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Libyan Prime Minister: Gadhafi Killed in Crossfire; U.S. Dept. of Defense: Gadhafi Survived Airstike; Libya to Declare War Over Tomorrow; A Promise Kept; Five Mistakes That Cost You Money; Libyans Cheer Gadhafi's Death; Cain Speaks About 9-9-9 Plan; Occupy Wall Street; Gadhafi Killed; Population: 7 Billion
Aired October 21, 2011 - 06:00 ET
CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN ANCHOR: The final moments of a desperate dictator. I'm Christine Romans. Moammar Gadhafi meeting his end in a battle for his hometown and we're learning more about NATOs role in taking him out.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Holding his golden gun. I'm Carol Costello. Millions of Libyans celebrating the death of a tyrant as the nation gets ready to officially announce a new beginning on this AMERICAN MORNING.
ROMANS: Good morning, everyone. It's Friday, October 21st. Ali's off today. Welcome to AMERICAN MORNING.
COSTELLO: Did you see it was Friday?
ROMANS: I sure did, Carol. It's been a long week, hasn't it? It's been a big week of news. It's been a very long week.
COSTELLO: I must say, I had a great time in Vegas.
ROMANS: I know. Vegas seems like a year ago, doesn't it? All of the Gadhafi news yesterday. You came back from the big Republican debate and then big international breaking news too.
COSTELLO: I know, but happy Friday to you.
Up first, let's talk about Libya. New details about the death of the former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi killed in his hometown, captured alive. But almost 24 hours after reports that he was mortally wounded, there is still a fog surrounding exactly how it happened.
ROMANS: That's right. And there are new videos popping up all over the web showing his final moments. We want to warn you here this morning. These videos obviously are graphic. This one showing a badly wounded extremely bloody confused Gadhafi being manhandled, but is clearly alive here.
The official Libyan government statement says he was killed in the crossfire. Later picture show his dead body with a bullet wound to his head at close range suggesting he was executed. COSTELLO: News of his death sparked wild celebrations in the streets of Libya, horns honking, guns blasting. President Obama telling the Libyan people, you have won your revolution.
ROMANS: So our coverage this morning begins with Chris Lawrence live from the Pentagon. Chris, what do we know about how Gadhafi died?
CHRIS LAWRENCE, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: The exact way in which he died is still under some debate because there are some conflicting stories out there, but we are getting a clear picture what led up to those final moments.
And it looks to be as chaotic as Gadhafi lived his entire life. Let's take you back. What was happening was, NATO had aerial surveillance, had eyes on a particular area of Sirte, where there was some conflict there.
In fact, Gadhafi's forces were now told, had been sort of boxed into a particular area. There was some fighting there. A convoy left out of that area, and a combination of French fighter jets and a U.S. predator drone hit that convoy.
Now when officials they're not sure where Gadhafi was exactly in relation to that convoy, but they do know that fighting broke out after that convoy was hit. Gadhafi and some of his men then took refuge, Libyan officials say, in a drainage pipe and that's where he was found.
At some point during that exchange, there was a long shoot-out between some of Gadhafi's loyalists and some of the rebels, and then Gadhafi was captured. A senior NATO official told me that Gadhafi was still alive after the convoy was struck.
And after, you know, they fled on foot, but he's not sure exactly what happened in the circumstances in which Gadhafi died.
COSTELLO: What's interesting here, you know, Saif, one of Gadhafi's sons, is supposedly out there and alive. You wonder how his end will come.
A lot of analysts here in the United States, I should say, want Saif to be captured and tried. But it's unclear that will happen in light of what happened to Moammar Gadhafi.
LAWRENCE: Exactly. Look at all the conflicting stories. I mean, I think there have been already two instances in which Saif was reported dead.
You know, earlier we saw huge celebrations when his death was supported and then he pops out on video alive just a few hours later. So it seems to be a very chaotic situation in Libya. We may have to wait to see how this plays out.
ROMANS: Chris, I know now there's a lot of talk about Libya's weapons. We know there are shoulder-fired missiles. There are an awful lot of handguns and automatic weapons. What happens to securing those weapons?
LAWRENCE: What's happening right now is the State Department sent a small team to Libya and they have been sort of embedded with the NTC securing some of the chemical weapons stock piled. Now you're right. There are thousands, by some accounts, of missing shoulder- fired missiles.
Now these are old weapons, against a conventional army probably not going to do all that much damage, but they're extremely small and concealable. Four feet long, only weigh about 30 pounds. There's a real danger they could try to use them to sort of go after civilian airplanes or a helicopter.
The Obama administration says that terrorists have already expressed interest in obtaining them. State Department is looking for about another $35 million from Congress to beef up that team over there to try to get a handle on where those are and to work with the NTC to secure them.
ROMANS: All right, Chris Lawrence, thanks so much.
LAWRENCE: You're welcome.
COSTELLO: The celebrations, of course, continue this morning in Libya. The new government says it will officially declare the war over tomorrow, and people who have known nothing, but Gadhafi they are entire lives are breathing a sigh of relief.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We are very free and I feel that birthday is today. We're have a good time. I feel 6 years old. Really, Libya is free without him.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The greatest moment in all my life.
ROMANS: President Obama says the death of Moammar Gadhafi should serve as a warning to other Middle East leaders who rule with an iron fist. Their time will, quote, "inevitably come to an end."
The president also taking a little credit calling Gadhafis demise, a validation of his administration's lead from behind strategy in Libya and he offered up this message to the citizens of Libya.
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: The dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted, and with this enormous promise, the Libyan people now have a great responsibility, to build and inclusive and tolerant and democratic Libya that stands as the ultimate rebuke to Gadhafi's dictatorship.
(END VIDEO CLIP) COSTELLO: Some Republicans are giving credit to the president for the death of the Libyan dictator. It's reluctant, a bit muted, but it is praise. Listen to Senator John McCain on CNN's "THE SITUATION ROOM" after Gadhafi's death had been confirmed.
WOLF BLITZER, HOST, CNN'S "THE SITUATION ROOM": The Obama administration from your perspective deserves a lot of credit for this as well, don't they?
SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: I think they deserve credit. The fact is if we declared a no-fly zone early on, we would have never had -- Gadhafi would have fallen at the beginning.
The second thing is, that if we had used our capabilities, the A-10 and AC-130 this would have been over a long time ago, but I think the administration deserves credit. But I especially appreciate the leading of the British and the French in carrying out this success.
COSTELLO: We'll ask Senator McCain hat he would have done differently, heard a little bit of it there, and what the U.S. role in Libya should be moving forward, when Senator McCain joins us live in the 8:00 Eastern hour of AMERICAN MORNING.
ROMANS: For Brian Flynn, the death of Moammar Gadhafi is a promise kept, Flynn's brother, John Patrick, was one of 270 people who were killed when Pam Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland nearly 23 years ago now.
Widely believed Gadhafi ordered that bombing. Flynn has been fighting ever since to bring the Libyan strongman to justice and made a silent promise to his brother that he'd keep fighting until Gadhafi was gone.
BRIAN FLYNN, BROTHER KILLED ON PAN AM FLIGHT 103: I was thrilled, and I didn't expect to have that reaction. I'd been dreaming about this more than 20 years, but it was always with the sense that you don't want to be the vengeful one. I want my brother's murder killed, but in a way you do.
ROMANS: Flynn went on to thank the Libyan people and the Obama administration for their courage and commitment to taking out Gadhafi.
COSTELLO: Just ahead on AMERICAN MORNING, coverage of Moammar Gadhafi's death continues. In a moment, we'll take you live to Tripoli to talk to a member of the Libya's ruling National Transitional Council. We'll ask him what's next for the now liberated North African nation. ROMANS: Plus, Libya's loaded with oil and money. Most of that money was frozen during the revolution. So what happens now to the billions in gold, oil, cold hard cash? What happens to it now?
COSTELLO: Plus, Gadhafi's death. The first time a dictator has been killed in the Arab spring. Now other leaders are being warned to watch out. It's eight minutes past the hour.
COSTELLO: Welcome back to AMERICAN MORNING. It's 11 minutes past the hour. Our continuing coverage of the death of Moammar Gadhafi now. Many questions remain this morning about how the Libyan dictator was killed and what's in store for the country moving forward?
Mohammed Sayeh is a former member of Libya's National Transitional Council. He joins us live this morning from Tripoli. How are you feeling today, sir?
MOHAMMED SAYEH, SENIOR MEMBER, NATIONAL TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL: Very proud, very happy, very content. You can see the great new Libya rising up. The nation will participate in helping and building new future for the Mediterranean and for the whole universe.
