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FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Standing at the new home of the Defense Health Headquarters in the Fairview Park section of Fairfax County, Northern Virginia Democratic Congressman Jim Moran shakes his head.
"This should not have happened," he says.
The DHHQ, as it is known, is the latest Base Realignment and Closure installation with the potential to make life for the neighboring communities tough. Tucked in between U.S. 50, U.S. 29 and the Capital Beltway, the facility will bring all Department of Defense military medical health care operations to a single campus. The facility will house more than 3,000 employees and is expected to be fully up and running by July.
Traffic concerns — check.
Security concerns — check.
"That's the underlying concern with all of these BRAC moves. They were done with a top-down approach, and kind of an arrogant attitude that they really didn't need to pay much attention to the affect on the neighborhood," Moran says.
Residents in neighboring communities like Pine Spring, tell WTOP they feel caught off guard by the DHHQ.
What's different about this BRAC move however, is that because the new facility and its employees are moving into pre-existing leased office space that will not require new construction, the site hasn't had to adhere to certain stringent Base Realignment and Closure guidelines.
For example, the facility doesn't have to meet a 40 percent reduction in single occupancy vehicles like federally-owned sites.
"It didn't trigger a lot of the things that would have engaged the county and the public the way other BRAC sites would have," Fairfax County BRAC Coordinator Laura Miller tells WTOP.
Raytheon, the previous tenant of the building housed a similar number of employees, but traffic has only gotten worse since the company moved out about two years ago, Miller says.
Neighbors are also up in arms about an intimidating vehicle inspection facility that has gone up seemingly in some residents backyards. The security checkpoint, just off busy Route 50, is expected to be the main entrance to the DHHQ.
Moran and Fairfax County Supervisor Linda Smyth, who represents the Providence District, took a tour of the facility Friday.
Moran said the General Services Administration has agreed to increase shuttle service from the nearby Dunn Loring Metro Station as a way to cut down on the number of single occupancy vehicles that will make their way to the campus.
But the Congressman is resigned to one fate.
"We're stuck with having to deal with the traffic that's going to back up on Route 50. There isn't anyone in the Washington area that doesn't know — Route 50 is a traffic problem," he says.
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Day 4 started with little wind, but started to pick up around 15h00. The race director made an official announcement at 16h00 to run the freestyle discipline and to finish the single elimination.
Wind had increased and was reaching 18 knots South West. The race director ran 7minute heats, with 3minute intermissions.
The first few heats saw Victor Hays (FRA, CABRINHA) against another French rider, Julien Kerneur (FRA, TAKOON) who both looked in good form. Julien held strong and landed a smooth slim chance, but after seeing a huge back mobe from Victor, it looked certain that he would progress.
A surprise in the early rounds was the ejection of the Dominican rider, Jose Corniel (FH KITEBOARDING) by Christophe Tak (BEL, LIQUID FORCE). He went on to face Jesse Richman in the second round.
The heat of the day for me however was called off just as it was getting good. Jesse Richman (HAW, CABRINHA) faced Christophe Tak (BEL, LIQUID FORCE). Jesse's move of the heat was a perfect back mobe, but Christophe was looking so good. He made a blind judge 3 look easy, followed by KGB Grab and a sick little mobe.
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Hadley necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 220 diseños de 41 diseñadores freelance.
The Hindmarsh Law Firm, P.A.
My name is Hadley M Hindmarsh (I'm a woman by the way).
Family Law (divorce, custody, visitation, representing children in court, school / special education consultation) is what I do.
My logo should say 3 things about me: approachable, honest, and tough.
Because I represent children, my logo needs a bit of whimsy through design or perhaps color.
The logo must contain some element incorporating my "HH" initials.
Colors: No pink, no purple, no orange, no green, no yellow.
Yes to blues, taupes/grays, black, red.
No lawyer-type clipart please.
In this order:
(1) Men & Women ages 20 - 60 who are divorcing, previously divorced, or otherwise dealing with family law issues.
Most of the time, I am dealing with my client's incredibly personal issues: children, money, affairs, etc. Therefore, my image has to be one the projects the confidential and non-judgmental nature of this business.
(2) Other Attorneys and Judges - my peers and the local judges choose me for appointments as the children's attorney based on my professional and thorough work. They need to see me as ethical, competent, thorough, and honest.
(3) Children - my clients in court. I am appointed by the court to represent their best interests when custody and visitation issues are in dispute. Children need to know I am safe, on their side, and helping their moms, dads, grandparents, etc. find a solution that provides stability & love for them.
The logo must incorporate on some level the "HH" of my Hadley Hindmarsh name.
I need the logo to look as good in black and white as it does in color -- lots of faxing still in the legal world.
The logo needs to work for websites, business cards, and letterhead.
The logo should NOT contain basic "legal field" clip art like gavels, scales of justice, etc.
I'm a woman...so my logo needs to reflect that but keep in mind its still a predominantly male field...so nothing too girly.
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Cluetivity® combines the best elements of classical treasure hunts, GPS-Geocaching and Live-Escape-Games with Augmented Reality Technology into a new outdoor team game. The basic gameplay is simple: Go to places in your city, crack tricky riddles and solve your mission. Whether you interact with virtual avatars in real places or unravel tricky puzzles with your ActionPack™, Cluetivity® is an action-packed adventure for families, friends and colleagues.
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Cluetivity® missions are pre-defined games of different genres. Every mission has its own story and diversified riddles. There are currently 2 outdoor missions available: Magic Portal (ideal for families with children) and Operation Mindfall (ideal for escape game fans, team building events and bachelor parties). Missions are individually adaptable to your location by using our online building tool. In addition to our ready to play City Adventures we have several entertaining Indoor Games available which can be immediately played in nearly any place in the world.
