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It's pilot season once again for Amazon Studios, and among the five announced shows getting a test run, two seem to offer a little something for the horror crowd. Read on for more about "Hand of God" and "Hysteria."
Co-stars include Alona Tal, Garret Dillahunt, Julian Morris, Emilio Rivera, Andre Royo, Maximiliano Hernández, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Wes Chatham, Sandy Martin, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Anthony Starke, Daniel Louis Rivas, Elaine Tan, Ravi Kapoor, Hugh Dane, Julian Acosta, Jennifer Cortese, and Brett Wyman.
A psychological drama about a morally-corrupt judge who suffers a breakdown and believes God is compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice.
Co-stars include Laura San Giacomo, »
- Debi Moore
Amazon on Thursday morning debuted its third pilot season, where you, the consumer, can screen and vote on a total of five new projects featuring familiar faces such as Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy), Sarah Chalke (Scrubs), Dana Delany (Body of Proof), Chloe Sevigny (Big Love) and T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy).
This past April, Amazon customers had a role in greenlighting six series, including the Jeffrey Tambor-fronted dramedy Transparent (premiering Sept. 26; watch trailer), X-Files creator Chris Carter’s The After and the novels-to-screen adaptation Bosch, starring Titus Welliver.
The new crop of pilots can be sampled in the »
Big news today: We’re excited to announce Amazon Studios’ third pilot season, beginning August 28th and featuring three half hour comedies The Cosmopolitans, Really and Red Oaks, and two hour-long dramatic thrillers Hand of God and Hysteria. For one month, it will be up to you to watch, rate and comment – ultimately helping us decide which of them get the greenlight.
“There is something for everyone in this season,” says Roy Price, Director of Amazon Studios. The glamorous life of modern day expats in Paris. The hijinks of a summer job at a country club in 1980s New Jersey. The visions of a vigilante judge who appears to be channeling God. The complexities of marriage and friendship among a circle of friends in suburban Chicago. And the mysteries behind a psycho-physiological illness spreading through a small town in Texas.
You can help choose which of these stories should get “picked up” to become shows. »
Amazon is gearing up for its third pilot season, in which it will present five new shows for users to watch, rate, and review. Starting on August 28, three half-hour comedies and two hour-long dramas will be made available on Amazon Instant Video in both the U.S. and the UK. Users will be able to watch the pilots, rate them, and even comment on them. By the end of the pilot season, that feedback helps choose which shows become an Amazon Original series.
Here’s a quick rundown of this year’s pilots:
Hand of God: An hour-long drama, »
- Samantha Highfill
Amazon has set an Aug. 28 premiere for its third pilot season, at which time viewers can screen and vote on a total of five new projects, featuring familiar faces such as Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy), Dana Delany (Body of Proof), Chloe Sevigny (Big Love) and T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy).
This past April, Amazon customers had a role in greenlighting six series, including the Jeffrey Tambor-fronted dramedy Transparent, X-Files creator Chris Carter’s The After and the novels-to-screen adaptation Bosch, starring Titus Welliver. (Premiere timetables for those shows can be found here.)
Related Amazon Sets Premieres for Chris Carter Drama, »
Is this the summer of Kickstarter? We've seen no shortage of drives for off-the-wall causes, foremost among them that infamous Kickstarter for potato salad that has so far received more than $50,000 in pledges. But potato salad hasn't cornered the market on weird ideas. Here are five that caught our eyes. A Breaking Bad sequel starring Val Kilmer and Slash No, really. Before it was unceremoniously canceled, Anastaia would have picked up where Breaking Bad left off, with Walter White lying on the floor. Is Walter dead? As creator Lawrence Shepherd explains, Anastaia would have starred Val Kilmer and Guns N' Roses »
- Drew Mackie
With each season of Breaking Bad, the show’s fan base grew, right up until showrunner Vince Gilligan decided that Walter White’s story had come to end after five seasons. But not everyone agreed with Gilligan’s choice. And as far as industry newcomer Larry Shepherd is concerned—spoiler!—Walt’s presumed death is not the final chapter of the story. And that’s exactly why he has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his own Breaking Bad spin-off titled Anastasia.
On the Anastasia Kickstarter page, Shepherd describes his series as picking up directly after Walter White’s collapse in the Breaking Bad finale, »
- Samantha Highfill
Really is about four hard-charging suburban Chicago couples trying to grasp on to their dwindling youth. At the center are the happily but messily married couple “Jed,” played by Chandrasekhar, and “Lori,” played by Sarah Chalke. When Jed is faced with the choice of keeping his pal’s secret or destroying his friend group, he winds up digging himself into a very deep hole. Really explores marriage, friendship and the stifling peculiarities of suburban Chicago life. The pilot also stars Selma Blair, Travis Schuldt, Hayes MacArthur, Collette Wolfe, Luka Jones, Lindsay Sloane, and Rob Delaney.
Directed by Bathhurst, Hysteria takes viewers to Austin where members of a girls’ dance troop are stricken with a strange, psycho-physiological disease. Neurologist Dr. Logan Harlow (Mena Suvari) is called back to her hometown to investigate the cause. Fighting her own demons, »
An American Beauty is coming to the small screen.
Weeks after revealing its plans to debut the Sarah Chalke comedy Really during its upcoming third pilot season, Amazon has announced another pilot: Hysteria, an hourlong dramatic thriller from singer-turned-tv-multihyphenate Shaun Cassidy starring Mena Suvari.
According to Amazon’s official description, “Hysteria takes viewers to Austin where members of a girls’ competitive dance team are stricken with a strange, psycho-physiological illness that manifests in violent fits and spasms. Neurologist Logan Harlen (Suvari) is called back to her hometown to investigate the cause. Fighting her own demons (and the growing manipulation of »
- Hillary Busis
Amazon today announced it has added the hour-long dramatic thriller Hysteria, from Amazon Studios, Universal Television and Alcon Television Group, to its third pilot season, which will debut later this year on Amazon Instant Video. Starring Mena Suvari (American Beauty) as “Dr. Logan Harlen,” James McDaniel (Orange Is The New Black) as “Carl Sapsi,” Josh Stewart (The Dark Knight Rises) as “Ray Ratajeck,” Adan Canto (X-Men: Days of Future Past) as “Matt Sanchez,” Laura San Giacomo (Saving Grace) as “Grace Pelayo” and T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy) as “Carter Harlen,” Hysteria follows a doctor (Suvari) who returns to her hometown of Austin, Texas to investigate a growing epidemic that appears to be spreading through social media. The show is written by Shaun Cassidy who also serves as Executive Producer alongside Adam Schroeder, Sharon Hall, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Bryan Zuriff, and Director Otto Bathurst. Customers will once again be invited »
The classic western mini-series Lonesome Dove rides back to Reelz starting Saturday at 8pm Et/5pm Pt. Its all star cast includes the young, sweet-faced Diane Lane playing the cutest, nicest, most loyal prostitute we've ever seen. In honor of Lane's Lorena Wood, we decided to put together a list of our all-time favorite hookers with hearts of gold. They may walk the streets, but these ladies have still managed to capture our hearts.
