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Anika Noni Rose Admits She Was 'Surprised' Disney Lightened Princess Tiana's Skin Color
By Kimberly Wilson	· Updated December 6, 2020
The Princess and the Frog finally gave millions of Black women and girls a Disney princess they finally resembled: Princess Tiana. But nearly a decade after the film's original release, the princess returned this summer in the new Wreck-It-Ralph sequel, and she looked…different. Princess Tiana's complexion appeared to be lighter and distinct facial characteristics were altered, negating the representation that we thought we had finally achieved. Anika Noni Rose, who voiced Princess Tiana in the 2009 animated film was not having it.
In a message posted to her Instagram account, she details her dismay and confusion for the newly released images stating, "I was as surprised as most of her & my fans were." However, she decided to be proactive in making a change. Rose made a direct call to Disney, who even offered to meet with the film's former star. Their explanation? "CGI did different things to the characters' color tones in different light compared to hand drawn characters," they elaborated, Rose claimed.
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Still, Rose reiterated to them the importance of representation for Black women and girls around the world, and what this character meant to an entire generation. "I was able to express how important it is for little girls (and let's face it, grown women), who felt represented by her that her skin tone stay as rich as it had been, and that her nose continue to be the beautiful little round nose that was so beautifully rendered in the movie," she said. Are you buying Disney's excuse?
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Why did the British government need extra revenue in 1763?
Why did the British make extra revenue in 1763?
Why did Great Britain need more money?
What were the 2 main causes of the British national debt in 1763?
How did the British government use the colonies to raise revenue?
How did the British decide to make more money now that the war was over and the empire was broke?
What is Bailyn's thesis?
Why did the British believe it was necessary to raise taxes on the American colonists?
What financial problems did the British government face after the French and Indian War?
What was the purpose of the proclamation of 1763?
What was the most likely reason why loyalism to the British crown was more concentrated around New York CIty than Boston quizlet?
What was the purpose of the Currency Act of 1763 quizlet?
How did British Parliament respond to the Second Continental Congress?
Was there a massacre on March 5 1770?
How did the British government react to those protests?
Why did the colonists want independence from Britain?
Why did the British government need extra revenue in 1763? Britain had to recoup the costs of its victory in the French and Indian War. They thought the king was restricting their freedom to expand westward. … Britain should tax colonies directly to raise money to pay for the war debt.
In 1763, the British government emerged from the Seven Years' War burdened by heavy debts. … Since enforcement of these duties had previously been lax, this ultimately increased revenue for the British Government and served to increase the taxes paid by the colonists.
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Britain also needed money to pay for its war debts. The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. They decided to require several kinds of taxes from the colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War.
The costs of fighting a protracted war on several continents meant Britain's national debt almost doubled from 1756 to 1763, and this financial pressure which Britain tried to alleviate through new taxation in the Thirteen Colonies helped cause the American Revolution.
The British government used the colonists to raise revenue by taxing them and putting a tax of sugar. They created the writs of assistance which allowed officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods. This angered the colonists because it was violating the rights of their homes and privacy.
How did the British decide to make more money, now that the war was over and the empire was broke? The British would reorganize their American colonies under direct rule, which would include new taxes and limited expansion.
In his most influential work, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, Bailyn analyzed pre-Revolutionary political pamphlets to show that colonists believed the British intended to establish a tyrannical state that would abridge the historical British rights.
IMPORTANT: Your question: How long can UK pensioners stay overseas?
Why did the British believe it was necessary to raise taxes on the American colonists? Because they had to pay for the expensive war they won. … The government issued the coercive acts or as the colonists called them the intolerable acts.
The British thought the colonists should help pay for the cost of their own protection. Furthermore, the French and Indian War had cost the British treasury £70,000,000 and doubled their national debt to £140,000,000. Compared to this staggering sum, the colonists' debts were extremely light, as was their tax burden.
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. Decreed on October 7, 1763, the Proclamation Line prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.
What was the most likely reason why loyalism to the British crown was more concentrated around New York City than Boston? Very little patriot activity had occurred in New York CIty. Where in colonies did the British military concentrate their attacks?
The Currency Act required colonists to pay British merchants in gold and silver instead of colonial paper money.
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In 1774, the British Parliament passed a series of laws collectively known as the Intolerable Acts, with the intent to suppress unrest in colonial Boston by closing the port and placing it under martial law. In response, colonial protestors led by a group called the Sons of Liberty issued a call for a boycott.
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter.
The ultimate response of the British government to these protests was to repeal the Townshend Acts. They revoked all of the taxes imposed by these acts except for the tax on tea. When the Townshend taxes were imposed, there was a great deal of protest in the colonies.
The Colonists wanted independence from Great Britain because the king created unreasonable taxes, those taxes were created because Britain just fought the French and Indians. … Except, the Colonists felt like they didn't have say in the British Parliament, so they began to rebel.


