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Chandon Brut Rose NV

Yarra Valley

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    The only Australian sparkling specialists with genuine French heritage
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    Fragrant pink grapefruit and red cherry notes with hints of almond and toasty spices abound on the nose while the creamy palate is rich and welcoming, layering fresh berry fruits with vanilla sponge cake and plum pudding.
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    Food Pairing Goats cheese
    Serving Temp 5 - 10 degrees
    Standard Drinks 7.4
    Alcohol Volume % 12.5
    Diet & Sustainability Sustainably Farmed
    Variety Sparkling White
    Region Yarra Valley
    Vintage NV
    Country Australia
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    Size 750ml
    Brand Chandon
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  • A sublime Rosé sparkling from Domaine Chandon
  • 90 points, The Wine Front
  • Delightfully dry with a creamy texture and persistent acidity
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Pale white with a touch of green. Fine and sophisticated fragrance, reminiscent of green apples and grapes, with notes of mint. Initially dry on the palate with a big aromatic finish.

Pairs well with all kinds of seafood and fish. Excellent with oysters, Sushi or tempura fish.

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Deliciously herbal, this smells of mint and green tea, and is supported by tense acidity typical of whites from the cool and rainy Basque Country. The wine’s soft effervescence needles the flavor, drawing out the background spice to bring complexity—more than just simple freshness.
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Ameztoi is a renowned producer in Getariako Txakolina, respected for producing both traditional wines in large barrels, and as an innovator for their rosé txakolina and méthode traditionnelle sparkling wines. Ameztoi owns twenty hectares of estate vineyards located in the most privileged position in the region, facing the Bay of Biscay. High in the vineyards, planted on the dramatic seaside cliffs of the ancient fishing village of Getaria, one can see the town of San Sebastian, which lies just twenty minutes away along a serpentine highway.

Ignacio Ameztoi is the fifth generation of his family to carry on the tradition of making txakolina in the province of Getaria, and he has played a key role in the advancement of the region in the last decade. His intuitive and fearless pursuit of innovation has been a driving force in the txakolina discipline. Ameztoi Txakolina is traditionally built with high acidity and low alcohol, utilizing only native varieties hondarrabi zuri and hondarrabi beltza. The wine is fermented in refrigerated stainless steel tanks utilizing indigenous yeasts from the vineyard. The tanks are closed to preserve natural carbonation from fermentation, which is the preferred style of Getaria. The tanks are kept chilled to near 32 degrees Fahrenheit before bottling, which preserves the wine’s delicate, effervescent character and signature mousse. These attributes are unattainable through shortcuts such as force-carbonation, which Ameztoi has never employed. The iconic Rubentis rosé is a field blend of hondarrabi zuri and hondarrabi beltza varieties, which are co-fermented for three weeks. When most local wineries gave up on the indigenous red hondarrabi beltza vines, the Ameztoi family retained their old vines, which gives their rose exceptional vibrancy and complexity. Rubentis, the region’s first pink wine, was inspired by the historic claret style wines which were once produced in the area long before the current global craze made rosé famous. The backbone of the blend comes from a hondarrabi beltza vineyard planted in 1840, preserved by the Ameztoi family for generations. Ignacio Ameztoi has also continued to innovate with his exploration of méthode traditionnelle sparkling wines, led by his Hijo de Rubentis, a sparkling rosé from old-vine hondarrabi beltza grapes. His inspiration to use his area’s signature low alcohol and refreshing acidity as an ally to craft exceptional bottle-fermented sparkling wines has resulted in new possibilities for the region. Txakoli is more than a wine with its own personality, it is the continuation of a centuries-old tradition cultivated along the Basque coast. This tradition is manifested in Ameztoi’s Primus cuvée, which utilizes a selection of their best hondarrabi zuri grapes, resulting in a traditional, deeply satisfying wine which conveys the gravity of the Basque culinary heritage. As with all Ameztoi bottlings, quality of ingredients and respect for their region is the driving force behind their approach.

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On the southern edge of the rocky Bay of Biscay in northern Spain, this is Basque country and home to the refreshing and slightly effervescent (usually) white wine, Txakoli. Three subregions compose the larger one: Getariako Txakolina, Bizkaiko Txakolina and Arabako Txakolina. While Hondarribi Zuri and Hondarrabi Beltza are the main grape varieties, other French varieties are scattered throughout the region.

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With hundreds of white grape varieties to choose from, winemakers have the freedom to create a virtually endless assortment of blended wines. In many European regions, strict laws are in place determining the set of varieties that may be used, but in the New World, experimentation is permitted and encouraged. Blending can be utilized to enhance balance or create complexity, lending different layers of flavors and aromas. For example, a variety that creates a soft and full-bodied wine would do well combined with one that is more fragrant and naturally high in acidity. Sometimes small amounts of a particular variety are added to boost color or aromatics. Blending can take place before or after fermentation, with the latter, more popular option giving more control to the winemaker over the final qualities of the wine.

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Kittitian and Trinidadian Launch Azoii

Sheldon Henry, from St. Kitts & Nevis and Pearce Robinson, from Trinidad & Tobago, have brought new life to regional integration with the launch of their inspiring Caribbean brand, Azoii.

The co-founders said that the brand was created with a vision of bringing the region together while staying current with the shifting dynamics of the region. This will be achieved through their modern Jobsite- Jobs by Azoii; their innovative Digital Marketplace- The Caribbean Creatives Hub and Contemporary TalkShowCaribbean Impact. Just like Pearce and Sheldon, the brand, Azoii, is edgy and forward-thinking. This is reflected in their website azoii.com.

Jobs by Azoii, offers an enabling instrument that taps into the rich, diverse, creative and resourceful talent pool within the Caribbean region, for the Caribbean. Azoii.com/jobs/ is a dedicated platform where jobseekers, professionals, businesses and start-ups of the OECS and CARICOM have direct access to each others skills, talents and creativity. It is solely focused on getting people back to work, rebuilding resilience in our economies and encouraging growth and personal development.

