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Moderates in politics: Is it possible?Posted Thursday, August 20, 2009, at 3:03 PM
Lately the rhetoric among political types has become, well, unhealthy.
Seems like it's not so easy to figure out exactly what's going on.
I don't know what to believe about the "end-of-life counseling" in health plans, which some make out as a way for government and insurance companies to force those in ill health to go on and die. Is this both Democrats and Republicans overplaying an issue for their own gain?
I agree with President Obama's feelings that insurance companies are only out to fatten the wallets of their stockholders and executives.
But I also think Obama's spending needs to be reined in, a comment which got a gasp of surprise from a work colleague (who's aware that I lean Democrat) who describes herself as "conservative but not a conservative Republican." In other words, she studies carefully, thinks independently and decides for herself instead of being dictated to by party leaders - a lesson some officeholders on both sides of the aisle would do well to learn.
Right now I think most Democrats are too liberal and most Republicans too conservative.
So I guess I'm ... moderate.
Do those of us who take a centrist point of view have a chance?
Take a look at a small but growing movement in Rhode Island state politics.
It's the Moderate Party and their views make a lot of sense. They've obtained enough voter signatures to be officially recognized as a political party.
I noticed that party leaders think "compromise" is needed in government. Is "compromise" good or bad? Some Democrats and Republicans don't recognize that the word exists.
Here's another group of moderates who, interestingly, aren't linked (at least on the web) to the Rhode Island group.
Could moderates form a third party? Could mainstream Americans recover politics from the extremists?
The Rhode Island experiment could turn out to be interesting...
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I have to disagree that Republicans are to conservative. Looking at how they spend money, they seem to me to be just as liberal as the farthest left of democrats,although there excpetions, but very very few. I think most of them come across as conservative until you look at their voting record.
I do agree that neither party represents the majority of Americans, but still they continue to be voted into power.
-- Posted by greasemonkey on Thu, Aug 20, 2009, at 4:04 PM
I view myself as a southern moderate. That is, among other issues, I am opposed to abortion as a means of birth control. I am opposed to handguns but favor gun ownership for game hunting and targt shooting. I have nothing to hide, so I don't opose registering guns. I believe a wedding should be between one hen one rooster. Having said all this, I am a Democrat because I have never seen a Southern Republican do anything to help a working class man or woman. My dad told me how he started his public work career working at a local pencil mill and one day the boss told everyone to gather outside in the pallet yard. A candidate for governer (a resident of Bedford County) stood on one of the stacks and said "All any working man needs is a dollar a day and a new pair of overalls once a year". Dad said until that very day, he had no idea if he was a Democrat or Republican until he found out the candidate was a Republican. Dad said that very day he knew, without a doubt " I am now and forever a Democrat " He also said "no hired hand can afford to be a Republican, if you draw a paycheck, carry your lunch in a pail or sack to work, or get sick now and then, you can't afford to be a Republican. Issues haven't changed that much since Dad passed on. Dad and I had many a high spirited political discussion and I have to admit, even today.......Dad, as usual, you were right on target.
-- Posted by chs61 on Thu, Aug 20, 2009, at 8:08 PM
I consider myself a moderate and find myself very frustrated with politics of late because it seems common sense has been tossed aside and politics is more or less about who wants power and what they have to do to keep it. I use to consider myself a Democrat but the past few years have forced me to become an independent because I agree with some views of both parties but despise what both parties represent as a whole. Both parties have polarized themselves to either the far right or left and seem content to remain there and the mere thought of trying to reach some middle ground is alien to them. To be really honest, if anyone really believed Obama was all for bipartisanship and still believe it after his actions in office then I definitely have some ocean front property to sell you in Tennessee. Of course McCain would have probably been no better so that is why it gets so frustrating . . . the candidates we are offered are so lacking in any real substance and could really care less about the average American. I think this would all change if a law was passed that limited the terms of those to Congress to just two terms which would keep career politicians out and also limit the amount to money that can be used to campaign. I will keep dreaming on that one!
But to answer the question, it is very hard for moderates to exist in today's political culture because they are deemed traitors by one party or the other if they don't vote along party lines plus so many voters are stuck on the mentality of just voting for one party which shows they lack the ability to think for themselves and see outside of their own little box.
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A quick look at the city and team at the other end of the battle for Lord Stanley's Cup.
Now that the Lightning has advanced to the Stanley Cup final, it's time to answer a burning question for hockey fans and other interested bystanders in sun-drenched Florida: Ummm, Calgary?
Chances are the average Tampa Bay resident knows less about Calgary than the town whose team lost to the Flames -- San Jose (at least we know the way to San Jose).
Here's a quick glance at Tampa Bay's new north-of-the-border rival:
Population: Calgary is the fifth largest Canadian city with about 1-million residents.
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|A skyline view of Calgary, Alberta.
Location: In the foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains. Still lost? It's about 325 miles north of Helena, Montana. Timewise, the region is two hours behind America's East Coast. (Canada itself has six time zones.) The city is 3,740 feet above sea level. (Denver, the mile-high city, is 5,280 feet above sea level by comparison.)
Average temperature: About 56 degrees in June. That's about 20 degrees cooler than the inside of many Tampa Bay homes in June, when air conditioning is more important than food or water.
Pro sports: Other than the Flames, Calgary is home to the CFL's Stampeders, the Mustangs of the United Soccer League, the Hitmen of the Western Hockey League and the Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League. (And don't forget the city's broomball league.)
Why the Flames?: Actually, the organization kept the name when the team moved to Calgary from Atlanta in 1980. Why did Atlanta pick the name Flames? The name was the result of a contest and was chosen because of the historical significance of the Burning of Atlanta by Gen. Sherman during the Civil War. Calgary has played in two Stanley Cup finals, winning the cup in 1988-89.