COSTELLO: There are still so many questions unanswered this morning. I'll get right to them. One of them is a question about how exactly Moammar Gadhafi died. The National Transitional Council said he was caught in the crossfire and he was shot in the head.
But I want to read you what the former medical examiner here in New York, Dr. Michael Baden, told the "New York Times" after looking at some of the video. This is his quote. This is from Dr. Baden.
He says, it looks more like an execution than something that happened during a struggle. Two pretty identical looking wounds that would have been hard to do from a distance. In other words, he said Moammar Gadhafi was shot twice in the head and the wounds were close together.
So it seems unusual that that kind of damage would be caused if you're caught in the cross fire. Are you convinced that that's how he died or was it something different?
SAYEH: No, no. I am convinced that when we -- when our martyrs captured him (inaudible) as he was describing the Libyan, the brave Libyan, they took him. They were taking him to a hospital. He was shot on his feet, and they were driving him from Sirte to Misrata.
They were in an area where there was lots of crossfire. Our people firing towards the others and vice versa and just shot him in the side of his head and he was dead. So I cannot tell you whether it was from far or near, but it was unintentional.
No one decided to kill him or slaughter him as they were saying. It would have been much better for us Libyans and the whole universe to capture him and take him to a court and see how a dictator, a bad guy who did lots of Libyan and non-Libyan, be judged in front of court.
COSTELLO: One of Gadhafi's sons, we're not clear, Saif Gadhafi. Is he dead or alive?
SAYEH: Yes, he is still alive. That man wasn't viewed by our people and he is still alive. He will be taken to a court, of course.
COSTELLO: So he's been captured and he will --
SAYEH: That -- no, no. You're talking about Mr. Mansour Dao (ph) who was captured yesterday.
COSTELLO: No, Saif.
SAYEH: And he was interviewed by one of the --
COSTELLO: Saif.
SAYEH: Saif? Saif, well, Saif is, yes, Saif -- it's s not confirmed yet whether he was captured or he's -- but we're sure, we know the area where he is, and for sure he'll be captured very soon, and it will be declared when he is captured.
COSTELLO: Are you worried, you know, that he is still free, because he was the de facto leader. You know, he led Libya in place of his father. Do you fear that there will be more violence because he is still alive and still out there?
SAYEH: Well, you see, these guys are -- because they've got lots of money and they've corrupted lots of people around us, they will do bad things. They will hire professional killers and they will cause lots of problems.
So we want to get rid of all this, and we want to start developing our country. We have lots of work to do. We have, you know -- everything is destroyed by this dictator. Nothing in here. We have to start from scratch. So we need time. Time is very important for us, and we will not be able to get on our feet and start working until we get rid of -- of this dilemma.
I mean, these guys running around, hiring professional killers from Africa and from Serbia --
COSTELLO: May I -- may I interrupt you for just a second, sir. Because we're just getting something crossing from Reuters and I -- I just want you to confirm or deny or tell me what you think.
Reuters is reporting that Saif, the man we were just talking about, is fleeing south towards Libya's border with Niger. That's according to National Transitional Council military official. Your thoughts? SAYEH: No, no. I don't think he'd leave Libya. He's still around the southern mountain, around the area, and our soldiers are following him and they're surrounding him.
COSTELLO: OK. I just want to move on to ask you quickly about the -- the weaponry and who will safeguard it, because we know there -- there are a lot of, like, shoulder-fired missiles, for example. The United States and other countries are worried that adequate security wouldn't be provided to keep those weapons in the right hands.
SAYEH: You see, we have a plan to -- all these young soldiers, young fighters, because actually, when you look at it, most of them came from universities, from schools, and others are professionals, like doctors, engineers and lawyers. They will have to go back to their job now Libya is liberated. Now Gadhafi is not here anymore. So most of them will go back to their previous profession, whether student or a doctor or other things.
Those who are not willing to go -- to keep on their gun -- they will be taken into the army or security forces. So nothing is worrying us because we know our guys are very disciplined. Our motives are very disciplined, very courageous, willing to see their country civilized, state of law, justice and they will follow the procedure that the NTC will plan for them, and --
COSTELLO: I think -- I think, though, sir --
SAYEH: -- it will be followed precisely.
COSTELLO: I think, though, sir, the concern is --
SAYEH: Sorry (ph)?
COSTELLO: -- is that the Transitional Council doesn't have control over all the militias in the country. I mean, this has not been the most orderly rebellion, and that's why some lawmakers here in the United States are concerned about those 20,000 shoulder-fired missiles. They're concerned that they could fall into the wrong hands and be used by terrorists, because, you know, the country, your country, is so in flux right now?
SAYEH: Well, you see, I want to confirm and I want to assure you that all our militias are disciplined, and they -- they obey the orders of the NTC exactly. But concerning the leak of guns in the southern area or places where there are other Islamic groups or anything, well, a minor thing would be possible but (INAUDIBLE) we are in control. Nothing worries us, and you will see how easy and fast all those young fighters will go back to civilian life.
COSTELLO: Mohammed Sayeh, thank you so much for joining us this morning. We appreciate it.
ROMANS: All right. Also new this morning, frank discussions are under way in Islamabad where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting with Pakistani officials at a news conference. Earlier this morning, Clinton stressed that a strong Pakistan is critical to stability in the Middle East. She also pressure Pakistan to step up efforts to target terrorists along the Afghanistan border.
President Obama is accusing Republicans of again obstructing a bill that would create jobs and get the economy going again. His criticism coming after the Senate rejected -- didn't take up a portion of President Obama's jobs bill that would have provided more money for teachers and first responders. Funding for this slimmed down jobs bill would have been paid for by a 0.5 percent tax increase on people earning more than $1 million a year, something Republicans oppose.
NBA talk breaking down and getting ugly. The Players Association president Laker Derek Fisher accused the league of lying after three days at the table. The NBA has already cancelled the first two weeks of the regular season.
COSTELLO: Oh, let's talk about something good. The World Series. The Texas Rangers pulling even in dramatic fashion in last night's World Series game. They rallied for two runs but they waited until the ninth inning to do it. They held on for a 2-1 win over the Cardinals in Game Two in Busch Stadium. The series now tied at one game apiece, heads back to Texas. Game three tomorrow night.
ROMANS: All right. Coming up, common mistakes that could be costing you money. I'm not talking a little money. I'm talking thousands of dollars. We're "Minding Your Business" right after the break.
It's 22 minutes after the hour.
ROMANS: Welcome back to AMERICAN MORNING. "Minding Your Business" now with the five big mistakes we make every day that cost us major money. Thousands of dollars if you don't do this right, folks.
Number one, you blow off open enrollment. You know some of you do. Especially this time of year when many more of your costs are going to be passed on to you. That HR seminars worth thousands of dollar. The big change this year is switching from PPO and HMO to help savings accounts. It depends. The right -- the right move for you depends on what your health care needs are and open enrollment has just started for most of the big health care plans. So you should get in on this one.
All right, number two, not maxing out and not rebalancing your 401(k). Most companies match money you put in that's free money on the front end, but you need to make sure that you're making the most of this. Don't just let it sit there forever. You've got to rebalance at least every year to make sure that you have the right mix of stocks, bonds and cash for your age. If you don't, you're going to be -- you're going to be out of luck.
Number three, not refinancing your mortgage if you can. If you've got a house worth about $200,000, your mortgage worth about $200,000, you could be saving as much as $60 a week if you switch from a six percent to 4.2 percent mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage.
Number four, why aren't you contesting your property taxes? The National Taxpayers Union says that the 60 percent of properties in this country is over assessed. But fewer than five percent of you actually challenge your property taxes. There you go. The difference could be thousands of dollars.
All right. And, finally, last one, simple but so important. Not budgeting. A simple budget is the only way you're going to know whether you're bleeding cash and living with your means, even living below your means. Building wealth means living 10 percent below your means. If you don't know if you're doing that, unless you have a budget, CNN has a great page that will help you put together a budget and get started. You can check that out at CNNMoney.com/money101.
There you go, saving your money. It's not easy. It takes work, but you've got to do it.
AMERICAN MORNING will be right back after this break.
COSTELLO: It is 30 minutes past the hour. Welcome back to AMERICAN MORNING.
Top stories for you now:
Libyans still cheering the death of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Libya's new government saying he was killed in the crossfire as they finally took his hometown of Sirte.
