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This publication is a compilation of basic information of immediate interest and concern to members of the Faculty and to other officers of instruction and administration. Included are rules concerning faculty members which have been adopted by the Board of Trustees and the Faculty itself, as well as rules and procedures dealing with matters of undergraduate and graduate instruction and research activities in which faculty members may be involved.
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Ben Chu
The career of Sir Ian Blair has long been something of a puzzle. The consensus is that the former Metropolitan Police Commissioner was the quintessential "political" copper, sucking up to Labour ministers. And there was plenty of evidence to support this in the form of Sir Ian's open support for the Government's ID cards legislation and his active lobbying of MPs in favour of 90-day detention.
But then came the cash for honours investigation. As my colleague, John Rentoul, has pointed out, Sir Ian wasn't Tony Blair's favourite policeman after that episode. So how did he go from ministerial toady, to fearless upholder of the law? And why?
At the weekend Tarique Ghaffur, also late of the Met, had an explanation : "The [cash for honours] inquiry gave him [Blair] leverage over the Home Office. He needed its ongoing support as he dealt with the aftermath of the de Menezes affair and, with cash for honours hanging over the Government for a year or more, nobody in Whitehall would want to antagonise him." So the de Menezes disaster was what changed everything. Sir Ian didn't suddenly become apolitical over cash for honours; he was playing a political game for his own survival.
Now Ghaffur is obviously not an objective source, having taken the Met and Sir Ian to an employment tribunal, accusing them of racism. But his analysis would certainly make sense of Sir Ian Blair's switchback relations with his political masters.

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The price of oil rose 2 percent Thursday on lower U.S. inventories and concerns that geopolitical tensions could disrupt global supplies.
Benchmark U.S. crude for August delivery rose $1.99 to close at $103.19 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Wednesday, the Nymex contract added $1.24 to close at $101.20.
Brent crude for September delivery, a benchmark for international oils used by many U.S. refineries, rose 72 cents to close at $107.89 on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
A series of geopolitical events pushed prices higher by raising concern that oil supplies could be disrupted, even though no disruptions were imminent. The Obama Administration announced new sanctions against Russian energy firms after the market closed on Wednesday, including against Rosneft, Russia's biggest oil producer. While analysts say it is unlikely to cause any dip in production or exports in the short term, it could prevent or delay future exploration and production.
The crash of a Malaysian Airlines passenger plane over Ukraine — which Ukrainian officials said was shot down — raised the risk of a sharper conflict between Ukraine and Russia that could lead to even tighter sanctions against Russia. And fighting in the Gaza strip intensified after a shaky cease-fire expired, yet another source of turmoil in the Middle East, the world's most important oil-producing region.
"Although oil balances will not be impacted, it gives the oil complex another reason to inject some geopolitical risk premium," wrote energy analyst Jim Ritterbusch in a research note to investors.
The jitters about potential disruptions came on the heels of a surprisingly large decline in supplies in the U.S. On Wednesday, the Energy Information Administration said U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 7.5 million barrels to 375 million barrels in the week of July 11. The fall was more than double what analysts had expected, and reversed what had been a three-week slide in prices.
In other Nymex trading:
— Wholesale gasoline closed unchanged at $2.882 a gallon.
— Natural gas fell 16.5 cents to close at $3.954 per 1,000 cubic feet.
— Heating oil rose 0.1 cent to close at $2.859 a gallon.
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Daisy Miller
by Henry James
Daisy Miller Hypocrisy Quotes
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Quote #1
When his friends spoke of him, they usually said that he was at Geneva "studying." When his enemies spoke of him, they said—but, after all, he had no enemies; he was an extremely amiable fellow, and universally liked. (1.2)
This is one place where our coy friend the narrator comes out to play. What's the deal with these enemies? Do they exist or don't they? Our money's on the "virtuous" Mr. Winterbourne having something to hide.
Quote #2
"But don't they all do these things--the young girls in America?" Winterbourne inquired.
Mrs. Costello stared a moment. "I should like to see my granddaughters do them!" she declared grimly. This seemed to throw some light upon the matter, for Winterbourne remembered to have heard that his pretty cousins in New York were "tremendous flirts." (1.139-40)
Mrs. Costello can't stand Daisy's flirtatious ways, even though her own granddaughters have reputations to match. Also, we think she's probably sarcastic when she says she'd like to see her granddaughters in flirt mode. Either that, or she's even more perverse than we thought.
Quote #3
If, therefore, Miss Daisy Miller exceeded the liberal margin allowed to these young ladies, it was probable that anything might be expected of her. Winterbourne was impatient to see her again, and he was vexed with himself that, by instinct, he should not appreciate her justly. (1.140)
This time, Winterbourne is like a young Christina Aguilera: his body's saying yes, but his heart is saying no.


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Smith Optics 2013 Prospecting Idaho teaser
It's all fun and powder for the Smith Optics team as they cruise the mountains of Idaho. The teaser for 2013's Prospecting Idaho follows Sammy Luebke, Wyatt Caldwell, Mark Carter,Read More
It's all fun and powder for the Smith Optics team as they cruise the mountains of Idaho. The teaser for 2013's Prospecting Idaho follows Sammy Luebke, Wyatt Caldwell, Mark Carter,Read More
Two exclusive edits that won't be competing in this year's Superpark 16 Battle Of The Brands: Dinosaurs Will Die & Smith Optics.Read More
MTNAPPROACH is proud to announce their first team of Professional Snowboarders. This group of 10 riders represents the wide diversity of uses that the MTNAPPROACH System is designed for, accessing backcountry jumps, long distance touring, 55 degree couloirs, or just some side country at your local resort.Read More
Superpark 15 is kicking off next week at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, so to get you prepared we figured we would bring you all of last year's edits in one convenient post.Read More
Jeff Hawe is still at Tailgate Alaska crashin', slashin and cashin' in on the bounty that is white gold. Here he introduces his latest experiences in the Last Frontier.Read More
Check out the full movie, "Commotion", a salute to snowboarding's underground heroes produced by Nick Russell and Cody Rosenthal.Read More
After shutting up and snowboarding for the last 4 days, some of the key players at Superpark 14 took a minute to discuss their feelings and reflect on whatever it was that just happened at Mammoth Mountain this past week.Read More
For the second day in a row at the Superpark 14 presented by Gatorade hosted by Mammoth, the Loon jump was the centerpiece feature for one insane day on-hill at Mammoth.Read More
Matty Mo, Parker Duke and Wyatt Caldwell get some sun in the park at Park City.Read More
Wyatt Caldwell, Parker Duke, A.J. Ogden, Yancey, and celebrity appearance for Graham Watanabe. The crew heads up to Dollar to do some filming.Read More


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2013 Delaware Waterfowl (Duck) Stamp
Beginning with black ducks painted by Ned Mayne in 1980, the first year of Delaware's waterfowl art competition, 33 of the State's waterfowl species have adorned the annual stamp that is required of waterfowl hunters and prints that are collected by conservationists. The Division of Fish & Wildlife, in partnership with Delaware Ducks Unlimited, began the waterfowl (duck) stamp and print program in 1980 to raise funds for waterfowl conservation, including acquiring and improving the wetland habitats that are vital for the survival of migratory waterfowl. To date, more than $2.5 million has been raised. These funds improve waterfowl habitat in Delaware and Canada. This conservation effort helps to ensure that waterfowl species will prosper and provide enjoyment for generations to come.Thank you for your support!
