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Franklin and his Electric Kite
An Experiment that Took the World By Storm
An Account of the Kite Experiment
From Carl Van Doren's "Benjamin Franklin," ©1938 by Carl Van Doren
Before that he had thought of another way of proving his theory, and with the help of his electrical kite had drawn lightning from a cloud. The episode of the kite, so firm and fixed in legend, turns out to be dim and mystifying in fact. Franklin himself never wrote the story of the most dramatic of his experiments. All that is known about what he did on that famous day, of no known date, comes from Joseph Priestley's account, published fifteen years afterwards but read in manuscript by Franklin, who must have given Priestley the precise, familiar details.
"As every circumstance relating to so capital a discovery (the greatest, perhaps, since the time of Sir Isaac Newton) cannot but give pleasure to all my readers, I shall endeavour to gratify them with the communication of a few particulars which I have from the best authority.
"The Doctor, having published his method of verifying his hypothesis concerning the sameness of electricity with the matter of lightning, was waiting for the erection of a spire [on Christ Church] in Philadelphia to carry his views into execution; not imagining that a pointed rod of a moderate height could answer the purpose; when it occurred to him that by means of a common kite he could have better access to the regions of thunder than by any spire whatever. Preparing, therefore, a large silk handkerchief and two cross-sticks of a proper length on which to extend it, he took the opportunity of the first approaching thunderstorm to take a walk in the fields, in which there was a shed convenient for his purpose. But, dreading the ridicule which too commonly attends unsuccessful attempts in science, he communicated his intended experiment to nobody but his son" — then twenty-one, not a child as in the traditional illustrations of the scene — "who assisted him in raising the kite.
How Franklin Made His Kite
Written by Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, October 19, 1752
Make a small cross of two light strips of cedar, the arms so long as to reach to the four corners of a large thin silk handkerchief when extended; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite; which being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string, will rise in the air, like those made of paper; but this being of silk is fitter to bear the wet and wind of a thunder gust without tearing. To the top of the upright stick of the cross is to be fixed a very sharp pointed wire, rising a foot or more above the wood. To the end of the twine, next the key may be fastened. This kite is to be raised when a thunder-gust appears to be coming on, and the person who holds the string must stand within a door or window, or under some cover, so that the silk ribbon may not be wet; and care must be taken that the twine does not touch the frame of the door or window. As soon as any of the thunder clouds come over the kite, the pointed wire will draw the electric fire from them, and the kite, with all the twine, will be electrified, and the loose filaments of the twine, will stand out every way, and be attracted by an approaching finger. And when the rain has wetted the kite and twine, so that it can conduct the electric fire freely, you will find it stream out plentifully from the key on the approach of your knuckle. At this key the phial may be charged: and from electric fire thus obtained, spirits may be kindled, and all the other electric experiments be performed, which are usually done by the help of a rubbed glass globe or tube, and thereby the sameness of the electric matter with that of lightning completely demonstrated.
For Whom the Bells Toll
Franklin's "iron rod" drew lightning down into his house. The rod was connected to a bell and a second bell was connected to a grounded wire. Every time there was an electrical storm, the bells would ring and sparks would illuminate his house.
Franklin described the experiment as follows. The rod was:
"fixed to the top of my chimney and extending abut nine feet above it. From the foot of this rod a wire (the thickness of a goose-quill) came through a covered glass tube in the roof and down through the well of the staircase; the lower end connected with the iron spear of a pump. On the staircase opposite to my chamber door the wire was divided; the ends separated about six inches, a little bell on each end; and between the bells a little brass ball, suspended by a silk thread, to play between and strike the bells when clouds passed with electricity in them. After having frequently drawn sparks and charged bottles from the bell of the upper wire, I was one night awakened by aloud cracks on the staircase. Starting up and opening the door, I perceived that the brass ball, instead of vibrating as usual between the bells was repelled and kept at a distance from both; while the fire passed, sometimes in very large, quick cracks from bell to bell, and sometimes in a continued, dense, white stream, seemingly as large as my finger, whereby the whole staircase was inlightened with sunshine, so that one might see to pick up a pin."
Legend has it that Franklin's wife, Deborah, was so flustered by the ringing bells and flashing lights, that she wrote to her husband who was off in London, asking him how to disconnect the experiment.
Assault on Batteries
Before Franklin started his scientific experimentation, it was thought that electricity consisted of two opposing forces. Franklin showed that electricity consisted of a "common element" which he named "electric fire." Further, electricity was "fluid" like a liquid. It passed from one body to another — however it was never destroyed. In a letter to Peter Collinson, Franklin wrote that the:
"fire only circulates. Hence have arisen some new items among us. We say B (and other Bodies alike circumstanced) are electricised positively; A negatively; Or rather B is electricised plus and A minus ... These terms we may use till philosophers give us better."
Franklin's work became the basis for the single fluid theory. When something is being charged, such as a car battery, electricity flows from a positive body, that with an excess charge, to a negative body, that with negative charge. Indeed, a car battery has plus and minus signs on its terminals.
Franklin wrote Collinson in another letter that: "I feel a Want of Terms here and doubt much whether I shall be able to make this intelligible." Not only did Franklin have to posit theories, he also had to create a new language to fit them. Some of the electrical terms which Franklin coined during his experiments include:
- battery
- charge
- condensor
- conductor
- plus
- minus
- positively
- negatively
- armature
They are still the terms we use today.


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Definición de construction en inglés:
1The building of something, typically a large structure: there was a skyscraper under construction
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- With two housing developments currently under construction in Bangor, the town has got a major face-lift in the last five years.
- Another day, James hops a city bus and rides it to the end of the line, a field out in the country where new housing is under construction.
- It is located near a nursing home on extensive grounds and there is a housing development under construction to the southern side.
building, erection, putting up, setting up, establishment;
assembly, manufacture, fabrication, creation
1.1The building of large structures considered as an industry.
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- Not many responders had a history of dusty work, such as experience in road and building construction and the cement industry.
- Today, the main use of bitumen is in the road making industry for construction and maintenance.
- The CFMEU represents workers in mining and construction, two industries where there is a greater risk than most that workers won't make it home at the end of the day.
1.2The style or method used in the building of something: the mill is of brick construction
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- Some furniture is just butted up together and is nailed, I do not recommend that style of construction.
- Application of a water repellent does not negate proper brick construction and detailing procedures.
- Santa Barbara has a strict planning code that forces architects and developers to use a Spanish style of construction, and prohibits any building of more than two storeys.
1.3A building or other structure.
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- Our present building is a modern construction with seven classrooms.
- The group has been equally impressed by less spectacular constructions - bus shelters, flyovers, washing machines.
- Older buildings still outnumber newer constructions unlike so many Thai towns and cities.
structure, building, edifice, pile
1.4The creation or formation of an abstract entity: language plays a large part in our construction of reality
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- It's all very big and heady - the world of abstract construction - but it's child's play, really.
