The emergence of the autonomous vehicle has the potential to further enhance our traffic systems. But it also poses a number of challenges to our bicycle culture both in terms of safety, public health, and livability in our cities. Before the summer holidays, experts from Denmark and the Netherlands met to discuss the topic.
Before leaving for the summer holidays the cycling community gathered at the Velo-City 2017 conference in Arnhem and Nijmegen in the Netherlands to exchange knowledge, experiences and know-how on how to increase and make cycling safer in our cities.
The day before the conference, the leading cycling countries, Denmark and the Netherlands, met to debate the challenges and potentials of self-driving vehicles. How can we best integrate the autonomous vehicle to maximize its benefits while limiting the potential problems? How do we maintain and strengthen our bicycle cultures and harvest all the positive effects of cycling alongside this new form of mobility? These were some of the questions debated.
The purpose of the workshop was to agree on a number of recommendations that we would share at Velo-City and debate further with a broader audience. The workshop was hosted by Henk Swarttouw, the Netherlands' Ambassador to Denmark, Ole Moesby, Denmark's Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dutch Cycling Embassy and Cycling Embassy of Denmark. We had invited a number of Dutch and Danish experts, politicians and NGO's to speak and practitioners to debate this important topic. The speakers were: Klaus Bondam, CEO, Danish Cyclists' Federation, Morten Kabell, Mayor for Technical and Environmental Affairs in Copenhagen, Arjan van Vliet, Senior advisor Strategy and External Developments, RDW, Luuk Vissers, Researcher, SWOV. The moderator was Marije de Vreeze, ITS Netherlands, Connekt.
It's very important to keep the focus on humans, both when it comes to city planning and developing automated vehicles. Cities need to decide which city they want for the people living there and not let the car manufacturers decide for them. And the car manufacturers need to focus on how the technology can serve humans best – not the other way around.
It's important to keep talking about how passive transportation is a big problem because it causes massive health problems for us humans. As humans we need to move around – on foot or by bike.
We need more research in human behaviour related to automated vehicles. Studies so far have shown that humans react differently to self-driving cars than cars driven by other humans. The human factor is very important.
Last but not least, we agreed that it's very important that the active mobility community engage with the ITS world and the car manufacturers and start influencing the development instead of standing on the outside worrying.
We also all hope that this topic will be part of the agenda on the future Velo-City conferences.
The Dutch and Danish Cycling Embassy's and their countries' respective ambassadors co-hosted the workshop at Velo-City.


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Incredible Artifacts and Interactive Fun at Shipwrecked Treasure Museum in Branson, MO
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Located at the Branson Landing, the brand new Shipwrecked Treasure Museum in Branson, MO just had its official ribbon cutting ceremony last Thursday. This interactive treasure museum is filled with fascinating artifacts recovered from miles beneath the ocean's surface!
I received complimentary museum admission to facilitate my review.
Whether you're a history buff, a pirate enthusiast, a rare coin collector, or just a fan of visiting museums while on vacation, Shipwrecked Treasure Museum offers something for everyone. I loved learning the stories behind each exhibit, and it's crazy to look at artifacts like a piece of pottery that was literally underwater for thousands of years!
As you enter the museum, you're greeted by Blackbeard, one of the most famous pirates in history. I thought it was fascinating that he used to pull theatrical tricks like putting burning rope under his hat to make smoke come out and look super fierce!
Shipwreck Artifacts
The next room holds some of the museum's oldest and most valuable items.
Image via Shipwrecked Treasure Museum
This astrolabe (the item on the right) is an ancient navigational tool, and although it might not look very eye-catching, its rarity makes it worth over a million dollars! It's one of seven pieces in the museum's collection that are so valuable and unique that they're required to let scholars study them upon request.
It's really cool to see photos and videos of the actual artifacts in the museum being recovered by Odyssey Marine Eploration!
My favorite part about the artifacts that were underwater for such a long time is that you'll find the occasional little crustacean or other sea life still stuck to it!
This jug from around 30 BC is the oldest artifact in the museum. How crazy is it to be able to look at an item that people actually used almost 2,000 years ago??
Bottles from the SS Republic Shipwreck
The museum holds artifacts from shipwrecks from several different eras and locations, but largest collection comes from the SS Republic, a paddle-wheel steamship that was delivering supplies to New Orleans to replenish their resources after the Civil War. The ship went down in a hurricane, so the everyday items that were on board serve as a sort of time capsule of what was important to people of that era.
