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Nancy Louise (Armstrong) Crochet
Nancy Louise Crochet passed away at the West Shore Hospital in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania on June 19th, 2019 from complications associated with her three and a half year battle against lung cancer. She was one of the "unlucky" twenty percent of lung cancer patients who never smoked and who were never exposed to second hand smoke. Nonetheless, she remained upbeat throughout her ordeal, fighting the disease to the end with the help of her family and friends. When it was time for her to leave this life, she went about it in the same manner that she did everything - quickly and with grace - remaining in the hospital only long enough for her loving family to be with her at her passing.
Nancy was born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 15, 1955 to William and Mary Lou Armstrong. She grew up in the greater Baltimore area, but attended and graduated from J. P. Stevens High School in Edison, New Jersey with the class of 1973. Nancy's first love was sewing - color, fabric, needles, and thread had been important elements in her life from an early age. So it was no surprise when she chose Hood College in Frederick, Maryland to pursue a degree in home economics (textiles), graduating in 1977.
During her time at Hood, an all-women's school at the time, Nancy met the second love of her life, her husband Mike. He was a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In those days, the Academy would host social "mixers," giving mids an opportunity to interact with young ladies from local universities. It was at of these dances, in a scene straight out of the movie An Officer and a Gentleman, that Mike and his wingman picked up Nancy and her roommate. It was love at first sight for Mike - a love that would endure for over forty five years. Pretty good dance!
After graduating from the Naval Academy in June 1976, Mike began a 30 year career as a Submariner, and Nancy as a Navy Wife. The spouses of military professionals are a special lot, holding their families together while moving every few years to locations (some glamorous, some not) all over the world, separated from their partners for months at a time, and often putting their personal goals on the back burner. Nancy was a Navy Wife par excellence.
Nancy and Mike had two sons, Ed, born in November 1980 and Mike (not a junior), in January 1983. Nancy always wanted daughters, and she let her sons know that. Mike (not a junior) made it up to her by having two daughters himself. Nancy really loved those grandchildren, Eloise and Madeline. Not more than her sons. But it was close.
The family moved a lot – a dozen times over the 30 years. The boys were born and started school the Groton, Connecticut area, but also attended schools in Virginia (twice), Maryland, Hawaii, Italy, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Nancy raised her boys to be strong and independent, so when Nancy and Mike moved to a new assignment in the United Kingdom, Ed and Mike (not a junior), remained in the States to attend the University of Maryland (Ed) and Penn State (Mike). Nancy and Mike's last move was to Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, where they remained following Mike's final Navy job - teaching at the United States Army War College.
Throughout her life, Nancy was active in whatever activities would befit Ed and both Mikes. She was a PTSA president, a Band Booster, a Crew Club Booster, a Cub Scout Den Mother, a school library volunteer, and held various board positions in local Submarine Officer Wives Club chapters, the Boiling Springs Civic Association, and the Foundry Day Committee. Once Ed and Mike were old enough to take care of themselves, Nancy finally found some time to spend on herself. She worked at a framing studio in Hawaii (nearly taking her thumb off in the process) while starting a home business – Blue and Gold Embroidery – which she continued to operate over the years. She collected ceramics in Italy, taking trips up and down the peninsula to find the coolest stuff, and spent many hours seeking out the very finest fabrics for use in her creations.
Once her Navy-required moving days ended, Nancy really came into her own. Always creative and an exceptionally skilled seamstress, she made tongue-in-cheek embroidered aprons, transformed Indian sarees into striking tailored jackets, and created cute dresses for little girls. She combined her skills as a seamstress and embroiderer and created unique quilts to celebrate major life events of friends, family, and customers. She became an active member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, and sold her unique creations at craft shows across the northeast region. She also embedded herself in the Boiling Springs community, working with Mike to organize the Foundry Day craft show every spring and setting up the village's Christmas Tree lighting ceremony every fall.
After returning to Boiling Springs, Mike and Nancy built the home of their dreams on the edge of a cornfield. And Nancy decorated her new home with the same fashion sense that she used to create her unique saree jackets. The windows all have uniquely elegant, Nancy-created, drapes, and the wall paper and paint (all applied by Nancy) is different in each room. The home's sunroom faces a corn field with views of both South and Blue Mountains. As Nancy gradually became more ill, she would spend most of her time in that room. She loved watching birds, but bluebirds in particular, rejoicing with each new brood and marveling at their vivid blue steaks across the corn field's textured canvas of browns and greens. Nancy also treasured the magical twinkling light display created by fireflies each of the fifteen Junes she lived in her home.
When Ed was in preschool, Nancy went to a parent-teacher conference (Mike was away at sea for a few months). The teacher said that Ed was doing well, but she noted that Ed had a curiously adult vocabulary for such a young kid. "Well who else was I going to talk to when Mike is at sea?" Nancy reminisced years later. She was always with her sons. She set up Easter egg hunts, joined the PTSA, and took them to doctors' appointments. She taught them multiplication and how to read. She drove them to baseball games, and basketball games, and tennis matches. She had to be the disciplinarian and the gentle, understanding parent. She taught them to be honest and kind… to be respectful (usually), and strong when needed. During her last few months, Nancy would repeat how happy she was that her children were able to make her proud, and that she had the time to get to know two beautiful granddaughters.
Nancy would want folks reading this abbreviated story of her life to know how well her sons had done. Ed, the better looking (but shorter and balder) of the two, is a chef. In October 2017, Ed married his slightly younger and MUCH more talented bride, Justine MacNeil. An incredibly talented pastry chef, Justine met Ed during their decade spent training and working in New York City. They recently relocated to Philadelphia and opened their first restaurant, Fiore, in the city's Queen Village neighborhood. They serve relatable and delicious food, informed by their years of training, life experiences, and vacations (usually to Italy). There are two rules at Fiore: (1) you have to work hard, and(2) everyone is expected to be as kind and friendly as possible to the guests and their co-workers. Nancy did not get the opportunity to eat at the restaurant, but she did get to SEE it, travelling to Philadelphia even as her body had begun betraying her. And there is no doubt she would have really loved the restaurant that she indirectly helped Ed and Justine create. Ed is positive of that.
Mike (not a junior - also taller, and blessed with a full head of hair for a much larger percentage of his 20s) went to Penn State and became an advanced placement history teacher. While working at a high school in northern Virginia he met his future wife, Stephanie, who taught a literature class across the hall. After marrying, Mike and Stephanie each continued their own education, with Stephanie earning a Master's in Library Sciences, and Mike a Ph.D in Learning Technology. Steph currently works for the Fairfax County, Virginia school district while Mike uses his unique skill set to design training protocols as a highly-respected government employee. Nancy treated her daughters-in-law like she would have her own daughters. She spent countless hours in that sunroom with Steph, teaching her to needle point and passing on her love of fabrics. Their daughters Eloise, 6, and Madeleine, 2, are cuter than one should be able to imagine. They both loved their Nanny and the unique quilted dresses they inspired her to create. Mike and Steph recently purchased a lovely home in Herndon, Virginia.
While Nancy's life was defined by all of the things mentioned above, it would be inappropriate not mention her long, gallant, and inspiring fight against cancer. In late autumn2015 Nancy had been laboring with an unshakable cough, and had seen a couple of doctors who said that she was fine. Getting to the end of November, and starting to feel worse, Nancy met with a wonderful nurse practitioner who was concerned with her symptoms, especially the cough. Nancy was NEVER a smoker, so why the cough? An x-ray revealed a large, inoperable mass in her left lung. As the New Year dawned, Nancy had been diagnosed with the lung cancer that would ultimately take her life.
So, like any strong woman, like any fierce mother and devoted military wife would do, Nancy started fighting the cancer with tenacity. During the roughly three and a half years between her diagnosis and death, Nancy underwent three different chemotherapy treatments, two rounds of radiation therapy, participated in an immunotherapy clinical trial that resulted in FDA approval of a new cancer therapy, and was one the first 50 patients worldwide to test a new targeted therapy. She had pneumonitis and esophagitis resulting from her treatments, as well as a couple of pleural effusions related to her disease. She suffered through eight hospital stays in New York City, Baltimore, Harrisburg and Mechanicsburg with Mike by her side. She had three surgeries and two procedures, all of which required general anesthesia, and innumerable scans, sticks, prods, and blood draws. She met well over fifty doctors and even more nurses. Yet throughout this almost continuous series of opportunities to be miserable, she was consistently upbeat and pleasant to be around – always more concerned about being considerate of other people and supporting her friends and family than about her own plight.
In the end, Nancy survived longer than her doctors expected. More importantly, she lived long enough for Eloise to get to know her well. She also got to see bluebirds streaking across the morning sky, twinkling fireflies in the cornfield, and a fireworks display at Ed and Justine's wedding. She was there for the birth of Madeline, she helped Ed and Justine work on their new home, and she got to see both Mike and Steph's new home and Ed and Justine's new restaurant. She made two trips to Disney World, went to the beach three times, went on a cruise, and drove along the coast of down-east Maine. And in her spare time, she helped researchers develop new treatments that she hoped one day would kick lung cancer's ass once and for all. So who won the battle? Nancy remained unbowed until the end. Cancer may have defeated her body, but it never touched her mind or her indomitable spirit, which will remain with her family forever.
So, how do you end an obituary? It goes without saying that Nancy's family will miss her. Both her dad and father-in-law are still with us (so it goes with cancer). Bill and Kate are Nancy's siblings and have their own sons, daughters and husbands. Her father (Pop Pop to all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren) lost Nancy's mother in 2011.
Mike is obviously crushed. Their marriage was a partnership. It was tough, and long, full of some REALLY cool ups and also some harder times. They were married for over forty three year - a remarkable achievement when you think about it. But it wasn't long enough. Not for them, or anyone who knew them.
During her life, Nancy hiked to the top of a mountain in Wales; rode a gondola in the canals of Venice; went snorkeling in Guam; walked the streets of Edinburgh and Capri; drank with Yeoman Warders in the Tower of London; made her own limoncello and wood fired pizzas; lived in Hawaii, Italy, and England; visited Hong Kong, and Turkey, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, Austria, Japan, Canada, Scotland, Wales, Denmark, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and Guam, and many more; attended midnight mass at the Vatican; stood on the edge of an erupting volcano; cruised the Baltic Sea and the St. Lawrence river; camped in Yellowstone; drove across the United States; won $250 in nickels at a slot machine in Reno, Nevada (which must have been about 10 "7's" in a row); sewed prom dresses for local high school students and a wedding dress for her niece; fearlessly drove a DODGE CARAVAN into downtown Rome; watched fireworks next to the White House; hiked the Kalalau Trail in Kauai, and gave birth to two really fine young men. Not bad for a kid from Baltimore.
Nancy led an incredible life. Her opportunities were not unique, but her devotion to making the best and the most out of her trials and experiences will stand as a model and lesson for her family for decades to come.
Nancy and Mike's ashes will be buried at sea upon Mike's passing – a fitting end for a Navy Wife and the man who has loved her for so long. In the nearer term, Nancy's family will celebrate her life at Ed and Justine's new restaurant, Fiore, in Philadelphia on Sunday July 14th from 3pm to 7pm. If you would like to help us party, please reach out to the restaurant by email at info@fiore-finefoods.com.
Nancy was always impressed and grateful for the compassionate and dedicated care she received while undergoing chemo at UPMC Pinnacle's Community Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg. With that in mind, we request that you make a small donation in Nancy's name to the Pinnacle Health Foundation in lieu of flowers.
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Kfm 94.5 is an adult contemporary radio station based in Cape Town, South Africa