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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy + Safety Planning for Suicidal Behavior: A Treatment Development Study
Megan Chesin, Ph.D., Columbia University
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Bio: Dr. Chesin received her doctorate from the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center in 2012. She is currently a Research Fellow at the Columbia University Medical Center.
Research Category: Treatment development for people who make suicide attempts
Abstract: There are currently few evidence-based treatments for individuals with suicidal behavior. Barriers to mental health treatment, such as the stigma associated with engaging in psychotherapy and the cost of treatment, prevent a large proportion of suicidal individuals from receiving available, effective treatment. Dr. Chesin will use her postdoctoral fellowship to develop a treatment that adapts Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) + Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) for individuals with recent suicidal behavior and current suicidal ideation. She will assess treatment feasibility, acceptability, safety, and preliminary effectiveness. In Phase I, a manual combining MBCT+SPI will be developed after feedback from the targeted population and from one of the developers of MBCT. In this phase, eight individuals will be enrolled and provided with the new adapted treatment. In Phase II, two pilot trials will be conducted with eight individuals in each trial. It is hypothesized that participants will show reductions in suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and depression over the course of treatment. An exploratory aim is to examine which components of the treatment are most effective. If this intervention is found to be effective, acceptable, and feasible, a randomized controlled trial will be Dr. Chesin's next step towards preventing suicide.
Impact: To develop clinically applicable treatments for individuals with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.
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A difficult sliding-tile puzzle designed by Siebenstein-Spiele founder Jürgen Reiche. Unlike many sliding-tile puzzles, "Who's The Boss" has two solutions. The objective of the puzzle is to rearrange the tiles to form both the "male" symbol and "female" symbol.
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how about LED lights on a 12VDC circuit? --[[User:Jstockford|Jstockford]] 08:55, 14 November 2008 (PST)
how about LED lights on a 12VDC circuit? --[[User:Jstockford|Jstockford]] 08:55, 14 November 2008 (PST)
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Please explore and add-to a list of project concepts.
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Transit status information
I've written something that uses [1] together with Festival to give announcements about BART trains approaching 16th Street. I intend on setting this up with a cron job to run around the time of the scheduled last trains every night (and maybe the first train in the morning if we think people may frequently stay until around 4:00 a.m.!), using the music server once it's stable. To avoid annoying people this should probably not be configured to make regular announcements at other times. Two extensions to make this more useful: (1) if we can get or make a USB-to-buttons/switches or parallel-port-to-buttons/switches adapter, we can have a big button somewhere that causes an announcement to occur (for use when people are thinking of catching BART and want to know when it's coming). (2) If we can get a big scrolling LED sign with computer control, we can have it constantly display train status -- as well as Muni bus announcements with data from NextBus, perhaps using a library to get it. Schoen 23:30, 9 October 2008 (PDT)
RepRaps are a kind of homemade 3D printers capable of self-replicating, as well as being used for rapid prototyping and manufacturing. There is interest in constructing a RepRap at NoiseBridge. See RepRap.
Ambient Activity Mutating Space
Place properly signed microphones in part of the space. Pick up conversations, feed them to voice recognition software. Extract nouns and phrases from the results. Render the top results from searching these phrases on displays in the space, twitter them on the Noisebridge twitter stream, and do other fun things. Maybe also do gesture recognition, too. See Ambient Activity Mutating Space.
there's a saying to the effect that the first batch is always ruined. a similar saying says don't buy any software with a rev of 1.0. is there such a saying about wikis? should there be? what about refactoring this wiki so's to make it easier to navigate (e.g. don't have two separate "infrastructure" sections)? --Jstockford 16:38, 19 October 2008 (PDT)
This falls very much into the category of Just Do It. That said, it's a fairly big job that I personally have not found time to take on. If anyone wants to collaborate on wiki reorganization I'm up for that (I like Organized). Rachel 16:49, 19 October 2008 (PDT)
see discussion page for collaboration. --Jstockford 21:59, 19 October 2008 (PDT)
Electronics Essentials
seems likely that people working on electronic projects would find a variable power supply and a function generator handy along with some other basic test gear (e.g. pink noise generator, resistance bridge, LC measuring device...). many such things are available as kits. i've got one or two myself and would like to build them down there and leave them for people to use. what cautions wrt other peoples' careful use? signs or brief instruction sheets helpful? --Jstockford 16:38, 19 October 2008 (PDT)
anyone want to collaborate on building kits and devices? OtherElectronicProjects --Jstockford 16:38, 19 October 2008 (PDT)
I brought some random retro gear along those lines, they're on a shelf labeled as donated by Skory. If they look of use please take them and have your way with them. --elgreengeeto
I bought a bunch of cheap but universally useful components: about 1000 resistors, 300 capacitors, diodes, wire, etc. I'm taking suggestions for other cheap but handy electronics I aught buy in bulk. dstaff.
Python classes
Proposed at Python classes. Schoen 21:20, 26 October 2008 (PDT)
Pimping up the lights
I want to pimp up Noisebridge's lights with a digital web-controlled interface. (Don't worry, there will still be switches that just-work.) See Lighting. Once I have enough work done, I'll bring it up at a meeting. If anyone wants to help with construction or software, let me know. I think I have the electronics under control. -- Dstaff
how about LED lights on a 12VDC circuit? --Jstockford 08:55, 14 November 2008 (PST)
Gastrohacking SOE
We are enough mad food hackers that we should make sure that a SubOrganizational Entity with regular food hacking meet-ups, events, workshops, cook-offs, and participation in TGRWT challenges. We would like to work our way through the recipes or ideas from the great scientific chefs: Ferran Adria, Heston Blumenthal et.c. Make things like: Blue cheese / chocolate souffle and lemon tempura with licorice. Build and use a sous vide bath and a computer controlled automated bbq.


