The Partnership is a vertically integrated advanced traveler information services company offering low-cost, turnkey solutions to public transportation and transit agencies for the efficient distribution of timely and useful information to the traveling public. This is accomplished through TANN, our web based news network, and through the establishment of sophisticated commuter information systems that we offer and operate as an application service provider. We specialize in the coordination and marketing of region-wide programs using Internet based technology. Our services help millions of commuters travel more efficiently and safely while improving the overall performance the transportation system. The Partnership has operated as a public purpose non-profit 501(c)4 California corporation since 1994. A number of products and services are offered through The Partnership. These include the real-time traffic network, state-of-the-art transit trip planning and ride share matching systems, telecommuting and clean fuel vehicle incentive programs, and comprehensive marketing and research services.
Since 1994, the Southern California Economic Partnership (The Partnership) has been facilitating the creation of public/private business relationships and endeavors that serve to accelerate the deployment and market acceptance of Advanced Transportation Technologies throughout Southern California. It was in that year that our creators, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) determined that they needed an independent, non-profit corporation to help in their joint objectives of developing and fostering new technologies that make significant contributions to the achievement of traffic congestion and mobile source emission reduction goals.
Although there is much work still to be done, we are proud to say that our efforts to date, along with those of the organizations, projects and programs with which we are actively involved, are starting to have an impact: Through public/private collaboration, Southern California now has the most extensive infrastructure for electric and natural gas vehicles in the country. Smart Shuttle Transit systems are fine-tuning their operations and are running profitably in many parts of the region. Advanced Traveler Information is becoming increasingly available to everyday commuters and more and more employers are accepting the merits of telecommuting employees.
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"They caught A shark not THE shark" says Matt Hooper, the wealthy, hippyish oceanographer who along with their new Chief of Police Martin Brody is acting as the conscience many of the residents of holiday destination Amity Island just don't want.
Killing the wrong shark is a cliche now, along with underwater shots of legs kicking, a couple of false fin alarms, and a dodgy mayor in an even dodgier suit. But Jaws is, I am pleased to say, still terrifying. It is terrifying if you live in the UK like me when the worst you will encounter when venturing into our rather chilly seas are some jellyfish, a condom and an empty can of cider bobbing around, so I can only imagine what it's like if you regularly holiday on Martha's Vineyard, where Jaws was filmed (then again if you are lucky enough to regularly holiday on Martha's Vineyard I'm not sure I'm going to feel sorry for you over anything, even being eaten by a shark).
But Poor Chrissie! First into the water, in the dark, and then first shark victim. This is why being an early adopter isn't always a good idea. Her body washes up on the shore, covered in crabs and seaweed, but with the 4th of July celebrations coming up and a full weekend of festivities planned, Amity Island simply can't afford to lose the tourist dollars it'll bring. So Chrissie's death is put down to a boating accident despite the misgivings of Brody, who is from off the island and also happens to be afraid of the sea.
Unsurprisingly though when poor little Alex Kintner is killed on his inflatable, which then washes up on the beach, a torn, bloody mess, any sympathy from us for the mayor evaporates as he desperately tries to lose the bad news. "It's a small story I'm going to bury it as deep as I can" says the local newsman as the grief-stricken Mrs Kintner, the mother of the dead boy, starts placing adverts offering a bounty for the death of the shark.
Many of the locals see Chief Brody and the newly-arrived Matt from the mainland Oceanographic Institute as meddling incomers. Matt and his science just don't really fit in here: "indicates the non-frenzied feeding of a large squallus" he says of Chrissie's body when we all know she was eaten by a shark. When men from all over start responding to Mrs Kinter's advert and kill and bring to shore a Tiger Shark, no one wants to hear Matt explain that it's the wrong shark because, hey, jaw measurements.
The weather is beautiful and the beaches and surf are crowded when a black fin is spotted in the shallow waters. Panic ensues as everyone rushes for the shore but it's just kids crying wolf with a fake shark fin, an action which though unbelievably stupid has left me with a sneaking admiration for their sheer ingenuity.
After another death the mayor finally agrees to grizzled fisherman Quint's offer to seek out and kill the shark for $10,000, and Quint, Hooper and Brody start preparing.
There's constant friction between hoary old seadog Quint who is like sandpaper to the wealthy oceanographer Matt's smooth edges: "You got city hands, Mr Hooper" says Quint as they prepare to go out in Quint's boat The Orca to find and tackle the Great White once and for all.
It's strange the little things from a movie that stick with you, and also the things that you forget, even after several watches.
