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Welcome to the MiSWIM SystemContact: Jason Smith 517-284-5556
This page can be accessed as www.mi.gov/miswim.
Welcome to the Michigan Surface Water Information Management (MiSWIM) System. This application is an interactive map-based system that allows users to view and download data information about Michigan's surface water collected by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from sites located throughout Michigan.
Enter the MiSWIM System
Enviro. Monitoring - This layer contains water/sediment chemistry, aquatic macroinvertebrate community and physical habitat data that have been collected by EGLE (or its contractors/grantees) for various Michigan surface waters.
Beach/River E. coli - This layer contains bacteriological data that have been collected by EGLE and local county health departments for various Michigan surface waters, including public bathing beaches. Information about beach closings and water quality standard exceedances is also provided.
Fish Contaminant - This layer contains fish contaminant data that have been collected by EGLE (or its contractors/grantees) for various Michigan surface waters. Fish contaminant data are used by EGLE to: determine whether fish from specific waterbodies are safe for human and wildlife consumption, assess spatial and temporal water quality trends, and as surrogate measures of bioaccumulative chemical concentrations in surface water.
USGS Gage Stations - This layer contains location information for the United State Geological Survey (USGS) flow gage stations in Michigan. Daily flow values summarized from time-series flow measurements taken each day for the period of record at the USGS gage stations are also provided.
High Flow - Data from EGLE's High Flow Discharge Information database.
Low Flow - Data from EGLE's Low Flow Discharge Information database.
Wastewater Discharges - This layer contains location and other information for all permitted discharges of wastewater to Michigan surface waters and groundwater. Anyone discharging, or proposing to discharge wastewater into Michigan surface water or groundwater is required by law to obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) or a State Groundwater permit.
Non-Point Source (NPS) Grants - This layer contains location and other information about nonpoint source water quality protection grants that have been awarded by EGLE to local units of government and nonprofit entities in Michigan.
Septage Haulers - This layer contains location and other information about the domestic septage land application sites in Michigan. The licensing and handling of domestic septage is regulated under 2004 Public Act 381, which amended Part 117, Septage Waste Services, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended.
Lakes & Streams/Rivers - General information regarding lakes, streams, and rivers, collected and summarized by the DNR. Lake name, surface area, maximum depth, perimeter, fetch (longest unobstructed distance across the lake), type of waterbody, Town-Range-Section, and lake ID code.
Valley Segments - Michigan rivers and streams have been subdivided into ecologically similar units called Valley Segments. Within each Valley Segment, the river has a similar drainage area, discharge (flow, in cubic feet per second), nutrient concentration, summer water temperature, valley character, channel character, and key fish species. More information on Valley Segments is in the 1997 DNR report by Seelbach and colleagues (http://rivers.snre.umich.edu/mri/2036rr.pdf).
Coldwater Streams - Designated Trout Streams show those portions of rivers and streams officially designated as trout streams by a Fisheries Order of the Director of the MDNR as set forth in DNR-DFI 101 FO-210.01. The map layer was prepared using the list of streams in DNR-DFI 101 FO-210.01; that list (but not the map) has been subsequently modified. The current official list of Designated Trout Streams is set forth in DNR-DFI 101 FO-210.04, which can be found on-line at the following URL:
Natural Rivers - Natural Rivers are officially designated portions of rivers protected under the DNR Natural Rivers Program, established by the Natural River Act (Part 305 of P.A. 451 of 1994). The purpose of Natural Rivers designation is to preserve and enhance a river's values for a variety of reasons, including aesthetics, free-flowing condition, recreation, boating, historic, water conservation, floodplain, and fisheries and wildlife habitat.
URL for MDNR Natural Rivers: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79136_79236_82211---,00.html
Reports - DNR Fisheries Division reports about that waterbody.
Fish Stocking Information - The number of fish stocked in that waterbody by date and species.
Fish Species - List of game fish species found in that waterbody by Fisheries Division.
Please send comments or questions to Jason Smith at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 517-284-5556.


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Mazda Motor Corporation today announced "Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030," a new long-term vision for technology development that looks ahead to the year 2030. As part of the new technology to achieve this vision, the company disclosed plans to introduce a next-generation engine called SKYACTIV-X in 2019. SKYACTIV-X will be the world's first commercial gasoline engine to use compression ignition.1
Under the original "Sustainable Zoom-Zoom" vision announced in 2007, the company has striven to offer both driving pleasure and outstanding environmental and safety performance. In light of the rapid changes taking place in the automotive industry, the new vision takes a longer-term perspective and sets out how Mazda will use driving pleasure, the fundamental appeal of the automobile, to help solve issues facing people, the earth and society.
The following is an overview of "Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030" and the next-generation SKYACTIV-X engine.
1 Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030
Mazda believes its mission is to bring about a beautiful earth and to enrich people's lives as well as society. The company will continue to seek ways to inspire people through the value found in cars.
Through conservation initiatives, create a sustainable future in which people and cars coexist with a bountiful, beautiful earth.
Mazda's approach
Through cars and a society that provide safety and peace of mind, create a system that enriches people's lives by offering unrestricted mobility to people everywhere.
Mazda's approach
Enhance customers' mental well-being with the satisfaction that comes from protecting the earth and contributing to society with a car that offers true driving pleasure
Mazda's approach
2 SKYACTIV-X next-generation engine
Technological innovations
Moving forward Mazda hopes to help create a future in which people, the earth and society can coexist with cars, to enrich people's lives through a car ownership experience that celebrates driving, and to become a brand with which customers feel a strong emotional connection.

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Walker leads No. 4 UConn over South Florida
HARTFORD (AP) -- Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun reached deep into his defensive playbook to help the fourth-ranked Huskies overcome lightweight South Florida.
Kemba Walker had 24 points and eight rebounds, and Connecticut played zone defense down the stretch to beat South Florida 66-61 in overtime on Friday.
"I can't think of the last time that we went 10 straight minutes in a zone. I really can't," Calhoun said. "It could be a decade. I can't even remember, and I don't forget many basketball games. That saved us. Quite frankly it saved us I think in the sense that we extended the two guards in a press mode, got a couple steals out of it and then went back and packed in."
The Huskies (11-1, 1-1 Big East), coming off their first loss of the season to No. 6 Pittsburgh, avoided losing two straight despite shooting 37.5 percent from the field and trailing throughout the game. South Florida shot 41.8 percent.
Tied at 58 at the end of regulation, UConn outscored South Florida 8-3 in the 5-minute overtime and held the Bulls (6-9, 0-2) scoreless until Anthony Crater hit a 3-pointer as time expired.
UConn scored 21 points off turnovers. Another factor was free throws. The Huskies were 22 of 26 from the line.
"We didn't play that well," Calhoun said. "We were able to force 16 turnovers, which might be the difference."
Walker made 7 of 18 shots from the field, none bigger than a leaner in the lane that gave UConn a 62-58 lead with 1:24 left.
Alex Oriahki scored 15 points for UConn.
Augustus Gilchrist had 21 points and Crater, who was 4 of 5 from 3-point range, added 14 for the Bulls, who have lost six of seven.
Crater hit a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left in regulation to tie it after Walker's jumper had given the Huskies a 58-55 lead.
Connecticut ran the clock down for a final shot in regulation and Shabazz Napier missed a short jumper at the buzzer to force the overtime.
South Florida led 46-37 with 11 minutes remaining, but UConn scored the next six points. The Huskies took their first lead of the second half on a layup by Napier that made it 56-55 with 2:33 left.
Jamal Coombs-McDaniel and Roscoe Smith both made two free throws in the final minute to clinch UConn's first Big East victory.
"We had a really good game plan to defend them," South Florida coach Stan Heath said. "I thought we'd build a wall and had 10 eyes looking at Kemba when he had the ball, and when he got by somebody we had somebody else pick him up. We tried to make him a little bit more of a passer. We took a little bit of a page from Pitt, but I thought our guys responded and reacted pretty good."
The Huskies offset the poor shooting effort from the field (21 of 56) by making 22 of 26 free throws
With upcoming road games against No. 15 Notre Dame and No. 13 Texas, it was important the Huskies bounced back against South Florida, which has the worst overall record in the Big East.
UConn played a zone defense most of the second half, forcing South Florida into a half-court offense.
The teams were tied 28-28 at halftime as South Florida shot 40.7 percent and UConn 39.1 percent.
UConn made its first four shots to take an 8-0 lead, then went more than 6 minutes without a field goal.
Crater's layup on a backdoor play gave South Florida a 26-19 lead with 3:11 remaining, but UConn closed the half with a 9-2 run.
"I'm proud of my team," Heath said. "We've been on a little bit of a skid. At the same time we continue to battle, we continue to fight. To come into a place like this on New Year's Even and battle toe-to-toe with a top-ranked team, I think our guys should feel like, 'Hey, we're not too far out of the woods from being a team that can win games.'"