The 2013 stamp is the fifth in a series that is open to all Delaware native species and can include any other related subject. The 2013 prints and stamps (as well as the 2011 and 2012 stamps and prints) will be available July 1, 2013. After June 30, 2013 the 2010 prints and stamps will be destroyed in accordance with Waterfowl (Duck) Stamp Program policy. For information on the Delaware Waterfowl (Duck) Stamp Program or to reserve and purchase stamps/prints, contact the Division at 302-739-9918 or visit our website:
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Ethanol Gets Boost from New Ad Campaign
The ethanol debate is heating up again. Growth Energy, a coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters, threw down $2.5 million to air commercials over the next six months supporting the use of ethanol.
The spots began airing Monday with each pushing ethanol as a clean, economical, renewable fuel that could reduce U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources. The group even has the backing of a former Democratic presidential candidate, retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark.
"Ethanol is America's fuel: it's made here in the U.S., it creates U.S. jobs, and it contributes to America's national and economic security, " says Gen. Clark, who is co-chairman of Growth Energy. He says the ad campaign "is designed to reach beyond the Beltway to communicate those facts about ethanol to the broader American public – people who until now have only heard one side of the story."
The ads are part of a broad promotional plan that includes the possible increased use of ethanol in gasoline. The industry for some time has pushed to increase the proportion of ethanol allowed in pump gasoline to 15%. For decades the EPA has allowed gasoline to contain up to 10% ethanol. An increase would be a boon for farm states but car makers have voiced concerns about how the change may affect warranties.


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May 21, 2008 -- A new government survey detailing sexual activities among America's adolescents dispels the notion that teens often substitute oral sex for intercourse.
"There is a widespread belief that teens engage in nonvaginal forms of sex, especially oral sex, as a way to be sexually active while still claiming that technically, they are virgins," says Laura Lindberg, a senior research associate at the Guttmacher Institute, in a news release. "However, our research shows that this supposed substitution of oral sex for vaginal sex is largely a myth. There is no good evidence that teens who have not had intercourse engage in oral sex with a series of partners."
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The Guttmacher Institute study analyzed data involving 2,271 teens aged 15 to 19 who took part in the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and others use NSFG findings to study health and plan health education programs and services.
The current analysis paints a vivid picture of teenage sexual activity in the U.S. and clouds perceptions that teens are likely to substitute one type of activity for another. Instead, the findings suggest that adolescents are more likely to try a range of different sexual activities around the same time. For example, some may try oral sex right before having intercourse for the first time, while others may have vaginal sex shortly before experimenting with oral sex.
Other findings from the study include:
- Half of teens aged 15 to 19 have had vaginal sex.
- Slightly more than half (55%) have had heterosexual oral sex.
Teen are much more likely to have oral sex once they have intercourse. The study showed that only one in four teenage virgins had oral sex. But six months after losing their virginity, more than four out of five teens were having oral sex. Within three years of first having vaginal sex, 92% had engaged in oral sex.
Oral and anal sex do not lead to pregnancy, but engaging in such behaviors puts teens at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, chlamydia, and human papillomavirus (HPV), which has been linked to cervical cancer. A recent CDC study showed that one in four teenage girls is infected with at least one STI.


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Haunted Places- Burnt Bridge LbNA # 30148 (ARCHIVED)
|Cuyamaca Poppy
|Placed Date
|Apr 4 2007
|Purvis, MS
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Old Timers say that if you cross Burnt Bridge late at night, after dark, a woman may jump on your car carrying her head. If I were you, I'd go during daylight hours to find this box!
From 589 turn onto Burnt Bridge Rd and you will immediatly cross over the new 'Burnt Bridge'. You will see Mt. Zion Baptist Church on your right and a dirt road right behind it. You need to turn right at the fork to get to the dirt road that use to go to the original Burnt Bridge. There is an old metal gate there now blocking the way of partygoers looking for the headless woman. To the left of the gate on the other side of that barbed wire is a tall oak tree that lost it's branches (it's about 15 ft before the gate). The box you seek is right at the base of that tree.
*edit* If anyone would be interested I would replace this one. I love the 'haunted' story behind this box. I will figure out how to make this box not floatable (o:


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Stephen King responds to 'Under the Dome' critics
Stephen King responds to "Under the Dome" critics
"Many of the changes wrought by Brian K. Vaughan and his team of writers have been of necessity, and I approved of them wholeheartedly," King writes in a note on his website. PLUS: Ranking King's TV adaptations, and "Under the Dome" books Mare Winningham.
Here's your 1st look at "Downton Abbey's" 1st black character
Actor Gary Carr today filmed scenes as American jazz singer Jack Ross.
"The Walking Dead's" season premiere title revealed
What does "30 Days Without an Accident" mean?
"Goodwin Games" co-creator begs other networks to pick up his Fox sitcom
The beleaguered comedy from the "HIMYM" team ends its brief run tonight, despite good reviews.
RJ Mitte may start modeling after "Breaking Bad"
"I've talked to Milan and I've talked to Fashion Week," Mitte says of the response to his recent photo shoot.
Melissa McCarthy: ESPN ESPYs host?
ESPY Awards producer Maura Mandt says, "I would love to see a woman take on the show."
How Jennifer Carpenter keeps on delivering an intense "Dexter" performance
"I work with this character from a very emotional place," she says of Deb. "I don't know how to do anything without going full out." PLUS: This season is already an improvement, and James Remar on playing Dexter's dad.
Baby names ruined by TV characters: From Gustavo to Hannah
Also ruined: Enoch, Don and Rayna.
Joey Lauren Adams joins "Switched at Birth"
The "Chasing Amy" star will appear in two episodes as Nikki's mom.
"Ray Donovan": Enough with TV anti-heroes!
The new Showtime series isn't terrible, says June Thomas, but it's yet another rerun of a damaged tough guy that we keep on seeing with nothing new to say. PLUS: Does Paula Malcomson have the worst Boston accent?
Demi Lovato: I had suicidal thoughts when I was a a 7-year-old on "Barney & Friends"
"The X Factor" judge talks about her struggles in an interview with Cosmo.
Has tweeting about Sunday TV become too obnoxious?
Tweeters are, for instance, watching "True Blood" together with their own annoying inside jokes and slang.
"Under the Dome" looks like a network TV game-changer
More networks will look to investing in high-quality summer program after CBS' massive hit.
DC Comics is coming out with a comic book tribute to the '60s "Batman" TV show
Says Adam West: This Batman is "The Bright Knight."
Seth Myers wants to interview fake people on "Late Night" like he does on "SNL"
"I think it would be nice to have hybrid performers like Conan did in the early days," says Myers in a comedy roundtable with Mike Meyers, Ben Stiller and Michael Ian Black. "I really do like playing with the straight man character."
"Futurama's" David X. Cohen answers questions on Reddit
Will there be closure with this 3rd series finale? "I feel like we're starting to get pretty good at writing series finales -- it's a bad sign when you have a lot of experience doing that," he explains. PLUS: "Futurama" takes a dig at NBC.
Coming soon: Holographic TVs?
New technology is making it possible to create a holographic television display.
Eric Mabius is coming to the Hallmark Channel
The "Ugly Betty" alum will star in "Dead Letters," a TV movie that could end up becoming a series.
"Outsourced's" Ben Rappaport joins "The Good Wife"
He'll play a four-year associate next season.
"The Killing's" butch teenage lesbian might be the best thing about Season 3
The character of Bullet is someone you rarely see on TV these days.
"MasterChef" contestant deletes racist tweets
Krissi Biasiello allegedly used the N-word.
Bravo goes "Below Deck" in new boating reality show
Premiering tonight, "Below Deck" follows the staff of a 164-foot charter boat.
"Breaking Amish" star poses for Maxim
Check out Kate Stoltzfus showing plenty of skin.