Biggest attraction: The Calgary Stampede, held this year from July 9-18. A "celebration of cowboy culture," according to its promoters, the outdoor event features rodeos, concerts and races. From an international perspective, the city is probably best known as the home of the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Getting there: If you wanted to drop in for Game 3 in Calgary, be prepared to fork over some major bucks. Airfare to Calgary for next weekend starts at about $1,000 and you'll have to change planes at least once. If you want to drive, the Pengrowth Saddledome is about 3,000 driving miles from St. Petersburg -- about 47 hours of straight road time, according to Yahoo Maps. But the bright side is that you get to see such wonders as Topeka, Lincoln, Pierre and Helena along the way.
Fast facts: Alberta is the only province in Canada with no sales tax ... Calgary is the country's youngest populated city -- the average age is 34 ... Since holding the Winter Games in 1988, Calgary hosts a Winter Festival every February ... The city and surrounding region experiences a winter phenomenon called a "Chinook" -- a warm, downslope wind that can develop in the Rocky Mountains after a cold spell and raise the temperature by 20 degrees in a matter of minutes.
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FLORENCE, Wis. – The Florence County Fairgrounds will be getting a facelift in time for this year's fair on Aug. 23 through 25.
Fair executive director Jessica Klumpp said that work on a brand new building, which will serve as a pavilion, stage, beer stand, and kitchen, is almost complete.
Construction on the project started earlier this month. The building will be fully functional in time for the fair.
Volunteers have done all of the work on the project, Klumpp added.
Since fair officials have been concentrating on the new building this year, county officials have decided to help out with repairs to one of the existing buildings.
During their monthly meeting on Tuesday, members of the Florence County Board of Supervisors agreed to transfer between $600 to $1,000 from their general fund to the fair for repairs on the old pavilion/stage.
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In other business, the county board:
– Approved to sell 2.93 acres of land at Keyes Lake Campground to Leland Nelson for $6,622. According to a letter from Florence County Forestry and Parks Administrator Patrick Smith, Nelson has been leasing this property from the county for a long time.
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The fragmented federal oversight of food safety has caused inconsistent oversight, ineffective coordination, and inefficient use of resources. Fifteen federal agencies collectively administer at least 30 food related laws. Budget obligations for the two primary food safety agenciesthe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)totaled over $1.6 billion in fiscal year 2009. USDA is responsible for the safety of meat, poultry, processed egg products, and catfish and FDA is responsible for virtually all other food, including seafood. Three major trends also create food safety challenges: (1) a substantial and increasing portion of the U.S. food supply is imported, (2) consumers are eating more raw and minimally processed foods, and (3) segments of the population that are particularly susceptible to food-borne illnesses, such as older adults and immune-compromised individuals, are growing.
For more than a decade, GAO has reported on the fragmented nature of federal food safety oversight. The 2010 nationwide recall of more than 500 million eggs due to Salmonella contamination highlights this fragmentation. FDA is generally responsible for ensuring that shell eggs, including eggs at farms such as those where the outbreak occurred, are safe, wholesome, and properly labeled and FSIS is responsible for the safety of eggs processed into egg products. In addition, while USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service sets quality and grade standards for the eggs, such as Grade A, it does not test the eggs for microbes such as Salmonella. Further, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service helps ensure the health of the young chicks that are supplied to egg farms, but FDA oversees the safety of the feed they eat.
Oversight is also fragmented in other areas of the food safety system. For example, the 2008 Farm Bill assigned USDA responsibility for catfish, thus splitting seafood oversight between USDA and FDA. In September 2009, GAO also identified gaps in food safety agencies' enforcement and collaboration on imported food. Specifically, the import screening system used by the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) does not notify FDA's or FSIS's systems when imported food shipments arrive at U.S. ports. Without access to time-of-arrival information, FDA and FSIS may not know when shipments that require examinations arrive at the port, which could increase the risk that unsafe food could enter U.S. commerce. GAO recommended that the CBP Commissioner ensure that CBP's new screening system communicates time-of-arrival information to FDA's and FSIS's screening systems and GAO continues to monitor their actions.
GAO has made numerous recommendations intended to address the fragmented federal oversight of the nation's food supply. One key recommendation in October 2001 was to reconvene the President's Council on Food Safety, which disbanded earlier that year. In response, the President created the Food Safety Working Group in 2009 to coordinate federal efforts and develop goals to make food safer. Through the working group, which is co-chaired by the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Agriculture, federal agencies have begun collaborating in certain areas that cross regulatory jurisdictionsimproving produce safety, reducing Salmonella contamination, and developing food safety performance measures. However, as a presidentially appointed working group its future is uncertain, and the experience of the Council on Food Safety, which disbanded less than 3 years after it was created, illustrates that this type of approach can be short lived. In addition, developing a results-oriented governmentwide performance plan for food safety, commissioning a detailed analysis of alternative organizational structures, and enacting comprehensive risk-based food safety legislation could help address fragmentation. In January 2007, GAO said that what remains to be done is to develop a governmentwide performance plan that is mission based, has a results orientation, and provides a cross-agency perspective. In July 2009, the Food Safety Working Group issued its key findingsa set of goals and actions for improving food safety. While the key findings are mission based and offer a cross-agency perspective, they are not fully results oriented. Further, the working group has not provided information about the resources that are needed to achieve its goals. As a next step, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the federal agencies that have food safety responsibilities, should develop a governmentwide performance plan for food safety that includes results-oriented goals and performance measures and a discussion of strategies and resources. Without a governmentwide performance plan for food safety, decision makers do not have a comprehensive picture of the federal government's performance on this crosscutting issue. In addition, the federal government does not formulate an overall budget for food safety, making it difficult for Congress to monitor the federal resources allocated to federal food safety oversight.
