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Walt Disney World Announces Magic Kingdom Attractions Getting New Holiday Twists for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
What is better than Christmas in July? Christmas in July news for Walt Disney World!
For the first time during Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, some Magic Kingdom attractions will be receiving special enhancements just for the holidays!
In Tomorrowland, Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor will have a new show as the crew is putting some "Ha Ha Ha" in their "Ho Ho Ho" into the show.
When guests get behind the wheel at the Tomorrowland Speedway, they'll find that they will be cruising a festive freeway filled with thousands of lights and stylized décor. Space Mountain launches will be launching guests on a trippy jaunt through the cosmos, filled with dazzling lighting and high-energy holiday tunes.
The Mad Tea Party in Fantasyland becomes a wild and wacky Christmas party, as guests spin their teacups to one of four new holiday combos of lights and music.
Also happening will be the brand new "Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks" show. Of course there will be plenty of returning favorites like "A Frozen Holiday Wish," "Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration," "A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas," Club Tinsel, the Disney Junior Jingle Jam and "Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade," not to mention the complimentary treats and a magical snowfall on Main Street, U.S.A.
Author RayPosted on July 25, 2019 July 25, 2019 Categories Walt Disney WorldTags Christmas, Mad Tea Party, Magic Kingdom, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks, Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor, Tomorrowland Speedway, Walt Disney WorldLeave a comment on Walt Disney World Announces Magic Kingdom Attractions Getting New Holiday Twists for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Walt Disney World Announces Limited Time Extra, Extra Magic Hours…Includes Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
May the Fourth be with you!
Honoring this special Star Wars Day, Walt Disney World gave us all some very interesting news.
Today Walt Disney World announced that guests of Disney Resort hotels and other select hotels will be able to take advantage of the Extra Magic Hours benefit with Extra, Extra Magic Hours for a limited time at the theme parks!
Extra, Extra Magic Hours will include Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios, as well as Disney's Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom theme parks.
Disney's Hollywood Studios — Daily from September 1-November 2, the park will have Extra, Extra Magic Hours from 6-9 AM which will include Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, plus Toy Story Land and select other attractions through out the park. Access to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and its experiences will be subject to capacity.
Disney also announced that that on August 29-31, Disney's Hollywood Studios will open at 6 AM for all guests. There will not be Extra, Extra Magic Hours on those days.
Disney's Animal Kingdom – Extra, Extra Magic Hours will happen daily August 29-November 2, from 7-8 AM, featuring Pandora – The World of Avatar and other attractions throughout the park. The attractions available will be the same as today's morning Extra Magic Hours offerings.
Magic Kingdom Park —Extra, Extra Magic Hours will happen daily from August 29-November 2, from 7-8 AM, the attractions available in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland will be the same as the current morning EMH offerings.
Extra Magic Hours will also continue to be available on select days at Epcot.
If guests are visiting this fall, they are reminded that the Extra, Extra Magic Hours benefit at the Walt Disney World Resort requires a valid theme park admission and hotel ID.
Author RayPosted on May 4, 2019 May 4, 2019 Categories Walt Disney WorldTags Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Extra Magic Hours, Magic Kingdom, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, StarWars, Walt Disney WorldLeave a comment on Walt Disney World Announces Limited Time Extra, Extra Magic Hours…Includes Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
Destination D 2018 Ends With Exciting Announcements
Along with all of the celebration of all that is Mickey Mouse and his 90th Birthday, there were a number of exciting announcements about the future of the Disney Parks in the United States
Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products Chairman Bob Chapek earlier today revealed that the names of the two signature attractions set for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge when it opens in Disneyland next summer and at Walt Disney World in fall 2019 will be Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.
Guests can take the controls in one of three unique and critical roles aboard Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.
Here is the video that Chapek played at Destination D when he announced this attraction.
And on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, guests will join an epic battle between the First Order and the Resistance, including a face-off with Kylo Ren.
And this footage of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance was shot inside the actual attraction.
Of course when you think about Star Wars, the iconic music of legendary composer John Williams comes to mind. After announcing the new attractions Chapek also announced that Oscar-winning composer John Williams is creating new and original Star Wars themes exclusively for the land! The all-new music is being recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. Here is a preview of the music along with construction progress at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Chapek also announced that a new Beauty and the Beast sing-along attraction will be coming to Epcot's France pavilion.
This attraction will be using the existing theater, and playing in addition to Impressions de France. The brand new attraction is being created by Don Hahn, producer of the animated and live-action Beauty and the Beast films.
Also announced for Epcot was a new nighttime spectacular that is planned to open at the park in 2020. This new show will celebrate how Disney music inspires people around the world, and will feature massive floating set pieces, custom-built LED panels, choreographed moving fountains, lights, pyrotechnics and lasers.
Before this new show opens, there will be a limited-time experience, called "Epcot Forever," which will debut in fall 2019 after Illuminations closes and will feature classic Epcot tunes.
"Epcot Forever" will begin with a spark of imagination that swells into an epic spectacle of fireworks, music, lighting, lasers, and special effects kites.
The last announcement for Epcot was the name of the "Ratatouille" experience coming to the France pavilion, which will be called Remy's Ratatouille Adventure.
This attraction which is based on the popular attraction found at Disneyland Paris is still some way off from its Walt Disney World debut. Right now Disney is saying that it will have a Spring 2020 opening.
Chapek also announced that an all-new cinematic nighttime experience, "Wonderful World of Animation," will debut at Disney's Hollywood Studios in May 2019, as part of the park's 30th anniversary celebration.
The show will use state-of-the-art projection technology to take guests on a magical journey through more than 90 years of Disney animation, all beginning with Mickey himself.
Also announced for Disneyland was Get Your Ears On — A Mickey and Minnie Celebration, which will feature new entertainment, food and merchandise. On January 18, "Mickey's Mix Magic" will light up the night at Disneyland with all-new music, projections and lasers that set the scene for an epic dance party that takes over almost the entire park.
Chapek also shared that the beloved Mickey's Soundsational Parade is set to return to Disneyland park in January 2019, with a new float with Mickey himself, who will lead the celebration down Main Street, U.S.A.
The party will get even bigger when the fan-favorite Mickey's Soundsational Parade returns to the resort in January 2019 featuring a new float with Mickey himself, who will lead the celebration down Main Street, U.S.A.
Also coming to the Magic Kingdom will be Mickey & Minnie's Surprise Celebration. The celebration will run from January 18 to September 30, 2019. Mickey & Minnie's Surprise Celebration will feature new food, merchandise and entertainment, including a new dance party with Mickey, Minnie and their friends
During his presentation, Chapek unveiled details about Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge. This will be a deluxe, nature-inspired resort that will feature more than 900 hotel rooms and proposed Disney Vacation Club villas.
Not to be left out, Celebrate Your Favorite Mouse with Mickey & Minnie's Surprise Party at Sea will be coming to Disney Cruise Line next summer.
It certainly sounds like a fun day of announcements. I only wish I could have been there to experience all of the excitement live in person.
Author RayPosted on November 18, 2018 November 19, 2018 Categories D23Tags D23, Destination D, Disney Cruise Line, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disneyland, Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney WorldLeave a comment on Destination D 2018 Ends With Exciting Announcements
Walt Disney World to Introduce New Online Vacation Planning Site and Identical Single Day Ticket Pricing for All Parks
Yesterday Walt Disney World announced that beginning October 16th that they will be launching a new vacation planning site to help guests purchase date-based tickets.
In the announcement Disney stated –
"With all there is to see and do in our parks, we know guests are increasingly looking for easier ways to plan a vacation with personalized options that fit their individual needs. Beginning October 16 on DisneyWorld.com, guests will be able to access our new online vacation-planning destination and purchase tickets priced by the date of visit. These changes are designed to simplify the booking experience, give guests an enhanced way to purchase theme park tickets and help them more easily plan the Disney vacation of their dreams"
While Disney has not stated this, presumably this is being done to make it easier for people trying to book and plan a vacation to Walt Disney World by streamlining the now disjointed process by guiding people through the process on a single website as opposed to navigating through the abundance of dropdown menus on Walt Disney World's current site. The fact that there is no mention of the fact that date-based pricing that was announce a while ago and has been the pricing practice for the Disneyland Resort for a while now and that they seem to emphasize the planning process seems to verify this. Personally I'm skeptical that this process will be as "streamlined" as Disney professes. Disney has a history of making complicated processes even more complicated. That's on top of their history of having technical issues and outages.
Here is the video that Disney is using to explain the new site.
What also was not mentioned in the announcement but has been found out is that as of October 16th Walt Disney World will begin pricing all four of it's theme parks at the same price for single day tickets. This will eliminate the Magic Kingdom premium, and raising the price of the other three parks to match the ticket price for the Magic Kingdom.
Beginning in the summer of 2013, the Magic Kingdom carried a premium price, putting it at around $5 more than the other three theme parks. The new pricing will now put all four Walt Disney World theme parks between $109 and $129, depending on the season that they will be used.
Currently one-day tickets for Epcot, Studios and Animal Kingdom are between $102 and $122.
With the impending opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Walt Disney World in late fall 2019, the launch of the new planning site seems to make sense due to the anticipated increased bookings of vacations.
What seems odd about the same price for all parks beginning in October is that much of Disney's Hollywood Studios is still under construction due to the new Star Wars land. While the price difference between parks doesn't seem like a lot, the fact that the Studios is barely a full-day park, Disney is expecting guests to pay the same daily ticket price as the other parks. Maybe Disney is thinking that the Magic Kingdom Premium was too difficult for guests to figure out and this just makes things easier. If that's the case, I don't have as big of an issue with the change and after all we're only talking about a few dollars a day. The premium really didn't seem to change crowd distribution between the parks much anyway.
It will be interesting to see what if any affect this will have on bookings and guest satisfaction.
Author RayPosted on September 25, 2018 September 25, 2018 Categories Walt Disney WorldTags Disney Tickets, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Magic Kingdom, My Disney Experience, Walt Disney WorldLeave a comment on Walt Disney World to Introduce New Online Vacation Planning Site and Identical Single Day Ticket Pricing for All Parks