Format and Programming

Kfm 94.5 plays an Adult Contemporary format, with talk during the morning. The station is also affiliated with Eyewitness News, which provides news, along with sport and local events..

The station target listeners in the 25 to 49 age group living in the Western Cape. Kfm's reception area includes the metropolitan area of Cape Town and towns such as Mossel Bay, George, Knysna, Hermanus, Caledon, Worcester, Malmesbury, Saldanha and Beaufort West
. The reception area includes the West Coast as far as Alexander Bay and parts of the Northern Cape and even as far as the Eastern Cape in Graaf Reinet. Kfm delivers local news and traffic around Cape Town with  their affiliate Eyewitness News, as well as other regular inserts of news, sport and traffic.

LeadSA

Kfm promotes LeadSA, a Primedia Broadcasting initiative. LeadSA promotes ordinary citizens to take pride in, and contribute to their country.

Presenters & Crew

News, Sports & Finance

 Chanel September
 Anthea Fredericks
 Cato Louw

Broadcast time
 24/7

Listenership figures

See also
947
 Primedia
702
CapeTalk

References

External links
 Kfm's official website
 Lead SA's official website
 SAARF Website
Broadcast Research Council of South Africa
 Sentech Website
 94.5 Kfm Live Stream + songs played

Radio stations in Cape Town
Radio stations established in 1973

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"The Messiah, the Son of God, was a Refugee"
On this Sunday is observed the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which every year invites us to reflect on the experience of many men and women, and many families, who leave their own country in search of better conditions of life. Sometimes this migration is voluntary, sometimes, unfortunately, it is forced by wars or persecutions, and it often happens -- as we know -- in dramatic conditions. Because of this the United Nations High Commission for Refugees was instituted 60 years ago. On the feast of the Holy Family, immediately after Christmas, we noted that even Jesus' parents had to flee their own land and take refuge in Egypt to save the life of their child: The Messiah, the Son of God was a refugee. The Church itself has always known migration. Sometimes, unfortunately, Christians feel forced to leave, with suffering, their land, thus impoverishing the country in which their ancestors lived. On the other hand, the voluntary movement of Christians, for various reasons, from one city to another, from one country to another, from one continent to another, are occasions to enhance the missionary dynamism of the Word of God and make the witness to faith circulate more in the mystical Body of Christ, crossing peoples and cultures, and reaching new frontiers, new environments.
"One single human family:" this is the theme of the message that I composed for today's observance. It is a theme that indicates the end, the goal of the great journey of humanity across the centuries: forming one family, naturally with all the differences that enrich it, but without walls, recognizing all as brothers. Thus says the Second Vatican Council: "All peoples constitute one single community. They have one origin since God made the whole human race inhabit the whole face of the earth" ("Nostra aetate," 1). The Church, the Council continues, "is in Christ as a sacrament, that is, sign and instrument of intimate union with God and the unity of the whole human race" ("Lumen gentium," 1). For this reason it is fundamental for Christians, although they are spread throughout the world and, therefore, different by culture and tradition, to be one, as the Lord wishes. This is the purpose of the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity," which will take place in the next couple of days, Jan. 18-25. This year it is inspired by a passage from the Acts of the Apostles: "United in the doctrine of the apostles, in communion, in the breaking of the bread and prayer" (Acts 2:42). The Octave of Christian Unity is preceded tomorrow by the Day of Jewish-Christian Dialogue: an important event which recalls the common roots that unite Jews and Christians.
In turning to the Virgin Mary, with the "Angelus" prayer, we entrust to her protection all migrants and those who give them pastoral care. May Mary, Mother of the Church, obtain for us, moreover, to make progress in the journey toward the full communion of all disciples in Christ.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, as you know, on May 1 I'll have the joy of beatifying Venerable Pope John Paul II, my beloved predecessor. The date that has been chosen is very significant: It will be the second Sunday of Easter, which he himself entitled "Divine Mercy," and on the eve of which his earthly life ended. Those who knew him, those who esteemed and loved him, cannot but rejoice with the Church for this event. We are happy!
I would like to assure a special remembrance in prayer the people of Australia, Brazil, the Philippines and Sri Lanka, who have recently been devastated by floods. May the Lord receive the souls of the dead, give strength to the evacuees and help those who are working to alleviate the suffering and grief.
To all the English-speaking visitors and pilgrims here today, I extend heartfelt greetings. On Tuesday next we begin the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. I invite all of you to join me in praying earnestly for the gift of unity among the followers of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Upon all who are here today, and upon your families and loved ones at home, I invoke God's abundant blessings.


