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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Pardon My Suitcase
Let 'er rip.
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44 comments:
- Riz said...
Next to you like in that top photo? Sure.
All up in the aisle like in that bottom one? Hells no. That's when I start kicking 'em over.
- March 11, 2010 at 11:53 AM
- Anonymous said...
Treat yourself and others by taking a taxi...
- March 11, 2010 at 11:55 AM
- matthewvb said...
I think it's fine - it's more of a matter of still being a good rider and keeping your bag as out-of-the-way as possible.
- March 11, 2010 at 11:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
When I am going to Reagan, I don't use the center doors of the train, but stay towards the ends. If I sit, I sit in the front seats. If I'm near the doors, I get out at each stop to let people in. I treat suitcases like a bike.
- March 11, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- Anonymous said...
Appropriate etiquette: if your bags are larger than you are, take a goddam cab. Also, don't drag small black roller-bags behind you. That's like throwing banana peals on the platform.
Oh, and European backpackers: I hate you. Hate hate hate your smelly luggage.
- March 11, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- Anonymous said...
I vote taxi if they are large enough to put a human inside or you have more than one.
Small ones next to you or in your lap.
- March 11, 2010 at 12:00 PM
- Michael said...
Oh, this is a tough one. Sure, we generally want to encourage transit use to get to travel hubs, but giant suitcases are problematic during rush hour.
IMHO, if you're heading to the airport from the Orange Line between 8 and 9 AM, you should wait for two trains in quick succession and hop on the 2nd or take a cab instead. (Evening rush hour is less of a problem because most traffic is outbound on the OL). I'm sure other readers can supply advice about their lines. Crush-level crowds are hard enough with messenger bags, gym bags and purses, let alone suitcases.
OTOH, how likely is it that airport travelers are locals who know the Metro system well enough to apply that? A substantial portion of them are out of towners, to be sure.
I don't think there's any hard and fast rule here. It's annoying, but as long as no one's taking up a seat with their suitcase, I'm inclined to let it slide.
- March 11, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
ugh the backpackers with the smelly luggage and nasty shoes tied to the ginormous backpack, hate them the most.
- March 11, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
it's not the natives that are the most egregious offenders... i wish they'd require a metro etiquette class before selling you a 1 day pass online. or make you sign some sort of "i won't be an ahole agreement.
- March 11, 2010 at 12:07 PM
- Christina said...
If you can get a front row seat, do that and keep your suitcase in front of you. Don't travel during rush hour if possible. And don't be like the douchebag last week who effectively blocked the entire aisle by leaning against a pole with a rolling suitcase next to him. DURING RUSH HOUR.
And ditto on the rolling back behind you. I keep my gym bag in front of me walking for that very reason. People are a lot less aware of the space they take up behind them.
- March 11, 2010 at 12:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
sorry, guys, but airfares are expensive enough and with the airports here being so accessible via public transit, i'm saving my $$ and not cabbing it. the min i'd have to pay for a cab if i took one both ways to the airport is $40 versus the less than $5 if i use metro. i, however, am a frequent flyer and never pack more than a carry on so it's not like i ever have a lot of stuff.
that being said, as a frequent metro rider with luggage, it's awkward. you try as hard as you can to keep the bag out of the way, but it's not the easiest thing to do on these trains. i make a conscious effort to stay toward the end of the train if possible, and always to make way for other passengers to pass. and since i do this, i would expect the same courtesy and not be judged or begrudged b/c i have a carryon rollerboard suitcase with me. i have just as much a right to be on the train with my bag as you do with your slim briefcase or purse or whatever. regardless of whether it's rush hour or not.
- March 11, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
I think matthewvb said it best. My pet peeve on all this is setting the dang thing down and ignoring it so it will tip over and snash on my ankle! WHY do people think their non-living bags are self sufficient entities? And on that note about the non-US travelers: smelly luggage I can abide (though not easily). It is the smelly FEET propped up on the poles so I can see and smell 'em, along with a crotch view I really don't need! Perhaps that is why I have no desire to visit other countries for vacation. ;-)
- March 11, 2010 at 12:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
amen to 12:28 - I'm not paying, nor should taxpayers pay $40 when the government sends me to the airport. I'm saving you money.
That said - End of the car if I can, if in the middle I take up a full bench seat by putting my luggage on the floor on the inside and my backpack in the seat. I may be taking up two seats but I'm out of the aisle and leaving room for others.
- March 11, 2010 at 12:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
Went to work today with my new shoes only to have them rolled over by a woman weilding a roller bag. I mumbled under my breath and then I became the @sshole. I'm sorry, please allow me to move for your sherpa-ness!
- March 11, 2010 at 12:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
As comfortable as metro's cars can be, they are not designed with open space in mind (CTA has the same issue, at least based on my own trip on the Blue Line from OHare). As much as it means less seating in general, I am a big fan of the amount of open space on NY subway cars.
- March 11, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- Meg @ Soup Is Not A Finger Food said...
Uh, where am I supposed to be pulling my black roller bag? No matter where I pull it, those of you who seem to be taking offense at my need to have one - gasp, during rush hour! - seem to be the ones who insist on tripping over it. Just a suggestion - watch for roller bags. PLEASE. Especially in Metro Center. kthxybe.
- March 11, 2010 at 1:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
On a crowded red line train during rush hour, I like to get (if I can easily) all the way to the door at either end of the train, between the last seats, and put my luggage next to me. Then, generally everyone can come and go without having to worry about my bag. If it isn't crowded or rush hour, then I sit in one of the "sideways" seats, with my bag between my legs, under the seat, or if too big, right in front of me.
- March 11, 2010 at 1:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
I often see people on Metro with 3 or more bags. Big ones. They're not heading to the airport or train station either. How much crap does one need to tote back and forth to work? Pare down people!
