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Fall Vacation Space Camps Announced at the CMSEC. Open House at AF Hospital. Space and Science News. The Imaginarium.
News Flash!
If you missed attending the Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center this summer, they are bringing back two exciting camps over fall vacation Oct. 16 and 17.
The USS Odyssey at the CMSEC
Register Today at SpaceCenter@alpineschools.org /camps
Farpoint Cadets Interested in Joining the Medical
Hey Cadets!
This specifically concerns any of you that want to become a member of the Medical Group/want to enter the medical field. If any of you live in the American Fork area you have probably seen the massive amount of construction going on around American Fork Hospital. Well they have been building a new Emergency Room and Operating Room! (They're super cool and high-tech looking now). American Fork Hospital is hosting an open house for these departments on Tuesday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. This is a great chance for anyone to come see the inside of the ER or OR. There will be staff there to answer questions as well as some super cool games and a LifeFlight Helicopter to explore. This really is a cool chance to get to see this stuff so I hope to see you guys there!
Jacqueline Lystrup
Farpoint Voyagers Medical Department
Space and Science News
Damaged Soyuz carries crew to ISS
Soyuz rocket lifts off from Baikonur.
Reinforcements for Expedition 41 left Earth for a six month stay, blasting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday for a six-hour flight to the ISS. On board Soyuz TMA-14M were Soyuz commander Alexander Samokutyaev, cosmonaut Elena Serova, and NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore. They will join Expedition 41 Commander Max Suraev (Russia), NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst from Germany.
Crew of Soyuz TMA-14M. L-R: Wilson, Samokutyaev, Serova.
Wilson has flown in space before, on the space shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-129, delivering supplies to the ISS in 2009. Samokutyaev was previously a backup for Expedition 23/24, and served on the ISS on mission 27/28. Serova is the first Russian woman to crew on the ISS, and is on her first flight to the station.
One-Wing Soyuz approaching the ISS.
After achieving orbit, and making burns for rendezvous with the ISS, one of the solar panel wing arrays failed to deploy. The right side array was still able to provide enough electrical power for the craft, which docked at the Russian-made Polsk module at a little over 8 pm Mountain time. The slight jarring of the docking maneuver may have been what the jammed panel needed, since it seems it opened on its own a little after docking.
Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Arrives at ISS
View of Dragon on approach to the ISS, just before grappling with the robotic arm.
SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station and was caught by the robotic arm just a couple of hours ago at 4:52 a.m. Mountain time. This was the 4th Dragon mission to the ISS by SpaceX. The craft will be docked at the US Harmony module, where astronauts will unload its supplies and experiments and eventually load it with items needing return to NASA engineers on the ground. The Dragon is the only robotic cargo ship that safely returns to the Earth. The US Cygnus, European ATV, and Russian Progress vehicles all terminate their missions by burning up in the atmosphere. Dragon will spend 4 weeks docked to the station before ending its mission. On this trip, besides all the regular supplies of fuel, water, food, and small experiments, the Dragon also brought up an experimental 3D printer that astronauts will use to create certain parts for maintenance while in orbit.
By Mark Daymont
Farpoint Educator
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A Space Center Weekend Update. Imagineering the Vanguard. Jon's Self Banishment. Work Continues on Canyon Grove's Everest Simulator. Two New Farpoint Cadets. An Old Flight Director Returns.
Rachel Harken and Christine Grosland in the Phoenix. Rachel leaves for her mission soon so these two friends and former Space Center flight directors spent a few hours doing a Phoenix mission for old times sake
Hello Space EdVenture Fans and Fellow Troubadours!
If it's Saturday you know my fellow imagineers and I were hard at work early this morning imagineering the new Vanguard simulator soon to be built at Renaissance Academy. There is much to do and little time to do it. It's all hands on deck. It's time to put the shoulder to the wheel. It's time to put the pedal to the metal. It's time to fire up all four burners. It's time to admit you have the point and move on.
I took a few photos to share with you from the last two meetings.
Over one hour was spent developing the first few basic computer controls for the simulator's helm station. What you see above are the screens required to move the ship from dead stop to the moment before the wormhole JUMP. We envision every hand movement on the screen. If necessary we act out the process step by painstaking step until the dish is served to perfection. Alex was ready to jump off the table to simulate the ship's JUMP into wormhole space. After an abbreviated discussion, the team voted against the demonstration citing the possibility of a broken ankle, or far worse, a broken neck. Without discounting the entertainment value of such an outcome, we felt it best to err on the side of caution for the sake of our time restraints and Alex's indispensable programming skills.
Alex and Brent Anderson had a few disagreements on the physics of wormhole travel. I'm happy to report the siblings are talking to each other and all is well as of this writing. I believe Emily's arm is visible on the right. She listened to the argument, interceded, and corrected them both. Emily is good at two things, calming the waters when needed and summoning a tempest to drive a point home. Also present were Mark Daymont, Dave Daymont, and Brandon Engles.
You may admired the the morning's work but be warned, intentional leaking of this highly classified material will result in your public banishment from the International Brotherhood of Troubadours and two nights in the stockades (not to mention a week shoveling dilithium carbonite into the Vanguard's JUMP engine once the ship is launched and ready for its maiden voyage).
In the interest of intercosmos security, the drawing on the far left must be forgotten once you do what I've been unable to do since the picture was taken two weeks ago - figure it out! I'm thinking it is a drawing of my proposed Vanguard alien engineer - a four legged octopus with limbs ablaze after saving the ship from a engine core fire.
CMSEC Assistant Director,
Self Banished to the Hallway
Jon Parker, CMSEC Assistant Director, self banished himself to the school's hallway two weeks ago citing loneliness as the primary reason for the shocking move. "The Space Center's office is a lonely place," he explained. When you were the boss the office was right in the middle of the action. Now it's down the hall next to the faculty bathrooms. Nobody comes down there except to ask a question or put down their hours." I nodded and summoned a sympathetic look. He paused to appreciated the fact that I looked like I understood before continuing. "Right here [referring to his new hallway office directly over Uranus] I get to see people and feel like I'm one of the gang. It's important for administrators like me to keep our fingers on the pulse of the little people."
Be sure to say hello to Jon next time you visit the CMSEC. You'll find him at his hallway post ready and willing to swap stories and share an uplifting anecdote.
Update on the UCS Everest at Canyon Grove Academy
It was all go at Canyon Grove Academy last Saturday. Skyler Carr and his team of DSim imagineers were hard at work putting the final touches on the newest ship in the every growing fleet of Space EdVentures simulators.
Skyler was outside taking a breather after assembling a few more desks. That distance between his head and the blade was a concern, but I didn't want to disturb his sleep. You can sleep anywhere when you work the hours Skyler works.
The Everest Control Room is also taking shape.
And a new computer monitor at the entrance next to my office (the V shaped room to the right of the monitor).
Two New Farpoint Voyager Cadets Join the Ranks
The Farpoint Voyagers Cadet Club welcomed two new cadets last Saturday. Both boys recently finished their mission observations and are qualified to volunteer at the CMSEC. Please join me in welcoming Ben and Dalton to our club. Both are eager to be involved and contribute to the overall success of both space centers.
This is Ben
This is Dalton
Jordan Foutin Returns to the CMSEC Space Center.
Former Phoenix flight director Jordan Foutin returned to the CMSEC last week to take a flight directing and teaching position. Jordan will be flight directing the Phoenix and teaching the field trip class with Mrs. Houston. Of course the Phoenix is only the start. Jordan hopes to fly all the CMSEC simulators as soon as possible.
Congratulations Jordan on your return. We wish you a happy training and an awesome school year at the CMSEC.
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Wah Nu was born in 1977 in Yangon, Myanmar, and Tun Win Aung was born in 1975 in Ywalut, Myanmar. Both artists graduated from the University of Culture, Yangon, in 1998, Wah Nu with a BA in music, Tun Win Aung with a BA in sculpture. After completing her studies, Wah Nu turned to painting and video, while Tun Win Aung extended his practice to performance, multimedia work, and painting. He has also created several site-specific outdoor installations, often involving Myanmar's landscape. In addition to working individually, this husband and wife also collaborate with one another, addressing elements of historical and contemporary culture, established custom and innovative practice. They approach the natural and built environments of their native country with an ecological sensitivity motivated by animistic Buddhist beliefs. A sensuous exploration of color and light, pursued across different mediums, lends much of their work a dreamlike atmosphere.
Wah Nu and Tun Win Aung's series of large color photographs Blurring the Boundaries (2007–09) portrays models of proposed exhibitions. Built in the artists' studio using props, maquettes, and miniature artworks, these constructions playfully confuse original and copy, reality and fiction, event and document, representing a spirited response to a local scarcity of resources and popular suspicion of contemporary art. Exploiting the illusionist stagecraft of the scale modeler, the images are at once fully realized and propositional. In 2009, Wah Nu and Tun Win Aung initiated the project 1000 Pieces (of White), gathering and producing objects and images to assemble a portrait of their shared life as partners and collaborators. Interweaving public and private, personal anecdote and pop cultural appropriation, this unique archive attests to the poetry of the everyday. In addition to found and original materials, the artists have occasionally incorporated drawings and sketches by artist friends, and even by their own daughter, into the ongoing work. They selectively whitewash the surfaces to visually link the series' disparate elements. The gesture isolates or obscures certain details, evoking the passage of time and the fading of memory. Some components address history and politics; others appear more whimsical and intimate. Ultimately, 1000 Pieces (of White) captures the intersection of shared and individual histories, the transformation of public information into private knowledge.
In 2011, Wah Nu and Tun Win Aung's collaborative work was shown in solo presentations at Art-U room, Tokyo, and at Meulensteen Project Space, New York. Individually, Wah Nu has had solo exhibitions at Lokanat Galleries, Yangon, Myanmar (2004), and Art-U room (2005 and 2008). She participated in notable group exhibitions including the 3rd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennial, Japan (2005); Another Seven Artists, Ŧ Alternative Space and Axis Alternative Space, Yangon (2007 and 2008); and Inner Voices, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan (2011). Tun Win Aung has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Heaven Art Gallery, Yangon (1998), and Lokanat Galleries (1999 and 2001). He participated in such group exhibitions as the 2nd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennial (2002) and In Search of Light: Modern and Contemporary Art from Myanmar, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (2006). Along with Wah Nu, he participated in the 1st and 2nd Thuyedan Event, presenting performance and public art projects in artist-organizer Aung Ko's hometown of Pyay, Myanmar. Their collaborative work has been featured in the 11th Asian Art Biennial, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2004); 6th Asia Pacific Triennial, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia (2009–10);Videozone V, Centre for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv (2010); plAy: Art from Myanmar Today, Osage Gallery, Singapore (2010); Video, an Art, a History, 1965–2010, Singapore Art Museum (2011); Meta-question: Back to the Museum Per Se, 4th Guangzhou Triennial, China (2011); and No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York and the Asia Society Hong Kong Center. Wah Nu and Tun Win Aung live and work in Yangon.