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TOGAF® Essentials 2019
Delivered by ATE Enterprises
15,649 architects enrolled
21st Jan 2020
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This training product includes:
• Updated Materials
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About the TOGAF® standard
The major changes to the standard are as follows:
• Updates to the TOGAF Body of Knowledge
• Additions to the Business Architecture domain
• TOGAF Content Framework and Metamodel
• Security considerations whilst applying the ADM
• Updates to several major terms and definitions
• The structure of the TOGAF standard and the importance of the TOGAF Library
• Changes as a result of ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2011 and the impact of these to TOGAF
This course is for people who are already TOGAF 9 (Level 1 & 2) certified. In order to upgrade your TOGAF 9 certification, you will need to take the TOGAF 9.2 Essentials 2019 credential, the credential awards you with the TOGAF® Essentials 2019 Badge. Obtaining the TOGAF 9.2 Essentials 2019 badge shows that your TOGAF skills remain cutting edge and provides validation that individuals have up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the changes introduced to the TOGAF Body of Knowledge in 2019. The major benefits of attending the four hours' webinar and taking the TOGAF ® Essentials 2019 assessment are:
• Making your EA practice more relevant to the modern workplace, having knowledge of the most cutting edge standard
• Learning how the TOGAF ® standard, version 9.2 aligns with industry standards better –for example, the increased emphasis on Security, Agile and Cloud.
• Having the latest version of TOGAF is an excellent career opportunity, TOGAF is the EA framework of choice for Fortune 500 companies
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Benefits of studying with ATE Enterprises
Our instructors have been involved with the TOGAF standard and its training from the start, we are also the only EA training company whose course materials were co-authored by the current chairman of the Architecture Forum in The Open Group – the committee tasked with maintaining the TOGAF standard. Our CEO and course creator, Judith Jones, is also a co-author of the TOGAF specification and member of the Architecture Forum with The Open Group. Our instructors combined have many decades worth of experience in delivering the best quality TOGAF courses and their students account for nearly 50% of all TOGAF certifications worldwide. There really is no EA training provider with more experience and a better reputation than ATE Enterprises.
The course covers changes and updates to the following:
• The business rationale for Enterprise Architecture and a framework.
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• Architecture Skills Framework
• An Introduction to Building Blocks
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• Content Framework and Metamodel
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• Business Transformation Readiness
• Architecture Repository
Requirement: You must be TOGAF 9 (Level 1 & 2) certified to undertake this assessment
How to Earn the Open Badge
The Open Group is pleased to announce the availability of their Open Badge program for the professional certification programs. To earn an open badge TOGAF Essentials 2019 credential you must attend an accredited TOGAF Essentials 2019 classroom or virtual training and pass an online assessment consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions.
Open Badges are a means for an individual to display, and for an organization easily to verify, certifications, achievements and credentials in a very visual manner online. For example, digital badges are used in popular social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. You may also embed badges into your websites, e-mail footers or resumes.
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In Space, No One Can Hear PayPal Cha-Ching
Jun 27, 2013 3:39 PM PT
It was once virtually unthinkable for a company to operate on a global scale, but if a recent move by PayPal is any indication, this small planet of ours may soon be just the beginning.
In fact, PayPal on Thursday announced the launch of PayPal Galactic, an initiative that's designed to address the upcoming need for universal payments from space. Conceived with leaders in the scientific community including the SETI Institute and the Space Tourism Society, PayPal Galactic aims to handle financial transactions for astronauts, space travelers and tourists.
"Trips to Mars, the moon, even orbit will require we provide astronauts and astro-tourists with as many comforts from home as possible, including how to pay each other," said astronaut and author Buzz Aldrin, who participated in the announcement. "Whether it's paying a bill, even helping a family member on Earth, we'll need access to money.
"I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime," Aldrin added. "When that happens, I won't be surprised if people use PayPal Galactic for the little things and the big ones."
A 'Cash-Free Interplanetary Society'
Questions to be addressed by the new PayPal Galactic initiative include:
- What will our standard currency look like in a truly cash-free interplanetary society?
- How will the banking systems have to adapt?
- How will risk and fraud management systems need to evolve?
- What regulations will we have to conform with?
- How will our customer support need to develop?
While many of the questions are forward-looking, others -- focusing on security and regulation, for example -- are also relevant to transactions on Earth today.
PayPal's partners include not just the SETI Institute and the Space Tourism Society but also crowdfunding site FundRazr.
Neither PayPal nor SETI responded to our request for further details.
The 'Cool Factor'
"This is a brilliant move by PayPal," futurist Glen Hiemstra told TechNewsWorld. "Establishing PayPal Galactic requires little investment or risk right now, but it repositions PayPal as the thought leader in the pay arena.
"It will motivate people internally as they embrace the 'cool factor' of being ahead of everyone, and generates great brand buzz externally," he added.
Space travel beyond short trips into orbit are still a ways off, of course, which means there is still time to develop protocols for the necessary currency and transactions.
'Ahead of Its Time'
"It's at least a little bit ahead of its time, and maybe a lot ahead of its time," Jeff Foust, senior analyst at Futron, told TechNewsWorld. "At some point down the road, and maybe in terms of decades, we have to start thinking about payment and currency infrastructure. For the foreseeable future there's no reason why the current system couldn't work."
At the same time, the first commercial trip to space will bring tourists into orbit in December, and there are plans in place to build a space hotel in three years, PayPal president David Marcus noted.
"If you're going to be on a suborbital flight, you're only going to be in flight for a few minutes," Foust said. "You're not going to buy something on eBay."
Still, "at some point far down the road, we need to take action on these things," he conceded.
'The Timing Is Right'
PayPal is clearly thinking of the future, and the timeline has already been laid out. The day when the average citizen can travel into space, and possibly live in space, is coming, hastened by the efforts of companies such as SpaceX.
"The timing is actually right in terms of humanity arriving at an inflection point for our move into space," Hiemstra opined.
"We first went to the moon 65 years after the Wright brothers," he pointed out. "While humans have been permanently in space since 2000, in a strange case of historic symmetry we will be heading into space in numbers about 65 years after Neal Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins went to the moon.
"I am speaking of the 2030s, and by that time thousands of tourists will have made short trips into space, and there will be humans on the moon in what is likely to be early stages of permanent settlements," he added.
A Winning Proposition
"Elon Musk dreams -- one might say plans -- to be sending thousands to Mars starting in that decade," Hiemstra added. "The private Dutch project to send some people on a one-way trip to Mars has attracted, last time I looked, 700,000 volunteers.
"That is 700,000 customers who will look at PayPal Galactic and say, 'I need to use PayPal,'" he concluded. "I don't see how PayPal can lose."


