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"I wish I could say I'm confident in the claims of the FAA," Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah), chairman of the Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem , said after the hearing. "But given GAO's scathing reports, the FAA's assertions that it has made such tremendous progress are very questionable. Our committee's upcoming hearing on the transportation sector will not only include an in-depth review of Y2K flight readiness of the FAA, but other aspects of air, rail, shipping, and mass transit."
FAA officials defended their findings and said the differences in the reports are in the schedule it has set for itself to make its systems Y2K compliant.
"The Office of Management and Budget and the GAO want all computer systems tested and certified by March 31, 1999," FAA spokesman Paul Takemoto said. "We will have 90 percent of our computers tested and certified by March 31, 1999, and everything completed by June 30, 1999. We're only behind one month."
But as the Year 2000 quickly approaches, one month, especially in 1999, could mean the difference between being prepared for the century date change or not, according to government officials.
The bug comes from antiquated hardware and software formats that denote years in two-digit formats, such as "98" for 1998 and "99" for 1999. The glitch will occur in 2000, when computers are either fooled into thinking the year is 1900 or interpret the 2000 as a meaningless "00." The glitch could throw out of whack everything from bank systems to building security procedures, critics warn.
"While I hope the FAA is doing as well as it says, experience has taught me to be suspicious of easy answers and quick fixes," Bennett said. "When lives literally hang in the balance, as they do with our nation's airlines, we must make sure every critical system is tested, retested, and tested yet again under conditions which realistically simulate air traffic."
The FAA was sharply criticized in Congress earlier this year for its slow start in dealing with the Year 2000 problem. But the FAA now says it is on track to meet a September 30 government guideline for all departments and agencies to have repairs made.
FAA's task has been complicated by the elderly patchwork of hundreds of computers that make up the air traffic control system.
Contingency plans are being developed just in case some systems fail but that would mean that, to preserve safety, fewer planes would fly, which could spell huge delays on the ground.
Even if the U.S. air traffic control system is ready by the end of next year, the safety of millions of passengers will depend on how well other countries address the issue, aviation officials warn.
Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Dolomites of the northeastern Italian Alps is one of Italy's premier mountain resort towns. In the winter, the city is packed with local and international skiers and winter sports enthusiasts. In the summer, however, the ski lifts close and make room for a new crowd of trekkers and hikers. The numerous parks in the area – part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site – offer trails and refuges through the pristine Alpine wilderness and stunning scenery. The well-maintained trails and numerous gear shops in Cortina make exploring the area very easy, but a few trails are must-see attractions.
Cortina is the perfect base camp for exploring the Dolomites by foot. Summer is the low season for Cortina when the town isn't packed with fashionable skiers, prices tend to be lower for food and lodging and a stroll through the town's piazzas is a relaxing and beautiful experience. The town has numerous gear shops and modern amenities if needing to pick up some extra equipment or buy some snacks for the trail. It is also possible to schedule a guided hike with experienced English-speaking guides and naturalists in the town's many touring agencies. If preferring to explore on your own, the well-marked and maintained trails make it easy. Trekking poles are not needed except for those with weak ankles, but do remember a light jacket – especially if hiking to high altitudes or planning an overnight expedition.
The Natural Park of the Ampezzo Dolomites is located just north of Cortina and is accessible by the Dolomiti bus from the Cortina bus station. From the information center in the entrance, take trail 401-10 to Pian de Loa and then turn off on the "Sentiero dei Canyon e delle Cascate" (Canyon and Waterfall Trail). The well-marked loop takes visitors through the canyons of the Fanes and Travenanzes rivers, where stunning waterfalls cascade right off the trail and beautiful Dolomite peaks are visible from every corner. Follow the signs back to Pian de Loa for an unforgettable and scenic day hike.
Even if only knowing the Dolomites from tourist brochures, you've probably seen the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The three jagged stone peaks are perhaps the most iconic mountains in the region and their sheer cliffs provide both expert rock-climbing opportunities and otherworldly scenery. From Cortina, take the Dolomiti bus to Rifugio Auronzo. Get off the bus at the refuge and take trail 105 for a four-hour circuit around the three peaks. It is also possible to choose trail 102 when it intersects with the circuit down to the clear Alpine lake of Lago di Landro.
If wanting to explore the Dolomites, a multi-day trek will take visitors through jaw-dropping scenery and allow them to appreciate the landscape under different weather conditions. The Alta Via 1 is one of the most famous treks in the region and lasts between 9 and 12 days, crossing about 40 miles of unspoiled Alpine landscape. The trail starts at Lake Braies, just north of Cortina, and heads south to Belluno. Among the many highlights of the trail are the 5 Torri, spectacular rock formations rising out of the green pastures of the trail. Best of all, a system of mountain inns along the trail makes it easy to find a bed after a day of hiking.