The bottle wall holds almost 100 bottles recovered from the SS Republic shipwreck, and there's a cool interactive touch screen set up in the same order as the display so that if you see a bottle that looks interesting, you can tap the image and learn more about what was inside. It's really fun to try to guess what each bottle might have contained before you tap it, and some of them are quite surprising!
One of my absolute favorite exhibits in the museum was the cold storage. The SS Republic sank slowly enough that a lot of the bottles didn't implode from the pressure, and it came to rest at a depth where the water temperature was around 34-37 degrees Fahrenheit. That means that a few bottles containing food, beer, champagne, and toiletries magically managed to be preserved underwater for 140 years!!! These have never before been displayed to the public, and I have to tell you that it's totally mind-blowing to look at real peaches, blueberries, and rhubarb that are from just after the Civil War.
Blueberries and peaches being recovered from the shipwreck site.
Since both the SS Republic and the Tortugas (a Spanish Galleon whose artifacts are also on display here) went down in hurricanes, visitors are invited to hop into a hurricane simulator to experience Category 1 hurricane winds, which reach almost 80 mph. 10 seconds at that speed seems to be more than enough for most people, but the poor SS Republic crew and passengers battled the hurricane for two whole days before the ship went down! Can you imagine being on a ship that was rocking about on the choppy waves with no land in sight, being blasted by heavy winds and rain, and trying to bail water out of the boiler room before it put your fire out? For TWO DAYS? Yikes.
In addition to learning about the artifacts themselves, you get to learn how shipwrecks are discovered beneath miles of water and how the artifacts are recovered. The company that recovered the artifacts in the museum, Odyssey Marine Exploration, adapted existing oil and communication machinery to make it possible to recover artifacts from depths that aren't safe for humans. The Tortugas shipwreck was actually the very first fully-robotic recovery of a deep water shipwreck ever! Its estimate that there are something like three million undiscovered shipwrecks scattered throughout the oceans and seas around the world. Just imagine what kind of treasure could be out there!
Because using the robotic equipment to explore the ocean floor can be so expensive ($35-$40,000 a DAY!), the explorers first take sonogram images to find shapes that look like they might be shipwrecks. There's a fun interactive game where you can guess if an image shows a shipwreck full of treasure, large underwater rocks, or just a fishing boat with nothing valuable around it.
Once the scientists find an actual ship, they take high-res images with a ROV called Zeus to help them decide which areas of the shipwreck might hold something valuable. Museum visitors can explore an interactive photo mosaic of the SS Republic to try to find the valuable artifacts that went down with the ship. You can also try your hand at using a robotic arm to pick up coins. It's a replica of the one actually used by Odyssey to pick up artifacts, and it's trickier than it looks!
Notice that the buckets that the coins go into look pretty much like something you'd find at Home Depot? Despite the robotic technology being super high-tech, they've found that pots like this and plastic laundry baskets work the best for bringing artifacts back up to the surface! Originally, they used pots that didn't have lids, but…
Can you imagine spending five minutes to carefully pick up a coin from among the wreckage, and then this guy comes and grabs it? Odyssey had to start putting lids on the buckets or crabs and other marine life would seriously come along and steal the treasure!
After learning about how shipwrecks are found and artifacts are recovered, you can check out some really interesting artifacts arranged beneath a replica of one of the SS Republic's paddle wheels, which would be 3 stories tall if stood on end! (Spotting the distinctive paddle wheels underwater was what gave the shipwreck hunters the idea that they may have found the SS Republic!)
For some reason I really love these spoons. I keep wondering what made the ones in the middle bend like that?? Was it heat or strong currents or…?
On some artifacts like these religious statues, I'm so happy that some of the evidence of being underwater for 140 years remains! I think it adds so much character!
The porcelain "Dancing Couple" are so beloved that you can actually buy replicas of them in the museum gift shop. The first photo above is the authentic set recovered from the shipwreck, and the second shows the ones you can buy in the gift shop.
Blackbeard's Adventure Pirate's Lair
Everyone loves pirates, so of course there's pirate history included in the museum as well!
See real artifacts recovered from pirate shipwrecks, learn about female pirates, try out tying pirate knots… lots to do here!
