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This morning we're joined in studio by Dove Award winner, best selling author, and nationally known speaker and comedian Mike Williams. He'll be featured at Thursday's Pastors and Leaders Power Luncheon in Lakeland at Church at the Mall.
Dove Award winner, best selling author, and nationally known speaker Mike Williams is a serious and positive speaker, whose style makes people laugh while presenting an uplifting life-changing message.


When I first discovered that interactive fiction had started a renaissance of sorts, I was mostly excited about the possibility of playing the old Infocom titles again. I had tried several games before Spider and Web, and, like so many of those before it, this game started out bland and uninteresting. Like the others, it seemed to be the product of someone with far more enthusiasm than skill as either a programmer or storyteller; its most interesting feature seemed to be the title.
Three minutes later, I was surprised to find that this game had a point and was interesting. Ten minutes later, I was awestruck.
I still hold the Infocom games up as the gold standard, but this game was the first I encountered that rated a "platinum" label. Daring in its conception and almost always brilliant in its execution of both programming and prose, Spider and Web shows the true power of the medium. This story simply couldn't be told in any other format in such an effective way.
I reserve five stars for works that are not just good, but that reach the epitome of a particular genre or otherwise earn a "landmark" status. Such works are the yardsticks by which all others are measured. I'm happy to bestow my first five star rating here on Spider and Web for its sheer genius in terms of premise and construction.
Kudos to Mr. Plotkin, who well deserves his reputation as a star in the IF community.


Cybersecurity is a major concern for private companies and public organizations, from small businesses and city halls to international enterprises and agencies of the federal government. One method of improving cybersecurity that's gaining popularity among some businesses aims to increase awareness of such attacks at the highest levels of an organization. While not an active defense measure in and of itself, bringing cybersecurity experts into the boardroom provides many benefits in terms of organizational knowledge, response planning and other areas.
Businesses must remain informed and use the right solutions to protect against cyberattacks.
The Los Angeles Times recently took a look at this growing trend and noted it may have its roots in the increasing number of attacks suffered by both public and private organizations. Using the most recent available data from PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Times highlighted drastic jumps in attacks on midsized and large businesses. Medium-size companies saw total documented attacks go from 2,581 in 2013 to 4,277 in 2014, while breaches and attempts targeted at large organizations rose from 9,155 to 13,138 in the same time period. The growth in the sheer number of cyberattacks is one source of motivation for increased knowledge in the corporate boardroom, and among other businesses using less-traditional executive management structures as well.
The issues with promoting cyber defense inside of businesses will only become more pressing as the number of attacks increase. Even smaller businesses could see more attempted attacks. While the data doesn't bear out an increase from 2013 to 2014 - in fact, the total number of recorded breaches and attempts was slightly lower in 2014 - that may not be the case in the future. As technology continues to improve, prices for hardware and software fall and other actions of the market and developments in computer coding and science make certain hacking approaches more cost-effective, small organizations may experience more problems as well.
"Companies must consider how staff members and executives remain informed of the changing nature of attacks."
The cybersecurity trains of thought for business leaders may reach an end once they brief staff members on appropriate and safe operating procedures and confirm technological safeguards are in place. While these are absolutely necessary and major components of a cyber defense plan, they aren't the end-all, be-all of such efforts. Companies should also consider how staff members and executives alike remain informed of the changing nature of attacks and are otherwise plugged into the cybersecurity community. This approach is evident in the actions of the U.S. military, which has a highly ranked cybersecurity system that's based on a years-old system. As Forbes said, the development of relevant intelligence and an attitude that the job is never truly done has helped the military reduce the number of successful attacks and generally serve as a positive example of cybersecurity efforts.
While very few if any businesses have the combined resources of the U.S. armed forces, the attitude displayed in that organization's efforts can be a source of inspiration. With the right frame of mind, the solution your business uses to prevent unauthorized entry into sensitive databases and other digital assets becomes even more effective.
The right approach to cybersecurity at the highest levels of a company is essential for protecting sensitive information, but it won't keep hackers away by itself. Businesses also need to have the right software in place to actively protect their interests from would-be cybercriminals. NC4 Mission Center provides a solution geared toward modern organizations with geographically and technologically dispersed operations. Paired with the right approach from business leaders, its effectiveness is even more impressive.


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In a country music world where R&B beats and sickly sweet pop is dominating the genre, it can be frustrating when a big release arrives and it just feels like more of the same. The initial singles from Randy Houser's latest record promised a lot, so naturally I was expecting a decent record from this early-January release.
Randy Houser is an artist who I've had mixed feelings about in the past, I've never really got into his music and his writing credit on the infamous Honky Tonk Badonkadonk takes a lot to get over (why? Just why?!). That said, Houser has a lot more to offer and is clearly a great songwriter. His CMA Songwriters tour in the UK a couple of years ago proved what a great artist and entertainer he is.
The album kicks off with his un-imitable Southern growl on No Stone Unturned, a reflective song that gets your foot tapping and chugs along nicely. Punctuated with some great acoustic guitar work, the song feels like it could become arena sized at any minute, especially during the instrumental outro. This tempo continues into Our Hearts, a song that features our very own Lucie Silvas, an artists whose superb vocals have helped uplift many country albums this year.
It's not all slow ballads here however, songs like Whole Lot of Quit provide a bluesy shuffle that'll get any crowd up and moving, especially when the harmonica starts to sing. It's rootsy songs like this that I really love to hear on a country album, the type that you can imagine a band really jamming out on. Nothin' On You invokes 80's rock with it's soft rock verses and singalong chorus, a great fun song that's likely to be a live favourite for years to come.
On Magnolia you can really feel Houser channelling his inner bluesman. No Good Place to Cry is a raw and sparse song, where Houser's characteristic growl works alongside a solo electric guitar in the intro, growing bigger and bigger as the song comes on. It reminds me of Stapleton, sadly Houser can't quite hit those notes like Chris (but who can?!). Similar can be said for High Time, a song that would suit Stapleton or Brent Cobb nicely. It feels like Houser would fit in nicely with those more 'authentic' (don't hate me for saying that) artists.
One of the highlights of the album is What Whiskey Does. Featuring some beautiful vocals from Hillary Lindsey, this is a song that would have been a huge hit once upon a time. Sadly, I don't think country radio is interested in a song like this at the moment, but if Houser is to make a splash with this album then I'd bet my bottom dollar this song is up there as the reason for it. A great country song.
It's hard to pin down how Houser was feeling when writing this record which is a shame because that's something that I always like to feel. There's no doubt that it's a musically brilliant album, in a completely non-cynical way he's channeling that Stapleton sound. It's all about the big voice and the blues, which is brilliant, and he still manages to make something very much of his own. There's enough variety, songs like What Whiskey Does give you the feels whereas a tune such as Whole Lot of Quit make you want to party. Compared to a lot of Nashville country at the moment this album is refreshing and I hope it get's it's due.


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Effect of Probiotics on the Regulation of the Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) Pathway in Cultured Cells
Nasima Chowdhury
Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) and its reactive metabolite peroxynitrite (ONOO־) has been implicated as an important mediator in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Immune cells macrophages produce NO and ONOO־ to provide the host defence and play important roles in the regulation of inflammatory response. Several in vitro and In vivo studies have reported the role of probiotics and probiotic-released metabolites in the treatment and prevention of IBD. The study was therefore started with the hypothesis that the metabolites released by probiotics present in the formulation VSL#3 may have the effect on the pro-inflammatory mediator NO and its regulatory enzyme iNOS in the immune cells.Murine macrophage J774 cells were used in the study as these cells are readily induced by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and produce pro-inflammatory mediators nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) by the expression of enzymes iNOS and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) respectively through the Nuclear Factor-κappa B (NF-B) signalling pathway. The cells were exposed to VSL#3-conditioned medium (VSL#3-CM) in the absence and presence of LPS and the inhibitors of a number of enzymes and signalling molecules. To exclude the possibility of endotoxin contamination in VSL#3-CM, experiments were also carried out in the absence and presence of an endotoxin neutralising compound polymyxin B (PmB).VSL#3-CM increased the basal NO production through the induction of iNOS on a concentration dependent manner. On the other hand, it suppressed the LPS-induced NO production but caused slight inhibition on the LPS-induced iNOS expression. PmB suppressed the LPS-induced NO production but not that caused by VSL#3-CM suggests the effects of the later were not LPS mediated. Similarly, VSL#3-CM at a higher concentration induced the basal COX-2. However, it caused slight inhibition on the LPS-induced COX-2 expression. Dexamethasone has partially inhibited the VSL#3-CM-induced NO and iNOS expression. Bisindolylmaleimide (BIM) and SB203580, inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC) and p38 MAPK, a member of the mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) family respectively, have markedly inhibited VSL#3-CM-induced iNOS expression and NO production. Slight inhibition was made by LY2904002 and CAY10470, inhibitors of Phosphatidylinocitol 3-kinase (PI3K) and NF-B respectively. Akt inhibitor XIII and MG132 the inhibitors of the protein kinase B (Akt) and proteasome showed no inhibition on VSL#3-CM-induced iNOS and NO production.A balanced expression of iNOS and NO production is necessary for the regulation of normal cellular functions. In this study, it has been shown that VSL#3 has the ability to regulate the function of iNOS and thus the over production of NO in presence of LPS. This action may explain, in part, the proposed anti-inflammatory effects of VSL#3 and thus its potential benefits in IBD. Interestingly, VSL#3 may also induce iNOS expression and NO production through the activation of PKC, p38 MAPK and PI3K pathways but only when applied alone under control conditions. Whether this is specific to macrophages or a common effect of VSL#3 is currently not clear. It would not be considered normal however to recommend VSL#3 for routine use in healthy individuals. The ability of VSL#3 to downregulate the expression and function of iNOS induced by endotoxin however, provides a good rational for its use in inflammatory disease states including IBD.
Janey Henderson (Supervisor)