GAO, in October 2001, suggested that Congress consider commissioning the National Academy of Sciences or a blue ribbon panel to conduct a detailed analysis of alternative food safety organizational structures. A detailed analysis has yet to be commissioned and GAO reiterated its suggestion to Congress in February 2011. GAO and other organizations have identified alternative organizational structures that could be analyzed in more detail, including:
GAO, the National Academy of Sciences, and others have also suggested that Congress enact comprehensive risk-based food safety legislation. In May 2004, GAO reported that such legislation can provide the foundation for focusing federal oversight and resources on the most important food safety problems from a public health perspective. New food safety legislation that was signed into law in January 2011 strengthens a major part of the food safety system and expands FDA's oversight authority. However, the law does not apply to the federal food safety system as a whole and GAO reiterated its suggestion for comprehensive, risk-based food safety legislation in February 2011. The European Union adopted comprehensive food safety legislation in 2004 intended to create a single, transparent set of food safety rules.
Although reducing fragmentation in federal food safety oversight is not expected to result in significant cost savings, new costs may be avoided by preventing further fragmentation, as illustrated by the approximately $30 million for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 that USDA officials had said they would have to spend developing and implementing the agency's new congressionally mandated catfish inspection program. Subsequently, no funding was proposed for the program in the President's fiscal year 2012 budget because of the need for considerable stakeholder engagement and regulatory development before its adoption and implementation. In addition, GAO has reported that user fees are means of financing federal services that can be designed to reduce the burden on tax payers and promote economic efficiency and equity. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that if FSIS charged user fees, federal revenues would increase by $902 million in fiscal year 2011 and could offset inspection costs. FDA has proposed user fees in its fiscal year 2011 congressional budget request that it estimates could increase revenues by almost $194 million and could enable the agency to expand its food safety efforts.
GAO recognizes that reorganizing federal food safety responsibilities is a complex process. Further, GAO's work on other agency mergers and transformations indicates that reorganizing food safety could have short-term disruptions and transition costs. However, reducing fragmentation and overlap could result in a number of nonfinancial benefits. GAO reported in March 2004 that integrating food safety oversight can create synergy and economies of scale and can provide more focused and efficient efforts to protect the nation's food supply. In June 2008, GAO also reported that other countries that reorganized their food safety systems have experienced additional benefits, such as improved public confidence in the systems. For example, GAO reported that industry and consumer stakeholders generally had positive views of the reorganized food safety systems and said that transparency had improved.
The information contained in this analysis is based on the related GAO products listed under the "Related GAO Products" tab. In addition, GAO reviewed relevant food safety reports and legislation, and interviewed officials from USDA, FDA, and the Office of Management and Budget. GAO also collected and analyzed information about the Food Safety Working Group, its activities, and its plan for food safety, as well as alternative organizational structures for food safety oversight.
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Topic: Does rails still have momentum ?
Please don't see this as flame bait. I'm just curious where rails is at in its lifecycle.
I'm relatively new to rails and ruby, so I've been playing with it in the evenings for the last year. My day job has me designing enterprise software in a large enterprise which is "pure" Java, but unofficially I write code in perl, C, C++, C#, PL/SQL, shell languages, etc. So somehow this eclectic track led me to an interest in ruby and rails.
I posted this a few days back because I've been having issues getting rails 2.2 working:
Really the problem is with MySQL/Ruby, so rails true-believers have an out.
After some goofing around, I upgraded to MySQL v.5.1 which I found is not supported by the current version of MySQL/Ruby v.2.8 (it only supports up to MySQL v.5.0.51a). Now MySQL v.5.1 has been available since at least 2005, so I found it odd that it was not supported by MySQL/Ruby yet.
This led me to try integrating rails with other databases. I tried Oracle. Here again, I encountered challenges. So next I tried sqlite3. Finally, I found an installation that went seamlessly.
All this isn't a big concern because I don't have any deadlines and I'm just having fun, but this anecdote left me wondering about rails. MySQL and Oracle are pretty standard database platforms. I would think rails integration with them would be trivial, not challenging. Now this isn't any different than other languages/frameworks. However, I just thought with the perceived momentum behind rails, it would have ironed out all the integration issues with the major database platforms out there. To my surprise, this is not the case.
So this leaves me wondering ... does rails still have momentum?


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Today, Secretary Clinton delivered a sweeping policy speech at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Today, at the Council on Foreign Relations, Secretary Clinton spoke about the Administration's approach to foreign policy priorities. Secretary Clinton said:
"The question is not whether our nation can or should lead, but how it will lead in the 21st century. Rigid ideologies and old formulas don't apply. We need a new mindset about how America will use its power to safeguard our nation, expand shared prosperity, and help more people in more places live up to their God-given potential.
President Obama has led us to think outside the usual boundaries. He has launched a new era of engagement based on common interests, shared values, and mutual respect. Going forward, capitalizing on America's unique strengths, we must advance those interests through partnership, and promote universal values through the power of our example and the empowerment of people. In this way, we can forge the global consensus required to defeat the threats, manage the dangers, and seize the opportunities of the 21st century. America will always be a world leader as long as we remain true to our ideals and embrace strategies that match the times. So we will exercise American leadership to build partnerships and solve problems that no nation can solve on its own, and we will pursue policies to mobilize more partners and deliver results.
First, though, let me say that while the ideas that shape our foreign policy are critically important, this, for me, is not simply an intellectual exercise. For over 16 years, I've had the chance, the privilege, really, to represent our country overseas as First Lady, as a senator, and now as Secretary of State. I've seen the bellies of starving children, girls sold into human trafficking, men dying of treatable diseases, women denied the right to own property or vote, and young people without schooling or jobs gripped by a sense of futility about their futures.
I've also seen how hope, hard work, and ingenuity can overcome the longest of odds.... And all that I have done and seen has convinced me that our foreign policy must produce results for people – the laid-off auto worker in Detroit whose future will depend on global economic recovery; the farmer or small business owner in the developing world whose lack of opportunity can drive political instability and economic stagnation; the families whose loved ones are risking their lives for our country in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere; children in every land who deserve a brighter future. These are the people – hundreds of millions of them here in America and billions around the world – whose lives and experiences, hopes and dreams, must inform the decisions we take and the actions that follow. And these are the people who inspire me and my colleagues and the work that we try to do every day.
