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The master's degree program in Information Technology Management is designed to provide a balance between management skills and technical expertise. You will learn to manage people and projects as well as gain a broader knowledge base of important IT issues including networking, software integration and security.
|How is MAS different from a traditional master's degree?
|Unlike the traditional master's program, Western's MAS degree provides a solid core of courses in the chosen option, combined with courses in business, communication, marketing, economics, statistics, and management. The MAS degree is a Professional Master's Degree because it integrates graduate level business knowledge with technical competency. Applied learning and applied research are important aspects of the degree, and students will work in teams and apply their skills to real problems and issues.
|Why is integration important?
|Information processing is the core of business decision making. Management of this valuable resource is extremely important for the survival of any business. Having individuals on staff who have both technical skills and business skills is vital.
|Who should enroll in our ITM option?
|This option is for someone currently in the IT field, or someone who has an undergraduate degree in the area and is looking to assume a management role in the IT field. The ITM option provides students with a background in corporate information security, network administration and integration of IT resources. In addition, program graduates will develop knowledge of organizational behavior, marketing strategy, and managerial economics. Graduates will gain skills in communication, problem solving, decision making, leadership and management; and experience working in a team environment with emerging technologies.
|How does this degree prepare me for a career?
|The courses are designed to provide a balance between management skills and technical expertise. You will learn to manage people and projects as well as gain a broader knowledge base of important IT issues including networking, software integration and security.
|Demand and Careers
|This degree will help you move into IT management roles within any organization. Business is experiencing an ever increasing reliance upon information technology in conducting their affairs. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics cites the need for managers of computational information systems to grow at a much faster rate than the average rate for all occupations.


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I and the Bird #113 includes a snippet of one of my bird poems about bushtits. Go read the entire post. It has lots of bird poetry!
(This is a photo from a while back. Recently the sun hasn't been shining and there have been a couple dozen bushtits feeding at this and a nearby suet feeder several times a day.)
Birds and poetry go together like burgers & fries, hot dogs & beer, red wine & chocolate. Just to name a few select pairings.


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Project ID: KS981
Title: REAL TIME CROP WATER MANAGEMENT AND IRRIGATION SCHEDULING WEB SITE
Focus Categories: Irrigation, Water Quantity
Keywords: Crop Water Use, Water Management, World Wide Web
Start Date: 03/01/2001
End Date: 02/28/2002
Federal Funds: $23,500
Non-Federal Matching Funds: $48,573
Congressional District: 2nd
Principal Investigators:
Gary Allan Clark
Professor, Kansas State University
Daniel A. Andresen
Assistant Professor, Kansas State University
Danny H. Rogers
Professor, Kansas State University
Increasing interest in irrigation scheduling and crop water management has occurred throughout Kansas. Traditional access to technical and educational information exists through workshops, seminars, field days, and published materials. However, busy schedules and other conflicts limit participation and access to these events. Access to and interest in the use of the World Wide Web has been growing at a fast pace. This project is designed to improve the transfer of water management knowledge and technology for improved agricultural crop production and resource conservation by using a Water Management Web Site housed within the Kansas Water Institute. Once the site is developed, established, and in use, other water resources related research results and extension information can be posted for additional technology transfer and enhanced knowledge of improved water management and crop production practices.
This Water Management Web Site will be designed to help the user with their irrigation scheduling and water management decisions. It will create crop water management accounts for individual users based upon input of their crop, soil, and geographic location. The Site will access the currently available real time weather data, estimate and log the crop water use, and display the results graphically for the user. The Site will update each water management account on a daily basis without requiring continual access by the user. This will enhance the use and availability of the automated weather data that must currently be accessed either daily or every three days in two of the Kansas Ground Water Management Districts. The individual will input rainfall and irrigation amounts to complete the water budget.
The proposed work will design, test/evaluate, display, and promote the Site throughout the course of the project. This Site will compliment the Virtual Water Office Site currently under development in another KWRI funded project. Funding for long-term maintenance is not available at this time. It is hoped that success of the Site will generate interest to provide the necessary support to continue to post and maintain the Site.


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"but not edit only the version 1.36 can do that"
so why would I need this? ^-^
Helping Gordon, one dead Scientist at a time
"but not edit only the version 1.36 can do that"
so why would I need this? ^-^
Wow, nice!
Why did barneys voice sound so deep in the beta? It sounds creepy :P
So, you can't download it for windows XP? :(
Are you drunk? Just sayin'
But if you don't care about bug fixes then why do you care about them being gone?
You're welcome :)
Description translation: Well here's a pack of guitar hero guitars for gomod converted by me :D Hope you like it. Greetings from Mexico.
The screamer didn't attract a horde, it only called one.
Tank: L4D1
Haggard: L4D2
The Worker: L4D3
Agreed, bots make everything cool.
those hands...
The animations are pretty nice! But the hands need some animations aswell
Won't let me download, I try to download it manually but it says It's an unknown file, I try to download it on Desura and it keeps saying theres an error when it gets up to 5%
Agreed, this guy should put credits at least in the description.
This is the zombie model from Afraid of Monsters, and without you giving credit, it's stolen.
EDIT: Wow, even in the name it says AOM (Afraid of Monsters).
Definitely stolen
So your stopping your mod just because its not getting enough popularity?
Wow, thats kinda... stupid.
What? I know people who are new to mod makeing and they became popular in an instant
How long is the dungeon gonna be o_o
No new rocket launcher texture
doors have missing textures
buttons have missing textures
HEV charger and health chargers have no textures
most walls/ceilings/floors have no textures
This texture pack kinda sucks :/
gamer that made no sense at all,
and you're saying HE can't speak english
I thought this was already made on MOD DB?
I hate corridors :/
they creep me out every step
Thats badass
made me cry :(
The three stooges? Lol


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Birth Defects Home | About Birth Defects | Relationship to the Environment | Types of Birth Defects
Relationship of Birth Defects to the EnvironmentPesticides and Gastroschisis
Pesticides are chemicals used to control insects, weeds, fungus, and other pests. According to the March of Dimes, pregnant women should avoid exposure to pesticides whenever possible. Pesticides are commonly used in or around:
- Agriculture
- People's homes
- Landscaping
- Commercial buildings
Research suggests that a woman's exposure to atrazine, an herbicide used to eliminate weeds in agricultural areas, could be associated with gastroschisis. Gastroschisis is a birth defect of the intestines. Prenatal exposure to higher concentrations of atrazine in surface water (lakes, ponds, rivers, etc.), may increase the prevalence of gastroschisis, especially among women who conceived in the spring.