- March 11, 2010 at 1:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
For the roller bags, it's very simple. It's a roller bag, not a dog on a long leash. Roll it close to you, not 87 feet behind you. And don't stand forever at the top or bottom of an escalator while you shift it into your hand before very gingerly stepping onto said escalator.
- March 11, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
I've successfully traversed the Metro system, at rush hour, with luggage. It's just NOT that hard. Like others have said, end of the cars, out of the way. Even if there are people there, if you say, "hey, would you mind if I stood there so that my bag's out of the way" they'll often accommodate (they usually don't want to trip over your bag, either). You can also get smaller bags UNDER the seats, which is a SUPERGREAT way to keep space open when the trains are crowded. Also, on the newer cars with the big open spaces near the doors, you can get the bag against the wall with you next to it and minimize your space impact.
Other tips...take the blue line to Reagan, it's usually less crowded. Keep your bag as close to you as possible (i.e., don't stretch your arm all the way out behind you), and you can push it in front of you in really crowded situations (really, this DOES work and YOU can see the other people and avoid hitting them with it). Four-wheel roller bags are a good option if you use them properly (again, close to the body, not at arm's length, and in front in crowds).
But the best advice is to avoid rush hour if possible. It's not like you don't normally have a choice in booking flights, and taking the 11 AM instead of the 10 AM means you're not fighting rush hour on the trains. I typically fly late nights, as this same logic applies (I can get on the train at 7 PM, when crowds are way down). But I get that some people have to travel, and have to do it during rush hour, just BE NICE about the fact that you're taking up the space of 2 people!
And Meg...I can't see your roller bag. I have limited vision outside of a direct line in front of me in low-light conditions, which all Metro platforms are. I trip over roller briefcases very regularly. You're definitely one of those people who feels that you have a right to take up as much space as you want, in whatever way you want, and it's others' responsibility to watch out for YOU and YOUR STUFF. Please, get a home office and stay there.
- March 11, 2010 at 1:56 PM
- Mags said...
you know, i think it's questions like this that help perpetuate negativity towards public transit. of course it's OK to bring your luggage on the train! and yes, people with luggage need to be aware of their bags and invoke the same courtesy as ANYONE ELSE should on a train or bus. i'm somewhat shocked by other posters' major disdain for people with luggage. and those who ride with it during rush hour. i mean, quelle horreur!
people, it's PUBLIC transit. not "transit for people who don't carry items with them during rush hour." yes, common courtesy needs to be applied but EVERYONE needs to realize that they're not the only rider on this thing and we ALL need to do a little give & take. and sometimes that means stepping around a suitcase and perhaps excusing someone for accidentally rolling over a foot here & there. (of course, if it wasn't an accident, then mutter under your breath all you want.) not everyone is going to work b/w 7am and 9am...some people have to go to school. or the doctor. or the airport. or someplace else even. and, this may require different accessories than what you bring on the train.
- March 11, 2010 at 1:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
agreed @ "Mags"
Typical "me, me, me" attitude... walk by the bag and keep it moving. If someone kicked my bag, they response would be quite equal :-)
Some people are cognizant of their bags, and do the best to keep them out of the way.
I will say however, those rolling briefcases are annoying, especially when people lacidasically drag them with out regard to anyone around them.
- March 11, 2010 at 2:14 PM
- Mags said...
sorry...want to clarify that the original question does not perpetuate the negativity. that's fine - proper etiquette is needed and there are some helpful tips up there. i should've said it's the attitude of some of these posters that perpetuate it. work together, people! that's all!
- March 11, 2010 at 2:17 PM
- Riz said...
@Mags Maybe if tourists weren't so annoying, we'd have a little more patience for them and there 500 f'ing bags that they need for a three day trip to DC.
- March 11, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
during rush hour people with rolling suitcases need to PICK UP the suitcases when moving it into or off the train. dont roll it like there is plenty of space, because there isnt. it makes it much easier for everyone if you pick your shit up for a few seconds.
- March 11, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- RogerPL said...
If you're wearing a backpack and are standing on a crowded train, take it off please and put it at your feet.
- March 11, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
oh don't get this anon going on those backpacks. How I wish people would be aware of their extra-large humpbacks!
And how interesting this conversation mirrors the one from the other day. What's a major problem with Metro? Lack of common courtesy torwards your "unknown neighbor!"
I'd claim a desire for the good ole days but... were there really any good ole days? :)
- March 11, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
I just wish people who stand in front of doors on a crowded train would step off when they open to let people out and not block the doors. Seriously, how f@#king hard is it to figure this out??
- March 11, 2010 at 5:30 PM
- heatherfeather said...
Wow, maybe I've been lucky but living a few stops from the airport, I rarely have problems with people and their luggage. There isn't a set area for luggage and I'd worry about someone taking it, if I wasn't standing nearby. As someone who's taken luggage on the Tube and Paris Metro at rush hour(due to plane arrival/departure), I really can't complain.
- March 11, 2010 at 6:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
Ok, I won't comment on the wheelies for work, but please if people are going to National or Union Station, they are free and welcome to bring their luggage. I don't even think this should be up for question! THIS IS WHY WE HAVE PUBLIC TRANSIT!!!! Suitcases for travel, hell yes! all aboard and all welcome.
- March 12, 2010 at 1:39 AM
- Meg @ Soup Is Not A Finger Food said...
I do try to be very conscious of my wheelie bag and believe me, it's as much of a PITA for me to drag it from client site to client site as it apparently is for you to have to watch out for it. It's too heavy to carry (whoever suggested that). Ths point about the low-lit stations is well taken (Metro, are you listening? Improve platform lighting!).
So, those of you who are in such a hurry that you can't glance down or see me trying to dodge out of your way - please accept my blanket "EXCUSE ME" now and my humble apologies for invading your space with my livelihood. On PUBLIC transportation.