Of course you have to have a peg leg if you're talking pirates! This is the first time I've ever seen an authentic one. It's interesting that it's designed to fit one leg (I think this one was a lefty) but doesn't work on the other.
Before exploring the museum, I had NO IDEA that famous pirates had different flags! I knew about the skull and crossbones and I've seen the skull with crossed swords before, but it turns out that each one of these above was the flag of a famous pirate! (You can lift each one up to see whose it was and learn about them.) Super interesting!
I also learned that having a proper burial was surprisingly important to a lot of pirates. Many purposefully wore enough jewelry to pay for a burial, and some even had the name of their home port engraved into an earring so people would know where to bury them!
Rare Coins from Shipwrecks
The SS Republic went down with 51,000 coins on board, but the museum has some really cool "treasure" recovered from other wrecks as well! The display pictured above shows what coins look like when they're found – they can be hard to distinguish from rocks on the sea floor! The coins scattered around show what they look like after going through a chemical cleaning process.
One incredible discovery among the SS Republic coins was a collection of 111 half dollar coins that had been wrapped in canvas bags and sealed in a barrel and somehow managed to avoid being touched by the saltwater for the 140 years they were underwater. These uncirculated coins came out of the water in mint condition, totally rocking the coin collecting world. You can pick one up on Amazon if you have around $500 to spare:
This is my favorite coin from the collection. Prior to finding the SS Republic, historians believed that the practice of soldiers carving messages and designs into coins started during WWI. Trench art can be really hard to verify – you could decorate a historic coin in your basement today and be like "This was totally done during the war!" but there's no way to prove it. Since the SS Republic went down right after the civil war, they knew for sure that these coins were carved during that time period! If you look closely, the one above says "War" on the right and "1861" on the left. The soldier also carved his initials into the back.
Everyone has heard of Pieces of Eight, also known as Spanish Reales, but this was my first time ever seeing some. At the time, the weight of the coin was more important than the shape, so they would just break off chunks until it was the right weight. Thank goodness they didn't have to deal with picky vending machines back then!
Treasure comes in forms other than coins, of course. The British government hired Odyssey to find the shipwreck of the SS Gairsoppa, a British cargo ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat during WWII while it was carrying 48 tons of silver bars to help fund the war. The ship was found and the silver was recovered – you can see three bars of it above! Each one weighs about 88 lbs, except for the one in the middle, which is super rare – it's 91% silver, the rest gold, and weighs about 100 lbs. It was the first bar recovered from the shipwreck, and the only remaining gold/silver hybrid bar that hasn't been melted down!
Buy Rare Shipwreck Coins and Fun Nautical Decor in the Treasure Museum Gift Shop
Every great attraction needs a gift shop, and Shipwrecked Treasure Museum is no exception! The gift shop is open during museum hours, so you are welcome to just stop in and browse without buying tickets. There's literally something for everyone, from $1500 rare coin sets to 99 cent pirate flags to free balloons for kids!
I think it's super cool that buy can buy artifacts just like the ones in the museum! Most of the bottles are around $200-400, and you can get an olive jar rim (see bottom right of the photo above) that was under water for over 400 years for about $80! I think it would be super cool to have something like that on display in your house, especially if you're into ships and nautical life. Each one comes with a certificate of authenticity.
I love books, so I was happy to see that they offer a great selection of ship and pirate-related books! I'm currently reading one I got there, Lost Gold of the Republic: The Remarkable Quest for the Greatest Shipwreck Treasure of the Civil War Era.
I love that you can also buy pirate-era coins. They range in quality from super nice to a little more "weathered", so to speak, but the lower grade ones are super affordable!
Important Info for Visiting Shipwrecked Treasure Museum:
Shipwrecked Treasure Museum is located at the Branson Landing next to Belk and across from the Black Oak Grill. The Branson Landing Website has handy maps of parking and nearby stores and restaurants. There is a ton of parking at the landing, including a large lot that is just a minute's walk from the museum and a covered parking garage, but finding good parking spots can be tricky on weekends and busy seasons.
