We knew this was coming.
Two weeks after taking the stage on Saturday Night Live, conservative conspiracy theorist Kanye West reappeared on the show for a hilarious cold opener. Well, it wasn’t actually Kanye, but rather cast member Chris Redd portraying the rapper in a reenactment of his recent White House visit.
To be honest, the SNL team could’ve easily used actual footage of the Thursday meeting, which was so ridiculously over-the-top. There was his awkward hug with Donald Trump, his Apple airplane suggestion, his sexist comments about the Hillary Clinton campaign, and his claims that the MAGA hat made him feel like a superhero—just so many WTF moments to choose from.
SNL decided to cover all bases, parodying Kanye's memorable hug with Trump and his laughably simple phone passcode.
Alec Baldwin reprised his role as President Donald Trump, while Kenan Thompson played football legend Jim Brown, who also visited the Oval Office.
This week's episode of 'SNL' was hosted by former cast member Seth Meyers, with Paul Simon as the musical guest.


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In a historic first, Samoa will host the 84th Extraordinary Outreach Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child from 2-6 March, proving a unique outreach and awareness opportunity for Committee to highlight its important work to the Pacific.
It will be the first time any of the United Nations (UN) human rights treaty bodies meet outside its Geneva and New York headquarters.
The event in Samoa will focus on the Pacific. The committee will discuss with representatives from the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and Tuvalu on how their countries are protecting, promoting and can further improve the rights of children under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. A range of side events will examine child rights issues within the Pacific context, including the impacts of climate change and the right to health.
Kiribati will meet with the Committee later in 2020 to discuss how that country is promoting and protecting the rights of children and civil society representatives will be in Samoa as part of the preparations for that meeting.
Calls for UN treaty bodies to hold regional meetings of this nature have been made for many years, in order to bring the treaty bodies system closer to the rights holders themselves – in this case, the children of the Pacific. The Samoa event will hear from Pacific children directly.
The Pacific Community’s Regional Rights Resource Team (SPC RRRT) will support the UN and Government of Samoa in holding the session.
SPC RRRT Director Miles Young said, “Having the 84th session in Samoa is aligned with our objective of strengthening a culture of human rights in the Pacific. SPC RRRT began advocating for the idea in early 2019, working together with Acting Chief Justice Clarence Vui Nelson of Samoa, who is the Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the only Pacific Islander to ever sit on any of the UN treaty bodies.”
“We jointly approached the UN which was quick to see the value of a regional meeting and agreed to work together to make it happen. Our donors – the United Kingdom, Australia, Sweden and New Zealand – understood how this would promote human rights in the Pacific and supported the idea. The Government of Samoa was also immediately on board and will no doubt be an amazing host. While in many ways the stars aligned to make this a reality, the whole exercise is a powerful example of collaboration and partnership,” Young elaborated.
The UN treaty bodies usually meet in Geneva where they periodically review how countries are performing against their human rights obligations. They conduct an interactive dialogue with the country under review and consider written and oral reports from civil society before making recommendations on how the country can improve implementation of rights at the national level.
However, the costs and time involved in travelling to Geneva or New York preclude many Pacific Islanders from participating in these dialogues. Furthermore, the Committee members do not get the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the Pacific by experiencing the region first-hand and by engaging directly with a wide range of children and civil society organisations.
“Having the Committee sit in Samoa will enhance its understanding of the Pacific and national contexts and better inform their work. It will also allow for the wider participation of Pacific children, civil society organisations, governments, national human rights institutions and other actors, which in turn will foster national ownership of human rights,” Young noted.
“We will also be looking to identify other possible benefits like reduced carbon emissions from the shorter distances people have to travel and potential cost savings of the meeting itself,” he added.
According to Young, the Pacific States have made real progress in implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child, especially in enacting child protection laws, in implementing policies that have reduced child poverty, and in reducing child marriages and mortality rates for children under the age of 5 years.
However, he conceded that many challenges remain, including children suffering from economic inequalities, food and water insecurity, poverty, epidemics and outbreaks of diseases, domestic violence, abuse and neglect.
“Having the Committee in Samoa will bring to greater light the issues faced by children of the Pacific, such as climate change and access to health care services, including immunisation,” he emphasised.
States that have signed and ratified the CRC are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights are being implemented. States must submit an initial report two years after acceding to the Convention and then periodic reports every five years. The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of “concluding observations”. To date, all Pacific Island Countries have signed and ratified CRC.
The 18-person Committee on the Rights of the Child will gather in Apia, along with a wide range of stakeholders including the UN Secretariat, State delegations under review, national and regional CSOs, National Human Rights Institutions from Samoa and Tuvalu, SPC’s RRRT and donors.
A number of the formal sessions and all of the side events are open to the public.
The Pacific Community has been supporting sustainable development in the Pacific, through science, knowledge and innovation since 1947. It is the principal intergovernmental organization in the region, owned and governed by its 26 member countries and territories.

