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Conventional science has long held the position that 'the mind' is merely an illusion, a side effect of electrochemical activity in the physical brain. Now in paperback, Dr Jeffrey Schwartz and Sharon Begley's groundbreaking work, The Mind and the Brain, argues exactly the opposite: that the mind has a life of its own.
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I focus on fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, science, history, politics and read a lot. I try to review everything I read.
"Good Science plus a little religious magic"
Most of this book (the actual science) was very interesting, with a lot of valid and important ideas about neuroplasticity.
If you have OCD or know someone who has read the same author's Brain Lock (which has much of the practical information without the metaphysics). This book is good. the narration excellent and there is a short PDF is available with diagrams of the parts and uses of the brain and nerve cells if you are not already familiar with these.
The book is largely conversational and easy to listen to, but from time to time drops into metaphysical discussions. The last third the book takes off to a somewhat unscientific path attempting to demonstrate that the soul must exists and connects to the body via quantum effects. Having such ideas is not inherently unscientific, but, to be science a clear hypothesis should be stated along with an experiment differentiating the cases. Here the book is quite weak. The logic seems to be 1) We don't understand consciousness 2) We don't understand quantum effects 3) Quantum theory has elements of consciousness and randomness 4) The author's religion (Buddhism) supports the idea of a non-brain mind learning to control the brain. Thus) mindfulness must control the brain via quantum effects through randomness. Now I believe consciousness is a product of quantum effects (as is everything else) but that does not imply the mind is separate from the brain. The brain seems quite capable of changing itself and capable of all the practical aspects of OCD treatments without resorting to magic.
"This book has it all"
I love this book because it's so mentally stimulating and so well written. The book covers a broad range of topics in it's quest to describe neuroplasticity. This book gives an in-depth account of how scientists discovered neuroplasticity, the current theories about how neuroplasticity can be used in treatment, the concept of neuroplasticity and its connection to quantum physics and Buddhist meditation practices, and more. I find this book really intriguing, exciting, and interesting, and I would highly recommend this book to anyone curious about neuroplasticity and the biology of changing bad habits.
"Brain science made not exactly simple"
Although this book is full of great material increasing non-brain-scientists knowledge about what can go wrong in the brain and why mental disorders are,in fact, physical disorders, the audio version is not good. It sounds like the computer voice on my Kindle.
Sharon Begley has written a lot about brain/Mind science, and she is extremely good at articulating issues that might leave us scratching our heads. I have enjoyed her other works that cover nearby areas very much. The information in this book is so important for therapists to know. It really is the century of the brain, and if we don't understand why things go wrong we will never get better at treating them. The research is piling up day by day, but its not getting into therapist training programs or continuing Ed. This book explains in detail how a person develops OCD and would be useful for people with this diagnosis, and for family members trying to understand the constant checking and washing. In addition, his truly helpful information about mindfulness in therapy could benefit anyone. Learning how to manage our thinking (thinking about our thinking) may be the most important mental wellness thing we can do for ourselves. And why aren't we teaching Mindfulness Meditation to our children???
Monotonous voice, flat affect and very little variation, really almost a computer-like reader.
Hmmmm. Fantastic Voyage II - Into the Brain. Tag line: This time, its about the neural networks!
So much amazing information for the public to educate themselves about Brain Disorders. This is a really important book. Too bad the reading detracts from it.
"Heavy at times but fabulous !"
Brilliant, thought provoking, a bit wafty
A wonderful book that will change the way you look at the world both inner and outer. It is heavy going at times and the writer sometimes seems to go on and on a bit, but overall I really loved it and have recommended it to my friends. If it gets a bit boring, stick with it because there are some really fabulous chapters.
I love books that change me- this did
I learnt a lot
"brilliant insights Mind -body Spirit Attention"
Mind body Spirit brain correlaries and the use of Intention and Attention to change intranced patterns and to creat altrnate results and states fof mind adn thus reality
I thought his reading was clear and insightful and well tempered
the last 1/4 Changing reality andinner and outer states thorugh the use of will and attention .
Excellent science but most of all the proof that we co create our reality and that reductionist materialism is aremnant of old non science.
the practical uses of intentional focus and willful use of dynamics to create alternate results and reality.