Mercer, Edward. "Hiking in Dolomite Cortina, Italy." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/hiking-dolomite-cortina-italy-109493.html. 20 February 2018.
SS Philip and Jacob parish church. Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
A view of Cortina d'Ampezzo. In the background the Monte Cristallo (3216 metres) with the Tre Croci Pass.
Segall Bryant & Hamill agreed to acquire Denver Investments, said Mark Rewey, director of marketing and business development at Segall Bryant.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter.
The Denver Investments name will no longer exist after the deal closes. The combined manager will be overseen by current Segall Bryant CEO Philip L. Hildebrandt. SBH plans to keep Denver Investments' office in Denver.
Denver Investments provides small-cap growth, high yield and core-plus capabilities to Segall Bryant, said Mr. Rewey. The Westcore Funds, which are advised by Denver Investments, are expected to become part of the Segall Bryant family of mutual funds.
RBC Capital Markets served as exclusive financial adviser to Denver Investments. Goodwin Proctor is acting as legal counsel to Segall Bryant & Hamill. Morgan Lewis & Bockius is acting as legal counsel to Denver Investments.
Segall Bryant has about $12.4 billion in assets under management, while Denver Investments has about $7.3 billion in AUM.
True vegetarians follow a diet that avoids animal flesh and emphasizes plant-based foods that consist of whole grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. How to begin a vegetarian regimen, please learn from here for your top health!!
Reason: found that 80% of the nutrients in the blood is alkaline and 20% acidic. To preserve the blood as it should, six vegetables and two fruits make up that 80% of alkaline foods we need, while protein and starch are 20% of acidic foods.
The key to this law is in maintaining blood pH normal, ie 7.38 or 7.40 (slightly alkaline). As we know the blood is to nourish and oxygenate our tissues and organs, but another of its functions is to collect all wastes or toxic wastes own cellular metabolism causes and then go to different organs purifying waste. These organs are the liver, kidneys and lungs.
If our diet is not adequate due to not following the above three laws of Bernard Jensen on nutrition and healing, then gradually silently but malevolent our tissues, organs and blood are acidified by an excess of these toxins acid.
Blood is not just a reflection of our fabrics, and you have a slightly acidic pH is because our bodies have an acidic pH by toxins that have accumulated in them.
Bernard Jensen warns that the main reason that acidifies the blood is for nutrition. The proteins and several starches in its composition, nitrogen and carbon, respectively, are acidic and almost all metabolic wastes from the body are acidic. Everyone knows that most people eat excess protein (meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, etc.).. As discussed in the third law, one should not eat more than one protein per day to maintain or regain health. This excess of protein in our daily intake is the reason that the acid-base balance in the body is broken. Among the carbohydrates most acids include all refined flours, especially wheat, and white sugar, another major acidifying organic.
Although Dr. Jensen focuses on nutrition, we know that there are many more factors that can alter blood pH. A disappointment, excitement, negative thoughts, emotional stress, excessive work or physical activity, external contaminants (snuff, drugs, smoke, chemicals, etc.). Etc. Are dangerous for our health, and if you combine them with the bad food and have the explosive cocktail and causing many chronic diseases.
Blood can not get much of that proper pH -7.38 or so. If you come down from this figure, we would die. However, we are living and eating poorly, and the body continues. To avoid death, if not give your body adequate nutrients through food or supplements alkaline, your body will find a way to survive, and one of those ways is stealing alkaline minerals (calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium) from elsewhere to maintain the balance so necessary. Bones and teeth are the main source of alkaline minerals (calcium and magnesium) that contribute to maintaining this balance lost.
We now understand why so many people currently suffer from problems osteo-articular. Yes, her osteoporosis it is saving lives.
Remember that what we are dealing with is an act of healing. So if we are sick (uremia, serum uric acid, cholesterol, osteoporosis, arthritis, osteoarthritis, etc.). By excess acids in our body the key as he says Jensen is follow these laws of cure. We must change our diets and strive for at least 80% is alkaline.
All vegetables, and if they are organically grown much better because it will avoid nitrates and pesticides that we acidify. The tomato is not taking it out of season it is more acidic, and in season always very mature. Among vegetables also can include algae for their contribution of alkaline minerals (calcium and trace elements).
All fruits if they are ripe. Do not worry about the citrus fruits (lemon, orange, lime), to be digested in the stomach become alkaline substances. Of course, it is always best to take the fruits of the season and recent harvest.