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Dyersville Area Community Foundation contributes to successful fundraising effort for CT scanner
Late last fall, the Dyersville Area Community Foundation contributed a $1,000 grant to the Dyersville Health Foundation for a fund drive in which MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center raised $150,000 toward the purchase of a computed tomography (CT) scanner. Medical center staff held an open house January 23 to celebrate the successful effort.
"Anyone coming to our emergency room with an injury or stroke symptoms in need of a CT scan must be transported to another facility, which uses precious time before diagnosis and treatment can begin," said Liz Heins, director of MercyOne Dyersville Foundation. "Having a CT scanner at MercyOne Dyersville will enable us to expedite diagnosis and treatment, improving outcomes for our patients and saving lives."
MercyOne Dyersville serves 15,000 rural residents of eastern Iowa. Patients in need of routine CT scans will be able to access these exams close to home, saving time away from work and family.
The nearly $800,000 price tag for the CT scanner seemed daunting, but a grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust provided $500,000 toward the purchase. MercyOne contributed $150,000, leaving the remaining dollars to community members.
"The community really came through for the project," said Heins. "Our goal was to raise $150,000, and thanks to some last-minute year-end gifts, we reached that goal!"
The new CT scanner will make a big difference for patients like Diane Thier, who visited the emergency department with stroke symptoms. "Without a CT scanner, we had to transport her to Dubuque. Once there, they did the scan and quickly determined she needed a higher level of care than they could provide. She was then transported to Iowa City," Heins explained. "If we had the CT scanner at MercyOne Dyersville, we could have done the scan and quickly airlifted her to Iowa City right from Dyersville. As we all know, every minute counts in those situations."
The Dyersville Area Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, awarded 11 grants to local nonprofits in its 2019 grant cycle. Grants are supported by donations made to the Foundation's endowment fund, which contributed approximately $14,000 to strengthening communities in the Dyersville area last year. To support to these efforts, visit dbqfoundation.org/dacf or contact Michelle Grover, foundation coordinator, at dacf@dbqfoundation.org or 319.269.6432.
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The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), doing business as MTA Bridges and Tunnels, is an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that operates seven toll bridges and two tunnels in New York City. In terms of traffic volume, it is the largest bridge and tunnel toll agency in the United States, serving more than a million people each day and generating more than $1.9billion in toll revenue annually as of 2017. , its budget was $596 million, funded through taxes and fees.

The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority was founded in 1933 as the Triborough Bridge Authority (TBA). The agency was named after its first crossing, the Triborough Bridge. The Triborough Bridge Authority was reorganized as the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority in 1946, and subsequently began using the name MTA Bridges and Tunnels in 1994. In addition to operating all nine toll crossings located entirely within New York City, the TBTA also controlled several buildings such as the New York Coliseum and the East Side Airline Terminal, both of which have been demolished.

Facilities
The seven bridges are:

 Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (colloquially known by its previous name, the Triborough Bridge) is the agency's flagship crossing, and its original namesake. It connects Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens, via Randalls and Wards Islands, and is named after the assassinated former United States Senator from New York, Robert F. Kennedy.
 Bronx–Whitestone Bridge, which connects the Bronx and Queens.
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Staten Island.
 Throgs Neck Bridge, which connects the Bronx and Queens.
 Henry Hudson Bridge, which connects Manhattan and the Bronx.
 Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and the Rockaways in Queens.  It is co-named after former Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Mets first baseman, and later Mets' manager, Gil Hodges.
 Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge, which connects Broad Channel to the Rockaways, both in Queens.

The two tunnels are:

 Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (colloquially known by its former name, the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel), connects Brooklyn and Manhattan.  It is named after former New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey.
 Queens–Midtown Tunnel, which connects Queens and Manhattan.

History

Founding
MTA Bridges and Tunnels was originally founded as the Triborough Bridge Authority (TBA), which was organized to head the construction of the Triborough Bridge. The structure had started construction in 1929 but stalled during the Great Depression due to a lack of funding. In February 1933, a nine-person committee applied to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) for a $150 million loan for projects in New York state, including the Triborough Bridge. However, although the RFC favored a loan for the Triborough project, the mayor at the time, John P. O'Brien, banned the RFC from giving loans to the city. Instead, O'Brien wanted to create a bridge authority to sell bonds to pay for the construction of the Triborough Bridge as well as for the planned Queens–Midtown Tunnel between Manhattan and Queens. Robert Moses, the New York City parks commissioner, also pushed the state legislature to create an authority to fund, build, and operate the Triborough Bridge.

A bill to create the TBA passed quickly through both houses of the state legislature, and was signed by Governor Herbert H. Lehman that April. The bill included a provision that the authority could sell up to $35 million in bonds and fund the remainder of construction through bridge tolls. George Gordon Battle, a Tammany Hall attorney, was appointed as chairman of the new authority, and three commissioners were appointed. Battle resigned from the chairmanship in November 1933, citing ill health, and was replaced by Nathan Burkan.

Early years
In its first year, the TBA was in turmoil: by January 1934, one of the TBA's commissioners had resigned, and New York City Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia was trying another TBA commissioner, John Stratton O'Leary, for corruption. As a result, Public Works Administration (PWA) administrator Harold L. Ickes refused to distribute parts of the RFC grant allotted to the Triborough Bridge, until the existing funds could be accounted for. After O'Leary had been removed, La Guardia appointed Moses to the open commissioner's position, and Ickes gave the city $1.5 million toward the bridge's construction. Robert Moses became the CEO and Secretary of the TBA in February 1934, after the removal of O'Leary from the Board; Moses was additionally appointed Chairman in November 1936, following Burkan's death the previous June.

