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Ryan Barnes
Best Fantasy EPL Players: Leicester City
Our Fantasy EPL 21/22 Draft Kit promises to be the most comprehensive set of pre-season Draft Premier League articles ever produced! A key component of our Draft Kit will be the Team Preview articles which analyze key assets to sit alongside our all-important Draft Rankings. This article delves into the Best Fantrax Fantasy EPL Players from Leicester City!
Leicester City Best Fantasy Players
As noted above, these are the Best Leicester City Players for the Fantrax Fantasy EPL platform. We analyze the Foxes' top three prospects ahead of the new season, with an estimated draft pick for each player.
Jamie Vardy
20/21 Points: 423 (11 overall)
20/21 Points Per Start: 13.2
Recommended Draft Pick: 20-25 (12 Team League: Late Round 2 - Early Round 3)
Overview: Every year is the year old man Vardy finally falls off. It hasn't happened yet, so gotta back him to keep bagging goals until proven otherwise. Top 15 scorer last season but age and goal dependence relegate him to Round 2 or 3.
The reports of the Leicester striker's "death" are greatly exaggerated. Given Jamie Vardy's reliance on pace and the fact that he's going up in years (he is currently 34), his legs have to go at some point. But the Vardy Party goes on. He chat shit and banged 15 goals and 9 assists last season, racking up over 13 points per start and ending just outside the top ten in total points. Leicester will likely stay around the top 6 and unless Vardy gets injured or his age finally catches up to him, he should be in amongst again. The knock on him is that he relies a lot on goals (the source of 55% of his points), particularly penalties (Leicester was awarded the most pens in the PL last season), which makes him boom or bust (his 6.7 ghosts per 90 is poor). He formed a tasty partnership with Kelechi Iheanacho late last season and now also has another strike partner in the form of new boy from RB Salzburg, Patson Daka. It will be interesting to see if Vardy gets rested a little more this season. Will Vardy lose steam at long last? I'll believe it when I see it.
Youri Tielemans
20/21 Points: 369
20/21 Points Per Start: 9.9
Recommended Draft Pick: 35-40 (12 Team League: Round 4)
Overview: With Maddison out injured for much of last season, Tiels stepped up and took over set pieces. His points went up as a result, making him a top midfielder. If he can maintain this, he has MID1 potential. But the lack of certainty dings his value (he will go 3rd Round in a lot of leagues but I'd probably wait till the 4th).
The mercurial Belgian has shown glimpses. When Tielemans first came to the Premier League in the January 2019 window, he started like a house on fire. The following season, he was somewhat underwhelming. But this past season, he upped his game again, scoring 70 more points than the previous campaign. This was aided by the fact that the midfield was less crowded with Maddison out. Tielemans took over set-pieces in his absence and the points flowed. He scored nearly double digits per start and dropped roughly 8 ghost points per 90. Will he relinquish set pieces and revert back to the mean if Maddison stays at Leicester and regains form? That's the lingering question that keeps him from being Round 2 or Round 3 material for me. If Madders does go, Tiels' value goes right up.
James Maddison
20/21 Points: 316.5
Overview: An amazing fantasy asset on his day, Madders was not himself for much of last season. Niggling injuries hurt his form and value. Can he reclaim set pieces from Tiels and go back to the top 5 midfielder that he has been? Worth the punt in Round 3 to find out (Round 2 too early for me, unless he leaves for Arsenal).
James Maddison has been a fantasy legend for a few years now; his free kicks and ghost points make him an exciting player to roster. He unsurprisingly went in the 2nd Round in most drafts last season. But a persistent hip injury prevented him from being at his best. He only made 24 starts and couldn't crack the top 10 for midfielders. Maddison showed flashes of his old self and still finished with nearly a dozen points per start and a respectable 8.6 ghost points per 90, and all this without full control of set-piece duties. He didn't make the England team so he should be fully rested and will have a proper pre-season. And hopefully the hip injury is in the past so he should crack on this campaign. The set-piece debate worries me but if he is nailed on, he should score better than Tiels (his superior points per start are a good indication of that). Madders will go in the 2nd Round in many leagues but unless he departs for Arsenal, where he would immediately take over set pieces and would not have to play Europa League on Thursdays, I'd rather wait until the 3rd Round given the set-piece uncertainty.
Honorable Mention: The legendary premium CDM, Wilfried Ndidi, can give you 7-9 but also pleasantly surprise you with 15 every now and again. He is a decent addition to the roster after round 9. Harvey Barnes is also a stud when healthy. But coming off of a long-term injury and being quite streaky & dependent on attacking returns, he is a high risk, high reward play.
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The playoff slugger crushing every mistake
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Of course, you never want to make a mistake to J.D. Martinez, one of the best hitters in baseball. But you really don't want to make a mistake to him right now.
In a Red Sox lineup that's been carrying the team through the playoffs, Martinez is batting .379 and slugging .759 with three home runs entering the pivotal Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Astros. And the way he's putting up those numbers is by leaving pitchers no room for error.
Martinez is crushing everything that pitchers are leaving up and over the plate in the playoffs. If you're facing him, you just can't miss with your pitch location. That adds even more pressure to Houston pitchers when the stakes of every pitch are already magnified, with the series tied and a World Series berth coming down to the final three games.
This postseason, against pitches in the upper two thirds of the strike zone, Martinez is batting .500 and slugging 1.056. Nine of his 11 postseason hits, and all three of his home runs, have come against those pitches.
He's seen 33 total pitches in the upper two thirds of the zone. One out of every four of those has gone for a hit. One in 11 has left the ballpark.
The mistake could be a hanging breaking ball -- like the Phil Maton slider he smoked over the Green Monster in Game 3 of the ALCS, or the Matt Wisler slider he drove out to dead center at The Trop in Game 2 of the AL Division Series against the Rays.
Or it could be a fastball that the pitcher just didn't elevate enough -- like his line-drive, opposite-field grand slam in Houston to open the scoring in the first inning of ALCS Game 2. If you don't hit your spot, Martinez is doing damage.
Now, you might look at his numbers and think, a hitter as good as Martinez probably just always crushes mistakes. And it's true that Martinez's numbers against pitches left up in the zone are always good. But what he's doing this postseason takes it to another level.
Martinez vs. pitches in the upper two thirds of the zone
Since joining BOS: .360 BA / .712 SLG, H on 1 in 8 pitches, 9% HR/PA
2021 reg. season: .339 BA / .675 SLG, H on 1 in 8 pitches, 8% HR/PA
2021 postseason: .500 BA / 1.056 SLG, H on 1 in 4 pitches, 17% HR/PA
There's one last thing, too: You won't be able to sneak anything by Martinez. He's swung at 32 of those 33 pitches in the upper two thirds -- 97%. So if pitchers are looking for a free strike, they're not going to get it there.
Compare that to Martinez's swing rate vs. pitches in the upper two thirds of the zone during the regular season, which was 80%. Or to his swing rate vs. those pitches since joining the Red Sox in 2018, which is 78%. He's always attacked them, but now he's attacking all of them.
So either keep the ball down, or get Martinez to chase (except he might hit those pitches, too, like the changeup well below the strike zone that he ripped down the line for a double in ALDS Game 2). And whatever you try to do against him, you absolutely have to execute. Otherwise a great hitter in a high-powered offense is going to beat you when it matters most.

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In just a few years, Glorax Development has become one of the leading developers in the North-West region, and according to the latest data entered the top-5 largest developers in St. Petersburg. Andrey Birzhin stressed in an interview that the first priority for the company has always been the withdrawal of high-quality projects that will be in demand by buyers. "We offered the market residential complexes with underground parking, individual infrastructure, social facilities, and the market appreciated the high quality of the product," says Andrei Birzhin. It is an integrated approach to the creation of new territories that allowed Glorax Development to become the industry leaders in such a short period of time.
One of the main news of the autumn was the release of Glorax Development on the capital market. In an interview, the founder of Glorax Group stressed that the company does not intend to limit itself by one platform and new projects will be announced next year.
In addition, Andrei Birzhin spoke about the planned strengthening of the Glorax Life direction, which is associated with a healthy lifestyle and sports. Active work on creation of own network of fitness centers in the Central and North-West region is conducted. At the moment, the working group is looking for suitable premises for the clubs. Glorax Group already has a positive experience in managing sports facilities – the Group includes one of the largest fitness clubs in the Moscow region "Olimp" in the city of Khotkovo.
The founder of Glorax Group emphasized that the successful work of the Group in various sectors is possible due to the experience and expertise in the relevant industries. "Business diversification is good, but if you clearly understand what your key competencies are. When we formed seven of our directions, we immediately outlined those segments in which we understand and are ready to invest. Nevertheless, we are constantly looking at new projects, we have a special group that analyzes 10-15 projects per month," says Andrei Birzhin.