ROMANS: Video showing Gadhafi's bloody and gruesome final moments. Libyan officials say they found him hiding in the sewer. The phrase is, "The place of the rat Gadhafi," and "You scum," were painted around the hole after the capture. NATO says there was an airstrike on his fleeing convoy that involved a predator drone.
COSTELLO: And now, time to start a new Libya. The new Libyan transitional government saying liberation will be officially announced tomorrow. It's the end of an uprising that began back in February. Gadhafi's 42-year reign positively over.
Twitter is exploding with warnings to other leaders in the Arab world, too, saying, you're next. Many aimed at the presidents of Syria and Yemen.
Mohammed Jamjoom is live in Abu Dhabi.
Good morning, Mohammed.
So how does the fall of Gadhafi impact other uprisings in the Arab world?
MOHAMMED JAMJOOM, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
Well, that's the key question today. Today is Friday. This is a day of protests across the Arab region. It has been a day of protests across the Arab region since the Arab spring movement began.
And you mentioned Twitter. And as soon as it was announced Gadhafi was killed yesterday, you had a constant stream of messages from places like Yemen, places like Bahrain and places like Syria, where there have been uprisings of their own there. They've been saying that this just means that these other leaders will have to go. The fact that Gadhafi went, leaders like Assad, leaders like Ali Abdullah Saleh in Yemen must go.
It has really given a morale boost to those movements. We've seen Twitter messages from people in Syria saying despite that tragedy that's ongoing there, they're in solidarity with the Libyan people, that they're happy for them. Now, today in Yemen, thousands of people already gathering in the Change Square in the capital, calling not just for the ouster of the president there, also standing in solidarity with the Libyan people, saying that because this happened to Gadhafi, it means that President Saleh in Yemen can't hold on to power much longer.
And we're expecting to see the same type of demonstrations in Syria today. So, today will really be a key moment to the see how the Arab world and countries where they've been deeming with uprisings are their own will be dealing with this post-Gadhafi reality, and if it will reinvigorate their movements. Right now, it does seem to have given this movement a morale boost. It seems to be giving people energy to get back out in the streets and really yet to be seen later today how exactly it happened, how it plays out.
The fear is there will be more crackdowns by these governments but the activists, the protesters in these countries really want to keep coming out into the streets, demonstrating against their leaders and trying to get them out of office -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Mohammed Jamjoom, reporting live for us from Abu Dhabi -- thanks.
ROMANS: All right. The death of Moammar Gadhafi will now only intensify the search for the billions of dollars in assets he hid around the world.
Our Brian Todd has more now on what happens to all that money.
BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Where is Moammar Gadhafi's money? All over the place.
Right now, the United States Treasury Department has $37 billion of money that had belonged to Gadhafi and various Libyan funds frozen in the United States. The United States doesn't control that. They will probably release most of that at the request of the new Libyan government when it wants it.
But according to a group called Global Witness, a watchdog group, an anti-corruption watchdog group, they obtained a statement by the Libyan Investment Authority earlier this summer and they found out from that statement where some of the investments are. Now, according to that statement, the Libyan Investment Authority had almost $20 billion worldwide of deposits in several major banks across the world, including Goldman Sachs, HSBC, British-Arab Commercial Bank and Sahara Bank.
Now, according to that financial statement obtained by Global Witness, the LIA, that Libyan Investment Authority had investments all over the world of at least $64 billion. And we're going to show where you.
Go to Italy, Libya's largest trading partner, where according to the statement, the Libyan Investment Authority had a 2.6 percent stake in Unicredit, which is Italy's largest bank. It had a 2 percent stake in Finmeccanica, the large Italian defense contractor.
Take you further north to Germany where according to this statement, the LIA had an invested in BASF, a chemical firm, a very significant one. It had $531 million stake in the electronics giant Siemens.
Further north to Finland, we all -- many of us have Nokia cell phones. Well, the Libyan investment firm, the state-owned investment arm had investments in Nokia of some significance.
In the United States, many investments in many different firms, G.E., Caterpillar, Halliburton, ExxonMobil and Citigroup.
Brian Todd, CNN, Washington.
ROMANS: And, of course, all of that oil, it sits on huge, huge oil reserves for Africa that many companies and countries are interested in developing.
All right. Coming up in about an hour, we'll talk to Damon Wilson, he's a former top aide to the NATO secretary general. We're going to ask him what NATO's role should be in a post-Gadhafi Libya.
COSTELLO: Also new this morning, two men had been indicted in the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States. An arraignment hearing for one of the men is scheduled for next week. The two men were arrested last week after allegedly trying to hire a middle man to recruit hit men from Mexican drug cartel to kill the Saudi ambassador, possibly by bombing a restaurant in Washington.
ROMANS: And dramatic testimony yesterday from a drug expert at Michael Jackson's death trial. Dr. Steven Shafer, an expert anesthesiologist, testified that Jackson is dead because his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, failed to notice he had stopped breathing while he was hooked up to an I.V. drip of Propofol. The jury in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Murray could get that case next week.
COSTELLO: A double jolt in California. Two small earthquakes hit the San Francisco area yesterday, both near Berkeley. And talk about irony. It happened on the same day more than 8.5 million people were taking part in the annual great California shakeout, an earthquake preparedness drill. People were practicing their duck and conquer techniques in anticipation for, you know, quote, "the big one." So far no reports of damage or injuries.
ROMANS: All right. Rob Marciano is off today. Reynolds Wolf is in the extreme weather center.
Good morning, Reynolds.
REYNOLDS WOLF, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Hey, good morning.
Kind of interesting what we saw there in the bay area yesterday. There's little tremors, enough to rattled windows. But speaking of rattling the windows, windows rattling along parts of the great lakes, especially in Milwaukee yesterday due to the strong winds. And look what else it provided. Some mammoth waves right along Lake Michigan as far south, say, Chicago, even Gary, Indiana, the place pummeled by waves and strong winds, causing issues later on today.
Some of those issues are going to be experienced with your travel. We're talking about the winds in New York and Cleveland, the low clouds there, too. Boston, windy conditions might give you delays around an hour. Some places a bit little less.
Throughout the west, a whole different deal. You're going to have -- there's going to be the low clouds and fog might keep you, some delays 15, 20 minutes, some just under an hour. So, keep it in mind.
And in terms of the rest of your forecast, the big thing we're dealing with this morning, it's going to be slow-going across parts of the Ohio Valley and into the South. We've got that freeze that will remain in effect. Later on today, we do expect temperatures to rebound pretty well.
As we wrap things up, 39 degrees currently in Chicago, 51 in New York, 54 in Boston, 47 in Albuquerque and then warming up in Albuequerque to 74, 73 in San Francisco, 63 in Atlanta, 58 in New York.
More on the forecast coming up in a few minutes. Let's pitch it back to you guys in the studio.
COSTELLO: We got it.
WOLF: You got it. Good deal.
ROMANS: Thanks, Reynolds.
All right. Coming up on AMERICAN MORNING, at the end of the month, the world is expected to welcome its 7 billionth person and with the rising population, challenges are born. We'll explain.
COSTELLO: Welcome back to AMERICAN MORNING. Good morning.
It's a huge milestone. At the end of the month, the world's population is expected to hit 7 billion. You know, that puts a lot of pressure on the planet. It could pose some serious challenges in terms of food, resources, the environment.
Joining us now, Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and author of the book "The Price of Civilization."
JEFFREY SACHS, DIRECTOR, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S EARTH INSTITUTE: Good morning.
ROMANS: What does the world look like with 7 billion people and we're reaching these milestones more quickly now than we have in the past?
SACHS: We are obviously very crowded. It took only 12 years to go from 6 billion to 7 billion and it's expected to take maybe another 14 years to go to 8 billion. So the trajectory is still rising quickly.
The U.N. forecasts that it's median forecast, not the high or low, but right in the middle, that the world would reach more than 10 billion people by the end of this century, and I think it's pretty serious of a deal. Sounds nice to have --
ROMANS: A big, round number.
SACHS: But it's very, very serious for the planet.
ROMANS: We're running out of resources and you already have through globalization and technology and a changing world, you have more and more people carving up the resources for their -- to grow their own middle classes. As those middle classes grow, as people get more, they want more, and it puts more strain on the economy.
SACHS: Of course. More people, more food, more agricultural needs. More stresses on land, more deforestation, more loss of water, because a lot of places in the world, including the United States, depend on ground water. We're taking it out a lot faster than it's recharging.
We also have climate change, of course globally, because of heavy energy use.