Moses leveraged his leadership of the Triborough Bridge Authority, as well as the state and city positions he also held, to expedite the Triborough project. The Triborough Bridge opened on July 11, 1936. The TBA subsequently constructed a second bridge, the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge, between the Bronx and Queens. Construction started in 1937 and the bridge opened on April 29, 1939, in time for the 1939 New York World's Fair in Queens. Moses had proposed a third bridge, the Brooklyn-Battery Bridge, on the site of what is now the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. However, the United States Department of War ultimately rejected the Brooklyn-Battery Bridge as an impediment to shipping, since it would obstruct access from the New York Harbor to the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Under the chairmanship of Robert Moses, the agency grew in a series of mergers with four other agencies. In January 1940, as part of a deal to build an approach to the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, Moses proposed merging the New York City Parkway Authority, which operated the Henry Hudson, Marine Parkway, and Cross Bay Bridges. The City Parkway Authority was merged with the TBA on February 9, 1940. The Parkway Authority had already been merged with the Henry Hudson Parkway Authority, which operated the Henry Hudson Bridge, and with the Marine Parkway Authority, which operated the Marine Parkway Bridge. This gave the TBA complete control of all parkways and toll bridges located entirely in New York City. The same bill revoked the TBA's right to build a bridge from Brooklyn to the Battery. In 1945, with the pending merger of the Triborough Bridge Authority and the New York City Tunnel Authority, the former was renamed the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. The authority operated the Queens–Midtown Tunnel and was building the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel. The merger was finalized in 1946. The TBTA completed the construction of the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, which opened to traffic on May 25, 1950.

Growth
Generating millions of dollars in toll revenue annually, the TBTA easily became a powerful city agency as it was capable of funding large capital projects.  From the 1940s to the 1960s, the TBTA built the Battery Tunnel Parking Garage, Jacob Riis Beach Parking Field, the New York Coliseum, and the East Side Airlines Terminal.

Aside from toll crossings, one of the TBTA's most profitable properties was the New York Coliseum, an office building and convention center at Columbus Circle in Manhattan. The complex cost $35 million to build, of which $26.5 million came from toll revenues collected by the TBTA. The Coliseum, which became the New York City's major convention center, had a tax agreement with the city wherein the city government would collect a portion of the TBTA's revenue rather than collect taxes on the Coliseum property. Within the first ten years of the Coliseum's opening, the city had collected almost $9.1 million from the TBTA. This special tax arrangement continued until the property was sold in 1998.

The TBTA built two additional bridges in the 1960s. The Throgs Neck Bridge, a project to alleviate traffic on the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, started construction in 1957 and opened on January 11, 1961. The long-planned Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which had been proposed as far back as the 1920s, started construction in 1959 and was opened on November 21, 1964. Because of higher-than-expected traffic on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the TBTA built a second deck on that bridge in 1969.

Merger with MTA

In January 1966, New York City Mayor John Lindsay proposed merging the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), which operated buses and subways in New York City, with the TBTA to create the Metropolitan Commuter Transit Authority (MCTA). While Governor Nelson Rockefeller offered his "complete support" for Lindsay's proposed unified transit agency, Robert Moses called the proposed merger "absurd" and "grotesque" for its unwieldiness. Lindsay then proposed a bill in the state legislature that would allow the mayor to appoint a majority of the members in the new city-run transportation agency, but this was rejected.  In June 1966, Rockefeller announced his plans to expand the MCTA's scope to create a new regional transit authority to encompass the existing MCTA, as well as the NYCTA and TBTA. Lindsay disagreed, saying that the state and city should have operationally separate transit authorities that worked in tandem. In early 1967, Rockefeller proposed merging the NYCTA and TBTA into the MCTA, as well as creating a $2.5 billion bond issue to fund transportation improvements. On May 3, 1967, Rockefeller signed a bill that allowed the MCTA to oversee the mass transit policies of New York City-area transit systems and the TBTA by the following March.

Initially, the TBTA was resistant to the MCTA's efforts to acquire it. Moses was afraid that the enlarged MCTA would "undermine, destroy or tarnish" the integrity of the TBTA, One source of contention was Rockefeller's proposal to use TBTA tolls in order to subsidize the cheap fares of the NYCTA, since Moses strongly opposed any use of TBTA tolls for use by outside agencies. Moses agreed to merge the TBTA into the MCTA in March 1967, and he even campaigned in favor of the transit bond issue. In February 1968, the TBTA's bondholders finally acquiesced to the MCTA's merger proposal. The TBTA archives, including models of projects built and unbuilt, were transferred to the MTA Bridges and Tunnels Special Archive, at 2 Broadway.

On March 1, 1968, the MCTA dropped the word "Commuter" from its name and became the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The MTA took over the operations of the other New York City-area transit systems as well as the TBTA. Moses was relieved from his job as chairman of the TBTA, although he was retained as a consultant. Moses stated that TBTA construction projects would reduce the MTA's budget surplus through 1970. Surplus revenue, formerly used for new automobile projects, was then used to support public transportation.

Since the merger, more than $10billion has been contributed by the TBTA to subsidize mass transit fares and capital improvements for the New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road, and Metro-North Railroad. The MTA Bridges and Tunnels trading name was adopted in 1994. The name Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority is still the legal name of the Authority.

Law enforcement

The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority employs fewer than 200 Bridge and Tunnel officers (BTOs), The last civil service exam for MTA Bridge and Tunnel Officer (list # 6091) was back in 2007.

TBTA Officers perform various tasks concerning vehicular traffic, assisting stranded motorists, performing selected security duties at the nine intra-city crossings, as well as other miscellaneous duties.

TBTA officers
TBTA Officers are NYS Peace Officers with limited authority under Article 2, §2.10, sub 20 of New York State Criminal Procedure Law.

Officers killed in duty
Bridge and Tunnel Officer Thomas K. Choi was struck by a vehicle on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on October 20, 2013. He suffered severe head injuries and was left in a coma. He died one year later. Choi had served with the TBTA for 11 years.

Tolls
MTA Bridges and Tunnels collects the vast majority of its tolls through E-ZPass, an electronic toll collection system. E-ZPass was introduced at MTA Bridges and Tunnels crossings between 1995 and 1997.

Open-road tolling

In October 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that tollbooths would be removed at all bridges to speed up traffic. Since September 30, 2017, all MTA Bridges & Tunnels facilities have collected tolls through open-road cashless tolling. Tollbooths previously in place have been dismantled, and drivers will no longer be able to pay cash at the crossings. Instead, cameras mounted onto new overhead gantries manufactured by TransCore will collect the tolls. While some are located where toll booths were previously located, others are located at the opposite ends of the facilities. A vehicle without E-ZPass has a picture taken of its license plate and a bill for the toll is mailed to its owner. For E-ZPass users, sensors detect their transponders wirelessly.

Automatic number-plate recognition (ALPR) analysis is used to decode the image of the plate into alphanumeric data and the jurisdiction of issue. , the MTA B&T's ALPR system was unable to read temporary paper license plates. Additionally, the system is subject to significant fraud from motorists who obstruct clear views of their license plates. Drivers caught with such plates risk a ticket for an obstructed, missing or unreadable license plate under Section 402 of New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, though these drivers have not been subject to criminal enforcement. Governor Cuomo's 2020 proposed Executive Budget included an amendment to specify the use of a modified license plate to avoid tolls as misdemeanor theft-of-service, but the proposal was not included in the final bill.

The MTA has released no data detailing its losses to modified or obstructed license plates, even though the prevalence of such license plates may result in substantial revenue losses. However, it was theoretically possible for the MTA to have a toll collection rate of over 100 percent because the $50 and $100 fines for late toll payments have been added to the sum of tolls collected, but not added to the sum of tolls incurred by drivers. This may obscure both sources of toll revenue and causes of toll revenue loss for the MTA. From December 2018 through November 2019, the MTA successfully collected 97.1 percent of all tolls incurred by drivers, with the lowest rate being 94.8 percent at the Cross Bay Bridge. The preponderance of obstructed or modified license plates in New York City may suggest substantial revenue losses due to that form of fraud. An audit performed by the New York State Comptroller in 2017 criticized the MTA for losses due to issues with reading, and obstruction of, license plates. The MTA's response characterized this as part of "leakage" that is "inherent in the process for any Cashless Tolling environment."