- This book should generate some lively ideas for creative work tying in with construction and invention, imagination and probability.
- We did a lot of creative construction back in the founding.
1.5An interpretation or explanation: you could put an honest construction upon their conduct
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- The reader will not expect to find in these pages any novel views, and novel constructions of the Constitution.
- However, an analysis of early modern constructions of perception and the role of the passions, reveals something slightly different.
- So I would argue that moralities be understood as constructions, which creates a space in which they can be interrogated.
interpretation, reading, meaning, explanation, explication, construal
informal take, spin
1.6 Grammar The arrangement of words according to syntactical rules: sentence construction
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- The only solution is that both are uses of the plain form in a subjunctive main clause construction.
- Language experts can tell from sentence construction, phrase and idiom whether or not you think in the language of your speech or writing.
- That tells us that the construction is an interrogative complement clause in each case.
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- Their adventurous designs are clearly in for reed by the structural tectonics and constructional logic championed by their tutors.
- Together with the engineer, the team devised a new constructional system of steel channels, mesh, mortar and waterproofing, the structure being lined inside and out with local tiles.
- Employing a variety of constructional and environmental control systems, a new porous building envelope permits flows of air, light and student activities.
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- Third, if we try to ascertain what he is after constructionally, we can more readily bring to bear those constructional, procedural, and analytic skills which are, at present, our important repertoires.
- Schools also tend to view their missions constructionally, and there is an important constitutional message attached.
- Such approaches are constructionally oriented; they build repertoires.
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin constructio(n-), from construere 'heap together' (see construct).
Palabras que riman con constructionabduction, conduction, deduction, destruction, eduction, effluxion, induction, instruction, introduction, misconstruction, obstruction, production, reduction, ruction, seduction, suction, underproduction
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Expect More Holiday Traffic This Year, AAA Says
Holiday road trippers should prepare to deal with thicker traffic compared with last year as more people are expected to take long trips during the period from just before Christmas to New Year's Day.
Analysts say the strong numbers in part indicate consumers are less willing to cut back during this time of year than in other holiday travel periods.
A forecast from travel group AAA projects 93.3 million people in the U.S. will take trips of more than 50 miles from home during the year-end holidays, which is 1.6% higher than the 91.8 million who traveled in the same period last year. AAA said the increase brings this year's estimate within 500,000 of the last decade's high mark set in the 2006-2007 season.
AAA defines the year-end holiday travel period as Saturday, Dec. 22 to Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.
Most travelers – about 84.4 million or 90% — plan to travel by car, but air travel is also expected to increase to 5.6 million people from 5.4 million. People are also going farther, for an average round trip of 760 miles compared with 726 miles a year ago. The increase reflects the uptick in air travel, AAA said.
"The year-end holiday season remains the least volatile of all travel holidays as Americans will not let economic conditions or high gas prices dictate if they go home for the holidays or kick off the New Year with a vacation," said AAA President and CEO Robert Darbelnet. "Primary economic indicators all show modest improvement from last year and AAA is projecting an increase in the number of Americans stuffing their stockings with airline tickets and hotel reservations."
AAA said it does not expect gasoline prices to have a major effect on travel volume. The group estimates the national average price of gasoline will slowly decline between now and year's end to an average of $3.20 to 3.40 a gallon by New Year's Day. Gas prices have dropped about 50 cents a gallon since September but are still at record-high levels for this time of year.


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GSK2130579A for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) (WT1-AS01B-AML-001)
Study of GSK2130579A Tumor-Antigen-Specific Cancer Immunotherapeutic as Post-consolidation Therapy in Adult Patients in First Complete Remission
|Study ID
|WT1-positive Acute Myeloid Leukemia
|Phase I
This study is being done to evaluate the safety of a WT1 Antigen-Specific Cancer Immunotherapeutic (WT1 ASCI) as post-consolidation therapy in adult patients with WT1-positive Acute Myeloid Leukemia in first complete remission. It will also be analyzed to what extent this treatment induces an immune response, specific to the malignancy.
Eligibility Criteria (must meet the following to participate in this study)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- The patient has cytologically proven AML, as defined by the WHO classification. The pretreatment AML karyotype should be documented. Patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12), (PML/RARα) and variants should be excluded.
- The leukemia could be a de novo or secondary AML.
- The patient received induction and consolidation therapy according to the Institution's standard of care.
- The patient's blasts cells show expression of WT1 transcript, detected by quantitative RT-PCR.
- The patient is in first morphologic complete remission (CR1):
- Written informed consent has been obtained prior to the performance of any protocol-specific procedure.
- The patient is ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signature of the informed consent form.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0, 1 or 2 at the time of enrolment.
Adequate hepatic and renal function defined as:
- Serum bilirubin < 1.5 times the Upper Limit of Normal (ULN).
- Serum ALT < 2.5 times the ULN.
- Calculated creatinine clearance > 50 ml/min.
- If the patient is female, she must be of non-childbearing potential, i.e. have a current tubal ligation, hysterectomy, ovariectomy or be post-menopausal, or if she is of childbearing potential, she must practice adequate contraception for 30 days prior to treatment administration, have a negative pregnancy test and continue such precautions for two months after completion of the treatment administration series.
- In the view of the investigator, the patient can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The patient is in morphologic leukemia-free state or in morphologic complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) as defined by "Recommendations of the International Working Group for Diagnosis, Standardization of Response Criteria, Treatment Outcomes, and Reporting Standards for Therapeutic Trials in Acute Myeloid Leukemia"[Cheson 2003].
- The patient has acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12), (PML/RARα) or variants.
- The patient has received, is receiving -or is due to receive- induction chemotherapy followed by Stem Cell Transplantation.
- The patient has (or has had) previous or concomitant malignancies, except effectively treated malignancy that is considered by the investigator highly likely to have been cured.
- The patient has hypercalcemia.
- The patient is known to be HIV-positive.
- The patient has symptomatic autoimmune disease such as, but not limited to multiple sclerosis, lupus, and inflammatory bowel disease.
- The patient has a history of allergic reactions likely to be exacerbated by any component of the study investigational product.
- The patient has other concurrent severe medical problems, unrelated to the malignancy, that would significantly limit full compliance with the study or expose the patient to unacceptable risk.
- The patient has a history of congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease or previous myocardial infarction.
- The patient has psychiatric or addictive disorders that may compromise his/her ability to give informed consent, or to comply with the trial procedures.
- The patient has received any investigational or non-registered medicinal product other than the study medication within 30 days preceding the first dose of study medication or plans to receive such a drug during the study period.
The patient requires concomitant treatment with systemic corticosteroids or any immunosuppressive agents.
The use of prednisone, or equivalent, <0.5 mg/kg/day (absolute maximum 40 mg/day), or inhaled corticosteroids or topical steroids is permitted.
- The patient has received intravenous administration of antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to first study treatment or oral antibiotics within 1 week prior to first study treatment.
- For female patients: the patient is pregnant or lactating.
