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Urals Parade Through Sochi Olympic CeremonyFri, 07 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0800
With the start of the Sochi winter olympics upon us, reports have gone rampant about the terrible conditions some athletes and media have experienced so far. Lost in all the hoopla is the participation of 20 red Urals in the Olympics opening ceremony. A spectacular procession of the legendary sidecar motorcycles across the ice of the Fisht stadium symbolized one of the achievements in Russia's post-WWII reconstruction history and gave Ural a moment of recognition in front of an international audience.
2014 Urals Get Upgraded & Go On TourWed, 29 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0800
For 2014 Ural has equipped its line-up of two-wheelers and sidecars with some very modern componentry. Ural models now enjoy the benefits of electronic fuel injection (EFI), disc brakes (on all three wheels) and an hydraulic steering damper. Ural claims the motorcycles have received "dozens of other upgrades," but did not provide details as to nature of those upgrades.
Russian Motorcycle Racers Carry Sochi Olympic TorchThu, 19 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0800
A pair of Russian motocross racers took part in the Olympic torch relay this week, carrying the Olympic flame on their motorcycles on its way to Sochi. On Dec. 15, Russian sidecarcross racer Evgeny Scherbinin (pictured above) carried the torch into Kamensk-Uralsky, an industrial city described as the birthplace of motorcycling in the region.
2012 Ural Sidecars Recalled for Breaking RimsTue, 19 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0800
Ural is recalling several 2012 sidecar models because of a risk of their rims breaking or fracturing. The recall affects all Ural sidecars manufactured between June 2, 2012 and Oct. 25, 2012, affecting the Ural Gear-Up, Patrol, Patrol T, Tourist and Tourist T.
Help Fund Motorcycle Retrofits for Impaired RidersThu, 07 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0800
Don Jackson, owner of Yesterday's Rides Metalworks in Newberg, OR, and a marine veteran, has announced a crowdfunding initiative to raise money to complete the prototype of a motorcycle retrofit designed for persons who require the use of a personal mobility device. The retrofit allows the owner to ride their personal mobility device (wheelchair, scooter, etc.) onto a sidecar via a ramp, lock it in place, retract the ramp using electronic controls, climb on to the motorcycle and ride off. When the rider reaches his/her destination, the mobility device is right alongside, ready to unlock and use. The initial prototype is based on a modified Ural, which is already sidecar compatible.
Limited Edition Ural Gaucho RamblerMon, 07 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Russian manufacturer of motorcycles with sidecars, Ural, is now taking orders for the limited edition Gaucho Rambler. To create the limited edition Gaucho Rambler Ural teamed up with world class woolen weaver, Pendleton Woolen Mills. The unique matte finished Pacific Blue color and sunburnt canvas upholstery for the sidecar are from the creative minds at Pendleton Woolen Mills as is the "Journey West" blanket with a limited commemorative label that comes with each bike. The limited edition Gaucho Rambler features Ural's on-demand two-wheel-drive and each sidecar is accessorized with a passenger windscreen, a spare tire and a GSI Outdoors camp kit.
Ural Gains Floorplan Financing from GE CapitalFri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Sidecar specialist Ural Motorcycles took an important step forward towards increasing its reach in the U.S. market after reaching a deal with GE Capital to provide inventory financing to dealerships. Inventory financing (also known as floorplan financing) is a revolving line of credits dealers can use to help increase its inventory.
Ural Reports Continuing Sales GrowthThu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Ural is reporting today an 11% sales growth for Q1 over the same period from the record year of 2012. "It's been a very long winter for the most part of the country, not surprisingly 75% of our sales during these months were models with on-demand 2WD, which is known for all-weather and snow capability," says Madina Merzhoeva, Ural's Vice President. "Sales were up every month of Q1, but March turned out to be a bit more challenging.
Ural Posts Third Consecutive Year of GrowthMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800
According to a Ural announcement the Russian sidecar manufacturer posted a third year of consecutive sales growth. Ural claims that the two previous years, 2010 and 2011 put the company in a position to enjoy a record year in 2012 of 30+% growth, more than previous record set in 2006. "We fell really hard in 2009, maybe harder than others in the industry.
Go camping with your bikeThu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700
Keep your bike close to you when you go camping with the MOTOTENT from motorcycle adventurers Lone Rider. Priced at £450, here's a round-up of the features from Lone Rider: The MOTOTENT is spacious enough to shelter a dual sport bike as big a BMW R1200 GSA with all its luggage, to have room to work on it, and to be able to stand in the tent. The tunnel-shaped design allows a very quick setup of the tent when needed.


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"An important and illuminating book . . . a valuable testament to a tragic generation that tried to bridge the Arab past with modern ideals." —The New York Times
"The Dream Palace of the Arabs is an absorbing and sadly moving account of what political and economic failures on a grand scale have meant in human terms and at an individual level." —The Washington Post Book World
"Eloquent. . . . A clear-eyed look at the lost hopes of the Arabs. It opens the door to the thought processes of a society whose motivations have been little understood and often feared. The Dream Palace of the Arabs is a courageous book." —The Christian Science Monitor

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'It's spreading pretty fast' ...4 ways to stop the flu
Iowa state health officials said the flu is continuing to spread fast this year following an early start to the flu season.
State Epidemiologist Patricia Quinlisk talked Thursday with KCCI's Eric Hanson about four key things Iowans need to do to help stop the flu: 1. Get the flu vaccine, 2. cover your mouth when you cough, 3. wash your hands regularly and 4. stay home if you are sick.
Get Flu Shot:
"Basically, the flu vaccine is meant to stop people getting really seriously ill and dying. And that it does quite well," said Quinlisk.
She said it's important for high risk people like children and the elderly to not only get the flu shot, but also have those living around them get the shot.
"If you get vaccinated today, you're going to have a little bit of immunity tomorrow, a little bit more the next day, a little bit more the next day and it will gradually build up over the next week to two weeks," said Quinlisk.
Cover Mouth When Coughing
"Everybody, no matter whether they're ill or not, to cover their mouth and nose when they cough and sneeze because you don't know if they have that tingling in their throat and they're coming down with something," said Quinlisk.
Wash Your Hands
"By keeping our hands clean, then the next time we touch our eye, we're not going to inoculate ourselves with the flu virus," said Quinlisk.
"Something like a keyboard that just I'm using, Maybe one or two other people, I'm not too concerned about it. I'm going to wash my hands. I'm going to make sure everybody else around me washes their hands. This is going to be fine," said Quinlisk.
"Hand washing is always the best thing. The warm water, soap, rubbing is the best," said Quinlisk.


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Turn That Crap Off
When you have a passenger in your car, is it your responsibility to have music acceptable to the passenger? It depends on the circumstances. The answer is clearly yes, when anyone is driving but me.
I kid, I kid. I also do what I can as a responsible driver to avoid Ashlee Simpson. And Kelly Clarkson. And Justin Timberlake. And really most solo artists right now. I never realized it before, but wow do most of them suck.
If you like their music, I don't apologize. I'm sure we could find something else we agree on. I love old school hip hop. If you don't listen to Tribe Called Quest, I like classic rock, too. If you're not a fan of CCR, how about something more current? If you say no to Green Day, we could try some sports talk. If you avoid ESPN, what about comedy? Richard Pryor isn't for you? Fine, get out of the car.
That's the responsibility of a driver. To try find something both parties agree on. I say both parties and not all parties because if you're in the back seat, the driver doesn't like you enough to care.