References

External links

 TBTA Copyright page
 "History and Projection of Traffic, Roll Revenues, and Expenses and Review of Physical Conditions of the Facilities of Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority"

Public benefit corporations in New York (state)
Government agencies established in 1933
Public utilities of the United States


About a month ago I spoke at a conference at Narkis Church in Jerusalem. I posted a link to my talk called Jesus' Bold Messianic Claims on an earlier blog, but many of the talks there will be of interest to those who like to learn about Christianity in its historical, Judaic context. The entire conference is now viewable on Vimeo.
Some talks focused specifically on the history of the church and its pastor, Robert Lindsey. But Lindsey founded a group of Jewish and Christian scholars who studied the New Testament in context, so many talks discussed and explored his ideas, particularly about the "Kingdom of Heaven" as God's present reign over those who receive him as king.
Below I thought I'd share some links to some of the talks that I think you, my readers will especially enjoy.
One presentation you'll appreciate is Dr. Brad Young's talk "The Miracles of Jesus." He discusses how they would have been received in their Jewish context–as signs of the coming of the Kingdom of God. Brad explains that Jesus chose the miracles that he did for a specific purpose. He didn't just perform these signs to alleviate suffering or inspire general feelings of awe, but to teach specifically about the nature of the Kingdom of God.
Another great presentation was by Jordash Kiffiak, a graduate student who recently completed his dissertation at Hebrew University. He gave a great talk called "Loving God with all Your Mind" that shares wisdom from his struggles with becoming a scholar, and how he has learned to love God in his academic studies. You can watch Jordash at this link.
Yet another speech that will interest many was by Brian Kvasnica about the identity and role of Gentiles in the life of Israel. (Not the modern country, but the redeemed Israel that Paul describes in Romans.) He casts the issue in light of Lindsey's thoughts as he grappled with the fact that he was a Baptist (Gentile) pastor who worshiped and served a Jewish Messiah.
And finally, Rev. David Pileggi gave a provocative talk called, "When You See Jerusalem Surrounded by Armies," on end-times prophecies and their impact on this church in downtown Jerusalem. During the 70's and 80's, when many thought the Second Coming was imminent, Narkis' location made the church a magnet for would-be prophets who were convinced that the end was nigh. With a little tongue-in-cheek humor, Pileggi recounted some of Lindsey's fascinating experiences and his reflections on issues in eschatology.
You can find the rest of the talks at this link.
Thank you for passing on these interesting discussions!
Thanks for letting us know where the get all the videos, Lois. Just as a point of clarification, you have Jordan Kiffiak, but his name is Jordash.
Cam – Thanks, I changed it. Jordash is a friend of mine – don't know what I was thinking!
Again, I am coming late to the party, but several of the links in the above article are broken. Have they been removed, or just moved?
Chuck, thanks for pointing this out. I will work on it and contact you.
All the links here have been fixed!! Sorry about that.


Anyone have an idea how long the recoil springs should last before needing to be changed out? My Vepr started out very reliable, first 600 rounds or so were flawless with every ammo I tried (1200 FPS and up). I started shooting it in 3 Gun/multigun and have been getting a stovepipe here or there, usually one per match. Yesterday I got two. I have also noticed that the bolt began to slow down when chambering a new round. I switched the guide rod setup (not the JTE one but similar), put a full power CSS spring in the rear and switched over the factory spring in the front, this made no change. This morning I installed a second CSS full power spring in the front and it seems to have worked to get the bolt to go home with authority again (no telling on the stovepipe until I shoot it more).
I can't be exactly sure how many rounds through it but I'd guess between 1,000 and 1,200, I have been using Winchester AAs, so quality hulls. Seems a little premature for the spring to wear out. Next question is do I change both springs every time? Rear is a PITA to get out but doable. Also, are both springs the same? I thought I read a previous post that said they were but could not find it. Lastly, are the CSS full power springs the best bet or is there a better one out there?
What other mods have you done to your V-12? Did the stove pipes start after installing aftermarket parts? Have you cleaned the gas puc, gas block and gas ports?
- Some competitors have mentioned swapping in fresh springs before each match (r&r targets).
- I would change both springs each time you feel the need to change springs.
- Both springs are the same.
- The only better (than CSS full power) springs you can get would be Molot Factory springs. I have heard of people running 2 1911 recoil springs.
Mods outside of external things (grip, stock, hand guard, etc.) are the ALG-UL trigger, SGM mod choke, and GK03++ brake. Troubles started after but not right after those (RR Targets is the maker of the guiderod I swapped in, but that was after the problems started). I am using Dissident tuned SGM 12 round mags and one SGM mag I tuned myself (can't trace to a specific mag).
It was freshly cleaned (and yes, I do clean the puc and ports) before the last two times it stovepiped, this failure could happen on the first, last, or one of the middle stages of a match (usually between 75-110 round matches- not high round count) or not at all (had two matches in a row with no stovepipes, but one of those, had one round slow to chamber during fire (the only time that happened) which caused a FTE on a flying clay. When I first got it, I burned up a 100-150 rounds of 1175 FPS AAs with no problems in addition to a couple bulk pack Federal and Winchester 1200 FPS from Wallyworld and an assortment of other types of ammo with zero malfunctions, so the gas system was proven to work. It remained reliable until my second match, after it had seen at least 600 rounds.
The sluggish chambering initially was only after 100-150 rounds after a cleaning and only when manually cycling the bolt or releasing the bolt catch, I thought it was getting dirty or over lubed, so I cleaned it after each use and was careful to not over lubricate but it steadily got worse to the point where it would do it when just cleaned, as I said, this only caused one hiccup during firing and it was not yesterday. The match from yesterday was 115ish rounds, I did not clean it, just swapped the front spring and was able to get the rounds to chamber without being sluggish.
I will order some more CSS springs for backup, I can't see swapping them after every match (I'm just a local match guy) and keep a spare setup for backup. I'm hoping my stovepipes also go away with this fix, time will tell, I'm planning to send it off to Dissident for tuning and a pic rail install after this season.
Pull the forward recoil spring and lay it on a flat surface. If it looks really wavy, replace it. Having said that, factory springs last a very very long time, thousands of rounds assuming nothing stupid has been done to the weapon.
R&R is likely swapping in new springs all of the time because they are not using factory weight springs.
Factory springs are best. All of my videos are weapons with factory springs. All of them. I doubt the problem is your springs. Look at that replacement guide rod and see if it is bent upward at the front. If it is, put the factory one back in assuming it is not bent. If all of this checks out as good, you weapon likely has at least one defect. I know, it ran before, but it still likely has a defect that had it just barely over the ragged edge of running. Now that things are looser, it will not run 100%. All of this is said assuming you are supporting the weapon very firmly while shooting the weak loads. Pull it in tight and see how it runs. There may be some variation of how you are holding the weapon when in a hurry in these matches that is causing the failures. How you hold it matters.
Yes Im sure r&r shoots the lowest power/recoil rounds they can possibly run reliably and at very high volumes, and that is likely why they swap springs before each match. Its kind of like racing where they tear down a engine after every pass/match, they arent built for longevity but for short bursts of performance.
Absolutely the factory springs are going to be THE best, if for some reason you wore them out..CSS full power springs would be your next best bet (for reliability using the types of ammunition the V-12 was designed and intended for). I personally would change both springs at the same time, if I were to change the springs.
Something in your system is robbing the action of energy, thats why I was asking about aftermarket parts and cleaning.
If you an afford to wear factory springs out, you can afford new springs or a new gun, for that matter. Unless you have put thousands of rounds on factory springs, assuming nothing stupid (beyond what is detailed below) has been done to the weapon, be confident that it isn't an issue yet.
I have well over 10k rounds on my personal S12 SBS and it has even seen periods of intentional heavy abuse. I was trying to break a carrier repair under fire with 3" loads and the gas setting on wide open. The repair never broke, but I fubar'd my reciprocating dust cover and bent the receiver so bad that it would not run reliably (went to about 50% failures, IIRC). I am glad the receiver bent because I would have kept going until something else broke and my body could not take much more of it (5.8 lb SBS with a AK100 triangle stock). I was happy to know that the carrier repair and method of execution would likely outlast the receiver should I want to offer it to others in the future. I have no feed issues and until there are issues I will keep rocking those same springs. FWIW, the factory guide rod never bent. The Russians do make great springs. If anyone was wondering why I am such a strong supporter of keeping the factory springs and guide rod, this is the main component of that stance, durability.
The spring seemed to make it better at home, but on the range, there wasn't a change. I did figure out the problem and it was my fault, I overtightened the aftermarket flared mag well set screws, which apparently caused the mag to seat at an angle slightly off from where it should be, making the shells enter the chamber at a slightly different angle than they should. Removed it, problem gone. I will re-install and pay closer attention (I've had it off once and it was fine before that so I know it will work).