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To take a luxury tour to Kenya is to make an excursion into a new world. The lush plains and unique safaris offer a glimpse at nature that you can't get anywhere else, as well as an opportunity to see some of the world's most exciting animals up close. African safari tours offer a peek at the world as it once was, a freeform landscape dotted by compelling creatures.
For those who find urban environments more inviting, Nairobi is the place to be. One of the region's largest cities, it offers a cosmopolitan, multicultural environment that both embraces diversity and retains the powerful cultural elements that make Kenya a unique nation.
Take a private safari tour of Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park is a go-to for those looking for private African safari tours. Not only is it a wonderful opportunity to see rare animals, it also provides some of the best views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
In addition to those views, the park is much-renowned among lovers of elephants. The animals roam freely, allowing visitors to get close and observe their majesty in its natural habitat. The region's long dry spells lead to vegetation that is sparse and uneven, making it a perfect vantage point from which to watch a number of animals, including cape buffaloes, cheetahs, plain zebras and Masai giraffes.
To protect the wildlife of the area, the park has several rules for its guided tours. The safety of the animals is paramount, so they always have the right of way and must never be harassed. Off-road driving is strictly prohibited, to ensure that the habitat remains as natural as possible. These guidelines have helped preserve the safari for both the animals and those who want to witness them.
Visit the Maasai Mara plains
For a truly immersive Kenyan experience, a tour should include a visit to the Maasai Mara plains. Located just north of the National Reserve in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy, the Mara plains appear unassuming at first blush, simply a collection of seven tents surrounding a main camp area with rough-hewn floors.
Step inside, however, and it becomes clear that it is a location of great elegance and beauty. Filled with a collection of local art and furnishings, it is a testament to Kenya's Swahili and Maasai roots. At the same time, it is the result of an ambitious conservancy project, one that centers the natural world and reaffirms the human role as spectator, rather than influencer. For this reason, it offers an opportunity to see Kenyan wildlife in a riveting way, from thundering wildebeest to birds with plumes in every color of the rainbow.
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In an increasingly modern, connected world, the Maasai people of Kenya represent a strong connection to antiquity. Originally from the lower Nile Valley, they began to settle in Kenya in the 17th and 18th centuries, and continue to follow many of their original customs even today.
As a semi-nomadic tribe, many of their cultural rites center around cattle, which provide meat, milk and social standing. The Maasai are also known for their spiritualism, which includes divine prophecy and shamanistic healing. They produce beautiful jewelry, which is renowned around the world for its intricate design and attention to detail.
Visitors on tours to Kenya have the chance to see and learn from the Maasai people, as many local tribes are happy to open their villages to foreigners. The Maasai take great pride in the customs they have painstakingly maintained, and to experience the culture firsthand is to gain a deeper understanding of why.
See unique species at Lewa Conservancy
When it was first formed, the Lewa Conservancy was a simple cattle ranch. As the number of black rhinos left in the world dwindled, it became a sanctuary for the endangered creatures. Since then, it has expanded its scope and is now the headquarters of an official conservancy, which works tirelessly to protect some of the most rare and threatened animals in the world.
Safari visitors can see these unique species, which include black rhinos, zebras and sitatungas. Befitting of its roots, Lewa Conservancy has more than 12 percent of Kenya's eastern black rhinoceros population, a testament to the tireless efforts to preserve a species that many worried would be extinct before the millennium. These animals are protected by a well-trained and motivated ranger force, who work not only to educated those visiting but also to preserve the integrity of the land and the safety of the animals.
Journey on bicycle or horseback through Chyulu Hills
For an active Kenya excursion, saddle up and travel on bicycle or horseback through the rollicking Chyulu Hills. This mountain range, which reaches a peak elevation of over 7,000 feet, divides the Tsavo and Amboseli plains, offering visitors an opportunity to visit the Maasai and Kamba peoples.
The mountain range also provides the chance to journey through wildlife-rich areas, with cheetahs, lions and leopards all found throughout the range. Chyulu is also an area known for volcanic activity: Hidden within the hills is one of the longest lava tubes in the world, known as the Leviathan Cave.
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Please make a photocopy of your passport's identification page and keep it separate from your original. It's also a good idea to leave a digital copy with someone at home. This may speed up the replacement process should you lose your passport.
A visa is required prior to entry into Kenya.
You can obtain a Kenyan Tourist Visa upon arrival at the airport in Nairobi. The cost of the visa is $50 USD per person and must be paid in CASH only. You can also obtain a Kenyan Tourist Visa ahead of time through an online application portal by visiting: https://www.ecitizen.go.ke. The online visas will be processed and sent to the applicant(s) online who are then required to print out the approved visa and present it to an Immigration officer at the point of entry. For step-by-step instructions visit, http://www.magicalkenya.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/07/visa.jpg
Visa fees for children less than 16 years are waived indefinitely from 1 February 2016.
These requirements change often and therefore it is recommended that you check with the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya for the most up- to-date information.
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Currently Required Vaccinations: A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travelers over one year of age arriving from infected areas. It must be given at least 10 days before your trip in order to be effective. A yellow fever shot is NOT required for visitors from U.S. and Canada direct, however if you are travelling through Kenya into Tanzania and/or Zanzibar, you will need the vaccine.
Other vaccines to discuss with your doctor or travel health professional:
Remember that the best precaution is the preventative kind. Wearing long sleeves is a good idea. To reduce the risk of contracting yellow fever, dengue fever and malaria, liberally apply mosquito repellent that contains DEET to your skin and clothes, and wear long-sleeved shirts and trousers/slacks especially in the evenings.
If there are any medical items essential to your health, such as prescription drugs or corrective eye wear, bring duplicates and divide them between your checked bags and hand luggage. While non-prescription drugs such as aspirin are generally available, it is difficult to replace prescription items.
