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By Jeff Campbell, Peak Environmental and BCONE Marketing Committee Chair
BCONE has a longstanding relationship with UConn, where a brownfield class is offered every fall semester to provide students with some real-world brownfields experience made possible by the University of Connecticut Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program (TAB) Municipal Assistance Program (MAP), serving all of USEPA Region 1.
As part of the course, UConn holds a competition in which groups of students present their semester-long projects to a panel of judges not associated with the university. The projects are brownfield grant proposals that the students prepare for actual properties in communities across New England. Under the UConn TAB's Fall Municipal Assistance Program (MAP), student groups are paired with New England communities that have applied to TABs for MAP funding. The student groups help the communities with an application for an EPA brownfields grant through MAP.
To complete the project, the students collect data and content to support the narrative portion of the grant application, including community demographics, community and site history, environmental justice data, and other information required by the application. In creating the application, the students learn about brownfields, the community they are working with, and how to prepare a grant application. In May 2024, they will learn if their community was successful when the EPA announces grant winners.
While they wait for the EPA announcements, the twelve student groups gave final presentations to a panel of judges comprised of environmental professionals. The winning group received a financial scholarship from BCONE. The leadership team at BCONE congratulates the first-place team, Jacob Gentile and Chloe Sophia, who were each awarded a $500 scholarship.
The second and third-place teams received financial assistance from the CT Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) For the Fall 2023 semester competition, all three judges were from CT DEEP: Mark Lewis, Meena Mortazavi, and Amanda Limacher.
You can learn more about UConn's TAB program here: https://tab.program.uconn.edu/
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By Steve Dwyer
Going the extra mile, that's the brownfield way. And that's the same approach one university team took as it garnered the 2022 Charlie Bartsch Brownfield Scholarship, established by BCONE to honor the legacy of Bartsch, the dynamic and visionary brownfields industry advocate who passed in 2017.
From left to right: Ogochukwu (Debbie) Okeke (PhD Student, Teaching Assistant for Brownfields Course), Kyla Drewry (Brownfield Course student, scholarship recipient), Randi Mendes (Postdoctoral Fellow, UConn TAB Community Liaison), Sarah Trombetta (Vice President TRC, competition judge), Mark Lewis (Brownfields Coordinator CT DEEP, competition judge and Board member of BCONE), Nefeli Bompoti (Assistant Research Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, and UConn TAB Program Manager)
To UCONN instructor Nefali Bompoti, this scholarship competition stood out from some of the others. That's not to slight those past efforts; rather, professor Bompoti simply believes that it's a testament to this year's over-achieving and visionary team approach that came equipped with laser vision.
The scholarship is doled out annually to the winning collaboration at UCONN, where Prof. Bompoti is assistant research professor, CT Brownfields Initiative, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the Storrs, Conn.-based university. The program is delivered along with fellow professor Marisa Chrysochoou, Ph.D., director of CT Brownfields Initiative.
The four students—Kyla Drewry, Jiayu Li, Remy Van Vliet and Ariana Venegas—were awarded $500 each, to be allocated toward tuition fees. The scholarship competition involved several UCONN teams within the CT Brownfields Initiative (CBI). UCONN students who participated hailed from the engineering, environmental, geology, real estate and consulting areas of study.
"This project stood out from past years due to the so many unexpected challenges that the winning team faced," says Bompoti. "Other teams [in past years] had more 'straightforward projects.' This year, the team thought intently, deeply and creatively about what they were tasked with—and they demonstrated excellence to the end. That impressed the judges."
The three BCONE judges presiding over the competition included Mark Lewis, brownfields coordinator at the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and a member of BCONE's Board, Don Friday, project manager at the CT Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and Sarah Trombetta, senior project manager at TRC Companies.
Assignment: Ansonia
The UCONN students were assigned to the Ansonia, Conn. community, and when they descended on the city they delivered a holistic work blueprint: they helped the city apply for U.S. EPA grants; they prepared Phase I ESAs; they brainstormed ideas about end-uses.
The class inspired some team members to ponder a career in brownfield reclamation and/or sustainability. One is team leader Kyla Drewry. "Kyla took the lead on this team. There were challenges with the project and Kyla took charge," says Prof. Bompoti. "Kyla is one of the brightest students I've had the pleasure to teach. She was always communicating and asking questions, she was very engaged."
"The great thing about the team was that they created a story that painted a picture of cleaning up and remediating such as large complex site, where there was a lot of contamination. The team took what would be potentially be a $500,000 EPA grant award and prioritized what work should be done first and foremost."
Bompoti says that, despite the hard work of the team, Ansonia was not eligible to receive the EPA grant as the city failed to meet all grant criteria. The city can re-apply for the grant in future years—and do so by using the UCONN team's work as its template to proceed.
As Prof. Bompoti explained: "This site required so much more work. The $500K would only cover a fraction of all it would take. So the question was, 'what should we address first?' The underground and aboveground [UST's and ASTs] storage tanks were identified as the components. There were at least 20 USTs. The team came up with this plan on their own—they prioritized the tanks for remediation," says Bompoti.
Another issue was that Ansonia did not own the site, which added another X factor to the equation. The property was owned by a private entity, Anaconda.
Kyla Drewry on Behalf of the Team
In speaking in her own words about the Ansonia, Conn. project, Kyla Drewry says that the team was concerned with the old Anaconda Copper and Brass factory, a huge site with a 16-acre parcel on one side of the railroad and 22-acre parcel on the other.
Some challenges with the environmental risks included the close proximity of the site to the downtown area, meaning contamination could impact a larger portion of the population. "It also was nestled on the edge of the Naugatuck River, so there were concerns of contamination in the water," Kyla explained to BCONE.
She continues: "The site itself had a full environmental preliminary assessment. This assessment showed contamination of aboveground and underground storage tanks on the site, a variety of buildings on site, in groundwater and surface water interactions with the river. Contaminants of concern included PCBs, lead, asbestos and corrosive wastes. It was a laundry list of problems—and not surprising for a site this large."
She says that data available about the town showed an acute risk existed based on their poverty levels, asthma rates and cancer risk. In response, "the town officials were very helpful in giving us all of the available information that they had, including the site assessment and their Plan of Conservation and Development."
Professor Bompoti, meanwhile, had great influence on Kyla's choices after her undergraduate education. "Through the relationship we built in class, I was able to talk to her about my goals for the future. It is largely in part to my discussions with her about research and engineering overlapping with environmental justice issues that I will be pursuing my Ph.D. in environmental engineering. I will focus on drinking water equity after graduation. Hopefully remediation will be an area I can work in during my career," Kyla explains.
While working through this project, "the most difficult thing to think through in terms of applying for funding was the fact that the site was so large and filled with a lot of contamination, that would cost much more than the grant could cover," says Kyla.
The effort involved having to state a case for the grant money and still make an impact despite not fully remediating the site. "Our team determined that targeting the storage tanks on the site would be the best use for the grant money. The tanks are found in high quantities across the site, so remediating them will reduce large amounts of contamination throughout the whole site. Once they are dealt with, some areas may be almost entirely usable for redevelopment," Kyla told BCONE.
In terms of end-use brainstorming, the UCONN team referred a lot to the city's Plan of Conservation and Development. "Through reading this document and looking at the layout of the site, with so many buildings, we determined that eventually using the site as a business and commercial center would boost the economy and increase foot traffic in the area," she says.
Incorporating green space could also increase the "social health of the area. There is also the possibility for greater manufacturing or industrial use, as the site is so large. The city's main goal is to bring jobs and revenue in with the redevelopment of this land," says Kyla.
Posted June 20, 2022
Here are more compelling textbook examples of young, would-be brownfield professionals stepping up with fresh sets of eyes to help see a productive way forward in the redevelopment of brownfield properties in 2022 and beyond.
We've reported on many university and college efforts tied to scholarships as the stake. The most recent was a team from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J., who were scholarship recipients following their participation in "Perspectives in Environmental Management," a course taught by Dibyendu "Dibs" Sarkar, Professor, Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering, at Stevens Institute of Technology.