- March 12, 2010 at 7:21 AM
- Anonymous said...
Yes Meg, I honestly don't get why people complain about boxes, backpacks, strollers, and suitcases. This is what public transportation is for! We should applaud them for making the effort. Sheesh.
Sometimes it seems like the complainers expect you to bring your flat purse or nothing at all. Please. Forget that. Be polite, say excuse me if you have to, walk around it, politely ask if someone could move it out of your way if necessary. As Jerry Seinfeld said, "We're trying to have a civilization here!"
Suitcases ALLOWED.
- March 12, 2010 at 7:31 AM
- Anonymous said...
If you are so weak that you can't pick up your fucking bag (wheelie, suitcase, whatever) and move efficiently through a station without being in several peoples way, then the only place you need to be going is to the gym.
Personally I'm fine with luggage if people manage it well. What I dislike alot are the wheelie cases. These people take up 3 person lengths behind them by dragging their burden on the ground. Pick that shit up and walk briskly to the escalator, do not delay, do not shift from hand to hand, just get off a train, walk, stand, walk, get on another train. How fucking hard is that?
Another thing I hate is women that bring 3 or more bags with them during rush hour or any other time. WTF is wrong with these creatures?? Trust me, you can pack efficiently and have your laptop, gym clothes (and towel), and some minor purse (cultural baggage that women should really liberate themselves from) items in 1 bag. To top it off these women often put all their unneeded crap on the seat next to them and won't move so other people can sit. How could they move? They've occupied the next seat with all of their hoarder shit.
- March 12, 2010 at 9:49 AM
- Anonymous said...
I usually drive to my office the night before I head out of town and drop my bulky luggage off there. That way when I get on the Metro to head into work during rush hour on Friday morning I am not burdened with it. It's just as much about me not wanting to lug it around and avoid others as it is a common courtesy to everyone else.
Oh, and to the lady who elbowed me in the stomach this morning on the Metro because she wasn't paying attention and wasn't holding onto anything when the train started moving.... eff you for not even bothering to apologize.
- March 12, 2010 at 9:54 AM
- Autumn said...
Luggage is not the issue on metro. It's the people with the luggage. You'd be surprised how a little self-awareness and common courtesy goes a long way.
However, in this city people feel they have a right to do whatever they want and don't care if it impacts other people.
Try not to drag your bag far behind you - be mindful of others when getting on and off the train and do your best to keep things out of the aisles and away from the doors.
If you inconvenience someone, run over their foot, trip them or create any issues with your bag, just apologize politely, smile and move on.
I had to yell at a woman yesterday on the red line who was pushing me from behind to get onto an already stuffed train at about 6:45pm. I simply turned around and said "please don't push, it really doesn't help" and she apologized and turned a bit red.
Then at Woodley Park, there were a dozen or so people waiting for the street level elevator and as soon as it arrived people started to pour into it as fast as possible. A woman next to me stated "there is a man in a wheelchair" and some people stopped to let him on, but a few remained in the elevator making it awkard for him to maneuver in. Sad, really.
Whether it's luggage, backpacks, loud music, cell phones or just loud talkers - it seems if we don't demand courtesy, we won't get it.
- March 12, 2010 at 11:41 AM
- Anonymous said...
I have to agree about women who carry 2 bags or more. I am a woman who uses a backpack for all of her stuff. I don't feel the need to have a matching purse and shoes. I have a feeling most of them are just in it for the fashion statement, that's all! One girl dug through her bags on Metro the other day: one holding all of her electronics (iPod, iPhone, iTouch (I swear all 3!), camera, laptop, etc) and the other her shoes, her makeup, her regular cell(!!), and some shoes. Woman, Really?!?! I model my bag habits after men because I'm jealous they have less stuff LOL!
- March 12, 2010 at 12:52 PM
- Meg @ Soup Is Not A Finger Food said...
Gosh, now I'm half afraid I'll run into "Anonymous" in Metro Center during morning rush when I'm pulling my wheelie bag. Angry much? Holy cow. Take a deep breath, dude. I'll be super-careful to avoid you and if you would return the favor, I think we can all get along just fine.
- March 12, 2010 at 2:37 PM
- rebw said...
Has anyone pointed out that this is part of the reason why Metro seats are floating: so that you can put your luggage beneath your seat or the seat in front of you. Mostly for people sitting down, but put your bag under the seat instead of the seat next to you and save some space.
- March 12, 2010 at 5:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
@rebw the voice of reason! Metro needs to advertise this because I bet this doesn't occur to most people.
- March 12, 2010 at 8:11 PM
- Anonymous said...
Riders with luggage going to/from the 3 airports or Union Station should use public transportation whenever possible!!! Metro has stations at National Airport and Union Station and they aren't just for workers. Unfortunately, we don't have a different line to the airport/train station, such as in Madrid, where the cars to the airport are much wider than the cars within the city, allowing for large luggage. If you can't comfortably carry your luggage on/off train, take a cab. Otherwise, try to get in the first car. The last cars are more crowded now that trains are stopping at the front of the platform. If you're standing, turn luggage sideways and put between your legs. IF you are traveling with luggage during RUSH HOUR, do not attempt to board an obviously crowded train. Wait for the next car that isn't crowded, then strategically position yourself with your luggage so that you're out of the way as much as possible. This basically means you're standing. No sitting with luggage in aisle or sitting in a seat with luggage sitting next to you in the bench.
- March 12, 2010 at 8:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
"If you can't comfortably carry your luggage on/off train, take a cab."
I would say, "If you can't comfortably carry your luggage on/off train, ask for help! Kindly."
"IF you are traveling with luggage during RUSH HOUR, do not attempt to board an obviously crowded train."