Farming is one of the blooming branches of economy in today's Nigeria; more and more young entrepreneurs turn to farming as their first and most successful business. Most farmers go for the common crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers, while others make a more daring choice of growing cashews.
It's clear that the cashew nut business in Nigeria is gaining popularity, but it's still a fairly undiscovered section of agriculture, which means you can be one of the first cashew farmers Nigeria will see in the next few years. Here is your complete guide to starting a cashew plantation.
Long before you've even considered building a cashew farm, this crop has already been known among Nigerians. The 1950s marked the time when Nigerian cashew farming got its start with plantations in Oji, Oghe, and Mbala. Since then cashew farming has spread all over the country.
Today there are thousands of cashew farmers in Nigeria and most of the cashew crops are exported to other countries. Cashew is mostly valued for its nutritional and tasty nuts, but the fruit of the cashew is also widely used around the world.
If you've decided that a cashew plantation is your way to prosperity, here are the steps you need to take in order to become a successful cashew farmer.
One of the biggest benefits of growing cashews is that they are not too demanding when it comes to soil. They can grow well in sandy and lateritic soils, which is why each one of the highest cashew producing a state in Nigeria, including Kwara, Oyo, Osun, Enugu, and Benue, is located in the areas with sandy soils.
The land should be prepared for planting of the seedlings before the monsoon season – preferably in May. Clear out the soil, plough, and level it if needed, and dig soil trenches along the edges of the field to ensure better moisture conservation.
While cashew farming has one of the lowest starting capitals among profitable businesses, you still need money for the land, seedlings, workforce, and other expenses. There is a good chance you will find an investor for your enterprise, but only if you create an attractive proposal on cashew nut processing in Nigeria.
Cashews are first planted in planting bags and then are moved into the pits. Make sure you create pits in advance so that when the seedlings reach the age of 3-4 months old, they can be promptly moved into the pits.
In order to give you a decent crop, your cashew plants need to be taken care of. First, design an irrigation system, so that the seedlings have enough moisture while growing. Mature trees need less water and can actually go for months without proper watering.
You can use fertilization products, but it's important to choose the right ones since not all types of fertilizers and manure are compatible with cashew plants. Moreover, remember to watch out for weeds, pests, and diseases, as when these problems are left untreated, they can prevent you from obtaining the expected crop.
Cashew plants are not the fastest ones to give crops: it takes a new cashew tree three years to start producing cashew nuts. After the first crop, you can have up to 30 more years of regular harvesting. Usually, the harvesting is done by picking up the fully mature nuts from the ground, although you can also use the fruits for the production of juice and jam.
The cashew season in Nigeria starts in February and lasts until late spring. Freshly harvested cashew nuts are normally sold raw to bulk purchasers, although it's also possible to dry roast the nuts before the sale or process them in a few other ways. That's it: your first crop of cashews is ready and you can successfully continue farming this valuable plant.


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#ifndef SPATIAL_H
#define SPATIAL_H

#include "scene/main/node.h"
#include "scene/main/scene_tree.h"

/**
	@author Juan Linietsky <reduzio@gmail.com>
*/

class SpatialGizmo : public Reference {

	GDCLASS(SpatialGizmo, Reference);

public:
	virtual void create() = 0;
	virtual void transform() = 0;
	virtual void clear() = 0;
	virtual void redraw() = 0;
	virtual void free() = 0;

	SpatialGizmo();
};

class Spatial : public Node {

	GDCLASS(Spatial, Node);
	OBJ_CATEGORY("3D");

	enum TransformDirty {
		DIRTY_NONE = 0,
		DIRTY_VECTORS = 1,
		DIRTY_LOCAL = 2,
		DIRTY_GLOBAL = 4
	};

	mutable SelfList<Node> xform_change;

	struct Data {

		mutable Transform global_transform;
		mutable Transform local_transform;
		mutable Vector3 rotation;
		mutable Vector3 scale;

		mutable int dirty;

		Viewport *viewport;

		bool toplevel_active;
		bool toplevel;
		bool inside_world;

		int children_lock;
		Spatial *parent;
		List<Spatial *> children;
		List<Spatial *>::Element *C;

		bool ignore_notification;
		bool notify_local_transform;
		bool notify_transform;

		bool visible;

#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
		Ref<SpatialGizmo> gizmo;
		bool gizmo_disabled;
		bool gizmo_dirty;
#endif

	} data;
#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED

	void _update_gizmo();
#endif
	void _notify_dirty();
	void _propagate_transform_changed(Spatial *p_origin);

	// Deprecated, should be removed in a future version.
	void _set_rotation_deg(const Vector3 &p_euler_deg);
	Vector3 _get_rotation_deg() const;

	void _propagate_visibility_changed();

protected:
	_FORCE_INLINE_ void set_ignore_transform_notification(bool p_ignore) { data.ignore_notification = p_ignore; }

	_FORCE_INLINE_ void _update_local_transform() const;

	void _notification(int p_what);
	static void _bind_methods();

public:
	enum {

		NOTIFICATION_TRANSFORM_CHANGED = SceneTree::NOTIFICATION_TRANSFORM_CHANGED,
		NOTIFICATION_ENTER_WORLD = 41,
		NOTIFICATION_EXIT_WORLD = 42,
		NOTIFICATION_VISIBILITY_CHANGED = 43,
		NOTIFICATION_LOCAL_TRANSFORM_CHANGED = 44,
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	Spatial *get_parent_spatial() const;

	Ref<World> get_world() const;

	void set_translation(const Vector3 &p_translation);
	void set_rotation(const Vector3 &p_euler_rad);
	void set_rotation_in_degrees(const Vector3 &p_euler_deg);
	void set_scale(const Vector3 &p_scale);

	Vector3 get_translation() const;
	Vector3 get_rotation() const;
	Vector3 get_rotation_in_degrees() const;
	Vector3 get_scale() const;

	void set_transform(const Transform &p_transform);
	void set_global_transform(const Transform &p_transform);

	Transform get_transform() const;
	Transform get_global_transform() const;

	void set_as_toplevel(bool p_enabled);
	bool is_set_as_toplevel() const;

	void set_disable_gizmo(bool p_enabled);
	void update_gizmo();
	void set_gizmo(const Ref<SpatialGizmo> &p_gizmo);
	Ref<SpatialGizmo> get_gizmo() const;

	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool is_inside_world() const { return data.inside_world; }

	Transform get_relative_transform(const Node *p_parent) const;

	void rotate(const Vector3 &p_normal, float p_radians);
	void rotate_x(float p_radians);
	void rotate_y(float p_radians);
	void rotate_z(float p_radians);
	void translate(const Vector3 &p_offset);
	void scale(const Vector3 &p_ratio);
	void global_rotate(const Vector3 &p_normal, float p_radians);
	void global_translate(const Vector3 &p_offset);

	void look_at(const Vector3 &p_target, const Vector3 &p_up_normal);
	void look_at_from_pos(const Vector3 &p_pos, const Vector3 &p_target, const Vector3 &p_up_normal);

	void set_notify_transform(bool p_enable);
	bool is_transform_notification_enabled() const;

	void set_notify_local_transform(bool p_enable);
	bool is_local_transform_notification_enabled() const;

	void orthonormalize();
	void set_identity();

	void set_visible(bool p_visible);
	bool is_visible() const;
	void show();
	void hide();
	bool is_visible_in_tree() const;

	Spatial();
	~Spatial();
};

#endif

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Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera faced live pitching Monday for the first time since an arm injury in June and reiterated after his team's first full-squad workout at spring training that swinging a bat is not all he wants to do. There has been talk that the Tigers could reduce his days in the field, or make him a designated hitter altogether. Cabrera, 35, said he still wants to play first base, but he is willing to be a team player.
"Right now, no," Cabrera told reporters after the workout when asked if he would welcome a full-time DH role. "But if they talk to me and say something to me, I'm always open to everything and I'm always open to being in the field. "If the team looks better with me at DH, put me at DH. If it looks better with me at first, put me at first. But it's not my decision."
Cabrera played in just 38 games in 2018 after first missing time with a strained hamstring and then coming away with a ruptured left biceps tendon on June 12. The second injury required season-ending surgery. Groin and back injuries in 2017 forced him to miss another 32 games.
Cabrera has hit more than 20 home runs just once in the past four seasons, crushing 38 in 2016 with 108 RBIs, the last time he was an American League All-Star. In 16 seasons with the Florida Marlins and Tigers, he has 465 home runs and 1,635 RBIs over 2,264 career games. He is an 11-time All-Star who won the AL MVP in both 2012 and 2013.


