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Listen to the inspiring story of the eminent American evangelist of the late 19th century, as told by the most beloved Christian storyteller of the mid-20th century. D. L. Moody was known for bringing a million people to the saving knowledge of Christ. Audio CD, 42 minutes, on 6 tracks, in MP3 file format. Read a synopsis of Ethel Barrett's biography of Moody, and a chronology of his life.
This rare recording of Ethel Barrett's dramatic presentation about the life of evangelist Dwight L. Moody was recorded at Moody Bible Institute during Founder's Week on April 4, 1967. Here is what Christian author Ray Stedman wrote about it:
"Many of us were challenged anew last night as Ethel Barrett related the story of D. L. Moody walking down a street in New York City and thinking about a sentence he had heard; `The world has yet to see what God can do with a man who is wholly yielded unto him.' There came into his heart a great hunger, and he cried out, `O God, make me that man!' He was so filled with a sense of the overwhelming love of God that he had to go to a friend's house nearby, and ask for the use of a room. He went into that room and for an hour or more was caught up by this purifying passion. That was not a single experience; that was but a manifestation of passion that entered Moody's heart when he became converted and which broke out from time to time with tremendous power to cleanse the evils of his life and to move him toward a unifying purpose, a relentless drive to a single goal." (Source: Ray Stedman, "The Birthday of the Church," published in the series, Where the Action Is, by Discovery Publishing, a ministry of Peninsula Bible Church, February 15, 1970, online at http://www.pbc.org/library/files/html/0412.html)
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[Poilicy Q] The 10 minute rule.
Discussion in 'Ham Radio Discussions' started by KG5GPK, Apr 21, 2015.
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First of all, think of all the ink I have saved over the years by having only 1 "N" in my name!
As for identifying: The rules are very specific in that you must identify every 10-minutes, OR less, during the "communication" and at the end of the "communication". Now, if you haven't transmitted since the last time you identified, then there is no need to identify at the "10-minute" point. That is, if the conversation has not gotten "around" to you again. You have not "communicated" during that period of time. Also, if, for some reason, you have to leave the roundtable before identifying again, you have complied with the "at the end of the communication" regulations because you identified at the end of the last "communication" that you made.
To comply with this, whenever I am in a QSO with more than 1-station, I ALWAYS give my call sign when I turn it over to the next station. I don't say "for i.d." or anything else. When I am conversing with only 1-station, then I try to keep track and identify within the 10-minute period. It takes less than 2-seconds for me to give my call and, frankly, no one even pays attention to this. However, by doing that, I don't even come close to violating the regulations.
Glen, K9STH
K9STH, Apr 23, 2015
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KC9UDX said: ↑
5NNN would really upset a certain someone.
Whoooosh! It's going over my head...
Come to think of it, I am feeling a bit slow-witted today. Must be that calamari I ate last night (only because my wife made me eat it).
WA7DU, Apr 23, 2015
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I have heard some gabbing on and on with no ID especially on VHF and UHF simplex channels where they may think nobody ever listens! Like it was a private intercom.
Another unlikely place to ignore the ID rules is 60M SSB where I have heard groups gabbing on and on with no ID. This is a place where the Official Monitors would be very likely to be listening !!!
K8JD, Apr 24, 2015
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It depends on the context. I could be talking about you a lot for some reason, saying your callsign in context, in which case I'd make it very clear that "this is KC9UDX for ID".
NO, I disagree. It would be MY obligation to ID MY station, no matter what. And saying "for ID" is silly; why else would you feel you have to give your call sign? "This is KC9UDX" or just "KD9UDX" would be all that's required. And due to FCC requirements, that wouldn't be considered malicious interference.
WA9SVD, Apr 27, 2015
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"This is KC9UDX" or just "KD9UDX"
Or you could use KE9UDX to see if they are on their toes
The AM broadcasters around here apparently have recently been chastised for not IDing since they are all now making uncomfortable attempts to comply. One I listen to a lot finally made a 'spot' that they could post with the ads at the top of the hour. Frankly I don't think the announcers know the call letters since they have never used them
The newly created spot had the wrong call letters! I did notify them and they have since re-done it but still don't do very well with compliance.
Yeah, Don't Stop The Carnival...
KP4SX, Apr 27, 2015
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WA9SVD said: ↑
I'm not talking about trying to identify for you. I have heard guys do that and it makes no sense to me. I'm not concerned about the FCC thinking I'm not IDing either when I do. But there are times when it would confuse the conversation if I didn't say why I was saying my callsign. Suppose I were reading a list of silent keys' callsigns!
KC9UDX, Apr 27, 2015
That's immaterial, the FCC rules are not. You MUST ID in at least 10 minute intervals, whether or not you are part of the current "conversation." If it confuses anyone, it might t be a good reminder to them to ID, and let someone else either get on the air or repeater, rather than tying things up with a soliloquy on a single frequency.
SVD:
Not absolutely true.
If you haven't transmitted since giving your last identification, then you are NOT required to identify every 10-minutes even though you remain a part of the round-table. You are only required to identify within 10-minutes of your last identification if you have made any transmissions since giving that identification. If no transmission, no requirement to identify.
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The 12:00 "KG5GPK listening" was a separate communication. A one-way communication. And it was properly IDed.
The 12:05 Me: "talk" <-- without call sign and 12:12 me: "(talk) KG5GPK clear" was a series of two transmissions in a separate communication. Part of a round table. His ID clock started when he started talking at 12:05. Then he IDed at the end of the "communication" as required, and his total involvement in that "communication" was less than 10 minutes.
I don't see an issue, looking at it in that context that this was two distinct "communications".
It would have been better to ID at the 12:05 anyway. But there's no rules violation.
Yes, I think that this is the clearest understanding here. The communications are distinct by definition, the first is a one way, and the second is two way.
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Medical bills are a significant factor for those who are unemployed and carrying debt. Eighteen percent cited medical expenses as the biggest reason they carry a balance, double the number compared to those who work full- or part-time.