In approaching our foreign policy priorities, we have to deal with the urgent, the important, and the long-term all at once... We want to reverse the spread of nuclear weapons, prevent their use, and build a world free of their threat. We want to isolate and defeat terrorists and counter violent extremists while reaching out to Muslims around the world. We want to encourage and facilitate the efforts of all parties to pursue and achieve a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. We want to seek global economic recovery and growth by strengthening our own economy, advancing a robust development agenda, expanding trade that is free and fair, and boosting investment that creates decent jobs. We want to combat climate change, increase energy security, and lay the foundation for a prosperous clean-energy future. We want to support and encourage democratic governments that protect the rights and deliver results for their people. And we intend to stand up for human rights everywhere."
In facing these world challenges, she explained that there are two inescapable facts: no nation can meet these challenges alone, and most nations worry about the same global threats. The Secretary said that we'll use our power to create partnerships aimed at solving problems. We'll go beyond states to create opportunities for non-state actors and individuals to contribute to solutions. In short, we will lead by inducing greater cooperation among a greater number of actors, tilting the balance away from a multi-polar world and toward a multi-partner world. Secretary Clinton added:
"We will remain clear-eyed about our purpose. Not everybody in the world wishes us well or shares our values and interests. And some will actively seek to undermine our efforts. In those cases, our partnerships can become power coalitions to constrain or deter those negative actions. And to these foes and would-be foes, let me say our focus on diplomacy and development is not an alternative to our national security arsenal. Our willingness to talk is not a sign of weakness to be exploited. We will not hesitate to defend our friends, our interests, and above all, our people vigorously and when necessary with the world's strongest military. This is not an option we seek nor is it a threat; it is a promise to all Americans.
Building the architecture of global cooperation requires us to devise the right policies and use the right tools. I speak often of smart power because it is so central to our thinking and our decision-making. It means the intelligent use of all means at our disposal, including our ability to convene and connect. It means our economic and military strength; our capacity for entrepreneurship and innovation; and the ability and credibility of our new President and his team. It also means the application of old-fashioned common sense in policymaking. It's a blend of principle and pragmatism.
Smart power translates into specific policy approaches in five areas. First, we intend to update and create vehicles for cooperation with our partners; second, we will pursue principled engagement with those who disagree with us; third, we will elevate development as a core pillar of American power; fourth, we will integrate civilian and military action in conflict areas; and fifth, we will leverage key sources of American power, including our economic strength and the power of our example."
In her remarks, the Secretary spoke specifically about Iran.
"We watched the energy of Iran's election with great admiration, only to be appalled by the manner in which the government used violence to quell the voices of the Iranian people, and then tried to hide its actions by arresting foreign journalists and nationals, and expelling them, and cutting off access to technology.... We know that refusing to deal with the Islamic Republic has not succeeded in altering the Iranian march toward a nuclear weapon, reducing Iranian support for terror, or improving Iran's treatment of its citizens.
Neither the President nor I have any illusions that dialogue with the Islamic Republic will guarantee success of any kind, and the prospects have certainly shifted in the weeks following the election. But we also understand the importance of offering to engage Iran and giving its leaders a clear choice: whether to join the international community as a responsible member or to continue down a path to further isolation.
Direct talks provide the best vehicle for presenting and explaining that choice. That is why we offered Iran's leaders an unmistakable opportunity: Iran does not have a right to nuclear military capacity, and we're determined to prevent that. But it does have a right to civil nuclear power if it reestablishes the confidence of the international community that it will use its programs exclusively for peaceful purposes.
Iran can become a constructive actor in the region if it stops threatening its neighbors and supporting terrorism. It can assume a responsible position in the international community if it fulfills its obligations on human rights. The choice is clear. We remain ready to engage with Iran, but the time for action is now. The opportunity will not remain open indefinitely."
Toward the conclusion of her remarks, the Secretary said:
"We are determined to channel the currents of change toward a world free of violent extremism, nuclear weapons, global warming, poverty, and abuses of human rights, and above all, a world in which more people in more places can live up to their God-given potential. The architecture of cooperation we seek to build will advance all these goals, using our power not to dominate or divide but to solve problems. It is the architecture of progress for America and all nations."
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Thank You Hillary. Your speech was amazing, as always, you hit the target and all the points that matter today. I am so glad you are our SoS (though I would have preferred you to be President). I feel secure knowing you are at the helm. Thank you for all you do.


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These appear to be the same proofing pans I purchased in January from Zesco. I like them a lot. I spray them with olive oil and cover the dough lightly with plastic wrap. I usually leave the dough in the fridge for 3-5 days before using and it has always been perfect. They stack well so you only really need 1 lid. Here's the link http://www.zesco.com/products.cfm?subCatID=1652&PGroupID=020206MZ01
I know this is an old topic, but I just bought some of the Zesco pans and hate them. I've tried olive oil but the dough sticks to the pan and is very difficult to remove.


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May 13, 2010 (Thursday)
Club Lounge @ Progressive Field:
Raise money for those battling ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Iron Horse Award Recipient:
David Gilbert CEO of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission.
Cost: $100 per ticket (For $150 donation your name goes int he program book)
This is a fun-filled night to raise funds to research and assistance with ALS. Many great silent auction items. Live auction as well that if all goes according to plan will have the use of a suite during the Indians season for a one game. If you're interested, drop me an email at marty at photosbymartyllc dot com or drop me a PM.


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Victory! Texas Tech Drops Cruel Cat Lab
A few weeks ago, we were thrilled to report that Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) agreed to stop using homeless cats obtained from Odessa Animal Control in deadly medical training exercises, but we weren't sure whether or not Texas Tech had abandoned the practice of shoving plastic tubes down the throats of cats altogether. Well, now it's official: News reports confirm that TTUHSC will no longer use cats for this training! I'm sure our rejected newspaper ads and celebrity support played a big part in securing this towering triumph, but the victory really belongs to the more than 30,000 (!) compassionate people who took action against TTUHSC.