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Butterflies are a beautiful reminder of the possibilities we have for transformation. I am always enthralled when I see them playing in my garden. One of my best memories of California was driving through the Tracy pass during an explosion of butterflies. I channeled that memory as inspiration for this card using the Beauty Abounds suite from the Occasions catalog.
The die set in the suite, Butterfly Beauty Thinlits has two large dies that work together perfectly. I cut the base layer from Mango Melody and the top, more delicate. layer from Basic Black. I used Tombow liquid glue to adhere to the two together. The liquid glue give a little bit of time to fuss with the alignment of the two layers.
The card base is Pear Pizzaz. It reminded me of the green hills and the color contrasts nicely with the orange tones of the Mango Melody. The DSP layer is from the Sale-a-Bration. I am enjoying this paper immensely. I busyness of the butterflies and flowers give a sense of just how overwhelming all of those butterflies in one place was.
Next, I stamped the sentiment on a leftover pre-punched element from the Soft Sayings kit I posted about yesterday. It was a little big for the sentiment stamp, so I used the Bokay dots and more Mango Melody ink along with the butterfly image to fill in the white space and make the sentiment stand out.
For a final touch, I added a small strip of Whisper White Flax ribbon and a few gems from my stash. ( I think they were from the Christmas catalog.) It was fun recreating a memory in the form of a card. Hope you're doing something creative this weekend.
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Biographer of orgasms to speak at Indy Reads
When Betsy Blankenbaker delved into her own sexuality and sensuality, she realized she had a story to tell.
Biographer of orgasms to speak at Indy Reads When Betsy Blankenbaker delved into her own sexuality and sensuality, she realized she had a story to tell. Check out this story on IndyStar.com: https://indy.st/27hLTJ7
Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar Published 5:19 p.m. ET May 12, 2016 | Updated 7:35 p.m. ET May 12, 2016
When Betsy Blankenbaker delved into her own sexuality and sensuality, she realized she had a story to tell
The cover of Betsy Blankenbaker's book(Photo: Provided by Betsy Blankenbaker)
Growing up in a conservative family in Indiana, Betsy Blankenbaker learned never to talk about sex. If her mother ever had to have a conversation about "IT," she would whisper "down there" and point to the relevant body part. But when Blankenbaker, 53, hit her mid-40s, she decided to start researching sex and the body in the hope of reclaiming her own sensuality.
Sexual abuse at age 6 followed by a rape at the age of 40, combined with the loss of a child in childbirth, had left her feeling numb. "My entire genital area represented death to me," said Blankenbaker. "I was disconnected from my body. I was not going to write about it."
As she delved into her own sexuality and sensuality, Blankenbaker realized she had a book in her. That project grew into "O: The Autobiography of an Orgasm," which in turn has led her to put together two anthologies of stories that people shared with her.
Blankenbaker will appear at Indy Reads Books at 6:30 p.m. Friday for a Q&A with author Dan Wakefield on sex, spirit and the sacred.
Question: How did you decide to write a book about your experiences?
Answer: I was disconnected from my body. I was not going to write about it. Then, I started telling bits and pieces of my story to people. I made fun of it because that was an easy way to talk about it. I realized that when I was making fun of it, I was making fun of myself and where I come from. When I looked at it, this reconnection to my body became a spiritual journey. I started writing down the stories and that's how the book came about.
Q: How did you choose the title of the book?
A: You could say it's the autobiography of a soul. I was really coming back into my body and coming back into my soul. If we are cut off from one area of our life, we are not living wholly, so it really was my spiritual path. The title is meant to be provocative, but many times people do get the wrong impression.
Betsy Blankenbaker, lying in repose. (Photo: Photo provided by Betsy Blankenbaker)
Q. Is orgasm for you purely a sexual experience or does it have a broader meaning?
A: We live in a culture that has defined orgasm just as the climax. For me, orgasm is about allowing yourself to feel everything in your whole body and not focus on the climax. With this research, I'm 53 now, my sensual body and my ability to feel everything continues to expand at a time of life when our culture writes off women as being menopausal and not valuable.
When I talk about orgasm, I'm talking about ultimate health and vitality, so yes, it goes way beyond sex, because when we allow our body to feel our orgasm and I'm not talking about the climax, any sensation of feeling good when you're touching yourself, that's part of an orgasm and that's starting to flood your body with chemicals that create a sense of feeling good.
Q: What was the response to your book?
A: Once I allowed myself to release the story and show it very authentically, even what it means saying the things that I thought were unforgivable or unsayable, it was such a huge sense of relief to show up fully as myself. Now in my conversations, I want to be authentic. I spend a lot more time by myself and when I am in conversation with people, I don't just want to talk about the weather. I want it be (more) meaningful than what I was experiencing before.
Q: You have four children, now grown. How have they reacted to the book?
A: When my daughter was coming of age before I started the research, she asked me questions. I loved that she was coming to me. But I thought, 'What am I modeling to her?' Some of the initial research started as a way of being a more authentic role model for my own daughter.
Q: How have those who have shared their stories with you reacted?
A: For the women or men who submit stories, an editor and myself spend several months working with them on revising these stories. Many times when people submit their stories, they're beautiful, but there's one line that's very revealing, so I invite them on the rewrite to explore that. Usually everybody is hiding 10 percent of their story but that's where the deeper healing lies, and once they go there, it's turning trauma into the opportunity to tell their stories in a wholly empowering way.
What it becomes for them is the realignment of the truth and release of the judgment and shame in their bodies. I think parts of our bodies start shutting down when we ignore them, and just through writing, you're literally turning on your bodies again.
Q: Where does spirituality enter the picture?
A: This wasn't something I expected, but once I started allowing my body to feel my orgasm — and not just the climax, but all the feelings that go with it — I found myself in this almost alternative state of feeling just the essence of love, and that's what I thought it must feel like when were connected to divine. Spirituality isn't a belief in a higher alternative power, it's a more inward belief of my connection to the divine source.
Call IndyStar reporter Shari Rudavsky at (317) 444-6354. Follow her on Twitter: @srudavsky.
What: Betsy Blankenbaker will discuss her book "O: The Autobiography of an Orgasm" and two anthologies with author Dan Wakefield.
When: 6:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Indy Reads, 911 Massachusetts Ave.
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AB-2057 San Francisco Bay area: public transportation.(2019-2020)
As Amends the Law Today
This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Bay Area Seamless Transit Act.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) Transit connectivity and integration in the San Francisco Bay area has been a longstanding challenge that has discouraged transit usage.
(2) Legislative efforts to mandate and incentivize coordination between the disparate transit agencies date back to 1996 and earlier.
(3) As identified in the 2015 San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association report, Seamless Transit, transit in the San Francisco Bay area is plagued by many coordination issues, including:
(A) An inconsistent, poorly connected transit network with major gaps resulting from fragmented planning and decisionmaking without an overarching regional vision for integration.
(B) A lack of sufficient or quality customer information about how to make multioperator trips, deterring potential riders; each transit agency has a unique nomenclature to describe its services, vehicles, and wayfinding.
(C) Poorly designed transit hubs have not been designed to facilitate transfers, where connecting from one operator to another can present complex navigational challenges, difficult walks, or long waits.
(D) Fare structures and transit passes that differ from agency to agency, discouraging riders from making multiagency trips and financially penalizing riders using more than one transit agency.
(E) A limited fare payment system that limits opportunities for integration and innovation.
(4) Low-income people, many of whom have experienced displacement and have long commutes requiring multiple transit services, are among the most adversely affected by the San Francisco Bay area's poorly integrated public transportation system, experiencing a significant financial burden from needing to pay multiple separate transit fares or being forced into costly vehicle ownership.
(5) As of 2017, only 4 percent of all trips in the San Francisco Bay area were made using transit. Per-capita transit ridership in the San Francisco Bay area decreased 12 percent between 1991 and 2016.
(6) Since 1970, 12 percent or fewer San Francisco Bay area commuters have used transit for commute trips. Since 1979, car travel has comprised at least 75 percent of commute trips and two-thirds of car commuters in the San Francisco Bay area travel alone in their vehicles.
(7) Transit ridership in the San Francisco Bay area declined 5 percent between 2016 and 2018. Between 2001 and 2016, average bus speeds declined 9 percent. Between 2006 and 2016 the length of the average commute on transit increased by more than 5 minutes to over 50 minutes.
(8) Increasing transit ridership is critical to meeting the state's greenhouse gas reduction goals and alleviating the effects of climate change. Transportation is responsible for 40 percent of state greenhouse gas emissions.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to support the creation of a high-ridership, reliable, accessible, and seamlessly integrated public transportation system in the nine-county San Francisco Bay area.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to require future regional funds for public transportation in the San Francisco Bay area to be conditioned on advancing institutional reforms that improve accountability and establish a seamlessly integrated regional transit system.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would do all of the following:
(a) Create a Transportation Network Manager for the nine-county San Francisco Bay area based on the recommendations of the Bay Area Seamless Transit Task Force submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 13985 of the Government Code.
(b) Require the Transportation Network Manager to do all of the following:
(1) Integrate all aspects of public transit within the San Francisco Bay area and provide leadership and accountability in planning, coordinating, and financing the seamless transportation network.
(2) Develop a long-range plan, that would be known as the Seamless Transit Strategic Plan or the Seamless Strategic Plan, focused on attaining the strategic policy direction described in Section 66501 of the Government Code and specific travel mode share and vehicle miles traveled targets adopted pursuant to Section 66533 of the Government Code.
(3) Coordinate the development of the Seamless Strategic Plan with development of the sustainable communities strategy adopted pursuant to Section 65080 of the Government Code.