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So, the album list is still coming, just give it time. To tide you over, here are...
The Top 40 Songs of 2004
A few quick notes on the rules/guidelines for this list.
-These are my top forty songs of 2004, it is not limited to best singles of 2004.
-All of these songs were either a) on an album released in 2004, b) released as singles in 2004 from albums that came out last year, c)became available this year despite maybe being older than 2004 (live albums, downloads, etc.).
-Older songs from newer soundtracks were excluded, so, for instance, everything from the Garden State soundtrack was pretty much ineligible, except for the Iron and Wine cover, which if I'm not mistaken was a B-Side from 2004 (and if I'm wrong, well...)
-Bands were not limited to one song in the Top 40. I figure if a band is good enought to come up with 2-3 songs in the Top 40, there is no reason to exclude them to let in a lesser song.
-I put some comments for each song in the top twenty, after that, I just let the songs speak for themselves, if anything needs clarifying, I'd be happy to explain it.
That said, away we go...
1. Modest Mouse- Float On: The romp-stomping best time of the year to be had. A jangly guitar and stilted vocals that tell you everything is going to be all right. I can envision listening to this song in twenty years and it still being as fun and meaningful as it is today.
2. Wilco - At Least That’s What You Said: If the entire album had been like this, it would be my number one. It starts out as a whispery ballad about someone the singer just can’t live with or without. Then, out of nowhere a burst of electric guitar comes in and the song erupts into the best breakdown/jam of the year with an amazing drum beat that you can’t help but tap your foot to.
3. Rilo Kiley - Portions For Foxes: This is an amazingly catchy song that really should’ve catapulted Rilo Kiley to O.C. guest appearances like “Float On” did for Modest Mouse. The most transcendant moment of the year comes toward the end of this one. Toward the middle of the song, Jenny Lewis sings “And you’re bad news/My friends tell me to leave you” and you think it might be over, but then she changes her mind “And you’re bad news/but I don’t care I like you/I like you!” and it’s all too perfect.
4. M83 - Run Into Flowers (Abstrackt Keal Agram Remix): While the original version of this song is great, the remix takes it to even greater heights. The beginning of this song is turned into a menacing hip hop song that wouldn’t sound out of place on the latest RZA-produced Wu-Tang solo album. Then it explodes into an amazing cacophony of electric guitar that just makes the song soar.
5. Joanna Newsom - Crab, Clam Cockle, Cowrie: Joanna Newsom seems to be the most polarizing singer of the year. I think Said The Gramaphone described her the best in saying she sings “in a borrowed voice.” And it’s that voice that drives so many away. But on this one, a tender ballad, one of the the greatest things occur. Newsom sings “I do as I please/I’m down on my knees/and your skin is something I stir into my tea/And I am watching you/and you are starry, starry, starry.” But when she hits the “Starry, starry, starry” part she does each word higher and more heartfelt than the last so it sounds something like “starry! STARRY!! STARRY!!!” And on that last “Starry”, her voice breaks through and the borrowed voice is broken for a second and you get a taste of what Newsom’s normal, speaking voice would be like. But, then she goes back to her “borrowed voice” and all you’ll get is that one glimpse.
6. Rachel Stevens - Some Girls: I always figured that the blonde girl with the bad teeth or the spunky brunette, Hannah, would be the breakout stars of S Club 7. As attractive as Stevens is, she was always the kind of plain one on S Club. Then this song comes along, a borrowed groove, pretty inane lyrics, really it shouldn’t work at all. But it does. And it does so well. This is just purely great pop music. As I’ve said before, if there were any justice in the world, this is what would be played daily on my local “hits” station.
7. The Foreign Exchange - Let’s Move: Somehow a rapper, Phonte, from a group (Little Brother) I’d never heard before this year, and a beatmaker, Nicolay, from the Netherlands who wouldn’t look out of place on your local debate team, came together on a message board and put together not only the hip hop album of the year, but the hip hop single of the year, as well. “Let’s Move” rides an entirely too-happy beat that works against all odds and provides the perfect backdrop for Phonte realizing that everything’s going to be okay despite the fact that he’s been writing cheques that should say “Spalding on ‘em”.
8. Snow Patrol - How To Be Dead: I get a distinctly Coldplayish vibe from Snow Patrol, which is fortunate, because I love Coldplay. Snow Patrol remind me of a younger (I don’t know if that’s true), hungrier, rawer Coldplay. This song, however, is the greatest radio hit that Coldplay never came up with. A weepy little one that keeps the music catchy enough and not ballady enough that it never becomes too much. The singer’s voice is too perfect, especially when he nails lines like “Dr. Jekyll is wrestling Hyde/for my pride.” Get in on them now, because I have a feeling they could be huge in a few years.
9. Phoenix - Victim of the Crime: Picking a fave track from my fave album of the year was difficult, as there is not a bad song on there, but this one is one I could never get tired of. The first thing you notice about this one (or at least I did) is how similar the music is to Dr. Dre’s “Still D.R.E.” But, I don’t think of it as a theft or a rip-off at all, because it’s done with such joy. Whereas Dre used the music to answer his critics that he was still hard, Phoenix uses the music to tell a sad little story about girls. The soundtrack to my summer.
10. Frakkur - ?: I don’t know the title of this, as it was offered up as a free download simply titled “Frakkur Live” on the Sigur Ros website (it’s still there, too). Frakkur is the side project of the lead singer of Sigur Ros and it’s truly amazing. To get the full effect, you have to see the pictures of him dressed up in a black and red marching band uniform with butterfly wings on the back. The song itself is a soaring epic with vocals, a choir, guys playing on pots and pans and no discernible lead vocals. Crappy live recording and flaws aside, this is amazing.
11. DJ Shadow - Blood On the Motorway: If you were smart enough to pick up the DJ Shadow DVD this year, you got a little bonus inside, a CD of live DJ Shadow material. Live, “Blood On the Motorway” soars as DJ Shadow adds a sample of strings that makes this even better than the original, which is hard to do.
12. Snow Patrol – Run: A brilliant quiet verse-loud chorus type song. The video to this one is the perfect complement.
13. Air - Alone In Kyoto: First surfacing on the Lost in Translation soundtack, Air brought this one back on their album this year and it’s amazing. A quiet, contemplative song.
14. Kings of Convenience - I’d Rather Dance With You: Kings of Convenience break from the Scandinavian Simon and Garfunkel comparisons for one glorious song on this one that espouses the virtues of forgoing conversation and just getting down: “I’d rather dance with you than talk to you”.
15. The Foreign Exchange – Happiness: “Good people, good loving, good music in my life it makes me happy”, I think that should’ve been the title for this list.
16. The Mountain Goats - Dance Music: I’m not sure where this came from, but it just kind of popped up online this year and it’s an amazing love song to dance music by John Darniele.
17. The Walkmen – The Rat: The best, angry moment in music this year as the Walkmen bemoan feel outside the crowd: “When I used to go out, I knew everyone I saw/Now I go out alone, if I go out at all” all over a rampaging loud guitar attack.
18. Dilated Peoples featuring Kanye West - This Way: Kanye West was all over 2004, but he’s not the highlight of this song. Instead it’s the flute. We need more flute in hip hop in 2005.
19. Death From Above 1979 - Romantic Rights: This is the way rock ‘n roll should be. Loud, a little obnoxious, and with a definite strut. And what’s most amazing about is that it’s just two indie rock guys, not some big rawk band.
20. Masta Killa, Old Man: Why this wasn’t ODB’s last big moment, I don’t know. This should’ve been all over the radio and everything. Masta Killa is happy to sit back and let Ol’ Dirty Bastard steal the show with his “I want two beef patties, special sauce on a sesame seed bun you big dummy!” line.
21. The Streets - Dry Your Eyes
22. William Shatner - That’s Me Trying
23. Phoenix – Everything Is Everything:
24. Kings of Convenience – Homesick:
25. Stars – Ageless Beauty:
26. Jon Brion – The Strings That Tie To You
27. MF Doom - Kookies
28. Switchfoot - Dare You To Move
29. Modest Mouse - The World At Large
30. Iron and Wine - Such Great Heights
31. Kanye West - Jesus Walks
32. Wiley - Pies
33. Phoenix - Love For Granted
34. Kanye West - Family Business
35. The Streeets - Blinded By the Lights
36. Dizzee Rascal - Dream
37. William Shatner - Common People
38. Bjork, Desired Constellation
39. Madvillain, All Caps
40. The Killers, Somebody Told Me
Number 41 is a number of songs that were close or that I stumbled onto late so I didn't feel right including them, they can be considered the runners-up if anything on this list is ineligible, then they can take that song's crown: M83 - America, Sebastien Tellier - Le Ritourenelle, The Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels), The Go! Team - Ladyflash, Mase - Welcome Back, The Postal Service - Against All Odds, Gwen Stefani - Cool, John Mayer - Kid A, The Stills - Lola Stars and Stripes.