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Implementing the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources
Animal genetic resources for food and agriculture (AnGR) provide crucial options for the sustainable development of livestock production. The erosion of these resources globally, and particularly in many developing countries, has accelerated in recent years as a consequence of the rapid changes affecting livestock production systems (intensification and industrialization) as they respond to surging global demand for animal products. Disease outbreaks, other disasters and emergencies (armed conflicts, droughts, etc) and the degradation of grazing land are also threats.
FAO's work in the field of AnGR management takes a broad approach – addressing technical, policy and institutional issues, and taking account of interactions with other aspects of natural resource management, production system dynamics and general economic development.
The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (published in 2007) identified significant gaps in capacity to manage AnGR, particularly in developing countries. In response, the international community adopted the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources (GPA) at the International Technical Conference on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in September 2007. The GPA was later endorsed by the 34th FAO Conference. It includes 23 strategic priorities for action grouped into four priority areas: characterization and monitoring; sustainable use and development; conservation; and policies, institutions and capacity-building. The Second Report on the State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (published in 2015) provides the basis for a review and possible update of the GPA.
The main responsibility for implementing the GPA lies with national governments. However, some strategic priorities are particularly relevant to implementation at regional or international level. The following table illustrates the main levels at which each Strategic Priority is to be implemented.
Priority levels of implementation of the strategic priorities (SPs) of the Global Plan of Action.
The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture oversees, monitors and evaluates the implementation of the GPA. It also adopted the Funding Strategy for the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources which aims to enhance the availability, transparency, efficiency and effectiveness of the provision of substantial and additional financial resources, and to strengthen international cooperation to support and complement the efforts of developing countries and countries with economies in transition in the implementation of the GPA.
FAO supports the implementation of the GPA by facilitating global and regional collaboration and networks, supporting the convening of intergovernmental meetings, maintaining and developing the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (DAD-IS), mobilizing donor resources for AnGR, developing communication products, and coordinating the preparation of global status and trends reports. FAO is also developing a set of technical guidelines, and provides technical assistance and training to support capacity-building and action at country level.


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Redheads rule at first of its kind beauty, fashion event
Since its launch in 2011, How to be a Redhead has become a beauty and fashion haven for women with red hair and fair skin.
With redhead fashion tips, redhead-friendly beauty products, fitness and diet recommendations and spotlights on extraordinary "ginger" women, the site has worked to encourage fiery-haired ladies to flaunt their unique looks.
Now, founders Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti are bringing their site to life and hosting the first ever beauty and fashion event just for redheads at 60 Reade in Manhattan on March 16.
The event, called Rock It Like A Redhead, will include networking between redheads, a showcase of top beauty picks and a fashion show with redhead designer Dana Maxx followed by a "red hot" party.
"Everything about this event is for redheads," Adrienne says. "Every single detail. Even our event planner, Annette Naif, is a redhead."
Now through Friday, buy one ticket ($71.57) and bring a friend for free. Tickets are sold at rockitlikearedhead.com.


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A Message for Hollywood Hypocrites On Gun Control
A Message for Hollywood Hypocrites On Gun Control
December 27, 2012
A number of Hollywood celebs are calling for Americans to give up the Second Amendment.
The video below reveals their hypocrisy – many Hollywood actors calling for "enough is enough" have appeared in films where gun violence is a regular commodity and has made them wealthy.
Tell Hollywood their anti-Second Amendment propaganda is enough – and get their hands off the Constitution.
Note: the following video contains profanity.


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Southern California PGA Junior Tour set to host the 2019 Girls Junior Americas Cup at the Jack Nicklaus Signature, Bear Creek Golf Club on July 28 – August 1. MAY 28, 2019, Ontario, California – The Southern Ca...READ MORE
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By joining Friends of Golf (FOG) you participate in the growth of golf for all those boys and girls who may have the talent and the interest, but not the resources to play.
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As a member of FOG you will also gain access to unique travel offers, apparel and equipment promotions and local sports-related activities.
LOTS of reasons to join: the best one is that the students who need you the most are the ones YOU help the most. Sign-up today—it's FREE!
The kindest words in any language are "Thank You!"
At FOG, we hear these words almost every day. The coaches, players, parents and teammates of those FOG helps the most are very vocal and enthusiastic in their response to FOG's crucial and continual support of all young golfers. Their many e-mails, letters and other sincere personal expressions are a constant reinforcement that we at FOG are doing the right thing for many youths today.