"Brooklyn Bridge" child star recalls Gary David Goldberg
Danny Lanzetta, now 36, writes: "After a rather whirlwind audition process, I was cast as Alan Silver, the dashing, athletic, impossibly smart young man at the center of Gary's newest show, 'Brooklyn Bridge,' which chronicled his Jewish upbringing in Brooklyn in the 1950s." PLUS: Why isn't "Brooklyn Bridge" on DVD?
"Sh*t My Dad Says" creator recalls his sitcom disaster
Justin Halpern, who's coming out this fall with the new Fox sitcom "Surviving Jack," says: "Even when we shot the pilot I thought, "f********ck. This is not my book. This is not working for this character."
Conan O'Brien's "Carson on TCM" begins tonight
Each hourlong episode, the first of which begins tonight, is divided into five different interview segments.
Dot Marie Jones doesn't know if "Glee" will have her back, but Naya River returning
"I'm still waiting to see if I'm coming back to 'Glee,'" says Jones.
"Beverly Hills 90210" reunion at Chippendales
Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty watched Ian Ziering strip in Las Vegas over the weekend.
Jimmy Kimmel to star in ads promoting Las Vegas, his hometown
The promos will begin airing this week during "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
"True Blood" newbie: Nude scenes are "incredibly freeing and empowering"
They are also "really fun," says Rob Kazinsky. PLUS: Anna Camp on her return.
GSN renews "The Chase" before its premiere
The UK game show-inspired format debuts Aug. 6.
Check out 13 computer fails from '90s TV shows
"What the hell is e-mail?" says Seinfeld.
NBC's "Siberia" looks like "Survivor," but it's totally fake
The new "reality show" premiering tonight begs the question: What's the difference between "fake" and "real" reality TV?


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Lockheed Martin, DASA In Joint Venture For German PAC-3 Work. Aerospace Daily, Feb 17, 1999, p 245
Lockheed Martin Vought Systems and Daimler Chrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) have established a joint venture company for PAC-3 missile work in Germany. New company will be known as Air Defense Systems Co.
Descriptors, Keywords: PAC-3 Germany Lockheed Martin DASA
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 01
AF's New DEW Line Is For The Net. Aerospace Daily, Feb 16, 1999, p 235
US Strategic Command is getting ready to test a next-generation intrusion detection system that could provide early warnings of cyberattacks against the US military. Effort is part of an $11m Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD).
Descriptors, Keywords: Strategic Command intrusion detection early warning cyberattack ACTD
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 02
Patriot Missiles Seen Ready For Any Iraqi Attack. Aerospace Daily, Feb 17, 1999, p 242
Patriot missiles have been deployed to Turkey and Saudi Arabia to protect those countries from possible attacks by Iraq, Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon said.
Descriptors, Keywords: Patriot Iraq Turkey Saudi Arabia
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 03
ABL Testing Concerns Seen. Aviation Week & Space Technology, Feb 15, 1999, p 31
In his annual report to Congress, the Pentagon's director for operational T&E, Philip Coyle, cited a series of hurdles for the Boeing 747 mounted laser which is being developed to destroy ballistic missiles immediately after launch. ABL concerns in Coyle's report include: a limited ability to destroy missiles that use countermeasures; the need to develop a laser system light enough for use on the 747 yet powerful enough to destroy a missile; the requirement to improve the missile tracking and laser pointing accuracy needed to keep the laser on the target, and the demand to integrate all components into an aircraft with weight and space constraints.
Descriptors, Keywords: ABL Coyle EMD Phase Mountain Top Test WSMR
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 04
Washington Outlook: Look Out. Aviation Week & Space Technology. Asker, James R., Feb 15, 1999, p 21
DoD is forming a Space Launch Monitoring Division with a cadre dedicated to making sure sensitive technology doesn't leak when US build satellites are launched from China. That and other changes the Administration will make are detailed in a 31 page response to congressional recommendations to tighten satellite export controls. A select House committee chaired by Christopher Cox (R-CA) made the recommendations, but its report had still not been declassified late last week.
Descriptors, Keywords: Space Launch Monitoring Division Sensitive Satellite Launch Technology China
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 05
Anti-Terrorism Efforts Boosted To $10 Billion. Aviation Week & Space Technology. Mann, Paul, Feb 15, 1999, pp 63-64
The President's FY00 budget proposes nearly $3b for domestic preparedness against WMD attacks, including computer security. The White House has asked Congress for about $7b for conventional counterterrorism security program, bringing to $10b the money invested next year against the terrorist threat. Of the $2.85b WMD request, $1.38b would be allotted to domestic preparedness and $1.46b to protect against cyber-terrorist assaults on the nation's computer systems and critical infrastructure. That represents a doubling of WMD defense funds and a 40% hike in federal expenditures for cyber defense over the levels of 2 years ago, according to Richard A. Clarke, the President's national coordinator for security, infrastructure and counterterrorism.
Descriptors, Keywords: Anti Terrorism WMD Federal Response Budget FY00
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 06
NMD Model Defeats 'Attack'. Aviation Week & Space Technology, Feb 15, 1999, p 64
A simulated ballistic missile attack on the US was thwarted by a computer modeled NMD system during a demonstration of Wargame 2000 at the Joint National Test Facility. Wargame 2000 will integrate several NMD related systems, such as a BMC3 prototype and its off-line test exerciser, a model of the SBIRS and other software. New tools will enable near real-time analysis during a wargame. the first NMD C2 simulation to use Wargame 2000 is scheduled for later this year.
Descriptors, Keywords: Wargame 2000 JNTF NMD C2 Simulation
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 07
Weldon: Cancel Proposal To Redirect Missile Defense Funds. Defense Daily. Wolfe, Frank, Feb 19, 1999, pp 3-5
Rep Curt Weldon (R-PA) has asked SecDef William Cohen to stop the Clinton administration's proposed diversion of $230m from the $1b FY99 emergency supplemental for BMD to implement the Wye River peace initiatives.
Descriptors, Keywords: Weldon Clinton Wye River peace initiative BMD divert FY99 emergency supplemental
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 08
Senators Urge Air Force To Suspend SBIRS Decision. Defense Daily, Feb 19, 1999, p 7
Three of the Senate's most influential senators on space policy are urging the Air Force to withhold implementation of any changes to the SBIRS until Congress reviews the proposed restructuring.
Descriptors, Keywords: Senate AF SBIRS decision changes
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 09
PAC-3 Test Postponed Due To High Winds. Defense Daily. Keeter, Hunter, Feb 19, 1999, p 5
The first seeker-equipped Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) test, scheduled for 02/18/99 at White Sands Missile Range, was called off due to "high upper level winds," according to the Army SMDC.
Descriptors, Keywords: PAC-3 test postponement WSMR SMDC
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 10
Seven SASC Democrats Spell Out Dissent On NMD Bill. Defense Daily. Foote, Sheila, Feb 18, 1999, pp 1-2
Seven of the nine Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) have signed a detailed dissent of the panel's recommendation to report an NMD bill to the Senate. In their written opinion the Democrats say that "S.257 would needlessly make a premature NMD deployment decision and jeopardize our ongoing work cooperatively with Russia on possible changes to the ABM Treaty..."
Descriptors, Keywords: Senate SASC Democrat dissent NMD S.257 ABM Treaty US Russia
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 11
DoD Stirs Debate Over Arms Export. Defense News. Clark, Colin, Feb 22, 1999, p 1, 50
The Pentagon's Defense Science Board's task force on globalization has begun to study the impact of globalization of the defense industry. The chief concern is technology transfer, and which agencies will control that. The task force has made some preliminary recommendations, and the Aerospace Industries Association has also made recommendations.