Disinfection Byproducts
Disinfection byproducts come from chemicals used in our drinking water to kill microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses. Exposure to disinfection byproducts in drinking water, such as trihalomethanes (THM), may increase the risk for birth defects that affect development of the brain, spinal cord, urinary tract and heart.
Arsenic is a toxic element that occurs naturally in the environment and as a byproduct of some industrial activities. Pregnant women who are exposed to high levels of arsenic can be at risk for having a baby born with birth defects.
People are at greater risk for arsenic exposure if they:
- Work or live near metal smelters
- Live in agricultural areas where arsenic fertilizers were used on crops
- Live near hazardous waste sites or incinerators
- Drink well water with high levels of arsenic
Two chemicals found in plastics – Bisphenol A and phthalates – have raised concerns over their potential link to birth defects. Bisphenol A (BPA) is used to manufacture polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins. BPA may affect brain, behavior and prostate gland development in fetuses, infants, and children. Phthalates are found in higher concentrations in children than in adults. Research indicates that phthalates may increase the risk of birth defects such as hypospadias.
BPA is found in the epoxy resins used to line:
- Metal food cans
- Metal lids of glass jars
- Some reusable clear plastic water bottles
- Some clear plastic baby bottles
Phthalates are added to make plastics more flexible and durable. They can be found in:
- Building materials
- Adhesives
- Children's toys
- Paints
- Food products
- Personal care products
- Household items
- Other products
Solvents are chemicals that dissolve other substances. Exposure to solvents during pregnancy, particularly during the first trimester, may increase risk of neural tube and heart defects.
Common solvents include:
- Gasoline
- Motor oil
- Paint thinner
- Polyurethane
- Spray paint
- Aerosol sprays
- Nail polish remover
- Some cleaning products (such as oven cleaners)
Exposure to mercury while pregnant may harm the baby's nervous system development. There are two forms of mercury: elemental (pure) mercury and methylmercury.
Elemental mercury is found in:
- Some thermometers
- Dental amalgam fillings
- Fluorescent light bulbs
- Some batteries
Methylmercury is formed when mercury in the air is deposited in water. People are usually exposed to this form of mercury when they eat certain fish, especially larger fish that eat smaller fish.
Examples of large fish that tend to contain large amounts of methylmercury.
- Swordfish
- King mackerel
- Tilefish
- Shark
The above content was generously shared by the California Environmental Health Tracking Program. Sources include:
- Ritz, B, et al. Ambient air pollution and risk of birth defects in Southern California. American Journal of Epidemiology 2002;155:1
- Waller, SA, Paul K, Peterson, SE, et al. Agricultural-related chemical exposures, season of conception, and risk of gastroschisis in Washington State. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010;202:241.e1-6.
Types of Birth Defects
Anencephaly is a birth defect that affects the closing of the neural tube during pregnancy. The neural tube is a narrow channel that folds and closes during the third and fourth weeks of pregnancy to form the brain and spinal cord. Anencephaly occurs when the portion of the neural tube that forms the brain does not close. This results in the baby lacking parts of the brain, skull, and scalp
Spina Bifida (without Anencephaly) is a type of neural tube defect. The neural tube is a narrow channel that folds and closes during the third and fourth weeks of pregnancy to form the brain and spinal cord. Spina bifida happens if the portion of the neural tube that forms the spinal cord does not close completely during the first month of pregnancy.
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome is a condition that is present at birth, and often is called a congenital heart defect. It is a group of related defects that, together, mean that the left side of the heart is underdeveloped.
Tetralogy of Fallot is a heart condition that is present at birth, and often is called a congenital heart defect. This defect changes the normal flow of blood through the heart. Tetralogy of Fallot is a combination of four defects: (1) a hole in the wall between the ventricles (two lower chambers of the heart), called a ventricular septal defect; (2) narrowing of the tube that carries blood from the heart to the lungs, called pulmonary stenosis; (3) the aorta (the tube that carries oxygen-rich blood to the body) grows from both ventricles, rather than from the left ventricle only; and (4) a thickened muscular wall of the right ventricle, called right ventricular hypertrophy.
Transposition of the Great Arteries (Vessels) is a heart condition that is present at birth, and often is called a congenital heart defect. Transposition of the great arteries occurs when the two main arteries going out of the heart – the pulmonary artery and the aorta – are switched in position, or "transposed".
Cleft Lip (with or without Cleft Palate) is an opening in the upper lip. The opening in the lip can be a small slit in the lip or a large opening that goes through the lip into the nose. A cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth, called the palate. A cleft palate can occur when the two sides of the palate do not come together correctly.
Cleft Palate (without Cleft Lip) is an opening in the roof of the mouth, called the palate. A cleft palate can occur when the two sides of the palate do not come together correctly.
Hypospadias is a birth defect of males in which the opening of the urethra is located somewhere along the underside of the penis instead of at the tip. The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. This defect occurs when the urethra does not complete its development during the pregnancy.
Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which a portion of an infant's intestines protrude out of the body through a small hole in the body wall beside the umbilical cord. The body wall defect can be small or large, and other organs such as the liver can be involved.
Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) is a condition in which a baby is born with an extra chromosome. Chromosomes are small "packages" of genes in the body. They determine how a baby's body forms during pregnancy and how, as the baby grows in the womb and after birth, the body functions. Normally, a baby is born with 46 chromosomes. Babies born with Down syndrome have an extra copy of one of these chromosomes. This extra copy changes the body's and brain's normal development and causes developmental and physical problems for the baby.
Upper Limb Deficiencies are defects that occur when a part of or the entire arm (upper limb) of a baby fails to form completely during pregnancy. The defect is referred to as a "limb reduction" because a limb is reduced from its normal size or is missing.
Lower Limb Deficiencies are defects that occur when a part of or the entire leg (lower limb) of a fetus fails to form completely during pregnancy. The defect is referred to as a "limb reduction" because a limb is reduced from its normal size or is missing.


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Frank di Gioia papers, 1938-1964
Di Gioia, Frank, b. 1900
Active in New York, N.Y.
Collection size: 36 items (on 1 partial microfilm reel)
Collection Summary: Correspondence (5 items), including a letter from Walt Kuhn to Homer Saint-Gaudens recommending di Gioia and his work; drawings; photographs of di Gioia and his paintings; reproductions of his work; exhibition catalogues, announcements, and clippings; and biographical data.