Chart Industries said that Chart Feox, its wholly owned subsidiary in the Czech Republic, has been awarded a contract with Shell to provide 3x liquified natural gas (LNG) fueling stations for heavy-duty trucks in the Netherlands.
This contract represents a significant step toward achieving carbon and air quality benefits, as LNG can be a cost competitive option to diesel, reducing fuel costs and also offer compelling environmental benefits – such as reducing GHG emissions by up to 20% , while reducing local emissions such as NOX, SOX and particulate matter emissions.
Shell tendered these stations in 2012 and selected Chart Ferox to design, supply, install and commission the equipment for the stations. Chart Ferox exclusively contracts the installation works with local company Hamer. The fuel stations will be open to the public, first site in Rotterdam during late summer 2014. They will be fully automatic, low working pressure and sized to fill 100 to 150 trucks per day having 2x LNG dispensers.
Posted on March 31, 2014 with tags Build, Chart Feox, Fueling, LNG, News, Shell, Stations, Three.


Garry Harris has been living the last 30 years of his life like each day could be his last. The drive from Springfield to Jonesboro is long, but Garry enjoys coming to see his parents. After all, he says they not only gave him life, their prayers saved him. "When you hit a backhoe at 100 miles an hour, and course I never wore a seat belt so by all accounts I should have been dead."
As a high school senior in 1971, Garry was looking forward to graduation, and looking for a good time on senior skip day. "Me and some buddies loaded the trunk of my car up with beer and whiskey and headed to the lake to boat and ski and just get drunk."
Garry's father had just returned from Vietnam and was stationed in Oklahoma. Garry was staying with friends in Fayetteville, Arkansas finishing out his senior year. Around four o'clock that afternoon his mother was hit with an overwhelming burden to pray. Vivian Harris received a phone call from a friend near Northwest Arkansas. That's when she heard the news. "They came on the radio and said there's been a terrible wreck. This young man, they're cutting him from the car and it appears that he's dead."
The news helped Vivian understand what she was praying for, but she still had know idea it was her son, hundreds of miles away. Garry says, "The backhoe was kind of in the shoulder of the road and half way out into the highway and I hit it and total it and my car. It peeled the top back like a can opener would, and left part of my two front teeth embedded in the steering wheel."
Then Vivian and her husband got a phone call. The young man in the car was her son. They drove all night to get to him. "We were so tiered we hardly could stand it and we didn't know how he was and we were just very upset. I felt like everything was all right because I had prayed.
Her husband remembers those prayers. "As a pastor I have prayed for many people on different occasions and for different circumstances, but there's a difference when its a member of your family."
Garry never new what happened. "I woke up in the hospital and didn't know I'd even been in a wreck. I never knew anything. I was totally out of it. I know it was my mothers prayers." Since then Garry has been a changed man, and he and his family give credit to the power of prayer.


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Cserép József (Kiskunfélegyháza, 1858. december 23. – Tiszalök, 1948. szeptember 23.) bölcselettudor, középiskolai és egyetemi tanár, Cserép Sándor öccse.

Életútja

Az algimnáziumot szülőhelyén, a felsőbb osztályokat Szegeden, az egyetemi tanulmányokat 1878-tól Budapesten végezte, ahol 1882-ben a klasszika-filológiából tanári oklevelet nyert, majd a sátoraljaújhelyi gimnáziumhoz helyettes, majd rendes tanárrá nevezték ki. 1884-ben bölcselettudor lett. 1889-ben tanári oklevelét a magyar nyelv és irodalommal egészítette ki a kolozsvári egyetemen. 1893-tól Aradon, majd 1897-től Budapesten működött mint főgimnáziumi tanár. 1893-ban a kolozsvári, 1898-ban a budapesti tudományegyetemen a római irodalomtörténet, a római régiségek magántanára lett. 1912-ben egyetemi nyilvános rendkívül tanár 1920-ban történt nyugdíjba vonulásáig.

Értekezései: Vergil alvilága (Sátoraljaújhelyi gymn. Értesítője 1887.), Cicero egy vitás helyéhez (Uo. 1891.), Zrinyiászunk Tasso és Vergil Világításában (Figyelő XXVI. XXVII. 1889.), Egy momentum C. Sallustius Crispus életéből (Erdélyi Múzeum-Egylet Kiadványai 1891.)

Munkái

 Értekezés Sallustius történetirásáról. (Sátoraljaújhely, 1883. Tudori értekezés.)
 Római régiségek. A gymnasiumi ó-klasszikus irók olvasásához segédkönyvűl, rajzokkal. (Budapest, 1888. Ism. Eget. Philol. Közlöny. 2. kiadás. Budapest, 1891.)
 Római irodalomtörténet (Budapest, 1896)
 Határidőszámítás a rómaiaknál (Budapest, 1903)
 Latin stilisztika (Pozsony, 1903)
 Római régiségek (Budapest, 1905)
 C. Julius Caesar commentariusainak folytatásai és Asinius Pollio (Budapest, 1906)
 Homéros Ithakája (Budapest, 1908)
 A magyarok eredete (Budapest, 1925)
 A magyarok őshazája és őstörténete (Budapest, 1933)
 Vílághírű Nagy Sándor a matyó-magyarság királya volt (Debrecen, 1937)

Források

További információk

 Encyclopaedia Hungarica. Főszerk. Bagossy László. [Calgary], Hungarian Ethnic Lexikon Foundation, 1992-1998.
 Gulyás Pál: Magyar írók élete és munkái. Bp., Magyar Könyvtárosok és Levéltárosok Egyesülete, 1939-2002. 7. kötettől sajtó alá rend. Viczián János.
 Gutenberg nagy lexikon. Minden ismeretek tára. Bp., Nagy Lexikon Kiadóhivatal, 1931-1932.
 Ki-kicsoda? Kortársak lexikona. [Bp.], Béta Irodalmi Rt., [1937].
 Das geistige Ungarn. Biographisches Lexikon. Hrsg. Oscar von Krücken, Imre Parlagi. Wien-Leipzig, W. Braumüller, 1918.
 Pallas: A Pallas nagy lexikona, az összes ismeretek enciklopédiája. 1-16 k. (17-18. pótk. Szerk. Bokor József). Bp., Pallas-Révai, 1893-1904.
 Révai Új Lexikona. Főszerk. Kollega Tarsoly István.

