Names matter – Oh, yes they do!
Revelation 2:3; 3:5; 3:8; 3:12 --- ESV – or any other translation, not great interpretations are needed.
(Rev 2:3)I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary.
(Rev 3:5)The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name (your name here) out of the book of life. I will confess his name (your name here) before my Father and before His angels.
(Rev 3:8)"'I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied My Name.
(1Jn 4:2-3) By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that YaHshua the Christ has come in the flesh is from God (the Father), and every spirit that does not confess YaHshua is not from God (The Father). This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.
NOTE: His Name properly restored to the text and we can see it is not "Jesus" that we are to confess but YaHshua – the name YaHshua has been around for thousands of years, first appearing in Exodus 17:9, the man that was to lead the Children of God into the Kingdom – sound familiar? The Old English transliteration of this Name is seen as JOSHUA. The name JESUS is not an equivalent, not even close, being pronounced completely different and to top it of, this name is only about 400 years old, a modern creation. John warned us, even in his day he was witnessing a move away from our Savior's birth name.
I should not have to go any further, not really, you either accept it or you don't – these words from the book of Revelation is the final word and as the New Church grew in knowledge and correction we come to the Book of Revelation, don't we? In this last Word of Revelation, we see that there is another "book" and your name is in it and your name is subject to "removal" or being forever "sealed" into eternity. These verses are not speaking figuratively – They are plain and by these verses it is made plain that your name means something, as does the Name of our Savior and the Name of our Heavenly Father.
Actually that is a backward statement -- The Father's Name and the Name of His Son is first and foremost, our names being secondary. Being the self-centered beings that we are it really is no surprise that we would relegate the personal identity of the Creator to a secondary position while seeing our own identity, in this world, as something important, something special. We then dare to suggest the Holy Identity of our Savior is subject to change and even substitution being replaced by whatever men imagine it to be – we disrespect His Identity, profaning His name, which is to make it useless by not using it, by refusing to restore His Name in favor of "another" name. The Name of our Heavenly Father is obscured to the point of nonexistence -- and men see as no big deal when challenged, "Names don't matter", what do they say? They respond when pushed into this corner being faced with the fact that the name "Jesus" is not the Name or our Savior – Oh, they say, names don't matter. It is difficult to admit the error, to accept the fact you have been hood-winked, fool, and deceived. Your name matters and His Name matters all the more.
Note: Peter stood up at Pentecost and quoted from Joel and if for not other reason we too should listen to what Joel had to say.
(Hos 4:5-6) You stumble day and night, and the prophets (teachers) stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother -- my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.
From the very beginning names have had meaning and they still do. The Creator named his first creation and then allow created man, made from the elements of this Earth, to name the animals of that creation -- second chapter of Genesis gives an account of this (Gen 2:19). Prophets of old were named and given names that either described their mission or the time they lived in. It had been a popular custom for people to give names that were connected to the god, or gods, they worshiped, or to apply names that were connected to some event and in the case of the Israelites this was too a common practice.
Remember the verse I quoted, Acts 4:12 ? Good, now ask yourself, what name had been given to the Messiah at birth? The Messiah (YaH's Messenger, or the Anointed) was given a Name that would be found among men, not among angels, not in heaven. That name would be a Name "found among" men, an Name commanded to be given to Him, our Savior, a declaration from the Father and a label of identification for His Son. Read Matthew 1:21 -- Mary did not come up with a name to Name our Savior, Joseph did not dream up a name but was given, commanded, what to name Him. The messenger angel Gabriel told them the Name the Father wanted Him to be Named. That Name was not Jesus. Your , a Latin, Greek and English mixture leading the Christian world away from His actual birth name of YaHshua. This name was a very popular name found among the people and this makes what Peter said stand out as we see in Acts 4:12.
A name found "among men, by which we must be saved" -- not might, not maybe and not perhaps but "must". When that was written the bogus name "Jesus" did not exist. We see the modern twisting of the name in the Bible as "Joshua" which, when properly pronounced is "Yahshua".
This name "Joshua", a pretty good attempt at a transliteration of the Name given to our Savior at birth is found in the Old Testament -- one whole book carries this Name found among men, the Book of Joshua, properly pronounced, YaHshua. However, it is never used in reference to the Messiah in the King James New Testament even though this would be far more accurate than the false name "Jesus" -- it is not even an honest attempt at preserving the only name "by which we must be saved". Name has been changed and the inquiring mind should be asking, Why?
Even then the pronunciation of the name "Joshua" has been perverted in the English by the misuse of the letter "j". It is only the English and American speaking tongues that twist the pronunciation with the perverting the "J" from its original pronunciation. Many European and Spanish speaking countries correctly pronounce "Joshua" as "Yahshua" but when it comes to the New Testament the Name is strangely changed to Jesus and pronounced as Hey-Zeus.
This all began with the King James Version of the bible. The original 1611 version of the King James bible printed the Name of our Savior as "iesus" then in later revisions changed it to "jesus", apparently not wanting to follow the Latin form. Even the Greek, whom they all claim to have received the Name by which all must be saved is off base and seen in print as Iesous (there is a couple of other variant spelling) and pronounced as "Hey-sow-us" and is nothing approaching the Name given to our Savior, YaHshua (OT, Joshua).
Anyone that tries to convince you that the KJV Bible is the only authorized version, the only Holy Spirit sanctioned writings and all others are of Satan are out of their minds. It is the KJV Bible backed by a corrupt King and fifty plus handpicked scholars of languages plagiarizing most of their work from William Tyndale's translation and leading to one of the biggest cover-ups in the history of publishing -- the KJV was not ever translated directly from original Greek Manuscripts -- there are not Original Manuscripts in the hand of the original author in existence today, much less in 1600AD. And guess what, the original copies of the KJV original translation is missing too. How convenient, the record of the KJV version tracking back to its origin is missing, burned up in a fire, they say, but no one really knows. If the original copy of the translator's work could be examined many might be shock how similar it is to the Bishop's Bible and the Tyndale's versions as opposed to be an all new translations from the first century Greek letters, which no long exist now or then. All those buying into the KJV only Holy Bible are being hoodwink to perpetuate a few false doctrines based on Old English language.
Names do mean something and do have meaning, This is a fact, a truth, we see how true when we consider the our own personal identity. Your name says a lot, it puts you in a certain family and marks which member of that family you are and it is by this name you have you draw a pay check or collect on Social Security, or put on a marriage license, etc., etc.. History is founded upon names, the names of Kings set the time lines, names of the villains as well as the heroes mark chapters in the record of men.
(Psa 79:6) Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
(John 3:18) He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God.


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Q: Is displacement vector fundamental or derived quantity? We know that we have 7 fundamental quantities (all scalars) and length is one of them. I classify velocity as a derived quantity. What about a position displacement vector? How do I classify displacement vector. Is it fundamental or derived quantity?

A: It depends on the convention what to use as a fundamental quantity, but if you refer to SI it is:

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*a derived quantity, if you refer to the electric displacement field,

$$ [D] = [\epsilon_0]\cdot [E] = [\epsilon_0]\cdot [F]/[Q] = \mathrm{\frac{A^2\, s^4}{kg\, m^3}\cdot \frac{kg\, m}{s^2}\cdot \left(A\, s\right)^{-1} = \frac{A\, s}{m^2}}. $$

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*a fundamental quantity if you refer to a position displacement, because it is a length,

$$ [r] = \mathrm m. $$

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A small bash micro-service with a fortune telling cow.

## Run Locally

```
$ docker build -t fortune-telling-cow .
$ docker run -d -p 8080:8080 --name fortune-telling-cow fortune-telling-cow
```

or

```
$ ./test.sh
```

## Deploy

```
$ ./deploy.sh
```

## TODO

- [ ] Deploy via locally built container

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Acornsoft foi o braço de software da Acorn Computers Ltd, e outra publicadora de software BBC Micro e Acorn Electron. Assim como games, ela também produziu um grande número de títulos educacionais.

Enquanto muito de seus títulos eram clones ou remakes de games de arcade populares (e.g. Hopper é um clone de Sega's Frogger, Snapper é Namco's Pac-Man, Arcadians é Namco's Galaxian), eles também publicaram um grande número de títulos originais e inovadores (tais como Revs e Elite).

Acornsoft também publicou um número de games de aventura em texto, como Philosopher's Quest e Countdown toDoom.