Last UpdatedJune 20, 2013
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Be part of world record float raft on Weirs Beach
The NH Lakes Association (NH LAKES) aims to get 2,000 canoes and kayaks into the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee to break the current record of 1,902 boats.
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This week's National Repertory Orchestra lineup includes a season-favorite pops concert featuring a young pianist, a brunch performance and a revered guest conductor. All three concerts take place at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge.
Tonight's 7:30 p.m. "Topilow Pops" concert is packed with recognizable favorites. After music director Carl Topilow joins the orchestra for "South Rampart Street Parade" by Baudue and Bob Haggart on clarinet, vocalists Jennifer DeDominici and Daniel Fosha will sing popular selections from "West Side Story," "Secret Garden," "Titanic," "Phantom of the Opera" and more.
Another feature of "Topilow Pops" will be Haydn's Concerto for Piano in D major, Op. 21 played by young pianist Paul Sri. Sri, who recently received first place in the Schmitt Music Competition in Denver, began playing piano at age 2, starting formal lessons at age 5. He has a particular fondness for Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, he said.
"We are excited to have Paul Sri performing the first movement of Haydn's Piano Concerto in D. We have hosted the winners of the Schmitt Piano Competition each year and are delighted to give these opportunities to talented young Colorado pianists," Topilow said.
Sunday, guests can join the NRO for a brunch concert at 11 a.m. featuring compositions by Dvorak. Guest artists Molly Werts and Trevor Kazarian join on violin and cello, respectively.
Werts, a 2010 orchestra alumnus and Kansas native, plays as a substitute violin with the New World Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic and the Kansas City Symphony. "For years I have dreamed of playing in a great professional orchestra, and I am constantly working toward that goal. But what I love most about music is the possibility of exploring many different genres and becoming a versatile performer," she said.
Kazarian, who will play the cello solo on Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, began playing cello at age 6 under Nancy Blum. Kazarian is currently pursuing a master's degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studies with Stephen Geber.
The brunch concert is designed so attendees can enjoy a meal in town before or after the performance. "I hope to see families come out and enjoy the music and the fine restaurants of Breckenridge," marketing director Julie Chandler said.
Rounding out this week's concerts, the NRO welcomes back guest conductor Peter Oundjian Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
The Toronto-born conductor is noted for his "probing musicality, collaborative spirit, and engaging personality," and has been instrumental in the rebirth of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra since his appointment as music director in 2004, according to his bio.
"Maestro Oundjian is very detail oriented and holds the musicians to an extremely high standard. The 2011 orchestra raved about his energy and inspiration, and how he keeps the orchestra engaged through his energetic rehearsal technique," Chandler said.
Oundjian will lead the orchestra through Edouard Lalo's Concerto for Cello in D major and Richard Strauss' "Ein Heldenleben."
Tickets for National Repertory Orchestra concerts range from $7 for juniors to $35. For ticket information and purchase, call the orchestra at (970) 453-5825. To purchase online, visit the website at www.nromusic.com


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Volunteers needed for annual Moundville Native American Festival
Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
Volunteers are needed for the annual Moundville Native American Festival in October.
Last year, the festival had more than 150 volunteers of all ages who donated more than 1,000 hours over the course of four days. This year, festival personnel are looking for help with set-up starting Sept. 30 and running through Oct. 8.
The festival will be Oct. 9-12.
Volunteer jobs available include museum guides and gift shop attendants, interpreters at various stations in the park, children's area assistants, parking attendants and hospitality area assistants.
For more information about volunteering, call 205-371-8732 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Marcilena Wyble, 51, Brookfield, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, at University Hospital, Columbia.
No services are scheduled.
Marcilena Leeann was born April 4, 1961, in Joplin, daughter of Marvin LeRoy and Marcella Bea (Layne) Montee.
Survivors include her soulmate, Phillip Degnan, Brookfield; one son, Joshua Wyble, Cameron; one daughter, Julie Wyble, State of Texas; and many other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
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The last two surviving Beatles may reunite at the Ed Sullivan Theater, 50 years after the Beatles took America by storm.
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are negotiating with producers from "The Late Show with David Letterman," which films in the Ed Sullivan Theater, to reunite on the show, according to Showbiz411.
Reports say Letterman would celebrate the milestone during the week leading up to Feb. 7, the anniversary of the Beatles landing in the United States in 1964. According to the Huffington Post, there are few details available as to what Letterman might do leading up to the reunion.
The potential reunion would air the week before the Feb. 9 CBS special commemorating The Beatles' performance on Ed Sullivan's show. That show included performances of "All My Loving," "Till There Was You," "She Loves You," "I Saw Her Standing There" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
The special, titled "The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles," will features performances by The Eurythmics and Maroon 5 and duets by Alicia Keys and John Legend as well as Keith Urban and John Mayer.
McCartney and Starr have performed together since the Beatles broke up in 1970, co-headlining a 2009 benefit concert for the David Lynch Foundation, and performing at George Harrison's 2002 memorial service.
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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Duck Brand Glow-In-The-Dark Gaffers Duck Tape is a premium gaffer tape product that glows in the dark. It offers clean removability and it's cloth substrate is hand tearable in both directions for ease of use and readily conforms to complex surfaces unlike traditional film glow-in-the-dark tapes. Gives the added benefit of being photoluminescent after the tape is activated by an artificial or natural light source. Applications for stage safety are numerous; such as marking stair and exits. Duck Glow in the Dark Tape is printable and can be die cut to different shapes and sizes. In its uncharged state the tape has a natural color and when glowing the tape has a luminescent lime green color. The tape is typically fully charged within 30 minutes after exposure to either artificial or natural light and glows brightest the first 15 to 30 minutes after activation has ceased, but will remain clearly visible in a totally dark room to the night-adjusted eye for hours (to the night-adjusted eye it is visible, but it would not compare it brightness to say a standard flashlight). It is also writable / printable and its non-smearing surface provides quick temporary labels and signs that are readable in the dark. Please note the narrower 3/4" inch wide rolls are very small which is great for craft projects . They come on a 1 inch diameter core instead of the standard 3 inch diameter core; also the outside diameter (measuring across the roll) is closer to 1-3/4 inches while the standard 2 inch x 10 foot glow roll would measure about 4 inches across.
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Monday, June 5 saw two police standoffs in Augusta. The first happened at a home in New Milledgeville Road; click here for the story.
The second took place in the Lake Olmstead area, at the 2000 block of Clark Street.
The call came in the sheriff's office around 3:30 Monday afternoon, and even though the negotiations team was able to talk their way into a peaceful surrender, neighbors say it was the longest two hours of their lives.
Police flooded the streets while ambulances stand by preparing for the worst.
"Really wild...really wild," said resident Jim Brown.
"I was at work. My brother called and said bunch of police, so I stayed at work an extra hour," resident Oscar Hopkins said.
It's something these neighbors had never seen before on Clark Street: the road entirely blocked off as police stood guard.
It left neighbors scared and confused.