Walt Disney World Announces New Dates for 'Disney After Hours' for Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney World announced earlier today that 'Disney After Hours' will continue for the Magic Kingdom into the winter of 2018 and into 2019, with dates available from December 3, 2018 until March 7, 2019.
As before, when attending this event guests can get in as early as 7 PM to experience the fireworks before hitting more than 25 attractions and experiences with little to no wait! The event also includes complimentary ice cream novelties and beverages.
The new dates and times are:
December 3: 10 PM – 1 AM
December 10: 10 PM – 1 AM
January 7: 8 PM – 11 PM
January 17: 8 PM – 11 PM
February 7: 8 PM – 11 PM
February 14: 9 PM – 12 AM
February 28: 8 PM – 11 PM
March 7: 9 PM – 12 AM
The cost of the event has risen by $6, and is now $125 plus tax for ages 3+ with advance purchase, or $129 for day of. Passholders and DVC can get a discounted rate of $95 for an advance purchase. Theme park admission is not required.
I have not had to attend a 'Disney After Hours' event yet, though it looks like one of the new dates might be during my next trip. This is definitely something I am considering. Everyone that I know who has gone has loved the event.
You can purchase tickets by calling 407-827-7185 or by going online.
Author RayPosted on September 6, 2018 Categories Walt Disney WorldTags Disney After Hours, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney WorldLeave a comment on Walt Disney World Announces New Dates for 'Disney After Hours' for Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney World Online Lost and Found System Goes Live
Have you ever lost something at Walt Disney World and had to either call or go to Lost and Found to report the lost item? Well, you no longer have to do that.
Walt Disney World Lost and Found has now moved online. The new system is powered by Chargerback. Chargerback also provides lost and found services for airlines and other tourism and entertainment companies.
Starting today, if a guest has lost an item at any Walt Disney World theme park, Disney Springs, Transportation (including busses, monorails and watercraft), ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex or Disney Water Park they will fill out a lost item report here.
Guest will no longer have to visit or phone the Lost and Found center.
Once guests fill out the online form they will receive an email notification with a Lost Item claim number. Disney will then continue to look for the item and provide you with an email update within 48 hours. Disney will contact guests if they that they have found the item or need further information.
Nothing has really changed if guests have lost items at any hotel or on Disney's Magical Express.
If an item was lost at any resort hotel, please contact the specific resort Lobby Concierge for assistance.
For Disney's Magical Express please contact (866) 599-0951. If the item was lost over 30 minutes ago, please contact Mears Transportation Group at (407) 423-5566.
If guests aren't where the item was lost, Disney is asking guests to go to the above link and fill out the online form.
According to Disney policy, highly valuable items (such as wallets, purses, credit cards, prescription glasses and cameras) are held for 90 days.
Items of lesser value (such as sunglasses, hats, toys and clothes) are held for 30 days.
Author RayPosted on May 21, 2018 Categories Walt Disney WorldTags Chargerback, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Lost and Found, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney WorldLeave a comment on Walt Disney World Online Lost and Found System Goes Live
Walt Disney World No Longer Hosting Night of Joy
Disney's Night of Joy event at Walt Disney World has ended. Walt Disney World will no longer be hosting the event.
The event which began in 1983 was held at the Magic Kingdom for most of its 35-year run. For two-years it was held at at Disney's Hollywood Studios and for the past two years it had been held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. The second night of the 2017 event was called of because of the threat of Hurricane Irma.
According to sources, Disney has not given a reason for ending the Night of Joy event, although there were rumors that there were a lot of operational difficulties in hosting the event.
A possible foreshadowing that this might be happening was when Disney included Night of Joy regulars MercyMe in the upcoming Eat to the Beat concert series at Epcot.
Author RayPosted on May 3, 2018 May 3, 2018 Categories Walt Disney WorldTags ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Magic Kingdom, MercyMe, Night of Joy, Walt Disney WorldLeave a comment on Walt Disney World No Longer Hosting Night of Joy
Dan Cockerell, Magic Kingdom Vice President Retiring
According to multiple sources citing sources within the The Walt Disney Company, 49 year old Magic Kingdom Vice President Dan Cockerell will be retiring next month.
Dan, who is the son of former Vice President of Operations Lee Cockerell, became the Magic Kingdom Vice President in 2015 during a reshuffle which saw long-time Magic Kingdom Vice President Phil Holmes move to the Studios Vice President role in a leadership swap. Prior to the move, Dan was the Vice President of Epcot. Dan has been with Disney for 26 years.
According to the sources, Cockerell will be starting a speaking and consulting company, with plans to travel.
Disney has not yet named a replacement. Cockerell's final day will be May 11, 2018.
Author RayPosted on April 26, 2018 Categories Walt Disney WorldTags Dan Cockerell, Epcot, Lee Cockerell, Magic Kingdom, The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney WorldLeave a comment on Dan Cockerell, Magic Kingdom Vice President Retiring
Walt Disney World Announces 'Incredible Summer' for All Four Parks
Last week Walt Disney World announced that guests will see new attractions and entertainment experiences as "beloved stories from several Disney films come to life" at Walt Disney World this summer.
Here is what Disney announced…
The Incredibles Take Over Tomorrowland
Guests can party with Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, and Frozone from Disney•Pixar's "The Incredibles" and the soon-to-be blockbuster "Incredibles 2." Edna Mode, the greatest superhero costume designer, will also make her debut appearance. Each evening, guests can enjoy a "SUPER" dance party on the Rocket Tower Stage.
Don't we already have a dance party and an Incredibles one at that in Tomorrowland already? Okay Edna Mode is new and it will be themed to Incredibles 2….but this really isn't anything new.
The Guardians of the Galaxy Take the Stage at Epcot
Star-Lord and Gamora from "Guardians of the Galaxy" will join an alien band, taking guests on a journey through the cosmos. The party will feature hits from Awesome Mixtapes 1 and 2 – fun and favorite tunes from the two movies' soundtracks – building the anticipation for a new Epcot Guardians of the Galaxy attraction.
This sounds like it could be fun….though it sounds a lot like the 'Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Dance Off!' that's being held in front of Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! at Disney California Adventure, minus the "dance off" part. Fun….new to Epcot, promotes the upcoming attraction, but not original.
"Explorers Meet UP! A Great Bird Adventure" & A "Dino-Tastic" Celebration for Donald Duck Will Debut At Disney's Animal Kingdom
Two new can't-miss offerings will debut at Disney's Animal Kingdom in time for the park's 20th anniversary. First, guests can discover new bird species from around the world at the new show "Explorers Meet UP! A Great Bird Adventure," which will star Senior Wilderness Explorer Russell and his furry friend Dug. The park will also launch a "dino-tastic" celebration, in which Donald Duck takes over Dinoland, U.S.A., in a new character celebration.
"Explorers Meet UP! A Great Bird Adventure" sounds like an UP re-themed "Flights of Wonder" attraction to me. I'm a big fan of the movie UP but this doesn't sound really new.
I am curious to see what the "Dino-Tastic Celebration for Donald Duck" will be. While I was hoping for a new parade for Disney's Animal Kingdom, this new celebration could be fun and is much needed for Dino-Land which lacks anything significant to keep people there beyond the few attractions that draw people there.
See "The Incredibles 2" at AMC Disney Springs
Everyone's favorite family of superheroes is back in "Incredibles 2" – but this time Helen is in the spotlight, while Bob navigates the day-to-day heroics of "normal" life at home with Violet, Dash and baby Jack-Jack, whose superpowers are emerging. When a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot, the family and Frozone must find a way to work together again—which is easier said than done, even when they're all Incredible. "Incredibles 2" busts into theaters on June 15, 2018.
For me this might appeal to locals or for a rainy day. I don't know about you, but with the money I spend for a trip to vacation at Walt Disney World I'm not sure I want to spend two hours watching a movie that I can watch at home.
Now….for the biggie…
Toy Story Land Opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios
One major highlight of "Incredible Summer" will be the grand opening of Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. This new 11-acre land will shrink guests to the size of a toy and allow them to explore the fun and adventure of Andy's backyard. There, guests can experience two new attractions: the family coaster Slinky Dog Dash and Alien Swirling Saucers. Toy Story Land also will feature an existing guest-favorite attraction, Toy Story Mania!, which will expand to add a third track into the rotation. The land's Woody's Lunch Box will be a new quick-service restaurant that will offer up tasty meals and old-fashioned soda floats to Toy Story Land guests.
This what I'm looking forward to. I cannot wait until this opens. I'm really hoping that Toy Story Land is open when I'm at Walt Disney World this summer.
Except for Toy Story Land and the Dino-Tastic Celebration in Dinoland none of the rest excites me much, but considering that all of this is limited to the summer season when the parks are fairly busy and there is a huge need to entertain people when they aren't able to get on attractions or into other shows these are probably good and fun enough to serve the purpose.
What do you think of Incredible Summer?
Author RayPosted on February 8, 2018 Categories Walt Disney WorldTags Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Incredible Summer, Magic Kingdom, The Incredibles 2, Walt Disney WorldLeave a comment on Walt Disney World Announces 'Incredible Summer' for All Four Parks
Walt Disney World Files Permits for Tron Coaster
At the D23 Expo last July Disney announced that a new TRON roller coaster would be coming to the Magic Kingdom. Many of us hoped that the attraction would be open for Magic Kingdom's 50th Anniversary, with the recent filing of government paperwork we at least have somewhat of an idea when construction will likely begin.
Back in November Environmental Resource permits were filed with the South Florida Water Management District. These permits gave an exact location for the TRON Lightcycle Power Run, though we had a pretty good idea when the attraction was announced at D23 Expo.
The "Notices of Commencement Permits" don't give a lot of details other than that we should see a groundbreaking soon and who will be managing the project. The permits filed with Orange County indicate that Disney hired a local construction company, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company to oversee the construction project.
According to sources, we should see ground clearing and site preparation in the coming months before the rainy season begins. Vertical construction is expected to begin before the end of the year. When this happens it is expected that the Walt Disney World Railroad will go down for an unknown amount of time while the TRON ride building is extended over the railroad.
While it is thought that there will be a two-year build timeline, when we look at the construction of the TRON coaster at Shanghai it's unclear how long construction will take for the project in Walt Disney World. For Shanghai the groundbreaking took place in 2011, but construction didn't really take off until late 2013 and didn't open for testing and guests until 2016.
I was excited, as were others, when this attraction was announced at the D23 Expo. I've even more excited now that we know that permits have been filed and that groundbreaking is imminent and construction should be following hopefully shortly after that.
How excited are you about the new TRON Lightcycle Power Run attraction?
Author RayPosted on January 31, 2018 Categories Walt Disney WorldTags Magic Kingdom, Tron, Tron Lightcycle Power Run, Walt Disney WorldLeave a comment on Walt Disney World Files Permits for Tron Coaster
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De gemeente ontstond in 2009 bij een herindeling uit de samenvoeging van de stad Mazsalaca (met omliggend gebied) en de landelijke gemeenten Ramata, Sēļi en Skaņkalne.