Descriptors, Keywords: Technology Transfer Globalization Defense Industry Export Controls
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 12
One on One: Lt Gen George Macdonald. Defense News. Pugliese, David, Feb 22, 1999, p 54
Deputy Commander in Chief of NORAD, Canadian LtGen Macdonald discusses the role of NORAD and ballistic missile defense (BMD).
Descriptors, Keywords: United States Canada NORAD BMD Macdonald
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 13
NMD Costs Understated. Defense Week. Donnelly, John, Feb 16, 1999, pp 1, 14-15
The baseline cost of developing and deploying a NMD system is $2.5b higher than officials acknowledge and for numerous reasons is likely to rise still higher.
Descriptors, Keywords: NMD costs deployment development
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 14
'Highly Unlikely' NMD Will Meet Testing Goals. Defense Week. Donnelly, John, Feb 16, 1999, pp 1, 15
In his latest annual report to Congress, Philip Coyle, (DOT&E), claims that it is "highly unlikely" the NMD testing program will have finished the testing it plans to do by June 2000 when President Clinton is scheduled to conduct the first review of whether to deploy the system.
Descriptors, Keywords: NMD testing deployment decision Clinton Coyle
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 15
Pentagon Plan To Pick Single Upper Tier Leader Greeted With Skepticism. Inside the Pentagon. Duffy, Thomas, Feb 11, 1999, pp 8-9
The Pentagon's plan to choose either the Navy Theater Wide or the Army's THAAD system as the upper tier missile defense program "leader" is coming under scrutiny by former service officials and industry sources who say the plan makes little sense based on the operational needs of both services. Retired Army LTG Jay Garner, former head of SMDC, is among those who disagree with the Pentagon's plan.
Descriptors, Keywords: NTW THAAD upper tier Garner
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 16
Appropriators Likely To Block Use Of FY-99 Emergency Funding For Wye. Inside the Pentagon. Duffy, Thomas, Feb 11, 1999, pp 1, 8
Pres Clinton is running into stiff opposition on Capitol Hill over his attempt to use almost $900m from two emergency appropriations bills Congress passed last October -- one covering missile defense programs, the other covering intelligence efforts -- to pay for implementing the Wye River peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Descriptors, Keywords: Wye Agreement NMD funding
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 17
Army Set To Test PAC-3 Today Despite Questions About Intended Target. Inside the Pentagon. Dupont, Daniel G., Feb 18, 1999, pp 3-4
The Army will conduct a key test of the PAC-3 missile on Feb 18, despite continued confusion over why a target missile failed in a previous test attempt. Last December the Army was forced to abort a PAC-3 seeker characterization test after the intended target, a Hera missile, failed. Article discusses numerous concerns surrounding both PAC-3 and THAAD test failures.
Descriptors, Keywords: PAC-3 THAAD HERA target test failure
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 18
DoD To Spend $1 Billion On Information Systems Security Program In FY-00. Inside the Pentagon, Feb 11, 1999, p 26
DoD has set aside roughly $1b in its FY2000 budget request for the Information Systems Security Program (ISSP), a defense-wide effort that provides "the financial and manpower resources for efforts directed toward protecting" DoD information systems.
Descriptors, Keywords: information system security ISSP
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 19
Weldon To Form Advisory Group For Review Of Missile Defense Programs. Inside the Pentagon. Duffy, Thomas, Feb 18, 1999, p 5
Rep Curt Weldon (R-PA), chairman of the House Armed Services R&D subcommittee, has asked Alexander Flax, former AF chief scientist and former president of IDA, to form an advisory group to review the work of contractors developing and building the DoD's missile defense systems. Weldon is talking with BMDO about forming the group, which is expected to comprise about 15 members.
Descriptors, Keywords: Weldon Flax advisory missile defense
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 20
Gary Bauer Begins Attacking Clinton/Gore National Security Policies. Inside the Pentagon. Duffy, Thomas, Feb 18, 1999, p 5
Conservative Republican Gary Bauer, considered a likely presidential candidate in 2000, is attacking the Clinton administration's missile defense policy. Over the next few months Bauer will issue position papers on defense and foreign policy issues, with military readiness and missile defense expected to be near the top of his priority list.
Descriptors, Keywords: Bauer Clinton Gore national security policy
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 21
Senate Armed Services Chairman Cautions DoD on SBIRS Delays. Inside the Pentagon, Feb 18, 1999, p 7
SASC Chairman Sen John Warner (R-VA) is urging SecDef William Cohen not to delay the SBIRS High and Low programs until Congress has an opportunity to debate the proposed changes.
Descriptors, Keywords: SBIRS Warner
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 22
Experts Say DoD Is Beginning To Take Urban Operations More Seriously. Inside the Pentagon. Dupont, Daniel G., Feb 18, 1999, pp 1, 10-11
Based on recent experiences in such places as Bosnia and Haiti, DoD has begun to rewrite doctrine, modify training, and experiment with new concepts and methods for operations in urban areas. Army SMDC officials believe space-based systems can play an important role in this new environment, dubbed Military Operations in Urban Terrain, or MOUT. SMDC Paper "Space Support to Urban Warfare" is synopsized.
Descriptors, Keywords: urban warfare MOUT SMDC
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 23
Lawmaker Calls For Renewed 'Brilliant Pebbles' Program. Inside the Pentagon. Dupont, Daniel G., Feb 11, 1999, p 9
Rep Bob Schaffer (R-CO) is urging DoD to redirect funds away from a ground-based NMD system and towards an accelerated NTW program and space-based interceptors like the now defunct Brilliant Pebbles effort. Schaffer also supports developing the SBL Readiness Demonstrator and modifying the ABM Treaty.
Descriptors, Keywords: Brilliant Pebbles Schaffer ABM Treaty SBL
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 24
Air Force Kills Space-Based Missile Tracking Demos. Inside the Pentagon, Feb 11, 1999, p 11
Having already sunk up to $750m in the program, the USAF has terminated two SBIRS demonstrations aimed at reducing risk in the space and missile tracking system. In response to questions on the unexpected move, the USAF said it intends to strengthen its commitment to the SBIRS Low program. Congressional aides and staffers on defense committees have expressed their strong disagreement with the terminations.
Descriptors, Keywords: SBIRS demonstrations termination
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 25
DoD Starts To Refine Upper-Tier Missile Defense Approach. Inside the Pentagon, Feb 18, 1999, p 7
Top Pentagon missile defense officials were scheduled to meet on Feb 12 to discuss the restructuring of the NTW and THAAD programs in the wake of the recent announcement to select a "lead" system in the year 2000.
Descriptors, Keywords: NTW THAAD
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 26
Iran's Shehab 4 Is Soviet SS-4, Says US Intelligence. Jane's Defence Weekly. Beal, Clifford; Blanche, E., Feb 17, 1999, p 5
Iran's next ballistic missile, the Shehab 4, is largely derived from the 1950s-era Soviet SS-4 'Sandel' medium range ballistic missile, says US intelligence officials. This confirms previous reports from Israel about the genesis of Shehab 4. The SS-4, designed and built in Ukraine by NPO Yuzhnoye, had a maximum range of 2,000km, and a circular error of probability of around 2,400m. Iran's defense minister announced last week that Shehab 4 is now in production as a space launcher. Iran has been striving for several years to develop its own telecommunications satellite.
Descriptors, Keywords: Iran MRBM Shehab 4 SS-4 Space Launcher
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 27
USA Likely To Delay Various High-Priority Anti-Missile Systems. Jane's Defence Weekly. Bender, Bryan, Feb 17, 1999, p 3
DoD's anti-missile system delays stem from technical difficulties with development, inadequate testing regimes and budget cuts, according to a report compiled by Philip Coyle, the DoD's director of operational T&E in his FY98 round-up of key DoD weapons projects. The production schedule for the THAAD system, could be delayed by up to 7 years as it failed all 5 of its intercept attempts. The report also names the Army's PAC-3 as being delayed by "more than one year" and the Navy Area Wide system, also called Navy Lower Tier "will likely be delayed about 18 months" because of difficulties in developing the Aegis Baseline VI program.