At the time of writing this post, adult tickets are $24.95, children 4-17 are $9.95, children 3 and under are free, and seniors 65+ are $22.95. You can buy a VIP pass that gets you in all year long for $59.95. The best deal is a Family Pass that covers 2 adults and 2 children for $59.95. The one-day tickets are good all day long, so you're welcome to wander through the museum, leave to go get lunch or do some shopping at the Landing's nearby shops and restaurants, and then come back to read more in depth about artifacts that caught your interest. You're also welcome to spend as much time as you'd like exploring the museum, and take as many photos as you'd like! The museum is generally open the same hours as the Branson Landing, but does occasionally close a bit early for private events.
Visit the website of Shipwrecked Treasure Museum to learn more, and check them out on Instagram and Facebook!
Check back next week, when I'll be giving away a family pass to Shipwrecked Treasure Museum AND an authentic pirate-era coin recovered from a shipwreck! 😮
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Game of Thrones – Season 8
Original Music from the HBO Series
Series: Piano Solo Songbook Format: Softcover Composer: Ramin Djawadi
11 songs from the much anticipated final season of Game of Thrones, which earned a record number of Emmy Award nominations in 2019: Arrival at Winterfell • Flight of Dragons • Game of Thrones • The Iron Throne • Jenny of Oldstones • The Last of the Starks • The Last War • The Night King • Not Today • The Rains of Castamere • Stay a Thousand Years.
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Are Tonga's Philatelic Floodgates About To Open?
I was very pleased to discover that Tonga was about to start issuing stamps again after a break of several years (see blog of 3 February 2012) but I am now less happy to discover that the firm which has masterminded this relaunch is Philatelic Incorporated which has produced huge numbers of stamps for The Cook Islands and its subsidiary philatelic entities (Aitutaki, Penrhyn and, now, Rarotonga) over the last couple of years. Not only have a large number been issued but many of them have had very high face values. The latest exploits by this agency on behalf of The Cook Islands postal service include the issuing of 8 stamps and 2 miniature sheets to commemorate the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in ..... Sweden (so not very close to The Cook Islands then) and this has presented the opportunity to use up old unsold stock by overprinting a set of 4 stamps and a miniature sheet issued a couple of years ago in two versions - a gold overprint and a silver overprint (why?). The total face value of that little lot was $20 and all produced at minimal cost by Philatelic Incorporated. Then in January, 2 stamps were issued in sheetlets of four (in that form enticing collectors to buy 2 sets instead of one) by The Cook Islands to commemorate the beatification of Pope John Paul II (a generous tribute since only 16.8% of the country's population is Catholic or perhaps it's just that papal issues are usually big sellers). Oh, and by the way, stamps of a similar nature were also issued for Penrhyn and Aitutaki making 6 different stamps in all or you could buy 12 if you bought the sheetlets. Remarkable restraint was shown by them not issuing a set for Rarotonga, or maybe that is to follow. The stamps show portraits of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI and appear to be by the stamp artist Derek Miller whose portraits of the popes are much better than the ones he produced last year of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to commemorate their wedding.
Gold & silver overprints on the same stamp.
So, does the same stamp issuing fate await Tonga and will the new issue floodgates open up from the country? Signs are not good. The agency took over in November 2011 and seemed to think that an emergency Christmas issue was necessary with two stamps being produced for Tonga and two more for Niuafo'ou although they were not issued until 24 December which was not very practical for the Tongan public to be able to use them on their Christmas mail. In January the agency rushed out a new definitive set for Tonga depicting native birds, 12 stamps in all with values up to $10 although if previous form with The Cook Islands is anything to go by, much higher face values will follow and the whole lot will be overprinted, perhaps in gold and silver(!), for use on official mail, which means for use on mail from the Tonga Philatelic Bureau. Niuafo'ou, meanwhile, has had 6 stamps and 2 miniature sheets produced for it which depict whales. All the designs are simple photographs manipulated with a computer to add the country name and value so we can be sure that not a lot of money was spent at the design stage. It is interesting to note that although the agency now represents the post offices of two countries it is now producing stamps for six philatelic entities. Let us hope they do not take over the issues of Tuvalu or else we may find stamps being issued for all their individual islands as notoriously happened in the 1980's. I am now giving up collecting the new issues of Cook Islands and its appendices unless the issue is strictly directly relevant to the territory and I hope that I do not feel the same about the issues of Tonga in the next few months. Time will tell.
The new definitive set was not only issued in ordinary sheets but also as a miniature sheet, as illustrated above, so collectors are faced with a double-sized bill with this issue as happened with The Cook Islands and its associated entities. Is this really the way to go about things in these times of financial difficulty?