Magyar pedagógusok
Kiskunfélegyháziak
1858-ban született személyek
1948-ban elhunyt személyek

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Several development activities in the Jaffna District will be vested with the public under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe today. The new building of Walikamam, Kopai east divisional secretariat will be opened this morning. The progress review meeting of housing, resettlement and development activities will take place at the Jaffna District Secretariat under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe. The Prime Minister will also open the accident service of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital in the afternoon. He will make an observation tour of Palali airport and Kankasanturai Harbour and thereafter would lay the foundation stone for the resettlement housing project at Mailiddi Village. Several other development activities will commence tomorrow under the patronage of the Prime Minister. Laying the foundation stone for the accident service of Kilinochchi hospital and laying the foundation stone for Palamunai resettlement village are among them. The Prime Minister will attend progress review meetings at Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu today and day after.


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Et utvalg artikler til videre lesning.
Domitrovich, C. E., Durlak, J. A., Staley, K. C., & Weissberg, R. P. (2017). Social‐emotional competence: An essential factor for promoting positive adjustment and reducing risk in school children. Child development, 88(2), 408-416.
Taylor, R. D., Oberle, E., Durlak, J. A., & Weissberg, R. P. (2017). Promoting Positive Youth Development Through School‐Based Social and Emotional Learning Interventions: A Meta‐Analysis of Follow‐Up Effects. Child development, 88(4), 1156-1171.
Paunesku, D., Walton, G.M., Romero, C.L., Smith, E.N., Yeager, D.S., & Dweck, C.S. (2015). Mindset interventions are a scalable treatment for academic underachievement. Psychological Science, 26, 784 –793.
Yeager, D.S., & Dweck, C.S. (2012). Mindsets that promote resilience: When students believe that personal characteristics can be developed. Educational Psychologist, 47, 302-314.


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SP2's three Presidential PhD Fellows poised to improve human services through research
With research interests spanning health care, citizenship, and economics, the three PhD in Social Welfare students named to the University of Pennsylvania's 2022 cohort of Presidential PhD Fellows are embarking on their doctoral studies ready to advance a shared aim of improving human services.
As recipients of the three-year fellowships, Rebecca Pepe, Mira Philips, and Christopher Wodicka represent one-third of the incoming PhD class at Penn's School of Social Policy and Practice (SP2).
"Our PhD students come in with very unique backgrounds and research interests drawn from their work on the front lines of social policy and practice," says Professor Irene Wong, interim director of SP2's PhD in Social Welfare program. "It's very indicative of the strength of our students that Penn has named such a significant portion of our incoming class Presidential PhD Fellows."
Left to right: SP2 doctoral students Rebecca Pepe, Mira Philips, and Christopher Wodicka are among Penn's 2022 Presidential PhD Fellows.
The aim of improving health care access for those without secure housing brought Rebecca Pepe to SP2 to work with Professor Dennis Culhane, Dana and Andrew Stone Chair in Social Policy, whose research focuses on homelessness and assisted housing policy. During Pepe's years working in medical research and project management, including five years at the Perelman School of Medicine, she observed the critical role of housing in health.
"In my understanding, housing was always the most basic element that was required to access any care," she says. "It just felt so foundational to doing anything related to health, and the unfortunate truth that those who don't have secure housing have such an intense constellation of mental and physical health concerns."
This semester, Pepe is learning more about how municipal data can be used to improve human services through her work as an intern with the City of Philadelphia's Office of Integrated Data for Evidence & Action. The office is part of the national integrated data network of Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy, co-directed by Dr. Culhane to help state and local governments responsibly use data to improve lives.
Reflecting on her research topic, Pepe says, "If any part of the pathway to a person receiving care can be made a little bit clearer, or a little bit easier, I think that would be a huge success."
A desire to advance policies that better support immigrant women in her home country of Canada brought Mira Philips to SP2 following work and studies that included time in Sri Lanka researching post-war development. In the PhD program, Philips plans to research how minoritized women in Canada navigate the informal labor sector and jobs that are often undervalued.
"In particular, I would like to look at migrants who work as care workers, because care work is very undervalued, despite the fact that it's necessary to keep society moving," says Philips. "Without caregivers, so much of our economy would be very slow, and child development would be very difficult."
This semester, Philips is working with SP2 Associate Professor Amy Castro as a research assistant at the Center for Guaranteed Income Research, which conducts scholarship on cash, economic mobility, and poverty. "It's really exciting to explore how guaranteed income impacts people socially and economically, because that definitely ties into the research that I will be doing," says Philips.
Overall, Philips hopes to contribute to empathy towards immigrants. "I hope that we start to conceive of citizenship not just as obligations to the state, but also as obligations to each other. We need to prioritize supporting individuals who are trying to make a better life for themselves, and move away from policies that punish people, especially for where they're from and the work that they choose to do," she says.
Significant U.S. tax policy changes in response to the pandemic inspired Chris Wodicka to undertake research to document their impact, particularly on families and children in Virginia, where he worked in policy analysis for The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis, an organization led by Ashley Kenneth, SPP'08, a graduate of SP2's Master of Science in Social Policy program.
"There were some really big, notable improvements to both the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit, and I think there are some opportunities to learn what such changes could mean if they were revisited at some point," says Wodicka, who also worked in state policy in Wisconsin.
He decided to pursue a PhD in order to dig deep into the effects of the policy changes. "I gravitated toward being able to really sit with research, and to learn more rigorous methodology and sophisticated methods to account for different factors that might be at play in order to try to isolate some of the impacts," Wodicka says.
He looks forward to working with SP2 Associate Professor Ioana Marinescu, whose research on policies supporting economic security, such as unemployment insurance and the Alaska permanent dividend, drew him to the School. Another aspect of SP2 that appeals to him is the opportunity to learn from his classmates.
"I feel like there's a really good mix of research interests and approaches, and that adds to the kinds of conversations that we have in class and outside of class. Having that broader perspective is something that attracted me to the School," Wodicka says.
Under The President's PhD Initiative, the Presidential PhD Fellows are chosen from the University's incoming class of PhD students on the basis of several factors: demonstrated leadership potential, exceptional academic promise, an exceptionally innovative and/or impactful research agenda, and the capacity to contribute to increasing diversity in one's field as an historically under-represented person in higher education and/or through scholarship that contributes to better understanding issues of diversity/inclusion/inequity or interdisciplinary areas. Each Presidential Ph.D. Fellowship includes a 12-month stipend, tuition, fees, Penn Student Insurance coverage, and research funds.
About SP2
For more than 110 years, the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) has been a powerful force for good in the world, working towards social justice and social change through research and practice. SP2 contributes to the advancement of more effective, efficient, and humane human services through education, research, and civic engagement. The School offers five top-ranked, highly respected degree programs along with a range of certificate programs and dual degrees. SP2's transdisciplinary research centers and initiatives — many collaborations with Penn's other professional schools — yield innovative ideas and better ways to shape policy and service delivery. The passionate pursuit of social innovation, impact, and justice is at the heart of the School's knowledge-building activities.
Irene Wong, PhD
ylwong@sp2.upenn.edu

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      end
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  end
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Luc Arbogast is an Alsacian artist who gets his inspiration from the medieval universe that has fascinated him since his childhood.
He was the big musical surprise of the year 2013 with his album « Odyseuss » sold at 100,000 copies in only a couple of weeks.
He is fascinated by the Middle Ages and has been performing as a street musician since 1996. After five self-produced albums, Luc participated in the 2nd edition of The Voice which made him known throughout France. After the success of « Odyseuss », he just released « Oreflam », reaching gold already.
Far removed from the artists we usually film, we thought his artistic universe constituted an interesting challenge. We needed to offer him an appropriate decor: original and atypical.
We quickly abandoned the idea of filming him in front of Brussels cathedrals and churches as he must have done in the past and decided to look up… It's on top of the Cathédrale Saints Michel et Gudule that we decided to install him!
We climbed the 290 stairs of one of the towers and finally arrived under the bells of the cathedral.
Discover this atypical artist in a setting from a different age with the title «Veillée Des Oiseleurs».


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S/2009 (1999 RY214) 1, também escrito como S/2009 (1999 RY214) 1, é o objeto secundário do corpo celeste denominado de . Ele é um objeto transnetuniano que tem cerca de 76 km de diâmetro.

Satélites naturais
Satélites transnetunianos


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Planet was an early steam locomotive built in 1830 by Robert Stephenson and Company for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

History
The ninth locomotive built for the L&MR, it was Stephenson's next major design change after the Rocket. It was the first locomotive to employ inside cylinders, and subsequently the 2-2-0 type became known as Planets. On 23 November 1830 No.9 Planet ran the approximately  from Liverpool to Manchester in one hour.

It only lasted in service about ten years; having been rebuilt in 1833, it was withdrawn circa 1840–1841.

Planet-type locomotives

Six further of the type were ordered by the L&MR from Robert Stephenson & Co. Three more were supplied by Murray & Wood in Leeds, to whom Robert Stephenson & Co. had sent the drawings for their manufacture.

The Planet (from 1830) and the Patentee (from 1834, also designed by Stephenson) were the first locomotive types to be built in large numbers.

