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The administration rolled out its 88-page plan amid a full-scale public relations offensive culminating in a 13-minute presidential statement in the East Room of the White House. Addressing an audience that included Fed Chairman
NEW AGENCY: Financial overhaul beefs up oversight
Under the Obama plan, the Federal Reserve would get new authority to police all financial institutions — not just banks — whose failure could threaten the financial system. And the government would have new powers to wind up the affairs of financial institutions other than banks, such as insurance companies. Hedge funds would be compelled to register with the
The sweeping proposal marks an emphatic end to an era during which top policymakers, notably including then-Fed chairman
"Millions of Americans who have worked hard and behaved responsibly have seen their life dreams eroded by the irresponsibility of others and by the failure of their government to provide adequate oversight," the president said. "Our entire economy has been undermined by that failure."
The Obama plan also breaks with the pre-crisis period by attempting to head off financial bubbles before they form. Greenspan maintained that central banks could not "definitively identify" bubbles until after they had burst. Rather than attempt to prick bubbles before they grew dangerous, it was better, he said, to clean up after they popped.
"The president does not accept the judgment that it's best to let the market forces rip and then when there's an accident, to clean up after. He believes the last two expansions have, to an extent, been bubble driven, and it's important the next expansion rest ... on a new foundation and a much stronger foundation,"
Pulling back
Still, the far-reaching initiative fell short of what some sought. The administration backed away from merging the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, fearing a turf battle between affected congressional panels. Obama also opted to eliminate just one agency — the Office of Thrift Supervision — from a sprawling regulatory network widely regarded as excessively fragmented. The OTS had hardly distinguished itself during the financial crisis; last year's two biggest banking failures occurred in institutions it regulated:
Administration officials, convinced of the need to act while memories of the crisis are fresh, will begin their sales pitch Thursday when Treasury Secretary
"The administration's plan continues the cycle of bailouts for 'too-big-to-fail' financial institutions, furthers the government's role in picking winners and losers, complicates rather than streamlines the current regulatory structure, and keeps taxpayers on the hook for losses caused by imprudent risk-taking on Wall Street," he said in a statement.
Increased powers for Fed
Among the most controversial elements are expanded powers granted the Fed. The central bank, which controls the nation's money supply and supervises the banks, would become the financial system's uber-regulator. The Fed missed the housing and credit bubbles while they were inflating, badly underestimated their costs when they did pop and already has a full plate, critics say. With the Fed already engaged in numerous unconventional interventions in financial markets, some worry that adding a new role could backfire.
"I'd rather that the Fed stick to its knitting of conducting monetary policy and be the lender of last resort, as opposed to take on the role of supervision of individual institutions. ... In this role, the Fed will be thrust into the center of controversy," said Hal Scott, a professor at Harvard Law School and director of the influential Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, a private-sector body.
But administration officials say they carefully considered alternatives before opting to task the Fed. Countries that place key supervision authority outside the central bank don't operate well in crisis situations, Geithner said.
"I do not believe there's a plausible alternative that would create the necessary degree of confidence, accountability, responsibility and authority for protecting us against some of the risks we faced in this crisis," he said.
A key target of the plan: financial institutions so large and interconnected, their failure could ricochet around the economy with catastrophic results. These "systemically important' companies would be subject to more scrutiny and would need to hold more capital in reserve than under current standards. The government also would win new authority to handle "the orderly resolution" of them if they suffer fatal wounds.
"After this crisis, it's clear that there are a number of financial institutions that are capable of being the domino that causes the rest of the financial system to fall over," said Douglas Elliott, a former JPMorgan investment banker.
But some worry that investors will view any financial institution the government labels "systemically important" as effectively government-backed.
That could enable such firms to borrow at lower interest rates, since they would seem better credit risks than smaller rivals not vital to the financial system, says the
Stronger controls
At the heart of the current crisis were sophisticated financial products known as derivatives, securities whose values depend upon the performance of another asset. In the years leading to the credit crisis, unregulated derivatives markets mushroomed. Banks relied on them in an ill-conceived effort to control risk. But when the derivatives' values plunged amid unusually turbulent markets, the banks suffered huge, unexpected losses.