I remembered Brody's youngest son playing alone on the beach all those times, singing his muffin man song, as chaos reigned around him. I remembered poor Chrissie, the first victim, though not her drawn-out death scene.
For some reason I had forgotten all about those nighttime hours on The Orca after their first run in with the Great White. Of Quint telling the story of the USS Indianapolis to a silent boat, a few minutes after jokily swapping injury stories caused by sharks and moray eels and arm-wrestling matches and heart-breaking women.
I had also forgotten Quint talking about the high-pitched screams in the sea from his wartime crewmates as they were attacked and eaten by circling sharks over those many, many hours that they were in the water, and also how this was later replicated with his own high-pitched screams, his legs in the shark's mouth, his arms flailing madly for help on the sinking deck of the Orca.
I'd never realised how the huge dead-weight shark, once killed, nosedived to the bottom of the ocean, blood pouring from its wound like smoke billowing from a ship as it sinks to the sea floor.
And although initially we don't see much of the shark (music, a sense of menace and that fin is enough for a long time) I was surprised how gruesome some of the injuries and deaths are – severed limbs drifting in the water, heads already rotting. Contrastingly, the scenes on the calm sea during the night are incredibly beautiful, coloured with smoky greys and blues as the boat's lantern shines through the semi-darkness.
The acting is first rate, particularly the shocked responses from Matt, an expert on the oceans who understands shark attacks but also can barely stop himself retching – whether cutting open the wrong shark's stomach, or looking at Chrissie's torn body, or finding the fisherman's head under his boat. Lorraine Gary as Ellen Brody is sadly underused though.
It's also astonishing how much freedom the children have too, on the beach and near or actually in the sea (the Brodys' youngest child looks about three) – way more than I would allow, but then I've seen Jaws and the parents in this film haven't.


– the "kangaroo-court-like" trial of the presumed assassin of Mr. Kem Ley.
No need to converse or elaborate on those topics as the media has already and amply dwelt on them.
However, if all the above are aggregated, the common thread that comes out reveals that autocracy has reached a sterile plateau of ideas and political imagination that can no longer propel them to meet the challenge of the next two elections in a free and fair manner. They visualize that the electorate would no more give them the benefit of the moral trust and the political confidence. They turn their fear of losing into paranoia and lunacy, because the fear would not just only be about the loss of power but also about the loss of the ability to protect the unimaginable amount of wealth that has been immorally amassed during the last 20 years. So, in order to overcome the fear, the only solution for them is to create an atmosphere of fear and scare by using a combination of repressive military-police-judiciary measures against the public, the critics and the opposition.
A case in point is the threat against the opposition's electoral campaign slogan: "ដូរមេឃុំបម្រើបក្ស, ដាក់មេឃុំបម្រើរាស្ត្រ." They submit that the slogan is meant not only to dishonor the commune chiefs but also to incite hatred among the people. Have they looked into the mirror and see what they have been doing, if they can see?
What a ridiculous, absurd, misguided, and feeble-minded argument. Without a clear conscience, their collective brain must then be empty of reproductive cells for being unable to match wit with acumen. If the slogan turned out to be truthful, the bottom line is that they could sense that when the base crumbled, their entire political structure would henceforth fall apart.
Let wait and see whether they will follow suit with their clamor of threat of lawsuit. In the meantime, the internationalization of the opposition's slogan for non-Khmer speaking/reading/writing friends could help them appreciating the beauty of Khmer witticism, in political discourse!


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Charles Mitchell and Co
Charles Mitchell and Company were shipbuilders at Newcastle from 1853-1882
1820 Charles Mitchell was born in Aberdeen on 20th May 1820.
He served his apprenticeship with Simpson and Co before working for John H. S. Coutts in September 1842. He worked there until 1844 before moving to London and then travelling extensively.
1852 He returned to Newcastle and set up his own Low Walker yard next to the Coutts yard.
His first vessel Havilah was launched in February 1852 (a coaster for the Australian trade).
1854 Another notable ship was Hesperus which was ordered for German owners but on completion in 1854 was bought by the Admiralty and sent with a cargo of iron rails for the Crimean War railway.
1855 C. Mitchell and Co, iron ship builders, Low Walker yard [1]
1856 Three ships launched in a unique triple launch at the yard; an event never repeated again on the Tyne.
1856 Raylton Dixon left Coutts and Parkinson and completed his apprenticeship at Mitchells[2].
1858 Two 'kits' for screw steamers were supplied for erection on the Volga under the supervision of Charles S. Swan. Henry F. Swan joined the yard as an apprentice at this time too.