Descriptors, Keywords: THAAD Navy Area Wide PAC-3 Production Delay Philip Coyle Report
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 28
'Russia, China Still Main WMD Suppliers'. Jane's Defence Weekly. Seigle, Greg, Feb 17, 1999, p 3
CIA Director George Tenet told the US Senate Armed Services Committee recently "the restructuring of China's defense industrial bureaucracy holds the potential to create confusion and incentives that would impede the effectiveness of this system. In short, our guard remains up." Tenet's remarks preceded a biannual report released by the CIA last week that accuses Moscow and Beijing of being the top exporters of WMD assets to Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, and even North Korea. The CIA report also pointed to North Korea as a key WMD supplier, particularly of missile related technologies.
Descriptors, Keywords: Russia China WMD Missile Technology Transfer Proliferation
UPDATE: Feb 19, 1999, No. 29


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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (March 7, 2012) -- Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III visited Grafenwoehr March 6 and as a former Soldier and Army civilian, he reminded me of "old" traditional Army values, which made me wonder when the world had changed.
It seems that Sept. 11, 2001 did more than remove the towering institutions of commerce that crumbled that day in New York.
The Army is one of the most important, valuable institutions in our nation. Its business is people, Soldiers, civilians and family members are part of that Army machine. Chandler reminded hundreds of NCOs and officers attending a town hall meeting that it's important to be among the best.
As a whole, the force is shrinking and there are some preparations that need to happen, he said. There are also some decisions to be made.
He questioned the crowd. He asked how many Soldiers had decided to serve post-9-11. Many had enlisted following the terrorist attacks on our nation.
"You are our personal heroes. You came into the service knowing our nation was going to send you in harm's way," he said.
Chandler meant to empower the force. He told us we are in control of our own individual fates.
Further, let's not forget we have a responsibility to each other, he said. We've got to know what right looks like and make it happen.
It can never be bad to enforce the standards that keep people safe, happy, healthy, and those that maintain peace. When someone does a good job, they should be commended for it.
Lastly, I just had to throw this in because I personally wondered about some of the creative tattoos I see in our community. I submit that it's not just Soldiers, I think a lot of people have an affinity for body art.
Chandler said the Army regulations hadn't changed.
In regard to tattoos, Army Regulation 670-1, Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia clearly states: "visible tattoos or brands on the neck, face or head are prohibited and tattoos on other areas of the body that are prejudicial to good order and discipline are also prohibited. Additionally, any type of tattoo or brand that is visible while wearing a Class A uniform and detracts from a soldierly appearance is prohibited."
Chandler said leadership makes a difference.
"If you are wearing a uniform, you are a member of the uniformed services. You have to present a professional appearance, he said."
I suppose it's a matter of personal preference if one wants the "Rolling Stones' lips" on her neck, although I do think Chandler makes a valid point. At some level, we are all leaders in our community.
I challenge you to consider this, we are working everyday among forces from partner nations. We are also living among host-nation families and the public, which have become our friends. If we make observations about ourselves that are unbecoming, or challenge the professionalism of our peers, imagine what others think? Imagine what the Soldiers and leaders think, those we come to rely on and work with daily.
Many will transition out of the military, but I encourage all to become familiar with community resources that will help with transition challenges. There are transition specialists and counselors to help Soldiers, civilians and family members find actionable solutions to move them toward the future.
We shouldn't lose sight that the future is only as bright as we make it.
(Denver Beaulieu-Hains writes for 7th U.S. Army Joint Multinational Training Command Public Affairs.)


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Issue No.06 - June (2004 vol.37)
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Firewalls are the cornerstone of corporate intranet security, yet network security experts generally consider them to be poorly configured. This assessment is indirectly affirmed by the success of recent worms and viruses like Blaster and Sapphire, which a well-configured firewall could easily have blocked.

A study of real configuration files, or rule sets, for a variety of corporate firewalls establishes a quality measure based on "misconfigurations" that violate established best practices. The study correlates the quality measure with other factors--specifically, the operating system on which the firewall runs, the firewall?s software version, and a rule-set complexity. The results clearly show that corporate firewalls are often enforcing poorly written rule sets; they also offer some useful observations for improving rule-set quality.

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Bruce Springsteen guitarist Steven Van Zandt on his many ventures.
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Steven Van Zandt has too many projects on his plate.
He's organizing a reunion in December of the Rascals, the 1960s blue-eyed soul hitmakers. He stars in a gangster TV series in Norway. He runs a foundation to develop rock history curriculums for schools. He hosts a weekly syndicated radio show ("Little Steven's Underground Garage") and serves as program director for two satellite radio channels. And, of course, he plays guitar for Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, which returns to St. Paul on Sunday and Monday.
In a recent phone interview, Van Zandt, 61, talked about his many endeavors.
On adding saxophonist Jake Clemons, 24, to the E Street Band after the death of his uncle Clarence: "You lose Clarence [to a stroke], and we talked for six months on what does this mean. You realize you can't replace him. We decided to have a five-piece horn section, with the sax part covered by two sax players who would emerge from the horn section. We added the singers, which adds more literal soul music and gospel elements. You just lost an essential part of the front line. We all felt that we had to raise our game."
On the Boss' new penchant for marathon concerts: "You adapt. At first, it was a little bit shocking to the system. But then you realize 3 1/2 is going to be the normal show. As this thing evolved and Bruce's last album ['Wrecking Ball'] got transformed into the show, you realize this tour is special. At this point, he is very special in terms of being so alive and enthusiastic and creative, at a time in his life when he just doesn't have to be. Then you realize these are the most coherent and consistent themes we've ever had to work with. Those themes are so intense -- the economic holocaust and the theme of death and loss. It takes 3 1/2 hours to go into depth on these things."
On not being frustrated by his diminished role in the E Street Band: "I essentially stopped being the lead guitar on 'The Darkness on the Edge of Town' Tour [in 1978]. I'm the chameleon. I'm going to do whatever I'm called upon to do to make the night work. It doesn't matter at all to me."
On the Rascals, whom he inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 1997: "I saw them live in '65. First rock band I ever saw. And two years ago [at a benefit he helped organize] they were still fantastic. They're too important to just do a reunion. So I wrote a play, like a hybrid of Broadway show and a rock concert, but it's their story."
On his Norwegian gangster-comedy TV series, "Lilyhammer": "I've got to find a way to get back to Norway to do that, probably after the first of the year. It's been a big hit on Netflix. Everybody's shocked."
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Preparing to speak to young people at a Meridian church, William Perry McClendon says over the years his life has changed.
"There were things that I did in my life while in the organization that I was not proud of. So, that's why I chose to turn from that organization to a different organization which is Christ Jesus' organization, ha, ha, ha!"
As in the song, McClendon says it was Amazing Grace that made the difference in his life. Released from prison in December, McClendon is the former head of the 'Gangsta Disciples' in Meridian.
Although he joined the group at age nine, now at age 32 McClendon is no longer a member. Instead these days he says he's older and wiser.
"I've learned that if you tell a person he's crazy then, therefore he will conduct and act crazy! That's life! Really there are no bad people in the world; just the situations they face because you take the situation I faced and they said I was terrible. We have to wakeup and realize that violence is not the key. If we stop ruling things with the iron fist and instead with the iron mind, we'll accomplish everything we need to accomplish."