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The Vibrant Life Senior Living care team provides compassionate care and 24-hour supervision in a comfortable environment that feels like home. Our memory care/dementia program has three different levels, from early stage memory support to middle and later stage memory support, all in separate Lodges, so each person will be living with people most similar to them. All of our Carefriends are specially trained to not only provide the highest quality of care, but to do so in a respectful, dignified and loving way.
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The British National Health System is skewered in this comedy set in a rundown London hospital. The hospital is filled with wacky staff members and patients, and the film strives to get all... See full summary »
A gripping tale of horror, murder, and revenge unfolds as Jack Devlin (Claude Akins in his final screen appearance), caretaker of the Spencer House State, reveals an unforgettable history ... See full summary »
Rock and roll band purchases piece of music to record that were used in satanic rituals. Band decides to record and tape video of song in mansion where rituals took place. As one may guess,... See full summary »
Real-life actor siblings Joyce Van Patten and Dick Van Patten were romantically paired in the script (even though they were unrelated within confines of plot), one of few (if only) times a brother/sister acting duo were ever cast as onscreen paramours. One scene even shows them briefly necking. See more »
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I recall seeing this movie when I was in the 9th grade when my best buddy and I went to a free showing. I liked the movie and actually went back and paid to see it a second time because I was fascinated by the character played by Kristoffer Tabori. I saw the movie again a few years later, in the late 70's, when it showed up at my college campus theater. The movie has it's comic moments, as well as some serious moments. In some ways the story was a bit ahead of it's time and is quite enjoyable to watch. I have been trying to find information regarding this movie for along time and finally tracked it down by coming across the actors name (Kristoffer Tabori). Does anyone know if it is available on VHS or DVD?
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Reminder: The 626 Golden Streets event is on tab for this Sunday and it sounds great. How often can you ride your bike sans traffic for 17 miles from South Pas to Azusa? (Answer: You can’t). The weather forecast is calling for sunny skies and a high of 69. Perfect! More about the event here. We’ll be running three-car trains on the Gold Line to help support folks get there with their bikes.
Weekday ridership in Gotham was the highest since 1948 but weekend boardings fell three percent in 2016. Officials say that service delays, maintenance closures and a huge increase in Uber rides over the past year are likely culprits.
This mirrors what is happening elsewhere, including our region where Metro ridership dipped almost six percent in 2016 compared to 2015 with the losses on the bus side. Across the United States, transit ridership was down 1.59 percent through the first three quarters of 2016, according to the American Public Transportation Assn.
More on Uber and ride hailing below. On a related note, Streetsblog has a post saying that transit ridership is down in many places but not Houston and Seattle, where bus networks have been redesigned. But the APTA numbers show very, very modest increases in both areas.
I think it’s worth noting that ridership news is landing at the same time that federal budgets are being proposed. Even in high ridership times, transit dollars are never easy to come by — and right now driving and car sales are at all-time highs. So stay tuned on that front — it’s almost impossible to say what will happen, especially with the Trump Administration also saying there’s an infrastructure plan in the works.
Jerry Brown is sending a letter to President Trump asking for help with Oroville Dam repairs. pic.twitter.com/PSDAz2YFIV
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There is, of course, a lot of speculation about what will be in any kind of new infrastructure plan. As for Gov. Brown’s proposal, the 710 South project has $1.308 billion in funding (mostly from Measure R and Measure M) and Metro has been working on the environmental study phase for several years — here’s the project home page.
Point of emphasis: this project involves the 710 between the ports and the 60 freeway. An entirely different project is looking at ways to improve traffic and/or transit in the area around the 710 gap between Alhambra and Pasadena. As for the transit side of things, Metro has already scored a trio of big federal grants for projects under construction: $1.25 billion for the first phase of the Purple Line Extension, $1.187 billion for the second phase of that project and $670 million for the Regional Connector.
The cumulative auto debt in the country reached an all-time high in December at $1.16 trillion, Bloomberg reports. And they toss in this fun fact: that’s an average of $6,100 debt for every licensed driver in America!
Reason to light your hair on fire and go for a Panic Jog? Probably not as consumers tend to have a good record of paying off car debt and cars are more liquid than, say, homes (see: 2008). That said, auto loans have increased to those with lesser credit scores and Bloomberg notes that could lead to problems down the road, pun intended.
And why is everyone getting new cars? Well, Bloomberg notes, there’s a lot of good financing deals out there. It doesn’t hurt, too, that gas has been cheap the past couple of years and many new cars are loaded with some pretty nifty gadgets, including safety features. If you have a new car, enjoy it and remember — using transit is one way to extend the life of your big investment. That’s my plan; I got zero percent, btw, when replacing my beater Subaru.
The 10.5 mile light rail extension is a suburb-to-suburb line with service to Aurora, a city of about 360,000 — not exactly a tiny ‘burb. The R Line mostly runs along the 225 freeway and on either end connects with other raillines — one heading into downtown Denver and the other to Denver International Airport.
The ‘burb-to-‘burb aspect is somewhat unique for light rail and it will be intriguing to see how the line fares in a car-friendly patch of Denver. Of course, some of Metro’s light rail lines are now ‘burb-to-‘burb, too — everyday I see people riding between Pasadena and the Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and Azusa stations and Expo is seeing people travel between Santa Monica and the likes of Palms and Culver City.
Uber is doomed (Jalopnik)
It has been a rough couple of months PR-wise for the ride hailing giant. Jalopnik does a deep dive and finds many reasons to question the company’s future, namely whether it can ever turn a profit while offering cheap rides. Expanding into new countries and the self-driving car realm is also chipping away at the bottom line, plus the company seems to have a special affinity for inflicting wounds upon itself.
All that said, ride hailing certainly seems to remain extremely popular. I have no doubt Uber & Co. have put a dent in transit ridership because it’s often so ridiculously cheap and easy to grab an Uber.
But I suspect it’s inevitable that fares will rise over time, perhaps significantly. If something is too good to be true, well, it’s probably too good to be true.
Will that push people back to transit? Probably some of the time, although I think people are not timid about spending money on mobility (see: item above) and will continue to use ride hailing for its door-to-door convenience. With ridership off at many transit agencies, I think the message is pretty clear: if you want the discretionary crowd to ride (and keep riding), speed and convenience matters. A lot.
— Pew Research Internet (@pewinternet) February 27, 2017
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Step-by-step guide to prevent falls. Module D - Fall Protection Systems Specifications Part C-1, Chapter 296-155, WAC. If you have already reviewed the Overview Module, click here to jump to the rule requirements. Table of Contents. Sections of the rule What’s in Part C-1?
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Step-by-step guide to prevent falls Module D - Fall Protection Systems Specifications Part C-1, Chapter 296-155, WAC
If you have already reviewed the Overview Module, click here to jump to the rule requirements. Table of Contents Sections of the rule What’s in Part C-1? What’s the rule telling you to DO? Web links to useful documents
Before continuing, print your own copy …of Part C-1; Keep it handy throughout the slideshow, as we will ask you to find specific requirements to make your job safer. Click here to download and print
Sections of the rule • Scope and application • Definitions • General requirements • Fall protection required regardless of height • Fall protection required at 4 feet or more • Fall protection required at 10 feet or more • Fall arrest specifications • Fall restraint specifications • Positioning device system specifications • Other specifications • Training • Appendices A and B non mandatory guidelines
Scope and Application Part C-1 requires employers to provide and enforce the use of fall protection for employees performing activities covered under chapter 296-155 WAC, Safety Standards for Construction.
Fall restraint specifications • “Full body harness” is now being used throughout the rule. • Body belts are no longer allowed as an option for fall restraint. • “Standard guardrail system” is used for consistency throughout the rule.
Read and understand all definitions that apply to your work Affected area is the distance away from the edge of an excavation equal to the depth of the excavation up to a maximum distance of 15ft. For example, an excavation 10 ft. deep has an affected area extending 10 ft. from the edge of any side of the excavation. Catch platform is a type of fall arrest system that consists of a platform installed within four vertical feet of the fall hazard, is at least forty-five inches wide and is equipped with a standard guardrail system on all exposed sides. Equivalent means alternative designs, materials, or methods to protect against a hazard which the employer can demonstrate and will provide an equal or greater degree of safety for employees than the methods, materials or designs specified in this standard. • All definitions are located in WAC 296-155-24603 • Here are a few… Floor hole is an opening measuring less than 12 in. but more than 1 in. in its least dimension in any floor, roof, platform, or surface through which materials but not persons may fall, such as a belt hole, pipe opening, or slot opening. Walking/working surface means any area including, but not limited to, floors, a roof surface, bridge, the ground, and any other surfaces whose dimensions are forty-five inches or more in all directions, through which workers can pass or conduct work. A walking /working surface does not include vehicles or rolling stock on which employees must be located in order to perform their job duties. Floor opening means an opening measuring 12 in. or more in its least dimension in any floor, roof, platform, or surface through which persons may fall. Hazardous slope is a slope where normal footing cannot be maintained without the use of devices due to the pitch of the surface, weather conditions, or surface material. Safety watch system means a fall protection system as described in WAC 296-155-24615(6), in which a competent person monitors one worker who is engaged in repair work or servicing equipment on low pitch roofs only.
Part C-1 covers these trigger heights Fall hazards can occur at any level. There are three threshold levels which have fall hazard concerns and requirements: Wow!! Fall hazards on walking/working surfaces, with open sides, wall openings, ramps, or runways. It also includes work on steep pitch roofs, hazardous slopes, etc. Ooops! Fall hazards when working above or adjacent to dangerous equipment; floor holes/openings into which persons can walk; and impalement hazards. Arghhh!!! Fall hazards during leading edge and roofing work on low pitched surfaces, excavation work, or any other working surface that is not a walking/working surface, such as beams, the sides of structures, etc. 10 feet 0 feet 4 feet
WA State Requires Fall Protection at 4 ft. or more for Construction Exceptions to the 4 ft. rule (Based on certain hazards) Exemptions from the 4 ft. rule (Based on certain activities) Working above or adjacent to dangerous equipment Roofing work & leading edge work on a low pitch surface Employees exposed to these hazards must be protected from falls regardless of height Employees engaged in these activities must be protected from falls of 10’ or more Working on any surface that does not meet the definition of a walking/working surface Floor holes/openings into which persons can accidentally walk Trenching and Excavation (see note below) Impalement hazards Exception: fall protection is not required for persons directly involved in the excavation process (foreman; signal person; employee hooking on pipe or other material; grade person; state, county, or city inspectors; engineer or other professional conducting a QA inspection)
Fall protection trigger heights requirements • Regardless of height is covered in module - A • 4 ft. or more is covered in this module - B • 10 feet or more is covered in module - C • Fall protection systems specifications are presented in this module - D • Other specifications are explained in module - E
What’s the rule telling you to DO? Fall Protection Systems Requirements Have your Part C-1 section available.
Fall Protection Systems Requirements This module covers the specifications for the following systems: • Fall arrest • Fall restraint • Positioning device
Fall Arrest Specifications This section includes: • Personal Fall Arrest—WAC 296-155-24613(1) • Safety Nets—WAC 296-155-24613(2) • Catch Platforms—WAC 296-155-24613(3)
Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS) PFAS means a fall arrest system that is worn by the employee to arrest the employee in a fall from elevation. It consists of an anchor point, connectors, a full body harness, and may include a lanyard, deceleration device, lifeline, or suitable combinations of these.
PFAS Specifications PFAS shall consist of a full body harness and anchorages capable of supporting (per employee): • 3,000 lbs. when used with a self-retracting lifeline that limits the max. free fall to 2 ft. or less; or a shock absorbing lanyard that restricts the forces on the body to 900 lbs. or less. • 5,000 lbs. for all other PFAS applications including lifelines, lanyards, and components, unless otherwise specified in the standard.
PFAS Specifications When stopping a fall, personal fall arrest systems must: • Be rigged to allow a maximum free fall distance of 6 ft. so an employee will not contact any lower level. • Limit maximum arresting force on an employee to 1800 lbs.
PFAS Specifications • Safety lines and lanyards must be protected from being cut or abraded. • The attachment point of the full body harness shall be located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head.
PFAS Specifications • When vertical lifelines (droplines) are used, not more than one employee shall be attached to any one lifeline. • Horizontal lifelines shall be designed, installed, and used, under the supervision of a qualified person, and must maintain a safety factor of at least 2.
PFAS Specifications Snap hooks shall be a locking type designed and used to prevent disengagement. Unless the snap hook is designed for the following connections, they shall not be engaged: • Directly to the webbing, rope or wire rope; or to each other. • To a D-ring where another snap hook or other connector is attached. • To a horizontal lifeline; or to any object which can cause unintentional disengagement.
Safety Net Systems • Install safety nets as close as practicable under the surface on which employees are working, but no more than 30 ft. below such level unless approved in writing by the manufacturer. • The potential fall area to the net shall be unobstructed. • Remove anything that has fallen into the safety net as soon as possible and at least before the next shift.
Safety Net Systems Safety nets shall extend outward from the outermost projection of the work surface as follows:
Catch Platforms • A catch platform shall be installed within 4 vertical feet of the work area. • The catch platform's width shall be a minimum of 45” wide and shall be equipped with standard guardrails and toe boards on all open sides.
Fall Restraint Specifications This section includes: • Personal Fall Restraint—WAC 296-155-24615(1) • Guardrails—WAC 296-155-24615(2) • Covers—WAC 296-155-24615(3) • Warning Line Systems—WAC 296-155-24615(4) • Safety Monitor—WAC 296-155-24615(5) • Safety Watch—WAC 296-155-24615(6)
Personal Fall Restraint Systems Personal fall restraint systems are worn by employees to keep them from reaching a fall point and consist of: • Full body harness attached to securely rigged restraint lines. • Hardware assemblies capable of withstanding 4,000 lb. tension loads. • All components must be compatible. • Anchorage points must be capable of supporting 4 times the intended load. • Rope grab devices are prohibited.
Standard Guardrail Specifications • A standard guardrail system is a type of fall restraint system that is a vertical barrier consisting of a top rail, mid rail, posts, and toe board. • Guardrail systems can be constructed of wood, pipe, steel, or wire rope. Specifications for each type can be located in WAC 296-155-24615(2).
Standard Guardrail Specifications • The height of a standard guardrail is 39” – 45”. • The top rail must be capable of supporting 200 lbs. applied in any direction. • Posts must be spaced no more than 8 ft. apart. • Wire rope railings must be flagged with high-visibility material spaced no more than 6 ft. apart.
Railings Receiving Heavy Stresses Railings receiving heavy stresses from employees trucking or handling materials must be provided additional strength by the use of heavier stock, closer spacing of posts, bracing, or by other means.
Toe Board Specifications Toe boards when used as falling object protection must meet these requirements: • Minimum 4” nominal in vertical height. • Fastened securely. • No more than ¼” clearance above floor level. • Use paneling or screening for additional protection, if needed.
Cover Specifications Covers must be: • Able to support at least 200 lbs. with a safety factor of four. • Secured to prevent displacement. • Color coded or marked with the word “Cover” or “Hole.”
Warning Line Systems • Warning lines are only allowed on low pitched surfaces (4:12 or less). They must be erected around all unprotected sides and edges of the work area. • For activities other than roofing work or leading edge work, warning lines must be erected no less than 15 ft. from unprotected sides.
Warning Lines for Roofing Work • When mechanical equipment is not being used, warning lines must be no less than 6 ft. from the roof’s edge. • When mechanical equipment is being used, the warning line must be at least 6 ft. from the roof’s edge along the direction that the mechanical equipment is being operated, and at least 10 ft. back from the ends toward which the machine is traveling.
Warning Lines for Leading Edge Work • Employees engaged in leading edge work must be separated from other work areas on low pitched surfaces using a warning line. • Erect warning lines no less than 6 ft. and no more than 25 ft. from the leading edge and implement a fall protection system while working between the warning line and the leading edge.
Warning Lines Specifications Warning line systems shall consist of a rope, wire, chain, or caution tape and supporting stanchionserected as follows: • Flagged no more than every 6 ft. with high visibility material. • No higher than 45” from the surface and can not sag below 36”. • Stanchions shall be capable of resisting a force of at least 16 lbs. without tipping over. • The warning line must have a tensile strength of at least 200 lbs.
Caution or Danger Tape Used as a Warning Line • Must be highly visible. • Must be at least 3” wide and 3 mils thick. • Must have tensile strength of at least 200 lbs. • If using caution or danger tape, the warning line does not have to be flagged.
Warning Line Access Paths Access paths shall be erected as follows: • Points of access, materials handling areas, and storage areas shall be connected to the work area by a clear access path formed by two warning lines. • Bar access to unused paths with a rope, wire, or chain that is equal in strength and height to the warning line and intersects the warning line erected around the work area.
Safety Monitor System (SMS) Specifications • SMS’s can be used with a warning line system as a method of fall protection only during low pitched roofing or leading edge work. • The warning line is not required when performing roofing work on low pitched roofs less than 50 ft. wide.
SMS Requirements • Do not use the SMS during adverse weather conditions. • Employees working between the warning line and the unprotected sides or edges must be readily distinguishable from those employees working inside the warning line system by wearing highly visible, distinctive, and uniform apparel. • Employees must promptly comply with fall hazard warnings from the safety monitor.
Safety Monitor Duties • Meet definition of a competent person and have control authority over the work as it relates to fall protection. • Be distinguishable over members of the work crew. • Perform no other duties while acting as the safety monitor. • Keep clear view and normal voice contact with workers. • Supervise no more than eight workers and warn employee’s of pending fall hazards.
Safety Watch System Specifications Safety Watch System means a fall protection system in which a competent person monitors one worker who is engaged in repair work or servicing equipment on low pitched roofs only.
Safety Watch System Requirements • There can only be 2 people on the roof: one acts as safety watch while the other does the work. • The employee doing the work must comply promptly with fall hazard warnings from the safety watch. • Mechanical equipment is prohibited. • Do not use system in adverse weather conditions.
Safety Watch Duties • Meets definition of competent person. • Has full control over the work as it relates to fall protection. • Keep clear view and normal voice contact with worker. • Performs no other duties while acting as the safety watch.
Positioning Device Systems • Positioning harnesses or full body harnesses shall be used. • Must be rigged to prevent an employee from a free fall greater than 2 ft. • Secured to an anchorage capable of supporting at least twice the potential impact load of an employee's fall or 3,000 lbs., whichever is greater.
Positioning Device Systems Snap hooks shall be a locking type designed and used to prevent disengagement. Unless the snap hook is designed for the following connections, they shall not be engaged: • Directly to the webbing, rope or wire rope; or to each other. • To a D-ring where another snap hook or other connector is attached. • To a horizontal lifeline; or to any object which can cause unintentional disengagement.
Click on any of these useful web links • Safety standards for construction work • Fall Protection Part C-1 • Accident prevention program • Click on the page … • Worksite housekeeping • Click on the page… • Fall Protection Basics publication • Fall Protection Work Plan Template
To view other Fall Protection modules, click on any link below: Module A – Overview of Part C-1 Module B – Fall protection required at 4 feet or more Module C – Fall protection required at 10 feet or more Module D – Fall protection systems specifications Module E – Other specifications