In juli 2021 ging Mazsalacas novads, samen met de "republieksstad" Valmiera en de gemeenten Beverīnas novads, Burtnieku novads, Kocēnu novads, Naukšēnu novads, Rūjienas novads en Strenču novads, op in de nieuwe gemeente Valmieras novads.

In de omgeving van Mazsalaca zijn resten aanwezig van graven van mensen uit de Jonge Steentijd. Deze graven dateren van circa 3000 v.C..
Mazsalaca werd in 1224 door Duitse immigranten gesticht en heette oorspronkelijk Salisburg. De plaats had van 1937 tot 1977 een spoorwegstation, en enige textielindustrie, die na 1990 verdwenen is. Het 18e-eeuwse voormalige kasteel Salisburg is met subsidie van partnerstad Harsewinkel gerestaureerd en tot schoolgebouw verbouwd.

De stad Mazsalaca heeft een jumelage met Harsewinkel in Duitsland.

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and can you really record the sound of change dropping and replay it to the pay phone for a free call?
War driving is picking up wireless networks from outside.
Back in the early days of big telecom companies, like 60's - 80's, you were actually able to record the frequency of sound of change dropping into a payphone to make free calls. But not anymore, with more advanced technology of telecom companies, it doesn't work anymore.
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Is war driving the same as war dialing only one is wireless and the other is down the fone line?
War driving is the act of locating and possibly exploiting connections to wireless local area networks while driving around a city or elsewhere. To do war driving, you need a vehicle, a computer (which can be a laptop), a wireless Ethernet card set to work in promiscuous mode, and some kind of an antenna which can be mounted on top of or positioned inside the car. Because a wireless LAN may have a range that extends beyond an office building, an outside user may be able to intrude into the network, obtain a free Internet connection, and possibly gain access to company records and other resources.
Some people have made a sport out of war driving, in part to demonstrate the ease with which wireless LANs can be compromised. With an omnidirectional antenna and a geophysical positioning system (GPS), the war driver can systematically map the locations of 802.11b wireless access points. Companies that have a wireless LAN are urged to add security safeguards that will ensure only intended users have access. Safeguards include the use of the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption standard, the setup and use of a virtual private network (VPN) or IPsec, and a firewall or DMZ.
The term derives from a somewhat similar approach to breaching the telephone system called war dialing.
The phone design that prevents this is called FORTRESS II. It disables the telephone reciever mike until the actual phone call connects.
So what methods are telephone places still vulnerable to today? I never heard off someone successfully hacking a switch.
driving around with ur laptop and a wireless card (set in promiscuous mode) actively looking for wireless networks. coming across one and attemting to either break into the router/switch, computers behind the router/switch, or to crack the encryption/authentication algorithm associated with it.
would it be considered war driving if you come across open wireless connections (while driving) with no password and use that connection or is it just when you come across one that has a password for certain people only.
lol it would be like "borrow driving". "Can I borrow your internet connection?" lol.
and if a wireless network has encryption use airsnort to get around this... may take some time... but it WILL work.
in the FORTRESS II systems where the mic is off until connection, there is a way to make the mic turn on(used to be may not be true today). ahh...the many uses of a nail and a paper clip...but they've changed their systems in most places so that they don't use the system of internal tones to tell the phone company when money is deposited.
I will have to try that war driving out. Sounds like a good time.


