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Potholes the size of a kitchen sink. Crumbling concrete falling onto freeways. The voters agree: Michigan's next governor needs to have a plan to fix roads.
How, the moderator asked, would Lt. Gov. Brian Calley pay for the expensive repairs needed to make the state's roadways safe?
"Clearly we have a lot of work yet to do with infrastructure," Calley began. He ticked through a two decade history of road funding efforts: Heavy debts, loan repayments and a funding mix drawn from various sources. "We have to fix our roads," he said. "This is not an option. It must, must happen."
Resolute. Reassuring. And entirely lacking in a practical solution for Michigan's decaying infrastructure. Calley's remark was in good company — it was typical of answers given by the four Republicans who gathered last week in Jackson to explain why they should be Michigan's next governor.
At another event Saturday, 40 miles away in Ann Arbor, four Democratic hopefuls laid out their visions for the future of Michigan's environment, education and workforce. But as with the Republicans, their big ideas often fell short of telling voters how they would translate promises into policy.
Democratic gubernatorial candidates Gretchen Whitmer, Shri Thanedar, Abdul El-Sayed and Bill Cobbs speak in front of a full house at the Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center in Ann Arbor on February 3. (Bridge photo by Riley Beggin)
Welcome to the early rounds of the 2018 race for governor, where prospective voters get a chance to lob questions at candidates in informal gatherings in towns like Jackson (birthplace of the Republican Party) and Ann Arbor (progressive politics HQ).
Bridge Magazine will be covering the race closely this year, watchdogging candidates to determine whether they're addressing the most pressing issues facing Michiganders and explaining in detail how they will succeed.
In 2018, Michigan stands at a crossroads: The next governor will inherit a state with with an educational system among the nation's bottom-dwellers, aging infrastructure, threats to the environment, and businesses that can't fill skilled positions with Michigan talent.
- Michigan's K-12 performance dropping at alarming rate
- Michigan needs $4B more per year for infrastructure, but how to pay for it?
- Michigan business climate improves, but educated workforce is shrinking
The seven men and one woman who spoke before audiences last week had the energy and ideas to address some of Michigan's most pressing problems. But the forums were peppered with platitudes and often lacked specificity. Candidates on both sides proposed programs without describing ways to pay for them. On the whole, the Democratic candidates generally gave more detailed policy strategies than their Republican counterparts, but that was partly due to the format of the respective gatherings, in which Republicans fielded more questions but were given less time to answer.
Aaron Kall, Director of Debate at the University of Michigan, said he's inclined to give candidates a bit of slack, at least for now. It's common for candidates to be vague on policy at this stage in the campaign. Voters are still getting to know each candidate's personality, biography and ability to drive the public to their side — something that's important to get people to hear your message, he said.
GOP candidates for governor Brian Calley, Patrick Colbeck, Earl Lackie and Evan Space took questions at a town hall-style Republican meeting in Jackson. (Bridge photo by Riley Beggin)
"Obviously policy issues are important," Kall said. "But nuanced positions, getting into the weeds of things, laundry lists, that's something that's a little more important when the field is focused down onto the final candidates."
In Jackson, Calley was joined by state Sen. Patrick Colbeck, R-Canton, a former aerospace engineer and Tea Party favorite who is serving his last term representing Michigan's 7th Senate District in Wayne County. Two other candidates, retired General Motors worker and small business owner Earl Lackie, and college student and Michigan National Guard member Evan Space, also attended.
The town hall-style event, hosted by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, took place in the downtown Jackson Symphony Orchestra performance space. Two major candidates, Republican frontrunner Attorney General Bill Schuette and family practice and OB-GYN doctor Jim Hines, did not attend.
In Ann Arbor, all four Democratic candidates in an already contentious race showed up: attorney, former state legislator and early frontrunner Gretchen Whitmer; former director of the Detroit Health Department and physician Abdul El-Sayed; scientist and entrepreneur Shri Thanedar; and retired Xerox executive and Navy veteran Bill Cobbs faced off at a forum held at the Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center, hosted by the Washtenaw County Democratic Party.
Here's how the candidates answered, or skirted, questions on some of the most important issues facing Michigan.
Business growth and innovation
Fostering an environment in which Michigan businesses can prosper was top-of-mind for attendees of both town halls. Both parties' candidates addressed questions centered on what Bridge reporting has established as one of Michigan's greatest needs: a highly skilled workforce.
Democrats were asked how to increase the competitiveness of existing businesses and diversify the state's manufacturing-heavy economy. They all mentioned expanding the state's talent pool as a cornerstone.
Whitmer said the state should develop a Department of the Great Lakes and Fresh Water, which would work to harness and protect the state's freshwater resources to create what she called a "blue economy," a term promoted by John Austin, former president of the state Board of Education, to describe water-based economic activity.
El-Sayed said the state should work to expand the number of jobs resistant to automation in areas such as development, construction, research and technology.
"Those are the kinds of jobs that are less likely to be turned into a machine in the long-term," El-Sayed said.
Thanedar said he would invest $1 billion in skilled workforce training and suggested implementing a system in which the state will forgive the debt of college graduates who start businesses in Michigan proportionally to how many jobs they create, though he did not say how he would pay for it. His website says vaguely that he would do so "by working with colleges and universities on fiscal challenges."
Cobbs wants to divert a portion of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation funds to small businesses.
Republicans addressed the state's role in creating educated employees who can fill job openings. The public-private partnerships and skilled trades programs Calley and Colbeck suggested would cost an undetermined amount of money, but neither talked about their plan to pay for it.
Colbeck offered his Enhanced Michigan Education Savings Program proposal, which he said could be used to promote public-private partnerships to teach kids specialized skills. Calley said the state should support nonprofit educational organizations such as FIRST Robotics and invest more in skilled trades programs. Lackie and Space both emphasized making higher education more accessible — Lackie wants to reduce the interest rate on college loans and Space said college tuition should be lower.
What did they miss?
While most candidates discussed the need for a more talented workforce, neither party's candidates spent much time discussing whether they would support or change the state's existing tax incentives for businesses, which may or may not impact the state's ability to compete.
What's more, many of the proposed programs would also require changes in funding structures. Republicans Colbeck and Lackie have said they would like to eliminate the state income and pension taxes.
Democrat Cobbs favors a constitutional amendment that would change personal income taxes from fixed rate to a progressive tax weighing most heavily on those with an income of more than $600,000 per year ‒ a heavy lift in a Legislature dominated by Republicans. Whitmer hinted at "eliminating tax breaks" in describing her education goals, but didn't specify which.
Education funding, Common Core and charter schools
The Democratic candidates agreed on one point: They'd like to increase state funding for public schools. How they'd get there, how much they'd invest and the finer details of their proposals varied quite a bit, or went unanswered. Though Whitmer said the state should pay teachers more and give them "the support that they need as professionals."
Whitmer also promised to "stop the raid on the School Aid Fund," a $14-billion education fund, and invest an additional $750 million in public education. The "raid" reference was likely a reference to times when Gov. Rick Snyder and his predecessor, Jennifer Granholm, diverted money from the School Aid to cover expenses in the general fund. The Department of Education currently operates on a budget of $350 million.
El-Sayed said the state should reinvest in public education, but did not offer a specific amount Saturday. In his urban plan, he said he would direct $200 million to the School Aid Fund generated from repealing the Transformational Brownfields Plan, legislation that provides tax advantages to developers who clean up and develop contaminated properties. He supports recreational marijuana legalization, and argues that half of the revenue created should go to schools. Also on his to-do list: A plan to buy schools that districts don't use and invest that capital in those they do, along with universal preschool funded by tax credits.
Cobbs said he is working on a ballot proposal that would change Proposition A, a 1994 state constitutional amendment intended to provide "property tax relief" and make funding across local school districts more equitable. He said he would move for a constitutional amendment that would implement a progressive state income tax rather than a fixed rate one.
Democratic candidates did align in some other notable areas. Thanedar and Cobbs agreed that "for-profit" charter schools should not receive state funding. Michigan has more charter schools than any state in the nation.
Whitmer, El-Sayed and Thanedar all mentioned plans to make college free for a segment of the population: El-Sayed's plan would guarantee tuition-free school for children who come from families making less than $150,000, Thanedar's for those from families making less than $120,000. Neither said during the forum how they would pay for these plans. But in an interview afterwards, El-Sayed told Bridge he would like to create a funding structure similar to California's Cal Grant program, a college aid program receiving $1.9 billion in funding from the California state government.
Whitmer said she would revive her Michigan 2020 plan, which would provide free college tuition for all high school graduates by eliminating unspecified corporate tax credits "that simply do nothing to help grow our economy or create jobs."