It is the driver's prerogative to play whatever music they like, as long as it doesn't upset their passengers. Though the driver gets more leeway on a long road trip because the driving is tougher, and there are fewer good radio stations. Try driving through the Appalachian Mountains sometime without satellite and see if you can pick up a station that doesn't play faith-based country music. If you're into that, that's your prerogative, but you won't find it playing in my car.
"I lost my girl and my dog cause of bad behavior; thank god I still got my truck and my savior."
Speaking of "prerogative," I learned that word from Bobby Brown's "It's My Prerogative." Apparantly, it means the ability to do what you want to do. But it's a song you won't hear in my car. Except when it's running through your head, like it is now. Take that, Ashlee Simpson fans. "Everybody's talking, all this stuff about me…"
The driver of a commercial vehicle, however, should listen to what the passenger wants. It is bad enough that I can't control the smell or the climate in most cabs. But I'm not paying $85 a mile to hear Sri Lanka's greatest hits. Though they're still preferable to Ashlee Simpson.
I am not suggesting that all cab drivers in America are foreign. American cabbies listen to terrible music, too. I don't like music at all in a cab. Though lately it's been drowning out the sound of the cabbie's cell phone.
All the music in a cab sucks, I just happen to pick one example. Just like plenty more music sucks than Ashlee Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, and Justin Timberlake. That Justin Guarini guy sucks, too. Maybe solo artists named Justin suck. Or maybe just solo artists who are manufactured, antiseptic, and have nothing real to sing about.
I also find cabbies listening to news radio. Even THAT we disagree on, since the only news radio I like is the BBC. I find it much more informative when the stress is on the second syllable of "Bagh-DAD."
This morning I took a shared ride van to the airport, and the driver was listening to cool jazz the whole way. Though it could have been smooth jazz - I am not versed enough in crappy imitations of real jazz to know the difference. If he wanted to listen to Miles or Duke or Louis or Ella or Billie or Count or just about any of the great jazz musicians, I'd be okay with it. But he wanted to listen to some guy randomly tapping on a saxophone with no regard for beat, measure, or eardrums.
With three other passengers seemingly enjoying this cat scratch fervor, I couldn't protest. In this case, I was the minority - the driver was playing music that most of the van enjoyed. I wondered if all three other passengers were deaf, and I had boarded the wrong van. But there was nothing I could do - it was their prerogative, and I couldn't say what I wanted to say. Which was, "this music sucks! For the love of anything holy, change it! Or kill me now!" Saying that probably would have been rude.
After the flight, I picked up a rental car and programmed all 12 pre-sets before even leaving the lot. There are only 11 stations in Columbus, Ohio I actively want to listen to, but I left a country Jesus station in there. I may need another column sometime.


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In win32, I believe the following is true. EnterCriticalSection() and LeaveCriticalSection() can be used to synchronize threads without requiring expensive system calls that transition into kernel-mode when there is no contention on the lock object. They do this by using a specific test-and-set instruction on the CPU. When there is contention on the lock, blocked threads will wait on a kernel object and are not awakened until the lock is released.
I believe a semamphore is a more fundamental synchronization object and would like to know if it is possible to make one that does not require entering kernel-mode when there is no contention. That is, can it be made if you have access to TestAndSet() and any waitable kernel objects, such as events and semaphores? (I'm fairly sure Enter/LeaveCriticalSection() can be emulated from these.)
Eagerly awaiting responses...


text: Thursday, December 01, 2011 Medicare to Cover Preventive Services for Obesity Preventive services for obesity now will be included under Medicare and can be provided by primary care physicians or primary care practitioners only (nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, or physician assistants) in primary care settings only. Under the regulations, announced on Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, physical therapists do not currently fit all the requirements to provide obesity intensive preventive therapies, which include: Screening for obesity in adults (BMI measurement; BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2); Dietary (nutritional) assessment; and Intensive behavioral counseling and behavioral therapy through high-intensity interventions, including diet and exercise. Additionally, any behavioral intensity therapy should meet the 5-A framework recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force: Assess: Ask about/assess behavioral health risk(s) and factors affecting choice of behavior change goals/methods. Advise: Give clear, specific, and personalized behavior change advice, including information about personal health harms and benefits. Agree: Collaboratively select appropriate treatment goals and methods based on the patient's interest in and willingness to change the behavior. Assist: Using behavior change techniques (self-help and/or counseling), aid the patient in achieving agreed-upon goals by acquiring the skills, confidence, and social/environmental supports for behavior change, supplemented with adjunctive medical treatments when appropriate. Arrange: Schedule follow-up contacts (in person or by telephone) to provide ongoing assistance/support and to adjust the treatment plan as needed, including referral to more intensive or specialized treatment. Primary care physicians in non-primary care settings are not precluded from conducting an obesity screening, then referring the patient to a primary care setting for further obesity therapy to be conducted by the primary care physician or primary care practitioner. APTA is gathering the necessary supportive data to demonstrate the value of physical therapy interventions in reducing obesity and to advocate for inclusion of physical therapists in obesity prevention. Comments I believe it is imperative that the APTA advocate for Physical Therapists to be able to consult and be paid for obesity prevention. No other previously listed discipline would be more qualified to instruct people with exercise and lifestyle changes. This is a battle we must win for our profession to continue to be profitable. Posted by Ronald Masone on 12/1/2011 3:21 PM I agree if we are going to promote ourselves as an access point to healthcare through direct access we must push for these types of opportunities. It is time that we stop being passive in our efforts of progressing our scope. No group is just going to hand us what we want we need to be bold in stating what we want and why we are likely the most qualified group of providers for such interventions. Posted by C on 12/1/2011 6:51 PM I agree with Ronald. And, I am still astounded that we are not recognized as the health profession that has the most expertise in helping people achieve healthy lifestyles! The extensive dietary changes can be taught by others but we are the ones who monitor for follow through and progress people through exercise programs and functional training as the obese person's body changes. I am flabbergasted at the level of ignorance about what we have to offer! Posted by Joan-Alice Taylor -> BMY]= on 12/1/2011 8:18 PM As a long time health and fitness professional with a background as a personal trainer and a PTA, I have long felt that physical therapy has let the ball drop on this one. Hopefully it will now be seen as imperative to get involved as part of an obesity reduction team. We are the best qualified to advise the public on proper and safe exercise as part of their weight reduction program, especially since many patients have a multitude of diagnoses compounding their problem and making it difficult for them to exercise in a traditional gym or health club environment. Posted by Carolyn Heather Senn, PYA on 12/1/2011 8:40 PM Physical Therapists need to be included in this program. Our profession is critical in obesity prevention. Posted by Susan E. Solow, DPT on 12/2/2011 11:04 AM It amazes me that physical therapist are not qualified to conduct obesity intensive preventative treatment! Aren't the majority of our patients obese!!!!! Hello?! Anyone listening who are making these preposterous decisions. PT's ALREADY treat patients with obesity. We should be able to provide preventative measures while they are in our care! Christopher Lovelace, MPT Posted by Christopher Lovelace on 12/2/2011 2:39 PM How much did our legislatures get paid to make a stupid decision like this? Md's are not trained i exercise and have minimal nutritional background. They typically spend 10 minutes with a patient etc. Posted by Jake Wear -> =GR\>G on 12/2/2011 4:07 PM With obesity and type II diabetes being at or near epidemic levels, a medically guided exercise program would appear to be more than