(4) Include all of the following in the Seamless Strategic Plan:
(A) A frequent rapid transit network plan. For purposes of this paragraph, a "frequent rapid transit network plan" means a long-range regional plan for the strategic build-out and operation of a multimodal high-ridership transit network, identifying an interconnected network of key rapid transit corridors throughout the San Francisco Bay area that makes rapid, reliable, seamlessly integrated transit service widely accessible throughout the region, particularly to low-income and disadvantaged communities.
(B) A phased investment plan.
(C) A regional plan for transit priority on state and local roads in the frequent rapid transit network throughout the San Francisco Bay area to ensure that transit and other high-capacity vehicles can travel efficiently. The regional plan would include a plan for managed lanes, in partnership with the Department of Transportation and managed lane operators, to ensure an efficient regional express lane network for high-capacity transit.
(5) Establish and oversee the following regional standards that are consistent with, or exceed, any state standards on the same subject:
(A) Transit quality of service standards, including speed, frequency, reliability, and timing of connections along a frequent rapid transit network.
(B) Transit customer experience standards.
(C) Customer information, wayfinding, and branding standards.
(D) Integrated transit fare standards.
(E) Multimodal corridor, transit hub, and transit station design standards.
(F) Project delivery, cost estimation, and risk management standards.
(G) Mobility data and integration standards.
(H) Accessible mobility standards.
Section 13985 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 13984, to read:
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Bay area" means the region comprised of the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.
(2) "Centers of Excellence" means concentrations of staff, financial, professional, and other resources that provide leadership, best practices, research, support, training, and efficient delivery for the entire bay area.
(3) "Clipper Executive Board" means the board formed by a memorandum of understanding between MTC and bay area transit agencies to establish goals, a budget, and workplan for the Clipper card payment system and to provide policy, oversight, direction, and authorization of business matters for the Clipper card payment system.
(4) "MTC" means the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
(5) "Network manager" means the Transportation Network Manager described in Section 3 of the act adding this section, which the Legislature intends to create in subsequent legislation in the future.
(6) "Task force" means the Bay Area Seamless Transit Task Force.
(7) "Transportation agencies" means all public agencies involved in the planning, regulation, or provision of transportation in the bay area, including public transit agencies, county transportation authorities, congestion management authorities, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Department of Transportation, and, where applicable, municipalities located in the bay area that oversee use of public rights-of-way used for transportation.
(b) (1) There is hereby established a Bay Area Seamless Transit Task Force to do both of the following:
(A) Recommend the organizational structure, governance, and funding for bay area transportation agencies, and other reforms to the bay area's local, regional, and state public agencies, that should be enacted in future legislation to maximize the effectiveness of the public transit system in the bay area.
(B) Recommend the structure, governance, and funding of the network manager.
(2) MTC shall, and the Clipper Executive Board may, provide staffing to the task force to aid it in the performance of its duties. The task force may also hire additional staff to aid it in the performance of its duties.
(3) The Legislative Analyst's Office shall advise the task force in the performance of its duties.
(c) (1) The task force shall consist of 19 members who shall be appointed as follows and confirmed by the secretary pursuant to paragraph (2):
(A) One member representing the Transportation Agency, appointed by the secretary.
(B) One member appointed by the Governor.
(C) One member appointed by the President pro Tempore of the Senate.
(D) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(E) Three members who are bay area local elected officials, appointed by MTC, including at least one member from either the City of San Jose, the City of Oakland, or the City and County of San Francisco.
(F) Three members representing public transit operators in the bay area, appointed by the Clipper Executive Board, including at least one representative of bus operators and one representative of rail operators.
(G) Two members representing county transportation agencies in the bay area, appointed by the directors of the county transportation agencies in the bay area. For purposes of this subparagraph, "county transportation agency" means the agency responsible for preparing and implementing the congestion management program in the county, except for the County of San Mateo, in which case "county transportation agency" means the San Mateo County Transportation Authority.
(H) Two members who are technical experts, appointed jointly by MTC and the Clipper Executive Board, with relevant national or international expertise, or both, in fields including, but not limited to, public transit operations, finance, scheduling, procurement, project delivery, capital project management, planning, or governance. MTC and the Clipper Executive Board may appoint a technical expert who is not a citizen of the United States or a resident of the bay area. MTC and the Clipper Executive Board shall not appoint a technical expert who is employed by MTC or a bay area transit operator.
(I) Four members who are bay area residents appointed by MTC as follows:
(i) Two members representing low-income transit riders, residents of communities of concern designated by MTC, or persons with disabilities, or any combination of these groups.
(ii) One member representing the bay area business community.
(iii) One member representing transit riders from a sustainable transportation advocacy organization.
(J) One member representing bay area organized labor, appointed by the Governor.
(2) The secretary shall confirm each member appointed pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) The secretary shall convene the task force by April 1, 2021.
(4) The secretary shall appoint a chair and vice chair from the membership of the task force.
(5) The task force shall establish an executive committee of four to eight members of the task force, which may meet more often than the task force.
(d) The task force shall study the collective and individual performance of existing agencies and funding sources that impact the planning, delivery, and operations of transportation in the bay area and shall recommend institutional and funding reforms in the report required pursuant to subdivision (f) that would enable seamless integration of all forms of transportation in the bay area.
(e) The task force shall do all of the following and shall summarize the results of these activities in its report to the Legislature required pursuant to subdivision (f):
(1) Identify the goals of the bay area's multimodal transportation system.
(2) Consult with a wide variety of bay area residents and workers to understand public goals and expectations for a multimodal, regionally integrated, user-centered, and equitable transportation system.
(3) Investigate worldwide institutional best practices of metropolitan regions with high-performing, competitive, regionally integrated transportation systems, including associated governance systems.
(4) Recommend an agency to be designated as the network manager in future subsequent legislation. The task force may recommend an existing, modified, or new public agency to be designated as the network manager. If the task force recommends the creation of a new public agency to be designated as the network manager, the task force shall also recommend at least one transportation agency in the bay area to be incorporated into the new public agency.
(5) Assess the effectiveness and adequacy of the governance structures of existing transportation agencies in the bay area, collectively and individually, and recommend improved governance structures for any existing entities, the network manager recommended pursuant to paragraph (4), and the region's transportation system as a whole.
(6) Assess the effectiveness of MTC in achieving its current mandate and recommend governance changes to support the realization of a multimodal, regionally integrated, user-centered, and equitable transportation system.
(7) Recommend a governance system or process that enables integrated fares, such as a zone-based system or integrated passes for express bus, rail, and ferries.
(8) Recommend a governance system or new process for transit operator route and schedule coordination.
(9) Recommend strategies to develop a qualified and adequate workforce of transit workers to fulfill the needs of an integrated, high-ridership transit system.
(10) Recommend a governance system or process improvements to the project delivery process to allow projects to be delivered on time and in a cost-effective manner.
(11) Identify functions that are provided separately across agencies that could be consolidated into fewer agencies or a single agency.
(12) Explore the potential for establishing Centers of Excellence. Centers of Excellence should serve the collective needs of transportation agencies, jurisdictions, or other public entities in the bay area, and should provide higher quality and more efficient service than if transit agencies were to pursue these focus areas independently.
(13) Analyze institutional mergers, consolidations, or dissolutions, or any combination of these things, of agencies that could be implemented to promote better customer outcomes and improved access. The task force shall consider creating a single regional rail operator, and whether any transit operator consolidations would provide a benefit to riders.
(14) Ensure that connectivity and transit rider perspectives are built into the recommendations for planning and design phases of capital projects.
(15) Evaluate the optimal structure and authority for the network manager described in paragraph (4) and the appropriate accountability and enforcement levers for further transit integrations to support the creation of a seamless regional transportation system.
(16) Identify what authority the network manager described in paragraph (4) should have in order to raise revenue for public transit.
(17) Recommend additional strategies to minimize unnecessary bureaucracy or institutional layers that contribute to poor coordination, high costs, and inefficiency.
(18) Evaluate what role the network manager should play in guiding the evolution of emerging forms of mobility, including transportation network companies, autonomous vehicles, and other private sector mobility providers.
(19) Evaluate actions and changes in authority and governance needed for managed lanes and other transit priority lanes in order to establish consistent operations, design standards, pricing policies, violation rules, penalties, enforcement tools, and occupancy requirements.
(20) Recommend actions to ensure that future regional funding is conditioned on advancing institutional reforms that improve accountability and establish a seamlessly integrated regional transit system.
(21) Develop a timeline for implementation of reforms that recognizes the urgency of addressing the state's climate crisis.
(f) (1) The task force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations and a summary of its activities to the Legislature consistent with the requirements of this section on or before January 1, 2023.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(3) Pursuant to Section 10231.5, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027.