What the heck, miss your flight, miss your train. There might be one tomorrow. But AT ALL costs, never ever risk offending a Washington worker!!!
Don't do it!!!!!!!!!!! Aaaghhhg!
- March 13, 2010 at 5:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
I have no problem with the luggage on the trains, but please carry the rolling luggage on the escalators. If the luggage takes up more than half the escalator, then you need to take the elevator so that people can pass. That goes for the strollers as well.
- March 13, 2010 at 6:17 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yes, heaven forfend we should ever have to utter the words, "excuse me please."
- March 13, 2010 at 11:58 PM
- Anonymous said...
"RogerPL said...
If you're wearing a backpack and are standing on a crowded train, take it off please and put it at your feet."
No. Way.
- March 14, 2010 at 7:48 AM


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U.S. Reps. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., members of the tax-writing House Committee on Ways and Means, have introduced the American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act (H.R.3307), which would extend the tax incentive for the production of wind power, geothermal power, hydropower and some other forms of renewable energy through 2016.
The bill proposes a four-year extension of the existing production tax credit (PTC) for wind, biomass, geothermal, small irrigation, landfill gas, trash and hydropower. It was created by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and has frequently been extended in year-end packages of expiring tax provisions, as well as in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
The current incentive is set to expire next year for wind and in 2013 for other renewable energy sources. Advocates note that historically, at least six to eight months before the tax credit expires, financial lenders hesitate in providing capital for projects because of the uncertainty created by the pending expiration of the credit, thus stalling projects from coming online.
The rush to complete projects as the PTC nears expiration also adds costs, resulting in higher electricity prices, the congressmen noted.
"Extending this long-standing tax incentive will leverage private investment to bring proven energy projects online, bolster domestic manufacturing and reduce electricity costs for businesses and families," Reichert said. "Renewable energy resources play an important and increasing role in America's total energy supply and reducing our reliance on foreign energy resources controlled by hostile nations. The certainty this bipartisan bill will provide can further spur growth in this vital sector, increase economic development and create jobs."
American Wind Energy Association CEO Denise Bode expressed her support for the legislation, noting that it would benefit not only the wind industry, but also the nation's workforce and overall economy.
'The recent stability of the production tax credit has provided the foundation of wind energy's transformation of a new manufacturing sector based on American ingenuity," she said. "Over the last six years, U.S. domestic production of wind turbine components has grown 12-fold to more than 400 facilities in 43 states. Extending the PTC will keep growing U.S. wind energy manufacturing jobs, rather than losing them to other countries.'


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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Snaps or Velcro: Which is better?
Then two things happened: 1. I went back to work part-time and would be having a nanny (a wonderful young lady who had never heard of cloth diapers) watch my daughter, and 2. My daughter mastered what we call "the death roll" and diaper changes went from a fun, bonding experience to an Olympic event. My decision to swear off Velcro because of its downsides quickly reversed. All of a sudden Velcro sounded wonderfully easy for an inexperienced nanny and extremely quick and efficient to put on.
We purchased 6 bumGenius pockets with hook and loop closures (i.e. Velcro). They came, I prepped, and we tried them out. I was instantly in love. They are quick, efficient, and they fit like a glove around her thighs and waist every time. Do I still love my snaps? Of course, but my Velcro serve a wonderful purpose in my stash that I never knew I would need.
There are definitely still downfalls to Velcro aside from the common wear and tear. Although I remember to put them back on their laundry tabs each time, it isn't usually on my husband or nanny's mind to remember to do so. This typically isn't a problem unless it's a poopy diaper. Velcro + poop = a mess! My mother in law also likes to treat them like a disposable, because they are similar to one, and will roll them up and use the Velcro tabs to stick to the outside of the diaper (much like you would roll up a disposable and fasten the tabs around it to create a "ball"). This snags the diapers and makes my skin crawl! With Velcro, there is more reminding of others that you don't have to do with snaps.
Downfalls aside, I would say I actually prefer Velcro. So if you are researching cloth diapers for a future baby, or if you were swayed in the "only snaps!" direction like I was, take note. Velcro has its place in a cloth diapers stash and serves a wonderful purpose that snaps do not.
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- Christine said...
All my secondary care providers roll the diapers up like a disposable too. Drives me crazy.
Funny ... when I take off a sposie now, I fasten the tabs down as if I were putting them on laundry tabs.
- January 25, 2012 at 10:34 AM
- Caryn Lantz said...
I am SO dealing with the diaper battles right now too! And guess what...all my hook and loop diapers are out and in use, and the snaps have been packed away. No way I could get one snap affixed right now. :)
- January 25, 2012 at 3:44 PM
- Natalie said...
I completely agree! Plus, when the velcro does wear out you can replace it or have the diaper converted to snaps!
- January 25, 2012 at 7:38 PM
I'm more from the only Velcro camp. We tried snaps early on and had a hard time ever getting a good fit because of my daughter's unusual proportions. I'd rather have to replace the Velcro on my diapesr (which I have had to do during the last two and a half years) then be faced with major fit issues. Though I am considering a few one-size snap diapers in case our next baby has the habit of taking off his diaper.
- January 25, 2012 at 9:20 PM
- Amy Joel said...
For what it's worth, at about 18 months my DS figured out how to unsnap his FuzziBunz to pull them off, which I felt kind of negated the benefit of the snaps :P.
- February 8, 2012 at 12:41 AM


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Here are things that took place in Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn Heights around noon on an uncommonly warm Monday:
Clyde Haberman offers his take on the news.
The Day
Clyde Haberman offers his take on the news.
In short, nothing remarkable happened, which is worth remarking on because it showed, once again, that New Yorkers refuse to do the one thing that many of their elected officials keep telling them to do: Be afraid.