In their launch video they said, “Realising that regional integration will only work when all CARICOM citizens are able to fully utilise the free movement provision, through our affordable platform we hope to spur intra-regional partnerships and movement that advance the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME). We hope that this platform will encourage citizens of the OECS and CARICOM to live their ‘best professional lives’”.
For the creatives of the Caribbean Azoii has introduced The Caribbean Creatives Hub, a marketplace for the digital economy. Freelancers, Innovators and Creatives now have a dedicated platform where they can showcase and sell their skills to the Caribbean digital marketplace. Simply create a profile and users will have direct access to your talents! Just imagine living in Antigua and now being able to create a graphic design for someone living in Trinidad and receive payment instantly! This is an opportunity for young creative professionals of the region to grow!

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Why Popcorn Smells Like a Bearcat’s Butt

Special glands on the rumps of binturongs, or bearcats, excrete a chemical that smells like popcorn. Laelaps blogger Brian Switek explains how the chemical concoction plays a crucial role in the animal's bizarre mating ritual.
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Baprang the Binturong at the San Diego Zoo. Photo: auntie rain/Flickr

Binturongs smell like popcorn. Or popcorn smells like binturongs. I guess it depends on your perspective. Either way, when I stopped by the enclosure of the large, blue-grey bearcat at the San Diego Zoo last month, the warm, buttery scent was unmistakable. What I heard celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna say on television for so many years was true – the big viverrid smelled like a movie theater lobby.

Binturongs, a cousin of civets and found in the rainforests of Asia from Nepal to Java, aren’t the only mammals with perplexingly familiar scents. Before I started wondering about butter-scented binturongs, my attention was drawn to the pee of maned wolves. The urine of these stilt-legged canids is redolent of marijuana. The reason why has to do with organic compounds called pyrazines which are often used for communication in both plants and animals – in milkweed and maned wolves alike, pyrazines create long-lasting, smelly “Get lost!” signals. After I caught a whiff of the captive binturongs, I wondered if something similar might be behind their unique odor.

Finding a precise answer has been difficult. Everyone knows that binturongs smell buttery, but the relatively small literature on their scent primarily deals with behavior rather than chemistry. While not the first to identify where the scent emanated from, in 1945 zoologist H. Elizabeth Story described the binturong’s anal glands as the major odor-producing centers in the almost-euphemistically-titled “The External Genitalia and Perfume Gland in Arctictis binturong.” (Names can make all the difference. The reaction to “anal glad” is “EWWW!”, while “perfume gland” sounds fairly pleasant, as if the animal exuded a scent concocted by Calvin Klein.)

A diagram of binturong genitals and scent glands. The dashed line in the male (a, b) and female (c) represents the location of the "perfume gland." From Story, 1945.

Story’s paper was an effort to set naturalists straight on binturong anal glands. Three decades earlier, British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock described and illustrated the genitals and scent glands of the bearcat, but, when Story looked at several dead animals donated to the Chicago Natural History Museum by the Chicago Zoological Society, she found that “[Pocok’s] drawings, admittedly somewhat diagrammatic, prove to be extremely misleading.” Likewise, other previous studies had suggested that the position of the anal glands shifted as the animals grew up. Story did not find evidence of any change in placement among the specimens in her collection, and she lamented “The problems arising from the confused state of the literature on the civets.” Was there no respect for the anatomy of viverrid rumps?

In both male and female binturongs, Story found, the “perfume gland” was only visible as a swelling in the vicinity of the genitals. In males, the gland was a U-shaped pad which sat between the penis and scrotum, and in females the gland was divided into two halves – which looked like a pair of parentheses – underlying either side of the vulva. And, in both sexes, the ducts of these glands led to openings on either side of the anus. That’s where the popcorn scent is coming from.

Devra Kleiman described how binturongs went about applying this scent in a 1974 paper based on observations of a captive animals at the National Zoo. The keepers wanted some baby binturongs, but couldn’t figure out how to get their animals to show anything more than a passing interest in each other. The paper came out of observations of the binturongs after one female had been given pregnant mare’s serum gonadotropin – a substance extracted from the blood of gravid horses used to stimulate the ovaries of other animals – in an effort to pique her interest in her potential mate.

Kleiman pointed out that binturongs left scent behind while climbing and sitting, but the mammals also engaged in deliberate scent-marking behavior. Whether on the ground, upside down, or hanging vertically, the binturongs scuffed their feet on the surface they were about to mark and then dragged their anal gland over the surface. (Kleiman called the inverted behavior “an upside-down perineal drag,” which also sounds like a suitable alternate description for an excruciatingly boring event. “Hey, did you catch the latest Republican debate?” “Ugh, it was such an upside-down perineal drag.”) All of this is advertising. You might leave a business card; a binturong drags their ass over whatever it is they want to carry their message.

Based on Kleiman’s observations, binturongs seemed to take almost any excuse to scent mark. That pole not as stinky as it used to be? Scent mark. Feeding time? Scent mark. An unfamiliar human comes by? Scent mark. Smell is essential to these animals, and that’s especially true during the mating process.

Chris Wemmer and James Murtaugh described how binturongs get ready for business time in a 1981 paper, also based on observations of captive animals. The zoologists collated data about binturong reproduction from 47 zoos around the world and observed captive animals over several years at Front Royal, Virginia’s Conservation and Research Center. While males and the more dominant female bearcats usually avoided each other most of the time, when females came into estrus the males started tailing them. Both sexes called to each other with peculiar, “single blowing sound.”

During this time, the enclosures of binturongs must smell particularly buttery. Wemmer and Murtaugh reported that females in heat typically “secreted a profuse mucus” from their vulva, “which, together with perineal gland secretions, presumably was responsible for a strong odor resembling cooked popcorn.” We can’t read what these scent signals mean – thank heavens for that – but, to a male binturong, the odors carry essential information about the female’s reproductive cycle. Males nuzzle right up to the pungent orifices and sniff to their heart’s content while the female binturongs let out a “coarse purring sound” labeled “geckering.” The Act itself often required acrobatic skull. Most of the copulations, Wemmer and Murtaugh reported, happened off the ground, and females often wrapped their prehensile tails around the midsections of their mates.

(For what happens later, when the little baby binturongs come along, see today’s Friday Weird Science by Scicurious. When it comes to teat ownership, those bitty bearcats are vicious.)