Improvements
The Planet locomotives appear closer to subsequent types, and conversely look quite different from Rocket although only a year separated these two designs (Stephenson's Northumbrian representing an intermediate evolutionary step).

Other improvements include:

 a steam dome to prevent water reaching the cylinders.
 buffers and couplings in a position setting a new standard.

Replica
A working replica was built in 1992 by the Friends of the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester, and is operated by volunteers to provide rides for visitors. When not in steam the locomotive is on display in the museum's Power Hall. Planet has visited several other Heritage railways including Shildon Locomotion Museum.

The replica was used as an on-screen stand-in for itself in an episode of the ITV/PBS television series Victoria.

Later engines named Planet
Planet having been retired before the London and North Western Railway acquired the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the name was absent from the LNWR list until 1866 when Samson class 2-4-0 no. 935 was named Planet. The name (and number) were passed to that locomotive's replacement in 1893, a Waterloo class 2-4-0. That locomotive lasted until 1909, but then remained unused for four years until a George the Fifth class 4-4-0 no. 2197 received the name. This locomotive was withdrawn in 1935.

LMS Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 locomotive 6131 was originally named Planet when built in 1928, but in 1936 was renamed The Royal Warwickshire Regiment.  In 1948, the name was applied to LMS Rebuilt Patriot Class No. 45545. British Railways Class 86 86218 carried the name Planet from 1979 to 1993.

See also
 List of Liverpool and Manchester Railway locomotives

References

Further reading

External links

 "Planet Type 2-2-0" on VictorianWeb

Liverpool and Manchester Railway locomotives
2-2-0 locomotives
Steam locomotive types
Early steam locomotives
Individual locomotives of Great Britain
Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
Scrapped locomotives


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By Isabelle Kirkwood Canadian Startup News February 5, 2020
Faire opens new office in Kitchener as part of 'commitment to Canada'
Faire, a wholesale marketplace startup based in the Kitchener-Waterloo region and San Francisco, is set to unveil its new Canadian headquarters in Kitchener.
Although the company has had a presence around Kitchener-Waterloo since its founding, the new office space marks it first official headquarters in Canada. Co-founder and CTO Marcelo Cortes told BetaKit this newest office has been in the works for about a year. Faire's Canadian team has already moved into the space, and is now revealing it for the first time publicly due to an additional floor that was under renovation.
"Everybody's really convinced it's a superpower to have the presence [that we have] in Canada."
The nearly 14,000 square-foot space, which was once a Budds department store, will house the 75 Faire employees already based in Kitchener, although Cortes is looking to double the Kitchener headcount in the next year.
"[It is an] exciting time to share our space with the community here," Cortes said, adding that members Faire's United States (US) leadership team are in Kitchener for the launch.
"This for me is very exciting because they have seen the difference that having this office here has made for Faire, how beneficial it is to have this space here," he said. "It's great for me to be able to bring them here and show them in person and get them to see the community and everything that's happening in the region."
The majority of the office will be comprised of Faire's engineering team, however, customer success and design employees will also be housed at the Canadian headquarters. Cortes said he wants to bring more functions here, particularly after Faire made its services available in Canada for the first time last year.
RELATED: Vidyard, Faire, Sheertex share scaling war stories at #CollisionConf
Faire's expansion allowed Canadian retailers to access makers on the Faire platform for the first time. The company noted there are now over 9,000 makers from 60 countries and more than 70,000 retailers in the US and Canada on the Faire platform. Cortes said as the Canadian side of the business starts to grow, it's likely that the company will need different functions in the new office, like sales and operations.
"Canada has been growing faster than the United States did in the early days when we launched," Cortes said. "A lot of people attribute it to us already having makers in Canada that are bringing their stores onto the platform. But so far, the growth in Canada is really, really promising."
Products of Faire makers on display inside Faire's new Canadian headquarters, Kitchener-Waterloo. Source Faire.
Faire was launched in January 2017 as Indigo Fair, when Cortes, CEO Max Rhodes, CIO Daniele Perito, and COO Jeff Kolovson met while working at mobile-payments company Square. Faire's platform allows independent retailers to find new products from niche creators.
In 2017, the company relocated to Mountain View, Calif. to participate in Y Combinator (YC). A few days after YC's Demo Day, Cortes returned to Kitchener-Waterloo and took up a single desk in Velocity. Rhodes, Perito, and Kolovson are still based in the US. Faire has three global offices, San Francisco, Kitchener, and Salt Lake City, with 200 total employees.
Faire raised a $199 million CAD ($150 million USD) Series D round in October, choosing not ot publicly announce in Canada. Following the Series D, Communitech reported that Faire had become one of the Kitchener-Waterloo Region's newest unicorns. Over the last three years, the company has raised $353 million CAD.
RELATED: Faire quietly rolls out service to Canadian retailers
"I have been in the community here for many years, I came here initially thinking that I would be here just for university," noted Cortes. "But I loved the area and all the companies here."
Cortes added that in the early days, some of Faire's investors were skeptical about the company's bi-national approach, but he argued the Kitchener-Waterloo community has made a significant difference to the company's growth.
"At this point, everybody's really convinced it's a superpower to have the presence [that we have] in Canada," he said.
For 2020, Cortes said Faire will be focused on improving the online experience for international makers and retailers, and has been launching customer relationship management (CRM) and promotion tools for makers on its platform.
Image courtesy Communitech. Photo by Sara Jalali.
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#include <errno.h>
#include <jansson.h>

#include <google/protobuf/message.h>
#include <google/protobuf/descriptor.h>

#include <json2pb.h>

#include <stdexcept>

namespace {
#include "bin2ascii.h"
}

using google::protobuf::Message;
using google::protobuf::MessageFactory;
using google::protobuf::Descriptor;
using google::protobuf::FieldDescriptor;
using google::protobuf::EnumDescriptor;
using google::protobuf::EnumValueDescriptor;
using google::protobuf::Reflection;

struct json_autoptr {
	json_t * ptr;
	json_autoptr(json_t *json) : ptr(json) {}
	~json_autoptr() { if (ptr) json_decref(ptr); }
	json_t * release() { json_t *tmp = ptr; ptr = 0; return tmp; }
};

class j2pb_error : public std::exception {
	std::string _error;
public:
	j2pb_error(const std::string &e) : _error(e) {}
	j2pb_error(const FieldDescriptor *field, const std::string &e) : _error(field->name() + ": " + e) {}
	virtual ~j2pb_error() throw() {};

	virtual const char *what() const throw () { return _error.c_str(); };
};

static json_t * _pb2json(const Message& msg);
static json_t * _field2json(const Message& msg, const FieldDescriptor *field, size_t index)
{
	const Reflection *ref = msg.GetReflection();
	const bool repeated = field->is_repeated();
	json_t *jf = 0;
	switch (field->cpp_type())
	{
#define _CONVERT(type, ctype, fmt, sfunc, afunc)		\
		case FieldDescriptor::type: {			\
			const ctype value = (repeated)?		\
				ref->afunc(msg, field, index):	\
				ref->sfunc(msg, field);		\
			jf = fmt(value);			\
			break;					\
		}

		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_DOUBLE, double, json_real, GetDouble, GetRepeatedDouble);
		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_FLOAT, double, json_real, GetFloat, GetRepeatedFloat);
		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_INT64, json_int_t, json_integer, GetInt64, GetRepeatedInt64);
		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_UINT64, json_int_t, json_integer, GetUInt64, GetRepeatedUInt64);
		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_INT32, json_int_t, json_integer, GetInt32, GetRepeatedInt32);
		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_UINT32, json_int_t, json_integer, GetUInt32, GetRepeatedUInt32);
		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_BOOL, bool, json_boolean, GetBool, GetRepeatedBool);
#undef _CONVERT
		case FieldDescriptor::CPPTYPE_STRING: {
			std::string scratch;
			const std::string &value = (repeated)?
				ref->GetRepeatedStringReference(msg, field, index, &scratch):
				ref->GetStringReference(msg, field, &scratch);
			if (field->type() == FieldDescriptor::TYPE_BYTES)
				jf = json_string(b64_encode(value).c_str());
			else
				jf = json_string(value.c_str());
			break;
		}
		case FieldDescriptor::CPPTYPE_MESSAGE: {
			const Message& mf = (repeated)?
				ref->GetRepeatedMessage(msg, field, index):
				ref->GetMessage(msg, field);
			jf = _pb2json(mf);
			break;
		}
		case FieldDescriptor::CPPTYPE_ENUM: {
			const EnumValueDescriptor* ef = (repeated)?
				ref->GetRepeatedEnum(msg, field, index):
				ref->GetEnum(msg, field);

			jf = json_integer(ef->number());
			break;
		}
		default:
			break;
	}
	if (!jf) throw j2pb_error(field, "Fail to convert to json");
	return jf;
}

