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Performance Management
Program purpose
A key feature of MAP-21 is the establishment of a performance- and outcome-based program. The objective of this performance- and outcome-based program is for States to invest resources in projects that collectively will make progress toward the achievement of the national goals.
Statutory citation(s): MAP-21 §§1106, 1112-1113, 1201-1203; 23 USC 119, 134-135, 148-150
National policy in support of performance management
"Performance management will transform the Federal-aid highway program and provide a means to the most efficient investment of Federal transportation funds by refocusing on national transportation goals, increasing the accountability and transparency of the Federal-aid highway program, and improving project decision-making through "[§1203; 23 USC 150(a)]
National performance goals
Establishes national performance goals for the Federal-aid highway program in seven areas:
[§1203; 23 USC 150(b)]
Goal area |
National goal |
Safety | To achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads |
Infrastructure condition | To maintain the highway infrastructure asset system in a state of good repair |
Congestion reduction | To achieve a significant reduction in congestion on the National Highway System |
System reliability | To improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system |
Freight movement and economic vitality | To improve the national freight network, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development |
Environmental sustainability | To enhance the performance of the transportation system while protecting and enhancing the natural environment |
Reduced project delivery delays | To reduce project costs, promote jobs and the economy, and expedite the movement of people and goods by accelerating project completion through eliminating delays in the project development and delivery process, including reducing regulatory burdens and improving agencies' work practices |
Performance measures
Requires the Secretary, in consultation with States, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and other stakeholders, to establish performance measures in the areas listed below. Provides for DOT to establish such measures within 18 months of enactment, and prohibits DOT from establishing additional performance measures. [§1203; 23 USC 150(c)]
- Pavement condition on the Interstate System and on remainder of the National Highway System (NHS)
- Performance of the Interstate System and the remainder of the NHS
- Bridge condition on the NHS
- Fatalities and serious injuries—both number and rate per vehicle mile traveled--on all public roads
- Traffic congestion
- On-road mobile source emissions
- Freight movement on the Interstate System
Performance targets
- Setting of State targets. Within one year of the DOT final rule on performance measures, requires States to set performance targets in support of those measures. States may set different performance targets for urbanized and rural areas. [§1203; 23 USC 150(d)]
To ensure consistency each State must, to the maximum extent practicable –
- coordinate with an MPO when setting performance targets for the area represented by that MPO; and
- coordinate with public transportation providers when setting performance targets in an urbanized area not represented by an MPO. [§1202; 23 USC 135(d)(2)(B)]
- Setting of MPO targets. Within 180 days of States or providers of public transportation setting performance targets, requires MPOs to set performance targets in relation to the performance measures (where applicable). To ensure consistency, each MPO must, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate with the relevant State and public transportation providers when setting performance targets. [§1201; 23 USC 134(h)(2)].
- Plans requiring targets. Requires the following plans to include State targets (and/or MPO targets, as appropriate):
- Metropolitan transportation plans. [§1201; 23 USC 134(i)(2)(B)]
- Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). [§1201; 23 USC 134(j)(2)(D)]
- Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). [§1202; 23 USC 135(g)(4)]
- State asset management plans under the National Highway Performance Program (NHPP). [§1106; 23 USC 119(e)]
- State performance plans under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program. [§1113(b)(6); 23 USC 149(l)]
Additionally, State and MPO targets should be included in Statewide transportation plans. [§1202; 23 USC 135(f)(7)]
- Reporting on progress. Requires States to report on the condition and performance of the NHS; the effectiveness of the investment strategy document in the State asset management plan for the NHS; progress toward achieving performance targets; and the ways in which the State is addressing congestion at freight bottlenecks. [§1203; 23 USC 150(e)]
Thresholds for bridge and pavement condition
- Establishment of thresholds. Requires DOT to establish, as part of its rulemaking on performance measures, minimum thresholds for Interstate pavement condition. [§1203; 23 USC 150(c)(3)]
Requires each State to maintain minimum thresholds for Interstate pavement condition (the level set by DOT in its rulemaking) and NHS bridges (no more than 10% of total NHS bridge deck area may be on structurally deficient bridges). [§1106; 23 USC 119(f)]
- Failure to meet thresholds. Requires a State that fails to meet or maintain these thresholds over a statutorily-designated time period to reserve a specified portion of its NHPP funding for Interstate pavement and NHS bridge projects. In some cases also requires the State to transfer a specified portion of its Surface Transportation Program (STP) funding to NHPP. (See NHPP fact sheet for detail) [§1106; 23 USC 119(f)]
Trends in safety performance
Imposes additional requirements on a State in relation to specified measures of highway safety: [§1112; 23 USC 148(g)]
- Rural road safety. If the fatality rate on rural roads in a State increases over the most recent two year period, the State must dedicate a specified amount of funds under the Highway Safety Improvement Program for high risk rural road safety projects.
- Older driver and pedestrian safety. If the traffic fatalities and serious injuries per capita for drivers and pedestrians over the age of 65 in a State increase over the most recent two year period, the State must detail in its next Strategic Highway Safety Plan how it intends to address increases in those rates.
Other accountability measures
- Target achievement under NHPP. Requires a State that fails to achieve (or to make significant progress toward achieving) its performance targets for the NHS for two consecutive reports to describe in its next performance report to DOT (under amended 23 USC 150(e)) the actions it will take to achieve its targets. [§1106; 23 USC 119(e)(7)]
- Target achievement under HSIP. Requires a State that fails to achieve (or to make significant progress toward achieving) its HSIP performance targets within two years of the targets' establishment to –
- dedicate a specified portion of its obligation authority to HSIP projects until the Secretary determines that the State has made significant progress toward or met the targets; and
- annually submit to the Secretary an implementation plan that includes certain specified components related to highway safety until the Secretary determines that the State has made significant progress toward or met the targets. [§1112; 23 USC 148(i)]
- Certification of planning process for Transportation Management Areas (TMAs). Continues to require the Secretary to certify at least once every four years whether the metropolitan planning process of an MPO serving a TMA meets the requirements, including the requirements of 23 USC 134 and other applicable Federal law. One of these requirements is to include a performance-based approach in the metropolitan transportation planning process (see 23 USC 134(h)(2)). Absent this certification, DOT may withhold up to 20% of the funds attributable to the metropolitan planning area. [§1201; 23 USC 134(k)(5)]


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20 October 2010 marked the first celebration of World Statistics Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness and honoring the many achievements of official statistics premised on the core values of service, professionalism and integrity. A UN World Statistics Day Event was planned in Bangkok on Wednesday, 20 October 2010 from 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. which was highlighted by a commemorative launch ceremony of the World's Women Report and an exhibition highlighting the region's national statistical offices.