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Kenya's climate is warm and humid at the coast, cool and humid in the central highlands, and hot and dry in the north and east. Since Kenya lies on the equator, daytime temperatures in most parts are consistently warm all year. Kenya has a long rainy season from April to June, and a short rainy season from late October to mid-December. The best game-viewing is during the dry winter months (May – August) and warmer spring months (September & October). For up-to-date forecasts, check www.weather.com.
It is important to pack clothes for warm days and cool evenings, as well as a warm jacket for early morning game drives. Light, quick-drying, practical clothes are advisable. Non-synthetic, comfortably fitting, cotton clothing breathes more easily and will keep you cooler under the hot African sun. Shorts and T-shirts are normally the order of the day, and are replaced with long-sleeved shirts and trousers at night for warmth and protection from insect bites.
Preferred colors on safari are khaki, beige, olive green and brown. You are less visible in the African bush and therefore less threatening to the animals. These colors also help to deflect harsh sun and are less likely to attract mosquitoes.
Other essential items:
FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS: Video camera, camera with zoom lens in a dust-resistant case, sufficient memory cards, a spare camera battery and charger, binoculars, bird and animal check lists
Electricity: Electricity in Kenya is 220/240 volts and 50HZ. Plugs have three rectangular prongs that form a triangle. To conserve power in environmentally sensitive areas lodges may turn off electricity overnight. If you have a medical device that requires 24 hour electricity please contact your travel consultant.
Phone: Your cell phone will work in most areas while on safari if you have a "Smart Phone." However, roaming can be quite expensive so we do strongly recommend that you pre-purchase a data and roaming plan with your carrier before travel.
Internet: Local connections are exceptionally slow and can be costly (as much as $5-10 per half hour). "Smart" phones such as BlackBerrys and iPhones will actually download data much faster than computers. Again, roaming and data charges can be exceptionally high – so please talk to your phone provider to pre-purchase a data plan for when you are on safari.
Internet cafés and wireless access are available in most urban areas, airports and hotels. Please note that wi-fi and internet service provided in properties is at the discretion of each establishment and Kensington Tours has no control over this. Please feel free to check with your Sales Consultant before travel if you'd like to know internet set up at each of your properties or contact the properties directly so you are aware of their internet policy if this is important to you. You may like to speak to your internet provider prior to travel to arrange a roaming package.
The currency in Kenya is the Kenyan Shilling (KSh), divided into 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of KSh1,000, 500, 200, 100 and 50. Coins are in denominations of KSh20, 10 and 5. Bring plenty of cash, an ATM card and a credit card (see below).
Be sure to have a combination of 1's, 5's, 10's and 20's and 50's. Larger bills can be used for your visas and to tip guides, while smaller funds are used to make small purchases or tip service providers.
How much money to bring: Generally speaking we advise bringing at least $500 - $700 USD per person to cover visas, tipping and spending money. The official exchange rate is published daily in the newspapers and online at www.xe.com.
Note: Only newly printed USD (currency printed 2006 or later) and local currency will be accepted in East Africa. Any USD currency printed without the new security measures will not be accepted anywhere.
Capital: Nairobi
Language: The national language is Swahili (locally referred to as KiSwahili) although English is widely spoken. You'll also find numerous indigenous languages.
Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KES) divided into 100 cents, but U.S. dollars are accepted everywhere.
Religion: Predominantly Christian. Other faiths include Baha'i, Hinduism, Islam, and traditional African religions.
Time Zone: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) + 3 East Africa Time.
Electricity: 220 Volt, 50 Hz.
Telephone: Country code for calling is 254. Calling North America: Dial 011 plus area code and your 7-digit number.
Emergency number: for police, fire brigade or ambulance service, dial 999.


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It's a very different game than anything you've ever played. I'm sure you've noticed that the RPG genre hasn't really been explored yet and most RPGs follow the formula that didn't change in 20 years. While there were always games that strayed off the beaten path – Darklands, Planescape: Torment, King of Dragon Pass – such games were the exceptions that only reinforced the rule.The Age of Decadence is an experiment, an attempt to explore a different direction, taking you back to the PnP roots of the genre. It doesn't mean that the game is awesome. In fact, there is a good chance that you won't like it, precisely because we took too many liberties with the established design.
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THE FILM AND VIDEO ARTS SOCIETY OF ALBERTA (FAVA) is a not-for-profit, charitable organization that supports the production, exhibition and distribution of film, video and media art in Northern Alberta. From celluloid to 4K; narrative to experimental to documentary and beyond, we're your one-stop DIY shop. For information on equipment rentals, events, classes and more about FAVA see the menus above. Explore the site – we've got videos, a member directory, a blog with posts from our membership, and more! And remember, there's no such thing as a dead format.
We're closing out the summer with FAVA's 8th Annual FAVA FEST, running August 22-24. Join us as we showcase our members' work in Best of the Fest screenings curated by our festival jury. We're also thrilled to feature films by our Outstanding Achievement Award recipients Alex Viszmeg and Joe Viszmeg on both screening nights. Our closing night party is FAVA GALA, where we honour independent film, video, and media art in style with our Awards of Excellence and Production Awards. It's also a great chance to check out FAVA's new headquarters. We'll showcase our new facilities at GALA with various activities including: screening the results of our Super 8 Challenge; a media art installation from Scott Portingale; an Arri Alexa demo, and more! Help us shine a spotlight on the great work that is being made in Edmonton & Alberta.
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Charles Montgomery, a dynamic young Canadian author and speaker, who will soon publish Happy City, a work he has spent a "half decade researching," gave one of the keynotes at the 2011 ASLA Annual Meeting. He argued that "places, stories, rituals control our behavior," but indeed place may matter the most for our collective happiness. Landscape architects must focus in on the urban forms and qualities that make people happiest.