Biographical/Historical Note: Painter; New York City.
Donated by Frank di Gioia, 1966.
How to Use this Collection
- Microfilm reel 3 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
- Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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You don't have to admit to cruising Craigslist's dubious (but compelling) classifieds to attend this party inspired by the site's cross-platform sightings. The bash introduces you to fellow straphangers using crafts, a historic token booth turned photo booth, cookie decorating, and a special talk from OkCupid president and cofounder Christian Rudder to help you understand the modern world of dating. There will also be poetry workshops, in which you can cut up the posts of subway Cyranos to create your own sonnet. And just make sure you get their number this time, you nudnik.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Penn Traffic Co. here this week was scheduled to launch an eight-week, charity fund-raiser that involves the sale of its private-label products. The company, which operates supermarkets under several different banners in the Northeast, will donate 2 cents for every private-label item customers purchase to local organizations that conduct breast cancer research. Marc Jampole, spokesman, Penn Traffic, said the company hopes that its "Put in Your Two Cents Worth for Breast ...
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Caroline Erlingson's collegiate running career came to a close in 2010, but the distance-event standout remains a vital part of the UT Arlington track and field coach. She currently serves as the team's director of operations and shared her expertise in distance events in 2011, her first year on staff.
Erlingson worked closest with female distance runners, who combined to score in nine events at Southland Conference meets. She also had a hand in helping freshman Emily Koenig win an individual Southland Conference championship as well as Southland Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Year.
As an athlete, it didn't take long for Erlingson to make an impact on the UT Arlington program. As a true freshman, she earned All-Southland Conference honors by finishing eighth at the league's Cross Country Championships.
Injuries slowed Erlingson's momentum, forcing her to take a medical redshirt in indoor and outdoor track in 2007, but she bounced back to place 11th at the league cross country meet in 2008.
During the track seasons, her best conference finishes came at the 2009 Outdoor Championships (third in the 1500m), and the 2009 Indoor Championships (third in the mile run). She also took seventh in the indoor mile as a senior in 2010.
Off the track, Erlingson excelled in the classroom as a three-time Capital One/Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Erlingson is a native of Angelholm, Sweden. She earned her degree in biochemistry from UT Arlington.


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This figure shows the downward trends of EM TRC and DART case rates for the last three fiscal years. These three years correspond to the time of substantial increase in work activities in support of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
EM's TRC and DART case cumulative rate trend lines over the past 15 quarters remain well below comparable industries' TRC and DART Case rates. For benchmark comparison, the Construction Industry and the Waste Management & Remediation Service Industry numbers are selected to best approximate the complex-wide decontamination and decommissioning (D&D), remediation, waste management and facility construction activities contracted by EM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The EM Office of Safety and Security Program conducts analysis of EM-wide safety performance on a quarterly basis to provide senior management a tool to compare and evaluate performance and identify emergent trends and make performance comparisons between sites and contractors of varying size and risk.
Occupational injury and illness performance is measured using two metrics defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and widely used in industry. One of these metrics is the Total Recordable Injury Cases (TRCs) rate. TRCs are cases that require medical treatment for occupational injuries beyond first aid.
The other metric is the Days Away from work – Restricted or Transferred (DART) case rate. DARTs are TRCs that are typically more serious than medical treatment only. DART cases involve days away from work, days of restricted work activity, or require a worker to be transferred to another position.
Following are EM's cumulative rates for fiscal year 2011: TRC rate of 0.78 per 200,000 work hours and DART case rate of 0.32 per 200,000 work hours. These rates are significantly below the EM safety performance goals for fiscal year 2011 (TRC goal of 1.3; DART goal of 0.6). The charts below are from the Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2011 EM Quarterly Safety Summary Report.


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File Server Pattern
The next IOMeter pattern simulates a typical file-server load. The request queue depth changes from 1 to 256. Let's first view the results at a queue depth up to 32 requests.
The Barracuda LP ST31000520AS behaves unlike the other HDDs, reaching its top speed at a queue depth of 4 requests. This optimization makes it somewhat faster under real-life conditions but prevents it from showing a higher performance at longer queue depths.
It is the RE4 WD1003FBYX and Caviar Black WD1002FAEX that have the highest results again. They are followed by the Caviar Blue WD10EALX and Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS whose graphs are close to coinciding except that the Seagate is somewhat slower at a queue depth of 1 and 2 requests. The Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS and WD10EALS are even slower, and the Barracuda LP ST1000DL002 fails the test completely.
We've got a somewhat different picture when the queue is as long as 256 requests. Seagate's energy-efficient products exchange their places, the Barracuda LP ST1000DL002 now being indifferent to the queue depth (just like the Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS, though). The Barracuda LP ST31000520AS speeds up suddenly as the queue increases from 32 to 64 requests. The RE4 WD1003FBYX enjoys a clear first place while the Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS and the WD Caviars go neck and neck.
Web Server Pattern
Once again the Barracuda LP ST1000DL002 falls behind. The RE4 WD1003FBYX is on top, followed by the Caviar Black WD1002FAEX.
The graphs diverge when the queue is increased up to 256 requests. The Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS and Barracuda LP ST1000DL002 do not accelerate anymore. The RE4 WD1003FBYX and Caviar Black WD1002FAEX are unrivalled. The rest of the HDDs deliver similar performance.


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4K continues to grow across state
11 school districts add programs for current year
Four-year-old kindergarten continues to grow across the state with 11 school districts adding 4K for the current school year, according to a Department of Public Instruction release.
Statewide 93 percent of public schools that provide elementary education offer four-year-old kindergarten, according to the release. For the 2013-14 school year, 386 schools districts are offering 4K to more than 48,000 students.
"Communities across Wisconsin know that children who have rich early learning experiences through quality 4K programs are better to thrive in school," State Superintendent Tony Evers said in the release.
More than 100 of the existing programs use a community approach in which the district, private child care centers and Head Start Centers collaborate to provide services to children and families, according to the release.
Wisconsin is considered a national leader in implementing 4K through the community approach, officials said.
"Whether through traditional programming or Wisconsin's innovative community approach, 4K works for kids," Evers said.
Research on 4K shows that students enrolled in quality early education programs perform better in school, are less likely to need special education services, have lower retention rates, and are more likely to graduate from high school, gain employment and avoid incarceration, according to the release.