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Bolts from the blue
Article Risk Management, Program Management, Estimating May 2010
Smart, Maya Payne
Smart, M. P. (2010). Bolts from the blue. PM Network, 24(5), 54–59.
by Maya Payne Smart
Beneath the gauzy layer of optimism that the worst is over, danger lurks.
Economic fortunes may be picking up—but not everyone's prepared for the risks resulting from the rollercoaster ride of change wrought by the recession.
No shocker here: Many of the threats are tied to the fickle financing sparked by the downturn. Scarce access to capital and diminished cash flow mean companies may not know where the money for projects is coming from, or when. Some projects are put on hold, while others face shortened or stretched-out timelines.
"I would say the number-one risk that we face is instability of funding," says Glen Alleman, vice president of program planning and controls at Lewis & Fowler, a project management consulting firm in Englewood, Colorado, USA.
The volatility in budgets has forced shorter-term, iterative planning processes into play across many sectors.
Defense contractors, for one, have tackled the tumult with "rolling waves," allocating budgets on a six- to nine-month basis. "You never plan beyond what you've got defined because the world is going to change," Mr. Alleman says. "That's the only way to survive, and it drives the financial folks crazy. They have to figure out how to live within this profile."
Even governments aren't immune to project threats presented by new budget crackdowns.
"The [U.K.] Ministry of Defence has a multibillion-pound budgetary black hole, which it is trying to fix with a 'save now, pay later' approach," Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, said in a statement. "This gives a misleadingly negative picture of how well some major projects in the Ministry of Defence are managed, represents poor value for the money and heightens the risk that the equipment our armed forces require will not be available when it is needed or in the quantities promised."
A NEW WAY OF THINKING
Cautiousness prevails even in places such as Australia that weren't hit as hard by the financial crisis, says Murtaza Hassanali, PMI-RMP, PMP, IT program manager, Integral Energy, Huntingwood, New South Wales, Australia.
Savoir-Faire in Low Supply
Sometimes the risk comes from within, as talent shortfalls put companies and their projects in danger.
In many parts of the world, there are insufficient numbers of veteran project and program managers, says Glen Alleman, Lewis & Fowler, Englewood, Colorado, USA.
"That's a risk [because] the younger managers are all very smart, but they haven't lived through hard times or difficult programs," he explains. "They are lacking the experience about what to do in the face of disaster. If you haven't lived through one downcycle, you are always optimistic."
Younger project managers have certainly learned some tough lessons recently, but it may not be enough.
In some cases, companies are turning to outside help. Aerospace firms, for example, are increasingly relying on contractors from engineering or program management consultancies.
"What companies have done is spread their risk by having a smaller core cadre and then having specialty contracting firms," Mr. Alleman says. "Usually, it's less expensive because they don't have to pay retirement and other benefits."
In the energy sector, heightened environmental consciousness has increased pressure on utility companies to deliver power more efficiently. Many electricity networks are being upgraded to a smart grid, and the needed expertise is only just starting to mature. Simply put, inexperience puts proper project execution at risk.
"It's a new way of doing things," says Murtaza Hassanali, PMI-RMP, PMP, Integral Energy, Huntingwood, New South Wales, Australia.
"We're entering a complex phase. Intellectual property becomes your competitive edge, and that's going to be scarce. Rather than only relying on consultants, project managers are working more collaboratively and finding new ways of solving problems.
"Some of the ways of operating in this new era mean project teams sometimes have to develop their own innovations. If a project manager hits an obstacle, there is little opportunity to seek assistance and expertise from outside of his or her typical resource pool."
Not everyone may spot a danger point, so be ready to make your case. "If your boss takes a stand and is immovable, that becomes a constraint that you have to work within," says David Hillson, PhD, PMP, Risk Doctor & Partners, Petersfield, Hampshire, England.
To secure executive buy-in on a risk-management plan, share case studies, show how other organizations are handling similar situations and forward news stories that pertain to the economy or other trends.
"It's not that there is a lack of funding," he says, "but [companies] are very conservative in how they spend their capital."
That stance brings longer investment decision-making and heightened monitoring.
When you plan a project based on historical experiences, you might base it on a three-month timeline, for example. But now it takes twice as long to accommodate "stronger stakeholder engagement, emphasis on business change and transformation to cater to the new thinking in investments," Mr. Hassanali says.
"We're entering a new phase after the global financial crisis where there are less existing textbook approaches or expert knowledge available," he says. "When you talk about dealing with the new environment or new risk mitigation, you have to combine what you learned in school with experiences and new innovative methods."
Running the Risks
Here's a rundown of what to watch out for this year, according to the World Economic Forum:
Economic Risks
Oil price spikes Major fall of the U.S. dollar Slowing Chinese economy Asset price collapse Retrenchment from globalization Burden of regulation Underinvestment in infrastructure
Geopolitical Risks
Transnational crime and corruption International terrorism Nuclear proliferation Global governance gaps