Lorena Wood from Lonesome Dove
There’s no doubt that Diane Lane’s old west working girl is not your typical lady of the night. For one, she seems to mostly work during the daytime, and two she’ll only accept a “poke” from a customer she likes. It might not be the best business model, but since half the town of Lonesome Dove is in love with her, she can make it work.
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Josh Boone is set to direct Warner Bros. Pictures' upcoming "The Stand" based on Stephen King's book of the same title. As some can remember, this was a TV series back in 1994 which was really quite entertaining, featuring a host of different, intriguing characters powered by Gary Sinise, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Miguel Ferrer, Ruby Dee, Corin Nemec and Matt Frewer, among others. The story follows the battle between good and evil on Earth, where the survivors are split between the spiritual Mother Abigail Freemantle (Dee) and Randall Flagg (Sheridan). Boone directed "The Fault In Our Stars" which stars Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort and Natt Wolff, based on Josh Greens novel which "(500) Days of Summer" scribes Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber adapted for the screen. That film hits theaters via 20th Century Fox on June 6th, 2014. »
Boone directed Fox’s “The Fault In Our Stars,” which stars Shailene Woodley and will be released on June 6. He has a long relationship with King and his feature debut “Stuck in Love” included King’s voice.
Warner Bros. and CBS Films set up “The Stand” in 2011 with Mosaic and Roy Lee attached to develop and produce. CBS has the option to participate on the financing and Warners will handle worldwide marketing and distribution.
“The Stand,” originally published in 1978, is divided into three parts and launches with a pandemic that leads to the death of an estimated 99.4% of the world’s human population. »
- Dave McNary
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Ten + storeys flawed solution for Nelson Bay
The centrepiece of Port Stephens Council’s “Revised Implementation and Delivery Program for the Nelson Bay Town and Foreshore Strategy” is a proposal to more than double the present height limit from 5 to 10-storeys (35 metres) backed by an unconditional option to apply for more floors.
The Council argues that this is necessary for new projects to be viable and to attract more permanent residents to bolster retail business which has been struggling.
Advice provided by long established Nelson Bay real estate professionals, and developers suggests that this a false hope, as a blanket 10 + zoning across the whole town area will actually increase uncertainty because new investors will never know if a project’s views will be built out.
TRRA calls for a more fine-grained stepped zoning across the amphitheatre thus sharing views. This would offer greater certainty to developers and unit purchasers.
The Council’s consultants questioned the viability of high rise in the town when fire protection and parking requirements are factored in. They also described the market for high rise apartments as “very thin”. That is, difficult to sell units after the first couple of towers go up. Locals know how long it takes to sell new units now. We have also seen project failures leaving holes in the ground and high levels of mortgage default.
As for permanent residents, evidence shows that apartments 3 floors and over in Nelson Bay have occupancy rates of less than 30 %. Most have absentee owners and are held for weekend visits, holiday rental or capital gain. Adding to this stock will not solve the problems of our retailers.
Council persists with the line “we listened to you and now you have further opportunity to review the strategy”. However, its exhibited document acknowledges that of the 76 submissions received last year mentioning maximum building heights, “the vast majority was against any significant increase”. Council did not listen!
The majority of local residents and visitors place high value on the coastal village ambience of Nelson Bay and the protection of view corridors to the wooded ridges and towards the Bay. These principles were agreed for the 2012 Strategy. Incentives for amalgamation of sites in the town centre and in surrounding areas could attract high quality low and medium rise developments. Implementation of the other recommendations in the Delivery Program for landscaping, public spaces, traffic, parking and signage would demonstrate to developers that the community is serious about growing a vibrant town.
If you care about your town come to the Public Meeting on Tuesday 6 March, 7.00pm at the Nelson Bay Bowling Club.
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In order to help our visitors find information about the Windham, Maine area, neighboring towns, and the State of Maine, we are pleased to provide links to the following sites.
For many years Windham had three small community libraries. The Windham Circulating Library at Windham Center became the main focus. In the late 1960's. when it outgrew its small building, the current location was chosen for a new building. The doors of the Windham Public Library, with its first professional librarian, opened in December 1971. A major expansion to double the size was completed in October 1993.
"The Maine Historical Society preserves the heritage and history of Maine: the stories of Maine people, the traditions of Maine communities, and the record of Maine's place in a changing world. Because an understanding of the past is vital to a healthy and progressive society, we collect, care for, and exhibit historical treasures; facilitate research into family, local, state, and national history; provide education programs that make history meaningful, accessible and enjoyable; and empower others to preserve and interpret the history of their communities and our state."
The purpose of the organization is to develop and foster a network of citizens and institutions in Maine who identify, collect interpret, and/or provide access to materials relating to history and culture.
Shaped by the forces of geology, and smoothed by ice age glaciers, Maine's natural environment is beautiful and complex. As the point of contact between New England, Maritime Canada and the sea, Maine has been the scene of human occupation, struggle, and enterprise for some 11,000 years. This human history extends from the first Paleo Indian hunters following the woolly mammoths, to vacationers today seeking fun and adventure.
The Maine State Archives, a bureau within the Department of Secretary of State, maintains approximately 95 million pages of official State records considered to be permanently valuable. These include bills introduced in the Legislature, Governor's Executive Council Reports, election returns, deeds to and from the State of Maine, maps from the Land Office, vital statistics, federal census records from Maine up to 1930, county court records dating back to the 1639, and military records through World War I, to list a few.
Our Archives Services Divisionpreserves and provides access to these archival records. Researchers may request general information or specific records by contacting us in person, by phone, FAX, or e-mail.
