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The Bridges of New York
New York City boasts more spectacular bridges than any other city in the world. From the Gothic stone arches and gossamer steel webbing of the Brooklyn Bridge (perhaps the greatest engineering achievement of the 19th century), to the Verrazano-Narrows — the world's longest suspension bridge when completed in 1964 — more than 75 bridges span the city's waterways. This book is a stirring text-and-picture tribute to these awe-inspiring structures.
Beginning with Dutch New Amsterdam and continuing to the modern era and the achievements of legendary bridge builder Robert Moses, The Bridges of New York covers nearly 300 years of New York history and a century of accomplishments in modern engineering. At the time of construction, many of the bridges were considered breakthroughs in bridge-building technology.
Grouped according to geography and economics — two prime considerations facing bridge engineers — the spans are described in a highly readable text that explains the design principles of cantilever, swing, bascule, and many other bridge types. Over 150 archival engravings and contemporary photographs document the splendor of such remarkable bridges as the Brooklyn, George Washington, Bronx-Whitestone, Manhattan, Queensboro, Triborough, and dozens of smaller spans.
A section on bridge maintenance, a glossary, and charts noting each bridge's location, length, height, and other features complete this pictorial treasury — sure to delight engineering and architecture enthusiasts as well as anyone who has ever been astonished by the extraordinary scale and grandeur of New York's bridges.
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The Bridges of New York - Sharon Reier
Crossing over the ice to Manhattan before the Brooklyn Bridge was built.
The East River has long been known to navigators as one of the more hazardous passages on the continent. It is not a river, after all, but a broad tidal channel with a restless current that reverses with the rise and fall of the tide. For over 200 years it served as a boundary between two rival cities: Brooklyn and New York.
In fact, by the end of the Civil War, Brooklyn was America's third largest city. New York ranked first. Considerable commerce existed between the two cities but it was balanced by a serious antagonism. Brooklyn had a provincial image and called itself
City of Homes and Churches. New York was already cast as a center for tenements, crime and corrupt politicians. Many Brooklynites believed their city had all the advantages and saw no reason why it could not be bigger, richer and more successful than New York. Brooklyn did have the longer shoreline and its boatyards were busy.
However, the two cities had engaged in commerce from their inception. A Dutch farmer, Cornelius Dircksen, started a fairly regular passenger service as early as 1659. He charged a fee of three wampum to row a traveler across the river in his skiff. To gain transport, a passenger would ring a bell at the ferry slip to bring Dircksen from his fields. Weather and currents made the trip possible about once every three days, and eventually Dircksen sold out his business to a professional proprietor, who made more regular crossings, and a community sprang up around the ferry slip.
Sailboats called pirogues were running from Catherine Street, Manhattan, to Brooklyn by the time the Revolution started. These carried horse-drawn vehicles and livestock as well as passengers. Still, they could only run when the wind was right. Barges which limited their freight to foot-passengers ran more regularly, but they were considered unsafe.
In 1807 Brooklynites were finally given a secure means of crossing the East River. Robert Fulton's Clermont made its maiden voyage up the Hudson and a regular steamboat service began between Brooklyn and New York, as well as between New York and New Jersey. For three years Fulton and his mentor Robert Livingston held exclusive rights to run this service. A ride across the East River on the Nassau took five to 12 minutes, according to the tide. The ferries were odd-looking roundish tubs, but they were efficient and fairly safe. New residents flocked to Brooklyn. They found pleasure in working in New York and enjoying its advantages and then returning to comfortable safe communities. Fulton's boats were even hired out for pleasure parties.
By the time the first East River bridge was built, the ferries were carrying more than 120,000 passengers over the channel each day. When construction started on the Williamsburg Bridge, the ferries still were carrying that number of passengers and the Brooklyn Bridge was carrying an additional 150,000 people a day.
The main ferry line was the Union Ferry Company, which ran five lines—the Fulton Street, to Fulton; the Catherine Street, to Main; the Wall Street to Joralemon Street; the Whitehall Street to Atlantic Avenue, and the Whitehall Street to Hamilton Avenue.
It is said that the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the first over the East River, may have been the decisive factor in the union of the two cities. It certainly sped up Brooklyn's growth.
Sentiment for a bridge had been expressed by prominent Brooklynites since before 1800. At that time General Jeremiah Johnson, who later became Brooklyn's mayor, had written in his journals,
It has been suggested that a bridge should be constructed across the East River to New York. This idea has been treated as chimerical, from the magnitude of the design; but whosoever takes it into their serious consideration will find more weight in the practicability of the scheme than at first sight he imagines.
In 1811, Thomas Pope, an architect and landscape gardener, published a book called A Treatise on Bridge Architecture, In Which the Superior Advantages of the Flying Pendant Lever Bridge are Fully Proved. In it, he proposed to build a wooden cantilever arch bridge across either the Hudson or East River. The book, which deals with the practical aspects of building such an enormous bridge, ends, oddly enough, in a verse essay of 105 heroic couplets celebrating the proposed bridge. The bridge was to have been a very flat arch, consisting of twin cantilevers joined at the center and stiffened with diagonal bracing. Pope claimed that such a structure could reach 3,000 feet across the Hudson. But, as a start, he built a 94 foot model to exhibit in New York. He claimed it could be reproduced on a larger scale to cross the East River. The bridge became popularly known as Pope's
rainbow bridge.
Another proposal was advanced in 1836 by General Joseph Swift, a military engineer. Swift had refurbished for peacetime use the old line of entrenchments which Washington's Revolutionary Army had used, located on dikes between Wallabout, Brooklyn, and Gowanus. Swift's idea was to construct a dike across the East River upon which a boulevard would be laid out.
The hope for a bridge prompted Brooklyn to dub one street near the waterfront
Bridge Street. This street, near the terminals of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, was named long before either bridge was planned.
None of the early proposals suggested the technology which the crossing actually required. The wooden construction of the Pope bridge, even if technically feasible, would have been suitable only for pedestrians. Besides having the same drawback, Swift's plan would have impaired the navigability of the busy waterway.
In fact, a New York and Brooklyn Bridge Company Report mentions that by the late 1860s as many as 100 ships passed the bridge site within an hour.
It was not until after the Civil War that technology advanced enough to allow for the Brooklyn Bridge, which had to provide for the daily crossing of the city's masses of people, either by carriage or by train.
Today there are six bridges crossing the East River. Four of them, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge, the Queensboro Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge—in order of construction—were built before World War I and were considered great feats of engineering. They are all under the jurisdiction of the New York Department of Highways. There is no toll charge on any of the four.
Each of these bridges has its own engineer to inspect daily for weaknesses and other problems. They were all built with pathways for pedestrians and this is probably the best way to appreciate them. In recent years Mayor John Lindsay furnished each bridge with a string of decorative night lights. The lights not only illuminate the harbor but add a luster to these triumphant structures.
The Brooklyn Bridge and the Williamsburg Bridge originally had tolls for carriage crossings and the Brooklyn Bridge even charged a penny to pedestrians. These tolls were removed in 1911 under Mayor William Gaynor's administration. Gaynor took office just as the Queensboro and Manhattan Bridges were finished. Most of the construction on these two bridges was accomplished under the administration of Tammany Mayor George McClellan, Jr.
A recent solution to the mass transit problems of New York, proposed in 1968, called for collecting tolls once again on these four East River bridges. It was defeated as the cost of setting up and manning toll booth plazas seemed prohibitive. The fifth span across the East River, the Triborough, is a toll bridge. Another bridge, The Hell Gate, was built by railroad interests and only accommodates trains.
The Brooklyn Bridge was the world's first steel suspension bridge. Its span—1595.5 feet between towers—made it the world's longest. But it would not have such universal appeal if it were not for the impressive appearance of its solid granite towers with their Gothic arches and the fine steel webwork which suspends the roadway. One controversy surrounding the sedate, gleaming structure is whether it is better viewed from the shores of Manhattan or from its Brooklyn side. Workers at New York's Municipal Building, which looks out upon the bridge, contend that from Manhattan one can contemplate the perfect form of the serene harp strung structure as it soars into the amorphous maze of Brooklyn neighborhoods. Brooklynites seem to prefer the more vibrant quality of the bridge with the skyscrapers of lower Manhattan etched against the sky.