Sadly, though, I’m not any closer to understanding why binturongs smell like popcorn in the first place. Is the smell created by a chemical compound, or something else? I don’t know. Hopefully someone with the means and know-how will be able to sniff out the cause. Just remember, should you catch a waft of popcorn at the zoo, you may be catching a hint of binturong on the air.

[Many thanks to Scicurious for encouraging me to venture further afield from paleo to write today's post.]

Kleiman, D. 1974. Scent marking in the binturong: Arctictis binturong. Journal of Mammalogy. 55 (1), 224-227

Story, H. 1945. The external genitalia and perfume gland in Arctictis binturong. Journal of Mammalogy. 26 (1), 64-66

Wemmer, C., and Murtaugh, J. 1981. Copulatory behavior and reproduction in the binturong, Arctictis binturong. Journal of Mammalogy. 62 (2), 342-352


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How's America Tackling Its Epic Fires? With an Epic Scheme

The Valley Fire burning in Northern California is the highest-priority fire in the nation. Here's a look at the logistics involved in fighting an inferno unlike any other.
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MIDDLETOWN, CA - SEPTEMBER 13: Firefighters with the Marin County Fire Department's Tamalpais Fire Crew monitor a backfire as they battle the Valley Fire on September 13, 2015 near Middletown, California. The fast-moving fire has consumed 50,000 acres after it grew 40,000 acres in twelve hours and is currently zero percent contained. (Photo by Stephen Lam/ Getty Images)Stephen Lam/Getty Images

California's most devastating wildfire of the year started in rural Lake County just after 1 pm Saturday. Within 24 hours, it had grown to more than 50,000 acres. It consumed another 17,000 acres by Tuesday morning, destroying more than 580 homes and sending thousands of people fleeing ahead of the flames. Crews have only started getting a line around it and have no idea when they'll gain the upper hand.

Even seasoned firefighters have been stunned by the ferocity of the blaze, one of three major fires burning in the Golden State right now. All told, some 11,800 firefighters are scrambling to contain fires that have burned 381,000 acres of tinder-dry forests. State officials have summoned all available resources, including the National Guard, to join the effort and help beat back fires that show no sign of abating.

It's been that way all summer. An epic drought and scorching heat have conspired to create one of the busiest fire seasons in recent years. At the moment, 23,050 firefighters are battling 106 fires throughout the West. All told, more than 46,000 fires have burned 8.8 million acres across the US, an area bigger than the state of Maryland. The Pentagon at one point dispatched US troops to work alongside the National Guard and firefighters from throughout the country and Canada in fighting the fires. Every available truck, tanker, chopper and plane has been deployed, but with manpower and resources stretched so thin authorities must occasionally triage fires, letting those that pose no risk to lives or property simply burn.

This Herculean effort is been coordinated through the National Interagency Fire Center, which manages the nation's wildfire response efforts from its command center in Boise, Idaho. The Center is comprised of eight federal agencies that play key roles in managing fire response planning and operations. Thousands of firefighters and dozens of management teams can be deployed to a fire within days—or sooner, if necessary. The Valley Fire offers a lesson in how this massive effort is organized.

The fire began just after 1 pm Saturday. Just how remains under investigation, but the fire grew with a speed and ferocity rarely seen. Evacuations began almost immediately, and the blaze consumed 40,000 acres within 12 hours. By that time, an elderly woman, unable to flee her home, had been killed by a fire that is behaving unlike any other.

"This fire sort of broke the rules even relative to this incredible season that's already occurred," Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at Stanford University, told the The Los Angeles Times.

The Valley Fire is burning through bone-dry timber, brush and tall grass, and exhibiting some extreme behavior, including spotting. That occurs when burning embers are blown ahead of the fire line—in this case, half a mile ahead of it—to start new blazes.

Most fires grow in a particular direction, funneled by local geography or pushed by the wind, as is the case in Southern California when the Santa Ana winds push fires to the west. The Valley Fire was unusual in that it appeared to spread in every direction simultaneously, growing so large so quickly that it generated its own weather system, with wind blowing outward from the center of the fire. Frequent spotting compounded the inferno, complicating evacuations and forcing some to flee through the flames.

By Sunday afternoon, firefighters—many of them pulled from the Butte fire that has charred 71,500 acres about 100 miles to the east—were focused largely on evacuating residents, letting the fire follow its course. Some 1,200 firefighters poured into the area from throughout the state on Monday. Still more joined the effort Tuesday, bringing the total to 2,362 people—a number that eclipses the manpower dedicated to all but two of the 97 fires now burning in the US. Those firefighters have 285 engines and eight helicopters at their disposal, yet still struggle to contain the fire.

"We have multiple fires, so we're all stretched thin," incident commander Robert Michael told the LA Times. "We're starting to get resources reassigned as each fire is starting to get their containment up ... So we all started short, meaning we're just stretched."

It is rare to see a fire grow as explosively as the Valley Fire, and it is the latest test of a system that’s seen no rest this year. In any wildfire, the first line of defense tends to be local and state fire departments, occasionally with help from the US Forest Service or other federal agencies. In most cases, the initial attack crew gets things under control quickly. If the weather, an exceptionally heavy fuel load, or other factor requires more than one "operational period" (usually that means overnight), to contain the fire, the response quickly grows more complex.

Regardless of its size, almost all wildfires in the US are managed by something called the Incident Command System. First developed in California, the system—which is, in essence, a strategy for managing the logistics of firefighting—was refined and expanded after 9/11 and is now used nationwide to ensure optimal command, control and coordination of the response, manpower, and resources. The goal is to ensure the myriad agencies, from local police and fire on up to the National Guard, are working together efficiently under a clear chain of command and accountability.

Think of the Incident Command System as a series of boxes, like a traditional org chart. Each fire gets its own ICS, or chart. And each box on that chart indicates a person or a resource, like a helicopter or a fire engine. As an incident requires more people and equipment, you add boxes and move them around the chart.

How to fill those boxes and where to deploy them, especially on a longer incident, is where things start to get tricky.

National Interagency Fire Center

The United States is divided into 10 regions called Geographic Area Coordination Centers. California is divided into two regions, due to its vast size, large population, and frequent fires. Other regions include as many as 20 states. All of them are overseen by the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, the organizational center of the country’s firefighting system. It is the air traffic control tower overseeing every fire in the country.