logical and who better suited to provide these services than the musculoskeletal experts - physical therapists. In addition, one of the main reasons people struggle with adding exercise to their regimens to fight obesity is due to the stress and strain on the hip, knee, ankle and foot joints. Physical therapists need to be involved with reducing obesity and type II diabetes to improve health and wellness as well as reduce the financial burden these medical issues place on society. Posted by Darren Beilstein on 12/2/2011 5:03 PM Another example of 'too little too late' in regards to APTA efforts on this issue. My view is that out professional association is 'asleep at the switch' regarding the therapy cap, reimbursement cuts, and now regulatory areas for potential physical therapy services. Posted by Tom Brocato on 12/3/2011 8:46 AM Has nobody heard of Metabolic Syndrome? It is severely lacking in CE courses, is the ABSOLUTE basis of the nations health care crisis and the ultimate area of interventions the Physical Therapists are trained and qualified to deal with. Now the "experts" leave us out of obesity interventions????? Who are these "experts" that are legislating our health care regulations? Let's face it most PCPs, NPs and PAs just want to write a prescription, adding one more problem to the overall problem! If they are not loading ketones then exercise is the best way to control their BG, if they are they are not following their diet. Both of these issues can easily be identified by a PT, and addressed in the home setting, without the expenses of the office visit. For once PTs understand it is our JOB to keep our patients out of the high costs of the hospital, polypharmacy and orthopedic surgeons operating theaters. Posted by Keith Crimmel -> =OR_?L on 12/3/2011 9:24 AM I do think this is a great move on Medicare's part. Focusing more on preventing diseases and costs incurred with obesity is moving in the right direction. As a medigap plan broker, I often see obesity play a role in what choices are available whenever I help clients look for lower priced medigap plans. There are several companies that offer plans with no height and weight requirement, but those premiums tend to generally be higher. Those plans using a more strick underwriting guidelines tend to have the cheapest premiums. Bear in mind, the government standardized these plans years in the past, so each plan must give the same benefits and pay claims the same. It's like buying cheerios at Walmart or your local grocery. In either case, it's the same box of Cheerios. Hope this can help. - Heather Posted by heather on 12/3/2011 9:52 AM Agree! This is an area PTs need to be included in and we are more than qualified for all the reasons previously listed! Thank you to the APTA for advocating for us! Posted by Stefanie Czosnyka, PT, DPT on 12/3/2011 11:31 AM Funny! I have had greater than 10 patients sent to me in the last couple months for obesity and "deconditioning". With the sole purpose to help the patient lose weight. If this is an issue for the PA's and nursing then why are they sending them to PT? Really, are we gonna sit back and allow another opportunity to go by. We are the EXPERTS in not only exercise but education. Work for our profession or it will be gone! Posted by Chad Molen on 12/3/2011 3:16 PM I believe having the ability to bill Medicare for preventative services in general and particularly for obesity is a must and a critical step in lowering healthcare costs. We as a nation must spend more dollars on prevention, its the only long term solution to bringing down costs. Posted by Ben Shato, PT, OCS on 12/3/2011 3:38 PM My Doctoral research concerned the effects of obesity on the on kinetic chain. We should be involved in both preventative care AND correcting the kinetic chain as an obese person reduces their BMI. Barbara J Piper, PT, DPT Posted by Barbara Piper, PT, DPT on 12/4/2011 8:50 AM It makes no sense that we are being excluded from addressing obesity in favor of primary care physicians. The 2008 systematic review by Fleming concludes that: * lifestyle counseling interventions delivered by primary care providers in primary care settings to patients at low risk are only marginally beneficial • Resources in primary care better spent on patients at higher risk of cardiovascular disease. We need to place more professional advocacy emphasis on reducing access barriers to cost-effective physical therapists that are better prepared to actually impact obesity. Reference: Fleming P, Godwin M. Lifestyle interventions in primary care: systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Can Fam Physician. 2008 Dec;54(12):1706-13. Review. Posted by Rick Wickstrom, PT, DPT, CPE, CDMS on 12/4/2011 12:08 PM I completely agree with Tom Brocato above. APTA what are you doing!! APTA needs to be more proactive. Posted by Jerry Yarborough -> =LR[DG on 12/5/2011 12:24 AM PTs. SHOULD be the recognized experts in anything related to exercise, especially when comorbidities exist. However, PCPs think exercise for obesity means walking, simple as that. This is one contributor to why these patients "fail" exercise. The system failed them as much as they may have failed the exercise. If they were good at exercising we wouldn't have this situation. These changes allow for earlier treatment with medication, not true prevention. However, this is the way with them. They are concerned with payment for services not which services are best suited for the condition or disease. Posted by Jamey Gordon, DPT, ATC, CSCS on 12/5/2011 8:05 AM It is interesting to note that for 2012, measure # 128 for BMI is one of the allowable PQRS measures for both PT and OT in their evaluation of the patient. Referral to a primary care physician or other sources if the BMI is abnormal is one of the options of this measure. It does show some recognition of our skills in this area, and perhaps some ability in the future to be paid for obesity related services. Posted by Lynn Berry on 12/5/2011 11:59 AM One reason we were not considered was the lack of any comment by APTA or any physical therapists during 2 months of open comment with CMS. Around 200 comments were received from psychologists, dieticians, other professional organizations, surgeons, etc. I am guilty as well for the lack of comment. I am surprised, however, that APTA did not know of the open period and post a comment in support of our profession. Posted by Eric Bradford PT, MBA, GCS on 1/15/2012 3:46 AM I'm a 62 woman who suffers hypothyroid. Due to surgery. I have suffered taking synthroid for 12 years. Just resently discovered I was allergic to it. I gained 35 lbs. plus fatigue and other problems. I believe my new medication is beginning to take hold. Less fatigue. I try to be more active. It seems to run in cycles. I believe I could greatly benifit from Medicare's obisity prevention program. If you would consider Useing me as an example of what your program can do. I promise I will work as hard as I can to help you prove what PT can do. At 47 I was SW Florida's president of the Jet Ski Assc. Living in N Va now 30 miles from Wash DC now. Please consider what I'm asking. Posted by Judy Judy on 10/27/2012 12:48 PM Where is the update on this subject by the APTA? The future of medicine is in health and prevention. Traditional PT will sit at the bottom of the food chain while those that became the recognized experts in health and wellness will sit at the top. The APTA published a position statement ahead of the health care reform act that identified the physical therapist as the most qualified to deliver preventative treatments toward chronic disease yet has done little to move the profession in this direction. There should be a full scale lobby offensive in DC to get PTs recognized as health and wellness experts! Let's go guys.......time to get this thing going.... Posted by Joshua Lyons on 8/4/2015 4:39 PM In addition to the qualifications in helping patients with fitness programming...our clinic is a provider for the Ideal Protein Diet (rated the #1 diet of 2015), which requires a lot of training and certifications...we are likely better able to educate in nutrition and assist in weight loss than the vast majority of primary care physicians or nurses. The training and certifications should be taken into account, not just the degree or license...most of these providers received very little education about nutrition...which of course I didn't either...but the continuing education is what gives us the ability to provide this service, which offers our clients a very well-rounded approach. Posted by Patti L. Schwartz on 3/14/2016 5:59 PM I have been trying to get this coverage. My primary care doctor will not touch it because it's "behavorial". Psychiatrist she sent me to doesn't do it either. SOMEONE has to be ready to take this on. I just want to loose weight. Posted by Anne Porter on 6/6/2016 3:41 PM


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THE CHILCOTIN RIVER — "We're entering Big Creek Canyon," raft guide Jake Erickson announces over a warm wind barrelling down from the Chilcotin Plateau. "It could get bumpy."
The sweeping, semi-arid landscape suddenly turns vertical as our five-metre inflatable raft tumbles headlong into a long series of class-three rapids known as a wave train.
A rodeo bronc would be more accurate.