static json_t * _pb2json(const Message& msg)
{
	const Descriptor *d = msg.GetDescriptor();
	const Reflection *ref = msg.GetReflection();
	if (!d || !ref) return 0;

	json_t *root = json_object();
	json_autoptr _auto(root);

	std::vector<const FieldDescriptor *> fields;
	ref->ListFields(msg, &fields);

	for (size_t i = 0; i != fields.size(); i++)
	{
		const FieldDescriptor *field = fields[i];

		json_t *jf = 0;
		if(field->is_repeated()) {
			size_t count = ref->FieldSize(msg, field);
			if (!count) continue;

			json_autoptr array(json_array());
			for (size_t j = 0; j < count; j++)
				json_array_append_new(array.ptr, _field2json(msg, field, j));
			jf = array.release();
		} else if (ref->HasField(msg, field))
			jf = _field2json(msg, field, 0);
		else
			continue;

		const std::string &name = (field->is_extension())?field->full_name():field->name();
		json_object_set_new(root, name.c_str(), jf);
	}
	return _auto.release();
}

static void _json2pb(Message& msg, json_t *root);
static void _json2field(Message &msg, const FieldDescriptor *field, json_t *jf)
{
	const Reflection *ref = msg.GetReflection();
	const bool repeated = field->is_repeated();
	json_error_t error;

	switch (field->cpp_type())
	{
#define _SET_OR_ADD(sfunc, afunc, value)			\
		do {						\
			if (repeated)				\
				ref->afunc(&msg, field, value);	\
			else					\
				ref->sfunc(&msg, field, value);	\
		} while (0)

#define _CONVERT(type, ctype, fmt, sfunc, afunc) 		\
		case FieldDescriptor::type: {			\
			ctype value;				\
			int r = json_unpack_ex(jf, &error, JSON_STRICT, fmt, &value); \
			if (r) throw j2pb_error(field, std::string("Failed to unpack: ") + error.text); \
			_SET_OR_ADD(sfunc, afunc, value);	\
			break;					\
		}

		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_DOUBLE, double, "F", SetDouble, AddDouble);
		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_FLOAT, double, "F", SetFloat, AddFloat);
		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_INT64, json_int_t, "I", SetInt64, AddInt64);
		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_UINT64, json_int_t, "I", SetUInt64, AddUInt64);
		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_INT32, json_int_t, "I", SetInt32, AddInt32);
		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_UINT32, json_int_t, "I", SetUInt32, AddUInt32);
		_CONVERT(CPPTYPE_BOOL, int, "b", SetBool, AddBool);

		case FieldDescriptor::CPPTYPE_STRING: {
			if (!json_is_string(jf))
				throw j2pb_error(field, "Not a string");
			const char * value = json_string_value(jf);
			if(field->type() == FieldDescriptor::TYPE_BYTES)
				_SET_OR_ADD(SetString, AddString, b64_decode(value));
			else
				_SET_OR_ADD(SetString, AddString, value);
			break;
		}
		case FieldDescriptor::CPPTYPE_MESSAGE: {
			Message *mf = (repeated)?
				ref->AddMessage(&msg, field):
				ref->MutableMessage(&msg, field);
			_json2pb(*mf, jf);
			break;
		}
		case FieldDescriptor::CPPTYPE_ENUM: {
			const EnumDescriptor *ed = field->enum_type();
			const EnumValueDescriptor *ev = 0;
			if (json_is_integer(jf)) {
				ev = ed->FindValueByNumber(json_integer_value(jf));
			} else if (json_is_string(jf)) {
				ev = ed->FindValueByName(json_string_value(jf));
			} else
				throw j2pb_error(field, "Not an integer or string");
			if (!ev)
				throw j2pb_error(field, "Enum value not found");
			_SET_OR_ADD(SetEnum, AddEnum, ev);
			break;
		}
		default:
			break;
	}
}

static void _json2pb(Message& msg, json_t *root)
{
	const Descriptor *d = msg.GetDescriptor();
	const Reflection *ref = msg.GetReflection();
	if (!d || !ref) throw j2pb_error("No descriptor or reflection");

	for (void *i = json_object_iter(root); i; i = json_object_iter_next(root, i))
	{
		const char *name = json_object_iter_key(i);
		json_t *jf = json_object_iter_value(i);
		if (json_is_null(jf))
			continue;
		const FieldDescriptor *field = d->FindFieldByName(name);
		if (!field)
			field = ref->FindKnownExtensionByName(name);
			//field = d->file()->FindExtensionByName(name);

		if (!field) throw j2pb_error("Unknown field: " + std::string(name));

		int r = 0;
		if (field->is_repeated()) {
			if (!json_is_array(jf))
				throw j2pb_error(field, "Not array");
			for (size_t j = 0; j < json_array_size(jf); j++)
				_json2field(msg, field, json_array_get(jf, j));
		} else
			_json2field(msg, field, jf);
	}
}

void json2pb(Message &msg, const char *buf, size_t size)
{
	json_t *root;
	json_error_t error;

	root = json_loadb(buf, size, 0, &error);

	if (!root)
		throw j2pb_error(std::string("Load failed: ") + error.text);

	json_autoptr _auto(root);

	if (!json_is_object(root))
		throw j2pb_error("Malformed JSON: not an object");

	_json2pb(msg, root);
}

int json_dump_std_string(const char *buf, size_t size, void *data)
{
	std::string *s = (std::string *) data;
	s->append(buf, size);
	return 0;
}

std::string pb2json(const Message &msg)
{
	std::string r;

	json_t *root = _pb2json(msg);
	json_autoptr _auto(root);
	json_dump_callback(root, json_dump_std_string, &r, 0);
	return r;
}