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I saw the same thing. It didn't budge.
Err it didn't move all that much?
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The Parramatta National Rugby League Club is pleased to announce ALAND Developments as one of the Club's new major sponsors, with the leading property development and construction company joining the Club as the Sleeve Sponsor.
Welcoming the partnership with the Club, Parramatta Eels CEO Bernie Gurr said, "We are delighted to partner with ALAND as we prepare to get our 2017 season underway. With Parramatta city being the economic hub of the exciting infrastructural development in western Sydney, we know this partnership will be mutually beneficial and we look forward to a successful working relationship".
ALAND founder Andrew Hrsto and General Manager Alex Picalovski hail from western Sydney, both born and raised in Cabramatta and passionate Eels supporters. "As one of the most high profile teams in Australian sport, with a rich history and diverse fan base, we can't think of a better sporting organisation to partner with," said ALAND General Manager, Alex Picalovski.
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It was reported that .XYZ, .CLUB and .VIP have obtained official license from the Chinese government. The approval notices can be found on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ("MIIT"), the domain name regulator in China.
It is the first batch of overseas top-level domains (TLD) being officially approved. Previously, only two legacy TLDs — .COM and .NET — have been issued such approval. The "green light" means that Chinese registrars are able to sell these domains legally in China and the websites using these domains are allowed to do Bei'an (host the websites and get ICP numbers). All registry operators of these three TLDs adopt the registry backend platform offered by Internet Domain Name System Beijing Engineering Research Center Ltd. ("ZDNS"). The approval indicates that ZDNS's solutions meet the MIIT's requirements on a technical system and the ability to do real name verification.
It appears to be a strong signal that China welcomes an open and competitive domain market, given the demonstration of compliance with rules by registry operators. Inspired by the news, observers feel optimistic that more foreign TLDs will be able to come to the Chinese market, which will, in turn, help build a more dynamic and healthy domain name ecosystem. Firms, end users, and domainers are extremely happy with the availability of more domain extensions, as they have more choices in selecting preferred domain names.
There must be enormous overlap between Chinese and American business interests, and much of this potential is untapped. These couple of tld's might possibly open the door to new partnerships or collaborations. As you suggest, the domain ecosystem becomes much larger as a result of China embracing alternatives relevant around the world.
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They discussed combating extremism in the region and lauded the Riyadh Agreement.
Under the framework of the distinguished relations between the UAE and Egypt, and as part of the official visit of Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt, to the UAE on November 13 and 14, 2019, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, held talks with his brother, President El Sisi, in the presence of senior delegations from both countries.
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During the meeting, both sides praised the overall cooperation between their countries under the guidance of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President El Sisi and based on their historic relations.
They also expressed their keenness to strengthen their relations and broaden the horizons of development and progress, by intensifying their bilateral consultation and coordination on issues of common interest and jointly exploring opportunities available, to achieve the hopes and aspirations of their peoples.
Both sides praised the economic relations between their countries, noting that Egypt is the UAE's leading trading partner in Africa while the UAE is Egypt's top source of foreign investments and is the third-largest international export market for Egyptian products.
The two sides expressed their satisfaction at the remarkable growth in their trade that reached a historic high, amounting to around S$5.5 billion in 2018 while stressing the importance of enhancing their bilateral economic cooperation and creating an investment environment that is attractive to investors from both countries, to support existing investments and attract new investments, as well as to achieve the aspirations of their peoples for development and prosperity.
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They welcomed the Riyadh Agreement signed on November 5, 2019, between the Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council while praising the pivotal role of Saudi Arabia and the efforts of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to bring the Yemeni parties to the dialogue table.
They also commended the UAE's efforts to support the agreement in Yemen while affirming their keenness to preserve Yemen's unity and sovereignty, as well as serve the interests of the Yemeni people, restore the country's security and stability, and stop foreign interference in its internal affairs.
End extremism
Both sides expressed concern at the spread of extremist militias and armed terrorist groups in Libya, in light of the country's continuing division while stressing the importance of combatting terrorism. Therefore, they called on all parties to resume the UN-sponsored political process and reaffirmed their full support for the efforts of Ghassan Salame, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, to find a solution to this crisis.