So the world is getting very crowded, and the big problem is that in the poorest countries, families are still having six, seven or eight children. That's what's putting this tremendous growth of population continuing because in the high-income countries, fertility rates have come down to two children on average, or even less, which means eventually stability or even gradual reduction of population.
But it's in the poor countries that can least manage this, where the population remains the highest.
ROMANS: Those who can extrapolate out to the political problems, where you have rich countries, so-called rich countries trying to protect what they have. You worry about protectionism as countries -- people try to preserve their ways of life as there are fewer resources and an economy that, you know, maybe doesn't equally share around the world what we have.
SACHS: We also see tremendous migration pressures now. When you have rapid population growth, in very poor places, and often in environmentally fragile places, that experience lots of droughts or lots of floods, and that's why they're poor. They're having lots of children. People are spilling over across borders, across continents.
This is creating conflict. It's creating tremendous political stress.
ROMANS: So what do we do to fix it? We must use the technology and, new technologies and new ways of thinking to try to head of the potential conflicts here. I mean, one of the problems is that it's hard for rich countries who may have made a lot of mistakes when they were growing through their industrial revolutions and like to turn to poor countries and say, don't do it the way we did.
SACHS: Well, I think the main thing is that when women in poor countries have better choice, they're better inform, they had education, they women choose to have fewer children. They choose to adopt family planning or contraception.
But right now, many can't make that choice. Many young girls are married at the age of 13 or 14 by their parents. That's cultural tradition. They can't afford to go to school even though they want to continue in school.
There isn't health care. There isn't family planning. There isn't really a choice that we have.
So, I think that if we would pay more attention to enabling poor households to have the choice instead of having six or seven children, they would choose to have two or three children, this would be better for them and better for their children in terms of nutrition, health care, education.
ROMANS: The fertility rates are so widely different between developed countries, developing countries, and the very, very poor countries. There's no question. And when you look at Africa, half of he population growth that were forecasting will come from countries in Africa.
SACHS: It's extraordinary. Africa right now has about 900 million people of the Subsaharan region. But by 2050, this could be about, doubling this, at least, this could be on the order of two billion people.
And then, the forecasts are more than three billion people by the end of the century in Africa. The environment can't take it. The economies can't take it. This would create a tremendous, tremendous stress.
ROMANS: What do you feel about China? Because China famously has ventured into family planning. With results -- the human rights advocate there are disastrous, quite frankly. You know, that women, you know, the one-child policy and all of this. Venturing into family planning for countries has to be very careful.
SACHS: Well, I think there's a difference between voluntary and forced, for one thing. The evidence is that if families are given choices, the children are able to stay alive, because there's health care. The girls are able to get educated. The family planning is available. Then, they choose, voluntarily, to have fewer children.
It's better for them. It's better for their children. Better for the prospects, but when they're very, very poor, they need help to be able to have those choices. We're not giving them that help right now, and then, we're addressing the consequences later of exploding populations, conflict, unrest, migration.
We say, oh, my God, the world's unstable, but we're not helping to make it less unstable. More stable.
ROMANS: All right. Jeff Sachs, author of the "Price of Civilization," director of the Earth Institute at Columbia. Very nice to see you this morning.
SACHS: Thank you.
ROMANS: You know, Jeff wrote an article, an in-depth article on the seven billion mark if you want to read more and what it means for the planet. You can check that out at cnn.com/opinion. Jeff Sachs, thanks -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Coming up on this AMERICAN MORNING, Herman Cain has been facing criticism over his 9-9-9 tax plan. Today, the candidate hits back.
Plus, remember the JetBlue flight attendant who made a spectacular exit by emergency chute last year? Sure you do. Today, he's learning the consequences of pulling that stunt. It's 47 minutes past the hour.
COSTELLO: Forty-eight minutes past the hour. Here's what you need to know to start your day.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) COSTELLO (voice-over): Libyans still cheering the death of former dictator, Moammar Gadhafi. The new government saying liberation will be officially announced tomorrow, but the U.N.'s high commissioner of human rights saying today the circumstances of Gadhafi's death need to be investigated.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is holding talks with Pakistani officials today. The meeting is being described as cordial and frank. Clinton is urging Islamabad to step up its efforts to target militants along the Afghan border.
Greek lawmakers voting to approve top new budget cutting measures. That protest in Athens turned deadly. A local hospital says a 53-year-old protester died after he suffered cardiac arrest.
Major flooding on a direct track towards Thailand's capital, Bangkok. Officials considering opening floodgates to divert the waters back to feet (ph). Officials say it's the worst flooding in half a century.
Herman Cain will try and clarify his 9-99- tax plan today in Detroit. The Republican presidential candidate's plan has come under increased scrutiny after reports middle and lower class Americans would pay way more under his proposal.
The Texas Rangers pulling even in the World Series. They beat the St. Louis Cardinals last night with a two-run rally in the ninth. Whew. The series now hits to Arlington for game three. That was a sacrifice fly, by the way.
COSTELLO (on-camera): That's the news you need to know to start your day. AMERICAN MORNING back after this.
ROMANS: It's day 35 of the Occupy Wall Street protests. You're looking at a live picture right now of Zuccotti Park where thousands remained camped out here in New York. The situation is intensifying after dozens of run-ins with police. Protesters are facing new opposition with local New Yorkers. Residents near Zuccotti Park are voicing concerns about safety and noise issues. At a community board meeting last night, tempers flared. Listen.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A lot of people are unhappy. You're not happy. We're not happy.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We should be able to walk to work and not have somebody dumping urine in a bucket next to us. We should be able to walk to work and not have somebody yell at us or get yelled at.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You don't know when your job will end. So, we're here standing up together for you. For each other. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You're worried about your apartment. I pay a lot of rent. There's a lot of Black and Brown people who can't even have an apartment.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: People have the right to petition their government and to protest.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My neighbors next door at 114 liberty, it is the drumming, and you've got to respect that. People have to be able to live in their homes peaceably.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If my daughter was drumming in my house for 14 hours, I'd murder her.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: So, if you thought that this was, you know, going to be really quiet for your kids, you're in the wrong place.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We have to fight for what is best for this country even if that means that one neighborhood in the country may not like it.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.
ROMANS: Yes. And a local board outlined potential resolutions. Some of the fixes include limiting the use of drums and chanting to only two hours a day during the midday. The resolution goes to a vote on Tuesday.
COSTELLO: Oh, can you imagine constant drumming outside your window?
ROMANS: I know. And one of the things that some of the shop owners are concern about and the residential owners is that people are using, they say people are using the vestibules as places to -- well, I'm not going to go -- I'm not going to go any further.
COSTELLO: Although, just to be fair, I went down there last Saturday, because I wanted to see what it looked like. There were, like, a million tourists down there looking at the Wall Street protests.
ROMANS: Really?
COSTELLO: So, it is bringing business to those businesses who usually don't get a great many customers on the weekend in New York City down there on Wall Street.
ROMANS: I think 35 days, a lot of folks didn't think it would last this long. And now, they're saying, OK, this is going to be a real occupation. And, we need to figure out a way so the people can protest, but so the people who live there as well can have drumming not all the time. (LAUGHTER)
COSTELLO: That would drive you crazy, wouldn't it?
ROMANS: All right. Now, remember this guy, Steven Slater, the fed up? Remember him? The fed up flight attendant for JetBlue? He's going to serve a year of probation on a misdemeanor attempt and criminal mischief charge.
Slater slid into the spotlight after yelling at passengers, and then, making a dramatic exit down the plane's emergency chute last year. Meantime, he still needs to pay 10,000 grand to JetBlue to replace the airplane's chute.
COSTELLO: The late night comics kicking a dictator while he's down. Listen.
CRAIG FERGUSON, HOST, "THE LATE, LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON": Moammar Gadhafi is, in fact, no no-more Gadhafi.
FERGUSON: A spokesperson for the Libyan rebels said Gadhafi will soon be replaced by Ashton Kutcher? I'm like, what?
FERGUSON: It will never work. I don't know. Walks around taking his shirt off all the time, it might work.
JON STEWART, HOST, THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART: Of course, with this sort of event, there's always the question of proof.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There is a photograph that has been published from a news agency, AFP. I'm going to warn you about that. It's quite graphic.
STEPHEN COLBERT, HOST, THE COLBERT REPORT: This morning, rebels seized control of the Gadhafi stronghold of Sirte where they captured and killed Gadhafi, ending his brutal 42-year reign. Now, in hindsight, it may have been a mistake for him to hire bodyguards based on their hotness.
ROMANS: All right.
COSTELLO: I know it feels bad for laughing about that, because it's the death of a man, but -- but I did.