With 2010 fast approaching, we've got a lot to celebrate, but there are still countless animals who are being tortured and killed in experiments. Let's start the New Year by riding on the wave of our TTUHSC success and bringing the same support to the more than two dozen monkeys whom NASA intends to torture by exposing them to massive doses of dangerous radiation. Urge NASA to cancel its cruel plans and instead direct its funds to humane methods of scientific inquiry. Here's to starting 2010 with another victory!
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There are enough "practice dummies" of various types for medical training purposes. There is no need to make these animals suffer.
Please have the heart and soul to stop torturing these animals. They can feel the pain are terrified.
How wonderful to hear that academics have come around and now play a positive role in animal protection. thank you.
How wonderful to hear that academics have come around and now play a positive role in animal protection. thank you.
I hope the torture of animals is over; for it's absolutely not necessary at this time with the advent of modern technology. All sentient animals need humane treatment, as they suffer just as we do. Please do and/or continue to do the compassionate thing toward all captive animals. Thank you, Wandis Wilcox
Please Urge all these universities, and Schools, to use only Non Animal methods for training purposes, as they are just as effective, and will save countless numbers of helpless animals that are tormented in this cruel, and barbaric excersises. And Thank You to Texas Tech who have made this a conscious effort and hopefully all others will follow Your Lead.
Looking forward to the day when no animal anywhere is hurt in the the so called advance of science. Let's all continue to work hard to make this happen.
Unnecessary evil acts of cruety when other measures can be done, I am ashamed of those students who do this, I certainly didn't. Use you head intelligently!!!
I was thinking about how these lettered persons can end up being in a place where the infliction of unnecessary cruelty is not given a second thought (one like "Is this really necessary?' or "Haven't we got a better way of teaching what our students have to learn by now, I mean we claim to be in the modern era but still inflict harm on animals in the name of helping & curing?"). The thought came to me that the usually bearded lecturers are educating the student into a mindset that they have previously been well indoctrinated into themselves. One where the process, steeped in a tradition of sorts, outweighs real progress in the field. A mindset where any means justifies the end. And what is the end? Well maybe its the means itself. From there we go to the inner character of these fiends-in-the-field. I mean what type of person can really perform & have others perform the same cruel 'experiments' over & over without a care for the live subject's rights-to-some-digntiy? We at PETA might be able to see this better than they can, not having to bloody up our hands by the infliction of yea seemingly unnecessary fiendish 'medical behaviour'. It is that some persons are either born mean or made mean & to pay homage for letters to the hairy bloody hands of some well soiled-up persons, one is forced to accept the practises, even as a part of self. Thus one is remade in the image of their maker in this venue. Trauma training is part & parcel of training up the cattle to do thy (thy lettered well connected maker) will thus maintaining the process whether your gutself really likes it or not. Underlings made in the image of thy lettered-maker become the current crop-of-prop holding up whatever tradition is deemed by UniCaesar (Unilever-age) to be thy holy way in perpetuity. Fact is not everyone out there or in there or up there is a nice caring compassionate actual human being. Go read David Icke's material you people & know that the authoritahs-in-high-places got there by leaving their compassion at the door & left it there on the way out as a better career move to moving onward & upward into that shadowy realm of cloak & dagger in the back position jockeying. It is all about the career first, maintaining a set tradition second, burying the underlings in the rites & rituals of bloodletting for our cause (our career among the ELITE) for controlling the plane of compassion in their total being. Control this aspect of self to control the emotional output of the underling. Turn it into a compliant, non questioning drone to the process of ritual & tradition.
The hairy bloody handed ones see our compassion for the lowly creatures in their scheme of things to be a great weakness. Compassion is for the weaker subspecies. Torture-killing in our traditions name is the basis of the Illuminati mind clone's strength, so it must be performed. And sh1t, they just plain get off on it.
Thanks for all of the great humane work you do! I love you guys:)
It is unconscionable to put these sweet animals through such torture! You do not have the right to hurt them. Grow a soul and a conscience and quit this brutality.
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I can't speak for all the Bible-thumping, gun-toting, freedom lovers out there. I can only speak for myself. This is a response to the letter, "Reasonable regulations," which was published on January 21, 2013.
As a proud gun owner, my decision to own and carry weapons is not based on emotion. It is based on logic and reason. I acknowledge that there are people that have a tough-guy, power trip complex. Most of us are not that guy.
The Second Amendment in the U.S. Constitution does protect your rights, and mine, to own firearms. I will give you that, but the Second Amendment in the U.S. Constitution also protects your rights, and mine, to carry firearms.
Diluted varieties of gun-control, such as registration, licensing, and background checks only apply to law-abiding citizens. They do not apply to criminals, who do not obey the laws anyway.
A firearm, regardless of capacity, caliber, overall length, and type can do nothing by itself. It can only be conformed to the heart of the person that is handling it.
Limiting the lethality of firearms contradicts itself. Any firearm can be extremely lethal. The .22 long rifle, the first weapon that most people learn to shoot with, is perfectly capable of penetrating a human skull at 300 yards. I think most people would consider that to be extremely lethal.
In regard to imposing magazine capacity limits, here are my thoughts. If the higher-ups in the gun-control movement would require that armed guards, law enforcement officers, and our soldiers to carry low capacity weapons, they would at least sound slightly more believable. If high capacity firearms have no use for defense, why do the police and military need them?
I prefer to follow people that lead by example. This is not emotional. It is common sense.
We have all heard it said that armed citizens do not deter crime. The U.S. Department of Justice conducted a study in the early 1980s, in which they interviewed 1,874 imprisoned felons, across ten states. This study disagrees. Here are a few of the figures from the Wright and Rossi Department of Justice's study of the deterrent effect of armed citizens upon criminal behavior.
– 88 percent agreed with the statement, "A criminal who wants a handgun is going to get one."
– 81 percent agreed that a "smart criminal" will try to determine if a potential victim is armed.