Montgomery went to the World Urban Forum run by UN-Habitat when it came through Vancouver. The news was dire: half of the world's population will soon live in cities. The world is facing combined challenges with peak oil, climate change, and reduced availability of water. However, it doesn't have to be so bad. We can focus on happiness instead of the relentless pursuit of GDP growth. As Enrique Penalosa, former Mayor of Bogota, Columbia, argued "why not make happiness a goal," considering most countries in the world will never catch up to the U.S. in terms of economic performance.
What do we mean by happiness? The concept has obsessed philosophers and urban planners for thousands of years. "Aristotle wondered if it's in heaven or earth?" Leading very public debates in ancient Greece, Aristotle ended up defining happiness as "to be guided by a positive spirit." Greeks saw happiness as a balancing act between prosperity (a larger family, more wealth and power) with virtue (being engaged with the community, being good).
In the 18th century, pleasure gardens arose in Europe because of greater wealth. "There was enough money, prosperity so the idea was that everyone could have a chance of happiness on earth." It quickly became a demand on policymakers: provide more happiness.
Economists soon defined happiness as money. It became about "maximizing purchasing power and minimizing pain." American sprawl became the model for happiness but proved to be the most "expensive, polluting," and "ambitious" project undertaken. Then, a new group of scientists – psychologists – found that you can ask people how happy they are and get a pretty good gauge. MRIs can be used to determine when someone's happy. Also, blood tests can be taken to see levels of hormones in the bloodstream.
These researchers found that happiness doesn't equal money. It's more linked with status, social ties, security, health (and feeling healthy), along with a sense of meaningfullness or mastery. "Social ties though are the most important contributor to happiness." In America, suburbs expanded, incomes rose, home size grew, but happiness remained flat, at 1950 levels.
Robert Sapolsky, an innovative neuroscientist (see image above), started doing research on baboon social lives. Those pushed around by alpha males had much "higher stress levels." Stress can be OK when dealing with lions but long-term can be "toxic." Baboons with "higher stress levels got sick more often and died younger." However, low-status baboons had great tools. "They had friendships with other low-status baboons." Also, alpha males, once weakened and older, were often pushed out of the community, meaning they "died alone, scared." In the human world, it's the same: strong social relationships with higher levels of trust mean increased life satisfaction. "The more you trust your neighbors, the happier you are."
Montgomery reviewed the case of the Chicago heat waves, which killed more than 700 people. Researchers found that those who died weren't in hotter areas but were those with the weakest social ties, the fewest friends. Environment, however, played a big role in this. The "high modernists" who created social housing projects helped create dangerous, socially-isolating environments for people. They still are: the palm project in U.A.E. is "sprawl on the water."
Research shows that "super-commuters" who face 2-4 hours of commuting daily are really at risk. In neighborhoods with high levels of these super-commuters, there's "zero trust." These people "don't have dinner with their children." These people also vote less and fail to "maximize utility." Sprawl then creates the conditions so people have fewer friends and close social ties. Montgomery sees the American sprawl model as broken, part of the reason behind the collapse of government finances, and "at the end, perhaps leading to a new beginning." But, ultimately, "happiness is a choice, a personal choice. We are affected by the places we live in."
Penalosa had a simple idea: create streets made for people, not cars. Instead of building freeways, he invested in libraries, schools, water systems and complete streets, with bus rapid transit (BRT) systems. With TransMilenio (see earlier post), "poor people can get around as fast as rich people with cars." Bogota won lots of environmental awards for this. Mongtomery didn't note that the BRT system was copied from Curitiba, Brazil. (See an interview with Jaime Lerner, the inventor of comprehensive BRT systems).
Living close together, while beneficial to social tie creation, can be stressful. "People being near each all the time can be stressful." But humans have made ways to deal. Handshakes, polite gestures like opening doors for someone, even falling in love, they all lead to boosts in endorphin systems.
"We are also very responsive to our environments and react to environmental systems." Disneyland has figured this out. Going out with a neuroscientist, Montgomery tested trust levels in one of Disney's theme parks. Dropping his wallet, it was always returned. Bumping into people aggressively, the response was more muted or polite. Hugs were reciprocated. He said Disney's urban designers and landscape architects knew exactly what kind of experience to design to maximize trust. In one "great" book, The Neighborhood Project, David Sloan Wilson found that just by looking at different houses on a block people had higher or lower trust levels. "Unconsciously we make decisions about much we can trust landscapes, people."
Further testing out these ideas, Montgomery started an urban lab project in the Lower East Side of Manhattan with funding from the Guggenheim. Wearing "skin conductive cuffs," a set of people tested out the "warmth or brutality of spaces." There were high arousal levels when crossing big streets like Houston. In contrast, "in senior's gardens, people felt happiest." Streets with many openings instead of stark facades also raised happiness levels. These are ideas urban designer Jan Gehl has promoted (see an interview). Of course, people feel the happiest when surrounded by nature. Biophilia is true: there are great benefits to "being in nature, you feel good, comfortable."
Communities can turn things around for themselves and veer away from "empty cul-de-sacs." Green matters. Just adding in trees or vegetation can "lead to a dramatic difference in affect." Gardens, green streets, all designed by landscape architects, "matter a great deal." Penelosa turned streets into parks on Sundays, providing a space for communities to interact without cars. Many other cities have copied his approach since, including, most recently, New York City, with its new pedestrian malls.
The Build a Better Block experiment in Houston, which just won an ASLA professional award, provides another example of how to reimagine transportation infrastructure. In Portland, residents also got together to redo their own intersection, adding a gazebo and paintings throughout the streetscape, creating this community's own "piazza." An example of an "intersection repair intervention," the project showed the importance of doing projects together. In the community, "everything changed. There were new connections. These are people who know their neighbors." As one younger resident said, "why would we be scared, we have each other."