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DevOps Engineer (CI/CD)
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Date: 23-Dec-2020
Location: Watford, Greater London, GB
Company: TJX Companies, Inc.
Discovery is at the centre of everything we do. Wherever you find us around the world, if you can think of a product, you can probably find it in our stores. We are part of the TJX Family which includes TK Maxx, and Homesense in Europe and the UK and across the rest of the world you will find us as TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra and Winners.With variety comes plenty of surprises—our environment is ever-changing, and that's just how we like it. Every day is an opportunity to discover something new about our business, our partnerships and even something exciting about yourself. Are you ready to Discover Different?
Staff Engineer (MOM / DevOps)
What you'll discover
Inclusive culture and career growth opportunities
Global IT Organization which collaborates across U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia, click here to learn more
Challenging, collaborative, and team-based environment
The Corporate Solution Delivery organization leads the evolving software and systems at TJX for Finance, Human Resources, Collaboration, and Analytics. We chase the big, strategic initiatives enabling TJX to make faster, smarter decisions every day.
We have an opening for an IT Sr. Staff Engineer (DevOps) to join our Global Merchandising Initiative's – Merchandise Operations Management (MOM) Systems team. New installations and deployments of ORACLE's Retail MOM Suite are occurring across our rapidly growing North American, European and Canadian divisions.
As a DevOps Engineer you will work within an agile release train (ART) based on the Scalable Agile Framework (SAFe). Your responsibilities will include performing DevOps activities to: design, develop, deploy and support the DevOps capabilities that enable the MOM ART's Continuous Delivery Pipeline. The ideal candidate will have strong, hands-on technical skills with the TJX enterprise tools and a track record of success collaborating across a large IT enterprise.
Our team is transforming the professional experience for thousands of TJX business associates across the globe, and expects team members to bring passion and out-of-the-box thinking to our mission.
Bachelor's Degree in technology or information systems or equivalent work experience.
Strong experience in relevant DevOps domain
Technical/Hands on experience with at least one of the following DevOps tools: Cloudbees Core, Artifactory, Veracode, SonarQube, Liquibase, HP ALM, Selenium, Service Now Change Management
Experience with Ansible Tower
Experience with Jenkins for CI/CD
Understanding of the basic controls in Linux.
Experience building Continuous Delivery pipeline with DevOps tools.
Secondary/Coachable (nice to have):
Merchandise Operations Management Systems experience (MoM)
Experience working across Global organization
Azure Cloud experience.
Come and Discover Different at TJX. From opportunity and teamwork to growth, we think you'll find that it's so much more than a job. When you're a part of our global TJX family, you have the full support of a diverse, close-knit group of people dedicated to finding the greatest deals and fantastic style. Best of all? They have a lot of fun doing it.
We care about our culture, but we also prioritise the important things like competitive salaries, solid benefits and plenty of room to grow in your role. It's our way of empowering you to make your career here.
We consider all applicants for employment without regard to age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and/or sexual orientation.
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4Government
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8Education
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12External links
Bristol, Virginia
Independent city in Virginia, United States
This article is about the southwest Virginia city of Bristol. For the northern town of Bristow, see Bristow, Virginia. For other uses, see Bristol (disambiguation).
Independent city
State Street in downtown Bristol, Tennessee (left) and Bristol, Virginia (right)
The Birthplace of Country Music
Coordinates: 36°36′N 82°11′W / 36.600°N 82.183°W / 36.600; -82.183
Council-manager
Neal Osborne
• Vice Mayor
Becky Nave
• City Manager
Randall C. Eads
13.00 sq mi (33.66 km2)
0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
1,680 ft (512 m)
1,300/sq mi (510/km2)
51-09816[2]
GNIS feature ID
1492633[3]
www.bristolva.org
State Street separates Virginia (left) and Tennessee (right).
Double yellow line on State Street, separating Virginia from Tennessee with a bronze marker embedded in pavement.
Bristol is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,219.[4] It is the twin city of Bristol, Tennessee, just across the state line, which runs down the middle of its main street, State Street. It is surrounded on three sides by Washington County, Virginia, which is combined with the city for statistical purposes. Bristol is a principal city of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
Evan Shelby first appeared in what is now the Bristol area around 1765. In 1766, Shelby moved his family and settled at a place called Big Camp Meet (now Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia). It is said that Cherokee Indians once inhabited the area and the Indian village was named, according to legend, because numerous deer and buffalo met here to feast in the canebrakes. Shelby renamed the site Sapling Grove (which would later be changed to Bristol). In 1774, Shelby erected a fort on a hill overlooking what is now downtown Bristol. It was an important stopping-off place for notables such as Daniel Boone and George Rogers Clark, as well as hundreds of pioneers' en route to the interior of the developing nation. This fort, known as Shelby's Station was actually a combination trading post, way station, and stockade.[5]
By the mid-nineteenth century, when surveyors projected a junction of two railroad lines at the Virginia-Tennessee state line, Reverend James King conveyed much of his acreage to his son-in-law, Joseph R. Anderson. Anderson laid out the original town of Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia and building began in 1853.[5]
Samuel Goodson, who owned land that adjoined the original town of Bristol TN/VA at its northern boundary (Beaver Creek was the dividing line), started a development known as Goodsonville. Anderson was unable to incorporate Bristol across the state lines of Tennessee and Virginia. In 1856, Goodsonville and the original Bristol, Virginia were merged to form the composite town of Goodson, Virginia.[5]
Incorporation for Bristol, Tennessee and Goodson, Virginia occurred in 1856. The Virginia and Tennessee Railroads reached the cities in the late summer of 1856. Due to having two different railroads companies, two depots served the cities; one in Bristol, Tenn. and the other in Goodson, Va. However, the depot located in Goodson continued to be referred to as Bristol, Virginia. In 1890, Goodson, Virginia once again took the name Bristol.[5]
The Grove, Solar Hill Historic District, and Walnut Grove are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]
Bristol is in southwestern Virginia.[7] It is bordered to the west, north, and east by Washington County, Virginia, and to the south by the city of Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.2 square miles (34.1 km2), of which 13.0 square miles (33.7 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 1.07%, is water.[8] Little Creek and Beaver Creek flow south through the city; Little Creek flows into Beaver Creek two blocks south of the state line in Tennessee. Beaver Creek is a tributary of the South Fork Holston River.
The city is served by Interstates 81 and 381, and by U.S. Routes 11, 19, 58, and 421. I-81 leads northeast 149 miles (240 km) to Roanoke, Virginia, and southwest 113 miles (182 km) to Knoxville, Tennessee. Interstate 381 (I-381) is a spur from Interstate 81 that provides access to Bristol, Virginia, United States. It runs for 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) from the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue (State Route 381) and Keys/Church Streets in Bristol at exit 0 north to Interstate 81. The I-81 interchange, the only one on I-381, is signed as exits 1A (I-81 north) and 1B (I-81 south). US 11 and US 19, running parallel to I-81, lead northeast 15 miles (24 km) to Abingdon, Virginia. US 11 splits into routes 11W and 11E in Bristol; US 11W leads west-southwest 23 miles (37 km) to Kingsport, Tennessee, while US 11E and US 19 lead south-southwest 25 miles (40 km) to Johnson City, Tennessee. US 58 runs with I-81 northeast for 17 miles (27 km) before splitting off to the east just beyond Abingdon; US 58 and 421 together lead west 27 miles (43 km) to Weber City, Virginia. US 421 leads southeast 33 miles (53 km) to Mountain City, Tennessee.
Climate[edit]
According to the Köppen climate classification, Bristol has a marine west coast climate abbreviated as Cfb.[9]
Climate data for Bristol-Johnson City Area (1991-2020 normals)
Average high °F (°C)
(8.1) 50.9
Daily mean °F (°C)
Average low °F (°C)
(−3.2) 29.2
Average precipitation inches (mm)
(93) 3.81
(101) 3.79
(100) 5
(96) 43.97
Source: NOAA[10]
Demographics[edit]
Historical population
1880 1,562 —
1890 2,902 85.8%
1920 6,729 7.7%
1950 15,954 63.3%
1960 17,144 7.5%
1970 14,857 −13.3%
1990 18,426 −3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
1790-1960[12] 1900-1990[13]
1990-2000[14] 2010[15] 2020[16]
2020 census[edit]
Bristol city, Virginia - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity
Pop 2010[15]
% 2010
White alone (NH) 16,099 14,652 90.27% 85.09%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1,000 1,008 5.61% 5.85%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 49 55 0.27% 0.32%
Asian alone (NH) 121 159 0.68% 0.92%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 4 4 0.02% 0.02%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 24 36 0.13% 0.21%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 317 850 1.78% 4.94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 221 455 1.24% 2.64%
Total 17,835 17,219 100.00% 100.00%
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
As of the census[17] of 2000, there were 17,367 people, 7,678 households, and 4,798 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,346.4 people per square mile (519.8/km2). There were 8,469 housing units at an average density of 656.6 per square mile (253.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.54% White, 5.57% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 7,678 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.9 males.
United States presidential election results for Bristol, Virginia[18]
2020 5,347 68.50% 2,313 29.63% 146 1.87%
2004 4,275 63.58% 2,400 35.69% 49 0.73%
1992 3,616 48.46% 2,948 39.51% 898 12.03%
1964 1,289 34.62% 2,429 65.24% 5 0.13%
1948 879 35.70% 1,451 58.94% 132 5.36%
1944 628 28.57% 1,561 71.02% 9 0.41%
1940 423 22.22% 1,465 76.94% 16 0.84%
1928 630 40.59% 922 59.41% 0 0.00%
1912 86 15.19% 405 71.55% 75 13.25%
1904 133 30.02% 297 67.04% 13 2.93%
January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024:
Mayor: Neal Osborne
Vice Mayor: Becky Nave
Council Member: Anthony Farnum
Council Member: Jake Holmes
Council Member: Michael Pollard
City Manager: Randall C. Eads
City Attorney: Randall C. Eads
Past mayors[edit]
James Rector, 1984-1992
Jerry Wolfe, 1992-1997
Farham Jarrard, 1997-2000
Douglas R. Weberling, 2001-2003
Paul W. Hurley, 2004-2005
C. Farnham Jarrard, 2006-2007
Don Ashley, 2010-2011
Ed Harlow, 2011-2012
Jim Steele, 2012-2013
Guy Odum, 2013-2014
Catherine Brillhart, 2014-2015 (first female mayor)[19]
Archie Hubbard, III, 2015-2016
Bill Hartley, 2016-2017
Kevin Mumpower, 2017-2019
Neal Osborne, 2019-2020
Anthony Farnum, 2021-2023
Police[edit]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction
Bristol, Virginia, United States
General nature
Local civilian police
Sworn members
Unsworn members
Agency executive
John S. Austin, Chief
[website]
Bristol is served by two law enforcement agencies: the city police and the city sheriff's department. Supporting the department is the city's E-911 Central Dispatch Emergency Communication Center which provides call taking and dispatch service for police, fire and EMS needs.
Despite its relatively small size, Bristol, Virginia, boasts one of the more advanced broadband networks in the country.[20] BVU Authority (formerly Bristol Virginia Utilities or BVU)[21] started planning a fiber optic deployment in the city in the late 1990s. By 2001, BVU had been granted approval by the city council for a full deployment of a Fiber to the premises (FTTP or FTTU, fiber to the user) project. This project was to offer competition to local incumbents and provide broadband Internet, cable TV, and telephone service to the residents of Bristol. This deployment was one of the first of its kind in the United States and was widely watched by the telecommunications industry. A system known as Passive optical network (PON) was successfully deployed to over 6,000 customers in a matter of two years.
In 2003, in the relatively isolated city of Bristol, Virginia, BVU, created a nonprofit division called "Optinet", a municipal broadband Internet service that covers Bristol as well as the Southwest portion of the state of Virginia. Serving around 12,500 customers,[22] BVU is recognized as the "first municipal utility in the United States to deploy an all-fiber network offering the triple play of video, voice and data services".[22] On October 29, 2009, BVU received US$3.5 million in grant funding from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission.[23] With these funds BVU will build "an additional 49 miles of its OptiNet fiber-optic backbone from Abingdon up I-81 to Virginia Route 16 from Marion into Grayson County".[23] This will also allow for BVU to make a second connection with Mid Atlantic Broadband, increasing communication between different businesses in Northern Virginia. The Virginia Tobacco Community funded this project because it provided their business with more connections in crucial areas of the southwest and southern part of Virginia.
The U.S. Department of Commerce also funded BVU. On July 3, 2010, it was reported that they gave US$22.7 million in stimulus funds to Southwest Virginia to create a "388-mile optic backbone through an eight-county region". This project will service over 120 institutions, such as schools, hospitals, government buildings, and many more besides.[24] This new municipals broadband service will also be within a two-mile distance of over 500 different businesses.[24] This project also created 295 new jobs.[24] BVU Optinet continues operate a strong municipal broadband Internet service for Bristol and many other counties in Virginia.
Bristol's twin city in Tennessee has deployed an FTTP system similar to its neighbor across the state line.
On August 2, 2018, BVU Authority completed a sale of the OptiNet FTTP network to a private company, Sunset Digital of Duffield, Virginia for $50 M.[25] The sale began in late 2015 and was publicly announced in early 2016. Along with the sale of OptiNet, BVU's joint network with Cumberland Plateau Co. was sold to Sunset Digital. In addition to the network assets, Sunset agreed to hire approximately 75 BVU employees from BVU.[26]
Transportation[edit]
Air transport[edit]
The Tri-Cities Regional Airport, with approximately 195,000 annual passengers, is 19 miles to the southwest of Bristol.[27]
Highways[edit]
U.S. Route 11, U.S. Route 19 and U.S. Route 421 run through the city.
In the vicinity, to the northwest, is Interstate 81, which takes travelers northward to Roanoke, about 150 miles (240 km) away and southward to Knoxville about 113 miles (182 km) to the south. Nashville is 293 miles (472 km) southwest.
Rail[edit]
Until 1970 the Southern Railway ran a couple of trains through the city, making stops at Bristol station, the last trains being the Birmingham Special and the Pelican. Until 1968 the Memphis-bound Tennessean made a stop in the city.
A local coalition began advocating for Amtrak service around 2010, and local interest grew following the extension of Northeast Regional service to Roanoke in 2017. A study in 2019 concluded that a further extension to Bristol via Wytheville and Christiansburg could be financially viable but would require $30 million in track improvements between Bristol and Roanoke. In 2020, Gov. Ralph Northam described Amtrak service to Bristol as a "logical step" but said that it would be conditional upon the replacement of the Long Bridge with a higher-throughput rail crossing of the Potomac River.[28]
Economy[edit]
Top employers[edit]
According to Bristol's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[29] the top employers in the city are:
1 City of Bristol 676
2 Electro-Mechanical Corporation 600
3 OfficeMax 500
4 Sprint PCS 428
5 US Solutions 367
6 Strongwell 350
7 Commonwealth of Virginia 250
8 Shearer's Foods 225
9 Ball 218
10 Aerus 201
11 United Parcel Service 193
Education[edit]
In 2007 and 2008, Bristol was named one of the Best 100 Communities for Music Education[30][31]
The city school division, Bristol Virginia Public Schools, operates Virginia High School and Virginia Middle School, together with four elementary schools: Highland View, Stonewall Jackson, Van Pelt, and Washington Lee. Three private schools — St. Anne Catholic, Sullins Academy, and Morrison — are operated within the city. Bristol was formerly home to two post-secondary institutions, Sullins College and Virginia Intermont College, but these colleges closed in 1978 and 2014 respectively.
Culture[edit]
"Birthplace of Country Music"[edit]
Bristol was recognized as the "Birthplace of Country Music", according to a resolution passed by the US Congress in 1998;[32] residents of the city had contributed to early country music recordings and influence, and the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is located in Bristol.
In 1927 record producer Ralph Peer of Victor Records began recording local musicians in Bristol to attempt to capture the local sound of traditional "folk" music of the region. One of these local sounds was created by the Carter Family. The Carter Family got their start on July 31, 1927, when A.P. Carter and his family journeyed from Maces Spring, Virginia, to Bristol, Tennessee, to audition for Peer who was seeking new talent for the relatively embryonic recording industry. They received $50 for each song they recorded.
Since 1994, the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance has promoted the city as a destination to learn about the history of the region and its role in the creation of an entire music genre. The Alliance is organizing the building of a new Cultural Heritage Center to help educate the public about the history of country music in the region.[33]
Professional sports[edit]
Bristol hosted the Bristol Pirates baseball team of the Appalachian League from 1969 to 2020. In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league, and the Pirates were replaced by a new franchise named the Bristol State Liners[34] in the revamped league designed for rising college freshman and sophomores.[35]
Former NASCAR driver Kelly Denton is from the city.
On the Tennessee side, Bristol is home to Bristol Motor Speedway, the "world's fastest half mile", which hosts two NASCAR CUP SERIES races , two races per year on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and one race per year on the GANDER RV and OUTDOORS Truck Series, and various other racing events. The complex includes the Bristol Dragway, nicknamed "Thunder Valley", referencing the hills that echo the engine noise back toward the crowd.
WCYB-TV in Bristol, VA (NBC Channel 5)
WEMT-TV in Bristol, VA (Fox Channel 39)
WJHL-TV in Johnson City, TN (CBS Channel 11; ABC on DT2)
Newspaper:
Bristol Herald Courier
WEXX 99.3 FM
WAEZ 94.9 FM
WXBQ 96.9 FM
WKJV 106.5 FM
WZAP 690 AM
WWTB 980 AM
WOPI 1490 AM
WIGN 1550 AM
WBCM-LP 100.1
National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol, Virginia
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^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Bristol city, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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^ "Brillhart named Bristol, Virginia mayor". HeraldCourier.com. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^ "Broadband at the Speed of Light". Institute for Local Self-Reliance. April 9, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
^ "Virginia SCC - Division of Public Utility Registration". SCC of Virginia. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
^ a b "Bristol Virginia utilities: about us". Bvu-optinet.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
^ a b "Bristol Virginia Utilities receives $3.5 million for broadband construction". www.lightwaveonline.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ a b c Telegraph, CHARLES OWENSBluefield Daily. "Stimulus funding to stretch broadband through 8 Va. counties". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ McGee, David. "Sunset, BVU OptiNet deal finalized". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol Herald Courier. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
^ Irby, Zach. "BVU OptiNet, Sunset deal moving forward". BRISTOL HERALD COURIER. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
^ U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Retrieved, 11/29/2018 https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=TRI&Airport_Name=Bristol/Johnson
^ McGee, David (January 10, 2020). "Northam: Passenger rail to Bristol 'logical step,' but not soon". HeraldCourier.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "American Music Conference". Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
^ "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education' — NAMM, the International Music Products Association". Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
^ Phillips, V.N. (Bud) (2006). A good place to live : Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia. Johnson City, Tenn.: Overmountain Press. p. 211. ISBN 9781570723148. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
^ "Birthplace of Country Music". Retrieved April 16, 2015.
^ "Bristol State Liners announced as newest entry in Appalachian League". Major League Baseball. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^ "MLB, USA Baseball Announce New Format for Appalachian League". Major League Baseball. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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A surrogate mother is a woman who agrees with another person or couple to bear a child and then give the child to the other person or couple. A fee may or may not be involved.
In New Zealand, there is no legislation covering surrogacy. There are, however, several provisions of the NZ ADOPTION ACT 1955 that may be relevant to surrogacy arrangements.
The most important provision in the ADOPTION ACT 1955 is section 25, which states that, unless the court consents to it, it is illegal for any person to give or receive, or to agree to give or receive, any payment or reward in consideration of the adoption or proposed adoption of a child or in consideration of arranging an adoption or proposed adoption.
A major issue for the parties to a surrogacy arrangement involving payment of money will therefore be whether the arrangement breaches section 25. This is a question that will be decided by a court on the basis of the particular circumstances of each case. However, the courts have been willing to find that a surrogacy arrangement does not breach this section.
Again, the courts have been willing to hold that this section will not apply to a surrogacy arrangement.
Despite any surrogacy arrangement, a birth mother is the legal mother of a child and will therefore have rights in relation to day-to-day care, contact and guardianship. This could pose a difficulty if the birth mother refused to comply with the surrogacy arrangement.
Given that there is no legislation dealing specifically with surrogacy, it is essential that you obtain legal advice before entering into any arrangement of this kind. If the arrangement is not entered into properly, considerable difficulties may be experienced.