– 74 percent indicated that burglars avoided occupied dwellings because of fear of being shot.
– 57 percent said that most criminals feared armed citizens more than the police.
– 40 percent said that they were deterred from committing a particular crime because they believed that their potential victim was armed.
There is nothing difficult about this. Let's think like a criminal for a brief moment. Let's assume that you are going to rob a business. You are sizing up your potential targets.
You somehow manage to narrow your selection to three potential targets. The security detail is lax or non-existent at all three places, but one of them has a sign on the door that says, "No Weapons Allowed."
It does not take much to figure out that the Gun-Free-Zone is going to be your best option out of the three. I think the reasons can speak for themselves.
Depending on where people live, four-legged predators might pose a greater threat potential than their two-legged counterparts.
Personally, I prefer a three part gun-control system.
1.) Use both hands to control your weapon.
2.) I want to have total control over my guns and nobody else's.
3.) I want everybody else to have total control over their own guns and not mine.
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Stricter Gun Laws Won't Fix Problem
I am deeply saddened every time I hear of a gun tragedy occurring in our great nation. I become even more saddened, every time I hear that the laws which control the use of guns in our country, by law abiding citizens, become stricter.
I have been a gun owner since I was 16 years old; guns were in my home since I can remember. I knew to handle them only when going hunting or target shooting and with an adult present. They were stored and transported unloaded at all times. I have belonged to several local hunting/gun clubs and have owned handguns, rifles and shotguns. When I went to high school I was involved as a member of the rifle team. Students shot competitively for best target score against other schools from the local areas. Small caliber rifles were secured and stored on school property and each school had an indoor rifle range. We were taught the safe operation of these guns, gun handling and no one was ever injured … least of all shot … while using them.
Now, recent tragedies perpetrated by individuals with purported mental illness have raised concerns once again, with some of our citizens and politicians regarding the use and control of guns in our country. I can't tell you that any of these individuals have attended gun safety or training courses. I can't tell you if any of them know the difference between a rifle or shotgun, a single shot or semi-automatic firearm. I can't tell you if they have ever legally owned a gun or have spent countless hours in gun clubs or at rifle ranges, learning how to properly use the gun, while shooting at targets and under the guidance of a licensed firearm instructor. I can only tell you … I have.
I have owned what the general public would term hunting arms … shotguns, 22 caliber rifles and the like. I have also owned military "assault" type rifles; single shot, black powder pistols … like the ones the cowboys use in movies … and state-of-the-art, semi-automatic handguns. I keep them locked in safe places when not in use and I don't store ammunition close by. I have tried to be a responsible firearms owner and use my guns properly.
I believe that laws pertaining to improper misuse of any gun should be strengthened. I say this with remorse, as I also believe that every time a new gun control law is passed we lose more of our constitutional freedoms and the right to bear arms. I will not entertain the debate of whether individuals should be allowed to own a gun, if all guns should be banned, if semi-automatic "assault" rifles should be made illegal to own. I guest that's for the politicians and lawyers to decide. I only know that every time a shooting tragedy occurs, I feel more like a criminal in the public's eye, as if wanting to legally own a gun makes me somehow "defective" in today's society.
I personally don/t believe that outlawing firearms … any firearm … will remedy the gun violence situation, as it currently stands today. Criminals are criminals and they will obtain what they want given enough opportunity. Is it such an inconceivable notion that punishing the criminals, the individuals responsible for committing these heinous actions, could affect any changes to all of the violence which might occur in the future? How is the application of confusing state rules and regulations regarding gun laws, licensing bureaucracy, fees and taxes and the red tape associated with purchasing a gun helping any of these matters? Are we trying to punish the legal gun owner … or the criminal … with the illegally obtained gun?
My sincere condolences go out to the victim's families, who have, unfortunately, had to endure so much of this country's gun violence through first hand experience. It becomes even more emotional, for everyone involved, when innocent children are the victims. What if some of the teacher in the school had been armed with concealed handguns? What if they had been property trained to use t hem? What if the shooter had not had access to the guns to commit this terrible crime in the first place? Unfortunately, we will probably never know all of the "whys" and "what-ifs." What I do know is that tragedies like this will continue to occur throughout the United States and throughout the world unless we all take action for the control of our own guns and firearms and accept personal responsibility for their safe and intended use.
Bradley D. Troutner is a resident of Westfield.


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On Sunday, a colleague and I went to the famous Petronas Twin Towers, which a few years ago were officially the tallestbuildings in the world. If you get there early enough in the day, and wait in line for a few hours, you can get a ticket permitting you to go up to the "Skybridge" on the 41st floor that connects the two buildings. The views are stunning, and I am glad to have done this.(If you are afraid of heights, get cured by facing your fears with skydiving)
You would think that a question as simple as "Which is the tallest building in the world?" could easily be answered, given that buildings remain fixed in one place and do not drastically shrink or get taller over time or weather conditions, and the unit of height, the "meter", is an officially accepted standard in all countries, defined as the distance traveled by light in absolute vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
The controversy stems around two key areas of dispute:
- What constitutes a building?
A building is a structure intended for continuous human occupancy, as opposed to the dozens ofradio and television broadcasting towers which measure over 600 meters in height. The Petronas Twin Towers is occupied by a variety of business tenants and would qualify as a building. Radio and Television towers are not intended for occupation, and should not be considered.
- Where do you start measuring, and where do you stop?
Since 1969, the height was generally based on a building's height from the sidewalk level of the main entrance to the architectural top of the building. The "architectural top" included towers, spires (but not antennas), masts or flagpoles. Should the measurements be only to the top to the highest inhabitable floor?
What if the building has many more floors below ground level? What if the building exists in a body of water, should sidewalk level equate to water level, and at low tide or high tide? (Laugh now, but this might happen sooner than you think!)