Another excellent way to cleanse your body of the acids is taking these same foods but in juices. Its concentration in sulfur will be higher. He is like a washing procedure that will gradually reducing the accumulation of acids (uric, for example). The blender in your home is one of his best friends. But do not forget the first law.
When drinking juices separate the vegetables from the fruit. Do not combine well. Only the apple may include in any juice.
A juice special for heartburn is: green celery, parsley and potato (skin area). As the taste is not very nice you can also use a carrot.
Do not forget that you also have to take acid, but usually these are already well served. But if you are ill avoid them during a TERMPORADA or recommended by your Health Professional.
You can also take nutritional supplements alkalizing a megamineral well balanced.
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The Arts & Entertainment Network presents "Mysteries of the Bible: Who Wrote the Bible?'' Actors Richard Kiley and Jean Simmons host this three-hour feature that examines the origins, authors, and general framework of the Bible. On-location footage includes the caves of Qumran, Jordan, and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Air time: 8 p.m. (EST).
As part of its Assignment Discovery series, The Discovery Channel presents "One Giant Leap,'' a two-part documentary commemorating the 25th anniversary of mankind's first walk on the moon. The 25-minute episodes review the history and social context of the Apollo program. Highlights include interviews with launch pad director Gunther Wendt and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Air time: 9 a.m. (EST).
PBS offers Diamonds in the Snow, a moving account of three women who survived the Nazi Holocaust. Created by Mira Reym Binford, a Holocaust survivor, the one-hour documentary incorporates interviews, rare archival film, and photos to tell the stories of the courageous individuals who saved these women's lives. Air time: 10 p.m. (EST).
PBS presents "It's a Kid's World,'' as part of its Scientific American Frontiers series. Hosted by actor Alan Alda, the one-hour episode traces the developmental processes by which children acquire language skills, learn motor coordination, and understand their environment. Air time: 9 p.m. (EST).
Daelyn James, 14, likes to make things. But what she makes, and where she makes them make her quite the uncommon kid.
With just some wooden sticks, an electric fan, and some plastic rings made with a 3D printer, Daelyn built a device to help kids with Cystic Fibrosis, or CF, dry their nebulizers.
Daelyn does most of her inventing at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, where she spends a lot of time. That's because Daelyn has CF herself - a chronic lung disease.
"Sometimes I'm scared to admit it but then sometimes I'm completely open about it," said Daelyn as she puts the final touches on her new invention.
Daelyn was diagnosed at the age of 4. Like other kids with CF, she's often hospitalized in isolation for two to three weeks at a time.
"Sometimes I would go crazy because I'm not allowed to go out of my room," said Daelyn. "So I'd just be stuck in here with nothing to do."
That's where Gokul Krishnan comes in. Krishnan, a PhD student at Vanderbilt University, was volunteering at the hospital where a young patient inspired him.
"Imagine if we had a space that will allow us to leave our bed and move around," Krishnan recalled. That led him to invent the "Mobile Makerspace" to help get kids moving more. It's a cart equipped with a camera, a touchscreen computer, tablet, circuit-building kits, and even a 3D printer.
Hollie Dyer, 8, built a doorbell for her nurses, and a rotating pill-case with an LED light - so patients can find their pills at night, without turning on the overhead lights.
"With the Mobile Makerspace, the kids are more active," Krishnan said. "They're designing, they're making, they're collaborating."
Krishnan's idea doesn't just help their minds.
"She's up and out of her bed more often, which is helping her treatments be even more effective," said Dr. Rebekkah Brown, Daelyn's physician. "It has been overall a positive experience, especially for her mental health."
Daelyn, who usually takes less than 300 steps a day at the hospital, takes more than 1,500 when the Makerspace is in her room.
Daelyn's mother, Jaime James said her daughter takes a lot of pride in her work.
"She feels like she actually accomplished something," James said. "She came up with some great invention... and it's useful and other people can use it."
"You can't let a little disease bring you down," Daelyn added.
No she can't -- not judging from a picture she drew with help from the Mobile Makerspace - a pair of lungs looking like the wings of a butterfly.
Daelyn said: "One day I am hoping that our lungs will fly free!"
Supporters of the Chico High girls basketball team had not been able to see a home game this season until Tuesday night after the Panthers’ opener against West Valley was canceled over three weeks ago.
It ended up being worth the wait.
Combining a high-intensity pressure defense with a versatile offensive attack, Chico was nearly flawless while steamrolling visiting Yuba City in a 67-18 nonleague victory.