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Sound Transit anticipates a steep increase in debt after 2025, approaching statutory limits by 2035.
Sound Transit's ability to take on more debt is constrained both by statute and by policy. Most immediately relevant is a statutory limit of non-voted debt at 1.5% of the assessed value of property within the RTA. This is the same limit all Washington State municipalities face. With 60% voter approval, the statutory limit would increase to 5%, though other policies and bond covenants would prevent the debt ever getting that high. The cushion between actual and allowed debt is most narrow in 2035, when the $17.6 billion in outstanding debt nudges against the $20.1 billion limit.
All financial projections over such an extended period are uncertain, combining assumptions about revenue growth, federal grants, project costs, and interest rates many years into the future. The legal debt limit may be lower than anticipated if the growth of assessed property values slows. Some risks correlate in unhelpful ways. Prolonged slower growth would mean lower tax revenues and less ability to borrow to fill the gap.
The long-term debt plan is very sensitive to small changes in the financial plan in the early years. Consider the bills to correct MVET valuations. The tax revenue loss from updating the valuation schedule is just $780 million between 2017 and 2028 if there is no other mitigation from the Legislature. The implications for Sound Transit debt are larger. Absent offsetting cost reductions, the lost revenues must be replaced by debt. The average interest rate is anticipated at 4% through 2021 (reflecting low recent bond rates), and 5.3% thereafter (a more typical pre-recession cost of debt). Sound Transit pays a 1% origination fee on bonds and typically begins repaying principal after five years. The principal and interest payments are themselves funded with more borrowing. At those rates, the MVET reduction accumulates to $1.6 billion in outstanding bonds by 2035, or $2.2 billion by 2041. That appears to just fit within future debt limits, but the margin of error is much too narrow for comfort in a decades-long financial forecast.
Large five-lane intersections dominate Bellevue. To eke out every little bit of roadway capacity, the city in 2015 finished installing adaptive signal technology at all 203 of its signalized intersections. The system adjusts the timing of the traffic signal cycle based on real-time traffic conditions. In theory, the less unused green left at the end of each light cycle, the better, resulting in more traffic moving through the intersection.
This system, known as the Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS), has reduced afternoon delays at some intersections as much as 43%, but is also benefiting pedestrian and bus riders, the city says.
Traditional traffic signals work on a fixed cycle, which might allow for a couple of settings to be used over the course of the day. But the timing for a traffic signal cycle that works best for the morning commute isn't always the most efficient for the evening rush or during non-commute hours. Instead, SCATS uses detectors embedded in the roadway to constantly monitor traffic volumes at intersections, adjusting cycle lengths based on current demand. The system tries to decrease delay by reducing the amount of unused green time during each cycle. Generally, the higher the traffic volume through an intersection, the longer the cycle length is to serve the demand.
Sound Transit and Metro have released their 2017 ridership numbers, and they paint a rosy picture for our regional transit system amid a national decline in transit ridership (particularly among buses). The two agencies alone carried 155 million total passengers within King County; add estimated figures from Pierce and Snohomish counties and the number of total transit trips taken in 2017 increases to over 190 million. Leading the way is Link, which averaged 72,028 weekday riders and carried 23 million total passengers, an increase of 22 percent over 2016's huge ridership. Sound Transit's ridership grew by 10 percent overall, with only a small decline in ST Express ridership holding it back.
To put things into perspective, Link is now ~40 daily passengers away from surpassing the Minneapolis–St. Paul light rail system, which averages 72,064 riders on 23 miles of track. Even without the boost from the Northgate Link extension, ridership could come close to – or surpass – Denver's RTD light rail system, which carries 75,900 daily riders over a sprawling 59 miles of track.
More numbers after the jump.
A film produced after the TGV's first year. The French had self-service ticket vending and seat reservation for its high speed train in 1981!
Link operator Kevin Gumke isn't worried a robot will take his job anytime soon.
At least 55 metro lines in 37 cities around the world are fully automated, according to the International Association of Public Transport, an advocacy group that promotes public transit.
In response to a successful challenge by a Phinney Ridge neighborhood group over the lack of onsite parking proposed for a 57-unit apartment building, the city is planning changes to the land use and zoning code that would allow the project to continue.
The legislation under consideration would change how the city defines "frequent transit service" areas, allowing developers to continue to build apartments without parking in transit-rich areas. The move would also require the unbundling of parking space rentals from lease agreements in buildings with 10 units or more.
A 2017 hearing examiner's decision halted plans for an apartment building at 6726 Greenwood Ave., agreeing with the group, Livable Phinney, that the location of the proposed housing units did not meet the city's definition of frequent transit service and therefore was not exempt from onsite parking requirements. A West Seattle group, Neighbors Encouraging Reasonable Development, has also challenged the city's definition of frequent transit service.
Currently, the city defines frequent transit service as "transit service headways in at least one direction of 15 minutes or less for at least 12 hours per day, 6 days per week, and transit service headways of 30 minutes or less for at least 18 hours every day." Onsite parking is not required for new buildings within a quarter-mile of areas with frequently-served transit stops.
The first HOT lanes (high-occupancy toll) in the region opened on SR 167 in 2008. In 2015, another 15 miles of HOT lanes opened on I-405 between Bellevue and Lynnwood. Throughput on the lanes is maximized with a combination of free HOV-3 and tolling for other vehicles. The former HOV-2 lanes were badly congested as too many vehicles qualified to use the lane, but HOV-3 alone would leave the lanes under-used. Tolling balances traffic by allowing just enough other cars into the HOT lane so it is used efficiently, but not overwhelmed. Raising the HOV limit to three occupants at peak hours, however, did make the lanes unpopular with former two-person carpoolers.
In Renton, construction is underway on HOV-to-HOV ramps between I-405 and SR 167. Those will open for traffic in 2019, enabling higher occupancy vehicles to avoid the weave across several lanes of general purpose traffic. Construction then begins on widening I-405 to create two HOT lanes in each direction between Bellevue and SR 167. A fifth of the $1.175 billion cost is funded from future tolls. Completion of the Bellevue-Renton HOT lanes in 2024 will enable Sound Transit to operate BRT on this corridor.
Between Bothell and Lynnwood, the highway narrows to just one HOT lane and two general purpose lanes in each direction. Demand for the HOT lanes is so high that they often fail to clear even with tolls at the statutory maximum of $10. Toll revenues funded a shoulder lane between SR 527 and I-5 that opened in April 2017. That significantly improved operations in the northbound direction, increasing vehicle throughput in the general-purpose lanes and reducing toll rates. The cost was a low $11 million. Future planned improvements in the I-405 Master Plan have higher price tags and currently lack state funding, but could be paid for by future tolling.
It is against this background that the continued operation of managed lanes is being debated. All the major Eastside cities, the transit agencies on the corridor, and many large employers, have joined in lobbying the Legislature. They seek continued tolling along the corridor and an expansion of the HOT lanes north of Bothell. Two recent joint letters lay out the interests of local stakeholders.
On Tuesday night, Sound Transit put on an open house in West Seattle that was well attended (a little crowded, at that) and seemed to generate good ideas. It had all the standard fare: a looping video of the project alignment; some rollplots with maps that vaguely showed the alignment over some aerial imagery; boards with basic information about the project; a venue with ample parking and a decent bus connection; and an audience of older people who were able to make the 6:00 pm start time by not working downtown. This post isn't about that meeting, however.
This is the 21st century, and it seems like Sound Transit has finally updated the public comment process to suit it. The online scoping open house (which is open until March 5) features a neat comment system that allows you to place notes over an interactive map of the representative project alignment and vote on the comments of others. The comments can be sorted by the number of "likes", providing a rough way of gauging the popularity of particular ideas, which makes the lives of us bloggers a bit easier. It seems to be a hit too, with over 600 comments generated in the first week of going online. While some of the comments were off-topic, off-kilter, or repetitive, a lot of the more popular comments offered good ideas, including some that transit advocates overlooked while pushing their own agendas.
Seattle's $50M yearly investment in additional bus service has helped deliver frequent transit service to a majority of households in the city. After three years, the percentage of families living near routes with transit service every 10 minutes has more than doubled, SDOT says. Now a driver shortage could limit the extra service Seattle can buy from King County Metro Transit, as the city strives to bring frequent transit service to even more households this year.
In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, which created the Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD) to pay for increased bus service funded by a $60 licensing fee and a 0.1% sales tax increase. The funding increased the frequency of buses and eased overcrowding by adding 270,000 hours of annual bus service to 68 bus routes.