To bring some sanity to these comparisons, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has tried to standardize the terms and definitions to makecomparisons between buildings fair. Why does all this matter whose building is tallest? It matters in twoways:
- People and companies are willing to pay more to be a tenant in tall towers, affording a luxurious bird's-eyeview to impress friends, partners and clients, and so the rankings can influence purchase or leasing prices of floorspace in these buildings.
- Architects and engineers involved in building these structures want to list these on their resume.These buildings are an impressive feat of engineering, and the teams involved collaborate in a global mannerto accomplish them. If an architecture or engineeering company can build the world's tallest building, you can trust themto build one for you. The rankings can help drive revenues in generating demand for services and offerings.
What does any of this have to do with storage? Two weeks ago, IBM and the Storage Performance Councilanswered the question "Which is the fastest disk system?" with apress release. Customers thatcare about performance of their most mission critical applications are often willing to pay a premium to run theirapplications on the fastest disk system, and the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller, built through aglobal collaboration of architects and engineers across several countries, is (in my opinion at least) an impressive feat of storage engineering.
EMC bloggerChuck Hollis was the first to question the relevance of these results, and I failed to "turn the other cheek" and responded accordingly. The blogosphere erupted, with more opinions piled on by others, many from EMC andIBM, found in comments on these posts or other blogs, some have since been retracted or deleted, while othersremain for historical purposes.
At the heart of all this opinionated debate, lies a few areas of exploration:
- What constitutes a "disk system"? What should or should not be considered for comparison?
- What metrics should be used to measure performance? What is a version of the "meter" everyone can use?
- How should the measurements occur? Who should perform them?
- Do the measurements provide sufficient value for the purpose of aiding the purchase decision making process?
I will try to address some of these issues in a series of posts this week.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
AMD Unleashes AM1 Platform: Socketed "Kabini" Comes to Desktops.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Gigabyte Now Bundles Battlefield 4 with AMD Radeon R9 Family of Graphics Cards.
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Gigabyte Reveals World's First Mainboard with Creative Sound Core3D Audio.
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Gigabyte's Z87 Mainboard Features Creative Sound Core3D, Killer E2200 Network Card
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Gigabyte Weds NUC and Projector: Introduces Brix Projector.
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Monday, August 19, 2013
Gigabyte Rolls Out A88X-Series Mainboards for AMD's Next-Gen APUs.
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Asus, Biostar and Gigabyte Enable "Non-Z" Overclocking Feature on Mainstream LGA1150 Mainboards.
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All Leading Motherboard Makers Now Support Multiplier-Based Overclocking of Haswell Chips on Intel H87 and B85 Platforms
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- First, sympathy—I work for a startup and have also made work my priority, so it is very hard to find energy to date after putting all your passion into your work.
- Second, evaluate your priorities. Do a goal-setting session using Your Best Year Yet to establish your priorities for the next 12 months. If dating isn't that valuable to you and doesn't make the list, treat it like any other type of jealousy and act accordingly. If it is, try making 1-hour lunch date "chemistry tests" or make weekly OKCupid online vetting nights (with wine and a girlfriend!) to get started.
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By Craig Muder
Eleven years ago today, I stood watching the TV in disbelief at the absolute horror taking place throughout our country. A former co-worker leaned over while watching the coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and said: "This country will never be the same."
I recoiled at that statement. Even at that low point, I sensed it was not true. Of all of America's strengths, maybe its greatest is our ability to put the past behind us and move forward.
Weeks later, a New York City fireman named Vin Mavaro was cleaning up debris at Ground Zero. He came across a white, round object that he first thought was a piece of concrete. Unable to grasp exactly what it was – in the midst of so much destruction – he leaned down and picked up a baseball.
It was a promotional ball from a company named TradeWeb that had offices in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The ball had facsimile signatures from companies – like Goldman Sachs – that did business with TradeWeb. It was scratched and cut, but miraculously came through the attacks in one piece.
Mavaro said that when he held the ball, he flashed to his son's Little League field – remembering better days.
"The ball's nicked up, but it's intact and it came through," Mavaro said. "I feel the same about New York City, the Fire Department and the United States. We're banged up, we took a hit, but we came through."
Mavaro contacted the folks at TradeWeb, who told him that all of their employees had escaped the tower and that he could keep the ball, which had been sitting on a TradeWeb employee's desk. After loaning it to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for the Hall's Baseball As America national tour, Mavaro changed the loan into a permanent donation in 2008.
At one of this country's darkest hours, it was baseball that provided a ray of hope.
Craig Muder is the director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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As Ben Franklin was leaving after the Constitutional Convention, someone asked, "What kind of government did you give us?"; to which Franklin replied, "A democracy, if you can keep it."
Already, you are thinking, "We don't have a democracy, we have a republic."
So here's some thoughts about our form of government. A democracy is defined solely by majority rule. Laws are written and changed at the will of the majority, and no law supersedes the rule of the majority.
There is no provision for the rights of the minority. Someone has said pure democracy is two lions and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner.
A republic, on the other hand, is the rule of laws, which may be based upon a constitution or upon the fiat of a monarch or despot.
Consider the Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Slovenia, or The Peoples' Republic of China. The law is all in all, and the individual may have no rights.
No, what we have is a democratic republic.
We respect the rule of law, but we choose by elective majority whom we want to write our laws. And, no matter who writes the laws, the law must accord with our constitution, and only the courts can determine what is constitutional. Every state in the union is bound by the constitution.
Because each of us has a chance to vote, each of us is bound by the law, even if our vote was not the majority vote.
We do not get to choose which laws we'll obey. This is the rule of law.
This is a democratic republic. Yet there is a segment of our society that still seems to believe in the "divine right" to rule, regardless of election results. So they do everything they can to nullify or sabotage the election results. They follow a step-by-step approach.
Step 1. Try to prevent the electoral win by smearing the candidate, Gennifer Flowers (gasp), Jeremiah Wright (gasp).