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Kevin Kline actor
Kevin Kline is a 75 years old actor from United States of America from St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on October 24, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri as Kevin Delaney Kline. His nickname is Kline Kevin Delaney.
Kevin Kline, American actor
Kevin Delaney Kline is an American stage and film actor. He has won an Academy Award and two Tony Awards. He is also a 2003 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee. Kline began his career on stage in 1972 with The Acting Company. He went on to win two Tony Awards for his work in Broadway musicals winning Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the 1978 original production of On the Twentieth Century and Best Actor in a Musical for the 1981 revival of The Pirates of Penzance.
His real name:
Birth name of Kevin Kline is Kevin Delaney Kline
Is Kevin Kline still alive?
Yes, Kevin Kline is still alive Last check: 2 years ago
Kevin Kline had two marriages.
Phoebe Cates Kline, American Actress, Model, And Entrepreneur
He married with Phoebe Cates Kline (56), in 1989. Kevin Kline was 41 and Phoebe Cates Kline was 25 years old. Married for 34 years, 29 days.
Phoebe Cates, American actress
Kline married with Phoebe Cates (58), in 1989. Kevin Kline was 41 and Phoebe Cates was 25 years old. Married for 34 years, 29 days.
He has two children, Owen (31, Actor) and Frankie (28, Rock Singer) . When his first child, Owen Kline, was born, Kevin Kline was 43 years old.
Kevin Kline net worth
He has a net worth of 35 million dollars.
Kevin Kline Albums (1)
There is 1 albums of Kevin Kline.
His first album On the Twentieth Century (Original Broadway Cast Recording) released 45 years ago, he was 30 years old when this album released. There were 20 songs in this album.
On the Twentieth Century (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Released 45 years ago
Kevin Kline Movies (70)
There are 70 movies of Kevin Kline.
His first feature film was Beauty and the Beast (2017, as Maurice). He was 69 when he starred in this movie. Since 2017, he has appeared in 70 feature films. The last one is The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts (2019). In this movie, we watched him in the Robert Mueller character .
I Love You to Death (1990) As Joey Boca, he was 42 years old
Trade (2007) As Ray Sheridan, he was 59 years old
In & Out (1997) As Howard Brackett, he was 49 years old
Life as a House (2001) As George Monroe, he was 54 years old
Silverado (1985) As Paden, he was 37 years old
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Kevin Kline movie characters
Maurice Beauty and the Beast (2017) 69
Alvin Franklin No Strings Attached (2011) 63
Tulio The Road to El Dorado (2000) 52
Phoebus The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) 48
Paden Silverado (1985) 37
Phoebus The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) 54
U.S. Marshal Artemus Gordon Wild Wild West (1999) 51
Chief Inspector Dreyfus The Pink Panther (2006) 58
Sam Last Vegas (2013) 66
Chef Andre The Tale of Despereaux (2008) 61
The Starling (2021) 0
Otto A Fish Called Wanda (1988) 40
Pete Brummel Ricki and the Flash (2015) 67
Hampton Roth Definitely, Maybe (2008) 60
Jeffrey Anderson Soapdish (1991) 43
Ray Sheridan Trade (2007) 59
Joey Boca I Love You to Death (1990) 42
Marcus Skinner Orange County (2002) 54
Richard Parker Consenting Adults (1992) 44
Harold Cooper The Big Chill (1983) 35
William Hundert The Emperor's Club (2002) 55
Dave Kovic / Bill Mitchell Dave (1993) 45
Edwin Stanton The Conspirator (2010) 63
Nick Bottom A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) 51
Douglas Fairbanks Chaplin (1992) 45
Ben Hood The Ice Storm (1997) 49
George Monroe Life as a House (2001) 54
Howard Brackett In & Out (1997) 49
Luc Teyssier French Kiss (1995) 47
Vince McCain/Rod McCain Fierce Creatures (1997) 49
Cole Porter De-Lovely (2004) 56
Jacques As You Like It (2006) 58
Guy Noir A Prairie Home Companion (2006) 58
Donald Woods Cry Freedom (1987) 40
Nathan Landau Sophie's Choice (1982) 35
Mack Grand Canyon (1991) 44
Nick Starkey The January Man (1989) 41
Himself/Interview Looking for Richard (1996) 48
Dr. Joseph Winter Darling Companion (2012) 64
Robert Dean (2016) 68
Mathias Gold My Old Lady (2014) 66
Errol Flynn The Last of Robin Hood (2013) 66
Cal Gold The Anniversary Party (2001) 53
Henry Harrison The Extra Man (2010) 62
Narrator The Nutcracker (1993) 46
Frixos Princess Caraboo (1994) 46
Henry Squires Violets Are Blue (1986) 38
Himself Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019) 71
Kröger Queen to Play (2009) 62
The Good House (2022) 0
Hamlet Hamlet (1990) 43
Garry Essendine Noël Coward's Present Laughter (2017) 70
Himself The Grand Knockout Tournament (1987) 39
The Pirate King The Pirates of Penzance (1983) 35
The Shakespeare Sessions (2003) 55
Himself Theater of War (2008) 60
Pirate King The Pirates of Penzance (1980) 32
Interviewee The Big Chill: A Reunion (1999) 51
The Diary 0
Narrator Merlin and the Dragons (1991) 44
McCarthy The Time of Your Life (1976) 28
Hamlet The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006) 58
Himself John Cleese's Final Farewell Performance (1988) 40
Frank or Francis 0
Narrator Mary Engelbreit's The Night Before Christmas (2004) 56
Narrator The Last Ghost of War (2008) 60
Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac (2008) 61
Himself Still on the Road (2010) 0
Frederick Law Olmsted Olmsted and America's Urban Parks (2011) 63
Robert Mueller The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts (2019) 71
Kevin Kline TV Shows (9)
His first TV Show was Saturday Night Live (1975).
The View He was 49 years old
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah He was 48 years old
Inside the Actors Studio He was 46 years old
The Ellen DeGeneres Show He was 55 years old
Late Night with Conan O'Brien He was 45 years old
View all Kevin Kline TV shows.
Nominated Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress in 1998 , nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy in 1992 , nominated Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy in 1997 , nominated MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in 1997 , awarded Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical in 1977 ,
He graduated from Saint Louis Priory School, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University and Juilliard School
What is Kevin's zodiac sign?
Kevin Kline zodiac sign is scorpio.
Where does He lives?
He is living in St. Louis.
When is Kline's next birthday?
Kevin Kline was born on the 24th of October 1947 , which was a Friday. He will be turning 76 in only 267 days from today (30 January, 2023).
Other facts about Kevin Kline
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Golden Globe Award For Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical Or Comedy , point in time: 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z , for work: In & Out
Golden Raspberry Award For Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble , point in time: 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z , winner: Will Smith , for work: Wild Wild West
Saint Louis Priory School , end time: 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z
Delaney , series ordinal: 2
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In Netflix's 'You People,' Jonah Hill is a Jewish guy who finds love with a Farrakhan follower's daughter
(JTA) – Were Jews the "OG slaves"? Can American slavery be compared to the Holocaust? And who gets the last word on Louis Farrakhan?
These questions have spurred very serious debates over time — and now will be getting a raunchier take in the new Netflix comedy "You People" that hits streaming Jan. 27.
Starring Jewish funnyman Jonah Hill, who also co-wrote the script with "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris, the film stars a visibly tattooed Hill as Ezra, a young Jewish man who falls in love with Amira, a Black woman played by "Without Remorse" actress Lauren London.
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Q: String concatenation operator in Oracle, Postgres and SQL Server Is there a way to have a common operator for concatenation in Oracle, Postgres and SQL Server.
In Oracle and Postgres we use || and SQL Server uses +.
I've solved the problem in Postgres by adding the custom operator + to support string concatenation.
Is there a way to add the same operator in Oracle to support string concatenation using the + operator.

A: || certainly works in Oracle, though not apparently SQL Server.  (For those who come after us, here's a rosetta stone for SQL: SQL Dialects Reference)
If you're fixing up SQL scripts, I would consider the following solution:
BEFORE:
sql-shell-command < sql-file.sql

(sql-file contains '+' operators)
AFTER:
ansi-sql-shell-command < sql-file.sql

sed -e 's/||/\+/' < sql-file.sql | ms-sql-shell-command

(sql-file contains || operators, you'd have to convert your files)
The idea is that you start with SQL in one format, and for the special case, you run a filter over it to transform it to the other format.  Theoretically, you could turn all +es into ||s, but since a good proportion of those might be numeric-add rather than string-concatenation, that's unlikely to work as well.
The complexity of your filter depends on what you're doing.  If you have arbitrary data in your SQL, then you'd have to get it to avoid substituting in strings.  But if you're setting up views it'll probably be fine.
You could use the same technique in programs where the SQL is in strings - write a function in the program to turn it from one form to the other.

A: || is the SQL Standard concatenation operator (see SQL 2008: 5.2). Use that, and complain if it doesn't work in the system you're using ;-)
Seriously though, you should make other systems use ||, not +. Not only is it more standard, but it's easier to accidentally cause confusion if you use +, especially if any types have to be inferred or and implicit casts are happening.
Consider: '5' + 2
If the system you're using doesn't throw an error on that one, and + means both plus and concatenation, you might be in for some confusing results.

A: You can't overload operators in Oracle. the "+" overload wouldn't work anyway, since Oracle does automatic type conversions ('1'+'1'=2).
The concatenation operator used by Oracle is ||, which is also ANSI-compliant.
There is also the CONCAT function which (as of postgres 9.0 and SQL Server 2012) is supported by all three RDBMSs you need it for.
Note that the Oracle version of CONCAT is not variadic like the other two. If you need to concatenate three or more strings you will need to nest:
CONCAT(s1,CONCAT(s2,s3))