When the Valley Fire started, the local police and fire crews were the first to respond. They quickly realized the fire was more than they could handle and almost immediately alerted the local dispatch center (a subdivision within the Geographical Area Coordination Center) to summon help. The local dispatch center began calling in additional manpower and resources like air support from elsewhere in the state — calling in crews from the Butte Fire, which no longer poses a threat to lives and could therefore spare the manpower.

“You always try to dispatch the closest resource,” says Mike Ferris, public information officer for the US Forest Service. “Once you exceed the closest resources available, the Dispatch Center will try to find what’s close in the geographic area.”

That's where things get tricky.

With crews and resources stretched thin nationwide, fighting a fire becomes something akin to chess, with authorities having to move pieces around the board. Any request for manpower or resources is entered into the Resource Ordering & Status System, a database that tracks the status of every deployable firefighter and piece of equipment nationwide. It includes everything from engines and air tankers and bulldozers to catering trucks and public information officers like Ferris.

Beyond the local firefighters who are instrumental in any fire, there are more than 100 so-called hotshot crews (20-man teams of dedicated wildfire specialists), several hundred smokejumpers (elite firefighters who parachute into remote areas), and thousands of engines. For example, Cal Fire, which coordinates wildfire suppression throughout California, has more than 16,000 firefighters and 1,100 engines at its disposal. The agency also maintains a fleet of 23 air tankers, 12 helicopters and 15 tactical planes used for fire reconnaissance and surveillance. (California is unique in maintaining its own fleet; most other agencies, including the US Forest Service, hire them as needed.) Any and all of these resources can be deployed anywhere in the country—and beyond—within days. When all hell breaks loose, the military can provide troops and C-130 tankers.

“They’ll pick up the phone and call: ‘Can you go to Montana tonight?’,” says Ferris.

And so the call went out from Lake County on Saturday afternoon. Within hours, Cal Fire had air tankers and helicopters overhead, and firefighters were pouring in throughout California and beyond. They're still coming.

The management of a fire is classified by its size. Type 5 teams fight the smallest fires and tend to be little more than an engine and crew on the scene for just a few hours. Type 4 teams have more resources and might run for a day or two to ensure the fire is out. These jobs typically are handled by the locals, who are more than up to the task.

As fires grow in size and the response increases in complexity, more people are needed. Beyond the firefighters, you need public information officers to handle the media, caterers to keep people fed, quartermasters to keep them supplied. Still bigger fires, those requiring air support, require flight crews and ground crews.

And the biggest fires, like the Valley Fires, the Type 1 fires that require all hands on deck, bring a Type 1 Incident Management Team. These are the heavy hitters, teams of at least 55 people specifically trained in everything from operations (fighting the fire) to administration (handling the myriad bureaucratic details intrinsic in all large organizations) to logistics.

Every night, the incident commander on each fire files a report—called an ICS-209—to the Geographic Area Coordination Center, where authorities assess the situation to determine who needs what, where, and when. The highest priority is given to those fires that pose an imminent threat to lives. Then come those that threaten homes and other structures. Last on the list are those fires burning in remote areas. Resources are moved around accordingly, like pieces on a chessboard.

"We're always moving parts and pieces on the board based on the threat to life, property and resources," says Ferris. "It gets complicated."

At the moment, all those parts and pieces are focused on Lake County. It is the highest priority.

Editor's note: WIRED contributing writer Jordan Golson is a volunteer firefighter in Durango, Colorado.


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What is Strain Rate?

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Strain is a measure of the amount of deformation that occurs when an object is placed under stress. Strain rate is defined as the change in strain over the change in time. All materials will undergo some change in their dimensions when exposed to stress. The deformation caused by stress can be fully reversible or permanent, depending on the amount of stress applied.

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Elastic strain occurs when a material under stress returns to its original dimensions once the stress is removed. Plastic strain occurs when an object has been exposed to very high levels of stress and will no longer return to its original shape after the stress is removed. In many materials, the reversal of elastic strain is instantaneous, meaning it occurs without a perceptible duration of time. Deformation that is fully recoverable, but occurs over time, is described in terms of the strain rate.

Strain rate varies widely for different materials, and will often change at different temperatures and applied pressures. Steel is an example of a material that returns to its original state immediately after stress is removed. Conversely, in geology, stresses are applied over millions of years and the rate of strain in rock is typically very low. A material whose rate of strain changes a large amount at different temperatures and pressures has high strain rate sensitivity.

This rate is also dependent on the way the force or stress is applied. For many plastics, if a gradual stretching force is applied the material will elongate a large amount before it breaks. This is because the molecules in the plastic have enough time to reorient themselves and move past each other, causing the stretching to occur. If an impact or sudden force is applied to a plastic, it will break immediately and behave like a brittle material. The same plastic material can react very differently because of the different rates of strain caused by the way the stress is applied.

Strain rate can be measured in the laboratory using special test equipment that applies very precise loads to a sample, while measuring the deformation and recovery that occurs after the stress is removed. Since the strain rate of a material will influence how it behaves, it is important to understand its sensitivity to the type of load, amount of stress, and temperature. Understanding the strain rate of a material will ensure that it meets the performance specifications required in the end-use application.

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Gun rights activists across Pennsylvania are encouraging county and municipal leaders to adopt “Second Amendment Sanctuary” ordinances to prevent local governments from enforcing a broad range of gun restrictions.

But the president of a prominent gun rights group in Pennsylvania is not on board.

“I personally believe that these things are misguided,” said Kim Stolfer of Firearms Owners Against Crime, based in southwestern Pennsylvania. “And it flaunts the law.”

Stolfer and his group aren’t known for backing away from fights to protect gun rights.

The group opposed a 2018 bill aimed at disarming domestic abusers at the same time the National Rifle Association, the nation’s most prominent gun rights group, was neutral on the bill.

But Stolfer said the push for local Second Amendment Sanctuary ordinances would create problems for gun rights in Pennsylvania.

He said he worries it would encourage counties and municipalities to pass their own gun restrictions — something his group has successfully fought in court.

“We believe it (would) send the wrong message,” he said.