Environmental Risks
Extreme weather Water scarcity Natural catastrophes Air pollution Biodiversity loss
Societal Risks
Pandemics and diseases Migration
Technological Risks
Critical information infrastructure breakdown Data fraud/loss
SOURCE: GLOBAL RISKS 2010
To truly master the altered risk environment, companies need everyone on guard. Project managers and their teams must look far beyond the traditional confines of their projects—yet such a wide view doesn't always come easy.
"Project managers tend to deny that risk will occur on their projects," says David Hulett, PhD, president, Hulett & Associates, a project risk consultancy in Los Angeles, California, USA. "But if pressed about risks, they will generally focus on technical and engineering risks because they often come from an engineering background. Technical risks are often some of the least important risks to a project."
Too many project managers are silent, oblivious or in denial when it comes to other risks, particularly external or organizational ones, that can affect project outcomes. "They are smart enough to recognize them," he says. "They just don't think about them very often."
It's up to program and portfolio managers to get project managers thinking. They should also be on the lookout for a possible whitewash. "Often, project managers are biased in wanting their project to look good to management and customers, so they whitewash the project risk by denying it may occur or by downplaying risks' significance to the project," says Dr. Hulett.
Those at the top level need to coordinate communication and action among all the project players affected, says David Hillson, PhD, PMP, Risk Doctor & Partners, Petersfield, Hampshire, England.
All too often, project managers are left to uncover major risks on their own when others within their organization could have proffered warnings.
"Project management is an increasingly mature discipline with a proven track record and because it is succeeding people are pushing it to do more," he says.
There are limits, however.
"I would be resistant to breaching the project scope boundary," Dr. Hillson says.
"The effectiveness of risk management is very patchy. The key indicator is whether people are being proactive or reactive. The majority of project managers are still in reactive mode."
—David Hillson, PhD, PMP
Project managers shouldn't have to worry about how other business decisions will affect their organization as a whole. If, for example, a new business is acquired, they can't be concerned about risks to the relevance, funding and staffing of a given project.
"Business managers should communicate downward to project managers, 'Here's what's happening, how it affects you and what I want you to do,'" Dr. Hillson says.
Such efforts may require significant time and several meetings, though in many cases a simple policy directive will suffice. Dr. Hillson recently witnessed a senior management team send project managers a new set of guidelines after it recognized the implications of a country's political shift for its projects.
A risk breakdown structure can also help project managers think more broadly about potential problems—examining endemic project management risks, such as planning issues, as well as external risks, such as regulatory shifts.
Brainstorming around the various sources of risk to identify and categorize risks in greater detail helps project managers develop more sophisticated views of the context in which their projects succeed or fail. Oftentimes, bringing in outside experts with varying disciplinary backgrounds results in a more inclusive list of potential risks. Project managers may also benefit from maintaining checklists of risks encountered in similar projects, Dr. Hulett says.
Threats don't always fall into neat categories that can be fully predicted or controlled, of course, but that's no excuse for a lack of due diligence.
"The effectiveness of risk management is very patchy," says Dr. Hillson. "The key indicator is whether people are being proactive or reactive. The majority of project managers are still in reactive mode."
Companies that can't change that philosophy may be in danger. PM
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Our Danish friend, Christian Lovenfeldt is a Mugen Honda lover; specifically he's a Honda fan. Christian enjoys riding, but his real passion is building one-off bikes that belong in a museum. This time around he built an aluminum frame Honda CR85. He used several different motorcycles to construct his mini-cycle creation. Read more below.
"The whole idea started when I saw a BBR aluminum frame Honda CRF150. I thought that it would look cool with a CR85 engine in, but it turned out that the BBR frame was impossible to find. One day I was offered a 2014 TM 85. It was the first year they made the 85cc with an aluminum frame. The engine was broken, so I took it out and started thinking of ways to shove a Honda CR85 engine inside the chassis. The build was on.
"Installing the 2007 CR85 engine in the TM frame was pretty easy. There was room enough for it. I just needed to make new brackets for the engine, ignition, coil, and a few other parts. The tricky part was making the swingarm pivot hole bigger in the engine. I also had to make some spacers to align the chain from the swingarm to the countershaft sprocket on the engine.
"From there I decided to pour a bunch of money into the other parts. The front fork tubes are 43mm WP that we coated. There's a full Fox Shox MX-C cartridge system. Axle clamps are from RR Racing and extend the fork 20mm; triple clamps are RR Racing; front wheel from Haan Wheels, with a 260mm disc and a caliber from a KTM 125SX. RR Racing made an axle clamp that allowed me to use the 125SX caliber. The front fender and front number plate came off a Honda CRF125F, and the triple clamps were made to fit. In the back I had the stock TM wheel replaced with new spokes and a rim by Haan Wheels. The Fox RC-2 rear shock was custom built by Randy from their department in Minnesota. Thanks, Randy!


