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By Mike Baggerman / Altoona Curve | May 4, 2014 12:08 AM ET
Curve, Pa.- The Altoona Curve were swept in both games of a doubleheader by the Akron RubberDucks on Saturday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Game one saw the Curve rally late but ultimately lose 9-7 and then drop the second game of the twinbill 2-1.
Game one began after an hour and 17 minute rain delay but the delay didn't stop the Curve offense in the early going. Altoona continued the trend of first inning runs by scoring two in the first. With runners on first and second, Mel Rojas, Jr. hit a two-RBI double that scored Alen Hanson and Gift Ngoepe. It was the 26th run that Altoona scored in the first inning this season.
In the second, Akron responded by scoring three runs to take a 3-2 lead. The 'Ducks then added three more in the third but the Curve responded in the bottom of the inning. Rojas collected his third RBI of the game with an RBI single that scored Drew Maggi.
Akron tallied three more runs in the sixth inning and took a 9-3 lead but Altoona started to rally for the second straight game. In the home half of the inning, the Curve sent all nine batters to the plate and scored four runs. Rojas singled and adanced to third on an Andy Vasquez double. Rojas then scored when Jarek Cunningham hit an RBI single to left. After a walk to Keon Broxton loaded the bases, Drew Maggi walked to cut the lad to 9-5. Hanson followed with an RBI single and Ngoepe hit into a fielder's choice to end the Curve scoring for the first game.
Tyler Sample (2-1) tossed three innings and gave up six runs (four earned) on five hits and received his first loss of the season. The right-hander walked four batters and struck out two while throwing 63 pitches. Gabriel Arias (3-2) earned the victory for Akron and Tyler Sturdevant notched his third save of the year.
In game two, the Curve offense scored another first inning run when Hanson drew a leadoff walk and scored on a Stetson Allie groundout. Unfortunately for the Curve, Akron plated two in the second to take a 2-1 lead. Altoona almost tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning when Justin Howard hit a double down the right field line, but a perfect relay throw kept the Curve off the board and ending the inning.
Brandon Mann (1-3) started the second game for the Curve and took the loss after he allowed two runs on four hits with one strikeout and five walks. Mann fell into a tough situation in his first three innings by leaving runners in scoring position at the end of each inning. Duke von Schamann (1-0) picked up his first win of the year and Kyle Crockett collected his third save of the year.
Altoona (11-16) and Akron (17-11) will conclude their four game series with a Sunday matinee beginning at 1 p.m. Prior to the game, there will be a youth baseball clinic that runs from 10 a.m. to noon at the ballpark that is free with a purchase of a ticket to Sunday's game. Additionally, any kids who have signed up for the Ritchey's Dairy Curve Kids' Club will get free admission into the game. At the conclusion of Sunday's game, all kids will get to run the bases.
RHP Nick Kingham (1-2, 3.46) will get the start for Altoona in the final game of the series and he will be opposed by RHP Joe Colon (1-2, 3.14 ERA).
Gates open at noon while airtime on ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM and the Curve Radio Network is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit AltoonaCuve.com, call 877.99.CURVE, or stop by the box office at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
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> > The easiest way to check should just be to throw a few documents with > really large numbers in them. > Also do some views, I think the real issue will be the standard floating > point number limitation inside of JavaScript. The mozilla javascript site[1] says it is a EMCA 262 Edition 3 compliant implementation, so looking at section 8.5 (page 31) of the spec[2] I found the following two excerpts that are salient to integers: Note that all the positive and negative integers whose magnitude is no greater than 2^53 are representable in the Number type (indeed, the integer 0 has two representations, +0 and -0). Some ECMAScript operators deal only with integers in the range -2^31 through 2^31-1, inclusive, or in the range 0 through 2^32-1, inclusive. These operators accept any value of the Number type but first convert each such value to one of 2^32 integer values. See the descriptions of the ToInt32 and ToUint32 operators in sections 9.5 and 9.6, respectively. So, reading from that, it should support values between -9,007,199,254,740,992 and 9,007,199,254,740,992, but if you really want to play it safe, stick with values between -2,147,483,648 and 2,147,483,647. Assuming erlang/couchdb can match that, that's probably the integer based limits you want to worry about. Sound about right? E. P.S. I'll try and remember to run some tests when I get home tonight to confirm this (unless someone beats me to it). [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en/About_JavaScript [2] http://www.mozilla.org/js/language/E262-3.pdf
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One of our local news station in Rochester, NY, 13WHAM news, did a two part story this week on the problem of backyard breeders and the astounding number of pit bulls ending up our local animal shelter. The two-part series was called "Disposable Dogs."In the story, reporter Jane Flasch shared information about the growing problem of irresponsible backyard breeding, which resulted with more than 1,000 pit bull puppies (some just days old) and dogs euthanized last year at Rochester Animal … [Read more...]
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[Update: Confirmed by Sony, and also available to pre-order at Amazon.]
We don't have a release date yet, but with Sony confirming the news, here's what we know so far. The PS4 Remastered edition of The Last of Us features full 1080p resolution (apparently "targeting 60fps"), higher resolution character models, improved shadows and lighting and several other gameplay improvements. Neil Druckmann and the cast will also be providing in-game cinematic commentary.
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It also includes all DLC: Abandoned Territories Map Pack, Reclaimed Territories Map Pack and Left Behind Single Player campaign.
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No it hasn't been "officially" announced yet, but it's impossible to miss the prominent "The Last Of Us Remastered for PS4" pre-order banner right on the front page of the web version of the PlayStation Store. Obviously Sony is gearing up to announce the game's existence, but their PS Store team got a bit ahead of themselves. Either way, great news for PS4 owners and fans of Naughty Dog's award winning PS3 masterpiece.
The game will apparent cost $59.99… and that's all we know at the moment. We're hoping for a solid 1080p/60fps upgrade, but we'll see. If it even comes close to the excellent Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition release, we'll certainly be happy.
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His measures were anti-revolutionary, his object being to restore confidence and to heal faction.
His faults, as well as his virtues, make him anti-revolutionary.
The lower ranks of the clergy, inspired by anti-revolutionary fanaticism, were inflaming the ignorant multitude.