The event was co-organized by the Social Development Division and the Statistics Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific which took place during the Committee on Social Development in the United Nations Conference Centre.

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SANTA FE, N.M.—A woman from the Blackfeet Nation of Montana has won this year's Best of Show award at the Santa Fe Indian Market.
Jackie Bread's piece, entitled "Memory Keeper" is a colorful beaded hatbox featuring the image of a Native American man. The box also has two pouches with sepia-tone images of other faces, which are also made of beads.
Bread tells the Santa Fe New Mexican ( http://bit.ly/1bGiTwT) that the market is the highlight of her year. Her family says the faces on the hatbox represent Beard's relatives.
More than 60 jurors looked through hundreds of pieces from 400 artists to pick the winner.
The market in its 92nd year ends Sunday afternoon.
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This grant provides support for the Please Touch Museum's Play Without Boundaries program in building on current efforts to expand the capacity to serve special-needs children. Under this project, Play Without Boundaries will develop plans for exhibits tailored to special-needs families, supply current exhibits with props that are more appropriate for special-needs audiences, instruct museum personnel in how best to serve special-needs children, and provide Web and print resources to families preparing to bring special-needs children to the museum. Believing that play is an invaluable tool in providing therapy to children with disabilities, and seeking to expand its services for such children, the Play Without Boundaries program will help the Philadelphia museum reach its goal of ensuring that all children have equal access to engaging, interactive learning experiences. Please Touch will use a portion of the grant to evaluate how effectively the new programming is connecting with the intended audience.
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Awarded on: 11/28/2011
Time frame: 12/1/2011 - 11/30/2012
Grant Number: 69527
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Do you ever catch your child staring towards the sky, looking at the clouds float on or the planes jet by? And do your children love to play with balloons? If so, there's a great kid science experiment you can do with your kids to let them have some fun and teach them all about things that fly on by.
For this balloon rocket experiment you'll need a few easily accessible supplies. Gather one balloon, a plastic straw, a spool of string, and some tape. Choose a sizeable room in your house, and find two supports around which you can tie the string – but only tie one end! After you've secured one end, tape the plastic straw to the balloon with so that it's facing the opening – parallel to the mouth of the balloon. Now thread the rest of the string through the plastic straw, and tie the other end to your second support, making sure that the string is taught
With all of your supplies ready, make sure that your child is ready for the flight of their life!
Once everything is setup, blow up the balloon fully, but make sure not to tie the end of the mouth. Pull the balloon all the way to the end of the string, making sure that the opening of the balloon is facing the closest support.
Now let the balloon rocket go, and watch as it flies across the room along the taut string. For a few more tries, blow up the balloon and let your children be the one who lets it go. Watch their faces light up with excitement as their new balloon rocket soars.
Once they've settled down from the excitement, try to being teaching them the concepts behind the movement of the balloon rocket. But don't worry – it doesn't have to be a lesson in advanced astrophysics!
If they don't understand how the balloon moves across the string, explain to them that something called 'thrust' is what's propelling the object. Simply put, the air in the balloon really wants to get out, and if you let the mouth go, it will fly out as quickly as possible.
But instead of the air moving away from the object, it creates energy that propels the balloon instead. The more air that's in the balloon, the more thrust it will create, eventually moving it farther.
Once they grasp this, you can tell them that the same system works in the planes they watch fly above them. Instead of using air, though, they use jet fuel, which is burned to create the same energy. As the fuel is burned, the thrust created from the process propels the plane farther, keeping it afloat in the sky.
While this kid science experiment won't teach your child everything about objects that soar through space, it will give them a fun activity to do, and a new understanding of one of the crazy rules that works in the world of cool science.


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By JOAN NEWTON
RADIO AND TV. In the days before Independent Television had really got going and before Pope Pius XII had written his encyclical Miranda Prorsus about the cinema. sound broadcasting and television, the Radio Centre had been started at Hatch End.
This is a place where Catholics connected with broadcasting can meet and exchange ideas and also where Catholic broadcasters, lay and clergy, can be helped to understand the implications of talking to thousands or even millions of listeners at a time.
It is now most interesting that A.B.C. Television have taken up the idea for all denominations and that they will be sponsoring courses in television technique for religious broadcasters. Catholics have reason to be proud here, that they were first in the field. The results are visible week by week when we watch and listen to the great variety of religious programmes on the air. We no longer hear the simple broadcast of Mass or Benediction, which are often quite meaningless to the many listeners outside the Church.
_AST Sunday evening, on the Home, for example, we heard a meditation on dying. If we had not known in advance that it came from the Catholic section of the B.B.C. religious department, we would have just listened to it as a
Christian broadcast. Needless to say it was beautiful radio beautifully produced and should have laid a few ghosts about death. This subject is one so rarely touched on by the B.B.C. that this particular programme was a triumph in every sense.
Then over a week ago, I.T.V. and Fr. Michael Hollings took us
to St. David's Home, Ealing, for a short service in one of the wards. This was a homely and informal service with a nice cuppa tea for everyone afterwards and the Sistcrs of Charity looking their good practical selves just as they do to very many non-Catholics all over England.
I DON'T know what it is but the ▪ Television. lately, has palled
very much on most days. In that irritating manner, however, there have been occasions when the only interesting programmes on either side have clashed.
This happened last Wednesday when the B.B.C. had "Sportsview", unmissible in the house. and a fascinating programme on spaceships and rockets to follow.
Associated-Rediffusion, on the other channel, were showing us David Boisseu's presentation of
"The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth (of the German Garden). "The Enchanted April" won over the Rockets because Elizabeth has always been a great favourite, though I must confess, that I think this book of hers is by no means her most delightful.
It is a shame, too, that this was yet another play that has been heard on radio and seen on the cinema within the last few years.
All the same the costumes and much of the acting were delightful, though Delena Kidd seemed miscast as the spoilt Lady Caroline. It was a happy coincidence, too, that this play was produced just as the latest life of "Elizabeth " appeared in print.
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rifices and very reluctantly, we had to forgo Hugh Ross Williamson's "Various Heavens" in order to see the whole of the second episode of Dickens' "Our Mutual Friend". It is extraordinary how well the B.B.C. render Dickens and how difficult for the critic to find many faults in this direction. Other classics have not been so well transferred to the little screen.
Children's television are running a version, on Sundays, of Rafael Sabatini's "The Lost King", which is all about the little Dauphin and the French Revolution.
This story seems to leg and I have been able, quite easily, to tear myself away from the screen in order to get tea. The same, too, for Patricia Lynch's 'The Mad O'Hara's". I have heard so Much about the enchantments this author has to offer in the way of magic and mystery that I am finding this story bafflingly dull.