Mike Kassak has more than 25 years of experience acting as lead counsel in litigating large complex commercial matters including cutting edge insurance coverage disputes. Mike is also Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Mike routinely represents insurers as lead counsel in jurisdictions throughout the country in high profile insurance disputes including cases involving class actions, concussion claims, life science claims, product liability claims, business tort claims, False Claims Act claims, qui tam claims, and intellectual property claims.
Mike has extensive jury trial and appellate experience. He has successfully litigated numerous cases within Pennsylvania and New Jersey and has a national litigation practice having handled cases in Arizona, Kentucky, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, West Virginia, California, Iowa, Florida, Massachusetts, South Carolina, New Mexico, and New York.
Mike often teaches continuing educational courses for both peers and professionals.
During law school, Mike served as the Notes and Comments Editor for the Rutgers Law Journal.
Mike has been AV® rated by the Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating system and was named one of the top attorneys in New Jersey by New Jersey Monthly in 2015.
From 2014-2018, Mike was selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list. The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process_detail.html. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.


I'm a quirky, 40-something mother who also provides a home to a dog, a cat and a bunch of fisher price toys. I'm trying to juggle a full-time career, a personal life and connections to what makes me the happiest. This blog is an effort to help me organize my thoughts, share what inspires me and hopefully share my efforts.
Long ago, ITTBC (in the time before child) I used to paint a lot, cut paper a lot, doodle, and made people out of bottles. I spent a lot of my free time with a bandanna strapped to my head while wearing a t-shirt filled with layers of paint and a big cup of coffee welded to my side. I loved my creative life, but I also wanted a kid. I thought juggling both would be easy. Wow - was I side-swiped by a truck of wrong on that one. Don't get me wrong - I'm crazy in love with my kid and I love being a mom, but in the process of becoming a mom (and moving twice within the first 2 years of her existence), I sorta lost touch with me.
I started this blog in 2010 as a way to re-connect and challenge myself to get back to my creative roots. I accomplished what I initially set off to do, but here we are in 2013, and my pursuits have changed. I still have a room in the house dedicated to all things arts and crafts, but these days I spend a lot of time outdoors - in the garden or on the track. I am also spending a lot of time in my kitchen - often with my kid. I am also in pursuit of being inspired and hopefully inspiring not only my daughter, but folks around me. So that's why the blog lives on.
I want to create - be it a new personal record while running, a new twist on a chocolate chip cookie or a painting, either on my own or with my kid. I want to smile and embrace all of the good that life has to offer, despite the occasional curve balls. I want to show my daughter what it means to do something for yourself, even if no one else in this big ol' world gets it but you.
I'm reclaiming my happy (the original name of this blog) and chronicling the ride. Thanks for stopping by.


Having a second home, especially if it's somewhere you love to get away from everyday life, like the mountains or the beach, is a great milestone that many people would like to achieve.
Being able to jump in the car and drive an hour or two and be away from all your normal household responsibilities without worrying about booking a hotel or any other accommodations can be a little slice of heaven. Knowing that your second home or weekend property is safe and secure is a big part of being able to fully enjoy the experience.
Here are some ideas to keep your new place completely secure.
Just like in your primary residence, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of different security system configurations you can install in your second property. Do some research and decide how much you want to invest in order for you and a monitoring company to keep an eye on your place when you're not there.
If your place is in the country, indoor and outdoor cameras may be a good idea. Not only will your security system help keep burglars out, if you choose one that has internet or mobile app connectivity you'll be able to keep an eye on what goes on around your property too. Was it John next door who borrowed your garden hose? A well-designed system will let you sleep easy at night.
You can even get an ADT alarm system for less than $7 a week if you know how to compare your prices. You can install the system yourself and still sign up for monitoring or have the pros do it from soup to nuts, whatever works for you.
When your weekend is over, be sure to secure all windows and doors. If you have more than one entry, consider adding an additional lock or foot jam to the one that's not so visible from the street. Most people robbing your house don't want to go in the front door, so if the back one is removed as an option, maybe they'll think twice and move on.
Lights on timers are an old-school, but a tried and true way of making sure your second property looks inhabited. Having a nearby friend keep flyers, phonebooks, and such off your front porch is a good idea too.
Pick an overall security plan that works for you and make sure anyone using the house sticks to it when they come and go. Having a second property is great but not if you spend half your time when you're not there worrying about it.


The Actus tragicus or Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit BWV 106 remains one of Bach's best-known and most admired works, one which continues to resonate to this day – a "work of genius such as even great masters seldom achieve" (Alfred Dürr). The cantata is one of the earliest known vocal works by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was written during his time at Mühlhausen, probably in 1707, when Bach took up the position of organist at the Divi Blasii Church. A possible occasion for its composition may have been the funeral of the mayor of Mühlhausen, Adolph Strecker.
The short, slow "Sonatina" with two recorders, two gambas and continuo gets the listener into the mood of the character of the cantata. This instrumental combination is unique in Bach's vocal output, but could derive from a central German tradition.
This new edition is a critical-practical edition which combines both the latest discoveries in Bach research with a detailed Critical Report as well as addressing current questions on performance practice.


Mei's dream / Elaine O'Reilly.
The grapes of wrath / John Steinbeck ; retold by Margaret Tarner.
The Smuggler / Piers Plowright.
A marriage of convenience and other stories / W. Somerset Maugham ; retold by D.R. Hill.
Money for a motorbike / John Milne.
The woman of Iron / Mandy Loader.
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn / by Mark Twain ; retold by F.H. Cornish.
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Jane Eyre / Charlotte Bronte ; retold by Florence Bell.
Washington Square / Henry James ; retold by Margaret Tarner.


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Explore Iron Man's Tower in VR with TREK Industries' New Experience
By Jamie Feltham	 On Sep 12, 2015
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Marvel Entertainment's flagship superhero team, The Avengers, are already no stranger to virtual reality (VR) experiences. Earlier in the year visual effect studio Framestore launched Battle for Avengers Tower as a tie-in to the most recent movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron. Now technology and software company TREK Industries has revealed its first VR experience, which also pays homage to perhaps the most iconic Avenger, Iron Man. The company has showcased a new experience named Experience: Stark Tower that will let players explore the hero's headquarters as seen in the first The Avengers movie.
A trailer for this new experience can be seen below. It showcases Tony Stark's state of the art living quarters based in New York City that were later transformed into Avengers Tower in this year's sequel. Players will be able to explore this highly-detailed recreation of the space using the Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD). As the clip explains, this is a non-profit, non-affiliated project that has been created with the developer's own resources as a research project into VR.
TREK Industries intends to launch this experience in November 2015, though the initial release will be far from the last. Over time, the developer will make refinements to the surrounding city as well as add in an appearance from the iron Avenger himself. In 2016 the group even plans to add an interactive experience that will allow players to meet multiple Avengers and more. On top of all of this the studio also claims that it is 'wrapping development' on 2 other VR projects.
VRFocus will continue to follow Experience: Stark Tower closely, reporting back with the latest updates on it.
A keen writer with a love of VR and a need to bring you the latest news and features.