Russia, of course, was even more absurd in these anti-revolutionary activities.
But the anti-revolutionary and the institutional features of Tennyson's poetry are not those of the higher ground of his poetry.
No man ever stood at the head of a great revolution whose temper was so anti-revolutionary.
Kuyper, for many years a Calvinist pastor, undertook in 1872 the editorship of the anti-revolutionary paper, De Standdard.
England, of course, the stronghold of all anti-revolutionary forces, was to be the enemy.
Dogmatic and obstinate authority involved our anti-revolutionary astronomers in fresh complications.
This idea of the anti-revolutionary speculators was not so extravagant as might have been supposed at the first blush.
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Combination of Bevacizumab, Pertuzumab, and Sandostatin for Adv. Neuroendocrine Cancers
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The purpose of this Phase II trial will be to define the activity of a VEGF inhibitor
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|Phase II Study of the Combination of Bevacizumab, Pertuzumab, and Sandostatin for Patients With Advanced Neuroendocrine Cancers.
- Objective Response Rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: 18 months ]The Percentage of Patients Who Experience an Objective Benefit From Treatment. Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI or CT: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR.
- Define Toxicity and Safety [ Time Frame: 18 months ]To define the toxicity and safety of the combination of bevacizumab, pertuzumab and Sandostatin LAR® when used in patients with advanced low grade neuroendocrine cancer - defined by grade 3/4, treatment-related toxicity
- Progression-Free Survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: 18 months ]The Length of Time, in Months, That Patients Were Alive From Their First Date of Protocol Treatment Until Worsening of Their Disease. Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: 18 months ]The Length of Time, in Months, That Patients Were Alive From Their First Date of Protocol Treatment Until Death
- Disease Control Rate [ Time Frame: 18 months ]The Percentage of Patients Who Experience an Objective Benefit From Treatment or Experience Stable Disease. Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI or CT: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Stable Disease (SD), Neither Sufficient Shrinkage to Qualify For PR, Nor Sufficient Increase to Qualify for Progressive Disease; Disease Control Rate = CR + PR + SD.
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15 mg/kg IV Day 1. The first dose should be administered over
90 minutes. If no adverse reactions occur after the initial dose, the second dose should
be administered over a minimum of 60 minutes. If no adverse reactions occur after the
second dose, all subsequent doses should be administered over a minimum of 30
minutes. Bevacizumab will be infused prior to pertuzumab.
Other Name: AvastinDrug: Pertuzumab
840 mg IV loading dose infused over 60 minutes. The loading dose is given on Cycle 1, Day 1 or as below. Subsequent doses of pertuzumab are 420 mg IV. If the patient tolerates the initial infusion over 60 minutes, the patient may receive subsequent infusions over 30 minutes. Otherwise, pertuzumab should be infused over 60 minutes. Patients should be observed for 30 minutes after completing the pertuzumab infusion.
If a patient misses a dose of pertuzumab for 1 cycle (i.e., 2 sequential cycles or administrations are 6 weeks or more apart), a re-loading dose (840 mg) of pertuzumab should be given. If re-loading pertuzumab is administered, subsequent doses of 420 mg will then be given every 3 weeks, starting 3 weeks later.
Other Names:Drug: Sandostatin LAR® Depot
30 mg will be given every 28 days by IM injection. The dose of sandostatin may be increased, at the discretion of the treating physician, if necessary to control symptoms related to tumor secretion of vasoactive peptides.
Other Name: Octreotide
Detailed Description:
- To determine overall response rate of patients with low grade neuroendocrine cancer when treated with the combination of bevacizumab, pertuzumab and sandostatin LAR®.
- To determine the disease control rate (objective response + stable disease), time to treatment progression, progression-free survival, and overall survival in patients with advanced low grade neuroendocrine cancer when treated with bevacizumab, pertuzumab and Sandostatin LAR® treatment.
- To define the toxicity and safety of the combination of bevacizumab, pertuzumab and Sandostatin LAR® when used in patients with advanced low grade neuroendocrine cancer.
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- Patients with documented evidence of disease progression.
- Patients currently receiving or previously treated with single agent Sandostatin LAR® are eligible.
Patients must have >=1 unidimensional measurable lesion definable by
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- Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) >=50% as determined by either ECHO or MUGA <=6 weeks prior to study entry.
- An ECOG Performance Status of 0-2.
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- Hgb >=9 g/dL
- Platelets >=100,000/μL
- AST/SGOT <=2.5 x ULN or <=5.0 x ULN in patients with liver metastases
- ALT/SGPT <=2.5 x ULN or <=5.0 x ULN in patients with liver metastases
- Bilirubin <=1.5 x ULN
- Creatinine <=2.0 mg/dL or calculated creatinine clearance >=50 mL/min
- Patients >=18 years of age.
- Patients must have a life expectancy >12 weeks.
- Patient must be accessible for treatment and follow-up.
- Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test performed <=7 days prior to start of treatment. Women of childbearing potential must use effective birth control measures during treatment. If a woman becomes pregnant or suspects she is pregnant while participating in this study, she must agree to inform her treating physician immediately.
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- Previous treatment with VEGF or EGFR inhibitors.
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- History or known presence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
- Patients who have had a major surgical procedure (not including mediastinoscopy), open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury <=4 weeks prior to beginning treatment.
- Female patients who are pregnant or lactating.
- History of hypersensitivity to active or inactive excipients of any component of treatment (bevacizumab, sandostatin, and/or pertuzumab).
- Patients with proteinuria at screening as demonstrated by urine dipstick for proteinuria >=2+ (patients discovered to have >=2+ proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis at baseline should undergo a 24-hour urine collection, and must demonstrate <=1 g of protein/24 hours to be eligible).
- Patients with a serious non-healing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture.
- Patients with evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy (in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation).
- Patients with history of hematemesis or hemoptysis (defined as having bright red blood of ½ teaspoon or more per episode) <=1 month prior to study enrollment.
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- Inadequately controlled hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure >150 mmHg and /or diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg while on antihypertensive medications). Initiation of antihypertensive agents is permitted provided adequate control is documented at least 1 week prior to Day of study treatment.