John Augustus Roebling, engineer, visionary, spiritualist, metaphysician, inventor and businessman designed the bridge while living on the Brooklyn side at 37 Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights. His son, Colonel Washington Roebling, who took over as chief engineer after his father's death, also lived in Brooklyn at 110 Columbia Heights. From his window Washington Roebling could watch the masterpiece under construction. Living in these same quarters some time later poet Hart Crane claimed his imagination was fired by the sight of the bridge and wrote his famous poem to it.
The late David Steinman, who became one of America's most eminent bridgebuilders, attributed his ambition to the impact the Brooklyn Bridge had upon him. As a child Steinman lived in a tenement on the Lower East Side of Manhattan where he could see the impressive span from his bedroom window. He grew up to design the Florianapolis Bridge in Brazil, the Mount Hope Bridge in Rhode Island, the Grand Mere in Quebec, the Henry Hudson steel arch bridge across the Spuyten Duyvil Creek in New York, and was later chosen to modernize the bridge he most admired. In 1948 Steinman designed braces to be added over the traffic lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge which gave it greater strength.
As a tribute to the prophetic force the Roeblings had on the subsequent construction of bridges and the debt he personally felt, Steinman wrote The Builders of the Bridge, a painstakingly researched biographical work on John and Washington Roebling.
John Roebling, a German immigrant born in 1806, had seen his first suspension bridge during his student days at the Royal Polytechnic Institute in Berlin. It was a small structure which hung from iron chains over the Regnitz stream in the town of Bamburg, Bavaria. It was no match for the heroic spans Roebling envisioned himself designing.
He was well trained to fulfill his fantasies. Although he had come from the family of a poor, small town tobacconist, Roebling's mother was ambitious. Recognizing his intelligence and diligence, she secured for him an excellent education. His university studies included mathematics, engineering, architecture, languages, history and philosophy. During his university career he became a protege of the brilliant, charismatic philosophy professor Georg Hegel. Roebling was deeply influenced by the idealistic philosopher, and it may have partly been Hegel's enthusiasm for the American ideals of freedom and democracy that brought the young engineer to this country. Roebling's 2000 page treatise on his concept of the universe, which covers metaphysics, spiritualism, aesthetics and politics as well as mathematics and engineering, indicates the extent to which he absorbed the philosopher's teachings.
Alan Trachtenberg, an academician who explored the philosophy behind the creation of the Brooklyn Bridge in his book Brooklyn Bridge, Fact and Symbol, explains that Roebling considered physical matter as an expression of spirit, thinking of his suspension bridges as monuments to the spirit of progress and the harmony of nature. According to Trachtenberg, Roebling saw his bridge as a
world historical object in Hegel's frame of reference.
It would probably come as no surprise to the utopian apostle of steel and engineering that his bridge has excited so many and has become a monument. After all, when presenting the idea in the Report to the New York Bridge Company in 1867, Roebling wrote:
The contemplated work, when constructed in accordance with my design, will not only be the greatest bridge in existence, but it will be the greatest engineering work of this continent, and of the age. Its most conspicuous features, the towers, will serve as landmarks to the adjoining cities, and they will be entitled to be ranked as national monuments.
These grandiose claims were not the idle speculations of a dreamer. They are the words of an already successful man with a practical but expensive idea to promote. By 1867 Roebling had already constructed two impressive suspension bridges: The Niagara Suspension Bridge, the first successful railroad suspension bridge in the world, and the Covington Bridge across the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Covington, Kentucky, the longest suspension bridge up to that time. In addition, he had earlier built several suspension aqueducts over the Allegheny River. Despite his successes, Roebling had found each new project met with skepticism, ignorance, politicking, and worst of all, panic. He had learned that it was not enough to be merely inventive and competent. He had to write pamphlets, indoctrinate the public, overcome the opposition, sell himself.
His previous projects paled in comparison with his vision of the great East River span. Originally he had conceived the bridge in 1852 while his first bridge was just getting under way at Niagara. It took over fifteen years for him to get approval for the East River Bridge, the achievement of which was to cause his death and ruin his son's health.
By the time John Roebling emigrated to America he had earned a degree in civil engineering and had worked for three years building roads and bridges for the Prussian government. He found the work uncreative. He felt stifled by Prussian authorities, and it is believed the government considered him a subversive for advocating mass emigration. It was 1831 and there had been a number of minor revolutions throughout Europe. When he left, Roebling had to sneak out of the country.
He had virtually abandoned the idea of becoming a bridge-builder, and leaving his engineering ambitions behind, planned to establish a farming colony in the new world with his brother and others emigrating from his native town of Thuringen. The colony, called Germania at first and then Saxonburg, was near Pittsburgh and served as Roebling's home for six years.
Dark suited gentlemen stroll and rest on the promenade of the Brooklyn Bridge in the 1880s. Even then it provided a respite from the busy city. Note that at the time, the walkway's wooden planking was laid longitudinally. There was also a toll booth at the tower.
Today the promenade is still a delightful place to walk and observe the imposing profile of Lower Manhattan. Its boardwalk is now laid horizontally and no tolls are charged.
Although Roebling devoted much of his energy to agriculture and building homes for more newly arrived immigrants, he spent time playing flute and piano, writing, and studying engineering. He was known as a man who was extremely prudent with his time and energies. One story David Steinman tells is that on an occasion during the Civil War, General Fremont sent for Roebling and kept him waiting in the anteroom. Finally, growing impatient, the engineer sent in a card with these words:
Sir, I am happy to do any work you want. But waiting in idleness is a luxury I never permit myself. It was said that if a man was five minutes late to an appointment, Roebling refused to see him.
By 1837 Roebling had become a United States citizen, had married and become the father of three sons, one of whom was to complete Roebling's greatest work. John Roebling decided he didn't want to devote his life to farm work. Living in Western Pennsylvania had shown Roebling the necessity for improved transportation of all types on the vast new continent, and he took a job as assistant engineer on the Beaver River Canal, then worked on the Allegheny River, constructing feeders for the Pennsylvania Canal. He then turned to surveying work, which led to the Pennsylvania Railroad's construction of a route between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.
It was during this period of his life that Roebling developed the wire rope which was to make the construction of his suspension bridges possible, and which is still used today.
While working on the Harrisburg-Pittsburgh route, Roebling observed that the hemp ropes which hauled canal boats up and down mountains frequently broke, sometimes causing tragic accidents. Roebling recalled a paper he had read while a student which dealt with the making of wire rope. He was unable to remember the details, but set out to reproduce the idea through his own ingenuity. He set up a
rope walk in Saxonburg, purchased iron wire and taught his neighbors to twist the wire into cables. This was the first wire cable to be manufactured in America. It immediately won favor in the portage of canal barges and Roebling began to develop a reputation.
Also at that time in his life—around 1841—Roebling learned that a certain flamboyant engineer named Charles Ellet, a young American who had studied bridgebuilding in Europe, had proposed the construction of a suspension bridge across the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Ellet had returned from Europe wild-eyed with the conviction that America must have suspension bridges. He proposed to Congress that he be commissioned to build a suspension bridge of over 1000 feet spanning the Potomac. The idea was considered outrageous. So it was on the Philadelphia bridge that Ellet had to prove the feasibility of his scheme Roebling wrote a letter to Ellet, telling of his study of bridgebuilding, his particular interest in suspension bridges, expressing enthusiasm and the desire to aid Ellet on the project.
Let but a single bridge of the kind be put up in Philadelphia exhibiting all the beautiful forms of the system to the best advantage, and it needs no prophecy to foretell the effect, which the novel and useful features will produce upon the intelligent minds of the Americans. You will certainly occupy a very enviable position, in being the first engineer who, aided by nothing but the resources of his own mind and a close investigation, succeeded in introducing a new mode of construction, which here will find more useful application than in any other country, Roebling wrote. He received a polite reply but was never further contacted.
Engineer and inventor John Roebling had strong mystical and philosophical leanings. He died before building his bridge.
Ellet's Schuylkill Bridge was 358 feet long and was supported by five wire cables on a side. It was the weaker type of cables Ellet used which account for his subordinate place in the history of bridgebuilding. In fact, five years after Ellet built the world's first long-span wire cable suspension bridge —the 1010 foot Wheeling Bridge across the Ohio River—Roebling was hired to repair and strengthen it, as it had been badly damaged in a storm.