Just yards from the park, in Brooklyn's federal courthouse, a new terrorism trial got going on Monday. This is no small-time case. Adis Medunjanin, a Bosnian-born young man who grew up in Queens, is accused of plotting to blow up New York subway trains. Two of his high school classmates, Najibullah Zazi and Zarein Ahmedzay, have pleaded guilty in related proceedings, and said they had trained to become suicide bombers at a camp of Al Qaeda in Pakistan.
"This case is actually one of the most serious," said Karen J. Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at the Fordham University law school. Ms. Greenberg has observed many terrorism trials held since the 2001 attacks. "They had the know-how, the training, the weapons, the intent," she said. "Zazi was very clear about it at his plea: 'I want to blow up a New York City subway.'"
Alone among the three men, Mr. Medunjanin insists that he is not guilty. His lawyer, Robert C. Gottlieb, cautioned the jurors in opening remarks on Monday to be leery of words like "Al Qaeda" and "terrorist." They're loaded, Mr. Gottlieb said. "These are words," he said, "that the government knows will scare you beyond belief, and shake you to your core."
Outside the courthouse, no one was scared or shaken. Far from it. As Ms. Greenberg said, "it's not causing an uproar anywhere in terms of security."
Asked what he thought about sitting in a park so close to a terrorism trial, a no-longer-young man who offered only his first name, Sonny, shrugged. "They're in there," he said, pointing to the courthouse. "We're out here. They're in good hands in there." Inside the courthouse, officers, too, showed no signs of undue tension.
This raised the question, yet again, of why so many public officials insist on banging the drum of fear when it comes to terrorism cases and the rule of law.
New York has already had plenty of these trials. At one point, three of them were under way simultaneously at the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan. Life in that neighborhood went on as normal.
It surely came as no shock to many New Yorkers that the Justice Department originally wanted Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, to go on trial in that same Manhattan courthouse. Instinct told Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg that the plan made sense. His initial reaction was to call it "fitting" that Mr. Mohammed and four of his collaborators would "face justice near the World Trade Center site, where so many New Yorkers were murdered."
That was in late 2009. Then people in high places got cold feet. The police commissioner objected. Some members of Congress, including from New York, preached the politics of fear. Tabloid editorialists vented. The mayor retreated. After more than a year of dithering, the Obama administration threw in the towel as well. It reversed itself, and said that Mr. Mohammed and Company would face a military tribunal at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where they are to be arraigned in two weeks.
Yet an inescapable fact remains: Civilian courts have proved themselves far more effective than military tribunals at putting terrorism suspects on trial, swiftly and surely. Hundreds of cases have gone through the courts, and statistics kept by Ms. Greenberg's center show that prosecutors have a conviction rate of nearly 90 percent. In the 11 years since 9/11, military commissions have managed to produce all of seven — repeat, seven — convictions.
As for whether New Yorkers should be afraid about having trials in their midst, the man called Sonny answered that question without uttering a word. He spread his arms wide, to sweep in the tranquil park, and laughed, as if to say that the very idea of fear was absurd.


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- budget revision with new expenses, income & carry over from previous fiscal year
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- annual report to town of Cortland
- annual report (IPLAR)
- Illinois Funds Electronic payment availability for fine payments
- LWT cooperative pricing for HR consulting with Sikich
- Local Government Health Plan contract & pricing
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Stones & Bones: Leapin' Lizards—Alligator Aerobics
by Mark Rose
Scientists now think dinosaurs were active, warm-blooded animals. To be able to escape from predators or to chase food, dinosaurs must have been able to run and breathe at the same time. Lizards, which are cold-blooded, use the same muscles for running and breathing; so they have to run, then stop and breathe, then run again. So how did the dinosaurs do it?
Researchers at the University of Utah may have found the answer by looking at alligators, which share a common ancestor with dinosaurs. They had small gators, up to three feet long, run on a treadmill. The gators wore masks so the scientists could measure how much oxygen they consumed and how deeply they inhaled, as well as monitors to determine what muscles they used. To their surprise, the researchers found that part of the alligator's pelvis or hip bone was hinged and moved when the critters ran. In gators, it turns out, the hip bone links to the liver, which links to the lungs. When they run, the movement of the hip bone first pulls on the liver, which pulls on lungs, helping inflate them; then it goes the other way, pushing the liver into the lungs, forcing the air out of them. The researchers think that dinosaur hip bones may have worked in a similar fashion.
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USDA's Economic Research Service is projecting a U.S. rice yield for 2007-08 of 190.4 million hundredweight, 2 percent smaller than the 2006 crop.
The first survey-based estimate of the U.S. rice crop, released Aug. 15, estimates average U.S. yields of 6,984 pounds per acre, just 4 pounds below the 2004-05 record.
Arkansas rice yields are estimated at 6,950 pounds per acre for this year, up from 6,850 pounds in 2006. Yield projections for other states are: California, 8,000 pounds, up from 7,660 pounds last year; Louisiana, 5,900 pounds, up from 5,820 pounds; Mississippi, 7,100 pounds, up from 7,000 pounds; Missouri, 6,700 pounds; up from 6,400 pounds; and Texas, 6,800 pounds down from 7,179 pounds.
Total supplies of all rice in 2007-08 are forecast at 253.8 million hundredweight, up fractionally from last month's forecast, but still down almost 2 percent from a year earlier. Beginning stocks remain projected at 41.9 million hundredweight, down 3 percent from a year earlier, with long-grain accounting for all of the year-to-year decline. Imports remain projected at a record 21.5 million hundredweight, 2 percent larger than a year earlier.
Total use of U.S. rice in 2007-08 remains projected at 226.7 million hundredweight. Total domestic and residual use remains projected at a record 124.7 million hundredweight, 2 percent larger than a year earlier. Exports remain projected at 102 million hundredweight, 10 percent higher than a year earlier.