What the ordinances would do

Gun Owners of America, a Virginia-based group that calls itself the “no compromise” gun lobby, has provided a model version of the ordinance to gun rights activists across the country.

The proposed ordinance would prevent counties from enforcing any “Unlawful Act” — defined as a restriction on a person’s “constitutional right to keep and bear arms.”

That proposed ordinance offers seven examples of what the group says are illegal laws, including any laws giving law enforcement the power to confiscate guns.

Val Finnell, Pennsylvania director of Gun Owners of America, said the ordinances are aimed at new gun laws that might pass out of Washington, D.C., or Harrisburg.

The news organization The Trace reported that more than 400 municipalities in 20 states have passed some type of resolution opposing enforcement of certain gun laws. The name of the ordinance was inspired by the “sanctuary cities” movement in which local governments declare their unwillingness to aid or support enforcement of certain immigration policies.

The proposed gun rights ordinances in Pennsylvania go further than symbolic resolutions, as they would have the force of law.

Two Republican legislators — Rep. Stephanie Borowicz of Clinton County and Rep. Aaron Bernstine of Lawrence County — have publicly endorsed these ordinances. In a letter to local elected officials, Bernstine wrote that the ordinance would protect people from “overreaching politicians and bureaucrats in Harrisburg and Washington … .

Val Finnell, left, gives a thumbs down, as others applaud after the Pittsburgh City Council voted 6-3 to pass gun-control legislation, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Pittsburgh. The bill, introduced in the wake of the synagogue massacre last October, places restrictions on military-style assault weapons like the AR-15 rifle that authorities say was used in the attack that killed 11 and wounded seven. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

The preemption problem

But Stolfer said the proposed ordinances would run afoul of preemption laws that give state lawmakers — not local government leaders — the power to regulate guns

In 1996, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled against “assault weapons” bans in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, saying “regulation of firearms is a matter of concern in all of Pennsylvania, … and the General Assembly, not city councils, is the proper forum for the imposition of such regulation.”

In the wake of the October 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue shooting that left 11 people dead, Pittsburgh leaders approved new gun restrictions. Firearms Owners Against Crime and others challenged the city laws and won an initial ruling in October 2019 in which an Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas judge found that state law preempts any local regulation of firearms. The city appealed to Commonwealth Court where the case is still pending

Stolfer said he appreciates the passion of people promoting Second Amendment Sanctuary ordinances and understands their frustration with gun restrictions that have passed. But he said it would be hypocritical for him to pretend the preemption laws don’t exist.

He said the power to enact gun laws needs to remain with state lawmakers to avoid creating “a patchwork quilt” of gun laws across the state, and he said local communities don’t have the experience and expertise needed to tackle complex gun laws.

State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Butler, listens to Kim Stolfer, president of Firearms Owners Against Crime, during a gun rights rally in the state Capitol on May 6, 2019.

“Without that kind of focus and specialization in this area of law, mistakes can be made and these mistakes can be very costly and unfortunate,” Stolfer said.

Bruce Ledewitz, a law professor at Duquesne University, called these ordinances and resolutions “publicity stunts.”

“You can’t pass a law that says you’re going to break the law,” Ledewitz told The Daily Item in Northumberland County.

Adam Skaggs, chief counsel and policy director for the Giffords Law Center, which supports increased gun restrictions, said courts have the power to declare a law unconstitutional — not local leaders.

“They don’t have the ability to simply say, ‘Well, I don’t like that law. … I’m not going to comply with that,’ ” he said.

The local effort

Finnell, the Pennsylvania director of Gun Owners of America, said Second Amendment Sanctuary backers attempted to draft the ordinance so that it will hold up in court.

He said the ordinance would uphold “the higher law of the Constitution of the commonwealth, the Constitution of the United States.”

Bob Gardner is urging Juniata County commissioners to adopt a Second Amendment Sanctuary ordinance.

“The preemption law does not trump those things,” he said.

The National Rifle Association hasn’t weighed in one way or another on the effort in Pennsylvania, Finnell said. On Friday, an NRA spokesperson referred to a statement the group issued in December in which it said it is, “the tyrannical nature of politicians that triggers sanctuary, not the other way around.” The group declined to comment on Pennsylvania specifically.

Meanwhile, the gun sanctuary campaign continues across Pennsylvania.

In Pike County in northeastern Pennsylvania, the effort started in March 2019 after  Bob Roche, 47, and Patti Coombs, 48, heard about a proposal to require most guns to be registered in Pennsylvania. The idea went nowhere in the GOP-controlled General Assembly, but it made an impression on the couple.

“We’re tired of every time you turn around, they’re making law, law, laws for law-abiding citizens, but they’re not doing anything about criminals or gangs or anything else like that,” Roche said.

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Gun rights advocates gather for an annual rally at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, May 6, 2019.

Coombs and Roche started collecting signatures for a petition opposed to any new laws that would require gun registration, ban semi-automatic weapons or restrict magazine capacity.

Earlier this month, they said they had collected about 1,700 signatures, and they were working to gather more support before bringing the proposal to county commissioners.

In Indiana County, volunteers plan to hold a public meeting on the issue on Feb. 9, The Indiana Gazette reports.

In central Pennsylvania’s Juniata County, one of the leaders of the Second Amendment Sanctuary effort is 52-year-old Bob Gardner. He’s also the executive officer for the Pennsylvania Light Foot Militia.

On New Year’s Eve, he and other supporters collected signatures outside Juniata County’s courthouse for a petition in support of a Second Amendment ordinance. Gardner said they handed in more than 400 signatures to county commissioners earlier this month.

“We’re just trying to enforce the laws that are on the books as it is,” Gardner said. “And we’re just trying to strengthen the Second Amendment within Pennsylvania, rather than lose it like what’s happening in Virginia right now.”

Doug McLinko, chairman of the Bradford County board of commissioners

In Bradford County, commissioners voted 2-1 in December to adopt a symbolic Second Amendment Sanctuary resolution. But the commissioners in the northeastern Pennsylvania county of about 60,000 people said they weren’t sure about adopting an ordinance.

Doug McLinko, one of two Republican commissioners who supported the resolution, said he’s concerned about the preemption rules in Pennsylvania. He’s still doing research.