Republicans agreed on one major point: Michigan should repeal the Common Core State Standards, a framework adopted by the state in 2010 to outline what skills students should learn year by year during their K-12 education. Common Core has been heralded by education reform groups who say it spells out the skills children need to compete in a knowledge-based global economy, while allowing parents to see how their children are learning compared with students across the state and around the nation. Some critics on the right and on the left oppose the standards, with conservatives arguing they restrict local control of schools.
"My passion is to make sure we return control of our classroom back to our teachers, back to our parents and back to our students," Colbeck said. "Those are the folks that can turn things around."
As Bridge has reported, Michigan's children are faring poorly on reading and math proficiency. Michigan is one of only five states that declined in reading performance since 2003, and the state's math performance rankings dropped from 34th to 42st in the same timeframe.
Calley said he would push for systems that require both academic rigor and promote skilled trades to fit the needs of individual children. Lackie called for increased educational investment to reduce the number of children in each classroom.
What did they miss?
With the exception of El-Sayed, none of the candidates offered their thoughts on early childhood education. Previous Bridge reporting shows child care costs are unaffordable for many Michiganders, about a quarter of an average household budget for low-income families. While there is general consensus on the benefits of early childhood education, statewide universal preschool — recommended by the Gov. Rick Snyder-appointed Michigan's 21st Century Education Commission — would cost Michiganders an additional $400 million per year.
Infrastructure and the environment
The Republican infrastructure discussion opened with an impressive show of interest: About a third of the questions submitted by the audience were about infrastructure.
In his State of the Union address the night before the debate, President Donald Trump called upon state and local governments to partner with the federal government and for the private sector to pitch in to fund infrastructure repair and development. Republican candidates were asked how they would assist local Michigan governments with this task and, more specifically, how they would fix the state's crumbling roads.
While Calley stuck with a look back on two decades of infrastructure policies and a vague commitment to fix roads, Colbeck returned to a strategy he's been pushing for at least a year: Reduce the long-term cost of repairing roads by using a cement sealant mix that costs 15 percent more than traditional materials but lasts up to four times as long. He contends the mixture could generate up to $770 million in savings for the state. Lackie also supports technology to make roads last longer, but also suggested investing 15 to 20 percent more in funding.
Space, the only Republican to support marijuana legalization, proposed regulating marijuana like alcohol and funneling 35 percent of tax revenue into roads. Though he didn't offer much detail, he also said he would work to implement railways throughout the state that would reduce the number of vehicles on the road.
Democrats were asked which steps they would take to protect the environment, most notably on the topics of hydraulic fracking and Enbridge Line 5, a controversial oil pipeline that goes from Canada through the Straits of Mackinac to Michigan. The candidates were opposed to both.
Whitmer told the audience not to be fooled by candidates saying they could turn off Line 5 on their first day in office, and that she has a strategy to effectively shut it down. "There is not a spigot in the governor's office," she said. "We need a real legal plan."
She identified several other environmental issues on her radar, including algae blooms, Nestle's water pumping operations and the continued threat of lead service lines, but did not say how she plans to address them. El-Sayed said his fundraising strategy would ensure he isn't beholden to corporate interests polluting the state.
Thanedar said he'd "hold corporations accountable" for their pollution, but did not specify what policies he would put in place to do so. Instead, he told anecdotes about how he has tested soil for pollutants in communities, which spurred governmental change. "I'm a man of action, and I'll come in and make things happen," he said.
Getting more funding for the Department of Environmental Quality's initiative to clean up Michigan's 7,300 toxic waste sites was Cobbs' first suggestion. Hundreds of sites rely on money from the fund to combat hazardous waste pollution, but that money will likely run out in the next few years. He also said he would put a five-year moratorium on fracking. Compared to other states, Michigan is not heavily involved in fracking: The state ranks 19th in crude oil production and 18th in natural gas production, and fracking is only one method for freeing up oil and gas.
On those who were missing
There are eight Republicans running for governor this year, and only four of them were at the Jackson debate. Frontrunner Schuette decided not to attend the Republican town hall tour, which he said was a ploy to hurt his candidacy.
"Bill Schuette looks forward to to the opportunity to answer questions and debate policies in the future, but these town halls were not organized to do that," Bridget Bush, Press Secretary for Schuette's gubernatorial campaign, said in an email. "Rather, they were conspired through a secret alliance to take down the lead candidate. While other candidates engage in political gimmickry, Bill Schuette is focused on his paycheck agenda to bring tax cuts, jobs, and growth to Michigan."
Neither the Calley nor Colbeck campaign contacted Schuette or his campaign staff before or after the tour announcement to invite him to participate, Bush said. In the meantime, voters can find the Attorney General's policy platform on his website.
AnneMarie Schieber Dykstra, Communications Director for the Colbeck campaign, pushed back.
"These dates were announced weeks ago and we've always been very open about it, he's welcome to come," she said. "There's nothing secretive about it and we would love it if he was there."
Jackson town hall audience members expressed dismay that Schuette was not at the debates.
"At the moment I'm favoring Colbeck, then Calley," said Marcy Jankovich of Jackson, an attendee and one of the co-founders of Jackson's "The Well Armed Women" chapter. "I might have been for Schuette, but I'm really mad at him because he won't come to these debates. I think it's not right, and I don't think it was right for him to call it a gimmick. Our committee works hard to put these things on and I think you should respect that."
Jim Hines, a family practice and OB-GYN doctor whose gubernatorial campaign is his first political run, also did not attend the Jackson debate citing work conflicts. His wife Martha Hines read a statement before the debate, saying her husband would be maintaining his medical practice until April 1, when he will begin campaigning every day. He did attend a GOP town hall Monday evening in Grand Rapids, where he discussed how he would serve younger voters, how to keep college graduates from leaving the state and how to combat PFAS chemicals in lakes.


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In a world driven by fake news, social media and an unrelenting 24-hour internet cycle, it's not surprising that consumers have pushed back and demanded something more authentic from business.
The age-old saying, "the customer is always right", has led marketing teams around the world to search for a more personable story that resonates with heart.
Some get it right. Dove is a great example of a corporation that's replaced "corporate" with "human" and made millions of dollars telling women that they're beautiful, no matter what their perceived flaws are.
Adversely, we see those who get it really, really wrong. You might have heard about the recent Pepsi debacle where millionaire reality star Kendall Jenner fronted a tone-deaf campaign that tried to connect Pepsi with the longstanding racial equality movement. The ad was subsequently pulled and Pepsi had to apologise for their distaste.
So how can those in real estate cultivate their authenticity and let their personality shine through in a way that isn't cringe-worthy or tired?
Identify your core values
The key is to work out your 'why'. Research shows that 'why' driven communications are the strongest and longest lasting. Your 'why' comes from working out your purpose and why you're driven to do what you do everyday. If you need some inspiration, check out our blog on why it's so important to build your brand story.
Engage with your customers
Once you've determined your core values, it's time to find a fresh way to communicate with your customers. In real estate this means not being afraid to show your flaws! Why not use the Facebook live stream feature as a means of publicising your latest OFI success. Leave the bloopers in! Have a laugh at yourself! Consumers really appreciate this and will feel like they can connect with you on an authentic level.
Show the moments that happen behind the scenes. Maybe it's a co-worker's birthday, so you get a cake and get the office to sing "Happy Birthday!" Don't miss out on this opportunity to show your softer side and let your local community into your little family.
Drop the jargon
Quit throwing around complex real estate terms that the everyday person won't understand. This will only alienate potential customers because they will feel intimidated and are therefore less likely to ask for your help. Instead, make an effort to explain things clearly and simplify the often daunting process for them. Using inclusive language is ideal for social media as it helps people feel like they're part of your family. For example, "Thank you to our friends in Smithville. We love being part of your community".
Explaining the problem you set out to solve
Every business exists to solve a problem. In real estate, you are working hard to help people find the right home at the right price. To discover the core of your business' authenticity, you need to very clearly define the problem you set out to solve and outline how you do it. Are you a high-end brand dealing with luxury properties or do you specialise in helping families on a tight budget find a nook to call their own. Case studies are a great way to demonstrate your success without tooting your own horn.
Get Excited
Show your passion for real estate in everything you do. Whether that's having a warm smile when you welcome someone into an open home, getting involved at the local footy club or sharing real estate tips and tricks with your followers, if you believe in what you do, people will want to work with you!