The teams competed for the Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast's Charlie Bartsch Scholarship Fund cash award of $2,000. The winning team members include the following students:
Recently, Maria Coler, president of Hydrotechnology Consultants, Inc. (HCI) and a chair of the BCONE Education and Scholarship Committee, spoke to Dr. Sarkar along with three scholarship awardees during a virtual post-award interview. Coler began by asking Dr. Sarkar to describe what the class assignment was and to provide some background on the "Perspectives in Environmental Management" class.
Describing the most recent class experience, Dr. Sarkar said: "This was a great group because they had a lot of synergy, and one objective of the assignment was to give them the opportunity to learn] how to work in teams. I think they did that beautifully. There were two graduate students and one undergraduate in the winning scholarship group.
He continued: "They had a lot of independence, and teamwork was evident," with a goal to develop a green and sustainable urban environmental justice plan for communities.
Dr. Sarkar, whose research focuses on understanding the behavior of inorganic and organic contaminants in the environment, says that the goal of the four teams (a total of 24 students) was to hatch an economically feasible plan of development in the city or town of their choice.
Dr. Sarkar—who works to examine how contaminants behave in various environmental media, such as soil, water, sediments and biota to determines their ultimate fate—says that one overarching goal is to "prescribe appropriate remedial measures to lessen ecological and human health risks."
He cited various vulnerable areas in New Jersey, including Newark, that are prone to flooding and rife with water quality issues—a chronic problem that "typically goes hand in hand" in densely developed areas of New York and New Jersey where sewage accumulates whenever it floods. "The whole idea was for them to look at various green forms of ]infrastructure," says Dr. Sarkar, a strong believer in an interdisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems.
'Amazing Effort'
During the virtual session, Coler was impressed about the team's visionary and cohesive effort to wring results.
She added that the next steps with projects such as these is determining how to "bring life back to the soil and groundwater"—rather than "just removing the contamination—how can we make sure this can become a living ecosystem again so there's ongoing ecological]value."
One aspect Coler underscored was that when it comes to complicated brownfield efforts—which ones are not?—various stakeholders might be inclined to run from the problem, apprehensive to move forward. However, "not being afraid of these sites, but embracing them for their historical and cultural and environmental value" is what sets the successful stakeholders apart from the others.
As a professional and president of HCI, Coler has been able to see multiple productive ways forward to ensure successful redevelopment efforts across the Tri-state region. She emphasized that the endgame is "connecting brownfields to the greater arc of the sustainability movement and also to environmental consciousness in general."
Speaking to the Stevens students, Coler said that "it's a great time to do what you're doing, that you're making that connection--the micro and the macro world, the human world and the natural world. Seeing that continuum is so important. But, we are in trouble to garner results and success because people operate in silos….We can all see the bigger picture together and use our skill sets to solve the problem."
Dr. Sarkar made clear that the winning team stepped up to the challenge. "Overall, the package was really impressive, in my opinion. They took their jobs seriously and did a lot of homework," citing such functionality as deploying cloud data to assess community flooding impacts,
"When they presented, it clearly showed they were not presenting for the first time: they already practiced it and did a very good job in making the presentation," he says. "I was extremely satisfied with the work of the team. Every year, new teams come and they lead, but I will remember most of the work by this team—and perhaps I will use their effort as a model for next year."
Dr. Sarkar, whose received his Honors B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in geology from the University of Calcutta, India, an his PhD in Geochemistry from the University of Tennessee, made mention of how the team was ultra-diversified, which was not always the case in past years. The team members are pursuing careers across architecture, business and engineering fields. Dr. Sarkar called it a case of "cross-disciplinary excellence."
Added Coler about the elusive goal of being profitable and at the same time engendering green practices and sustainability, "It's encouraging that the Stevens team sees that. Having a profitable business is not mutually exclusive to having a sustainable business. It's not hard to have a profitable company in this world…if you don't care about the environmental and the social good. The real geniuses are going to be the ones that actually pull off being financially solvent and sustainable."
Team Members Chime In
Rexford Anderson, Emily McCormick, and Lojin El Didi spoke during the Zoom session about Stevens Institute and how they came into Dr. Sarkar's course, how it spawned the effort that led to their scholarship.
Anderson finished his undergraduate work at Syracuse University, where "I studied finance and supply chain management." Speaking of his penchant to appreciate sustainability, "I'd always enjoyed being outside and being in nature. I was a Boy Scout growing up and went all the way through to Eagle Scouts, so the environment was always a priority."
Captivated by a green supply chain course at Syracuse, Anderson was able to see and appreciate "the connections between the business world and sustainability," and how sustainability can be baked into the overall process. "I wanted to continue my education in sustainability and came to Stevens seeking a dual business and sustainability degree. I was hooked from there. I absolutely love the program so far."
He spoke about other topics during the one-hour call, including:
Use of technology: "When we first started we kind of looked at flood maps to see where the highest flood areas were—flood searches during hurricanes to determine where all of the water accumulated and then, from there, we narrowed down a couple of cities that we might want to target."
Financial analysis: "Once we had narrowed down those cities, we performed the financial analysis to see if it fell into the category of environmental justice or not. We further narrowed it down and ended up in Newark, there were a couple different streets, and leaned a little more towards South St. The advice we were given was to look for a street that has a slope to it. We also looked at Google Earth to…see what the actual slope was and how that changes over time. You can get a good idea of where the water will pool, and can then proceed from there.
What was learned: "What we first thought of when looking at the brownfields website, examining water contamination. By identifying the brownfields, we looked at solutions to divert water away to minimize any kind of contamination. Afterwards, we designed it around that to cultivate the water towards the center and towards the corners."
What we learned about the brownfields in Newark is that there are a lot of them. And it is a very large issue to remediate them, and putting land back into an actionable use.
Emily McCormick, unlike her other two teammates, participated as an undergrad student, studying for a degree in biomedical engineering. "Growing up, I was always advocating for public health aspects in terms of what I wanted to do for my profession—both my parents are pharmacists.
What she always sought: "I knew I wanted to do something with biomedical engineering, but I've always been really into the outdoors. My parents raised me to know and respect other animals and plants. It's something that I always talk about with my friends and try to be sustainable, and I wanted to take it to a professional route. I minor in green engineering and the perspectives and environments management was my first course. I learned a lot and I hope to take that further with my public health degree with biomedical engineering."
Ideas about green infrastructure: "I think most of the groups had similar ideas of what kind of green infrastructure we were supposed to implement—accessible to the public and better for the community. We ended up being a lot more specific in terms of what we wanted to implement. We had to establish that there was a slope on Newark's South Street, and we knew where the brownfields were. My engineering background allowed me to know the different types of dimensions that we would have to implement and how wide the street was to create permeable pavement."
Lojin El Didi, experienced an acute awakening about how she perceived brownfield sites during Dr. Sarkar's course. She learned about brownfields via the class and is now interested in the historic preservation and architectural aspects of brownfield redevelopment.
It's a refreshing epiphany by the student, who stated that "before I started this course, I never thought about brownfield redevelopment much," at least in the context of how architecture fits into the overall tapestry.
When you think about historic preservation, Lojin likened brownfields to ancient site preservation in Egypt. When she was in Cairo, she witnessed residents "literally being kicked out of their homes. I thought that was very unfair. I had a lot of friends who were in architecture and they were trying to fight it. This became a passion to me because I did see how those people got affected."
Lojin, with a background in architecture in urban areas, is eager to advance her career to advocate for architecture strategies that tie into the brownfield development mission—and not only to espouse historical legacies and sustainability, but to see to it that people don't have to flee their homes. One solution to that is to champion for middle- to low-income affordable housing on brownfield sites.
"When I started this course I began to better connect architecture to sustainability." When it comes to legacy buildings in the urban infill, residents have a profound memory about their industrial past, and it's often a priority to maintain these buildings. "It's like an open book: you can see it, you can touch it, and it interacts with you as well. It gives you a sense of what it looked like in the past."
She adds: "A garden can make a change in the community: It's very small but can make a huge difference in the community. I'm very passionate about sustainability—developing urban areas. That's what drove me to this course."