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Gallup asked, and people answered -- this is the issue poised to dominate the 2016 presidential elections. Here's what you need to know.
If it seems like campaign season starts earlier with each presidential election, you're probably right. Nonetheless, we're currently a little more than 14 months from the date at which Americans will go to the polls to decide who will become the 45th president of the United States of America.
Election season is often marked by a heightened number of political ads, which nowadays are more focused than ever at getting your attention. Gone are the days where billboards and TV commercials did all the work for campaigning candidates. Now you'll see ads reaching for your attention on social media that are more targeted than ever.
However, those ads are only effective if campaign leaders and candidates understand what's important to the American people. This is where surveys and polls come in handy.
How important will each of the following issues be to your vote for president next year -- will it be -- extremely important, very important, moderately important, or not that important.
The way income and wealth are distributed in the U.S.
Specifically, Gallup was looking for issues labeled as "extremely important" or "very important" by respondents. While not a single issue scored below 55% in the combination of the aforementioned two categories, implying that all eight issues hold some significance in the 2016 elections, one truly stood out from the crowd.
According to Gallup's findings, "the economy" continues to top the list as Americans' most important issue in the upcoming elections. Six out of every seven (86%) people surveyed labeled the economy as being an extremely important or very important issue. Coming in a somewhat distant second with a combined 77% were "healthcare policy" and "the way government operates in Washington."
Now, let's get something clear from the get-go: The economy taking the top spot isn't a huge shock. In fact, the economy is typically the top issue in just about every presidential election in the United States. What's so remarkable about this survey was just how far ahead of the other issues the economy is in terms of response importance, especially when you take into account the idea that the unemployment rate shrank in April to 5.4%, the lowest level since May 2008.
With the U.S. economy back on track and the Federal Reserve seemingly on the verge of lifting record-low lending rate targets, you might be wondering why the economy continues to be the top issue Americans care most about. In reality, there are a number of problems Americans are currently facing that remain directly tied to the health of the U.S. economy.
While often described as a middle-class problem, wage growth in the U.S. has been anemic for the past five decades. On a nominal basis, you'd probably think I'm nuts, since hourly wages have risen more than 725% between 1964 and 2014. Although it may feel like you have more money than you did a decade ago, average real hourly earnings, or what the average American is making per hour in constant dollars when inflation has been factored in, has risen by less than 8% over the past 50 years, per the Pew Research Center. If wage growth fails to outpace inflation, it makes saving and investing a difficult proposition for the average American household.
That leads to the next point: anemic savings rates. When Bankrate released its June 2014 Financial Security Index last year, the results unfortunately flew under the radar of most Americans. But trust me -- they're an eye-opener. When asked how much Americans had in emergency savings accounts (i.e., readily available money in checking, savings, or a money market account), 50% had either no emergency fund, or enough to pay less than three months of expenses. Just 23% had the recommended emergency fund of six months or longer. A strong economy is needed to ensure that the paycheck-to-paycheck Americans have enough job security that they can continue to meet their financial obligations.
Another major problem is underemployment. A few decades prior, going to college was something of an exception. Those who did and graduated with a degree were likely to land a job commensurate with their added effort and schooling. Fast-forward to today, and that's far from the case.
Despite college being something of a prerequisite for advancement in the business world, there are no guarantees a good job will be waiting for graduates once they receive their degrees. Estimates from the Center for College Affordability and Productivity in 2013 would appear to confirm this thesis, with the CCAP predicting that the number of college graduates entering the workforce each year would be more than double the number of available jobs requiring at least a Bachelor's degree between 2010 and 2020.
Source: Center for College Affordability and Productivity via Facebook.
What's more, the cost of a college education seems to be rising exponentially compared to everything else. Taking into account the more than $1 trillion in student loan debt currently outstanding, this is an issue that demands attention.
And of course, there are retirement concerns. The Great Recession did quite the number on skittish baby boomers who bailed on the stock market. Add in a number of issues facing the Social Security program over the coming two decades, and you have a recipe for a potentially unprepared generation of retirees who may not have enough in Social Security income and savings to comfortably retire.
Are there more issues than just these? I'd suggest so, but these are some of the most important economy-related issues.
Election season is a time when some American will simply "tune out," but there's a lot riding on the 2016 presidential election that you should care about.
We're going to witness a presidential transition for the first time since the Great Recession. Chances are likely that some of the economic policies of President Obama are going to be altered to some degree by whoever occupies the oval office next, regardless of party affiliation. These new or altered policies could have bearing on the health of the overall economy, which in turn can affect the stock market and the underlying value of your investments.
It's probably a little too early to start trying to read between the lines to decipher what economic growth strategies the declared candidates plan to use to spur the U.S. economy. The field of candidates is still being set. However, when we have narrowed the field down in the coming months, it'll be critical for the American people to know not only where their candidate stands on economic policies and reforms, but where the other candidates stand as well, since the American public needs to be able to adjust to any presidential candidate and economic environment.
Change doesn't have to be a bad thing, but it will behoove the American public and all investors to watch this election carefully and understand what new policies may be on the horizon that could affect their pocketbooks and investment and retirement accounts.


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BIG NEWS. DEW is coming with a new project! We started our first collection on Kickstarter in the summer of 2018. This summer something new will arrive.
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Albrecht Wilhelm Roth (6 januari 1757 – 16 oktober 1834) was een arts en botanicus en woonde in het Duitse Dötlingen.

Hij studeerde geneeskunde aan de universiteiten van Halle en Erlangen, waar hij zijn doctoraat in 1778 behaalde. Na zijn afstuderen oefende hij de geneeskunde uit in Dötlingen en verhuisde kort daarna naar Bremen-Vegesack.

Roth is bekend om zijn invloedrijke wetenschappelijke publicaties, met name op het gebied van de plantkunde. Zijn botanisch onderzoek en geschriften kwamen onder de aandacht van Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, die Roth voordroeg voor een positie bij het botanische instituut aan de universiteit van Jena. Twee van zijn beter bekende werken waren Tentamen florae germanica (een verhandeling over Duitse flora) en Novae plantarum species praesertim Indiae orientali (een boek over de Indische flora). Het laatste werk is grotendeels gebaseerd op botanische monsters verzameld door de Moravische zendeling Benjamin Heyne (1770-1819).

Het botanische geslacht Rothia uit de onderfamilie Faboideae is naar hem vernoemd.

Duits botanicus


Nineveh (Iraqinews.com) – Iraqi troops killed on Sunday 30 Islamic State (IS) militants while hiding inside a cave in western Mosul, the Turkish Anadolu Agency quoted an army official as saying.
"Upon accurate intelligence reports, Iraqi troops fired 27 missiles from a Stryker armored vehicle against a cave in Al-Ba'aj district, 150 km west of Mosul, leaving the cave completely destroyed," Major Abbas Abdel Azim from the 20th brigade of the Iraqi army said.
"All 30 IS militants who were inside the cave were killed in the bombardment," Abdel Azim pointed out, revealing that the cave is believed to be used as an explosives depot as a huge explosion was heard following the missile attack.
There were no casualties among the Iraqi troops, Abdel Azim concluded.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced, last July, liberation of the second largest Iraqi city of Mosul from IS militants, who had captured it in 2014. More than 25,000 militants were killed throughout the campaign, which started in October 2016.


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Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault
Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault 2013
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"My three-year-old saw you in Django: Unchained... and now she can't stop saying the N-word!"
A friend of mine has this on his watchlist even though it literally would have been faster to watch the damn movie than add it to a watchlist.
Django Unchained 2012
★★★★ Rewatched 25 Jan, 2020 2
So, it turns out I might have been wrong about a movie once or twice in the past. Django was one of them. The first time I saw it, back in early 2017, the only Tarantino movie I had seen was Pulp Fiction, and, although I was a big fan of that movie, I wasn't the Tarantino fan I am today, and really wasn't ready for a movie like Django. My tight-ass friend, rather than giving me time to grow…
★★★½ Watched 01 Jan, 2020
Clearly not reading the book beforehand was a big mistake. This was an incredibly enjoyable moviegoing experience, and one where I became so wrapped up in the characters that I nearly forgot about the runtime. That being said, however, I am not sure how the structural changes add to the movie, given that I've never read the book and can provide them no context. This also made it hard for me to ever understand which timeline they were operating on,…
★½ Rewatched 20 Dec, 2019 1
No, I did not watch this artless piece of garbage again. Just thought I'd give some thoughts on it.
This movie is terrible. It's not even a story -- it's a laundry list of things Disney felt obligated to do to wrap up this series, which it then checks off as quickly and emotionlessly as possible. The whole movie feels like it's high on cocaine, or Netflix finally unveiled its 1.5x speed option and is testing it on this. Its "storytelling,"…
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Nick reviewed and rated Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault ★★★ on Tuesday Jan 28, 2020 on 2020-01-29
Nick liked Max's ★★★★★ review of Raiders of the Lost Ark on 2020-01-29
Nick liked DoodleBunny64's ★★ review of Joker on 2020-01-28
Nick liked Joao's ★ review of Joker on 2020-01-28
Nick liked Evan Ambrose's ★★★ review of Office Space on 2020-01-27