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After a month of training and preparations the adidas Runners City Night in Berlin finally took place last Saturday. I was looking forward to this day since I began with my training and was pretty excited and kind of nervous before the run. I started the day helping a friend moving houses, what was very exhausting because his new flat is on the fifth floor and there's no elevator! After four hours of house moving I wasn't sure, if I would be able to do the 5 km run in the evening, but after an hour at home I felt a little bit better and regained. In the following I'll tell you everything about the run, about the atmosphere and my time:
adidas Runners City Night Berlin 2016: the run
The atmosphere at the adidas Runners City Night Berlin 2016 was amazing. I was euphoric before the run and couldn't wait for the starting signal. Next to the starting blocks trainers from the Adidas Runbase in Berlin were motivating the crowd and doing some warm-up exercises. We didn't want to start from the very front, so we aligned ourselves somewhere in the middle. It was a little bit difficult to move forward in the beginning, but as soon as we passed the starting line, people split up, and it was easier to overtake the slower runners.
After two kilometres I became heavy-legged and wasn't sure if I would make it to the finish line, but all the people on the sides were such a motivation, I couldn't stop and even tried to run faster to make sure I would reach my goal of running the 5 km in 30 minutes. I don't want to lie: some parts were very hard, but I made, and I run even faster than 30 minutes. I'm so proud of myself; I'm so proud I run the 5 km in less than 29 minutes. 🙂
I was thinking about how to capture everything for you before the run quite a while, and in the end, I decided to create a short video filmed with my iPhone. It's not the best quality, but it gives you an idea of how the run was. I hope you'll like it:
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Drinking in uniform
We are writing to share our concerns about police officers drinking while still in in uniform.
We are grade 5 students at Lae International School. We'd like to commend our wonderful and hardworking police officers who are striving day and night to make Lae a better and safer place for its citizens.
Firstly, on a good note, we are impressed and pleased that our officers are doing a great job making sure our communities are safer by having the toll free telephone number which attracts a rapid response once a call for distress has been received.
Besides that, these days we have police officers stationed at most shopping centres making the public feel safe when they are out doing their shopping. This has really seen a drop in crime rates around the city.
Secondly, but on a bad note, why do these same good officers have to be seen drinking or being drunk in their uniform? As officers entrusted to uphold the law, we ask that you respect the uniform you wear and change out of it before having a beer.
Gilbert Rothmaier Jnr and
Kanika Desai, 5JE
Lae International School


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Bangor Bay Sea Kayak Race – Saturday 25th May 2019
Classes & Prizes
The race takes place on the coastline between Bangor and Groomsport, starting and finishing at Ballyholme Yacht Club. Boats are classed according to their overall hull length so large or small, there is a chance of winning. Paddle 4 Sport classes are used for age groups. We also have a class for Stand Up Paddle Boards.
Supporting the RNLI
The Bangor Bay Sea Kayak Race raises funds for the RNLI and we encouraged paddlers to donate to the charity either on the day, through the donation facility on the booking form or via the raffle.
All you need to do is look at the rules and then click the link to book your place. The entry fee is only £20 per kayak and £10 for under 16s. This includes your race entry, t-shirt and food.
|Race Briefing (in gear)
|Craft Scrutiny
|Race Start
The event starts and finishes at Ballyholme Yacht Club (BYC). Toilets are available at BYC and also on the green at the assembly area. Showers will be available at BYC after the event. There is off-street parking along Seacliff Road and a public car park to the north of BYC. Entrants should drop their boats at BYC and park elsewhere to keep the road clear. The address for Ballyholme Yacht Club is Seacliff Road, Bangor, Co Down BT20 5HT.
Paddle 4 Sport
The Bangor Bay Sea Kayak Race continues to be part of the Paddle 4 Sport League. This exciting development means that competitors can have their places added to other races in the league.
The race will take place over 2 circular courses between Bangor Bay and Groomsport, starting and finishing at Ballyholme Yacht Club.
The Short Course (5km) will be laid out in an area between Ballyholme Bay and Bangor Harbour.
The Long Course (10km) will be a circular course starting at Ballyholme Yacht Club, running north and west to Bangor Harbour, turning east to Groomsport before returning to the finish at Ballyholme Yacht Club.
The course may change depending on conditions. A course map will be sent to entrants.
Entrants will be grouped into the following classes:
Short Course – 5km
General Purpose/ Sit-on-top under 14ft
Single Sea Kayak 14ft to 18ft
Double Sea Kayak/Sit-on-top
Stand Up Paddle board
Long Course – 10km
Single Sea Kayak 14ft to 18ft
Racing Sea Kayak (Epic, Taran, etc)
Double Sea Kayak/Sit-on-top
Stand Up Paddle board
Medals & Ballot
Prizes will be awarded in the following categories (depending on entrants): J10, J12, J14, J16, J18, Open, Master and Veteran. There will be male, female and mixed classes within these.
A special James Steen Memorial Prize will also be awarded for the best overall result.
We have a special prize ballot to be drawn after the race with every pound donated going to the RNLI. Thank you to all who donated prizes.
Donations to RNLI
We are using JustGiving to handle donations directly to RNLI. Any amount, no matter how small, will help in their work.


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The Poland Board of Education took the first step Dec. 19 to formulate a strategic plan for the school district.
The board hired Dr. Ronald Chordas and Dr. Tom Marafa of Youngstown State University to facilitate and assist in the formation of a five-year strategic plan for the school district.
The next step came Jan. 18 when a core group of residents, staff members and business leaders gathered in the Poland Seminary High School library and split into 11 different groups to discuss what core areas were a concern for the Poland community. Aftering dividing into groups, the attendees decided on six core areas.
"You could have almost predicted what the groups were going to say," Ken Ekis, director of facilities, said.
The groups came up with the following six areas: facilities, enrollment, communication, curriculum and programs, finance and technology. With those areas identified, the groups will now focus on coming up with a strategy to move Poland schools forward over the next five years and beyond.
"Once those six areas were established, we sent out emails asking people which group they wanted to take part in," Superintendent David Janofa said.
He said a schedule was formulated throughout February and March so each group could meet at least three times to identify goals and strategies as well as plans to reach them.
For Ekis, the facilities were his primary concern. He said the key word is safety.
"Safety issues can include a lot from the air in a room, to fire alarms, traffic," he said. "Whatever we do with our schools, it must be safe."
The school facilities are a challenge for Poland. While the district has worked to maintain the old structures, it does come at a cost. Over the past two years, the average monthly cost of repairing facilities has been around $30,000, and many of the repairs were only bandaids, not permanent fixes.
The ages of the schools date back to 1882 for Union Elementary, which is the oldest. The newest building is the high school, constructed in 1971.
While the facilities were an issue among the six core areas, communication is one that the district is stepping up to bat on right now.
"We brought back the district newsletter," Janofa said. "We haven't had one since the last Bulldog Bulletin was published in 2011."
He said communication was one of the key areas people focused on and said the district needed to improve on disclosure.
The newsletter was created over the past few months and were sent out to 9,000 residents, homes and businesses. The students helped with the graphics and finalizing the 16-page publication.
"We have already heard some great things from it," Janofa said. "We put it online last week and we can track the number (of people) who look at it."
As for now, Janofa said the individual group meetings will begin and participants will address areas for improvement.
He said the plan was to create a vision for the future of Poland schools and now it is to identify short- and long-range goals and the necessary strategies to meet those goals.
Each group includes different age groups as well as new residents to the area.
"We have a good cross section," Ekin said.
By the end of March, the six groups should've finalized the goals and strategies that will help shape the direction of Poland schools and benefit both the students, staff and community.


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Jad Fair – His Name Itself is Music – CD
Jad Fair is by his own admittance a prolific artist, "It takes a lot of work, and bands spend way more time in the studio than I do. Most of my albums have taken three or four days to record''. It comes as no surprise then that whilst releasing 'Beautiful Songs – the Best Of Jad Fair', an album featuring both Jad's own material and those created with Half Japanese and boasting over 100 tracks, that Jad can offer yet another contribution 'His Name Itself Is Music', to what is already a considerable and esteemed bank of work, 'His Name Itself Is Music' see's Jad continue to embrace his emotive and raw approach to music making. An un-tuned guitar, his voice for beats and his expressive singing wavering in and out of pitch as if momentarily plucked from his generous subconscious. "I love him for his boundless enthusiasm and shy genius" says Everett True, ".. maybe it's wrong to call Jad naive because he knows what he's doing, but he has a child-like wonderment that to me is at the core of most great music I can name. The Shaggs, Leadbelly, Jonathan Richman. He makes my feet want to move, and there's no higher compliment, I've seen Jad play concerts with a rolled-up newspaper and upturned wastebasket for rhythm, with just his voice for colour. I've also seen Jad play stadiums in precisely the same fashion – with a band behind him, sure, but with the spirit intact – in front of crowds of over 15,000, in support to Nirvana on their final tour."