During the meeting, both sides expressed their satisfaction at the progress of the recent Renaissance Dam Negotiations held in Washington at a ministerial level, highlighting the importance of reaching an agreement that secures the rights of the Nile Basin countries and prevents harm to their water interests. Both sides also stressed the importance of reaching a final solution to this issue by mid-January 2020, according to the agreement reached at the ministerial meetings in Washington.
The UAE appreciated the considerable achievements of Egypt, under the guidance of President El Sisi, as well as its development, prosperity, security and stability under his presidency.
The two sides noted Egypt's leading role in confronting terrorism and reaffirmed their commitment to combatting extremism, stressing the need for the international community to shoulder its responsibilities in confronting extremism and terrorism.
They exchanged their opinions on the latest Arab and regional developments and expressed their satisfaction at the convergence of their views on various regional issues and crises while stressing the importance of solving the conflicts plaguing the region through peaceful means, as well as maintaining the security and stability of the Arab Gulf region.
Iranian-occupied islands
Both sides reaffirmed the sovereignty of the UAE over the three Iranian-occupied islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa and called on the Iranian government to respond to the UAE's call for a peaceful solution to the issue, either through direct negotiations or through the International Court of Justice.
Also, they condemned the continuing foreign interference in the internal affairs of the region's countries, which could threaten their security and stability, and affirmed the Arab decision to condemn Turkey's recent aggression in northeastern Syria, which is a clear violation of the principles of international law and relevant UN resolutions.
The two sides highlighted the importance of encouraging the international community to fulfil its responsibilities to ensure the freedom, security and safety of maritime navigation, especially in international waters, as well as of protecting the security of energy installations in the Arabian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and the Red Sea.
Both sides discussed the latest developments to the Palestinian issue, which is the central issue for Arabs, and stressed the importance of reaching a just, comprehensive and lasting outcome in accordance to the two-state solution, as well as the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on its June 4, 1967, borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in line with the Arab Peace Initiative and relevant international resolutions.
They praised the role of Al Azhar, which is a beacon to combat extremist ideology and spread the principles of moderation. They also discussed the UAE's efforts to promote the values of tolerance and peaceful coexistence among civilisations and religions.
At the end of the visit, President El Sisi thanked Sheikh Mohamed for his warm hospitality during his visit to the UAE.
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Mike's Limousine adds new MCI J4500 coach to roster of luxury fleets
June 3, 2019 • by Kendra Rodriguez
Mike's Limousine, based out of Tallahassee, FL, adds 2019 MCI J4500 coach to its impressive 25-vehicle fleet.
Tallahassee, Florida's Mike's Limousine recently added a 2019 MCI J4500.
The MCI J4500, maxing out at a robust 45 feet in length, greets passengers with a spiral staircase while offering leather seats and other upgraded amenities. It outperforms the competition with its added safety features like the automatic braking feature and accompanying ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) option.
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Mike Vaughn, founder of Mike's Limousine, believes he'll be able to rely on the luxury coach to get large parties to any destination, especially rigorous terrain such as the Rockies and other mountainous ranges.
Mike's Limousine won Tallahassee Magazine's Best of Tallahassee People's Choice award 12 years in a row as well the Tally Award.
Mike's Limousine was formed in 2000, is the first of its kind in Tallahassee. Initially, the company offered a top-of-the-line stretch limousine and has since expanded to provide everything from sedans, classic, and exotic cars to party and charter buses.
"We started out with a lot of wedding contracts, which is high-end work, and that's the way we've kept it, growing by going with the flow," he said. "Before I knew it, we met all the qualifications for a charter bus company, and it made sense to add larger, 45-foot motorcoaches."
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The coach fleet supports a wide array of group and premier clients in Tallahassee and the surrounding Florida counties, traveling throughout the state and to points beyond from Louisiana to South and North Carolina and New York. Vaughn, who often drives for his company, which staffs 48 employees managing everything from wedding parties to cross country transportation, said he wanted this model to provide "the Taj Mahal" to customers.
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The Junior League of Boston announced Friday that it has selected Linea 5, Inc. to provide architectural and engineering services for the renovation of the league's headquarters at 117 Newbury St.
The project will include the construction of a demonstration kitchen for JL Boston's Kids In The Kitchen project that teaches nutrition to young girls, the creation of a community center that will offer daytime meeting space to outside nonprofit organizations and improvements in the building's infrastructure and life safety systems. Construction is expected to begin in late summer 2011 and be completed by fall of 2012.