Montgomery's lasting point for landscape architects: while designing with artistry is important, projects can only suceed to the extent to which they bring communities together and involved in the process.
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SERC Launches the Helix Project, An Investigation into the "DNA" of the Systems Engineering Workforce
The Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) – a University-Affiliated Research Center (UARC) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) representing the nation's largest community of systems engineering researchers – has embarked on the Helix Project, a new initiative led by Stevens Institute of Technology to investigate the "DNA" of systems engineers in the defense community.
Sponsored by the DoD and the National Defense Industrial Association Systems Engineering Division (NDIA-SED), the Helix project seeks to answer important questions about the systems engineering workforce for the defense industry. Currently, a number of converging factors require government and defense industry employers to improve the effectiveness of their systems engineers.
First, many systems engineers in the defense workforce are nearing retirement and they will carry with them thousand of years of experience. Secondly, budgets and schedules are being dramatically compressed. Finally, as mission requirements demand ever more sophisticated and complex systems, the tools, processes and technologies that systems engineers must master keep changing ever more rapidly.
The Helix Project will collect two types of data from participating organizations: institutional documents and face-to-face interviews. Qualitative and quantitative research methods will be employed to analyze the data and to periodically report findings to the larger systems engineering community in an anonymous aggregated manner. Helix will also inform government and defense industry employers about the impact of various workforce improvement efforts designed for systems engineers.
"This novel investigation will deepen our understanding of the systems engineering workforce and identify gaps, telling government and defense industry employers where to focus their investments," said Dr. Art Pyster, distinguished research professor at the School of Systems and Enterprises (SSE), Chief Operating Officer of the SERC, and the Principal Investigator of the Helix Project.
The multi-year Helix Project began in November 2012, and data collection is currently underway. Initial findings will be reported beginning late 2013.
The Helix research team at Stevens includes Dr. Pyster, Dr. Stan Rifkin, Deva Henry, and Nicole Hutchison. Organizations are welcome to participate in the Helix project. Please contact Dr. Pyster at [email protected] for further information.


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The National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools NAHETS, has become an approved video training publisher with the
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Matt Klabacka, NAHETS President states, "This is a major milestone for NAHETS to achieve the status of "training content provider" for one of the Internets most popular self-help websites."
HowStuffWorks is the leading source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. Founded by North Carolina State University Professor Marshall Brain in 1998, the site has since grown to be an award-winning online resource for millions of people of all ages.
NAHETS curriculum development department and internet video department, in conjunction with yellow metal tv, have created a series of heavy equipment training videos entitled, "Yellow Metal Boot Camp."
The skid steer series represents the first of many training videos that NAHETS and Yellow Metal Boot Camp will produce, and includes live footage and 3-D animation. Each series begins with a "Safety First" component emphasizing the importance of safe operation of the equipment. NAHETS will publish, and disseminate these into the web 2.0 environment.
Klabacka says, "NAHETS is focused on a long term strategy in providing quality, publicly
available, heavy equipment specific, instructional material in a rich media environment."
According to Klabacka, "heavy equipment instruction, which is made available to the public, can improve the results obtained through the equipment's use, increase the longevity of the machines, reduce property damage and accidents, and, most importantly, help to cut down
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"Equipment rental companies across the country are renting hundreds
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The 'Yellow Metal Boot Camp' Video training is far superior to a
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About 10 years ago, or so, I remember seeing a display of vintage ancestor photographs that some very good friends had on the wall in their home. I remember thinking at the time that they were so lucky to have the old photos and wishing that we had some of our family. As I've mentioned before on this blog, several years later when I started to get involved in genealogy research, I found out that my Mom had quite a few that she had been storing, all but forgotten, in the attic. And as she has come across the photos, she has been passing them on to me.
One of the most puzzling was a family photo of John and Mary (nee Newman) Evans and their children. Here is an unretouched version that I scannned:


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Members of the Willette Volunteer Fire Department were exhausted last week after fighting two raging fires on Monday and Wednesday, February 10 & 12. Chief Danny Dozier was in charge of both fire scenes.
Chief Danny Dozier spoke with the Macon County Chronicle over the weekend and said the first fire was at the residence of Jean West at 7299 Union Camp Road, which originally came in at 6:40 p.m. Monday night, as a car explosion. "Evidently a 1999 Cadillac blew up in the garage and two buildings were destroyed and one heavily damaged," said Chief Dozier. "The fire was about 25 feet from the house and we were able to keep it from spreading that far, ultimately saving the home."
The cause was undetermined. The 13 firefighters utilized two engines and a tanker, leaving the scene a little after 9:00 p.m.
At 12:38 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Willette firefighters were dispatched to the home of Rocky Wright located at 621 Willette Road. "When we arrived the house was a fully involved blazing inferno and part of the roof had already fallen in," said the Chief. "We have determined that the cause of the fire was the old flue that went through the roof which had broke and fell in the house."
The home was a total loss. Ten members of the fire department were at the site along with two engines and a tanker.
Chief Danny Dozier would like to thank all his men for a job well done in saving Jean West's home. "I would also like to thank my squad for the hard work at the second fire where we battled cold temperatures as well as the blaze."
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For those of you who don't know, I've quit writing for Broadsheet — last Friday was my last day. I was a bit burned out on daily ladyblogging, and I want to get working on a new book. (No, I'm not ready to talk about specifics yet, but I'll let you know as soon as I am.) So in theory, I've got more time to hang out here again, and I'm planning to. In practice, a whole week's already gone by, in which I got a lot of writing done but never blogged. So it goes.