ROMANS: Yes. All right.
Ahead next hour, is a dead Gadhafi an Obama boost? We're going to look at his winning streak when it comes to taking out terrorists and dictators and what it could mean (INAUDIBLE).


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Fox News Channel Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett announced he's joining National Journal as a Congressional Correspondent on September 3, just in time to avoid the new war over Fox News' front-row seat in the White House Briefing room.
Public Campaign, the Center for Media and Democracy, and Media Matters for America sent a letter Monday to the White House Correspondents Association in response to reports of News Corp.'s $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association. In the letter they ask for the WHCA to "reconsider its decision to allow Fox News Channel a front-row seat in the White House briefing room" calling News Corp.'s donation "a massive ethical lapse that demonstrates Fox News' inability to function as an objective media institution."
Media Matters reports current WHCA President David Jackson of USA Today rejected the seating change request, stating: "The decision has been made."
Jackson's predecessor, Ed Chen who left Bloomberg News a few months ago and returned to the Natural Resources Defense Council, calls that decision "a travesty."
Explaining further to Media Matters:
"The vacancy was created because of an ideological conflict," he said, referring to [Helen] Thomas' anti-Israel comments that led to her resignation. "To fill the vacancy with another cloud of ideological conflict was most unfortunate and inappropriate."
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AIMIA ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
07 Outubro 2022 - 05:01PM
TORONTO, Oct. 7, 2022 /CNW/ - Aimia Inc. (TSX: AIM) is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Kristen M. Dickey has been appointed to its Board of Directors as a new independent director.
Ms. Dickey is currently the Managing Partner and lead investor at Seaview Capital, LLC and had worked for 20+ years at BlackRock Inc., notably as the Global Head of Equity Index Product Strategy. She has direct experience in public company financial reporting, strategy, and communications. Ms. Dickey is currently a board member of Somerset Re Holdings, Ltd., Aperture Investors, LLC and Marstone Inc., sits on the advisory board of Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: ATHN.U), and is a trustee of BNY Mellon Investment Management.
David Rosenkrantz, Chair of the Board of Directors, commented, "We are excited to welcome Kristen to our Board of Directors. Kristen's investment acumen at Seaview and extensive strategic and operating experience at BlackRock, one of the largest and most complex investment management firms globally, will provide invaluable experience and depth to our Board."
Sandra Hanington has stepped down from the Board of Directors effective immediately. Ms. Hanington joined the Board in February 2020. Mr. Rosenkrantz added, "We wish to thank Sandra for her contributions to Aimia during her tenure as a Director."
About Aimia
Aimia Inc. (TSX: AIM) is a holding company with a focus on making long-term investments in public and private companies, on a global basis, through controlling or minority stakes.
The company owns a portfolio of investments which include: a 10.85% stake in Clear Media Limited, one of the largest outdoor advertising firms in China, a 48.9% equity stake in Kognitiv, a B2B technology company enabling collaborative commerce, a 10.8% equity stake in TRADE X, a global B2B cross-border automotive trading platform as well as a wholly owned investment advisory business, Mittleman Investment Management, LLC.
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Calycadenia DC. è un genere di piante della famiglia delle Asteracee, diffuso negli Stati Uniti occidentali e nel Messico.

Tassonomia
La classificazione tradizionale colloca il genere Calycadenia nella sottotribù Madiinae della tribù Heliantheae.
Recenti studi filogenetici considerano le Madiinae come il principale raggruppamento delle Madieae, elevate al rango di tribù a sé stante.

Il genere Calycadenia comprende 10 specie:
Calycadenia fremontii A.Gray
Calycadenia hooveri G.D.Carr
Calycadenia micrantha R.L.Carr & G.D.Carr
Calycadenia mollis A.Gray
Calycadenia multiglandulosa DC.
Calycadenia oppositifolia (Greene) Greene
Calycadenia pauciflora A.Gray
Calycadenia spicata (Greene) Greene
Calycadenia truncata DC.
Calycadenia villosa DC.

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Bibliografia

Voci correlate
Generi di Asteraceae

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Calycadenia Jepson Manual Treatment

Asteroideae

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Consumers have cited problems with the current generation of Ford's Sync system.
TOKYO/DETROIT/TORONTO (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co., struggling with in-car technology glitches, will base the next-generation Sync system on BlackBerry Ltd.'s QNX and no longer use Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, according to people briefed on the matter.
Using QNX will be less expensive than licensing Microsoft technology and will improve the flexibility and speed of the next Sync system, said the people, who declined to be identified because the decision hasn't been made public. Ford has more than 7 million vehicles on the road with Sync using Microsoft voice-activated software to make mobile phone calls and play music.
Ford CEO Alan Mulally, who was said to be a candidate to become Microsoft's CEO until early this year, has seen Ford slump in surveys by J.D. Power & Associates and Consumer Reports, with customers citing malfunctioning tech systems and touchscreens. Ford has said the quality of its vehicles have been "mixed" each of the past three years and fell short of its plan to improve those results in 2013.
Improving Sync is crucial for Ford to draw car shoppers who are increasingly looking to be connected at all times. In-vehicle technology is the top selling point for 39 percent of auto buyers, more than twice the 14 percent who say their first consideration is traditional performance measures such as power and speed, according to a study by the consulting firm Accenture released in December.
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Jay Cooney, a Ford spokesman, didn't immediately respond to phone and e-mail messages left outside of normal business hours. Peter Wootton, a spokesman for Microsoft who works for Waggener Edstrom, declined to comment. Paul Leroux, a spokesman for QNX, declined to comment.
The Ford and Lincoln brands ranked No. 26 and No. 27 out of 28 brands in Consumer Reports' annual reliability survey released in October. While the Lincoln luxury line matched the industry average in J.D. Power's Initial Quality study in June, the namesake finished 27th out of 33 brands.
Technology companies are battling for a greater presence in vehicles. Google Inc. announced an alliance with General Motors Co., Honda Motor Co., Hyundai Motor Co. and chipmaker Nvidia Corp. in January to bring the Android operating system to cars. Apple Inc. is working with BMW AG, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan Motor Co. and others to introduce its iOS operating system to cars with devices such as the iPhone.
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Jurors find soldier charged with killing comrades-in-arms guilty
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Soldier charged with killing comrades-in-arms to stand jury trial
Soldier charged with killing comrades-in-arms put in detention for two months
MOSCOW, December 28 (RAPSI) – Jury on Monday found soldier Ramil Shamsutdinov guilty of deadly shooting in a military unit, RAPSI learnt from the head of the International Advocacy Group Agora Pavel Chikov.
However, jurors held the defendant deserved leniency, according to the statement. When delivering sentence, a court is to consider mitigating circumstances but cannot take aggravating circumstances into account.
According to the jury verdict, a judge may impose not more than two-thirds of the maximum sentence on him. Thus, the defendant will avoid life imprisonment, Chikov stated.
The soldier was charged with killing two or more people.
According to investigators, on October 25, 2019, Shamsutdinov shot two officers and six soldiers dead in the military unit where he served. Two other people suffered gunshot wounds. On October 28, a garrison military court in Chita, a city in Russia's Zabaikalye Territory, placed Shamsutdinov in detention.


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As Old as Time: A Twisted Tale (Paperback)
By Liz Braswell
The 3rd installment in the New York Times best-selling A TWISTED TALE series asks: What if Belle's mother cursed the Beast?
When Belle touches the Beast's enchanted rose, memories flood through Belle's mind—memories of a mother she thought she would never see again. And, stranger still, she sees that her mother is none other than the beautiful enchantress who cursed the castle and all its inhabitants. Shocked and confused, Belle and the Beast will have to unravel a dark mystery about their families that is 21 years in the making.
For more twisted adventures, try the other books in the A TWISTED TALE series:
A Whole New World by Liz Braswell
Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell
Reflection by Elizabeth Lim
Part of Your World by Liz Braswell
Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita
Conceal, Don't Feel by Jen Calonita
Straight On Till Morning by Liz Braswell
So This is Love by Elizabeth Lim
Unbirthday by Liz Braswell
Go the Distance by Jen Calonita
What Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell
After the sort of introverted childhood you would expect from a writer, Liz Braswell earned a degree in Egyptology at Brown University and then promptly spent the next ten years producing video games. Finally she caved into fate and wrote Snow and Rx under the name Tracy Lynn, followed by The Nine Lives of Chloe King series under her real name, because by then the assassins hunting her were all dead. She also wrote A Whole New World, a twist on Aladdin, and Once Upon a Dream, a twist on Sleeping Beauty for the A Twisted Tale series. She lives in Brooklyn with a husband, two children, a cat, a part-time dog, three fish and five coffee trees she insists will start producing beans any day. You can email her at me@lizbraswell.com or tweet @LizBraswell.