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Friends of Meigs Field
to the restoration, preservation & improvement of Chicago's downtown airport
Mayoral Candidate Supports Rebuilding Meigs
Mayoral candidate
Willie Wilson
supports rebuilding
Chicago's downtown airport
Chicago businessman
Willie Wilson is running for mayor, and he has a strong message for
Meigs Field supporters:
mayor, I fully intend to reopen and rebuild Meigs Field."
Read more:
Willie Wilson campaign
Click here for the Wilson campaign commercial about
rebuilding Meigs
Click to download commercial
6/29/2013: "Why in the hell would I want to have
another s****y night in that venue? I'll take a refund for my
Expanded concert venue at Meigs Field
a "disaster"
Quagmire at expanded
Meigs Field concert venue
after Jimmy Buffett concert.
(Lee Hogan)
This spring, without
public input, the Chicago Park District expanded the Northerly
Island (Meigs) concert venue from 9,000 to 30,000.
The first full-scale
concert in the facility proved "disastrous", with problems with
access and egress, mud, even concessions.
here for news coverage from:
Chicago Tribune
Huffington Post
Jerry Adelman of
Openlands even wrote to the Tribune, complaining of "swift and
unilateral" decision-making by the Chicago Park District
"without opportunity for public input or regard to adverse
Ironic, huh?
Funny, we don't recall him speaking up when Meigs Field was
destroyed at midnight.
Friends of Meigs salute flyover
(Michael Tercha/Tribune)
Missing man flyover
Aerial view (Lee Hogan)
Friends of Meigs Field commemorate Meigs on
10th anniversary of airport's illegal destruction
On Sunday, March 31,
2013, members of the Friends of Meigs Field marked the 10th
anniversary of the night of destruction of "The Coolest Little
Airport on the Planet" with a giant yellow ribbon and a
commemorative flyover.
Click here
to read the story from EAA.
Click here
for the
Chicago Tribune's photo coverage.
3/31/2013: Chicago Tribune, by Jon Hilkevitch,
transportation reporter:
Meigs Field remembered as a 'negative aspect of Daley regime'
One of the last planes
to leave Meigs Field takes off in 2003.
(Phil Velasquez/Tribune)
Ten years ago Mayor
Richard M. Daley issued the now infamous order to destroy Chicago's
little lakefront airport. Northerly Island may be on a slow glide
path to redevelopment, but people are wondering whether the land was
put to proper use.
Click here
to read the story.
Click here for a photo history.
Commemorative Flyover Planned for Meigs
Join Us on Sunday afternoon, 3/31
Meigs Field with X's
(AOPA photo)
Missing man flyover planned
As the 10th anniversary approaches,
the Friends of Meigs Field are planning events to remember Meigs
Field and the act that destroyed it.
Missing Man
A missing man flyover of the airport
is planned for the afternoon of March 31, 2013. Volunteer pilots of
the Tuskegee Airmen Chicago "DODO" Chapter and EAA Young Eagles
program will perform the classic "missing man" maneuver over Meigs
Field in the afternoon.
Ceremony--Join Us
Meanwhile, you are invited to join
us on the ground outside the Meigs Field terminal building (now
mostly closed to the public). We will be creating a memorial visible
from the air for aerial photographs to create a lasting image for
the airport.
Event Details
Please meet on the East side of the
Meigs Field terminal building at or before 1:30 to assist in the
ground preparations.
Parking: Metered lot north of Meigs
terminal building or Adler Planetarium lot
3/28/2013: Chicago Sun-Times, by Fran Spielman,
City Hall reporter:
10 years later:
The nighttime raid that destroyed Meigs Field
Meigs Field ten years ago on March 31,
the day bulldozers dug out portions of the runway
and put large yellow X's on the end of the runway.
The yellow X tells pilots that the airport is closed.
Brian Jackson~Sun-Times
The mastermind behind
it has moved to rural North Carolina to raise goats and make cheese.
The field general works for an electrical contractor after being
jailed for public corruption. And the boss who ordered it is now a
retired mayor with a lucrative career in the private sector.
Click here to read the story and leave a comment.
Come to the 10th Anniversary of the
Midnight Meigs Massacre
Commemorative reception planned, 3/31/13
Night of infamy
(Tribune photo,
David Klobucar)
The night of March
30-31 is one that lives in infamy for general aviation as the night
Chicago illegally bulldozed the most famous little airport in the
In commemoration of the
event--and as an opportunity for long-time Meigs supporters to
gather and reminisce--Rachel Goodstein, former president of the
Friends of Meigs Field has organized an hors d'oeuvres reception.
are invited to attend; please join us!
RSVP required by Wed. 3/27
Sunday, March 31,
Maggiano's, 516 N Clark St.
Click for details.
Let your voice be heard on anniversary of
Meigs' destruction
Send a letter to the editor
Chicago media outlets
will be covering the 10th anniversary of the undercover demolition
of Meigs. You can express your frustration at the actions of
the City and voice support for the opportunities that a downtown
airport could provide.
to the editor links:
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun-Times
Southtown Star
Daily Herald
Chicago Defender
March 2013:
AOPA Retrospective: 10 Years Later--Meigs
Shuttered Meigs
terminal building
(AOPA photo)
'We did not go down without a fight'
The Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association recently published a 10-year retrospective on the
destruction of Meigs Field, the fight, what was learned, and what
has changed.
Read the
article here.
Park District to expand Meigs site concert venue
Size to nearly quadruple to 30,600, traffic
concerns cited
in a transparent effort to put a good face on the 10th anniversary
of the Meigs Field debacle, this week the Chicago Park District
announced and the Chicago Plan Commission approved plans to nearly
quadruple the size of the concert venue on Northerly Island from
8,000 to 30,600.
Current concert venue, seating 8,000
(Google Earth image, 3/12/2012)
The plan contradicts
all input received by the Park District during planning sessions in
2004--during which all sides (pro-airport and pro-park) expressed
desires not to have a large concert venue on the site.
Moreover, Friends of
the Parks--a Chicago park advocacy group--in February
expressed its opposition to the plan in February, citing
declining concert attendance, incompatibility with park uses, and
privatization of public property. [Ed. Note: Meigs
Field was completely public property.]
Even Chicago Plan
Commissioners expressed concern over the difficulty in bringing over
30,000 concertgoers to the site from remote parking on the other
side of Burnham Harbor. Park District officials expressed
confidence in their ability to make it all work out.
To read details of the
plan and the Plan Commission hearing
click here.
Mayor Emanuel: "Reopen Meigs? Nope."
Rob Mark, publisher of JetWhine,
in front of closed Meigs tower
(JetWhine photo)
Aviation publisher,
writer and Meigs supporter Rob Mark asked Chicago's present mayor
whether he would reconsider reopening Meigs Field.
The answer was
disappointing but not surprising.
The comments in
response to the column show how raw the topic is to flyers even 10
years later.
Read the column here in
Steinberg: Which is it Mr. Mayor?
Neil Steinberg,
Sun-Times columnist
(S-T photo)
Was Daley right or wrong?
Sun-Times columnist
asks Mayor Rahm Emanuel to explain his comments on Daley's midnight
In remarks on the plans
to create a fish pond on the Meigs site, Emanuel first seemed to
support the midnight raid on Meigs, then does an about face.
Steinberg later
clarifies: What happened to Meigs "was a crime."
Read the
WLS-AM 890 Roe & Roeper on Meigs
as Roe Conn and Richard Roeper interview Friends of Meigs Field
president Steve Whitney about Mayor Emanuel's plan to put an
artificial fish pond on Northerly Island.
Click here to listen.
Army Corps of Engineers approves Park District plan despite
objections, issues with study
Construction to begin this fall
According to news
stories in the
Chicago Tribune and
Chicago Tonight, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved
Chicago Park District's plan to reconfigure the Meigs Field property
with a pond and other artificial natural features, despite the
problems identified by the Friends of Meigs Field during the public
comment period on the USACE's report. (see below.)
press release from Mayor Emanuel's office contains details.
Young Eagles program
coordinator Michelle Kunes and Friends of Meigs president
Steve Whitney at brick dedication
Friends of Meigs thank national partners
Dedicate brick at Airventure
On Friday, July 27, the Friends of
Meigs Field dedicated a brick at EAA's Brown Arch, thanking the
national organizations who lent such great support to the efforts to
preserve and restore Meigs Field over the years.
Friends of Meigs president Steve
Whitney was joined by AOPA President Craig Fuller, EAA Young Eagles
program administrator Michelle Kunes, and longtime Meigs supporter
Hal Shevers, founder of Sporty's Pilot Shop.
The brick reads:
EAA, AOPA, NBAA, and NATA
Thank you for your support.
May the spirit of Merrill C. Meigs never die.
The Friends of Meigs Field
of Meigs Express Concerns to
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
On June 7, 2012, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published for
public comment a study on the Chicago Park District's plan for
Northerly Island.
Friends of Meigs Field
responded, expressing concerns on a variety of issues, including:
contaminant concerns
Erosion issues
Possible issues
with soil sampling locations based on errors in the site
description and history
Even the title of
the report. (In no way can the project be considered
"restoration"; the land did not exist prior to the 1920's, and
was never home to any land-based "ecosystem.")
For the details,
Friends of Meigs Field Speakers Bureau
Are you looking for an
interesting speaker for your next civic, neighborhood, or
aviation-related meeting?
The Friends of Meigs
Field Speakers Bureau can fill the bill.
Friends of Meigs has
dynamic speakers who can present on topics such as:
History of Meigs Field
and Chicago's Lakefront
Aviation Trends in
the Chicago Region
Consequences: The Effects of Closing Meigs
Saving Your Local
Presentations include
Powerpoint/slide graphics. Groups of 20 or more.
Contact us at
for more information
Meigs in the Movies
(FAA division)
From B. Kelly (www.airboyd.tv):
"Thought you might like to see this. Great
shots of Meigs in the beginning..."
A Traveler
Meets Air Traffic Control (FAA, 1963)
Naming Things for Daley?
In the March 17 issue
of the Lawndale Bilingual News, columnist and radio host
Hanania writes:
"...should we name
something after Mayor Daley?"
"We could re-open Meigs Field and name it Richard M. Daley Field, or
maybe just call it "Apocalypse Now!" after the popular Vietnam War
movie. Daley had it torn to shreds after claiming Osama Bin
Laden might use it for attacks against the city."
Read the whole column here. (Forwarded by Larry Nazimek)
John Garrido
(45th Ward candidate)
endorses Meigs
Friend of Meigs Field, Larry Nazimek,
Garrido was the top vote getter in the 45th Ward, with about 33%
of the vote, so he will run in the April 4 runoff.
"He has signed our Meigs petition...to let you
know that he's on our side. "
Friends of Meigs Field--as a 501(c)3 non-profit
organization--cannot make endorsements in elections, but we
certainly can let you know the candidates' positions. Bear
this in mind when you
vote on
(or before) April 5. You can
donate to
Garrido's campaign here.
Rahm Emanuel wins
mayoral election
Yesterday, former congressman and presidential Chief of Staff Rahm
Emanuel won outright election as mayor of Chicago, gathering 55% of
the vote, and thus avoiding an April runoff. Emanuel is
commonly believed to be more of a pragmatist and less of an
idealogue than Daley.
In the months after his inauguration in
May, Mayor Emanuel will be grappling with enormous economic
problems, including a city and Park District that are effectively
The Friends of Meigs Field Parks and
Planes Plan would bring over $100 million in federal funds to
the Chicago Park District, create an exciting park and aviation
museum, and restore business aviation access to the central business
district, assisting the economic recovery.
Over the coming weeks and months, the
Friends of Meigs Field will be working to bring these opportunities
to the new mayor's attention.
For more on the Parks and Planes plan,
Click here.
AOPA announces support for reopened Meigs
In the wake of Mayor Daley's surprise
announcement that he will not run again in 2011, the Aircraft Owners
and Pilots Association--the world's largest civilian aviation
association--announced its support for efforts to reopen Meigs
According to AOPA president Craig Fuller: "I can make this
commitment on behalf of all those who have fought, and continue to
fight: AOPA will fully investigate any opportunity to bring Meigs
Field back."
Fuller also stated that despite the
seven years since Meigs' illegal demolition: "The airport has not
been forgotten," Fuller said. "Grassroots support for Meigs is still
AOPA was vital in the fight to preserve
Meigs Field from 1996 through December 2001, when Mayor Daley agreed
publicly to keep it open for 24 more years, and AOPA members
protested vociferously when Daley reneged on this agreement with his
midnight attack on March 30, 2003.
Read the whole story..
Daley to
Step Down
Announces decision not
to run again in 2011
Today Chicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley
announced his intention to step down at the end of his term in 2011.
He has served as Chicago's mayor since 1989.
Daley, whose popularity peaked in 2003
and started a long downward slide since his midnight raid on Meigs
Field, faced perhaps the biggest election challenge of his career. A
poll by the Chicago Tribune in July found that over half of Chicago
voters said they did not want to see Daley re-elected in 2011.
Click for the details.
Chicago lost the Olympics, so it's back to the drawing board
Friends of Meigs
Field Boycott Park District Meeting
The Friends of Meigs Field, announce a
boycott of the Chicago Park District's design workshop on ideas for
the Meigs Field site, also known as Northerly Island.
3/30/2008: Five years after the destruction
of Meigs Field
Driving Away
Business--Five Years Later
first closing Meigs Field, Chicago has lost over half of its market
share of general and corporate aviation in the U.S.
"Meigs Field: Still the
only U.S. infrastructure destroyed by terrorism since 9/11/2001."
On March 30, 2008 Chicago mourns the
5th anniversary of the midnight destruction of Meigs Field.
Read the column "Reflections
on a Dark Night in Chicago", by Steve Whitney, president of the
Friends of Meigs Field
Watch the 1996 video,
"Mission Possible:
Save Meigs Field"
This video was partly responsible
for reopening Meigs after its first closure on 9/30/1996.
The Chicago Park District has
asked for public input on the design for a park at Meigs Field's site.
This proposal is in response to that request. The plan is a framework plan
that includes features like:
A combination of new
lakefront parkland and an operating airport.
What is believed to be more
new open space than any new park that has been added to the lakefront in
over 50 years.
Exciting elements like a
meadow, a lookout point, nature walks, harborside promenade, picnic areas,
fishing stations, an artificial scuba reef.
A new Chicago Air Museum
dedicated to the education of Chicago children.
Exciting activities and
events unavailable at any other park in Chicago.
Preservation and improvement
of all of the benefits of an operating airport.
Generation of millions of
dollars in new revenues for the Chicago Park District to use in improving
parks across the city.
All at NO COST TO CHICAGO
To learn more about the plan, sign an online petition, or offer your
click here.
Then speak up. The
opportunity is too good to waste.
At midnight, March 30-31, 2003,
illegally and without notice,
Chicago's Mayor Daley demolished the
single runway airport on the planet:
Meigs Field.
Meigs Field -- "Coolest Little Airport on the
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Tim Hanley has been named site vice president at Dresden Generating Station, the company announced Monday.
MORRIS, Ill. (Feb. 19, 2009) -Tim Hanley has been named site vice president at Dresden Generating Station, the company announced Monday. Hanley, a resident of Ottawa, will oversee all aspects of plant operations at Dresden.
He replaces Dave Wozniak, who is leaving Dresden to become site vice president at the LaSalle County Generating Station in Marseilles, Ill., which is also part of the Exelon Nuclear fleet.
Hanley has more than 20 years of experience in the nuclear power industry. Prior to becoming Dresden's site vice president, he served as the station's plant manager. Hanley joined the company in 1987 as a system engineer at Quad Cities Station in Cordova, Ill. Since then, he has held positions of increasing responsibility at the station. Before moving to Dresden in 2006 as the site's engineering director, he served as director of Midwest operations projects at Exelon Nuclear's corporate headquarters in Warrenville, Ill.
Hanley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from Purdue University and a Masters in Business Administration from St. Ambrose University. Hanley lives in Ottawa, Ill.
LaSalle Operations Director Shane Marik will take over the plant manager position at Dresden.
Marik also has more than two decades of experience in the nuclear power industry. Since joining the company at LaSalle Station in 1985, he has held positions in several departments at the station, including chemistry, quality assurance, work management and operations.
"Tim and Shane both possess a wealth of nuclear experience and excellent leadership skills," said Stephen Kuczynski, Exelon Nuclear senior vice president for Midwest operations. "I am confident that under their direction, Dresden will continue to provide safe, reliable electricity and to maintain the station's leadership role within the community."