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Lichfield Cathedral unveils lecture series
Published on: Fri, 30/08/2019 - 09:38
Lichfield Cathedral unveils lecture series to explore how science and faith can help us understand our place in the universe
"In my opinion science offers no surer path to God than religion." Prof David Wilkinson, Astrophysicist, theologian, Methodist Minister, Principal of St John's College, University of Durham
Lichfield Cathedral has unveiled a special lecture series to explore how science and faith can help us understand our place in the universe.
Lecturers drawn from a range of academic backgrounds will help people think about some of the most important questions relating to science, theology and being human.
The lecture series is the latest event in a year of creativity at Lichfield Cathedral inspired by the 50th anniversary of the moon landing which has seen a moon floor artwork transform the nave into a lunar landscape, a sound and light show flood the interior of the building with stars and planets, and later this autumn will host its first poetry festival.
Professor David Wilkinson, principal of St John's College, University of Durham was in Lichfield earlier this month to launch the lecture series and said: "In my opinion science offers a surer path to God than religion.'
Professor Wilkinson, teaches theology at Durham and is a Methodist Minister and an astrophysicist. He is the author of a number of books exploring the relationship between science and religion.
His lecture: God, The Big Bang and Stephen Hawking will take place on Tuesday 24 September at 19.30 and he will run a forum for A level students at 2pm on The Search for God: Can Science Help.
The series starts on Wednesday September 4 with Stars and Life by Professor Raphael Hirschi, Professor of Stellar Hydrodynamics and Nuclear Astrophysics at the University of Keele.
Other lecturers include Dr Bethany Sollereder on Animals Suffering in Evolution: Did God Create Death, Dr Ruth Bancewicz on God in the Lab: How Science Enhances Faith, Professor Tom McLeish on "A physicist reads the Book of Job: Towards a Theology of Science as Gift and finishes with Dr Robert Asher on Evolution, Creation, and the Problem of Suffering.
Most of the lectures will take place on the moon floor artwork by Artist Peter Walker in the nave and all start at 19.30. There will be time for Q and As.
You can find the programme in full on Lichfield Cathedral website. Tickets are £10 per lecture or £50 for a season ticket and are available from the Cathedral Box Office.


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(a) If you are the owner or operator of an oil handling, storage, or transportation facility, and it is located seaward of the coast line, you must submit an oil spill response plan (OSRP) to BSEE for approval. Your OSRP must demonstrate that you can respond quickly and effectively whenever oil is discharged from your facility. Refer to § 254.6 for the definitions of
(b) You must maintain a current OSRP for an abandoned facility until you physically remove or dismantle the facility or until the Chief, Oil Spill Preparedness Division (OSPD) notifies you in writing that a plan is no longer required.
(c) Owners or operators of offshore pipelines carrying essentially dry gas do not need to submit a plan. You must, however, submit a plan for a pipeline that carries:
(1) Oil;
(2) Condensate that has been injected into the pipeline; or
(3) Gas and naturally occurring condensate.
(d) If you are in doubt as to whether you must submit a plan for an offshore facility or pipeline, you should check with the Chief, OSPD.
(e) If your facility is located landward of the coast line, but you believe your facility is sufficiently similar to OCS facilities that it should be regulated by BSEE, you may contact the Chief, OSPD, offer to accept BSEE jurisdiction over your facility, and request that BSEE seek from the agency with jurisdiction over your facility a relinquishment of that jurisdiction.
(a) You must submit, and BSEE must approve, an OSRP that covers each facility located seaward of the coast line before you may use that facility. To continue operations, you must operate
(b) Despite the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section, you may operate your facility after you submit your OSRP while BSEE reviews it for approval. To operate a facility without an approved OSRP, you must certify in writing to the Chief, OSPD that you have the capability to respond, to the maximum extent practicable, to a worst case discharge or a substantial threat of such a discharge. The certification must show that you have ensured by contract, or other means approved by the Chief, OSPD, the availability of private personnel and equipment necessary to respond to the discharge. Verification from the organization(s) providing the personnel and equipment must accompany the certification. BSEE will not allow you to operate a facility for more than 2 years without an approved OSRP.
(a) Your OSRP may be for a single lease or facility or a group of leases or facilities. All the leases or facilities in your plan must have the same owner or operator (including affiliates) and must be located in the same BSEE Region (see definition of Regional OSRP in § 254.6).
(b) Regional OSRPs must address all the elements required for an OSRP in subpart B, or subpart D of this part, as appropriate.
(c) When developing a Regional OSRP, you may group leases or facilities subject to the approval of the Chief, OSPD, for the purposes of:
(1) Calculating response times;
(2) Determining quantities of response equipment;
(3) Conducting oil-spill trajectory analyses;
(4) Determining worst case discharge scenarios; and
(5) Identifying areas of special economic and environmental importance that may be impacted and the strategies for their protection.
(d) The Chief, OSPD, may specify how to address the elements of a Regional OSRP. The Chief, OSPD, also may require that Regional OSRPs contain additional information if necessary for compliance with appropriate laws and regulations.
You may reference information contained in other readily accessible documents in your OSRP. Examples of documents that you may reference are the National Contingency Plan (NCP), Area Contingency Plan (ACP), BSEE or BOEM environmental documents, and Oil Spill Removal Organization (OSRO) documents that are readily accessible to the Chief, OSPD. You must ensure that the Chief, OSPD, possesses or is provided with copies of all OSRO documents you reference. You should contact the Chief, OSPD, if you want to know whether a reference is acceptable.
(a) The OSRP must provide for response to an oil spill from the facility. You must immediately carry out the provisions of the OSRP whenever there is a release of oil from the facility. You must also carry out the training, equipment testing, and periodic drills described in the OSRP, and these measures must be sufficient to ensure the safety of the facility and to mitigate or prevent a discharge or a substantial threat of a discharge.
(b) The OSRP must be consistent with the National Contingency Plan and the appropriate Area Contingency Plan(s).
(c) Nothing in this part relieves you from taking all appropriate actions necessary to immediately abate the source of a spill and remove any spills of oil.
(d) In addition to the requirements listed in this part, you must provide any other information the Chief, OSPD, requires for compliance with appropriate laws and regulations.
For the purposes of this part:
You must submit the number of copies of your OSRP that the appropriate BSEE regional office requires. If you prefer to use improved information technology such as electronic filing to submit your plan, ask the Chief, OSPD, for further guidance.
(a) Send OSRPs for facilities located seaward of the coast line of Alaska to: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Oil Spill Preparedness Division, Attention: Senior Analyst, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite #500, Anchorage, AK 99503-5823.
(b) Send OSRPs for facilities in the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean to: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Oil Spill Preparedness Division, Attention: GOM Section Supervisor, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70123-2394.
(c) Send OSRPs for facilities in the Pacific Ocean (except seaward of the coast line of Alaska) to: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Oil Spill Preparedness Division, Attention: Senior Analyst, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 201, Camarillo, CA 93010-6002.
See 30 CFR part 290 for instructions on how to appeal any order or decision that we issue under this part.
(a) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection requirements in this part under 44 U.S.C. 3501
(b) BSEE collects this information to ensure that the owner or operator of an offshore facility is prepared to respond to an oil spill. BSEE uses the information to verify compliance with the mandates of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). The requirement to submit this information is mandatory. No confidential or proprietary information is collected.
(c) An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
(d) Send comments regarding any aspect of the collection of information under this part, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.
This subpart describes the requirements for preparing OSRPs for facilities located on the OCS.
(a) You must divide your OSRP for OCS facilities into the sections specified in paragraph (b) of this section and explained in the other sections of this subpart. The OSRP must have an easily found marker identifying each section. You may use an alternate format if you include a cross reference table to identify the location of required sections. You may use alternate contents if you can demonstrate to the Chief, OSPD that they provide for equal or greater levels of preparedness.
(b) Your OSRP must include:
(1) Introduction and OSRP contents.
(2) Emergency response action plan.
(3) Appendices:
(i) Equipment inventory.
(ii) Contractual agreements.
(iii) Worst case discharge scenario.
(iv) Dispersant use plan.
(v) In situ burning plan.
(vi) Training and drills.
The "Introduction and OSRP contents" section must provide:
(a) Identification of the facility the OSRP covers, including its location and type;
(b) A table of contents;
(c) A record of changes made to the OSRP; and
(d) A cross-reference table, if needed, because you are using an alternate format for your OSRP.
The "Emergency response action plan" section is the core of the OSRP. Put information in easy-to-use formats such as flow charts or tables where appropriate. This section must include:
(a) Designation, by name or position, of a trained qualified individual (QI) who has full authority to implement removal actions and ensure immediate notification of appropriate Federal officials and response personnel.
