March 22-23, 2013

MATHCOUNTS

Lexington, KY

March 26, 2013

KYSITE Spring Meeting

Lexington, KY

 

  

Secretary 

 Paul Slone

 

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REGISTER: KYSITE SPRING MEETING

Last reminder that the KYSITE Spring Meeting has
been scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, 2013.    

 

You should have received an email about the meeting last Friday.  For that information, please click here, including a link to RSVP and pay for the meeting. 

 

REMINDER: KYSITE Dues 

For those that aren't international members, the Section-only dues are $15 / year and help cover our scholarship fund as well as our operating costs (including the website and this awesome newsletter).  We intend to create price differentials in our meeting this year to make it worth your while.

 

Dues will be due on March 26, 2013 (i.e., the Spring Meeting).  

 

Thanks to those who have already paid! 

Oops...We Did It Again?

But this time, it's a good thing!

 

We were recently alerted by our newsletter service that we're an "All-Star" which is given to the Top 10% of their customers.  I guess that means that we must be doing something right!

 

We appreciate your feedback and support on the newsletter.  We'll keep putting them out as long as you keep reading!

SDITE 2013 -- You Can Still Sign Up!

Just because early registration is over doesn't mean that you can't still attend the 2013 SDITE Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC this year from April 7 - 10.  The theme, "Partnerships for Vibrant Communities," will focus on the changing environment in which we work to fulfill the new expectations of transportation engineers and planners.  

 

AICP Certification Maintenance Credits (CM) and/or Professional Development Hours (PDH) are being offered for attending the various technical sessions and tours.  In addition to the technical program, sticking with the theme of NCSITE to "Make it Funner", activities such as a tour of the NASCAR Hall of Fame have been planned.  

 

To get more information about the meeting and register please visit the meeting website at www.sdite2013.org. 

 

Does Sign Font Matter?

By: Billy Garrison (GRW)

    

          

       

Along the M42 motorway in England there are speed limit signs with font taller and narrower than normally used. This has caused the police to stop enforcing the speeds on the signs. They also dropped prosecution of any tickets that had been written. To read more about these signs, click here.

Transportation Superlatives

Weird Signs

Stan "The Man" Musial Memorial Bridge

By: Scott Walker (Editor)

  

One of the best baseball players who ever played the game,  Stan Musial, passed away this past January at the age of 92.  Musial was perhaps one of the most genuine, down-to-earth Hall of Famers (1969).  A lifelong Cardinal, the left-handed Musial put up statistics that were nearly unmatched by any ball player at the time, including 3630 hits (1815 at home and 1815 on the road). 

  

A statue outside of Busch Stadium in St. Louis contains the following description: "baseball's perfect warrior, baseball's perfect knight."  In addition to his amazing baseball numbers, Musial's off-the-field persona was one that was also unmatched by many of his peers.  Calm, pleasant, and unwilling to turn away any fan, Musial was a perfect ambassador to both baseball -- and life in general.  In February 2011, Mr. Musial was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

  

Lindsay and I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Musial several years ago in Cleveland.  The story is quite interesting and includes me eating breakfast with him (and paying) as well as riding in an automobile with him on the way to / from the airport.  I can share that story offiline if you are interested.

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