New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade II or greater congestive
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- Serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication.
- Significant vascular disease (e.g., aortic aneurysm requiring surgical repair, or recent peripheral arterial thrombosis) <=6 months prior to Day 1 of treatment.
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- Any prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy.
- History of abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation <=6 months prior to Day 1 of beginning treatment.
- Concurrent severe, intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
- Any known positive test for human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus or acute or chronic hepatitis B infection.
- Mental condition that would prevent patient comprehension of the nature of, and risk associated with, the study.
- Use of any non-approved or investigational agent <=28 days prior to administration of the first dose of study drug. Patients may not receive any other investigational or anti-cancer treatments while participating in this study.
- Past or current history of neoplasm other than the entry diagnosis with the exception of treated non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other cancers cured by local therapy alone and a DFS >=5 years.
- Infection requiring IV antibiotics.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01121939
|United States, Florida
|Florida Cancer Specialists
|Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33901
|Florida Hospital Cancer Institute
|Orlando, Florida, United States, 32804
|United States, Georgia
|Medical Oncology Associates of Augusta
|Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30901
|United States, Kentucky
|Baptist Medical Center East
|Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40207
|United States, Michigan
|Grand Rapids Oncology Program
|Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
|United States, Missouri
|Research Medical Center
|Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64132
|United States, New Jersey
|Hematology-Oncology Associates of Northern NJ
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|United States, Ohio
|Oncology Hematology Care, Inc
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45242
|United States, Tennessee
|Tennessee Oncology Associates
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
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|SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
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|Results First Received:
|February 26, 2015
|Last Updated:
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Keywords provided by SCRI Development Innovations, LLC:
advanced neuroendocrine
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Growth Inhibitors
Antineoplastic Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
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A milestone birthday becomes a terrifying deadline in this astute full-length debut drama by Shamser Sinha. Khadija fled to Britain from Afghanistan. When she turns 18, if the immigration ruling on her residence claim doesn't go her way, she'll face deportation. But the heroine of Sinha's play stubbornly refuses to accept the role of victim. And even if she inhabits the kind of urban dramatic turf already well mapped by Roy Williams, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Levi David Addai and Bola Agbaje, she is beguilingly vibrant: mouthy, sharp, secretly needy and heartbreakingly vulnerable.
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Subject: Re: [DNA-R1B1C7] DNA-R1B1C7 Digest, Vol 1, Issue 17
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 08:43:37 EDT
In a message dated 6/7/2007 3:23:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
What is the information to which this email refers? I too have a ridge
at the base of my skull. I am R1b1c7.
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_All Empires: History Forum: Anatolian Bump?_
Actually I have read that it's origins are from Central Asia, not Anatolia.
That is why it is predominant among Turks (descendants of Central Asian
tribes) not Armenians, Kurds, or Greeks. But since for a thousand years intermixing
has ocurred you would see some Armenians and Kurds especially having the
trait. so ArmenianSurvival my friend, unless you really bumped your head
somewhere, you are part Turk
"Tuberculum Turcum" is the scientific name for this bump have a question
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Development and advancement of Information Society1 in on agenda of many nation states today. As scholars, we can contribute to the effort by attempting to reconcile the official rhetoric with the real life situations of "netizens2. This paper is inspired by the publication of Leonard Jessup and Daniel Robey [2002], in which the authors use anecdotes to demonstrate what advanced service possibilities are afforded by ubiquitous technology as contrasted to the residue of social behavior. This story illustrates that the success of establishing Information Society should not be measured by the number of available services to citizens over the wireline and mobile Internet. The ultimate measure for success must be the extent to which people are aware about the availability of relevant content and are using the services [Daniel and Wilson, 2003, p.285].
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Subject: Fw: Emma Gertrude COLE m. Frank Abiel PLACE, ca. 1877
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 07:29:02 -0400
I'm sending this message on as it came to me regarding the COLE family
through another message board I will also send my reply as this may connect
with someone out there? Thanks, Jan T.
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>References to COLE families / individuals encourage me to ask if any of you
>folks can tell me the parents of Emma Gertrude COLE, b. 31 May 1851, in
>Michigan. Her father died while his children were little and his widow
>"moved back to Tully, NY, where she lived with her sister, whose husband
>Samuel Willis.
>She married Frank Abiel PLACE of the Town of Oswego around 1877. Their
>firstborn son, Ira Thorpe Place, was born in the Town of Oswego on
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I get the feeling that a lot of Old Schoolers are ambivalent about the artwork associated with New School D&D. Certainly I would totally agree that the guys and gals who made art for early TSR stuff do not get the respect and exposure they deserve. (Yes, I regularly pray at the Erol Otus Shrine.)
That said, I enjoy a lot of the newer stuff too. Which brings me to the whole purpose of this post: Todd Lockwood and the cover art he did for Green Ronin's Races of Renown splatbooks. (Blame The Underdark Gazette.) These were 3/3.5e books in the vein of those softcover 2nd Edition Complete Handbooks. I owned a couple of them, mostly because of Todd's art. The contents were pretty meh, to be honest. Which is too bad, because the Drow are really in need of a good reboot.* Todd's stuff definitely has a Michael Whelan-y thing happening**, and that's probably as close to art criticism as we're going to get here at Gorgonmilk.
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1. how do i compost without a bin. what do i need to do? any links (found websites talk a lot about containers but very little about just piles). i want to just have an open pile in the corner of the garden but somewhat contained.
2. how do i change that to chicken feed and not soil amendment?
I'm a bit unclear...Do you currently have chickens that you would like to feed scraps? If so, just dump 'em on the ground and they will eat them. You can't give chickens compost that is not fresh, otherwise it is just dirt. If this isn't what you are asking then could you clarify please?
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I have a compost pile: I just dump the stuff on top and mix it a bit. Rake the sides up from time to time so that it stays a pile. It takes more time to compost than in my compost bin but it works.
I'm also not quite sure what you mean about the chickens. Mine go on the compost pile where they nicely add some poop for me but they get the fresh scraps and don't eat the compost. They do search for bugs in it though.