(b) Designation, by name or position, of a trained spill management team available on a 24-hour basis. The team must include a trained spill-response coordinator and alternate(s) who have the responsibility and authority to direct and coordinate response operations on your behalf. You must describe the team's organizational structure as well as the responsibilities and authorities of each position on the spill management team.
(c) Description of a spill-response operating team. Team members must be trained and available on a 24-hour basis to deploy and operate spill-response equipment. They must be able to respond within a reasonable minimum specified time. You must include the number and types of personnel available from each identified labor source.
(d) A planned location for a spill-response operations center and provisions for primary and alternate communications systems available for use in coordinating and directing spill-response operations. You must provide telephone numbers for the response operations center. You also must provide any facsimile numbers and primary and secondary radio frequencies that will be used.
(e) A listing of the types and characteristics of the oil handled, stored, or transported at the facility.
(f) Procedures for the early detection of a spill.
(g) Identification of procedures you will follow in the event of a spill or a substantial threat of a spill. The procedures should show appropriate response levels for differing spill sizes including those resulting from a fire or explosion. These will include, as appropriate:
(1) Your procedures for spill notification. The plan must provide for the use of the oil spill reporting forms included in the Area Contingency Plan or an equivalent reporting form.
(i) Your procedures must include a current list which identifies the following by name or position, corporate address, and telephone number (including facsimile number if applicable):
(A) The qualified individual;
(B) The spill-response coordinator and alternate(s); and
(C) Other spill-response management team members.
(ii) You must also provide names, telephone numbers, and addresses for the following:
(A) OSRO's that the plan cites;
(B) Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies that you must consult to obtain site specific environmental information; and
(C) Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies that you must notify when an oil spill occurs.
(2) Your methods to monitor and predict spill movement;
(3) Your methods to identify and prioritize the beaches, waterfowl, other marine and shoreline resources, and areas of special economic and environmental importance;
(4) Your methods to protect beaches, waterfowl, other marine and shoreline resources, and areas of special economic or environmental importance;
(5) Your methods to ensure that containment and recovery equipment as well as the response personnel are mobilized and deployed at the spill site;
(6) Your methods to ensure that devices for the storage of recovered oil are sufficient to allow containment and recovery operations to continue without interruption;
(7) Your procedures to remove oil and oiled debris from shallow waters and along shorelines and rehabilitating waterfowl which become oiled;
(8) Your procedures to store, transfer, and dispose of recovered oil and oil-contaminated materials and to ensure that all disposal is in accordance with Federal, State, and local requirements; and
(9) Your methods to implement your dispersant use plan and your in situ burning plan.
Your "Equipment inventory appendix" must include:
(a) An inventory of spill-response materials and supplies, services, equipment, and response vessels available locally and regionally. You must identify each supplier and provide their locations and telephone numbers.
(b) A description of the procedures for inspecting and maintaining spill-response equipment in accordance with § 254.43.
Your "Contractual agreements" appendix must furnish proof of any contracts or membership agreements with OSRO's, cooperatives, spill-response service providers, or spill management team members who are not your employees that you cite in the OSRP. To provide this proof, submit copies of the contracts or membership agreements or certify that contracts or membership agreements are in effect. The contract or membership agreement must include provisions for ensuring the availability of the personnel and/or equipment on a 24-hour-per-day basis.
The discussion of your worst case discharge scenario must include all of the following elements:
(a) The volume of your worst case discharge scenario determined using the criteria in § 254.47. Provide any assumptions made and the supporting calculations used to determine this volume.
(b) An appropriate trajectory analysis specific to the area in which the facility is located. The analysis must identify onshore and offshore areas that a discharge potentially could affect. The trajectory analysis chosen must reflect the maximum distance from the facility that oil could move in a time period that it reasonably could be expected to persist in the environment.
(c) A list of the resources of special economic or environmental importance that potentially could be impacted in the areas identified by your trajectory analysis. You also must state the strategies that you will use for their protection. At a minimum, this list must include those resources of special economic and environmental importance, if any, specified in the appropriate Area Contingency Plan(s).
(d) A discussion of your response to your worst case discharge scenario in adverse weather conditions. This discussion must include:
(1) A description of the response equipment that you will use to contain and recover the discharge to the maximum extent practicable. This description must include the types, location(s) and owner, quantity, and capabilities of the equipment. You also must include the effective daily recovery capacities, where applicable. You must calculate the effective daily recovery capacities using the methods described in § 254.44. For operations at a drilling or production facility, your scenario must show how you will cope with the initial spill volume upon arrival at the scene and then support operations for a blowout lasting 30 days.
(2) A description of the personnel, materials, and support vessels that would be necessary to ensure that the identified response equipment is deployed and operated promptly and effectively. Your description must include the location and owner of these resources as well as the quantities and types (if applicable);
(3) A description of your oil storage, transfer, and disposal equipment. Your description must include the types, location and owner, quantity, and capacities of the equipment; and
(4) An estimation of the individual times needed for:
(i) Procurement of the identified containment, recovery, and storage equipment;
(ii) Procurement of equipment transportation vessel(s);
(iii) Procurement of personnel to load and operate the equipment;
(iv) Equipment loadout (transfer of equipment to transportation vessel(s));
(v) Travel to the deployment site (including any time required for travel from an equipment storage area); and
(vi) Equipment deployment.
(e) In preparing the discussion required by paragraph (d) of this section, you must:
(1) Ensure that the response equipment, materials, support vessels, and strategies listed are suitable, within the limits of current technology, for the range of environmental conditions anticipated at your facility; and
(2) Use standardized, defined terms to describe the range of environmental conditions anticipated and the capabilities of response equipment. Examples of acceptable terms include those defined in American Society for Testing of Materials (ASTM) publication F625-94,
Your dispersant use plan must be consistent with the National Contingency Plan Product Schedule and other provisions of the National Contingency Plan and the appropriate Area Contingency Plan(s). The plan must include:
(a) An inventory and a location of the dispersants and other chemical or biological products which you might use on the oils handled, stored, or transported at the facility;
(b) A summary of toxicity data for these products;
(c) A description and a location of any application equipment required as well as an estimate of the time to commence application after approval is obtained;
(d) A discussion of the application procedures;
(e) A discussion of the conditions under which product use may be requested; and
(f) An outline of the procedures you must follow in obtaining approval for product use.
Your in situ burning plan must be consistent with any guidelines authorized by the National Contingency Plan and the appropriate Area Contingency Plan(s). Your in situ burning plan must include:
(a) A description of the in situ burn equipment including its availability, location, and owner;
(b) A discussion of your in situ burning procedures, including provisions for ignition of an oil spill;
(c) A discussion of environmental effects of an in situ burn;
(d) Your guidelines for well control and safety of personnel and property;
(e) A discussion of the circumstances in which in situ burning may be appropriate;
(f) Your guidelines for making the decision to ignite; and
(g) An outline of the procedures you must follow to obtain approval for an in situ burn.
Your "Training and drills" appendix must:
(a) Identify and include the dates of the training provided to members of the spill-response management team and the qualified individual. The types of training given to the members of the spill-response operating team also must be described. The training requirements for your spill management team and your spill-response operating team are specified in § 254.41. You must designate a location where you keep course completion certificates or attendance records for this training.
(b) Describe in detail your plans for satisfying the exercise requirements of § 254.42. You must designate a location where you keep the records of these exercises.
(a) You must review your OSRP at least every 2 years and submit all resulting modifications to the Chief, OSPD. If this review does not result in modifications, you must inform the Chief, OSPD, in writing that there are no changes.
(b) You must submit revisions to your OSRP for approval within 15 days whenever:
(1) A change occurs which significantly reduces your response capabilities;
(2) A significant change occurs in the worst case discharge scenario or in the type of oil being handled, stored, or transported at the facility;
(3) There is a change in the name(s) or capabilities of the oil spill removal organizations cited in the OSRP; or
(4) There is a significant change to the Area Contingency Plan(s).
(c) The Chief, OSPD, may require that you resubmit your OSRP if the OSRP has become outdated or if numerous revisions have made its use difficult.
(d) The Chief, OSPD, will periodically review the equipment inventories of OSRO's to ensure that sufficient spill removal equipment is available to meet the cumulative needs of the owners and operators who cite these organizations in their OSRPs.
(e) The Chief, OSPD, may require you to revise your OSRP if significant inadequacies are indicated by:
(1) Periodic reviews (described in paragraph (d) of this section);
(2) Information obtained during drills or actual spill responses; or
(3) Other relevant information the Chief, OSPD, obtained.
You must make all records of services, personnel, and equipment provided by OSRO's or cooperatives available to any authorized BSEE representative upon request.
(a) You must ensure that the members of your spill-response operating team who are responsible for operating response equipment attend hands-on training classes at least annually. This training must include the deployment and operation of the response equipment they will use. Those responsible for supervising the team must be trained annually in directing the deployment and use of the response equipment.