DOT will make available $500 million for the eighth set of TIGER grants since 2009, Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Feb. 23.
"Like the first seven rounds, 2016 TIGER discretionary grants will fund capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure and will be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the nation, a metropolitan area or a region," Foxx said. The program has provided almost $4.6 billion to 381 projects in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
DOT must receive TIGER grant applications by April 29. To learn more, click here.
In related news, Foxx testified on President Obama's Fiscal Year 2017 transportation budget at a Feb. 24 hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies.
He cited specifics of the budget including $98 billion in transportation investments for advances in safety, innovative technologies and repair and replacement of aging infrastructure and a 21st Century Clean Transportation Plan that includes several new grant programs, nearly $20 billion for public transit to address the needs of fast-growing communities, more than $6 billion a year for high-performance passenger rail and almost $4 billion over 10 years for research into integrating new transportation technologies.
APTA Chair Valarie J. McCall, a member of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees, convened a meeting Feb. 22 with Republican National Committee leaders, Cleveland city officials and APTA officials to plan events at the Republican National Convention in July.
APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy and staff joined McCall, Vice Chair Doran Barnes, Secretary-Treasurer Kim Green, BMBG Chair Patrick Scully, with Tom Cochran, CEO and executive director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and Clarence Anthony, executive director, National League of Cities, for a briefing on the upcoming convention and to begin developing joint efforts. They also met with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson.
Similar events are being planned for the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia.
See more in the March 7 issue of Passenger Transport.
FTA's Office of Civil Rights will hold the fourth webinar in a series examining ADA requirements, "The ADA and Demand Response Service Requirements," Wednesday, March 2, 2-3 p.m. EST. Topics will include types of demand response service, equivalent service, monitoring and more. The webinar covers materials from Chapters 2 and 7 of the FTA ADA Circular released in October 2015. Attendance is limited. To register, click here.
FTA reminds public transit professionals of the availability of support materials related to the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) launched last week.
The TrAMS platform, which represents the next generation of grants management, will provide greater efficiency and improved transparency and accountability than FTA's former grants management platform, TEAM, created in 1998.
Click here to see the schedule of webinars on TrAMS topics and to view past presentations. For assistance with registering or connecting to webinars, contact the registrar during training session office hours held one hour prior to each training session and one hour into each training session.
The TrAMS User Guide, with step-by-step instructions and screenshots, is available here. For technical questions, call 1-877-561-7466.
There's still time to register for the APTA Legislative Conference, March 13-15 in Washington, DC. Join DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx, FTA Acting Administrator Therese McMillan and other leaders in the public transportation field.
The Bus & Paratransit Conference convenes May 15-18 in Charlotte, NC. Learn more here.
"The president's budget proposal recognizes that neither the current patchwork funding approach nor the rigid and antiquated distribution of transportation dollars through a formula is going to put our nation's infrastructure in the best possible position for our kids and grandkids. ... [It] offers the pathway into the future that our transportation challenges demand. I hope Congress will give that pathway the consideration it warrants."


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The default Joomla searching system isn't that great and if you're using it to help your users navigate around your website and find content then you may want to look at some different options.

Recently here we've been using "JXFinder" which is leagues above the default Joomla search system.

It gives accurate results, enhanced search suggestions and alternative search phrases, keyword highlighting and performs even better than the default search solution within Joomla.

[![JXFinder in action showing keyword highlighting](wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Screen-shot-2010-07-15-at-11.47.03-AM-300x186.png "JXFinder screen shot")](wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Screen-shot-2010-07-15-at-11.47.03-AM.png)

It will search:

- Joomla Articles
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- Joomla Sections
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- JXtended Labels
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- DOCman Documents

- EventList Events
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- File System Documents

- JomSocial Profiles

- K2 Categories
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- Kunena Forum Posts

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We've implemented these on a few large websites with great success.The enhanced search really does help the end user experience.

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La Regia prerogativa è l'insieme dei diritti spettanti al monarca che non sono conferiti dal parlamento allo stesso, non soggetti al potere esecutivo e a quello giudiziario.

Nel Regno d'Italia la Regia prerogativa era la facoltà del sovrano di concedere nuovi titoli nobiliari, mediante provvedimenti definiti "di grazia", non come capo di stato ma come capo della propria dinastia. Si trattava cioè di un ambito di  esclusiva competenza della corona in quanto in materia nobiliare il re aveva un autonomo potere legislativo. La creazione del titolo di nobiltà era di esclusiva spettanza della volontà del re. Altre prerogative del sovrano erano l'ordinamento della Casa reale, gli Ordini cavallereschi e le chiese palatine e di patronato.

Il consiglio dei ministri e il capo di governo non potevano concretamente interferire col potere assoluto e discrezionale del re nell'emanazione di nuovi titoli nobiliari.