U.S. ending stocks for 2007-08 are projected at 27.1 million hundredweight, up 400,000 hundredweight from last month's forecast, but down 35 percent from a year earlier. The 2007-08 U.S. season-average farm price remains projected at $9.75 to $10.25 per hundredweight, up from $9.68 per hundredweight a year earlier, with the midpoint the highest since 1980-81.
Global rice production for 2007-08 is projected at a record 421.2 million tons (milled basis), fractionally above last month's forecast and up 3.1 million tons from 2006-07. India accounts for most of this month's upward revision in global production.
Global ending stocks for 2007-08 are projected to drop 5 percent to 73.8 million tons, the smallest since 1983-84. Global rice trade for calendar year 2008 is projected at a record 29.7 million tons (milled basis), nearly unchanged from last month, but up fractionally from a year earlier.
Export price quotes for most grades of Thailand's regular-milled white rice are nearly unchanged from a month earlier, after rising in mid-July due to currency fluctuations. Prices for Vietnam's 5-percent brokens (double water-polished) are up $4 per ton from a month earlier, a result of tighter supplies and a large volume of sales on the books.
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The H-R diagram is a scatter graph of stars, a plot of stellar absolute magnitude or luminosity versus temperature or stellar classification. It is an important astronomical tool for understanding how stars evolve over time. Stellar evolution cannot... (View More) be studied by observing individual stars as most changes occur over millions and billions of years. Astrophysicists observe numerous stars at various stages in their evolutionary history to determine their changing properties and probable evolutionary tracks across the H-R diagram. In this activity, students plot both maxima and minima with corresponding stellar classifications for several variables, and then identify the type of variability: Cepheid, RR Lyrae, Mira or Semiregular. This activity includes background information, a teacher guide, a student activity, and accompanying worksheets. The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) and The Chandra X-Ray mission have collaborated to develop this activity. (View Less)
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|African women given the impetus can put technolpgy to good use. Source: ris.lib.unc.edu
|Tweeting at BarCamp Takoradi, Ghana: Men dominate the show
- Women's participation in Internet usage in Africa ranged from 12% (Senegal) to 38% (Zambia), according to this 2003 study. This is notwithstanding the fact that women constitute the majority in most African countries.
- According to socialbakers.com, far more men than women use the social networking site, Facebook in Ghana.
|Male/Female ratio of Ghana's Facebook Users
- In Uganda, women's awareness and usage of ICTs is nearly three times less that that of men (ResearctICTAfrica, 2006). There, women tend to acquire basic ICT skills in order to be able to get employment in gender-stereotyped roles, it was noted.
We are committed to ensuring that the Information Society enables women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society and in all decision-making processes. To this end, we should mainstream a gender equality perspective and use ICTs as a tool to that end.
|Team Azma coming out of the Kuyu Project Digital Camp in Kenya show the way forward for African girls and women


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Blue Tier necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 152 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
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We are a new team of ethical developers looking to develop cutting edge housing - homes that are convertible, sustainable and meet the changing needs of people over time (eg. family size, mobility).
We want to be recognised leaders in the development of environmentally sustainable, adaptable and affordable housing.
We are just starting up and need the confidence of investors.
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We are looking for a logo that fits our corporate identity, a design that invokes the image of a professional, competent and trustworthy company that cares for the environment and people. This logo design will appear in all corporate content such as website, business card, and stationery.
Strong professional text is desirable for the wording of the company name - not cartoonish. We'd really like the logo to be able to stand alone as well as complement the name - however we are open to ideas and creative designs.
We are open to colour schemes but do like sophisticated colours - blue, green , red, teal, black, maroon, orange. Please avoid cliched images of buildings.
We like lots of the entries for the overseas marketing company CITom on 99 designs (columbia impressions) (but don't want to run into copyright issues)
Please do not include any clip art or stock images.
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Thank you in advance for your efforts and creativity.
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Carpal tunnel release is surgery to treat
The median nerve and the tendons that flex (or curl) your fingers go through a passage called the carpal tunnel in your wrist. This tunnel is narrow, so any swelling can pinch the nerve and cause pain. A thick ligament (tissue) just under your skin (the carpal ligament) makes up the top of this tunnel.
First, you will receive numbing medicine (anesthesia) so that you will not feel pain during surgery. You may be awake but you will also receive medicines to make you relax.
The surgeon will cut through the carpal ligament to make more space for the nerve and tendons:
- A small surgical cut is made in the palm of your hand near your wrist.
- The transverse carpal ligament to cut. This eases the pressure on the median nerve. Sometimes, tissue around the nerve is removed as well.
- The skin and tissue underneath are closed with sutures (stitches).
Sometimes surgeons do this procedure using a tiny camera that is attached to a monitor. The surgeon inserts the camera into your wrist through a very small surgical cut and views the monitor to see inside your wrist. This is called endoscopic surgery. The instrument used is called an endoscope.
Why the Procedure Is Performed
Patients with symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome usually try non-surgical treatments first. These are:
- Anti-inflammatory medicines
- Occupational therapy
- Workplace changes to improve your seating and how you use equipment
- Wrist splints
- Shots of corticosteroid medicine into the carpal tunnel
If none of these treatments help, some surgeons will test the electrical activity of the median nerve with an
If the muscles in the hand and wrist are getting smaller because the nerve is being pinched, surgery will usually be done right away.
Risks of carpal tunnel release are:
- Allergic reactions to medicines
- Infection
- Injury to the median nerve or nerves that branch off of it
- Weakness and numbness around the hand
- Rarely, injury to another nerve or blood vessel (artery or vein)
- Scar sensitivity
Before the Procedure
Tell your health care provider what medicines you are taking. This includes medicines, supplements, or herbs you bought without a prescription.
- You may be asked to stop taking drugs that make it harder for your blood to clot. These include aspirin, ibuprofen, (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Naprosyn, Aleve), and other drugs.