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Series: A Twisted Tale
Young Adult Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations
Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy
Hardcover (September 6th, 2016): $17.99
Compact Disc (March 3rd, 2017): $34.95
Prebound (April 24th, 2018): $20.85
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Town of Babylon, NY
Part I, Administrative Legislation
Ch 4 Assessor, Department of
Ch 6 Attorney, Department of
Ch 10 Clerk, Department of
Ch 13 Comptroller, Department of
Ch 15 (Reserved)
Ch 18 Environmental Conservation Commission
Ch 20 Environmental Control, Department of
Ch 22 Escrow Account, Town Attorney
Ch 23 Ethics, Code of
Ch 25 Fire Districts
Ch 27 General Services, Department of
Ch 31 Human Services, Department of
Ch 35 Meetings
Ch 42 Ordinances, Publication of
Ch 44 Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, Department of
Ch 47 Personnel Policies
Ch 48 Civil Service, Department of
Ch 49 Planning and Development, Department of
Ch 50 Abolishment of Office of Superintendent of Highways
Ch 51 Public Works, Department of
Ch 53 Receiver of Taxes, Department of
Ch 57 Sanitation Commission
Ch 59 Streets, Procedure for Abandonment of
Ch 60 Town Board, Office of
Ch 61 Ward Districts
Ch 65 Town Supervisor, Department of
Part II, General Legislation
Ch 78 Anti-Bias Task Force and Hispanic/Latino Advisory Committee
Ch 79 Bazaars and Fairs
Ch 81 Beaches and Recreational Areas
Ch 82 Bidding Preferences
Ch 84 Bingo
Ch 85 Block Parties; Public Assembly Permits; Use of Sound Equipment
Ch 86 Boats
Ch 89 Building Construction
Ch 92 Buildings, Unsafe
Ch 93 Board of Grievances and Appeals
Ch 94 Cabarets and Dance Halls
Ch 99 Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas
Ch 101 Consumer Protection
Ch 106 Dogs and Other Animals
Ch 107 Domestic Partnership Registry
Ch 108 Dredging
Ch 112 Electrical Standards
Ch 114 Environmental Quality Review
Ch 117 Excavations
Ch 125 Flood Damage Control
Ch 128 Freshwater Wetlands
Ch 130 Games of Chance
Ch 133 Solid Waste Management
Ch 137 Historic Areas, Preservation of
Ch 138 Housing Standards
Ch 141 Ice Cream Vending
Ch 144 Landscapers
Ch 145 Bamboo
Ch 149 Memorial and Independence Day Sales
Ch 153 Multiple Dwellings
§ 156-1 Declaration of policy.
§ 156-2 Interpretation.
§ 156-3 Definitions and word usage.
§ 156-4 Administration of program.
§ 156-5 Duties of Department of Environmental Control.
§ 156-6 Noise sensitive zones.
§ 156-7 Procedural rules.
§ 156-8 Unreasonable noise.
§ 156-9 Specific regulations.
§ 156-10 Correction of excessive sound levels.
§ 156-11 Penalty for violation of sound level correction order.
§ 156-12 Construction of structures that violate sound levels.
§ 156-13 Sound level report for proposed new structures.
§ 156-14 Exceptions to provisions.
§ 156-15 Special variances.
§ 156-16 (Reserved)
§ 156-17 Orders for abatement.
§ 156-18 Issuance of summons.
Ch 157 Notice and Certificates of Assessment
Ch 158 Notification of Defects
Ch 162 Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers
Ch 166 Personal Property, Sale of
Ch 167 Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers
Ch 170 Plumbing
Ch 173 Public Assembly Places
Ch 176 Records, Public Access to
Ch 178 Retail Establishments
Ch 180 Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire
Ch 181 Sewers
Ch 183 Shellfish
Ch 186 Site Plan Review
Ch 189 Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 190 Storm Sewers: Illicit Discharges, Activities and Connections
Ch 198 Towing
Ch 200 Trailer Camps
Ch 204 Traffic Violations Bureau
Ch 209 Vehicles, Off-Road
Ch 215 Land Use Regulations, Adoption of
Ch A217 Recreational Fees
Traffic Code
Part I: The Traffic Law
Ch TC-1 General Provisions
Ch TC-2 Traffic Regulations
Ch TC-3 Parking Regulations
Ch TC-4 Off-Street Parking Areas
Ch TC-5 Commercial Vehicles; Weight Limits
Ch TC-6 Removal and Storage of Vehicles
Ch TC-7 Counterfeit Beach Pass
Part II: The Schedule
Sch A Traffic Control Signals
Sch B Prohibited Turns
Sch C U-Turns
Sch D One-Way Streets
Sch E Parking Area Exits and Entrances
Sch F Lane Use Designations
Sch G No Passing Zones
Sch H Stop and Yield Intersections
Sch I Exceptions to General Speed Limit
Sch J School Speed Limits
Sch K Parking, Standing and Stopping Restrictions
Sch L Private Parking Fields
Sch M Town Parking Fields
Sch N Truck Exclusions
Sch O Bridges and Elevated Structures
Sch P School District Parking Fields
Sch Q Special Truck Exclusions
Traffic Code Disposition List
Ch TC-DL Disposition List
Town of Babylon, NY / Part II, General Legislation
Chapter 156 Noise
[HISTORY Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Babylon 12-18-1979 by L.L. No. 10-1979. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Beach regulations — See Ch. 81.
Boat regulations — See Ch. 86.
Animals and dogs — See Ch. 106.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Town of Babylon to prevent excessive, unnecessary, unreasonable or unusually loud noise. It is further declared that the provisions and prohibitions hereinafter contained and enacted are in pursuance of and for the purpose of preserving, protecting and promoting the public health, comfort, convenience, safety, welfare, prosperity and the peace and quiet of the Town of Babylon and its inhabitants.
This chapter shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes described in this chapter. Nothing herein shall be construed to abridge the emergency powers of any health department or the right of such department to engage in any necessary or proper activities. Nothing herein shall abridge the powers and responsibilities of any police department or law enforcement agency to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
All terminology defined herein is in conformance with the terminology of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or its successor body.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Any act or combination of acts which causes the production of sound.
AIR-CONDITIONING AND AIR-HANDLING DEVICE
Any device that is designed to be used or is actually used to cool, move or condition air, including but not limited to air conditioners, cooling towers, fans and blowers.
AMBIENT NOISE
The all encompassing background noise level associated with a given environment, being usually a composite of sounds from many sources.
A sound level which exceeds the background sound level by at least five dB(A).
AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE
Every ambulance, law enforcement vehicle, fire control vehicle and civil defense emergency vehicle.
A-WEIGHTED SOUND LEVEL [dB(A)]
The sound pressure level in decibels as measured on a sound level meter using the A-weighted network slow response. The level so read is designated dB(A).
BUILDING APERTURE
Any designated opening in a building to which a person may reasonably have access, including but not limited to any door, gate, window, skylight or hatch.
Those areas zoned as such by the Code of the Town of Babylon (Chapter 213, Article XII).
Any activity necessary or incidental to the erection, demolition, assembling, altering, installing or equipping of buildings, public or private highways, roads, premises, parks utility lanes or other property, including but not limited to related activities such as land clearing, grading, earthmoving, excavating, blasting, filling and landscaping, but not including agriculture.
Any receptacle, regardless of contents, manufactured from wood, metal, plastic, paper or any material whatsoever, including but not limited to any barrel, basket, bale, box, crate, tub, bottle, can or refuse container.
CONTINUOUS SOUND
Any sound that is not an impulsive sound.
DECIBEL (dB)
A unit for measuring the pressure level of a sound. For the purpose of this chapter, the standard reference pressure stated herein will be used to assure a consistent and standard reference for measuring sound. The sound pressure level measured in decibels is equal to 20 times the logarithm to the base ten of the ratio of the effective pressures of the sound measured to the reference pressure, such reference pressure being 20 micropascals (20 micronewtons per square meter).
Any occurrence or set of circumstances involving actual or imminent physical trauma or property damage which demands immediate action.
The value specified by the manufacturer as the recommended maximum loaded weight of a single motor vehicle. In cases where trailers and tractors are separable, the gross combination weight rating (GCWR), which is the value specified by the manufacturer as the recommended maximum loaded weight of the combination vehicle, should be used.