I wish we had more magic on the children's television. Their programmes are all so very downto-earth and do-it-yoursellish all the time that they are quite depressing to watch most days.


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TM is that what their doing is ignoring us? Well I tell ya.....lol
I'm just getting in from dinner myself, finally somebody else cooked for me. We went to the Watermark in Ventura, and it was okay, but I still like going to my seedy old Sportsman, it's one of the last places around that you swear the Mafia most likely ate there. Never had a bad meal there.
You say there's something big going on tomorrow., there better be, I hope I didn't cook and bake for a week for nothing. But I'm like you, I luv watching the commercials.
Smack your right, nothing like hanging with the family. Did you say cheese?
Night everyone!
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OMG – It's Jenni Browne's Raspberry Shortbread
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When Jenni was growing up her family would spend their holidays at Lakes Entrance. Jenni's mother had an Auntie Mavis who lived on a farm that was on the way to Lakes Entrance and they would drop in and visit her on their way to their holiday. Auntie Mavis kept wild, roaming geese and Jenni was terrified of them. As her family drove up to the farm Jenni would be too petrified to get out of the car for fear of being attacked. That's when Auntie Mavis would emerge from the house and shoo all the geese away so Jenni could safely emerge from the car. Auntie Mavis was a fabulous cook and cooked from her heart, never from a recipe. She often made raspberry shortbread for Jenni and Jenni loved it. Through another aunt, Jenni was able to secure a hand-written copy of the recipe.
I cooked Jenni's Raspberry Shortbread a few days ago. Jenni recommends greasing the tin but I lined it with baking paper as I thought this would make it easier to remove the slice once it was cooked. This raspberry shortbread is a delicious treat, perfect for morning or afternoon tea. My family all loved this recipe. The shortbread holds together well, the raspberry jam adds good colour and sweetness and the coconut meringue topping provides good crunch. This recipe is simple to make, requires ingredients you would find in most fridges and pantries and it stores well in an airtight container kept in the fridge.
Raspberry Shortbread:
Makes: 16 squares
Degree of Difficulty: 2/5
Cost: I believe I made this for less than $10.00.
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cup self raising flour
For the Topping:
- 2 tbspns raspberry jam
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 1 cup coconut
- 2 egg whites
Beat butter and sugar, add yolks then flour. Roll out on a greased lamington tray. Spread with jam over the top.
Beat whites of eggs until stiff, add sugar and beat well. Add coconut and spread over jam.
Bake for 20-25 minutes in a moderate (180C/375F) oven.
Thank you Jenni for sharing your recipe with us.


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CLEMENT BEZOLD, PH.D.Founder and Chairman of the Board Clement Bezold is founder and chairman of the Institute for Alternative Futures. Dr. Bezold established IAF in 1977 and in 1982 he started IAF's for-profit subsidiary, Alternative Futures Associates, to assist corporations in their strategic planning using futures methods. He has been a major developer of foresight techniques, applying futures research and strategic planning methods in both the public and private sectors. As a consultant, Dr. Bezold has worked with many Fortune 500 companies along with major organizations, including the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health, the Rockefeller Foundation, AARP and the American Cancer Society. |
JONATHAN PECKPresident and Senior Futurist Jonathan Peck provides a wide range of research, consulting, speaking, meeting design and facilitation services. A certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) practitioner, Mr. Peck has integrated psychological patterns and insights into his facilitation of vision, mission, and strategic processes for corporations, organizations and government agencies. He led IAF's 2019: Health Care That Works for All project, which has sketched out a visionary outcome of ten years of U.S. healthcare reform. His work on the future of health spans scientific, economic, political and social changes that can be addressed with an understanding of complex systems dynamics. |
ERIC MEADEVice President and Senior Futurist Eric Meade's recent work includes developing scenarios of primary care in 2025 for the Kresge Foundation and of vulnerability in the U.S. in 2030 for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. His work in the future of poverty and development includes a recent article in World Future Review entitled "What if we loved the poor?", developing a "pro-poor scenario toolkit" for the Rockefeller Foundation, and meeting with Grameen Bank founder and Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus to discuss how futures methods can be used to identify emerging opportunities to promote international development. |
MARGUERITE GRANDJEANFuturist and Demographer Marguerite Grandjean's recent work includes a project for Oxfam to develop scenarios of agriculture in Peru in the year 2030, and a project on the future of chiropractic. She also serves on IAF's management team, where she is involved in marketing, strategy, and long-term organizational planning for IAF and its for-profit subsidiary, Alternative Futures Associates. A native of France, Ms. Grandjean worked previously as a Research Manager for Futuribles, a futures consultancy based in Paris, France, where she monitored such sectors as employment, education, politics, technology, lifestyle, and management. Marguerite holds a BSc and MSc in Strategy and Management from ESSEC Business School, with a minor in Media and Entertainment, and an MSc in Population and Development from the London School of Economics, where she completed a dissertation entitled "Dealing with uncertainty in demographic forecasts in a policy-making context – the contribution of futures studies methods." She speaks native French and fluent Spanish. |
YASEMIN ARIKANFuturist Yasemin Arikan is a futurist at the Institute for Alternative Futures. Ms. Arikan's past work includes developing scenarios of the chiropractic industry in 2025, and conducting research on the future of primary care. She co-led a first-of-its-kind study of efforts by community health centers to leverage the social determinants of health, and is now working on a project for the Kresge and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations to develop scenarios of public health in 2030. Ms. Arikan graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Rochester in 2009. As a student, she worked as an undergraduate research assistant supporting studies on the relationship between motivation and well-being. She also led an independent project comparing participants' moral behaviors with those of an iconic role model, and presented the project at a poster forum at the 2009 Society for the Study of Motivation conference. She is fluent in German and Turkish. |
TREVOR THOMPSONFuturist As a futurist at the Institute for Alternative Futures, Trevor Thompson develops environmental scans, forecasts, and scenarios on a wide range of topics involving health, changing environments, and emerging technologies. Recently, Mr. Thompson has been conducting research for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on two scenario projects exploring health and health care in 2032 and vulnerability in the U.S. in 2030. Mr. Thompson has also contributed to scenarios of the future of the chiropractic profession in 2025. Prior to joining IAF, Mr. Thompson interned with the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and CIFAL Atlanta, an affiliate of the United Nations training program UNITAR. He has also worked on a leishmaniasis policy and research proposal project in Bahia, Brazil in January 2011. Trevor received his B.A. in Environmental Science and Public Policy from Harvard University in 2011, along with a minor in African American studies and a Spanish language citation. |