I have a wire mesh "ring" that I dump my compost in. If I want to turn the compost, or harvest the good stuff on the bottom, I move the ring, which is just a length of mesh bent into a circle, over, and shovel the compost back into it.
My chickens jump into the pile when they free range and take what they want,.
aaaaah i was visiting a farm and they talked about composting for the chicken and i wondered what they meant which is why i posted here.
i went back there and found out.
they compost not really for compost sake. its mostly for the chickens.
so its a two pronged process.
the chickens eat the fresh scrap.
and then the composting veggies invite bugs and the chicken go to the pile to eat those insects. i loved that esp. since spring is coming up and they will have a good protein diet.
so really its not composting for soil amendment which happens over time.
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The 3-story building houses 2 floors of Palauan and Micronesian artifacts, displays, photography and information. The top floor has restrooms, more displays, and a large gift shop selling art, jewelry, books and souvenirs.
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"At five years old, I knew I wanted to be a boxer."
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At five years old, rising star boxer La'Baron "Young Floyd" Briggs, knew that he wanted to be a boxer. At 23 years old he has accomplished the goal of being a boxer but he says his journey wasn't easy.
"I knew I wanted to be a boxer at five years old." Briggs said. "I love the one-on-one match-ups. I like the fact that there is no one to help me in the ring, it's just me, my fists and my feet and it's my job to study and know my opponent better than he knows himself."
Unfortunately for Briggs, his dream of becoming a boxer wouldn't be accomplished until he was 18 years old. While he was a student at Chadsey High School in Detroit, Michigan, Briggs's main focus became the Marines.
"Growing up, it cost money to receive training for boxing and my family couldn't afford it." Briggs replied. "So instead I focused on school and I eventually started to focus on the Marines."
While that may seem odd to some, Briggs says he felt the Marines was what he needed at the time.
"I honestly thought the Marines was what needed." Briggs said. "The Marines are all about discipline which is what I am all about, so I felt it was a great fit. Plus, I am always looking for challenge and I thought the Marines would be great challenge and I knew I would learn a lot during my time in the Marines."
Although Briggs's goal was to enter the Marines after graduating from Chadsey High School in 2008, he wouldn't accomplish that goal due to his uncle becoming sick and being admitted to the hospital. While some would call that tough luck, Briggs calls it fate.
"My uncle getting sick was unfortunate because of course I didn't want to see him sick plus it stopped me from going to the Marines because I had to be there for him." Briggs said. "However, at the same time, my uncle getting sick, cause me to get angry and since I was angry I needed a way to get out my aggression. So I walked into a gym and hit the bag and once I hit the bag, I never stopped."
From that moment, Briggs traded in his goal of going to Marines and focused on his first dream of becoming a boxer and he say's the only thing he regrets is the fact that he started boxing so late.
"I don't have many regrets in my life but I will say that I regret waiting until I was 18 years old to start boxing." Briggs replied. "Some may feel that experience isn't key with boxing but trust me it is, but unfortunately when I was younger it cost a lot to pay for boxing lessons so I wasn't able to afford it until I was able to take care of myself."
With that in mind, Briggs wouldn't waste much more time, as he immediately joined the legendary Kronk Gym in Detroit, Michigan. Now for those who don't know, the Kronk Gym was a boxing training facility led by the famous trainer Emanuel Steward, who trained Hilmer Kenty, Thomas Hearns and Mickey Goodwin, Milton McCrory and many more. However since Emanuel Steward died, the name of the gym has changed to Clark Street Gym but Briggs says while the name may be changed, in his mind and the rest of the boxers minds, it is still Kronk gym, because they still hold the same storied boxing traditions and just like the Kronk gym, Clark Street Gym teaches the art of boxing to Detroit's youth, with a company motto of "Believe in One, Respect All, Fear None."
Since joining the Clark Street Gym, Briggs has participated in 30 competitions, wining 27 of those competitions, each victory making him a better boxer. While most would be surprised by his immediate success, Briggs says he isn't his surprised.
"I'm a smart boxer." Briggs said. "I believe my intelligence is my biggest strength in the ring. Don't get me wrong, I have good feet and great combinations but my intelligence is my best asset in the ring. I do a good job of learning from other boxers and trainers and studying my opponents, which I feel gives me an edge in the ring."
Briggs also says his parents and four siblings are happy with all that he has accomplished and they support him at his matches as often as they can.
"My parents are very happy for me and have supported me." Briggs said. "My siblings are just as happy for me and have been there to support me at my various matches."
Now, due to his success in the ring, Briggs has been offered an opportunity to join a small company called Fire Proof Boxing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which helps him to get one step closer to his goal.
"They basically help to get my career going on a bigger stage." Briggs replied. "They set up photo-shoots, promos and even schedule my first couple fights for more exposure but eventually the goal is for them to move me to Vegas."
While Briggs admits that he is ready and eager to take his boxing career to the next level, he says that making it to the top is not his only goal anymore.
"I definitely want to be one of the best boxers and I am going to do all that I can to accomplish that." Briggs said. "but, my other main goal is to train and promote other boxers, once I am finished with my own career. I love boxing, that will never change but I also love the idea of training and promoting other boxers … most would think that I am doing it for the money and recognition but I want to do it because boxing is what I love and I want to use my experience to help another young boxer accomplish his goals one day…. so once my boxing career is over, that's what I plan to do."
I don't know about you but based on what I know about Briggs, I think he would make an excellent boxing trainer and promoter. There is no doubt in my mind that once he finishes his own great career in the ring, he will help to make someone's else career great in the ring. However, for now he is still in the ring, and with the goal to be the best, I encourage a lot of you to lookout for this young man, remember he earned the nickname "Young Floyd" for a reason.
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She Said Yes provides space for weddings, showers
Mimi Wilson was always planning events for friends and family members, so a few years ago, she decided to start doing it professionally. After planning numerous weddings, she realized that a lot of couples wanted to get married in a space that was somewhere between a big church wedding and a no-frills civil ceremony.
Recently, Wilson opened "She Said Yes," 1412 S. 72nd St., in West Allis. The space is available for weddings, showers and anniversary parties.
"It's a step up from the courthouse and a step down from the church house," she says.