Ellet's cables were composed of parellel strands of wire connected by iron bars, from which the suspenders were hung. Roebling's cables were parallel strands compressed together hexagonally to form compact cylinders which were wrapped with light wire for protection against weather. The suspenders were hung from iron clamps that encircled the cables.
Roebling had his first opportunity to prove the usefulness of his cables not on a bridge, but on suspended aqueducts over the Allegheny River. The traditional type of aqueduct on which canal boats went across the river was built on piers that were easily damaged by fast flowing currents or ice in freezing weather. Roebling proposed he be permitted to try his new concept of supended aqueducts. The untried idea was at first considered preposterous, but as he gave a very low estimate of cost, he was permitted to go ahead with the project. It was so successful he was asked to build several more. One of the aqueducts, at Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, is still standing, and has been converted to use as an automobile crossing. It is now the only major privately owned suspension bridge in the country.
From this success Roebling was convinced that his cables would have value and began to take steps to realize a destiny he now saw clearly before him. He established the Roebling works in Trenton, New Jersey, still the world's largest manufacturer of wire cable. He published a monograph in the American Railroad Journal on the superiority of wire cable over iron chain suspension bridges, discussing the weakness of earlier suspension bridges and their vulnerability to destructive cumulative vibration caused by winds.
His name was so respected in engineering circles by this time that when a railroad suspension bridge over the Niagara River was planned, Roebling's opinion was sought, along with Charles Ellet's. Roebling seriously set about doing calculations and wrote a sincere, convincing testimony to the feasibility of such a bridge. But the sensation-seeking Charles Ellet was chosen to do the building. Ellet had hired promoters to get his name into the newspapers in connection with the new bridge. He offered to subscribe to a large portion of shares in the bridge company. He realized, as did Roebling, that the man who could successfully complete such a structure would gain the admiration of the world.
To show the imagination Ellet had, which seems to be a necessary attribute to bridge builders, Ellet offered a $10.00 prize to the first boy who would fly a kite across the gorge and fasten the end of the kite string to trees on the other side. From this string, a traveler rope, from which the cables were later to be strung, was carried across the gorge. Then Ellet hoisted himself into a basket and had himself moved across on pulleys while the crowd below shrieked with excitement.
As fortune had it, Roebling had to relieve Ellet and actually did every bit of the construction of the Niagara Suspension Bridge. Ellet, who had constructed a footbridge for use as a temporary passage, argued with the bridge company about the toll on the little bridge. He walked off. Roebling was called in and took the position as a salaried engineer and was granted the stipulation that he could oversee every step of construction.
The Niagara railroad bridge had a span of 821 feet and was 245 feet above the foaming river. It had two decks: one for trains and one for carriages and pedestrians. It succeeded in reassuring the public that suspension bridges could work. The bridge stood until 1891, when it was replaced by a steel arch bridge which accommodates heavier trains, for the arch is a stiffer form.
It is believed that during the construction of the Niagara bridge, John Roebling's mind fixed upon the idea of constructing the impressive span to cross the East River. Visiting a cousin in Brooklyn in the winter of 1852, Roebling took the Atlantic Avenue-Fulton Street Ferry. Ice floes blocked the boat's passage and it took several hours to land. Roebling realized the advantages the bridge would bring to the growing city of Brooklyn, and the fame it would


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*Disclaimer: I am not intending to brag in any way, I just personally enjoy reading blog posts and watching YouTube videos about what people got for Christmas, so I decided to share :).
Happy New Year! It has been so long since I've written anything on here, and it feels different to be writing here again. I definitely got caught up in all the senior year activities, but I hope I can dedicate more time to this blog this year! I can't believe it is actually 2019! I already know this year is going to bring so many changes (high school graduation, college, etc.) I intend to do a full blog post on my expectations for 2019, so stay tuned for that!
I hope everyone had a great Christmas, and if you don't celebrate, I hope you had a great holiday! This Christmas, I felt extremely blessed in everything I received, and I am so thankful for everything my family was able to do!
I already have a pair of Birkenstocks, but they are the ones with the toe strap, so I can't wear socks with them. I wore these three days in a row, and I am truly in love with them! So glad I got them!
Kendra Scott Necklace
I have wanted a Kendra Scott Necklace for the longest time because they're so simple yet chic! I picked out this specific color, Rose Quartz, and it goes with all of my outfits!
Sperry Duck Boots
When I was making my Christmas list, I knew I definitely wanted to invest in boots that would be durable for rain and snow. I was originally going to ask for Hunter Boots, but I decided to ask for these instead because they are fuzzy on the inside. Where I live, it has been raining for the past few days, so these shoes were definitely a great investment!
Nike Joggers
When it comes to athletic clothing, Nike is always my go-to brand. I have always wanted a cute yet comfy pair of joggers, and Nike came through. These are so comfortable and really cute! I'll probably even wear these to school one day!
Lululemon Shorts
Recently, I have become obsessed with everything Lululemon. Their leggings are literally perfect, and their jackets are the cutest! I decided to ask for a pair of shorts for Christmas, and I picked out my favorite color (grey)! These shorts are really comfortable, and there is even a pocket on one side! These are definitely a 10/10 for me!
Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream Perfume and Burberry Brit Rhythm Perfume
This was something I totally was not expecting since I had just gotten a different Daisy perfume. I have never tried anything other Daisy perfume, so I was really excited to try the Burberry one. I have worn it everyday since Christmas, and I think it is my new favorite perfume! It smells so good, and its scent lasts a really long time!
Nike Backpack
This was another gift I was not expecting, but I am so thankful for it! I think it is a great travel backpack, and it is good for carrying camera equipment. I can't wait to use it a lot more this year!
In Louisiana, it doesn't get too cold where people wear a scarf, but I will definitely be using this a lot in college because where I am going will get a lot colder then it does here!
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Speaking of college, I have decided to attend the University of Arkansas in the fall, and I am super excited! I will definitely do a blog post on how/why I chose Arkansas, and how the college process works. I can't wait to live in Fayetteville! I am totally obsessed with that town because it is so cute, and it is the perfect college town!
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Customer experience expert, award-winning speaker and business author. Guides organizations to go beyond customer SERVICE by considering the customer's "end-to-end EXPERIENCE".
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Certified Speaking Professional, Jeff Tobe's credentials are impressive. Insider Magazine dubbed him "The Guru of Creativity" and readers of Convention & Meetings Magazine chose him as one of their favorite speakers with other celebrities including Bill Clinton, Anderson Cooper, Condoleezza Rice and Daniel Pink. He is a creativity and customer experience expert, professional speaker and bestselling author who works with companies and organizations who want to increase their bottom line by changing their customer experience and retaining great talent.
Tobe founded Coloring Outside the Lines in 1994 and since then has worked with hundreds of clients ranging from ones with less than 20 employees to Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, PepsiCo, Bank of America, ReMax International and many more!
Jeff Tobe's most requested programs focus on CREATIVITY/INNOVATION, CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE and EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT. His high-energy, high-fun and high-content programs create the ideal presentation for any kind of corporate or educational forum.
His articles have been read in hundreds of publications and he is the author of the hugely popular book, Coloring Outside The Lines. He is the co-author of three other books and his newest book, ANTICIPATE: Knowing What Customers Need Before They Do is quickly becoming one of the hottest business books on the market. He is also the creator of the Touch Point Focus initiative in which he helps clients re-examine their customer touch points
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How do you go BEYOND customer service? Customer service is no longer a differentiating factor in the marketplace! Your competitors will ALSO say they offer amazing CS. Today, we have to be more creative in stepping back and asking ourselves, "What is my customer's (internal or external) EXPERIENCE from the minute they make contact with us until the minute they are done?" Jeff Tobe takes attendees through an examination of their individual 'touch points'--those opportunities we have to INFLUENCE the customer experience.
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Creatively changing the way you do business and look at what you do, will open many doors. In cOLOring OuTSidE ThE LiNEs , Jeff Tobe will unleash your innovative thinking skills and challenge you to step outside of your comfort zone to position what your organization offers more creatively than ever before.