BEN SHEPPARD, PH.D.Senior Associate Ben Sheppard, Ph.D. designs and runs war game simulations using IAF's futures tools. These scenario planning exercises, which are based on war gaming and are customized for corporations, NGO's, and governments, examine the robustness of current and alternative decision making and of organizational structures under various internal and external conditions. Dr. Sheppard also consults on resilience planning on man-made and natural disasters, with a particular focus on terrorism and pandemic flu strategies. His work examines how the public responds to terrorist attacks and what authorities can do in such situations, combining international relations and risk analysis techniques (risk communication and risk perception) to enhance homeland security policy development and decision making. Sheppard is the author of The Psychology of Strategic Terrorism: Public and Government Responses to Attack (published by Routledge, 2009). He received his Ph.D. from the War Studies Department at King's College London in the U.K. and is also an Adjunct Fellow of the Potomac Institute, in Washington DC. Sheppard regularly publishes articles on terrorism including for Jane's Defence Weekly. He is also a Professorial Lecturer at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Relations where he teaches the graduate course Political Risk Analysis. |
WILLIAM ROWLEY, MDSenior Fellow Dr. Bill Rowley is a subject matter expert and frequent keynote speaker on possible futures for a full range of health care issues. He has analyzed trends and developed forecasts and scenarios for specific diseases, advances in biotechnology, the evolution of health systems, and the future of various health professions. He has written articles for numerous publications including U.S. Medicine, Surgery, Stroke, Managed Care, foresight, and Naval Institute Proceedings. |
LISA HASLER WATERS, PH.D.Associate Futurist Dr. Hasler Waters provides a wide range of research and consulting on issues concerning digital learning and educational technologies. Her clients have included Fortune 500 companies, military organizations, colleges, and non-profit organizations. An experienced educator, she has designed innovative online curricula for adult and younger learners, and has helped develop scenarios on the future of higher education institutions worldwide. Dr. Hasler Waters has published on topics of digital learning and educational technologies, and serves as an article editor of peer-reviewed journals. She also serves on the research and theory committee for the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) as well as for the International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). She has also served in senior leadership positions for two non-profit organizations that provide training and consulting services to entrepreneurs and small business owners worldwide. Dr. Hasler Waters received her Ph.D. in educational technology with a cognate or minor in futures studies from the University of Hawaii. |
ROBERT OLSONSenior Fellow Robert L. Olson is a Senior Fellow at IAF and was the Institute's Director of Research for fifteen years, working as a consultant to leaders in a wide range of government agencies, corporations, and non-profit organizations. Much of his recent work has focused on environmental and energy futures, including projects with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to bring greater foresight into the Agency's planning. He is a member of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Technology and Policy (NACEPT) and the primary author of the NACEPT report The Environmental Future: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for EPA. He is the author of Exploring The Future, editor of Mending The Earth, and co-editor with David Rejeski of Environmentalism and the Technologies of Tomorrow. |


text: Nu-Jazz Artist Terri Brinegar releases "Having The Time of My Life", released October 1, 2009. Soulful, Inspiring, Passionate, Beautiful - these words describe the songwriting and singing talent of Terri Brinegar. Since her relocation to Nashville, Tennessee, Terri has been writing music of diverse influences, from Jazz to R&B to Adult Contemporary. Her melodies are never predictable, her words are positive, uplifting, and inspiring, and the music is soulful and rich in texture. Terri likes to write with a definite groove in her songs, but feels that the melody is the most important part of the song. An accomplished musician who grew up playing a variety of instruments, Terri graduated with a degree in Classical voice and even attended The Juilliard School of Music in New York City. She is a seasoned professional with years of stage experience from her years of performing in the Los Angeles Blues circuit. Her voice has been described as "a weapon of great caliber for minds and hearts" and "one of the strongest on the scene". "Having The Time of My Life" is Terri's 4th CD.Terri Brinegar: <Click Here to View>Chris Burke: <Click Here to View>


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Kubrick cosmonauts: Made by Japan's Medicom Toy, Kubricks are a cross between LEGO and Playmobil but modeled to represent celebrities and other pop-culture favorites. New to their line for this May are Cosmonauts including mini versions of Yuri Gagarin, first dog Laika, and a surprisingly detailed Vostok spacecraft. Imported from Japan, the box set should retail for about $50 (US).
...I want some of those Kubrick Cosmos.
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32 commits, ta&m has 34 and the rest of the sec oversigns. Why doesn't the media ever report on the kids who were kicked off the team to make room for someone else? These are college kids, not pros or are they.
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I have often thought that the Japanese language proficiency test (JLPT) doesn't really test your proficiency of the Japanese language at all. First, there is no speaking section in the test. Secondly, you are not required to write anything. There is a huge difference between being able to write and read kanji. Also, the test is multiple choice. So there is a good chance you can work out answers with a combination of elimination techniques and guessing. In fact, you are given all the answers in JLPT! You just need to be able to find them.
Proficiency is the state of being able to do something very well. For the JLPT, you do not need to speak or write Japanese to be certified as proficient. In fact, you don't really need to be able to read Japanese well to pass the JLPT. To pass the JLPT you need to be proficient at answering multiple choice questions. You don't need to be proficient at Japanese. You certainly need some understanding and knowledge of Japanese. However, if you take a look at what the JLPT asks you to do, you don't need to be able to speak or communicate in the language well.
If you disagree, then think about it. You don't communicate or express yourself by answering multiple choice questions in real life. At best, the JLPT tests your knowledge and understanding of certain aspects of the Japanese language. The only section that comes close to testing your proficiency is the listening section. However, in real life you would be part of or be listening to a long conversation. The listening section of the JLPT is just a bunch of random short conversations. Something you would never experience in real life. Also, in real life you are also given more than one chance to understand what someone is saying. Not in the JLPT – once chance and then you move on to the next question.
So, here is my point. If you want to pass the JLPT you need to proficient at answering multiple choice questions. Forget about speaking and real communication. It is all about logic and elimination. The best preparation you can do for the JLPT is to take lots of practice tests under test conditions.
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Never plan ahead on timing of Airlines. The schedule will change the day before.The flight was full with a bumpy ride the last hour. Taking the escalator to the next concourse my carry-on suitcase fell back and caused me to tumble upside down. I quickly reversed my direction and continued on my way. We foraged for pizza during the interim between planes. Our friends, the Brooks, met us at the next gate. It's raining in Miami. Flight to St. Thomas was uneventful.
The Brooks joined us and others for a 30 min cab ride to Red Hook . $30 per couple. We are on time, 3:30pm, to board the Arabella. The crew greeted us and remembered us from to our cruise in December. We settle in our cabin 16, the largest on board. Debbie becomes captain in place of Sandy and lectures on the proceedings of the trip.