Posted June 16, 2022
Last week, the BCONE - Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast Brownfields, Books, and Brew (BBB) club finished Robert Bilott's, "Exposure."
We'd like to take this moment to honor the persistent, brilliant, passionate, and principled farmer and citizen scientist, Earl Tennant. If it weren't for Earl, we'd all still be frying eggs in our trustworthy Teflon pans and allowing our families to be poisoned for generations with forever chemicals.
Earl was a hero dressed in overalls--an uneducated genius with a deep love for his cows and an unwavering moral compass. He was right all along: He connected the dots long before all the highly educated civil servants, attorneys, and scientists. Earl was a great American and should be honored for his contribution to the world and for raising our collective environmental consciousness.
To the other hero of the story, Robert Bilott: We'd like to thank him for passionately recounting his journey and compassionately telling the stories of those he encountered along the way. He matched Dupont's duplicity and talent for obfuscation with simple (but not simplistic) diligence, resolve, and moral outrage. Demonstrating an almost superhuman ability to glean salient facts from disparate disciplines, Billot wove them together into a narrative that the regulators, judges, and jurors could not ignore. He forever changed the world with his work. Billot, too, is a great American.
Both men paid dearly for their roles in this saga: one with his life and the other with his health. It takes courage to take on a behemoth like Dupont. Every American should know this story and recognize it—using the framework of the great mythologist, Joseph Campbell-- as a veritable hero's journey.
Needless to say, members of the book club have decided that we are not ready to let go of this topic. We will post a list on Linked in of supplemental materials to read/view for our next meeting.
Posted April 1, 2022
How does one put a positive spin on a pandemic? Maria Coler found two bona fide ways to do it: forming a virtual BCONE book club and starting a hiking club. Both are gaining traction and getting high marks from participants at a time when they need it most.
Coler, President of Hydrotechnology Consultants Inc. (HCI), Jersey City, N.J., formed the BCONE Brownfields, Books and Beer Club -- formatting it as a virtual event -- during the early part of 2020, when people were working remotely and stuck at home for long periods of time.
"My aim has been to raise the environmental consciousness of brownfield practitioners." The iconic stories demonstrate that the average person possesses the ability to effect real and substantial change," Coler says.
Coler envisions the book club as a potential gateway to attracting new people to BCONE and the brownfield industry. One pre-existing challenge is that many budding environmental professionals opt for careers in more "sexy" fields, such as renewable energy, sustainability and climate change. Many overlook brownfields as a career.
"Anyone living around contaminated sites or those teaching about contaminated sites -- they all have the power to convey information about these sites," says Coler, who has more than 15 years of experience in the environmental consulting field and is a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) with the state of New Jersey.
There are some compelling historical examples about lessons learned --and they are being showcased in the book club.
Coler cites Love Canal during the late 1970s as something that has impacted peoples' "heads and, more importantly, their hearts. That environmental saga changed the world and highlighted how human health and safety have been put in peril. The purpose of the book club is to remind people of the arc of environmental consciousness: where we are and how much further we need to go."
Coler cites scientists and citizen activists who have propelled the environmental movement forward. One is Rachel Carson. The book club participants were exposed to the voice and courage that Carson exuded in her iconic book "Silent Spring," which challenged the practices of agricultural scientists and the government, calling for change in the way humankind viewed the natural world.
In writing the book, Carson, a writer, scientist and ecologist spoke out to remind that humanity is a vulnerable part of the natural world, and is subject to the same damage as the rest of the ecosystem. Testifying before Congress in 1963, Carson called for new policies to protect human health and the environment. Carson, who died in 1964, grew up in the rural river town of Springdale, PA.
"It was an awakening—it informed the whole environmental movement of the1960s, and it woke up a generation, so we started with that book," says Coler.
Coler says that without Rachel Carson there would be no Greta Thunberg, the Swedish environmental activist known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation -- all at the age of 18.
"It's a passing of the baton -- and it's a narrative that says, 'never underestimate the ability of a small group of people to change the world,' in fact, it's often the small groups that effect change most dramatically."
The group has also read "Love Canal: A Toxic History from Colonial Times to the Present" (Richard S. Newman) and Pulitzer Prize winner, "Toms River" (Dan Fagin.)
In the summer of 1978, residents of Love Canal, Niagara Falls, N.Y., protested against the leaking toxic waste dump in their midst, a 16-acre site containing 100,000 barrels of chemical waste that infested their neighborhood. Initially seeking evacuation, area activists soon found they were engaged in a far larger battle over the meaning of America's industrial past and its environmental future.
"While Silent Spring produced a narrative centered around the dangers of pesticides, Love Canal and Toms River opened the nation's eyes to hazardous waste. in their midst."
"We are exploring the commonalities of these stories -- you have these archetypes who are integral to each story: the attorney who won't give up, the citizen scientist who won't take no for an answer, the civil servant who acts out of a sense of duty, and the scientist who vows to take a closer look, despite conventional wisdom."
In the case of Love Canal, the activist citizens exerted enough pressure that it forced former President Jimmy Carter to sign sweeping legislation now known as Superfund. "The aim of the book club is to attract people to the mission of remediating brownfield sites. To build a sustainable 21st century, we must address the vestiges of the 19th and 20th centuries."
"These stories teach us that these are hard-earned rights—that we have to keep earning them every day," says Coler, who holds a B.S. in Environmental Science, B.A. in Physics and minor in English Literature from Rutgers University and who is often retained as an expert witness. "These stories have the seeds of knowledge to help us build a sustainable world. They are not radical stories. They are the stories of regular citizens fighting for their basic rights to live in safe neighborhoods with clean water, soil, and air."
The book club has evolved from a few core members to nearly 20 registered participants. Coler is a guest lecturer on topics covered in the book club for the Phase I/Phase II course taught by Angelo Lampousis, a BCONE board member and City College of New York (CCNY) professor. Students from the CCNY class and the Stevens Institute of Technology program led by Professor Dibyendu "Dibs" Sarkar are invited to join the book club and gain extra credits, as well as a unique understanding of the brownfield industry and the history of the environmental movement in the United States. Inquisitive students often remain on the Zoom call to ask questions long after the book club session is over. "My goal is to increase the participation of graduate and undergraduate students, to plant the seeds of environmental awareness and to give them a reason to join the effort to remediate contaminated sites across the country and the world."
Regarding the hiking club, Coler had to "re-think activities that were possible and safe when Covid hit. The hikes create a sense of community and environmental awareness. A geology field guide explains the ancient origins of the land features, while an ecology field guide describes the flora and fauna indigenous to the area and how the ecosystem may have changed over time with human intervention and environmental degradation.
Photos from some of the hiking trips and the tea ceremony.
Coler and Anne Lazo, BCONE webmaster, avid hiker and runner, and owner of Eagle Soars, a marketing firm, are taking the hiking club to "the next level" in the spring of 2022, when an overnight excursion is planned on the Appalachian Trail. In addition to ecology and geology field guides, and with a nod to recent severe weather events, Coler and Lazo plan to enlist the involvement of a survivalist, who will teach the participants survival skills such as foraging and fire building. Look for registration information in 2022.
Lazo backpacking on the AT in North Carolina with her nephew.
On May 21, 2021, BCONE and the NYCBP co-hosted a virtual Aperitivo Hour fundraiser for the Charlie Bartsch Brownfield Scholarship and Abbey Duncan Brownfield Scholarship. Both known for their passion for this industry, the funds in their names provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers in the brownfield industry in NYC and throughout the northeast. Sponsored by seven companies (Gold: Eagle Soars Consulting; Riker Danzig; York Analytical Laboratories; and ACV Enviro. Silver: Cherrytree Group; Eurofins; and Coastal Environmental Solutions, Inc), and with over 30 registrants, they raised over $770 for each scholarship fund while enjoying an early evening tasting of Brooklyn-made aperitivi. You can go to the NYCBP and BCONE websites anytime to donate to the scholarship funds: https://www.nycbrownfieldpartnership.org/scholarship-program-donation and https://www.brownfieldcoalitionne.org/charlie-bartsch-brownfield-scholarship.