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Charlie Sheen Welcomes First Grandchild
Charlie Sheen has become a first-time grandfather at the age of 47. The actor's daughter, Cassandra Esteves, gave birth to a baby girl on Tuesday.
Estevez and husband Casey Huffman welcomed daughter Luna into the world, and Charlie is over the moon about his first grandchild.
"It's impossibly a most wondrous day," Charlie tells TMZ.com. "My bucket list is a thimble!"
Cassandra's mother is Charlie's high school sweetheart Paula Profit. The actor has four younger children from his marriages to Denise Richards and Brooke Mueller, daughters Sam, 9, and Lola, 8, with Richards, and twin boys Bob and Max, 4, with Mueller.
Interestingly, all of Luna's aunts and uncles on her mother's side of the family are all under 10-years-old.
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text: This calendar with our events is wonderful; however, I would like to see more of our birthdays, anniversaries noted. Since we just returned from Florida I didn't even know that the calendar was coming to a close. In the past when the band did this calendar, we had someone call us to solicit "business" and especially a phone number on the calendar. I do especially like the bottom of the calendar that has businesses. When I was in Florida it was handy to have phone numbers if needed. I would be willing to help promote our calendar as I used it quite a bit of sending birthday cards and anniversary cards to people that I especially wanted to acknowledge! It was wonderful to have Edna Shreyer's birthday on it. I would have liked to know how old but I do have a pretty good idea as I was here when she celebrated her 80th with all the wonderful "hoopla". I know that each year it will get better and better. As an additional comment, I (we if Bob feels the same) are so happy to be part of the town of Baltimore proper and be able to vote. In the past we had lived in Thurston and really enjoyed being part of our little community! And some exciting news is that our house is being remodeled by the new owners and we are so happy to see it happen because it was difficult to drive past and see it slowly being left unattended! Thanks to those responsible!


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Shijiazhuang Everlight Trade Co., Ltd.
Onsite Check
The supplier's company premises has been checked by Alibaba.com staff to ensure onsite operations exist there. A third-party verification company has confirmed the legal status of the supplier.
|Business Type:
|Trading Company
|Hebei, China (Mainland)
|Main Products:
|Baseball cap,promotion cap,hat,appare,SHOES
|Total Employees:
|11 - 50 People
|Total Annual Revenue:
|US$10 Million - US$50 Million
|Year Established:
|Top 3 Markets:
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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration — Finance
Liberty University's online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration — Finance program equips students with the skills they need to succeed in the finance industry. The program focuses on investment strategy, financial analysis, stock market trends, banking, and more. Graduates are prepared for a career in either the domestic or international marketplace.
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The U.S. Open Polo Championship, first played in 1904 at Van Courtland Park, celebrated its centennial in 2004. It is one of the three great polo tournaments, along with the British and Argentine championships. The U.S. Open Polo Championship attracts the finest polo players in the world for a month long competition.
During the first half of the 20th century the U.S. Open Polo Championship was hosted in the Northeast, principally at Meadowbrook Polo Club.
In 1954 the U.S. Open Polo Championship moved to the Oakbrook Polo Club, outside Chicago, where it stayed until 1978.
The next eight U.S. Open Polo Championships were hosted by the Retama Polo Club, in San Antonio, where Memo Gracida recorded the first of his record 16 wins. Not the first in his family to do so, his father and three other Gracida's won the event for Mexico in 1946 at the Meadowbrook Polo Club.
In 1987, the U.S. Open Polo Championship was played at the El Dorado Polo Club in Palm Springs.
The next four U.S. Open Polo Championships were played at Horsepark in Lexington, Kentucky.
Since 1996, The U.S. Open Polo Championship has been held in south Florida.
In 2005, Julio Gracida added to the Gracida Family's combined record of 36 U.S. Open Polo Championship wins.


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The Social Innovation Fellows (SIF) Program immerses students in the process of seeking innovative solutions for social transformation through business principles and hands-on engagements with for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Whereas many people in the past sought to change society through activism, today individuals are creating groundbreaking alternatives – entrepreneurial ventures that address social and environmental issues.
The program features an interactive consulting experience, an optional internship, and co-curricular programming aimed at developing skills in the areas of sustainability, social enterprise/entrepreneurship, impact investing, marketing, and new media. Students leave the program with a deep understanding of how to apply their business skills toward addressing issues of social and environmental importance in large and small organizations alike. This is a highly interactive, experiential, and dynamic program.
Dr. David Kirsch is the Faculty Champion for this program.
Curriculum: one-year program (counts toward Management major)
- BMGT468V (Transformative Action–Effective Methods for Social Change) - Fall
- BMGT468W (Social Innovation Practicum in Consulting) - Spring
BMGT 468V Transformative Action – Effective Methods for Social Change
This course introduces students to the most effective methods of social change and explores the role of business in addressing social and environmental problems. We examine methods that vacillate from traditional approaches of activism to cutting-edge solutions from social entrepreneurs, innovators, and visionaries for solving society's problems.
The first few weeks of the course introduce students to many case studies of success in restoring the environment, addressing gaps in education, curing diseases, overcoming poverty, and addressing other problems of market failures through business in an active discussion. Students also compete in the Gumball Challenge - a fabulous fun lesson in entrepreneurship. Guest speakers from organizations such as FINCA, Ashoka, and the SEED School frequent the class, providing "in-the-field" perspective through their experiences.
The second half of the course teaches the skills, strategies, and ideas of effective changemakers in the 21st century and equips students with the tools and skills of social entrepreneurship – to use within corporate organizations or while starting your own. The culmination of the class is an original business plan for social innovation: a creative proposal for solving a societal problem based on students' interest.
BMGT 468W - Social Innovation Practicum (Non-profit Consulting)
Working in teams of 4 or 5, students immerse themselves in a social issue of common concern through either consulting for a social enterprise, corporation or nonprofit organization, or by taking their business plan from the Fall semester to the next phase of implementation.
Student projects are developed in partnership with the organizations but the goal of the consulting project is two-fold: 1) help an organization (either existing or self-created) develop a new entrepreneurial service or program to address a specific pressing social need in the community, and 2) provide students with a deep understanding of the root causes of a particular social issue and how those can be best addressed through entrepreneurial action using their business knowledge. Past projects have included engagements with the Grameen Foundation, IBM, and Grassroots Business Fund.