If you ar into the mind body spirit movement and or the brain sciences this gives you a great amount of ammo to prove that our intentions are powerful if we use various techniques.
Bibliophile, nature nut, Kuk Sool Won student, physical therapist, and spaz. I love stories, learning new things, laughing and stretching my heart, mind and body.
"Only got through it because it was interesting."
I have a passion for neuroscience, so it's the only reason i tolerated the narration, which sounded computer generated. Fascinating material (although a few side jaunts that seemed, well side-tracked). I have told my friends that if i had it to do over, i would borrow the print version from the library.
"Very well researched"
For my taste the book could have been shorter. More research than I needed, monkey experiments were tough to get through, theories from many other sources to back up the premise that the mind can change the brain. I did get a great deal out of the book and was then inspired to get a hypnosis book about the Mind changing the brain, by two different Doctors. It is good to know we are not "stuck" with the brain we have, we can make improvements.
"Life application"
Experience is a good teacher. This book explains why. OCD patients have a bad habit. This book describes the four step process to break the bad habit. Learn how a stroke patient can regain some lost functionality. Learn how some students with language problems overcame them. Learn what some serious musicians facing career ending decisions done to overcome the struggle.
You could summarize the above in less than 30 minutes. But it would not include the history or the series of scientific experiments that changed the thinking of the scientific community.
Some Christians believe in "free will". Others believe in predestination. The author makes the case for free will but from a Buddhist perspective.
And while many of the Ten Commandments contain "shall not", the scriptures also contain some things to do. Philippians 4:8…Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest… think on these things.
Talent is Overrated. Some of the research presented by both books blends together.
"Opens our minds to possibilities"
This non-fiction book was engaging and informative. It is kind of dense, but once you get into it, there is so much great information about the brain and how it works. Neuroplasticity provides so many possibilities.
The reader does an excellent job.
Buyer beware, this is not an easy "read". The author uses a good deal of analogy to represent his subject matter, which I found helpful. He also uses a great deal of description, which added interest and humanness of the subject while at the same time added to the complexity of the book. But if you like science and medicine, as I do, this is an interesting read. The author provides insight and description on many medical problems which are affected by brain function, but from a neurological perspective only. As far as usefullness of the information in the book, to either my practice or personal life, the book leaves a lot to be desired. I've listened to it once, and am currently going through it again to try to get more understanding of the information. Morey does an amazing job making such a complex subject interesting, but his speed was too fast for me due to the complexity of the book.


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The ANP's John Bowles, 55, said registering a lobbyist was something the 53-year-old party wanted to "try out for the first time and see if it flies."
"I always tell my fellow Americans that they need to practice their constitutional rights or their rights will one day be eroded," Bowles was quoted as saying by ABC News. "Lobbying is one way to do that, to try to get your point across to the elected officials in Congress."
Bowles said he hoped to speak with lawmakers about ballot access, unemployment, immigration and budgets, according to the report.
"I'm not going to go in and shove a swastika in their face," ABC News quoted him as saying. "I use a very careful and objective approach. There might be some congressmen who crumple up the paper and some who say, 'This is interesting.'"
The newly registered lobbyist promised he would not use offensive language and was open to working with all Congress members.
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1. | Jock | ||
To clear things up, there is a major difference between a jock and athletes. Jocks tend to abuse their popularity, while the athletes don't really mind who they talk to or hang out with. Signs of a jock: Rude, arrogant, stupid, beats up people, dates only cheerleaders and hangs around other jocks
Signs of a true athlete: Love their sport, try to stay down-to-earth (a little arrogance is expected), hang out with whoever they want, date whoever they want, might beat people up but that doesn't mean it was uncalled for. |
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A person, who, contributes little or nothing to society.
A person who usually picks on the nerd or someone smaller than him See: Coward Usually plays football or some other sport that honestly will not help them in the long run. ____________Note Below_______________ JOCKS ARE NOT MEANT TO BE CONFUSED WITH REAL ATHLETES. Real athletes strive as hard as they can to reach a certain goal they strive at IE: Swimming, Running, playing Basketball, Boxing. Many MANY Jocks cannot do these sports right, and will not anytime in the future. Jocks waste their time on such trivial things to find out that it wont matter in the future. Their lack of IQ and talent is replaced by good social skills, that wont matter in the long run either. Jocks own ricers and (Despite popular belief,) spend most of their time on the internet. The jock is the epitome of wastefulness - An unknown Roman soldier before the fall of rome.