Three years later, the city estimates 64% of households are within a 10-minute walk of all-day transit service running every 10 minutes or better, up from 25% in 2015, leaving the city only 8 percentage points away from its 2025 goal of 72% of households.
He pointed specifically to RapidRide Lines C and D, which remain overcrowded even as Seattle pays for more than a third of the service for both routes. But a Metro labor shortage might limit the city's ability to purchase additional bus service.
Last week The Stranger published a wide-ranging interview with Governor Inslee, whose stated purpose was to drum up the grassroots for his carbon tax proposal. He doesn't criticize legislators directly, but you certainly get the impression speaker Frank Chopp (D-Capitol Hill) isn't exactly out in front of the climate activists.
When legislators want something to be a priority, they don't create arbitrary additional obstacles for passage. See additional Stranger anonymous sources on Chopp here. Perhaps, as leader of his caucus, Speaker Chopp is saying that not all his Democrats are on board, and he won't force them to take a tough vote. In any case, he certainly isn't directing the full powers of his office at the problem.
This post was updated at 6:20 2.20.18 to include testimony and information from comments.
In a disappointing legislative session marked by mostly defensive effort to protect the Sound Transit 3 project list from cuts, there has been one bright light: Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5288, allowing Thurston County Intercity Transit to add an additional 0.3% sales tax within its district, if approved by voters.
Intercity Transit is currently allowed a 0.9% sales tax, like most other transit agencies in the state, but has enacted only 0.8%. Allowing 1.2% would bring it up to Community Transit's level, but without being combined with the additional 1.4% Sound Transit sales tax that applies in the CT district. IT gets 63% of its revenue from sales tax. Nearly 5 million boardings are served each year, at a cost of $45 million in operating expenses and $33 million in capital expenses such as fleet renewal. The additional revenue it could get for the 0.3% extra sales tax is estimated at $18.1 million annually.
Intercity Transit has had to take on most of the burden for transit service between Tacoma and Olympia in recent years, as Pierce Transit and Sound Transit have eliminated Thurston-Pierce inter-county service. IT operates routes 603, 605, and 612 between Olympia and downtown Tacoma, and route 620 between Olympia and Tacoma Mall.
Intercity Transit also operates a free shuttle serving downtown Olympia and the Capitol Campus. The shuttle has 12-minute headway much of the day. The only other IT routes with headway better than half-hourly are routes 13 and 41, each with 15-minute headway during their peak periods, and half-hourly off-peak on route 41. Some combined corridors provide scheduled 15-minute all-day headway.
Intercity Transit's budgets and strategic plans are available here.
A look at the preliminary project alignment for the West Seattle and Ballard Link extensions, shown by Sound Transit at the recent open houses for the early scoping process. Online comments are still being accepted at wsblink.participate.online until March 5.
Fifty years ago this week, February 13, 1968, 50.8% of Greater Seattle voters voted yes to the Forward Thrust rapid transit proposition. The construction of a 49-mile rapid transit system modeled after BART and the Washington Metro needed voters to approve $385 million in general obligation bonds. The remainder of the $1.15 billion cost would be picked up by the federal government. Unfortunately, the state constitution requires a 60% majority to approve such a bond so the measure failed and the rest is history.
But for the sake of this post, let's assume it did pass and the system got built as planned. What would a Metro map look like? We've seen the scans of maps from the plans. What we've not seen is how the service would have operated. Here is a diagram I made that presents the Seattle Metro rapid transit system as if it were in operation in 1990, five years after completion of the initial system plan after several phased openings than began in 1976. I wanted to create a map with a 1970s design aesthetic but not clone the style of those iconic transit maps of the era.
As Seattle is entering the "period of maximum constraint," with downtown becoming even more inundated with construction projects, more workers in that area are leaving their cars at home and riding transit.
Last year, the drive-alone rate hit an all-time low of 25% of downtown commuters, even as 15,000 jobs were added to the area, according to the 2017 Center City Modesplit Survey. Nearly half of downtown workers instead chose to take the bus or train to their jobs. Adding employees traveling by foot, bike or carpool pushes non-single-occupancy vehicle commute rates above 70%.
Despite a 5% drop in the share of SOV commuting between 2016 and 2017, the share of transit ridership grew by only 1%. Instead, some former drivers were choosing to walk or participate in a carpool.
"Transit works, and we need more of it as quickly as possible. From working with employers to increase telecommuting to speeding up light rail, we can expand our transportation options that make it easier and safer for Seattle residents to get around," said Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan in the press release accompanying the report.
Rates of drive-alone downtown commuters have steadily declined since Commute Seattle began tracking travel trends in 2010. Over the last seven years, as 60,000 jobs were added in the downtown core — an increase of 30% — transit usage among commuters has steadily grown, up by 6%, while the drive-alone rate decreased 9%.
Commute Seattle attributes the decline in driving alone to the voter-approved $50M yearly transit investment from the Seattle Transportation Benefit District, efforts from employers to discourage driving alone and new housing downtown, enabling people to walk to work.
You know a city becomes mature when its citizens begin to celebrate their transportation history. London, New York, San Francisco: these are all cities that have been pioneers in the field of transportation and have all embraced their own unique histories of moving people and goods.
Seattle is one such city—and while we are probably best known for pioneering the way people travel the globe by plane, our massive rail network of streetcars in the early part of the 20th Century was really quite remarkable. This network shaped the character of our city and provided critical access to the collection of neighborhoods we have today. And even though these streetcars were removed and replaced by "trackless trolleys", their threads remain woven into our urban fabric and are still visible in the City we live in today.
Thursday, the Sound Transit Capital Committee approved funding for project development for two bus rapid transit routes. As part of the ST3 package, the projects will add 45 miles of BRT to the region.
One BRT route will run between Lynnwood and Burien along I-405 and State Route 518, with 11 stations in between. The other future BRT route will connect Woodinville and Shoreline along SR 522, with nine stations serving communities on the northern tip of Lake Washington.
Both are scheduled to open in 2024. ST anticipates bringing preferred alternatives for both projects to the board early next year, with final designs selected by 2020. As part of community outreach, an elected leadership group, comprised of elected officials that represent the service corridor and the Sound Transit Board, will convene for the planning process. Elected leadership groups are charged with reaching community consensus over key project decisions and recommending a preferred alternative to the Sound Transit Board.
To keep the "rapid" in bus rapid transit, ST says its planning to implement all-door bus boarding and off-board fare payment options along the two lines. Buses will be branded for easy identification — similar to the distinctive branding King County Metro Transit gave to its RapidRide lines.
To support the lines, a bus base and operation and maintenance facility will be built in Bothell, where the two lines meet. The BRT buses will run 19 hours a day, Monday through Saturday, and 17 hours on Sundays. ST is considering using electric buses for the routes.
This week Sound Transit is kicking off ST3 planning for the Ballard and West Seattle Link extensions with community meetings in West Seattle, Ballard, and Downtown Seattle. The basic alignments have been chosen, but there are still a lot of big decisions to be made before Sound Transit selects the preferred alignment for each segment.
When building out a multi-billion dollar system, the worst thing we can do is make planning decisions that damage people's trust in the system. A great system gets you from point A to point B in about the same amount of time, every time. It gives the system a huge advantage over unreliable and frustrating traffic.
As we noted in an earlier post, a drawbridge that can hold up trains or get stuck is a feature we shouldn't be considering for our massive investment. A high static bridge or a tunnel are both better options. A high bridge would be amazing to ride and would not increase costs of the project. A tunnel would have fewer construction impacts and would facilitate a slightly better station location, but would cost $600M more.
The draft plan adds an additional at-grade crossing at Royal Brougham near Stadium Station. The combined frequency of current and future 4-car trains will create a dangerous situation where cars will be more likely to "risk it" to get through the intersection. Crashes will potentially shut down the entire system for hours at a time. Either Royal Brougham needs to be vacated for auto traffic or Link needs to be elevated at that point. This needs to be decided in advance.
A few years ago, some activists thought to start a group to urge aggressive expansion of the Seattle-area transit system. And guess what…it worked!
But let's face it. Because our entire region is popular and globally competitive, more is needed to support the growing population across the Cascadia region (combined metro populations of 13.5 million in 2040, up from 10 million today). Every time a mom or a dad spends ninety minutes on a 35 mile commute between Tacoma & Seattle, or 5 hours just to get to Portland, we know something is wrong. WE. DESERVE. FASTER. Our quality of life, and of our children's lives, depends on it.