The basic wedding package is $600, which includes rental of the facility – which seats about 50 people – along with an officiant, a unity candle and a rehearsal. Wilson's fiance, Hughey McClinton, is an ordained minister and wedding officiant who will perform just about any ceremony. Couples can provide their own words or pick one of McClinton's ceremonies.
Couples can also bring in their own officiant if they prefer.
"We'll work with the couple to give them whatever they want," says Wilson. "We really want to add special touches to every wedding."
Parking is available next to the building and there's space in the lower level for the wedding party to change. Wilson also works with local photographers and restaurants and can arrange receptions for an extra charge.
The space is the ideal size for a small- or medium-sized wedding. The best features are the large windows, both in the front of the "chapel" and along the wall, which let in a lot of natural light. The decor is simple: white walls, mirrors, white flowers and draping white curtains. It's not fancy, rather more of a blank slate space which people can tailor to their personal tastes.
Wilson says Friday and Saturdays are usually the busiest times for weddings but, surprisingly, did not notice June to be busier than other months even though it is traditionally known as a popular month for nuptials.
There is also a wedding chapel on Greenfield Avenue called Parkside Wedding Chapel, which OnMilwaukee.com recently reported on, as well. The quirkiest and arguably the most notable wedding chapel, however, is in Portland, Ore., and called Voodoo Donuts, an "alternative pastry" shop that also provides wedding services (complete with a coffee-and-donut reception, of course).
Karen Fong got married in a chapel-like space in Illinois last year. It seems such spaces are increasing in popularity for couples who want a non-denominational service at an affordable event that still feels like a traditional wedding.
"We wanted something nice, but not expensive. We thought about holding our wedding outdoors, but decided we didn't want to stress about the weather, so we went this route instead," says Fong.
Wilson, who grew up in Milwaukee, says she and her sister came up with the name "She Said Yes" in a brainstorming session.
"She and I wanted to name the business something sassy and cute," she says. "I think we succeeded."
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Miranda Kerr looks as lovely as ever in the latest issue of Jalouse magazine.
Kerr is never one to shy away from a good photo op and for Jalouse, she left all insecurities at the door. The model and mother to Orlando Bloom's child, took off her shirt and posed provocatively for the February 2013 issue.
The French publication took the sweet, girl-next-door part of Kerr, and transformed her with a sophisticated, doll inspired look from the Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane's spring 2013 collection. They also threw a rose in her mouth for good measure.
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A couple weeks ago, we were invited to visit the first of a series of Beer Dinners at Meehan's Downtown. The dinners feature a key ingredient which is used in each course (think Iron Chef) and each course is paired with a beer from a local brewery. The Brewery was Terrapin and the ingredient was Corn. We were lucky to have Chef Jordan Wakefield cooking for us and John Wetzel from Terrapin Brewery telling us about the beer we were enjoying.
With Chef Wakefield introducing his menu, we started off with an Amuse Bouche of Quail with mushrooms and a sweet corn puree. It was nice that it was a Quail breast, so there was no fighting with the bones. This was paired with Terrapin's Hopsecutioner.
The first course was an Corn and Crab Chowder. It was creamy and velvety just as you would expect but loved that the crab was served in chunks and was plentiful, they didn't skimp on crab at all. And the slightly sweet Sunray Wheat was just perfect with the soup as well.
Next up was Scottish Salmon, En Paillote which is fancy way of saying "Fish in Parchment" This salmon was tender and juicy and went very well with the Squash and Corn Salsa. The Rye Squared Terrapin beer surprised me. I expected something, well, Rye tasting. But this tasted more like a Belgian beer which I am mighty fond of.
Third Course was the Smoked Wild Pheasant. Served with Creamed Corn, Turnip Greens and Mollasses BBQ Sauce, it was the largest portion of all the courses. Unfortunately it was the course I liked the least. My Pheasant was pretty dried out, though the other ingredients were pretty tasty and I could have eaten a bowl of the Creamed Corn. The beer pairings were increasingly getting sweeter and I couldn't have been happier with that. The Gamma Ray (pictured at the top of this post) was lovely.
I was curious as to what Chef Wakefield would prepare for dessert. I mean, corn doesn't exactly come to mind when you think of dessert. But he expertly prepared a Corn Panna Cotta that we all all adored. It brought back memories of early this year when I had a Tomato Panna Cotta at Aria. This dessert was paired with a dark beer, Hop Karma.
It was a lovely meal in a beautiful space and after we were treated to a tour of Meehan's by one of the managing partners, Ian Macken. I've been to the other Meehan's locations and like them, but the Downtown location is a exceptional and there are lots of special items in its decor that have been imported, so definitely worth a visit even if you've already been to the other locations. And I have a new appreciation of Terrapin beer. The different brews are quite tasty and I definitely see some of those again in my near future.
Dinners are $45 not including tax and tip. The next dinner takes place on 7/26 with the featured ingredient being Peaches and the featured Brewery being Jailhouse Brewery. Menu highlights are Bourbon Poached Peach Salad, Peach Smoked Pork Belly and "Slap Yo Mama!" Peach Cobbler for dessert of course. Here's the link to the event if you'd like to attend.
Tip: If you are staying at the Westin it is connected to Meehan's.
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We really need to stop looking at the world as a bunch of documents that we crawl and try to import into one gigantic database and need to start looking at the world as a distributed information space that is queried dynamically - Jeremy Gray on rdfweb-dev
Absolutely; this is one of the key motivations behind the search project I'm starting. Stop downloading the web into a database.
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You mentioned a "continuous build thingy" in the entry you linked to. Care to elaborate??? :)
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1. Maoist Internationalist Movement (A Collection of revolutionary vanguard parties leading the proletarian communist struggle against imperialism)
2. A MIM or MME file is a file in the Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) format that is created by some e-mail programs, including that of America Online (AOL), to encapsulate e-mail that contains image or program attachments.
3. Malaysian Institute of Management (I really don't think its this one)
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Emerging from the New York City area, Basic Vacation has begun to make a name for themselves nationally as an indie rock band. Boasting a certain need for guitar-heavy music, they combine a refined sound with their emotions out on the table.