(b) You must ensure that the spill-response management team, including the spill-response coordinator and alternates, receives annual training. This training must include instruction on:
(1) Locations, intended use, deployment strategies, and the operational and logistical requirements of response equipment;
(2) Spill reporting procedures;
(3) Oil-spill trajectory analysis and predicting spill movement; and
(4) Any other responsibilities the spill management team may have.
(c) You must ensure that the qualified individual is sufficiently trained to perform his or her duties.
(d) You must keep all training certificates and training attendance records at the location designated in your OSRP for at least 2 years. They must be made available to any authorized BSEE representative upon request.
(a) You must exercise your entire OSRP at least once every 3 years (triennial exercise). You may satisfy this requirement by conducting separate exercises for individual parts of the OSRP over the 3-year period; you do not have to exercise your entire OSRP at one time.
(b) In satisfying the triennial exercise requirement, you must, at a minimum, conduct:
(1) An annual spill management team tabletop exercise. The exercise must test the spill management team's organization, communication, and decision making in managing a response. You must not reveal the spill scenario to
(2) An annual deployment exercise of response equipment identified in your OSRP that is staged at onshore locations. You must deploy and operate each type of equipment in each triennial period. However, it is not necessary to deploy and operate each individual piece of equipment.
(3) An annual notification exercise for each facility that is manned on a 24- hour basis. The exercise must test the ability of facility personnel to communicate pertinent information in a timely manner to the qualified individual.
(4) A semiannual deployment exercise of any response equipment which the BSEE Regional Supervisor requires an owner or operator to maintain at the facility or on dedicated vessels. You must deploy and operate each type of this equipment at least once each year. Each type need not be deployed and operated at each exercise.
(c) During your exercises, you must simulate conditions in the area of operations, including seasonal weather variations, to the extent practicable. The exercises must cover a range of scenarios over the 3-year exercise period, simulating responses to large continuous spills, spills of short duration and limited volume, and your worst case discharge scenario.
(d) BSEE will recognize and give credit for any documented exercise conducted that satisfies some part of the required triennial exercise. You will receive this credit whether the owner or operator, an OSRO, or a Government regulatory agency initiates the exercise. BSEE will give you credit for an actual spill response if you evaluate the response and generate a proper record. Exercise documentation should include the following information:
(1) Type of exercise;
(2) Date and time of the exercise;
(3) Description of the exercise;
(4) Objectives met; and
(5) Lessons learned.
(e) All records of spill-response exercises must be maintained for the complete 3-year exercise cycle. Records should be maintained at the facility or at a corporate location designated in the OSRP. Records showing that OSROs and oil spill removal cooperatives have deployed each type of equipment also must be maintained for the 3-year cycle.
(f) You must inform the Chief, OSPD of the date of any exercise required by paragraph (b)(1), (2), or (4) of this section at least 30 days before the exercise. This will allow BSEE personnel the opportunity to witness any exercises.
(g) The Regional Supervisor periodically will initiate unannounced drills to test the spill response preparedness of owners and operators.
(h) The Chief, OSPD may require changes in the frequency or location of the required exercises, equipment to be deployed and operated, or deployment procedures or strategies. The Chief, OSPD may evaluate the results of the exercises and advise the owner or operator of any needed changes in response equipment, procedures, or strategies.
(i) Compliance with the National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) Guidelines will satisfy the exercise requirements of this section. Copies of the PREP document may be obtained from the Chief, OSPD.
(a) You must ensure that the response equipment listed in your OSRP is inspected at least monthly and is maintained, as necessary, to ensure optimal performance.
(b) You must ensure that records of the inspections and the maintenance activities are kept for at least 2 years and are made available to any authorized BSEE representative upon request.
(a) You are required by § 254.26(d)(1) to calculate the effective daily recovery capacity of the response equipment identified in your OSRP that you would use to contain and recover your
(b) If you want to use a different efficiency factor for specific oil recovery devices, you must submit evidence to substantiate that efficiency factor. Adequate evidence includes verified performance data measured during actual spills or test data gathered according to the provisions of § 254.45(b) and (c).
(a) The Regional Supervisor may require performance testing of any spill-response equipment listed in your OSRP to verify its capabilities if the equipment:
(1) Has been modified;
(2) Has been damaged and repaired; or
(3) Has a claimed effective daily recovery capacity that is inconsistent with data otherwise available to BSEE.
(b) You must conduct any required performance testing of booms in accordance with BSEE-approved test criteria. You may use the document "Test Protocol for the Evaluation of Oil-Spill Containment Booms," available from BSEE, for guidance. Performance testing of skimmers also must be conducted in accordance with BSEE approved test criteria. You may use the document "Suggested Test Protocol for the Evaluation of Oil Spill Skimmers for the OCS," available from BSEE, for guidance.
(c) You are responsible for any required testing of equipment performance and for the accuracy of the information submitted.
(a) You must immediately notify the National Response Center (1-800-424-8802) if you observe:
(1) An oil spill from your facility;
(2) An oil spill from another offshore facility; or
(3) An offshore spill of unknown origin.
(b) In the event of a spill of 1 barrel or more from your facility, you must orally notify the Regional Supervisor without delay. You also must report spills from your facility of unknown size but thought to be 1 barrel or more.
(1) If a spill from your facility not originally reported to the Regional Supervisor is subsequently found to be 1 barrel or more, you must then report it without delay.
(2) You must file a written follow up report for any spill from your facility of 1 barrel or more. The Chief, OSPD must receive this confirmation within 15 days after the spillage has been stopped. All reports must include the cause, location, volume, and remedial action taken. Reports of spills of more than 50 barrels must include information on the sea state, meteorological conditions, and the size and appearance of the slick. The Regional Supervisor may require additional information if it is determined that an analysis of the response is necessary.
(c) If you observe a spill resulting from operations at another offshore facility, you must immediately notify the responsible party and the Regional Supervisor.
You must calculate the volume of oil of your worst case discharge scenario as follows:
(a) For an oil production platform facility, the size of your worst case discharge scenario is the sum of the following:
(1) The maximum capacity of all oil storage tanks and flow lines on the facility. Flow line volume may be estimated; and
(2) The volume of oil calculated to leak from a break in any pipelines connected to the facility considering shutdown time, the effect of hydrostatic pressure, gravity, frictional wall forces and other factors; and
(3) The daily production volume from an uncontrolled blowout of the highest capacity well associated with the facility. In determining the daily discharge rate, you must consider reservoir characteristics, casing/production tubing sizes, and historical production and reservoir pressure data. Your scenario must discuss how to respond to this well flowing for 30 days as required by § 254.26(d)(1).
(b) For exploratory or development drilling operations, the size of your worst case discharge scenario is the daily volume possible from an uncontrolled blowout. In determining the daily discharge rate, you must consider any known reservoir characteristics. If reservoir characteristics are unknown, you must consider the characteristics of any analog reservoirs from the area and give an explanation for the selection of the reservoir(s) used. Your scenario must discuss how to respond to this well flowing for 30 days as required by § 254.26(d)(1).
(c) For a pipeline facility, the size of your worst case discharge scenario is the volume possible from a pipeline break. You must calculate this volume as follows:
(1) Add the pipeline system leak detection time to the shutdown response time.
(2) Multiply the time calculated in paragraph (c)(1) of this section by the highest measured oil flow rate over the preceding 12-month period. For new pipelines, you should use the predicted oil flow rate in the calculation.
(3) Add to the volume calculated in paragraph (c)(2) of this section the total volume of oil that would leak from the pipeline after it is shut in. Calculate this volume by taking into account the effects of hydrostatic pressure, gravity, frictional wall forces, length of pipeline segment, tie-ins with other pipelines, and other factors.
(d) If your facility which stores, handles, transfers, processes, or transports oil does not fall into the categories listed in paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of this section, contact the Chief, OSPD for instructions on the calculation of the volume of your worst case discharge scenario.
Owners or operators of facilities located in State waters seaward of the coast line must submit a spill-response plan to BSEE for approval. You may choose one of three methods to comply with this requirement. The three methods are described in §§ 254.51, 254.52, and 254.53.
You may modify an existing response plan covering a lease or facility on the OCS to include a lease or facility in State waters located seaward of the coast line. Since this OSRP would cover more than one lease or facility, it would be considered a Regional Response Plan. You should refer to § 254.3 and contact the appropriate regional BSEE office if you have any questions on how to prepare this Regional Response Plan.
You may develop a response OSRP following the requirements for plans for OCS facilities found in subpart B of this part.
(a) You may submit a response plan to BSEE for approval that you developed in accordance with the laws or regulations of the appropriate State.