“It’s cloudy to me,” he said Friday.

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What Has University Taught Me So Far

As expected, university has taught me a lot about myself, life and what I want from life.

Some of these, I had been prepared for thanks to binge watching university experience videos. Some of these lessons were learnt the hard way. Due to most of the things being learnt the hard way, I thought I would share them with you just in case you are yet to experience any of the following.

1. Friends Aren't Forever:
Solemn I know. This was one of the experiences I had been anticipating thanks to what friends, family and even teachers had told me. Friendships which I had formed prior to university have changed but now that I look at which ones have changed, it was the ones that when I left home didn't have a strong foundation. Loads of the friendships I first made during the beginning of university are now non-existent, part of me finds it crazy how quickly things can change in a relationship but I did see somewhere that the friends you make in first year, aren't the friends you keep. Will keep you updated on that statement.

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I've always been one of those people that take other people's opinions, thoughts and feelings in to account waaay too much and I always end up losing out in some way or the other. But since getting to university, this has been hitting me harder than ever. I can't stress this enough, be selfish, put yourself first in situations. Its okay to want something different from someone else, no its not a crime.

3. There's No Time Like The Present:
If there is something you want to do, want from life, GO FOR IT. Travelling is something I've wanted to get more into. Wanderlust, a feeling I craved so hard, it clouded my mind pretty much all day, every day. University has taught me that if there's something you really want, you'll go for it, you'll get it within your reach. This January I went to Bordeaux with a best friend and it was the first time I traveled since 2012, even though I'm a 'broke university student'.

4. Self Love & Time Alone Are Needed:
University is a place where one thing people worry most about being lonely. Well I'm here to tell you that its okay! In fact, I believe its needed every once in awhile. I've now dedicated Sundays to myself, time to see how I'm really doing, let down my walls, time to dig at my own mind. There have been times were I have popped into town and spent time by myself or locked myself in my room and enjoyed my own company. University can be a massive bubble full of drama, stress and hanging out but sometimes you just needed to get away from it all.

I'm thankful for what I've learnt so far because I've never felt more in touch with myself and more positive about life.

I hope that one of the four things I've rambled on about helps you in some way.
Until the next post.

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  1. I'm starting uni this year and I found this so interesting and helpful! Thanks for sharing! X

  2. This is so important and useful! I agree with all them points girl! lovely post x

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  3. Great read! I made a post similar to this as I'm in my first year of college. You definitely learn some things.. I truly believe planning ahead and not procrastination is the true key to surviving! X

  4. I love your Instax, I have the white one! All of your points are so true, and they'll stay with you even after you leave uni, especially being selfish and doing what's best for you. Fab post lovely xx

  5. I love all of your points! They are so helpful for everyone!

  6. 2 and 3 are great. You really do just have to go for it! X
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  7. 2 and 4 are really relatable. I am not so sure about 1. I mean, yes, the people you meet in first year won't be your friends forever but if you manage to stay friends with them after the first year, then the friendship will last. I met one of my best friend in first year and 6 years later we still see each other! Great post! xx C&K

  8. This is such a great post! I opted out of University but some other life situations have taught me similar things.

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  9. Oh my gosh, it's like you took the words write out of my mouth, I can honestly relate to every single point on this list. What we don't think about much is that university isn't just getting a degree, it's about challenging yourself & allowing yourself to grow, too. I'm so glad that you've learnt these things at university & im so glad that I have too! Here's to learning even more life lessons at uni! Xxx

  10. These are some very valuable lessons especially about the friends you'll make. People change and times change and people move apart!
    Sam xox

  11. I agree with everything you said. As someone who is finally graduating this May, I had to experience the loss of a lot of my friends, and I had to learn and am still learning the importance of self-love and mental health. Great post love xxx

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  12. I definitely agree with making sure to have some time alone! When I was in college, I felt like I was surrounded by people all the time and it wasn't good for my mental health to not have any alone time.

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Discover the traditional textile art of Adire, indigo resist dyed cloth made in Yorubaland, Nigeria. After the screening Lucille Junkere will discuss her practice and interest in the Yoruba way of making patterns with indigo. This event marks the opening of Junkere’s exhibition All Blues.


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In many cases, products that are safe for adults might be hazardous or even fatal when in the presence of children or pets. As one example, a surprising number of child injuries in recent years have been attributed to brightly colored laundry detergent pods. Young children often mistake them for candy and try to eat the poisonous products.

A study recently published in the journal “Pediatrics” found that during 2012 and 2013, laundry pods injured or sickened more than 17,000 children under the age of 6. Approximately 80 percent of kids tried to ingest the pods.

The concentrated chemicals in these pods make them much more dangerous than regular laundry detergents. One of the study’s co-authors noted that “sometimes the chemicals get into the eyes, sometimes they are swallowed. And if they are swallowed, they can cause severe burns to the esophagus and the stomach.” Some injuries are mild enough to be treated at home. In other cases, however, children may need to spend two or three days in a pediatric intensive care unit.

So what conclusions should we draw from such data? Obviously, parents have an important role to play in making sure that laundry pods and other dangerous-but-attractive products are not within reach of their young children. But product manufacturers also have a responsibility as well.

In a recent news article, the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy explained that “when you are designing a new product you need to be thinking about the most vulnerable part of the population and how it will interact with the product. In this case, it is kids.” From a product design standpoint, this could mean making the products less colorful and eye-catching. It could also mean designing packaging in such a way that it cannot easily be opened by children – much like most pill bottles these days.

Product manufacturers cannot prevent all injury scenarios in which products are misused by consumers. But they can and should respond to the most common threats, especially those affecting young children.

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Wrongful death is a major issue, and each year hundreds of California families suffer while coming to terms with the devastating loss of a child. The NCIPC has also found that the leading killer of children, teens and young adults (ages 5 to 34) is motor vehicle crashes.

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Chelsea Women have announced the signing of Bayern Munich captain Melanie Leupolz on a three year contract until 2023.

During her six years at Bayern Munich she has won two league titles and captained the side for two seasons.

She was part of the German squad that beat England 2-1 at Wembley in November in front of a crowd of 77,768.

