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Dollar and America on the Road to Ruin
By Greg Hunter's USAWatchdog.com (revised)
In the last week or so, I've noticed an unusual amount of really well written and researched articles warning of impending doom and financial horror. These articles are not written by a bunch of angry uneducated bloggers but by money managers, investors and financial writers. All are people who got it right leading up to the meltdown of 2008, and my bet is they are right again. The mainstream media (MSM) told you after the 2008 crash, "Nobody saw that coming," which is a bold faced lie that will not work again.
Jim Quinn of TheBurningPlatform.com wrote a tour de force of troubling realities you will never hear on the MSM. Quinn lays out the case for coming ruin with stats, charts and razor sharp logic in a post called"Illusion of Recovery–Feelings vs. Facts." In his summation, Quinn says, "There is no avoiding the final collapse of a boom created solely by credit expansion. Those in power will never voluntarily relinquish their grand game of pillaging the wealth of the nation, so economic collapse will be the ultimate result. They will continue to use propaganda, printing presses, and half-truths to further their agenda. But those who examine the facts will come to a logical conclusion that we are being sold a great lie." (Click here to read this very long but very good Jim Quinn post.)
Other headlines read "Many of Us Will Never See Happy Days Are Here Again." The reports site a multitude of statistics showing America in ruin. Did you know "49 percent of all Americans live in a home that gets direct monetary benefits from the federal government"? (Click here for that story.) How about this little post titled "Why The Notions Of Systemic Failure Or Going To Zero Are On Par With Bigfoot & Unicorns For Most Investors." Money manager Graham Summers cites two ugly monstrous facts, "1) US commercial banks currently sit atop $248 TRILLION in derivatives 2) The US Federal Reserve is now buying 91% of all long-term new US debt issuance (at the same time China and Russia are dumping US bonds)." (Click here for more on this story.)
Other titles include: "A Financial Crisis in 2012 is Inevitable! Here's Why," "Government Is Dead Man Walking-The Fiscal Situation Is Much Worse Than Most People Realize," and "The Financial Crisis Of 2008 Was Just A Warm Up Act For The Economic Horror Show That Is Coming." All these were written in the last week or so, and all feature sound analysis. (There were several more I left out for the sake of brevity.) Please keep in mind, these stories only talk about the facts and fundamentals of the economy. War in the Middle East is not mentioned in any article. When you consider hostilities featuring Syria, Iran, Israel, China, Russia and the United States, the mind boggles. War would bring collapse, chaos, and financial calamity in very short order. Oh, and by all means, let's throw the European debt crisis into the mix for good measure.
Wall Street insider and financial expert James Rickards thinks the most likely scenario coming is "chaos"that will come from the collapse of the U.S. dollar. In an interview this week, Rickards said, "There is still time to pull back from the brink, but it requires a specific set of policies: breaking up big banks, banning derivatives, raising interest rates to make the US a magnet for capital, cutting government spending, eliminating capital gains and corporate income taxes, going to a personal flat tax, and reducing regulation on job-creating businesses. However, the likelihood of these policies being put in place seems remote – so the dollar collapse scenario must be considered." Rickards thinks things will get so bad the U.S. government will "resort to emergency economic powers." What does that mean? Rickards continues, "Few Americans are aware of the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA)… it gives any US president dictatorial powers to freeze accounts, seize assets, nationalize banks, and take other radical steps to fight economic collapse in the name of national security. Given these powers, one could see a set of actions including seizure of the 6,000 tons of foreign gold stored at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York which, when combined with Washington's existing hoard of 8,000 tons, would leave the US as a gold superpower in a position to dictate the shape of the international monetary system going forward, as it did at Bretton Woods in 1944." (Click here for the complete Rickards interview.)
The financial collapse is already in progress no matter the MSM happy news spin. Real estate prices continue to decline despite a 30-year mortgage rate at or below 4%. Millions more homes will be foreclosed on in the next few years. The true unemployment and underemployment rate is 22.5%, and there is little hope of turning things around quickly with American manufacturing gutted and shipped to China. A record 46 million people are on food stamps. At least 90% of all mortgages are supplied by the government. The Fed is holding a key interest rate at 0% through 2014 and is starting a new round of money printing (QE.) In the wake of the 2008 crisis, the Fed pumped out $16.1 trillion to bail out banks and companies around the world. It wasn't enough money because, today, we face another even bigger financial calamity. Vehicle sales have been propped up with a new round of subprime financing. America's debt to GDP is 100% or more, and another debt ceiling increase will probably be necessary before the November election. The banks are allowed to use government accounting fraud to make them look solvent. Most U.S. states are not only flat broke but underwater with massive debt loads. Bankers who created this mess with trillions of dollars of fraud are not prosecuted for fear of speeding up the coming collapse. Fuel and food prices are rising, and inflation is running at 11% (if it were calculated the way the government did it in 1980). As the dollar is debased, inflation will spike. Those are just a few signs of an unfolding tragedy.
The biggest problem America has is crushing debt that it will never pay back. Dollars are loaned into existence, and many have been created to prop up the banks and the economy. You cannot fight a debt crisis with never-ending bailouts and currency creation. That's like fighting fire with gasoline. A monumental change is coming, and for most Americans, it will be painful—especially for the unprepared.


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Another protest in Belfast — how very Northern Irish. Whether it's a protest against government cuts, fighting for abortion legislation, the killing of a police officer, we do love a good protest — but despite what some say, such gatherings are vital. Sure, creating hashtags on Twitter, shouting about how awful it is on Facebook, and creating memes are a large part of what it is to show disapproval, physically rallying in the centre of town shows that the people are serious about taking a stand. Armchair activism is vital for getting movements off the ground, but it needs to be taken to the streets.
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Gareththegreat needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Mang'oz needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Inside Business names 6 leaders as 2016 Healthcare Heroes
Sentara Healthcare recently congratulated six of our leaders for being recognized by Inside Business as 2016 Healthcare Heroes.
The awards honor top healthcare professionals in Hampton Roads that have improved the quality of life for patients across the region and, in some cases, our nation. Sentara winners include:
Carrie Hart, Director of Sentara Pediatric Physicians, Sentara Medical Group: Recognized in the Innovations in Healthcare Delivery category, Hart champions early access to comprehensive, quality health care services. At Sentara Medical Group, she leads Project Connect, an organization that enables local outreach efforts to help families enroll in Virginia's state-sponsored health insurance program – Family Access to Medical Insurance Security – which provides free or affordable health insurance to children up to 19 years old and pregnant mothers.