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Founded in 1953 to preserve the local history, traditions and customs of Bridgton, Maine and the surrounding area, the Society operates a museum and research center in downtown Bridgton, and "Narramissic," the Peabody-Fitch House, a restored 19th-century farm, complete with a working blacksmith shop, in South Bridgton.
The Raymond-Casco Historical Society (RCHS) is a charitable, educational & non-profit organization which devotes its resources to the collection, preservation and interpretation of materials which document the history of Raymond & Casco.
Our mission is to encourage and promote an interest and appreciation of the history of the Town of Sebago through the collection, research, and preservation of such information, materials, or items and to develop educational programs of historical or genealogical importance relating to Sebago’s history. The Society will provide access to all who wish to examine or study its collection.
The purposes of the Society shall be: the discovery, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge about the history of Androscoggin County and the State of Maine.
The purpose of the Westbrook Historical Society is to bring together those people interested in the history of Westbrook, Maine and to discover, collect, and preserve any materials and objects that establish and illustrate the history of the area.
The Gray Historical Society was founded on June 6, 1962 as a community project by Gray Grange. Its purpose is to "collect, preserve, and to share the history of the Town of Gray and the State of Maine".
The purpose of the Society is to bring together those people interested in the history of the Town of Gorham and State of Maine and to collect and preserve ephemera and artifacts of the history of the town and its citizens so that people now and in the future will have resources to study their heritage.

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The recently released Communist Insurgent tells the life story of French revolutionary Louis-Auguste Blanqui, and with it the history of a period of extraordinary social and political upheaval. Haymarket Books interviewed the author, Doug Enaa Greene, to understand the relevance of an often maligned or neglected figure. We publish this interview to mark the anniversary of Blanqui's death on 1 January 1881.
In commemoration of the 100 year anniversary of the Russian Revolution, Haymarket Books has compiled a list of essential books for those interested in learning the lessons of the first successful workers' revolution.

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Grapevine texas based creative agency rebrands to focus on social impact projects
DALLAS, TX, April 28, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ — The Socialholics is thrilled to announce it is rebranding towards a more philanthropic and artistic focused mission. As part of this transformation, the agency will be shifting its focus towards projects that align with its revamped mission to give back to the community through creative endeavors.
The Socialholics has always been committed to creating bold and innovative work, but we believe that we can do even more by using our creative talents to make a difference in the world. With this new direction, our clients can expect the same elevated level of creativity and expertise that they have come to know and love from us, but with a renewed sense of purpose.
To kick off our new direction, The Socialholics will be partnering with several local organizations and charities to create impactful campaigns that raise awareness and support for important social causes beginning with an exciting partnership with the Ultra 3X Water Recycling, LLC, to create awareness about water conservation. Through innovative technology we hope to raise awareness about the importance of water conservation. We believe that our creative talents can help make a real difference in the world, and we are excited to use our skills to help those in need. Gregory Jones, CEO of Ultra3X, said, “We have been impressed with the creativity and hard work of Socialholics and its commitment to our world-impacting new technologies to preserve and protect our water resources.”
“We are excited to embark on this new journey towards philanthropy and art,” said Jessica Bell founder and of The Socialholics. We believe that creativity can be a powerful tool for positive change, and we are excited to use our skills to make a difference in the world.”
The Socialholics is excited to continue collaborating with its existing clients, while also forging new partnerships with organizations that share our vision for a better world. We are confident that this new direction will enable us to create even more meaningful and impactful work, and we look forward to sharing our journey with you.
For more information about The Socialholic’s new direction, please visit our website at www.thesocialholics.com.
The Socialholics is a Grapevine, Texas-based creative agency that specializes in helping businesses and individuals develop effective narratives, creative content, and branding strategies for their philanthropic or art-based ventures. Our team of experts is passionate about building meaningful connections between our clients and their audiences through powerful storytelling, innovative design, and strategic marketing. Whether you’re a small startup or a large corporation, we have the skills and experience to help you achieve your goals and make a positive impact in your community.
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Untangling the Myths About Attention Disorder – New York Times Blog Post
[Source: The New York Times]
As recently as 2002, an international group of leading neuroscientists found it necessary to publish a statement arguing passionately that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was a real condition.
In the face of “overwhelming” scientific evidence, they complained, A.D.H.D. was regularly portrayed in the media as “myth, fraud or benign condition” — an artifact of too-strict teachers, perhaps, or too much television.
In recent years, it has been rarer to hear serious doubt that the disorder really exists, and the evidence explaining its neurocircuitry and genetics has become more convincing and more complex.
Even so, I’ve lately read a number of articles and essays that use attention (or its lack) as a marker and a metaphor for something larger in society — for the multitasking, the electronic distractions, the sense that the nature of concentration may be changing, that people feel nibbled at, overscheduled, distracted, irritable.
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Technically, no county governments means no federal money -- something the Nutmeg State has wrestled with for over 50 years.
The plan is required to make “its recommendations for the general use of the area” including land use, housing, transportation, public utilities and “other matters as, in the opinion of the council, will be beneficial to the area.”
The group is working hard to get public comment ahead of writing its long-range transportation plan: “We’re on track to exceed the number of people who attended our meetings for the last plan, in 2015,” said WestCOG Executive Director Francis Pickering. That number, however, was just 10.
The Port Authority plans to argue that the disposal of approved dredge material is vital to ensuring that waters remain open for commercial shippers and recreational boaters.


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The US electric car manufacturer Tesla has to stop further clearing work on its Gigafactory construction site in Grünheide near Berlin for the time being. After an urgent application by two environmental associations, the Frankfurt (Oder) administrative court issued a provisional interim ruling, according to which no trees may be felled for the time being, as a court spokesman said on Tuesday.
The court has not yet made a decision on the matter. When this will be the case is still open.
The Berlin “Tagesspiegel” had previously reported on the clearing stop. Accordingly, the court justified its decision after a lawsuit by the Brandenburg Nature Conservation Union (Nabu) and the Green League by stating that it could be assumed that the clearing of the 82.9 hectares of forest area would only take a few days. The resolution ensures that no fait accompli will be created.
According to “Tagesspiegel”, from Tesla’s point of view, the previous pine forest area is urgently needed at the present time in order to create a sewer line for the factory and storage areas. The US electric car manufacturer’s production in Grünheide is scheduled to start as early as July 2021; Up to 500,000 electric cars are expected to roll off the assembly line there every year. So far, Tesla has been building on the basis of preliminary partial approvals.