The administration now wants to impose for the first time record-keeping and reporting requirements on all over-the-counter derivatives trades.
After repeated financial crises and investment bubbles, the proposed regulatory overhaul seeks to make the financial system more stable. But that objective might be attained only at some cost. By requiring banks to maintain higher capital reserves, for example, the amount of credit flowing through the economy could be pinched. Likewise, new limits on the ability of banks to package their loans into securities that are sold to investors could crimp an important channel of credit formation.
Small businesses, in particular, might feel the efforts, Fed Governor
But after the turmoil of the past 18 months, the political tide is running against such sentiments. U.S. households have seen $12 trillion in wealth disappear amid deflating housing and credit bubbles. Unemployment has soared to 9.4% with more than 6 million Americans added to the jobless rolls since the crisis began.
John Taylor, president of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, backed the president's proposal. "There are a lot of powerful interests in Washington that have an allergic reaction to any type of regulation. ... They've had their shot at having loose or no regulation," he said. "Let's try having some regulation."
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American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock
American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock
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BETHESDA, Md., March 13, 2012
BETHESDA, Md., March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: MTGE) ("MTGE" or the "Company") announced today that it priced a public offering of 12,000,000 shares of common stock for total expected gross proceeds of approximately $260 million before expenses.
In connection with the offering, the Company has granted the underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase up to an additional 1,791,650 shares of common stock to cover overallotments, if any. The offering is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close on March 19, 2012.
MTGE expects to use the net proceeds from this offering to invest in its targeted assets as market conditions warrant, which include agency mortgage investments, non-agency mortgage investments and other mortgage-related investments.
Citigroup, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities are joint book-running managers for the offering.
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This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy shares of common stock, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. is a real estate investment trust formed in 2011 that invests in and manages a leveraged portfolio of agency mortgage investments, non-agency mortgage investments and other mortgage-related investments. The Company is externally managed and advised by American Capital MTGE Management, LLC, an affiliate of American Capital, Ltd. ("American Capital").
American Capital is a publicly traded private equity firm and global asset manager. American Capital, both directly and through its asset management business, originates, underwrites and manages investments in middle market private equity, leveraged finance, real estate and structured products. Founded in 1986, American Capital has $68 billion in assets under management and seven offices in the U.S. and Europe. American Capital and its affiliates will consider investment opportunities from $10 million to $300 million.
This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements," including with regard to the Company's securities offering and the anticipated use of the net proceeds. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. No assurance can be given that the securities offering discussed above will be completed on the terms described, or at all, or that the net proceeds of the offering will be used as indicated. Completion of the securities offering on the terms described, and the application of net proceeds, are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including, without limitation, changes in interest rates; changes in the yield curve; changes in prepayment rates; the availability and terms of financing; changes in the market value of our assets; general economic conditions; market conditions; conditions in the market for agency securities; legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business of the Company; and other factors, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's periodic reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.
Investor Relations – (301) 968-9220
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Yogasanam If you think of people in seemingly impossible and weirdly twisted poses when you think of "Yoga", then you may have an inkling of what yoga is, just an inkling that's it. Yoga is much more than those poses.
Derived from the Sankrit word "yuj" which means "to unite or integrate"; yoga is a 5000 year old Indian body of knowledge. Yoga is all about harmonizing the body with the mind and breath through the means of various breathing techniques, yoga postures (asanas) and meditation.
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Pranayama is the control of the Prana and the vital forces of the body. It is regulation of the breath. This is the most important step.
The aim of Pranayama is the control of Prana. Pranayama begins with the regulation of the breath for having control over the life-currents or inner vital force.
In other words, Pranayama is the perfect control of the life-currents through control of breath. Breath is external manifestation of the gross Prana. A correct habit of breathing must be established by the regular practice of Pranayama.