Deborah Morris, Palliative Care Physician, Sentara, and Assistant professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School: Recognized in the Physician-Palliative Care category, Morris created the Caring About Residents' Experiences and Symptoms (C.A.R.E.S.) Program at Sentara Newtown Nursing and Rehabilitation to improve the quality of palliative care available in Hampton Roads. Through C.A.R.E.S., she has worked with 170 patients to determine their goals of care and to provide symptom management for those in long-term care.
Jennifer Ward, Thoracic Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Sentara Cancer Network: Recognized in the Nurse Practitioner category, Ward is a leader in providing comprehensive, compassionate and personalized care focused on patients and their families as they manage the physical, emotional and spiritual distress oftentimes associated with a cancer diagnosis.
Anna Kostic, Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Sentara Medical Group/Sentara Health System: Recognized in the Pharmacist category, Kostic focuses not only on quality patient care, but also in improving the process, and has worked on multiple systemwide initiatives to improve patient care and standardize protocols to help streamline clinical processes.
Mark Sinesi, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School: Recognized in the Specialist – Radiation Oncology category, Sinesi is committed to providing excellent patient care and communication. Further, he is dedicated to program development having introduced many high-technology, high-precision programs that deliver potentially lifesaving treatments to patients, including one that gave five-day breast cancer treatments to patients.
Augusta Baines, Sentara volunteer: Recognized in the Volunteer-Individual category, Baines has served as a relief caretaker and volunteer in the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program at the Sentara Nursing Center in Portsmouth for more than 18 years – consistently offering support, friendship and encouragement to the staff and residents.
In addition to these outstanding Sentara leaders, the Foundation for Rehabilitation Equipment and Endowment (F.R.E.E.) Foundation – led by its President and Sentara Patient Care Services Manager, Valeria Mitchell – was also recognized in the Community Service category for its work in providing 1,201 pieces of mobility equipment to 947 under-insured and uninsured individuals in South Hampton Roads over the past seven years.
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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks that will be held in Bonn from 6 to 17 June will start in earnest on the full implementation of the Agreements reached in Cancun by all Parties to the Climate Change Convention.
A first attempt at this in Bangkok in April was delayed by politically charged discussions. Once implemented, the institutions and the procedures established by the Agreements in Cancun will form a solid basis for a future global and legally binding agreement to address existing and prevent future climate change.
Making the Green Climate Change Fund (GCF), established at Cancun, fully operational is one of the most pressing issues for Parties to settle as soon as possible.
"Only when developing countries see that their developed country partners act on what they have promised will trust in the UNFCCC process be restored," says IUCN's Senior Climate Policy Advisor Claire Parker. "The GCF needs to receive the funds and be in a position to disburse them as soon as possible."
The pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions made so far are insufficient, says IUCN.
"The pledges to cut emissions, anchored in the Cancun Agreements, are not enough to secure the 2ºC limit on the increase in the global average temperature agreed by all Parties at Cancun," says IUCN's Climate Change Coordinator, Ninni Ikkala. "Developed countries, and emerging economies among developing countries, need to increase their ambition and reduce emissions before the greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reach a level that will make keeping to the 2ºC limit impossible."
IUCN is promoting nature-based solutions to climate change, through REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) and through recognising the role nature can play in increasing resilience and reducing vulnerability of people in the face of climate change. Forests are central to efforts to deal with global climate change.
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Beginning a New Chapter
Don't you think that a huge part of being successful lies in our ability to rise above our circumstances and environment? I have seen success in the craziest of places. In regions where crisis, conflict or economic woes would suggest that nothing could be achieved, yet they excel. I have seen FBO's achieve incredible financial and personal growth within our company when a quick look at their experiences and resume would suggest that success was unlikely.
I am not sure what the quality is called that allows a person or even a country to excel against adversity. Whatever it is called, South Korea has a lot of it. It is a vibrant and proud nation of over 50 million people. How do I share my thoughts about our newest addition to our Forever Family in a short letter? Well let's start with its flag.
There is a lot you may not know about the South Korean flag. Also known as the Taegukgi, the flag is decorated with symbols and colors that represent Eastern Asian philosophies. You'll notice the yin and the yang in the middle represent balance in their country, the white background represents peace, the circle itself represents unity and the four black trigrams represent movement and harmony.
A lot of power exists in this flag, which is why I'm excited to welcome it to our hall of flags at the Home Office that represents all of the places Forever operates around the world. I love it when we have the opportunity to open in a new area. It gives us a chance to look at our business from a fresh and new perspective, we are unlocking the potential to step into a new space and expand our surroundings.
Welcome to the Forever Family South Korea, I know we will become a better, stronger company because of the contribution of your culture and your people. This month, as we open the doors to a new chapter in South Korea we are adding pages to the Forever story. This is an exciting time to be part of Forever as it grows because this opportunity doesn't limit you. It challenges you to go outside of your comfort zone and enter into new territories, to find that nameless quality that stirs within us that drives us to succeed, just like South Korea, against all odds!
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Amazon patented a system in December that will reduce logistics costs and dissuade customers from ever entering a physical store again by shipping your stuff before you order it, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Amazon software will predict when a customer will order an item, then push it through Amazon's shipping process. Packed orders would wait at shipping hubs until a customer's order arrives.
At this point, it can be dispatched to the customer's address far more quickly. It's a system aptly called "anticipatory shipping."
Keep in mind this is just a patent and Amazon hasn't announced any plans to implement such a service. But it does give us a hint at Amazon's thinking when it comes to getting stuff to you faster.
The 27-page patent is loaded with technical details that you can peruse at your convenience here.


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What Has Worked So Far—On The Water
Well, now that we've had a chance to sail our new home a little, we can give our first impressions on the OVNI as a yacht in her own right, as well as on some of the equipment we have added.