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Affluent cardholders ($75,000-plus) are more apt to rack up debt on vacations and home repairs, according to the survey, with about 15 percent blaming those categories for their debt. In fact, those cardholders are five times more likely than the lowest-income group to say paying for vacations is the biggest reason they carry a balance.
Americans making under $30,000, meanwhile, are twice as likely as other income groups to blame day-to-day expenses such as groceries, child care and utilities for their debt, with about half citing daily expenses as the No. 1 factor.
"When I talk to people in depth and ask them what they're spending their money on, what I often find is people spending more than a third of their income in housing costs, which have been going up at fairly high rates," Olen says.
"Medical expenses, child care costs and college costs are also rising well in excess of inflation. Many people are underearning to the point where they can't buy groceries without putting them on a card," says Olen.
Olen notes that because the survey is based on self-reported information and respondents are known for downplaying things that might portray them in a negative light, the actual percentage of Americans carrying a balance every month is likely even higher than what the survey shows.
The survey also found that middle-aged Americans have the most trouble paying off their credit card debt each month. Thirty-six percent of Generation Xers (ages 37-52) and 33 percent of younger baby boomers (ages 53-62) carry a balance, compared to 26 percent of millennials, 24 percent of older baby boomers (ages 63-71) and just 19 percent of the Silent Generation.
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ASSOCIATION LUXEMBOURGEOISE DES PILOTES DE LIGNE
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ARTICLE 1: DEFINITION
The name of the association is «ASSOCIATION LUXEMBOURGEOISE DES PILOTES DE LIGNE», located at 1A Route de Trèves, L-2632 Findel. Its objectives and purpose are the protection, development and enhancement of the professional interests of its members. It is intended to:
Protect the professional rights and interests of its members.
Establish contacts, as appropriate, with national and international bodies and organisations involved in air transport.
Improve the training and professional skills of airline pilots.
Study and contribute to the promotion of safety, efficiency and reliability in the field of air transport.
To that effect, the association may proceed to align itself with other national or international groups or associations as an affiliate.
The "ASSOCIATION LUXEMBOURGEOISE DES PILOTES DE LIGNE", hereafter referred to as "the association", is governed by the provisions of the Law of 21 April 1928 on non-profit-making associations, as amended (hereafter referred to as "the Law") and by these Statutes.
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The association has its seat in the Grand – Duchy of Luxembourg.
The association's constitution extends for an unlimited period of time.
The number of members shall not be limited, but may not be fewer than three (3).
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The association is composed of distinct divisions, each run by a Divisional Board, all falling under the administration and responsibility of one Executive Board. Each division groups the professional pilots of any one given airline having its office and Airline Operating Certificate (AOC) registered in the Grand – Duchy of Luxembourg.
The Executive Board shall manage the association's administration, and is supported in its task by the Divisional Boards. Each board, within the scope of its duties and responsibilities, may elect to create committees assigned with specific duties for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of the board and for the benefit of all its members, or of the members of a specific division, as applicable. Any such committee answers to its respective board.
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A) Executive Board:
The Executive Board is composed of a minimum of three (3) members:
the Executive President
the Executive Secretary
the Executive Treasurer
elected for a two (2) year term in their respective positions, during an ordinary General Assembly.
Other members of the Executive Board are the Divisional Presidents. One (1) member from each Divisional Board will be seconded to the Executive Board to assist in its various duties, they hold however no vote on the Executive Board. They act as an essential link between the various divisions within the Executive Board.
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B) Divisional Board:
Each division is represented by a Divisional Board, composed of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of seven (7) persons, elected for a two (2) year term during an ordinary Divisional Assembly from amongst its own members.
They shall be:
Divisional President
Divisional Secretary
Four (4) other Divisional Board Members, maximum one (1) of which will be designated by his/her peers on the Divisional Board to work for the Executive Board.
ARTICLE 4: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A) Executive Board
The Executive Board, through its President, is responsible for:
Ensuring that all members adhere to the statutes.
The record keeping and the administrative work of the association.
The smooth running of all the Divisional Boards in the association.
All the technical sides directly pertaining to aviation and air transport, including the release of information to the media.
Establishing contact and/or affiliate the association with national or international bodies.
Establishing contact with national authorities and with political representatives. To that effect, each Divisional Board Member designated to serve on the Executive Board (as stipulated in ARTICLE 3 B above) will answer directly to the Executive Board.
Each Executive Board Member holds one (1) vote. The majority of the votes will carry the motion. In case a vote is undecided, then the Executive President's vote will be the determining one.
B) Divisional Board
The Divisional Board, through its President, is responsible for:
Ensuring that all its members adhere to the Statutes.
The smooth running of its division and the cohesion of all its members.
The negotiation of Collective Work Agreement within its respective company.
All matters pertaining to the defence and the interests of its members within that division in relation to the employer concerned, in conformity with the Statutes.
Keeping the Executive Board informed of all the aspects pertaining to their division.
Each Divisional Board Member holds one (1) vote. The majority of the votes will carry the motion. In case a vote is undecided, then the Divisional Board President's vote will be the determining one.
ARTICLE 5: MEMBERSHIP
A) Full Membership
Any person wishing to become a member is required to submit an application to the Executive Board by sending a mail to that effect, either electronic, by post or in person to the association's office, and shall agree to be bound by the Statutes, pay his/her membership fees as fixed in the Divisional Assembly and produce evidence that he/she is engaged in the pursuit, as his/her principal occupation and for an indefinite period of time, of the profession of pilot on board aircraft belonging to an airline having its office and Airline Operating Certificate (AOC) registered in the Grand – Duchy of Luxembourg. Within thirty (30) days following receipt of the application, the Executive Board shall give its answer to the applicant. In case of appeal of the decision by the applicant, the Executive Board shall convene within the next thirty (30) days for a hearing with the applicant.
B) Honorary Membership
The honorary members of the association shall be persons upon whom that title has been bestowed in recognition of outstanding services rendered by them in furtherance of its aims. Honorary members shall be appointed by the General Assembly. They shall not have the right to vote at any assembly nor be eligible for membership of the Executive or Divisional Boards.