She helped her country win the 2013 Women’s European Championships, as well as Olympic gold in 2016.

Leupolz told Chelsea’s website: “It’s a really big move, it’s my first move to another country and I’m really looking forward to it.

“I believe in what Chelsea are doing as a club and I am excited to be a part of that. They want to win titles, and so do I.

“I also like the style of football they play. I have seen a lot of their matches and I think it’s the right club for me.”

Chelsea boss Emma Hayes added: “It’s a real statement of intent that she chose Chelsea and it shows just how far we’ve come as a football club.”

Melanie has the right qualities that we look for in players at Chelsea. She’s got international experience, been the captain of Bayern Munich and her best years are yet to come.

Leupolz has scored 19 goals in 122 appearances across all competitions for Bayern.

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Tigerwood Wood Stair Parts

Tigerwood or Jobillo is characterized by its medium red-brown color accompanied by irregular dark streaks. It is very strong, durable and stiff so it makes great flooring and stair parts.

Tigerwood is a type of lumber that is produced from several different types of trees. These trees are tropical in variety and are often found in Africa as well as from several species found in Mexico and then southward toward Brazil. Tigerwood’s other common names are Goncalo, Alves and Jobillo. For the purpose of its use as a lumber and various home projects such as wood flooring and wood stairs, this type of wood is most commonly called tigerwood.

According to the Wood Database, the tree size of a tigerwood ranges from about 100 to 130 ft tall. The trunk is about 3 to 5 ft in diameter. When it comes to the color of tigerwood the Heartwood is usually found to be a medium reddish brown and features regularly spaced steaks of darker brown shades ranging to black. Like other types of hardwoods, the color of tigerwood tends to darken with age. Other characteristics of tigerwood include a grain that is straight but is sometimes wavy or interlocked. It also features a fine uniform texture and has good luster, which makes it a popular type of wood to use in home projects such as furniture, stairs and flooring.

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Within the wood industry, tigerwood is often one of the most popular choices because of its stiffness, strength, durability, hardness and density.

Woodworkers or builders looking for a type of lumber to use for outdoor projects like wooden stairs for an outdoor deck,often find it can be difficult to find a wood that is decay and rot resistant. However tigerwood has great weathering properties and is also rated to be very durable when it comes to decay resistance. This means tigerwood is an excellent choice for indoor and outdoor wood projects. The workability of tigerwood is that it is not too difficult to work even though it has a high density. Sometimes pieces with a regular grain can pose a challenge in machining operations, which can have a dulling effect on sharp cutting tools. The wood is also resistant to moisture absorption, which makes it difficult to glue. However, thanks to its color and natural luster tigerwood turns and finish as well.

Tigerwood is a great option for flooring, furniture, cabinetry, turned objects, archery bows, knife handles, tool handles, veneers, carving projects. Because of its versatility this is why tigerwood is a great option for any wood stairs project. Newel posts, railings, tread and more can all be available in tigerwood and are available on our website.

Pricing and availability for tigerwood indicates the lumber is widely available. Find a variety of high-quality and American-made Wood Stair parts on our website for your upcoming wood stairs project – whether you plan to build inside or outside.

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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -  Laminart, a leading North America design source for decorative laminates, real wood veneers and embossed metals, added 22 new design products to address the growing trend of expressing comfort and casualness in the design space.
While detail still remains a key focus in interior design, the move towards comfort and casualness is the coming trend in both commercial and residential spaces. These high-design interiors utilize extreme attention to detail to create a livable and comfortable environment of Refined Casualness.
Featuring the look of classic elements like linen, and well-known materials like Venetian plaster, along with the warmth and familiarity of wood grains, this new line of products by Laminart elevates this look of casual comfort.
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This Peradon baulk marking stick is a great tool of marking out your table’s D area. This Ruler has markings for tables sizes from 6foot to 12 foot tables.

Peradon Baulk Marking Stick

This Peradon Baulk Marking Stick is an alternative to the cumbersome ‘Marking D’s’. These Peradon Baulk Marking Sticks are used like a compass to mark the ‘D’ on any snooker or pool table and give it that professional look.

The different sizes are achieved by inserting the baulk marking pencil through the appropriate hole in the stick.

This tool is a great size and as it’s from Peradon it’s been well designed and uses a pointed screw to put in the centre point. There is 6 different size ‘D’s’ that can be used being clearly marked on the Baulk Marking Stick.

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Realization on the Run Tee River

In the wilds of northwest Thailand, a friendly offer suddenly seems much more sinister.

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By John McMahon

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22 Aug 2019 - 6 Minute Read

Traditionally, 40 is a milestone birthday that weighs heavy. It’s usually a time for slowing down and taking stock of life, but that never occurred to me. Instead of a party at some chain restaurant, where acquaintances would prod me with joke gifts of canes and adult diapers, I was kayak-camping alone in northwestern Thailand.

Thailand has been my home for 13 years, and I spend as much time as possible kayaking its waters. When at home in Kanchanaburi, I kayak the River Kwai, made famous by the novel based on the railway bridge that spans it. During the rainy season, though, I head north to the densely forested mountains of Sangklaburi, where the rivers are flooded yearly by the monsoon.

Karen hilltribes populate the entire mountainous border between Thailand and Myanmar. Some have always been here, and some have come more recently as refugees fleeing economic and ethnic strife. Karen villages tend to be remote, difficult to access by vehicle, and usually on the banks of a river. Such is the case with Kong Mon Tha village, near where I planned to put in my kayak.

After hiking most of the night, I arrived at the village just after sunrise. When I got to the river’s edge, I found two local guys lounging by the water, enjoying an early drink of rice wine.

Karen people have their own language, but these two had worked construction in Bangkok, and so spoke Thai at about the same level as I. They asked what I was up to. When I explained to them about the travel kayak I had in my bag, and my plan to paddle downriver to the main road, they offered to take me further upstream. The river would be narrower, and thus the rapids bigger, and the paddling more challenging. They offered me a drink of their homemade wine while we spoke. When I asked how much money they wanted to guide me, they waved it off. “Nothing, we won't go far. Just for fun.”

I was beginning to doubt that my guides, whom I had met drinking grain alcohol at sunrise, really knew where we were.