While the group hopes to get back to hosting events in person in the very near future, this tasting transported the attendees to an Italian piazza where they shared stories and laughs so easily they could almost forget there were screens between them. The attendees received a tasting kit prior to the event with bottles of amaro, Inferno Bitter, negronis, and spritzes from St. Agrestis (saint-agrestis.com). The event included a tour of the distillery in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, an overview of the production process, the history of the Negroni cocktail, and a guided tasting of the drinks by the producer, Louis Catizone. If you missed it, we hope to see you at the next fundraiser in the fall!
In 1900, Newark was one of America's most populous cities. In 1907, then Governor Edward Stokes, declared Newark a "beehive of industry." The city thrived in manufacture and transportation and was an "industrial suburb" tied to the fortunes of nearby NYC.
As the 1911 map from the Newark Public Library illustrates, more than 2000 factories were centrally located in the city, clustered along railroads and canals. Newark's manufacturers swelled with (Civil) wartime expenditures. There had been no thought to planning an infrastructure. Prior to tapping the Delaware watershed and building sewers in the late 1800s, toxic byproducts flowed out of local factories and from Paterson through the Passaic River, resulting in Newark's mortality rate being one of the nation's highest.
But someone had the foresight in 1895, to hire Bogart & Barrett Olmsted Brothers Carrère and Hastings to design a beautiful park (the pink shape in the northwestern corner) as a place of beauty and respite in the middle of the industrial chaos. And this is how cherry blossom heaven was born. Adopted from, "Made In Newark, Cultivating Industrial Arts and Civic Identity in the Progressive Era" by Ezra Shales.
by Brian Yates, Yates Environmental Sciences Inc.
On Sunday March 14th, the Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast (BCONE) hiked the Buttermilk Falls Trail in the Delaware Water Gap. We began at the Flat Brook near Walpack Township, and climbed roughly 900 feet up a shaded hemlock and birch valley, passing through sunny pitch pine and scrub oak forests. Eventually, we arrived and ate lunch at a large, open wetland area containing many dead trees, but generally overgrown with reeds, sedges, and rushes.
Some BCONE members later described this area as dystopian – why would so many trees be dead in a remote area at the top of a mountain (View facing east of the dystopian wetland area. Photo courtesy of Kevin Schick via Google Earth). According to historic aerial photos, the area was forested up through 1971. Between 1971 and 1992, the habitat changed to an emergent wetland (marsh), and there is surface water covering the area in 2007 and 2008.
One possible explanation for the change in hydrology is the damming of the stream which runs through the habitat by beavers (Castor canadensis), which have historically been very active in the area. The rise in water level likely saturated the root zone of the trees, depriving them of oxygen and eventually killing them off. As the trees died off and lost their branches, the understory opened up to sunlight, which allowed rushes, sedges and reeds to proliferate.
Glacial Kettles: Based on mapping prepared by the NJ Geological and Water Survey, this area is considered a "kettle." When the Wisconsin Glacier retreated over 15,000 years ago, a large block of dead ice separated and became surrounded by sediment. When the ice melted, the resulting depression then filled with water. Locations of a few kettles within the Kittatinny Mountains is provided below. Many, such as the nearby Crater Lake, still function as lakes. The beautiful setting attracted developers and was a budding vacation community through the mid-1900s. Others, like the dystopian wetland we visited, have not attracted development and were largely left undisturbed.
Google Earth view facing southeast of several "kettles" pocketing the Kittatinny Mountains east of Walpack Township.
Ecological Significance: These kettles started as surface water bodies – but something interesting happened. Initially, sphagnum moss (peat) grew in floating mats across the surface of the water. As the mats thickened, other plants grew on top. When the vegetation died, it sank but did not fully decompose. Over thousands of years, peat filled entire lakes, gradually allowing trees and shrubs to grow where the water was once very deep.
Ecological succession of a lake to a peatland. Image courtesy of Lisa Hirkaler via the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry, available here.
Despite the vegetation which has grown on top of the peatland, the underlying substrate is very acidic and infertile. Peatlands are generally classified either as bogs or fens. Bogs have very little to no inflow of water and very low nutrient content (Collins and Anderson 1994). Fens receive some drainage inflow from surrounding areas and have somewhat higher nutrient content. While there is no 100% agreed-upon definition from ecologists, these habitats often provide habitat for carnivorous plants such as sundews and pitcher plants, which trap and digest insects to obtain nutrients they can't get from the soil.
Photo of the carnivorous plant Drosera sp. (sundew) taken at a peat bog in Picatinny Arsenal. Flying insects are lured in by the fluorescent tentacles and sweet odor, but become ensnared by its sticky mucilage which prevents progress or escape. Photo courtesy of Michelle Herman via INaturalist (license accessible here).
Another example of a well-preserved peatland is the Dryden Kuser Cedar Swamp in High Point State Park. This habitat is believed to be the highest elevation Atlantic White Cedar swamp in the world. Historically, it was spared from deforestation on account of its remote location, but is naturally undergoing succession to an oak/hemlock forest. Wildlife are abundant in habitats like these; in the spring, visitors have seen spotted salamanders, red newts, pickerel frogs, migrating warblers, and even heard the drumming of ruffed grouse.
Atlantic white cedar swamp located in Wawayanda State Park. Photo taken by the author.
Archaeological Significance: History has demonstrated that peatlands are also particularly good at preserving fossils. In 1954, property owner Gus Ohberg of Sussex County was enlarging a pond when his dragline operator pulled a large object from the marsh. At first believed to be a tree stump, it was later determined to be the skull of an exceptionally large and old animal. Over the next few days, several more bones, including a femur and jaw were recovered. The New Jersey Geological Survey, New Jersey State Museum, and Rutgers and Princeton Universities arrived on the site and determined it to be an 11,000-year old mastodon – a prehistoric relative of the elephant. Mastodons were herbivores which wallowed in bogs and ate pond and bog vegetation as well as twigs and branches. They often became mired, drowned, and were preserved in the oxygen deficient sediment.
The mastodon nicknamed "Matilda," was determined to be a young female about eight feet tall. As a reference, the largest mastodon fossil recovered in Sussex county was a leg about nine feet tall, making the animal's estimated height no less than fifteen feet.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Ohberg with the skull and femur of "Matilda." Photo courtesy of S. Novak via New Jersey Geological and Water Survey Report 43: Garden State Mastodons, available here.
Matilda is one of fifteen distinct mastodon discovery sites located throughout northern New Jersey. Nearly all them have been found in small ponds, lakes, or peat bog "kettles" left behind by the Wisconsin Glacier. Because freshwater wetlands regulations prohibit dredging these habitats without a permit, we are unlikely to find many more prehistoric fossils in these habitats. It does, however, raise the possibility that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of incredibly well-preserved mastodon fossils buried deep within the peat.
Summary: From an archaeological, geological, and ecological perspective, these kettle holes and peatland habitats are truly unique. In my humble opinion, these are just one of the many "hidden gems" that travelers unknowingly pass by on their way in and out of our area.
Thanks to Maria Coler of Hydrotechnology Consultants for organizing the hike and editorial review, Bob Blauvelt of GEI for excellent geological interpretation, Madison Gamba for editorial review and everyone that attended the hike!
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Deutsche Bank AG and UniCredit Bank AG as coordinators, and Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A. as agent, on the €400 million syndicated revolving credit facility for QIAGEN N.V. with an interest rate linked to the company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.
Margin gains from improved ESG ratings are donated by QIAGEN to sustainability-related causes. The facility replaces its existing facility in the same amount and will be used for general corporate purposes including potential acquisitions. In addition to the two coordinators, nine other banks are part of the syndicate.
Netherland-based holding company QIAGEN N.V. is the world's leading global provider of Sample to Insight solutions, including molecular diagnostics and life sciences. QIAGEN employs more than 5,300 people in more than 35 locations worldwide.
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Northern India was battered by heavy rains over the past two weeks, with New Delhi marking its wettest day on July 9th, 2023 in more than 40 years according to officials and local media. Torrential rains across the region have caused landslides and flash floods, and killed at least 41 people according to estimates – including 3 children who have drowned in New Delhi – though the real figure could be more.