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I would set up a poll asking which number(s) is/are your favorite...but the combinations are endless, and thus, i will not make a poll. however, i am still
asking you what it is...^^
FFVIII...not quite as sure
FFIX...not so much
FFX...my first hands on experience w/ it...so yes. definitely
FFX-2...girl power. o yes. haha XD
i guess people can ask for game help?
but that might be too big, and thus result in a huge thread
w/ too many requests that need answering...
so i guess we talk about story lines between any of FF series...
characters...etc etc. ^^
i honestly <3 rpg's..i need a story to back it up. ^^
my favorite characters...auron, rikku, lulu, rinoa, leon, cloud, yuffie...and i'm not sure after that..haha^^;;
my fave FF eh?
FFVI - graphics aside, this is the best FF ever!
FFVII - the first 3D RPG i've ever played in my life. it'll always have a place in my heart. oh my dear Aeris~
FFVIII - i only liked the Laguna parts
FFIX - love the back-to-medieval theme, but didn't really like the monkey tail.
FFX - awesome graphics and nice twist. if only they included the best ending in x2 in here...
FFX-2 - sucks. playing with real Barbie dolls was more fulfilling
FF Tactics - Delita is so cute~ nice, but quite limited as a tactics game
FFVII - My fave. I like the storyline.
FFVIII - decent. Still like it.
FFIX - Its ok. Dont like the main male char though.
FFX - decent. dont like the main female char.
FFX-2 - like lele said. Playing with barbie doll is more fulfilling. It sort of like sailormoon. Very boring. The worst FF in my opinion.
I never really finished any of them at all... I usually would watch my big bro on the side play it or something. My opinion though is its a REALLY awesome game and I just love the art works and story line, etc. I can't wait for the new ones to come out... would it ever stop? I hope not.
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Dotcom Overload
This story appears in the April 2001 issue of . Subscribe »
Don Mayer was a refugee from software sales, trying to get his start-up off the ground, when a friend suggested giving the new company a name reflective of its lowly status among the dotcom giants. Mayer didn't like the idea at first, but the more he considered how it would help him stand out among the online computer retailers with techy-sounding names, the more he liked it.
With all the failed dotcoms out there, who survived the fallout-and how? Read Easy.com, Easy.go.
Small Dog Electronics, the name he finally chose for his Waitsfield, Vermont, online computer retailer, has just 13 employees. Yet Smalldog.com showed up on Interactive Week's 2000 ranking of the top 500 Internet companies (in 299th position). It's more than the name that did it, of course. That was just the first step in a comprehensive-and successful-effort to make Mayer's company stand out in an overcrowded dotcom world.
Mayer attracts and engages visitors with extensive and constantly updated content, drawings for giveaways, online advertising, e-mail newsletters and other enticements. Perhaps most effective, he employs a highly personal touch that includes live webcams so visitors can see him and other employees at work in the Small Dog offices.
But it all comes back to that initial standout impression. "The emphasis on small and dogs gives us a softer appeal on the Internet," Mayer says. "People tend to look at it a little more differently than a standard Web site."
That difference is getting harder to obtain-particularly following last year's dotcom fallout. Today, cutting through online noise is a key issue for any dotcom, anywhere. "If anything," says Jim Wilson, owner of Direct Marketing Network, an Internet marketing consulting firm in Laguna Niguel, California, "that's an understatement."
Drawing A Crowd
Getting attention online wasn't always a problem. "At one point, any time anybody put up a Web site, whoever was online knew about it," says John Ferguson, president of Baron Consulting Group Ltd., a Cave Creek, Arizona, online marketing consulting firm. "But that's rapidly changed. Now they have to stand out in a crowd."
Fortunately, say Ferguson and other experts, there are many ways to increase awareness of your Web site. Some you almost have to hard-wire into your business model, while others can be tried on an ad hoc basis to see what works and what doesn't.
The most effective way to stand out in a crowd is to pick a niche you can dominate. Steve Green, publisher of Pizza Marketing Quarterly, knows his three-person online publication can't beat out media sites like CNN.com. But it doesn't have to. "You don't have to stand out in a dotcom world to everybody," says Green. "You just have to stand out to the people you want as customers."
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Whatever niche you pick, make sure you really can stand out in it, adds Ralph Wilson (no relation to Jim Wilson), an Internet marketing expert. "Find an unfilled or partially filled niche, and then fill it with excellence," he stresses. "There's no longer any place for mediocrity on the Web."
Providing fresh, relevant content to online visitors is perhaps the most important element of standing out in the dotcom crowd. This means more than providing a list of links where visitors can find information-you need original articles, technical how-tos, lists of FAQs and answers, product descriptions and reviews, and more. "People are looking for information," reminds Ferguson. "That's why they are on the Internet."
All that original material has to be changed out regularly as well. Marketing experts say that if you don't present visitors with new information each time they visit, they're less likely to come back. If, on the other hand, you always give them something new, odds are higher they'll bookmark your site and make it a favorite destination. Mayer airs his opinion on computer industry controversies in a feature called Soapbox, has an online newsletter called Kibbles and Bytes, and features special offers that change daily. "We change our Web site every single day," he says. "Any time a customer comes to our Web site, it's going to be different."
One way to ensure a different look is to customize your site for each visitor. You can have customers log on to the site, or recognize them through the use of cookies implanted by a browser, and then present each visitor with a personalized appearance ranging from a greeting such as "Hi, John Smith!" to a specific suggestion for today's shopping. Customization makes visitors feel you're aware of their special needs.
Get ideas for designing your site by visiting other sites. Include competitive as well as noncompetitive sites known for excellence in design, such as Amazon.com, but be careful about trying to copy the impressively flashy sites run by some large firms. Lots of graphics, animation, music files and other bandwidth gobblers may make a splash, but they also hurt performance. If you have a fast DSL or cable modem hookup, you're spoiled. Sign on to your site with a dial-up phone line and an old modem to see how long it takes to load. Anything more than a few seconds is too many. "People will not wait," Jim Wilson says.
No site can be designed without keeping online directories like Yahoo! and Internet search engines like Google.com and Excite.com in mind. Many surfers use engines and directories as their starting point for shopping expeditions. To boost your site's chances of being included high up in search results, you have to know how online indexers use keywords and what traits human indexers look for in the sites they rank.
Giveaways are widely used to build e-commerce traffic. Handing out free samples can introduce prospects to your product while drawing visitors to your site. Drawings for prizes can be very useful for your overall marketing scheme if you capture e-mail addresses and other information about visitors who come looking for freebies. "It's a great way of building a potential client database," says Ferguson.