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A rich, flavoursome Highland Malt matured in refill sherry casks.
Distilled 1991 and bottled 2007.
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Nose: Sherry notes with herbal, earthy aromas. Fruit notes with limes, melon and pears all present. Hints of charred wood. Palate: Sweet, sherry flavours combine with a rich spiciness (liquorice sticks) traces of new leather and some sweet caramel flavours.
Royal Brackla Distillery
Royal Brackla Single Malt Whiskey
Royal Brackla Distillery was established in the grounds of Brackla House near Nairn in 1812. A line of three ponds formed a stunning landscape feature in the grounds of Brackla House, the residence of William Fraser and founder of the distillery. The still house now overlooks the ponds and although substantially rebuilt last century it remains an eye catching structure reflecting on its reflection on calm days. Royal Brackla is one of only three distilleries granted permission to embellish its name with Royal. King William IV bestowed the privilege on Royal Brackla Distillery in 1835. Andrew Usher developed and launched the first legally blended scotch in 1860 and Royal Brackla malt whisky is believed to have been one of the original components. Royal Brackla 12 Year Old, 16 Year Old and 21 Year Old or the distillery releases.


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The lies I told today when making a booking with the 'pet friendly' hotel today:
Them: "Is your dog a small dog?"
Me: "Well, you know he's not teeny small, but he is a small-ish Labrador."
(Lie #1. He weighs 40 kilos and he can easily put his paws on my shoulders when on his hind legs. He's huge. In fact I'm not so sure he's not part Great Dane or Mastiff.)
Them: "Oh, well we usually only accept small dogs. Is he very well behaved?"
Me: "Oh yes, he's an angel, he is quiet as a mouse and doesn't chew. He's basically like a guide dog but we're not blind."
(Lie #2. He's terribly behaved. He eats shoes like he's on his last meal – prefers expensive designer brands – He howls terribly if we leave him alone for more than a few hours because he's used to me being with him all day (I work from home). If he were a guide dog the blind person wouldn't last a day,he's the most (happy) undisciplined dog I've ever met.)
Them: "And is he used to travelling with you and being left at the hotel if you go out?"
Me: "Oh yes, he's a regular traveller, we travel with him all the time. He loves it and he's just a part of the family, waits patiently for us to return when we're out and gives the hotel and it's patrons no trouble at all. All the places we've stayed love him."
(Lie #3. He's never been to a hotel with us before. It's really hard to find pet friendly hotels in Australia (God Bless America – so much easier to find them there) and because he's such a pain in the ass to take places we leave him with my sister who he adores nearly as much as he loves shoes. Or as a last resort, in a kennel where he pines and has been known to attempt suicide. Really.)
The thing about him, he's adorable. We've actually just signed him up to start stem cell therapy for his elbow displasiya and osteo-arthritis – ground breaking stuff in the animal world. He's sweet and loving and funny….and not very well behaved.
All this for a last minute quick trip away, oh the lies! Blogging is my confessional.


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Suppose $X$ is a log del pezzo projective surface of index $l$. As far as I understand it will have a finite number of singular points all of which can be resolved by sucessive blow-ups.
Let $E_i$ be the exceptional divisors of the minimal resolution. Their self-intersection numbers are $E_i^2\leq -2$. Is there a lower bound on these numbers?


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We have all visited caves, I have many. But, I admit I had never experienced anything like this before. Rio Secreto is a huge system of caves near to Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Over many many centuries an underground river of pure water has been carving out pure beauty beneath. Of course so much of it would need to be explored in diving suits, but, at the area of Rio Secreto the networks are semi filled thus making it accessible to many.
Wetsuits on, right from the start as you go into one of the many entrances hidden in the jungle the eyes and senses are hit with pure natural beauty that cannot be seen hardly anywhere on earth.
I had never heard of the caves here at Rio Secreto before, but I was never going to forget them for the rest of my life. A unique place that has to be seen and experienced to be believed. The colours!
The care taken by the owners and guides to ensure it stays pure for future generations is a great thing to see. All must shower before entering, all are briefed on how to avoid touching the stalactites etc to stop human contamination. No glaring touristic lights to show the way or footways. It truly is just you, a headtorch and an awesome natural paradise.
Sometimes you are walking, sometimes ducking down, sometimes swimming/floating through the pure clear water. One and a half hours slowly taking it all in. The guide has so much knowledge and enthusiasm too. Everything is explained or proudly shown.
Even as I write this with all fresh in my mind I feel I should pinch myself to prove I actually saw and experienced what I did. Magical! Beautiful! Mother Nature, my favourite architect, thank you!


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Lexington, KY
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The Henry Clay Estate is a magnificent brick mansion set on lush grounds — affectionately called "the Promised Land" by Clay. Rebuilt by his son, James, sometime after his death in 1852, the mansion followed Clay's original floor plan, with Greek revival, Italianate, and Victorian touches added by J...
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Shelbyville, KY
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Louisville, KY
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Owensboro, KY
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Lexington, KY
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Lexington, KY
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Lexington, KY
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Fairdale, KY
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Compare cheap flights from Cairns to Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistan does not really have a very good reputation to other countries when it comes to press freedom and human rights. However, despite what we hear on the news, this country is still a perfect place to visit considering for a fact that it has lots of historical sites that date back thousands of years ago.
A Glimpse of the Past
You will be amazed to find out that Turkmenistan has a lot of places with rich historical significance. To name a few, you can visit the Ancient Merv, Koneurgenc and Parthian Fortresses of Nisa. These places were built thousands of years ago. Therefore, being able to see these structures still standing now is definitely a magical experience.
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May 23, 2007 -- Students' fingertips may hold a clue to their academic test scores, a British researcher suggests.
Mark Brosnan, PhD, of the psychology department at England's University of Bath, studied 75 children aged 6-7 at a British elementary school.