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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The best thing Washington can do to spur the U.S. economy is end the "constant cycle of manufactured crises and self-inflicted wounds," President Obama says.
The president said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet speech he wanted to "talk plainly" about what's needed to bolster the economy and create jobs.
"It begins by ending what has done more than anything else to undermine our economy over the past few years -- and that's the constant cycle of manufactured crises and self-inflicted wounds," he said.
"And one way to do that is through the budget that Congress started working on this week."
Obama made it clear he wants a budget that includes targeted higher taxes and spending.
"We can keep wasteful corporate tax giveaways that working folks don't get -- or we could close those loopholes and use that money to pay for things that actually create jobs," he said.
"We can keep harmful cuts to education programs -- or we could give more kids a head start, hire more teachers in math and science, and help more kids afford a college education.
"We can keep doling out corporate welfare to big oil companies -- or we could keep investing in the renewable energy that creates jobs and lowers our carbon pollution.
"Priorities. Choices. That's what this is about. And the stakes for the middle class couldn't be higher. If we don't pick the right priorities now, make the right choices now, we could hinder growth and opportunity for decades, and leave our children with something less.
"That includes the obsession with cutting just for the sake of cutting. That hasn't helped our economy grow; it's held it back.
"Here's the bottom line. Congress should pass a budget that cuts things we don't need, and closes wasteful tax loopholes that don't help create jobs, so that we can free up resources for the things that actually do create jobs and growth.