- Ask your health care provider which medicines you should still take on the day of your surgery.
- If you smoke, try to stop. Ask your health care provider for help. Smoking can slow healing.
- Let your health care provider know about any cold, flu, fever, herpes breakout, or other illness you may have before your surgery.
- You will usually be asked not to drink or eat anything for 6 to 12 hours before the procedure.
- Your health care provider will tell you when to arrive at the office. Arrive on time.
After the Procedure
This surgery is done on an outpatient basis. You will not need to stay in the hospital.
After the surgery, your wrist will probably be in a splint or heavy bandage for about a week. After the splint or bandage is removed, you will begin motion exercises or a physical therapy program.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Carpal tunnel release decreases pain, nerve tingling, and numbness, and restores muscle strength. Most people are helped by this surgery.
The length of your recovery will depend on how long you had symptoms before surgery and how badly damaged your median nerve is. If you had symptoms for a long time, you may not be completely free of symptoms after you recover.
Related:Surgical wound care – open, Rheumatoid arthritis, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Electromyography


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Square in the middle of three years of intense drought conditions, New Mexico is dealing with an escalating water problem that has now caused one town, Magdalena, to run out of water, forcing city officials to scramble for solutions to bring relief to local residents and businesses.
The water table in the town has dropped almost 20 feet since January due to the persistent drought that has troubled most of the Southwest over the last two years, and now into the third summer season. Town officials say it is because of the extreme drought and infrastructure problems in the well that caused it to collapse.
Town officials want help from the State of New Mexico to dig a deeper well and in the interim are relying on water tenders from nearby White Sands Missile Range to truck in water to help local water users.
Magdalena's well is not the first to fail. Across the eastern plains of New Mexico livestock wells stand empty and ranchers are selling their cattle, and wells near Santa Fe and Las Vegas (New Mexico) have also run dry or nearly dry in recent weeks.
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Meanwhile, Hatch chili pepper growers and southern New Mexico's pecan orchards received news last week that the first release of irrigation water from Sierra County reservoirs is beginning to trickle down the Rio Grande River near Las Cruces and is available for use, but hardly enough, as one grower put it, "to make a difference."
Bert Cortez, manager for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in El Paso, says farmers and ranchers all across southern New Mexico have been patiently awaiting water releases from Elephant Butte reservoir.
Too little, too late?
"It's the latest we've ever started the irrigation season," he said.
But he quickly warned that the small amount of water released will do little to bring substantial relief to the historic drought. Only 160,000 acre-feet of water will be distributed to irrigators in Doña Ana County, El Paso County and Mexico this season — about 5 percent of a full allocation.
"We're going to stretch it out as much as we can, but right now the plans are for a mid-July shut-off," Cortez added.
With the small release slowly working its way south in the parched and dry riverbed, irrigation officials complained about how long it is taking for water to reach Las Cruces. With the current critical shortage of available water in New Mexico's reservoir system, the irrigation season this year is expected to be over within 40 to 45 days, leaving chili pepper and pecan growers wondering whether they can produce a profitable crop this year.
In the eight-month period from Oct. 1, 2012, through the end of May, 2013, most of New Mexico received less than one inch of measurable rainfall.
"No part of the state has been spared," reports Deirdre Kann at the National Weather Service's Albuquerque office.
Extreme drought prompts faithful to pray for rain
At the end of May, the weekly federal Drought Monitor indicated that 98 percent of New Mexico was in "severe" drought, the worst conditions in the country.
Phil King, a hydrologist at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces and water management consultant to the Elephant Butte Irrigation District, says the Rio Grande through Las Cruces has been dry since last autumn. He says the district, which provides Rio Grande water to all of southern New Mexico's farmers, normally starts irrigation deliveries in February or March.
King and other water officials say rain is the only solution to the water crisis across the Southwest, and while a few rain showers dropped moisture over the weekend to parts of Southern New Mexico, the situation remains critical. The summer forecast is calling for little rain, so conditions will "likely worsen before they get better," causing some Southwest faithful to schedule special ceremonies asking for divine intervention.
Last week a coalition of church congregations in southern New Mexico staged a "Day of Prayer" for moisture and rain, and, along an irrigation canal in Bernalillo, near Albuquerque, a small group of churchgoers gathered to recite prayers with their rosaries in hand, a tradition that stretches back to the days of the occupying Spaniards.
It's not the only show of "faith support" calling for the end of the drought. Last month a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish "faithful" gathered for a special worship service in Oklahoma City that offered prayers to end drought conditions and bring about the return of rain. And in Lubbock two weeks ago, a Catholic bishop scheduled a special Mass at a local farm to bless seeds and soil in hopes of a productive crop year.
Weather forecasters say with dry summer conditions ahead, there may be little chance of any substantial rain in the near future "without a miracle." With such a dire forecast as that, some are saying it is no wonder that organized religion is experiencing renewed interest in the weather.
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Maverick and original British director Guy Ritchie has made films that've always defined him as a director who works outside the box. So it was something of a surprise when he agreed to take on Sherlock Holmes, an iconic cinematic character for over five decades.
Ambitious and tonally distinct from many of the director's previous works, this Holmes casts Robert Downey Jnr as he has never been portrayed before. Jude Law stars as Holmes' trusted colleague, Watson, a doctor and war veteran who is a formidable ally for Sherlock Holmes.
Rachel McAdams stars as Irene Adler, the only woman ever to have bested Holmes and who has maintained a tempestuous relationship with the detective. Mark Strong stars as their mysterious new adversary, Blackwood.
Yet as the director explained to Paul Fischer in this exclusive interview, Ritchie's take on Holmes is still consistent with his frequent exploration of London's dark side.