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linkThis allows you to read comics in .cbz format on a modded xbox. After much searching, I finally found this file on the net and am passing it on to others who wish to read comic scans on their system. From the 'Read Me' file:
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OLYMPIA — The state Department of Natural Resources faces a fine of nearly $173,000 after being cited for 15 worker-safety violations following the drowning death of a diver.
The citation was issued Friday by the Department of Labor &Industries. David Scheinost of Puyallup was part of a dive team sampling geoduck clams for paralytic shellfish poisoning on July 24. He reportedly surfaced briefly and sank.
Among the violations found were numerous occurrences where divers were deployed without carrying a reserve breathing-gas supply, and DNR not having a designated person in charge to supervise.
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How much *REAL* (Crank) HP does the N55 motor make?
We have this debate going on, on the F10 Boards, and am curious to see what you guys may have experienced on the matter.
We all know the N55 is underrated, presumedly due to keeping insurance costs on volume models down (as I can attest to as the insurance rate on my 535i was pleasantly surprisingly lower than my previous car) but "how much" is the question, My theorizing and calculations give me the impression we're seeing anywhere from 325-340 crank HP from them.
My reasons for drawing those conclusions:
-A brand new, non broken in 535i was video'd to dyno at 277 RWHP/283 RWTQ (with some miles over 280 will be attainable). Using a 17-20% drivetrain loss, you get over 330+HP.
-The 535i is a 4100 lb car, which has been documented by magazines to attain a Trap Speed from 99-101 MPH regularly (Trap Speed IMO is the most honest indicator of HP). Using "Drag Time Calculators", a car that weighs that much needs about 336 (Crank) HP to trap that high.
-My "real life" experiences dragging older Manual SN-99 Mustang GT's (260 crank HP, dyno's at 225 RWHP, with less drivetrain loss due to not being automatic, but obviously far less efficient than newer BMW's) showed those 3200 lbs GT's did 14.0 @ 100 MPH drag runs, which is about identical to some F10 535i "Magazine runs". Therefore using the "100 lbs = 10 HP rule", a 535i which weighs 800-900 lbs more would need 80-90 more HP to trap at the same times. Which would = around 340 crank HP (280-ish RWHP).
-And finally, I've heard people say 3-Series N55's have dyno'd at around 290 RWHP, which would mean these cars dyno at the wheels closer to their "marketed" HP numbers.
Any experiences from you guys on the matter?
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Submitted to: Proceedings of SPIE
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/16/2009
Publication Date: 4/20/2009
Citation: Ononye, A.E., Yao, H., Hruska, Z., Kincaid, R., Brown, R.L., Cleveland, T.E. 2009. Automatic Detection of Aflatoxin Contaminated Corn Kernels using Dual-Band Imagery. Proceedings of 2009 SPIE Conference, April 13-17, 2009, Orlando, Florida. 7315:73150R-1-11. Interpretive Summary: Aflatoxins are poisons produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus after it infects agricultural commodities such as corn. Since aflatoxins in food and feed are regulated, enhanced ability to detect and measure fungal growth and aflatoxin contamination of corn could contribute significantly towards the separation of contaminated from healthy grain. A collaboration between ARS-SRRC, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit and Mississippi State University, Stennis Space Center, MS is exploring the use of hyperspectral imaging non-destructive technology (developed by ITD) to detect mycotoxin-producing fungi and mycotoxins in grain products. In this study, a technique is explored that automatically detects aflatoxin contaminated corn kernels by using dual-band imagery. The method makes use of fluorescence emissions from corn kernels captured under 365 nm ultra-violet light excitation. Further experiments may lead to this technology being used to rapidly and accurately detect/measure Aspergillus flavus infection/aflatoxin contamination of corn without destruction of healthy grain. This could provide a useful tool to both growers and buyers in the corn industry that could enhance protection of food and feed as well as increase profits.