"I seen guys...I knew it was one or the other, either a robbery or a bad scene," Brown said.
Investigators say a woman called the sheriff's office claiming two young men from her neighborhood came to her house, at which point she says she learned they may have been responsible for an armed robbery last week.
Once the first deputies arrived on the scene, both of the suspects ran out of the back of the house.
"Deputies in rear saw they were armed with an unknown black handgun when subject saw deputies they both fled back into house," said Richmond County Sheriff's Inv. Blaise Dresser.
That's when both the SWAT and negotiations teams were called in.
"Able to get one to surrender. After one surrendered, the second was taken into custody," Inv. Dresser said. "I believe he was in the attic of the residence."
17-year-old James Mills and another juvenile male were taken into custody.
No one was injured during the standoff.


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Tourism Australia is about to unveil the latest phase of its global marketing campaign: "There's Nothing Like Australia," so this seems like an appropriate time to highlight some of Australia's best attributes.The campaign launched in May 2010 by inviting Australians to share their favorite domestic holiday destinations with the world. In what became one of the country's biggest consumer-generated promotions, Australians responded by uploading nearly 30,000 stories and photos to www.nothinglikeaustralia.com. These stories now sit within an interactive, digital map of Australia, giving travelers around the world ideas and inspiration for their Australian holiday. It's a fun site to check out.The map also is on www.australia.com, which draws more than a million unique visitors each month. Incidentally, you will find me on this site, as well, under "Find a Travel Agent." I am one of the 110 "Premier Aussie Specialists in North America," as designated by Tourism AustraliaSome may consider me a bit biased, seeing as how this is my homeland, but Australia truly has so many diverse and unique experiences and locations to offer, it can sometimes be hard to know where to begin. Most of the people I have encountered who travel to Australia have been "experience seekers," who by definition are looking for a unique, involving and personal experience.
Home to the world's most ancient living culture, Australia's aboriginal people have a continuous history spanning more than 50,000 years. I grew up in the Outback on a station (ranch) and had plenty of interaction with aboriginal stockmen, who incidentally are wonderful horsemen, but one of the most awe-inspiring sights I experienced was to see ancient aboriginal rock art in Arnhem Land. Seeing images that dated back to prehistoric times in the middle of nowhere was simply amazing. Aboriginal cultural programs and experiences are about getting involved but also about understanding and respecting the traditions and ceremonies of the people.
You can stay on a cattle or sheep station and become immersed in station life - muster the sheep or cattle, sleep under the southern stars or be pampered in a deluxe Outback lodge.Four wheel drive some of the best desert tracks in the world. You can also hike, rock climb, hot-air balloon or go camel trekking. Cultural safaris, wilderness trips, photographic expeditions, wildlife adventures and fishing tours can all be arranged. Australia is nothing if not active!Heritage listed parksFor the nature lover, you will find 15 World Heritage sites and more than 500 national parks. Australia has flora and fauna found nowhere else in the world. Snorkel and dive the Great Barrier Reef or see koalas, kangaroos and sea lions on Kangaroo Island (Australia's answer to the Galapagos). Discover Kakadu National Park, home to one-third of all Australia's birds and see plants in the Daintree Rainforest that date back to Gondwanaland.In the past few months, the Australian government has created a series of marine reserves around the whole country, comprising nearly 2 million square miles. The number of marine reserves will go from 27 to 60.
Australia's 50,000 kilometers of coastline offer one sandy beach after another about every 5 kilometers. You don't even have to leave the city! Sydney has iconic Manly and Bondi beaches. The wine-growing region of Margaret River has 75 surf beaches and is home to major surfing tournaments. Byron Bay has a laid-back lifestyle, spas galore, and it is famous for its surfing. The Mornington Peninsula offers every kind of aquatic activity, and Wineglass Bay in Tasmania has been rated as one of the world's 10 best beaches.The Whitsundays, Australia's sailing mecca, has 75 islands, and the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef are as diverse as they are plentiful.
Australia has more than 1,800 wineries and 60 wine regions. From gourmet restaurants to "throwing a shrimp on the barbie," there are tons of choices for dining options. (And it's nice to know that no tax is added on and no big tip expected.) Walking, hiking and cycling around the wine regions are popular activities, and there are lovely B&B's and lodges to relax in at night.The major cities of Sydney and Melbourne are as cosmopolitan as anywhere is the world, and the Sydney Harbor is one of the most beautiful in the world. There's great dining, shopping, a vibrant arts scene, culture and history. Climbing the Sydney Harbor Bridge or taking in a musical event at the Sydney Opera house is an experience found nowhere else.Rosie Holliday is a longtime local travel agent who owns Holliday Adventures, an affiliate of Andavo Travel - A Virtuoso agency. Reach her at 970-748-9818, firstname.lastname@example.com or www.hollidayadventures.com.


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1. Read the daily writing prompt.
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- Kanchan Agarwal said...
What is the most peaceful moment in your daily routine?
Lately I have started feeding pigeons in my balcony. In the evening, everyday around 5'o clock. I love to see them walk around me and feed on the grains of leftover rice. Sometimes they shoo each other away, sometimes they gather in flocks. I like the way they bob their heads making me wonder what or who they are looking for.
- January 26, 2012 at 6:58 AM
- Leetrice Suber said...
The most peaceful moment of my daily routine is going home and there is no one there. It is quite and I can express my thoughts by writing poems.
- January 26, 2012 at 9:41 AM
- Priscilla said...
The most peaceful moment in my daily routine would have to be my walk to class ( unless i'm running late, then its quite stressful) A close second would have to be those precious moments right before I drift to sleep. You know the feeling, pure peace : )
- January 26, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- buddhafulkat.com said...
Coffee in hand. Morning light through the starfruit tree. Birds chattering. A distant motorbike. A purring cat. It's not quiet, but it's peaceful.
- January 26, 2012 at 10:41 AM
- Tasha Stewart said...
The most peaceful time of my day is my bath time. I am aone for the few moments I am in the bathroom. I have no interupptions from my children or hone calls from anyone. It is my alone time.
- January 26, 2012 at 11:20 AM
- Divenita said...
I think its the time i have tea between work and we speak of everything but work.
It makes u relaise you have a life and you work towards making that life better
- January 26, 2012 at 11:38 AM
- Graciegreen said...
Up and about early before anyone else wakes I take my strong cup of coffee to the old front porch. I sit on my wicker chair still in my robe and just enjoy the peace...
- January 26, 2012 at 3:37 PM
- June Calender said...
About fifteen minutes after the brief weather report from my clock radio, I stay in bed waiting for the impulse to push aside the covers and sit up. A period of awareness that I am at peace between night and day, sleep and wake, dream and reality.
- January 26, 2012 at 6:52 PM
- kkkkaty said...
Ideally, my routine for morning would begin with meditating outside near the creek in my back yard. Self awareness and spirituality create a rhythm for the day. Then, a nice cup of pear tea.
- January 26, 2012 at 11:11 PM
- The Blind Observer said...