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18 Wheeler Accident Settlements – What Victims Can Expect
18 Wheeler Accident Settlements
Car Accident- overturned 18-wheeler in Andes. Peru. Driving in Peru is dangerous.
After an 18-wheeler accident, victims can expect the trucking company and its insurer to try to settle the case. These parties will try to downplay the victim's injuries and exaggerate the victim's role in causing the crash. As evidence is uncovered, settlement talks will heat up. While most accident cases settle out of court, a trial may be necessary.
What is a semi-truck accident case and how does it work?
A truck accident lawsuit is a type of personal injury claim. These claims are formal demands for compensation that are filed in court by the victims of a truck accident. These accidents are sometimes referred to as:
semi-truck accidents,
big rig accidents,
18-wheeler crashes,
tractor-trailer crashes, or
commercial truck accidents.
Truck accidents like these are often far more severe than a typical auto accident involving passenger vehicles. Passenger vehicles and cars tend to weigh around 4,000 pounds. Big rigs usually weigh around 30,000 pounds when they are empty of cargo. When full, federal regulations limit their weight at 80,000 pounds.1 All of this extra weight brings far more force into a collision. That force can lead to drastically different injuries.
The person who has suffered those injuries deserves to be compensated by the person who caused the crash. That is what an 18-wheeler accident lawsuit is designed to do. By gathering evidence of the crash, the victim and his or her attorney can show that they were not responsible. They can then demand compensation for their legal damages from the at-fault party. Those legal damages can cover the victim's:
medical bills,
lost wages,
reduced earning capacity,
pain and suffering, and
loss of consortium.
Settlement offers are frequently made very early after the crash. They can start well before the lawsuit is filed. The trucking company's insurance company may approach the victim in the weeks after the crash and make an initial offer. This offer is made to look reasonable, though it is almost always far less than what the victim actually deserves. Victims who establish an attorney-client relationship with an experienced attorney from a reputable law firm tend to see better settlement offers.
After the lawsuit is filed and evidence of the crash is uncovered, settlement talks get more intense. Most 18-wheeler cases are settled out of court. However, if no settlement is reached, the case will go to trial. There, a jury will determine who was at fault for the accident and how much compensation the victim deserves.
Most truck accidents cases are filed by the victim and his or her personal injury lawyer. If the accident was fatal, the victim's loved ones can hire a truck accident attorney to file a wrongful death claim on the victim's behalf.
How long do they take?
Truck accident cases can take anywhere from a few months to several years after the crash to resolve.
The severity of the injuries makes a big difference.
If the victim is fully recovered a month after the accident, it can speed the process up. This is rarely the case, though.
Many truck accident victims suffer severe injuries that require extensive medical treatment that can last years. Because it may remain unclear what the victim's medical needs are, the costs of their medical expenses will be uncertain, as well. In these cases, it is often wise to wait to file the truck accident lawsuit until the victim's treatment plan is settled. Sometimes, lawyers will wait to file the lawsuit until just before the statute of limitations has expired. This can mean that several years have passed since the crash, and the lawsuit is only just beginning.
Once the personal injury case has been filed in court, it often takes a year or two to make it to trial. However, the vast majority of personal injury claims are settled before that.
What are some common injuries after an 18-wheeler accident?
Truck accidents involving 18-wheelers are often severe. Some of the most common and serious injuries that victims suffer after being hit by a large truck include:
broken bones,
head injuries, including traumatic brain injuries,
neck injuries,
injuries to the spinal cord,
dismemberments and disfigurements,
back injuries,
shoulder injuries,
life-threatening cuts or lacerations,
nerve damage,
whiplash, and
chronic pain.
Additionally, fatal injuries are disproportionately common in accidents involving large commercial vehicles.
What is the average truck accident settlement amount?
Because severe injuries are so common, settlement amounts for accidents involving an 18-wheeler truck are generally far higher than for normal motor vehicle or car accidents. However, no two cases are the same. This makes it impossible to determine an "average" settlement amount because there is no "average" truck accident case. However, 18-wheeler settlements can range from as little as a few thousand dollars to over $10,000,000.
Some of the most important factors in the settlement amount will be:
whether the victim was partially at-fault for the accident,
the shared fault rules in the state where the accident occurred,
the extent of the victim's injuries,
whether the injuries will prevent the victim from working or earning an income in the future,
whether the victim has close enough relations to support a loss of consortium claim,
how badly the truck driver was driving,
whether the trucking company was following the law or behaving recklessly,
the victim's occupation, which will influence the extent of his or her lost wages and potential earning capacity, and
the age of the victim.
Because the costs of these crashes are so high, and because it is foreseeable that trucking companies would try to cut costs by only keeping a minimal amount of liability insurance, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires most trucking companies to carry at least $750,000 of coverage on their liability insurance policy.2 This amount, however, has not changed since the law was passed in 1980.
Many severe trucking accidents are above the average settlement amount. In these cases, the policy limits on the trucking company's insurance coverage might be met. This can leave the victim under-compensated. This makes it even more important to see a truck accident lawyer. They can know who else can be held liable for the crash.
23 CFR 658.17.
Motor Carrier Act of 1980, 49 CFR 387.9.
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Communications Ministry opposed to MK Mualem's law to ensure cleaner internet, asks that it be watered down.
A bill to ensure cleaner internet in Israel, which was approved Sunday by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, will not be promoted in its current format.
The proposed legislation would have required all Israeli internet service providers (ISPs) to automatically filter any pornographic or violent content unless a customer specifically requests that sites containing such content be unfiltered.
Previous legislation to deal with the widespread access to inappropriate content online had merely mandated that ISPs provide customers with the option to place filters on their internet service, rather than mandating that the filters be used by default.
However, the Communications Ministry, it was reported Monday, is strongly opposed to the law as it is currently written, and has expressed this opposition to one of its initiators, MK Shuli Mualem (Jewish Home).
Mualem, who realized that the bill may encounter difficulties in passing in its current format, agreed to implement significant changes to its wording before advancing it further. In fact, the reworded bill will not change the current situation in terms of screening sites for customers.
The watered down bill does not include blocking of the internet, and customers who are interested in filtering inappropriate sites can request this filtering, but unlike the original proposal, this will not be the default situation.