One by one, the children had their hands photocopied at school. Brosnan then measured the length of the children's fingers, down to 0.01 millimeters (about 0.0004 inches).
Brosnan also checked the children's math and verbal scores on a standardized British academic exam. Then he compared the test scores and finger length data, especially the ratio of the length between the children's index and ring fingers.
At first glance, Brosnan found no clear patterns between the kids' test scores and their finger length. But that changed when he separated data on boys and girls.
Among boys, a low ratio of index finger length to ring finger length was associated with higher math scores. But that ratio wasn't associated for better or worse with boys' verbal test scores.
The opposite was true for girls. Among girls, a low ratio of index finger length to ring finger length was linked to better verbal test scores, but not to any patterns in girls' math test scores.
What difference does finger length make to test scores? Brosnan argues that finger length is linked to prenatal exposure to the hormone testosterone.
However, his study doesn't prove that, since it doesn't include the children's current or prenatal testosterone levels.
The study will be published in the British Journal of Psychology, states a news release from the University of Bath.


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Keyboards and Mice: Ergonomic Alternatives (BEUHS401)
Workshop | May 23 | 9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services, Class of '42
Greg Ryan, Campus Ergonomist, Be well at Work - Ergonimics
Learn about the ergonomics of keyboards and pointing devices, including appropriate workstation set-up, postures, and techniques for using them. Find out about the keyboards and pointing devices covered by the Computer Ergonomics Matching Funds Program. Enroll online at the UC Learning Center.
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Happy Birthday, Lucille Ball!
Today marks the 101st birthday of the late Hollywood star, Lucille Ball. Best known for her role in I Love Lucy, this lovely woman will always be remembered as the clumsy, crazy and lovable Lucy Ricardo.
According to IMDB, the "dizzy sitcom redhead was a show business powerhouse and television pioneer." Here are some interesting facts about her:
- For many years during their marriage, Lucy and Desi Arnaz hid the fact that she was six years older than he by splitting the difference in their ages. She (born in 1911) said she was born in 1914 and he (born in 1917) also said he was born in 1914.
- She didn't like any false form of a bird, she preferred to see them in person so she banned all pictures of birds from her house and any hotel room she was staying in.
- She was tutored in comedy by the great Buster Keaton.
- Ball appeared on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp in the Early Television Memories issue with Vivian Vance, as Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz, in a scene from "I Love Lucy: Job Switching (#2.1)" (1952). The stamp was issued 11 August 2009.
- A quote: "In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by."
Happy Birthday, Lucy! You are missed! For more great Lucille Ball memorabilia, check out selection of I Love Lucy puzzles and our I Love Lucy Trivia Game.


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How to create a Google Maps API key?
Google Maps API requires a key in order to have access to its service. There are different places where this key is needed and the most important part is to generate it the right way. There's a simple way to do that.
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#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */ #include <sched.h> int sched_setaffinity(pid_t pid, size_t cpusetsize, cpu_set_t *mask); int sched_getaffinity(pid_t pid, size_t cpusetsize, cpu_set_t *mask);
A CPU affinity mask is represented by the cpu_set_t structure, a "CPU set", pointed to by mask. A set of macros for manipulating CPU sets is described in CPU_SET(3).
sched_setaffinity() sets the CPU affinity mask of the process whose ID is pid to the value specified by mask. If pid is zero, then the calling process is used. The argument cpusetsize is the length (in bytes) of the data pointed to by mask. Normally this argument would be specified as sizeof(cpu_set_t).
If the process specified by pid is not currently running on one of the CPUs specified in mask, then that process is migrated to one of the CPUs specified in mask.
sched_getaffinity() writes the affinity mask of the process whose ID is pid into the cpu_set_t structure pointed to by mask. The cpusetsize argument specifies the size (in bytes) of mask. If pid is zero, then the mask of the calling process is returned.
sched_setscheduler(2) has a description of the Linux scheduling scheme.
The affinity mask is actually a per-thread attribute that can be adjusted independently for each of the threads in a thread group. The value returned from a call to gettid(2) can be passed in the argument pid. Specifying pid as 0 will set the attribute for the calling thread, and passing the value returned from a call to getpid(2) will set the attribute for the main thread of the thread group. (If you are using the POSIX threads API, then use pthread_setaffinity_np(3) instead of sched_setaffinity().)
A child created via fork(2) inherits its parent's CPU affinity mask. The affinity mask is preserved across an execve(2).
This manual page describes the glibc interface for the CPU affinity calls. The actual system call interface is slightly different, with the mask being typed as unsigned long *, reflecting the fact that the underlying implementation of CPU sets is a simple bit mask. On success, the raw sched_getaffinity() system call returns the size (in bytes) of the cpumask_t data type that is used internally by the kernel to represent the CPU set bit mask.


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Today Amoeba Music San Francisco turns fifteen years old! Fifteen, that awkward age where all associations with mom make for endless trials of embarrassment and your kid sister's crack attempts at one-upping your status as "family favorite" are just, ya know, not cute.
To celebrate the occasion tributes were made and obligatory pizza pies and butter creme sheet cakes were enjoyed by staff and regulars, not a small number of whom contributed to an immensely successful pot luck style lunch comprised of porchetta sandwiches with cole slaw, eggplant mango sushi, wild rice and mushroom pilaf, vegetable curry, savory meatballs, chips and homemade salsa, cinnamon-y apple crisp, coconut milk rice pudding, ginger snaps, and succulent peanutbutter fudge. Although we refrained from transforming the info counter into a champagne fountain (there's always next year kids!) we managed to keep it classy and sassy for the greater good with plenty of good fellowship and cheer. Happy 15th Amoeba SF! Keep on truckin'!