(1) Be consistent with the requirements of the National Contingency Plan and appropriate Area Contingency Plan(s).
(2) Identify a qualified individual and require immediate communication between that person and appropriate Federal officials and response personnel if there is a spill.
(3) Identify any private personnel and equipment necessary to remove, to the maximum extent practicable, a worst case discharge as defined in § 254.47. The plan must provide proof of contractual services or other evidence of a contractual agreement with any OSRO's or spill management team members who are not employees of the owner or operator.
(4) Describe the training, equipment testing, periodic unannounced drills, and response actions of personnel at the facility. These must ensure both the safety of the facility and the mitigation or prevention of a discharge or the substantial threat of a discharge.
(5) Describe the procedures you will use to periodically update and resubmit the plan for approval of each significant change.
(b) Your plan developed under State requirements also must include the following information:
(1) A list of the facilities and leases the plan covers and a map showing their location;
(2) A list of the types of oil handled, stored, or transported at the facility;
(3) Name and address of the State agency to whom the plan was submitted;
(4) Date you submitted the plan to the State;
(5) If the plan received formal approval, the name of the approving organization, the date of approval, and a copy of the State agency's approval letter if one was issued; and
(6) Identification of any regulations or standards used in preparing the plan.
In addition to your OSRP, you must submit to the Regional Supervisor a description of the steps you are taking to prevent spills of oil or mitigate a substantial threat of such a discharge. You must identify all State or Federal safety or pollution prevention requirements that apply to the prevention of oil spills from your facility, and demonstrate your compliance with these requirements. You also should include a description of industry safety and pollution prevention standards your facility meets. The Chief, OSPD may prescribe additional equipment or procedures for spill prevention if it is determined that your efforts to prevent spills do not reflect good industry practices.
Response plans for facilities conducting exploratory drilling operations from a MODU seaward of the coast line in Alaska State waters in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas must follow the requirements contained within subpart E of this part, in addition to the other requirements of this subpart. Such response plans must address how the source control procedures selected to comply with State law will be integrated into the planning, training, and exercise requirements of §§ 254.70(a), 254.90(a), and 254.90(c), in the event that the proposed operations do not incorporate the capping stack, cap and flow system, containment dome, and/or other similar subsea and surface devices and equipment and vessels referenced in those sections.
This subpart describes the additional requirements for preparing OSRPs and maintaining oil spill preparedness for facilities conducting exploratory drilling operations from a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) on the Arctic OCS.
In addition to meeting the applicable requirements of this part, your OSRP must:
(a) Describe how the relevant personnel, equipment, materials, and support vessels associated with the capping stack, cap and flow system, containment dome, and other similar subsea and surface devices and equipment and vessels will be integrated into oil spill response incident action planning;
(b) Describe how you will address human factors, such as cold stress and cold related conditions, associated with oil spill response activities in adverse weather conditions and their impacts on decision-making and health and safety; and
(c) Undergo plan-holder review prior to handling, storing, or transporting oil in connection with seasonal exploratory drilling activities, and all resulting modifications must be submitted to the Regional Supervisor. If this review does not result in modifications, you must inform the Regional Supervisor in writing that there are no changes. The requirements of this paragraph (c) are in lieu of the requirements in § 254.30(a).
In addition to the requirements in § 254.23, you must include the following information in the emergency response action plan section of your OSRP:
(a) A description of your ice intervention practices and how they will improve the effectiveness of the oil spill response options and strategies that are listed in your OSRP in the presence of sea ice. When developing the ice intervention practices for your OSRP, you must consider, at a minimum, the use of specialized tactics, modified response equipment, ice management assist vessels, and technologies for the identification, tracking, containment and removal of oil in ice.
(b) On areas of the Arctic OCS where a planned shore-based response would not satisfy § 254.1(a):
(1) A list of all resources required to ensure an effective offshore-based response capable of operating in adverse weather conditions. This list must include a description of how you will ensure the shortest possible transit times, including but not limited to establishing an offshore resource management capability (e.g., sea-based staging, maintenance, and berthing logistics); and
(2) A list and description of logistics resupply chains, including waste management, that effectively factor in the remote and limited infrastructure that exists in the Arctic and ensure you can adequately sustain all oil spill response activities for the duration of the response. The components of the logistics supply chain include, but are not limited to:
(i) Personnel and equipment transport services;
(ii) Airfields and types of aircraft that can be supported;
(iii) Capabilities to mobilize supplies (e.g., response equipment, fuel, food, fresh water) and personnel to the response sites;
(iv) Onshore staging areas, storage areas that may be used en-route to staging areas, and camp facilities to support response personnel conducting offshore, nearshore and shoreline response; and
(v) Management of recovered fluid and contaminated debris and response materials (e.g., oiled sorbents), as well as waste streams generated at offshore and on-shore support facilities (e.g., sewage, food, and medical).
(c) A description of the system you will use to maintain real-time location
In addition to the requirements in § 254.42, the following requirements apply to exercises for your response personnel and equipment for facilities conducting exploratory drilling from a MODU on the Arctic OCS:
(a) You must incorporate the personnel, materials, and equipment identified in § 254.70(a), the safe working practices identified in § 254.70(b), the ice intervention practices described in § 254.80(a), the offshore-based response requirements in § 254.80(b), and the resource tracking requirements in § 254.80(c) into your spill-response training and exercise activities.
(b) For each season in which you plan to conduct exploratory drilling operations from a MODU on the Arctic OCS, you must notify the Regional Supervisor 60 days prior to handling, storing, or transporting oil.
(c) After the Regional Supervisor receives notice pursuant to § 254.90(b), the Regional Supervisor may direct you to deploy and operate your spill response equipment and/or your capping stack, cap and flow system, and containment dome, and other similar subsea and surface devices and equipment and vessels, as part of announced or unannounced exercises or compliance inspections. For the purposes of this section, spill response equipment does not include the use of blowout preventers, diverters, heavy weight mud to kill the well, relief wells, or other similar conventional well control options.


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About a week ago, SemperFi Wife announced the return of Cassandra's husband. Today I'd like to announce the return of Heather S's husband. Heather has been reading and commenting here at SpouseBUZZ for a year now, and she even flew across the country to attend the last SpouseBUZZ Live event. I am so happy to say that her husband returned from Iraq yesterday!
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
My New "Old" Missal
Well, I suppose this marks me as a "trad," now. I chuckle when I hear this term, especially "rad-trad." I don't know if I'll ever be "rad" but do know I've become more traditional as each day goes by.
This past week, I was able to buy the Roman Missal of 1962. I bought the one printed by Baronius Press as opposed to the one by Angelus. I have no qualms against Angelus, but my local Catholic bookstore only stocked the Baronius Press version. Since I was impatient and didn't want to pay shipping and handling charges for an online order, I went ahead and bought the Baronius version.
I love the embossed cover and the IHS monogram. (The right meaning has been lost but is Iesous Christos, - meaning Jesus Christ.)
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I love the thickness of the missal. Like a thick, delicious slice of bread...
The reason why I wanted my own missal - to learn the Latin rite.
Finally, I adore these illustrations. I love reading more about the saints and learning when their Feast Days occur. And the Morning Prayers are just beautiful.
All in all, I am pretty happy with the missal. I'll be attending Latin Mass tomorrow and hopefully will be able to follow along. I have so much to learn. I'm so grateful I have a parish that offers the EFM more than once a week.
Plus, tomorrow I'll be attending the local chapter of Una Voce. I'm really looking forward to meeting people who love the Latin Mass.
Have a blessed Sunday. :-)
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- Adrienne said...
You CAN NOT have a missal without holy cards. I have an "adopt a bowl person" program. I buy funeral holy cards and adopt them out for people to pray for. (OK - that was a bad sentence) Most of these people passed away 40 or 50 years ago. They are all (probably about 200) in a bowl on my prayer table hence the "bowl people."
Send me your address and I will send you a few people to keep in your missal. My email is on my blog. I've already adopted out about 20 folks. My husband's website is on the left of my blog so you can verify that I am not a crazy stalker babe - or as I like to say "crazy but not dangerous:)
- May 3, 2008 at 6:10 PM
- Mary Rose said...
Adrienne, you just rock, you know that?!!
I'll check in at your site. Thank you for the adoption. I'm also "crazy" (according to my sweet hubby) but not dangerous. :-)
- May 3, 2008 at 7:20 PM
- DiNuzzo said...
Best of luck with your new Missal. It's great to have little tools that we are able to use to help guide us along our faith journey. Use it and never forget how special it is to you at this point in your journey.
Check us out, we're new! www.OnAccountOfTheTruth.blogspot.com
- May 4, 2008 at 3:43 AM
- Rachel said...
