked the easy access to the beach.
I did not like the elevators and the delays when trying to check out. It took over 30 minutes to get an elevator to get to the the lobby with all of our luggage. The indoor pool is entirely too small.
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President Barack Obama said Sunday (local time) that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on two storied American institutions facing proposals to end long-held exclusions.
The president's comments in a pre-Super Bowl interview on CBS come ahead of this week's meeting of the Boy Scouts' national executive board. A proposal to open up the Scouts' membership to gays is expected to be discussed and possibly voted on at the gathering in Texas.
The Boy Scouts emphatically reaffirmed the no-gays policy just seven months ago, but announced last week they were considering changing the stance. Instead of mandatory exclusion of gays, the different religious and civic groups that sponsor Scout units would be able to decide for themselves how to address the issue - either maintaining the exclusion or opening up their membership.
The White House said in a statement last August that Obama opposed the gay ban. Obama, like presidents for the last century, serves as honorary president of the group. The president's comment Sunday was his first since the group announced it was considering a policy change.
"My attitude is that gays and lesbians should have access and opportunity the same way everybody else does in every institution and walk of life," Obama said. "The Scouts are a great institution that are promoting young people and exposing them to opportunities and leadership that will serve people for the rest of their lives. And I think nobody should be barred from that."
Obama also had previously issued a statement supporting the Pentagon's decision last month to open up front-line combat jobs to women, but the interview with CBS' Scott Pelley included his first publicly spoken comments on the matter since the announcement. He said women are already serving in combat "as a practical matter."
"When they're in theater in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, they are vulnerable," he said. "They are wounded, and they've been killed. And they have carried out their jobs with extraordinary patriotism and distinction."
The policy change overturns a 1994 rule prohibiting women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units, and is expected to open up more than 230,000 combat positions that have been off limits to women.
Obama said he meets "extraordinary women in uniform who can do everything that a man can and more." He gave the example of one of his military aides, who he estimated is only about 5 feet tall and 100 pounds.
"You put a 50-pound pack on her, and she can do things that you or me would keel over doing. And so the truth is that women are serving. They are taking great risks. What we should not do is somehow prevent them from advancing in an institution that we all revere."
On the economy, Obama said although more revenue has to be raised to reduce the deficit, it can be done without raising income tax rates again. He said the answer is "smart spending cuts," reducing waste in the health care system and closing loopholes and deductions like offshore tax havens that benefit a few high income earners but not most Americans.
"There's no doubt we need additional revenue coupled with smart spending reductions in order to bring down our deficit," he said. "We can do it in a gradual way so it doesn't have a huge impact."
Coming before the Super Bowl, Obama had to expect he'd be asked about his recent comment that if he had a son, he would have to think long and hard about letting him play football because of safety concerns. Obama said he feel differently about the NFL, where the players are well-compensated adults who know the risks, but the threat of concussions has to give parents pause about letting youth and children play.
"I want to make sure we are doing everything we can to make the sport safer, and that means the game's probably going to evolve a little bit," Obama said. "For those of us who like to see a big hit and enjoy the rock 'em, sock 'em elements of the game, we're probably going to be occasionally frustrated.
"But I do think we want to make sure that after people have played the game, that they're going to be OK," he said.
The Obamas were hosting their own Super Bowl party for friends and family at the White House. In honor of the two teams, the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers, they were serving Chesapeake crabcakes and San Francisco cioppino stew with sourdough toast. Also on the menu are Clipper City and Anchor Steam beers from the competing cities.
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"There are two kinds of people in this world: people who love books and people who don't really care about books," muses Dana Cain.
The difference between the two will come into sharp focus tonight and tomorrow at the 28th annual Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair, which will serve up an amazing spread of postcards, maps, art prints, old travel brochures, posters, ads and, of course, books and more books.
"Now that hard-copy books are starting to become an endangered species," adds Cain, who organized the fair, "people really want to support books, and the love of books, and the people who still have open bookstores, the little independent bookshops that cater to really good books, and nice books, and books with hard covers and dust jackets and author's signatures, books that really mean some-thing — not just for the words, but for the actual artifact of the book itself."
This year's theme is "Books Into Film," and the fair will include panel discussions and film-trailer projections; Heritage Auctions will also host an antique book appraisal booth. The fair takes place at the Denver Merchandise Mart, 451 East 58th Avenue, tonight from 5 to 9 p.m., ($10, includes re-admission tomorrow) or tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ($5). Visit www.rmaba.org or call 303-347-8252 for more information.
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14 EU Member States have signed up for the AIIB but not in a coordinated manner and without ensuring representation for European institutions such as the European Investment Bank or the European Commission.
Early signs point to China using the vehicle not only for economic development but also for the pursuit of geostrategic interests, for example accelerating its plans for reviving the 'Silk Road' between Asia and Europe.
The European Commission should lead in facilitating a loose coordination of EU Member States that are joining the AIIB, while also ensuring that European institutions are represented and an 'early warning mechanism' is launched to prevent slow and uncoordinated decision making in the future.
The creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) reflects the greater economic importance of Emerging Markets (EMs) in general and China in particular. The AIIB, together with other China-led initiatives, such as the New Development Bank (NDB) and Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA), has a combined capital base of $250 billion. This represents significant financial firepower roughly on par with the World Bank. The creation of these new institutions partly reflects China's growing dissatisfaction with the existing global multilateral financial frameworks where the country (rightly) feels underrepresented, since it is now the second largest national economy worldwide, similar in size to the entire euro area (Graph 1). China, along with other emerging market economies, complains about its limited clout in bodies like the IMF, and over the slow pace of reform in addressing this imbalance 1. Thus, the AIIB is only partially an economic vehicle, which, in reality, may be used for the pursuit of China's wider geo-political interests in the region and the world. This concern is reflected in the refusal, to date, of the United States and Japan to join the AIIB.
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The expected size of the AIIB's subscribed capital, at $100 billion, is roughly 30% that of the European Investment Bank (EIB) but is already more than twice that of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Most other multilateral development banks are well-established institutions, in some cases with several decades of existence and several rounds of capital increases. Tellingly, the subscribed capital of the AIIB and the New Development Bank (NDB) would make the joint capital of those two Chinese-led Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) larger than all other global and regional MDBs, except for the EIB, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (Graph 2).
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Based on the leverage of other Multilateral Development Banks, the AIIB's subscribed capital of $100 billion could support lending operations of between $200-500 billion, depending on how the institution raises funding and operates its lending business 2. Adding the (China-led) NBD would increase these amounts by 50%. If the AIIB opts to increase its capital structure through international capital markets, the pace of building its loan portfolio is likely to be measured – probably three to five years – and will follow conservative practices to ensure the quality of loans. This would suggest that, in the medium term, lending totals would be closer to the lower-bound estimate of $200 billion. In addition, conservative lending practices will be necessary for a high credit rating, resulting in low-cost borrowing and, in turn, an expansion of its lending operations.
However, even in the slow-growing, three to five year scenario, a joint amount of $300 billion additional financing by the AIIB and the New Development Bank (NDB) would be equivalent to over 40% of the current stock of MDB loans to emerging markets (estimated at $693 billion) and over 90% of the current stock of MDB loans to Asian emerging markets (worth around $328 billion). Clearly, even in the most modest growth scenario, the AIIB – and therefore China – will quickly accelerate economic reach and global influence.
Beyond the AIIB, China also has the largest domestic development banks (DDBs) among emerging markets. These DDBs have a joint capital base of over $100 billion, larger than most global multilateral development banks and worth almost 70% of the total capital base of the BRICS domestic development banks. Along with funds originating from the multilateral development banks, they are also used to finance external infrastructures by supporting the investments of Chinese companies abroad. For example, the Chinese 'Silk Road' initiative, which aims to create land and sea transport infrastructure linking Asia to Europe, will be largely financed via the China Development Bank (CDB). Not only is the CDB already the largest Chinese domestic development bank, but it is also due to receive a capital increase to the tune of $30 billion to support the 'Silk Road' initiative.
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Making further use of its $3.7 trillion in hard currency reserves, China participates in several frameworks that provide very large amounts of international short-term, IMF-like liquidity. These include the $100 billion BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement, the $240 billion Chiang Mai initiative facility and a range of bilateral currency swap arrangements – mostly within the Asian region – with an estimated cumulative total of around $589 billion. Adding up these three facilities implies an amount of financing close to the total that the IMF could provide to all emerging markets.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has a mandate to foster the development of infrastructure and other productive sectors on the Asian continent. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced its creation during a tour of Southeast Asia in October 2013. The initial subscribed capital of the AIIB is to be $100 billion,* and Beijing is to host its headquarters. Jin Liqun, a former Chinese Deputy Minister of Finance and previous Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), was appointed as its Secretary-General. As of April 2015, there are 57 prospective founding members, including 14 EU Member States: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The IMF, World Bank and Asian Development Bank also indicated they would cooperate with the AIIB.
The creation of the AIIB follows other, similar Chinese-led initiatives to influence the global multilateral financial architecture. For instance, in July 2014, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – known as the BRICS countries – announced plans to create both a new multilateral development bank and a shared currency reserve pool. This body, dubbed the New Development Bank (NDB), will have a capital of $50 billion, with 20% contributed by China. Headquartered in Shanghai, the NDB has a similar mandate to the AIIB, namely to support infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS countries and other emerging markets (EMs). The so-called Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) will have a capital base of $100 billion – 41% of which is contributed by China – and tasked with cushioning short-term liquidity needs, a function similar to the IMF and the European Stability Mechanism in the euro area context.
* Concerning how this capital is to be allocated between prospective members, the discussion indicates that regional Asian members would have between 70-75% and non-regional members 30-25% of the total.