Optional Internship
Students are encouraged to seek part-time or summer internships with innovative nonprofit and/or for-profit organizations addressing social and environmental issues. In collaboration with the Center for Social Value Creation, students will be presented with internship opportunities to be immersed in social entrepreneurship through projects sourced with national and international renowned partners such as Ashoka, USAID, and others.
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Fellows are required to attend two co-curricular activities each semester as well as attend the annual Social Enterprise Symposium in March. Students are also highly encouraged to network with organizations in the social enterprise space through exclusive opportunities provided such as conference passes and travel.
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"The Social Innovation Fellows program is THE platform for students interested in sustainable, green, and social business solutions. Before I entered the program, I was one of the few people I knew who even understood what social entrepreneurship was, let alone had an interest in it. To my surprise, Social Innovation Fellows immersed me in a room full of students with the same passion for learning how business could make the world a better place." – Ryan Steinbach, Finance & Marketing, 2012
"The program is incredibly unique and taking it was probably one of the best decisions I've made at UMD. Not only do you learn things you wouldn't in any other business class, but you use your creativity and analytical skills in a whole new way." – Dipti Badrinath, Finance, 2012
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Examples of companies where Social Innovation Fellows have interned or received full-time offers:
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- PwC
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be a Business Major (You may apply if you are in the process of applying to Smith as an internal transfer student.)
- Rising Junior or Senior (Sophomores with advanced standing will be considered.)
- 3.0 GPA preferred
Applications for Social Innovation Fellows for 2017-2018 are open December 1, 2016 through February 13, 2017 at midnight.
- Online application form.
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- Resume.
- Note: Cover letter and resume must be submitted in pdf format.
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July is a funky month in the Bay Area, and I don't mean that in the rhythmic sense of the word. While the rest of the country is basking in sunshine and enjoying cook-outs and picnics, the Bay is covered in a dense layer of fog, and rainy days aren't uncommon. This used to profoundly bum me out, until I realized: 1) fog is a small price to pay to live here, and 2) our hot and sunny Septembers and Octobers more than make up for the soggy Junes and Julys.
Besides, a nice upbeat album can make any day feel like a picnic. Here's some of the stuff that kept the fog at bay for me last month:
#1 Gilles Peterson * Fania DJ Series – Don't be fooled by the title, there is no remixing going on here. This is simply one of the best compilations to be found of music from the extinct Latin label Fania Records. This two-disc set lives up to its subtitle The Incendiary Sound Of Latin New York through 26 supremely hot tracks. Peterson claims to have listened to more than 200 albums to get these selections, and it shows in a neverending stream of boogaloo funk classics. The colorful packaging isn't too shabby either…
#2 Word Magazine * July Issue – The good folks at Word Magazine were kind enough to publish a lovely two-page spread on my Hip-Hop Sgt. Pepper's art in their July issue [Leonard Cohen is on the cover]. Columnist Rob Fitzpatrick did an amazing job on the article, and was great to deal with throughout the process. Once I finally laid my hands on the magazine, I was so impressed with the editorial content that I signed up for a year's subscription. Cheers to everyone at the publication and thanks for a memorable write-up!
[I'll be posting a PDF of this article, just as soon as I can secure permission to do so. At any rate look for a 'making of the Hip-Hop Sgt. Pepper's cover' post in the near future…]
#3 Walk It Out, Fosse – Bob Fosse's choreography and Unk's hip-hop anthem go together like peanut butter and jam. Check out how many of the dance moves synch up perfectly with shifts in the music (gotta love Gwen Verdon's big smile on the "purple smoke" line). A very cool clip that has given me repeated viewing pleasure over the last few weeks, this shows what a genius Fosse (the choreographer behind Cabaret and All That Jazz) was, and proves that quality steppin' never goes out of style.
#4 Osibisa * Heads – For reasons already mentioned, and so much more…
#5 Various Artists * Tropicalia – A truly great summer album that livens any event. Even sitting on the couch by yourself feels like a party when this one is on the box.
#6 Journey * Greatest Hits – How could I ignore the outpouring of affection that came out in the comments to my 'On The Fence' post about this album? As promised in the lead-in to that article I've been listening to this – and re-living the splendor of the 80's – over the last few weeks. As commenter JD smartly noted, "This album is like a highly calibrated GPS to the past."
#7 The Soft Boys * Underwater Moonlight – A great album for a bad mood. I wrote about this one a few weeks back, and it just keeps getting air time. It's truly amazing that this group featured a future member of Katrina & The Waves.
#8 Umlaut – Reviewing concerts new and old, this blog kicks axe. I've particulalry enjoyed the recent posts on Iron Maiden (as epic as its introductory warning indicates) and AC/DC. For those about to rock, Umlaut salutes you…
#9 Nina Simone * Four Women: The Philips Recordings – Big shoutout to Furr for passing this four disc box my way. The whole thing is pretty great, but I'm currently stuck on her cover of Bob Dylan's 'The Ballad Of Hollis Brown' – a really powerful song and one of the best Dylan covers of all-time.
#10 Maritime Hall Postcards – I pulled out my old stash of Maritime Hall postcards from the late 90's/early 00's last week and picked out a few for framing. It's funny, this was never my favorite artwork, but I have a lot of fond memories of the Maritime (RIP), including some of the best Reggae shows I've ever seen, and it has a big nostalgia factor for me. I'm pretty happy to have a few of these around to remind me of good times and great shows.
Tags: Fania Records, Journey, Maritime Hall, Nina Simone, Osibisa, The Soft Boys, Tropicalia, Umlaut


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City Council meeting minutes of July 17 2006
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Lakewood, Washington, extending the moratorium commenced in Ordinance No. 390 and previously extended in Ordinance No. 406, regarding correctional facilities located within Public Institutional Zoning DistrictsWHEREAS, pursuant to sections 35A.63.220 and 36.70A.390 of the Revised Code of Washington, a moratorium or interim official control can be renewed for one or more six-month periods if a subsequent public hearing is held and findings of fact are made prior to each renewal; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood enacted Ordinance No. 390 on August 15, 2005, which commenced a six-month moratorium on the filing of applications for licenses, permits and approvals for correctional facilities located within Public Institutional zoning districts of the City; and,
WHEREAS, on February 6, 2006, through City of Lakewood Ordinance No. 406, this moratorium was extended for an additional six month period; and,
WHEREAS, it is the belief of the Lakewood City Council that the moratorium commenced herein and the continuation of this moratorium is within the constitutional authority of the City under Article XI, section 11, of the Washington State Constitution, which provides that ?any county, city, town or township may make and enforce within its limits all such local police, sanitary and other regulations as are not in conflict with general laws;? and,
WHEREAS, regarding the extension of this moratorium, a public fact finding hearing was held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at which time the City Council of the City of Lakewood heard and considered information and testimony relevant to whether the moratorium should be extended; and,
WHEREAS, as shown in a document entitled Findings of Fact in Support of Extension of Moratorium, a copy of which is attached hereto, marked as ?Attachment A? and incorporated herein by this reference, the City Council finds that sufficient facts exist upon which to extend the moratorium for an additional six months.