Routine brings safety and comfort, but stifles creativity. Sometimes I need to be kicked out of my daily plans to start something new or look again at what I thought I already understood.
- January 27, 2012 at 12:39 AM
- Carrie said...
9pm Wednesday's- "American Horror Story," on FX. Minnie Mouse p.j.pants, hair is wet, propped by two pillows, and sore from weight lifting class.
- January 27, 2012 at 1:56 PM


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Brad didn't actually plan for this result. He has simply applied for an internship with congressmen and women every summer of his college career. After his freshman year, he worked for Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R - Tenn.). The fall of his sophomore year, he worked briefly for Rep. Randy Neugabauer (R - Texas). Last summer, he worked for Rep. Blackburn again, staying in her office from July through August.
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Brad's interest in government and its interaction with citizens is part of the reason he decided to pursue a bachelor's degree in political science at ACU. For him, politics has been a question of location, since he grew up in the Washington, D.C., area.
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When it came time to choose a college, ACU was already on his radar via friends and mentors at church. After the university offered him a good scholarship, his mind was made up.
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It doesn't usually happen, but this year the early signing period holds maybe the biggest name of the year with Washington County's Allisha Gray.
One of the nation's top ranked prospects on the basketball court, Gray's heading down Tobacco Road to play at North Carolina.
The Golden Hawks' all-time leading scorer's been highly recruited since her freshman year, and to finally put pen to paper is a big relief.
"I'm thankful for being able to be recruited like that and be able to choose my school because not many people get that opportunity," Gray said. "They only have one or two schools to choose from, and it was a hard process, but I got it done with the help of my family and my coaches."
Today was a bright spot in a rough couple months for Gray. She tore her ACL, MCL and meniscus in August, ending her senior season before it started.
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It's golf and baseball at North Augusta this afternoon.
JoJo Higgenbottom will play ball up the road at USC Aiken while Jessica Hoang is Clemson bound.
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Eunice Yi will stay in town and play for Augusta State while Emmanuel Kountakis is Mercer bound.
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A spokeswoman for Starck confirmed that the project involves a yacht that's being designed for Steve Jobs' family.
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In an interview with a French radio station, Mr. Starck disclosed that he went to visit Mr. Jobs once a month over the past seven years.
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The grassroots efforts of system administrators have brought Linux and other free software into the mainstream. To be an effective advocate for free software at work, you need to speak the language of management and convince them from their point of view. This article discusses how to present your case, why your audience makes all the difference, how to hook them with proof of cost savings, and reveals two secret weapons for your quest to promote free software.
This article explains why bashing Microsoft won't help you in your case, which migration recommendations will seem the most practical and feasible to management, and how to present those recommendations in terms that management will respond to. It talks about how your goals are different from those of management, and how to adjust your approach accordingly. Finally, it demystifies return on investment (ROI) and shows how you can put together simple calculations to back up your case.
The golden rule of advocacy
The most important thing to remember when you are making a case for free software is to be sensitive to your audience. Who are you talking to? How technical are they? What is most important to them? You must address their concerns. Most people consider it a courtesy if you tell them that you're researching different free software solutions and you'd like to take their concerns into account as you investigate the options.
The most important thing to remember when you are making a case for free software is to be sensitive to your audience
Tip 1: don't bash Microsoft
Criticizing Microsoft can be counter-productive in your advocacy for free software. There are three important reasons for this.
Criticizing Microsoft can be counter-productive in your advocacy for free software
The first and best reason is that you really don't have to. Jupiter Research conducted a survey in 2003 of IT professionals in the small- to mid-size business market, asking what free software they were using and why. The number one reason for migrating to Linux wasn't cost savings, security, or reliability. Perhaps surprisingly, the primary reason stated for migrating to free software was to get away from Microsoft. Therefore, you don't have to say anything negative; your audience may be thinking it anyway.
The second reason involves a little pop psychology. Consider this: when you denigrate Microsoft, you insult people who only have experience working with Microsoft. Either your audience or at least a percentage of their reports may be in this camp, so be careful of insulting the base of their professional knowledge.
The third reason is that you will seem more credible and professional if you stick to the positive and resist the urge to use a derogatory nickname.
Tip 2: be practical
Focus on recommendations that will seem the most practical and feasible to your audience. Your campaign should begin on the edges of the enterprise, with systems that are less critical. It's best to start with migration recommendations for systems that are less likely to cause unacceptable disruption. Remember to consider management's perception of disruption as you consider potential candidates. For example, e-mail systems can be a difficult place to start unless you have a compelling reason to promote a migration in this area. Management will naturally shy away from migrations perceived to have a high risk of disruption.
In your advocacy efforts, be sure to stress to management that free software adoption doesn't have to be radical
Basic internet infrastructure is usually the best place to start. Basic web servers, DNS servers, web content, spam/virus filters, and similar services are commonly trusted to Linux and free software. Sometimes it's possible to get approval for a Linux deployment on reused hardware. So don't overlook this possibility, especially for file servers. It's easier for management to say yes when the capital outlay is so low.
In your advocacy efforts, be sure to stress to management that free software adoption doesn't have to be radical; just a few systems in non-critical roles can add up to savings now and increased staff experience for future deployments.
Tip 3: lose the tech-speak
Sometimes it might seem that management doesn't take your technical advice seriously. Understand that your goals are different from management's goals. You want to work with the best technology, advance your career by keeping up with new technologies as they develop, and do your job efficiently using tools that will make your job easier. You're technology-centric. Management wants to hold down the fort, make sure nothing goes terribly wrong, try to keep people from complaining, and do it all within the budget. They are not technology-centric. Note that the actual technology doesn't make it into the list of most important goals—it's just a means.
If your pitch to management focuses primarily on the superiority of the technology, you're only giving them a small part of the story from their point of view
The significance is that when you focus on the technology, management thinks you don't understand the big picture. To management, it's about making things work well enough to keep everyone reasonably happy within the constraints of a budget. If your pitch to management focuses primarily on the superiority of the technology, you're only giving them a small part of the story from their point of view. Even worse, if you argue about the technology with a colleague in front of management, you're likely to get even more pushback.
For example, you may recommend dumping the mail server for Sendmail on Linux. Your colleague may advocate Postfix because it's more secure. When you enter a discussion on the technical merits of each solution, your boss may tune out the tech-speak while perceiving that either solution may pose a risk by being the wrong choice. By focusing on the technical, and especially by debating technical points, you and your colleague introduced more risk (or at least perception of risk) into the equation. So lay off the tech-speak and focus on your two secret weapons instead.
Secret weapon 1: case studies
Management loves case studies. They are anecdotal, easy and quick to read, and easy to identify with. Most importantly, case studies feel like proof to management. Case studies usually reflect their peers—IT directors, mainly, and an endorsement from a peer goes a long way. So start googling.