The building was purchased by the Junior League of Boston in 1958.
"We are delighted to partner with Linea 5 in our effort to create a center that promotes voluntarism and the improvement of the nutrition and wellness of girls," said Beth Llewellyn, president of the Junior League of Boston. "Principal Holly Darzen and Vice President of Engineering Robert Cotta share our passion for giving back to the community and the importance of connecting our Newbury Street to the needs of greater Boston."
Llewellyn added, "This is a perfect fit. We purchased this building in 1958, and since, it has had no major renovation and Linea 5 excels in designing thoughtful updates of Boston's Back Bay historic buildings."
Cotta said, "We are thrilled to be working on the rejuvenation of this historic Back Bay building to preserve and enhance its historic features and update it into a functionally vibrant facility supporting the Junior League's many fine programs."
Founded in 1985, Linea 5, Inc. is a full-service architecture firm based in Boston and Miami Beach, Fla., that is dedicated to improving the relationship between the built environment and society.
Linea 5 takes pride in the design of their renovation projects, where new design elements complement the existing architecture with contemporary design that is not a carbon copy of the historic style. Its portfolio includes the East Boston YMCA, Devlin Hall and Lyons Hall at Boston College and other historic buildings, including private residences.
"A top priority for the project is ensuring that the Kate Spade and Jack Spade retail stores, which are located in the bottom two floors of the 117 Newbury St. building, remain open with their retail business unaffected by the construction," Llewellyn said. "We are also working so that improvements to the building benefit not only the league members and the public but our valued tenant as well."
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Social justice research center dedicated
While researchers began their work at The Salvation Army Social Justice Research Center (SRJC) last spring, Trevecca Nazarene University and representatives of The Salvation Army dedicated the center yesterday.
Special guests attended a luncheon, followed by a dedication ceremony on the lawn outside of Marks Guest House on Trevecca's campus, which houses the SRJC.
"My vision for the social justice center is to look at not only what the United States government is doing to address the issue of poverty, but also what The Salvation Army is doing to address poverty and social injustice in this world," said Southern Territorial Commander Commissioner Donald Bell at the luncheon preceding the dedication ceremony. "My vision is that this partnership with your students and our scholars will be able to actually give us the information that we need."
The unique partnership between the University and The Salvation Army is centered on a shared belief in applying biblical social justice in the real world. The work of the SRJC, led by director Lt. Colonel Vern Jewett and staffed by researchers Terri Neville and Curtis Elliot and office manager Lt. Colonel Martha Jewett, is centered on sound research that helps The Salvation Army identify best practices to combat social injustice and give a voice to those who are marginalized.
It's a conviction the University has long shared, reflected in Trevecca's own J.V. Morsch Center for Social Justice, which is housed in Marks Guest House alongside the SRJC. Neville and Elliot's SRJC research will be integrated into social justice classes. Neville and Elliot are currently working on two research projects. One is focused on The Salvation Army's Pathway of Hope program; the other centered on areas of deep poverty in West Virginia.
Dr. Dan Boone, Trevecca's president, spoke briefly at the dedication, stressing his desire that the work of the SRJC will have far-reaching effects.
"It is our prayer that the work of this center will resound in local corps and communities and congregations across the city that we might be able to help people move from poverty as a recycling of need to a point where they are thriving members of the community," Boone said. "We are profoundly proud to be a part of this center … We are excited for this, with this and offer prayers that God will bless this center."
Jamie Casler, director of the J.V. Morsch Center for Social Justice, offered a prayer at the dedication ceremony, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring SRJC staff, Bell, and Boone.
"We love being here on this campus," said Jewett. "This is the day we dedicate this program to the Lord."


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Home » Health » CBD » Women Prefer Cannabis Strains High in CBD, According to New Study
The data comes from nearly 30,000 female medical marijuana users.
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A new study from RYAH Medtech, Inc., a big data and technology company with a focus on plant-based medicine dosing and analytics, suggested that women prefer cannabis strains high in CBD, in addition to high-THC and well- balanced strains, for a variety of medical conditions.
STUDY: Women Prefer Cannabis Strains High in CBD
The study also determined that women make up around 45 percent of medicinal cannabis patients worldwide. The data, comprised of 28,211 female medical marijuana users, also found that women were, by and large, difficult to assess. It was determined that they had an affinity for all different types of strains.