The offspring (can you call your adopted children, offspring?) were trying to look busier than their siblings, so I wouldn't hand them a task. I was distracted by the unanswerable questions that 16 year-old girls ask. If I answered straight up, they'd see my responsibility to minister to those I'm in relationship with. I get enough of that from Jesus, as it is.
Then, somebody did something awesome.
I'd like to give credit, but time passed. I wouldn't be able to remember 15 years of pop music if I made brain space for things like who did this one thing. The fact is, whoever did, whatever it was, is lost in the mists of time, but it stopped me in my tracks.
I ignored her, because I was more concerned with fitting them into my idea of "what life should look like", than who they were designed to be.
Today. I can't not enjoy them.
My vision for homeschooling? I had to let that go.
We're dreadfully undisciplined. We don't invite our germaphobe friends here. It's like the zoo. I don't give them all organic foods. We fight. They talk back. They have bad habits that need to be broken; they call them sociological imperatives. Their table manners and their conversation make me want to lay down in a darkened room and remain until God takes me home.
Maybe we're making up for lost time.
Maybe we did the rebellion thing when they were acting like mental patients as 10, 11, and 12 year-olds. One shares, as part of her Christian testimony, that her behavior toward me was deliberately destructive before she believed.
Maybe I'm an utter failure.
He looked at me for a long second and said, "You are telling me about your relationship with the picture in your head of who your dad is." He was saying, you have to deal with the dad God gave you.
I have to deal with the kids God gave me.
Those thoughts drove to the heart of living for my mental picture of the perfect child, the incredible mother, the ideal public image.
Of course, I'm back to majoring on the minors– Who didn't put the freaking toilet paper on the holder? Whose cups are all these in the living room? Why can't we follow the towel guidelines?
Back to saddling up and riding behinds.
Back to deciding if it's a cross to bear or a broom to ride.
Enjoying them when they need their butts kicked. It's a complex art.
Loving the kids God gave me.
A glance at the calendar reminds me of the upcoming one year anniversary of a disaster– my own pharmaceutical train wreck, complete with panic attacks and withdrawals bells and whistles.
It's not funny to be diagnosed with a chronic illness.
What's less funny, is when the drugs that work for "most people" nearly kill you.
Acupuncture. Purposely allowing someone to put needles in your face. hands. toes. I think this every time I go. And by that, I mean, I went in for my sixth visit in July and was pain-free until December. I didn't get back in until the second week of January, and I've been in once more since then. It's about time to go back.
The winter is the worst. It's a veritable kaleidoscope of symptoms. This year, I can point to the cause and keep walking.
Saturday, I worked in the yard. Since then, I've paid the piper. In all fairness, I'm not 30 years-old anymore. I've also been in the chair all winter.
I did a lot of exercise last summer. Which didn't come to a screeching halt, but tapered off gradually. I didn't notice a difference. Like the doctor insisted it would. But then, she also told me to keep on taking the meds when I had every side effect on the "Notify Your Doctor Immediately" list.
Yes, I read the patient information sheet when I get a prescription.
No, your doctor really doesn't want you to do that.
When I can't sleep, I just get up until I can relax again. I can stop feeling desperate. "It's Fibro. This is what we do." Usually, I can drop back off again for an hour or so. Typically, I'm up at 3:48 (yes, that exact). Maybe I'll drop off again or maybe not.
The insomnia may account for what they call Fibro fog or dyscognition. That links to a nice tidy definition. It basically means: I might be able to think if I could only think. This is probably the most irritating to me because I don't realize it's getting me until I'm got.
The accompanying depression? It is a diagnostic criteria for Fibromyalgia, but that's just too freaking bad. I am unmerciful to it. Which sounds weird, I know, but things are different now. Depression is a lie. I walk right in and attack it like it's an intruder trying to get to my kids. Because it is. And I fight dirty.
Life didn't stop just because I got a diagnosis. This probably isn't a revelation for other people.
Fibro had to submit to the budget, schedule and order of priority.
Fibromyalgia specifically doesn't kill you and fights to make you weaker.
I am less sick today because the diagnosis made me turn and face the right enemy.
I am not stronger today because I fought the fibro.
I am stronger because my fight against that unseen enemy trained me for the battle of a lifetime against other unseen enemies.
I'm not afraid of much anymore.
Not afraid of much at all.
*They said it before Kelly Clarkson. I had to rename a chili recipe because of her.
Growing up is when you stop expecting people to already know what you are thinking.
Growing up is when you realize the laundry not being done is as much your problem as anyone else's in the house.
Growing up is when you can admit you don't know something.
Growing up is when you ask someone who knows better than you do.
Growing up is when you can trust their answer and use it.
Growing up is when you know what you like and don't let your friends talk you into something else.
Whether that's fashion or boys or food or colleges.
Growing up is when you can clean up another person's vomit without having a holiday named in your honor. Some people do this. Some never ever do.
Growing up is when you take personal responsibility for turning off lights and water and closing doors and putting the leftovers away before they become a biohazard.
Growing up is when you realize that if you shouldn't complain about a mess you aren't willing to clean up.
Growing up is when you realize that if you aren't willing to clean it up, you don't really care. You are a bitchy slob.
Growing up is when you realize that life isn't a contest to see who can do the least.
Growing up is when you stop needing your mom to nag you to feel like you have permission to do the tasks that belong to you.
Growing up is when you keep loving someone who doesn't love you back.
Just because God gave them to you.
Growing up is when you know that love doesn't mean hanging out.
Growing up is when you have been lied to and lied about and you don't demand apologies.
Growing up is when you are willing to wait to let the truth come out. The easy way or the hard way. The other person gets to choose.
Growing up is when you live with the hurt and pray for the other person to heal and have the best life God can make for them. Without you.
And you let God be God while the pain sizzles, knowing He wastes nothing. He's growing something beautiful in you.
Growing up is when you get that Christmas isn't presents and love isn't kisses.
Growing up is when you learn to wait your turn.
I need a mom to lean on, too.
God didn't give me that mom.
In His beautiful, holy, grace; he made me that mom.
But I am helpless, hopeless, hurt and hobbling.
I have no good answers.
No authority to speak into the lives of people around me.
I can only get out half the thought.
Because I'm trying to condense, I cut out volume. Miss meaning.
Only a few understand, yet it's not their situation.
Need a word, that isn't forthcoming.
It's said, that God trusts us in His silence.
He must be about to speak, because there isn't anything left of me to go on.
I imagine Adam and Eve must have discussed news, weather, and sports, before they began hiding from God and each other and speaking in vaguenesses and riddles. No cooking or cleaning or who's going to take the kids to practice. Just how many goats were born and how many peaches in a pie.
I can't imagine a world without conflict. A job to do; no problems to solve. How would that even work?
Adam ate the fruit. (Eve was deceived. Adam went willingly. No Buick necessary.) The world and the human race were altered forever.
What we have now is a broken world full of people who, while created in the image of God, hunger and thirst and grasp for things that are not offered. Refusing the bounty before them, they seek more. More power. More pleasure. More promise. Just more.
It isn't ugly most of the time. Often it's pitiful. Sometimes it's poetic. Mainly, it is a pedestrian pursuit of equality or "fairness"in comparison with our peers. Ick.
Once we were broken. Once we were ashamed. Once we were isolated from God and each other, life became a battle to reclaim the unbroken and unashamed. To know and be fully known. To rest satisfied and to trust intimately.
More frightening and thrilling than extreme sports or stalking celebrities, is the practice of some odd souls to seek a deeply satisfying everyday existence. Working to live…not living to work. Being present for their kids. Teaching those kids what they believe. Telling them what's right and wrong. Trying to set an example of living graciously and by grace. Loving their spouses–dare I say, sacrificially.
The risk is not, typically, being dashed on the rocks below or a felony conviction.
From the cradle to the grave. There are those who seem always to be doing it right and getting handed both ends of a too short stick.
Too much pain. Too much loss. Too much grief.
There are those who are fearlessly, bravely, recklessly, deliberately, obediently walking onto the battlefield.
We look at them and wonder if we could handle that kind of heartbreak.
There have been times in my life, I've wondered if God creates certain people to be vessels to carry pain. They grieve on behalf of many. They are to feel the pain, so that those who couldn't handle it can pass by unscathed.
It's been clear to me for many years, that God also trusts some of us with trials that would crush another.
He trusts me with these trials. No need to be jealous of another's…I couldn't handle them. In reality, there isn't anyone else's I know well enough to make that kind of call anyway.
Before the fall, no biggie. Unbroken fellowship. Nekkid intimacy.
After the fall, an eternal quest to plug into an ever-craving heart, anything and everything that doesn't satisfy. It feels good and slowly kills us (like me and a nice Rx). When we do figure out it's only relational intimacy that will do, we then face the challenge of behaving for the other's best without getting hurt. A version of football's "Prevent Defense".
Eventually, we find that doesn't work.
We have hearts. If we are to be obedient stewards of them, we must step into life without our armor. In order to fully live, we must have our eyes open. Follow the rules of the game, no matter how hard it gets. When we suffer a break, we know we are moving towards victory.
When we do right and get hurt, it's a sign we're using this heart, created in God's image, the way it was designed to be used.
God doesn't let on much about His heartbreaks. His kids are a continual source of pain. We throw his gifts in His face. We disobey and get hurt. He wants more for us. He wants unbroken intimacy with us and gets foolishness from us instead. He doesn't put the focus on His desire, but on our safety, quite frankly. Even, more, on the security and satisfaction of our souls.
There is not a heartbreak we bear that doesn't display His image on us. His plan from the beginning has been for us to illustrate Him to those around us.
Remember photo negatives? When you held them to the light, you could see a distorted vision of the actual. After the developing process, the real picture was revealed.
One moment in time held up to the light. Still, indistinct until the process is complete.
What do they call it then?
And lose it in a chemical cocktail… The first prescription locked me out at the top of the range of emotion and focus and energy. The second, has me locked out at the bottom.
I can't think about myself. I sat in a conversation the other day, and I couldn't take the question: "What is God emptying you of and what is He filling you with?"; and apply it to myself. I could understand the answers others gave, but I couldn't answer it for myself.
I apologized to my sisters for sitting in silence in a very personal and vulnerable conversation(as I am typically a sharer, a feeder back and a verbal processor); because I didn't want my silence to be attributed to anger or offense. And I began to cry. Well, now. If I can't complete a thought as it applies to my own heart, mind, and spirit. What am I crying about?
Fear? There is actually no middle ground between mania and misery. I can understand you, but I am a stranger to myself. I can't connect.
Anger? This is the very reason I've avoided doctors and diagnosis for years.
I go to the auditorium. There, waiting for the good stuff to begin, is a new friend– the one I just wanted to get to know because she's raised such remarkable children. She stopped me and asked me how I was doing.
I broke down. I was so embarrassed. I am still today, 4 days later. So weak. So out of control. At this point, so ugly, as this was my second cry in an hour.
She understood. She knew what I was going through.
She took me by both arms and stared me in the eyes and said, "God is with you. He is with you." Over and over.
I locked on her eyes.
I've seen them all week, when I've heard her words.
It was only this morning(or last night, I'm really not sure. It was dark.), that I understood them.
I cannot feel anything. I cannot do any higher order thinking. I cannot connect on anything deeper than surface level (Hi, you are wearing a red shirt today.).
He hears my hunger for connection. He knows I remember the spiritual moments I had when I could feel thankfulness, intimacy, and delight. He knows that the memory is slipping away. Even though, I can't even think or reason or decide or pray–He is still here and still actively protecting me and providing for me and the ones I am supposed to be caring for who shouldn't be having to take so much care of me.
He is here. He knows my thoughts and my lying down and my going out.
He is here with me, right now.
It turns out she understands better than I do myself.
She's been through it and had to learn that the hard way, I guess.
So I stare back in those sparkling eyes. And drop into her aching arms.
To wait until My Deliverer passes by.