Eles venderam a marca Acornsoft games à Superior Software em 1986. Muitos jogos foram re-re-lançados por eles, geralmente como parte de compilações tais como o PlayIt Again Sam e a série Acornsoft Hits. A marca Acornsoft também era usada no pacote de todos os games da Superior.

Títulos

 Acheton - Game de aventura em texto
 Arcadians - Um clone deGalaxian
 Aviator - Um simulador de voo Spitfire. Com aliens...
 Bouncer - Um Q*Bert clone
 Carousel - Um Carnival clone
 Castle of Riddles - Game de aventura em texto
Countdown to Doom - Game de aventura em texto
 Crazy Tracer - Um Amidar clone
 Drogna - Jogo de estratégia baseado numa seção do game show de TV da BBCThe Adventure Game.
 Elite - Uma batalha no espalo 3D
 Firebug
 Free Fall - Game de sobrevivência numa estação espacial fora de controle
 Gateway to Karos - Game de aventura em texto
 Hopper - Um Frogger clone
 JCB Digger
 Kingdom of Hamil - Game de aventura em texto
 Labyrinth
 Magic Mushrooms
 Meteor Mission - Um Lunar Rescue clone
 Meteors - Um Asteroids clone
 Missile Base - Um Missile Command clone
 Monsters - Um Space Panic clone
 Philosopher's Quest - Game de aventura em texto
 Planetoid - Um Defender clone originalmente lançado como Defender
 Revs - Um simulador de corrida daFormula Three
 Rocket Raid - Um Scramble clone
 Snapper - UmPac-Man clone
 Sphinx Adventure - Game de aventura em texto
 Starship Command
 Super Invaders - Um Space Invaders clone
 Volcano - Um game no qual você resgata pessoas do outro lado de um vulcão ativo com um helicóptero

Alcance dos games

Incluindo todos games arcade, games de aventura em texto e jogos de tabuleiro. Todos os games eram compatíveis com o BBC Micro Modelo B. Games seguidos por Model A & B eram compatíveis com ambas máquinas. Games seguidos por Electron eram também lançados separadamente para o Acorn Electron. O jogos são listados por seus números de catálogo.

G01 Philosopher's Quest (BBC 1982, Electron 1984)
G02 Defender (BBC 1982) deleted for legal reasons and later re-released as Planetoid
G02 Aviator (BBC 1983) released with G26-G28 but re-used the deleted Defender'''s number
G03 Monsters (BBC 1982, Electron 1983)
G04 Snapper (BBC 1982, Electron 1983)
G05 Rocket Raid (BBC 1982)
G06 Arcade Action (BBC Model A & B 1982) 4 games: Invaders, Breakout, Dodgems and SnakeG07 Sphinx Adventure (BBC 1982, Electron 1984)
G08 Cube Master (BBC 1982)
G09 JCB Digger (BBC 1983)
G10 Chess (BBC 1982, Electron 1983)
G11 Maze (BBC 1982, Electron 1984)
G12 Sliding-Block Puzzles (BBC 1982)
G13 Meteors (BBC 1982, Electron 1983)
G14 Arcadians (BBC 1982, Electron 1984)
G15 Planetoid (BBC 1982, Electron 1984)
G16 Super Invaders (BBC 1982)
G17 Castle of Riddles (BBC 1982, Electron 1984)
G18 Missile Base (BBC 1982)
G19 Countdown to Doom (BBC 1982, Electron ROM Cartridge 1984)
G20 Draughts & Reversi (BBC Model A & B 1983, Electron 1983)
G21 Snooker (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
G22 Starship Command (BBC 1983, Electron 1983)
G23 Hopper (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
G24 Carousel (BBC 1983)
G25 Kingdom of Hamil (BBC 1983)
G26 Crazy Tracer (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
G27 Drogna (BBC 1983)
G28 Free Fall (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
G29 Meteor Mission (BBC 1984)
G30 Gateway to Karos (BBC 1983)
G31 Boxer (BBC 1984, Electron 1984)
G32 Tetrapod (BBC 1984)
G33 Volcano (BBC 1984)
G34 Black Box & Gambit (BBC 1984)
G35 Bouncer (BBC 1984)
G36 The Seventh Star (BBC 1984)
G37 Acheton (BBC 1984)
G38 Elite (BBC 1984, Electron 1984)
G39 Firebug (BBC 1984, Electron 1984)
G40 Quondam (BBC 1984)
G41 Labyrinth (BBC 1984)
G42 Go (BBC 1984, Electron 1984)
G43 Revs (BBC 1984)
G44 Revs 4 Tracks (BBC 1985) extra tracks for the main game
G45
G46 Magic Mushrooms (BBC 1985, Electron 1985)
G47 Elite enhanced (BBC 1986) incl. 6502 Second Processor and Master 128 versions

Existem também um número de jogos completos, mas que não foram lanlçados que caíram em domínio público tais como Crazy Balloon,Hellforce e Bandit que são de 1983.

Jogos educacionais

A Acornsoft produziu bastante títulos de games, para diferentes grupos de idade.

E01 Algebraic Manipulation (BBC Model A & B 198?)
E02 Peeko-Computer (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
E03 Business Games (BBC 198?, Electron 1984) 2 games: Stokmark and TelemarkE04 Tree of Knowledge (BBC 198?, Electron 1983)
E05 Word Hunt (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
E06 Word Sequencing (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
E07 Sentence Sequencing (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
E08 Number Balance (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
E09 Missing Signs (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
E?? Speed and Light (BBC 198?)
E?? Density and Circuit (BBC 198?)
E12 Chemical Analysis (BBC 198?)
E13 Chemical Simulations (BBC 198?)
E14 Chemical Structures (BBC 198?)
E15 Jars (BBC 198?)
E16 Temperature Control Simulation (BBC 198?)
E17 The Examiner (BBC 198?)
E18 Spooky Manor (BBC 198?)
E19
E20
E21
E22 Talkback (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
E23 Workshop (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
E24 ABC (BBC 198?)

Acornsoft também publicou e distribuiu vários jogos softwares educacionais desenvolvidos pela ASK (Applied Systems Knowledge) que eram bastante usados em escolas rodando em BBC Micros. Estes incluíam Podd (onde um personagem gordinho e vermelho faz coisas como pular, dançar, sorrir, Squeeze (um game de estratégia para dois jogadores) e Cranky (resolver problemas matemáticos para reparar uma calculadora viva). Estes títulos eram parte do catálogo da Acornsoft mas usados com código diferente. Eles rodam em ambos os BBC Micro Model B e Acorn Electron.

O Ivan Berg Software foi também principalmente educacional mas tinha seu próprio código distinto do (XBX??). Este incluía o 6 Grandmaster Quizzes (Cinema, crime e detecção, música, história, ficção científica)"..I Do" Your Guide to a Happy Marriagee The Dating Game e os guias de revisão GCE/CSE (matemática, biologia e inglês).

Acornsoft também distribuiu outors programas educacionais desenvolvidos por companhias como a ICL, GoodHousekeeping e Bourne mas eles não eram considerados do catálogo oficial.

Programas office da Acornsoft

Acornsoft produziu vários softwares office para uso pessoal e para negócios.

B01 Desk Diary (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
B02 Forecast (BBC 198?)
B03 VIEW (BBC 198?, Electron ROM cartridge 1984)
B04 VIEW Printer Drivers (BBC 198?)
B05 Personal Money Management (BBC 198?, Electron 1983)
B06 Database (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
B07 ViewSheet (BBC 1984, Electron ROM cartridge 1984)
B08 Invoicing (BBC 1984)
B09 Mailing (BBC 1984)
B10 Accounts Receivable (BBC 1984)
B11 Stock Control (BBC 1984)
B12 Order Processing (BBC 1984)
B13 Accounts Payable (BBC 1984)
B14 Purchasing (BBC 1984)
B15 Hi-View (BBC 19??)

Acornsoft - Linguagem de programação

Acornsystems criou versão da linguagem de programação BBC BASIC como padrão, e Acornsoft também produziu outras linguagens de programação que poderiam ser carregadas em um cassete ou disco em alguns casos, em forma de ROM.