Myers showed why on Tuesday as she fell one point short of recording her third straight game with at least 20 points. She finished the night 9-of-10 from the field, with her only miss coming on a hurried mid-range jumper she heaved toward the basket as the first-half buzzer sounded.
By then, Myers had totaled 17 points and the Panthers were ahead 35-12 after exploding for a 21-0 run that erased the early five-point deficit.
Ironically, the Panthers had a better road record (9-1) than their 8-4 mark at home last season en route to winning the Northern Section Division II title. If the rout of Yuba City (4-6) is any indication, that won’t be the case this year.
The Panthers, coming off of a 21-point loss Saturday to San Jose power Archbishop Mitty in the finals of the Davis tournament, were crisp on both ends after committing three turnovers that led to five points for the Honkers in the game’s opening minute.
Myers powered her way for two points in the post that put Chico ahead 9-7 midway through the first quarter. She scored down low again on Chico’s next possession and the Panthers ensured they would own the lead for good after Tori Ewing hit a short jumper, Morgan Camy made a layup off a fast break and Taylor Lydon and Kristi Arness put home a pair of shots that gave them a 23-7 advantage.
During that stretch, the Honkers were whistled for two shot-clock violations and two 5-second inbound violations. Their first field goal of the second quarter didn’t come until Breanna Wallace scored with two minutes remaining.
The Panthers held Yuba City to just one point in the fourth quarter. In addition to Chico’s defensive effort, however, that figure also had a lot to do with the fact officials kept the clock running during whistles for the entire quarter as part of the “mercy rule,” which was invoked after the Panthers held a 55-17 lead after three quarters.
Wallace led the Honkers with seven points.
Kiara Reed scored eight points and Arness finished with six assists to round out the victory for Chico.
TOWER OF LONDON - private tour away from the crowds: Following our coach drive past some of London's most famous landmarks including Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament we arrive at the Tower of London where we are met on the middle drawbridge by our very own Yeoman Warder. Leading us into this world heritage site before it opens to the public our Beefeater will take us on a private guided tour explaining the history behind this fortress of imprisonment and torture. We are also the first group to see the Crown Jewels before enjoying some free time to explore on our own. Why not visit Traitors Gate, the armories or the Bloody Tower? And keep an eye out for the famous Ravens. Tradition has it that if the Ravens leave the Tower the monarch will fall!
THAMES RIVER BOAT TRIP & WESTMINSTER ABBEY: Next we take a boat trip on the River Thames as we enjoy excellent views of St. Paul's Cathedral and Shakespeare’s Globe and then take a break for lunch. (food/drink not included) After lunch we have a photo stop at Westminster Abbey.
ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL: We start the afternoon part of our tour with a visit to St Paul's Cathedral. This masterpiece was designed in 1673 by Sir Christopher Wren, our tour will include listening to the 1695 organ that Mendelssohn once played and visit the tombs of Nelson and Wellington. With your professional tour guide you can also test the unique acoustics of the Whispering Gallery, not usually visited by tour groups. On Sundays when viewing is restricted, there will be an opportunity to enter and enjoy one of the services.
LONDON EYE: Standing at an amazing 135 metres above the centre of London, the London Eye is the world’s highest observation wheel and offers magnificent panoramic views - on a clear day is possible to see as far as Windsor Castle! Tour will finish at London-Eye.
Private guided tour of the Tower of London with Yeoman Warder; Be the first group to visit the Crown Jewels; Further tour of the Tower by Yeoman Warder plus free time to explore; Panoramic drive seeing the icons of London; Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament and the London Eye and much more; See Changing of the Guard - subject to availability; Boat trip - see St. Paul's Cathedral, the Globe Theatre and much more; Visit St. Paul's Cathedral with professional guide and fast entry ticket; Flight on the London Eye.
Available: Daily (Apr-Oct), Daily except Tuesday & Thursday (Nov-Dec & Mar), Wednesday & Saturday-Sunday (Jan-Feb); Departs at 8:15am and Beginning April 1, 2016 at 7:45am.
Tour departs from Victoria Coach Station Gate 15. Beginning April 1, 2016, tour departs from Coach Station 1.
To call Jess Glynne a beginner isn't entirely accurate. At 25, she's amassed five No. 1 singles in the United Kingdom, earned a Grammy Award for her work on "Rather Be" and undergone vocal polyp surgery—an honorable war wound sported by any respected soul-pop singer. Still, it's only today (September 11) that her debut album, I Cry When I Laugh, officially lands Stateside, and where Adele's footprints have emotionally devastated Americans who've followed in her tracks, Glynne's promising to be a little lighter on her feet.