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Two years ago, environmental journalist George Monbiot launched a stinging attack on national treasure David Attenborough. The most trusted man in Britain, Monbiot argued, was guilty of downplaying the environmental crisis in his great BBC wildlife documentaries, generating “complacency, confusion and ignorance”.
Attenborough may have some way to go to win the Monbiot seal of approval. But, like a giant ocean liner changing course, he has become increasingly outspoken on everything from global warming to overpopulation.
“He’s decided that this is the sort of thing that he wants to pursue,” says Jonnie Hughes (above, right, with David Attenborough in the Maasia Mara, Kenya) director and producer for multiple award-winning Silverback Films – one of the biggest beasts in Bristol’s vast natural history filmmaking jungle.
Hughes has worked with Attenborough for many years, as producer/director on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning The Hunt and, most recently, on Silverback’s landmark Netflix series Our Planet, which notched up an incredible 100 million viewers in its first month. The latter, he says, was a game changer, addressing one of Monbiot’s key criticisms.
“It stated where the world is at now. The natural history genre has always been timeless. Those lions catch those wildebeest as they always have done. But Our Planet changed that. It was talking about what’s happening now – and how the lions might still be doing that, but they’re doing it in quite a restricted area. We then saw an opportunity to go further with this messaging. It coincided with Sir David, who’s now 93, being in a reflective mood.”
The result is a documentary that he describes as “the most important film I’ve ever been involved with”.
As the title suggests, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet is an authored departure from those ‘blue chip’ natural history series. “The film was always intended to be a much more personal view in which we portrayed something of his unique life and perspective on the crisis and how to get out of it.
“An important aspect of the first third of the film is the dawning realisation David had, that things were going catastrophically wrong. He’s very keen to point out that he had no foresight of that. He was finding out along with everyone else. Some people saw the light, but could have easily been denounced as kooks. Back then, you were a hippy if you talked in those ways.”
Hughes is quick to point out that Attenborough was including environmental messages in his documentaries as far back as 1979’s Life on Earth series. But he acknowledges that there was previously a certain Reithian restraint. “When he was working with the BBC, he felt that his opinion was secondary to getting across the wonder of the natural world and the science behind it. It was a very public-service ethos. Whereas Netflix is a commercial enterprise and he’s got more of a right to put across, as the author, his position. These are not simply his opinions. The other thing he’s very careful to do is present science.”
So can we expect natural history filmmaking to take further steps in this direction in future? “I don’t think it will be the only thing,” Jonnie says carefully. “Audiences like variety. This is something that’s being debated a lot in many offices in Bristol at the moment: how much conservation or environmental content should we put into our series? Traditionally, the last episode would be the conservation episode. Then Blue Planet II started weaving more into each episode. With Our Planet, that went further. But I think it’s still perfectly valid to go out and make series about the lives of animals and plants.”
With the quality bar set so high, the pressure is on filmmakers to capture ever more astonishing, previously unseen images of animal behaviour. It’s always fun to ask them about their own personal Holy Grails. Hughes prefers not to discuss his on the record, but he is keen to emphasise the role of emerging technology. “You’ve probably noticed that there are two nocturnal series coming out of Bristol. That technology has only been around very recently and it’s getting better every year. So there are new stories that new technologies can allow you to tell.
“Something I’ve also noticed in my career is that the ways in which animals behave with humans changes too. So a big sequence in Seven Worlds, which was recently done by the BBC, was the mountain pumas in South America. They filmed them close up, they filmed them with a drone and they filmed them during the day. All of that stuff would have been impossible until recently. You now have cats down there that have never been shot at, because they’ve been under protection for several generations. That’s partly why we get such great photography these days, because they don’t associate us with danger. Which is a wonderful thing.”
I can’t let him go without addressing the rather large elephant in the room. In order to make all these important documentaries about how we’re destroying the planet, it’s necessary for filmmakers to take lots of flights in planes that emit vast quantities of CO2 which, er, helps to destroy the planet. “Yeah, it is a huge problem. With this film we were able to use a lot of archive, so we went out just to supplement that. We recorded all our flights and, through WWF, managed to carbon-offset them as well, so we’re doing our best to offset the damage that we’re doing. But I think out of all of these things to solve, flight is one of the trickiest. It’s a little like the current discussion about meat. A lot of us in wildlife filmmaking are going to be taking fewer flights, just like we’ll be eating less meat.”
A collaboration between Netflix, Silverback and WWF-UK, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet is released on Netflix later in the spring. A planned premiere at the Albert Hall on April 16, broadcast live to cinemas, has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Main photo of Sir David Attenborough and Jonnie Hughes courtesy of Silverback Films & WWF-UK