Authorities in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand were advised not to leave their homes unless necessary, while schools in New Delhi were closed. In Himachal Pradesh, floods broke down a bridge and swept away numerous huts, while landslides have blocked roads in Uttarakhand. On Sunday, July 9th streets across Punjab, Delhi and Uttarakhand were submerged in knee-deep water. This past weekend, record monsoon rains have led to waterlogging, road cave-ins, collapsed homes and gridlocked traffic in large parts of northern India.
In Delhi, the water level of Yamuna reached its highest on 12th July 2023 after days of incessant rain 3 water treatment plants – in Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla – have been shut down due to flooding which may lead to a drinking water crisis in the national capital. The Delhi government has also banned the entry of heavy goods vehicles, barring those carrying essentials. As per the government estimate, over 23000 people have been evacuated in Delhi due to flooding from the Yamuna River. The low-lying areas near the Yamuna River in Madanpur Khadar have been significantly water-logged, causing distress to approximately 15000 people engaged in small-scale farming. Similarly, in Vishwakarma Colony, around 10,000 people have been adversely affected. The majority of those impacted in Vishwakarma Colony are informal workers who lack adequate support to sustain their livelihoods over an extended period. Many of these workers currently reside in cramped rented rooms, sharing space with six to seven other individuals, and rely on outside dhabas/hotels for their daily meals. Unfortunately, due to the severe flooding, all the dhabas/hotels have been forced to close, leaving these workers vulnerable and struggling to meet their food requirements.
Rescue efforts are ongoing for those caught in the floods. As part of emergency response, ActionAid Association has been on the ground conducting a needs assessment in Himachal, Punjab and Delhi. Results of the assessment, as mentioned earlier, show the extent of the damage in each state and short-term and long-term requirements for those communities whose lives have been affected by the floods. We are providing relief supplies to those communities most affected by flash floods, such as in Derra Bassi, Punjab, where people have been facing consistent downpour since 8th July.
At Dera Bassi, refugee's homes experienced continuous dripping of water from the roofs, which caused rations and firewood to become spoiled. The AAA team addressed this issue and came up with ideas to stop the dripping of water from the roof into homes, including relocation of refugees through consultation with the local government school's headmaster, sarpanch and local leaders. In collaboration with the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), AAA provided cooked meals and ration kits to affected communities, as well as water support.
In New Delhi, a dedicated team from ActionAid Association recently conducted a comprehensive field visit, engaging in interviews with the affected population, with a particular focus on women, and holding discussions with local authorities. The purpose of this visit was to assess the magnitude of the damage, understand the requirements of the affected communities, and propose crucial interventions that should be prioritised to effectively address the ongoing emergency.
Approximately 5,000 affected individuals have been accommodated in schools, temples, and madrassas. However, there are still numerous people awaiting such support. Despite these arrangements, the affected individuals require additional assistance, including water buckets, tarpaulin for repairing shanties, utensils, sandals, mosquito nets, clothing, fans/coolers, medicines, diapers, dry food, baby formula, hygiene kits, and sanitary kits for women and girls. Urgent aid is also needed for pregnant women. Moreover, children and senior citizens are experiencing various difficulties. Some individuals have been forced to reside in open spaces along the roadside due to the lack of available space, leading to challenges, especially for girls and women, in accessing toilet facilities.
India's Meteorological Department has issued a "red alert", indicating the highest threat levels. The department also warned of more rain across large parts of northern India in the coming days, with extremely heavy rainfall expected in the northeastern and eastern regions of the country this week.
The summer monsoon brings South Asia 70-80% of its annual rainfall; recently, cyclone Biparjoy brought heavy rainfall in Gujarat, west Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and southern Uttar Pradesh in June. Scientists cite that climate change is making the monsoon stronger and more erratic.
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Gulliver Takes District Lead With Big Win Over Keys Gate
It was all offense with pitching to back it up for the Gulliver Raiders in their 13-1 victory against the Keys Gate Knights on Wednesday afternoon. Offensively, Raymond Gil and Gio Soto led the way for the Raiders, while Kevin Maura shut down the Knights on the mound.
"My mindset on the mound is to always execute and do my job," said Maura. "Whether it's striking kids out or forcing ground balls, I try to do whatever I need to do to help my team win."
Maura did exactly that, allowing two hits and a run while striking out four in four full innings. The offense also got going early to put the Raiders in control right away.
"They came out ready to play," said Raiders manager Manny Crespo. "We must have the same attitude every game in order to keep winning ball games."
Keys Gate scored its only run in the top half of the first inning. Osmany Haya drew a walk and stole second base before their four-hole hitter, Matthew Garcia, stepped up to the plate. Garcia sat back and drove one into right center for a double, bringing Haya into score.
"I was just trying to get a pitch to hit and drive it the other way," said Haya. "I've been struggling this season but I'm glad I was able to contribute today."
The Raiders took control from there, scoring 13 runs for the day. Adrian Del Castillo, Alex Erro and Gio Soto got on base to load the bases in the bottom of the first thanks to a walk, hit by pitch and infield single. Raymond Gil then came up to the plate and drove one into left for a double, scoring both Del Castillo and Erro. Chase Sanguinetti then did his job and put one on the ground to bring in Soto for the third run of the inning.
Maura then cut the inning short, retiring three straight batters to put the bats back in his team's hands. The Raiders responded well, putting up five runs in the bottom half of the second inning. Things got started with a double by Asa Agnoli that was followed with another walk for Del Castillo. Erro then sat back and punched one into right, driving in Agnoli. Soto then came up and delivered once again with a double to bring Del Castillo and Erro to score.
"I was just trying to put runs on the scoreboard and stay short with my swing," said Soto. "I just wanted to drive the ball and help my team win."
The final two runs of the inning came off of a single swing by Gil, who put it over the left field fence for a two-run home run, extending the lead to seven.
Keys Gate pitcher Jimmy Galvis was able to calm things down by retiring three straight in the bottom of the third inning, but the Raiders had another five-run inning in the fourth. Three of those runs came off the bat of Sanguinetti, who drove one down the right field line for a double to clear the bases.
Keys Gate showed some life in the fifth inning to put pressure on Gulliver. Three straight singles by Christopher Rodriguez, Brandon Espinal, and Alan Quezada loaded the bases. However, Raiders pitcher Jacob Marcos was able to get out of the jam without allowing any runs.
Keys Gate manager Rich Benavides says luck hasn't been on his teams side this season.
"We have a lot of injuries on the team," said Benavides. "We have to focus on getting healthy and we'll be there at the end."


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Elfyn Evans has conceded that stealing Ypres Rally Belgium victory from Ott Tänak would've required either a "proper brains-out job or a miracle".
Evans secured his fourth second place of the 2022 World Rally Championship after runner-up finishes in Portugal, Kenya and Estonia, falling short in Belgium by just five seconds.
He began the final day 8.2 seconds down on Tänak but with just four stages left to run, he would have needed to take, on average, two seconds out of Tänak on each test to grab the win – and on a rally like Ypres that was always going to be a "tall order".
You can't live your life on ifs and buts. Rallying; it's part of the game.Elfyn Evans on his 10s late check-in penalty
Evans told DirtFish: "Eight seconds on these types of roads you would need either a proper brains-out job or a miracle.
"Of course we needed to keep the pressure on to keep Ott having to drive pretty quickly but finally it wasn't quite enough."
It means Evans has now gone 11 events without a WRC win – by far his longest drought since joining Toyota in 2020.
But Evans was in the fight throughout Ypres Rally, leading after the second stage when team-mate and championship leader Kalle Rovanperä crashed out. Thierry Neuville then took charge before he too crashed out on Saturday.
Victory could theoretically have been Evans' had two key moments not taken place: Firstly, had he not picked up a slow puncture on Friday afternoon that forced him to run a rain tire in dry conditions, or if co-driver Scott Martin hadn't checked the pair into SS8 one minute late.