We sail into Caneel Bay, St. John for dinner at the Equator at Sugar Mill overlookinig the bay. The wooden structure is a modern version of an open umbrella with ribs of beams holding up the roof. The ruins of the sugar mills are silhouetted against the sunset. Wonderful meal of selected dishes similar to our first dining experience.


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That is so wrong first you have to work 26 weeks to collect unemployment,the max. benefit in Florida is maybe $250 a week hardly living in the lap of luxury and certainly a lot of work searching for a job going on interviews and working for almost 6 months to live on $250 a week, don't know about the rest of you but our food bill is close to $200 a week.
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The download takes about five minutes to complete. Paulios says it's a great way to check out local music: You could be waiting for a concert to start, download an album by the band you're about to see and then listen to it on the way home.
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Democatic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean spoke today at the the Annual Conference of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. He laid out the case for why Democrats have a strong national defense plan, while Republicans have shown that they cannot be trusted to secure our nation.
"The Democrats have a better idea. First we will conclude the negotiations with the Chinese and the North Koreans to disarm North Korea. Secondly, under no circumstances will a Democratic Administration ever allow Iran to become a nuclear power. Three, we will kill or capture Osama bin Laden and four, the authority and the control of the ports of the United States must be retained by American companies.
"We are not simply speaking about the United Arab Emirates -- we are also speaking about the western ports which are controlled by companies controlled by the Chinese government. Foreign governments of any kind ought not to be controlling American ports, especially when the Coast Guard already recommended that they could not guarantee the security of the ports."
"We will defend America."
"Republicans have been in power long enough to show that they can't be trusted with your money, your defense or power. The truth is today, 34% of the American people think that the President is doing a good job. So, we're not talking about a fifty-fifty country- we're simply talking about a country that wants competence and honesty in their leadership again"
"While the Republicans have done a good job winning elections the. . .way they win elections is the root cause for why they've done such a terrible job governing America. . .
"If you divide people in order to win elections, you can't govern. . .The president has to understand that they are the President of all people, not just 50.1%."
"So our strategy is very simple- we want to make it clear to the American people what the Republicans are about and what their discrepancies are between what they say and what they do. We also want to make sure the American people understand what we are going to do differently.
"One- we will pass ethics legislation within the first 100 days of our re-ascension to power, and eliminate the scandals and the corruption that the Republicans have brought to power. We want honest and open government in America again.
"Two- we want a strong national defense which begins with telling the truth to our citizens and our soldiers and our allies before we send troops abroad.
"Three- we want American jobs that will stay in America by creating a new energy independence industry, creating thousands of manufacturing jobs and construction jobs to retrofit our homes and businesses.
"Four- we want a health care system which works for everyone, just like 36 other countries in the world have.
"And five- we want a strong public education system so we can have opportunity and optimism back in America again. . ."
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Hoorah! The last pattern in the Great Cowl KAL. Scarf + cowl = scowl. I really like infinity cowls, and I also love unnecessarily long scarves. Who says you can't have both? Knit flat, this scarf features optional buttons, allowing it to be wrapped up and worn as a cowl. This clever little project incorporates textured motifs to bring out the tonal colors in semi-solid yarns without obscuring them. Add some versatility to your wardrobe with the multi-purpose project!
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This is the fifth and final pattern in The Great Cowl KAL.
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A Very Good Cowl Indeed • Blueberry Scowl • Like Honey Cowl • Perpetually Persistent Cowl • Weeble Wobble Cowl
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Blueberry Scowl
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yarn. Approximately 400–430 yards worsted weight.
yarn shown. Another Crafty Girl Merino Worsted (100% superwash merino; 215 yards per 100 grams) Color shown: Blueberry.
skill level. Adventurous beginner. Knits, purls, and some picked up stitches.
gauge. 5 sts per inch in stockinette.
notions. 2 stitch markers, darning needle, 3 buttons (approximately 1" in diameter)
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I'm beginning to wonder if Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook team are offended by moms in general. Terrified of us, and our body parts. Because not only have they deleted, often against their own Terms of Service, support groups for breastfeeding, breastfeeding pictures, and pictures of pregnant women, they've gone one more ridiculous step and deleted pictures of FAKE boobs. Crochet boobs. Crochet boobs that are really hats for babies!
Yep. Facebook hates Boobie Beanie -- the best hat for your baby when you are nursing in public. Their Facebook page has been deleted, deemed as offensive. Apparently even a nipple made of yarn was too much for Zuckerberg's crew.
I guess I understand. I mean, boobs, even hats made to look like them, they're scary. Well, if you're a 12-year-old boy.
What's next? Will bottle-feeding pictures be deleted since there are also fake nipples on baby bottles? And Ameda and Medela's pages will go down too, right? Or is the issue that BEHIND the fake boobs in these Boobie Beanie pictures, REAL boobs are functioning as intended? That must be it. Just the mere IDEA of a breast lactating is terrifying to those with the maturity of Justin Bieber's fan club.
Facebook needs to rewrite their TOS to state "Photos of breastfeeding or even those that imply that your breasts might possibly be used for nourishing infants, or even things that look like they might come in contact with lactating breasts are hereby banned." At least then moms would be able to follow the TOS and understand why things were deleted.
Anyway, 23-year-old Sara Hanson of San Francisco, the creator of Boobie Beanies, has sent multiple messages to Facebook so she can reinstate her business's page, and learn what exactly caused them to shut it down. She had more than 3,000 fans and the page removal is hurting her income. So far, no response. There's a Bring Back Boobie Beanie page, though, and many people have written letters.
Facebook, you suck. I just wish you had some competition that didn't also suck.
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Christie we don't always agree but I on this we are 100%. What. The. Hell. So hypocritical.
- Just the other day I saw a picture of FB of a girl's tattoed chest that looked like boobs with a quote saying something along the lines of "What are you looking at?" That picture was never taken down. Oh and by the way, her chest was disgusting.
That's so far beyond ludicrous that I don't even have words for it! When Facebook is even outlawing false replicas of boobs, something has gone so far wrong! Who knew that people were really that repressed?
I get that Facebook is backwards, hypocritical and downright unfair in their treatment of breastfeeding. But my question is - why are we wasting time trying to call them on the carpet for it? Shocking fact here: nobody needs Facebook. Facebook is not teaching people to bf. Folks who want to share their bf experience and lessons can do so without facebook. It's a tool, but it's not the only one. So they're asshats. Asshats have a place in this world too. Let's just play in our own sandbox and not worry about those other kids.
It's absolutely ridiculous. Facebook and the rest of the world needs to relaize that breasts are there to suckle babies and not to suckle big boys, sell cars, aftershave and viagra. FB should be ashamed.