More than anything McClendon says he wants to leave this message with others who are in gangs.
"That life can lead you to two places, jail or hell! The choice is YOURS!"
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A Quote by Robert L. Simpson on automobiles, belief, day, experience, fatherhood, heart, leadership, learning, men, needs, people, value, work, and world
I believe with all my heart that the true value of a man is not in the man who can do the work of ten men, but rather in that man who can get ten men to work. I think this is where Heavenly Father recognizes the great value of a leader, not particularly in the man who can do the work of ten, but the man who can get ten men to respond and to do what needs to be done. I remember the story of the assembly line. There was a man back in Detroit putting hub caps on new automobiles. He became the best man on the line. He had been putting hub caps on for ten years. One day the boss came by and said, "How are things going?" "Well, I am glad you dropped by. I think I deserve a raise. I am the best man on this line. Do you realize I have ten years' experience putting hub caps on?" The boss smiled and said, "No, George. You have one year's experience ten times. It doesn't take ten years' experience to learn how to put on a hub cap." Young people, think about that for a moment. If you find yourself down in a rut putting on hub caps, and you think you have got ten years' experience, you get out of that rut, and you reach out into other areas. You learn how to do new things, and you become useful in this world that we live in.
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The Supersuckers play Whiskey Dick's Saloon Monday, Oct. 14. The band has been at it for 25 years.
"Our story is almost impossible to believe," according to the band's website. "This band is literally a human cartoon. We all grew up among the dead-ends and cactus needles of Tucson, Arizona and have known each other since grade school. We graduated from the same high school together at the same time (a school immortalized in our song 'Santa Rita High') and we chose to play in a band together because we liked to hang out together, not because we were great musicians or anything,"
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Waltair Division owes its origin to the erstwhile state-owned East Coast Railway, which came into existence in the year 1893 with the construction of the Cuttack-Khurda Road-Puri line covering a distance of 96 Kms and its subsequent link up along the East Coast upto Vijayawada - junction point of Southern Maratha Railway and Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway. As a result, a total stretch of 1280 Kms. of East Coast Railway covering the entire coastal stretch of Cuttack - Khurda - Road - Puri - Palasa - Vizianagaram-Visakhapatna - Rajahmundry-Vijayawada was opened for traffic between 1893 to 1896. Soon after, due to a change in the policy of the British Government, the Bengal Nagpur Railway, popularly known as the B.N.R, took over the northern section of East Coast Railway from Vizianagaram to Cuttack including the Branch Line of Puri by 23-01-1902.
Track works started at Visakhapatnam, which is on the main line between Madras and Calcutta during the years 1891-92. Traffic between Vijayawada and Cuttack started on 21.8.1893. Visakhapatnam Railway Station (VZT) then was at old city by the side of Laxmi Talkies, which was completely closed after September 1996. Presently, it is used as Container Yard.
No sooner was the development of Visakhapatnam as a major port sanctioned by the Secretary of State in 1924, than, the Railway Board on behalf of the Government of India appointed the Agent of B.N.R. as the Administrative Officer for developing the Vizag Port. The same was completed and then opened to Ocean Traffic on 07-10-1933. Thereafter, Waltair got its prominence as an important terminal junction point in handling the cargo in and out of Vizag Port on rail routes to the hinterland.
Waltair continued to be under the management control of B.N.R. till 14-04-1952, and then it became part of the Eastern Railway at the time of the re-grouping of the Indian Railways. The merger of B.N.R. into Eastern Railway, however, did not last long and on 01-08-1955 South Eastern Railway emerged, constituting the old B.N.R. lines and thus maintaining the tradition and favourite identity of B.N.R.
The other lines/branch lines falling under the present jurisdiction of Waltair Division came into existence in the following sequence
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Naupada-Gunupur Line of the erstwhile Parlakimidi Light
R-V Line of the erstwhile Raipur-Vizianagaram Railway.
Bobbili-Salur Branch Line
Kottavalasa-Kirandul (K-K Line)
Koraput-Rayagada (K-R Line)
As can be seen from the statistics published by Eco Railway in their web site, the main line between Cuttack and Visakhapatnam was laid during the period in between 1893 and 1896 i.e, 114 years back. Kottavalasa – Kirandul (K – K Line) was laid during 1966-67 with Japanese financial aid for the sole purpose of transporting iron ore for exporting it to Japan; and the Koraput – Rayagada was laid during 1995 -96, which caters to the transport needs of the people of a region in Orissa, not for the people of coastal Andhra. Naupada – Gunupur, Raipur – Vizianagram and Bobbi – Salur lines were laid nearly a century back, with no new railway tracks built keeping a full century blank for Visakhapatnam and for the places in Waltair Railway Division without any development. It shows the gross apathy and neglect meted out to the North Coastal Andhra either by earlier South Eastern Railway or the present Eco Railway.
With effect from 1st April 2003 Waltair Division became a part of the newly formed East Coast Railway.
Waltair Division is one of the important divisions in East Coast Railway. Its jurisdiction extends over a length of 1,052 route kms., covering three states viz., Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Chhattisgarh.
The four main arteries and diagonals of the Division are:
|Duvvada-Visakhapatnam-Palasa (B.G. - Double)
|213 Route Km
|Vizianagaram-Singapurroad (B.G. - Double)
|137 Route Km
|Kottavalasa-Kirandul (K-K Line - B.G. - Single)
|446 Route Km
|Koraput-Rayagada (B.G. - Single)
|164 Route Km
|22 Route Km
|Bobbili - Salur
|18 Route Km
|Misc. Good routes
|52 Km
|1052 Km
In addition, there was a erstwhile popular Narrow Gauge (NG) line, with a stretch of 91 kms., extending from Naupada (A.P) to Gunupur (Orissa) which is under gauge conversion to broad gauge.
Is it a favour to Waltair Division ?
The divisional headquarters is situated at Visakhapatnam - the City of Destiny,
Destined to lag behind even the most insignificant Railway Divisions in the country in general and in Eco Railway in particular.
which is quite well known for its scenic hills, sea-shores, industries etc. During last two decades of rapid industrialization in and around the Port city of Vizag, Waltair Division has all along been fulfilling the ever-increasing transportation needs of this greater industrial city.
Since Duvvada is in Greater Visakhapatnam area, and to ease congestion in Visakhapatnam Station, a number of trains are diverted to Duvvada, they say.
Waltair Division is a major freight carrier for important Public Sectors like :-
Visakhapatnam Port Trust (V.P.T.)
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (R.I.N.L.)
National Mineral Development Corporation (N.M.D.C.)
National Aluminium Company (N.A.L.C.O.)
Indian Oil Corporation (I.O.C.)
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (B.P.C.L.)
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (H.P.C.L.)
Several industries including M/s NMDC, VSPS, ESSAR, NALCO, VIKRAM ISPAT, COROMANDEL FERTILIZER, J.K. PAPER MILLS, MAA Mahamaya, CONCAST, NCS Sugars, Varalaxmi sugars, Hindustan Zinc, Seva Paper Mill, BALCO, VEDANTA etc., are also covered under freight operations.
World class Health Care Hospitals like VIMS, Appolo, Seven Hills, Care Hospital, LV Prasad Eye Care Insititute, Max Vision Eye Care Hospital, Visakha Eya Care Hospital, KGH and several Corporate Hospitals; IT Centers with international recognition like Wipro, Satyam, HSBC Call centre, Software Development Centers, a number of world-class educational institutions in the public as well as private sectors, a number of Tourist spots; and several business establishments are in Vizag and as the biggest City in between Kolkatta and Chennai on the East Coast of the Country, rail users and daily commuters have increased in numbers. People from Orissa, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh visit Visakhapatnam in large numbers for their educational, medical, social and business purposes. It is the second largest City in Andhra Pradesh and it is a hub of activity even for the people of the neighbouring districts.