Basic Vacation has influences from all over the place. They are huge Michael Jackson fans and say they have lately been listening to the New Radicals a lot. Also on their list of favorites are Tears for Fears, Jellyfish and Queens of Stone Age.
They formed in May 2012 when their respective bands fell apart and they decided to play together. Their goal is to create their own version of '80s New Wave which is a combination of pop and rock and modern punk. Most of their attention thus far has been due to their debut single, "I Believe," but anticipation of what is to come from this band is in the works.
The trio is comprised of Chris Greatti on lead and guitar/keys, Jon Paul on the bass and Mike Montalbano playing the drums. They got together as a band a little over a year ago and the young band admits that one of the things that brought them together is the fact that they like to party.
They will be given their first chance to party next Tuesday, Oct. 22 when they play the Belly Up for their first time. The show is free to people 21 and over but costs a $5 fee to anyone under, which coincidentally would apply to all the members of the band if they would be attending the show.
Their breakout track, "I Believe," is catchy and relatable to basically everyone. They say the song was originally based around a relationship that Jon Paul was in but sort of morphed into describing the feeling they were having about starting a new band. They felt they were not being treated as a band that anyone should take seriously
"When we started jamming and writing songs, we felt that there was something there — we believed," Greatti told groundsonds.com. "It's pretty cool that with that song it can be interpreted in a lot of ways. And a lot of people can relate to it, which is something we try to achieve in all of our songs."
For the last year they have been trying to hone in on what it is exactly that they want their sound to become. They started work on the their first EP, self titled, last December and it was finally put out on Oct. 15. The entire process of the recording was in the realm of trial and error.
"We went into a couple different studios recording with various people trying different things," says Greatti. "We figured out basically how we wanted to do it, and then ultimately got the songs."
Now that they have their first EP out, Basic Vacation is planning on touring and getting their name out as much as possible. When things calm down again they would like to make their first full-length album.
Basic Vacation is all about taking it one step at a time and they are graciously at the age where they still have plenty of time. They couldn't be more excited about what is to come in their now blossoming career and are still just trying to get used to the fact they have a song that is getting radio play.
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Notice of Buy America Waiver Request Request
Action: Notice, request for comments.
Web posting date: 11/15/2013
Federal Register Notice of Finding Publication Date: 12/30/13
Effective Date of Federal Register: 12/31/13
Close of public comment period: 01/15/14
The FHWA proposes to grant a waiver from Buy America, on the basis that such waiver is in the public interest, for vehicle projects that are to be funded with Federal-aid highway funds on the condition that such vehicles, including projects to retrofit vehicles with individual vehicle components, are assembled in the United States. The vehicle projects subject to this proposed waiver (including the State in which the project is located, the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) project number, and the descriptions and quantities of vehicles sought) can be viewed in the attached spreadsheet.
FHWA's Buy America requirements provide that 100 percent of all steel and iron that is permanently incorporated into a project must be domestically manufactured. With respect to vehicles, manufacturers typically assemble these products with many different components and subcomponents containing steel and iron. As a result, vehicles are typically referred to as being made where the final product rolls off the assembly line for delivery into the marketplace. The FHWA is unaware of any vehicle that is comprised of 100 percent domestically produced steel and iron, resulting in a need for a Buy America waiver for these projects to proceed.
The FHWA proposes to grant a waiver for 112 vehicle projects (including sedans, vans, pickups, SUVs, trucks, buses, and equipment, such as backhoes, street sweepers, tractors and low emission locomotives) to enable FHWA recipients and subrecipients to use their Federal funds for such projects so long as the vehicle or modification is assembled in the United States. Because many vehicles, and components that may be needed for a retrofit, are assembled in the United States, the FHWA believes that it is in the public interest to process waivers for vehicles on the condition that vehicle projects are assembled in the United States. Such approach would give effect to the intent of Buy America by ensuring that Federal highway funds are used to support American jobs in a reasonable and meaningful way given the nature of the U.S. vehicle manufacturing industry.
FHWA will only consider a Buy America waiver when the conditions of 23 CFR 635.410( c) have been met: (1) when the application of the provision would be inconsistent with the public interest; or (2) when steel and iron products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities, which are of a satisfactory quality.
The FHWA will consider all comments received in the initial 15-day comment period during our evaluation of the waiver request. Comments received after this period, but before notice of our finding is published in the Federal Register, will be considered to the extent practical. Follow-up coordination on the comments received may result in a delay in the publication of our waiver finding in the Federal Register. Comments received during the 15-day comment period after notice of our finding is published in the Federal Register will be reviewed, but the finding will continue to remain valid. Comments received during the comment period after the effective date of the finding will be reviewed, and may influence the FHWA's decision to terminate or modify a finding.
|Duane S. Eitel 11/18/2013
Waiver is a reasonable solution.
|Cristian Gonzalez 11/18/2013
I believe this waiver is acceptable and fair as these struggling communities are counting on these vital pieces of equipment to provide reliable and responsible services to their citizens in a timely manner. During these rough economical times it would be nearly impossible to secure equipment without these great programs.
|Ivan A. Page 11/18/2013
The waiver is the appropriate solution considering it would almost be impossible to otherwise comply. Why limit the waiver to just the 112 projects identified?
|Lynn McLean 11/19/2013
I think the waiver is reasonable as long as it is regarding the steel and iron. I am not in favor of any waviers that would allow agencies to purchase vehicles built outside the United States if there are any companies within the U.S. that have final assembly here. The only exception would be a speciality vehicle that can not be found anywhere else.
|Chris Werner 11/19/2013
The waiver for the 112 vehicle projects should be granted, and the "final assembly" standard is reasonable and in the public interest for the purposes of this waiver.
|E. Tony Stauffer 11/20/2013
Re: Project #35, Railpower Locomotive: Comments
Stauffer/Stadco Generators supports the granting of the waiver request. 1. Stadco has 8 years of experience building generator sets for ultra-low emissions locomotives. 2. The product is engineered and built in the US, using a diesel engine with less than 34% foreign content. 3. typically steel & iron components for engine manufacturing are sourced globally. 100% US steel and iron content in any engine this size is likely to be impossible to find. 4. 64.5% of the generator content for the Illinois, Village of Berkeley project is domestic product, including a large amount of domestic iron and steel, plus all the labor content. 5. Stadco has about 475 generator units of this type in service throughout the US. 6. Support services for such Stadco generators create ongoing US jobs during the course of building, operating, maintaining and repairing these generators. 7. Stadco supports the waiver for the benefits to a project like the Illinois, Village of Berkeley project because of the large reduction of exhaust emissions and substantial reduction of fuel consumption. 8. Issuance of a waiver is not only reasonable, due to the lack of diesel engine with 100% domestic steel and iron, but it is also in the public's best interest to grant a waiver due to the air quality improvement and thousands of domestic jobs that support the manufacture of ultra-clean locomotives. 9. Stadco believes that granting of the requested waiver would be in the best interest of the public in both continuing the improvement of air quality in non-attainment areas across the country and supporting the nation's economy by supporting both domestic manufacturing jobs and long-term product support jobs.