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CARMEL, INDIANA (June 14, 2023) – Lauth Communities, the multifamily division of Carmel-based Lauth Group, Inc. completed the acquisition of Union Club Apartments in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on June 9th. The 240-unit new construction community opened in February 2023. It features 12 garden style buildings with exterior entries housed on a 27.26-acre site. The community includes a resort style pool with sundeck and covered patio area, a standalone clubhouse with a business center, and a 24-hour fitness center. Residences include 9’ ceilings, luxury vinyl tile flooring, granite countertops, washer/dryers, and stainless steel appliances.
Union Club Apartments are located at 13101 Union Club Boulevard, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Residents have the options of Studio, 1-, 2- or 3-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 610 SF to 1,757 SF. There are 84 units that have private entry garages. It is ideally located within a few miles of Ft. Wayne’s largest employers and is located in the Northwest Allen County School District. Full details on leasing information can be obtained by calling the leasing center at (260) 222-6505 or by visiting the property website, unionclubapartmentliving.com.
The project was developed by DOMO Development. Hannah Ott and Cameron Benzwith Cushman and Wakefield represented the seller. Lake City Bank provided financing with legal representation provided by Carmel-based Krieg DeVault, LLP and Ft-Wayne based Barrett McNagny Law.
With the addition of Union Club Apartments, the Lauth Communities property portfolio has expanded to 2,200 units under management with communities in Indiana, Kentucky, and Arkansas. For Leasing Information, please visit unionclubapartmentliving.com.
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By Rashidat Akashat
Comedienne Emmanuella Samuel has been awarded Africa Youngest YouTube winner, for racking up to 2.5 million views on her first comedy “This is my real face”.
“This 6-year-old comedienne from Nigeria is Africa’s youngest YouTube awards winner, with one of her videos racking up 2.5 million views” CNN Facebook post read.
Crowned Princess Of Comedy
The Comedienne from Mark Angels Production by Uncle Mark Angel, had the spots light on her after her breakthrough skit, “This is my real face”
Emmanuella, was recently crowned Princess of comedy by the Australian Government, which earned her Uncle an honorary leadership Award.
Emmanuella is one young talented kid, who promises to be an icon, not just in Nigeria, but in the globe.