L01 FORTH (BBC 1982, Electron 1983)
L02 LISP (BBC 1982, Electron 1983, Electron ROM cartridge 1984)
L03 BCPL (BBC 1983)
L04 Microtext (BBC 1983)
L05 6502 Development System (BBC 1985)
L06 Logo (BBC 1983, Electron ROM cartridge 1985)
L07 Turtle Graphics (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
L08 S-Pascal  (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
L09 LISP Demonstrations (BBC 1984)
L10 BCPL Calculations Package (BBC 198?)
L11
L12 BCPL Stand Alone Generator (BBC 198?)
L13 FORTH - ROM version (BBC 198?)
L14 LISP - ROM version (BBC 198?)
L15
L16
L17 PROLOG Micro (BBC 1985)
L18 ISO-Pascal (BBC 198?, Electron ROM cartridge 1985)
L19 COMAL (BBC 198?)
L20
L21
L22 BASIC Editor (BBC 1985)
L23 Termulator (BBC 198?)

Gráficos

Os gráficos eram usados para demonstrar o poder gráfico dos computadores Acorn, mas apenas 3 títulos estavam disponíveis.

X01 Creative Graphics (BBC 198?, Electron 1983)
X02 Graphs & Charts (BBC 198?, Electron 1983)
X03 Picture Maker (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
X04 Shirley Conran's Magic Garden (BBC 1983)
X05 Collector's Catalogue (BBC 198?)
X06 Membership Manager (BBC 198?)
X07 One To Nine (BBC 198?)
X08 Hooked On Numbers (BBC 1983)
X09
X10 Complete Cocktail Maker (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
X11 Paul Daniels' Magic Show (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
X12 100 Programs For The BBC Micro (BBC 198?)
X13 Linkword French (BBC 1984)
X13 Linkword Italian (BBC 1984)
X13 Linkword Spanish (BBC 1984)
X13 Linkword German (BBC 1984)
X17 Watch Your Weight (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
X18 Me & My Micro (BBC 198?, Electron'' 1984)

Ligações externas

Acorn Computers
Empresas de jogos eletrônicos do Reino Unido
Desenvolvedoras de jogos eletrônicos
Publicadoras de jogos eletrônicos
Empresas extintas do Reino Unido
Empresas fundadas em 1980
Empresas extintas em 2013
Empresas de softwares do Reino Unido
Empresas de jogos eletrônicos extintas do Reino Unido