Thank you, E. Tony Stauffer Stauffer Diesel Inc, Ephrata, PA 17522
|Michael M. Sprinkel 11/26/2013
Waiver is a reasonable solution.
|Randall S. Blankenhorn, ED-Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) 11/27/2013
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) strongly supports the proposed Buy America waiver for 112 federally funded vehicle projects. These projects, many using alternate fuels or retrofitted engines, can have significant impacts on the air quality of a metropolitan region.
In particular, through its board and MPO Policy Committee, CMAP has programmed four projects on the list with CMAQ funds, repowering 41 diesel locomotives with cleaner technologies. The region is committed to improving air quality, and CMAP specifically supports the Buy America waiver for these projects.
Diesel fuel combustion is a primary cause of fine particulate matter (PM) emissions. PM has been linked to numerous health issues including asthma, lung disease, and heart disease. The use of improved technologies has shown a significant reduction in particulate matter emissions. They also have demonstrated a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen-oxide and volatile organic compound emissions, which are precursors for ground level ozone.
The engines used in these projects are clearly manufactured items, as contemplated in the 1983 Buy America Rule (48 FR 53099) and subsequent clarifying documents. In addition to the difficulty of tracing where an engine's smaller parts originated, the fact that modern manufactured products are globally sourced means so-called foreign products have American parts, just as American products have foreign parts.
With the passage of MAP-21, Congress has specifically identified the reduction of PM emissions as a key focal point for the CMAQ program. States with regions in nonattainment of PM air quality standards must obligate at least 25 percent of their CMAQ funding on projects which reduce PM emissions. The retrofitting, repower and replacement of diesel engines will be the cornerstone of these efforts. To limit states and regions abilities to address this statutory requirement with the Buy America requirements will needlessly pit these two Congressional goals against each other.
|Kevin Brown 11/27/2013
Despite the 1983 final rule (48 FR 53099), the Dec 12, 1997 memo and Dec 21 2012 (HIPA-30) memo (none of which specifically mentions retrofit emission control products), there still appears to exist considerable confusion with regards to the purchase of manufactured products using FHWA / CMAQ funds. This confusion is being further fueled because FHWA still is considering various waivers such as those included in this November 15 notice and request for comment. FHWA should make one or both of the following clear: 1) all diesel retrofit devices and components are exempt as stated under the manufactured products memo of Dec 21 2012, AND/OR 2) all diesel retrofit devices are exempt due to the public interest provision of the regulations because the public health benefits of these projects are being delayed unnecessarily by the waiver process. By continuing to accept and process waivers for projects that employ retrofit devices (is. Manufactured products which are composed of <<90% steel), FHWA is facilitating the existing confusion and this causes additional delays in PM2.5 reduction projects which are prioritized under CMAQ MAP-21.
|Jeffery Schielke, Mayor, City of Batavia, IL 12/02/2013
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Council of Mayors (Council of Mayors) supports the proposed Buy America waiver for 112 federally-funded vehicle projects. These projects, many using alternate fuels or retrofitted engines, can have significant impacts on the air quality of a metropolitan region.
In particular, through the CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee, the Council of Mayors has programmed four projects on the waiver list with CMAQ funds, repowering 41 diesel locomotives with cleaner technologies. The region is committed to improving air quality, and the Council of Mayors specifically supports the Buy America waiver for these projects.
Diesel fuel combustion is a primary cause of fine particulate matter (PM) emissions which has been linked to numerous health issues including asthma, lung disease, and heart disease. The use of improved technologies has shown a significant reduction in PM emissions.
The engines used in these projects cited in the waiver request are clearly manufactured items, as contemplated in the 1983 Buy America Rule (48 FR 53099) and subsequent clarifying documents. In addition to the difficulty of tracing where an engine's smaller parts originated, the fact that modern manufactured products are globally sourced means so-called foreign products have American parts, just as American products have foreign parts.
With the passage of MAP-21, Congress has specifically identified the reduction of PM emissions as a key focal point for the CMAQ program. States with regions in nonattainment of PM air quality standards must obligate at least 25 percent of their CMAQ funding on projects which reduce PM emissions. The retrofitting, repower and replacement of diesel engines will be the cornerstone of these efforts. To limit our regions ability to address this statutory requirement with the Buy America requirements will needlessly pit these two Congressional goals against each other.
The Council of Mayors wishes to strongly express its concern that Buy America waivers not be used to stall the development of American businesses and their accompanying jobs. Every effort needs to be made to ensure that, to the maximum extent feasible, American manufactured goods are used in globally sourced products.
Jeffery Schielke, Mayor, City of Batavia, IL Chairman, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Council of Mayors
|Michael Klabunde 12/02/2013
Electro-Motive and Progress Rail Services support this Buy America waiver request. This action will enable many projects to move forward - projects that not only will be beneficial to the environment but will also support US jobs. We are a major producer of low-emissions locomotives, with 1,000s of employees nationwide including major locomotive facilities in Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, and Washington State. Supporting this waiver directly supports several projects that do have very high Buy America content and are assembled here in the US. Additionally, these projects help with the transportation infrastructure of the US, supporting and encouraging economic growth.