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Chronically Late Municipal Bond Audits Further Delayed in FY 2018
Merritt Research Service's Richard Ciccarone takes an in-depth look at chronically late municipal bond issuer audit times by credit sector and individual obligated borrowers. The full report, with a detailed statistical appendix that includes actual best and worst audit report times by sector, is available via the link below. The analysis provides a credit sector historical breakdown and covers fiscal years 2008 to 2018. The report points to municipal borrowers that have a track record of completing their audits in 90 or 120 days providing positive evidence that the muni...
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Merritt President and CEO, Richard A. Ciccarone Updates Annual Municipal Bond Audit Times Analysis
Municipal bond analysts and investors are accustomed to waiting a lot longer for municipal bond financial audits to be completed after the close of the fiscal year than they would on a corporate bond. While public corporations are required to file an annual audit within 60 to 90 days after the close of the year, municipal bond borrowers often finish their audited annual reports in close to twice that time and a large number take even much longer (...)
Merritt Expands Database to Include Additional Credits
We are happy to share the results of our continued efforts to improve the depth and breadth of our tax-backed offering. Effective this month, we are officially adding approximately 100 of the more significant (in terms of debt issuance) Dedicated Tax Credits for inclusion to the standard data set. Please look for this expanded dataset in your data update. To verify that your system has been appropriately updated, you may check under the [Help] button on the main menu and select [About CreditScope]. Look for a "Credit data date" of 10/05/2018 or later.
Category: CreditScope, Merritt Data
What End-Users Should Expect for GASB 67/68 in CreditScope – Part Three
As reported in Part Two, we have been busy making necessary database modifications to implement the GASB 67/68 reporting standards into our data set. Initially, we provided pension-related data fields to accommodate both Single/Multi-Employer Agent plans and the Multi-Employer Cost Sharing plans for the City, County and School District sectors. In Part Two, we provided pension-related data fields to accommodate both Single/Multi-Employer Agent plans and the Multi-Employer Cost Sharing plans for the State sector. We are now pleased to be providing a break out of Multi-Employer...
We are happy to share the results of our continued efforts to improve the depth and breadth of our tax-backed offering. Effective this month, we officially dropped the population threshold for inclusion to the standard data set to an even 30,000 for each of the three relevant sectors (City, County and School District). Please look for this expanded dataset in your data update. To verify that your system has been appropriately updated, you may check under the [Help] button on the main menu and select [About CreditScope]. Look for a "Credit data date" of 1/13/2017 or later.
What End-Users Should Expect for GASB 67/68 in CreditScope – Part Two
As we reported in late July, we have been busy making necessary database modifications in an effort to implement the GASB 67/68 reporting standards into our data set. Initially, we provided pension-related data fields to accommodate both Single/Multi-Employer Agent plans and the Multi-Employer Cost Sharing plans for the City, County and School District sectors. Since then, we have been working diligently to propagate related content into those data fields. We are now pleased to be updating the State sector software to include pension-related data fields that mirror the new City...
What End-Users Should Expect for GASB 67/68 in CreditScope
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) in 2012 released new accounting standards for public pension plans and participating employers. These standards, GASB Statements No. 67 and 68, have substantially revised the accounting requirements previously mandated under GASB Statements No. 25 and 27. With GASB 67 effective for plan fiscal years ending after June 15, 2014, and GASB 68 effective for employer fiscal years ending after June 15, 2015, we began to see governments reporting under the new standards with their FY2015 audits. Given that we have now seen...
Celebrating Our 30th Anniversary and the Relaunch of Our Website
This spring, Merritt Research Services marks the 30th anniversary year of its founding as a subscription-based data service. Initially launched at the 1986 National Federation of Municipal Analysts' national conference by the investment management firm, Van Kampen Merritt, The Merritt System, as it was called at that time, was created as a first-of-its kind, turnkey software database tool. Designed to run on early generation personal computers, data searches and reports often required hours to complete versus the seconds it takes today. In 1996, Van Kampen teamed up with Investortools to host...
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Metro Crime Statistics Added to CreditScope
CreditScope users who have completed a system update should be able to view a selection of Metro and State FBI crime statistics for all general obligation and revenue bond credits covered by Merritt Research. National, Region, Region Division, and State FBI data is available for all credits in CreditScope. Metro FBI data will be available for credits where the feature ID links to a medium-sized to larger metro area. To find crime data: Click on the Demographics button on the Credit Detail Screen.
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Assessing the Credit Quality of America's Cities - Part Two: The Achilles Heel to the Fiscal Condition of Cities - Public Pensions
"Governmental credit quality is a byproduct of both the underlying economy and the cumulative decisions made by officials and citizens over time. The potential for severe strain tends to increase when both the economy and fiscal management break down, which can become even more likely if huge governmental liabilities loom in the backdrop." The second installment of the series, Assessing the Credit Quality of America's Cities, examines The Achilles Heel to the Fiscal Condition of Cities - Public Pensions. Using Merritt data derived from city Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports, this...
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Obama is sexist. He's an inadequate black man. McCain has more experience as a "President". Obama is not experienced enough. Obama's middle name is Hussein. He's a 'snake oil salesman".
So…white Democrat voters would rather vote for McCain.
Now, look at yourself in the mirror and just admit who or what you really are. I don't need to say it. You say it everyday when it's safe to be politically incorrect.
I may be an old white lady, I may be a real feminist, and I may well be politically incorrect in my own home and even laugh at bad jokes in public…..but I ain't no FOOL! Only a fool would vote Republican again! I thought Hillary was great until Obama came along! Nothing says hope for tomorrow like a common sense charismatic speaker! And since he doesn't sound like a cowboy, his words are actually believable! I have been an Obama girl since I first heard him speak! My mother (90) nearly always votes Republican…she's an Obama girl too!