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
MINUTES OF THE THIRTEENTH MEETING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING DATE: March 1, 2006
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: Meeting Room A
Zoofari Conference Center 9715 W. Bluemound Road
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Committee Members Present
Frederick J. Patrie, Chairman... Director of Public Works, Kenosha County Sandra K. Beaupre ... Director, Bureau of Planning, Division of Transportation Investment Management, Wisconsin Department of Transportation John M. Bennett ... City Engineer, City of Franklin Larry H. Bruss... Regional Pollutant and Mobile Source Section Chief, (Representing Kevin Kessler) Bureau of Air Management, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Newton Ellens...Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gary M. Evans ... Manager, Highway Engineering Division (Representing Allison M. Bussler) Department of Public Works, Waukesha County Paul A. Feller ... Director of Public Works, City of Waukesha Thomas M. Grisa ... Director of Public Works, City of Brookfield Dewayne J. Johnson... Director, Southeast Region, (Representing Donna L. Brown) Wisconsin Department of Transportation Richard M. Jones ...Commissioner of Public Works, City of Racine William A. Kappel ... Director of Public Works, City of Wauwatosa Glenn M. Lampark... Director of Public Works, Racine County Michael M. Lemens ... Director of Engineering, City of Kenosha Jeffrey J. Mantes ...Commissioner of Public Works, City of Milwaukee Dwight E. McComb ...Planning and Program Development Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Dept. of Transportation Gloria L. McCutcheon ... Southeast Regional Director, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Larry Moore ...Community Partnership Coordinator, City of Milwaukee Housing Authority Jeffrey S. Polenske...City Engineer, City of Milwaukee George A. Torres ...Director of Transportation and Public Works, Department of Public Works, Milwaukee County Sandra Rusch Walton... Director, Injury and Violence, Prevention Program, City of Milwaukee Health Department Kenneth J. Warren ...Managing Director, Milwaukee County Transit System
Staff Members and Guests Present
Robert E. Beglinger ...Chief Transportation Engineer, SEWRPC Daniel A. Boehm ... Manager of Research and Planning, Milwaukee County Transit System Douglas F. Dalton ... Urban Planning Manager, Division of Transportation Investment Management, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Philip C. Evenson... Executive Director, SEWRPC Mary Heuer ...CASH David M. Jolicoeur... Senior Engineer, SEWRPC Karyn Rotker... Staff Attorney, ACLU James Rowen ...Citizen Ronald J. Rutkowski ... Transportation Planning Director, Department of Public Works, Milwaukee County Larry Sandler ...Reporter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Gretchen Schuldt...CASH Albert Stanek ...Chief, Intercity Planning, Bureau of Planning, Division of Transportation Investment Management, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Aileen I. Switzer ... Program Administration Supervisor, Southeast Region Wisconsin Department of Transportation Michael Vebber... Deputy Director, Milwaukee County Transit System Rosemary Wehnes ...Organizer, John Muir Chapter, Sierra Club Kenneth R. Yunker ... Deputy Director, SEWRPC
WELCOME AND ROLL CALL
Chairman Patrie welcomed all of those in attendance and indicated that roll call would be accomplished through a sign-in roster circulated by Commission staff.
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 8, 2006, MEETING
Chairman Patrie asked if there were any questions or comments on the minutes of the Advisory Committee's twelfth meeting held on February 8, 2006. There being no questions or comments, a motion to approve the minutes as written was made by Mr. Kappel, seconded by Mr. Feller, and carried unanimously by the Committee.
CONTINUATION OF DISCUSSION LEADING TO A PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDED REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN FOR THE DESIGN YEAR 2035
Chairman Patrie noted that the Committee had been working towards recommending a preliminary plan which would be taken to public hearing, and at the last meeting was considering a TSM Plus Highway plan alternative. He then asked Mr. Yunker to review the TSM Plus Highway plan alternative and to identify what issues remain to be addressed by the Committee. Mr. Yunker's reviewed the work of the Committee to date and indicated there were three issues that the Committee should consider before proceeding to consider the TSM Plus Highway plan alternative as the preliminary recommended plan:
Implementation of Public Transit Recommendations
Mr. Yunker indicated that the Commission staff has received comments that the regional transportation plan recommend that all transit improvements be implemented prior to implementation of arterial street and highway system capacity expansion proposed in the plan. The following discussion took place regarding this issue:
1. Mr. Yunker noted that this proposal presents some problems. He stated that most capacity expansion is considered when reconstructing an arterial street or highway at the end of its useful life – including the regional freeway system. He added that this provides a one time opportunity to study and determine if design and safety improvements and additional capacity should be provided along that arterial street or highway as part of the reconstruction project at a marginal increase in reconstruction cost. He added that the recommended arterial street and highway improvements address the residual congestion which would remain even with a near doubling of transit service as recommended in the preliminary plan – including complete commuter rail and bus guideway/light rail systems – and with improvements to bicycle and pedestrian, travel demand management, and transportation systems management elements of the preliminary plan. Lastly, he noted that a proposal such as this pits one element of the plan against the others and conveys that they are in competition, when improvements and implementation with respect to all elements of the plan are needed to provide a comprehensive, multi-modal, balanced, high-quality transportation system in southeastern Wisconsin.
2. Mr. Mantes stated that the City of Milwaukee generally agrees with the Commission staff position on this issue. However, he noted that the level of transit service currently operated is less than the level of transit service provided in recent years. He asked about a timeline for implementation of the transit element of the plan. Mr. Yunker responded that between the years 1995 and 2000 transit service in the Region had increased by about 25 percent – from 65,000 to 81,000 vehicle-miles of service – but following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the downturn in the economy, transit service in the Region has declined to about 69,000 vehicle-miles of service in 2005. Comparatively, Mr. Yunker noted that about 16 percent of the total planned increase in off-street bicycle and pedestrian paths had been implemented, and about 17 percent of the planned arterial street and highway improvements and expansion projects had been implemented. He stated that up until the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the downturn in the economy, the implementation of the public transit improvements was substantially ahead of the implementation of the other elements of the plan. Mr. Yunker added that finding a dedicated funding source for public transit would be important to implementing the public transit element of the plan and that the recently created Regional Transit Authority (RTA) for Kenosha, Milwaukee, and Racine Counties would be examining sources of dedicated transit funding. Mr. Yunker noted that the timeline for implementing the plan proposes a steady average annual 2.5 percent increase for transit plan implementation.
3. Mr. Grisa stated that the plan was very specific, detailed, and aggressive with respect to expansion of public transit. He stated that it was technically sound and appropriate to recommend that all elements of the plan be implemented, without prioritizing which element is to be implemented first.
4. Mr. Bruss noted that the regional transportation plan by law is advisory and asked about the implications of recommending that the transit element of the plan be implemented prior to implementation of the arterial street and highway element of the plan. Mr. Yunker responded that one implication could be that no arterial street and highway improvement or expansion projects would be included in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for southeastern Wisconsin until the entire transit element of the plan is implemented. Mr. Evenson noted that the TIP is the
only connection the Commission has between transportation planning and project implementation. He added that theoretically, the TIP could be a tool to hinder implementation of planned projects, but not a tool to encourage or mandate implementation of other planned projects. Mr. Evenson stated that a recommendation such as the one suggested may further divide the transit and highway advocate communities when those advocate communities should be focused on coalition building to ensure that all elements of the plan are implemented.
5. Mr. Warren noted that as much as he would like to agree with the suggestion to implement all transit improvements first, he cannot due to its lack of technical merit. He then expressed his concerns about the implications of not implementing the public transit element of the plan, noting the reductions in service over the last five years. He added that if an arterial street or highway is not improved or expanded, automobile drivers would still get to their destination, but perhaps arrive a few minutes later. If public transit is not improved, the public transit riders may not be able to get to their destination at all. Mr. Warren added that the new Regional Transit Authority (RTA) needs to propose a dedicated source of local funding, and it was important as well for the State to return to its role as a partner in the funding of public transit improvements. He stated that he believed the public transit element was sound, and a lack of political will hinders the implementation of the public transit element of the plan. With respect to the State returning to being a partner in the funding of public transit improvements, Mr. Yunker noted that the State had historically funded 40 to 45 percent of transit operating costs, and had increased funding to address inflation in the cost of providing public transit, and to provide for transit improvement and expansion. He added that State transit funding to the Milwaukee County Transit System increased by 29 percent from the years 1995 to 2000, and by 70 percent for all other transit systems in the Region, but only five percent between the years 2000 and 2005 for the Milwaukee County Transit System and by 12 percent for all other transit systems in the Region. Mr. Yunker noted that the 2003-2005 State budget provided no funding increase for public transit Statewide and that an annual four to five percent increase may be essential to address rising costs, including inflation and real increases in fuel costs, and to support system improvement and expansion. 6. Mr. Moore asked about the impact an improved public transit system in the Region has on traffic
congestion. Mr. Yunker responded that during plan development, the Commission staff first examined the impact that the public transit element – including complete commuter rail and bus guideway/light rail systems – and that improved bicycle and pedestrian, travel demand management, and transportation systems management elements would have on average weekday traffic and traffic congestion. He stated that arterial street and highway system improvement and expansion projects were then considered to address the residual congestion which would remain even with the planned public transit improvements and the other elements of the plan. He noted that a plan alternative which achieved better land use development, expansion of public transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and transportation systems and travel demand management systems, but did not include arterial street and highway improvements may be expected to only marginally reduce a projected doubling of congestion by the year 2035.
7. Mr. Lampark asked about the role of the recently created RTA, and its role in the implementation of the public transit element of the plan. Mr. Yunker responded that the RTA is currently considering local dedicated funding sources for public transit. Mr. Patrie noted that he had attended the first meeting of the RTA and that they will be looking for groups such as this Committee to provide support regarding the need for local dedicated funding.
8. Mr. Bennett stated his opposition to the suggestion to recommend implementation of the public transit element of the plan prior to implementation of the arterial street and highway element of the plan. He added that local units of government compete Statewide for highway funds and to
not go after them may be a mistake. Mr. Mantes responded that transportation funds Statewide do have a limit, and public transit may not receive an appropriate share of those funds. He noted that there are many locations throughout the Region where residents do not have access to a personal automobile and are dependent upon public transit. Mr. Evenson stated that funds available for public transit are being "left on the table" – specifically noting that Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) funds are available for public transit in southeastern Wisconsin but are not always aggressively sought for public transit projects in southeastern Wisconsin owing to a lack ofa dedicated source of local funds for transit.
9. Mr. Grisa noted that requiring improvements to the public transit system to be implemented first would prohibit the implementation of planned road improvements in rural and suburban areas of the Region as those areas may not currently be served and may not be planned to be served by public transit. Mr. Torres added that there is a risk relating to implementing all public transit improvements first. He concurred with previous statements that public transit needs a dedicated local funding source.
10. Mr. Polenske agreed that the implementation of the recommended arterial street and highway improvements needed to proceed simultaneously with implementation of the other elements of the plan. He added that at the same time, there is concern regarding funding being available to implement the public transit recommendations. He stated that the plan should emphasize the need to implement each element of the transportation system.
11. Mr. Patrie asked if there was consensus regarding support of the RTA and local dedicated public transit funding. Mr. Grisa moved to direct the Commission staff prepare draft text indicating support for dedicated transit funding and the RTA. Mr. Jones seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
[Secretary's Note: The text is included in the discussion of the transit element of the final recommended plan.]
12. Mr. Yunker suggested that the text also address the need for the State to return to providing public transit funding adequate to address inflation in transit service costs and to provide for service improvement and expansion. Mr. Jones asked what the ramifications of requesting this of the State would have on General Transportation Aids (GTA). Mr. Evenson noted that this would be a State policy decision, adding that State transportation funds allocated to GTA in Wisconsin are substantially greater than those allocated to public transit.
13. Mr. Warren moved to have the Commission staff prepare draft text for inclusion in the report requesting the State to return to its role as a partner in the funding of the preservation, improvement, and expansion of public transit in Wisconsin. Mr. Torres seconded the motion with an amendment which would indicate that the State do this without compromising other local transportation funding. Mr. Warren accepted the proposed amendment. Mr. Johnson asked if the Committee had enough information to make an educated decision on this matter, specifically with respect to the amount of funding the State provides relative to public transit and to GTA. Mr. Warren asked the Commission staff to try to present this information to the Advisory Committee and withdrew his motion.
[Secretary's Note: The Commission staff has included text regarding the State's role in funding public transit in the public transit element of the final plan.]
Recommendation Regarding the Widening of 19 Miles of Freeway in the City of Milwaukee
Mr. Yunker indicated that the second item to be addressed by the Committee was its recommendation with respect the widening to provide additional traffic lanes on 19 miles of freeway in the City of Milwaukee – IH 94 between the Zoo Interchange and the Marquette Interchange, and IH 43 between the Mitchell Interchange and Silver Spring Drive. He added that these 19 miles of freeway are likely to be the most controversial portion of the plan. He noted that the Advisory Committee had begun discussing this issue at their last meeting. The following discussion took place regarding this matter:
1. Mr. Grisa noted that with respect to Attachment A to the February 8, 2006, minutes that the table conveys the votes of the Regional Freeway Reconstruction Study Advisory Committee relevant to these nineteen miles, but it does not convey how the final plan was formed, which he said this Committee should understand. He noted that the Commission staff position during the regional freeway study, after taking the preliminary recommended freeway reconstruction plan to public hearing, was that these 19 miles of freeway widening not be included in the final plan, but rather be addressed as an alternative as the Wisconsin Department of Transportation conducts preliminary engineering and environmental assessments attendant to the reconstruction of these 19 miles of freeway, and that should the final recommendation from the preliminary engineering and environmental assessment include the widening of some or all of these 19 miles of freeway from six to eight traffic lanes, the regional transportation plan would be amended by the Commission at that time. He further stated that the Advisory Committee to the regional freeway system reconstruction study on a split vote rejected the staff recommendation and recommended the inclusion of these 19 miles in the final plan.
2. Mr. Lampark stated that from a technical standpoint, these 19 miles should be treated the same as the other planned widenings on the regional freeway system and moved to include the planned widening of these 19 miles of freeway in the City of Milwaukee in the preliminary recommended plan. Mr. Evans seconded the motion.
3. Mr. Mantes noted that there is a resurgence of development and growth in the City of Milwaukee, and questioned whether the widened freeways may hinder this development. He stated that these 19 miles would be the most expensive to implement and that the City supported during the regional freeway study, and continues to support, the Commission staff recommendation to not include these 19 miles in the plan and that they be studied as an alternative during preliminary engineering.
4. Mr. Lampark asked if these 19 miles of freeway were any different from any other planned freeway widening in terms of the alternatives which would be examined during preliminary engineering. Mr. Yunker responded that no planned arterial street or highway improvement proceeds directly from the regional transportation plan to construction. He stated that each segment of the regional freeway system as it is reconstructed will undergo preliminary engineering and environmental studies which will examine a number of alternatives including a no-build alternative, alternatives which include rebuilding the freeway segment to modern design standards, and alternatives which include the provision of additional traffic lanes and alternatives which do not include additional lanes. Mr. Yunker added that there will also be some alternatives which as well consider a compromise to meet certain design standards. He further stated that with respect to the range of alternatives considered during preliminary engineering and environmental study that each segment of the freeway system will be treated the same, and if those studies conclude something other than what is recommended in the regional transportation plan, then the plan will be amended at that time. Mr. Evenson noted that the Commission staff recommendation was intended to find a middle ground, recognizing that no matter what the
regional plan recommends, the WisDOT will be required to examine an entire range of alternatives.
5. Ms. McCutcheon noted that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources voted against these 19 miles during the conduct of the regional freeway system reconstruction study and intended to be consistent with that position and would therefore be voting against them again today. She distributed a letter noting the Department's position.
[Secretary's Note: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' letter is included with these minutes as attachment A.]
6. Mr. Grisa suggested that the planned widening of these 19 miles should be included in the preliminary recommended plan, so that residents whose homes may be purchased for freeway reconstruction are not surprised should the lanes be proposed to be constructed in the future. Mr. Yunker reiterated that at the systems planning level, the Commission staff has only prepared an estimate of the number of homes which may be impacted, and cannot identify specific properties which may be impacted. He added that the Commission staff recommendation during the regional freeway reconstruction study was an attempt to reach a compromise on this very difficult matter.
7. Mr. Johnson stated that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation respected everyone's comments with respect to the 19 miles of freeway widening in the City of Milwaukee. He added that at this time decisions are not being made with respect to what will actually be constructed, and that the Department's position at this time was to recommend inclusion of the 19 miles in the preliminary recommended plan. He stated that the Department had prepared a letter noting their position.
[Secretary's Note: The Wisconsin Department of Transportation letter is included with these minutes as attachment B.]
8. Mr. Kappel noted that the City of Milwaukee had in the past opposed the expansion and asked the City representatives to restate those reasons. Mr. Mantes responded that City arterial routes which parallel the freeway currently have capacity to carry more traffic. He stated that more extreme freeway congestion could be tolerated on the 19 miles of freeway, and any traffic diverting from the freeways to parallel routes could be tolerated. He added that these 19 miles were unique, being located in an older urban environment.
9. Mr. Moore noted that in frequent conversations with the constituents of the City of Milwaukee, the perception is that the freeway system is congested only during the a.m. and p.m. peak periods. 10. Mr. Bennett suggested this Committee stay focused on technical merit. He stated that the plan
should consider compromises, but only where necessary based upon technical analysis. Mr. Jones added that while Committee members have been appointed by local elected officials, the Committee should consider decisions based on what would be expected to benefit the entire Region.
11. Mr. Bruss indicated the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' concern that widening freeways and reducing freeway traveltimes would induce travel which would lead to increases in motor vehicle emissions and worsen air quality in southeastern Wisconsin. Mr. Yunker responded that the Commission's travel simulation models do include the implications of induced travel – route change, trip length, and mode choice – and that they are included in the estimates of
motor vehicle emissions prepared by the Commission staff. He added that projected future traveltimes were generally about the same as current traveltimes.
12. Ms. Walton noted that the 19 miles of freeways in the City of Milwaukee are unique as they are located in a very urban area and may have a large number of impacts on the built environment. She stated that there had to be a better way to approach this issue and that the perception is that if the widening is shown on the plan that it is a done deal and that is the only alternative considered during preliminary engineering. Mr. Patrie responded that the current plan recommends eight lanes on IH 94 in Kenosha County and that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is currently conducting preliminary engineering studies on that segment right now and that no decision has been made yet on whether or not to construct with additional lanes. Mr. Evenson stated that the key may be the perception – noting that in the City of Milwaukee the perception seems to be that it is a done deal and that the freeways will be widened when in fact that is no the case.
13. Mr. Jones suggested amending the motion on the floor to direct the Commission staff to prepare draft text to be included on the planned functional improvement maps indicating that no plan recommendation proceeds directly to implementation and that alternatives would be considered during preliminary engineering, and that a final decision as to whether and how a project will proceed to implementation will be made at the conclusion of preliminary engineering. Messrs. Lampark and Evans accepted the amendment.
[Secretary's Note: The Commission staff has included the following text on each of the seven county maps which show the functional arterial street and highway improvements in the preliminary recommended year 2035 regional transportation plan:
"Each proposed arterial street and highway improvement and expansion, and, as well, preservation project, would need to undergo preliminary engineering and environmental studies by the responsible State, county, or municipal government prior to implementation. The preliminary engineering and environmental studies will consider alternatives and impacts, and final decisions as to whether and how a plan and project will proceed to implementation will be made by the responsible State, county, or municipal government (State for state highways, county for county highways, and municipal for municipal arterial streets) at the conclusion of preliminary engineering."
The following text has also been added to the Milwaukee County map:
"The 127 miles of freeway widening proposed in the plan, and in particular the 19 miles
of widening in the City of Milwaukee (IH 94 between the Zoo and Marquette Interchanges and IH 43 between the Mitchell and Silver Spring interchanges), will undergo preliminary engineering and environmental impact statement preparation by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. During preliminary engineering, alternatives will be considered, including rebuild as-is, various options of rebuild to modern design standards, compromises to rebuilding to modern design standards, rebuilding with additional lanes, and rebuilding with the existing number of lanes. Only at the conclusion of preliminary engineering would a determination be made as to how the
freeway would be reconstructed."]
There being no further discussion on the widening of 19 miles of freeways in the City of Milwaukee, Mr. Patrie noted that the Committee had a motion on the floor to include the 19 miles of widening in the preliminary plan with text indicating that alternatives will be considered during preliminary engineering. The motion passed by a vote of 18 ayes and 3 nayes with Ms. McCutcheon, Mr. Bruss, and Mr. Ellens voting no.
Consideration of Additional Sections of Appendix E – Consideration of Possible New Freeway Segment Connecting IH 43 and USH 45 in Northern Milwaukee County/Southern Ozaukee County and Consideration of Possible New Freeway Segment Connecting IH 94 in Kenosha County with IH 94 in Waukesha County
Mr. Yunker indicated that the third item the Committee needed to address was the additional new possible freeway segments that Committee members had asked Commission staff to evaluate. He noted that the Commission staff had completed that evaluation and the text documenting that evaluation had been transmitted to the Committee prior to the meeting. There was no discussion of this topic and Mr. Grisa moved to approve the Commission staff recommendation not to further consider these possible new freeway segments. Mr. Feller seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Yunker noted that the Commission staff would solicit public comment on the TSM Plus Highway plan alternative as the preliminary recommended plan in April 2006, and provide that comment to this Committee at its next meeting, most likely in early May 2006. The thirteenth meeting of the Advisory Committee on Regional Transportation Planning was adjourned at 11:10 a.m. on a motion by Mr. Lemens, seconded by Mr. Mantes, and carried unanimously by the Committee.
[Secretary's Note: Subsequent to the meeting, Chairman Patrie provided to the Commission staff a copy of a joint statement issued by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin, Citizens Allied for Sane Highways, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing council, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – Milwaukee which had been provided to him. A copy of that joint statement and the Commission staff response is included with these minutes as Attachment C.]
Kenneth R. Yunker Recording Secretary
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Apparently I only bother to share recipes of things that are really more of an indulgence. Truth is, my typical diet of veg + rice or couscous doesn't really interest me any more than it would interest you. So, please don't think I eat stuff like this all the time!
Cheese has become my reward food. On the weekend, if I've not gone insane and had some kind of sweets or Doritos or something, I get something very cheesy. Pizza or quesadillas or... Mushroom and Spinach Strudel.
I made these once for a Holiday party and I was the only one that ate them. Also the only vegetarian present, so I guess they don't rate very high compared to ham and fried chicken. To me they are abso-freakin-lutely amazing!
Little known secret: Cream Cheese is the world's most perfect food. Seriously. It can go savory or sweet. It can go with mild or spicy. Hot or cold. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks... another snack. Whatever you want to do with cream cheese it will LET YOU. And it will be awesome! Plus it's inexpensive, as far as cheese goes. You CAN indulge!
I got the idea for these because they sell spinach strudel in the freezer section sometimes, but I thought $4.50 or so was a lot for something I could make twice as much of for $3. Because, well, I always have mushrooms, onions, and spinach. I just had to get the crescents and the cream cheese. And by making them myself the only processed thing that went into it was the crescents- no preservatives in fresh ingredients, right? That's my justification and I'm sticking to it.
Okay I will shut up and tell you how already.
*I usually put some shredded cheddar on top, but some sliced (real) cheese actually works out better for the stacking. The Pepper Jack sounded good with the spicy seasoning I used. Don't use cheese that comes in its own little prophylactic. Yuck. You just need a little to make the top layer stick to the spinach and not slide apart and to protect the dough from the little bit of moisture the spinach will put off.
**Just whatever flavor you want to add or what you usually throw in with sauteing. I keep a lot of mixes so usually just pick one I feel like that day. The cream cheese makes it pretty versatile.
Preheat your oven according to crescent roll specifications.
Spray your baking sheet, if needed, and take 1/2 of the crescent rolls and spread them out, smooshing all the seams together and shaping into a nice long rectangle.
knife would) spread 1/2 a package of cream cheese all over as even as you can get it.
When your onions and mushrooms are finished, spread them out on top of the cream cheese.
Add two big handfuls of spinach and then your other cheese on top of that.
Carefully lay the remaining crescent triangles on top- doesn't really matter how just don't overlap them. Stuff all the spinach in there that you can where it's trying to escape. You can cut a couple slits into the dough if you are worried your oven won't get them done, but I've never had a problem with that.
Cook according to crescent roll directions. It may take about 2 minutes less since the rolls are laid out flat and not bunched up as the directions assume. Check the bottom a couple times through to be sure it's not getting too brown. You can brown the top if needed. All ovens are different, of course.
You can get 2 very filling meals out of this or 4 light lunches. They are great cold or you can reheat them in the microwave. They do really well in a Tupperware in a Cooler for a picnic, too, btw. Once they are cooled off you can pretty much eat them like a sandwich. IDK how long they are good in the fridge. They've never lasted a whole day in mine before I ate them.
P.S. I apologize for a uncrispy pictures. It was rather rainy and muggy while I was making this, so no help from the sun!