C) Associate Membership
Associate membership may be granted by the Executive Board to
persons in possession of a valid Airline Transport Pilot's or Commercial Pilot's licence, issued in accordance with EASA-FCL, having their residence in the Grand – Duchy of Luxembourg and being listed at the ADEM (L'Administration de l'emploi) as unemployed pilot; or
persons being enrolled in a professional pilot training programme, with the aim to obtain a Commercial Pilot's licence; or
persons who have been previously members as defined in A) who are not longer employed as pilot on board of aircraft belonging to an airline having its office and Airline Operating Certificate (AOC) registered in the Grand – Duchy of Luxembourg; or
persons in possession of a valid Airline Transport Pilot's or Commercial Pilot's licence, issued in accordance with EASA-FCL, who are engaged in the pursuit of the profession of pilot on board of aircraft belonging to an airline having a pilot base in the Grand – Duchy of Luxembourg either permanently or temporary; or
persons in possession of a valid Airline Transport Pilot's or Commercial Pilot's licence, issued in accordance with EASA-FCL, who are engaged in the pursuit of the profession of pilot on board of aircraft employed by a company other than an airline, having its office registered in the Grand – Duchy of Luxembourg; or
persons in possession of a valid Airline Transport Pilot's or Commercial Pilot's licence, issued in accordance with EASA-FCL, who are engaged in the pursuit of the profession of pilot on board of aircraft employed by a company of which the majority is owned by an airline having its office and Airline Operating Certificate (AOC) registered in the Grand – Duchy of Luxembourg.
The membership fees and the rights of associate members shall be defined by the Executive Board. They shall not have the right to vote at any assembly nor be eligible for membership of the Executive or Divisional Boards.
ARTICLE 6: RESIGNATION, EXPULSION
A) Resignation
Any member can resign from the association by sending a mail to that effect by post to association's office. In such a case, the resignation will become effective at the end of the month when the mail was received and the membership fees will be due for that month. If fees have been paid in advance, the association will reimburse the credit balance to the resigning member.
Any member who has not paid his/her membership fees, after being duly called upon to do so, will be considered as having resigned and will be so notified by the Executive Treasurer if his/her fees are not paid at the latest by the 30th of April of the year following the one when the fees are due. The association reserves the right to enter legal proceedings to recover the fees owed by that member.
B) Expulsion
The Executive Board can request the expulsion of a member who has infringed the statutes and/or acted in a manner contrary to the interests of the association and/or acted in a manner contrary to the purpose of the association, as defined in Article 2. In such a case, the Executive Board will either address the matter at the next annual General Assembly and proceed to vote for expulsion of the member concerned, after having exposed the reasons to the rest of the members, or will call an Extraordinary General Assembly for the same purpose. A two-third majority of the members present is required for expulsion of a member, and any member not physically present at the assembly can participate via electronic conference and/or electronic mail.
An expelled member has no right over the social funds of the association or over the reimbursement of his /her fees if they were paid in advance, in accordance with Art. 12 of the law of 21 April 1928 on non-profit making associations, as amended.
ARTICLE 7: FINANCIAL ORGANISATION
In February each year, the Executive Board will have its budget for that year presented to all the Divisional Boards by their respective Divisional Presidents. This budget will be established based on the fixed costs of the association (office rent, telephone costs, affiliation to various organisations, anticipated fees for treatment of current affairs, etc.), on the project(s) the Executive Board might have for that fiscal year and on the balance sheet from the previous year. Once the budget is accepted within the Executive Board, the required financial contribution by each division towards this budget will be established, and will be based on each division's membership ratio (divisional members divided by total members of the association), the membership listing from January of the current year considered being the reference. During the course of the year and until the establishment of the next budget the following year, in case of adhesion or resignation of member(s), the applicable divisional contributions towards the executive budget will be adjusted only in regard to the required affiliation(s) to various organisation(s) (ECA, IFALPA, etc.).
In March each year, each Divisional Board will establish its own financial budget for that year, based on the requirements set forth by the Executive Board, the project(s) the division might have for that year and the balance sheet from the previous year. Based on this financial plan, each Divisional Board respectively will establish a membership fee to be proposed for vote to its respective divisional members at the next Divisional Assembly.
C) ACCOUNTING
For the purpose of accounting, the association will retain a single account where all membership fees shall be paid. The Executive Treasurer, in collaboration with the Divisional Financial Coordinators, shall keep track of the funds available to each division and to the Executive Board respectively, and shall have available a balance sheet of the account which must be presented upon request by the Executive Board, a Divisional Board or any member of the association.
A Divisional Financial Coordinator, in turn, must keep a record of the financial status of its respective division and shall have a balance sheet available, which must be presented if so requested by the Executive Board, its respective Divisional Board or any of its divisional members.
D) EXTRAORDINARY CHANGE OF DIVISIONAL BUDGET
Should a Divisional Board establish that the divisional budget funds will not be sufficient to cover divisional expenditure, it may ask the Executive Board to cover the missing funds up to a maximum of 5 % of the divisional budget. Should the Executive Board refuse this or the missing amount exceed 5 % of the forecasted divisional budget, the Divisional Board may then call an extraordinary Divisional Assembly for the purpose of modifying divisional membership fees. Such an Extraordinary Divisional Assembly shall have two-third at least of its divisional members present or represented (the list of divisional members as established the preceding January being the reference), and a majority of two-third of the members present or represented is necessary to vote the proposed new membership fee.
If the result of the vote is favourable to a membership fee change, the date at which the new fee will apply must be decided and announced during that same assembly by the Divisional Board, but can in no case be any sooner than the beginning of the following month.
Meeting minutes with the applicable change of membership fees shall be sent to the Executive Board at least ten (10) days before the change becomes effective, and in any case no later than fourteen (14) days after the Extraordinary Divisional assembly. An Extraordinary Divisional Assembly for that purpose only shall be notified to the divisional members and to the Executive Board at least two (2) weeks in advance and shall include the following items in its agenda:
The amount of the proposed new membership fee.
The reason(s) for the proposed change in membership fee.
The duration this new proposed membership fee will be in effect.