Chinese actions are not restricted to the economic and financial spheres; they seem to have a clear geopolitical and geostrategic component. The plethora of initiatives that are ostensibly economic – AIIB, NDB, the 'Silk Road'– are clearly aimed, and overtly used, to increase global influence and political reach.
Part of this strategy can be seen as a reaction to repeated attempts to constrain China. The country's growing economic heft would seem to legitimately warrant a greater say in global affairs. But from the refusal to reform IMF voting rights to US efforts to discourage countries from joining the AIIB, attempts by individual countries to limit China's influence in global or regional bodies may end up being responsible for the creation of these 'parallel institutions' in the first place. In addition, China does not seem to aim for a complete overhaul or even derailment of the global financial governance system. The initiatives to date seem more designed to complement the existing financial architecture, possibly reflecting the realisation that China itself is one of the largest beneficiaries of the current global governance framework.
While on the surface this may seem reassuring, there is clearly a sense of nervousness which is shared by some of the EU's key allies. The United States and Japan, along with many EU Member States, see the AIIB as a potential rival to the World Bank or the Asian Development Bank. They also share concerns that the new institution will not uphold common standards of governance, as well as environmental and social protection. Early warning signs are that the AIIB has rejected Taiwan's application to join under its own name, making membership contingent on using a name that signals that the island belongs to China. According to Reuters, China is also proposing to give Asian nations a larger stake in the institution than to European ones – splitting a 70-75% quota between Asian countries based on their economic size a decision that would give China the largest vote.
Source: AIIB Website; FT 26.03.2015
The AIIB case highlights the lack of a common strategy among EU Member States, as well as between the EU and its closest allies. The founding of the AIIB was announced as far back as autumn 2013, providing a comfortable time frame in which a more coordinated EU response could have been organised. In its absence, Member States decided largely on their own. The deadline for application to become a founding member was 31 March and has now passed.
Should European institutions decide to pursue membership nonetheless, there are examples of joint European Commission (EC) – European Investment Bank (EIB) participation in multilateral facilities. In the EBRD, for instance, the European Commission (on behalf of the EU) and the EIB each hold 3% of the subscribed capital. The two EU institutions jointly entered the EBRD in 1991, together with all the other (then) EU Member States.
The EIB typically finances its participation in other institutions with 'own resources' after the approval of the EIB Board. The process for the EC tends to be lengthier and more complex. Furthermore, the above mentioned EC's entry in the EBRD occurred before the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. Given the post-Lisbon decision procedures, the May 2014 European Investment Fund (EIF) capital increase is probably more instructive as an example of how this could be done; there, the EC followed an accelerated co-decision procedure with the European Parliament and the Council, which took around five months.
In the case of a more limited participation by the EC, an equity investment via an existing external 'blending' facility would be an alternative (for example the Asian Investment Facility, managed by DG DEVCO). This avenue could be pursued in a matter of weeks, if there was agreement on substance on the side of the EC. Ahead of that, the EC might wish to convene a meeting with the current EU Member States that have applied for AIIB membership to discuss and align strategies.
An accession of EU institutions into the AIIB could be linked and leveraged with other EU initiatives – from the negotiation of China's participation in European Fund for Strategic Investment to an EU-China bilateral investment. An EU AIIB accession could also add clout to a discussion with traditional EU allies, like the US and Japan, about their own possible participation in that institution, which both partners are still contemplating.
Finally, in order to prevent the repetition of similar situations in the future, an 'early warning' mechanism could be formed to forewarn the EC of upcoming developments of strategic significance. In the particular case of the AIIB, many EU actors were informed but this seems not to have translated into political action: early decisions could have been taken and a more coordinated Europe-wide response organised. A recommendation for the precise set-up of such an early warning mechanism is beyond the scope of this note.
Short of an unforeseen event, the emergence of China on the global stage is real and here to stay. The AIIB is only another manifestation of the country's quest to offer unparalleled financing capabilities (and increasingly also technical expertise) to help itself and other Asian countries develop infrastructure and wider economic capabilities. While on balance this should be welcome, the EU needs to be vigilant that good governance standards are respected. Europe should not inadvertently help to lay the grounds for a world in which Chinese or AIIB finance will be preferred in emerging markets because it comes without the economic prescriptions and economic and social standards upheld by other multilateral development banks, such as the World Bank.
In addition, Europe needs to keep a close eye on wider geopolitical and geostrategic trends, which suggest that instead of revising borders, China may use its economic and financial prowess to pursue its unilateral political and security interests. The seven 'Strategic Emerging Industries' initiative, which is part of the Chinese government's latest five-year plan, is worth mentioning in this regard. These industries – energy saving and environmental protection, new-generation information technology, biotechnology, high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy, new materials, and new-energy vehicles – lie squarely in the high valued-added segment of the global economy that has hitherto been dominated by Western powers. The fact that these industries were subsidised to the tune of several hundred billion US dollars between 2010 and 2015 (without being subject to state aid rules) can easily give them an unfair advantage, eroding Europe's competitive edge in these key sectors.


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