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For a lot of people, March has not been an easy month. In my own circle of friends, there have been unexpected deaths, health issues, veterinary problems and more than anyone's fair share of life's challenges. Personally, I've dealt with skin cancer and paid my veterinarians the equivalent of a second mortgage payment – all in the month of March.
None of it has been easy or fun. But all of it was put into perspective when I got the news that a close friend of mine had suffered a heart attack. Most people never see a heart attack coming, especially not someone who is young, active and healthy, like my friend. Thankfully, she recognized something was seriously wrong and called her brother, who took her to an urgent care facility. The doctors there immediately sent her to the emergency room, where they put her on an ambulance and sent her to a larger hospital with a better cardiac unit. Two stents and two days later, she left the hospital and went home.
The reality of it hit me immediately. I nearly lost my friend. When faced with the death, or near death, of someone close, many people turn inward to reflect on their own mortality. Life is precious and sometimes too short. We need to be living our passions now, rather than waiting for a day that may never come. Second chances are rare, whether you're talking about the ones we are given or the ones we give.
In the horse world, it seems second chances are especially hard to come by, perhaps due to the competitive nature of equestrian sports. An owner might give a new trainer one horse as a test to see if the relationship will work. If that horse doesn't succeed, the trainer won't get another chance and the owner moves on. It works the same way with trainers and horses. Washed-out futurity prospects are a dime a dozen – they don't often get a second chance, either.
"Meet my very special project! I call him 'Chance' because Shawn has graciously given me a chance to work with him on his issues and troubles. Chance is a very, very talented 3-year-old stallion that came to Shawn several months ago with the dubbing of being "studdy," but Shawn didn't believe it was so simple. He thought something else was going on, but just couldn't put a finger on it.
"Usually young stallions that are studdy get castrated very quickly around Shawn, because it is just not worth the frustration on both sides to deal with that behavior. Chance is different, though – it isn't that normal studdy behavior of no focus, calling out to other horses, posturing or worse! He is just plain hard to deal with – won't lead, drags people on occasion, freezes up, acts out and kind of dangerously uses people as play toys. The most important thing to me is that his behavior and actions aren't aggressive.
"I've worked with Chance three times by now, and I am so excited about this horse! So far, what I've found is that not only is he incredibly talented under saddle, but he is also like a savant on the ground – very, very, very sensitive, very talented, and also very playful – which I believe is the root of his troubles. It's almost like he is so sensitive about spatial awareness that he goes into sensory overload continuously when being handled on the ground. When ridden, it is quite the opposite, he is very calm, relaxed and on task. I've handled a lot of horses and moved a lot of horses through their ground-skill training, but I don't know when I've been as excited about a horse like I am about Chance.
"Right now I'm just working through his overreactions about everything, and learning to follow feels on the ground. But, I am careful not to ruin what makes Chance so special. This is going to be one of the most fun and interesting projects I've had in a very long time.
You can almost hear the excitement in Kalley's words as she talks about Chance, who is getting a second chance to excel (and perhaps remain intact) through a different type of training program. Kalley's passion for horses is obvious in the work she does.
Most of us in the horse industry should count ourselves extremely lucky that we do get to live our passions every day. If you're not, you should be, because second chances don't come along very often. Today could be your second chance at creating the life you want. Take it before it's too late, kind of like that Tim McGraw song, "Live Like You Were Dying." And we should extend the gift of a second chance when we can, be it to other people or to our horses.
I can't wait to see what Chance does with his second chance; I think it's going to be spectacular.