As usual, I disagree with you. :) Facebook is a free site, a free service, and they are entitled to do what ever they want. Why do they think BF pics are offensive? Who knows? But the likely reason is that they have some pimple faced intern who does nothing but search for words (boobs) and images that depict boobs...he sees them and BAM they come down. If you dont like it, dont use facebook - its a privledge, not a right. NO ONE should be using Facebook as the place to get BF advice - that is ridiculous.
And I hate those Boobie Beanies! They look like you are the immature teenager, chuckling like Beavis and Butthead - "look at my boobies" **rolls eyes** Be mature at BF, not like a rebellious child.
- I have a picture or 2 of me nursing my daughter right after birth posted on Facebook and it hasn't been deleted.... yet... I think that the mentality behind Facebook deleting these breastfeeding pictures is the same mentality that the federal law supporting breastfeeding was supposed to fight against. Doesn't that law say we can nurse wherever we want, so long as it isn't in a religious place unless they have a specially designed area for it? Isn't Facebook a public place? Why hasn't anyone persued THAT?
Wow... "NO ONE should be using Facebook as the place to get BF advice"... really?
Then NO ONE should ask ANY questions at all on Facebook... "does this shirt look good on me?" , "do you think I should dye my hair purple?" , "my puppy is peeing all over my house, what should I do?"
Come on, that's ridiculous. Facebook is SOCIAL NETWORKING... so people use it as a tool to reach out to others and be heard or get advice. I'm sorry, but that is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard.
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March 22, 2011 at 1:13 PM@coolrelax. I get your point that there are multiple ways to interact online and in reality besides facebook, but let's face it, facebook is so big and powerful now that sadly, we do need it. This woman needs it to market her product. Its so huge that you can reach many more people than anywhere else, say on linkedin or myspace. She can have a much broader presence here then anywhere else with minimal cost. I traveled last year, and met people from Asia, Europe, Australia, and South America, and EVERYBODY had a facebook page. Facebook really has a monopoly on social media. While I just have a personal facebook page, if you were trying to link prospective customers, organize events, or professionally network, its a pretty invaluable site. So when facebook comes up with policies that limit usage, it can have a huge impact. I'm not defending facebook, I don't even really like it, but let's face it, wnile it may be just a tool its an excavator while every other site is a shovel. Its not like you can just go somewhere else and expect the same level of exposure. -
Asking for medical advice on Facebook is the equivelant of Googling it -- where you will end up with alot of information, most unfounded, and alot of advice, which could help or not. Your right FB is SOCIAL networking, so ask about your shirt, ask about your hair, ask about your freaking puppy, but do not expect to end up with wonderful results when you ask about something that as serious as nourishing your child. See an expert opinion, a lactation consult, a pediatrician who specializes in BF medicine, a midwife, SOMEONE with more knowledge than your high school cheerleading buddy!


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For a full list of delays please check our courier's chart - DPD Delivery Chart
Express Courier Service: 1-2 working days: £7.95 for any order placed
Standard delivery: (3-5 working days): £4.95 for any orders placed
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We have higher rates for areas such as Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Scottish Islands, Scottish Highlands and Scilly Isles - please contact us to find out these rates and we can work it out for you.
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Liberty Baptist Academy - School Profile (Private School)
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Corrections to the school database are encouraged! School Edit Form.
Liberty Baptist Academy - School Boundaries Map (School Attendance Zone)
Nearby Public Schools (within a 15-mile radius)
Lilly & Wing Fong Elementary School, NV
(0.3 miles N) James B McMillan Elementary School, NV (0.6 miles WSW) Edythe & Lloyd Katz Elementary School, NV (0.7 miles WSW) J Harold Brinley Middle School, NV (0.8 miles NE) Cimarron Memorial High School, NV (1 miles WNW) |
Bertha Ronzone Elementary School, NV
(1.1 miles E) Berkley L Bunker Elementary School, NV (1.1 miles N) Paul E Culley Elementary School, NV (1.2 miles SE) Vail Pittman Elementary School, NV (1.2 miles SSE) Doris M Reed Elementary School, NV (1.2 miles ENE) |
Nearby Private Schools (within a 15-mile radius)
Liberty Baptist Academy, NV
(< 0.1 mile) Calvary Christian Learning Acade, NV (1.2 miles NNE) St. Francis de Sales School, NV (1.5 miles SE) St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic, NV (1.9 miles W) International Christian Academy, NV (2.3 miles SW) |
All Saints' Day School, NV
(2.4 miles ESE) Word of Life Christian Academy, NV (2.4 miles NW) New Horizons Academy, NV (2.6 miles S) Trinity United Metodist Church S, NV (2.7 miles SSE) Shenker Academy, NV (3.1 miles W) |


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SEE ALSO: Agnes: Codorus Creek flows through city streets | Photos from Agnes
Kay Bufflap paced the floor all night. She had two small children to keep safe.
There was no electricity, no water, no car to use for a getaway. And nowhere else to go.
"It was very windy, and the rain, it was just pounding and pounding all night long," she said. "I thought the house walls would collapse. I just thought it was never going to end. This wasn't like a thunderstorm rain. This was something different."
Bufflap, now 63, was 23 years old, and living in Seven Valleys when Hurricane Agnes pounded York County from Wednesday, June 21, to Friday, June 23, in 1972.
Agnes swept in close to 16 inches of rain, killed five people and caused more than
$34 million in damage countywide.
Bufflap rode out the storm without her husband, John, who was working in West York and couldn't get home. He eventually went to his parents' home nearby. He had the family's only car.
Bufflap packed clothes, hoping she and her children could go to a neighbor's house during the hurricane, but the neighbor convinced her to stay home. He guaranteed her the flooding water would eventually move to the backyard, make its way down the embankment and into a nearby tributary of Codorus Creek.
The young mother peered outside during the night and saw the flood carry away her children's play area. As daylight appeared, she saw cars from a nearby body shop float downstream.
"It just felt like everything was being taken from you," Bufflap recalled. "I just remember the fear."
Dennis Deffendall held the basket over his head, trudging through flood, while his wife, Sue Deffendall, concentrated on keeping her head above the high waters.
Their 8-day-old son, Jeffrey, was asleep in that plastic basket filled with clothes.
The family fled their flooded Glen Rock home after being awakened by sirens.
"There was a river rushing by our house out front," recalled Sue Deffendall, 66. "We looked (outside) and we saw steel doors and groceries from the grocery store rushing down the street with the water."
Mother and child waited in a nearby garage on higher ground while Dennis Deffendall returned to their home to rescue their dog. The family made it to safety at Sue Deffendall's parents' house in the borough.
On June 22, their fourth wedding anniversary, Sue and Dennis Deffendall were in the middle of the storm.
Ronald Hontz just wanted to escape the worst of Hurricane Agnes. He was a bank examiner, a federal employee, working at a bank on Continental Square in York City. He was given the day off on June 22 because of the ongoing rain. The area was quickly flooding.