A former X Factor reject who's since called the integrity of talent shows into question, Glynne was working in booze-brand management just two years ago. But after meeting songwriter Jin Jin and producer Bless Beats while taking a collegiate music course, she recorded her first track, earned attention from labels and set into motion an ascent that's yet to level off onto a cruising altitude.
Since her feature on Clean Bandit's 2014 hit, which demonstrated clear contemporary appeal, Glynne's been at work harvesting her own sound, and by Laugh's second track, the attitude is clear. "Hold My Hand," produced by Starsmith, calls on a chirpy keyboard to deliver dance hall-ready disco-pop for a crowd that's barely acquainted with glitter balls. It's smooth, balmy and will likely find you staring out the window; too busy daydreaming to address the day's more pressing matters.
"Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" similarly uses upbeat soul as a vehicle to deliver sonic-cheeriness, but where the funky production was previously reserved for spelling out love letters, it's become a warning against self-deprecation. In other words, it's your new preferred empowerment anthem. "Because I'm just tired of marching on my own / Kind of frail, I feel it in my bones / Oh let my heart, my heart turn into stone / So don't be so hard on yourself, no," Glynne pleads between verses that are delivered nearly as quickly as those issued in the most heated rounds of hip-hop battles. And it's no surprise, as the singer has told the Evening Standard "I love rap and I try to write a bit like a rapper, to have a flow."
If flow's the aim, call "Why Me" a bullseye. The song, a slinky, cool R&B tune that ushers the singer into a crowded rooftop party at dusk, is much sexier than the rest. By colliding competing percussion elements with oscillating hints of synth, Glynne constructs her very own theme park ride that can accelerate at a moment's notice, stop without warning and turn on a dime. The subject is bleak ("Everything was right and now it’s gone / Like a tree, you cut me down, let me go," she cries) but it sounds so, so pleasant—you'll never be so happy to have been dragged through a faltering relationship's gauntlet.
"My Love," the work's sole acoustic track, achieves the inverse effect: Previously burned, Glynne suddenly finds her wounds have been licked, but with only a sentimental piano to see her through, her hopeful words somehow sound maudlin. "And oh, You've turned this black heart made it into gold / So I wanna let you know that," she explains. She could have cut her powerful voice loose and let it soar, but smartly leaves it mostly tethered to the ground, instead. Still, it pierces through tune's dead space like a harpoon.
While the album's generally honeyed tone could earn it a Ben and Jerry's novelty flavor, dessert is, strangely, host to Glynne's most despondent offering. "Saddest Vanilla," which features Emeli Sande, expertly uncovers breakup-pop's sweet spot, which is somewhere in the jukebox of an imagined malt shop. The song gently but dejectedly chronicles love gone wrong and, in the most complimentary way, registers as a Spice Girls B-Side. "Sat at an ice cream parlour / You went and broke my heart, yeah / Now I'm the saddest vanilla," the duo croon in unison. It's one poodle skirt and a leather jacket short of a lover's quarrel at Arnold's Drive-In.
If there's any trouble on Laugh, it's rooted in over-production. The polish is so unspoiled, it's hard not to wish Glynne had sanded off additional lacquer to explore the beauty of grime or rust. "Take Me Home," a noticeable departure, finds Glynne flirting with dirtiness, but the album needs more. A scratch, screech or a bit of broken breath make great singers sui generis, and Glynne can't afford to blend in with her smoky contemporaries.
Still, I Cry When I Laugh hasn't forfeited its fingerprint, and by the album's end, Glynne's disco-pop lane is masterfully paved. Where mood elevators or prescription lithium fail, the singer's debut album will bring the happy: Press play, recede and dream.
Video (02:45) : Assertive play across the field helped carry the Vikings to a win over the Panthers.
Sunday’s game at TCF Bank Stadium was one of the chilliest in Vikings history, with the temperature at the noon kickoff barely hitting double digits and the wind whipping up to around 20 miles per hour, leading fans to huddle in the concourses until the national anthem called them out into the cold.
This was winter weather that rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater had never experienced during his college career at Louisville and certainly not in his Florida youth, the kind of bone-chilling cold that can make a player question why he even left the locker room in the first place.
But after leading the Vikings to a touchdown on their first possession — the kind of hot start that has often eluded them this season — Bridgewater spent most of the first half sitting still on the sideline, and he couldn’t have been happier about it.
The reason Bridgewater could keep his long overcoat on and his throwing hand stuffed in his hand warmer for the majority of the first half was a Vikings special teams unit that took over the game with a feat only four NFL teams had previously accomplished, none of which wore purple.