To meet the aspirations and demands of passengers, the division handles 36 pairs of Mail / Express trains in all and 14 pairs of passenger trains including 2 Diesel Multiple Units (DMU), which run between Palasa and Tuni (via. Visakhapatnam) and Visakhapatnam-Rayagada.
Earnings (Rs in Crores)
|Goods Earnings
|Passenger Earnings
|Other Coaching
|Sundry Earnings
|Grosss Earnings
The Division posted a gross earnings of Rs.4143 crores in 2010 – 11, which is 19% higher than in the previous year. While the total earnings of East Coast Railway Zone is Rs.8144 crores, Waltair Division has achieved the distinction of earning Rs.4143, which accounts for a whooping 50.87% of the entire Eco Railway Zone.
Well said about revenue earning, but what about development of the Division with new lines, additional quota of seats/berths, passenger amenities and redesigning Visakhapatnam Station in Madras Central model?
One can observe from the above statistics published by the Eco Railway that Waltair (Visakhapatnam) Division has been contributing (with whooping earnings Its earnings are more than many of the Divisions in the Country, and definitely, more than the earning of any of the Divisions/Regions under Eco Railway. These earnings are diverted for development purposes of other regions in the Country and other Divisions of Eco Railway, relegating the North Coastal Region to the lower than the lowest option.
Ample proof for this attitude is that not even an inch of new railway line was laid after Independence. The main line between Cuttack and Visakhapatnam was laid during the period in between 1893 and 1896 i.e, 114 years back. Naupada – Gunupur, Raipur – Vizianagram and Bobbi – Salur lines were laid nearly 2 centuries back
In 2003, when new zones were formed, Waltair division spread over 1051 km was made part of East Coast Railway. Diversion of important trains from Visakhapatnam to Bhubaneswar, drastically reducing the reservation quota for the local people of this region for trains like Visakha Express from Secunderabad and Prashanthi Express from Bangalore, resulted in a feeling of alienation. Ironically, the earlier quota of passenger reservation in trains like Mail, Coromondel and other Express Trains emanating from Howrah and Bhubaneswar have been drastically reduced (it is understood that Berhampur and Khurda are allotted more quota of seats/berths) What is more Godavari Express, a train with 100% occupancy right from its inception some decades back, was also proposed to be extended to Bhubaneswar for the reason that it has no sufficient occupancy rate – the biggest joke!!!
The following trains are made to run via Duvvada, without touching Visakhapatnam Railway Station:
18047 Amaravathi – Howrah – Vasco & return train No.18048 12890 Yashwantpur – Tatanagar & return train No.12889 12897 Pondicherry – Bhubaneswar & return train No.12898 12253 Yashwantpour – Bhgalpur & return train No.12254 12867 Howrah – Pondicherry & return train No. 12868 18496 Bhubaneswar – Rameswaram & return train No.18495 for the simple reason that Duvvada Rly. Station comes under Greater Visakhapatnam with the flimsy reason that Visakhapatnam Railway Station is congested.
It is natural that when no development works are taken for its extension, except giving some cosmetic treatment to the Station, it becomes congested.
The factual position is that a large chunk of the route from Vizag to Duvvada (which was earlier under Gazuwaka Municipality) bears a deserted look with vast stretches of vacant land with wild bushes spreading indiscriminately in the entire area possibly with flourishing anti-social activities, except the NH 5 running through it. It would be all the more frightening to travel to Duvvada to catch a train during night time. Transport facilities are also not so efficient to go to Duvvada Station, more difficult for passengers with luggage, with small children, with handicapped and aged persons.
It is an irony that the highest earning Visakhapatnam City is not given its due recognition, and it is relegated to an unnoticeable and unworthy position, dumping heaps of slur on it and the local people, by diverting these 12 important trains as if these super fast trains hate to see Visakhapatnam. The real reason is that a large number of people from the neighbouring states are residing in this industrial belt of Visakhapatnam with employment and business activities. Probably with the ulterior motive to make comfortable these people from Orissa, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh by extending these superfast train facilities to them only.
A new Express Train from Visakhapatnam Railway Station to Mumbai was flagged off by Mrs.D.Puranadeswari, Central Minister, on 24th of March. It is not the be-all and end-all of the aspirations of the North Andhra people.
People are hesitant that there is no certainty that this much hyped up express train will continue to run from/to Visakhapatnam in future; it is likely that this train will either be extended to Bhubaneswar and/or will be diverted to Duvvada without touching Visakhapatnam Railway Station.
Visakhapatnam – Shirdi Special Train has been running with its full capacity right from day one of its run. With the intervention of Sri M.V.S.Sarma, MLC, North Andhra Graduates Constituency, its run was being extended periodically, and as is seen from the media reports, it is proposed to be stopped at any time from April 2010 permanently.
It is also reported in a local Telugu daily, Vision dated 31.3.2010, that the ulterior motive of Eco Railway authorities, is run the same train from Bhubaneswar coolly after the hue and cry dies down. It would not be a matter of surprise, if this train also gets diverted to Duvvada, without touching Visakhapatnam Railway Station.
In the matter of employment opportunities in the Railways, people of North Andhra in the Waltair Division are mostly denied appointments either in the S.C.Railway or in the Eco Railway. S. C. Railway starts practically from Anakapalli Station and since Waltair Division is in Eco Railway, many aspiring candidates from North Andhra are denied selection at the point of interviews, even though they come up with good ranks in the written and other tests, though it is not publicly declared policy. Similarly, since a major chunk of Waltair Division is in Andhra Pradesh State, Eco Railway conveniently overlooks and denies selection to the various posts in the Zone to North Andhra youth. There were occasions reported in the news papers in the past that unemployed job-seeking youth, who have gone to Bhubaneswar to write competitive tests for jobs in the Railway there, were physically obstructed and assaulted, resulting in returning back to their homes with insult and in some cases injuries. There was a talk that evens those, who have written their examinations and scored high marks, are denied selection to the various posts, simply because North Andhra is not in Orissa, but in Andhra Pradesh.
It is reported in Eenadu Daily Newspaper dated 24th August 2011 that in the recent past, the Railways have recruited 410 loco pilots, out of whom, there are 180 people from Bihar, 219 people from West Bengal and only just 11 people from Andhra Pradesh and since it is said that there are no vacancies in other zones, all of them are allotted to Waltair Division.
It is the best example to show that the employable youth in Waltair Division are shown step-motherly attitude in the matter of recruitment.
So Visakhapatnam is in NO-ZONE area and therefore, the unemployed youth of this region are to remain forever as unemployed as far as employment in the Railways is concerned.
Visakhapatnam City is a centre for academic excellence; a major center for health care with well equipped Hospitals manned by highly qualified Doctors; a whole host of public sector and private sector industries generating employment; a tourist center par excellence for visitors from far and near, and accommodating people from all the regions in the country – Tamilians, Malayalees, Kanndigas, Maharastrians, Gujarathis, Pubjabis, Sindhis, Oriyas, Bengalis, Hindi speaking people and others integrating with the local people since generations and living in harmony, irrespective of caste, creed, religion, and region.
While there are a good number of Oriyas employed in many of the industries and offices, Visakhapatnam City is a preferred health care center for people of Orissa. You can see sign boards in Oriya near the corporate Hospitals - Appolo, Seven Hills and Care Hospital.