The projected impact of the change on the divisional budget.
E) RESERVE FUND
Should a division not spent their allocated budget, it may create a reserve fund to be used to finance future major projects. This reserve fund shall not be taken into account for establishing the general budget. The financial reserve capability of the general budget should not be less than 20 % of the forecasted yearly expenses at the beginning of each year.
F) CONTROL OF THE ASSOCIATION'S ACCOUNTS
All accounts of the association will be checked by two (2) scrutinizers not belonging to the same division and being active members without holding any other function within the association. One (1) of the scrutinizers or a representative designed by them will propose or not, depending on their findings, discharge of the Executive Treasurer to the General Assembly.
.ARTICLE 8: MEMBERSHIP FEES
A) ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES
The annual membership fees will be voted in each division separately and independently of one another, during the ordinary Divisional Assemblies called by the respective Divisional Boards once a year. The fees in any given division can either be voted as an equal fixed amount for all divisional members, as a fixed amount differing between captains and first officers of that division or as a percentage of each divisional member's salary. In any case, the membership fees will not exceed EURO 250,00 (index 100) per year, for this purpose the index as published by the "STATEC (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques du Grand – Duché du Luxembourg)" in January of this year shall be used.
B) PAYMENT OF ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES
Each member shall pay the membership fee in equal monthly instalments of one – twelfths of the annual membership fee defined in A) of this article. The monthly instalments shall be received by the association not later than the fifth working day of each month.
ARTICLE 9: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The ordinary General Assembly shall be held at least once a year, preferably in the month of April, but has to be held latest at the end of May, and shall include at least the following agenda items:
Appointment and removal of administrative officers. Possible candidates shall post (either by electronic mail or by normal post) their candidature to the Executive Board latest ten (10) days before the General Assembly. The members will be presented with a list of the candidates.
Summary of the association's activities and achievement since the last General Assembly, either ordinary or extraordinary.
Deliberation and decisions concerning the future activities and orientation of the association.
Forecast budget for the year.
Approval of account and balance-sheets.
Any specific item signed by at least one twentieth of the members (based on the last yearly membership listing), must be added to the agenda.
Notice of such meeting shall be sent to all members by the Executive Board at least eight (8) days before the meeting is to be held, and shall include the proposed agenda. Additionally, the notice shall include a copy of the balance sheet from the previous year and the proposed executive budget for the coming year. Evidence of due completion of these formalities shall take the form of a list of the notices sent out, checked-off and countersigned by the Executive President and by the Executive Secretary.
An Extraordinary General Assembly can be called whenever deemed necessary by the Executive Board, or when at least one – fifth of the members of the association so request (based on the list of members as established the preceding January being the reference).
ARTICLE 10: DIVISIONAL ASSEMBLY
The ordinary Divisional Assembly shall be held at least once a year, preferably in the month of April, but have to be held latest during the month of May, and shall include at least the following agenda items:
Appointment and removal of administrative officers. Possible candidates shall post (either by electronic mail or by normal post) their candidature to the Divisional Board latest ten (10) days before the Divisional Assembly. The members will be presented with a list of the candidates.
Summary of the association's activities and achievement since the last Divisional Assembly.
Deliberation and decisions concerning the future activities and orientation of the division.
Forecasted financial plan for the year.
Approval of account and balance sheets.
Any specific item signed by at least one – twentieth of the members (based on the last yearly membership listing), must be added to the agenda.
Notice of such a meeting shall be sent to all members of the division by the Divisional Board at least eight (8) days before the meeting is to be held, and shall include the proposed agenda.
An Extraordinary Divisional Assembly can be called whenever deemed necessary by the Divisional Board, or when at least one – fifth of the members of a division so request (based on the list of members as established the preceding January being the reference).
ARTICLE 11: VOTING AT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly shall be duly constituted, irrespective of the number of members present, and shall adopt its decision by a majority of the members present or represented, (save where the deliberations and/or the voting fall within the ambit of Articles 8 or 20 of the Law).
All voting at the General Assembly shall be by a show of hand, except if a member present at the assembly otherwise requests. The counting of the votes shall be established by two (2) scrutinizers, which must be appointed by the Executive Board before the voting takes place.
Any member not present at the assembly can cast his/her vote by secured electronic mail sent at least four (4) hours before the meeting is to take place. The Executive Secretary, or his delegated representative, is responsible for submitting the printout of these votes to the scrutinizers before they start collecting the results.
Any member may by proxy authorise another member to represent him at the General Assembly. No member may represent more than one (1) absent member.
Decisions and resolutions adopted at the General Assembly shall be brought to the knowledge of associated persons and third parties by means of a register. That register shall be open to inspection on the premises by ordinary members upon their requesting access thereto, and by third parties upon written request.
When appointing new administrative officers, namely the Executive President, the Executive Secretary and the Executive Treasurer, the members of the association, all divisions included, shall vote the persons of their choice among the members elect to a specific position. The candidates polling the largest number of votes shall be elected to their respective position.
ARTICLE 12: VOTING AT DIVISIONAL ASSEMBLY
The Divisional Assembly shall be duly constituted, irrespective of the number of members present, and shall adopt its decision by a majority of the members present or represented, (save where the deliberations and/or the voting fall within the ambit of Articles 8 or 20 of the Law).
All voting at the Divisional Assembly shall be by a show of hand, except if a member present at the meeting otherwise requests. The counting of the votes shall be established by two scrutinizers, which must be appointed by the Divisional Board before the voting takes place.
Any member not present at the Divisional Assembly can cast his/her vote by secured electronic mail sent at least four (4) hours before the meeting is to take place. The Divisional Secretary, or his delegated representative, is responsible for submitting the printout of these votes to the scrutinizers before they start collecting the results.
Any member may by proxy authorise another member to represent him at the Divisional Assembly. No member may represent more than one (1) absent member.
Decisions and resolutions adopted at the Divisional Assembly shall be brought to the knowledge of associated persons and third parties by means of a register. That register shall be open to inspection on the premises by ordinary members upon their requesting access thereto, and by third parties upon written request.