3. | jock | ||
Dumbass athletes who get all the chicks in high school. They end up bagging our groceries, cleaning public toilets and flipping burgers at McDonald's after high school. They usually like group showers with other jocks after doing their dumbass sports. I hate jocks.
4. | jock | ||
The kid in high school who's parents paid everything for. Generally having poor grades, driving a nice car as if he earned it, hitting on all the slutty girls and getting attention because of his sell-out style and flashy white teeth. There goes that shit-faced jock in his red sports car again. Probably just got back from another AIDS-infested party.
5. | jock | ||
an ape desended life form that is in close relation to a human but not in the homo-sapian classification of human species. the jock is in the lower hiarchy of man known as the dumasasapian species. Everyone knows that jocks provide the missing ling and prove evolution.
6. | jock | ||
Jock. US slang for the thick-but-amiable types that always do well socially. No idea how, for most of them are arrogant bastards who think that the world would blow itself up in mourning if they were to die. Also, they tend to lie for each othe to keep their noses clean.
Ostracism by such admirable specimens resulted in Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold perpetrating the Columbine massacre of 1999. So, in an odd kind of way, they're partially responsible. But that's neither here nor there. Feminine: preppy. |
7. | jock | ||
Young... males?(debatable) who believe that their sport is godly and better then any other sport, and that there is no point to life other then to play that sport. Me: Dude, do you wanna go paintballing with us saterday?
Jock: ...Urghh... *snort* Football!! warghH!!! Me: ...Ok... nevermind then... |


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J 931 Ballar-. HISTORY OF BALLARD SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 0 01 00 4480233 7 In 1882, John Leary, and Judge Thomas Burke, purchased for ten thousand dollars, a tract of timber land where the city of Ballard was after- <' wards located, comprising about six hundred acres. When the boom of 1888 struck the Puget Sound country, Leary and Burke decided to put the above tract on the market, and sell it off in residence lots. At this time, W. R. Ballard who grew up where Auburn is now located, was Captain on a small steamer called the "Zephyr", and owned principally by John Leary. faptain Ballard was offered a one third interest In this northern tract for tea thousand dollars, to be paid for out of profit in the deal, and made manager of the West Coast Improvement Co., Inc. They at once proceeded to log off the timber, and divided the property into lots 50 by 100 ft. This gave them 3200 "Land lots besides quite a number with water front, facing on "Shillshole Bay". About the time they were ready to start this sale, Thomas Stimson with his four grown sons arrived from Michigan where they had made a fortune in the lumber business, and had moved to Washington where there was more standing timber than any other state in the Union. When John Leary became acquainted with Mr. Stimson, and learned he had located here to continue in the lumber industry, he persuaded Mr. Stimson to build a large saw mill in Ballard, and as an inducement offered them a large tract on the water front at a very low figure. Soon as the mill was up, and in operation, Cap't. Ballard admitted that to invest in Ballard, not alone meant buying a home, but securing a good job the year around with good pay at the Stimson Mill. This resulted in the greatest sale of real estate aver before known in this section. The office was in Seattle, and many mornings, before the time for opening, there would be a string of men anxiously waiting to secure a lot where they could work, and live at home, I Q ots on Ballard Ave., started selling at $50.00 per lot, and in less then five *•»■# -ears, the same lots were selling at $1800.00. The profit for the company surpassed all expectations. Ballard paid for his interest in the company Rn less than six months, and their monthly dividends were very large. The irst three months they amounted to $45,000.00 or $15,000.00 for each of the three owners. Cap't Ballard had been a poor man, and was new at the game * Api f investing money. Among other things he purchased, was the old Congre- Ot/\ ational Church property for $32,000.00 just north of the "National Bank of Commerce". He felt the church officials had given him quite a good bargain so volunteered to pay for the abstract. In those days there was no such 979.7772 thing as "Title Insurance". So he induced Charlie Whittlesey tp;prepare an H629 abstract for the lot. In a few days Mr. Whittlesey appeared with the abstract, and a bill for his work amounting to $125.00. That seemed eanessive to Cap't Ballard, and he so stated. They got into a heated argument, when Ballard said he