I am the first to land on my bum in the middle of the raft, slipping back and forth as we thump up and down and sideways while water pours over the sides.
Seconds later, two women join me to form a slippery giggling mass struggling for a hand or foot hold that will allow us to continue paddling. "All forward now, please," urges Erickson, who slyly uses our momentum to target ever bigger waves. "Shake and bake, baby!"
As we continue our wild, thrilling journey down the Chilcotin River, west of Williams Lake, Erickson explains that we are completing not just one of the best one-day raft trips in B.C., but journeying back in time to where commercial river rafting got its start in the province.
"Big John" Mikes fled the former Czechoslovakia after the Soviets took power in 1948. After seeing the possibilities in the U.S., he launched commercial rafting in B.C. in 1972 with multi-day trips down the lower Chilko River, Chilcotin River and Fraser to Lillooet.
"He thought it would be a great way to showcase B.C.'s natural beauty and diversity," recalls his son, Johnny Mikes, from Whistler.
Big John died a decade ago at age 75, suffering a heart attack on a trip on the Alsek River near Haines Junction, Yukon.
Commercial rafting hit its heyday in B.C. in the late 1990s and early 2000s, fuelled, in part, by the 1994 Hollywood movie, The River Wild, starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon.
The number of raft companies and raft trips has dropped sharply since then, especially for the more costly and remote multi-day trips.
Big Canyon Rafting is bucking the trend, having obtained government tenure for the Chilcotin trips just this summer.
On a Saturday morning, I join 30 guests from as distant as the Lower Mainland and Prince George. An older school bus transports us about an hour west of Williams Lake on Highway 20 to the put-in at Hanceville. "We had our wedding photos taken here, on Oct. 10, 2009," remarks Kathy Bonner, a Chilcotin resident from Riske Creek. "It was freezing, 16 below. We lit bonfires to keep everyone warm. The river was a beautiful aqua blue."
Six years ago, I road horseback to the ultimate headwaters of the Chilcotin, a snowpack in the volcanic Itcha Mountains north of Anahim Lake. Today, I get the chance to run the river at high water to Farwell Canyon, shortly before it empties into the Fraser.
"The river peaks when others are dropping," explains Erickson, citing the influence of glacial melt. "Most of the rapids are formed by constrictions, so big wave trains."
While everyone is required to sign a liability waiver, guide Shannon McCarty makes it clear that safety is a priority. At the end of a detailed briefing, she emphasizes the two main things to remember in the event you fall in: swim away from logs and sweepers; do not stand up in moving water, to avoid being dragged under if your foot gets caught under a rock.
Everyone gets a life-jacket, paddle, and helmet before we pile into four rafts under partly cloudy skies; a dark squall looms in the distance. Erickson adjusts Bonner's life-jacket with a final, sharp tug. "Woah!" she exclaims. "I haven't been a B cup since I was 15."
Before long we're smashing through class two and three rapids — a river classification system in which class one is easiest, class five is extreme and class six may kill you.
Rapids are only part of the experience. While some raft trips travel through dense bush, the Chilcotin traverses big sky country — sprawling ranchlands, featuring bunchgrass, sage, towering hoodoos, and even a sand dune above Farwell Canyon at the takeout.
As we proceed downstream, a bald eagle soars low overhead while its partner perches on a Douglas fir limb, the wind ruffling through its feathers. The hills rising above the river are laced with the tracks of California bighorn sheep — herds that have been used to repopulate the species in the Western U.S.
And the ghosts of history, both aboriginal and European settlement, swirl among the eddies.
"The Fraser Canyon rivals the Grand Canyon," insists McCarty, whose curriculum vitae includes runs on the Colorado River, Peru's Apurimac and Urubamba rivers, and the Antigua and Pescados of Mexico. "It really is that spectacular, and it's in our backyard."
Big Canyon Rafting (bigcanyonrafting.com) charges $175 for the one-day Chilcotin raft trip, which involves about five hours on the river, including a sumptuous lunch on a gravel bar. The company also offers trips on the Quesnel River, Cariboo River, and multi-day Chilcotin trips on demand.


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Optus is tightening up its middle and senior management ranks, confirming that it is shedding 250 positions.
The carrier said that the redundancies were the result of a wide ranging business review which assessed the structure and capability mix to support its ongoing business transformation.
An Optus spokesperson confirmed that 250 roles would be made redundant, affecting 180 current employees, with the further 70 positions applying to vacant roles which have been withdrawn from the job market. Optus currently employs over 10,000 people.
At this stage, no further redundancies are planned as part of this project.
"The impacted roles are the result of the rationalisation of management structure, role consolidation, team reorganisation and removal of duplication following a business review," the spokesperson said.
The firm said the affected roles impact employees at middle and senior management levels across sales, commercial, marketing and back-office functions in all business units, including its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
"These changes will assist in lowering operating expenditure and deliver incremental productivity gains to enable Optus to compete in a rapidly changing market and manage growth for the digital future," the spokesperson added.
The last time the carrier shed a significant amount of staff was September when its cut 56 roles across Optus Business and Alphawest as part of a cost cutting drive and reduction in duplication of functions. ®
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FRIDAY, June 1, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- Spending too much time in front of computers and other electronic screens may cause American children's heart and lung fitness levels, or "cardiorespiratory" fitness, to decline, a new study suggests.
Cardiorespiratory fitness involves the body's ability to transport oxygen to muscles during exercise.
The study included more than 2,000 children who were followed from ages 11 to 13. Each child reported their screen time and completed shuttle run laps to assess their fitness level.
Children who reported more screen time completed fewer shuttle run laps, the investigators found. This association was strongest in children with mid-to-high cardiorespiratory fitness levels, and was independent of physical activity levels.
The study was published in the June issue of the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
"The results are interesting and add to the evidence that spending too much time sitting is hazardous to children's health," study lead author Jonathan Mitchell, who conducted the research while at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, said in a news release from the American College of Sports Medicine.
"If children limit the amount of time spent sitting in front of a screen, then this could help to combat declining levels of cardiorespiratory fitness in youth," he added.
While the study uncovered an association between more screen time and less cardiorespiratory fitness, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
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I want to highlight and frame something said by Christopher Parsons in a recent interview on CDNTech network. When asked about encryption (time 6:12), he clarified that surveillance will most often involve going around encryption, such as by installing malware on the computer of the person being surveilled. The alternative would be to intercept the communication on the network or as stored in the cloud, and try to decrypt.
This should point to an often forgotten truth: that the question of who controls your computer is just as, if not more, important than how Internet Access Providers (IAP's) or services (Facebook, Google, etc) are regulated when it comes to protecting your rights and interests.
This is why bills like C-11 concern me. My concern wasn't primarily about copyright, or the common misunderstanding that technological protection measures (TPMs) give copyright holders too much control. In fact, there is no such thing as "copy control", only computer control. Bill C-11 will potentially protect an infringement of property rights as control over computers is transferred from their owners to third parties such as device manufacturers. Centralizing control in the hands of manufacturers also makes them an easier target for additional unauthorized third parties who will abuse the back-doors created by the manufacturers to access private data and remotely control these devices.
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For director Michael Bay, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" was all about dimensions – third and otherwise.
With several early reviewers praising the film's 3D effects as the best since James Cameron's breakthroughs on "Avatar," Bay admits that despite his initial reservations about shooting in 3D he very quickly took to the new emerging technology.
"Steven Spielberg and Jim Cameron kept saying that I should shoot the film in 3D," says Bay. "I was a skeptic because it's new technology and the systems are a lot bigger and heavier. There're a lot of technical issues that would bore you. But it's hard taking it to the real world, on the streets, moving it around and putting it on rigs, so we had to invent a lot of stuff, like strapping it onto the skydivers' helmets where they're tracking behind guys flying through the air."