Obesity in the U.S. is steadily climbing, and as we learn more about what this condition does to overall health, the question is how to help and prevent it. The definition of obesity has slightly changed over time, and there has never been so many people that fall into this category. A new report by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reveals the current state of obesity and recommendations for lowering the rates and treating it effectively.
The report found that one-third of adults and one in six children are considered to be obese. West Virginia had a 37.7 percent obesity rate, making it the highest in the country. Mississippi followed at 37.3 percent, while Alabama and Arkansas tied for third with 35.7 percent. While the study certainly reveals obesity as a major epidemic in the U.S., it also gave some promising news. For the first time in the 14 years of conducting the annual report, a state's obesity rate actually dropped, and the rates of increase in other states have slowed.
"Obesity rates are still far too high, but the progress we've seen in recent years is real and it's encouraging," Dr. Richard E. Besser, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's president and CEO, told The Chicago Tribune. "That progress could be easily undermined if leaders and policymakers at all levels don't continue to prioritize efforts that help all Americans lead healthier lives."
"Focus on early childhood to promote exercise and provide healthy meals."
Obesity has been proven to lead to future health problems like high blood pressure and heart disease. The report suggested that lawmakers focus on early childhood to promote exercise, invest in community-based programs and improve school efforts to provide healthy meals and physical activities. These initiatives alongside coverage for obesity prevention and treatment could make a big impact on public health. Some counties in the U.S. have already rolled out soda and sugary beverage taxes as a means to earn revenue and encourage healthier habits.
The Office of Nutrition Education oversees Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education, which teaches low-income families how to improve their diets, increase physical activity and manage food resources. Daily Journal noted while this effort won't completely solve obesity, it will help change people's mindset, improve the consumption of healthy food and reduce food waste. By using behavioral economics and putting the healthiest food at the front of the lunch line, it can nudge students toward making a healthier choice.
Our metabolic factors also play into obesity. One study found that molecular mechanisms can prevent people from feeling full after a meal, causing them to eat more, Medical News Today reported. Finding and treating these types of conditions can lower the obesity rate and improve individual's overall health.
The obesity rate in America isn't going to go down overnight. By imparting healthy habits from an early age and teaching adults how to use their food resources wisely, it will be a big first step to tackling the problem head on for a healthier future.


The Alpha & Omega Pharmacy is a network that provides tablets through an online platform. This pharmacy offers their products and services around the world, including Europe, England, Spain, Germany and the United States of America. They provide various kinds of medication for people at a reasonable price. On their website, you can easily get pills for any health issue. We researched this pharmacy in detail so we could gather all the pertinent information and decided whether their website is safe to use or not. There are numerous fraudulent pharmacy websites that scam consumers. They may steal your personal and financial information, charge you without ever sending the product, or sell fake or low quality medication.
The Alpha & Omega Pharmacy (ao-mall.com) sells multiple types of pills on their website, such as VIAGRA, CIALIS, and LEVITRA. It also includes other categories, including men's health, antibiotics, blood pressure, birth control, cholesterol medication etc. This pharmacy claims to have great customer service, and they offer free shipping on many orders. They also offer medication for women's health, such as female enhancement, skin care, weight loss, etc.
We have researched the Alpha & Omega Pharmacy and their products. Read on to learn what we discovered in our evaluation.
According to ScamAdviser ao-mall.com is not a safe site for consumers to use. It has a low trust rating due to its affiliation with high-risk countries, such as China. A website that is classified as "high-risk" by ScamAdviser is not somewhere you want to purchase pharmaceuticals.
We also checked the Alpha & Omega Pharmacy rating on CIPA's website. CIPA is a well-recognized database in the pharmaceutical industry. The results showed that it is an invalid site that is not a member of CIPA, or mentioned in its database. This is valuable information because the Internet is full of unauthorized, fraudulent websites that claim to provide medication at a discount. With a little research you can check a website's validity before purchasing any medication. CIPA's lack of information on Alpha & Omega further confirms the idea that this pharmacy is a scam.
The Alpha & Omega Pharmacy claims that they provide genuine products at reasonable prices. However, according to LegitScript the website is considered a "Rogue" Internet pharmacy website. This means it is an unapproved resource for pharmaceutical purchases. Furthermore, this site could be purely set up to steal customer's personal and financial information. It is best to not even browse this site, let alone purchase from it.
Another trusted pharmacy rating website is PharmacyChecker. We attempted to review the Alpha & Omega Pharmacy and its products on the site, but it had no record of the product sold by Alpha and Omega. The website found that no such drug exists through Internet pharmacies. We have been unable to locate one positive review for the Alpha & Omega. We strongly recommend consumers do not do business on this site.
We also checked the company name on a site named Trustpilot. Trustpilot is another online platform where you can easily check websites for reviews and ratings. We searched for the company name Alpha & Omega Pharmacy and Trustpilot could not find any records for the company.
The Fraud Reports Wiki is another popular review website. This website checker can easily detect whether the company is fraudulent or not. The Alpha & Omega pharmacy rating showed negative results (pictured below) for ao-mall.com. It indicated that fraud reports exist for this website. We are more and more convinced that Alpha & Omega is nothing more than a scam.
A Google search for Alpha & Omega Pharmacy resulted in additional negative reviews. These reviews indicated that customers are not happy with the Alpha & Omega Pharmacy, the services or the products. A sample of these telling reviews is pictured below.
A quick Internet search showed that there are no coupon codes or discounts available online for Alpha & Omega.
We did a comprehensive review of the Alpha & Omega online pharmacy. We wanted to verify whether or not the company is fraudulent or genuine. After numerous searches on various trusted website rating sites, we gathered the same poor results. Alpha & Omega is a website that does not have any positive ratings or reviews. It is listed as invalid or rogue and consumers should stay far away from it. We also read customer reviews on Google, but all of them were negative. Our conclusion is that the Alpha & Omega pharmacy is a complete fraud set up to fool innocent online consumers who are shopping for medications at discount prices.