Case studies feel like proof to management
As you search for case studies to help you in your recommendations, follow these two basic rules:
- Avoid case studies provided by vendors, as they usually sound too much like marketing materials to be truly credible. Your best source is always going to be a magazine because the analysis will be independent.
- Choose case studies that are as similar to your scenario as possible to help management recognize how your free software recommendation would work in your situation as well as it did in the case study. Consider whether the case study is reflective of your industry segment, or if the basic IT landscape is familiar.
To get started, look at a few of the case studies I presented in my book The Practical Manager's Guide to Open Source.
Secret weapon 2: show them the money
The single most effective way to influence any decision to deploy free software is to prepare a cost justification. When you hand your boss a spreadsheet showing the cost savings gained, they will consider your migration recommendation more seriously. Fortunately, this doesn't have to be complicated.
The single most effective way to influence any decision to deploy free software is to prepare a cost justification
Return on investment (ROI)
Return on investment (ROI), also called the cost-benefit ratio, is the benefits gained divided by the costs to acquire the investment. You can think of ROI as "for every dollar spend, I get back X percent".
Benefit = the total amount of savings (proprietary price—free software price)
ROI = benefit / cost
To calculate the ROI of a particular migration, you need a few cost numbers. Whenever possible, use historical budgetary data for the best accuracy. Not everyone pays the same for software, so if you use the actual value your organization pays, your calculation will be more credible. You need to find out two figures: the cost of the status quo replacement system and the cost of deploying your free software alternative. Calculate the cost of the status quo system as everything your organization will pay if you don't go with free software. The cost of the free software deployment should not be $0. It's neither believable nor true. Be sure to include support contracts from a third party and outsourcing costs for deployment or staff training, even if you pay nothing for the actual software.
Why ROI and not TCO?
TCO stands for Total Cost of Ownership, which measures the cost of the system over its entire life. So why should you calculate ROI and not TCO? There is one simple reason to use ROI—it is easy to calculate now. ROI involves the costs and benefits of the acquisition of a system, which are known at the time of deployment. By its very nature, TCO involves guessing, simply because you can't know the total cost of the system until the end of the cycle. TCO also doesn't show the benefit gained by the organization, just the total cost over the life of the system. The TCO of paper and pencil is lower than desktop computers, but clearly most organizations employ desktop computers.
An ROI example
Take as an example a Windows to Linux file server migration. You're making the recommendation because the server, accessed by 100 users, is now five years old, and you're coming up on a scheduled hardware/software upgrade. This is the perfect time to make a migration recommendation.
To calculate the ROI of this recommendation, you need to know:
- What is the cost to upgrade the hardware and software, if we remain status quo?
- What is the cost to migrate to Linux and Samba?
Because eWeek Labs found Linux/Samba to be two-and-a-half times faster at file serving than Windows 2003 Server, you're also recommending that you reuse the hardware. Once you have the pricing, you can find the benefit to the organization of migrating (status quo cost - free software cost). Then divide the benefit by the cost to arrive at the ROI.
Status quo upgrade:
- Windows 2003 Server, Enterprise Edition, includes 25 client access licenses ($3999)
- 75 additional CALs ($2448.75)
- New server hardware ($2000)
Total cost of a status quo upgrade: $8447.75
Linux replacement:
- Debian GNU/Linux with Samba ($0)
- Initial installation support contract with local system integrator ($1500)
- Reuse server hardware ($0)
Total cost of a Linux/Samba replacement: $1500
Total benefit: 8447.75 - 1500 = $6947.75
ROI = total benefit (6947.75) / cost of free software deployment (1500) = 463%
This example shows that a simple migration can bring a very healthy ROI, which will help convince management that free software is a good idea for your IT environment. Use this example as a base for your calculations, and be sure to get the most accurate cost information possible.
Making your case
Remember, the golden rule of advocacy is to know your audience and be prepared to address their concerns. Technology matters less to management than it does to you, so make an effort to tone down the bombardment of information and give them just the highlights. Recommend migrations that will seem the most feasible and least risky to management. Be professional and positive in your recommendations. Search for case studies that are relevant to your situation—they are one of your secret weapons. Additionally, it is worth taking the time to put together a simple ROI calculation. Using the example in this article as a base, you can impress management with your well-rounded view of free software in the enterprise and meet with better success in your internal advocacy.
Comments from the old system
From: Haakon
Url: http://far.no/
Date: 2006-02-10
Subject: ROI - mathematical quick-step
I'm unfortunately not that good at maths, and at first thought you had a missing decimal, when in fact you converted the result of 4.63 to 463% in one step. Thought I'd share, in case there are more people with just half a brain like me reading the article.
From: Richard Steven Hack
Url: www.computerproblemssolvedcheap.com
Date: 2006-02-11
Subject: At Least One Problem With This Approach
By recommending that you use open source merely for "incidental", "non-critical" servers, you emphasize in management's mind that open source is not serious software - that it can only be used for minor things.
The simple fact is - this isn't true. At least some open source software is on a par with commercial software, and certainly a lot of it can do specific jobs adequately enough for most company purposes.
Seoondly, the real issue is convincing management to take a different approach to IT altogether. Almost all IT systems in all corporations are a hodgepodge of thrown-together proprietary systems which don't and can't be made to integrate together, thus reducing the overall effectiveness of the IT investment.
This is why Service Oriented Architecture is the big buzzword in IT today - it promises to link disparate "stovepipe" applications together enabling faster development of new systems, faster reaction to changing business needs, and reduced cost.
But if you use proprietary SOA software - even if it is built to "standards" - you're just getting more of the same. Open source is the only answer to this dilemma.
Another point is that management needs to comprehend the simple financial point of OSS - that no matter what the cost of conversion, sooner or later the cost of paying for licenses HAS to exceed the cost of conversion. It may be in five years, it may be twenty, but it will happen. You HAVE to pay more for proprietary software than you do for OSS. And that doesn't even take into account other issues such as flexibility, security, etc.
Training costs for new software are always vastly overestimated by management out of fear of the unknown and the fact that most corporations have no clue how to train employees - which is why they outsource training to companies who also have no clue who charge ridiculous sums to "train" employees. Typically, the training occurs weeks or months before the employee has the software on his desk - which means he will forget ninety percent of it when he needs to use it. Thus, the entire "training" expense is essentially wasted.
The bottom line: as long as management is incompetent and cannot make rational judgements about their own company's policies, open source will have an uphill battle to be accepted.
From: Richard Steven Hack
Url: www.computerproblemssolvedcheap.com
Date: 2006-02-12
Subject: Here's an article equally as useful
Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption
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Six months later," 80% of users have and had no problem with OpenOffice," Holt said.
Unfortunately, the other 20% have fouled the nest. One had some minor issues with a table inserted into a document and others reported number of everyday formatting issues. This vocal minority has rebelled against OpenOffice.
The OpenOffice migration is floundering, as, once again, some employees have returned to using MS Word.
Microsoft's mindshare with some employees has been harder to overcome than the problems with the table and formatting. Holt now knows that the success of an OpenOffice migration can depend on early identification and deprogramming of employees who are fiercely loyal to MS Office. "Just one person like this may upset the whole project," he said.