Section 1. The Moratorium is Hereby Extended. Sufficient facts are found to extend the moratorium created in Ordinance No. 390. These facts are shown in ?Attachment A? to this Ordinance, and these findings of facts are hereby adopted by the Lakewood City Council. Said moratorium pertains to any and all applications for licenses, permits and approvals related to correctional facilities located within the City?s Public Institutional zoning districts.
Section 2. Term of Extension. The moratorium shall remain in effect for six (6) months from the date hereof unless repealed, further extended or modified by the City Council pursuant to RCW 35A.63.220 or 36.70A.390.
Section 3. Severability. If any sections, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, or its application held inapplicable to any person, property or circumstance, such invalidity or unconstitutionality or inapplicability shall not effect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or its application to any other person, property or circumstance.
Section 4. Effective Date. That, upon passage and signatures hereon, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect..
PASSED by the City Council this 17th day of July, 2006.
Attest: _______________________________________
Claudia Thomas, Mayor
Alice M. Bush, MMC, City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
Heidi Ann Wachter, City Attorney
?Attachment A?
Findings of Fact in Support of the Second Extension of a Moratorium
Commenced in Ordinance No. 390
IN SUPPORT of extending the moratorium upon correctional facilities within the City?s Public Institutional zoning districts, as commenced in Ordinance No. 390, the City Council of the City of Lakewood does make the following Findings of Fact:
- IT IS HEREBY A FINDING OF THE LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL that the moratorium commenced in Ordinance No. 390 originally was based upon the findings of fact contained in City of Lakewood Resolution No. 2005-13 and ?Attachment A? to Ordinance No. 390. The City Council of the City of Lakewood does hereby affirm that the reasons for commencing the moratorium as stated in these prior findings of fact also establish a basis for extending this moratorium.
- IT IS HEREBY A FINDING OF THE LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL that the moratorium commenced in Ordinance No. 390 previously was extended based upon findings of fact stated in ?Attachment A? to Ordinance No. 406. The City Council of the City of Lakewood does hereby affirm that the findings of fact supporting the first extension of this moratorium continue to this day and support a second extension of the moratorium.
- IT IS HEREBY A FINDING OF THE LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL that the circumstances leading to the enactment of the moratorium have continued to this time, and that the City?s Planning Advisory Board is engaged in the process of reviewing zoning in the City?s Public Institutional and Commercial zoning districts in regard to how those districts allow for the locating and siting of essential public facilities and correctional facilities. The minutes and records of the Planning Advisory Board demonstrate the work and progress obtained in this effort. This process has included public hearings, an assessment of ordinances from other cities, and a review of work release facilities generally and a review Washington state work release facilities specifically. It is the expectation of the City Council that the Planning Advisory Board?s role will end upon submission of a draft ordinance and recommendation to the City Council regarding uses and development regulations related to the City?s Public Institutional and Commercial zoning districts. This draft ordinance and recommendation is being prepared.
- IT IS HEREBY A FINDING OF THE LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL that at the public hearing in this matter, held on July 5, 2006, that a representative from the Washington State Department of Corrections addressed the Lakewood City Council and objected to the City?s planning and study in this matter as contrary to the state Growth Management Act. The City of Lakewood City Council, however, disagrees with this statement from the Department of Corrections. The Lakewood City Council does find this study and review of zoning is a valid and constitutional police power exercise intended to protect the health, safety and welfare of the Citizens of the City of Lakewood.
- IT IS HEREBY A FINDING OF THE LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL that this planning study supports the City?s Comprehensive Plan and is necessary to facilitate the state Growth Management Act requirement stated in RCW 36.70A.200, wherein it is stated that all comprehensive plans must contain a process for identifying and siting essential public facilities.
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Real Estate Information Network v. NAR®, involved an unfair trade practice claim by the Real Estate Information Network, Inc. a/k/a REIN against the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) as operator of the Real Estate Information Network a/k/a REINET. The parties settled the case for $2,500.
Real Estate Information Network, Inc. (REIN) was a New York corporation in the business of real estate data collection. They marketed and sold data for purposes of sales, purchases, and appraisals of real estate. REIN became aware that another entity was formed to engage in a similar business, and that the company, a division of NAR, had adopted the name of Real Estate Information Network or REINET (defendants). REIN requested that the defendants stop using the names Real Estate Information Network and REINET, but NAR refused to do so.
REIN alleged that the terms "Real Estate Information Network" and "RIEN" were well known throughout the real estate industry, both in the U.S. and abroad, for data collection and the sale of such data. REIN also alleged that the defendant's adoption of almost identical names in the conduct of a similar business was a violation of various state and federal laws. As for its unfair trade practice claim, REIN alleged that the adoption of these names was designed to confuse the public, to obtain business that would otherwise be obtained by REIN, and to damage and harm REIN's business. The complaint asked for a permanent injunction to prohibit the defendants from using the names Real Estate Information Network and REINET, and for $1.5 million in damages.
Prior to trial NAR® agreed to cease the use of the names Real Estate Information Network and REINET, and paid REIN $2,500 to settle the litigation.
Real Estate Information Network v. NAR®, (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Rockland County, 1987). [Note: This opinion was not published in an official reporter and therefore should not be cited as authority. Please consult counsel before relying on this opinion.]


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Breakfast links: Silver Line cause and effect
There is some suggestion that GDS will seek to redevelop the car dealership into something that is a lasting revenue stream for the school. That would be a great place for a mixed-used development, even better than the Safeway footprint. And since it is right off of Wisconsin and near some fairly tall (by Ward 3 standards) buildings, many of the usual counterarguments can be dispatched with ease.
The biggest issue with the utility model for transit is that utilities are de facto monopolies. Transportation is a very different animal in that regard.