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In this high-energy, fast-paced session, Jeff encourages attendees to begin to consider their internal and external customer's experience NOT just customer service. Tobe believes that SERVICE = SATISFACTION but EXPERIENCE = LOYALTY. Whether it is a group of salespeople, educators or healthcare workers, we now have to look at our professions from a whole new perspective.
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- Scott is a UCLA graduate, teaching artist, improvisational filmmaker, and creative ambassador for older adults, caregivers and families. Ideas are his lifeblood. Imagination is his playground. Scott is committed to defeating isolation for all ages and creating an atmosphere of fun, freedom, and possibility. He has presented at national conferences, including the National Center for Creative Aging and the American Society on Aging. He has also received recognition at The Foundation for Art & Healing's UnLonely FilmFest. Scott is effective at identifying and nurturing unique abilities and encouraging individuals to explore their potential beyond perceived limits. He believes in the power of creative expression to improve wellness, increase self-esteem, empower leadership, build relationships, and open minds to new ways of serving the greater community.


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Jaguar MKII Saloon 1967
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The Jaguar Mark II is a 4 door sport limousin, introduced in 1959 as the successor of the Mark I. This Jaguar is from 1967, the last production year. The car is in a fabulous condition. It has dark blue paint and grey leather interior with woodparts. The car has the powerful 3781 CC (3.8ltr) engine with 3 carbs for more than 220HP and the popular manual gearbox with overdrive. Drives really great. The car also has chrome wire wheels, original tools and a wooden steering wheel. The original steering wheel is included. So a fabulous MKII to see and drive, ready for a lot of drivingfun.
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Lawyer: Kane's accusers 'will say whatever they need to protect themselves'Kane's lawyers insist she had no direct involvement in the illegal leak of confidential documents from a 2009 investigation of a Philadelphia civil rights leader, J. Whyatt Mondesire - documents that prosecutors say she believed would suggest that Fina ... (Aug 15, 2016, Philly.com)
'Making A Murderer': Steven Avery's Lawyer Says He'll Have His Conviction Overturned As WellAvery's appeal lawyer and wrongful conviction specialist Kathleen Zellner also saw him that day and told WISN News "We fully expected this outcome from an unbiased court that carefully examined his confession. I was just visiting Steven Avery, and he ... (Aug 15, 2016, UPROXX)
North Carolina Shooting Victim's Family Hires LawyerThe family of a black North Carolina man shot to death in a neighborhood confrontation in Raleigh has hired the lawyer representing two other black men who were killed by white police officers. State Rep. Justin Bamberg of South Carolina says he is ... (Aug 15, 2016, ABC News)
North Carolina shooting victim's family hires lawyerRALEIGH, N.C. – The family of a black North Carolina man shot to death in a neighborhood confrontation in Raleigh has hired the lawyer representing two other black men who were killed by white police officers. State Rep. Justin Bamberg of South ... (Aug 15, 2016, Fox News)
This Lawyer Bot Will Be Happy to Solve Your Housing ProblemsRemember the DoNotPay bot? The world's first "robot lawyer" (that we know of, I have questions about some of the attorneys I've met) made a name for itself disputing hundreds and thousands of parking tickets in London and New York City. Creator Joshua ... (Aug 15, 2016, Slate Magazine (blog))
Report: Lawyer's HOF Game settlement offer includes $450 per fanLawyer Tom Avenatti is doing his best to make sure fans are properly compensated for losses that stemmed from the NFL's bungling of the Hall of Fame Game earlier this month. The annual preseason exhibition was supposed to be played between the Green ... (Aug 15, 2016, 247Sports)
Alleged fake teen doctor's lawyer eyeing insanity defenseAlleged fake teen doctor's lawyer eyeing insanity defense. By Associated Press Monday, August 15th 2016. Malachi_Love_Robinson_2.PNG. The trial of a Florida teenager accused of pretending to be a doctor and stealing money from an elderly patient is ... (Aug 15, 2016, WPEC)
Conviction tossed for 'Making a Murderer' suspect; lawyer's conduct was 'inexcusable,' judge saysDuffin also said the conduct of Dassey's initial defense lawyer, Leonard Kachinsky,was "inexcusable both tactically and ethically." But Dassey's lawyers had not pressed a claim of ineffective assistance on the initial appeal, Duffin said, and he could ... (Aug 15, 2016, ABA Journal)
After 21 of his clients received the death penalty, lawyer won't take any more capital casesHouston lawyer Jerry Guerinot says he is tired of being pilloried over his work in capital cases. After four decades of handling death-penalty trials, 71-year-old Guerinot tells the Associated Press he won't be taking any more of those cases. And there ... (Aug 15, 2016, ABA Journal)
John Wiley Price lawyer says prosecutor's latest allegation could taint jury pool and stymie defenseJunker said the government has provided defense lawyers with its evidence and that the defendants have "sought to delay their obligations." He said Price and Nealy have yet to give the government "a single page." Baccus-Lobel said the government had no ... (Aug 15, 2016, Dallas Morning News)
SJC rules drunken drivers have no right to lawyer before Breathalyzer testA driver does not have the right to consult a lawyer before taking a Breathalyzer test, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday in a Berkshire County case. "There is no right to counsel... at the time an individual is deciding whether to submit to a ... (Aug 15, 2016, MassLive.com)
Now Can We Talk About Solutions To Lawyer Misery?Lawyers are fantastic at researching, studying, and thinking about problems. We love forming committees, subcommittees, and sub-subcommittees to further discuss the best way to address a problem. This also happens when thinking about addressing the ... (Aug 15, 2016, Above the Law)
Lawyer for Rasheem Dubose faces 91-day suspension for conduct in caseA prominent Jacksonville lawyer is facing a 91-day suspension for his conduct in the case of Rasheem Dubose, sentenced to death for the death of 8-year-old DreShawna Davis. Richard Kuritz, one of the most well-known criminal defense attorneys in ... (Aug 15, 2016, Florida Times-Union)
Lawyer for Rasheem Dubose, man sentenced to death in 2006 killing of DreShawna Davis, facing suspensionA prominent Jacksonville lawyer is facing a 91-day suspension for his conduct in the case of Rasheem Dubose, sentenced to death for the killing of 8-year-old DreShawna Davis. Richard Kuritz, one of the most well-known criminal defense attorneys in ... (Aug 15, 2016, Florida Times-Union)
Prosecutors obtained video recordings of lawyer-inmate meetings, hearing revealsProsecutors obtained video recordings of lawyers meeting with their prisoner clients that were made by the Corrections Corporation of America and turned over in response to a grand jury subpoena, testimony revealed at a hearing before a federal judge ... (Aug 15, 2016, ABA Journal)
Attorney: FBI conned engineer into talking without a lawyer"Ho repeatedly attempted to justify his situation, at which point agents reminded Ho he had preferred to speak with a lawyer and prohibited Ho from making incriminating statements," the report stated. The agents then went on to list things Ho allegedly ... (Aug 15, 2016, Knoxville News Sentinel)
Fatal boat crash suspect has new lawyer, case postponedLAKE GEORGE — The Lake George man who faces felony charges for the July 25 boat collision that killed an 8-year-old girl on Lake George has hired a new lawyer and gotten his case postponed indefinitely, pending a grand jury review. Alexander M. West ... (Aug 15, 2016, Glens Falls Post-Star)
Nashville lawyer gets jail time, 10 years probationA Nashville personal injury lawyer will stay in jail until late October then serve 10 years under supervision for stealing more than $330,000 from his clients, according to a judge's order. John L. Lowery, 50, was taken into custody in late July when ... (Aug 15, 2016, The Tennessean)
What Brendan Dassey's first lawyer just said about his overturned conviction will upset youYou probably heard last week that Brendan Dassey, the 16-year-old cousin of Steven Avery from Netflix's Making a Murderer series, had his conviction overturned. Federal Judge William Duffin found that Dassey's constitutional rights had been violated ... (Aug 15, 2016, Yahoo Finance)
The robo-lawyer that appealed $4M in parking tickets is now helping the homelessYou may have heard of DoNotPay, the free "robot lawyer" created by 19-year-old British computer whiz Joshua Browder, which has so far helped appeal $4 million worth of parking tickets without the need for expensive legal fees. Well, Browder is at it ... (Aug 15, 2016, Digital Trends)
Medway: Lawyer will not suppress evidenceDEDHAM — A lawyer representing a Medway man facing dozens of weapons charges said Monday that the defense team will not submit a motion to suppress evidence that was found in his home from being used in his trial. Alexander L'Esperance, 49, faces ... (Aug 15, 2016, MetroWest Daily News)
Lawyer seeks $30 million over courthouse fight - The Orange ...Lawyer seeks $30 million over courthouse fight - The Orange ... (Aug 16, 2016, OCRegister)