You know that phrase, "S#i$ or get off the pot"?
Yes, I am using a bit of profanity here, but look how nicely I typed it! A little number sign here, and a dollar sign there, and the word is now acceptable. The reason I used such a title is to express my "it's about time" emotion to say that I've signed on with Balboa Press, a division of Hay House, to help me publish the book I've been discussing, like, for eons and eons. It started as a little idea this exact time last year, actually. I was listening to a teleseminar by Jack Canfield, author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, and he was talking about how we should write what we are an expert in. Now, there isn't much out there that I can say I'm an expert in, but they say that if you've been doing something for at least twenty years, pretty steadily, and you still enjoy it, well then, maybe that's something. For me, it was and will always be writing.
Plus, I started writing even longer than twenty years ago, for my own joy and therapy in the late 70's, when I started going through what I call my "panic attack" phase. The journals I'd collected since then numbered in the thirties. Marble covered books, or spirals, the kind you get at the dollar store. They were simple, cheap, and didn't shout "DIARY." To anyone who spotted it, they probably thought it was an old school book. Pages and pages I'd write about whatever it was I was feeling, and I think the depths I descended to at that time probably helped as my writing career blossomed. I wanted to know the what's, and the why's and the when's for everything.
When Jack said, "write what you feel you are an expert in," I thought, I'm going to write a book about the joy of writing, but specifically about journal writing. The title came to me instantly, and from then on, the idea never left my mind. Over the next twelve months, I went to a writer's conference to learn more about writing a successful book, took more seminars on making it a bestseller, learned how to create an ebook, and on and on. A year. And, after taking the time last May to complete it in a little cabin in the woods, I now know I have, have, have to get this finally down in published form.
What I hope to do is write about my experiences from now until the book is in my hands. I just signed on with Balboa Press, was warmly welcomed into the Hay House family by Shelby, my rep for this great adventure. So, whether or not you've ever thought about writing a book and self-publishing it, or are interested to just watch from the sidelines, stay tuned! The fun is just beginning.