I was at the Transit Museum in downtown Brooklyn this past weekend and they had cars from all different periods of NYC subway history, including BRT, IRT, wood, steel, etc. sitting on a decommissioned platform in an old station. But the one car they didn't have was a graffiti covered car from the 70s & 80s. Everyone we were with, growing up in the 80s NYC wanted to see one. They did too good of a job and none exists anymore in good enough condition to wheel into museum.
I'm not comfortable equating density with party affiliation. It may be empirically true, but talking about urbanization this way inherently creates resistance from Republicans, and isn't even normatively/ideally a good thing.
That's when you start talking about Utah and all the great transit they're building there, while hoping the Republican you're talking to doesn't realize that SLC votes Dem.
Hard to tell. Even if the TOD is small, the population density could be enough to swing some districts/elections. Plus, it is understood that it would only be the beginning - once you have TOD in one place, you'll start having denser development radiating out from it, and density is broadly antithetical to the modern GOP value system.
I cannot track down the article at the moment, but I recall a GOP politician (I think around Merrifield?) expressing fear that greater density around the Orange Line would lead to more Democrats. And he ain't wrong.
For a more nuanced and somewhat different take, you can read self-described urbanist NoVa conservative James Bacon: http://www.baconsrebellion.com/2014/04/the-political-economy-of-sprawl.html
sure, some specific small districts. I was addressing the county wide balance.
"Plus, it is understood that it would only be the beginning - once you have TOD in one place, you'll start having denser development radiating out from it, and density is broadly antithetical to the modern GOP value system."
I don't think that radiating will happen. FFX cty has been pretty firm about preserving existing suburban form in between target density zones (see for example Pimmit Hills, Dunn Loring (the SFH area north of the metro) etc. And I think the resistance to changing zoning outside the designated in TOD areas in LoCo will be at least as strong. So I'm not sure who that radiating phenom is understood by - but whoever it is, they are not correct.
"I cannot track down the article at the moment, but I recall a GOP politician (I think around Merrifield?) expressing fear that greater density around the Orange Line would lead to more Democrats. And he ain't wrong."
The SFH's in Merrifield may be, indeed probably are, more inhabited by and older and white demographic than in eastern LoCo. Anyway, I do not think the Orange line density has had a significant impact on the politics of FFX county as a whole. Which again, has moved from red to blue as the county has become more racially diverse (and also as the GOP has moved from the concerns of mainstream suburbanites to identity politics, and to a hostility to the federal work force that does not play so well in NoVa) There is, I think, a GOP kulturkamp fantasy (played into by folks like Kotkin) that Asian suburbanites are republicans (because MERIT! because AMERICAN DREAM! because FAMILY VALUES! because QUOTAS!) and that the Dem vote is affluent white hipsters. But thats an illusion, AFAICT, at least in NoVa. The Asian vote leans Dem, because the Dems simply arent far enough left to alienate middle class asians on economic interests (and there are plenty of working class a nd lower middle class asians) and because the GOP identity politics doesnt appeal to them, or even alienates them. While the white hipster vote is not as solidly Dem as some think, but includes a number of socially liberal libertarians (esp in the tech corridor)
That article is crap. It sounds all nice and balanced, but still only looks at transit as a system that needs to be profitable. Transit, like roads and airports should not be seen as a system that needs to pay for itself. Transit should be seen as an efficient way to move people around. Just like roads and airports.
It doesn't, actually.
Read it again, and you'll note that the governance and operating models are slightly different. There's a difference in operating transit like a utility; and subsidizing fares. Levinson brings up Paris, where they do indeed operate transit like a utility, but they also subsidize the fares.
I would've emphasized this difference more forcefully, but the utility lens is certainly a good way to look at the provision of transit.
The slug for the article in the opening post talks about a utility model for funding transit, and that isn't entirely accurate - this isn't about funding, but about operations and governance. It's more about structure.
Still, progress eventually comes. In 2009, the CPP switched to mostly natural gas, and last year they got permits to install co-generation which will further reduce emissions.
An independent transit utility can raise fares, with the approval of a public utilities commission, so that average farebox recovery approaches and eventually exceeds 100 percent. This should be accompanied by full cost pricing for competing transportation modes in other words, higher gas taxes or road fares. Low-income users should get a direct subsidy from the public, not from the transit utility.
We are very very far away from a place where roads can be accurately priced according to emissions and other negative external costs involved, and this pricing would be absolutely critical to achieving his vision. Accurate road pricing is probably the single most effective means to achieve many transportation and land use goals, but it's also something that is almost completely untenable from a current policymaking perspective.
Read it again, and you'll note that the governance and operating models are slightly different. There's a difference in operating transit like a utility
Well, ok. The call for running it as a utility is good. However, the part where is call for privatizing that utility is not good.
The article correctly points out that that's popular in Europe. The model sounds good, but the actual outcome is a mess.
Go ask the Brits how they like their split-up privatized rail system. Or go ask the Dutch how they like their privatized monopoly-rail provider (owned 100% by the government). Go ask the Dutch how they like seeing their bus system being auctioned off every few years to a new provider. Sounds ok, until you see the massive corruption (even in the Netherlands!) around those contracts, and the weak government leaders caving into demands of bidders to scrap unprofitable lines. Ask the transit operators how they like to see their salaries and benefits being used as a bargaining chip during negotiations, while profit margins for foreign conglomerates are being written into contracts. Ask transit riders how they like it when over the weekend a new bus provider takes over the entire regional bus network, brings in new (old, crappy, used - cost had to be low) buses with new drivers that don't know where the routes go.
Running transit like a utility is a good idea, but only if the utility is run by the (local) government.
In other words, would you like to see a company with a track record like PEPCO make a bid for running WMATA?
by Neil Flanagan on Jun 6, 2014 3:37 pm • link • report
Does anyone know if the Georgetown Day School proposal includes closing 42nd Street between Wisconsin Avenue and Chesapeake Street?
Those of us that can remember, WMATA's original plan was to operate the Blue line between Addison Road and Huntington and the Yellow Line between Greenbelt and Springfield - Franconia. WMATA came to the conclusion that they could open the segment from National Airport to Huntington by redeploying the limited rolling stock and extending the Yellow line instead of extending the Blue line.
It should be noted that the segment from National Airport to Huntington was ready to open nearly a year before it actually opened. it only opened on 12 17 1983 when somebody came up with idea of redeploying rolling and opening as an extension of the Yellow line.