L'istituto della Regia prerogativa viene espressamente enunciato nell'art. 1 del Ordinamento dello Stato nobiliare del Regno (approvato con il Regio Decreto n. 651 del 1943): "È attributo della Sovrana Prerogativa del Re Imperatore: a) stabilire norme giuridiche aventi forza di legge per l'acquisto, la successione, l'uso e la revoca dei titoli, predicati, qualifiche e stemmi nobiliari; b) concedere nuovi titoli, predicati, qualifiche e stemmi nobiliari; rinnovare titoli e predicati, estinti per mancanza di chiamati alla successione; sanare le lacune e le deficienze nella prova di antiche concessioni o nel passaggio dei relativi titoli e predicati; c) autorizzare l'accettazione di titoli, predicati e qualifiche nobiliari concessi a cittadini italiani da Potenze estere; d) decretare la perdita delle distinzioni nobiliari o del diritto a succedervi o la sospensione del loro uso. Le norme giuridiche in materia nobiliare sono emanate mediante decreti Reali controfirmati dal Duce del Fascismo, Capo del Governo. Esse sono inserite nella Raccolta ufficiale delle leggi e dei decreti e dell'avvenuta inserzione si dà annuncio nella Gazzetta Ufficiale, la quale provvede in pari tempo alla pubblicazione dell'atto inserito".

Sulla base del fatto che i nuovi titoli nobiliari erano concessi dal re non quale capo di stato ma in qualità di capo della casa reale, Umberto II di Savoia in esilio continuò per tutta la vita a emanare provvedimenti nobiliari<ref
>Raffaello Cecchetti, "Manuale di diritto nobiliare", Vicopisano (PI) 2021 pag. 145-147</ref>. Un sovrano spodestato non abdicatario, indipendentemente dalla sua cittadinanza e nazionalità, rimane sempre un soggetto di diritto pubblico internazionale e non è sempre necessario che vi sia sovranità territoriale perché esista la prerogativa del conferimento di titoli nobiliari.
Umberto II di Savoia non avendo né abdicato né rinunciato ai suoi diritti e ritendo illegittima l'instaurazione della Repubblica Italiana si reputò sempre un sovrano anche in esilio.
In qualità di sovrano non abdicatario e non colpito da debellatio, dopo il 1950 Umberto II di Savoia riprese l'esercizio della Regia prerogativa e, da allora, emanò numerosi provvedimenti nobiliari sia di grazia sia di giustizia, i cosiddetti "titoli nobiliari umbertini". Il Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana nel proprio ordinamento constata che la Regia prerogativa non è più operante dalla morte di Umberto II di Savoia nel 1983<ref
>Raffaello Cecchetti, "Manuale di diritto nobiliare", Vicopisano (PI) 2021 pag. 150-151, nota n. 286</ref>.

I titoli nobiliari concessi da Umberto II di Savoia in esilio sono riconosciuti validi dal Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana e dal Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta.

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Bibliografia
 Raffaello Cecchetti, "Manuale di diritto nobiliare", Vicopisano (PI) 2021

Voci correlate
 Titoli nobiliari
 Nobiltà italiana
 Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana
 Umberto II di Savoia

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I have been open about mental illness since the very beginning. As I tested the water here on my blog, I received nothing but support, and it encouraged me to continue to write about it, continue to talk about it, and continue to be vulnerable about it. I'll gladly talk to anyone about my experiences, and I'm always up for answering questions.
The problem with such transparency? The well-meaning (and truly, I do believe deep in my heart that they're all well-meaning) comments intending to help, but which ultimately hurt.
Here are a few such comments, in no particular order.
Cheer up/Don't be sad/Just think positively. Oh were it that easy! The biggest problem with comments like that is that they assume the problem is a choice. Just try harder! Just choose to be happy! That's not how it works, and it's condescending and insulting to imply otherwise. No one CHOOSES depression. No one chooses mania. No one chooses anxiety. And if it were that easy to stop, no one would suffer from them in the first place.
But you have so much to be thankful for. Yes, someone's life might appear to be problem free. Great job, great marriage, healthy happy kids, etc. I would say first of all that no one knows what happens behind closed doors, and even if someone's life was as picture-perfect as it seemed? Mental illness does not discriminate. It crosses all borders, and doesn't care about your gender, race, religion, or socio-economic status.
I know just how you feel. No, you don't. If you're fortunate enough not to be affected by mental illness, you have no idea how I feel. Please don't believe otherwise. If you are one of the unlucky ones, chances are you really can relate…. but even then, I think there's a risk in assuming that we completely understand how another person feels. No two situations are alike, no two people are alike. Ask questions, share experiences, but tread carefully with phrases like, "I know how you feel." Never say you understand unless you truly do.
Everyone feels that way sometimes. One of the most disheartening experiences I've ever had when it comes to sharing my experience was about a year ago. I'd hit a bump in my recovery, my meds were being all switched up, and my diagnosis was being expanded to include Borderline Personality Disorder. I was a mess, I confided in a friend, and she asked me to describe what it all meant. I did my most vulnerable best, she looked at me with almost a shrug and said, "Oh. We all feel that way sometimes." Oof. It is extremely minimizing to dismiss a very difficult mental illness as something that we all experience from time to time. I worked, and continue to work, hard – HARD – to do the things I need to do to be well. It's hurtful for that work to be rejected with a flippant refusal to believe that there was even a problem in the first place.
You need to exercise/get outside/heal your gut/eat these foods/take these supplements/use these oils/try this product. I know that you want to help. I do. But I PROMISE you that anyone dealing with a mental illness has done his or her homework, knows the options that are out there, and has made decisions and determinations about what does and does not help them. They're also (one would hope) working with a team of professionals whose job it is to help them get well. What your friend needs from you is friendship, not advice.
My brother has bipolar too. He's in jail. I used this as an example because it was something that was said to me once. (And by the by, how was I supposed to respond to that? I still don't know.) But it speaks to a larger issue of making assumptions and comparisons. Not everyone who has bipolar ends up jail. Not everyone with schizophrenia is violent. While those things certainly are the reality for some people, every illness is different, and every individual is different. Yes, there are patterns of behavior, and there are shared symptoms… but it's a slippery slope when you start to believe that the character you saw in Silver Linings Playbook is the epitome of mental illness. Everyone is different.
You just need to turn to God. I saved this one for last, because I think it's the most damaging on the list. Too many people think that if you just believe hard enough, if you just pray hard enough, that God will take away your illness. This belief is so, so harmful for believers. It leaves those struggling with mental illness feeling as though it's their fault, that they've fallen short, that their faith isn't strong enough, and that they're just not TRYING. It is NOT their fault, it is not a sign of weakness, and it can affect anyone. Anyone. Regardless of where they do or do not stand with God. Regardless of how much they believe, regardless of how hard they try.
It can be a delicate thing, dealing with mental illness – dealing with any kind of illness – when it comes to your friends or family. And while it's true that there are missteps that can easily be made, there are things to be said that can help, immensely.
Simple words that go a long way to let someone know you care, that you don't think it's their fault, and that you know they just can't "snap out of it." When all else fails, you can never go wrong with just Being There.