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On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 7:00 AM 'Richard Youl' via TramsDownUnder <
> Exactly nothing as we know.
> Unless this new mayor, who replaced the incumbent who chose to step down
> last week, is radically different from the past few mayors it will be more
> of the same - ‘anything that is not a tram’ mentality clearly illustrated
> by that so-called ridiculous diesel bus Metro which is about to be built.
> He spoke well with conviction and and we can only hope.
It all depends on how far down the track the process is I guess.
Here's another pic from yesterday - the launch of the restored FM prototype
car (No 400).
The car is virtually complete, but needs some final trsts before entering
traffic - it looks great.
Mal Rowe - just north of Brisbane


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The Beatles. Everybody likes at least one of their songs because they have such a wide range of them. Probably my favorite two of the Beatles' songs are While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Octopus's Garden. Awesome songs.
How does this topic not have more responses!? The Beatles are great. At one time, I would have unequivocally said they were my favorite band, but I've branched out too much now. Still, I definitely like them a lot; they single-handedly created/popularized a lot of the more successful rock subgenres, if nothing else. Some of my favorite songs (that haven't already been mentioned) are Let It Be, In My Life, Rain, A Day in the Life, Penny Lane, and Across the Universe. On the other hand, Revolution 9 (different from Revolution) is one of the worst things I've ever heard.
You obviously don't understand what rock 'n roll is. Rock 'n Roll is a style of popular music that relies on blues-based rhythms and accentuated backbeats. The Beatles entire catalog of music fits that description. Pop and Rock are not mutually exclusive. Almost all Rock is Pop, but not all pop is rock. For example, guys like Frank Sinatra and Toby Bennett are Pop, but not Rock and Roll. Not every rock band has to rock hard, like Cream and Led Zeppelin, not every rock band has to be metal and misogynistic, like AC/DC or Guns 'n Roses. The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, much like the Beatles, are neither of those, but are still Rock 'n Roll.
Also, as to the question of what genre the Beatles qualify as, let me just say that no matter what genre you consider the Beatles to be, they were extremely creative and made "more than their fair share" of excellent music.
I must preface my statement by saying that I made a mistake. I consider "Rock 'n Roll" to be stuff like Elvis, and that kind of thing that was popular in the 50's and early 60's. Rock, on the other hand, is music like Zep, or GnR, although I don't think AC/DC or GnR were metal, that's a bit of a stretch. So by this definition, the Beatles could have been Rock 'n Roll however I still classify them as 60's pop music. Although you could argue that, by definition, Pop Music is what is popular at the current time and at that time Rock 'n Roll was the Pop music but eh. Whatever.
I still personally don't classify the Beatles as straight up Rock or Rock 'n Roll, although I do agree that they contributed greatly to music as a whole, as @John_Smith said.
Also on the topic of great bands of the 60s. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, of course. =P Jimi didn't headline Woodstock for nothing.
Ugh how did I not find this topic before.... I currently own all their main albums sans Yellow Submarine. (That is, Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles for Sale, Help!, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Magical Mystery Tour, The White Album, Abbey Road, and Let It Be) Plus the Red and Blue albums and 1. ...jeez. They made a LOT of music. I love all of them. I haven't found a song by them I dislike.


ICEE is celebrating 60 years in 2014. Jeff Sanson, Executive Director at the Indiana Council for Economic Education had the chance to sit down recently with a local public media radio station, WBAA, to discuss ICEE’s past, present and future. You can listen to the interview here.
Our national network produces a multiplier effect to reach millions of K–12 students with the power of economic reasoning by training and equipping their teachers. In doing so, we are sending ripples of economic and personal financial education across the country and around the world.
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Check out these students talk about what they’ve learned through the Stock Market Experience developed by the Colorado Council for Economic Education!
How much emphasis do you think is placed upon financial literacy in your state? The Center for Financial Literacy at Champlain College has assigned a grade to each of the 50 states representative of their attempt to provide high school students with basic knowledge of personal finance.
The study was based upon CEE’s Survey of the States, a biennial reports that examines the status of economic education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. According to the scale used by CFL Champlain College, nearly 60 percent of states earned a ‘C’ or lower with many states only offering finance courses as electives.
The University of Nebraska at Omaha Center for Economic Education hosted a China Seminar for teachers this June. Nebraska’s top export destinations are Canada, followed by Mexico, then Japan and China. But the growth is with the world’s most populous nation: Exports of Nebraska farm products, machinery, chemicals and other goods to China more than doubled between 2005 and 2010 to $229 million, according to state records.
“The event was sponsored by the University of Nebraska at Omaha Center for Economic Education, an effort now in its fifth year to encourage teachers to emphasize economic and financial proficiency among their students. About 40 Nebraska teachers attended Tuesday, with expert speakers from business, government and academia scheduled to continue today.”
“The goal is to teach more economics to teachers so they can teach the students,” said James Dick, director of the UNO Center for Economic Education.”
Sid Conrad, an economics teacher at the middle school and high school in Norris, said his students always get a big helping of international trade in his classes. A better working knowledge of Nebraska’s external ties, he said, will allow him to devise talking points that he said will better resonate with Nebraska students.
“International trade is a huge issue,” he said. “Basically, the more you trade, the wealthier you get.”
You can find full coverage of the event and the work done by the UNO Center here.


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ASHINGTON Cricket Club first XI skipper Michael Thewlis heaped praise on pace bowler Stephen Boyd despite his side going down by a narrow two wickets defeat against Swalwell on Saturday.
The Colliers came close to achieving a notable success against a side gunning for a fifth consecutive championship after having been bowled out for 96 with the influential and highly motivated Boyd magnanimous in defeat, recording seasons best figures of 6-31 from a marathon and uninterrupted 15 overs stint.
Thewlis said: “In Stephen Boyd I think we have witnessed one of the best unchanged bowling spells that we will see this year.
“To concede only 31 runs when we are defending 96 was an absolutely tremendous effort.
“He bowled quick, accurate and vicious and pitched the ball up, probably for the first time this season and got his just rewards.
“Unfortunately, it’s a shame that we have lost that game because another 20 runs would probably have been enough for us to win it and we just needed one or two lads to stick around with Simon Prudhoe on a really difficult wicket.
“To give ourselves a chance against them, we said 120 was probably going to be enough runs on that sort of wicket – and it turned out to be right.
“However, I would rather focus on our second half performance with the ball and in the field which has been outstanding and I’m pleased for Stephen because he was starting to get a little bit despondent of always beating the bat and not getting nicks and today he pitched the ball up another two or three feet.
“He’s got one of the best batters in the league (Ian Pattison) backing off so far that he has hit his own stumps.
“However, for Saturday’s match against Shotley Bridge, we will take some momentum from winning our cup match in midweek against Tynemouth when Craig Wood bowled a fantastic spell and took four wickets then Scott Dunn hit a match winning unbeaten 69 and I do wish we could have applied ourselves with the bat today as we did against Tynemouth.”
Thewlis applauded Dunn’s efforts with the bat: “The way Scott went about his innings in the cup match was absolutely perfect.
“He just flicked the switch and kept nudging the ball away. He did not actually smash the ball until the last four overs then he went after the bowling taking 12 and 14 off the last two overs.