Fresh money for growth
Meanwhile, Tesla wants to get even more fresh money for its growth path with a further capital increase. Overall, the group could take in up to 5 billion US dollars (around 4.1 billion euros) by issuing new papers, according to a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.
It is the third capital increase in the current year, after Tesla had previously raised a lot of money by issuing new shares. The group from Palo Alto, California is currently investing in various costly projects, including the construction of its first European plant near Berlin, and the development of its vehicles. The capital requirements of the e-car pioneer around star entrepreneur Elon Musk are correspondingly high.
Tesla shares were around two percent in the red in pre-market US trading. With the capital increase, the company is taking advantage of the most recent record run of its share certificates, which only rose to a record high of almost $ 649 at the start of the week. In the current year 2020 the price has increased almost eightfold. (apa / dpa)

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The partitioning of anthropogenic CO2 between atmosphere, land biosphere and the ocean is an important issue for predicting the future levels of atmospheric CO2. The CO2 fugacity (fCO2) of the surface waters has been measured in the world ocean for estimations of oceanic CO2 uptake. Higher fCO2 in the surface ocean than in the atmosphere indicates evasion of CO2 from the ocean, and, conversely, lower fCO2 indicates invasion of CO2 into the ocean. One of the direct estimations of the global air sea flux of CO2 is to deduce it from the spatial and temporal integration of the local flux of CO2, taken as the product of air-sea CO2 partial pressure difference and of the air-sea exchange coefficient K [Tans et al., 1990]. There has been debate regarding the accuracy of K, although it is now possible to estimate its global variability in time and in space using satellite wind field data sets [Boutin and Etcheto, 1997]. Estimates of fCO2 however still require in-situ observation. The comprehensive data set now covers the global ocean [Takahashi et al., 1993, 1997], although, the seasonal coverage is not complete. There have been efforts to fill in undersampled regions and seasons by parameterizing ΔfCO2 (ocean minus atmosphere) using functions of temperature, salinity and productivity parameters. In the North Pacific, improvement of coverage in recent data sets of CO2 fugacity measurements have been attempted using correlation of fCO2 with sea surface temperature (SST) on a basin scale [Stephens et al., 1995]. However, the fCO2-SST correlation differs regionally in the tropical, subtropical and subarctic Pacific within the meridional data sets [Landrum et al., 1996], and significant difference in the fCO2-SST relationship are observed between the western and eastern North Pacific, even in the same season.
Surface ΔfCO2 could be described by function controlled by physical processes such as temperature change, gas exchange at the air-sea interface and the vertical mixing of the sub-surface water of higher partial pressure of CO2 from respiration. Biological uptake of dissolved CO2 in seawater, relating to utilization of nutrients supplied by the vertical mixing should also be included in the function. However, it is complicated function of the nutrient concentrations given by the mixing and also the light intensity controlling the photosynthesis. Neglecting these processes may over simplify fCO2-SST correlation and its resultant surface map for the North Pacific from satellite observed SST is not totally successful [Stephens et al., 1995].
Obtaining sufficient time series coverage with measurements from conventional research vessels is very difficult even in a fixed location such as station P [Wong and Chan, 1991]. The use of ships-of-opportunity is an effective way to obtain fCO2 data with complete seasonal coverage along a fixed transects of the ocean [Wong, et al., 1993, 1995]. From March 1995, we started a program to monitor fCO2 in the northern North Pacific on the cargo carrier M/S Skaugran (Seaboard International Shipping Co., Vancouver, Canada) as a bilateral collaboration between the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan and the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Canada [Bychkov and Saino, 1998]. A suite of analytical equipment was installed aboard a cargo ship travelling routinely between western North America and Japan. Continuous measurements of the concentrations of CO2 in air and seawater were made, and periodic measurements of nutrients, total dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), 13C in DIC, total alkalinity (TA), and plankton pigments. Additionally, discrete samples were taken for atmospheric CO2 analysis.
In this monitoring program, the fCO2 observation system uses a bubbling equilibrator, which was designed for rapid response and continuous monitoring. Continuous measurements using the rapid response system indicate dramatically more fCO2 variability for some regions than observed from hourly data. This result has important ramifications when sampling in regions of high biological production and/or regions with large gradients in temperature and salinity.
Although pCO2 intercalibration studies have been conducted in the laboratory and at sea, this is the first report of repeat measurements using companion systems operated over a range of conditions. These results expand the conclusions of the laboratory [Dickson, 1994] and seagoing [Körtzinger et al., 1999] intercomparison studies and provide a means of assessing the range of results from two shipboard systems which agree reasonably well (within 2 μatm) under controlled, laboratory conditions.


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Commissioners/Planning Commission Special Meeting
Date(s) - August 11, 2021
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The Queenstown Commissioners and Planning Commission will hold a special joint meeting on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 6 pm at the Town Office.
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Using data from the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS), the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70), the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), and the 1946 National Survey for Health and Development, this project aims to investigate the consequences of growing up without siblings, particularly longer-term wellbeing and life chances.
The wellbeing and lifecourse trajectories of only children
February 2019 – July 2022
Despite fertility decline across advanced economies over the last few decades and the increasing numbers of one-child families, little is known about the consequences of growing up without siblings. Previous research suggests that despite strong stereotypes of only children, on average, singletons do as well as children with few siblings, and better than children from large families. But since existing evidence largely comes from US research conducted during or before the 1980s, it is unclear whether it reflects current or past patterns in the UK as the selection process into only children families might vary over time and across geographical contexts. Moreover, little is known about the longer-term wellbeing of only children, and whether/how growing up without siblings might affect their life chances.
To address these gaps in knowledge, this project will analyse the effects of being an only child on both childhood and adulthood outcomes in the UK over time. Using rich data from the 1946 Medical Research Council (MRC) National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD), the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS), the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) and the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), the project aims to analyse the socio-demographic characteristics of only children families, compare the socio-demographic outcomes and (physical/mental) wellbeing of only children relative to the wellbeing of children growing up with siblings over time in both childhood as well as adulthood.
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Alice is Associate Professor of Demography and Research Director at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies. She is a family demographer whose research interests span a number of substantive areas in social demography and epidemiology such as the consequence of childbearing postponement on child well-being and the social determinants of health. Alice is PI of an European Research Council Starting Grant to study the effects of Medically Assisted Reproduction on children, adults and parents. From 2019-2021 she was also the PI of an ESRC New Investigator Grant to study only children in the UK.