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Two New Members Elected to HCAM's Board of Directors
This December, HealthCare Access Maryland welcomes two new members to the Board of Directors. The two newest additions to our now 21-person Board of Directors team, Lisa Kemp, MBA, CPA, and Peter Wertheimer, will each serve a three-year term. Lisa and Peter bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in finance and human resources, respectively. HealthCare Access Maryland's CEO, Traci Kodeck, shared the following, "HCAM celebrates the onboarding of Lisa Kemp and Peter Wertheimer to our Board of Directors. Their excitement to join our mission is palpable and we are honored to have their experience and strategic direction as leaders."
Learn more about the newest Board of Directors below.
Lisa Kemp, MBA, CPA, a certified public accountant (CPA), has more than 25 years of experience leading finance and operations at large institutions of higher education and in health care. Most recently she was the Senior Vice President Administration and Finance, Chief Financial Officer for the University of Maryland Global Campus where she served on the Executive leadership team and was responsible for all areas of administration and finance. Prior to this she was the Vice President Finance at George Mason University. Her past responsibilities have included Executive Vice President, CFO of Trident University International, President and CFO of Cogswell Polytechnical Institute, and Senior Vice President, CFO, and Officer for American Public University System. Before transitioning into higher education, Ms. Kemp served as Baltimore-based Regional Director Operations for HCR/Manor Care, where she was responsible for finance and operations for seven skilled nursing facilities. Earlier, Ms. Kemp served with the public accounting firm of Wolpoff & Company, LLP, specializing in health care, where she advanced to management prior to assuming the role of Controller for one of the firm's largest health care clients.
"As a recent graduate from Leadership Maryland Class of '21 and a long-time resident ofFrederick County, I am so pleased to further HCAM's mission in my community… this is an exciting, challenging, and transformational time for both education and healthcare! I have spent most of my career serving the underserved, promoting equitable access, and I couldn't be more pleased to do that with HCAM whose purpose is to provide healthcare solutions which address such a broad spectrum of societal issues."
Peter Wertheimer's background is in management consulting, specifically in the human resources areas of executive compensation and board governance. Much of his time is spent with large tax-exempt healthcare organizations, but he works with nonprofits of all shapes and sizes, as well as publicly traded and privately held for-profit corporations. Most recently, Peter was an associate principal in Korn Ferry's healthcare executive pay and governance practice, part of the Total Rewards consulting arm of the firm. Prior to this, Peter was a consultant at Yaffe & Company, Inc. where he focused on executive compensation and governance for small- to mid-market healthcare and higher education organizations. He has more than a decade of experience including advising clients on the recruitment, engagement, retention and retirement of senior leadership and the navigation of the competitive and regulatory landscapes related to talent and compensation. Peter holds an MBA from the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School and a Bachelor of Science from Towson University. A Baltimore native, he is a member of Open Society Institute – Baltimore's Leadership Council and has a strong sense of commitment to nonprofits that seek to improve the quality of life for those in Maryland.
"I am thrilled to join the board of directors of HCAM. As a Maryland native, engaging with an organization that seeks to make the region a better place to live by ending disparities in healthcare is a privilege and an inspiration. I look forward to contributing to the important work of HCAM during such a transformational time for our country's healthcare system, when the social determinants of health have come front and center."
For more information on HCAM's Board of Directors, please visit www.healthcareaccessmaryland.org/who-we-are/our-team/.
HCAM Announces Growth with New Executive Team Position
HCAM Participates in Annual Adopt-a-Family Initiative