Sometimes all you have to give away is a chance to make a friend, get involved in a conversation or offer advice. Newsletters, special offers via e-mail, message boards, chat rooms and online forums are highly recommended by Internet marketing experts because of the way they interactively involve visitors in your site. You can also involve users by getting them to fill out surveys, ask or answer questions, comment on news stories, or just post their own observations.
Another way you can reach out is with advertising, both online and offline. While Small Dog purchases banner ads on a number of Web sites, Ralph Wilson recommends advertising in e-mail newsletters as a more effective alternative to banner ads for many small businesses.
Ferguson urges e-business owners to integrate online advertising with offline marketing such as TV and radio commercials, print advertising and even letterhead and forms. "If you have a Web site, everything you have printed should have your Web site address on it," he says. "If you imprint your napkins, it should have your site address on it."
Finally, track and analyze the traffic your site attracts. If you know where your visitors are coming from, it's much easier to know what's working and what's not. Studying referral statistics helped Green realize that the consultant he hired to help redesign his site was working out, because the number of referrals he got from a major index site shot up. "I don't know what he's doing," the publisher admits. "But he's doing a good job."
Online Limits
Unfortunately, however, you can go wrong with online promotion. If a giveaway proves too popular, your site could be overwhelmed by freebie-seekers. If you pick the wrong domain name, you could be lumped in with Web sites in another industry unrelated to yours. If you change your content frequently but neglect to make archived files available to visitors, you could turn off people who liked what you had last week.
In the end, though, the difficulty of making your dotcom stand out is more than matched by the many proven techniques for doing so. "If you learn how to use the principles of Web marketing, you can raise your profile so you can influence hundreds of thousands of people," says Ralph Wilson. "It's not easy, but it's a tremendous opportunity."
Mark Henricks is an Austin, Texas, writer who specializes in business topics.


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History of the Marist Library
The Marist College Library was originally housed on the top floor of Greystone in 1928. In 1945, reference, periodical and work areas took over the second floor as well, and then in 1949, the Library also claimed Greystone's lowest level. The Library remained in Greystone for 35 years.
Donnelly Hall
The burgeoning library moved from Greystone to Donnelly Hall in 1963. In the space now occupied by the Computer Center and DN256, Donnelly Hall housed what was known as the Spellman Library for the next 12 years.
Fontaine Hall
The Library moved from Donnelly to Fontaine Hall in 1975. It remained there until 1998, when the library moved temporarily across Route 9 to the former Poughkeepsie Steel Plant, purchased by Marist College to house the Library while the new James A. Cannavino Library was constructed.
James A. Cannavino Library
Dedicated on May 6th, 2000, the 83,000 square-foot James A. Cannavino Library is drawing notice throughout
the country for its classical design and 21st-century technology. The three-story structure overlooks the
campus green and Hudson River on the west, and" Heritage Plaza ," which connects historic 19th-century buildings
and the college chapel, on the east.
This landmark facility showcases IBM digital library technology, allowing Marist students and faculty to access material stored on the college's powerful IBM z/900 mainframe as well as online sources of information from around the world.
The $25 million library houses book stacks and archives on its ground floor ; research materials, periodicals and an "e-scriptorium" on its main floor ; and a Center for Collaborative Learning on its top floor . The Cannavino Library offers more ports-per-student than any other college or university library in the United States . At any of the 860 seats - ranging from individual study carrels to soft-cushioned easy chairs overlooking the Hudson River - students and faculty can plug in their laptops and connect to sources of information on campus and across the globe. Don't own a laptop? IBM ThinkPads® are available for loan at the circulation desk. Collaborative study rooms allow group discussions on projects while quiet study areas offer scenic vistas to go with tranquil settings in which to read.
Academic support functions ranging from a writing center to language labs and multimedia classrooms are just some of the features that serve as a laboratory for learning on the library's top floor. An executive presentation room provides a corporate board of directors' setting, complete with the latest presentation technology offerings.
The Cannavino Library's two-story atrium entrance also features a coffee bar and is a popular gathering space for students, faculty and staff.
The Library is named for James A. Cannavino, a long-time member of the Marist Board of Trustees and one of the country's leading technology visionaries.


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As a follow on to my previous cycle testing of Eneloops (and other NiMH cells) I decided to run a modified test on a pair of 4th Generation Eneloops – one made in China and one from Japan.
Previous cycle testing results showed significantly less cycles in my testing compared to the results claimed by Sanyo/Pansonic, so I decided to run a test that was somewhat closer to the IEC standard testing method that they used.
The key differences between the testing methods were that my testing was done at higher rates, were full cycles and with rest periods after both charging and discharging. For this test, I kept the high charge and discharge rates, but removed the rest periods and limited both the maximum charge level and depth of discharge. Charging was set to terminate at a fixed 1.44V and discharging stopped at 1.1V
My aim with this test was to see if it is possible to achieve a similar number of cycles as claimed by the manufacturer. My hope was that limiting the depth of discharge and maximum charge level it would reduce the amount of wear and tear with each cycle. The results from this have exceeded my expectations by a huge margin.
After 2700 partial cycles, the Japanese cell is holding up extremely well. Partial cycle capacity has dropped somewhat but has plateaued at around 900 mAh. The full discharge cycle is still showing a very respectable capacity of around 1,730 mAh. Cumulative discharge capacity is now up to 2,870 Ah – equivalent to a total of about 1,450 full cycles which I think is quite good considering how well it is still performing – internal resistance is currently running at around 35 milliohms – less than the resistance of the Chinese made Eneloop when it was brand new!
The Chinese made Eneloop isn't fairing anywhere near as well as the Japanese made Eneloop. Fast discharges are now down to around only 250 mAh and is continuing to slowly drop off. Slow discharge cycles are still showing a reasonable capacity of around 1,400 mAh. The capacity of this cell is actually significantly higher than this - after 2100 cycles, I put it through a series of 3 full charge and discharge cycles and got a final capacity of around 1,830 mAh. What is happening with the normal slow discharge is that the 1.44V charging cut off is now so low for this cell that even with a 600 mAh top off, it's still not getting a full charge. It appears that the 3 full charge/discharge cycles have temporarily improved the capacity of this cell, but they may have also triggered an increase in the capacity decline at fast discharge rates – slow discharges have plateaued however. Internal resistance for this cell has more than doubled from about 50 milliohms up to around 110 milliohms. Cumulative discharge capacity is now up to 1,930 Ah which works out to be equivalent to about 1,000 full cycles. The partial discharge capacity of this cell is now so low that I'd consider it to be nearly useless for most applications. No doubt, if I was to raise the charging cut off, the useable capacity would be significantly higher, but I would expect that this would only hasten the overall decline of the cell. Despite putting up a poor effort compared to its Japanese made equivalent, it's still performing considerably better than I've seen with the other testing that I've done.