Section 66501 is added to the Government Code, to read:
The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state that all transportation agencies in the region, including the commission, congestion management agencies, and transit agencies, work towards the following goals:
(a) Integrate all transit in the region to operate as one seamless, easy-to-use, multimodal transit system from the perspective of the user.
(b) Create an integrated system of transit that is simple, fair, and affordable for users.
(c) Equitably expand and improve access to high-quality, reliable public transportation.
(d) Prioritize institutional reforms that support the creation of a more seamless public transportation network.
Section 66502 of the Government Code is amended to read:
(a) There is hereby created, as a local area planning agency and not as a part of the executive branch of the state government, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to provide comprehensive regional transportation planning for the region comprised of the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.
(b) For purposes of this title, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Commission" means the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
As (2) used in this title, "region" "Region" means the region described in this section. subdivision (a).
(3) "Transit agency" means a public agency that provides transit service and charges fares for transit service in the region.
Section 66513.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:
(a) On or before January 1, 2023, the commission shall establish a capital project development review process for transit projects to improve practices in project delivery, align all stakeholders, and control project risks. In establishing the capital project development review process, the commission shall do both of the following:
(1) Prepare and publish guidance documents for the development of cost estimates, business cases, and deliverability assessments and all other materials to be evaluated in standardized review stages so that submissions of cost estimates, business cases, and deliverability assessments and other materials are consistent and comparable for a range of potential capital investment options.
(2) Specify the project deliverables that will be evaluated to determine if a project is eligible to be included in the regional transportation plan or to receive an allocation of state or regional funds.
(b) For purposes of this section, "business case" means a comprehensive collection of evidence and analysis that sets out the rationale for why an investment should be implemented to solve a problem or address an opportunity.
On or before January 1, 2022, the commission shall, in partnership with the Department of Transportation and the operators of managed lanes in the region, take the following steps to ensure the regional managed lanes network in the region supports seamless operation of high-capacity transit:
(a) Develop regional policy goals and performance measures and targets that will guide decisionmaking for the build-out and operation of the regional managed lanes network.
(b) Initiate a process with the Department of Transportation and the Department of the California Highway Patrol to establish a range of approaches for delivering uncongested bus priority lanes through congested or constrained freeway segments while minimizing the need to expand freeway rights-of-way.
(c) Submit a report recommending changes to state and federal law that would support a more efficient and sustainable regional managed lanes network and regional high-capacity transit to the Senate Committee on Transportation, the Assembly Committee on Transportation, and the Bay Area Seamless Transit Task Force established by Section 13985.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:
(1) Transit riders in the region face a confusing array of fares, significant variability in price for the same distance and transit mode, 16 different youth discount rates, and 14 different senior discount rates.
(2) While many transit agencies' discount programs aim to advance equity and expand access to disadvantaged populations, the lack of an integrated fare structure punishes low-income riders who commute across transit agency boundaries.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission provide a predictable, equitable, and seamless experience for residents of, and visitors to, the region.
(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2022, the commission shall submit a copy of the study entitled the Transit Fare Coordination and Integration Study to the Senate Committee on Transportation, the Assembly Committee on Transportation, and the Bay Area Seamless Transit Task Force established by Section 13985.
(2) The commission shall submit a report on or before January 1, 2023, to the Senate Committee on Transportation and the Assembly Committee on Transportation on the progress of implementing the recommendations included in the study entitled the Transit Fare Coordination and Integration Study.
(d) The commission, in consultation with transit agencies, shall do both of the following on or before January 1, 2022:
(1) Create standardized discount categories and eligibility requirements for fare discount programs for seniors, students, youth, and other rider categories. Each transit agency shall use the discount categories and eligibility requirements when offering fare discount programs.
(2) Create a multimodal, multiagency pilot program to implement an accumulator pass that may be used with one regional rail agency and at least one transit agency that has an average daily weekday ridership of more than 20,000 riders. The commission shall select the regional rail agency and transit agency or agencies to participate in the program. The regional rail agency and the transit agency or agencies selected to participate in the pilot program shall offer the accumulator pass to the public on or before July 1, 2022.
(e) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Accumulator pass" means a fare product that charges users for their transit usage on a per-trip basis, but limits total user costs to a daily, weekly, or monthly maximum amount, with the goal of incentivizing frequent transit use.
(2) "Regional rail agency" means either the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District or the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain).
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that existing and potential transit riders in the region deserve a simple payment method for transit fares and related expenses, such as parking payments.
(b) To enable regional rail customers to easily transfer to transit services in the region, the commission shall prepare a plan, on or before July 1, 2023, to deploy the Clipper card payment system on passenger trains operated on the Capitol Corridor and on passenger trains operated by the Altamont Corridor Express. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, an operational element, a capital element, a funding element, a list of roles and responsibilities, and an implementation schedule.
(c) The commission shall, in the next upgrade to the Clipper card payment system, enable customers to pay for paratransit, parking at transit stations, and employer and educational institution transit discount programs. The commission shall ensure that the Clipper card payment system can integrate payments for new transportation-related services.
(1) The lack of a universal regional transit map and common wayfinding format at transit stops and stations in the region adds to the fragmented experience transit riders encounter, especially when planning a trip with multiple transit operators.
(2) Research has shown that the way transit lines and stations are shown on maps strongly influences how travelers use the system.
(b) The commission, in consultation with transit agencies, shall, on or before July 1, 2023, do both of the following:
(1) Develop a comprehensive, standardized regional transit mapping and wayfinding system, including common branding for regional transit service and a shared digital mapping platform. Standards and resources shall be developed to display this information on print, digital, and interactive media. The system shall identify the standards that are required and the standards that allow for customization.
(2) Develop an implementation and maintenance strategy and funding plan to deploy the comprehensive, standardized regional transit mapping and wayfinding system. The commission may adopt a phased deployment of the system.
(c) Each transit agency shall use the comprehensive, standardized regional transit mapping and wayfinding system by July 1, 2024, unless the commission requires a transit agency to use the system at an earlier date pursuant to a phased deployment adopted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b).
(a) The commission shall develop and adopt targets for reducing vehicle miles traveled per capita and for increasing the travel mode share of public transit and active modes of transportation for the region that are consistent with, or exceed, state climate goals and other goals and standards for improving air quality in the region.
(b) The commission shall develop a comprehensive set of performance indicators for the targets adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), and the performance indicators shall be approved by the Transportation Agency and the State Air Resources Board.
(c) The commission shall annually report to the Transportation Agency and the State Air Resources Board on the progress the region is making towards meeting the targets adopted pursuant to subdivision (a). The Transportation Agency and the State Air Resources Board shall verify the adequacy of the report and make recommendations to the commission on how to achieve the targets adopted pursuant to subdivision (a).
(d) The commission may submit the annual report required by subdivision (c) to the Transportation Agency or the State Air Resources Board as part of any other annual report that it is required to submit to either of those agencies.
Section 99177 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:
(1) Various studies have shown that the wait time at a transit stop is the most inconvenient part of the transit journey experience.
(2) Despite best efforts by the transit operators to adhere to their published schedules, the conditions on the roadway, including congestion and other unplanned delays, create unpredictability for on-time arrivals.
(3) The development of technology enabling real-time transit information, including arrival and departure predictions, vehicle locations, occupancy, and service alerts, has created an opportunity for transit agencies to alleviate the wait-time frustrations.
(4) Dissemination of standardized real-time data by transit operators and use of that data by third-party applications used by transit riders are the key ingredients of that process.
(5) Transit riders should have access to consistent and uniform real-time information across all transit services in the San Francisco Bay area.
(b) A transit operator in the San Francisco Bay area shall, on or before January 1, 2022, do all of the following:
(1) Use open data standards to make available all routes, schedules, and fares in the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) data format.
(2) Make real-time transit vehicle data available in GTFS-Realtime.
(3) Track actual transmission of real-time information by transit vehicles and report that information to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to ensure that schedule predictions are available.
(c) The Metropolitan Transportation Commission shall coordinate the activities of transit operators pursuant to subdivision (b), serve as the point of contact for data development and dissemination to third parties, and develop an implementation and funding plan for deployment of real-time information.
(d) For purposes of this section, "San Francisco Bay area" means the region comprised of the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.