At that time, Hontz -- now a 65-year-old Shrewsbury borough resident -- was 25 years old and living in South Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County. He was staying at a motel in York while doing bank work in the area.
Concerned that the rising Susquehanna River water would take out the Interstate 83 bridge in Harrisburg, Hontz decided to cut his York assignment short and head home. As soon as he crossed the bridge, its lights went out.
Hontz got home, but at 5 a.m. June 23 he was awakened from sleep. The area was being evacuated.
"The cops are going down the street screaming, 'Get out! Get out! The river's coming!'" he recalled. "I left York because of flooding and came back to Wilkes-Barre, and I ran smack dab into much worse."
Hontz grabbed some clothes and headed for Scranton.
Terry Baker's family and Chanceford Township home were spared the flood, so he knew they would be safe as he followed orders to help with rescue efforts in Harrisburg.
Baker was a deputy waterways patrolman with the York district of what is now the state Fish and Boat Commission.
"We were in boats going through neighborhoods rescuing people standing on porches and rooftops," recalled Baker, 66. "Some people were scared to death."
Baker's duties included checking on the safety of state police troopers who guarded the Governor's Mansion from the second floor. Gov. Milton Shapp was not home, Baker recalled.
"The water was so deep we rowed over the (mansion's) wrought iron fence and right in the front door of the Governor's Mansion, in a boat," he recalled.
Marshall Werner, his mother and their relatives kept a watchful eye on Codorus Creek as Hurricane Agnes overtook York City. The Werners lived in the 100 block of Stevens Avenue along the creek.
"When Agnes hit, I could hear the water rushing down the creek," said Werner, now 76. "Where we were, it's a miracle the water from the creek didn't rise over the walls. We were luckier than some other areas."
After the storm, Werner said he checked on his grocery store in the 100 block of North Newberry Street. The store had minimal water damage, and the groceries were still good.
"But in other areas, people had a lot of stuff piled up outside that got damaged," Werner said. "Parts of Newberry Street and Market Street were flooded. (People) had to use boats to get around. So much got destroyed."
After Agnes, county residents worked to
clean up their properties, repair the damage and get their lives back to normal.
Bufflap's husband returned the day after the all-night storm. As their neighbor predicted, flood waters receded from the their property. They were able to remain in their Seven Valleys home.
The Deffendalls settled in their home after a week of cleaning it out, Sue Deffendall said. The family eventually moved to a house on a hill in Glen Rock.
Dennis Deffendall, a retired teacher, died in 2009 at age 62. Sue Deffendall handles claims for Keller-Brown Insurance Services in Shrewsbury Borough. Jeffrey Deffendall, 40, also lives in Glen Rock and does wood-floor installations. The Deffendalls had another son, Andrew, in 1976. He is an estimator for Cameo Services in the city.
Hontz returned home five days after Agnes left Wilkes-Barre. There was still a foot of water in his second-floor apartment. Hontz moved, quit his banking job and began working for the U.S. Small Business Administration issuing loans to businesses recovering from natural disasters. Now retired, Hontz moved to Shrewsbury in 1983.
Baker returned to his family after completing a day of rescue duty in Harrisburg. He was a waterways patrolman for three years. He retired after 28 years at the former Caterpillar plant.
Werner, who now lives on Madison Avenue in the city, said many of his relatives who experienced Agnes have passed away. Agnes changed lives and the area, he said.
A 7-UP bottling plant at the corner of Newberry and Princess streets -- where the York County Food Bank is based -- moved its operations out of the flood-ravaged area, Werner recalled.
Nearby, a line of severely damaged South Newberry Street houses were repaired and sold to new neighbors, he said.
Hurricane Agnes is one of those once-in-a-lifetime occurrences that people would like to forget but can't erase from their minds, Werner said.
"It was just a freak of nature," he said. "It happened and it hit at night. In the daytime, when it all subsided, you could see what was done. It's history. I hope we don't have to go through it again."
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Good Sam Club
The Good Sam Club is known throughout the industry as the most comprehensive RV association on the planet. Not only do their members receive discounts at over 1,800 RV Parks around the world, but the Good Sam Club is also very dedicated towards providing their customers an array of services and discounts on almost anything RV related. Members enjoy serious insurance discounts, pro-rated repair services, fantastic local events, and the largest advice forum around. At Good Sam, membership has so many benefits and events that it often becomes a way of life for RV enthusiasts and their families; no other RV Club comes even close.
The Origin of the Good Sam Company
In 1965, The Good Sam Club was founded on the Biblical tale of the Good Samaritan that helped a stranger in need. As the story goes, a traveler was robber and beaten to the brink of death. Several others came down the road afterwards but they pretended to ignore the injured man, until finally a Samaritan happen upon him.
The Samaritan recognized the dying victim as a person from another culture and religion, yet he refused to turn his back on anyone in need. Instead of walking away, the Samaritan tended to his wounds, gave him his only donkey, and paid for lodging and care at a local inn. Now, the hero of this story was not wealthy by any means; he could just not stand to see a fellow man left in such dire circumstances. The Good Sam Club essentially does the same for their members through a host of different services.
In a nutshell, the Good Sam Club is an organization for anyone interested in RV's. While some may think of them as a membership discount club, they actually provide an entire array of services ranging from insurance to community events to buying or selling an RV. No matter how strong a consumer's interest is in RV's or getting to venture out on the open roads for a new destination, the Good Sam Club will keep them informed, protected, and headed in the right direction.
Who Joins the Good Sam Club?
Once a member joins the Good Sam Club, they are instantly given exclusive access to one of the most comprehensive RV Clubs to ever exist. The brotherhood of over one million members will be there for whenever there is a need for advice, technical know-how, companionship, or just some information on the best RV parks in the world. No other RV club in existence brings this much experience and resources to the table- and we've yet to even talk about the savings.
So whom is the Good Sam RV Club designed for in particular? To answer that, consumers simply have to look back at their motto and the story of the Good Samaritan. Just like in the ancient text, the Good Sam RV Club is designed to help anyone who may need assistance while traveling. That means people who extensively travel the country in recreational vehicles would probably receive the greatest benefits, but the membership also pays for itself with even casual travelers. There are even tens of thousands of individuals who no longer own an RV enrolled in the Good Sam Club strictly for the member functions and the camaraderie- the benefits more than pay for themselves regardless of the situation.
Membership Materials
Good Sam Club comes with several membership materials; just a few of these are listed below.
Highways Magazine
Good Sam Members receive a complementary copy of Highways Magazine each month. This magazine is full of great tips for RVers. The magazine also includes several monthly discounts and specials only available to Good Sam members.