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Jenny works on an ESRC-funded project that focuses on the characteristics, circumstances and outcomes of ‘only children’ over the life course, involving analysis of four UK birth cohorts. Jenny’s main areas of research interest include gender, family demography and inequalities in paid and unpaid work over the life-course.
Jenny holds a PhD from the Department of Gender Studies at the London School of Economics and an MSc in social policy research, also from the LSE. Prior to her PhD, Jenny worked as a researcher at NatCen Social Research.
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"The Glorious Thirty") refers to the thirty years from 1945 to 1975 following the end of the Second World War in France. The name was first used by the French demographer Jean Fourastié. Fourastié coined the term in 1979 with the publication of his book Les Trente Glorieuses, ou la révolution invisible de 1946 à 1975 ("The Glorious Thirty, or the Invisible Revolution from 1946 to 1975"). The term is derived from Les Trois Glorieuses ("The Glorious Three"), the three days of revolution on 27–29 July 1830 in France.
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Over 22 years, China has experienced dramatic changes in the course of its HIV/AIDS epidemic and the government's response to it [1–3]. Cases began being identified in 1985, among foreigners and Chinese returnees. By 1989, the first indigenous cases were detected and by 1998, the disease had reached all 31 provinces and had affected at least eight different groups. As the severity of the epidemic has grown, so too has the government's response to it. This paper presents an overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the government's response (particularly since 2003), and previous and current scientific research that is being used to guide the response to the epidemic in China.
Epidemics of HIV/AIDS
The epidemic of HIV/AIDS in China actually consists of several different sub-epidemics with sequential phases and some are intersected with others. In the first 5 years (1985–1989) several sporadic, non-indigenous HIV infections were detected. Identified cases did not number more than 100 per year (Fig. 1) and were confined to foreigners and Chinese who were infected by imported contaminated blood products or who had been infected while overseas. These infections are thought to have made little contribution to the later sub-epidemics of HIV infection in China.
The second sub-epidemic has been among injecting drug users (IDUs) driven by needle sharing and is likely to have been the core source for all later sub-epidemics in China. It started in 1989 with the detection of HIV among IDUs in Ruili County, Yunnan Province, adjacent to Myanmar – the major source of heroin and likely source of HIV . From there, HIV slowly spread to IDUs in nearby cities [5,6], provinces along the main drug trafficking routes [7–12] and finally, in 2002, to IDUs in all provinces throughout mainland China. As drug use continues to increase around the country, HIV infection through IDU remains the largest single cause of HIV infection in China .
The third sub-epidemic occurred among commercial plasma donors driven by collection contamination. In the 1990s, thousands of blood and plasma collection stations were established around the country typically offering 50 Chinese Yuan for plasma and 200 Yuan for blood. It is probable that the blood supply was initially contaminated by IDUs and failure on the part of the collection stations to adequately screen and separate donations resulted in thousands of infections. Authorities recognized the problem in early 1995  and evidence continued to grow thereafter; plasma donation was identified as a strong risk factor for HIV infection in Anhui , and high rates of HIV were found among children (suggesting mother-to-child transmission) in areas where the practice had been common . Fortunately, the magnitude of HIV infection among former plasma donors is much lower than was previously imagined. Screening in Henan in 2004 indicated an infection rate of 8.9% and screening in other provinces has similarly indicated lower than predicted rates of infection [16,17]. Moreover, the introduction of new laws to prevent this practice from continuing have meant that this source of infection has been more or less controlled. Most former plasma donors (FPDs) have been infected for up to 10 years and hence account for most of the known AIDS patients in China now.
However, a sizeable number of FPDs were infected and this sub-epidemic contributed to the fourth sub-epidemic which occurred among people who contracted the disease through blood transfusions, either from unscreened blood products before 1997 or through locally acquired blood during 1994 to 1998. Many of these cases have been reported from areas where plasma donation was popular in the 1990s. Together, infection among plasma donors and recipients of blood/blood products account for 10.7% of HIV infections in China .
The fifth sub-epidemic has been sexual transmission from HIV infected individuals to their spouses or regular sexual partners. This has been a major source of infection (16.7% of cases ). Two groups, spouses of infected drug users and spouses of former commercial donors, have been particularly affected. Among the spouses of IDUs, for example, evidence from Dehong Prefecture indicates infection rates increased from 2% in 1992 to 5% in 1993 to 12% in 1995 , then to 18% to 2004 (Dehong CDC, unpublished report, 2005). The HIV infection rate among spouses of HIV-infected commercial plasma donors was estimated at 4% in Henan province (Henan CDC, unpublished report 2004) and more than 20% in Hubei province (Hubei CDC, unpublished report, 2005).
The sixth sub-epidemic is driven by heterosexual activities, in particular commercial sex. Although the overall HIV infection among sex workers and patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is low, heterosexual transmission of HIV has increased alarmingly, nationwide. National sentinel surveillance data indicate that among 81 sentinel sites of STD patients, the proportion of sites detecting HIV infection has increased from 25.9% in 2003 to 45.9% in 2006, with individual sites reporting HIV infection rates of up to 9.7%. During this same period, among 36 sentinel sites of sex workers, the proportion reporting HIV increased from 33.3 to 44.4% and infection rates of up to 17%, indicating diffusion both geographically and in frequency (NCAIDS, unpublished report, 2006). This epidemic is thought to account for 19.6% of total infections .
The seventh sub-epidemic of HIV infection has been among men who have sex with men (MSM). This epidemic has only been recognized relatively recently and data describing it are limited. The Ministry of Health estimate that 1.3% of MSM are infected  and comprise perhaps 7.3% of total HIV infections .
Finally, the eighth sub-epidemic is among children. Another small but potentially growing group, infected by their HIV-positive mothers who comprise 1.4% of people living with HIV in China . This group is expanding, and in some areas of Yunnan and Xinjiang, the prevalence of HIV among pregnant women has been reported as being 1.3 and 1.2% respectively (NCAIDS, unpublished data).