Failing step 1, step 2 is to throw billions into an off-year election, then gerrymander the districts to keep your people in power, no matter how folks vote. Use your power in the House of Representatives to obstruct the president's programs and prevent his re-election. Shut down the government a couple of times. Failing again, step three is to "expose" phony scandals. Remember Whitewater? Ninety million spent only to find there was no "there" there. Ms. Lewinsky? Pretend to be shocked, shocked to learn there is illicit sex in D.C. (Hypocrisy, thy name is Newt.) Benghazi, Fast and Furious, etc. No there there, either. If all else fails, then proceed to Step 4: Impeachment. Deja Vu.
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Remove old fleching with a razor blade or pocket-knife. Scrape off as much as possible.
Once scraped, use a fine sandpaper to clean the shaft and rough up the surface. A preferred alternative is to use a solvent like GoofOff or acetone, followed by a cleanup with 91% alcohol to remove all cleaner residues.
Clean the surface of the aluminum with alcohol or other evaporating solvent.
Insert the new feather in the jig. This jig is helical and right twisted. Mark the jig so that the back end of each feather is at the same location on the shaft.
Apply an even layer of fletching glue to the feather. Too much glue will make a sloppy job with the possibility of the glue bumping the plunger as the shaft leaves the bow. You can also use double-sided fletch tape instead of glue.
With this jig I make sure the base is butting up against the frame to keep all feathers the same distance from the knock. Also, press the feather against the shaft so that the glue touches all along the shaft.
Once all three feathers are glued on the shaft, place a drop of glue at the ends of each feather. This helps prevent the feather breaking loose in flight.
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Has anyone noticed that a tab indentation turns into two spaces? For example if you indent and then want to delete the indent, you have to press backspace twice. It gets frustrating after a while.
I don't believe something so obvious could have been overlooked during development, so I'll assume it's a feature of which I don't know the purpose of. Anyways since I can't see a use for it, I was wondering where in the hell do you disable this 'feature'?
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Bay's golden: College marks 50 years
ESCANABA – Bay College has been celebrating its 50 anniversary this year. The celebration concluded with a Golden Gala event Friday at the college.
Guests were treated to a strolling dinner, drinks and dessert bar. The evening included the student musical performance of "Little Shop of Horrors" and an opening of the Robert Addison Legacy art show at the Besse Center.
"We are exhilarated with the community business and individual support for this capstone anniversary event," said Kim Carne, vice president of advancement and the Bay College Foundation.
Bay College has grown from the first class of 133 students in the old Escanaba High School to today's enrollment nearing 2,500 students. Classes are available on two campuses, as well as in Manistique and online.
Over the past 50 years, Bay de Noc Community College has awarded 13,539 certificates and associate degrees to 10,500 students. A total of 8,245 – nearly 80 percent of Bay graduates – live in the Central U.P.
"Bay is educating our community – our neighbors, friends and families," school officials point out.
Studies summarize the economic impact of Bay College on its local service areas to average $100 million per year.
"I am so proud Bay College recently ranked 30th among community colleges in the nation this year," said Dr Laura Coleman, Bay College president. "This is in the top 5 percent and the only Michigan college in the Top 50 Community Colleges based on student success and completion. This is a huge feat. We are committed to keep the momentum our work has just begun. Each and every person is committed to student and community success at Bay College. They are our strategic priorities."
Tuesday, Bay College has a millage renewal on the Delta County ballot.
"This millage supports Bay College's future," said Coleman. A 1 mill, 20-year renewal will generate funds for capital improvements and bond debt needed to advance academic and technical programs, including welding, water tech, advanced manufacturing and the addition of a new paramedic program.
Funds from the millage renewal will also support a student success center. This includes consolidated student and academic support including tutoring, supplemental instruction, disability
services, veteran's support, career advising, and more.
"Again, the 1 mill is a renewal and will not raise the taxes of local citizens. One mill is equivalent to about $40 per year on a house valued at $80,000 (taxable rates are typically half of the market value). Revenues supported by the millage renewal are estimated at $1 million per year." said Coleman.
In January, Bay College will be opening its newly renovated health care training area, including a new simulation center. The hospital-like center will include computer controlled simulation mannequins to advance nursing and health care education. The project was funded by the State of Michigan and the College; the sim equipment was funded by private donations to the Bay College Foundation. IDI, Integrated Design Inc, managed the project with the State; Roy Ness Contracting was the contractor.
"Founders and past presidents, community members, board members, employees, retirees, students and each one of you have shaped who and what Bay College is today. Our history is strong; together we will make the future stronger." said Carne.
A summary presentation of the college and millage renewal by Coleman can be viewed on the local area education cable channel 20. Presentations are scheduled to start every even hour. For additional information, visit www.baycollege.edu or phone the Advancement Office at (906) 217-1700.


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The UN Road Safety Collaboration supports two global networks: a network of young road safety advocates through YOURS: Youth for Road Safety and a network of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) through the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety. As members of the UN Road Safety Collaboration, these groups represent the interests of their respective constituents and benefit from the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences with experts from the global road safety community. YOURS and the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety share evidence-based best practices among their members; help to build capacities in areas such as advocacy, evaluation, fundraising and media relations; and collaborate around key road safety events, such as the Second UN Global Road Safety Week held in May 2013 and the annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
YOURS: Youth for Road Safety: established in 2010, YOURS represents young road safety advocates in 85 countries. It supports efforts in areas such as advocacy, networking and capacity development. With regard to the latter, and based on its Youth and Road Safety Action Kit, YOURS holds trainings on behalf of governments, development banks, foundations and private companies to build the knowledge and skills of young road safety leaders worldwide.
Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety: launched in 2012, the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety now boasts membership from more than 140 organizations in more than 90 countries. It serves as a forum from which its members can collectively advocate for road safety and the rights of victims of road traffic injury. In April 2013 the Alliance organized and hosted the Third Global Meeting of NGOs for Road Safety and Road Traffic Injury Victims, and with support from the Road Safety Fund provided small grants to 40 NGOs to host events and develop advocacy materials for the Second UN Global Road Safety Week. http://www.roadsafetyngos.org/


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