By not far, I assumed a couple of miles, maybe – 45 minutes at most. An hour and a half later, I could still hear the river through the thick jungle to the left, but there had been no trail since we’d left the village. We were plodding waist-deep through a tea-colored bog that I wouldn't have dipped a toe in if it weren't for my guides, who took off their shoes and stepped in without hesitation.

Covered in a thin layer of putrid ooze, we soon came to a small cascade, where we jumped in and bathed. There was no way around the waterfall – we would have to climb. It was only about 12ft (4m) high, but I was beginning to doubt that my guides, whom I had met drinking grain alcohol at sunrise, really knew where we were.

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By then, my kayak bag was digging into my shoulders. I slung it off and handed it up the waterfall to one of my guides before climbing up myself. Instead of returning the heavy bag, my guide hefted it onto on his back, putting the shoulder strap around his forehead the way any natural mountaineer would carry a load.

Another hour, and we were still pushing through dense jungle. Suddenly, the terrible realization that these young men had lured me into the wilds to rob me became clear as crystal.

They wouldn’t take any money when offered? And when I had asked how they were getting back to the village, they’d made vague references to a raft or a boat – did they mean my boat? I began to strategize and plan a defense. Getting away from them here would be useless, as they would track me down in no time; these hills and mountains were their backyard.

We continued our single-file march, with me continuing to scheme. The jungle opened unexpectedly onto a pineapple orchard, laid out in rough lines. My guides pointed to a bamboo hut on the far side of the field and said, “Our friend’s house,” before striding off ahead.

As I scanned the area, looking to make a break for it, one guide emerged from the hut, holding the kind of big, curved knife every Karen carries for cutting rattan. The other followed, holding aloft a couple of pineapples. They waved me over to the riverbank, where they sat on a flat rock and started to cut up the fruit.

“Pineapple is very good after a walk,” one of them said. The other nodded, smiling as he stuffed a juicy chunk into his mouth. As suddenly as my fears had arisen, they vanished. These men wished me no harm – they were happy to be out of the village, walking with a stranger, eating pineapple on the bank of a river under a blue sky dotted with fat white clouds.

The river water was cold and clear. From where I stood on the bank, I could see a never-ending series of white-topped waves crashing among great slabs of boulders. The Karens gave me their shoes to strap to the deck of my kayak. The “boats” they had talked about turned out to be two plastic jugs they would float on as they rode the rain-driven current back to their village.

I hung back in the water, watching as they rose up and over the six-foot waves. The cold water had erased any fatigue from the hike as I followed my guides to their village. They emerged from the torrent freezing, but grinning.

“You are strong swimmers,” I told them.

“I am, he cannot swim,” the taller of my guides said.

I looked at them aghast.

They nodded, still smiling, and with no more than a wave, walked up the path back to their village.

The author, on a calmer stretch of river.
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John is a freelance writer and artist who lives on the banks of the River Kwai. Author of five novels and countless short stories, his work has been published all over the English-speaking world.

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Lowest bid wins: effects of increasing competition on public transport staff

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organisation - competition

Norwegian public transport has changed radically the last fifteen years. Competition in the marked has increased, and subsidies have declined. Tendering regimes have been introduced. There is evidence of negative effects of tendering for public transport staff. * When a contract is lost, employees are subjected to sudden unemployment - a major stress factor for employees. Many seek work in other trades. Transport companies thus experience recruitment problems. * Unemployed workers are often engaged by the winning operator. However, benefits from the loosing operator do not follow the employee to his new employer. Employees lose pension and seniority benefits. Investigations in two Norwegian counties indicate that the tendering of bus services has caused short term cost reductions, but public transport employees are the losers when the lowest bid wins. New contractual forms and tendering procedures are being considered.

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Bicycle-Transit Integration in the United States, 2001–2009

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bicycle-transit integration, bus, rail, high desnity

This paper analyzes the recent trend in bicycle-transit integration in the U.S. It reviews data from the National Household Travel Surveys (NHTS) to show the characteristics of bicycle-transit integrated trips, where the integrators were from, and to which population groups the integrators belonged. Bicycle-transit integration was increasingly observed in commuters and younger travelers, and became more imbalanced by gender. Results indicate the rise in socio-economic diversity of bicycle-transit integrators, despite a racial gap. There was a clear concentration of bicycle-transit integrators in large and high-density urban areas, where most transit users lived. Evidence does not support that rail attracts more bike access/egress trips than bus. More transit users used bicycles to access/egress in the Pacific, East North Central, and Mountain regions. Given the non-trivial role of bicycles compared to transit in the U.S., the focus on bicycle use and the marriage between bicycle and transit should be further emphasized - See more at:

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Looking at Darkness

That moment... That nothingness...

Lamp Post, 2018.

I must be seeing things. No, wait it is there.

Even if only a flicker; I see it.

I see you, you dark-ness.

That presence of total dead-ness.

You feel cold, dark, nothing; nothing but dead flesh and bone with nothingness but void.

Surrounded, but Not Vanquished

Feel the looming. The sure end.

I feel the absolute suffocation of it.

Yet, I am smiling.

Smiling not at the dark-ness itself for what it is, but at the total unexplained peace that I feel not overtaken by it.

The dark has no hold, no place, no power, no reason to have anything to do with me.

You look back again.

Yes dark, so dark and deep that the well is overflowing with hatred.

Love and hatred run close at times.

Too close really.

Because only One can love wholly; one hated Him for that wholeness.

Love will always withstand darkness.

Battle battered and worn, but it will not break completely to darkness.

Dark-ness might close in, but it will not vanquish Light.

It CANNOT vanquish anything for there is no power in nothingness only power in Somethingness.

My point...

In my life I have had very few occurrences with darkness. But those occurrences have been so powerful that they are seared into my memory. There has been nothing else like it in my life. I was staring back at total dark-ness and felt the most overwhelming peace. There was no need to run from it, hide from it, fear it because it was not me looking at the Dark it was the Light in me looking at the Dark.

I was just the vessel standing in the shadow of the Light.

The Light surrounded me to where I was not even really there.

Dark-ness engulfed the room but the Dark can have 90% of something and still it will never have the 10% of the Light because only Light pushes back Dark.

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