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On Southwest flight, confusion and distraction as oxygen masks dropped
Marty Martinez posted a photo on Facebook of himself and his fellow passengers wearing oxygen masks around their mouths, but not their noses. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/MARTY MARTINEZ
Apr 20, 2018, 10:52 am SGT
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WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) - On the list of possible mid-air emergencies, airline passengers are instructed on every flight what to do if the cabin pressure suddenly drops.
"If the airplane loses pressure, oxygen masks will drop automatically," the safety video on American Airlines flights says. "The yellow cup goes around your mouth and nose."
But selfies and videos snapped on Tuesday by passengers on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, which suffered an engine explosion and depressurisation that caused the masks to fall, are proof that the safety warnings before takeoff are not always heeded.
The photos show panicked passengers with the yellow oxygen masks around their mouths, but not their noses.
Immediately after the engine exploded, throwing fragments into the side of the plane and fatally wounding one passenger, many of the passengers believed the airplane was going to crash.
Their minds raced to how they could say goodbye to loved ones. Whether their masks were on properly was not a priority, some said later.
Mr Timothy Bourman, 36, a pastor from Woodside, New York, whose wife, Amanda, was scrambling to get a message to their three daughters, said he could not figure out how to use his mask and quickly gave up trying.
"I wasn't having trouble breathing," he said on Thursday (April 19).
He also felt that fiddling with the mask was pointless. "I was thinking, 'This plane is going into the ground.'"
When the engine exploded just after 11am, about 20 minutes into the four-hour flight to Dallas from New York, the plane had reached an altitude of about 9,906 metres, short of its planned 11,582 metres, according to the flight data website FlightAware.
At that altitude, supplemental oxygen is definitely necessary for survival, but the plane then descended so rapidly that it soon reached an altitude humans could tolerate for short periods.
Federal aviation regulations require supplemental oxygen for those flying at 3,810m or higher for 30 minutes or longer in a non-pressurised aircraft. At altitudes above 4,267m, pilots must use oxygen at all times. Above 4,572m, all occupants must be provided oxygen.
Without supplemental oxygen, the human body begins to decline quickly above 7,924m.
In the two minutes after the explosion, Southwest 1380 plunged about 2,438m, to about 7,498m.
Within the next five minutes, the aircraft descended to about 3,352m. It was on the ground about 10 minutes later.
Former flight attendants said that Flight 1380 underscored the importance of the safety instructions delivered to passengers as the planes taxi to the runway. But it also revealed what many flight attendants already know: Passengers tune them out.
"They probably didn't pay attention to the emergency instructions," Ms Marguerite Bartlett, an American Airlines flight attendant in the 1960s, said in an interview. "I have been on many, many flights as a passenger, and an awful lot of do not pay attention."
Mr Bourman, who flies three or four times a year, acknowledged that over time, he began tuning out the safety instructions, but that would not be the case going forward.
"Next time I'm on a plane - it's not going to be for a while, when I get the guts to get back on - I will listen," he said.
"The only way you're going to get people to do it is to scare the crap out of them," he added.
PEOPLE: Listen to your flight attendants! ALMOST EVERYONE in this photo from @SouthwestAir #SWA1380 today is wearing their mask WRONG. Put down the phone, stop with the selfies.. and LISTEN. **Cover your NOSE & MOUTH. #crewlife #psa #listen #travel #news #wn1380 pic.twitter.com/4b14lZulGm
— Bobby Laurie (@BobbyLaurie) April 17, 2018
During her five years as a flight attendant, Ms Bartlett said, the oxygen masks never dropped during an emergency. But one flight that landed in Cincinnati skidded off the runway during a snowstorm.
In that moment, she said, it was clear the passengers had not remembered what to do.
"Everybody got out safely, but they really didn't know the instructions," she said, adding that she had to remind each passenger what to do in an emergency.
For years, a flight attendant recited safety instructions over a loudspeaker, while another walked the aisle and demonstrated how to fasten a seat belt or inflate a life vest. In recent years, the in-person instructions have been replaced with splashy, choreographed videos.
When Ms Grayce Schor started as a flight attendant in the 1970s for American Airlines, she would demonstrate for passengers how to tighten an oxygen mask if there was an emergency. But not once in her 35 years as a flight attendant were the oxygen masks needed in flight, she said.
"It's not a big mask," Ms Schor, who retired from American Airlines in 2006, said in an interview, but "it is supposed to be around your nose and mouth".
When Ms Schor saw a photo from the Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday, however, she shrugged off the passengers' mistakes.
"I wouldn't make a big deal," she said. "They are still going to get the oxygen through (their) mouth."
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Mainlining Christmas
Alf's Special Christmas (1987)
By Erin Snyder - December 22, 2010
First of all, I'd like to send a very special "thank you, but I thought we were FRIENDS" to Jeff Burns for sending us the link to this delightful holiday classic.
I actually remember seeing this when it first aired. Hey, I was a child of the 80's, and Alf was a part of that. I remember Gordon Shumway, Melmac, and even that music video he made for the Tanners' daughter. I have good memories watching this show as a child.
Yes, Virginia, children are stupid.
That editorial, by the way, gets read twice during the special. It's the abridged version you hear everywhere, of course, with all the great fairy references omitted.
The "plot" of the hour-long special revolves around Alf getting in a fight with the Tanners and winding up trapped in the back of a van with a bunch of Christmas presents on their way to the hospital. He winds up getting handed over to a dying girl, who teaches him the true meaning of melodrama in a long, drawn out, sappy sequence.
On his way out of the hospital, Alf helps deliver a baby after an unbelievably convoluted sequence of coincidences traps him alone in an elevator with a woman giving birth. By the way, I don't know what woman complain about - I've learned from TV that the process is extremely quick and simple. I mean, the entire childbirth took about twenty minutes, and the baby was clean as a whistle.
Then it's off to an attempted suicide sequence ever so similar to the one in "It's a Wonderful Life." I mean, did they have to name the character George? Alf, conveniently (and inexplicably) dressed as Santa Claus is on hand to save the day, and the crappy special moves on to its crappy conclusion, having finished proving that everything positive I remember about this show is a lie.
Don't believe me? It's up on Hulu right now. Go on. Click through. I dare you.
80's Crime Against Humanity Erin Snyder Puppet Science Fiction Special
Blog Content Copyright Erin Snyder and Lindsay Stares, 2010-2018
Updates frequently between Thanksgiving and Christmas and sporadically during the dull seasons.
12/23 - 12/30 10
10 Observations
Sum-up from Lindsay
Checked it Twice
Lindsay's Holiday List of Lists
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
Justice League: Comfort and Joy (2003)
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
It's Christmas. We Got You Something.
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
The Snowman (1982)
We Wish You a Turtle Christmas (1994)
More About "A Muppet Family Christmas" (1987)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Batman: The Animated Series: Holiday Knights (1997...
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
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Detailed report on the dialysis center located in Coushatta, Louisiana (LA).
Fmcna Coushatta is an average sized dialysis clinic with 16 stations based at 501 Wilkinson Street in Coushatta, LA. The for-profit facility is operated by Fresenius Medical Care, which runs other dialysis facilities. The center was certified by Medicare in 2000. The facility offers in-center hemodialysis services. The patient survival category for this clinic is average.
Staff is made up of the full time equivalent of 2.10 registered nurses, 4.47 technicians, 0.34 social workers, 0.19 dietitians, 0.26 administrators, 1.52 managers, and 0.19 other employees. Fmcna Coushatta furnished 36,607 units of epoetin to patients in 2006, which is below average when compared nationally. The number of patients that have a URR of 65% or more is on par with national levels. Patients with a HCT of 33% or higher is close to national levels.
CiteHealth is not associated with Fmcna Coushatta or Fmcna-Coushatta. We do not endorse, sponsor, or take financial incentives from this provider.
Located 20.34 miles away in Mansfield at 1410 Mcarthur Drive.
Located 24.84 miles away in Natchitoches at 700 Keyser Avenue.
Located 25.55 miles away in Natchitoches at 111 Masonic Drive.
Located 35.25 miles away in Shreveport at 410 Ashley Ridge Boulevard.
Coushatta has a total population of 2,299, of which 765 are children under the age of 18 and 357 are seniors 65 and older. The median age is 30.4.
The median family income is $18,958 while the median household income is $15,500. Roughly 44.58% of the population live in poverty.