The Latest: Lawyer Says Kane Will Make Job Decision SoonDefense lawyers for Pennsylvania's convicted attorney general say she'll decide within days whether to resign from office before her term expires in January. Lawyer Gerald Shargel calls the guilty verdict on all nine counts against Democratic Attorney ... (Aug 16, 2016, ABC News)
How to tell a shining knight of a lawyer from an ambulance chaserWhich takes us straight to this week's reported news that the Birmingham lawyer Phil Shiner's Public Interest Lawyers firm is closing its doors after the Legal Aid Agency ruled that it would no longer have access to legal aid funds. The move follows ... (Aug 16, 2016, The Guardian (blog))
Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania top lawyer, to face prisonThe top law enforcement official in the US state of Pennsylvania has been convicted of several crimes after she leaked documents critical of a rival. Kathleen Kane, was found guilty of all nine counts including conspiracy, official oppression and ... (Aug 16, 2016, BBC News)
Robert Burton murder trial postponed while he seeks new lawyerThe murder trial of an Abbot man charged with killing his former girlfriend in 2015 and taking police on one of the longest manhunts in state history, has been postponed as he seeks a new lawyer to represent him, according to the prosecutor. Jury ... (Aug 16, 2016, Press Herald)
Chinese Rights Lawyer 'Tortured' in Detention on Subversion ChargesThe family of a Chinese attorney detained during a recent nationwide crackdown on human rights lawyers has accused the authorities of allowing his torture in detention. Chen Guiqiu, wife of detained rights lawyer Xie Yang, has said she has good reason ... (Aug 16, 2016, Radio Free Asia)
Lawyer for Easton murder suspect calls client 'delusional'"You don't get to shop for lawyers free of charge," Sletvold told Hughes, 38, who could face life in prison without parole if convicted. "That's not how it works." Hughes and codefendant Omar S. Robinson are headed to trial Sept. 6 on homicide and ... (Aug 16, 2016, Allentown Morning Call)
Lawyer for Making a Murderer's Brendan Dassey Says He's Taking It 'One Day at a Time'In 2006, a 16-year-old high school sophomore received a life sentence for his alleged role in the murder of 25-year-old Wisconsin photographer Teresa Halbach. Last week, a federal judge reversed Brendan Dassey's conviction, leaving the state three ... (Aug 16, 2016, People Magazine)
Texas Lawyer Ordered To Watch What He 'Prays' For On FacebookDALLAS (1080 KRLD) – Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, the right to a fair trial, and Facebook postings have stirred-up a hornet's nest in Ellis County. It starts with Waxahachie lawyer Mark Griffith, who doesn't mind telling anyone he prays for ... (Aug 16, 2016, CBS Local)
Aaron Hernandez to Lawyer: Dude, You Murdered My NameFunny moment in the Aaron Hernandez court hearing ... well, as hilarious of a moment as you can get in a double murder case. Moments after the hearing began, the lawyers in the case went around the room introducing themselves and saying who they ... (Aug 16, 2016, TMZ.com)
Bill Cosby Loses Another Lawyer As Monique Pressley Leaves Much-Accused Actor's SideEXCLUSIVE: Just over two months after cutting loose Christopher Tayback as his main attorney after less than a year, Bill Cosby has lost another lawyer. Monique Pressley announced in court filings that she is no longer representing the actor after just ... (Aug 16, 2016, Deadline)
Trial for Burton gets postponed for lawyer swap | WCSH6.comBANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Robert Burton's murder trial has been postponed. Burton is the man charged with killing his former Parkman girlfriend and ... (Aug 17, 2016, WCSH6.com)
Lawyer for Aaron Hernandez calls him 'Aaron Rodriguez' in double-murder hearingIt would appear that the ex-Patriot and his new lawyer still need some time to get acquainted with each other, if an episode at a hearing Tuesday is any indication. In the Suffolk (Mass.) Superior Court hearing to determine his trial date, prosecuting ... (Aug 17, 2016, Washington Post)
William Barnes, lawyer and engineerWilliam McLellan Barnes, 88, of Philadelphia, a lawyer and engineer, died Thursday, Aug. 11, of acute kidney failure at Visiting Nurse Association Hospice in East Falls. The son of Philadelphia architect Amos W. Barnes, he was born in 1928 at Good ... (Aug 17, 2016, Philly.com)
Amber Heard's Lawyer Retracts Statement About Johnny Depp SettlementIn Spector's initial statement, she and fellow lawyer Joseph P. Koenig expressed that Heard, 30, had been "vindicated in the Public Court of Opinion." However, Spector insists that her statement was given "without the knowledge or approval" of her ... (Aug 17, 2016, Us Weekly)
Another Bill Cosby Lawyer, Monique Pressley, Drops OutOne of Bill Cosby's lawyers has once again dropped out of representing him in his sexual assault case. After months spent defending Cosby in the public, Monique Pressley is no longer part of his legal team, according to court documents. A spokesman for ... (Aug 17, 2016, Jezebel)
WATCH: Lawyer for Aaron Hernandez forgets his client's name in courtNothing says "great lawyer" quite like "guy who can't remember his client's name." As such, Aaron Hernandez, the former Patriots tight end being tried for double murder, should probably be a touch concerned with his representation. Hernandez appeared ... (Aug 17, 2016, CBSSports.com)
A 19-year-old made a free robot lawyer that helps the homeless get housingFor the homeless, applying for government housing can be a complicated process. Even if they do everything right, housing is not guaranteed. They need a strong case. Depending on the case and lawyer, legal aid for a government housing application (a ... (Aug 17, 2016, Business Insider)
Law Professor: ABA Discrimination Code Tramples on Lawyer SpeechAs Law Blog previously reported, the new rules restrict lawyers from engaging in conduct they know or reasonably should know is harassment or discrimination "on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual ... (Aug 17, 2016, Wall Street Journal (blog))
Board: Lawyer who defended Sanford unfitRobert Slameka, right, who has a long history of being censured and disciplined, lost his law license last year after being convicted of larceny and breaking into his ex-girlfriend's home. It was the second time his license was suspended, in addition ... (Aug 17, 2016, The Detroit News)
Lawyer: Mom Accused in Drownings Dealt With Mental IllnessA lawyer for a Houston mother accused of drowning her two children in a bathtub says the woman has a history of mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Attorney Alvin Nunnery says Sheborah Thomas did not appear at a court hearing ... (Aug 17, 2016, ABC News)
Bill Cosby and lawyer Monique Pressley cut tiesBill Cosby has lost another lawyer. A rep for Bill Cosby told FOX411 Monique Pressley is no longer the actor's lawyer. The fallen comic has gone through three attorneys -- Martin Singer, Christopher Tayback and now Pressley -- since he was first ... (Aug 17, 2016, Fox News)
Houston mom accused of drowning kids has history of mental illness, lawyer saysA Houston woman who admitted drowning two of her children in a bathtub has a history of mental illness, her lawyer says. Sheborah Thomas, 30, was undergoing a mental-health evaluation at the Harris County Jail, attorney Alvin Nunnery said after a court ... (Aug 17, 2016, Dallas Morning News)
Texas death sentence for accessory challenged by defense lawyerIf the sentence were to be carried out, it would mark the first time in the United States that an accessory with so little culpability to a murder was put to death, his lawyer said. Jeffery Wood, 42, is scheduled to be executed on Aug. 24 by lethal ... (Aug 17, 2016, Reuters)
Lawyer's Prayerful Social Media Posts Draw Judicial WarningA Texas defense attorney is being told to refrain from revealing details about ongoing trials in his prayerful posts on social media. Attorney Mark Griffith asks online for God's providence and says he prays before and during a trial. He often invokes ... (Aug 17, 2016, ABC News)
Lawyer in Trouble for Posting Religious Prayers on FacebookMark Griffith via screengrab A Texas defense attorney is involved in a rather bizarre dispute with the Ellis County District Attorney over Facebook posts. Defense lawyer Mark Griffith says he is just praying for the Lord's help while he is representing ... (Aug 17, 2016, LawNewz)
Judge removed after allegedly allowing lawyer to hear cases, wear robeA veteran Cook County Circuit Court judge allegedly allowed a lawyer who is running for election to the bench to wear her robe and hear some of her cases at the Markham courthouse late last week, a breach of judicial ethics as well as a potential ... (Aug 17, 2016, Chicago Tribune)
Donald Trump's lawyer stuns CNN anchor with bizarre response to Trump's lagging poll numbersDonald Trump's lawyer appeared taken aback on Wednesday by the idea that his client is significantly down in almost every recent public national poll. In an exchange on CNN, senior political correspondent Briana Keilar began to ask longtime Trump ... (Aug 17, 2016, Business Insider)
NYC lawyer, paralegal sentenced to nine years behind barsParalegal Jose Nunez and attorney Benjamin Yu are sentenced up to nine years after bribing a court staffer for referral business in arraignment court. (Alec Tabak/for New York Daily News). BY Shayna Jacobs. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Wednesday, August ... (Aug 17, 2016, New York Daily News)


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In the wake of the awesome gameplay trailer for the new Spider-Man game, Insomniac Games has assured gamers that the web slinging will feature "physics-based" web slinging, requiring Spidey's webs to be attached to something before he can swing.