Mazyck-Wraggborough, with its numerous fountains and public gardens, has the distinction of being known as the Garden District. Enjoy touring 10 select private and public gardens nestled among colonial and antebellum homes. A light reception will follow.
Tickets are available online through the Charleston Horticultural Society's website or by calling (843) 579-9922. The cost is $25 for CHS members and $45 for non-members.
The Charleston Parks Conservancy will be at Chapel St. Fountain Park, one of the stops on the garden tour. Come take home a featured plant selection and learn more about how the Conservancy's Park Angels are adding color throughout our parks and how you can get involved.


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Cold war in the Sport: Doping-cruiser Sholokhov
A ship was to come. So it tells Grigory Rodtschenkow. The London "Mail on Sunday" has published extracts from the book of the former chief of the Moscow Anti-
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A ship was to come. So it tells Grigory Rodtschenkow. The London "Mail on Sunday" has published extracts from the book of the former chief of the Moscow Anti-Doping laboratory and the current leniency of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, which appears in a few days.
The ship, writes Rodtschenkow, should anchor off the coast of California and, thanks to the on-Board Doping laboratories to ensure that Soviet athletes at the Olympic Games 1984 in Los Angeles get no problems with the refined controls. However, the Americans refused to allow the anchorage. I brought the barrel to Overflowing: The Soviets had decided to Boycott the games, the all the States of the Warsaw Pact joined with the exception of Romania, had to connect.
What sounds like the perfect Plot for a Thriller, the Cold warriors, was four years later, a reality. In 1989, in the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, Glasnost and Perestroika had brought, reported the magazine "Smena", a by the KGB-controlled ship that was in the autumn of 1988, during the games of Seoul in front of the coast of South Korea, had a laboratory on Board. For the reasons announced now Rodtschenkow.
A company that would not have been possible without the working people from the far West of our own dominion of the sphere and provided with a fine touch of irony: In Incheon of the VEB Elbe-Werft Boizenburg floating built river cruiser "Mikhail Sholokhov", named after the controversial, such as line-of-loyal-winner of the Nobel prize for literature.
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THE END OF THE WORLD… IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
The story of how Noah (Russell Crowe) came to build the ark that saved two of all species from the wrath of God gets its Hollywood blockbuster treatment. Effects-laden, majestic and sometimes completely absurd, director Darren Aronofsky's film is nevertheless packed with visual treats and a provocative philosophy; this is a very untraditional way to tell a Bible story. Never boring, with "the Watchers", stone golems, as an ingredient that elevates an exciting battle later on in the film. Crowe is solid, but the story loses momentum near the end when the fight is on to destroy Ray Winstone's villain.
2014-U.S. 138 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Screenplay: Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel. Cast: Russell Crowe (Noah), Jennifer Connelly (Naameh), Ray Winstone (Tubal-cain), Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman. Voices of Nick Nolte, Frank Langella.
Trivia: Michael Fassbender and Christian Bale were allegedly considered as Noah.
Tags: Adventure, Anthony Hopkins, Darren Aronofsky, Drama, Emma Watson, Frank Langella, Jennifer Connelly, Logan Lerman, Nick Nolte, Ray Winstone, Religion, Russell Crowe


Always remember a lost loved one with this beautiful remembrance angel ornament. Her wings are coated in traslucent silver glitter and she's leaning over a heart inscribed with a touching sentiment.
"I'd rather hold you in my arms, but I will always hold you in my heart"


The first economic move of the new Kenyan government is for the school.
Both the obligation and the higher obligation.
The Primary School, which are elementary and middle school together according to the English system 8-4-4, in Kenya is free of charge but there are several expenses that burden individual institutions and that in the absence of funds school leaders have to recover "self-taxing" parents and sometimes even teachers.
The allocation decided by Kenyatta of two and a half billion shillings (approximately € 20 million) is a step in this direction.
The funds have already been allocated last Tuesday and will be distributed to institutions that have been accumulating expenses for too long without refunds and to pay additional teachers or other facilities.
Tomorrow, instead, a second cheque will be detached, of 6.4 billion for the "Secondary Schools", that is, the state superiors, who have to face higher expenses, both for the structures that host them and for the teaching staff.
In Kenya, there are 23 thousand primary schools and 9,000 secondary schools.


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Chaotic scenes at Hong Kong legislature over extradition law
World May 11, 2019 10:46 AM EST
HONG KONG — Hong Kong's legislative assembly descended into chaos Saturday as lawmakers for and against controversial amendments to the territory's extradition law clashed over access to the chamber.
At least one lawmaker was taken from the chamber on a gurney after apparently fainting during the morning melee, in which legislators pushed and shoved each other on the floor, amid seats and tables and in an adjoining hallway.
The amendments have been widely criticized as eroding the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's judicial independence by making it easier to send criminal suspects to mainland China, where they could face vague national security charges and unfair trials.
Under the "one country, two systems" framework, Hong Kong was guaranteed the right to retain its own social, legal and political systems for 50 years following its handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997. However, China's ruling Communist Party has been seen as increasingly reneging on that agreement by forcing through unpopular legal changes.
Pro-democracy lawmakers clash with pro-Beijing lawmakers during a meeting for control of a meeting room to consider the controversial extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China May 11, 2019. Photo by James Pomfret/Reuters
Legislators in the pro-Beijing camp attempted to seat Abraham Razack, also known as Abraham Shek, who had been named earlier in the week through another committee and a contested interpretation of council rules to replace pro-democrat James To Kun-sun as head of the Bills Committee. To had stalled passage of the legislation over two sessions and Razack was seen as the best chance to push it through before the July recess.
However, pro-democracy legislators continued to claim James To is the legitimate chief of the committee guiding discussion of the proposed new law. Both they and their opponents had scheduled rival meetings on the same topic in the same Legislative Council meeting room on Saturday, starting just 30 minutes apart.
The two rival committees both claimed to be in charge of the same process of scrutinizing the new law before deciding on whether to vote on it.
At one point, Wu Chi-wai, the Democratic Party chairman who tried to stop Shek from presiding over the meeting, shouted at him, saying "Don't be a sinner for a athousand years! Don't sell out Hong Kong."
The legislator removed by paramedics was identified as Gary Fan Kwok-wai of Neo Democrats.
The amendments expand the scope for the transfer of criminal suspects to China and remove the legislature's right to scrutinize individual extradition decisions filed by Hong Kong's chief executive.
They could also open the way for further measures to erode Hong Kong's civil liberties, including the passage of anti-subversion legislation that has been strongly opposed by many.
Saturday's legislative scuffle came weeks after a Hong Kong court handed down prison sentences of up to 16 months to eight leaders of massive 2014 pro-democracy protests on public nuisance charges. The harsh sentences were seen as an effort by the Hong Kong government to draw a line under the protests amid pressure from Beijing.
Demonstrators hold yellow umbrellas, the symbol of the Occupy Central movement during a protest to demand authorities scrap a proposed extradition bill with China, in Hong Kong, China April 28, 2019. Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters
Tens of thousands of people marched against the extradition law amendments in Hong Kong last month and numerous legal, professional and human rights organizations have voiced their opposition. They warn the amendments would undermine not just Hong Kong's legal independence but also its attractiveness as a center for international business.
Hong Kong's Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung said Friday the government would "further explain the proposed fugitive law change to the public," according to the government's press office.
"Some citizens and overseas organizations might have misunderstandings about the proposed law amendments," Cheung said.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has said the amendments must be passed to close a "loophole" under which the government has been unable to extradite a Hong Kong man, Chan Tong-kai, accused of killing his girlfriend in Taiwan last year. Lam was chosen in 2017 from among a slate of candidates approved by Beijing and elected by a 1,200-member pro-China electoral body.
However, self-governing Taiwan has firmly ruled out signing any extradition agreement with Hong Kong unless it is treated as an equal, a condition Beijing, which claims the island as its own territory, is certain to reject. That would appear to undermine one of the government's major justifications for the amendments.
Taiwanese officials have also warned that Taiwanese detained in Hong Kong could be sent to China for their political activities if the amendments are passed. A Taiwanese activist, Lee Ming-che, is currently serving a five-year sentence in China after being convicted by a Chinese court in November 2017 on charges of subverting state power for holding online political lectures and helping the families of jailed Chinese dissidents.
Lee disappeared into the custody of the security services in March 2017 after crossing into China from Macau to meet with a friend. His arrest was seen as a sign the ruling party intends to extend its intolerance of criticism even outside its borders.
The Hong Kong government will continue to liaise with Taiwan over the homicide case, Cheung said.
Left: Pro-democracy lawmaker Gary Fan lies down after clashs with pro-Beijing lawmakers during a meeting for control of a meeting room to consider the controversial extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China May 11, 2019. Photo by James Pomfret/Reuters
Thousands march in Hong Kong against extradition law