When proceeding to the election of their Divisional Board, the members of a division shall vote the persons of their choice among the members elect with no position attached. Once elected, the new Divisional Board members will convene to allocate among themselves the positions on the board. The newly elected Divisional Board will inform the Executive Board and the members of that division of the positions held within one (1) week.
If the newly elected Divisional Board is undecided on who will be the president of that division, then the Board Member holding the majority of the votes will become Divisional President. In case the one holding the majority of the votes refuses to take up the position of Divisional President, then the Board Member with the second most votes will be nominated Divisional President, and so on.
ARTICLE 13: RESIGNATION OR EXPULSION OF A BOARD MEMBER
If a Board Member resigns, or is being expelled, then the Board may elect to continue with one or more Board Members less in case the minimum required members in the board is still being respected. If not, then an Extraordinary Assembly will be convened in order to vote on one or several new Board Members to replace the resigning or being expelled members. The remaining Board Members will inform their members of the resignation or expulsion of the Board Members and the reasons of their resignation or expulsion. If new Board Members are to be elected then all the concerned members will be notified at least two (2) weeks before the Extraordinary Assembly. Possible candidates shall post their candidature at least one (1) week before the concerned Extraordinary Assembly. The members will be presented with a possible list of candidates at least four (4) days before the Extraordinary Assembly is held.
In case of irresolvable differences within one board which would prevent the board to function to the satisfaction of the members, one or more members can be asked to leave the board only if two thirds of the members of the association or of the division concerned vote to that effect at an Extraordinary Assembly.
ARTICLE 14: DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION
In the event of dissolution of the association, declared by a two – third majority of members present at a General Assembly, or in the event of judicial dissolution, the assets of the association shall be allocated to its members, whereby each active member will receive a share which will take into account the number of years the member contributed to the association's budget, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 17 of the Law.
In the event of dissolution of the association, the group of Luxair division members shall, if it decides to continue in existence as such, retain the right to the name referred to in Article 1 of these Statutes.
If, in the event of dissolution of the association, one or more divisions decide to continue in existence as an individual group, they shall be entitled to the corresponding proportion of the amounts appearing to the credit of the association in its books as at the date of the dissolution.
The amounts to be distributed in accordance with the foregoing provisions shall be divided up on the basis of the size, in terms of numbers, of the divisions concerned.
The proportionate amounts attributable to divisions, which are not maintained, as organised independent groups shall be paid over as provided for in this article.
ARTICLE 15: AMENDMENT TO THE STATUTES
All amendments to the statutes shall be indicated on the agenda of the upcoming General Assembly and can only be voted upon if at least two – third of the members are present or represented. The amendments have to be adopted by a two – third majority of the members present or represented.
If two – third of the members are not present or represented at the General Assembly, an Extraordinary General Assembly can be called. The Extraordinary Assembly for this purpose can vote irrespective of the number of members present or represented, but in this case, the result must be submitted to the civil court for approval.
Amendments of the statutes concerning one of the objects of the association shall be indicated on the agenda of the upcoming General Assembly and can only be voted upon if at least two – thirds of the members are present or represented. The amendments have to be adopted by a majority of three – thirds of the members present or represented.
If two-third of the members are not present or represented at the General Assembly, an Extraordinary General Assembly can be called.
The Extraordinary Assembly for this purpose can vote upon the amendments of the association's objects only if at least half of the members are present or represented. The amendments to the association's objects have to be adopted by a majority of three-third of the members present or represented.
If at the Extraordinary Assembly for this purpose a vote was taken in the presence of less than two – third of the members of the association, the result of the vote has to be submitted to the civil court for approval.
All amendments to the statutes have to be published in the Memorial C within one (1) month of their date of validity.
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WALKER RYAN is the man, get to know him a little bit better through this episode of INSIGHT.
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Women on the Move
Click. Tap. Send. If you're a woman reading this in a developed country, this is probably how you transfer money to people, or even make an investment. You probably have a bank account, and it is likely that you opened it online or just went to your neighbourhood branch to fill out some forms.
But what would you do if you lived in a very rural community far from a bank and where internet hadn't quite penetrated yet? What if, like 4 out of every 10 of your female friends, you weren't even literate enough to fill out a form? On top of it all, what if you were a refugee?
The situation just described is a conundrum that many of Uganda's poorest communities face, steeping them in a poverty trap whereby they need access to finance to make basic investments, but a basic investment hasn't been made in expanding access to finance to do so. Like a dog chasing its tail, people consequently spend a lot of time and energy trying to make a change and going in circles trying to achieve it.
Thankfully, the boom in mobile phones and mobile money in East Africa is helping to turn this narrative around. Companies like Airtel and MTN have allowed anyone with access to a mobile phone to be able to send and receive money with the exchange of a few texts, and deposit or withdraw this money with any person who has registered their phone and themselves as a mobile money agent.
In Uganda especially, the use of mobile money has exploded not just for its modern convenience but because it has made the injection of capital and investment in the hardest-to-reach communities possible. It has meant inclusion for a large group of people who have historically been left out of financial systems: A subsistence farmer can invest in better seeds to raise his income. A rural mother can pay her daughter's school fees to help her attain the future she deserves.
Annet Kemigisha is one of the women whose lives has been transformed by mobile money, and she is now literally paying it forward to uplift those in the community that uplifted her. She is many things—a mother, a farmer, a wife, and now a MTN and Airtel mobile money agent who sits at a small kiosk along a dusty road of the Kyantamba Trading Center. But she is also a refugee. The sleepy town in which she now finds herself contrasts strongly with the restless streets filled with gunfire and grenades that caused her family to flee their home in Burundi following post-election violence almost 3 years ago.
She has been forced to start her life from scratch, and like many refugees in the area, makes ends meet by tirelessly working odd jobs—helping the locals to rear cattle, digging in their fields, and any other task where an extra pair of hands is needed. Also in keeping with the other refugees who squat on the land, she has struggled to keep her three daughters enrolled in class.
But these struggles are now melting away. Fellows-initiated Usikate Tamaa is harnessing the power of collective action to make sure Annet achieves the kind of financial stability that will allow her to support her children in the long-run.