Technical Abstract: Aflatoxin is a mycotoxin predominantly produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasitiucus fungi that grow naturally in corn, peanuts and in a wide variety of other grain products. Corn, like other grains is used as food for human and feed for animal consumption. It is known that aflatoxin is carcinogenic; therefore, ingestion of corn infected with the toxin can lead to very serious health problems such as liver damage if the level of the contamination is high. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has strict guidelines for permissible levels in the grain products for both humans and animals. The conventional approach used to determine these contamination levels is one of the destructive and invasive methods that require corn kernels to be ground and then chemically analyzed. Unfortunately, each of the analytical methods can take several hours depending on the quantity, to yield a result. The development of high spectral and spatial resolution imaging sensors has created an opportunity for hyperspectral image analysis to be employed for aflatoxin detection. However, this brings about a high dimensionality problem as a setback. In this paper, we propose a technique that automatically detects aflatoxin contaminated corn kernels by using dual-band imagery. The method exploits the fluorescence emission spectra from corn kernels captured under 365 nm ultra-violet light excitation. Our approach could lead to a non-destructive and non-invasive way of quantifying the levels of aflatoxin contamination. The preliminary results shown here, demonstrate the potential of our technique for aflatoxin detection.


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The Commodore 3860 is a full bodied sportyacht that combines comfort, luxury, and performance. She has a posh interior with two private cabin and boasts a second head in aft stateroom- a rare luxury in boats this size. Expansive cockpit with circular companion lounge accommodates a small crowd. Rear cockpit deck lifts for walk-in access to engine compartment from swim platform. The boat is powered with twin inboard fresh water cooled Mercruiser 8.1 Liters, and also has a generator and twin A/C units. PLEASE SEE FULL SPECS FOR DETAILS. Please note open space in helm is where electronics are installed, owner has unit at his home.
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Governor's Cup
The Idaho Governor's Cup Scholarship provides approximately 25 awards, depending on funding, to Idaho high school seniors planning to attend an Idaho college or university.
The number of awards is conditional on the availability of funds. Awards will be available to scholars pursuing academic and career technical education. This is a $3,000 award, renewable up to four years for academic programs and up to three years for career technical programs.
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My problem with public libraries is that mostly what they carry is trash reading. I know public libraries that have a larger fiction section than the non-fiction and reference sections put together. Now, there's nothing wrong with that; in fact, I probably read more trash books than anyone else. But when you need to do some real research, especially science (i.e. chemistry), public libraries have such limited resources that you're forced to go to a local university, which, for many people, isn't so local.
I'm not certain what you mean by "trash" reading, but if you mean primarily popular reading, usually fiction, then I agree that most community libraries tend to carry that in more of an abundance than they do the research volumes you refer to. The reason is simply DEMAND -- local libraries respond to popular demand, which is usually for "lighter" reading material. Larger cities of course will have a Main or Central library which tends to house harder science texts and the like. The limited funding that many community libraries face often limits their ability to subscribe to some scientific journals as well to purchase updated science texts. So, instead they opt to have more popular offerings and leave the "heavy" burden to the university, law, and medical libraries. As they say, it is about the benjies... (money, that is).
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Obese diabetic mice given an experimental drug designed to mimic a hormone with anti-diabetic effects improved the health of the animals and extended their life span, a study found.
The compound, called AdipoRon, improved sensitivity to insulin and lowered blood-sugar levels in mice fed a high-fat diet and in genetically obese mice, according to the study by scientists, including Takashi Kadowaki, Miki Okada-Iwabu, Toshimasa Yamauchi and Masato Iwabu at the University of Tokyo. The research was published Thursday in the journal Nature.
AdipoRon, discovered at a University of Tokyo drug library, acts on two receptors of a fat-derived hormone called adiponectin that is decreased in obesity. The findings in mice may point to a new approach for treating obesity-related health problems such as metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, researchers said.
"We aim to develop a drug for clinical use within five years," Kadowaki said, adding that collaboration with a drugmaker is under consideration.