The different sub-epidemics are based mainly on transmission modes, which provide a clearer understanding of how the overall HIV/AIDS epidemic has evolved. In actuality, these sub-epidemics are linked and interact with one another. For example, most female drug users are engaged in sex work and male drug users visit non-drug using sex workers more frequently than non-drug using males. Both groups contribute significantly to the heterosexual transmission of HIV between sex workers and their clients, then, further to their spouse or regular partners, and to the general public . Although the HIV/AIDS epidemic covers a broad range of populations, it remains concentrated in certain areas and in certain groups. For instance, HIV infection among adolescents and younger adults is mainly observed among young drug users and sex workers, while HIV infection among prisoners remains low except among prisoners who inject drugs. Figure 1 illustrates the overall HIV/AIDS epidemic in China. The first peak in the mid-1990s was caused mainly by plasma donation and blood transfusion. Since then, the epidemic's ongoing rising trend has largely been a result of heterosexual contact and intravenous drug use with a significant and increasing contribution by MSM, which remains a major challenge for China.
The overall course of the government's response to the epidemic could be summarized as: moving from denial to taking positive action; from policy advocacy to policy implementation; from a purely health-oriented response to a multi-government response, with greater involvement from non-governmental organizations; and from small demonstration projects/programs to countrywide scale-up.
The SARS epidemic in 2003 demonstrated to the government the impact public health could have on social and economic stability. After years of taking little action, a considerable increase in funding and a sincere commitment on the part of policymakers resulted in a change in China's HIV/AIDS response . Testing services were expanded and subsidised, anti-retroviral treatment was offered to AIDS patients, prevention of mother-to-child transmission began to be provided in high prevalence areas, special funds were allocated for counties hardest hit by the virus and a vigorous education campaign was launched to raise awareness about the disease . These changes were ratified in 2006 with the introduction of the Regulations on AIDS Prevention and Treatment and the promise of continued funding to execute the law. Funding has also been sought from international agencies, such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Bank, UN agencies, and government aid (e.g. UK, US and Australian governments). In addition, help offered by international partners has been increasingly accepted in order to meet the government's goals.
Data collection for policy development
Under the direction of the Ministry of Health, the National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention (NCAIDS) has been collecting and interpreting scientific data to inform HIV/AIDS policy formulation in China. Among the papers featured in this issue, are descriptions of the development of these systems as well as the early trials of behavioral interventions designed to limit the spread of HIV.
The National HIV/AIDS surveillance program has provided valuable data for monitoring trends in the epidemic and direct the government's response . Surveillance of the epidemic has been significantly enhanced since the government established online case reporting in 2005 to collect data on all diseases, including HIV. The system allows daily updates of newly diagnosed cases as well as behavioral surveillance data and anti-retroviral treatment and drug resistance monitoring. These data have been linked with each other as well as other existing data sets (e.g. enrollment in methadone treatment). While these data provide valuable information about the epidemic, uptake of HIV testing remains low and possible reasons for this have been evaluated by Ma and colleagues on pages S129–S135 .
In 1996–1997 NCAIDS conducted the first community-based trial of an intervention specifically designed to prevent HIV transmission. The target group were establishment-based female sex workers (FSW) and the trial, described on pages S89–S94 , was designed to promoted condom use and increase HIV and general sexual and reproductive health knowledge among the FSW [23,24]. It demonstrated the feasibility and efficacy of such programs and as a result, condom use to control the spread of HIV and other STDs among FSWs has been officially promoted since 1998. Later, between 1999 and 2001, NCAIDS oversaw the conduct of another trial with sex workers, summarized on pages S95–S101 [25,26]. In this second, much larger trial, five sites were chosen, each with different forces driving their epidemic. The trial was able to demonstrate that a standardized intervention model could be successfully applied to widely disparate settings within China and thus was recommended to inform the development of guidelines for conducting condom promotion among FSWs, nationwide.
The China CDC later began evaluating interventions for IDUs. The first needle exchange program was piloted in Yunnan Province and Guangxi Autonomous Region in 1999, and later a larger trial was conducted in Guangdong Province and Guangxi Autonomous Region . Cross-sectional data collected at follow-up indicated that participants in intervention communities were almost three times less likely to have shared needles in the past month than those in control communities and had significantly lower rates of hepatitis C. Needle exchange programs have since been expanded and have helped reduce risky injecting behaviors in areas where they have been implemented. However, as described by Liu and colleagues on pages S123–S128 , the programs still face many challenges to effective implementation, the most important being in creating partnerships with local police and offering more flexible working models to maximize coverage.
In 2004, further interventions for IDUs began to be explored and the country's first methadone maintenance treatment program was piloted. China's drug users are overwhelmingly heroin users and thus methadone could help to significantly reduce HIV infections between drug users by treating their addiction. To this end, the Ministries of Health and Public Security and the State Food and Drug Administration joined forces to pilot China's first methadone treatment program. Eight clinics were established and surveys were conducted before the clinics were initiated and approximately 6 and 12 months later to measure the program's effectiveness. The evaluation by Pang and colleagues (pages S103–S107 [29,30]) indicates significant reductions in heroin use, drug-related crime, and unemployment among methadone clients. As with the other interventions, this program is currently being scaled-up nationwide.
In addition, scientists have used molecular epidemiology to understand the epidemic, as is described by Zhang and colleagues about the MSM population in Beijing on pages S59–S65 . The National HIV Reference Laboratory at NCAIDS has been busy refining the techniques needed to monitor the progress of both the epidemic and the government's treatment program (described on pages S27–S32 ).
The Division of Treatment and Care at NCAIDS who oversee the ART program in China have provided an overview of the program and the problems within (pp. S143–S148 ). The program was initially established to help former plasma donors as more and more were developing AIDS. The program is expanding to reach all groups affected by AIDS but is hindered by a number of challenges. Among certain groups, however, it would seem that a majority of patients are able to their treatment, such as the former plasma donors of Anhui province that were studied by Wang and Wu (pp. S149–S155 ).
Data on emerging risk groups are also presented in this issue, including the so-called ‘floating population’ – the approximately 130 million migrant workers who typically come from poorer regions of the country and work in the cities as laborers, restaurant workers and sex workers . He's study on pages S73–S79  compares risk factors among two groups of male migrants – those engaging in sex work and those working in other work. Mi and Wu also present a qualitative look at the working conditions and risks faced by male sex workers (pp. S67–S72 ). Increased understanding of the epidemic among MSM has also been explored (pp. S53–S57 ).