An interesting observation with this test is that after the first 49 partial discharges, the first full discharge showed slight but noticeable voltage depression (aka memory effect) on both the Chinese and Japanese Eneloops. Below is a graph of the 50th discharge for the Chinese Eneloop – the Japanese Eneloop discharge curve looked much the same.
After 2100 cycles, the voltage depression had changed a little and become more noticeable – again, the Japanese Eneloop looked quite similar, so I'm only showing the curve for the Chinese Eneloop:
After this, I ran the Chinese cell through a series of 3 full charge/discharge cycles. The voltage depression was pretty much gone by the first of these cycles and was pretty much undetectable in the following cycles. Capacity improved slightly with the 2nd cycle at 1830 mAh but remained constant for the 3rd cycle.
After 2100 cycles, I also ran the Japanese Eneloop through a single full charge/discharge cycle. Voltage depression wasn't obvious on this cycle and capacity came out to 1770 mAh which was actually lower than the Chinese Eneloop. It should be kept in mind however that the Japanese Eneloop started with slightly lower capacity and has been through a lot more effective cycles.
Looking at the first chart, it appears that the full discharge done every 50th cycle helps with the fast discharge capacity – most likely due to erasing most of the voltage depression. It would be interesting to see what would happen if no slow discharges were being performed – it may be the voltage depression would get to the point where there was virtually no useable capacity available before the cell voltage dropped below 1.1V Conversely, it would be interesting to see what would happen if a full slow discharge was done more often – perhaps every 20 cycles. My best guess would be that the fast discharge capacity would be slightly improved, but it would cause greater wear and tear on the cells.
It would be useful to know which change I made for this test was responsible for the greatly increased cycle life – with this knowledge, it would hopefully make it possible to achieve greater cycle life with real world usage. Unfortunately, there isn't enough information from the testing that I've done so far to be able to pick a definite reason, but I think that it can be narrowed down to one or more of the following:
- Partial Charging
- Partial Discharging
- No rest periods.
Reverse charging a NiMH cell won't kill it entirely, but it can cause reduced capacity and increased internal resistance relatively quickly. It may be that even discharging down to 0.9V which is normally considered to be safe may still cause minor damage to the cell and that keeping a reserve of 10 or 20% may also be beneficial for the long term health of the cell.
Having no rest periods would at first seem counter intuitive if you're wanting to extend the cycle life of a rechargeable cell – after all, the rest period allows the cell a chance to cool off which would seem to be good for the cell rather than running hot all of the time. I suspect that allowing the cell to cool off is actually not good for it, since it allows for thermal stress during the cooling and subsequent heating cycles and that may do damage to the internal structure of the cell. It may also be that sitting at 0% or 100% charge level for even brief periods of time may not be ideal for the cell. Lead Acid batteries in particular don't like to be left in a discharged state for longer than necessary – if they're left discharged for too long, their performance can be severely degraded. The same may apply to NiMH cells, but to a lesser extent.
I have already started running more cycle life tests to try to determine which of the above factors plays a role in increasing cycle life – for one test, I'm fully discharging the cells to 0.9V, but only charging them back up to 1.44V. In the other test, I'm fully charging the cells (using inflection termination) but only discharging them to 1.1V. In both cases, the tests are being performed without rest periods. I suspect that stopping discharges earlier is possibly the biggest factor, although the other factors also probably have a role as well. It will be interesting to see how these results turn out to see if my suspicion is correct.
Even though it's too early to say what is helping the cycle life with this test, it is at least possible to rule out some common misconceptions of things that are bad for Japanese Eneloops (and probably NiMH cells in general) :
- Short or no rest periods.
- Charging (and discharging) at high (1C) rates.
- Allowing cells to reach 40 degrees C for extended periods during charging and discharging.
When will this test finish? At this stage, I really don't know! At the current rate of degradation, I wouldn't be surprised if the Japanese Eneloop manages to exceed 5000 partial cycles and still keep going! I'll aiming to keep this page updated at fairly regular intervals!
Update 27/05/2015:
These cells have now completed a total of 3200 cycles each. Not much has changed - their capacities have actually leveled off quite a bit. The Chinese Eneloop showed increased capacity for quite a few cycles, but that was due to a bad connection which reduced the maximum discharge current for those cycles.
Total cumulative capacity for the Chinese Eneloop so far is now about 2,100 Ah - equivalent to over 1000 full cycles. The Japanese Eneloop has done a total of about 3,300 Ah - equivalent to around 1,650 full cycles!
Update 15/08/2015:
These cells have now completed a total of 5000 cycles each. For the most part, the trend has continued on pretty much as I expected. After 4200 cycles, I ran another slow charge/discharge cycle on both cells and that seems to have unlocked a significant amount of capacity for the Chinese cell during regular slow discharges.
Total cumulative capacity for the Chinese Eneloop is now about 2,400 Ah - equivalent to about 1,200 full cycles. The Japanese Eneloop has now done a total of about 4,700 Ah - equivalent to 2,350 full cycles - significantly more than the advertised rating of 2,100 cycles (which is measured with only partial discharges, so this goes well beyond the official rating, and it still isn't dead yet!) I suspect that this is the most cycled Eneloop ever - if anyone is aware of any cycle testing which has given more cycles on an Eneloop (or any NiMH cell) please let me know about it!


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|Chicken thighs, roasted with a garlicky, thyme, lemon and balsamic sauce, onions and potatoes.
Roasted Balsamic Chicken ThighsI had a large, 5 pound package of chicken thighs in the freezer, though unfortunately they were the kind frozen into one big blob and not individually so I pretty much had to thaw and bake the whole package. Whatever isn't eaten up in leftovers will be deboned and frozen to use in casseroles or maybe some chicken salad.