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ESSAY- I spy: Why I gave up my American freedoms
Oh, no– another one, gone over to the dark side." That's what my friend, Hank, said recently as I flaunted my new, high-tech toy. Hank's exasperated, and who could blame him?
For years, I've been spouting off about intrusions into our privacy. I've sneered at people who succumb to the convenience of E-ZPass, because in exchange for the ability to breeze through tollbooths, they're enabling the police to track their every move.
And isn't it bad enough that the Bush administration stripped away our Fourth Amendment right to unreasonable searches and seizures– sifting through our email and phone conversations– must we make it easy for Big Brother by signing up for total surveillance of our grocery purchases in exchange for saving a few bucks at the checkout when they swipe that discount card?
Don't get me started about OnStar and their melodramatic commercials. As if it's worth having a corporation track your every automotive move– just because you never know when your car will run into a tree. "Idiots. Infantile idiots," is what I've been muttering back to my radio for years now.
As I have observed my fellow Americans skipping down this garden path toward total loss of privacy, I have been known to blurt out this charming, modest proposal:
Okay, then, how about a toilet cam? How'd you like that? Right inside your toilet bowl, monitoring your activities? And while we're at it, let's also install a body-chemistry sensor in the toilet of every American to detect metabolites of illegal drugs.
Because if you're not doing anything wrong, why would you object to surveillance?
This nifty sensor would also alert authorities to the early signs of diabetes and colorectal cancer. For your own safety and convenience– your life could depend on it– don't object when Big Brother installs your toilet cam.
Oh, I've had a lot to say about the erosion of privacy in the U.S. of A.
And then, January 20, 2009 dawned, and Barack Obama took the helm. The good guys were in charge again.
A few weeks later, I heard an OnStar commercial, as if for the first time. Hmm... There's a head-on collision, and a voice emanates from your dashboard assuring you that help is on the way? Sweet!
I haven't taken the OnStar plunge, but I just bought a device that not only makes my choice of reading matter totally transparent– right down to the notes I type into it and what passages I choose to highlight– it gives the corporation that sold it to me the ability, if not the right, to reach into my device from afar and delete books that I've already bought.
This devilish machine is the e-reader known as Kindle, and the Big Brother corporation to which I have surrendered my privacy and, some would say, good sense, is Amazon.
Just last month, when it came to their attention that MobilReference, a digital publisher, was selling copies of 1984, to which the publisher did not have the rights, not only did Amazon stop selling the digital files from their website, they also performed a digital search and seizure, reaching into all participating Kindle e-readers and snatching up everyone's copy of the book.
So, the shouts of "Son of a B*TCH!" that you may have heard back on July 17th, came from your neighbors who were in the middle of 1984– most likely, teenagers who were assigned to read it during summer vacation– who watched George Orwell's cautionary tale about a totalitarian future disappear, in an instant, from their Kindles.
And it was with full knowledge of this intrusive, outrageous situation that I caved in to the siren seduction of the Kindle.
Oh, it is wicked cool, my Kindle. The screen looks like a paper page, not backlit like a computer screen, and it's easy on the eyes. In this sleek little gizmo I have, literally, at my fingertips, the complete works of Shakespeare, Dante, Twain, and Ovid. I have The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, plus assorted modern novels, self-help books, and a dictionary. It is a pleasure to curl up with this thing and get lost in the text.
And you know what? I just discovered that a woman in Australia recently became trapped in her bathroom, with one foot stuck on either side of her toilet bowl. The poor thing was wedged between the hopper and the inward-opening door and there she remained for a week. A week! So, my toilet-cam idea is starting to look pretty good, too. Think of it as OnStar for your potty.
Alas, Hank got it right: I have crossed over to the dark side. And there are so many of us over here who have been seduced by the coddling of intrusive technology that our new national motto could be, "Give me convenience, or give me death."
(That "Son of a B*TCH" you just heard was Patrick Henry, moaning in his grave.)
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To me, Defiance always looked like one of those games I'd probably enjoy a lot more if I didn't have to pay a monthly fee for it. The show didn't strike me as too great, but I figured I'd give the game a go if it ever went down in price or went free. I guess it's time to put my money where my mouth is, as Trion Worlds announced yesterday that beginning June, Defiance will go free-to-play on PC, with the PlayStation 3 version to follow on July 15. Xbox 360 players might have to wait a little longer, as Trion is still discussing details when it comes to that version.
Anyone who picks up a new copy of Defiance, whether retail or digital, will receive a boatload of goodies, such as 1,000 Arkforge, 4 character slots, 75 Ark Keycodes, 70 inventory slots, and 5 loadouts. They'll also receive thirty days of Paradise Patron status when Defiance officially goes F2P. And don't worry, current owners -- you'll all be getting these bonuses as well.
Paradise Patrons are given special privileges such as a 10% store discount, a grab-bag of boosts or Arkforge, and special boosts to XP, reputation, and salvage rates that sound pretty useful, but I wouldn't know for sure because I've never played. Woo, stuff!
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I usually wake up at 8:00 a.m. when my alarm clock goes off, after six minutes I get up and I make my bed, I go to my bathroom, I brush my teeth and I have a shower. At 8:20 a.m I have breakfast with my sisters, so I do my homework or I can see Netflix. I check my schedule and I go to school, I have my lunch at 4:30 p.m. When my school finishes I go to my house, I have a dinner with my family, I maybe do my homework at 9:00 p.m. I brush my teeth and I go to my bed at 11:00 p.m.


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Harvard's freshmen won by a wide margin for the second time in as many Henley races.
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HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England—The freshman eight and varsity four of the Harvard heavyweight crew both won for the second straight day Thursday at the Henley Royal Regatta. The freshmen moved on to the Temple Challenge Cup quarterfinals, while the four reached the Prince Albert Challenge Cup semifinals.
The four was up first, easily outpacing Georgetown by five lengths in 7:44 Thursday morning. The Crimson will face University College, Dublin Saturday for a berth in the Prince Albert Cup final. The Irish crew came from behind to top Cambridge's Goldie Boat Club by three-quarters of a length.
The Harvard freshman eight topped Exeter University by three lengths, crossing the finish line in 7:12. Friday's Temple Cup final-eight matchup will pit the Crimson against Durham University at 2:20 p.m. local time, 9:20 a.m. Eastern. Durham held off the Dutch crew from Tilburg University by three-fourths of a boat length.
The Crimson varsity eight will make its 2010 Henley debut Friday, racing National University of Ireland, Galway in the Ladies' Challenge Plate competition at noon local time.
Other winning Harvard-affiliated winners Thursday included Jack Morrissey, the seven seat of Molesey Boat Club A entry, in the Thames Challenge Cup and Malcolm Howard '05 in the Diamond Challenge Sculls.