1864 Henry was sent to St Petersburg to build five small warships. Many orders from Russia were taken at the yard.
1865 See 1865 Tyne Shipbuilders for detail of the tonnage produced at Low Walker and St Petersburg
1867 The first British gunboat was built at the yard (Staunch of 1867) followed by 27 similar gunboats built as the 'Ant' class up to 1881.
1871 The first undersea telegraph cables were being laid. The Hooper Telegraph Company ordered a ship to lay 5000 miles of cable off the South American coast. Hooper 4935/73 was built in 100 days.
1871 Public company, the Wallsend Slipway Co, was formed by a group of Newcastle shipowners, and one shipbuilder, to repair the vessels of their respective fleets. Yard established by Charles Mitchell; named after two 300 foot slipways to be used for the sole purpose of repairing ships. The company was registered on 2 October[3].
1871 acquired a small site at St. Peter's, further up-river towards Newcastle. At this site, 2 of his associates began building ships under the style of Coulson, Cooke and Company[4]. OR
1873 Charles Mitchell purchased a site at Wallsend to deal with excess orders from his Low Walker Yard. John Coulson, yard manager from Low Walker, and Richard Cooke, were placed in charge.
1873 Coulson, Cooke and Co moved to a larger site, some 6.5 acres in area, at the river-front of Wallsend and bordering the shipyard of Schlesinger, Davies and Co[5]
1874 That firm ran into financial difficulties and it became necessary for Mitchell to take over the Wallsend yard. He entrusted it to the management of his brother-in-law, Charles Sheridan Swan, who continued the work of the firm through mixed fortune until his untimely, accidental death in 1879.
1877 A 1,000 ton floating dock was built for the Dutch Government and towed out to Java.
1878/80 George Burton Hunter, a young Wearside shipbuilder, had dissolved his partnership with a S. P. Austin and Son and entered into negotiations with Charles Mitchell and H. F. Swan. The outcome of this was a new partnership with Charles Swan's widow C. S. Swan and Hunter, with Hunter as managing director [6]
The backbone of the Low Walker yard was tramps for British owners, with 16 being produced for a number of different owners.
1882 450 ships were completed during the life of the yard. The company then merged with W. G. Armstrong and Co to form Armstrong, Mitchell and Co
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
↑ History, Topography & Directory of Northumberland, 1855
↑ Northern Echo, 12 October 1889
↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
↑ Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson [1]
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Daily Print & Digital Suggested Reads: Friday, February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017 February 22, 2017 Linda Reimer
Hi everyone, here are our suggested daily recommended titles in print or media and digital formats.
Our digital suggestion for today is the Great Courses downloadable audiobook:
The Great Debate: Advocates and Opponents of the American Constitution
by Thomas Pangle:
Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in and interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Its authority and stature are routinely invoked by voices from every point on the political spectrum, with frequent references to the Founding Fathers and their true "intent." What really was their true intent? As these 12 surprising lectures show, many of those Founding Fathers – including Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry – were highly critical of the new Constitution and staunchly opposed it when it was first put forth for ratification by the states as a replacement for the Articles of Confederation. The debate over the Constitution raged for the better part of two years, and beneath its rhetorical flourishes lay not only the longest and most profound civic argument in our nation's history, but also a civics lesson that deserves to endure for all time. It was an argument that would result not only in the ratification of the Constitution, but also in what that Constitution would become. Professor Pangle takes you into this debate. You'll see which Founders opposed the new Constitution, which Founders led the battle for it, and how both sides helped define the result. In an era when contemporary arguments on the national stage so often mirror the same conflicts debated by the Founders, our own reenactment of that original debate can enrich our ability to be active and participating citizens.
Here's a link to the checkout page in the Digital Catalog:
https://stls.overdrive.com/media/3071064
And our physical format suggestion for today is the print book:
Taste of Persia: A Cook's Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan by Naomi Duguid:
Named a Best Cookbook of the Year by The Boston Globe, Food & Wine, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, The San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal
"A reason to celebrate . . . a fascinating culinary excursion." —The New York Times
Though the countries in the Persian culinary region are home to diverse religions, cultures, languages, and politics, they are linked by beguiling food traditions and a love for the fresh and the tart. Color and spark come from ripe red pomegranates, golden saffron threads, and the fresh herbs served at every meal. Grilled kebabs, barbari breads, pilafs, and brightly colored condiments are everyday fare, as are rich soup-stews called ash and alluring sweets like rose water pudding and date-nut halvah.