Usikate Tamaa, meaning "Never Give Up" in the Kiswahili language, is a community-centered social enterprise founded by a group of 9 Building Tomorrow Fellows and their local counterpart, under the guidance and support of Building Tomorrow's flagship social entrepreneurship program. Borne out of an observation of children dropping out or rural schools due their inability to pay school fees and a conviction that the ability to invest is fundamental for raising rural incomes and supporting education, Usikate Tamaa launched its activities in 2018, taking the village savings and loan association (VSLA) concept as the jumping point for what would become a unique package of services to kickstart rural investment.
As founding partner and Building Tomorrow Fellow Michael Ainomugisha describes, "Usikate Tamaa is built on the VSLA model, with other benefits added on. Members come together, as a group, and pool their money. This way, it becomes easier to borrow, and therefore invest, a lot more money than you could have come up with as an individual."
In other words, Usikate Tamaa catalyzes the formation of VSLAs, the members of which decide periodically, as a group, how to invest the money in their communities to generate more wealth or solve other pressing problems. While some individual members borrow from the fund to pay their children's school fees and then pay the VSLA group back in instalments, the bulk of the money is directed toward an agreed-upon strategic investment voted upon by members to improve their community. This flexibility and freedom to choose the investment opportunity is one of the model's greatest strengths, as it accommodates contextual differences for investment and tailors to community-specific needs. As Michael explains, "Each community has its own challenges so while we wanted to improve incomes, we didn't want to do a one-size-fits-all approach."
Building upon this VSLA concept, Usikate Tamaa goes a step further to provide business development services (BDS) to the groups—trainings on financial literacy, problem identification, idea generation and incubation, and more.
A Time to Invest
Annet's now-flourishing mobile money service at the Kyantamba Trading Center was borne out of this process, and had the benefit of helping both Annet and the community meet an urgent need.
"There were no mobile money services around," recalls Michael. "People could neither access money from outside their community nor send money to the outside from within their community. They had to travel over 10 kilometers just to do these things."
This seriously limited the community's investment opportunities and economic growth. So, when it came time for the VLSA formed by 49 members living around the Building Tomorrow Primary School of Kyantamba to take its first investment vote, it was clear what had to be done. They said: "Let's do mobile money."
And, going further to decide who the mobile money operator would be in their community and seeing her relentless determination in their community since she arrived, they said, "Let's choose Annet and give her a chance to support her children."
Connecting a Community
Thus, the decision that would end up connecting their long-excluded rural community to the financial system was taken. The group pooled 3 million Ugandan shillings ($810) from all of its members, bought and registered two mobile money lines with the Airtel and MTN networks, and set up shop in a space donated by one of the VSLA members at the trading center to start transacting money.
Annet now has a more stable source of income derived from the transaction fees attached to sending and receiving mobile money, and the community has a reliable and immediate way to attract and send capital for other investments it would like to make.
"My life has been transformed because I am now able to feed my children and pay their fees comfortably without much strain. All are studying well," says Annet.
Encouraged by these results, Usikate Tamaa has set up another VSLA and investment group in the community surrounding nearby St. Jude Kisanda Primary School, whose 18 new members have just decided to invest in setting up a pig farming business in their community. Looking forward to the rest of 2019, Usikatee Tamaa hopes to roll out similar groups for the communities surrounding another seven schools in Kiboga District.
"Building Tomorrow's entrepreneurship training really helped us to find a model and to do what we do better," says Michael. "We're excited to see where this goes."
As for Annet, the other refugees, and the community of Kyantamba, they're proud to say that they're now on the move in all the right ways—upwards.
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Manasa Vishwanath, IIDA, has joined BWA as interiors department manager. She leads the interiors practice firm-wide, supporting interior design efforts at the project and departmental levels. Manasa is initially working on a medical office building and corporate office space in Spokane and an orthodontic office in Seattle.
Sheila Gates-Ping, AIA, LEED AP, CSBA, architect, and Emily Moline Meyer, office manager, have joined BWA. Initial projects on which Shelia is working include the Northern Apartments at Coeur d'Alene Place in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Emily provides general administrative support to the entire office, managing all front-office activities and playing a key support role in other areas of the firm's operation, including financial, marketing, architectural project, and staffing.
"Bivy Day" at Liberty Lake Regional Park is a success!
A set of workshops will also take place late this summer and early fall. The County expects to review final drafts of the plan by the end of 2017.
Licia LeGrant, AIA, NCARB, architect; Philip S. Ward, ASLA, CLARB, landscape architect; and Saul Rip Hansen, BIM/CAD technician, have joined the firm. Commissions on which Licia is currently working include the Catalyst Project in Spokane's southern University District, Katerra Inc.'s CLT manufacturing facility in the City of Spokane Valley, and Refrigeration Supplies Distributor's branch store in Vancouver, Wash. Philip is presently working on the landscape and irrigation modification for Mission Park in Spokane as well as two projects in Idaho: Phase II of the Gilmore RV Campground at Farragut State Park and planning the next phases of residential development at The Club at Rock Creek south of Coeur d'Alene. He previously worked for BWA from 2010 to 2013. Saul is providing drafting, design and construction support for three projects in Idaho: the North Idaho Dermatology medical office building and a tenant improvement for Kootenai Health's medical office building – both in Coeur d'Alene, and Eagle River Luxury Living, a senior living community in Eagle.
Dell Hatch, ASLA. Dell's recent experience includes the redevelopment of McEuen Park in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; City of Spokane Valley Appleway Trail; and pedestrian-friendly improvements to Wall Street in downtown Spokane.
David Hipp, AIA. David is currently working on the BCT Complex, Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington and the Washington State Department of Transportation North Central Region Administration Facility in Wenatchee.
Charles Horgan, AIA, LEED AP BD+C. Chuck's commissions include additional classrooms for Summit School for Central Valley School District in the City of Spokane Valley, the NEWTECH Skill Center addition and modernization for Spokane Public Schools, and the Priest Rapids Dam Turbine & Generator Support Building for Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County (Washington).