"Stu mężczyzn i sto kobiet."
Translation:A hundred men and a hundred women.
It's not Genitive, it's the declension of numerals. Just like you have "Jeden mężczyzna i jedna kobieta", "Dwóch mężczyzn i dwie kobiety", here it's "Stu mężczyzn i sto kobiet". Luckily the declension has a new, more surprising form only for masculine personal.
Don't 1, 2, 3 and 4 plus numbers ending in 2, 3 and 4 (bar 12, 13 and 14) take Nominative? In which case "Dwóch mężczyźni"? Or is this a special one?
They do for most nouns, but the masculine personal takes Genitive anyway. Well, 2/3/4 have two equally correct forms each, one of them takes Nominative and the other takes Genitive.
And then for other numerals, masculine personal needs a Genitive form of the numeral and Genitive form of the noun.
Welcome to Polish numerals, where even natives that teach it may have problems sometimes.
I mean yeah, like, who even came up with this in the first place. Must have been a funny guy. "And from now on, let's make Polish really complicated".
Ok the stu was a bit frustrating; really caught me off guard. Numbers are hard enough for me and your explanation to odwl is helpful but declining numbers and numbers in general could be a tree unto itself as far as I am concerned. I hope there will be lots more number exercises in the new tree or maybe break out lessons.
How about - One hundred men and one hundred women?
Oh. That's a very unfortunate oversight... obviously it's perfectly correct, added now.
One hindred nen and one hundred women was still marked wrong for me.
Well, if you didn't have those typos, it should have worked, it is on the list.
Where the hundred and not one hundred?
nice option :-) 1 hundred men and one hundred women.
Why is it not sto kobiety?
Most numerals need the noun to take Genitive. It's like "A hundred of women".
Is 'men' and women' here in the genitive case?
Yes, as "sto", like most numerals, takes Genitive.
why we have to write A hundred men... and why hundred men is wrong.
Please look here: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/923/difference-between-hundred-a-hundred-and-one-hundred It seems that, to only say the numeral without "a" or "one (or two, three...etc)" in front of it (depending on whether the exact number is important or not), is grammatically wrong.
"acute accent", but people commonly refer to it as just "accent".
Yes, I put 'One hundred men and a hundred women'. I guess that was considered inconsistent.
But it won't do any harm - accepted now.
Well, you just removed 100 people from the sentence.


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Canopic Jar with Human Head Lid
CC0 Public Domain Designation
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (about 1985–1773 BCE)
Inside the Exhibition
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100 Years of Arts of Asia
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Ancient Portraits in Clay
1985 BCE–1773 BCE
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
a (jar): 26.6 × 18.4 × 17.7 cm (10 1/5 × 7 ¼ × 7 in) b (lid): 10.7 × 12 × 12.7 cm (4 ¼ × 4 ¾ × 5 in)
Gift of Henry H. Getty, Robert H. Fleming, Norman W. Harris, and Charles L. Hutchinson
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Twenty-first dynasty
Canopic jar
Stela of Amenemhat and Hemet, Middle Kingdom, early Dynasty 12, about 1956–1877 BCE
Kneeling Figure, late 2nd millennium B.C.
Ring with a Scarab Bezel, Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period (about 1985–1550 BCE)
Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1550–1295 BCE)
Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1550–1295 BCE)
Birdstone, 1500/1000 B.C.
Fragment of a Stela of Neferhotep, New Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 19, about 1240-1195 BCE
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Home AMC plans to accept BTC payments for movie ticket purchases
AMC plans to accept BTC payments for movie ticket purchases
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Published on 12 August 2021, 03:44 +02:00
AMC Theaters announced today that it will start accepting Bitcoin payments for movie tickets starting next year. The announcement came ahead of the release of the movie "War for the Planet of the Apes" in theaters June 29th. The movie theater will be the first major film distributor in the world to accept the popular digital currency.
AMC Theatres, the second largest chain of movie theaters in the US, is about to start accepting Bitcoin for upcoming movie ticket purchases. The company just announced that they would be accepting Bitcoin for tickets, starting next month. They will make the announcement later this month, at their AMC Stubs loyalty program's annual meeting. AMC Stubs members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets using their AMC Stubs account, which they will be able to do at nearly 20,000 screens across the country. The AMC Stubs loyalty program is an organization that has been around since 2007. It's an unsecured membership that entitles members to discounts and perks at participating theaters. The program is compatible with most major credit cards
AMC Theaters, which runs 3,341 theaters in the U.S. and another 531 internationally, plans to accept bitcoin payments for movie tickets in California and Texas, and possibly other states.
TL;DR Summary
• Apple Pay and Google Pay will take BTC payments, while AMC intends to utilize crypto payments before the end of the year.
AMC, a well-known movie theater, has stated that it is contemplating accepting Bitcoin as payment for movie tickets. Cryptocurrencies have sprung onto the big screen in North America, and no one has been disappointed thus far. The AMC chain, according to reports, intends to utilize Blockchain technology to allow customers to pay fast at its headquarters.
According to the business's CEO, Adam Aron, the company is attempting to connect to cryptocurrencies and take payments through Google and Apple Pay. Both smartphone apps are notable for their ability to accept payments instantly.
In movie theaters, AMC accepts BTC payments.
AMC CEO Adam Aron stated via video conference Monday night that he is looking into the usage of cryptocurrency. The patronage of AMC, as well as most other movie theaters, has plummeted as a result of Covid-19, but the cinema is now attempting to recoup using cryptocurrency.
Aron is certain that AMC movie theaters will have the technology in place to accept BTC payments. Users will be able to make bitcoin payments via systems like Google Pay and Apple Pay.
AMC uses cryptocurrency to buy movie tickets in its theaters and online, according to Aron's comments. Aron states that he accepts Bitcoin as payment, but he does not rule out the usage of other cryptocurrencies in the future.
Adam Aron adds that his team considers all of the crypto alternatives. The CEO is intrigued by the potential of cryptocurrencies to fuel e-commerce.
Aron believes that using cryptocurrency is the most logical approach to enhance the brand, and he may be correct. The CEO also confirms that BTC payments would be available in movie theaters before the end of the year.
AMC's stock has risen as a result of the bitcoin news.
The cryptocurrency market never ceases to surprise, and every news involving them is sure to get a positive response. In less than 24 hours after Adam Aron's comments on BTC payments, AMC's stock surged 7%. Bitcoin's price has risen in the past week, now trading around $45000.
Without a question, cryptocurrencies are gaining popularity, and more North American businesses are embracing them. Cryptocurrencies are evolving from an investment vehicle to a virtual currency that can be used to purchase goods and services.
Other businesses, such as Elon Musk's Tesla, have embraced the challenge and now accept Bitcoin as payment for their cars. Musk, on the other hand, has made many bets on digital assets, lowering their value.
AMC, on the other hand, has been open to crypto and, for the time being, has a decent choice of how it works. AMC will accept Bitcoin payments at all of its locations in the United States.
AMC Theaters (AMC) announced that it will begin accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment for its AMC Stubs A-List program, which lets you earn points and redeem them for AMC Stubs rewards at any time. At the moment, the service is limited to select theaters in the U.S., but the company plans to expand to other theaters and countries in the future.. Read more about amc it will accept bitcoin movie and let us know what you think.
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Gleneagle is a census-designated place (CDP) located within El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,611 at the 2010 census.
Gleneagle is located at 39°2′48″N 104°49′31″W / 39.04667°N 104.82528°W / 39.04667; -104.82528 (39.046669, -104.825321).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) are land and 0.40% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,246 people, 1,433 households, and 1,289 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,723.9 people per square mile (666.4/km²). There were 1,476 housing units at an average density of 599.3 per square mile (231.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.18% White, 1.25% African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.91% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.80% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.86% of the population.
There were 1,433 households out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.4% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.0% were non-families. 8.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $84,491, and the median income for a family was $88,434. Males had a median income of $65,694 versus $31,719 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,099. None of the families and 0.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 1.9% of those over 64.
In the Colorado General Assembly Gleneagle is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Jim Smallwood, and in the 20th House District, represented by Republican Terri Carver. Federally, Gleneagle is located in Colorado's 5th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +14 and is represented by Republican Doug Lamborn.
Gleneagle is served by Colorado Springs radio and television stations.
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 Where can I find a Good Personal Injury Attorney in South Florida?
Where can I find a good personal injury attorney in South Florida?
Home » Personal Injury Law Articles » Where can I find a good personal injury attorney in South Florida?
You certainly cannot rely on an attorney to win a personal injury case in South Florida. You need to look for someone who has experience handling the similar type of personal injury claims. Most importantly, you should be able to trust your attorney completely without the slightest doubt.
You can get referrals in many ways. You shall be one of the fortunate ones if you already have a specific relative or friend who has been represented legally by an attorney before. In such a case, you shall have the first-hand account of how the attorney worked out the case and whether your friend or relative has been satisfied with the specific legal services provided by the law firm. You might get more than one referrals. After gathering all the referrals, it is time to compare and weigh your options. If possible, meet with each of the lawyers to discuss your claim before you decide to hire someone. Also, you need to be prepared for rejection. Many lawyers back out if recovery amount is below a certain limit or if the claim is not absolutely clear.
How to find Referrals in South Florida?
You need to talk with those specific friends or colleagues who have been represented by a lawyer in their own personal injury claims. If the friend or coworker recommends the lawyer genuinely, you surely need to consider the lawyer. However, do not hire him instantly. After all, it is someone else's recommendation. You need to make sure you are comfortable with the lawyer first and then listen to your gut instinct. Keep in mind that every case is not the same. Your case might be of a different nature as compared to theirs. So, personal visitation is mandatory before making the final decision. Meet the lawyer, discuss your case openly and decide for yourself whether you shall feel comfortable working with him or her.
Lawyer Directories offer you a couple of ways to find a suitable attorney. They offer a unique lawyer directory as well as provides a comprehensive profile for each attorney with information that will help you select the right attorney. The profiles feed you with all the important details of the lawyer's experience, education, and fees, the lawyer's general philosophy of practicing law etc. They have given the confirmation that every listed attorney has a valid license and is holding a respectable position in their bar association.
You can seek a referral to an experienced Personal Injury Lawyer in South Florida through other lawyers with whom you are already familiar with. It is a common practice among lawyers to refer cases to one another. Most lawyers are likely to know someone else who handles cases belonging to a different specialized area: the plaintiffs' personal injury cases in this context. Again, do not blindly go for your favorite lawyer's referral just like that! Do your own share of research first.
A majority of the local bar associations have referral services in which the names of lawyers are available. These names are usually arranged by legal specialty. A wide variation exists in the quality of lawyer referral services. Certain lawyer referral services are strict in screening attorneys based on their particular qualifications. Such services list mainly those attorneys who have a good amount of past experience. Other services might list an attorney in good standing with the state bar who maintains liability insurance. Prior to choosing a lawyer for yourself, ask the referral service as to which qualifications have they considered for including an attorney and also how careful are they while screening lawyers.
Again, do not make a rash decision solely based on a referral service, no matter however reliable it may seem. You do not get enough knowledge about the lawyer's philosophy of working with these services. The lawyer's philosophy is of paramount importance when you are considering hiring a lawyer. After all, you need to know whether he is willing to spend a few hours to be your legal representative. You need to draw a better insight of his personality.
You need to meet the lawyer personally at any cost before you jump into the decision of hiring him or her.