That offense earned Evans a 10s time penalty. Tänak's final margin of victory was exactly half that.
"Yeah, sure, but you can't live your life on ifs and buts," Evans said. "Rallying; it's part of the game.
"There've been quite a few over my career that have been close but there's no point to dwell, you just learn from perhaps what didn't work out and try to be better next time."
Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala confessed it was "disappointing" not to win but second and third, with Esapekka Lappi completing the podium, was still a positive result for the team as it yet again outscored Hyundai despite Tänak taking victory.
"Sometimes you also need to be looking a little bit at the bigger picture, not the small picture which like a driver I used to do sometimes. I try to be more clever now these days!" Latvala told DirtFish.
"At the end, yeah, of course you are disappointed when you can't win. But we knew that we had only four stages today, and the difference was eight seconds.
"Elfyn did really good, a really good run and he could catch one second and then half a second on the next stage [but] it's not enough.
"You have to be more than two seconds [faster] per stage. The stages are short; it's very, very difficult.
"Unfortunately there was some time penalty and a puncture with Elfyn which cost him some time, I think without that he would have had an even bigger chance to fight for victory," Latvala added.
"Honestly you never know if it would have been enough for the victory, but OK, you can say if. Things happen in a rally, you have to accept them and the result is like this.
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Acts 14 (WEBP)
[1] In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.
[2] But the disbelieving§ Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.
[3] Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
[4] But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews and part with the apostles.
[5] When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,
[6] they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.
[7] There they preached the Good News.
[8] At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
[9] He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
[10] said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet!" He leaped up and walked.
[11] When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"
[12] They called Barnabas "Jupiter", and Paul "Mercury", because he was the chief speaker.
[13] The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.
[14] But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,
[15] "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of the same nature as you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;
[16] who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
[17] Yet he didn't leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you° rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."
[18] Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.
[19] But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
[20] But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.
[21] When they had preached the Good News to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
[22] strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God's Kingdom.
[23] When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord on whom they had believed.
[24] They passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
[25] When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
[26] From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.
[27] When they had arrived and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.
[28] They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.
Acts 14:2 or, disobedient
Acts 14:17 TR reads "us" instead of "you"
Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.
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[17] Nevertheless G2544 G2532 he left G863 (AorActInd) not G3756 himself G1438 without witness G267, in that he did good G15 (PresActPtc), and gave G1325 (PresActPtc) us G2254 rain G5205 from heaven G3771, and G2532 fruitful G2593 seasons G2540, filling G1705 (PresActPtc) our G2257 hearts G2588 with food G5160 and G2532 gladness G2167.
[18] And G2532 with these G5023 sayings G3004 (PresActPtc) scarce G3433 restrained they G2664 (AorActInd) the people G3793, that they had G2380 not G3361 done sacrifice G2380 (PresActInf) unto them G846.
[19] And G1161 there came thither G1904 (Aor2ActInd) [certain] Jews G2453 from G575 Antioch G490 and G2532 Iconium G2430, who G2532 persuaded G3982 (AorActPtc) the people G3793, and G2532, having stoned G3034 (AorActPtc) Paul G3972, drew G4951 (ImpfActInd) [him] out of G1854 the city G4172, supposing G3543 (AorActPtc) he G846 had been dead G2348 (Perf2ActInf).
[20] Howbeit G1161, as the disciples G3101 stood round about G2944 (AorActPtc) him G846, he rose up G450 (Aor2ActPtc), and came G1525 (Aor2ActInd) into G1519 the city G4172: and G2532 the next day G1887 he departed G1831 (Aor2ActInd) with G4862 Barnabas G921 to G1519 Derbe G1191.
[21] And G5037 when they had preached the gospel G2097 (AorMidPtc) to that G1565 city G4172, and G2532 had taught G3100 (AorActPtc) many G2425, they returned again G5290 (AorActInd) to G1519 Lystra G3082, and G2532 [to] Iconium G2430, and G2532 Antioch G490,
[22] Confirming G1991 (PresActPtc) the souls G5590 of the disciples G3101, [and] exhorting them G3870 (PresActPtc) to continue G1696 (PresActInf) in the faith G4102, and G2532 that G3754 we G2248 must G1163 (PresInd) through G1223 much G4183 tribulation G2347 enter G1525 (Aor2ActInf) into G1519 the kingdom G932 of God G2316.
[23] And G1161 when they had ordained G5500 (AorActPtc) them G846 elders G4245 in every G2596 church G1577, and had prayed G4336 (AorMidDepPtc) with G3326 fasting G3521, they commended G3908 (Aor2MidInd) them G846 to the Lord G2962, on G1519 whom G3739 they believed G4100 (PlupfActInd).
[24] And G2532 after they had passed throughout G1330 (Aor2ActPtc) Pisidia G4099, they came G2064 (Aor2ActInd) to G1519 Pamphylia G3828.
[25] And G2532 when they had preached G2980 (AorActPtc) the word G3056 in G1722 Perga G4011, they went down G2597 (Aor2ActInd) into G1519 Attalia G825:
[26] And thence G2547 sailed G636 (AorActInd) to G1519 Antioch G490, from whence G3606 they had been G2258 (ImpfInd) recommended G3860 (PerfPasPtc) to the grace G5485 of God G2316 for G1519 the work G2041 which G3739 they fulfilled G4137 (AorActInd).
[27] And G1161 when they were come G3854 (Aor2MidDepPtc), and G2532 had gathered G4863 the church G1577 together G4863 (Aor2ActPtc), they rehearsed G312 (AorActInd) all G3745 that God G2316 had done G4160 (AorActInd) with G3326 them G846, and G2532 how G3754 he had opened G455 (AorActInd) the door G2374 of faith G4102 unto the Gentiles G1484.
[28] And G1161 there G1563 they abode G1304 (ImpfActInd) long G3756 G3641 time G5550 with G4862 the disciples G3101.
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Acts 14 (YLT)
[1] And it came to pass in Iconium, that they did enter together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spake, so that there believed both of Jews and Greeks a great multitude;
[2] and the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;
[3] long time, indeed, therefore, did they abide speaking boldly in the Lord, who is testifying to the word of His grace, and granting signs and wonders to come to pass through their hands.
[4] And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles,
[5] and when there was a purpose both of the nations and of the Jews with their rulers to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
[6] they having become aware, did flee to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and to the region round about,
[7] and there they were proclaiming good news.
[8] And a certain man in Lystra, impotent in the feet, was sitting, being lame from the womb of his mother-who never had walked,
[9] this one was hearing Paul speaking, who, having stedfastly beheld him, and having seen that he hath faith to be saved,
[10] said with a loud voice, 'Stand up on thy feet upright;' and he was springing and walking,
[11] and the multitudes having seen what Paul did, did lift up their voice, in the speech of Lycaonia, saying, 'The gods, having become like men, did come down unto us;'
[12] they were calling also Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.
[13] And the priest of the Zeus that is before their city, oxen and garlands unto the porches having brought, with the multitudes did wish to sacrifice,
[14] and having heard, the apostles Barnabas and Paul, having rent their garments, did spring into the multitude, crying
[15] and saying, 'Men, why these things do ye? and we are men like-affected with you, proclaiming good news to you, from these vanities to turn unto the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all the things in them;
[16] who in the past generations did suffer all the nations to go on in their ways,
[17] though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good-from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;'
[18] and these things saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
[19] And there came thither, from Antioch and Iconium, Jews, and they having persuaded the multitudes, and having stoned Paul, drew him outside of the city, having supposed him to be dead;
[20] and the disciples having surrounded him, having risen he entered into the city, and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.
[21] Having proclaimed good news also to that city, and having discipled many, they turned back to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,
[22] confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that through many tribulations it behoveth us to enter into the reign of God,
[23] and having appointed to them by vote elders in every assembly, having prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
[24] And having passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia,
[25] and having spoken in Perga the word, they went down to Attalia,
[26] and thence did sail to Antioch, whence they had been given by the grace of God for the work that they fulfilled;
[27] and having come and gathered together the assembly, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He did open to the nations a door of faith;
[28] and they abode there not a little time with the disciples.