Mike Stanicar, AIA. Mike's portfolio includes the Children's Choice Dental Building and Regal Plaza at Palouse in Spokane, and Bedrock Plaza in Lewiston, Idaho.
Ryan Zane, AIA, LEED AP BD+C. Ryan's projects include the remodel of Newport Hospital & Health Services in Newport, Wash.; North Idaho Dermatology Medical Office Building in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; and multiple projects for Cancer Care Northwest.
Matt Mercer, BIM/CAD technician; Tonya Wollschleger, project accounting coordinator; and Tara Anderson, materials resource librarian, have joined the firm. Matt is currently providing drafting, design and construction support for the BCT Complex, Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington and a multi-tenant retail center on Appleway Avenue in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Serving as the financial liaison between project managers and the office manager, Tonya sets up projects in the accounting/project management system; ensures that processes and procedures for contracts are followed; and prepares invoices, budget updates and project management reports. Tara's responsibilities include organizing the interior design department's materials resource library, assisting with assembly of color boards and project submittals, and helping maintain and populate portions of the firm's marketing database.
BWA – with general contractor Garco Construction – secured two significant design-build projects: the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) North Central Region Administration Facility in Wenatchee and the BCT Complex, Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) near Tacoma. BWA also will provide interior design services for both projects, for which LEED Silver certification will be sought. Occupancy of the $8.9 million, 30,000-square-foot WSDOT Administration Facility is slated for January 2018. Construction of the $42.5 million, 120,000-square-foot JBLM apartment-style housing complex is scheduled to be completed in June 2018.
Julia Culp, ASLA, has brought her expertise to BWA's landscape architecture team. Her first assignments include the City of Spokane's combined sewer overflow tank and plaza; Edwidge Woldson Park Master Plan and Pedestrian Connectivity Study in Spokane; Idaho Central Credit Union Data Center plaza in Chubbuck, Idaho; and improvements to White Pine High School in Ely, Nev.
Timothy J. White, AIA, and Erik Nelson have joined BWA as an architect and a project manager, respectively. On behalf of the firm, Tim is currently on loan to Fairchild Air Force Base's 92nd Civil Engineering Squadron, providing project management services for renovation and remodel work on the base. He is presently managing the renovation of the Survival School's gymnasium. Initial commissions for which Erik is providing project management services include a tenant improvement at Spokane International Airport and a medical office building shell at Kendall Yards in Spokane.


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Sue The T. Rex Is Making Big Moves With Her Big Bones
By Christina Cala • Feb 10, 2018
Beloved by thousands, Sue the Tyrannosaurus rex is moving from her home in the main exhibition hall of Chicago's Field Museum to her own private suite on the second floor.
Courtesy of The Field Museum
Fiona the hippo may be one of the greatest living social media stars of the decade, but in terms of those who aren't living, look no further than Sue the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Though she's a fossil, Sue is a true Chicagoan and has been on display in her home at The Field Museum since 2000.
Like many of us these days, Sue is sassy and shares her hot takes on Twitter with adoring fans.
Kids, remember this simple mnemonic the next time you're discussing dinosaurs with your chums.
"T.R.E.A.T. Yo' Self"
T - T. rex is the best dinosaur
R -
T -
— SUE the T. rex 🦖 Specimen FMNH PR 2081 (@SUEtheTrex) February 9, 2018
"Sue is the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex. She's also the largest," says Bill Simpson, head of the geological collections at the Field Museum. "So yeah, she's, I would argue, one of the most famous fossils."
Now, Sue is making a big move.
She's going from the main exhibit hall to her own private suite on the second floor. Because of her size, age, and yes, the fact that she's not exactly living and able to move herself, she's getting some help.
Bone by bone, her move began on Monday, starting with the feet — specifically the tarsals and metatarsals.
Then, she lost her tail — vertebra by vertebra — all the while keeping the public updated on her progress and leaving no one behind.
Goodbye butt.
We'll be back to tail-whippin' the Tsavo lions in the dark in no time. pic.twitter.com/lSSaeXt7v5
As Sue comes off her mount, the skeleton crew uses Allen wrenches to take each piece apart, the same tools you might use on IKEA furniture.
Despite being a main attraction for visitors, Simpson says Sue is still used for research. As such, every bone gets its own photo shoot and is then labeled and cataloged for future use, before being packed into foam padding and taken upstairs.
Once she's fully dismantled, Sue will take a bit of vacation and won't be back on display until 2019. But when she is, she'll be even bigger and have a slightly different look.
"What will really strike them as the biggest change to the skeleton will be that we're going to add structures referred to as belly ribs," Simpson says. "They basically complete the rib change."
These belly ribs, or gastralia as they're called, are not new, but Simpson says the museum didn't have time to add them before.
Now, the museum has a rare second shot to mount Sue, giving her a more accurate and realistic look.
"It'll give her this big ponderous belly that will make her look a lot bigger," Simpson says.
Along with some adjustments to her legs and posture, Sue will be reunited with her wishbone, which will change the position of her arms.
But in the meantime, you can find Sue on Twitter tweeting about Portillo's hot dogs, Jeff Goldblum and Jurassic Park, all while reminding kids she could eat them in one bite.
For now, just chomp on that.
The audio for this story was produced by Christina Cala and edited by Selena Simmons-Duffin. Wynne Davis adapted it for Web.
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:
A Chicagoan named Sue is in the middle of a big move.
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
She has got a huge Twitter presence, lots of fans. And even though she's only moving upstairs, it is expected to take months with a team called the skeleton crew.
SHAPIRO: Not trying to be rude here, but Sue is a fossil.
BILL SIMPSON: Sue is the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex. She's also the largest. So, yeah, she's - I would argue - one of the most famous fossils.
SHAPIRO: That's Bill Simpson of the Chicago Field Museum, where Sue has been on display since 2000.
SIMPSON: I'm the one that cleans her a couple times a year, so, yeah, I think I know Sue pretty well.