And in case you're wondering - swinging is all physics based and the webs attach to buildings :)— Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) June 13, 2017
With the floaty web swinging featured in The Amazing Spider-Man, fans were anxious to see how Spidey would traverse the city in the newest installment. It's hard to judge from a non-playable gameplay trailer, but Insomniac Game's speedy response to reassure gamers is a good sign.
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Several movies are hitting the theaters this weekend with something for everyone to enjoy this cool fall weekend.
This movie about the first man to walk on the moon Neil Armstrong. Ryan Gosling plays the iconic astronaut which tells the story about Neil's life leading up to the historic Apollo 11 mission. Claire Foy plays his wife while Lukas Haas plays Collins, the astronaut who stayed in orbit and never set foot on the moon. Corey Stoll plays Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon.
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Just in time for some Halloween fun, Jack Black returns as "Goosebumps" author R.L. Stine. The story begins when two curious kids find an old manuscript belonging to R.L. Stine in a creepy old house, by accident they release the evil ventriloquist doll Slappy from its pages. The kids seek out Stine to help them stop Slappy before he totally destroys the town with the release of more monsters. Sounds like a fun family movie!
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Just hope this movie lives up to all the hype it has been given over the past few weeks. It's a suspense thriller about several strangers who turn up at a shady hotel near the California/Nevada border in Lake Tahoe in the 1960s. Jeff Bridges is priest on the run from the law, Chris Hemsworth is a cult leader and the rest of the cast includes, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Nick Offerman and Lewis Pullman.
I remember watching the lunar landing on the moon when I was very young, it was pretty amazing. So my choice this week is First Man. Grab the popcorn and I'll see you at the movies!
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Although the formula is great. The brush gave an even application. The color is gorgeous but it didnt look good on me as it made my hands look dark so I removed it the next day so I cant actually say anything about its lasting power. Maybe someone with a light skin tone would love it!
Planning on doing more Notd's this week as I have a lot of parties to attend which means new shade each day =P
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Vacation rental house. Sleeps 18, 9 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Cats, Dogs allowed.
65 Ricks Road
Plymouth, VT 05056
United States
Located on Route 100 between Okemo Ski Area and Killington Ski Area in President Calvin Coolidge`s hometown of Plymouth, Vermont. Rustically renovated Vermont farmhouse.
Open and sunny post and beam with fully equipped kitchen including top end appliances.
The large cozy dining room/living room features a wood stove, cable T.V./VCR. The 9 very comfortable private bedrooms makes this an ideal getaway for large groups/families/ski clubs or company getaways.
The outdoor covered hot tub will end your day of skiing/riding on a memorable note. Access to the VAST snowmobile trails! Parking is strictly limited to 7 vehicles!!
Meals and Room Tax ID# MRT-10062959
Stayed 2 days ending in
December, 2019
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a guest from Morristown, NJ recommends this vacation rental
We arrive to a very welcoming and cozy place, it was warm and we laughed they already turned on the fireplace for us. We were surprised about the size of the place. It was bigger than we thought. It would fit all of us and we would even have more space
for more people. The rooms were nice. We liked the mountain cabin style. Also the hot tub was a big plus. We liked that you could reach the upper floor from either stairs from the one or the other side or the building.
Stayed 2 days ending in
October, 2018
a guest from Johnson, VT recommends this vacation rental
we were catering a 2 day wedding close by and needed accommodation for all our crew. The property management company were very accommodating and the home was everything that we needed
Stayed 3 days ending in
March, 2018
Ann B from Sodus, NY recommends this vacation rental
Chestnut Farm was perfect for our annual extended family ski trip to Killington! The awesome skiing on 6+ feet of snow made the weekend over the top! Chase helped us out with whatever we needed and the rental company provided great service also. We were
not disappointed.
Stayed 3 days ending in
January, 2018
John D from Wayne, NJ recommends this vacation rental
We had a great time skiing at Killington and a wonderful time partying at Chestnut Farm in Plymouth. The house was clean, warm and had all the sleeping space needed for our large family. Chase, the owner, was very helpful in explaining how to use all the
modern features of this converted farm house. I highly recommend this house, and will try to rent again next year!
Thank you for your review. So glad to hear you enjoyed your stay at Chestnut Farm. Hope to see you again.
Stayed 3 days ending in
February, 2017
a guest from Boston, MA recommends this vacation rental
Great house, tons of bed space for 20 people. Kitchen is nice, and the hot tub was great. Just to note: the owner lives in a house directly attached to the rental. It did not turn out to be a big deal but there was 0 mention of this during the rental process,
which would have been nice/preferred. Still recommend.
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Robin Chapple MLC
Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region
Domestic Power Bills Could Double as Gorgon Gas Enters Market
25 June 2013
Greens WA spokesperson on Energy policy, Robin Chapple MLC, today called on the state government to spill the beans on future power prices for WA families.
"I fear that power prices could double, almost overnight, as current domestic gas contracts expire over the next few years, to be replaced by new arrangements with North-West resource giants like the Gorgon project.
"We need to realize that something like 60% of the electricity used on the grid which supplies Perth, and most of the South-West, is generated using gas as a fuel – we're not just talking about gas used directly for domestic cooking and heating.
"At Parliamentary Estimates hearings last year, I forced Synergy to confess that they had no surety of gas supply beyond 2015 – this is the scary part, because they've since negotiated new contracts with Gorgon, in a secret deal which will wind up costing Perth consumers dearly.
"In Parliament last week, in response to a direct question from me, the Minister refused to disclose details of the deal – instead falling back on that worn-out bureaucratic cliché of "commercially confidential"!
"Industry observers are well aware of what a lousy deal the government has done on taxpayer's behalf – I fear we are looking down the barrel of well over a hundred if not two hundred precent increase in the wholesale supply price beyond 2015. 'They got well-and-truly screwed' was one insider's succinct comment to me!
"The sorry tale of energy policy in WA over my time as a member of Parliament just gets worse, regardless of which team is currently governing. This state is heading towards a future where its major electricity grid becomes a stranded asset – beholden to ever-increasing fuel costs and maintenance issues.
"The economic case against renewable energy has had its day – the relative cost curves are now crossing over to make renewables the only sensible option for our future. The Minister for Energy should stand up to the Premier and make a serious effort to recast this state's future energy landscape.
"So far, only the Greens have delivered a costed and viable renewable vision through our Energy 2029 plan", concluded Mr Chapple.
Energy 2029 plan: http://www.greenswa.net.au/energy2029
For more information please contact Robin Chapple on 9486 8255
All the best
Robin Chapple MLC
Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region
PO Box 94, West Perth WA 6872
41 Havelock Street, West Perth. WA 6005
Phone: Robin.Chapple | Freecall: 1800 138 610 | WEB: http://robinchapple.com/
Our office provides a facility for members of the public to ask their own Parliamentary Questions through my website at http://www.robinchapple.com/ask-question. Questions on Notice are preferred, instructions and templates are provided.