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Tour de Stage: Austin – Barley Swine
Having started our tour de stage in Mexico, coming to the Southwest and Texas, the land of Tex-Mex, BBQ, and burgers, felt very much like taking our journey full circle. We started our eating adventure in Texas with Tex-Mex in Houston and finished with BBQ in Austin. We've had different representations of barbecue across our journey in the South, but Texas-style barbecued short ribs, brisket, turkey, and smoked sausages were probably some of the best bites we have ever had. And while Sayat worked with CIA Chef–instructor Mark Elia at his Texas-style BBQ company in the Hudson Valley during his first and second year at the CIA, eating Texas BBQ in Texas was a different experience.
Austin, the state capitol, is an innovative tech-haven, a food-truck and BBQ city, the home of Whole Foods, and many beautiful and cherished farmers markets. We cancelled one of our stages in Austin because we were emotionally drained after learning of the terrorist attack in Nice, France, where we have friends. But, Barley Swine was an incredible stop on our journey.
Chef Bryce started off in his family's restaurant before heading out to culinary school in San Francisco. After a couple of stints in San Francisco and Texas, he harnessed his entrepreneurial spirit and focused on building a restaurant with local community of suppliers who emphasized humble yet sophisticated creations in a casual and warm atmosphere.
At Barley Swine, the cooks are excited and proud of the restaurant's concept, its food, and the work they are doing there. They are encouraged to participate in the daily operations meeting to talk about new dishes, streamline processes between the AM prep team and the PM service team, and highlight new produce that is coming in from the local purveyors. The sous chefs are this locomotive's engine, not only in the daily production but also the creative process. Nose-to-tail is not just a phrase that gets thrown around here but a paradigm that determines the creative forces that shape the cuisine at the restaurant. For example: grouper heads are turned into corn dogs, pig skin is transformed into noodles, fish skin is crisped up for garnish, fennel flowers are added to the granita to capture a haunting aroma, and pigs faces are turned into Pig Face Buns.
Pig face pork buns are made of fermented beet juice and steamed bun batter for the dough and are filled with local pork, bananas, peanuts, and peanut butter fruit
Grilled lamb sausage, wheat berries, mango, yogurt
Chef Bryce was strongly influenced by the farm-to-table perspective predominant in the restaurants where he worked in California. What I found uncanny was the resemblance of the structure of the restaurant to Quintonil, one of our stages in Mexico City. Chef Bryce is often on the line, plating with the cooks, checking the food, and firing away plates with an unhurried yet stern demeanor. The plates are homey yet refined, flavorful, colorful, and beautiful. Barley Swine is another reminder that haute cuisine does not have to be at odds with simplicity and hospitality.
For a small restaurant, the processes at Barley Swine are very structured. Though the cooks are empowered to take ownership of their stations, the chain of command was very much apparent. The unhurried prep hours quickly transitioned into an operations meeting and briefing, which slid seamlessly into the sit-down family meal. Then there's a verbal check with the status of each station and a forum to capture some suggested improvements. After this briefing there is the "food show" right before service—a physical and final check—where each station puts out the dishes that they will be running out of their stations. This was also my opportunity to taste all the dishes at the restaurant. I stopped at the granita project and join in the tasting fun. Cooks come around as well when there are dishes they haven't experienced before. And when the front-of-house staff joins in, the tasting turns into a productive discussion.
A professional goal that I've set for myself is to follow my hunches or, if the time is not opportune, to capture said hunches in writing. There were three things that stood out to me during the tasting.
I smelled something pleasant with the porridge dessert that was incredibly aromatic but definitely elusive. It was busy so I put aside the thought until I had a chance to speak with the pastry chef. He told me that they used koji (fermented rice grains) for the porridge. Fermenting rice is a technique predominantly used in making miso, but by using the byproduct of miso it added incredible depth to the dish.
The second thing that stood out to me was the grilled potato dish with peanut ranch. The concept of peanut ranch alone sounds very unique. It's aerated, adding to the textural contrast of the potato, peanut, and pickle dish. There are garlic and onion flavors but there was something else. I asked what the acid was in the ranch sauce. Natalie Van Note '15 casually said, "Oh that's the peanut yogurt, we make here at Barley Swine."
These potatoes are grown in Austin, cooked in pork fat, grilled, than broken and deep-fried. They're served with pickled cucumbers, peanut ranch sauce made with peanut yogurt, savory vinaigrette, and beer cooked peanuts. A most unexpected and flavorful dish
The third thing that I noticed was the chicken fat gordita (a thick tortilla that can be compared to a flatbread). It's not difficult to tell fresh masa from one that is made from packaged corn flour. The act of nixtamalizing corn and grinding it into masa is not a very complicated procedure. But to me, it represents an homage to the Tex-Mex tradition that haute cuisine often overlooks, a disciplined commitment to using local products, to cooking from scratch and building great flavor.
Black fish, chicken fat gordita, watermelon and chile This dish is of course visually appealing but what we as cooks find more impressive is that barley swine nixtamalizes its corn for the masa in-house
The food show quickly transitioned into the buzz of service. It was a relatively slow day. The big push quickly died down and I checked my phone. I had received many notifications saying my friends in Nice, France were ok. Despite that, a heavy feeling came down that fought the impressive stage experience. I stayed focused until the end of my time at Barley Swine, wrapped up my notes, and left for the long drive to Las Vegas.
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Better shows divide opinion less, says comedy's data expert
By Chris Cooke | Published on Wednesday 20 June 2012
Comedian and actor Gareth Morinan, who in a former life was an analyst in central government, and who continues to employ his love of data analysis in his shows, has been ploughing through the Edinburgh Fringe reviews logged by comedy.co.uk during last year's festival, and has deduced that 'The Two Wrongies' divided opinion the most in 2011, while Imran Yusuf's show was reviewed most consistently across different publications.
In an article for The Guardian, he identified a "clear and significant inverse relationship between quality and controversy", controversy meaning shows that split opinion across the reviewing community. So basically, less controversial shows were generally better. Says Mornian: "This does make sense, when you think how subjective comedy is. If a reviewer goes to see an unknown act and doesn't enjoy the show, they will probably give it a bad review. But if instead it was an established act with a reputation, then the reviewer will probably think twice. They may end up writing a good review, having concluded that it was in fact their own taste in comedy, and not the show, that was at fault".
Other stats revealed by Morinan, based on the data provided by comedy.co.uk, was that The Pajama Men rated most highly overall in terms of star ratings, and Mabbs & Justice had the lowest rated shows, Josie Long was the most reviewed comedian, and only three shows got the, erm, dream combination of both one and five star reviews. In terms of numbers of shows seen, ThreeWeeks was by far the biggest reviewer of comedy – obviously! – seeing well over twice as many shows as The Scotsman, and nearly double its closest competitor in terms of number of comedy shows seen, leading comedy website Chortle.
But what about the gender divide? Morinan found that male comedians generally scored higher star ratings than female comics, and that female performers divided opinion more, though only slightly in both cases. But of the 226 comedy shows that had more than four reviews by the end of the festival, 73% were male.
Finally, there was a slight trend to suggest that the later in the day a show is staged the higher star rating it will receive (though that probably is because more established comedians generally perform in the more expensive evening slots). With that last stat in mind, Morinan notes: "This year in Edinburgh my solo show is on at 1.30pm, so you're probably better off giving it a miss".
You can read Morinan's full analysis here, and see his main Fringe show during August at Underbelly Bristo Square at 1.30pm. He's also got a number of other shows to check out in the Free Fringe.
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Dr. Oz and Dr. Josh Axe, d.c. two physicians mutual friends discuss about the Ketogenic diet Dr. Oz TV show and talked about how it works to convert your body from a sugar/carbohydrate burning body to a body that actually burns fat for fuel. Being on a Ketogenic Diet actually Resets the body and "tricks" your body into burning YOUR stored fat. The results speak for themselves and three women interviewed shared how they lost 60 and 75 lbs. and how the health benefits, hormone balancing, the lack of cravings, improved sleep and increase in energy were all benefits.
How can a person get into Nutritional Ketosis?
It's normally very difficult to get into nutritional ketosis (and then stay there)- in fact, it can take days to weeks and often the symptoms are called the KETO FLU….BUT as of July 2015, there was a new technology that launched by FGXpress, a direct sales company out of Utah that has exclusive worldwide rights to this patented technology. The KETONX drink, which you sip for 45-90+ minutes has exogenous ketones which allow you to go into nutritional ketosis with ease and quickly.
According to Joy Edgerton, a representative with FGXpress, "In my experience, the average person doing a 10-Day Ketopia Reset drops 8-12 lbs. in their first 10 Days and it is common to melt 1-2 pants or dresses sizes due to the fat loss." "Now, Joy adds, there is a new 7-Day Bridge program that is KetoPerfection and makes it very easy to get into nutritional ketosis and stay there." The key to both programs is the morning drink called KetonX that puts your body into nutritional ketosis in an hour or less!
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Everyone talks about excessive weight or obesity and how to promote health so that Ketogenic Diet Dr Oz talked about the trend of ketogenic diet and lifestyle to get ideal weight and promote health.
Dr. Oz unveils a woman undergoing lifestyle ketogenic so lost £75 and 10 1/2 inches from the waist. Dr. Oz explains what that means when your body goes into to ketosis fat burning machine.
The Ketogenic Diet has actually been in existence for 90 years. The trending diet isn't the latest trend that was featured on Ketogenic Diet Dr Oz but a well-researched diet that was designed in 1924 by Dr. Russell Wilder at the Mayo Clinic.
The Ketogenic diet is high in fat and protein, but low in carbohydrates. This combo changes the way in which your body uses energy. Benefits of the Keto diet is when your body enters into ketosis. Fat is converted into fatty acids and ketone bodies. Glucose levels are lowered and improve your insulin resistance.
Will You Lose Weight On The Ketogenic Diet?
Dr. Oz invited several women on to his show to share their weight loss success stories and whether they recommend the diet protocol. Ketogenic Diet Dr Oz, One woman who was featured lost 75 pounds and looked great! Tune in to the show or check out the show reviews that are featured on "Fans of Dr. Oz".
Note: We are a fan site and do not represent Dr. Oz personally and do not give out medical advice. Please consult a physician about concerns about your health.
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On a ketogenic diet, you should stick to low-carb, high-fat foods like red meat, bacon, ham, sausage, salmon, trout, tuna, mackerel, omega-3 whole eggs, butter, unprocessed cheese, nuts and seeds, etc.
Try to avoid these foods while on a ketogenic diet: sugary treats such as cake, ice cream, candy, and cookies; cereal; pasta; rice; all fruit aside from small amounts of berries; beans; high-sugar flavoring;etc.
Common variations of the ketogenic diet include the standard ketogenic diet (75% fat, 20% protein, and 5% carbs), the targeted ketogenic diet (allowing you to base your carb consumption around your workout schedule, and high-protein ketogenic diet (a cousin of the standard ketogenic diet, this one includes slightly less fat and extra protein: 60% fat, 35% protein, and 5% carbs).
Research conducted by experts showed that the ketogenic diet may improve symptoms related to degenerative diseases such as heart, epilepsy, alzheimer's, parkinson's, etc.
To measure ketosis you can use urine strips available in pharmacies and online, breath analyzers, and blood ketone monitors. As with any diet, you should discuss any pre-existing conditions with your physician before embarking on this eating regimen, Ketogenic Diet Dr Oz.
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"My first two weeks here freshman year were horrible. I cried every night because that was the first time I had to be in the hearing world 24/7."
Heather Artinian (COL '15) is a Justice and Peace Major. She is a student, an activist, a friend, and a daughter. She's also deaf, and these memories are her first on the Hilltop.
After Artinian's initial struggle to adjust to college life as well as the hearing world, she ultimately found a home at Georgetown. "There was one point when I was just sitting in the common room, and people were talking … about football. I was wearing a New York Jets T-shirt … and someone said to me, 'Oh, you're a Jets fan? You've been really quiet.' and I was like, 'I'm Deaf, so I can't really hear much' and he said, 'That's no problem, my name is Scott.'"