The TOD areas will almost certainly vote more blue than the less dense areas. That may be because more liberal people move there or the existing people become more liberal.
The reason is simple - Republican limited government ideaology is simply unworkable in dense places. Even the most diehard libertarian recognizes the need for a condo association to govern a building, and then you're on the slippery slope of understanding the importance of government/governance. If you try governing a dense place using the same ideological principles as a rural place, you'll have chaos.
There was a great bit on Colbert the other day about some crazy gun guy who set up a shooting range in his backyard in a dense neighborhood of what looked like 1/8 acre lots. This was all legal under Florida state law but his conservative seeming neighbors were livid about the situation. All of a sudden draconian second amendment rights weren't looking so great for their quality of life and certainly not their property values. That's a case study of how density changes people's minds about ideaology.
"Would you like to see a company with a track record like PEPCO make a bid for running WMATA?"
Ironically, PEPCO was created from the power generation and distribution assets of Capital Traction, which ultimately became DC Transit, the precursor of Metro.
@ Falls Church:Even the most diehard libertarian recognizes the need for a condo association to govern a building
To me, the innocent immigrant, condo associations and HAOs are at the same time a complete denial and a complete confirmation of Republican world views. That fact that you need these associations is the direct result of the fact that people are not responsible enough to keep their own self-interest (property value) at heart and maintain their property accordingly. However, most associations do confirm the fact that if you give (elected) people a bit of power, they will use that power to regulate every single bit of your life and take away your freedom (to use white trash bags, more than 8 colors of paint, etc etc).
Personally, I find it highly ironic that freedom-loving Americans cherish the freedom to subject themselves to these near communist forms of "self"-government.
There was a great bit on Colbert the other day about some crazy gun guy who set up a shooting range in his backyard in a dense neighborhood of what looked like 1/8 acre lots. This was all legal under Florida state law but his conservative seeming neighbors were livid about the situation.
Conservative seeming? I thought it was a law in Florida that all hippies must live in the Keys?
All of a sudden draconian second amendment rights weren't looking so great for their quality of life and certainly not their property values.
Well, it's the whole fallacy of gun rights. It sounds great to have a gun to protect yourself. The NRA however never talks about the fact that if you can get a gun, everybody else can too! Jon Stewart was right on the money this week pointing out how open-carry rights are rather in conflict with stand-your-ground laws that allow one to shoot when feeling threatened.
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We know that the bit about cost-efficiency and exhaust are canards. I'll let Randall O'Toole explain the numbers, as he does in a great piece about the DC transit plan: http://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=9112
"Americans spend about a trillion dollars a year buying, maintaining, operating, and insuring cars and subsidizing highways, in exchange for which they travel about 4 trillion passenger miles per year for an average total cost of 25 cents per passenger mile (about 24 cents of which is paid by users and 1 cent of which is subsidies). In contrast, Washingtons transit system (for the urban area, not just the district) moved people about 2.5 billion passenger miles in 2012 at a cost of $3 billion, or $1.20 per passenger mile (only 34 cents of which was captured in fares).
"Meanwhile, the average car and light truck on the road in 2012 got about 20.7 miles per gallon, meaning (at the average occupancy of about 1.6 people per car) it emitted about 268 grams of carbon dioxide per passenger mile. In contrast, Washingtons transit system emitted an average of 285 grams per passenger mile, partly because nearly all of the electricity used to power the MetroRail system comes from burning fossil fuels."
So it makes sense that an enthusiasm to blow $5 billion on one rail line has other motivations. Ideological warfare seems sufficient explanation.
1. While he addresses some of the costs of driving, he ignores many others like air pollution, water pollution, deaths and injuries, etc.. which means he ignores about 43 cents worth of subsidies per passenger mile. Furthermore, his paper he cites is from 2007, and the subsidy for roads has increased much since then, with regular infusions from the budget needed to support the Highway Trust Fund.
2. He's comparing all driving to all transit. But transit exists to serve primarily rush hour transportation in dense urban areas - a.k.a. the most expensive type of transportation. The alternative of not providing transit and trying to build out the road system in is much higher than the average cost of building an equivalent amount of road in America. The average mile of road in the US is probably rural highway. He should compare the cost of rush-hour urban driving to rush-hour urban transit.
3. The DC transit system also has to absorb the cost of paratransit. This is even MORE expensive than rush-hour transportation, and it makes DC's average transit cost much higher. This is a good program and one we should provide, but counting it into the "DC Transit average pm" cost is disingenuous. Getting rid of rail won't change how we provide it or expensive it is.
4. He's using average car occupancy to lower the emissions and cost per passenger mile. But again, that's not accurate for urban rush-hour commuting. The average occupancy for cars is about 2 per car. But for rush hour commuters, it is just barely above 1. And once that is taken into account, cars become much dirtier.
5. "The Washington MetroRail system, which is stuck using 1970s technology for the foreseeable future, cannot possibly hope to compete." is just not true. While he's willing to point out that cars are becoming cleaner, he fails to note that MetroRail is getting cleaner and so is the electrical grid on which it relies. And buses are not stuck using any type of technology, in fact DC is changing it's fleet over from Diesel to CNG right now.
6. O'Toole ignores the cost of driving time. Driving one's car limits the other things one can do during that time. Like read. Or make phone calls. Or sleep. Even when transit trips take longer, the value of that time to the traveler goes up. O'Toole leaves that out because it would destroy his case.
There's more. But that's a pretty good start.
1: the simultaneous arguments for and against charging for congestion (which he ultimately dismisses because of a "govt can't do anything right" argument.
2: pointing out that DCs pop. Was higher in 1970 and saying congestion wasn't an issue (no proof of this btw) while ignoring that the populations of neighboring jurisdictions has soared into the millions.
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On July 8, close to 100 people came together in the sanctuary of Jones Baptist Church in Autauga Baptist Association to recognize and commemorate the church's 100th anniversary.
Not only was it a special occasion but the location was also significant.
This past April, Jones Baptist dedicated its new sanctuary, and so the July 8 event was a continuation of that celebration.
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"Here we are one big family," Chandler said. "We hurt when others hurt, and we rejoice when others rejoice. When we have good news, we can't wait to get to church to tell everyone."
Since its founding in November 1906, Jones Baptist has always been a tight-knit community, but according to Chandler, it is not known for being an exclusive group.
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