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Q: Processing JSON data in Rails controller (mapping JSON request body to params hash) I am trying to process JSON data posted to a Rails (3.1.0) controller by accessing the data through the params hash. Unfortunately, Rails does not seem to process the data automatically (as the documentation and other questions on StackOverflow suggest).
The controller looks like:
class Api::EventsController < ApplicationController
  skip_before_filter :verify_authenticity_token

  def create
    unless params['event']['timestamp'].nil?
      ...
    end
    ...

    render :json => { :status => :success }
  end
end

The HTTP request looks like this (captured using tcpdump):
POST /api/locations/1/events HTTP/1.1
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:57:22 GMT+00:00
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
Accept: application/json
Host: 10.0.2.2:3000
User-Agent: Restlet-Framework/2.1rc1
Authorization: Basic ...
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Connection: Keep-Alive

4e
{"event":{"data_source":"ANDROID","timestamp":1318283841768,"type":"LEAVING"}}
0

In the above example, params['event'] is always nil. Using ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(request.body) to parse the JSON data works, but I would like to map the request body to parameters automatically.
Edit: request.params just contains routing information and request.request_parameters is completely empty.
What am I missing?

A: Are you sure that you're sending a correct request? Reffering to RFC 2616, your last chunk should be empty to tell the receiver about the end of the transmission. Just adopt your request like that:
...
4e CRLF
{"event":{"data_source":"ANDROID","timestamp":1318283841768,"type":"LEAVING"}} CRLF
0 CRLF
CRLF

You might think of switching from Transfer-Encoding to Content-Length as well.
Transfer-Encoding is for streaming data. You may send several chunks of data without knowing their size in advance. You have to send an empty chunk to declare the transmission as completed.
Content-Length just specifies the Length of the data you will send, so that the receiver knows when the transmission reached the end.

Just in case you just forgot to paste that last chunk:
Overridden?
Did you override accidentally some of params, parameters, request_parameters, request? Why not try

*

*request.params for the same value or

*request.request_parameters for the actual content hash {:event => ...} without the additional dispatch stuff

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I am glad I am not alone, I am amazed at how many people have this problem. I am 35 years old and have been picking at my toenails since my 20's. Its out of control, I will cut my toenails off with nail clippers and proceed to rip the rest of the nail out with my fingernails. I don't stop until I see blood. My husband just assumes I have messed up toenails that don't grow right because I don't tell him what the real issue is. I also rip the skin off around my toenails, I guess the more blood and pain the better. I didn't realize it was self mutilation until I cam across this website, I just thought it was a disgusting habit of mine. I also eat one finger nail, well there is no nail there anymore and Its always covered with a band aid or a fake nail. My mom saw my feet one time and was horrifed, she asked what happened to your toenails and I told her that I just cut them really short on accident. I am considering on cutting my toenails later tonite because I am home alone and don't have to hide. I wish I could stop, I would love to have nice toes and be able to wear open toe shoes and flip flops.
I have been picking my toenails chronically since I was 13, so much so I had to have both of my big toenails removed surgically. Stumps grew back but I have picked and ripped these out too. I'm now digging in and ripping out any growth especially at the cuticle. I pick all the skin around it too. I'm moving on to my other toe nails and finger nails! Since reading other posts here and I have noticed other things I do, I pull hair out too! Just not sure what to do as I've been doing ur for so long (and not even noticing it) that I don't think I can stop!
I have been picking off my fourth right toe for years. I will not bother any other toenail but this particular one. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. I have been researching and discover toenail picking is known as "CSD" (Compulsive Skin Disorder). This disorder is contribute by stress, OCD, aniety, or depression.
I have been picking my nails all my life, and I am now 56 years old. It definitely started as a way to cope with the stress of my childhood living with domestic violence, my parents. It has become such a coping habit, that I just can't seem to stop. it's a form of "cutting". It hurts, but it distracts me from other issues. I did do hypnotherapy when I was 40, and that did help me limit how much I destroy my fingernails, but I absolutely mutilate my toenails. Sandals? Ha! No, I never get to wear them. yes, it is unsightly, but at least no one ever died from it, like smoking. Oh, well, unless you count "died from the shame of it".
I am so SO glad I found this comment!! I do the exact same thing! My toenails are hideous but when I am stressed or feel I have no control over what is happening in my life, my toenails pay the price. I do the same, I cut them down short, then use my fingers, clippers or tweezers to pull at the sides. They always bleed before I'm done destroying any chance of wearing open toe shoes. If my husband walks in I just say I have an ingrown toenail. It's embarrassing and I wish I could stop, but I don't think it will happen anytime soon.
I tear out my big toe nails. I even have a "kit". I ordered a set of tools used to extract blackheads and it came with a tool that has a fine point, like a needle with a slight curve at the very tip. It acts like a tiny hook and i use it to get deep into the nail beds and tear out any skin or nail that is growing with the help of my cuticle clippers and several different types of tweezers and peroxide. I have been doing this for so long, my nail bed has changed to the point of ingrowns are inevitable if I'd ever let them grow. The irony is, thats how this all started. I cant stop. I dont want to, but i really do... I have no nail on my left big toe other than a horrid looking thing in the middle because I've pulled everything else around the sides and under the cuticle. What is wrong WITH ME?!
I have been picking my toenails for as long as I can remember. When I was 21 I had to have a ingrown toenail removed by the Dr. He cut the nail right down the middle all the way to the quick. That very night that 1/2 of nail kept getting caught by the covers, it felt AMAZING. Shortly after that (after the pain from having the nail removed by the dr) I pulled out some clippers & tweezers & proceeded to remove the other 1/2 of the nail. Now 30 years later I still pull out my toenails, now I have acquired some "tools" to help me get all the nail out of my toes. I do it more during the winter months cause I like sandals in the summer. IF I am having a "personal issue" in the summer I wait till that thin layer of skin forms over the nail bed & paint my "toenails" with polish.