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"New technologies make it harder because you keep trying to push the boundaries," says Bay. "Jim Cameron called me up and he asked me 'Making the third one – was it easier or harder?' And I knew he was asking me because of 'Avatar 2.' And I said 'Jim, it's definitely harder because you keep trying to push yourself farther."


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Our guest blogger is Annie-Rose Strasser of the Center for Community Change.
Roseanne Barr, best known for her role on the eponymous 1990s television sitcom, has in recent years taken up a slightly less glamorous job: running a 46-acre macadamia nut farm in Hawaii.
Now, she is officially running for President of the United States. Barr even pulled 6 percent in a national presidential poll that pits her against President Obama (47 percent) and Mitt Romney (42 percent). Barr, a Green Party candidate, has stated that the environment will be one of the main platforms for her campaign:
While Barr admits that she does not believe she will win the presidency, she tweeted recently, "I'm absolutely sure that Obama will win this election by a landslide- exp. If he takes a cue from the Green Party Platform."
Barr, whose political past is of questionable sanity, may now be the best hope for addressing the environment in the 2012 election.
So far in this primary, discussion of the environment has been minimal at best, and even Fox News has noticed. Meanwhile, an iceberg the size of New York City is about to break off of Antarctica, and most of the country is experiencing one of the mildest winters on record.
On the Republican side, the environment has played virtually no role in the campaign. Rick Santorum has made clear that he believes climate change is a "hoax." Newt Gingrich has consistently talked about environmental policy only as a barrier to the free market. And Mitt Romney's most pointed comments on the environment came on the heels of Obama's recent decision to stop the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Romney spun the conversation from the environment to jobs.
Romney's overall stance on the issue of global climate change is itself changing.
But the Republicans are not the only ones downplaying the environment this election season. Progressives have repeatedly expressed their frustration with Obama's distance from climate policy issues. The State of the Union only mentioned the words "climate change" once.
A recent study from Graciela Kincaid at Brown University's Climate and Development Lab shows that the climate rhetoric has changed in recent months. Obama has transitioned from "climate change" to "clean energy." Kincaid writes:
What has caused this significant shift in rhetoric? Climate change is apparently politically tainted, a doomsday issue, and the administration has re-branded it under a clean energy and energy independence discourse. The administration has clearly responded to increasing hostility (on one end of the political spectrum) towards the effort to address climate change, scrubbing out words like global warming, cap-and-trade, and climate change from agency communication.
The expectations are low for any significant environmental legislation in 2012. Still, members of the environmental advocacy community see the opportunity for climate change to become a "wedge issue" in the election. Roseanne Barr may be just the character (with her 100,000 twitter followers), to put the environment on the agenda.


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Tiger's tarts are glamming up and cashing in, thanks to who else but Howard Stern.
The shock jock is organizing a beauty pageant for the alleged mistresses of Tiger Woods and offering the winner a $100,000 cash prize, according to the Times of London.
Stern has booked four of the women that have claimed to be the pro golfer's ex-lovers and hopes to line up several more before the competition takes place on March 10th. The radio host plans to judge the beauties on categories such as "Swimsuit," "Talent," and "Personality," though considering Stern's reputation there's no telling how raunchy the competition could get.
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SOMA, Japan — Radiation is spewing from damaged reactors at a crippled nuclear power plant in tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan in a dramatic escalation of the 4-day-old catastrophe. The prime minister has warned residents to stay inside or risk getting radiation sickness.
In a nationally televised statement, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said radiation has spread from the three reactors of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in one of the hardest-hit provinces in Friday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunami. He told people living within 12 miles (20 kilometers) of the plant to evacuate and those within 19 miles (30 kilometers) to stay indoors.
"The level seems very high, and there is still a very high risk of more radiation coming out," Kan said.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said early Tuesday that a fourth reactor at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex was on fire and that more radiation was released, but officials announced later in the day that the fire was extinguished.
"Now we are talking about levels that can damage human health. These are readings taken near the area where we believe the releases are happening. Far away, the levels should be lower," Edano said.
A third explosion in four days rocked the earthquake-damaged plant earlier Tuesday.
Two sources told NBC News' Robert Bazell that the blast breached the containment structure and that radiation had leaked out.
Japan's nuclear agency said the explosion may have damaged the reactor's suppression chamber, a water-filled tube at the bottom of the container that surrounds the nuclear core, said agency spokesman, Shinji Kinjo. He said that chamber is part of the container wall.
The suppression chamber is used to turn steam back into water to cool the reactor and also plays a role in removing radioactive particles from the steam.Cosmic Log: Clearing up nuclear questions
Rising radiation levels
Japanese officials had previously said radiation levels at the plant were within safe limits, and international scientists said that while there were serious dangers, there was little risk of a catastrophe like Chernobyl in Ukraine, where the reactor exploded and released a radiation cloud over much of Europe.
Unlike the plant in Japan, the Chernobyl reactor was not housed in a sealed container to prevent the release of radiation.
Radiation levels measured at the front gate of the Dai-ichi plant spiked following Tuesday's explosion, Kinjo said.
Detectors showed 11,900 microsieverts of radiation three hours after the blast, up from just 73 microsieverts beforehand, Kinjo said. He said there was no immediate health risk because the higher measurement was less radiation that a person receives from an X-ray. He said experts would worry about health risks if levels exceed 100,000 microsieverts.
In Tokyo, slightly higher-than-normal radiation levels were detected Tuesday but officials insisted there are no health dangers.
"The amount is extremely small, and it does not raise health concerns. It will not affect us," Takayuki Fujiki, a Tokyo government official said.
In a sign of mounting fears about the risk of radiation, neighboring China said it was strengthening monitoring and Air China said it had canceled flights to Tokyo.
Several embassies advised staff and citizens to leave affected areas. Tourists cut short vacations and multinational companies either urged staff to leave or said they were considering plans to move outside the city.
The blast at Dai-ichi Unit 2 followed two hydrogen explosions at the plant — the latest on Monday — as authorities struggled to prevent the catastrophic release of radiation in the area devastated by a tsunami.
The troubles at the Dai-ichi complex began when Friday's massive quake and tsunami in Japan's northeast knocked out power, crippling cooling systems needed to keep nuclear fuel from melting down.
Officials said 50 workers were still there trying to put water into the reactors to cool them. They say 800 other staff were evacuated. The fires and explosions at the reactors have injured 15 workers and military personnel and exposed up to 190 people to elevated radiation.
The latest explosion came as Japanese engineers pumped seawater into Unit 2 of the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant after coolant water levels there dropped, exposing uranium fuel rods.
The water drop left the rods no longer completely covered in coolant, thus increasing the risk of a radiation leak and the potential for a meltdown at the Unit 2 reactor, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.
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Workers managed to raise water levels after the second drop Monday night, but they began falling for a third time, according to Naoki Kumagai, an official with Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Agency.
It now seems that the nuclear fuel rods inside all three functioning reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex are melting, a senior government official said.
"Although we cannot directly check it, it's highly likely happening," Edano said.
Some experts would consider melting fuel rods a partial meltdown. Others, though, reserve that term for times when nuclear fuel melts through a reactor's innermost chamber but not through the outer containment shell.
Officials held out the possibility that, too, may be happening. "It's impossible to say whether there has or has not been damage" to the vessels, Kumagai said.