Curtin University must reverse mass redundancies
Australian Greens Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam. 24 Jun 2013.
The Australian Greens today called on Curtin University management to reverse any moves to make their academic workforce redundant and force them to reapply for a smaller pool of jobs. Curtin University has begun this process by spilling all academic positions across four schools, with at least 45 positions being abolished.
Greens Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam, a Curtin graduate, said the move was "beyond belief".
"This is an unprecedented attack on university staff and the students they educate. Curtin University's move to sack its entire academic staff and force them to scramble for a drastically slashed number of positions is outrageous. This will not only undermine wages and conditions, it will gravely diminish Curtin's capacity to operate as a university.
"The University Council meeting this Wednesday night should reverse the mass redundancies and reject any future plans to roll this appalling scheme out across the entire university.
"If Labor or the Coalition pursues their shared plan to cut billions from higher education funding, this kind of industrial warfare will be replicated by management at universities across the country – with devastating results for Australia's research sector, economy, and society. It must be stopped here."
Greens spokesperson for higher education Lee Rhiannon said "If Curtin University management is allowed to get away with this appalling attack on academic jobs it will set a dangerous precedent for industrial disputes on campuses across the country".
"Academic jobs are on the chopping block at Swinburne, Sydney and NSW universities and there is industrial action across all Victorian campuses.
"It is unacceptable for university management to purge their existing loyal employees without any due process. This is tantamount to sacking an entire workforce. Staff are in the dark as to whether they will be given any preference against external applicants in the race for a smaller pool of jobs", said Senator Rhiannon.
Contact: Giovanni Torre – 0417 174 302
from our friends at @GetUp….
Breaking news: we've just learned that it appears that children and families were today relocated from Manus Island Detention Centre. Read on for a message from Leila. Your details have not been shared with anyone.
Dear tony,
Today, on World Refugee Day, I received the best message – the news I've been waiting to hear every day now for almost a year: "My family is finally getting off Manus Island!" my young friend told me.
Overjoyed, she asked me to pass this on to you: "Thank you to all the Australians who haven't abandoned us on the forgotten Island."
She is the young asylum seeker who earlier this year revealed the appalling conditions in the Manus Island detention centre during an exclusive recorded interview with us. Thanks to GetUp members, her message reached millions all over the country.
In that interview she shared her grief for the very young children who felt like they were being punished for something, but couldn't figure out what. She recounted the heartbreaking story of a young boy, only 8 years old, who would lie down next to the fence and stare off into the distance, wishing he was a dove so he could fly away. She feared for his mental health. I feared for hers.
But today, I've heard news that my friend was one of the sixty-five asylum seekers who were removed from the notoriously inhumane facilities on Manus Island detention centre. It's because of you – and refugee advocates everywhere – that Manus is no longer 'the forgotten Island'. Our movement rallied together – sending postcards, emailed MPs, and ran TV ads – sharing the stories of the children on Manus in order to ensure that these families would not remain out of sight, out of mind. We did it.
You might remember the moment in the campaign, back in March, when the children saw their drawings on this website and learned their stories were being told on TV. She contacted me on that day and through tears of happiness said the children were literally dancing with joy. They were dancing because they felt that if we could hear their stories, they wouldn't be forgotten. We'd have to help them. They were right.
Today, on World Refugee Day, we should all take a moment to feel proud about what our movement's actions have done to bring about the release of the most vulnerable people out of the shameful and inhumane facilities that make up the Manus Island detention centre. It's a hard fought and long overdue victory.
This is a big step, but it's not yet over for the kids and families we've fought so hard to free. There are still some families – including children – who will need to wait until June 30 before they are released from Manus. Most of those whom have been released were transferred to Christmas Island, where the facilities are so overcrowded that we've heard families are crammed into the dining room. Processing has been stalled so numbers continue to rise.
But for now, we should congratulate those who made it happen. Today would not have happened without the sustained and tireless campaigning from amazing people and groups in the refugee space including, but not limited to, ChilOut, Amnesty International, Sarah Hanson-Young and the Greens, retiring Liberal MP Judi Moylan and the countless other refugee advocacy groups. A big thank you!
Today is a moment on the Manus campaign we can all be proud of, but the fight for a more humane system for processing asylum seekers and refugees who flee to Australia – including no child in detention – is one that we'll continue to fight and continue to update you on.
Thank you,
Leila, for the GetUp team
PS – Did you see coverage of the GetUp Manus campaign on the home pages of the Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age this past weekend? If not, make sure to check it out!
PPS – In the coming months GetUp will endeavour to keep tabs on what is happening with the children who have left Manus Island, including visiting them in their new facilities and advocating for them to receive the support they need after what they've endured. If you would like to chip in to help us continue the campaign click here to donate: www.getup.org.au/great-news-from-manus. Watch this space – we'll be in touch soon.
Robin Chapple MLC
Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region
James Price Point under Renewed Attack from State Government
20 June 2013
Greens WA member for the Mining and Pastoral Region, Robin Chapple MLC, today expressed alarm at the Premier's latest move to acquire land for a gas hub at James Price Point.
"While not a surprise, today's announcement by the Premier that he plans to push ahead with his plans for destructive industrial development in the Kimberley, is very disappointing.
"The recent decision by the Browse gas developers to abandon their planned onshore gas hub at James Price Point gave all parties some welcome breathing space to reconsider their positions.
"What an ideal time this was for the Premier to move on and look at the clear alternatives which have always been available in this issue.
"Throughout this process the Premier's support for onshore processing at James Price Point has made no sense on environmental, social or scientific grounds. The State Government could use this pause in proceedings to seriously rethink its unfortunate enthusiasm for the industrialization of the Kimberley.
"The Greens continue to strongly hold the view that economic benefits of any resources extracted from the Browse basin should flow to the traditional owners of the area, but that significantly better options exist for processing gas that do not involve industrialization of James Price Point.
"This week's passage of a state agreement over the Canning Basin has apparently given the Premier a renewed head of steam for his obsession with an onshore gas hub in the Kimberley.
"We can now see quite clearly that the need to get the James Price Point development going has become an end in itself – regardless of the relative merits of any associated project.
"There is now no chance of any Browse gas coming ashore at James Price Point – and the prospects of commercial quantities of Canning Basin gas being extracted are dubious at best, and in the distant future – and even its proponents don't want to use James Price Point.
"The James Price Point gas hub is an obsolete concept – let's now leave its heritage values intact, let's leave its precious environment in pristine condition, let's avoid any further community unrest and division – rescind the Browse (Land) Agreement Act and the Kimberley can be saved for sustainable development and for future generations to enjoy", concluded Mr Chapple.
For more information please contact Robin Chapple on 9486 8255
All the best
Robin Chapple MLC
Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region
PO Box 94, West Perth WA 6872
41 Havelock Street, West Perth. WA 6005
Phone: Robin.Chapple | Freecall: 1800 138 610 | WEB: http://robinchapple.com/
Our office provides a facility for members of the public to ask their own Parliamentary Questions through my website at http://www.robinchapple.com/ask-question. Questions on Notice are preferred, instructions and templates are provided.
Journalist shield laws welcome, but no protection against universal surveillance
Australian Greens communications spokesperson – Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam. 19 June 2013.
Greens communications spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam welcomed today's news the Government will pursue nationally consistent journalist shield laws but warned they would offer little protection in the face of ubiquitous metadata surveillance and the Government's proposed data retention scheme.
"Data retention has serious consequences for press freedom. It is impossible for journalist shield laws or whistleblower laws – basic requirements in a functioning democracy – to be effective if data retention will allow for hunting down sources through telephone and email records," said Senator Ludlam.
"If the Government is serious about shield laws that will help the media hold government and corporate power to account – it must abandon the data retention scheme and do all it can to refuse and resist foreign governments spying on Australians."
Yesterday Senator Ludlam introduced the 'Get A Warrant' Bill which will amend the Telecommunications Interception and Access Act to make government agencies get a warrant to access communication records.