"The average female patient is difficult to categorize. Women prefer CBD-rich, THC-rich, and well-balanced strains," the report concluded. "They equally enjoy sativas as well as indicas."
Specifically, 36.6% of women preferred sativa-dominant strains, while 34% said they liked indica-dominant strains better. For anxiety, women said they favored the strains Cannotonic, Harlequin, Super Lemon Haze, and Purple Candy, while AD/CD, Gorilla Glue, and the aforementioned Harlequin and Purple Candy were the strains of choice to treat fibromyalgia. The most popular strains in both categories were both high in CBD.
For the most part, the majority of the conditions women sought to treat were similar to those of men.
"Top conditions treated by women mirror those treated by men," the report said. "This means women are focused on mental health conditions and pain. Anxiety, depression, and stress are their top three concerns."
One stark difference the study determined was that women tended to start consuming cannabis much later than men — around age 30. It also found that anxiety was the number one condition treated by women.
While most of the study's findings determined that women's usage was fairly similar to that of men, RYAH CEO Gregory Wagner said it was important to further study the women demographic, which he believes has gone largely underrepresented. At least, in terms of data analysis.
"The female patient demographic has not received enough industry attention or study up to this point," Wagner said in a press release. "Making up more than 45% of the patient pool, it's our responsibility to better understand what this demographic looks like, which medical issues they are seeking treatment for and what treatments are providing successful outcomes."
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Nonetheless, there have been some additional studies that mirror some of RYAH's recent findings. Namely, a 2016 survey conducted of 2016 California cannabis patients. But according to that cross-sectional survey, women were deemed more likely to use marijuana for medical conditions like anxiety, anorexia, nausea, headaches and migraines, and irritable bowel syndrome than the opposite sex.
Another report from the data company Statista, which was also noted in the RYAH report, found that women are more likely to consume the plant for the treatment of anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and fibromyalgia than men.
Of course, the sample size is still relatively small — at least in regards to the total amount of women cannabis users worldwide— but the evidence still paints a vivid picture. Wagner added that the more data we can collect from a variety of demographics, the better we can utilize the cannabis plant for impactful medicinal purposes.
"Medical cannabis has the ability to change lives for the better and we are hopeful the insights from our data pool and related analysis can improve patient outcomes and inspire further study," he noted.
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Historical village open, welcoming visitors
By HISTORICAL VILLAGE - | Jan 5, 2021
PHOTO PROVIDED Board Member Sherry Halleran with her mask and chains for sale in gift shop.
The Sanibel Historical Museum and Village is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Gift Shop is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A unique item available for sale is masks with chains, created and crafted by Board Member Sherry Halleran.
"We are so happy to be welcoming visitors once again," Executive Director Emilie Alfino said. "We have gone to great lengths to make sure the village is a safe place for our visitors, volunteers and staff."
"Everything is running smoothly," she added. "The village is the perfect outing not just for history lovers, but also for those who don't want to go to the beach — and those who are cold."
Visitors and staff are required to wear masks and observe social distancing. Docent-guided tours are suspended until further notice; guided tours are available by advance registration only and are allowed to have a maximum of 10 people from the same household. To schedule a tour, call Jan Symroski at 239-472-1856.
As always, guests can self-tour using written guides and audio recordings available in every building. Docents will be on hand in several outdoor locations to assist and direct people. Enhanced cleaning procedures are in place, and hand sanitizer is available in all buildings. Hands-free water stations are also available, with collapsible water bottles for sale. HEPA filters are running in the busiest rooms.
PHOTO PROVIDED The sitting room in Morning Glories is a visitor favorite.
Admission is $10 for ages 18 and older; children and members are free.
For more information, call 239-472-4648 or visit www.sanibelmuseum.org.
The Sanibel Historical Museum and Village is at 950 Dunlop Road, Sanibel.
PHOTO PROVIDED Board Member Judy Addison masked during Christmas decorating.


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George Jackson was an African-American activist and author. While serving a sentence for armed robbery in 1961, Jackson became involved in revolutionary activity and co-founded the Maoist-Marxist Black Guerrilla Family. In 1970, he was charged, along with two other Soledad Brothers, with the murder of prison guard John Vincent Mills in the aftermath of a prison fight.
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