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This New Technology Will Make Dubai Smarter Than Ever
Dubai Police Surveillance Cameras 2018
28 January, 2018 by Georgia Bobley
Dubai Police is stepping up their game big time.
From opening the world's first fully-automated police center to introducing robocops into the force, Dubai Police is relying on technology more and more to keep the city safe.
Now, the newest reveal from Dubai Police will introduce tens of thousands of cameras across the city fitted with artificial intelligence software, facial recognition, and movement tracking technology.
"Criminal activity-related cameras will capture footage of people involved in crimes, recognise their faces and analyses the crime," said Brigader Jamal Al Muhairi, deputy director of administrative affairs at Dubai Police, according to WAM. "Of those criminal activity-related cameras, microphones will be connected to cameras to warn criminals. If a person is trying to steal, for example, a voice message from the microphone will tell the person that he or she is being watched by policemen."
The cameras, which are set to be installed throughout the city ahead of Expo 2020, is called Oyoon, and will begin being implemented this year.
Major General Khalil Al Mansouri, assistant to the chief of Dubai Police, said that the added security is needed to "cope with the challenges of the age."
"In an ever-changing world, we need to adapt to technological advances," he said. "As the world changes, we need to change. We are approaching Expo 2020 and Dubai will witness a heavy footfall."
Though the entire city will be fitted with the new technology, tourist destinations and metro stations in particular will be under heavy surveillance.
It's just one of a number of initiatives by government entities to make the city safer in preparation for Expo 2020 and beyond.


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The Travel Adventures Of An Intrepid Spiritual Seeker with Ralph White
Esoteric Quest
Global network of holistic centers
Huddersfield England
Robert McDermott
the moors
The Open Center
Ralph White came to America in the early 1970s while the Vietnam War was still raging. On his Christmas break while teaching courses in Chicago he drove Route 66 to Los Angeles. In the desert of New Mexico he had his first spiritually transcendent experience. He says, "I felt like my mind expanded in consort with the scope of the landscape: seeing the vast stars above, the silence, and just the scale of the landscape." All this was accompanied by the soundtrack of George Harrison playing My Sweet Lord. "I was having these profound experiences and if they were real then nothing could be more important...I made the decision to follow my heart and investigate." And his heart took him to Canada, later driving from Vancouver through Central America, ending up in Peru and Ecuador. He received his "life assignment" in Machu Picchu and that was an insight about the need to create a more holistic and ecological world and culture and society. He started the Open Center in New York to do just that. Later, he had many other exciting and enlightening travel experiences including an undercover trek into Tibet and being in Russia during Glasnost. He also shares with us the importance of the teachings of Rudolph Steiner. (hosted by Justine Willis Toms)
Ralph White is cofounder of the New York Open Center, America's leading urban center of holistic learning. He was the former editor of the award-winning Lapis magazine. Born in Wales, he now resides in New York City. His current activities include the Esoteric Quest series of conferences in Europe that focus on the lost spiritual history of the West. He also presents the Art of Dying conferences.
Ralph White is the author of the memoir:
The Jeweled Highway: On The Quest for a Life of Meaning (Divine Arts 2015)
To learn more about the work of Ralph White go to www.ralphwhite.net.
Topics Explored in This Dialogue
White describes his childhood homes: first in coastal Wales and then the grim industrial city of Huddersfield, England
His challenging arrival in the U.S.A.
How his life changed in the deserts of New Mexico
How his trek from Canada to South America bestowed on him his "life assignment"
His calling to create The Open Center in New York
Why knowing the history of a place is important
How he snuck into Tibet undercover to deliver a precious relic
His travels to Russia when Glasnost was happening
Why the work of Rudolph Steiner remains significant in these times
Host: Justine Willis Toms Interview Date: 9/22/2015 Program Number: 3557
From Album: Journey Between
Artist: Baka Beyond
1998 Rycodisk – Hannibal #HNCD 1415
Opening Essay: Track 05 Cotu
Music Break 1: Track 06 Land's End
Music Break 2: Track 04 Konti
Music Break 3: Track 08 Queen of Ngorongoro
From the Somali Desert to Urban Life in North America with Shugri Said Salh
The Trials and Tribulations of a Somali Desert Nomad with Shugri Said Salh
Creating Global Change Through Women Arisans with Kara Valentine
Empowering Women Artisans From Around the World with Kara Valentine
Avoiding Armageddon with Daniel Ellsberg
An Englishman Is Captured By The Magic Of Hawaii with Kaliko Beamer-Trapp
Love Is More Powerful Than Revenge with Robert Thurman, Ph.D.
Imagining A Sustainable And Regenerative Society with Daniel Pinchbeck
Making The World A Better Place-Never Give Up with Larry Brilliant, M.D.
Joy And Happiness Are An Inside Job with James Baraz
A Heroine's Journey With Authentic Indigenous Healers with Marie-Rose Phan-Lê
Mysterious Sightings In The Sky with Jacques Vallee, Ph.D.


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Q: Bootstrap - Cannot change Navbar Title in CSS HTML- I want to change "One Million Lines" to white