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Another week has flown by here as we quickly approach the end of our first half of the season. We had the pleasure of hosting four return guests and longtime friends, in the addition to three new faces. We had an incredible week of fishing, with fairly good weather. The heavy winds continue to make casting a challenge. Our guides and staff delivered excellent service from the boats to the dinner table, and ensured our guests had an enjoyable and memorable stay at ESBL.
Like most weeks, our fishing was determined by weather conditions. The sun was shining for most of the week, but the wind has continued to limit us to certain areas of the bay. Making the long run across the bay is often worth the drive to gain access to our river systems on the northwest side. With the rough conditions we experienced, focus was mainly on the southern shoreline. This in turn worked out in our favor, as our "house flat" proved to hold incredibly high numbers of permit. This area is a short ten minute boat ride back to the launch, and we spent most of the afternoons targeting permit on this flat. Large schools of permit were consistently spotted and caught in the same area every day of the week in the afternoons. Not only were these schools large with 40 – 50 permit in them, but the fish themselves were big. Every fish landed out of this area was in the 12 – 20 pound range. Return anglers Nick and Polly Miller came to the lodge with large tarpon in their sights, but were unfortunately unable to target migratory fish with the rough conditions in the large opening on the north side of the bay. Nick and Polly were content with the permit fishing alternative, landing four 20 pound fish on their second day out. They proceeded to catch four more throughout the week, landing eight permit total between the two of them. They also landed a tarpon, a snook and multiple bonefish during their stay. Longtime friends of the lodge David and Janet Dill joined us this week for their fourth trip to ESBL. With rough weather experienced during their last trip, they were ready to hit the bay hard and make up for some slower days. The two of them landed 6 permit and lost a handful of others, in addition to jumping a large tarpon and catching multiple bonefish. Dick Meyer was a new guest to the lodge, and enjoyed exploring the many different waters of the bay. Having never landed a permit on the fly, Dick set out on Monday with guide Fernando aiming to change his luck. He was able to land his first and second permit. He continued to catch them throughout the week, landing a total of six before he had to step back on the plane to return home. What an accomplishment! Dick was nice enough to share the boat with me on Wednesday. I had of course heard about the action going on out there in the afternoon from the guests and the guides, but was still amazed to see it happening in person. It is my belief that this phenomenon has to do with the permit spawn. Whether these fish are gearing up to head to deeper water to spawn or coming back from it, we are not sure. Regardless this was an incredible week to target large permit in the bay. John Telfer and Greg Smith were also newcomers to our operation. Greg landed his first three permit on the fly while John ended the week with an astonishing six permit to hand.
The group collectively landed and incredible 30 permit for the week which brings our season total to 227 permit with 146 guests.
With the large schools of permit being spotted mostly in the afternoon, we often took the morning to chase large bonefish and the occasional single permit in shallow water. With the tide being high for most of the morning, it made it difficult to target juvenile tarpon and snook before heading the permit feeding frenzy in the afternoon. We were able to locate some tarpon and snook, and coaxed them out from the mangroves to eat. The afternoon would have been the ideal time to chase tarpon and snook with the lower tide, but it is difficult to break away from an area that is loaded with permit to hunt other species. David Dill did manage to hook into a large migratory tarpon, but after a short-lived fight the fish broke off. If we are fortunate enough to experience slicked out conditions we will be targeting these migratory fish harder in the following week.
Sunny conditions were experienced for most of the days during the week. The strong southeast winds continued all week long providing challenging conditions. We had the tide rising all morning long, and then begging to drop at around 1 p.m. for the rest of the day.
A size #4 white crab was responsible for most of the permit caught this week. We believe this pattern was so effective because of the off color water the schools were feeding in. There was a lot of "mud" in the area we were targeting in the afternoon. When large schools of permit feed they can churn up the bottom and create off color water conditions. The white color was the ticket in this situation. The #2 Tan Squimp was not the go-to fly this week, but the rule of not being allowed off the property without at least half a dozen of them remains in place. Next week we may be right back to the Squimp being the most productive. Bonefish were happy to eat all sorts of shrimp patterns in sizes #4 – #8. Some barracuda were also landed on wire leader and an articulated bright green needle fish imitation.
The kitchen staff continued to deliver our wonderful cuisine. We are incredibly proud of the dishes we serve and the hard work, preparation and attentiveness to detail the kitchen provides. The house staff was on site readily available to accommodate any request the guests had while ensuring a comfortable stay.
We are excited for the arrival of eight guests this upcoming week. Four of them out of Houston, TX will be returning from last year. Luciano Alba and his father Roberto own Laguna Verde Lodge in Argentina, specializing in giant trout out of Jurassic Lake. Dane and his father made a visit to their lodge this last winter, so we are excited to show them the operation himself and Chiara have built here in the Yucatan. We hope they will enjoy sight fishing the flats of Espiritu Santo Bay after a long season of catching double digit rainbow trout out of Jurassic Lake. It looks like the wind might give us a slight break this week. We hope the permit continue to occupy the southern shore in such astonishing numbers.
We thank everyone for another great week and please contact The Fly Shop for additional information on this wonderful operation. We hope those of you in the Northern Hemisphere are enjoying the summer and getting some opportunities to fish some of your local waters.
From a special corner of the Yucatan,
Sam, Mia and Faustino