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FG unveils new public service rules
The Federal Government has unveiled the new Public Service Rules for immediate implementation in the service.
The unveiling was done by Mr Olawale Edun, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on monetary policies, at a public service lecture, as part of the activities to mark the 2023 Civic Service Week in Abuja on Thursday.
The theme for the service week is: 'Digitalisation of work processes in the public service: A gateway to efficient resources utilisation and national development'.
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, said Nigeria was fully keying into digitalised public service to meet the required global standards of service operations, hence the need for digital policy in the service.
"Following the very extensive work carried out to put in place the required mechanisms for the smooth transition from physical handling of tasks, I am pleased to state that the office of the Head of Service has gone digital with its work processes.
"By this, I mean, all the personal and policy files have been scanned and store in digital format; workflow processes are now transacted within the office digitally," she said.
According to Yemi-Esan, all official correspondence in form of memos, internal and external circulars are processed electronically through the Enterprise Content.
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Management (ECM) being one of the pillars of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021 –2025 (FCSSIP25).
The initiative she said, was designed to transform the Federal Civil Service to a world class service which had noted the need for digitisation of the public service.
The HOS said all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) were expected to key into digitisation initiative by the end of the year 2025.
"From the service-wide perspective, all MDAs are running with the digitisation programme and are at different stages of implementation; with a mandate for all to achieve full migration by the end of 2025.
"It is pleasing to note, some MDAs have also deployed some ECM solutions for their workflows, " she said.
Edun expressed delight over the introduction of technology in the civil service system, adding that such innovative ideas could make work faster and reliable in the course of delivering services to the workers.
In an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Prof. Stefan Dercon, a Guest Speaker, who spoke on 'Driving Digital Transformation in the Public Service in Nigeria explained that workers could deliver better services with the adoption of technology in service.
Dercon, also a Professor of Economic Policy, University of Oxford, stated further that the application of digital knowledge would give workers opportunity to be more transparent, clearer and efficient while on duty.
He nevertheless, advised the public servants that running services to the nation was a privilege where one had opportunity to be useful in all aspects of life even after leaving the service.
"Being a civil servant is a privilege because you act or do a lot of things, you are already in a position to act and you have to try a lot to do your best, " he said.
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The system put together by Dobsons and freelance designer and engineer Ali Viles comprised a central cluster of d&b C4 cabinets with C7 underhangs. More C7s were flown for choir stall infills while a number of E3s across the front of the stage acted as stagefills. B2s provided the sub-bass requirements. A couple of Midas Heritage 3000 mixers, managed by engineer Paul Stannering, were on FOH duty to cater for the massive number of inputs required for the orchestra and performers. In addition to the hardware, Dobsons also provided a full team of system engineers who were responsible for both set-up and operation. Dobson explained: "Security was extremely tight due to the attendance of the Prince of Wales in the wake of the previous week's post office bombing. The front of every single cabinet was removed, and every piece of equipment was thoroughly checked over, so we had to have plenty of people on hand to put it all back together again and make sure everything worked properly afterwards!"
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A glittering array of stars and a sell-out audience of 5,000 joined Prince Charles at the Daily Mail Farm Aid concert at London's Royal Albert Hall earlier this month, which raised more than £350,000 for farmers affected by the Foot and Mouth crisis. The concert was the brainchild of classical music patron Jackie Rosenfeld OBE, who - with the help of experienced fund-raiser Maggie Heath and publicist Aurelia Stephenson - organised the evening in just four weeks. Dobson Sound was brought in by production team Unusual Services to design and operate the sound system for the gala event, which was based around the 96-piece London Philharmonic Orchestra accompanying virtuoso performances from the Royal Ballet, opera singer Kim Cresswell, humorous singer Dillie Keane, and comedy duo Kit and the Widow. The evening was hosted by Angela Rippon and Robert Powell and featured contributions from Selina Scott and Frederick Forsyth among others. Paul Dobson from Dobson Sound commented: "I was very pleased to be working with the Unusual team again. The combination of Alan Jacobi producing, Dougie Squires directing, and John del Nero looking after sound with us is a tried and tested formula, especially in the Royal Albert Hall. Even though we only had three weeks to put everything together, it went pretty smoothly."


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Making its debut in 2008, the Dodge Journey replaced the shorter-wheelbase Dodge Caravan in the brand's lineup and put the brand into the growing crossover segment. It's unique packaging allowed the Journey to offer a three-row midsize crossover layout at an affordable price. At first, the Journey's flimsy and awkward interior design at the initial launch kept customers at bay. But when the 2011 model hit the market with a slightly updated exterior, upgraded powertrain, and a pleasant new cabin design that the Journey began a sales upswing.
Thanks to its modest amenities and budget-friendly price, the Mexican-built Journey went on to become the second best-selling vehicle in the brand's portfolio. But after a decade of no real investment, Dodge axed the Journey with no real replacement in sight.
Last month, Dodge reached out to us, sharing a few teaser images of a new midsized crossover that the brand was working on for the Mexican market. Automatically, we picked up on the vehicle's styling and released it was a Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd (GAC) produced vehicle called the Trumpchi GS5. The Chinese GAC Group has had a long-standing joint venture with the former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), which is of course now half of the Stellantis identity. The joint venture GAC-FCA builds a number of Jeep vehicles for the China market that include the Renegade, Compass, Cherokee, and Grand Commander.
It was earlier this week, that GAC started production of a rebadged version of its Trumpchi GS5 for the Dodge brand for the Mexican market. The first-ever Chrysler Group vehicle in North America, we will wear the Dodge Journey nameplate when it arrives in the market in the upcoming months.
The 2022 Dodge Journey will be available in three trim levels (SXT, Sport, and GT). Thanks to leaked details surrounding the new 2022 Dodge Journey lineup, we can actually look at some of the features for each particular model.
2022 Dodge Journey SXT –
- Front and Rear Parking Sensors
- Sunroof
- Smart Key Access & Start
- LED Headlamps
- LED Taillamps
- Backup Camera
- Dual-Zone Climate Control
- Cloth Seats
- ESP, ABS, & Hill-Descent Assist
- 7-Inch TFT Guage Cluster
- 8-Inch Infotainment Touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- 18-Inch Aluminum Wheels
- 8-Way Power Driver Seat
2022 Dodge Journey Sport –
- Panoramic Sunroof
- Faux Leather Seats
- 10-Way Power Driver Seat
- 4-Way Power Passenger Seat
- Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
- Rain-Sensing Windshield Wipers
- Automatic Headlights
- Automatic High-Beams
- 360-degree Surround Camera
- Side Curtain Air Bags
- Forward Collision Warning
- Lane Departure Warning
- Blind-Spot Monitoring
2022 Dodge Journey GT –
- 12.3-Inch Guage Cluster
- 19-Inch Aluminum Wheels
- Hands-Free Power Liftgate
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Engine: | 2.4-liter 16-valve DOHC Tigershark I-4 | turbocharged 1.5-liter I-4 |
Transmission: | 4-Speed Automatic | 6-Speed Automatic |
Horsepower: | 172 horsepower @ 6,000 rpm | 166 horsepower @ 5,000 rpm |
Torque (lb.-ft.): | 165 lb.-ft. @ 4,400 rpm | 195 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm |
Wheelbase: | 113.8 inches (2,890 mm) | 106.7 inches (2,710 mm) |
Length: | 192.4 inches (4,888 mm) | 184.8 inches (4,695 mm) |
Width: | 72.2 inches (1,835 mm) | 74.2 inches (1,885 mm) |
Height: | 66.6 inches (1,693 mm) | 68-inches (1,726 mm) |
Now, while the last generation Dodge Journey was known for its three-row seven-passenger capability, the newest vehicle to carry the nameplate will instead feature a two-row five-passenger layout. For those who are looking for more people moving capability, they will have to upgrade to the three-row Dodge Durango.