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This winter, Tesla took the Model S to the 820-acre Automotive Enviro Testing center in Baudette, Minnesota — normally one of the coldest places in the continental United States.
Tesla's press release says "Tesla engineers worked for days in sub-zero weather in order to put Model S through a rigorous set of demanding winter driving tests" and the above video says they operated under -10 to 15-degree F temperatures.
Should we read anything into the fact that Baudette, Minnesota saw one of its warmest winters on record and only hit -10 degrees a handful of days from December to March? And only at night?
Could that be one of the reasons why many of the automakers travelled further North this year — to places like Kapuskasing, Ontario — where the temperatures are in double-digit negatives for weeks on end? They leave Baudette, Minnesota to folks like Motor Trend to film Acura commercials.
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If the title of this video from CTV News bothered you, you are not the only one.
Many of you were.
This was not the title of a blockbuster movie with a Hollywood star coming to save the day and kiss the love interest at the end. This was a real live incident involving the loss of loved ones whose spouses will never feel their embrace again.
Yet, if you watched CTV News, this was the title they went with.
Now, it is not just CTV News that should feel some brunt here. The news coverage on this also included the following.
Videos of the actual shooting of one RCMP officer. These were shared and re shared on Social Media.
The use of the hashtag #monctonshooting
Rumours and conjecture of the actual suspect Justin Bourque.
When I say news coverage, I'm going to include the Social Media presence on this. After all, many of you followed the coverage on Social Media. So, there is responsibility there too.
For the most part, and I know some of you won't like to give them credit, but CBC news handled this the best. They attempted to stick to the facts, and tell the story.
However, it doesn't dismiss the feeling many have. That the incident in Moncton was sensationalized.
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Meanwhile, some really awesome things have happened lately. So, yeah, let's celebrate that.
Tuesday, fellow Bookanista Elana Johnson's YA dystopian debut POSSESSION was released into the wild for the first time. Can't tell you how excited we are to see her book now out there and in the hands of readers. Congratulations, Elana! So thrilled for you! Wishing you the greatest success!
Now, earlier this year, one of our fellow Bookanistas accomplished something amazing when her YA novel ACROSS THE UNIVERSE debuted on the NYT Bestseller list. If you recall, we Bookanistas were so thrilled and proud of our fellow member that we decided to dance for her in celebration.
Did you miss it? You can see that post and our video for Beth Revis HERE.
Okay, so guess what? We've had another one of our members hit the NYT Bestseller list!
In case you haven't heard, Veronica Roth's YA dystopian DIVERGENT debuted at number six on the NYT Bestseller list! It's a major accomplishment, one we are so proud of that we felt the need to express our heartiest congratulations in video once again. But this time, instead of dancing, we decided to try something a little different.
In Veronica's dystopian world, society is divided up into five factions which represent a particular characteristic: Dauntless, Erudite, Candor, Amity, and Abnegation. To make our video, we each chose a faction that we felt best represented who were were (or who we wished to be) and reenacted that faction's primary characteristic.
So, sit back, and see how it all turned out. Everyone did something different. I wore a special costume. And I got a tattoo just for it.
Congratulations, Veronica! We are so proud of you!
I had some outtakes from my portion of the video, but I couldn't get my movie editor to work tonight, so my apologies. I couldn't post them. Maybe another day. It's just as well. I looked like an idiot. Err, like more of an idiot than just wearing a cape as a grown adult.
Even though I didn't review today, a lot of the other Bookanistas did. See what the others are reviewing and highlighting today!
Elana Johnson and Stasia Ward Kehoe savor Bad Taste in Boys
LiLa Roecker celebrates The Summer of the Bear
Christine Fonseca has got a surprise for a Bookanista buddy (ooh—curious?)
Beth Revis interviews Blood Magic author Tessa Gratton
Jessi Kirby and Megan Miranda gush about Imaginary Girls
Bethany Wiggins is crazy about Delirium
Shana Silver sings praises for Starcrossed
Jen Hayley applauds Possession
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Insider Secrets to a Long, Healthy Life With Diabetes
Who better to provide advice than those who've lived with diabetes for years, sometimes decades? Here's what they learned along the way.
Ken Ellis, 7 years old, was rehearsing for the 1960 Christmas pageant in Canon City, CO, when his parents noticed his frequent bathroom visits were holding up the show. He ended up in the hospital for four days.
Over the past 50 years, Ellis has become an expert in the management of his disease. He was recently awarded a "50-Year Medal" from the Joslin Diabetes Center, a renowned diabetes research and clinical care organization affiliated with Harvard Medical School. The center bestows the honor on those who have lived with insulin-dependent diabetes for 50 or more years. And a study of hundreds of medalists found they're remarkably hardy: 43% remained free of diabetic retinopathy, 39% were free of nerve damage, 52% free of cardiovascular disease and 87% free of kidney disease.
What keeps the medalists so healthy? "Most are proactive and have a good lifestyle," says George L. King, MD, chief scientific officer at Joslin and senior author of the study. Furthermore, their methods can work for anyone with diabetes—type 1 or 2. And that compelled us to go straight to the source—a few of the medalists themselves—for the inside scoop.
Cultivate positive relationships
The medalists tend to have very good networking in place," says Dr. King. Take Carole Barnhard, of Tinton Falls, NJ, who's had a strong support system since she was diagnosed at age 16. "My father had a very positive attitude; he helped me learn about the disease and how to navigate doctor visits and meds," she says. "After I was married, my husband took on that role and now my son checks on me. I also have a close relationship with my endocrinologist."
Why it works: Close ties to family, friends, neighbors and colleagues make you feel safe and secure, and that's linked to a longer life, according to a Brigham Young University analysis of studies encompassing more than 300,000 people.
Remember your goal
San Diego resident Bob Krause, the longest-living American with type 1 diabetes, received a Joslin "85-Year Medal." Diagnosed in 1926 at age 5, Bob's success can be attributed to his strong character and willpower. "I'm a stubborn old man. I refuse to give up," says Bob. "Bob tests his blood up to a dozen times a day and brings in updated charts every visit," says his physician, Patricia Wu, MD, endocrinologist at Kaiser Permanente, San Diego.
Why it works: Monitoring blood sugar is a good way to manage diabetes, says the American Diabetes Association. By closely tracking your data, you'll see when you are experiencing swings in your blood sugar—and that can help avoid complications.
Move it
"Most of the medalists exercise regularly," notes Dr. King. At 76, Carole rides a stationary bike at the gym three days a week. Ken wears a pedometer and tries to get in 10,000 steps a day. "My walks are not intense; I just try to walk at a decent pace."Why it works: "Exercise is the closest thing we have to a fountain of youth," says Medha Munshi, MD, director of Joslin's Geriatric Diabetes Clinic. Not only does it improve general health, it aids in managing blood glucose levels.
Keep up-to-date
"Our medalists are always looking for new treatments," says Dr. King. "Sixty percent are on the insulin pump, versus only 15% to 20% of people who require insulin."
Why it works: Advances in diabetes-management technologies, such as insulin pumps and glucose meters, can help diabetes management. Being open to new options can be very important to success.


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Just after 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2001, Mesa County deputies were dispatched to Blagg's home in a quiet subdivision near Grand Junction.
Blagg told police that his 34-year-old wife Jennifer and 6-year-old daughter Abby had gone missing. He says he had last seen them at around 6 a.m. that morning when he went to work, and that numerous phone calls over the course of the day had gone unanswered.
He told investigators that the backdoor was open, and when he went into his wife's bedroom, his worst fears were confirmed.
In a 2002 arrest affidavit, investigators detailed a strange pattern of blood found on Jennifer Blagg's bed. There was a small trail of blood leading to the family's minivan, which was still parked in the garage.
A jewelry box had been toppled over in Jennifer's bedroom, with money thrown on the floor. Two pillows were missing from her bed and her retainer – which Michael Blagg said could be used to obtain a DNA sample – had gone missing.
There was no trace of Abby. Her bed was unmade and the clothes she had laid out for school that morning were still there, untouched.
"First impressions of the scene by several experienced investigators … and several crime scene technicians seemed to suggest the scene was 'staged,'" the arrest affidavit reads. "There is no evidence of struggle between the killer/abductor and victims."


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We currently have an ADX and several NAE's on a dedicated LAN, using Static Addressing. One of the NAE's was setup to bring in some BACnet IP points from third party controllers onto the system for monitoring. We had a little network problem recently and got the network back up a few hours later. We noticed that the only NAE that did not come back was the one with the BACnet points. I found out that its IP address is something like 172.16.1.xx with a gateway in the same range. The rest of our LAN is a 192.168.1.xx network. There is a small Linksys router installed in the panel that was providing the interface to our LAN. Since this stuff was all installed by someone else, we could not access the router and had to default it; it wasn't working anyway. But, my problem remains that we cannot see the NAE; it shows on the ADX as Off-line. I temporarily readdressed the NAE to an IP on our LAN and it came up, but I cannot see the BACnet IP points, because we removed the router. I was told that due to a limitation in the third party controllers, the NAE had to be setup to exist on their little 172.16.1xx network.
So, I gave the router a WAN address on our LAN 192.168.1.xx, then setup the LAN side to use the 172.16.1.xx addressing scheme. I also setup the NAE with a 172.16.1.xx address to match the former setup. Still not communicating with the ADX. I plugged my laptop into the LAN side of the router 172. and can ping the ADX, but the server cannot ping the NAE. It can ping the router on the WAN. I figured maybe porting is an issue, so Enabled the DMZ for my NAE, still no good. Long story short, I am looking for the porting information to try and port forward to the NAE. Does anyone have this information or maybe can recommend some IP settings for me to try. It was working before, so I can't imagine it was too complicated of a setup. I also tried using static routing within the 172 LAN, but could not get the router to accept any of my entries. It kept telling me that my Static Route was invalid. I don't understand why we lost it when the system was down, since we did not change anything. It was a server communication issue with the NIC. Anyway, at this point, I just want to get the NAE and BACnet devices on-line and am willing to try any configuration. This is one for the networking minds. Thanks.