"AdipoRon shifts the physiology of mice fed excess calorie towards that of mice fed a standard diet, modulates known longevity pathways and improves health and prolongs lifespan," the authors wrote.


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Humane Society Special Event This Weekend
Here at The River, we're all animal lovers. Mostly furry, sometimes feathered and less often scaled. That's why we love "Wet Nose Wednesday" segment with the Humane Society Of West Michigan.
This Saturday, there are two special events happening.
First, Saturday evening HSWMI presents a special opportunity to meet Army Captain Luis Carlos Montalván, author of "Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him," and his best friend and service dog, Tuesday! There will be a discussion about the book, Captain Montalvan's service and injuries and of course lots of love and praise for Tuesday (the dog)! Tickets available HERE.
Also happening on Saturday, HSWMI is hosting a "12-Hour Spring Carnival Of Savings" from 10:30am to 10:30pm. There will be discounted adoptions, carnival games, Zumba and other fun stuff!
Schedule of Events
10:30 am – 6:00 pm: Carnival Games
12 pm – 1 pm: Rockin' Rovers
2 pm – 3 pm: Adoptables Parade
3 pm – 4 pm: Zumba Class
4 pm – 5 pm: Meet Zeus, the world's tallest dog
7 pm: "Until Tuesday" Special Event (see above posting for more information)
CLICK HERE for more from the Humane Society Of West Michigan!


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I have a remote printer installed with a wireless router. I install the
printer on a wireless notebook PC using Vistaâs wizard, and initially
everything works properly. However, if I turn off the PC, or reboot it, or
sometimes only if just a few days elapses the PC will no longer be able to
get the printer to print. If I have the spooler enabled, the pages appear to
be sent to the printer, but nothing happens. If the spooler is disabled,
then the process just hangs until I abort it. The only other symptom Iâve
seen is that when the problem is occurring the printerâs status shows it is
offline, but when I try to change it to online the status simply changes to
âoffline.offlineâ. Wireless connectivity does not appear to be a source of
the problem, since I have no interruption of other network activities,
including Internet.
The only solution Iâve found so far is to uninstall the printer and
reinstall in again. Then process repeats itself. I have been fighting this
problem without success. Any thoughts on a potential resolution will be
greatly appreciated. Thanks.


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Five ways for the Girl Scouts to sell more cookies
Girl Scout cookie season is again upon us, and I haven't seen so much as a single measly box of Thin Mints. Why am I not shoving fistfuls of Samoas into my mouth, or crunching down on Trefoils right now? Because those cookie-toting Girl Scouts never seem to be prepared in any area that I frequent -- and I have a sadly empty gut feeling that I'm not the only one who suffers from this problem.
So here's my list of five better ways for Girl Scouts to sell more cookies: See also: - The Girl Scouts are 100 today -- and cooler than you think - Girl Scouts of Colorado prepares for the national organization's 100th anniversary -Girl Scouts won't be arrested for selling door to door in Boulder, 'cause sheriff needs Thin Mints
5. Send the Scouts to strip clubs. Anyone who has either frequented or worked at a titty bar knows that the exotic dancers get bored and hungry as hell between sets, and they always have cash on hand -- or in various spots -- in the form of small bills. Sending a few cookie emissaries into local boobie bars is one of the best ideas since boobie bars, and eager strippers with money burning holes in their G-strings will buy the ever-loving, red hell out of some Tagalongs, because exercising in the buff, drinking and popping scripts make ya work up quite an appetite.
4. Have the girls go to retirement communities.
Make the old folks holler "Get off of my lawn---get into my recreation and crafting area!" by offering to send pint-sized cookie-bearers into every nursing home in town. Sure, the poor kiddos will be ear-pulled and patted by old people, and possibly bored to tears with stories about Dwight Eisenhower, but that's the cost of doing good business, and informal Internet research has shown that elderly people will buy anything, real or not (property in Scammistan or fake amethyst jewelry from QVC) -- and Social Security checks spend just as well as green and coin shake.