"In 2011-2012 government agencies, not including ASIO, made 293,501 requests to access communications data – without a warrant. Unless our amendment to the Act is accepted, journalist shield laws will be basically worthless because government agencies will be able to track down journalists' sources. Shield laws are not enough – we need to defend the privacy of 22 million Australians."
Contact: Giovanni Torre – 0417 174 302
Great work from Ciaron…
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As the U.S. population ages, the number of people with travel-limiting disabilities is projected to increase dramatically, which could drive up demand for accessible autonomous vehicles.
The big picture: Retirement communities are expecting an influx of new residents, many of whom are likely to be non-drivers and require transportation to maintain their independence. The demand for AVs, if they're accessible, could explode.


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Alistair Cooper MW
Date an MW: 2017
Based in: UK
Member profile
- Website www.alistaircooper.co.uk
- Email Alistair Cooper MW at home
- Current employer
- Job title
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Henley on Thames
- Non-wine hobbies
Running, rugby, cooking, music, skiing.
Alistair was born and raised in the UK. He holds a University degree in Modern Languages (Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies.) After finishing university a WSET course led him to pursue a career in wine. His passion for Latin America took him to Chile and Argentina where he worked for several years for wineries as an Export Manager. Returning to the UK, he managed and consulted for wine bars and retail shops, as well as working in on-trade sales for a small specialist importer. Being awarded the Derouet Jameson Scholarship for his WSET Diploma results convinced him to enrol in the MW programme. Alistair is currently consulting and working freelance, judging, as well as writing for wine magazines and hosting private and corporate tastings and events.


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About the programme
The European Union encourages the development of key competences such as team work and the appreciation of diversity, in order to succeed in a globalised society.
Connecting Classrooms brought students and teachers from different classes together to :
- understand issues of worldwide importance
- gain a sense of social responsibility
- develop skills to succeed in the global economy.
The programme developed understanding and trust between young people in different societies, creating a safer and more connected world for the future.
The aim of the programme is to achieve culturally inclusive schools. It was designed in consultation with education bodies, practitioners and policy makers around the world.
Participants experience
"This project was very useful because it gave us the possibility to meet new cultures and new people: we wish to meet our new Bulgarian, Russian, English, Israeli friends again, we have to take care about next generations and we need to ask governments to support whoever will participate with enthusiasm and will be involved in future projects like CC".
"It gave us the possibility to meet new cultures and new people ..."
Young learner from Liceo Scientifico Severi, Frosinone


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I am a huge fan of Indian food, I wish I could be subtle about it! Well, sometimes I fanboy over Indian food so ardently, that people around me cannot help but wonder if I should have chosen a career in marketing Indian food instead of marketing games. I would be lying if I said I never thought about it. But I decided to stick to my career choice. The Indian restaurants and takeaways in the UK are already doing so well that we keep on rushing towards them. People are picking up takeouts on their way home, or ordering a takeaway delivery online from the cozy living room couch. I do the same often. Their products (the dishes they offer) and services speak for themselves. They don't need a fanboy like me to promote their work.
Of Biryani and Tough Weekdays
Biryani, especially Lamb Biryani is my most favourite Indian cuisine dishes. I love every single aspect of this wonderful blessing of culinary Gods. The juicy pieces of meat and rice that emanates the aroma of culinary heaven have always been the best antidepressant for me in my grown up life!
There is an incredible Indian cuisine restaurant and takeaway in Hitchin Road, Stopsley named Jay Raj. Jay Raj serves in my neighborhood of Slip End LU1. They also serve in Caddington LU1, Aley Green LU1, Pepperstock LU1, Lilley LU2, Cockernhoe LU2, Wigmore LU2, Mangrove Green LU2, Chiltern Green LU2, Tea Green LU2, High Town LU2, East Hyde LU2, Sundon LU3 and Streatley LU3.
The Lamb Biryani of Jay Raj is so far the best I've ever tasted (and believe me, I have tasted this dish from MANY curry houses, this is the first thing I dive in). The serving portion of Jay Raj is economic for the price.
However, there are other dishes served by Jay Raj that I love. If you are not a fan of Biryani dishes, I suggest you to try the Chicken Tikka, Lamb Shashlick, or the Paneer Balti.
Lamb Biryani is my solace when I get back home after a long day of work. Generally, I collect my order of Lamb Biryani (with some King Prawn Butterfly if the day is VERY LONG or I'm extra hungry). I wish I could take Jay Raj everywhere I go!
Late Night Adventure: Mission Lamb Biryani!
I spent the holiday with my parents, relaxing in their countryside house. They moved to this quiet country home recently, and now pursuing their lifelong dream of owning a honey farm. I had a great time relaxing and enjoying the quiet life. But I am a city rat after all. I started missing the amenities of takeaway food on the day after Boxing day. By the midnight the longing for some quality Lamb Biryani became almost unbearable!
So, I decided to take the matter in my own hands and cook some Lamb Biryani from scratch. My parents often prepare Indian food, they must have necessary ingredients stocked. I was not wrong. I printed out the recipe from my most favourite recipe website, and did everything necessary step by step. I preheated the oven, prepared the meat with onion, garlic and ginger. And baked the lamb with tomatoes, yoghurt and chicken stock. I cooked the rice, even made the Biryani yoghurt!
When I was done, I heard my dad's footsteps. He tasted a spoonful and went back to sleep. He said I did well for someone cooking this for the first time. I was flattered, I won't lie. I felt accomplished. I know my cooking cannot be even compared to the cooking of Jay Raj, but I am happy to fix some for myself.
Well, I cannot afford to invite anyone to taste my cooking. But if you are looking for a place for the best Lamb Biryani in Luton, I will suggest you to try Jay Raj.


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Manchester, William.
DISTURBER OF THE PEACE: The Life and Riotous Times of H. L. Menken.
NY: Harper, 1951. First printing. ~ 336 pp. Hardcover. Inscribed by Manchester in Baltimore Dec 27, 1950. Near fine; in spine-faded, otherwise very good dust jacket, w/ snag in front lower corner & 1 inch tear on back panel.
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Socceroos to take on Messi at Copa America
Australia will face Lionel Messi and Argentina at next year's Copa America after being drawn in Group A for the South American championship.
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Australia will face Lionel Messi and Argentina at next year's Copa America after being drawn in Group A for the South American championship.
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Argentina's Lionel Messi scored an added-time penalty to salvage a 2-2 draw vs. Uruguay as they twice came from behind in an entertaining friendly.
Lionel Messi was guest of honour all weekend at Turki Al-Sheikh's mansion, and the Almeria owner made his pitch to sign the Barcelona star....
Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Brazil coach Tite exchanged words during the clash between the South American giants on Friday.
Brazil lifted the Copa America just four months ago but as Friday's match showed, it is Argentina who are now trending up ahead of WCQ.
Lionel Messi scored the lone goal as Argentina beat South American rivals Brazil 1-0 in an international friendly in Riyadh on Friday.
Argentina vs. Brazil in Saudi Arabia looks like a meaningless friendly, but with World Cup qualification approaching, this is no meaningless match.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi is back in the national team squad after serving a three-month international ban.
We all know that Diego Maradona enjoys god-like status in Argentina, but Newell's Old Boys took it to new heights on Tuesday.
Asif Kapadia's 'Diego Maradona' revisits the flawed genius from Argentina, who earned god-like status in Napoli.
Argentina produced one of their best performances in recent times on Sunday with six different scorers in a friendly win over Ecuador.
Injury-decimated Germany squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Argentina thanks to Lucas Ocampos's 85th-minute equaliser in a friendly.
Lionel Messi has bought in to Lionel Scaloni's Argentina project and it's having a positive ripple effect throughout the entire team.
Angel Di Maria has revealed what Lionel Messi told his teammates after Argentina's loss to Brazil in the Copa America that left "everyone in tears."
FIFA have denied allegations of foul play with regards to the voting as Lionel Messi was named Best Men's Player at the FIFA The Best awards.
Lionel Messi beat Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo to win FIFA's The Best award.
Argentina has appealed a three-month ban CONMEBOL gave Lionel Messi this past summer during Copa America.
Lautaro Martinez scored a first-half hat trick as Argentina ran past Mexico in an international friendly on Tuesday in San Antonio.
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Giovani Lo Celso has suffered a hip injury that will sideline the Argentine for nearly two months.
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