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Kode Wrote:I'm planning on adding some kind or voting/favourite/rating system, not sure what yet though, any suggestions are welcome, then in the api you will be able to order by favourite. I can also add a limit option so it only returns a single results for each.
http://fanart.tv/help/ has some initial details on the API but bits may change.
Let users(/visitors?) flag/favourite/star/upvote a logo when there are multiples, the results of which dictate which logo is returned first or when the limit is set to 1. A more complicated (less gameable) implementation would be to enforce that only one logo per show was flagged (radio button style), but that would require users were logged in (and the backend would have to load this info every time a page was loaded so a user could change their vote if new logos were submitted or they realize their choice doesn't work as well in practice, etc).
This is probably not super important, though, and the moderators could arbitrarily pick the favorites if that's deemed to be less work overall....
If you only went one way, though, I think a more useful feature would be downvoting or flagging for removal. This could be opened up to the userbase at large (with a few set reasons for why it was flagged as such). This could move a logo down the ranks when returned as multiples, and after reaching x number of downvotes/flags, could put it in a queue for moderated removal.
I think that could be a really simple modification, and might even be able to take a load off the moderators. If uploads don't need to be moderated and the combined userbase is allowed to pass judgement on quality, then the moderators only need to step in when something is obviously wrong. Or at the very least, they would only need to check for glaring problems.
This could also lead to much greater quality overall, because a secondary queue of flagged images (when the only logo/all logos of a show are flagged) would bring them to people's attention and more submissions of [hopefully] higher quality would come in. Rather than take on a really hard logo that no one has been able to do yet, someone wanting to contribute could take a stab at a good-but-not-great extraction that otherwise wouldn't have been brought to their attention. (This is not a dig at the current moderators--I'm sure you're only letting the very best through--but the first initial batch import was much less stringently moderated and there are some shows that appear filled but could benefit from a more perfect recreation, etc. More eyes and all that....)


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School teachers, day care providers, staff in places of worship and many other groups of professionals who work with children are legally required to report suspicion of child abuse and neglect to the proper authorities. However, in most states, health club operators and staff who work with children are not considered mandatory reporters. That is something that Brian Perkins, partner with Meyers & Flowers LLC, Chicago, says may change in his state.
Perkins is working with others to change Illinois law so that gyms that have programs in which staff work one-on-one with children are considered mandatory reporters under the Department of Children and Family Services, he says.
Because more clubs are offering programs for children—in particular, programs in which children are working one-on-one with trainers—trainers are more likely to spot if the child is abused. However, this growth in one-on-one training also means that trainers who are child predators have a greater opportunity to abuse children in these situations, especially because some of the sports-specific training occurs early in the morning and off the premises of the club when no one else is around.
"One of the biggest issues is that state laws have not all caught up to where they should be at this time," Perkins says. "Unfortunately, the world we live in is not as safe as the world we grew up in. The biggest change for these child predators is the Internet. It allows them to connect with other predators. It drives them and challenges them to try things they might otherwise not have had the courage to do."
Perkins is the attorney for a man who claims that a former Life Time Fitness trainer sexually abused him when the man was a teenager. The man is suing both Life Time Fitness and the former trainer. Life Time has declined in the past to comment specifically on the case, other than to say it was surprised by the allegations and has cooperated with authorities on their investigation.
Perkins says that even if the health club mandatory reporter law is never passed, club operators should set an internal policy in which all staff members, from the CEO to the cleaning staff, are mandatory reporters. That means that staff must report suspicious behavior to the human resources department or the general manager rather than ignoring suspicions or investigating on their own, Perkins says.
"In our case, there were people who worked there (at Life Time Fitness) who said, 'I always thought there was something funny about that,'" Perkins says. "I don't know how many I spoke to who said something like that."
What do you think about making fitness facility operators who have one-on-one programs for children become mandatory reporters?


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Micromax, the largest Indian domestic mobile handset company will soon launch its first Android phone, the Micromax Andro. According to the guys at AndroidOS, Micromax was expected to launch its first Android phone during Diwali, but due to some reasons it was not released on time. But after the long wait, Micromax will finally launch its first Android device in the coming days.
Micromax Andro is an entry-level touchscreen phone with basic features such as 2.8 inch resistive touch screen display, Android 2.1 (Eclair) operating system, 3.2 megapixel camera, 3.5 mm audio jack, MicroSD card slot and more. This handset might also have Wi-Fi and 3G capabilities. The complete specs of this device is still unknown.
Micromax Andro is currently showcased at Ambience mall in Gurgaon. Micromax will host a bloggers meet today at Delhi, where the company is expected to "reveal the secrets". This phone is expected to come with a price tag of Rs.9000.


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Fifty-two year old Spanish fashion designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada is the "12th Marquise of Castelldosrius." She showed her first collection in Madrid in 1981 and has since gone international. For her fall/winter 2013 collection — shown today during Milan Fashion Week — she showed clothing inspired by hearts and flowers, and it was a delightfully absurd, visually jarring hallucinatory cacophony of ridiculous.
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Marijuana's legalization in Colorado and Washington will lead to huge revenue growth for those states' governments, according to research firm IHS Global Insight.
"Based on our forecast, the state and local government sector's share of gross state product (GSP) will grow by 5.0% in 2017 in Washington, and 1.7% in Colorado," wrote IHS economist Steven Frable.
That revenue will prove especially helpful for Washington, which is currently running a 20 percent deficit. (Colorado's deficit is only 2 percent.)
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IHS cautions that the legalization referenda still face legal challenges that could make these projections moot.


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Protor necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 69 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
This contest is for design in psd format, will consider other formats, coded html css a bonues but just looking for a really good design. looking for a creative design,
the main home page,
a category/business listings page,
a submit a business page,
Only the home page is required for the contest then the chosen winner will create the other 2 pages after.
who d0es what
The site is going to compliment a printed business directory. The site and printed directory are both for small/medium local business that are providing products and services for other local business and local people, so we are not looking for a palm tree and sunny beach theme, we want a usable, fun but clear site.
the site will allow users to search for businesses, browse by category and have featured listings. on the home page I need a fun but clear design with,
- an eye catching 'advertise with us free' link.
- a large search business by type, by name or by location, maybe 3 input boxes.
- a login section- (not a major section of the page, maybe verticle along the top or middle)
- a catagories section in the center- don't worry about what catagories just make them up.-
- a featured business's section-text ads with maybe a small icon,
- the logo - would like to see this maybe integrated in the site design.
- Clear sections, not all cramped toghetherWant creative ideas!!
take some inspiration from the winning logo we really like.
looking for around 1024x768,
- http://www.directoryisland.com/ ,-the layout and creative design, not the fact it beach themed.
http://www.biz-runner.com/ - more style as this is a bit plain, like the layout
http://www.toplocallistings.co.uk/- this site is too busy and sections not clear enough.