3. Recruit more boys to join the Girl Scouts.
The Boy Scouts may be stalling and stumbling about admitting gays, but the Girl Scouts have always been the truly progressive ones, and they freely allow boys to earn badges -- and sell cookies. If the organization sucks in more boys, they could sent them out in skirts to hawk boxes of sugar-loot to trendy hipster neighborhoods where boho, artist and college-professor-activist types would buy the shit out of those cookies, if for no other reason than boys wearing skirts are so cool these days.Next Page
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Sort of a Don Quixote - hate to admit that, but combine that with a techie, and you are probably getting close... fiercely independent and I respect others independence.
I run/own a small business and that gives me the freedom to work on my most involving project - a new global governance system. Objective is to shift power away from mega-multi-national companies and privileged elite to the people, eliminate wars and unite people globally. Sounds like a "pipe - dream" but it is something that is actually doable.
I am concerned about the environment and Sustainability and about human rights... and the rights of non-humans as well.
Not sure I really have time for a personal relationship, so be forewarned I am not someone who will work 9 to 5 and come home to cut the lawn. Besides - lawns are an eco-travesty.
I am laidback, intellegent, and busy
Just bought another bike (BMW K1200LT) for crusing and just enjoying getting away from the stress of everyday life. Last bike was five years ago, so still getting used to the beast!
The list DOES NOT include addictive crutches either substance or emotional.
The real answer:
Creative expression
The basics of life
... What else REALLY matters??? PRIVACY
You want to help me save the world.
You want a friend.
You don't need emotional or substance crutches.


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Reality star Mickey "Memphitz" Wright was arrested in Atlanta yesterday for the cardinal sin of airline travel: attempting to bring a gun on a plane.
The husband of Toya Carter, mother to Lil Wayne's first child and star of the BET reality show Toya: A Family Affair, was busted by TSA while trying to get through security with a gun in his backpack. X-Ray scanners quickly identified the firearm and police were called to the scene.
Memphitz says he meant no harm and simply forgot the gun was in his bag. Fortunately, the weapon was properly licensed and registered.
Police took Wright to a jail near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, where he remains in custody.
(Photo: Scott Holstein/PictureGroup)


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Management Order Establishing the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
1. Mission
As prescribed in Section 6006 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), Public Law 102-240 (December 18, 1991), the mission of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics is to compile, analyze, and make accessible information on the Nation's transportation systems; to collect information on intermodal transportation and other areas as needed; and to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the statistical programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT) through research, the development of guidelines, and the promotion of improvements in data acquisition and use.
2. Functions
a. Compiles, analyzes, and publishes a comprehensive set of domestic
and international transportation statistics to provide timely summaries
and totals (including industrywide aggregates and multiyear averages) of
transportation-related information. Ensures statistics are suitable
for conducting cost-benefit studies (including comparisons among individual
transportation modes and intermodal transport systems) and supporting international
negotiations, and include--but are not limited to--information on:
(1) productivity in various parts of the transportation sector;
(2) traffic flows (including freight and commodity flows for all modes);
(3) travel times;
(4) vehicle types, weights, and dimensions;
(5) variables influencing traveling behavior, including choice of transportation mode;
(6) travel costs of intracity commuting and intercity trips;
(7) availability of mass transit and the number of passengers served by each mass transit authority;
(8) frequency of vehicle and transportation facility repairs and other interruptions of transportation service;
(9) accidents;
(10) collateral damage to the human and natural environment;
(11) the condition of the transportation system and its supporting infrastructure;
(12) revenues and expenditures for the transportation system;
(13) system and safety performance measures; and
(14) transportation system and vehicle construction and manufacturing costs.
b. Establishes and implements a comprehensive, long-term program for the collection and analysis of data relating to the performance of the national transportation system in cooperation with the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, the DOT operating administrations, State and local governments, and other Federal agencies.
c. Issues guidelines for the collection of information by the Department of Transportation required for statistics to be compiled under paragraph 2a in order to ensure that such information is accurate, reliable, relevant, and in a form that permits systematic analysis.