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The following provisions constitute the Terms of Service (the “Terms”) of RightOnTrek, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). By accessing, using, or downloading materials from the Company’s website, mobile applications, or blogs (collectively, the “Site”), you agree to these Terms and acknowledge that they are a legal agreement between you and the Company. If you disagree with these Terms, please do not access or use the Site or the Company’s Services (as defined below). The Company reserves the right to change these Terms at any time without prior notice.
The Company’s Services (as defined below) are not targeted toward or intended for use by anyone under the age of 18. By using the Site, you represent that you are 18 years of age or older. Further, the Company’s Services (as defined below) are not permitted to be used by any individual residing in a country within the European Union, or otherwise subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) of the European Union. You represent that you are not subject to the GDPR and agree to cease all use of the Company’s Services (as defined below) if you later become subject to the GDPR.
2. Registration for an Account.
To use the services available on the Site, you will need to register for an account with the Company. You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted in the account registration process. You also agree to update your account information as needed to keep it current. The Company will use your account information to provide the Company Services (as defined below) on the Site for which you have expressed interest. By registering for an account, you consent to receive electronic communications from the Company. Those communications may be sent by email, text message, or notices posted on the Site. If you provide any account information that is not accurate or current, or the Company has reasonable grounds to suspect that any of your account information is not accurate or current, the Company may suspend or terminate your account and refuse use of the Site to you.
3. Company Services.
By registering for an account with the Company, you will be able to access or use the services offered by the Company. The Company’s services consist of our concierge hiker support service (the "Hiker Support Service"), our web-based trip planning service (the “Trip Planning Service”), our travel package services including gear rentals, packaged food purchase, and consultation and support (the "Travel Package Service") and our online storefront (the “Online Store”, and collectively with the Hiker Support Service, the Trip Planning Service, and the Travel Package Service, the “Company Services”). The Hiker Support Service is a concierge-based service that allows you to ask questions, request services, etc. and we try to provide you with the best options to carry out your reasonable requests, if possible. This includes arranging shuttle services, booking hostels/hotels, purchasing things on their behalf, and general assistance to fit your needs. The Trip Planning Service is a web-based service that allows you to plan your trip, create an itinerary for your trip, and share your itineraries with others. The Travel Package Service allows you to rent gear and purchase supplies for your hike, delivered to an area near the beginning of the trip, as well as other consultation and support services. Use of the Travel Package Service will require you to enter into one or more additional contract(s) with the Company as applicable, including without limitation in a rental agreement. The Online Store will offer various merchandise and allow you to purchase items directly from the store.
4. Trailmaker Program
Users of the Company Services may apply to the Company to become a “Trailmaker.” The Company shall review the application and if approved, such user’s account will be given the status “Trailmaker.” Trailmakers will then have access to a menu/page where they can access, request, and manage hikes. The Company will let Trailmakers know, either by email or on the Trailmaker portal page, the guidelines the Company has that define a detailed itinerary. Trailmakers may submit proposed itineraries for Company review. If the Company has comments or feedback on the proposed itinerary, the Company shall advise the Trailmaker and the Trailmaker may elect to revise the itinerary and re-submit it to the Company for review. Once the Company accepts a proposed itinerary, the itinerary will be deemed “certified” by the Company and the Company will publish the certified itinerary for use by the public. Within 14 days of certification of an itinerary, the Company will pay Trailmaker a fee, using PayPal, as detailed on the Trailmaker portal page. The Company may accept or reject any proposed itinerary in its sole discretion. The Trailmaker represents and warrants that it has the authority and right to submit the proposed itinerary and that upon certification of the itinerary, the Company shall be the sole and exclusive owner of the itinerary. The Trailmaker shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company from any claims commenced or threatened against the Company as a result of breach by Trailmaker of the foregoing representation and warranty.
5. Payment and Billing.
When you use the Company Services, you may be required to provide a credit card to pay for the products or services ordered. Your credit card information will be saved and stored electronically by, and your credit card payments will be processed by, a third-party payment processor Chase. You may update credit card information as needed. You authorize the Company to charge the last known valid credit card you have provided for each order placed. You may cancel or edit an order only until the date your credit card is charged for that order. Any cancellation or any edits submitted after that date will not be effective, and your credit card will be charged for the price of the order. If the charge to your credit card is declined for a particular order, the order will be cancelled and the Company will send notice of cancellation to you.
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When you place each order, the Company will indicate the estimated price of the order in U.S. dollars. This estimated price will also indicate the estimated shipping and handling charges for the order, if applicable. On the date your credit card is charged for each order, the Company will notify you of the contents and final price of the order.
7. Inspection of Supplies.
No Warranties. You are responsible for inspecting all products you receive from the Company for damage or other issues. THE COMPANY DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY WARRANTY FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY ORDERS. THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTENTS OF ITS ORDERS. If the contents of any order are damaged, or you are dissatisfied with them you will need to contact the third-party vendors of the contents to arrange for a replacement or refund.
8. Returns and Refunds.
If an order is not delivered on time due to Company error, the Company will refund your designated credit card for the price of the order. If a shipment does not contain all items ordered, the Company will refund your credit card only for the price of the missing item(s).
So long as you comply with these Terms, the Company grants you a nonexclusive, nontransferable, nonsublicensable license to access and use the Site and the Company’s services. Any use of the Site that is not authorized by these Terms is prohibited, and any such use will terminate this license. The Company may revoke this license at any time. You agree that you will not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, techniques, processes, algorithms, know-how or other information from the Site (collectively, "Reverse Engineering") or permit or induce the foregoing.
10. User interaction and user content.
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users of the Services. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes and interactions between you and other users. The Company shall have no liability for your interactions with other users, or for any user’s action or inaction.
Some areas of the Services may allow users to post content such as data points or points of interests relating to a particular itinerary (any such materials a user submits, posts, displays, or otherwise makes available on the Services "User Content"). You retain ownership of your User Content.
You agree not to post User Content that: (i) may create a risk of harm, loss, physical or mental injury, emotional distress, death, disability, disfigurement, or physical or mental illness to you, to any other person, or to any animal; (ii) may create a risk of any other loss or damage to any person or property; (iii) seeks to harm or exploit children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details or otherwise; (iv) may constitute or contribute to a crime or tort; (v) contains any information or content that we deem to be unlawful, harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, defamatory, infringing, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, harassing, humiliating to other people (publicly or otherwise), libelous, threatening, profane, or otherwise objectionable; (vi) contains any information or content that is illegal (including, without limitation, the disclosure of insider information under securities law or of another party's trade secrets); (vii) contains any information or content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships; or (viii) contains any information or content that you know is not correct and current. You agree that any User Content that you post does not and will not violate third-party rights of any kind, including without limitation any Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below), rights of publicity and privacy. You acknowledge and agree that any User Content that you publish on the Site (“Published User Content”) may be displayed and disclosed to other users as permitted through the functionality of the Services. The Company reserves the right, but is not obligated, to edit, remove, re-categorize, pre-screen, reject and/or otherwise modify any User Content, including Published User Content, that the Company believes, in its sole discretion, violates these provisions.
For the purposes of these Terms of Service, "Intellectual Property Rights" means all patent rights, copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark, trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights and other intellectual property rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all applications therefore and registrations, renewals and extensions thereof, under the laws of any state, country, territory or other jurisdiction.
In connection with your User Content, you affirm, represent and warrant the following:
Your User Content and the Company’s use thereof as contemplated by these terms of service and the Services will not violate any law or infringe any rights of any third party, including but not limited to any Intellectual Property Rights and privacy rights.
The Company may exercise the rights to your User Content granted under this Terms of Service without liability for payment of any guild fees, residuals, payments, fees, or royalties payable under any collective bargaining agreement or otherwise.
To the best of your knowledge, all your User Content and other information that you provide to us is truthful and accurate.
The Company takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content that you or any other user or third party posts or sends over the Services. You shall be solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it, and you agree that we are only acting as a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of your User Content. You understand and agree that you may be exposed to User Content that is inaccurate, objectionable, inappropriate for children, or otherwise unsuited to your purpose, and you agree that the Company shall not be liable for any damages you may incur as a result of User Content.
By publishing any Published User Content on the Services, you expressly grant, and you represent and warrant that you have a right to grant, to the Company a royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, list information regarding, edit, translate, distribute, syndicate, publicly perform, publicly display, and make derivative works of all such User Content and your name, voice, and/or likeness as contained in your User Content, in whole or in part, and in any form, media or technology, whether now known or hereafter developed, for use in connection with the Services. You also hereby grant each user of the Services a non-exclusive license to access your Published User Content through the Services, and to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform such Published User Content as permitted through the functionality of the Services and under the terms of these Terms of Service.
11. Third-Party Content.
The Site may contain links to websites owned or controlled by third parties. It may also contain informational resources created by third parties that the Company is providing as a courtesy for educational purposes. The Company does not endorse or warrant the accuracy of the information contained in any such third-party websites or informational resources. The Company does not guarantee that your use of any such third-party websites or informational resources to create your own resupply strategy will be successful. The Company will not be liable for any damage or injury caused by your use of or reliance on the content contained in such third-party websites or information. The Company strongly advises you to read the terms, conditions, and privacy policies of any such third-party websites that you visit.
12. Limitation of Liability.
The Company will not be liable for any damage or injury you may incur as a result of any errors or omissions related to the Company Services. The Company will not be liable for any damage or injury you may incur as a result of your use or reliance on the content provided by the Company on the Site. The Company will not be liable for any damage or injury to you that may result from the delivery of damaged or otherwise unusable supplies. If you plan your own resupply strategy, the Company will not be liable for any injury or harm you may incur as a result of that strategy.
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives from and against all claims, liabilities, damages, and costs arising from or related to: (a) your misuse of the Site or the Company Services or (b) your violation of these Terms.
14. Copyright Infringement.
The Company respects the intellectual property rights of others. Accordingly, the Company will respond to claims of copyright infringement in a timely manner. If you are a copyright owner, authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements you believe are taking place on or through the Site using the Company’s contact form provided on the Site. On receipt of an alleged copyright infringement, the Company will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged content from the Site.
You may terminate your account with the Company and cancel any pending orders (subject to Section 5) at any time by logging in to your account and following the instructions for termination. The Company may also terminate your account and any pending orders via electronic notice to you if you breach any of these Terms.
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These Terms will be governed by, and will be enforced and interpreted in accordance with, California law. Venue for any disputes regarding the enforceability or interpretation of these Terms will be exclusively in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco, California.
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If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions will remain in full force and effect.
No waiver of a right arising out of a breach of any provision of these Terms will be deemed a waiver of any right arising out of any other or subsequent breach of the same or any other provision or a waiver of the provision itself.
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These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to the subject matter of these Terms and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter of these Terms.