How to succeed
Learning from his own mistakes, Holt offers this advice to IT shops who want to dump MS Office for non-Microsoft desktops:
* Remove the outgoing office suite and enforce usage of OpenOffice. "Once someone is used to it, they don't go back," Holt said. There has to be a "no-going-back policy."
* Talk about success stories to show that others have been able to make the change and like it.
* Relate the cost savings to company profitability and potential salary/benefit increases.


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Study Finds High Economic Cost of Immigration System
Critics of America's immigration system point to many flaws and shortcomings within it, but here's one critique that has gotten relatively little attention: It's an expensive and burdensome regulatory labyrinth.
Now a new light is about to shine on that argument for reform. The American Action Forum, an economic think tank founded by Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers and onetime economic adviser to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, has prepared an analysis of more than 150 immigration-related regulations.
Its conclusion: Individuals and businesses devote 98.8 million hours to immigration-related paperwork annually, at a cost of approximately $30 billion.
The assertion that dealing with immigration matters involves filling out lots of forms and devoting many hours to the task probably won't come as a shock to any individual or any business with direct experience in the area–and those who want to slow down immigration actually may like things that way. Still, the AAF study may be the first comprehensive effort to quantify the burden, and its cost to the economy.
The study finds, for example, that there are 234 government forms related to immigration, emanating from seven different agencies, including 116 forms produced by the Department of Homeland Security alone.
Acquiring an H-1B visas—those prized visas sought by companies needing workers with specific skills and education—means encountering "at least 16 forms, roughly 18 hours of paperwork, and approximately $2,500 in direct costs," the study says.
But the most common form, and the one that soaks up the most man-hours, is the I-9 form, the study says. The I-9 is the form used to verify the identify and legal status of virtually all workers in this country. U.S. residents and their employers spend 40.6 million hours annually tackling the I-9 process, the study says.
The question of regulatory demands is particularly relevant now because the immigration overhaul plans taking shape in Congress actually could increase the scope of regulations that need to be met. The plans generally envision finding a way to bring 11 million currently undocumented workers into the legal system and providing them a path to citizenship, as well as new ways for employers to establish that those they hire have legal status. Such changes seem likely to add to regulatory challenges.
"Few doubt that our current immigration system is in need of reform," the study concludes. "Thankfully, many agree that our regulatory state needs an overhaul as well."
For critical perspectives on politics and the economy from Jerry Seib & David Wessel, visit Seib & Wessel.


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There have been some victories in the fight against counterfeit and gray market drugs. After admitting he distributed adulterated and counterfeit drugs, James Newcomb of La Jolla, CA, received a 24-month prison sentence from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. As part of the February 2012 plea deal, he also forfeited $1.4 million and a Land Rover (1).
Legal requirements
Regulatory initiatives
With a significant percentage of medicines purchased from Internet sites found to be counterfeit, FDA has embarked on a public education campaign, BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy (4).
Another tool used by FDA is its October 2011 Guidance for Industry: Incorporation of Physical-Chemical Identifiers into Solid Oral Dosage Form Drug Products for Anticounterfeiting (5). FDA is also training field agents in the use of a handheld device to check for counterfeit products and packaging arriving at ports of entry. The CD3 (Counterfeit Detection Device #3) emits light in 10 wavelengths to check API and drug samples against stored scans. It also detects package tampering.
Other organizations are hard at work too. The World Health Organization's (WHO) Working Group of Member States on Substandard/Spurious/Falsely-Labelled Falsified/Counterfeit Medical Products takes a three-pronged approach: education, norms and standards, and technical support to countries (6). WHO also supports the International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce, a group it launched in 2006 with a wide range of partners including international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, enforcement agencies, pharmaceutical manufacturers' associations, and drug and regulatory authorities.


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- Nov 5:
- Contra Costa Times editorial: BART leaders didn't just cave -- they got rolled
- Nov 1:
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Careful what you wish for. BART strike ban could be worse the than the disease
- Major BART unions approve contract that ended strike
- Oct 31:
- Coroner releases cause of death for BART workers
- Oct 29:
- Legislature to hold special hearing on BART worker safety
- Oct 28:
- Barnidge: There's a good reason BART wanted control of overtime expenses
- Oct 27:
- Barnidge: Visiting 44 BART stations on the way to an Assembly seat?
- Oct 26:
- BART raises follow similar pay bumps for Bay Area workers, especially in government
- Oct 25:
- Borenstein: BART upped offer on salary and benefits 48 percent in the final hours of negotiations
- Oct 24:
- BART: Controversial "simple approval" work practice eliminated
- Two arrested for graffiti at BART's Richmond yard during strike
- Oct 23:
- BART suspends 'simple approval' practice after fatal accident
- BART deaths investigation to halt service Wednesday afternoon between Pleasant Hill, Lafayette
- Man hurled hammer at striking BART workers, DA says
- Roadshow: Should BART workers be allowed to strike?
- Oct 22:
- Two trainees were being prepared to shuttle commuters during BART strike, feds say
- BART strike deal: how it happened and who gets what
- Contra Costa Times editorial: BART negotiators sold out riders and taxpayers
- Oct 21:
- BART tragedy: Trainee was operating train that struck and killed workers, NTSB says
- Barnidge: BART riders have spoken, and they're not happy
- BART strike: Calls for law to ban transit strikes pick up steam
- Oct 20:
- National Transportation Safety Board takes over BART tragedy investigation
- Oct 16:
- Barnidge: Worker demands weren't the only ridiculous thing about BART labor negotiations
- Jul 2:
- Data Center: Current and projected average BART wages
- Jun 9:
- BART's top-paid worker of 2012 never worked a day
WALNUT CREEK -- The heated rhetoric of the ongoing BART strike gave way to sorrow Saturday after a train being run by an "experienced" former operator struck and killed two workers who were inspecting the track between the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill stations.
A BART manager was returning a train to the Concord yard around 1:53 p.m. after delivering vandalized cars to Richmond to be cleaned when he struck the two transit agency workers who were inspecting the track after reports of "dip" in the rail, a BART assistant general manager said.
The engineers were the seventh and eighth BART workers to die on the job in the transit agency's 41-year history. Officials did not release the workers' names, age or cities of residence.
BART officials said one of the workers was a BART employee and the other a contractor. Officials at AFSCME Local 3993 said one of the workers was in the union; members of AFSCME are free to cross the picket line but are encouraged to "stand in solidarity," according to President Patricia Schuchardt.
The accident came less than 48 hours after BART workers walked off their jobs Friday morning, following months of contentious negotiations. Despite repeated warnings from union officials that managers would create a dangerous situation by operating trains, BART management had earlier assured the public that those operators were certified, safe and would possibly shuttle a smaller fleet of trains if the strike dragged on.