This recipe was inspired by one I saw in Martha Stewart's Everyday Food magazine for October, though I've made quite a few changes with both ingredients and methodology. I only wanted potatoes since we were having a side salad with dinner, but you could certainly add to or change out vegetables to what you prefer. I loved the balsamic vinegar here with the chicken. It adds a rich tone, just slightly sweet. If you don't have balsamic on hand, try apple cider instead.
If you don't have a full 5 pounds of chicken, just use one whole chicken cut up, about 2 to 2-1/2 pounds, reduce the potatoes to 1 pound and the balsamic to 2 tablespoons. Enjoy!
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Recipe: Roasted Balsamic Chicken Thighs©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 1 hour | Yield: About 6 to 8 servings
- 5 pounds bone-in chicken thighs
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon Cajun seasoning, or to taste
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- Juice of one lemon
- 8 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 large onion, cut into chunks
- 1-1/2 pounds red potatoes, unpeeled, scrubbed and cut into chunks
- 3 sprigs of fresh thyme
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Drizzle a bit of olive oil into the bottom of a rimmed baking pan; add chicken. Sprinkle the chicken generously with salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning and let rest for 20 minutes. In a separate bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lemon and garlic. Add the onion and potatoes and toss. Pour over and around the chicken. Strip thyme off of a couple of springs and scatter on top. Bake at 450 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes or until juices run clear and potatoes are tender. Spoon a bit of the pan juices on top of the chicken before serving.
Cook's Note: If you don't have a full 5 pounds of chicken, just use one whole chicken cut up, about 2 to 2-1/2 pounds, reduce the potatoes to 1 pound and the balsamic to 2 tablespoons.
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The REAL ID Deadline Is Fake
Some state governments have claimed that a pending compliance deadline for REAL ID requires them to tighten up their driver's licensing procedures consistent with the 2005 national ID law. (But see this.)
In fact, REAL ID is dead and the deadline is fake. More than a dozen states have statutorily barred themselves from complying, and in a rule published Monday the Department of Homeland Security extended the deadline again. This is the same thing it did last May and could easily do indefinitely.
The republic survives, and will survive quite nicely without this or any national ID law.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that Republican leaders were promoting as the centerpiece of their job-creation agenda has instead turned into one of their biggest headaches, thanks largely to tea party conservatives who want to get the federal government out of transportation programs and hand them over to the states.
The House and Senate are heading toward a showdown next week that could result in a cutoff of federal highway and transit aid to states just as the spring construction season starts. The government's authority to spend money from the trust fund that pays for transportation programs, as well as its power to levy the federal gasoline and diesel taxes that feed the fund expire on March 31. Democrats estimate as many as 1.8 million jobs supported by those programs are at risk.
Neither side wants a shutdown, but House Speaker John Boehner has been unable to recruit enough Republicans to pass the GOP's overhaul of federal highway programs. The biggest group of holdouts are conservatives who want highway programs to be paid for entirely by federal gas and diesel taxes even though that might mean a nearly 40 percent cut in spending, because revenue from those taxes has declined.
Boehner's fallback plan is to pass a 90-day extension of current programs in order to give the House more time to line up votes for a comprehensive bill. But Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Thursday he's "not inclined" to go along with an extension. He urged the House to instead take up a $109 billion bill the Senate passed last week by a bipartisan, 74 to 22 vote.
"It's a good bill," Reid said. "But over in a big, dark hole we now refer to as the tea-party dominated House of Representatives ... they destroyed their own bill, and now they won't agree to take up our bill." House Republicans, he said, "are going to have to feel the heat of the American people."
GOP Rep. Mike Pence, who favors "devolution" of responsibility for transportation to state and local governments, said he's undecided about the five-year, $260 billion GOP bill because he's concerned that it isn't paid for entirely with user fees like fuel taxes and because he doesn't like the way it divvies up highway aid among states.
"I have no doubt the state of Indiana could do a better job for taxpayers and for drivers than the federal government in maintaining our roads in Indiana," said Pence, who is running for governor. "I supported the last highway bill. I think that roads mean jobs. But it's essential that we produce a bill that is both fair and fiscally responsible."
The House bill actually takes a large step toward giving states far more flexibility over how they spend federal aid, said Rep. James Lankford, R-Okla., a member of the House Transportation Committee. Currently, about 80 percent of state highway programs are paid for with federal aid and 20 percent with state money. Lankford, who is supporting the bill even though he also wants to cede more authority to the states, said he'd eventually like to see that ratio reversed.
Boehner, R-Ohio, blamed his difficulty in passing the bill on the House's ban on "earmarks" — provisions that used to be tucked into bills that direct spending to lawmakers' pet projects.
"When it comes to things like the (last long-term) highway bill, which used to be very bipartisan, you have to understand it was greased to be bipartisan with 6,371 earmarks," Boehner told reporters. "You take the earmarks away, and guess what? All of a sudden people are beginning to look at the real policy behind it."
Boehner wants to use revenue from expanded oil drilling to help make up a shortfall between federal fuel tax revenues and transportation program spending. But the drilling proposal raises only about $4.3 billion over 10 years, while the gap between revenue and spending in his bill is more than $40 billion.
"The problem with the Senate bill is that it doesn't address the issue of rising gas prices and energy," Boehner said. "We believe that if we're going to reauthorize the highway bill, American energy production ought to be a critical part of it."
Several Republican lawmakers said they expect the Senate to go along with the House's 90-day extension despite Reid's hesitation.
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An intoxicated Boston Red Sox Fan got a trip to the Pinellas County Jail after grabbing the mascot for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The incident happened during Tuesday's game between the Rays and Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field.
The Tampa Bay Times reports 27-year-old Trevor James Martin reached across the railing and grabbed the blue, fuzzy mascot named Raymond twice. Raymond pushed back and broke free of Martin's grip.
Officers say the "victim within the mascot suit" declined to press battery charges.
The report says Martin was staggering, slurring his words and smelled of alcohol. Martin, who lives in Boston's suburbs, says he had two beers during the game. He faces a misdemeanor disorderly intoxication charge and was released from jail on a $100 bond.