2013 WorldSSP Champion Sam Lowes moved to Moto2™ in 2014 and after a rookie year of learning the Brit took his first win at the Circuit of the Americas in 2015. Another four podiums with the Speed Up squad that year then saw him move to Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 for 2016; a title challenger from the start and taking another six podiums – of which two were wins. Lowes moved up with Gresini to the Aprilia Racing Team Gresini premier class effort for 2017, and had a tough season but did score his first premier class points. For 2018 he returned to Moto2™ with KTM, but after a difficult season, Lowes rejoins Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 in 2019 as he aims to challenge for the title.


Here is a really neat nugget from Australia. It's got that nice bright gold that Aussie nuggets are known for along with some neat red inclusions from the iron rich soils down under. It's a nice chunky piece at 8.96 grams (well over 1/4-troy ounce) and will look fantastic in a serious gold collection.


This section has been separated from my other, older work.
As the reader may have surmised, I appear to be taken with Mexico and thus, I have included these images from the last 2 years to include with my most recent journey. I am still adding to and editing this section.
In the end, they're just pictures that are nice.


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Welcome to What's Your Story?, a new feature about innovative entrepreneurs in the food industry. What goes into the launch of a new food brand, how is the product made, who designs the packaging? All these questions, answered. Up next, Mrs. Kim's Kimchi.
This Business Doesn't Stink: The Story Behind Mrs. Kim's Kimchi
A mother-daughter duo conquers the kimchi market
Laila Gohar June 12, 2013
Welcome to What's Your Story?, a new feature about innovative entrepreneurs in the food industry. What goes into the launch of a new food brand, how is the product made, who designs the packaging? All these questions, answered…
According to Gina Kim, a second-generation Korean-American and executive assistant at a private equity firm in Manhattan, there's no kimchi quite like her mother's. Gina had noticed that Korean cuisine was becoming increasingly popular in the U.S., and soon conceived of a creative way to cash in on the trend. In 2011, she turned to her mother for the family's traditional kimchi recipe — and ever since, the founders of Mrs. Kim's Kimchi have been selling kimchi by the truckload in the Tri-State area, with plans to expand nationwide.
Gina designed all the Mrs. Kim's Kimchi branding herself.
Founders Gina Kim (left) and her mother Hee Kim (right) at the very first market they participated in. They sold out of kimchi.
When cooked, kimchi becomes even more pungent. Here, it is used in Soondubu jjigae, a Korean soft tofu stew.
Kimchi also makes a great addition to pizzas, burgers and mac and cheese.
We recently sat down with the younger Kim (or Lil' Kim, as Mrs. Kim's Kimchi fans have affectionatly began referring to her), to talk Korean cuisine stateside and what it's like starting a business with your mother.
How did you go about launching a company that makes kimchi?
As Korean food started becoming increasingly popular a few years ago I noticed that no matter where I went, I couldn't find anything as good as my mom's kimchi. So, we were talking one day and I said "Mom, your kimchi is the absolute best, and I'm not saying that just because you're my mother. We should try to get a market with this and see what people think."
From there, my mom worked on perfecting her kimchi recipe for two years, and then we started selling Mrs. Kim's Kimchi at markets all over NYC. Now, we've expanded to retail, with stores carrying the product all over the Tri-State area.
So why is kimchi so great to eat and cook with?
Kimchi is the centerpiece of Korean cuisine. Everything revolves around kimchi. If the kimchi is not good, then the meal is not good. My mother always said it all starts with the kimchi. You can have a bowl of rice, and whatever meat, and the meal would be magical with great kimchi. It's where Korean meals start.
The thing about my mom's kimchi is that we don't hold back on spices. It is what it is. Take it or leave it. We don't tone down the spices, we don't have a vegan version or any of that. We really wanted to come our with something that's very representative of what Korean cuisine is all about which is a marriage of very pungent and exciting flavors, and that's what our product has become.
How was your recipe created?
My mom made kimchi every week for two years. She would try something a little different every time, and we would have family and friends taste test it. Then it got to a point where she couldn't possibly make it any better. She's a total perfectionist. Even though I would think it's great, she would always come up with something different. Just the smallest little thing. Then finally, after two years she's like okay, it's perfect, I'm done! From there we did all the legal stuff, and then started jarring the kimchi and selling it at local NYC markets.
So what exactly is inside a jar of Mrs. Kim's Kimchi?
Napa cabbage, chili flakes, anchovy sauce, salted shrimp, garlic, ginger, scallion, Fuji apples, Asian pears and beef stock.
What's your favorite thing to put kimchi on?
Of course all traditional Korean food, but I also love putting kimchi on all sorts of crazy stuff. I make an amazing kimchi macaroni and cheese. I also mix kimchi with cream cheese in the blender. It tastes kind of like pimento cheese or a spicy artichoke dip. It works great on bagels and burgers, I also bake it right on top of pizza — the possibilities are endless. I think what a lot of people don't know is that when you cook kimchi it actually brings out a lot of the flavor.
In Korea, there's this trend where people are putting American cheese inside their ramen along with kimchi. I haven't had the courage to try that, but cheese and kimchi also go great together.
There are a few commercial kimchi brands out there. What differentiates your product?
Our kimchi is more robust. We don't hold back on all those stinky ingredients. We put it all in there. My dad prefers kimchi that's milder. Sometimes he doesn't eat my mother's, and we're like, "You're such a traitor!' But that's how my mother always made it. It's a very traditional way of making kimchi.
No, I didn't. But around 15 years ago my parents used to run a Korean pub in Koreatown. I was that kid who sat and did their homework in the corner at the back of the restaurant. But neither of us had been in the packaged goods industry. It's been a learning process!
What are some of the challenges of working with your mother?
We get along really well. We're best friends. Sometimes we'll have little arguments, but for the most part we get along and have this way of reading each other's minds.
Probably selling out at our first market! That was overwhelming. People were on top of us. My mother was just cracking up the whole time. She was saying, "People would come over to my house and they'd say, 'What's that smell, it's disgusting!'" People had such an aversion to kimchi and after just one generation it's completley turned around. It really opened up my mother's eyes. It's incredible that people have become so open to Korean cuisine. Now people come to our booth and they're like "What's that great smell? It's so stinky and awesome!"
Who designed the packaging?
We went through a couple of iterations, but I designed it all myself. I've always loved graphic design; it's always been my first passion. We wanted to go with a feel that was more contemporary, yet traditional in the sense that kimchi is, so we went with a red, black and gray color scheme.
What's behind the name, Mrs. Kim's Kimchi?
Mrs. Kim is my mother, and our fans have started calling me Little Kim [laughs].
What are your plans for the future of the brand?
We are working on product extensions. We want to get into Whole Foods and Dean and Deluca. We're still small and starting out right now, and it's a little bit of a challenge to juggle everything with my day job, but that's the direction we're heading in. During the day I'm an executive assistant at a Midtown private equity firm and at night, I'm chopping cabbage and doing prep work for the kimchi, so that's my double-life!
What advice would you give someone who's starting a specialty food company?
I would say don't think too much and just do it. Get it out there, have people taste it and everything will fall into place. You'll make plenty of mistakes, but it's all about trial and error!
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Twigmo 2.3 and above has the built-in auto-upgrade feature.
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In your company videos, you need to feature customer stories that prove you're good at what you do. You need to engage the viewer's emotions. Text can't engage emotions nearly as well as video'. And it's the audio in the video that does the engaging. So you need pristine audio.
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