On Saturday, neither BART management nor union officials would discuss those warnings or attempt to put the deaths in the context of the strike.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the two workers killed on the BART track," said BART General Manager Grace Crunican, who showed up to the scene Saturday afternoon.
When asked about union concerns over driving managers, a BART assistant general manager said, "We're not going there."
"We're dealing with a tragedy. The labor issues are not in the forefront of our mind," said Paul Oversier, standing near the accident site. "This is a tragedy of the greatest proportion for the BART family."
Added Antonette Bryant, president of Amalgamated Transit Local 1555: "This is a terrible human tragedy, and we mourn the passing of these two individuals. We pray for the families of those who lost their lives today."
On Saturday morning, several hours before the accident, ATU representatives said they planned to present BART management's final offer to its rank-and-file members for a vote next week, but added that they fully expected the deal to be turned down.
There were no plans to return to the bargaining table, and it's unclear how Saturday's accident will play into contract discussions. ATU officials said after the accident that they had canceled rallies planned for Sunday out of respect for those killed; SEIU workers carried both candles and picket signs in what union leaders called a "vigil" outside Lake Merritt station Saturday evening.
The accident happened on the Pittsburg-Bay Point line, between the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill stations, where the track runs parallel to Interstate 680 and Jones Road, near Chandon Court and Pimlico Drive.
A statement from BART management said the employees -- one BART employee and one contractor -- were performing track inspections at the time of the accident after a reported "dip" in a track. Both had "extensive" experience working around moving trains, according the statement, which said that procedures called for one worker to inspect the track and the other to act as a lookout for any oncoming traffic.
"What they were doing today was something they had done hundreds, if not thousands of times in their careers," Oversier said.
BART said the train was being run by an "experienced" operator, and was in automatic mode and under computer control at the time of the accident. The manager was operating the train to shuttle vandalized cars to get cleaned.
The workers' bodies could be seen near the tracks under tarps about 160 feet apart, with the train stopped about 600 feet north.
A review of BART radio communications indicated the train operator, who unnamed BART sources say was an operator supervisor who drove trains two decades ago, reported: "BART emergency! BART emergency to Central! We just struck some individuals (at a track location) ... Central be advised it may be BART employees."
The male train operator reported a few moments later that "both are deceased and definitely BART employees."
On another recording, a woman can be heard announcing: "There are no personnel wayside (adjacent to the tracks)." Within five seconds, a second voice can be heard contradicting that report: "Attention all personnel: We do have personnel wayside between C-40 and C-50 on the C1 and C2 tracks."
Central BART communication officers are among the workers out on strike. It was unclear who was operating the dispatch center while trains were moving.
"These people are not trained to do these jobs," said one anonymous BART worker, referring to managers who have been moving trains and running communications during the work stoppage.
Officials at the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the accident.
The strike began Friday after days of threatened strike deadlines, then last-minute extensions. Both ATU 1555 and Service Employees International Local 1021 negotiating teams rejected BART's final offer. Talks between BART management and the unions continued, with the aid of a federal mediator, through Thursday when they collapsed over disagreements about work rules and salary.
The last BART worker killed while on duty was James Strickland, 44, who was killed on Oct. 14, 2008, as he was inspecting track on the same line near Oak Grove Road in Concord. In 2001, a worker was struck and killed in an underground section of track between the 16th Street-Mission and 24th Street-Mission stations in San Francisco.
Four other BART workers have died on the job in the agency's 41 years of operation.
Staff writer Paul Burgarino contributed to this report. Contact Matthias Gafni at 925-952-5026. Follow him at Twitter.com/mgafni.


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I still remember the days i ran behind the Bombay kulfi walahs to buy mouth watering , 1 rupee , cone shaped kulfis..I really crave for those kulfis now …Last month we had been to my native and there i tasted Matka kulfi , my hubby's favourite..After tasting it, i got an idea to try my own.So I washed those matkas and took home ..I tried and Yes,I got the same taste..My husband was very happy when i prepared this for him..Generally, Kulfis are prepared using a combination of condensed, evaporated and whole Milk..But i prepared in a very simple way..Here is the recipe,
- Milk – 500 ml
- Sugar – 2 –3 tbsp (adjust )
- Cardamom powder – 3 - 4 pods (powdered )
- Saffron threads - few
- Almonds and pistachios – Few (finely chopped )
- Take the milk in a Microwave safe wide bowl .The bowl should accommodate at least two litres of milk to avoid spill over.Please see to it..
- Microwave high for 10 minutes..Remove the bowl and stir well.If u want u can remove and collect the skin( paal aadai), blend it at the end to a paste and add to the milk ..But I mixed the skin as it is along with the milk..
- Microwave again till the milk is reduced to half in volume.. (My MW took nearly 25- 30 mins to complete the process....Adjust the timings according to urs..)
- Then add sugar, saffron threads and cardamom powder, mix it and MW high for 5 mins..Let the sugar dissolve well and boil…
- Finally add the chopped almonds and pistachios and mix well.
- Pour into the moulds and freeze it for a minimum of 6 hours..
- The above process can be done using stove top method . Take the milk in a wide mouthed kadai and boil the milk till it is reduced to half in volume..
- Give a constant stir and simmer the flame to avoid the spill over..
- Then add sugar, cardamom powder and saffron threads..
- Mix well and boil till sugar dissolves completely..
- Finally garnish with chopped almonds and pistachios.
Health benefits of milk include good bone health, robust skin, good immune system, prevention of illnesses such as hypertension, dental decay, hydration, respiratory problems, obesity, osteoporosis and even some forms of cancer. The beneficial health nutrients obtained from milk are mandatory for human body and for prevention of chronic ailments.
Health benefits of milk have always influenced people all over the world to include it in diet. Milk is the best and complete food that is widely considered a well-balanced diet. Many animals do provide us with this vital health liquid, but cow's milk is considered the best wholesome supplement to solid food for infants, children as well as adults. Milk is an ideal source of nutrients such as vitamin A & B, calcium, carbohydrate, phosphorous, magnesium, protein, zinc and riboflavin. The Teagas Dairy Products Research Centre at Moore park, Fermoy has reported recent research on the utility of milk in neutralizing cholesterol content in the body.
The health benefits of milk can be achieved from its products including cheese, butter, curds, clarified butter or ghee, condensed milk, diary whitener, ice cream, paneer, tofu, skimmed milk, milk powder, flavored milk, khoya, rabri, milk sweets etc. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has clearly mentioned in its Dietary Guidelines to include milk and milk products in the diet.
Deficiency Symptoms: Milk deficiency can cause severe anemia, osteoporosis and other related illnesses. Milk consumption is very essential to maintain good health and doing normal activities. It is the best source of calcium for all age groups.
Benefits: Milk is extremely beneficial drink for mankind. Some of the advantages of drinking this life-giving nectar are as follows:
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I tried this yummy peanut powder from Kitchen flavours as a side dish for dosa..My husband liked it very much..THANKS A LOT LUBNA!!
Bye for now..take care..


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