IMPULSIVE SOUND
A sound characterized by brief excursions of peak sound pressure which significantly exceed the ambient sound.
INDUSTRIAL AREAS
Those areas zoned as such by the Code of the Town of Babylon (Chapter 213, Articles XIII, XV, XVI and XVII).
The A-weighted sound level, measured with slow response, that is exceeded 10% of the time in a one-hour interval or equivalent thereof.
Any vessel which operates on the water and which is propelled by a motor, including but not limited to boats, barges, amphibious craft, water-ski towing devices and hovercraft.
NOISE SENSITIVE ZONE
Any area designated pursuant to § 156-6 of this chapter for the purpose of ensuring exceptional quiet.
OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Any vehicle which is propelled by any power other than muscular power that is designed for or capable of cross-country travel, such as a go-cart, motorcycle, trail-bike or minibike, commercial or noncommercial racing vehicles and dune buggies.
Any person who has regular control of a device or site, including but not limited to the owner of the freehold of the premises or lesser estate therein or mortgage thereof, or an agent of such person.
PEAK SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL
The maximum absolute value of the instantaneous sound pressure level during a specified time interval.
Any individual, partnership, company, public or private corporation, association, firm, organization, political subdivision, governmental agency, administration or department, municipality, trust, estate, group of individuals or any other legal entity whatsoever.
Those areas zoned as such by the Code of the Town of Babylon (Chapter 213, Articles VII and VIII).
Any variation in ambient barometric pressure.
An instrument, including a microphone, an amplifer, an output meter and frequency-weighting networks, for the measure of sound levels.
SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL
The weighted sound pressure level in decibels obtained by the use of a sound level meter and frequency-weighting network, such as A, B or C. If the frequency weighting employed is not indicated, the A-weighting slow response shall apply.
SOUND REPRODUCTION DEVICE
Any device that is designed to be used or is actually used for the production or reproduction of sound, including but not limited to any musical instrument, radio, television, tape recorder, phonograph, loudspeaker, public address system or any other sound-amplifying device.
SOUND SIGNAL DEVICE
Any device that is designed to be used or is actually used to produce a sound signal, but not spoken language, including but not limited to any horn, whistle, bell, gong, siren, rattle, clapper, hammer, drum or air horn.
Any activity or device whatsoever that produces sound.
SOUND SOURCE SITE
A parcel of land or a tract of land consisting of two or more parcels, which includes all contiguous land and water areas under the ownership or control of a person in or upon which one or more sound sources are located. The "sound source site" includes all individual sound sources that are located on such site, whether stationary, movable or mobile. A "sound source site" is created by the installation of one or more sound sources thereon.
UNREASONABLE NOISE
Any excessive or unusually loud sound or any sound which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of a reasonable person of normal sensitivities or which causes injury to animal life or damage to property or business. Standards to be considered in determining whether "unreasonable noise" exists in a given situation include but are not limited to the following:
The volume of the noise.
The intensity of the noise.
Whether the nature of the noise is usual or unusual.
Whether the origin of the noise is natural or manmade.
The volume and intensity of the background noise, if any.
The proximity of the noise to residential sleeping facilities.
The nature and the zoning district of the areas within which the noise emanates.
The time of the day or night the noise occurs.
The time duration of the noise.
Whether the sound source is temporary.
Whether the noise is continuous or impulsive.
The noise control program established by this chapter shall be administered jointly by the Town of Babylon Department of Environmental Control and such other employees and/or officials authorized by the Town.
The Town of Babylon Department of Environmental Control shall have the following duties:
Studies. To conduct or cause to be conducted research, monitoring and other studies related to sound and vibration.
To conduct programs of public education regarding:
The causes, effects and general methods of abatement and control of noise and vibration.
The actions prohibited by this chapter and the procedure for reporting violations.
To encourage the participation of public interest groups in related public information efforts.
Regulations. To recommend, for promulgation, to the Town Board any further regulations consistent with the policy of this chapter and its effective administration.
The Department shall designate noise sensitive zones which contain noise sensitive activities. Existing quiet zones shall be considered noise sensitive zones until otherwise designated. Noise sensitive activities include, but are not limited to, operations of schools, public libraries, churches, hospitals and nursing homes.
The Town Board shall have the authority to make, amend and rescind such procedural rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions and intent of this chapter.
No person shall make, continue or cause to be made or continued any excessive, unnecessary, unreasonable or unusually loud noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers or tends to annoy, disturb, injure or endanger the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of other persons or the public. Noncommercial public-speaking activities conducted at any public space or public right-of-way shall comply with the Code of the Town of Babylon.
The following acts and the causing thereof are declared to be in violation of this chapter:
Air-conditioning and air-handling devices.
Except as provided by Subsection A(4) of this section, no person shall operate or permit to be operated an air-conditioning or air-handling device that exceeds the maximum sound level limitations provided in this section.
In areas zoned residential, continuous sound in air which has crossed the real property boundary shall not exceed any of the following sound levels:
Fifty-five dB(A) at any point.
Fifty dB(A) outside of a living-area window measured not more than three feet from the window opening.
In areas zoned for multiple dwellings or apartments, continuous sound in air shall not exceed 50 dB(A) outside any living-area window measured not more than three feet from the window opening.
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply if the sound from the air-conditioning or air-handling device produces less than a five-dB(A) increase in the sound level that exists in the absence of such sound.
Animals and birds. No person shall keep, permit or maintain any animal, including a bird, under his control which frequently or for continued duration makes sounds which create unreasonable noise across a residential real property boundary. This provision shall not apply to public zoos. No person who owns, possesses or harbors an animal, including birds, shall permit such animal to bark, howl, meow, squawk or make other sounds which, frequently or for continued duration, create an unreasonable noise across a residential real property boundary or within a noise sensitive zone.
Commercial, business and industrial operations.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated on a sound source site a commercial business or industrial operation that produces a sound level exceeding the limitations as provided in this subsection.
Sound which has entered residential or noise sensitive zones.
Continuous sound in air which has crossed the property line of such sound source site and enters property zoned for residential use or property within a noise sensitive zone shall not exceed either of the following levels:
During the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.: a sound level in excess of 65 dB(A) measured with the slow response of a sound level meter; or an L10 in excess of 60 dB(A).
During the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day: a sound level in excess of 55 dB(A) measured with the slow response of a sound level meter; or an L10 in excess of 50 dB(A).
The sound levels contained herein shall only apply to noise sensitive zones when such are in use.
Continuous sound in air which has crossed the property line of a sound source site and enters property which is zoned for business or property where the public in general congregates, excepting property zoned for industrial use, shall not exceed either of the following levels: a sound level in excess of 65 dB(A) measured with the slow response of a sound level meter; or an L10 in excess of 60 dB(A).
The sound levels specified in Subsection C(2) and (3) shall be decreased by five decibels if the sound contains impulsive tone characteristics.
Exposure to sound that has crossed the property line of a sound source site and enters property zoned for industrial use shall not exceed any of the following levels:
Continuous sound in air.
Duration Per Day
Sound Level 80 dB(A) Slow Response
Impulsive sound in air which has a peak pressure level in excess of 130 decibels.
Construction. No person shall operate or permit to be operated any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling or demolition work:
Between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day on weekdays or at any time on Sundays or legal holidays such that the sound therefrom creates unreasonable noise across a residential real property boundary line or within a noise sensitive zone.
At any other times such that the continuous sound in air level at or across a real property boundary exceeds an L10 of 80 dB(A).
At any other time such that the impulsive sound in air has a peak sound pressure level at or across a real property boundary in excess of 130 dB(A).
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to emergency work or work conducted under a special variance issued pursuant to §§ 156-14 and 156-15 of this chapter.
Emergency warning devices. No person shall operate or cause to be operated any emergency warning device except:
To give notice as a warning of an emergency.
On an authorized emergency vehicle when such vehicle is engaged in emergency operations.
When such an emergency device is being operated under test conditions.
Loading and unloading. No person shall engage in, cause, permit or suffer the loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials or any other objects between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day, in such a manner as to cause unreasonable noise across a residential real property boundary.
[Amended 10-4-2006 by L.L. No. 36-2006]
Modification of noise-control devices. No person shall operate or permit to be operated any device that has been modified so as to cause the sound emitted from such device to be greater than that emitted by such device as originally manufactured.
Motor vehicle maximum sound levels.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated on a public highway any motorcycle at any time, under any condition of grade, load, acceleration or deceleration in such a manner as to exceed a sound level of 86 dB(A) measured at or adjusted to a distance of 50 feet or 15 meters from the center of the lane in which the motorcycle is traveling.