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Dr. William Newton is associate professor of Theology and faculty chair of the Austrian Program of St. Franciscan University of Steubenville. He worked for ten years in scientific research before turning to the study of theology. From 2005 to 2012 he was assistant professor of Theology at the International Theological Institute in Trumau, near Vienna, Austria. He is an associate member of faculty at Maryvale Institute in Birmingham, U.K., and founding member of the Aquinas Institute of Ireland. Dr. Newton has his PhD from the John Paul II Institute in Australia, a STL from the Leuven (Belgium), and a MTS from the International Theological Institute. He has published in numerous journals including: Anthropotes, Josephinum Journal of Theology, The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, The Linacre Quarterly, The New Oxford Review, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Inside the Vatican, Journal of the International Academy of Marital Spirituality, Crisis Magazine, The Furrow, and The Sower. He is the author of an introduction to Catholic social teaching entitled, A Civilization of Love: The Catholic Vision for Human Society (Gracewing, 2011).
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A former intern at Southington High School was arrested and charged with providing alcohol to a minor.
On Friday, Feb. 28, Steven F. Bucchieri, 26, of Meriden, was taken into custody without incident.
Bucchieri was charged with violation of CGS 30-86, Sale or Delivery of Alcohol to a Minor stemming from an incident that took place on October 31, 2013, while Bucchieri was assigned as an intern at Southington High School.
According to police, Bucchieri supplied a 15 year old SHS student with alcohol in October 2013. After receiving the alcohol, the student took it to a party later that night.
There was no physical relationship reported between the student and Bucchieri. During the investigation Bucchieri was placed on leave and he is no longer an intern at SHS.
The Southington Police began the investigation after the student spoke with a school administrator about the incident, who in turn notified the police.
Bucchieri posted a $10,000 court set cash bond. He is scheduled to appear in Bristol Court on March 10.


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Governor Quinn Announces Investments to Conserve Lake Michigan Shoreline
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Governor Quinn Announces Investments to Conserve Lake Michigan Shoreline
Visits Volunteer Beach Clean-up to Announce Investments That Will Support Environmental Education and Stewardship Projects
CHICAGO � In honor of Earth Month, Governor Pat Quinn today visited a volunteer clean-up of Chicago�s Oak Street Beach to announce a $1.6 million investment in environmental and education projects along the Lake Michigan shoreline and in the Millennium Reserve-Calumet region. The projects will be funded through the Illinois Coastal Management Program (ICMP), which was formed in 2012 by Governor Quinn to protect Illinois� 63-mile Lake Michigan shoreline. Today�s announcement is part of Governor Quinn�s agenda to protect our natural resources and ensure a clean and healthy environment for future generations.
�There is no better way to celebrate Earth Month than working to keep Illinois clean and safe for future generations,� Governor Quinn said. �These investments will help protect and preserve the Lake Michigan shoreline - one of Illinois� most valuable natural resources.�
Governor Quinn today also urged people across Illinois to enjoy Earth Month by getting outdoors and volunteering for beach clean-ups and other activities. Today�s announcement was made at a beach clean-up that involved hundreds of volunteers organized by the Alliance for the Great Lakes, which has been planning Illinois beach clean-ups since 1991. For more information on volunteer opportunities visit: Serve.Illinois.gov and dnr.illinois.gov/outreach/VolunteerOpportunities.
�Not only will these projects help protect and restore critical habitat along Lake Michigan, but they will help educate the next generation of conservationists and naturalists that will continue the mission,� Marc Miller, director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) said. The Illinois Coastal Management Program, administered by IDNR, is dedicated to protecting, restoring and managing natural resources along our shoreline and contributing to the long-term development of our region. Established in 2012, Illinois� Coastal Management Program joins 29 coastal states and five island territories that have developed Coastal Management programs to collaborate with communities in protecting our coastal regions. The ICMP Coastal
Grants are federally funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Last year, in its inaugural round of funding, the program invested more than $700,000 in 12 projects that have already paid dividends for our shoreline. For example, a thousand Chicago Public School students learned why and how to remove invasive buckthorn; Lake County high school students learned ravine conservation techniques; and the voices of 200 students were strengthened at the 17th Annual Chicago River Student Congress where they shared ideas and worked on water quality monitoring experiments.
Descriptions of the 26 Coastal Grant Program projects announced today are below:
Education/Outreach Grants
William Tillman Maritime Education Program-Teacher Training � Prologue Inc.; $143,290
The William Tillman Maritime Science Program of Prologue Inc., will increase the number and scope of student-driven, school and community-based coastal environmental projects by providing professional development and technical assistance to teachers and community leaders at six inner city high schools.
SCA Calumet Crew � The Student Conservation Association; $136,426
The Student Conservation Association's Chicago Calumet Program will engage 20 youths from the Calumet Region in hands-on environmental learning and conservation work in the community. Participants will be recruited for this 10-month program from Chicago Public Schools and will focus on individuals traditionally underrepresented in the conservation field.
Calumet is My Back Yard (�CIMBY�) � Chicago Public Schools; $134,736
Teachers and students participate in a series of ecological restoration, stewardship and science learning activities at natural areas in the Calumet Region. Funding will support implementation of the expanded CIMBY program during 2014 and 2015 to support 17 high schools, more than 800 students and 50 Chicago Public Schools teachers.
Wild Indigo Nature Explorations Expansion � Audubon Chicago Region; $94,905
This new, joint program of Audubon Chicago Region, Eden Place Nature Center and the Forest Preserves of Cook County undertakes community engagement and stewardship work in communities on Chicago�s South Side. Program staff will lead free monthly nature exploration and stewardship field trips to the forest preserves of the Calumet Region that promote healthy bodies, healthy communities and a healthy planet.
Coastal Campus Signage and Lecture Series � Loyola University Chicago; $50,180
Using signage and a public lecture series at its Lake Shore Campus, the project will communicate to students, staff, neighbors and visitors the value of proximity to Lake Michigan, and the steps Loyola University is taking to make sustainable development a keystone to the creation of a 21st century campus.
Chicago Lakefront Parks � Outreach & Public Education � University of Illinois at Chicago; $48,507
A free �Walking Guide to the History & Features of Burnham Park,� and a similar guide for Lincoln Park will be produced. The Burnham Park booklet will be used to facilitate a public field day in the fall of 2014. The grant will also help to install a semi-permanent display in Burnham Park, which will highlight environmental education and conservation.
Pipes and Precipitation: Expanding Water Literacy to the 3rd/6th Grade District Students & Teachers � Evanston/ Skokie CC School District 65; $39,545
The purpose of �Pipes and Precipitation� is to expand a pilot Great Lakes education program in Evanston/Skokie CC School District 65 to include all third and sixth grade teachers and students. The project emphasis is on understanding concepts related to stormwater management.