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Blue Grass Drive-In is opening for the season on April 19th. In honor of our five year anniversary, we are having a free movie weekend. All movies are free to enter on April 19th, and April 20th.
Blue Grass Drive-In is opening for the season on April 19th! In honor of our five year anniversary, we are hosting a free movie weekend. All the movies April 19th, and 20th are free to enter!
Avengers: Endgame is coming to the Blue Grass Drive-In. We're not sure what the second movie is yet but will update as soon as possible!
Blue Grass Drive-In is hiring for our 2019 season. We are holding open interviews at the drive-in. Come with a photo ID and be prepared to fill out a short application.
The all-new Halloween 2018 with Jamie Lee Curtis followed by Night School.
Venom (PG-13) followed by Searching (PG-13) Watch Tim Hardy in the fan favorite Venom, followed Searching!


Farm fish is fish raised on farms for the sole purpose – sale. We all know that fish is good for us because is rich in vitamins, minerals, protein, omega etc., all ingredients which our body needs for healthy nutrition. Usually this is true but all depends from the origin of the fish. One of the America's most famous fish is Tilapia which has become the most consumed fish in America in the last couple of years and it is farm raised. It turned out that farm raised fish have more disadvantages than advantages and consuming it may cause more harm than good. This is also true for farm raised salmon, cod, catfish etc.
When the levels of omega 3 and omega 6 are very different inflammation may happen. This inflammation may lead to heart diseases, asthma and many other chronic illnesses. Tilapia which is raised on farms has this inflammatory potential because it has fewer omegas 3 than other fish. Researches from Wake Forest University confirm this and they claim that tilapia has higher inflammatory potential than hamburger or pork.
Fish that live on farms carry high concentrations of antibiotics and pesticides. Why is this so? You will be surprised but they are given antibiotics to survive and pesticides to combat sea lice. It is known that fish farms in China are the worst. Here not only antibiotics and pesticides, fish are fed with very bad food. According to Economic Research Service this is alarming because there are rumors that the fish are fed with chicken and pig feces which are still not confirmed. Seafood Watch also alarms and says to be very careful when we chose our food.
Dibutylin is known to weaken the immune system and dioxins may cause cancer. These two chemicals may be found in farm fish. Researchers confirm that dioxin levels are 11 times higher in farm than in wild fish.
The labeling on the packages may be not correct and some foods are exempt from having to label the food's origin. Also there is no way to know if the fish is GMO or organic. This is why you have to double check the label. Don't buy food which has suspicious or not enough visible labeling. For tilapia the best choice is to buy it from farms in USA, Canada and Ecuador.
The best is to eat wild fish but the law is very strict and forbids us to fish whenever we want in order to preserve the environment. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the most sustainable fish to eat are wild whiting, tailor, moonfish, mahi mahi and luderick (black fish). The Australians have also awarded the green label to Australian bonito, sea mullet and trevally, which are great sources of omega 3.
But still there is left the question how to consume ethically and it still needs to be answered.


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N.Y. Gov. Signs Law Making Pregnancy a Qualifying Life Event for Health Insurance Enrollment
January 4, 2015 — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) earlier this month signed into law legislation (A 7836-A, S 5548-A) that would classify pregnancy as a qualifying life event to purchase health coverage on or off of New York's insurance marketplace outside of the open enrollment period, PBS Newshour's "The Rundown" reports (Pasquantonio, "The Rundown," PBS Newshour, 12/23/15).
The Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148) permits individuals to purchase health insurance outside of the standard open enrollment period if they have certain "qualifying life events." Currently, the list of qualifying events includes marriage, the loss of employer-sponsored coverage and childbirth.
Family Planning Advocates of New York State said the measure could make New York the first state to cover pregnancy as a qualifying life event. According to FPANYS, the measure would make coverage retroactive through the beginning of the month when the pregnancy is first detected ( Women's Health Policy Report , 6/19/15).
According to "The Rundown," the legislation was passed by the state Assembly and Senate in near-unanimous votes ("The Rundown," PBS Newshour, 12/23/15).The law goes into effect in 2016 ( Women's Health Policy Report , 6/19/15).
Meanwhile, a report issued last year by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer found that including pregnancy as a qualifying event would lead to health benefits for pregnant women and newborns and possibly result in long-term savings for New York's health care system. According to the report, infants born to U.S. women who do not receive prenatal care are three times more likely to be born at low birth weight than those born to women who receive such care.
According to "The Rundown," the March of Dimes and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists support the law ("The Rundown," PBS Newshour, 12/23/15).


Metering audits are an effective way to establish if your building has adequate and appropriate energy and water metering. It helps ensure tenants and building owner's energy and water accounts are linked to the correct meter and are charged correctly for their energy and water usage.
The metering audit process also confirms that there is a clear delineation between base building metering and tenancy metering and that there is no cross over of gas, electricity and or water circuits resulting in an incorrect allocation of energy and water usage costs.
SaveUEnergy staff are experienced in performing metering audits in large high rise buildings and can provide advice where changes and improvements are required. In addition, SaveUEnergy staff are experienced in preparing metering management plans required for non-utility meters in accordance with the NABERS Energy & Water Ratings for Offices Rules.


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Life and Art
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Twelve Extraordinary Years
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Colorado artist Frank Mechau (1904-1946) created paintings, murals, and drawings of enduring potency and beauty, earning him an important place in American art. Grounded in his home place of western Colorado, he created lyric visual expressions of the landscapes and skies that defined his sensibilities; of the people, places, and horses he loved; of dramatic events—rodeos, fights, and fires—that shaped the history of the American west. His distinctive style shows influences of the masters he studied—European, Middle Eastern, and Asian—from whom he developed his own dynamic aesthetic of form, color, light, and line.
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Why is Jesus on our altar?
Jesus is at the center of our altar because he appeared to the yoga master Babaji and asked him to send someone to the West to spread the teachings of original Christianity. Jesus told Babaji that his followers needed to learn how to receive him through deep meditation, as beautifully described in the verse, "As many as received Him, to them He gave the power to become children of God" (John 1:12). He said that although his followers still do good works, they have lost the ability to commune inwardly with God. Because of Jesus's request, Paramhansa Yogananda came to the West. Thus, Jesus Christ is honored with a place on our altars and in our daily prayers.
Yogananda taught that Jesus, who began his journey as a human being like all of us, eventually became one with God. He then agreed to return to Earth to help others attain the same. "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne." (Revelation 3:21) In the Hindu tradition, such a one is called an "avatar." Jesus was his given name. Christ was his title. "Christ" refers to the "Christ Consciousness," the highest state of consciousness that one can attain spiritually, wherein one is completely immersed in God's presence within and all around, or as the Bible says, lives in the "Kingdom of God [that] is within you" (Luke 17:21).
Do we believe he was the only Son of God?
Do we believe Jesus died to save us from our sins?
Jesus's death did not resolve the whole world of its sins, or even all Christians. Did the world suddenly become completely pure after Jesus's death? Are people less sinful now than they were before Jesus's sacrifice? What his death did accomplish, however, was to purify and inspire his disciples so that they would be able to go out and continue his mission. In that sense, his death was for the entire world. The most important part of Jesus's mission was his teachings, not his death. Every incident in his life stands forth as an example to show us our own way to Christ Consciousness.