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Mayor Nutter vows to work towards securing 2014 cycling event
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter isn't giving up on the Philadelphia bike race.
In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Nutter expressed his commitment to working toward securing a major pro cycling event in 2014.
"While we are all greatly disappointed by the cancellation of the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship this year owing to the organizer's inability to secure a title sponsor, I want all who are devoted to cycling to know that we are committed to working with the very best promoters to develop a complete event in 2014 that will reestablish our city as a world-class cycling destination," Mayor Nutter said.
He added that the City is focusing its resources on increasing dedicated bike lanes on city streets and encouraging the greater use of bicycles for work and play.
"In 2014, we will be back with a premier international, professional cycling race, but we'll also be honoring the importance of the bicycle as a major form of transportation in the 21st Century."
U.S. Rep. Bob Brady will meet with race organizers and Manayunk leaders Friday to see if the race can be salvaged for 2013. The race had been held for the last 28 years, making it the longest-running professional road race in America. It had been scheduled for June 2.
"I want to be very clear about where we are headed," Mayor Nutter said. "We are a first class city and we deserve a first class pro cycling race that is fiscally sustainable and professionally administered. The City will engage in the appropriate due diligence, conferring with a wide range of people in the racing world to achieve that goal."


This year's lineup includes Car Seat Headrest, Jimmy Eat World and Trampled By Turtles.
Live on the Green, Nashville's largest free, outdoor concert series, announced its 2018 lineup on Thursday.
Jimmy Eat World tops this year's bill, which also includes indie rock outfit Car Seat Headrest, X Ambassadors, who played the Ryman in April, bluegrassy Minnesotans Trampled By Turtles, Natalie Prass, Cold War Kids and Dr. Dog, as well as local acts like reggae band Roots of a Rebellion, The Wood Brothers, The Wild Feathers, Mikky Ekko, Republican Hair, Colony House and Alanna Royale.
The first Live On the Green of 2018 will be held Aug. 9. The Thursday night series will continue on Aug. 16 and 23 before a three-day festival (Aug. 30 - Sept. 1) closes out the season. The three-day finale will also feature the return of The 615 Stage and the family-friendly Kids' Festival with Lightning 100 staple Mr. Steve.
Live On the Green, which is held at Public Square Park, is free and open to the public, but fans looking for perks like private restrooms, complimentary beverages and stage access can purchase VIP tickets at liveonthegreen.com.


Donna is a Law Society Registered Paralegal and has worked in a legal environment for 34 years. Since qualifying as a Scottish Law Accountant in 1994, Donna has worked in Wills and Executry Administration. In her spare time Donna enjoys reading, baking and spending time with her family.