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According to reports, people who reside in Illinois and Texas are now able to have extra privacy when it comes to social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. The news comes following a plethora of lawsuits filed throughout the years over the state’s privacy laws.
This means that Instagram and Facebook will disable their
“augmented reality filters”
which include facial recognition. The CNET reports that this was prompted after the rise of an Illinois lawsuit
“that was filed against a facial recognition company for selling information to private companies,”
Meta, who is the parent company of both Instagram and Facebook, decided to remove their augmented reality filters in those states to avoid a
“meritless and distracting litigation.”
The parent company also noted that they will offer an
option for users who want to have access to this feature, yet, the company wants the state’s users to know that the augmented reality filters have nothing to do with facial recognition and it’s more related to avatars and filters.
“The technology we use to power augmented reality effects like avatars and filters is not facial recognition or any technology covered by the Texas and Illinois laws, and is not used to identify anyone,”
said a spokesperson.
#Clique, what are your thoughts?


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Last weekend, I made a vision board using cut-out images and words from a pile of old magazines. I chose photos, phrases, and colors that caught my eye, drew my attention in. Stripped of their context, these cutouts took on new meaning. Once pasted on my board, the 2006 National Geographic’s photo of Yellowstone bubbling mud pots transformed into a symbol of steadiness and calm once. The quote “Same Kid / New Tricks”–snipped from an article in Parenting Magazine–seemed like a good motto for a new year full of learning and changes. I liked the colors in a full page photo of a bright yellow cargo ship alone in a wide expanse of empty ocean. The photo, taken from above, had a lonely, surreal quality to it. In the vast ocean, the massive boat looked small. Next to the ship, in the middle of the water I pasted the cut-out word “U-turn.” I liked the contrast between the ship’s straight path through the water and the nimble curve of “U-Turn.” I imagined the boat’s captain spewing cuss words as he realized mid-way across the Atlantic that he had forgotten his passport, then turning the ship around in a slow wide arc, doubling back.
U-turn. The written word perfectly describes the action. A reversal, a return, an abrupt change of direction. At stop lights, U-turns are harried and panicked, a car whipping itself around a median to avoid oncoming traffic. U-turns are urgent, necessary, sometimes dangerous. With word “U-turn” plastered next to the image of the ship plowing mindlessly towards its port, I wanted to remind myself that sometimes dramatic, whip-lash inducing change is necessary. As necessary as plowing straight ahead, maintaining momentum to reach the destination. Continue reading “On U-Turns”


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University and has been awarded their Distinguished Achievement
Citation. He is a 1971 graduate of the Case Western Reserve University's
School of Law, and a recipient of their President's Award for
Distinguished Alumni. In 1993, he retired from the
practice of law to devote himself to writing. He has served on the
boards of his undergraduate and law schools, the National Partnership
for Women and Families, the Family Violence Prevention Fund, PEN Center
West, and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and was chairman
of Common Cause, the grassroots citizens' lobby founded by John Gardner.
Patterson studied fiction writing with Jesse Hill Ford at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham; his first short story was published
in The Atlantic Monthly and his first novel, The Lasko Tangent, won an Edgar Allen Poe Award in 1979. Between 1981 and 1985, he published The Outside Man, Escape the Night, and Private Sceening. His first novel in eight years, Degree of Guiltt (1993), and his Eyes of a Child (1995) were combined into a miniseries by NBC TV. Both were international bestsellers, and Degree of Guilt was awarded the French Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere in 1995.Protect and Defend (2000) received a Maggie Award from
Planned Parenthood for its treatment of issues regarding reproductive
Balance of Power confronted one of America's most divisive political and social issues—gun violence—and was chosen by USA Today as its book-of-the-month selection for November 2003. Conviction (2005) focused on the law and politics of capital punishment. Exile (2007) dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and was nominated for South Africa's leading literary award. The Race (2007) concerned a dramatic campaign for president and was Patterson's eleventh consecutive New York Times bestseller. Eclipse (2009) deals with human rights, Africa, and the geopolitics of oil. The Spire, is a psychological suspense novel that deals with race relations on a college campus. In the Name of Honor is about the high cost of war and secrets. The Devil's Light
is about an Al Quada nuclear plot and the CIA officer racing to prevent
the destruction of a major Western city. Fall From Grace is about the mysterious, violent death of a prominent New England patriarch exposes a nest of dark family secrets.
Patterson has appeared on such shows as Today, Good Morning
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politics, literature, and law have been published in the London Times,
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Times, The Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the San Jose
Mercury News. A frequent speaker on political, legal, and social issues,
in 2004 Patterson spoke at Washington, D.C., rallies in support of
reproductive rights and against gun violence. His papers are collected
by Boston University.
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Love this leash
Great leash. No worries about it ever failing to keep your pet close and secure
This is the 3rd knot a long leash. Only because we need one in both cars and One was lost. They last forever! And are great for off leash I loop mine across my body and don’t have to hold it.
Great lead - perfect length
Would be 5 starts but sometimes the thread slips on the carabiner, good length as we walk the dog to heel when he's on his lead
Short leash with the Y.
It works great with the Y.
Great for keeping one dog close or paired with the double track coupler for a perfect length for 2 dogs running or walking without coiling around your hand several times. The handle is pretty comfortable too. I have 2 big dogs that could probably pull my truck if they wanted something bad enough and Ruffwear has been with us for the past 6 years!

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Da Vinci Code
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You were hired to steal Leonardo Da Vinci’s last book, "The Necronomicon" – The Book of the Dead. The book is hidden in the old Manor, now converted into a private museum. The owner is an eccentric millionaire who had to leave his house. You broke in but unfortunately things went wrong because the owner set up a few traps and the doors were accidentally locked.
You have 60 minutes to not only steal the book but also escape from the Manor.
Mängijate hinnangudLisa arvustus
Kättesaadavus ja hinnad
Mida peaksid veel teadma
Kes saavad tulla
Külalised vanuses 18 ja vanemad saavad osaleda.

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