If a complete reactor meltdown — where the uranium core melts through the outer containment shell — were to occur, a wave of radiation would be released, resulting in major, widespread health problems.
Also unknown was the status of any nuclear waste that might be stored at the site, and whether the pools housing used fuel were still being cooled to prevent a radiation release.
The cabinet secretary's comments followed a hydrogen explosion at Unit 3 on Monday that injured 11 workers and was heard 25 miles away. A similar explosion happened at Unit 1 on Saturday.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan later said the government was setting up a joint response headquarters with TEPCO to better manage the crisis.
Of all these troubles, the drop in water levels at Unit 2 had officials the most worried.
"Units 1 and 3 are at least somewhat stabilized for the time being," said Nuclear and Industrial Agency official Ryohei Shiomi. "Unit 2 now requires all our effort and attention."
The blast occurred as authorities tried to cool the reactor with seawater.
"It's like a horror movie," said 49-year-old Kyoko Nambu as she stood on a hillside overlooking her ruined hometown of Soma, about 25 miles from the plant. "Our house is gone and now they are telling us to stay indoors.
"We can see the damage to our houses, but radiation? ... We have no idea what is happening. I am so scared."Video: Death toll rises amid Japan disaster
Authorities said operators knew an explosion was a possibility as they struggled to reduce pressure inside the reactor containment vessel, but apparently felt they had no choice if they wanted to avoid a complete meltdown. In the end, the hydrogen in the released steam mixed with oxygen in the atmosphere and set off the blast.
In some ways, the explosion at Unit 3 was not as dire as it might seem.
The blast actually lessened pressure building inside the troubled reactor, and officials said the all-important containment shell — thick concrete armor around the reactor — had not been damaged. In addition, officials said radiation levels remained within legal limits, though anyone left within 12 miles of the scene was ordered to remain indoors.
"We have no evidence of harmful radiation exposure" from Monday's blast, Deputy Cabinet Secretary Noriyuki Shikata told reporters.
On Saturday, a similar explosion took place at the plant's Unit 1, injuring four workers and causing mass evacuations. A Japanese official said 22 people had been confirmed to have suffered radiation contamination and up to 190 may have been exposed. Workers in protective clothing used hand-held scanners to check people arriving at evacuation centers.
While four Japanese nuclear complexes were damaged in the wake of Friday's twin disasters, the Dai-ichi complex, which sits just off the Pacific coast and was badly hammered by the tsunami, has been the focus of most of the worries over Japan's deepening nuclear crisis. All three of the operational reactors at the complex now have faced severe troubles.
The length of time since the nuclear crisis began could indicate that the chemical reactions inside the reactors were not moving quickly toward a complete meltdown.
"We're now into the fourth day. Whatever is happening in that core is taking a long time to unfold," said Mark Hibbs, a senior associate at the nuclear policy program for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "They've succeeded in prolonging the timeline of the accident sequence."
He noted, though, that Japanese officials appeared unable to figure out what was going on deep inside the reactors. In part, that was probably because of the damage done to the facility by the tsunami.
"The real question mark is what's going on inside the core," he said.Clearing up nuclear questions
The U.N. World Health Organization said the public health risk from Japan's atomic plants remained "quite low."
Moreover, the Japan Meteorological Agency said that the winds in the area were blowing toward the Pacific Ocean, away from populated areas.
'Fundamentally different' from Chernobyl
Citing experts, The New York Times reported that radioactive steam could be released from the stricken plants for weeks or possibly months.
The Fukushima Dai-ichi complex was due to be decommissioned in February but was given a new 10-year lease on life.
Its reactors were designed by General Electric. (Msnbc.com is a joint venture between NBC Universal and Microsoft. GE is a part owner of NBC Universal.)
Japanese authorities have classified the event at Dai-ichi's No. 1 reactor as a level 4 "accident with local consequences" on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES).
The scale is used to consistently communicate the safety significance of events associated with sources of radiation. The scale runs from 0 (deviation — no safety significance) to 7 (major accident).
The 1979 Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania was a level 5 ("accident with wider consequences"). The 1986 Chernobyl disaster was a level 7.GE-designed reactors in Fukushima have 23 sisters in U.S.
The reactor that exploded at Chernobyl, sending a cloud of radiation over much of Europe and killing 4,000 either directly or from cancer, was not housed in a sealed container as those at Dai-ichi are. The Japanese reactors also do not use graphite, which burned for several days at Chernobyl.
Prime Minister Kan on Sunday sought to allay radiation fears. "Radiation has been released in the air, but there are no reports that a large amount was released," Jiji news agency quoted him as saying. "This is fundamentally different from the Chernobyl accident."Video: Is Japan facing a Chernobyl-like crisis?
Japan's nuclear crisis was triggered by twin disasters on Friday, when the most powerful earthquake in the country's recorded history was followed by a tsunami that savaged its northeastern coast with breathtaking speed and power.
Japan has a total of 55 reactors spread across 17 complexes nationwide.Interactive: How a nuclear plant works
U.S. sailors exposed
On Monday, the U.S. Seventh Fleet moved its ships and aircraft away from Japan's northeast coast after discovering low-level radioactive contamination on crews returning from relief missions.
The fleet said that the radiation was from a plume of smoke and steam released from the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi plant.
Seventeen U.S. military personnel involved in helicopter relief missions were found to have been exposed to low levels of radiation upon returning to the USS Ronald Reagan, an aircraft carrier about 100 miles offshore.
U.S. officials said the level was roughly equal to one month's normal exposure to natural background radiation in the environment, and after scrubbing with soap and water, the 17 were declared contamination-free.
As for the potential of radiation reaching the U.S. mainland, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Sunday said no harmful levels were likely.
"Given the thousands of miles between the two countries, Hawaii, Alaska, the U.S. territories and the U.S. West Coast are not expected to experience any harmful levels of radioactivity," it said in a statement.
In other developments Monday:
- India announced a review of all nuclear reactors in the country in view of the Japanese radiation leak. India has 20 nuclear power plants, mostly located along the coast.
- Germany's coalition government has suspended an agreement prolonging the life of the nation's nuclear power stations, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia would not change ambitious plans to build dozens of nuclear power stations in coming decades.
- The Swiss government suspended plans to replace and build new nuclear plants pending a review of the two hydrogen explosions at Japanese plants.
Reuters, The Associated Press and msnbc.com staff contributed to this report.


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Operating authority dictates the type of operation a company can run, the cargo it can carry, and the geographical area in which it may legally operate. This is granted on a federal level for interstate commerce and via the Indiana Business Authorization and Safety compliance process for intrastate commerce.
Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)
A device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion. The fuel source can be either separate from or combined with the fuel supply that propels the vehicle.
Indiana Business Authorization and Safety Application for intrastate and/or interstate carriers. BAS-form
Base Jurisdiction (for IFTA)
The state or the Canadian province where qualified motor vehicles are based for vehicle registration purposes, where operational control and operational records of the licensee's qualified motor vehicles are maintained or can be made available, and where some travel occurs.
Indiana Tax Closure Request.
A person, other than a motor carrier, who sells or arranges for transportation by a motor carrier for compensation.
Cab Card Credential
A registration card issued by the base jurisdiction for a vehicle with the ability to travel interstate, with movement into the states listed on the cab card. It also identifies the vehicle license plate number and registered weight in each of the states where the vehicle is properly registered.
Charter Buses
A group of persons who, under a single contract, have acquired the exclusive use of a passenger-carrying motor vehicle to travel together as a group to a specified destination or for a particular itinerary.