Under the hood, is a turbocharged 1.5-liter inline-four-cylinder engine making 166 horsepower and 195 lb.-ft. of torque. While it may not seem like a lot of power, Dodge did kill off its Pentastar V6 option during the final production year of the last generation Journey, leaving it with the 2.4-liter Tigershark inline-four-cylinder as its only available powertrain. The turbo 1.5-liter makes just short of the Tigershark in horsepower but adds 30 more lb.-ft. of torque, so it should have adequate power for the Mexican marketplace.
The 1.5-liter is mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission, which is standard across the Journey lineup.
Currently, Dodge only has plans for the Journey to be marketed in the Mexican marketplace. According to sources, Dodge plans on selling around 4,000 units by the year's end there. It should be interesting to see the markets take on the new vehicle, considering that the last generation vehicle was built in Mexico at the Toluca Assembly Plant and that the newest version is built in China.
While Dodge has yet to announce the official vehicle or pricing just yet, it is expected that the new 2022 Dodge Journey should have a starting price between $560,000 MXN (or about $27,315 USD) and $650,000 MXN (or about $31,705 USD). The new Journey is expected to start arriving in Dodge Mexico showrooms, in late November.
Stay tuned to MoparInsiders.com, as we will continue to bring you more details about the 2022 Dodge Journey as they become available.
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:, ~'::.' :'::' '.':' '0·· . '. . '. .•• . 0 0". .. ", \ : \: U.S. u.s. Immigration .:l.nd CLlS{CJm~, a.nd CLlS{cm1~. Fnforcenlt~n! Fnforcenlt~n! DEC 11 2006 MEMORANDUM FOR: . ant Directors Assistant Deputy ty Assistant Directors Field OffiCe Office Directors "JO.hfiP~ Torr~es ". ".......... ". ... " . , .. Dll'ector FROM: SUBJECT: I.... .. ~ p,-,ioqin_ Ql ~'- Qr~""'M..&ar~ This mt}morandum serves to review the importance of exercising prosecutorial discretion when making ciistody determihations for aliens (adults and/or juveniles) transferring from hospitals and social services or law enforcement agencies who have severe medical conditions. The Office of Detention and Removal Operation's (DRO) commitment to maintaining an end to the "catcb andreleaSe" of illegal aliens does not abrogate the responsibility of DRO staff too use judicious discretion in identifying and responding to meritorious health related casess in m which detention may not be in the best interest of U.S. lnunigration and Customs Enforcement ement (ICE). Aliens Arriving Into DRO Custody The process for making discretionary decisions is outlined in the attached memorandum of November 7, 2000, entitled "Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion." Field officers are oot only authorized by law to exercise discretion withih the authority of the agency, but are expected to do so in a judicious manner at all stages of the enforcement process. In situations where s.laff must respond to a pickup request or detainer placed against an adult or juvenile alien with :asevere medical or psychiatric condition, the Field Office Director (fOD) should weigh the appropriateness of taking that person into federal custody absent a mandatory detention requirement. exceptional concern such as national security, or articulable aahger to the communit.y thatcannpt be addressed by the referring agency. A favorable exercise of discretion should be considered on a case-by-case basis whenever a medical or psychiatric evaluation. diagnosis, treatment plan, or other documentation provided by tbereferring agency indicates the exi!itence of extreme disease or an impairment that makes detention problematic and/or removal Highly unlikely. Exercising prosecutorial discretion when considering whether to accept these types of referrals allows DRO to: • • Show compassion and humanitarian concern, when appropriate. Maxirnizeimpact on enforcement and removal by not deta"ining aliens who are unable to complete the removal process because of severe illness. •• Reduce catastrophic health care costs. • AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 09111678. (Posted 11/16/09) Subject: Discretion in Cases of Extreme or Severe Medical Concern Page :l The following are some examples of medical conditions that muM trigger or flas a need for case review and consideratWJo of prosecutorial discretion: • • • • • • • • • Mvanced chronic conditions with complicatWJDs (e.g.• dialysis wilh liver disease): Myamed immuno-compromised diseases (e.g., mY/AIDS. cancer). Pending/recent organ transplants. End-stage/terminal illnesses (e.g •• CIlDCef', ~ failure). Paraplegic.sJmulti-limb amputees eonfmed to wheelchairs. Multi-degenerative diseases in die very elderly. Extr¢me meIJlal retardation/mental Bl:nesslmental incompetence. Blindness. Significant pregnancy complications. Alien!! in PRO Custody . In situations where it is neither practical nor desiralJle to cancel a detainer or deny the pickup of a seriously ill alien (e.g., high profile case. lack of sufficient documentation), the POD should take the adult or juvenUe into custOdy and proceed with immigration proceedings and custody determinations as appropriate under (he law (e.g., parole or release recognizance). The case of my alien subject to mandatory detention shall be coordinated with \ocal counsel and the E.xecutive Office of Immigration R~view (EOIR) to eJqJedite proceedings or arrive at a resolution. The U.s. Public Health Service (PHS) may be consulted wheD additional information or guidance is needed. to clarify me type and severity of a medical condition br to identify the special needs of a detainee. The case of any alien released from custody shan be handled in accordance with policy and procedure for non-detained aliens. While the ultimate authority to make custody determinations rests with the FOD in rmst cases, requests for Headquarters assistance to address novel siwali>ns or medical conditions as they relate to adu1t detainees may be addressed to the Detention Management Division or Removal Management Division. as appropriate. For minors detained in the custody of ICE. novel questions should be addressed to the Field Office Juvenile Coordinator (FOJC) or. if unresolved, to the Headquarters National Juyenile Coordination Unit, due to the vulnerabilities and special requirements of this population. Requests for assistance from the Headquarters' Custody Determination Unb: (CDU). Travel Document Uni!. 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Bathroom closeup: Annandale bathroom by Annie Bowen Design
We take a closer look at the finer design details behind Annie Bowen Design's Annandale bathroom and delve into how she created a functional family bathroom that also doubles as a laundry space.
Sydney-based Annie Bowen Design is a studio that believes each home or building should be considered for its individual merits, along with the needs of those who use it. Founder and designer Annie Bowen has a natural design aesthetic that tends to lean towards clean lines, and she believes that a home should have soul, a personality, and feel welcoming for those who live there.
And it's with that philosophy in mind that Phoenix chats to Bowen about the design of the bathroom at Annandale House.
Phoenix Tapware: Can you talk us through the design intent for the Annandale bathroom and what you wanted to achieve?
Annie Bowen: This small semi in Annandale has only one bathroom and no laundry. So, we needed to create a functional family bathroom that also doubles as a laundry able to handle a family of four.
Initially, there was a laundry cupboard adjacent to the bathroom with a separate small vanity allowing hardly any storage. We removed the laundry cupboard and opened this area up to the bathroom, combining a vanity with lots of storage and a washing machine.
What brief did the client present you with and did this change much over the course of the project?
To maximise storage and create a bright family bathroom for the whole family.
Talk us through the design process for the project – what inspired you, how did you go about creating the design?
We start every project with a concept and colour palette, from there the selections come easily. The client liked clean lines and light colours. We needed to stick with porcelain tiles for the floor and most of the walls to ensure the bathroom was hard wearing and easy to clean. We splurged on the wow factor of a beautiful marble mosaic for the vanity splash back and shower niche which had a lot of impact without a huge expense.
Did you encounter any challenges? If so, how did you overcome these?
Working through the storage solutions took a little bit of back and forth. We worked closely with the joiner on this job to get as much storage into the vanity wall as possible, ensuring it was practical but also looked good.
Why did you choose Phoenix products for the project?
We wanted a simple, clean aesthetic. Quality needed to be good, with a good warranty, but we also needed to ensure the products we chose were well priced and budget was not huge on this project.
How did they add to the overall look and feel of the bathroom?
The black accents are the perfect little bit of strength to a very soft colour palette. I always think black tapware acts like mascara for a bathroom.
At what point did you look to include Phoenix's products? Did they help to inform the design?
I picked them from the beginning as I knew the clean aesthetic and reasonable price point would hit the mark.
Designer: Annie Bowen Design
Products: Vivid Slimline Wall Basin Mixer Set Curved in Matte Black, Vivid Slimline Shower/Wall Mixer


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