Hi Mary Rose! I'm with you; I love the illustrations in the 1962 Missal. There's one for confession that shows a sheep all tangled up in barbed wire on the left, and then roaming free in a pasture on the right. I love the straightforward (if symbolic) presentation of what Confession does for us.
And you are DARN lucky you get the traditional Latin Mass *more* than once a week! I'm just glad we have several parishes offering it on Sundays.
- May 6, 2008 at 3:58 PM


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Arnold Schmidtberger and his Sacred Heart girls' team knew that they would have to play one of their best games of the season if they wanted to win Monday night's first-round substate game on the road at Smith Center.
The seven-seeded Knights played solid basketball for all but eight minutes. Unfortunately, it was the third eight minutes of action that cost the Knights the game as they would lose to the second-seed, Smith Center, 48-32 to end Sacred Heart's season.
While Sacred Heart struggled to score in the first quarter, scoring just two points, they kept things close only trailing by seven at the end of the period.
Sacred Heart would come out with a renewed enthusiasm in the second quarter as the Knights would find their big, Anna Ivey, several times in interior offense. Sacred Heart continued to play solid defense holding the Lady Red of Smith Center to under 30% from the floor in the first half.
Still, Smith Center led 17-13 at halftime, but Sacred Heart was in striking distance after outscored Smith Center in the frame.
The wheels fell off for the Knights in the third quarter, though. Smith Center came out with more intensity and caused several Sacred Heart turnovers. It also didn't help that the Lady Red heated up behind junior, Gracen Hutchinson, as Smith Center started the quarter on a 10-0 and would never look back.
Smith Center outscored Sacred Heart 23-10 in the third quarter, allowing the Lady Red to hold a comfortable margin, 42-23 going in to the final quarter.
With their season on the line, Sacred Heart tried to chip away at the lead. At one point the Knights trimmed the margin to 14 points with under four minutes left, but Smith Center held the Knights at arm's length and pulled away for the opening round substate win.
Smith Center (13-8) advances to the semifinals of the 2A Belleville Substate where the Lady Red will face Bennington, who eaked out a two-point win over Republic County in their first round game. Smith Center was led by Hutchinson with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the double-double.
Sacred Heart (4-17) ends their season with another losing record for the ninth-straight season. However, the Knights improved one game on what they did in 2016-2017. The Knights were led by the Salina Ortho "Player of the Game" Ivey, who scored 12 points and snagged nine rebounds in her final game with Sacred Heart.
The Knights girls' team ends their season. The boys' team plays tomorrow night against county-rival, Ell-Saline in a 1/8 match up in the first round of substate. The Knights begin their defense of their state crown tomorrow at 7 p.m. on FM 104.9 & Real Country 101.7.


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What constitutes a supporting performance is a point of contention in film conversations. Is it screen time? Effect on the narrative? Perspective? At BIFA we believe supporting performances are fully-fledged characters in their own right, that do not take centre stage for the majority of the film but still give us an understanding of a different personality from one at the middle. Our BIFA 2017 Best Supporting Actor and Actress nominees exemplify this; all of them make vital contributions to their films that elevate the work to a greater level and provide us with a lasting impression of their role.
It's a transatlantic affair in the supporting nominations this year; with the exception of Malaysian-born Simon Russell Beale, all the nominees hail from either the UK or the United States. It's great to see that representatives of these two countries can work together in a mature and productive manner – are you watching, Theresa and Donald? Equally pleasing is the diversity of talent within the UK itself; we have performers from Newcastle, Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham, central AND east London.
There's a telling correlation between the Supporting nominations and our one of our inaugural Craft awards – Best Casting. All five Best Casting nominees are represented across the Supporting Actor & Actress categories, with winner Sarah Crowe for The Death of Stalin having cast three of the ten nominations. This throws a deserving light not only on the essential skill of casting directors but on the shared understanding of a project, which is essential to independent film. All of these nominees were cast because they had a strong idea of the character they would play, and shared that vision with the casting team and wider film crew.
Best Supporting Actress
Geordie girl Andrea Riseborough fulfils a demanding role as Uncle Joe's daughter in The Death of Stalin. As the hilariously incompetent party vultures circle around her, she not only fends them off with vigour but makes us laugh, too. British acting royalty Julie Walters has different family troubles in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, but as Peter Turner's mother Bella she embodies scouse wit and warmth towards the frail Gloria Grahame. The tone is rather more satirical in Sally Potter's The Party, but Patricia Clarkson finds it perfectly, her zingy one-liners landing on anyone who steps near.
There are shadows of both war and fame in the background of Goodbye Christopher Robin; it is the kindness of Kelly Macdonald as Nanny Olive that helps keep them at bay, providing a brilliant real companion amongst the imaginary friends for the young eponymous Christopher. In Lady Macbeth, Naomi Ackie's Anna is a woman all alone; trapped in a house of secrets, her scared servitude reduces her to near-silence, and it is through Ackie's astonishing performance that we understand the struggle of this working woman. Also nominated in Most Promising Newcomer, Ackie soon appears in Idris Elba's directorial debut Yardie – expect to hear a lot more about her soon…
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The Supporting Actor nominees take on a 2-2-1 formation. The Death of Stalin sees Simon Russell Beale and Steve Buscemi in contention, both at BIFA and in the film. Russell Beale's Lavrentiy Beria is belligerent and brutal, making his designs on the vacant Leader's seat very clear. This contrasts delightfully with Buscemi's Nikita Khrushchev, who is fatigued and unsure of himself – but no less dangerous. In a cast so good it's frankly embarrassing, both men stand out for the schadenfreude they show and their engagement with a great script.
In Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Woody Harrelson takes the recognisable figure of a near-retirement police chief and makes him his own; not just with his loveable Harrison humour, but with an unexpected and crushing pathos. Sam Rockwell's Officer Dixon is seemingly less sympathetic; a racist cop whose first thought is always anger, it is Rockwell's layered performance that gives us an insight into Dixon's torment, and says much about contemporary America. Rounding off this group is a man with his own turmoil; as farmer Martin Saxby in God's Own Country, Ian Hart provides a stony indifference to his son's troubles, but develops the character into someone far more complex when tragedy strikes.
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Abstract:The European Commission's proposal for a new Data Protection Directive released earlier this year has caused quite a bit of criticism, support, and skepticism around the world. The so-called 'right to be forgotten' has received impassioned responses, particularly from U.S. media. Taking a closer look at this right uncovers a rich social and legal history, a significant divide on a data subject's claim to his or her information once proffered, and the possible meaning and scope of the proposed right.
Two versions of the right to be forgotten can provide for muddled conceptions and rhetoric when not distinguished. The much older – droit a l'oubli (right to oblivion) has historically been applied in exceptional cases involving an individual that has served a criminal sentence and wishes to no longer be associated with the criminal actions. The right of the individual to prevent others from communicating his association to his criminal past is balanced with the public's right to access the information, which may or may not remain newsworthy. Oblivion finds its rationale in privacy as a human/fundamental right (related to human dignity, reputation, etc.). A second version of the right is one to delete information that a data subject has disclosed passively. In such a context, where data is collected and processed by third parties, a more accurate description would be a 'right to erasure'. The exact scope and rationale behind the right to be forgotten as proposed in the European Data Protection framework today is not entirely clear. Although some fear that the Directive will embrace both deletion and oblivion, at a minimum the Directive proposes on granting (more) control to data subjects over personal data in the form of erasure.
Research in the two continents has clearly demonstrated a desire for increased control over their personal data, which the current 'consent'-regime fails to offer. The paper will attempt to give a clear and elaborate overview of both the droit a l'oubli and the more modern right to be forgotten (or rather 'right to erasure') in several EU countries, the EU as a whole and the US. How do all of these countries approach the social value of 'forgiveness', protection of reputation, etc. And how do they intend to give (back) control to individuals in today's information society? A thorough analysis of the EU Data Protection Regulation as well as the US' 'Consumer privacy bill of rights' and proposed Do Not Track Kids legislation will follow. Finally we intend to focus on the erasure aspect of the right and layout the questions that must be answered in order to give the right form moving forward.


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We caught up with Shazzam back in February and went through the history! From his beginnings as a dancer, to the 'Patience' 12″ release, to touring the country simply on the veracity of their stage show. A lot of history here showcasing one of Canada's most important early rap crews, Frek Sho! He's got some new work he's itching to get out and we're glad we got a chance to talk to him before it drops!
Tracks featured in this episode:
20 Minute City – Frek Sho (Tournament Edition)
Patience – Frek Sho (Papercuts)
Kingpin – Frek Sho (People in your Neighbourhood)
Rapid Faxe – Shazzam (Micill Shazzam Write)
Jinx – Shazzam & Mindbender (Obeah)
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