Other non-hearing students relate to Artinian's arduous search for a community at Georgetown. "It was easy for me to make friends here, but it was very hard to keep friends because it is hard to understand them," said Nia Lazarus (COL'16). "For me, I had to make sure my friends were the type of people who cared enough to learn how to sign for me. I don't want to read lips all day long. It's not ideal."
Lazarus, along with a growing group of hearing and non-hearing students, has set out to make Georgetown inclusive of Deaf culture. Last spring Lazarus co-founded GU Signs, Georgetown's only American Sign Language club, which became a SAC-funded group at the end of the 2012-2013 academic year. The group organizes trips to Gallaudet University, the only culturally Deaf university in the world, and sign language lessons, and participates in Deaf cultural events, such as ASL poetry slams at Busboys and Poets in order to raise awareness of Deaf culture among Georgetown students.
"I would like to see more interest in the Deaf community and knowing that it is a community and not just a disability," said Molly Smith (COL '17), GU Signs' freshman representative.
Within the deaf community, the word 'deaf' can take on a number of meanings. When referring to hearing loss alone, deaf remains lower case. "Deaf" with a capital "D" or "Deaf culture" refers to the common experience of a self-defined linguistic minority with a unique history and language.
Although GU Signs is the only student group at Georgetown that specifically promotes Deaf culture, Georgetown has found other avenues to engage Deaf culture. Last fall, Visiting Professor Sylvia Onder, who teaches Turkish Studies in the Department of Arab and Islamic Studies and the Department of Anthropology, taught a class called "Culture and Identities" in collaboration with Gallaudet University. 20 Georgetown students and 17 Gallaudet students enrolled in the class, and, as a part of the curriculum, students were required to take a field trip to Gallaudet and participate in group video discussions with Gallaudet students.
Deaf culture has also made its way into the arts at Georgetown. In October of 2011 the University put on "Visible Impact," a play featuring a mixed cast of hearing and non-hearing students from Georgetown and Gallaudet. The play was conceived and directed by Professor Susan Lynskey and dramatized the social issues facing the Deaf community and the intersection of biology, language, and culture in creating Deaf identity.
"Both Deaf and hearing students created a bilingual diversely-able, cross culturally democratic space, aesthetic, and model for theatrical and civic practice. They equally shared the responsibilities, challenges, and successes in transforming 'translation' into 'access'," Lysnkey wrote in an email to the Voice.
In addition, as recently as Feb. 14 of this year, Georgetown's Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery and the Sign Language Research lab hosted a lecture series on sign language research. Dr. Theodore Supalla of the Department of Neurology, who conducts research on the linguistic properties of ASL, delivered the introductory address entirely in sign language.
"This kind of activity is the first of its kind for Georgetown. The series aims to publicly highlight, strengthen and expand the notable and extensive research contributions made by Georgetown University to our knowledge of sign language history and of Deaf communities," Supalla wrote in an email to the Voice.
Beyond exploring different aspects of Deaf culture in faculty research, Georgetown provides several resources and services to support the academic pursuits of its Deaf students as well as students with other forms of hearing loss. In their academic work, Deaf students and students with hearing loss rely on the Academic Resource Center to reserve interpreters for classes and events and to make exam accommodations. The process is often inefficient, however.
"Georgetown does their best to make accommodations for students like me. Whenever I ask for interpreters I get them, but sometimes it's hard because there will be a last-minute event and I have to let the ARC know in advance," Lazarus said.
Anne Riordan, advisor for disability and learning skills at the ARC, agrees and explains that these complications often emerge because the ARC works with two external interpreting agencies and, due to high demand, students must submit a request at least four weeks in advance in order to secure an interpreter at a class or event.
Artinian claims that some departments show reluctance to provide for interpreters because no central funding scheme exists to pay for them. "We have no disability center. If I ask for interpreters, it's through the Academic Resource Center, and it's a battle, not necessarily with the ARC, but with the departments here because it is all about money," Artinian said.
"The system we have has been a bit bureaucratic, a bit clunky, and we need to improve it," Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson said.
According to Riordan, in the near future the University plans to increase the number of accessible events on campus by introducing a streamlined process for reserving interpreters for events.
"One of the things I am hoping to try and implement with some of the partners here on campus is having standard language so everybody is required to have language-regarding accommodations on their fliers," Riordan said.
In addition to issues of accessibility and inclusivity, culturally Deaf students and students with hearing loss have also expressed frustration that Georgetown does not offer ASL courses on campus.
Georgetown students interested in taking ASL must do so through the Consortium of Universities in the Washington Metropolitan Area. Membership in the Consortium allows Georgetown and other member universities, such as George Washington University, American University, and Gallaudet, to share access to library resources, conduct collaborative research, and cross-register for classes not offered at Georgetown. In the past, students have used the consortium to take a variety of classes including Modern Irish, Interior Design and Caribbean Literature. However, the University does not financially compensate students for their travel expenses commuting to and from Consortium classes.
While students who choose to take classes at other universities through the consortium face challenges of scheduling and transportation, University faculty and administrators feel that the benefits of offering credit for ASL classes at partner universities such as Gallaudet and George Washington University outweigh these costs.
"We could start up an ASL language class here on campus, but we've got a consortium university right across town that's actually a specialist, where you can get all kinds of classes in ASL all different levels and so forth," Onder said.
"Georgetown takes language instruction seriously; when we offer a language, we want to make sure that we have the resources to offer the language at a quality, level of intensity, and duration consistent with other language offerings on campus." Associate Dean Sue Lorenson wrote in an email to the Voice. "For this reason, and due to limited resources, our focus must be on languages which have a clear curricular connection to academic departments and programs. ASL does not meet that criterion."
"It's something I definitely hope for, but greater awareness for the Deaf community here, connecting with the Deaf community here, having a real teacher of ASL to come—these things take time," said Timothy Loh (SFS '15), co-president of GU Signs. "I don't know if that's something we [GU Signs] can really bring about."
Emma Lance (COL '16), who took ASL classes at Gallaudet in the summer and fall of 2013, was unable to register for an ASL class at Gallaudet this semester because the course had no available spots for consortium students.
"Gallaudet needs to give priority to their students first during registration, understandably. This means that I don't find out if I have a spot in an ASL class there until two days before their classes start," Lance said. "I've gotten to meet some wonderful people because I took classes through the consortium, as well as learn a lot about Deaf culture. However, I think the process of going through the consortium office can seem arduous to some."
For Lazarus, the lack of ASL classes on campus reflects larger issues facing Deaf students at Georgetown. "We have enough recognition of religious differences, race, sexual orientation, different cultures that we have. We need to have more recognition of the disability culture. We need some sort of recognition of all of us as a whole," said Lazarus, who identifies as both culturally Deaf and disabled.
Many Deaf people consider themselves a linguistic minority, however, and do not identify as disabled. Artinian, who was born deaf, but received a cochlear implant when she was young, identifies with both the hearing and the Deaf communities and advocates to bridge the gap between the two. "Everyone should have the right to choose if they want to be in the Deaf community or if they want to be in the hearing community. I choose to be in both."
"I actually see myself in the mainstream community. I know that I am obviously a member of the Deaf community because of what I was born with, but my whole life has been an effort to be a member in mainstream community," said Benjamin Reiser (COL'17), who was born with hearing loss and chose to use a hearing aid.
The struggle of Deaf students for visibility and accessibility extends throughout the entire disabled community at Georgetown. "We need to just be better," said Robin Morey, vice president of campus facilities and operations.
Since Morey's appointment last year, he has set out to change Georgetown's culture into one of accessibility. As a part of this effort, all the pathways in the Southwest Quad have been repaved, and a student focus group has been created to bring attention to areas of the campus that need to be more accessible. Additionally, construction of the Northeast Triangle and the Healy Family Student Center has been tailored to be conscious of accessibility.
This spring, a working group will begin discussions about establishing a disability cultural center and increasing awareness of the disabled community on campus. "We have made some good starts on some of these issues. … The place where we have some growing to do is in the the public policies and structures," Todd Olson added.
Disability activists on campus hope that, if established, a disability cultural center will make disabled students a visible campus community. "The disability community has not received institutional recognition," said Lydia Brown (COL'15), disability rights activist and author of the blog Autistic Hoya. "There is so much opportunity for Georgetown to be a pioneer, to be a leader in actually putting diversity into action and yet the administration has consistently failed to put forward any plan to create a disability cultural center."
Brown said that she has approached President John DeGioia on several occasions about establishing a disability cultural center. DeGioia's office failed to respond to multiple emails sent over the course of a month asking for a response to this claim.
"It [a disabily cultural center] will bring voice to the disabled people on campus because right now we really don't have anyone we can go to. I love Georgetown. They have been great to me. But there is always room for improvement," Artinian said.
Olson acknowledges that, oftentimes, disability issues have been overlooked. "I think, frankly, we have done better with other diversity inclusion issues than we have with disability issues so far."
Only three universities in the United States have disability centers. Among this group is the Syracuse University Disability Cultural Center, which opened in the fall of 2011. As the center has evolved over the past three years, it has taken on a variety of roles at Syracuse, including event planning, advocacy, networking, and collaboration with campus partners to create an accessible campus culture.
According to Diane Wiener, director of the Syracuse University Disability Cultural Center, the center has played an integral role in fostering the development of disability culture at Syracuse.
"Yes, it could have happened that this [disability culture] would have happened anyway on it's own. … Simultaneously, I also think it has to do with the way the center was set up and who peoples the center, and it has to do with the students, most of all, who foment change on the campus," Wiener said.
Even though the Syracuse Disability Cultural Center has become instrumental in fostering Syracuse's disability culture, this change came about largely because of student activism.
While groups such as GU Signs have seen growth since its establishment last spring, progress will take a collaborative effort across all communities on campus. "If Georgetown is really going to be open to all kinds of diversity, they have to think about how many students does it take to make a group. Part of what's developed is hearing students who are interested in ASL are participating in this group," Onder said.
At Georgetown, other institutions focusing on diversity, such as the LGBTQ Resource Center, came about because student activism called University administrators into action. "We've really found over time to work toward the most vocal concern of students that's out there," Olson said.
With the establishment of a disability cultural center, students such as Lazarus hope to achieve the one thing that has eluded them at Georgetown—a voice. "Right now we just need a disability center. We can incorporate everyone. We need some sort of recognition of all of us as a whole."
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1996 Dakar Rally, also known as the 1996 Paris-Dakar Rally, was the 18th running of the Dakar Rally event. It began on 29 December 1995 with a prologue stage in Granada, Spain - the second successive year the event began away from the traditional starting point of Paris - and ended in the Senegalese capital of Dakar on 14 January 1996. Pierre Lartigue won the car class for the third year in succession for Citroën and Edi Orioli won his fourth motorcycle title for Yamaha. Viktor Moskovskikh secured the first trucks class title for the Russian Kamaz marque.

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