d. Coordinates the collection of information by the Department of Transportation required for statistics to be compiled under paragraph 2a with related information-gathering activities conducted by other Federal departments and agencies and collects appropriate data not elsewhere gathered.
e. Makes the statistics compiled by the Bureau readily accessible to Federal, state, local, and other decision makers and the public (subject to applicable laws and regulations).
f. Identifies information that is needed under paragraph 2a but which is not being collected, reviewing such needs at least annually and making recommendations to appropriate Department of Transportation research officials concerning extramural and intramural research programs to provide such information.
g. Prepares a Transportation Statistics Annual Report for transmittal to the President and the Congress.
h. Makes use of advancing computer technology/software to integrate information from multiple transportation data systems. Utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other media to display transportation information in support of DOT policies and programs.
3. Relationships
a. The Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports to, and receives tasking, oversight, and supervision from, the Secretary of Transportation.
b. The Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics works closely with the Secretarial Officers, the Administrators of each operating administration and with the directors of other Federal agencies to obtain information required for paragraph 2a and to improve the quality and effectiveness of transportation data resources.
c. The Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics works closely with the Director of the Office of Intermodalism in administering responsibilities related to developing, maintaining, and disseminating intermodal transportation data.
d. The Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics works closely
with the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics, which is charged
by ISTEA with advising the Director as to the quality and objectivity of
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Xbox One and PS4
Most eyes in the video game industry will be on Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE) for the release of their next-gen consoles: the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4.
The new consoles are upgrades of systems that have been around for more than 6 years, which means gamers are eager for new specs, better graphics and (hopefully) improved gameplay. Both consoles are boasting wide catalogs of launch titles, including entries from Activision, Electronic Arts (EA) and others.
The Playstation 4 releases on November 15 for about $400, while the Xbox One will launch November 22 for around $500.


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Sterling Ridge Resort
155 Sterling Ridge Drive, Jeffersonville, VT 05464, United States of America – Excellent location – show map
Excellent location – rated 9.6/10! (score from 33 reviews)
Rated by guests after their stay at Sterling Ridge Resort.
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Premier Two-Bedroom Cottage
Area Info – Great location - show map
Closest Landmarks
- Smugglers Notch Resort 3.5 miles
- Village Lift 3.5 miles
- Mogul Mouse's Magic Lift 3.6 miles
- Morse Highlands Lift 3.7 miles
- Madonna 2 Lift 4.7 miles
- Sterling Summit Lift 5.7 miles
- Madonna 1 Summit Lift 5.8 miles
- Mount Mansfield 6.4 miles
- Sunny Spruce Quad 6.7 miles
- Spruce Peak at Stowe 6.9 miles
Most Popular Landmarks
- Sensation Quad 7.2 miles
- Gondola 7.4 miles
- Alpine Double 7.4 miles
- Easy Street Double 7.4 miles
- Mountain Triple 7.6 miles
- Stowe Mountain Resort 8.4 miles
- Stowe Mountain Resort Cross Country Touring Center 8.9 miles
- Casey s Hill 9.5 miles
- Stowe Golf Course 12 miles
- Von Trapp Family Lodge 12.2 miles
Closest Airports
- Burlington International Airport 20.3 miles
- Plattsburgh International Airport 32.6 miles
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4 Reasons to Choose Sterling Ridge Resort
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Resort Facilities at Sterling Ridge Resort Great facilities! Review score, 9.4
- BBQ Facilities
Pool and Spa
- Outdoor Pool (seasonal)
- Ski Passes Available
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may apply.
- Hiking
- Canoeing (additional charge)
- Ping-Pong
- Pool Table (additional charge)
- Game Room
- Skiing
- Fishing
Free! WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Free! Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).
- Souvenir/Gift Shop
- Laundry (additional charge)
- Air Conditioning
- All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)
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Children and Extra Beds
All children are welcome.
Up to three children under 16 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.
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Pets are allowed on request. Charges may apply.
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