Closure Letter
An OSS-1 form or letter written on company letterhead indicating which Motor Carrier Services Division Accounts (IFTA, IRP, MCFT, etc.) the customer wants to close. It must be signed by an owner or officer of the business.
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A license issued to drivers who operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs).
Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs)
CMVs are vehicles that meet the following guidelines: 1) Have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of at least 26,001 lbs.; 2) Are designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver; and 3) Carry hazardous waste or materials that require placarding.
Converter Gears
An auxiliary undercarriage assembly with a fifth wheel and tow bar used to convert a semi-trailer to a full trailer.
Coupling Devices
These devices are used when two or more vehicles are operated in combination to connect the vehicles. For more information, visit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website.
Dealer License Plates
Plates used for those persons engaged in the business of manufacturing, buying, or selling motor vehicles. These special license plates are issued by the Secretary of State for vehicles identified as auto dealers.
DOT Authority Lease
A lease agreement between the owner of a subject vehicle and owner of a carrier indicating that the carrier will provide the operating authority and compliance the federal government requires as it pertains to interstate commerce.
DOT Number
A number issued by the federal government that represents compliance with the federal regulations pertaining to interstate commerce as they apply to a carrier.
DOT Physical Examination
A driver must pass a DOT physical examination prior to applying for an initial CDL and up to every two years thereafter.
Dump Truck
A vehicle that is used for transporting loose material typically equipped with a hydraulically operated box-bed. The fuel source can be either separate from or combined with the fuel supply that propels the vehicle.
Emergency Equipment
Emergency or fire equipment that is necessary for the preservation of life or property or the execution of emergency governmental functions performed under emergency conditions. For more information, go to the Federal Motor Safety Administration's website.
Emergency Temporary Operating Authority
Limited-term motor carrier operating authority issued for periods of 30 days or less. This is done to meet an immediate and urgent need for service due to emergencies and due to the fact that the filing and processing of an application for temporary authority is not reasonably possible because of circumstances or time constraints.
Established Place of Business
A place of business in Indiana is considered a physical structure owned, leased, or rented by the registrant/IRP account holder. A post office box number or a rural route number is not an acceptable business address for IRP registration. The business address must be a valid street address or an identifiable location within Indiana such as "on County Road 26, one mile east of County Road 15."
Farm Plate
A special license plate issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for vehicles that are being utilized more than 50 percent of the time in an agricultural business and that are not for-hire to a third party.
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Motor Carrier (MC) Authority
Companies that operate as for-hire carriers (for a fee or other compensation) that transport passengers or federally regulated commodities, or arrange for their transport, in interstate commerce are required to have interstate operating authority.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries. Activities of the administration contribute to ensuring safety in motor carrier operations through strongly enforcing safety regulations, targeting high-risk carriers and commercial motor vehicle drivers, improving safety information systems and commercial motor vehicle technologies, strengthening commercial motor vehicle equipment and operating standards, and increasing safety awareness. To accomplish these activities, the administration works with federal, state, and local enforcement agencies; the motor carrier industry; labor safety interest groups; and others.
The definition of fleet depends on the motor carrier service you are using. Under the IRP, a fleet is one or more apportionable vehicles designated by a registrant for distance reporting. Under UCR, though, a fleet is the number of commercial motor vehicles you reported on your last MCS-150 form or the total number of commercial motor vehicles owned and operated for the 12-month period ending June 30 of the year.
For-Hire Carriers
Carriers that can legally operate for compensation as a common or contract carrier of property, owned by others, or of passengers under the provisions of the Federal Highway Administration.
Freight Forwarder
A person who arranges for truck transportation of cargo belonging to others, utilizing for-hire carriers to provide the actual truck transportation. This person also performs or provides for the assembly, consolidation, break-bulk, and distribution of shipments and assumes responsibility for transportation from place of receipt to destination.
Fuel Tax
Any person who operates a qualified motor vehicle on a certain class of subject vehicles or with a gross combination vehicle weight (GCVW) of truck and trailer on any highway in Indiana is subject to this tax imposed via IC 6-6-4.1
This stands for gross combination vehicle weight rating.
General Provision Sheet (M-204)
The provision sheet must be kept in the truck with the permit while moving loads. It gives carriers information to ensure they are legal with lighting, escorts, hours of operations, etc.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
The GVWR of a vehicle is set by the manufacturer. It is the weight of the vehicle when fully loaded.
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous materials are hazardous waste or materials requiring vehicle placards.
Home Base
See base jurisdiction.
Household Goods
Personal effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling when the effects and property are parts of the equipment or supply of that dwelling.
A vehicle or device used exclusively in agricultural operations; these are exempt and do not require permits, such as farm equipment, as long as they do not touch interstate highways.
Identification Numbers
Federal employer identification number (FEIN) or Social Security number (SSN). It can also mean Indiana taxpayer identification number (TID).
IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement)
A multijurisdictional fuel use tax collection agreement between U.S. states and Canadian provinces to reconcile each jurisdiction's roadway tax and registration requirements into a single quarterly report and annual registration for qualified motor vehicles operated in multiple jurisdictions.
IFTA-1A (International Fuel Tax Agreement Application Form)
A form that be completed to pay the fuel tax for subject vehicles that travel both in and outside of Indiana. IFTA-1A form.
IFTA Compliance Decals
Stickers that are applied to both the driver and passenger sides of a subject vehicle to indicate compliance with IC 6-6.4.1 for vehicles that travel in and out of the State of Indiana. These decals expire on Dec. 31 of the year indicated. A compliance decal is required for each new calendar year.
Indiana BMV Base-Plated
Plates for intrastate movement; they can only be obtained at your local license branch.
Indiana ID Number
Indiana identification number for passenger carriers with seating capacities of eight or fewer or for-hire carriers transporting property with vehicles weighing less than 10,000 lbs.
Indiana-Contracted Third-Party CDL Skills Test Site
These skills test sites are designated locations where CDL skills tests are administered by Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles-certified CDL skills test examiners.
International Registration Plan (IRP)
An agreement providing interstate travel for registration of vehicles among member states participating in the IRP. The base state issues one plate and cab card for a fleet of vehicles. The plate and cab card are then valid for all states the carrier has paid and registered to travel in. The plan allows for the disbursement of lump fee payments to each state that vehicles are registered for.
Transportation of persons or property across state lines, including international boundaries, or wholly within one state as part of a through movement that originates or terminates in another state or country.
Traveling only within the borders of one state (specifically, Indiana).
Intrastate Carriers
Carriers that participate in the transportation of persons or property wholly within one state.
Intrastate DOT Number
An Indiana USDOT number identifies carriers traveling only in Indiana. This is the number that must be visible on your truck to be legal to operate as a motor carrier.
IRP Plate
A plate that allows a carrier to travel to states in which it has paid fees. It is for specific vehicle weights and plate types.
IRP-Apportioned Plates
Same as IRP plates. These license plates are issued by the Department of Revenue and indicate that the registration fees have been collected for more than one jurisdiction.
A person or company engaged in the business of leasing or renting for compensation motor vehicles it owns (without drivers) to a motor carrier, motor private carrier, or freight forwarder.
License Cab Card
A document that identifies a carrier that has been registered by the Indiana Department of Revenue to indicate compliance with IC 6-6.4.1. This license card expires on Dec. 31 of the year indicated. A license card is required for each new calendar year.
License Plate Weight
The weight identified on an Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle license plate for vehicles and trailing units.
Manufacturer Plates
Plate used for those in the business of constructing or assembling motor vehicles.
Motor Carrier (MC) Number
Companies that operate as for-hire carriers (for a fee or other compensation) that transport passengers or federally regulated commodities, or arrange for their transport, in interstate commerce are also required to have interstate operating authority and are issued an MC number.