Tian et al. (pp. S137–S142 ) have explored one of the major challenges inherent in the healthcare system – ignorance and misunderstanding among healthcare workers. The results of web-based training designed to raise HIV awareness and understanding among local health workers are encouraging and should be used widely.
Although the progress described in this issue is promising, there remain several major challenges to effective control of HIV in China. Stigma and discrimination continue to hinder the uptake of testing services, enrollment in the ART program, acceptance of behavioral interventions and identification of key populations. As a result, many people living with HIV/AIDS do not know they are infected and many of those at-risk of infection are taking inadequate measures to protect themselves. Limitations within the healthcare system also exacerbate these problems, with insufficient coverage of testing, treatment and prevention services. Multisectoral responses are needed and more needs to be done to increase understanding and support from relevant agencies, particularly public security.
The Chinese government has demonstrated its commitment and willingness to take action to control HIV/AIDS. They have identified the most at-risk groups and outlined pragmatic guidelines for behavioral interventions. Recognizing the conflict that exists between the various departments involved, guidelines have been issued that instruct local staff to seek cooperation from the departments of public security and industry and commerce, among others, to reach members of targeted populations, many of whom are marginalized and can be difficult to find. As Premier Wen Jiabao said ‘China is still facing serious challenges in HIV/AIDS prevention and control, but the Chinese government is determined and capable of curbing the spread of the disease to ensure the people live a healthy and peaceful life.’
The author thanks Ms. Sheena G. Sullivan and Dr. Zunyou Wu for their valuable comments and suggestions.
The author reports no conflicts of interest.
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Current Affairs Twenty-four parties register to run in October's general elections
Tuesday was the cut-off line for registering in October’s general elections. Twenty-four parties and groupings have applied for registration, 17 of them fielding candidates in all 14 regions. Apart from the established parties voters will be able to choose from a vast number of small parties and groupings, who are hoping to ride on the wave of public discontent.
Three months after the fall of the centre-right government over a spying and corruption scandal that shook the Civic Democratic Party in its foundations, the dust has settled on a new political landscape. Right of centre, the TOP 09 party has assumed the lead while, the battered Civic Democrats have launched an anonymous campaign under the slogan “vote for the right”. In view of extreme public discontent with the performance of the former centre-right government, right wing parties have had to abandon the traditional line of campaigning and are presenting themselves as defenders of democratic values against the increasingly autocratic rule of the president and the growing influence of the Communist Party.
Left-of-centre, the Social Democrats, who are slated to win the elections, are fighting their own internal battle for unity against the influence of President Zeman’s supporters inside the party and the growing ambitions of the Citizens’ Rights Party-Zemanites who are seeking to win over Social Democrat and Communist Party voters.
And then there are a vast majority of small parties and groupings – some new, some which were sidelined in the last elections and some made up of groupings too small and insignificant to run on their own. All are promising change: a different style of politics and an end to corruption. And the vast majority have put their money on well-known faces to attract voters, a tactic that has proved successful in past elections.
The integrity of these parties and groupings is questionable and commentators note that should more of them win seats in the lower house at the expense of the bigger parties, it could prove extremely difficult to put together a viable coalition government. Moreover, the president’s influence on the process of forming the next government could be considerable, both stemming from his own powers as head of state and from his considerable influence in at least two parties left of centre.
Whether voters will take all this into consideration when casting their ballot or whether they will cast a protest vote in favour of a newcomer or personality whom they trust remains to be seen. What seems obvious even now is that close to 80 percent of eligible voters will come to the polls in what may the biggest turnout in the country’s modern history.


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Those working in turf management earn a national median salary of $45,740 and a state median salary of $48,370, with upper range salaries of approximately $68,000 (as of 2016).
Job opportunities in the industry are growing at a rate of 5-8%, with North Carolina leading the way with a job opportunity growth rate of 11.7%.
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How did the game play out, you ask?
Without a doubt, Fenway Park was a great back drop for the game on the television screen, it looked like the perfect day for a game outside. The Flyers & Bruins in their retro outfits were pretty awesome, which I still get the chance to give two away in this year's Draft, so now that you've had a look at them, you're probably really excited to get one, eh?
It certainly wasn't a high scoring affair at Fenway Park, with the Bruins winning the game 2-1 in overtime. The Flyers opened the scoring in the second period and the score held up until late in the third period, when the Bruins finally gave their fans something to cheer about at home. The overtime period was back & forth and really exciting, all before the Bruins capped off the game in overtime.
Since it was such a low scoring game, the Draft really suffered with the same lack of scoring, but the Sheet got a little bit of help with most of the goals. Danny Syvret (pictured) got credit for the first goal of the game for the Flyers, but that will likely get changed to pool player, Jeff Carter. Scott Hartnell also added an assist, which made two points for the pool on that goal. That was all that would come from the Flyers though, despite having so many players in the pool playing.
Mark Recchi and Marco Sturm were the two goal scorers for the Boston, but neither player was chosen in the Draft this year... or the Waiver Draft for that matter. Picking up assists in the game were Derek Morris, David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara... all of whom made the Draft pool lists. So, saying that... no goals were credited to the Draft, yet.
The winning goalie did turn out to be a Draft player, as Tim Thomas got the nod for Boston and he beat non-Draft goalie, Michael Leighton in the game. Thomas gets the 2 points for the win after a 24-save effort.
If there was a competition within the Draft for most points in the Winter Classic, Ryan would come away with the top spot in this pseudo-competition. He has Thomas and Bergeron in the pool this year, giving him 3 points in the game. Five other teams in the pool had a point each.

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Zac Efron explains how he gets hazed on movie sets because other actors assume he thinks he's cool.
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Over the period 2012/2013 Amcor Flexibles announced an investment of around EUR3 million in machinery and innovation. This was one of the numerous investments the company carried out during the review period, and shows that despite the poor economic situation the country is undergoing, the company will maintain a strategy based on innovation as a pillar of development over the coming years.
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There is cause for celebration in the Android universe today. An alleged leaked photo of the Nexus 9, Google's first new tablet in years, was shared by upleaks on Twitter this morning. Android Police claims that the new 8.9-inch tablet's code name is Volantis, and it will be made by HTC.
Android Police also stumbled upon a leaked image of the new tablet's specs, which mentions an aluminum zero-gap construction with tapered sides. The leaked image shows that the rear won't be an aluminum back but rather the soft, velvety, plastic-like backing of previous Nexus tablets.