Good Sam Trip Router
One of the least fun parts of planning your RV trip can be figuring out where you are going to stay along your route. Good Sam's route planner takes all the work out of it. Just enter your starting and ending address and the tool will take it from there.
Unlimited Access To GoodSamClub.com
Being a Good Sam member grants you unrestricted access to goodsamclub.com. The Good Sam website is a great place to meet other members and read about monthly tips, giveaways, etc.
Here is a quick overview of the Good Sam RV Club Member benefits and a breakdown of each tier-
Good Sam Club- $19.95 per Year
- Save 10% off over 1,800 Good Sam travel parks at any of their participating locations. With the average one night stay at a quality RV Park costing around $40, this membership will pay for itself on the fifth night of lodging.
- Receive discounts on RV parts, service, or installations. This benefit would also cover the cost of the entire Good Sam membership the first time it is used
- Receive discounted periodicals on RV magazines, travel brochures, local maps, and more. All of these items are available exclusively through the Good Sam website or catalog.
- Also, members are entitled to cash-back rewards made through the Good Sam website. It includes popular brand name merchants like Sears, Target, and Home Depot, with more name brands being added to the list everyday. The only extra step to receive cash-back is to access these websites through Good Sam; everything else happens automatically.
- Access to local Good Sam Chapters where members can meet tens of thousands of other travel enthusiasts. This benefit also includes unlimited online access to testimonials and advice columns written by other Good Sam members.
- An annual subscription to Highways Magazine, the official RV periodical valued at $40 per year alone.
- Gain access to advocacy attorneys to help with RV-related situations, plus unlimited access to the knowledgeable Good Sam staff if any questions arise. This service will help members with parking issues, city ordinances, or anything else RV related.
Good Sam Roadside Assistance- $79.95/$109.95 per Year
- The standard and platinum packages for the Good Sam Roadside assistance grants members towing coverage in the case of a roadside breakdown. This program covers RV's and any other vehicles owned by the member, and there are absolutely no restrictions on towing distances or services rendered.
Other Services
- All Good Sam members are also eligible to take advantage of group insurance plans for their RV's. There is also travel, emergency, and life insurance available at drastically reduced discounts; members simply have to submit the brief application and compare it to their existing policies.
- Good Sam members can also apply for extended vehicle warranty protection through third party affiliates. The rates vary per vehicle type but they are generally 15-35% less than what consumers could buy directly.
- RV financing and a Good Sam Visa Card is also available for Good Sam members. Both services carry exclusive member rates and are very competitive when compared to other lending institutions.
- The customer service at Good Sam will also help members buy or sell an RV as well, making it the perfect place to shop for an upgrade. Trailers and campers are also much more likely to sell with Good Sam because they are marketed exclusively to interested parties and motivated buyers.
More Information
The average Good Sam member saves well over $1200 a year just off of using their benefits package for everything RV related. The Good Sam Club is so confident that their members will save money by joining that they offer a 100% money-back guarantee on the annual subscription price. If for any reason one of their customers does not feel like they received their money's worth, all they have to do is contact customer service to have the funds placed back into their banking account.
Of course, for most members the focus is not on savings; they join to be a part of the largest RV community on the planet. Well-versed travelers post guides and tutorials every day on the Good Sam website that explains how to do just about anything- from raising an RV bed to dealing with a faulty alternator on the side of the road. While there are hundreds of articles written by industry professionals, there are at least twenty times that submitted from members who simply want to help out their fellow RV enthusiast.
Then there's the local Good Sam chapters that get together in a social atmosphere and share stories of their RV adventures. Many families never realized what they were missing until they began to travel with a group of local residents who shared the exact same goals and ambitions as them; some Good Sam members would simply not travel any other way. All of these benefits and more are included in the standard Good Sam membership at $19.95 per year; it would be difficult for anyone to name a smarter purchase for any RV fan out there.


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Here I am, so very late in the day and having to crawl through the cobwebs covering my LJ account to wish you a very happy birthday, my sweet. We nearly thought baby #3 was coming today on your day (turned out to be a false alarm), so I guess we won't have to choose a name from the periodic table, after all. ;)
Characters/Pairings: Nine/Rose
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 891 w.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
A/N: Written for who_contest One Shot Challenge #12: 'Gravity,' this story was penned for my dear friend/beta/fellow author, kilodalton (aka strange_charmed). ILU, bb! I'm sorry this is so late, and that I'm so very rusty. <3 Thank you to psyfi_geekgirl, for reading some early bones for this concept, oh so long ago.
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The Doctor Who Meta Community is a weekly discussion comm that sponsors topics relating to both Nu Who and Classic Who. Every Monday there will be a new topic relating to Nu Who, and every Wednesday there will be a new topic relating to Classic Who. Feel free to submit ideas for discussion as well here!
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ahedonia. I hope you have a wonderful day, bb. Go wish her happy birthday, and then treat yourself to some of her delicious Nine, over at allaboutpining.
Happy Birthday to the lovely and talented It's psyfi_geekgirl's birthday today - go wish her a happy one!
Who wants some cake? I know the birthday girl will take a "piece" ...
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I want to say a VERY belated thank you to everyone who posted birthday messages for me this week - I loved seeing all of them! I'm so happy to know you guys - to follow along with both your writing and lives. I appreciate that you take time out of your day to read my fic, or check out my photos (I know that's been awhile ...), or to just snark/fangirl together over all things DW.
Everybody's posts were fantastic, but I want to give props to two gals who went WAAY over the top, and who deserve to have as many people see their genius prezzies as possible.
Let it be known hereafter that psyfi_geekgirl is INSANE. I say this because only a crazy person would spend their whole day prepping/producing the DW Action Figure Extravaganza Fic that she created for my birthday. If you aren't her "friend," or you just missed this, YOU MUST CHECK THIS OUT (I can't stress that enough). I nearly peed in my pants, I was laughing so hard the first time I ran through this. Privately, she sent me some of the outtake pictures, which I think that she should make an additional post for, because they are RIDICULOUS. Sporty - you, little madam, are the cat's pajamas! <3
The other bday gift that MUST be shared and publicly appreciated was sent to me privately by my equally lovely pal, akkajemo. She took a line from a post-JE,TenII/Rose story I wrote, called, "Fragile," and made an illustration of the scene. HOLY HELL!! CHECK THIS OUT:
BB - don't give me any guff about profile perspective ... THIS IS FLIPPING AMAZING!!!
If you like what you see, be sure to tell these ladies just how talented they are!
KUDOS OUT THE WAZOO, YOU TWO. Seriously - I'm so chuffed, I may never recover. :D
I've been hellaciously sick this week, so all of your funny/sweet/marvelous words and pics are just what the Doctor ordered.
xo Zaz
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