Lakeside Heritage Walk � Friends of the Forest Preserves; $38,629
The Lakeside Heritage Walk is a series of permanent, public and free educational signs for Park No. 523 and a portion of 87th Street in South Chicago that will feature information on the site�s ecology and biodiversity, as well as its industrial past and ongoing redevelopment.
The Next Generation Mighty Acorns Curriculum � Chicago Wilderness Trust; $38,419
The Next Generation Mighty Acorns Curriculum project is a multi-agency effort to create a new and improved program curriculum that is aligned with current learning standards, reflects current trends in pedagogy and assessment, and brings coastal issues of wetland management to the forefront.
Nature Along the Lake Environmental Education Program � Friends of the Parks; $36,300
The Nature Along the Lake program provides lakefront park experiences that are customized to the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) curriculum. The program currently serves more than 800 CPS students every year, and with this funding will triple the number of students served.
Calumet Community Outreach and Recreation Project � Friends of the Forest Preserves; $34,048
Project partners will conduct an outreach project to engage 250 local residents from communities that suffer from environmental justice challenges in nature based recreational activities. Residents will have the opportunity to get out and enjoy the sites, and learn about local ecology, stewardship and environmental justice issues.
Chicago Conservation Corps � Developing Community Awareness of Stormwater Management � Chicago Academy of Sciences; $31,876
Chicago Conservation Corps (C3) recruits, trains, and supports a network of volunteers (�Leaders�) who work together in neighborhoods on environmental service projects. These C3 Leaders will lead stormwater management projects in their communities to help residents learn about adaptation and mitigation strategies.
Openlands Eco-Exploration Program � Openlands; $30,474
Classrooms participating in Eco-Explorations visit the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve with an Openlands Educator, exploring the complex coastal ecosystem with ravines, tableland and lakeshore. Additionally, teachers are trained to implement classroom lessons on the topics of erosion, biodiversity, adaptation, habitat restoration and stewardship.
Great Lawns, Great Lakes � Preventing Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Illinois Coastal Zone � Midwest Pesticide Action Center; $26,508
This grant will fund education and outreach to residents, retailers, parks and schools in the Illinois Coastal Zone on sustainable lawn and landscape care practices that prevent nonpoint source pollution by reducing use of pesticides and fertilizers.
Migration, Monarchs, Birds and Me � Faith in Place; $22,000
Faith in Place will continue this innovative and successful program that helps recruit and retain volunteers for habitat restoration on the South Side of Chicago. The project uses personal stories of human migration in order to connect those stories and experiences to the stories of the migration of local fauna, such as songbirds and Monarch butterflies.
View of Nature from the Freedom Trail � Bronzeville Historical Society; $13,030
The Bronzeville Historical Society will guide visitors through the natural areas of the Stephen A. Douglas Tomb State Historic Site Migratory Bird habitat and adjacent Burnham Wildlife Corridor. Both locations are in a designated �Illinois Important Bird Area�.
Exploring Water Management from Lake Michigan to Little Village � Little Village Environmental Justice Organization; $10,414
The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization will lead an educational project that teaches high school students the root causes of water pollution in Chicago�s Little Village neighborhood. Students will study the history and science of water management and sustainable stormwater practices, and develop projects that offer solutions to water pollution.
Planning Grants
Lakefront Master Planning � Winnetka Park District; $119,000
This comprehensive master planning process for five Winnetka Park District (WPD) sites will identify, evaluate and address issues between the WPD and neighboring communities. This collaborative process will also address environmental and coastal enhancements, and bike and waterway linkage along the lakeshore.
Foss Park Master Plan � Foss Park District; $103,035
Foss Park Beach, in the North Chicago community, has been closed to the public for more than 20 years due to unsafe conditions on the steep, rocky shore. Foss Park Beach is among the only sections of unmanaged shoreline in Illinois. The Foss Park Master Plan will establish a long-term vision for the restoration of the park and guide its development.
Sustainable Plan to Improve Beach Water Quality and Public Access at Montrose Beach � Chicago Park District; $100,000
The Chicago Park District will complete a plan for improving beach water quality, mitigating nonpoint source pollution, and improving public access and habitat at Montrose Beach.
South Suburban Community Green Infrastructure Planning � Delta Institute; $88,184
The Delta Institute will facilitate a community-based green infrastructure planning process in South Suburban communities that will utilize vacant, brownfield properties to reduce neighborhood flooding and create more natural areas in the Illinois Coastal Zone.
South and North Wolf Lake Trail System Connection � Openlands; $77,000
This project will provide engineering design of segments of a pedestrian/bike trail and route leading toward a set of loop trails around parts of Wolf Lake . The result will be the most diverse trail riding experience available in one location in all of Northeast Illinois, creating a significant recreational attraction.
CMAP Local Technical Assistance Sustainable Coastal Planning project � Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning; $75,000
CMAP will enhance the environmental and natural resources aspects of the comprehensive plans for Winthrop Harbor, North Chicago and Zion by focusing on coastal sustainability goals, and by helping these coastal communities plan for the priorities identified in the Illinois Lake Michigan Implementation Plan by Lake County residents.
Shoreline Sediment Management Strategy � Alliance for the Great Lakes; $66,504
The Alliance will develop a comprehensive Shoreline Engagement Plan for how Illinois� North Shore communities and stakeholders can effectively maintain existing coastal infrastructure, preserve the stability and ecological integrity of the overall shoreline, and realize individual benefits through shared management solutions.
Restoring Urban-Industrial Habitats in the Illinois Coastal Zone � Wildlife Habitat Council; $50,004
Wildlife Habitat Council will undertake a collaborative effort to preserve, protect, remediate and enhance the resources of the Illinois coastal area. With a focus on the South Chicago and Calumet Region, WHC will improve hydrologic regimes, provide green infrastructure to industrial sites, and promote the work of habitat restoration and stewardship.
Bull Creek-Lake Michigan Restoration Plan � Lake County Stormwater Management Commission; $25,000
Bull Creek is a major stream channel in the Dead River watershed, a tributary to Lake Michigan in Lake County. The project includes the planning phase elements necessary to restore the stream to desired ecological conditions integral to a sustainable restoration.
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