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The Michigan DNR Fisheries Division has completed the agency’s first Lake Michigan Fisheries Management Plan.
According to a DNR news release, the plan focuses on five goals:
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- Providing diverse fish opportunities.
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- Strategically focused assessment and decision support tools.
- Strategic funding of plan priorities.
According to the DNR, the plan sets long-term vision and goals for the Lake Michigan fishery and establishes a process to continuously involve the public to seek alignment on shorter-term strategies and tactics. The plan was developed through engagement with focus groups, advisory committees, DNR staff and public meetings.
“We’re ready to start implementing the plan and to continue to receive feedback from stakeholders,” Jay Wesley, the DNR’s Lake Michigan Basin coordinator, said in the release. “As we work together to manage Lake Michigan’s world-class fishery, it’s important to have a common vision and to be adaptive in our approach to managing it. We will annually report on outcomes during the fall of each year and will also make adjustments to the plan based on public feedback and ecosystem changes.”
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‘We are a country of dialogue and peace, but also of laws,’ Alvarado says after violence
President Carlos Alvarado condemned an outbreak of violence outside Casa Presidencial that occurred Monday afternoon when protesters attempted to break through a police cordon.
Twenty-eight people were arrested and 11 police officers were injured in the events, the Public Security Ministry (MSP) said.
“Our police are civilians, and they are men and women who are dedicated to caring for citizens,” President Alvarado said. “I condemn the brutal and murderous violence with which they have been attacked today [Monday].
“We will put the full weight of the law on those directly responsible and the instigators. We are a country of dialogue and peace, but also of laws and respect for the lives of our fellow men.”
The events overshadowed what had otherwise been a peaceful demonstration that began Monday morning in downtown San José. Hundreds of people marched on Avenida Segunda and by the Legislative Assembly to demand that the government abstain from introducing new taxes.
The Movimiento Rescate Nacional, one of the march organizers, alleged “a group of people” infiltrated the protests to “provoke chaos and disorder.”
MSP says it is investigating the matter; both authorities and the Movimiento Rescate Nacional have acknowledged that organized crime groups have instigated violence during other manifestations in recent weeks.
“What started as a peaceful march resulted, as we have all seen, with a direct aggression against police,” Public Security Minister Michael Soto said of Monday’s events.
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The U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica has issued an alert advising citizens to “exercise caution” in the vicinity of protests and to “avoid such large gatherings whenever possible.”
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With fuel prices going through the roof, airlines are cutting costs and raising revenue in ways that once were unthinkable. Above, passengers waited in long lines at the American Airlines ticket counter at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on April 9 when the airline canceled at least 850 flights to inspect grounded jets.
Carriers may start treating passengers like freight
"Nothing is beyond (the) imagination" of airline executives eager to raise revenue
Imagine two scales at the airline ticket counter, one for your bags and one for you. The price of a ticket depends upon the weight of both.
That may not be so far-fetched.
"You listen to the airline CEOs, and nothing is beyond their imagination," said David Castelveter, a spokesman for the Air Transport Association, a Washington, D.C.-based trade group. "They have already begun to think exotically. Nothing is not under the microscope."
He declined to say what any individual airline may be contemplating, including charging passengers based on weight.
With fuel costs almost tripling since 2000 -- and now accounting for as much as 40 percent of operating expenses at some carriers, according to the ATA -- airlines are cutting costs and raising revenue in ways that once were unthinkable.
U.S. Airways Group Inc. has eliminated snacks. Delta Air Lines Inc. is charging $25 for telephone reservations. AMR Corp.'s American Airlines last month became the first U.S. company to charge $15 for the first checked bag.
Even a cold drink may be harder to come by aloft.
Singapore Airlines Ltd. is "trying to eliminate unnecessary quantities of extra water" to save weight, Chief Executive Officer Chew Choon Seng said in an interview.
U.S. airlines reported combined first-quarter losses of $1.7 billion and crude oil almost doubled in a year to a record $133.17 a barrel on May 21. With those challenges, fares based on passenger weight may be a logical step, said Robert Mann, head of R.W. Mann & Co., an aviation consultant based in Port Washington, New York.
"If you look at the air-freight business, that's the way they've always done it," he said. "We're getting treated like air freight when we travel by airlines, anyway."
David Swierenga, president of consulting firm Aeroecon in Round Rock, Texas, dismissed weight-based ticket sales and steep price increases as unrealistic.
Still, "the airlines are just in a desperate situation," he said.
Since December, eight companies have ceased flying, largely because of fuel costs -- MaxJet Airways Inc., Big Sky Transportation Co., Aloha Airlines Inc., ATA Airlines, Skybus Airlines Inc., Eos Airlines, Silverjet Plc. and the charter-flight operator Champion Air. Air Midwest, a division of Mesa Air Group Inc., is ending operations this month.
Airlines may report combined losses of $6.1 billion this year, the worst since 2003, according to the International Air Transport Association in Istanbul.
Swierenga said the only meaningful way for them to reach profitability is to idle a portion of their fleets, which would allow them to reduce costs associated with fuel and labor.
"The solution lies in capacity cuts," he said.
That's already begun. American said on May 21 as many as 45 planes, most of them aging Boeing Co. MD-80s, will be dropped from its 655-jet fleet along with as many as 40 aircraft from its 305- plane Eagle regional unit.
"Most other airlines will have similar cuts as well," said Jim Corridore, an analyst for Standard & Poor's in New York.
Airlines have also taken shorter-term steps even if they have stopped short of weighing passengers.
Southwest Airlines Co. comes closest, asking passengers to buy a second seat if their girth prevents the armrest from lowering.
The airline is also flying slower -- by 72 seconds, for example, on Houston to Los Angeles flights, which now take 3 hours 14 minutes. That saves 8.7 gallons of fuel for each of the airline's four daily nonstops on the 1,387-mile route, or 34.8 gallons a day overall, said Marilee McInnis, a company spokes-woman.
Japan Airlines Corp. is using crockery in first-class and business-class cabins that is 20 percent lighter than the service items they replaced.
American Airlines has switched from using on-board power units that draw down jet fuel while planes are parked at gates to electrical generators on the ground, said Steve Lott, a spokesman for the International Air Transport Association.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's second-largest airline, is one of several that has begun washing planes more frequently because dirt on a fuselage increases wind resistance, said Lott.
With reporting by Andrea Rothman in Istanbul and Mary Schlangenstein in Dallas.