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OSI Gets $140 Million U.S. Customs Contract
By Shwanika Narayan
Hawthorne-based OSI Systems Inc. signed a new five-year contract with United States Customs and Border Protection valued at up to $140 million, the company announced June 26.
OSI designs and manufactures electronic systems and components for the homeland security, medical, defense and aerospace industries.
The $140 million contract OSI received from CBP is for the service and maintenance of the department's cargo, vehicle, and parcel inspection systems. OSI received a $25 million initial payment to provide support services, including maintenance services and logistics, the company said.
Manufacturing, retail and trade reporter Shwanika Narayan can be reached at snarayan@labusinessjournal.com or 323-556-8351. Follow her on Twitter @shwanika.
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OSI Systems Gets $10 Million Contract
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OSI: First Shorted, Now Under Investigation
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OSI Lands $10 Million Contract


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From Concordia to the CBC: how alum Simon Nakonechny got the journalism skills to succeed
The graduate diploma program set this Montreal video-journalist up with top newsroom tools
By Jasmin Legatos
Source: Advancement and Alumni Relations
Simon Nakonechny, GrDip 16, already had one foot in the journalism world when he decided to pursue a graduate diploma at Concordia.
"At 24, I had had an idea for a radio documentary called Highway Number One. I decide to pitch it to CBC Ideas and to my surprise it got approved. I found I had a sort of affinity for doing radio documentary," Nakonechny says.
Simon Nakonechny is a video-journalist at CBC Montreal. | Photo: Courtesy CBC
The Swift Current, Sask., native, who has an undergraduate degree in jazz performance, worked in film, sold art and helped save a historic theatre in his hometown, grew up listening to and watching CBC. "It was our window onto the world."
After his first successful pitch, Nakonechny went on to work on other documentaries for the national broadcaster, as well as segments for CBC programs like C'est la Vie and Homerun.
But despite his real-world journalism experience and proven storytelling chops, Nakonechny felt the grad diploma would provide him with the tools he needed to make it as a reporter. "It gave me the skills I needed to work in the newsroom."
Learning how to put together a television package, getting acquainted with journalism law and figuring out when to use a term like asylum-seeker and refugee are all lessons the have served him well post-university. "The classes were very practical and tailored to reality," he says.
While in the program, Nakonechny received the Sportsnet Diploma Scholarship in Journalism as well as the Susan Carson Award, which he said helped ease some of the financial and emotional burden that came with his decision to go back to school.
"When I applied to the Sportsnet Scholarships, I was a 35-year-old graduate student with a spouse and a one-year-old. It was a tough time for our family," Nakonechny wrote in a letter thanking the donors. "Their generosity made a difference in my life; I felt grateful," he adds.
Nakonechny (centre with glasses) with his fellow graduate diploma classmates in Abe Hefter's radio news class. | Photo: Courtesy of Simon Nakonechny
The support Nakonechny received has paid dividends, not only for him but for the greater good. Since joining CBC Montreal in the fall of 2016, Nakonechny has covered everything from the G7 protests in Quebec City to the 2018 provincial election.
He reported the personal stories of Haitian asylum-seekers who crossed into Canada from the United States in the summer of 2017, and looked at the impact of the devastating 2017 Montreal spring floods. His follow-up to that story, One Year After the Flood, earned him a 2019 Canadian Screen Award nomination. "It was a tremendous honour and quite unexpected."
Exercising Hearts and Minds: Feb. 28, 2019
Simon Nakonechny hosts Exercising Hearts and Minds, a conversation about brain health, with Claudine Gauthier, assistant professor in Concordia's Department of Physics, on Feb. 28, 2019. The event is part of the This is Concordia. Now speaker series presented in partnership with Thinking Out Loud.
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The incident began on Feb. 22, when a staff member at Southridge Healthcare preparing medications heard what sounded like a body hitting the floor.
Sioux Falls police say they're investigating a suspicious death stemming from an incident last week at a Sioux Falls nursing home.
Lt. Mike Colwill said the incident began on Feb. 22, when a staff member at Southridge Healthcare who was preparing medications heard what sounded like a body hitting the floor.
The noise had come from a locked dementia unit, and when the staff member entered, Colwill said they found a 78-year-old man standing over an 83-year-old woman, who had a visible head injury.
The woman was transported to a local hospital, where she was diagnosed with a skull fracture and a brain bleed.
Colwill said the woman died in a hospice unit on Feb. 25, and an autopsy was performed the next day, with results expected in 3-4 weeks.
Colwill said the man had a history of assaulting staff and other residents. He has been moved to another facility while the investigation progresses, and it's possible charges may be filed against him in the future.
When a reporter with the Argus Leader called Southridge Healthcare and asked to speak with someone regarding the investigation, they were transferred to someone whose voicemail identified them as working in accounts payable.
On a second call, the person who answered the phone said they had no comment on the investigation, and refused to give their name.


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The future of trucking is clean and bright
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Posted By: Stuart Sweet May 9, 2018
Long-haul trucks are a big part of our economy. Now more than ever, trucking and distribution form the backbone of our e-commerce lifestyle. Yet, trucks are a big source of noise pollution, not to mention all the things they put into the atmosphere.
Editor's note: Now, I could tell you that I'm writing this because we sell antennas for trucks and other large vehicles. I could tell you that it's some attempt to appeal to our RV'ing audience. But, I'm not going to pretend. I'm writing this because at this very moment, a large and obnoxious diesel-powered truck is loitering outside our west-coast offices making a sound like a 45,000 pound swine. Sometimes on a blog you just go off topic. Care to come with me?
There are far worse blights on this world than diesel-powered vehicles. If you do own a truck or RV, you know that they've gotten a lot more environmentally friendly in the last decade. The fuel is cleaner and you've had to put on a lot of extra hardware to meet emissions regulations. That may have cost some extra money but I think it's probably for the best long-term. However, no one has really addressed noise pollution.
Noise pollution is a real thing
Big engines are noisy. It's not just Diesel engines, all big engines are noisy. Not only that, the kind of low-frequency noises they make are particularly hard for most people to take. If those noises are loud enough, they actually can start to shake buildings apart, too. When driving, the engine is obviously needed, but any visit to a truck stop will tell you that a lot of truckers run their engines when at rest too. They use them to run generators, air conditioning, and heating. That's an expensive waste and it uses fuel and turns the entire truck stop into a rumbling mess of grunts and grumbles.
When big trucks come into residential neighborhoods, the result is especially obvious. Slow-moving trucks can be heard half a mile away. I'm talking about trash pickup, delivery trucks, that sort of thing. It's a form of noise pollution that can be especially harmful to small children with their delicate ears.
The problem in the past has been that there simply hasn't been an alternative. Whether gas or diesel-powered, those big trucks are incredibly important to the economy and to life in our cities and suburbs. We couldn't live without them. They deliver everything from food to pencil sharpeners. They take away our trash and carry all those deliveries from the web sites we visit. We set reasonable guidelines, but we can't live without them so we live with them.
It's finally happening
Although electrically-powered vehicles have been around for over 120 years, it's only been in the last five years that electric trucks have been viable. Companies like Tesla have developed fast charging systems that make it possible to charge a truck in under two hours and give it a full day of driving range. Some companies have sat up and taken notice: UPS has been running trials of electric delivery trucks for several years in Southern California and they've recently committed to electrifying a large part of their fleet. I've noticed the difference in our west coast HQ, too — Fedex trucks spend 10-15 minutes in this area and you can hear them the whole time. UPS trucks spend a similar amount of time and they're silent when they're not moving.
I know that distributors are beginning to get excited about the idea of the electric semi. Tesla is making huge strides in this area and they've attracted a lot of attention. For long-haul truckers, electric vehicles make huge sense. Most trucking companies will not let their drivers go more than a fixed distance, and the truck spends the rest of the time in a truck stop. Today, that truck spends most of its time idling, consuming fuel and making noise just so that its driver can have some comfort. Once truck stops start accommodating electric trucks, costs will go down for the driver. Noise, odors and particulates will disappear. Really this is a big win for everyone.
Let's be honest — gas and diesel-powered vehicles are just more convenient. They probably always will be. You can refuel them in a few minutes. Even the fastest charge for electric vehicles takes over an hour. That's a big transition for many people, but for long-haul truckers it doesn't make any difference. A properly configured truck stop would let drivers park for the night, charging the vehicle slowly over 8 hours. This would spread out the load for the truck stop operator and make it easier to operate profitably.
Sound economic sense
The real reason to transition over to electric vehicles is that they are less expensive to operate, especially as fuel costs go up. The cost to generate the same amount of energy in at a power plant is much less than the cost of generating it using an engine. The fact that electric vehicles make no sound when they're stopped, even if the heat or A/C is on, is an extra benefit that we should all applaud.
Electric trucks are better for drivers, too. Long-haul truckers can experience a level of comfort and ease with an electric truck that's impossible with a diesel truck. Electrics should allow truckers to live healthier lives free of injuries from vibrations, noise and pollution. It's a great deal for them too. And, with a practically endless supply of electricity for the cabin, they'll be able to power wireless devices, satellite equipment, and televisions when they settle in for the night. It's a win for Solid Signal that way, too.
I know I'll love it when every delivery truck near our west coast offices arrives with a whisper instead of the mother of all grunts.
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