Going to a bunch of 2-3 day races this season and will be renting stalls..what is a large capacity hay bag/net that works good for in the stalls?
I use the slow feed hay nets from Big D's .. I use them daily in my stalls and my horses are pretty rough on them. Theyve lasted well over a year. And they are only $8. They hold 3 to 4 very large flakes of hay.
HayChix all the way and they are 15% off with free shipping right now. Try my link too! I have a roundbale and 4 half bale bags for the stall.
Love the Haychix hay nets!!
I would not be buying the expensive hay bags, some of the people that go to these shows will have sticky fingers and may take a liking to your good taste, I have had halters/lead ropes, buckets go missing even my muck bucket on wheels and muck fork go missing, I found my muck bucket and fork in a different barn, I went walking the stalls to see if I could find them since I had my name on them, it was used by different people at the time, one lady said she found my bucket and fork outside, so dont know what was up with that..
I always just use the cheap hay bags, that cost a whopping 7 dollars. I kept my good stuff in the trailer or at home..
I got a good slow feed net from valley vet? I think....it's big and has the ring at bottom to put a big clip through to hang or you can use the string. It was like $15 I think?...it will hold a whole bale.. also have a large hay burners net. Love it, but would like some of the half bale sizes too.
This is the one I use for weekend races. I ordered it from Chicks Saddlery.
I like the idea of slow hay nets but my only thought is in a stall and cooped up wouldn't the horse get a sore neck from constantly pulling at it trying to get hay?
My guy is never sore in head/poll/neck when the body worker sees him monthly. He has a hay net in pasture and stall. I hang it in his stall at chest level to him--the bottom of the bag is about 1.5' off the ground. He doesnt really pull at it. He uses his lips and teeth to take nibbles.
Just for that reason you will see me lugging a portagrazer with me. I have the big corner one and a couple of XL sized ones. I ussualy take the corner one to races, it holds a lot of hay, so most of the time I only have to fill it up once a day. Yes they are expensive but have been holding up for over 4 years now. I also use them at home when I have to stall 1 for whatever reason.
Hands down Hay Chix nets, and they are having a HUGE sale right now until the 22nd. 15% off + free shipping and also several bundle deals to choose from. Unfortunatly no discount codes or discount links are active during the sale. But if you put amanda19 in the notes that will still show them that I referred you and id greatly appreciate it.
**Recommendation: I love the original 1 3/4" heavy duty half bale net, I always recomend this net to help with stall bordem and over eating. However you dont want your horse to get frustrated and neck sore, so I would still offer a small amount of hay on the ground so they can fill their bellies then pick at their net OR I would go a hole size up and get a 2 1/2" net that will be easier for your horse to pull hay from but will not offer as much slow feeding effect. These nets are extremely high quality and will not fray off or harm your horses mouth and last FOREVER (unlike cheaper brands.) Take advantage of the sale they have going on now. Youll save time and money with Hay Chix.
If anyone has anymore questions feel free to DM me, I'm happy to answer them.
No. In the pasture, the roundbale is in a ring also. And in the stall, it is clipped to where it's not near his feet. If they are barefoot, you can leave with no ring, and/or throw the bags onto the ground.
I prefer the NibbleNet. Its made out of a softer rope. Easier on their lips than the nylon ones. They last forever too. You just might have to replace the drawstring after awhile. I do that anyway. They have lasted daily use for well over a year!