Off-road recreational vehicles.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated any off-road recreational motor vehicle off a public highway at any time, under any condition of grade, load, acceleration or deceleration in such a manner as to exceed a sound level of 90 dB(A) measured at a distance of 50 feet or 15 meters from the path of the vehicle or across a boundary of a private property when operated on private property. This section shall apply to all off-road recreation motor vehicles whether or not they are duly licensed and registered.
Special variances for this subsection may be granted by the Town Board regarding a sanctioned racing event.
Parking of certain vehicles.
No person shall operate or permit the operation of any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) in excess of 10,000 pounds, or any auxiliary equipment attached to such a vehicle, for a period longer than 30 minutes in any hour while the vehicle is stationary for reasons other than traffic congestion on a public right-of-way or public space so that the sound therefrom is audible across a residential real property boundary or designated noise sensitive zone between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day.
This subsection shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles or to public utility vehicles actually engaged in any emergency repair activity.
Motorboats.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated any engine-powered motorboat in any lake, river, stream or tidal waterway at any time, at any speed or under any condition of load, acceleration or deceleration or in any manner whatsoever, as to exceed a sound level of 84 dB(A) at the nearest shoreline or at 50 feet or 15 meters, whichever distance is less.
This provision shall not apply to races or regattas conducted under United States Coast Guard permit.
Mufflers shall be required on such motorboats in accordance with the Code of the Town of Babylon (§ 86-8).
Noise sensitive zone. No person shall cause or permit the creation of any sound by means of any device or otherwise on any sidewalk, street or public place adjacent to any school, court, house of worship or public library while such facility is in use, or adjacent to any hospital or nursing home at any time, so that such sound disrupts the normal activities conducted at such facilities or disturbs or annoys persons making use of such facilities. The provisions of this subsection shall only apply if there are conspicuous signs displayed indicating the presence of such facilities.
Places of public entertainment. No person shall operate or permit to be operated a place of public entertainment, including but not limited to a restaurant, bar, cafe, discotheque or dance hall in which the playing of any sound reproduction device or similar device creates a sound level in excess of 95 dB(A) sustained for more than 30 seconds at any point that is normally occupied by a customer, unless a conspicuous and legible sign is located outside such place near each public entrance stating "Sound Levels Within May Cause Permanent Hearing Impairment."
Sound reproduction devices.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated a sound reproduction device that produces unreasonable or unnecessary noise. The operation of any such device in such a manner as to create unnecessary or unreasonable noise across a real property boundary or the operation of such device by a passenger on a common carrier in such a way as to disturb any other person on a common carrier is prohibited.
No person shall operate or use or cause to be operated or used any sound reproduction device for commercial or business advertising purposes or for the purpose of attracting attention to any performance, show or sale or display of merchandise in connection with any commercial operation, including but not limited to the sale of radios, televisions, phonographs, tape recorders, phonograph records or tapes, in front or outside of any building, place or premises, or in or through any aperture of such building, place or premises, abutting on or adjacent to a public street, park or place, or in or upon any vehicle operated, standing or being in or on any public street, park or place, or from any stand, platform or other structure, or from any airplane or other device used for flying over the Town of Babylon, or on a boat or the waters within the jurisdiction of the Town of Babylon or anywhere on public streets, parks or places. Nothing in this subsection is intended to prohibit sounds emanating from sporting, entertainment or other public events where such devices are used.
No person shall operate or use or cause to be operated or used any sound reproduction device in any public place in such a manner that the sound emanating therefrom creates unnecessary or unreasonable noise across a real property boundary.
Sound signal devices. No person shall cause or permit to be caused the sounding of any sound signaling device on or in any motor vehicle or stationary sound source except:
To serve as a danger or emergency warning.
Places of religious worship or similar activities.
Squealing tires. No person shall operate a vehicle in such a manner as to cause unnecessary noise by spinning or squealing the tires of such vehicle.
Street sales.
No person shall shout, yell, call, hoot, whistle or sing on public streets or in public places so as to cause unnecessary or unreasonable noise.
No person shall call for the purpose of advertising goods, services, wares or merchandise within any area zoned for residential use so as to cause unnecessary or unreasonable noise. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the sale of merchandise, food and beverages at authorized entertainment events such as parades, fairs and sporting events.
Vehicle or motorboat repairs and testing. No person shall cause or permit the repairing, rebuilding, modifying or testing of any motor vehicle, motorcycle or motorboat in such a manner as to cause unreasonable noise across a residential real property boundary.
The Town shall order an immediate halt to any sound which exposes any person except those excluded by Subsection B below to continuous sound levels in excess of those shown in Table I below or to impulsive sound levels in excess of those shown in Table II below. Within three days following issuance of such an order, the Town shall apply to the appropriate court for an injunction to replace the order.
No order pursuant to Subsection A shall be issued if the only persons exposed to sound levels in excess of those listed in Tables I and II below are exposed as a result of:
Trespass.
Invitation upon private property by the person causing or permitting the sound.
Employment by the person or a contractor of the person causing or permitting the sound.
Table I.
Continuous Sound Levels Which Pose An
Immediate Threat To Health And Welfare
[Measured at 50 feet (15 meters)]
Sound Level Limit
[dB(A)]
Table II.
Impulsive Sound Levels Which Pose An
Number of Repetitions
(per 24-hour period)
Any person who violates an order issued pursuant to § 156-10 shall for each day of violation be fined not more than $500.
No owner of any land shall commence or cause to be commenced construction of any structure if that structure or appurtenances will violate the sound levels identified in § 156-9C of this chapter.
If the Town has reason to believe that a full report is necessary as to whether a proposed project is prohibited under § 156-12 above, such report shall be made by the applicant prior to approval of any subdivision, zoning or building permit application. A full report shall contain the following information:
The existing day-night sound level (Ldn) including identification of the major sources of sound for a representative sample of locations.
Any projected or proposed new or expanded sources of sound which may affect the site during five years following completion of the project and the projected future day-night sound level (Ldn) at the site resulting from these new or expanded sources.
Where applicable, plans for sound attenuation measures on the site and/or the structure proposed to be built and the amount of sound attenuation as a result of these measures.
A fee shall be required for the review of a noise study Department of Environmental Control, the amount of the fee shall be established by Town Board resolution. This fee shall be placed in the Department of Environmental Control's Environmental Trust Fund. Review of the noise study shall not begin until such fee has been received by the Department of Environmental Control.
[Added 4-9-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following:
Sporting, amusement and entertainment events during practice, rehearsal and performance. This exception does not apply to sounds created by the sound reproduction devices of commercial operations including but not limited to music and loudspeakers.
Sounds created by the means of propulsion of railroad trains only when such railroad train is either in motion or idling for less than 30 minutes during loading, unloading, coupling, uncoupling, refueling or other similar operations.
Emergency work and safety and protective devices used to alert persons of an emergency.
Any person seeking a special variance pursuant to this section shall file an application. The application shall contain information which demonstrates that bringing the source of sound or activity for which the special variance is sought into compliance with this chapter would constitute an unreasonable hardship on the applicant, on the community or on other persons. Such information shall further include but not be limited to the following:
The plans, specifications and other information pertinent to such sources.
The characteristics of the sound emitted by the source, including but not limited to the sound levels, the presence of impulsive sounds and the hours during which such sound is generated.
The noise abatement and control methods used to restrict the emission of sound.
Any person who claims to be adversely affected by allowance of the special variance may file a statement containing any information to support his claim. If sufficient controversy exists regarding an application, a public hearing may be held.
In determining whether to grant or deny the application, a balance of the hardship to the applicant, the community and other persons of not granting the special variance against the adverse impact on the health, safety and welfare of persons affected, the adverse impact of property affected and any other adverse impacts of granting the special variance will be considered.
If the special variance is granted, it may contain restrictions and conditions, including a time limit on the permitted activity.
§ 156-16 (Reserved) [1]
Editor's Note: Former § 156-16, Penalties for offenses, as amended, was repealed 6-22-2010 by L.L. No. 15-2010. See now Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II, General Penalties.
The Town shall issue an order requiring abatement of any source of sound or vibration alleged to be in violation of § 156-9A, C, D or H of this chapter within a reasonable time period and according to guidelines to be approved by the Town Board.
Except where a person is acting in good faith to comply with an abatement order issued pursuant to § 156-17, violation of any provision of this chapter shall be cause for a summons to be issued.