KELLY: Now Sue is getting taken apart, bone by bone. It started on Monday with her feet bones, the tarsals and metatarsals. Then she lost her tail, vertebrae by vertebrae.
SHAPIRO: The skeleton crew uses Allen wrenches to take each piece apart, the same tools you might use on IKEA furniture. They photograph, label and catalog each bone. Then they pack the bone into foam padding and move it upstairs.
KELLY: Throughout the process, Sue has been weighing in on Twitter. And she is pretty sassy for a theropod, it turns out. She fights with her rival dolphins at the Shedd Aquarium. She reminds school kids that she could eat them easily.
SHAPIRO: Yesterday, after some disassembly, she tweeted...
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Goodbye, butt.
SHAPIRO: And when someone asked to be her Valentine, she replied...
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: I'll be, like, two-thirds in a box, so...
KELLY: (Laughter) She also spends a lot of time adoring Jeff Goldblum - a "Jurassic Park" fan, obviously.
(SOUNDBITE OF DINOSAUR ROARING)
KELLY: Sue the T. rex will be roaring back into business totally reassembled on the second floor of The Field Museum in 2019.
SHAPIRO: If you're in Chicago, you can still stop by and see her as she gets disassembled. If you're not, you can always follow the skeleton's sassy takes on Twitter - @SUEtheTrex. With slightly less sassy takes, this program is on Twitter - @npratc. Medium sassy, I'm @arishapiro.
KELLY: (Laughter) Nowhere near as sassy, I'm @NPRkelly.
And we're going to welcome Audie Cornish. She's back on the show on Monday after maternity leave. You can follow what she's up to this weekend - @nprAudie. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Should Sierra Club Endorse Coal Rush/Fracking Gov. Quinn -- Or Call Out Environmental Disaster?
Is it enough for Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and state treasurer candidate Mike Frerichs to hustle today to purge their campaigns of tainted coal industry contributions from a growing mine safety regulator scandal, or should citizens groups and environmentalists hold the Democratic candidates accountable for their full-throttle push behind the state's unprecedented coal mining rush and spiraling fracking debacle?
Questions abound in Illinois, where coal mining production and its toxic slurry fallout has skyrocketed by a mind-boggling 70 percent during the Quinn administration, as Gov. Quinn also touts a controversial and widely denounced fracking regulation law, opening the floodgates for oil and natural gas drilling in the state's beloved Shawnee forest region.
Earlier this week, in fact, despite a public promise by Quinn's deputy chief of staff that no fracking permits would be issued without strengthened fracking rules, Quinn apparently intervened to push through a second horizontal drilling permit for Denver-based Strata-X Energy.
Bottom line: Should the Sierra Club, and other environmental organizations, endorse the disastrous pro-coal and pro-fracking Quinn for governor, in default of the Republican candidate, or hold him accountable to the environmental group's principles?
"The Sierra Club should expect Quinn to stand by his green values in every part of Illinois," said Will Reynolds, the former chair of the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter and a key environmental blogger.
The Sierra Club recently endorsed Frerichs, despite his long-time support for "clean coal" boondoggles like FutureGen, Taylorville, and his leadership role in shaping a fracking regulatory bill, in his words, "so that we can start the process of bringing the hydraulic fracturing jobs to Illinois."
Quinn, of course, took large contributions from out-of-state coal companies, in his last campaign:
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While Quinn supporters often tout his administration's role in clean water initiatives and bringing clean energy and green jobs to the state (virtually all in Chicago and central-north Illinois), the governor's two-sided approach for downstate's reckless coal and fracking industries has been disastrous for the state and climate change concerns.
Last spring, Quinn famously triumphed the state's 5-fold increase in coal exports, on the same week climate scientists warned CO2 emissions had reached historic 400ppm levels.
Meanwhile, violation-ridden strip mining and longwall mining operations under the Quinn administration have continued unabated downstate, while high hazard coal slurry dams rise in central Illinois farm towns. Quinn even signed off on strip mining the Pyramid State Park.
Toxic coal ash piles under the Quinn administration continue to rank as some of the worst in the nation.
Quinn's appointed Illinois Pollution Control Board granted waivers last fall for five decrepit and pollution-spewing coal-fired plants.
Under Quinn, millions of state tax dollars also go to subsidies for out-of-state coal companies, like Peabody Energy, which posted $7 billion in revenues last year.
Even coal miners note that the Quinn administration remains in violation of state law for its lack of mine safety inspectors.
"Quinn has given out some clean energy nuggets to the Chicago area," Reynolds added, "but for downstate his administration is an environmental disaster. Instead of showing leadership on climate change, he's launching a two-pronged crisis of fracking and expanded coal mining. There's a long Illinois tradition of politicians pandering to environmentalists in Chicago while promoting coal and dirty energy farther south. Rod Blagojevich was the master of promoting clean energy laws while heavily subsidizing coal. That's not good enough anymore for the growing downstate environmental movement."
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Sand Hill es un lugar designado por el censo ubicado en el condado de Lebanon, Pensilvania, Estados Unidos. Según el censo de 2020, tiene una población de 2440 habitantes.

En los Estados Unidos, un lugar designado por el censo (traducción literal de la frase en inglés census-designated place, CDP) es una concentración de población identificada por la Oficina del Censo exclusivamente para fines estadísticos.

En este caso, a todos los efectos prácticos, la zona es parte de la ciudad de Lebanon.

Geografía
Está ubicado en las coordenadas  (40.361355, -76.421735).

Demografía
Según la Oficina del Censo, en 2000 los ingresos medios de los hogares eran de $45,125 y los ingresos medios de las familias eran de $47,566. Los hombres tenían ingresos medios por $32,321 frente a los $23,160 que percibían las mujeres. Los ingresos per cápita eran de $19,386. Alrededor del 1.1% de la población estaba por debajo del umbral de pobreza.

De acuerdo con la estimación 2017-2021 de la Oficina del Censo, los ingresos medios de los hogares son de $76,923 y los ingresos medios de las familias son de $84,483. Alrededor del 4.6% de la población está por debajo del umbral de pobreza.

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Lugares designados por el censo en Pensilvania

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