Visakhapatnam District is a tourist center with gorgeous golden beaches, hill-top resorts, trekking spots, well maintained Parks, entertainment centers and whole host of tourist activities with all the infrastructure handy to the local, national and international tourists. To site an example of the utter neglect exhibited by the Eco Railway in this aspect, the rail route, constructed decades back with Japanese aid for export of manganese iron ore to Japan, passes through Araku Valley. The train passes through breathtaking long tunnels, maneuvering the ups and downs of the hills with their extensive forest greenery and the famous awe-inspiring centuries old Borra Caves, apart from the innumerable tourist spots in the region. Thousands of people from all over India and even international tourists visit this region of grandeur.
While the AP Government is taking all out efforts for promoting tourism, the Eco Railway has been running only one passenger train, that too with a few unreserved rickety compartments for passenger traffic. Even some insignificant tourist places in Eco Railway, other than those in Waltair Division, are given more than the needed support for development of tourism. It is an example of step- motherly treatment to North Andhra regions in Waltair Division.
Ms. Purandeswarai, MP from Visakhapatnam, during her election campaign announced that creation of separate Railway Zone with headquarters at Visakhapatnam or merger of Waltair division would be her top-most agenda. It is proved to be a tall talk with least achievement. Many people strongly oppose the proposal for merger of Waltair division with SC Railway as an alternative for formation of separate zone. Formation of a separate zone would only help development of hinterland, unbiased development of all the Stations and the areas in the Zone, creation of employment opportunities to the job seeking youth in the Railways. Successive Railway Ministers for the last more than 6 decades after Independence, never bothered to develop this Division which was one of the highest revenue earning divisions.
Sri Yerrannaidu (TDP), former MP from Srikakulam was closely associated with the Railway Parliamentary Standing Committee and Sri Bandaru Dattatreya (BJP) was past Minister for State for Railways. Both of them either could not or did not assess the actual deplorable situation in Waltair Railway Division, and nothing was done by either of them.
Some of the Railway Ministers both in NDA and UPA governments have utilized their positions to develop the Railway networks in their respective constituencies/states and Jaipur, Hazipur Railway Zones were created during the year 2002 and Hubli, Jabalpur, Allahabad, Bilaspur and Bhubaneswar Railway Zones were created during the year 2003. In all there are, as on date, 17 Railway Zones in India. Some of the places in which new Zones were created were not popularly known, or even unknown to the people and definitely less known than Visakhapatnam, and they were created only on political considerations. The revenue earnings of Waltair Division are more than the total earnings of all the Divisions in some of the newly created Railway Zones. Waltair Division, whose earnings are far more than many of the Divisions in India, in spite of the pressure said to have been exerted by the MPs from Andhra Pradesh, has been kept at the same destitute position in which it was earlier was. The pressure exerted by the Andhra Pradesh MPs might be formal devoid of commitment for the cause. God Bless them with long life to contest next elections with the same slogan in their agenda – Merger of Waltair Division with SC Railway/Creation of Visakhapatnam Zone. Probably this sweet slogan will be oft repeated and becomes handy for them for the next many more elections.
Visakhapatnam is comparatively peaceful city and the natives are peace loving people. However, when they are driven to the wall with no body to hear and redress even their long pending genuine grievances, they stand united irrespective of their social and political affiliations, to launch an agitation to achieve their just demands. Already there are People for India, Forum for Better Visakha, Praja Spandana and other like minded voluntary organizations and a few peoples' representatives of North Andhra, to uplift the status of Visakhapatnam City to the level that it deserves by achieving a separate Railway Zone with headquarters at Visakhapatnam.
With a lot of apathy in the official circles in the Railway Ministry, Railway Board and the Eco Railway; the gross indifference of politicians at the helm of affairs, it becomes inevitable for the people of Costal Andhra in Waltair Railway Division, to initiate a path of struggle for achieving a separate Railway Zone with the present Waltair Division and the bisected S.C.Railway jurisdictional areas upto River Godavari, with headquarters at Visakhapatnam.


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Monday, December 31, 2012
Happy New Year to Me
Yeah, you read right. 70s crooner Barry Manilow. Not someone I'd normally fork out dollars to see, but my good friend Mark is a DJ who often gets free concert tickets, the operative word being free. More enticing was the thought of spending catch-up time with Mark, whom I first met when we were high school freshmen back in '73. He is, in the most literal sense, my oldest friend and one of my dearest.
But when the concert date rolled around, I wasn't really in the mood. I hadn't realized that the event fell on my mother's birthday, a day that leaves me melancholy. It's been three years and I still miss my mother--my best friend, coach, counselor, and confidant--more than words can describe. At first, I kept waiting for the pain to subside, the hole in my heart to heal, but now I realize that it never will. As my BFF Pam explained, having lost her own beloved father years earlier, a loss of this magnitude simply becomes a part of your DNA. You learn to live with it.
And so I've been living with it, never feeling quite like my old self but accepting this as the new normal. Okay, fine.
That's why I kept our date and went to the concert with Mark. We were in the nosebleed section (because the seats were comped and hey, beggars can't be choosers), which rendered Manilow the size of a flea. Not only that, we were so far to the right of the stage that we could only see the singer's famous profile, missing all the entertainment taking place in back that the rest of the arena was enthusiastically responding to.
But it didn't matter because the nosebleed section was having a party of its own. Several DJs from Mark's station were sitting near us and a fun bunch they were. We fed off each other's energy, standing at every song, waving our glow sticks in the air and singing at the top of our lungs, "Oh Mandy, you came and you gave without taking..."
To my surprise, I was genuinely having a good time, feeling a lightness in my heart that's been absent since the day my mother died. That's when, out of the blue, in the middle of a random song, it hit me. An epiphany so dazzling and bright, it was no less blinding than if someone had beamed a flashlight directly into my eyes.
In that packed arena of roughly 10,000 Barry Manilow fans chanting, "Copa, Copacabana!" I felt my mother's presence as intimately as if she was sitting right next to me, shoulder-to-shoulder. And like a cartoon bolt of lightening aimed toward my head, it struck me that it pained her to see me sad, heavyhearted, trudging through a life colored in shades of gray. This wasn't what my mother wanted for the daughter in whose birthday card she once wrote, "Every day I thank God for giving me a daughter like you."
On this lively evening, watching me wiggle and jiggle to ""Bandstand Boogie," I felt it -- my mother's joy at my delight. I saw it--the ear-splitting smile on her face. And I realized that on this day, her birthday, I had given her the greatest gift of all: my happiness.
Since then, the lightness in my heart, that inkling of joy, has remained. Lingering like a soft, gentle light. Because ultimately, her gift was mine, too.
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We are ALL blessed to have had your mum in our lives. And it makes me eternily happy to be blessed with your friendship Eileen. Happy New Year!
- December 31, 2012 at 8:53 PM
What a great moment! Congratulations and peace and especially joy to you!
- January 1, 2013 at 9:54 AM
- kimbav said...
Lovely, Eileen, and you're absolutely right - Your joy and success is the best memorial tribute you could give someone who loved you so much. xoxo kim
- January 1, 2013 at 12:51 PM
- Adriana said...
I can totally relate Eileen. 16+ years ago I was at a Giants' game at Candlestick with my Mom's group. Strapped to my chest under several layers of clothes (remember, Candlestick!)was my 3 week old baby. Three months before my husband had left me, eight months pregnant, and our 6 and 4 year old daughter and son. I was as grief stricken and hollow as a person could be. But, somehow that night, amid the lights, noise, impossibly green grass and friends I had a moment of lightness, a separation from my pain. I remember having a little fun even. It was then that I realized, for the first time in months, that there was hope, that I wouldn't always feel so bad, that I might even be happy again. And, of course, I am. Amazing what time can do. Thanks for sharing.
- January 1, 2013 at 3:58 PM
Eileen, I want to send this to everyone I know. What a moment of grace! I am so happy for you!
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