Our ambassador to this tasty world is the incomparable Naomi Duguid, who for more than 20 years has been bringing us exceptional recipes and mesmerizing tales from regions seemingly beyond our reach. More than 125 recipes, framed with stories and photographs of people and places, introduce us to a culinary paradise where ancient legends and ruins rub shoulders with new beginnings—where a wealth of history and culinary traditions makes it a compelling place to read about for cooks and travelers and for anyone hankering to experience the food of a wider world.
You can request the title by clicking on the following link to StarCat:
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Freegal Music Service: This music service is free to library card holders and offers the option to download, and keep, three free songs per week and to stream three hours of commercial free music each day: http://stlsny.freegalmusic.com/
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All right, we've got some pretty significant announcement news to cover here at The Bits today...
But first, I've posted my thoughts on Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's new 4K Ultra HD remaster of Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. The disc streets today and it's pretty solid (though it's not quite up to the level of some of the other recent Kubrick 4K remasters simply because of the nature of the film itself). You can find that here.
And more Blu-ray and 4K reviews are forthcoming.
Now then... the big news this morning is that Paramount has officially announced the 4K Ultra HD release of Beverly Hills Cop on 12/1. A remastered Blu-ray came out earlier this year, and of course the film is already available digitally in 4K.
But that's not all: The studio is also releasing Coming to America on 4K Ultra HD in both regular and Steelbook packaging, along with a remastered Blu-ray, that same day. This is tied to their upcoming sequel film, Coming 2 America, which is still tentatively due to arrive in theaters in December. [Read on here...]
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All right, we're working on reviews here at The Bits today, so the news post is going to be a quick one.
First things first: Universal Studios Home Entertainment has just set The Office: The Complete Series for release on Blu-ray Disc on 11/10. The SRP on Amazon is current listed as $119, but we expect their usual discount to be added soon.
What's interesting about this is that the show has become a hit among Millennials especially during COVID isolation, with Netflix and other streaming services featuring it prominently. But it's not only Millennials—my wife and I had never watched it when it was on NBC and we binged it a few months ago on recommendation from fellow Gen-X friends who had just done the same.
Hats off to Universal for noticing this trend and taking advantage of it. I'm sure there are LOTS of fans who would love to have it in HD on disc. So now's your chance. [Read on here...]
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Cran Naturelle supports urinary tract health
New study shows how cranberry ingredient may benefit adult urinary tract health.
Fruit d'Or Nutraceuticals | Sep 23, 2013
An independent human clinical trial involving 20 individuals showed particularly significant anti-adhesion properties of Cran Naturelle, an organic cranberry ingredient from Fruit d'Or Nutraceuticals, the world's largest organic cranberry producer that invests in clinical research and technology development.
The study involved 10 men and 10 women who were selected for their inability to produce anti-adhesion compounds in their urine unless they consume foods that contain phenolic compounds; hence, these subjects are more at risk of contracting urinary tract infections through the adhesion of E. coli, already within their bodies, to the linings of the urinary tract. The volunteers were given a special diet that contained no polyphenols and thus exhibited no anti-adhesion compounds in the urine. They were then given 1,000 mg of Cran Naturelle (a dose of two pills of 500 mg each), and had their urine tested 24 hours post-consumption.
The results were that 70 percent (14 out of 20) showed clear anti-adhesion activity in their urine within 24 hours of taking the cranberry supplement.
"Cran Naturelle is characterized by the presence of insoluble proanthocyanidins," says François Cormier, PhD, director of research and development at Fruit d'Or Nutraceuticals. "So, before conducting this study, the question we had was what was the metabolic activity of these proanthocyanidins once they were ingested. Would some component be released from this matrix to provide some physiological activity. The result was 'yes indeed.' The product, once consumed, elicited production of anti-adhesion compounds in the urine, which helps protect against colonization of E. coli."
Stephen Lukawski, director of sales and marketing for Fruit d'Or Nutraceuticals, adds, "The conventional testing methods have all been designed for investigating soluble proanthocyanidins typically contained in cranberry juice powder. This research has reveals that insoluble proanthocyandin activity in the whole cranberry plays an important role in urological health."
Cormier adds that the next area of scientific investigation will likely focus on revealing the mechanism of action of cranberry insoluble proanthocyanidins and fiber in the intestinal environment, specifically interaction with and impact on gut flora, and to potentially discover prevention of E. coli adhesion or colonization within this biological ecosystem prior to E. coli migration to the urogenital tract. "We will explore whether or not insoluble proanthocyanidins contained within Cran Naturelle can inhibit invasion of uropathogenic E. coli in the intestines."
Negative study stirs up cranberry extract market


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