Michael Klabunde Director - Locomotive Repowers Progress Rail / Electro-Motive
|Antonio Santos, MECA 12/04/2013
The Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA) supports FHWA's proposal to grant a waiver for the 112 vehicle projects subject to this notice. However, in supporting this proposal, MECA would also like to reiterate the points we made previously to FHWA regarding the Buy America requirements (see MECA's written comments submitted on April 26, 2013 and on August 20, 2013).
Specifically, similar to the comments provided by commenter Kevin Brown on November 27, 2013, MECA believes that FHWA should either: 1) exempt all diesel retrofit devices and components from the Buy America requirements per the clarifications set forth in the FHWA's December 21, 2012 memo ("Clarification of Manufactured Products under Buy America") and/or 2) exempt all diesel retrofit devices and components due to the public interest waiver provision of the Buy America requirements because the public health benefits of these projects are being delayed unnecessarily by the waiver process.
MECA represents 46 North American companies that manufacture emission control technologies for mobile sources, including the majority of companies that manufacture diesel retrofit devices. MECA member companies provide the advanced emission control devices that are used in air pollution nonattainment areas to achieve the goals of the FHWA's Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program. All of the products and components sourced by our industry create value that supports U.S.-based manufacturing wages. Our industry supports over 65,000 manufacturing and service jobs in the U.S.
|John Jessup 12/04/2013
Please allow a waiver to the buy America provision so we can convert more vehicles to clean burning propane. This is a great way to reduce our dependency on foreign oil and reduce our carbon footprint.
John Jessup Executive Director NCPGA
|Angela Harris 12/04/2013
This wavier appears to be a fair and reasonable request.
|Marcy Bauer 12/04/2013
There are many fleets standing in line to take advantage of grant funds that will help them begin converting their fleets to alternative fuel vehicles, and this Buy American exemption is the last obstacle in their way. The exemption is a reasonable step to help these municipalities and private companies start transitioning to vehicles that can run on domestically produced natural gas, propane and electricity.
|Tim Rice 12/05/2013
I feel the waiver is an appropriate solution to the project 112 vehicles that the final assembly is in the United States.
|Lacey Jane Wolfe 12/05/2013
I support the waiver.
|Lew Lewis 12/05/2013
The waiver is reasonable. Why is it limited to 112 vehicles?
|Donald Godfrey 12/06/2013
I support this waiver and should be granted.
|Donnie Bullock 12/06/2013
Williams Energy Group supports an exemption to the Buy America requirement so companies can convert more vehicles from diesel to clean burning propane. The FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) is unaware of any vehicle that is comprised of 100 percent domestically produced steel and iron, resulting in a need for a Buy America waiver for these type projects to continue. Granting a waiver will enable FHWA recipients and sub-recipients to use their Federal funds to displace vehicles that produce harmful emissions for vehicles and/or modification of vehicles that are assembled in the United States & use a clean burning fuel that is produced in the U.S. Being good stewards of our environment and reducing our dependence on foreign oil is the prudent thing to do.
|J.C. Burnette 12/07/2013
I am in full support of this waiver.We need more vehicles to convert to the cleaner fuel Propane !
|Keith Barker 12/09/2013
I am in full support of the waiver.
|F Ray Moore 12/11/2013
I support the waiver
|Mary Broderick 12/12/2013
IBEW 68 is an awardee for a Colorado Grant which offsets the purchase of an Electric Vehicle. We totally support the application for Waiver of Buy America 100% steel; only because there are no electric vehicles currently manufactured with more than 45% US content in the body per AALA reports. It is therefore impossible to comply with Buy America 100% Steel. We believe that in this situation the benefits of granting the waiver meet the original intent of Buy America. We see those benefits as: 1)the growth of the electric vehicle industry; 2)the subsequent electrical job creation to provide the EVSE infrastructure, 3)the benefits to the environment and community health through the reduction of transportation pollutants. We will also be basing our electric vehicle based on American University Kogod Business School research index- which ranks American Vehicles according to seven factors;1)US company, 2)US labor, 3)US R&D, 4)US Inventory, 5)US Engine,6) US Transmission, and 7)(Body,Interior,chassis, electrical & other) which are true indications of how a vehicle ranks with respect to Buy America. http://www.american.edu/media/news/20130405_-New_Auto_Index_Redefines_Which_Cars_Are_Really_Made_in_America.cfm
|Robert Sawchuck 12/19/2013
I support this waiver. In fact, the delay in waiting for the waiver to be approved is preventing some Americans from working. This waiver request for comment has been posted for more than 30 days and should be granted immediately.


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N.Y. City Asks Top State Court to Review Large-Soda Ban
New York City asked the state's highest court to review a decision striking down a local ban on sales of large-sized sugary soft drinks.
The city today urged the Court of Appeals in Albany to expedite consideration of its request, citing a recent American Medical Association study showing the health effects of obesity and Type 2 diabetes, conditions city officials claim are linked to soda consumption, according to a Law Department statement.
"This is a pressing public health matter that deserves careful review by the state's highest court," the city's corporation counsel, Michael A. Cardozo, said in the statement. "The Board of Health must be able to combat the growing obesity epidemic, and there is clear precedent for the board to have that authority."
In September, the board approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to cap the size of sugary drinks sold in restaurants, movie theaters, stadiums and arenas at 16 ounces a cup. Groups representing beverage makers, restaurants and theaters sued to block the limit a month later, calling it "unprecedented interference" with consumer choice.
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A unanimous panel of the New York State Supreme Court's Appellate Division, First Department, on July 30 upheld Justice Milton Tingling's ruling striking down the plan, saying the Board of Health exceeded its authority when it approved the restrictions.
Tingling issued a permanent injunction in March, calling the ban "arbitrary and capricious" because it applies only to some food establishments in the city and excludes other beverages with high concentrations of sugar and calories.
"We are pleased that the lower court's decision was recently upheld by the appellate division, and we are confident in the ruling," Christopher Gindlesperger, a spokesman for the American Beverage Association, a Washington-based group of non-alcoholic beverage makers and a plaintiff in the suit against the city, said in an e-mail. "We look forward to a final resolution of this issue."
The mayor is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News. The appeal couldn't be immediately confirmed in court records.
The case is New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 653584-2012, New York State Supreme Court, New York County (Manhattan).
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