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2. I have 2 css files in cascading order: bootstrapmin.css and custom.css
3. Code below is used to change color of "One Million Lines" in bootstrap.css
4. I want to use custom.css to change the color
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Tenants of mortgagors
Possession proceedings by lender
Basic principles: Security of tenure
Secure tenancies
Flexible tenancies
Introductory tenancies
Demoted tenancies
Family intervention tenancies
Public sector licences
Assured tenancies
Assured shorthold tenancies
Regulated (protected) tenancies
Protected shorthold tenancies
Restricted contracts
Basic protection/excluded occupiers
Tied accommodation
Agricultural occupiers
Armed forces accommodation
Housing co-operatives
Gypsies and Travellers
Power of borrowers to grant tenancies
Tenancies binding on the lender
Subtenancies
Property guardians
Possession proceedings
How tenants of borrowers can become involved in possession proceedings against their landlord.
Pre-action protocol
Before repossessing a borrower who has mortgage or purchase plan (also known as 'Islamic mortgage') arrears over a residential property, lenders must comply with the Pre-action Protocol for Possession Claims based on Mortgage or Home Purchase Plan Arrears in respect of Residential Property. The protocol requires lenders to check who is in occupation of the property before issuing possession proceedings and, in certain circumstances, postpone legal action against the borrower.
Lenders will have to demonstrate compliance with the protocol by presenting two copies of Form N123 – Mortgage pre-action protocol checklist at the court hearing. See the page Pre-action protocol for mortgage arrears for more information.
Notice of proceedings
Lenders who have issued a claim for possession against a borrower must serve a notice on the property addressed to 'the occupiers'. They must do this within five days of receiving notification of the hearing date from the court.[1]
Lenders will have to demonstrate compliance with this requirements by producing copy of the notice and evidence of its service at the court hearing.[2]
Application to join the proceedings
If a tenant becomes aware of the lender's possession proceedings against her/his landlord, s/he can make an application to the court to join the proceedings as a party on form N244.
Some courts may give a tenant permission to be joined to proceedings at the hearing itself.[3] This is within the discretion of the court. The tenant will need to prove the existence of a tenancy and may wish to ask for an adjournment of the possession hearing so that s/he can obtain legal advice.
Unauthorised tenants wishing to apply to the court for postponement of a possession order (see the 'Not binding on the lender' section below) will not need to apply to be joined in proceedings.
Offers of payment
Claims for possession of residential property following a default on mortgage payments will usually fall under the provisions of the Administration of Justice Acts 1970 and 1973. Under these Acts only the borrower can make an offer to pay the mortgage installments and an amount off the arrears. The tenant cannot make such an offer in an attempt to resist the making of a possession order.[4]
If the borrower/landlord offers to pay the installments and an amount off the arrears funded by the rent from a tenancy that was created in breach of the mortgage agreement, this is likely to be rejected by the court. This is because the offer of payment could only be met by continuing the breach of the mortgage agreement.
Possession orders
The type and effect of a possession order against the borrower/landlord will vary depending on whether the tenancy is binding on the lender or not.
Binding on lender
If a possession order is made and the tenancy is binding on the lender, the tenant will have the right to remain in the property and the court will order that the lender will recover possession against the borrower/landlord, but not against the tenant.
Not binding on lender
If the tenancy is not binding on the lender, any possession order the lender obtains will be enforceable against the borrower/landlord and the tenant.
The provisions of the Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010 came into effect on 1 October 2010 and apply to any assured, assured shorthold, protected or statutory tenancy that is not binding on the lender and that was in existence, or commenced on or after, that date.[5] A tenant who has succeeded to such a tenancy will also be covered. The key points are:
when making a possession order the court may, on the application of an 'unauthorised' tenant, postpone the date for delivery of possession for up to two months
if the possession order has already been made and the tenant did not ask for a postponement, or was not the tenant when the order was made, s/he may ask the court to stay or suspend execution of the order for up to two months. In these circumstances, the tenant will only get extra time from the court if s/he has asked the lender to give a written undertaking not to enforce the order for two months and the lender has not given such an undertaking[6]
when considering whether to stay, suspend or postpone possession, the court must have regard to the circumstances of the tenant and whether there have been any breaches of the tenancy agreement
the court may make any stay or postponement conditional on the tenant making payments to the lender although this will not create any tenancy or any other right to occupy the property.
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) Guidance to the Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010 informs lenders, landlords and tenants of their rights and responsibilities under the 2010 Act.
For further information on whether the lender is bound by the tenancy see the page Tenancies binding on the lender.
Notice of execution of possession order
In order to enforce the possession order, the lender needs to apply to the court for a warrant of possession to be enforced by a court bailiff (in the county court) or for a writ of possession to be enforced by a High Court enforcement officer (in the High Court). See the section Enforcing of possession orders for more information, including additional notices that the court bailiff or officer will need to serve before executing the order.
From 1 October 2010, the lender must serve a 'Notice of execution of possession order' at the property when the warrant or writ of execution is applied for. No warrant or writ may be executed until 14 days after the notice is given.
The notice must be in the prescribed form and must be either personally served on any person who appears to be resident at the property or addressed to 'The Tenant or Occupier' (or by name, if known) and sent by first class or registered post or affixed to the property in a prominent place.[7]
Lenders will have to demonstrate compliance with this requirement at the court hearing. The DCLG guidance also covers this procedure.
Application to suspend or set aside execution
At this stage if a tenant wants to apply to the court to suspend the execution of the warrant or writ for a period, or to set them aside where the tenants argue that they have a tenancy that is binding on the lender, they must make an application to the court on form N244.
Appointment of receiver under LPA 1925
It should be noted that instead of seeking a court order for possession, the lender may, in certain circumstances, appoint a receiver under the Law of Property Act 1925 to receive rent and/or to exercise a power of sale without a possession order.
The appointment of a receiver is most likely to occur with buy-to-let mortgages, but all mortgage agreements can contain an express power to enable the lender to do this, and the law imply this power for every lender. See under 'Receivership' on the page Tenancies binding on the lender for more information.
Compensation for breach of implied covenants
A tenant can make a claim against the landlord for damages for breach of the covenant for quiet enjoyment and/or the covenant that the landlord shall not derogate from the grant of the tenancy, both of which are implied into every tenancy agreement.
A tenant has up to six years from the date that the tenancy agreement was breached in which to issue such a claim against the landlord.[8]
[1] Civil Procedure Rules, r.55.10(2).
[3] Civil Procedure Rules, rr.19.2 and 19.4.
[4] Britannia Building Society v Earl (1990) 22 HLR 98, CA.
[5] Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010.
[6] s.1 Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010 and Civil Procedure Rules, rule 55.10(4A).
[7] s.2 Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010; The Dwelling Houses (Execution of Possession Orders by Mortgagees) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/1809).
[8] s.5 Limitation Act 1980.
Public information links
Repossession by a landlord's lender
Court form N244 - Application notice
Gov.uk - Land Registry: search online
Gov.uk - MHCLG: Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010: guidance
Dwelling Houses (Execution of Possession Orders by Mortgagees) Regulations 2010
Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010
Pre-action protocol for mortgage arrears


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Q: How can I reply to the most recent email? I loop through all the emails on my inbox and stop as soon as I get a hit. I get the oldest one. I'd like to get the most recent one instead.
Dim objNS As Outlook.Namespace: Set objNS = GetNamespace("MAPI")
Dim olFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Set olFolder = objNS.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
Dim Item As Object

For Each Item In olFolder.Items
    If TypeOf Item Is Outlook.MailItem Then
        Dim oMail As Outlook.MailItem: Set oMail = Item
        If InStr(oMail.Subject, "Whatever") > 0 Then
            'Do something
            Exit For
        End If
    End If
Next

A: You can use the Items.Sort method of the MAPIFolder object.
Dim objNS As Outlook.Namespace: Set objNS = GetNamespace("MAPI")
Dim olFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Set olFolder = objNS.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
olFolder.Items.Sort "ReceivedTime", True  ' Sort items by received date in descending order
Dim Item As Object

For Each Item In olFolder.Items
    If TypeOf Item Is Outlook.MailItem Then
        Dim oMail As Outlook.MailItem: Set oMail = Item
        If InStr(oMail.Subject, "Whatever") > 0 Then
            'Do something
            oMail.ReplyAll
            oMail.Display 'This will open the reply window
            Exit For
        End If
    End If
Next

A: Never loop through all items in a folder, always use Items.Find/FindNext (if you want to find one or more items) or Items.Restrict (if you want to find all matches).
If you want the items in a particular order, sort them first using Items.Sort, e.g., Items.Sort "ReceivedTime", true
In you participial case, use a query like the one below. Note that it is on the PR_NORMALIZED_SUBJECT MAPI property since it is indexed (unlike PR_SUBJECT).
@SQL="http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x0E1D001F" LIKE '%whatever%'

The following will do the job:
set oItems = olFolder.Items
oItems.Sort "ReceivedTime", true
set oMail = oItems.Find "@SQL=""http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x0E1D001F"" LIKE '%whatever%'"
if not (oMail is Nothing) Then
  'Do something
End If


More evidence of the addictive power of nicotine: Researchers at the University of Chicago have found that just a single cigarette's worth of the tobacco-smoke compound can cause dramatic, lasting changes in the brain.
Neurobiologists Daniel McGehee and Huibert Mansvelder found that nicotine binds to receptors on a group of neurons in a part of lab rats' brains called the reward area, which plays an important role in addiction. Those neurons release a chemical that prompts other cells to produce copious amounts of the feel-good hormone dopamine. A one-time exposure to nicotine is all it takes to strengthen the communication between the neurons and the other cells, leaving a chemical memory of the drug— and a desire to repeat that first heady buzz. The researchers haven't yet determined whether something similar happens in the human brain. "But if we are correct, drugs that target that receptor and block it could help protect people against addiction," McGehee says. A vaccine against cigarettes? "It's a long shot, I know, but it's possible."