I've had Chloe, my mare, for almost a decade. When I bought her, I was her 7th owner in a period of 8 years, and it took a lot of time for me to convince her that I was in it for the long haul. She didn't make it easy, and needless to say, we've been through a lot. I have never been a quitter, but I would be lying if I say I didn't at one time entertain the idea of selling her. I also distinctly remember asking my trainer at the time (widely known as the horse-whisperer in my area) how long it would take for Chloe to be the way "I wanted her to be" riding-wise. Never will I forget her response because it felt like someone knocked the air out of my lungs, "My estimate is three years", she said matter of factly. I will always be so grateful to Chloe for that time period in my life. The tears and trials were so worth it and she taught me so much about myself in the process. Looking back, I think it was the best three years of my life.
Showing Chloe was definitely a team experience. Despite her feigned aloofness, we have such a bond. It always felt like we both knew stepping into the show ring was the final payoff for all our hard work. I must say, that for all Chloe's silly antics, she would show up for me when it counted. It's hard for me to not look back on that time period without feeling sadness that it is over. Although I guess I shouldn't say it is over, it is just different.
When I got pregnant with my son, Tanner, in 2013, I continued to ride, but showing was off the table so my riding was very different. I stopped taking weekly lessons and would often just hack around. For the first time in years, I suddenly had no riding goals, no big show to prep for. When I had Tanner in the Summer of 2014, and after things settled down at home with a new baby, I suddenly went from riding Chloe 5 times a week to maybe seeing Chloe every two weeks. It killed me. Fast forward 4 years and a second child (my daughter, Logan) later, and things have definitely gotten better. I am in more of a routine, I am able to see Chloe about twice a week and I even competed in my first show (since kids) last May. Granted I jumped a whole foot lower than I did before, had some hideous moments and went slower than I wanted to, but at least I got to show her again. Chloe may be 18 years old now, but she still had it. She still showed up for me.
Everyone said that having kids would mean your life would drastically change. They were not lying. I think the hardest part is not losing who you were in all the chaos. I definitely struggle still with wanting to have riding goals and devoting more time to Chloe, but at this point, it just isn't practical and I have to find a way to be satisfied with what I can do. I can ride Chloe weekly. I can take lessons. I can give myself goals, even if the goals are not as big as they once were. I might not be able to commit the time to showing consistently, but I think I will get there again one day. It might not be with Chloe, but I know that because of all that she has taught me, my best self will show up.


If you're dreading the essay part of the college entrance process, you're not alone. Most students find the prospect of writing a college admissions essay pretty scary. What are you supposed to write about? What should be the tone of your essay? What are they looking for? How personal should you get?
If you have free reign to choose your college entrance essay topic, pick something that interests you. If the college has assigned you a specific essay, read the question carefully and think about it to let it sink in. No matter how simple the question sounds, you want to make sure you understand what you're being asked. Once you've got that covered, spend some time at the library researching the topic. You want to follow the essay guidelines as laid out by the admissions office, but you also want your essay to stand out from the crowd, so try to think of an interesting or unique perspective about the topic to cover.
Next, brainstorm the topic and take notes, writing down anything that pops into your head about it. Then take a look at your notes and start forming your outline. After that, like it or not, it's time to start writing. If the topic is multi-dimensional, don't be afraid to choose a side or otherwise share your personal feelings and opinions. This is what the admissions office is looking for.
Don't forget the golden rule of journalism: Show, don't tell. Do not say something like, "I like to sing, travel, and I want to be a dentist." Instead, you'd want to write, "I was in an acapella choir in high school and I hope to join a chorus in college. When I graduate from the School of Dentistry, my goal is to take two missionary trips to Africa each year to practice free dentistry in developing villages."
You want to convey your strengths and character in your essay. You also want to prove that you can state an opinion and back it up and to show your skill at putting your thoughts into writing. There are also a few things you don't want to do. First, don't use a thesaurus. If your essay is peppered with words that you'd never use in conversation, a trained admissions officer will realize it and be less than impressed with your ability to stand on your own.
Next, do not try to brown-nose or write to what you think they want to read. By this time, the admissions office already knows that you want to be accepted, so you don't have to tell them how wonderful you think their school is. Instead, let your writing introduce you as a person, someone with original ideas and leadership skills, and someone who fits into an academic environment.
And last, the college admissions essay is no place to share your woes. It might be tempting to write about your triumphs over adversity, but even if you really were born in a women's prison and left on a random doorstep by your gambling-addicted father, only to be ridiculed and raised as the simple ugly duckling in a family of super-intelligent supermodels, the admissions essay is not the place to talk about it. Among a sea of essays, sob stories tend to find their way to the bottom of the pile.
Finally, trust yourself, and have confidence in your writing. Remember that the people who will be reading your essay are looking forward to getting to know more about you. You can do this.


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Citation: Yu, Q., Spatz, S.J., Zhang, Z., Yang, J., Garcia, M., Zsak, L. 2015. Evaluation of bivalent Newcastle disease virus (NDV) vectored infectious laryngotracheitis vaccines in broiler chickens in the presence of NDV maternally derived antibody [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Avian Pathologists, July 11-14, 2015, Boston, Massachusetts. p.21.
Technical Abstract: Previously we have demonstrated that Newcastle disease virus (NDV) recombinants expressing the infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) glycoproteins B (gB) or D (gD) protein conferred complete clinical protection against ILTV and NDV challenges in specific pathogen free (SPF) and 3 week old commercial boiler chickens. In the present study, we extended the evaluation of these vaccines in broiler chickens in the presence of maternally derived antibody (MDA) against NDV to assess the interference of MDA to these vaccines. The results showed that the NDV MDA moderately suppressed the immunoresponse to the NDV vector, however, the ILTV antigens expressed from the NDV vector were still sufficient to confer a significant protection against ILTV clinical disease.


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