MCFT Compliance Decal
A sticker that is applied to the driver's side of a subject vehicle to indicate compliance with IC 6-6.4.1 for vehicles that travel only in the State of Indiana. This decal expires on Dec. 31 of the year indicated. A compliance decal is required for each new calendar year.
MCFT Intrastate Tax License
See license cab card.
Motor Carrier Fuel Tax License Application Form. You must complete this form to pay the fuel tax for subject vehicles that travel only in Indiana.
MCS-NC Legal Name Change Affidavit Form
Use this form when you change the legal name of your company for any Motor Carrier tax type. This form can be found at www.in.gov/dor/4195.htm.
Motor Carrier Fuel Tax (MCFT)
An excise tax imposed on certain subject vehicles that travel on public roadways in the State of Indiana.
Motor Carrier State Police or CVED
The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) is responsible for enforcing all state and federal regulations pertaining to commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) operating within the state. It is also responsible for conducting and managing Indiana's school bus inspection program, conducting safety audits of motor carriers, and enforcing Indiana's dyed fuel laws.
Non-Hazardous Property
Transportation of persons or property across state lines, including international boundaries, or wholly within one state as part of a through movement that originates or terminates in another state or country.
Operating Authority (for Interstate)
Companies that operate as for-hire carriers (for a fee or other compensation) that transport passengers or federally regulated commodities, or arrange for their transport, in interstate commerce are also required to have interstate operating authority.
OSW Transporting Account
You must have an Oversize and/or Overweight (OSW) account set up before you can request an OSW permit. This permit is needed if your load exceeds the legal dimensions for Indiana, which are 53' (load and trailer length if fifth wheel hook-up semi-tractor and trailer); 8'6 wide; 13'6 tall; and 80,000 pounds.
The individual(s) who has fiduciary responsibility to act on behalf of a business entity.
Permanent Operating Authority (for Intrastate)
A person may not operate a motor vehicle on an Indiana public highway to transport household goods or passengers for compensation until the person has filed an application to operate.
Placards are used to warn others of hazardous materials. They are signs put on the outside of a vehicle and on bulk packages that identify the hazard class of the cargo.
Power Unit
A motor vehicle (but not including an automobile or a motorcycle) and distinguished from a trailer, a semi-trailer, or an auxiliary axle.
Private Carriers
A person who provides transportation of property by commercial motor vehicle and is not a for-hire motor carrier (hauling your own product in your vehicle).
Proportional Use (Fuel) Tax Credit
A credit allowed for tax paid via IC 6-6-4.1 for approved subject vehicles that use a single fuel tank to power auxiliary equipment as well as propel the vehicle.
Qualifying Vehicle
A power unit having two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds (11,793 kilograms); or that:
- Is a power unit having three or more axles, regardless of weight; or
- Is used in combination when the weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds (11,793 kilograms) gross vehicle weight or registered weight.
Recreational Vehicles
Vehicles that are registered as recreational vehicles and used primarily to transport the owner's family members or guests and their possessions for non-business purposes.
An owner of a vehicle who operates his vehicle for a carrier who has leased him their USDOT number or Indiana ID number (intrastate DOT #) and operating authority.
Safety Audit
An examination of a motor carrier's operations to provide educational and technical assistance on safety and the operational requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ratings (FMCSRs) and applicable Hazardous Materials Ratings (HMRs). It also is used to gather critical safety data necessary to make an assessment of the carrier's safety performance and basic safety management controls. Safety audits do not result in safety ratings.
Semi-Tractor-Semi-Trailer Combination
Semi-truck-and-trailer combination with a fifth wheel hook-up. If the load and trailer length exceed 53', you will need a permit.
Skills Test
After a driver has acquired a CDL permit, he or she must pass a skills test in a vehicle representative of the class of license he or she will receive.
Special Machinery Plates
Used for implements of husbandry, well drilling equipment, ensilage cutters, paint spray outfits, livestock dipping equipment, seed cleaning and treating equipment, and other farm-related machinery.
Before you operate your vehicle, you should spot check these items: brakes, coupling devices, fuel and exhaust systems, frame, van and open-top trailers, lighting, securement of cargo, steering, suspension and tires, wheels, rims and hubs.
Staggered Month
An assigned month chosen by the carrier that dictates the start and expiration of its IRP plates. For example, say February is the staggered month chosen by the carrier. Therefore, the renewal validation period will be Feb. 1 through Jan. 31 (expiration date of plates). Payments for February renewals are due on or before Jan. 15; after Jan. 16 a 10 percent penalty on Indiana fees will be incurred.
Steering Mechanism
The steering control system in automobiles, including the steering wheel, gears, linkages, and other components used to control the direction of a vehicle's motion. The mechanism for changing the direction of movement of a motor vehicle.
Straight Trucks
A straight truck is any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more.
Super Sucker
A trademarked name for a vehicle that has an industrial vacuum loader mounted as equipment on it. The fuel source can be either separate from or combined with the fuel supply that propels the vehicle.
Tank Vehicles
A tank vehicle has a permanently mounted cargo tank rated at 119 gallons or more. The vehicle could also be towing a portable tank rated at 1,000 gallons or more.
Rates and fees that carriers charge for the transportation of passengers and household goods.
Tax Liabilities
Money owed to the State of Indiana that is collectible for any listed tax (income or excise).
Temporary Operating Authority
Temporary authority means limited-term motor carrier operating authority issued for periods up to 180 days by DOR to authorize transportation service for which there is an immediate and urgent need and that cannot be met by another motor carrier service. The term includes emergency temporary authority.
Transport Operator Plates
Used for the purpose of transporting vehicles from one place to another by the drive-away or tow-away method. These plates are also used for any business that prepares its own newly purchased vehicles and delivers them to the locations where the vehicles will be based, titled, and registered.
Transporter Plate
A special license plate issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for vehicles that are being delivered to their owners by a third party.
Trip Permit
A 72-hour permit that allows a carrier operating from another state to travel into Indiana without registering for IRP.
Two-Vehicle Combination
A truck (automobile) and trailer combination that can't exceed 60' bumper to bumper.
Unified Carrier Registration (UCR)
The Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) is a base-state system for registering interstate motor carriers with vehicles over 10,000 lbs., including private, for-hire, and exempt carriers; farmers operating in interstate commerce; and brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies. All these operators must pay annual registration fees.
United States Department of Transportation Number (USDOT Number)
A USDOT number federally identifies carriers traveling across the United States and beyond. This is the number that must be visible on your truck to be legal.
Vehicle Markings
Vehicle markings are used in the trucking industry in three different ways. A vehicle marking can be:
1. The legal name or a single trade name of the motor carrier operating the self-propelled CMV;
2. The identification number issued by FMCSA to the motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider, preceded by the letters USDOT; or
3. The identification number issued by the Indiana Department of Revenue, preceded by the letters USDOT and with the letters IN after the number (if you are an Indiana intrastate carrier).
For more information, visit the FMCSA website.
Vehicles with Restrictive Plates
Vehicles with restrictive plates have geographic area, distance, or commodity restrictions or are farm-registered vehicles.
Warning Devices
This standard establishes requirements for devices, without self-contained energy sources, that are designed to be carried in motor vehicles and used to warn approaching traffic of the presence of a stopped vehicle, except for devices designed to be permanently affixed to the vehicle. For more information, visit the FMCSA website.
Written Knowledge Tests
These must be taken before a CDL permit or new endorsement can be issued. They are also taken when a valid CDL from another state is transferred to Indiana.