Question: I guess one could say this is probably the most commercial film that we've seen from you in quite some time, so what was it about reinventing this character that appealed to you?
Guy Ritchie: Probably because I was invested. I knew the stories very well, so I was familiar with it. But also, I suppose it kills me – as soon as someone said to me, " Look, how would you fancy rebooting this conception?" that – it tickled me, because I thought I could do something with it. And I'm not sure why I did it. I just thought, you know, " Oh, I think I could do a take on that." So that was really my starting point. I just felt as though I could do something with it.
Question: Now, there's obviously a fine line between doing a period film, and giving it a contemporary twist. How were you able to convey that, during the early process of the development of the script?
Guy Ritchie: I think that's part of our unconscious, organic thing that takes place. First it's the head, and then you have to get rid of that and you have to get rid of over-thinking everything and then it becomes about a feeling. Does that feel right? I mean I'm a contemporary filmmaker, so I think the experience of what it is I've done in the last 15 years leads up to whether – you think you can do a take on it. And obviously, that experience then obviously informs the take that you have.
Question: How much of Doyle was a template for you, in working on this?
Guy Ritchie: Well, very – I mean, it was almost so important that it went unsaid, because we all were aware, and we all started off with saying that this is the Sherlock Holmes of Conan Doyle, otherwise, you have no Sherlock Holmes, right? So, we had Sherlock Holmes of Conan Doyle but then, we had to put on a contemporary take. So, I can't help feel as though if Conan Doyle were around in the time of the cinema, he would have written for the cinema and I'd like to think that he would have liked our take on Sherlock Holmes.
Question: In fact, you went out of your way to create – even though the character's intellect is obviously a hugely important part of this you make him a much more physical character than he has been depicted in the past. Was that your intent, or was it based on your conversations with Robert, once you cast Robert in the role?
Guy Ritchie: No, I was always aware that if I was going into this, I was gonna make sure that he had a bit of this and a bit of that, and was accessible to a broad audience. And inevitably, that leads to a certain degree of physicality. But the root of that is inspired by Conan Doyle, who created essentially the first Western martial artist. So, you know, Conan Doyle was big on the idea that Holmes could defend himself, through skills acquired so, the source that influenced me was very Doyle-esque.
Question: Much has been said, of course, about the really interesting way you defined the relationship between Holmes and Watson. Is this a love story, in a way, between those two characters? Do you see it that way?
Guy Ritchie: I do, in a non-homosexual way. I mean, one's yin, one's yang, and they work much better together than they do as individuals. The sum of their parts adds to more as a whole. So, it just seems like an injustice on both of their parts if the other half is taken away. To a degree, the narrative is hinged upon that premise.
Question: When you were writing the script, obviously you didn't base it on any existing Doyle story. I mean, was it very difficult to create a scenario that was as Doyle-esque as it seems to me to be?
Guy Ritchie: Well, I think Lionel Wigram, who pioneered the vanguard on this project, was more of a Sherlock Holmes fan than really, anyone and he's a complete nut for it. So it was led by his enthusiasm to remain true to the narrative of Sherlock Holmes, that it was essential that we would remain loyal toward Doyle's vision, if you will.
Question: Now, as a filmmaker, you've always been in the past – a lot of the time, anyway, drawn to the kind of underbelly of contemporary London. And this is obviously a very different visual interpretation of that city. What were the challenges for you to create this period?
Guy Ritchie: Well, they were all positive, I'm pleased to inform you. That, really, from the beginning of the project to the end of the project, I enjoyed the entire process. But – in terms of challenges , it's funny. Problems and challenges – you know, I can't have but feel a challenge is a puzzle that you want to triumph over, right? Where a problem is something that you just want to shy away from. And then I suppose I don't know what the next step is, after the challenge. But, the benefit of hindsight, I can't even remember any challenges now. All I remember is enjoying the process. So, nevertheless, having said that, I'm sure there were times that – I did find it rather challenging, but memory editorializes that which you want to remember, and that which you can remember. So, I've got to tell you I'm interested in portraying that period. And it really is, still, the underbelly– which seems to be that which I'm most interested in creatively – of London.
Question: And why is that?
Guy Ritchie: I don't know, actually. I mean, partly, I suppose I got into it because I'm interested in subcultures in general. I just think this is a fertile place for entertainment. So, I think that's the most delicate way I can answer that question.
Question: Now, was casting this film a challenge for you? I mean was Downey always your ideal Sherlock Holmes, and Jude your ideal Watson? Or did you really have to search for the ideal actors to play these characters?
Guy Ritchie: All of that, again, happened rather organically. I was talking to Robert on the telephone, and I was asking Robert, actually, about something else. I had Sherlock Holmes in my lap and I was asking about who he thought a good Sherlock Holmes would be. And by happy accident, and a few hints from Rob, we reached the conclusion we came to.
Question: Now a cynic would argue, I suppose, that the movie is set up at the end for a sequel. Was that always your design?
Guy Ritchie: Well, I'm not a cynic, of course. [LAUGHTER] I'm not a cynic. So, I'll have other wait and see. I mean, I suppose you just have to wait and see how it gets on.
Question: Do you want to do another one?
Guy Ritchie: Listen, I loved doing this one.
Question: What about next for you, beyond Holmes? I know that there are things that you're obviously working on. What would you do if a Sherlock Holmes sequel did not come up? What is the next –
Guy Ritchie: I don't know as a filmmaker, I really have no idea about what it is I'm doing next. I'm sitting like a hen on top of a lot of eggs. And if one of those eggs hatches, that's the chick I'll nest.
Question: Finally did having so much money to spend enable you to sort of enhance your creativity, in doing this movie?
Guy Ritchie: Yes, I think so. I think having money to spend does mean that I'm allowed to be more ambitious with both size and the color of my palette. I'm being told I have to go.


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