would never pay the bill at those figures. Mr. Whittlesey remarked he might not pay there, but some day |£p poult pay it in full. And the matter was dropped. Later, GapH Ballard and Fred Ward were the founders of the "Seattle National Bank". They put their own money into it, and sold stock to quite a few Seattle people. Among others, was a young man by the name of George Carter. He had graduated the previous June at Yale, and come West to get a job. He bought his stock with the understanding that he would be given a position as Teller in the bank. All went well for a few months when at a meeting of the stockholders Ballard and Carter got into a very heated argument regarding something connected with the.Bank, Ballard finally said "Mr. Carter, your resignation as Teller of this Bank, would be .'.very acceptable". Of course, Mr. Carter walked out. In a few days he went back to his home in Providence, R.I., and told his Father, who was a wealthy man, what had happened. His Father said, "You get back to Seattle, and buy up a controlling share of the Stock, aad then run the Bank to suit yourself.'* He did as advised, and at the next meeting of stockholders, in walked Mr. Carter. Everybody was surprised to see him, when Cap't Ballard remarked "This is private business, if you'll retire until we adjourn, we'll listen to what you have to say". At that, Carter replied, "Cap't Ballard, as President of this bank, your resignation would be very acceptable". And then Mr. Carter reached for papers in his pocket to prove
Object Description
Title | History of Ballard |
Identifier | spl_saw_2147870 |
Description | Brief history of Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, published by the West Coast Improvement Company, the primary real estate developer of early Ballard. |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Ballard (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle (Wash.)--History Neighborhoods--Washington (State)--Seattle |
Author | Bushnell, J. S. |
Neighborhood |
Ballard |
Date | 1937 |
Original Publisher | Seattle, Wash.? - J S Bushnell |
Notes | "J. S. Bushnell, cashier for West Coast Impt. Co." |
Digitization Specifications | Master images scanned on Xerox Workcentre Bookmark 40 at 600 pixels per inch, black and white, saved as TIFF files. Master file size: 6,483,322 bytes (2 files). |
File Format | image/jp2 |
Collection | Seattle Sawdust |
Contributing Institution | The Seattle Public Library |
Rights Management | For information about rights and reproduction, visit http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/rights |
Item Type | Publications |
Source | http://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2147870030 |


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Monday, December 15, 2008
Shame on You, Mr. Biden
Imagine my shock when I read this story saying that Biden's puppy comes not from a shelter but from a breeder in Pennsylvania.
Mr. Biden, I have just this to ask of you: in all your years as a politician who spends a lot of time (presumably) learning about injustices and working to set them right, didn't you ever learn about the nearly three million perfectly healthy dogs that are euthanized in animal shelters around the country each year because they cannot find good homes, even as breeders continue to irresponsibly churn out hundreds of thousands of more innocent puppies each year?
Hadn't you at least heard about the numerous petitions that animal rights groups and animal shelters have made in recent weeks asking your running mate, Barack Obama, to adopt from a shelter when he started talking about getting a dog for his daughters?
And while I assume that this puppy of yours comes from a "respectable" breeder, whatever that is, do you know that Pennsylvania is notorious for being home to hundreds of puppy mills, those terrifying places where humans enslave dogs in tiny crates and under terrifying conditions with the sole purpose of breeding them to make more puppies for pet shops?
If I sound really disappointed, Mr. Biden, it is because I am: I had much higher hopes of you. Animal rights might seem like the obsession of just a few, but compassion ought to be part of all of our hearts.
One of my favorite quotes from Mahatma Gandhi goes something like this: "A nation's progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals."
I think you just set us back quite a bit, Mr. Biden.
16 comments:
Hmm .. call it obsession or passion. It is required for any movement and bringing any kind of change! So you are absolutely right.
However, I have a habit though of tossing things around in my mind, and in all directions...
If what you are expecting of a politician for puppies is applied to humans....adopting children is better than having our own! I do support this. However its much easier said than implemented. I know many who will support the underprevileged, but will not actually adopt them! Should we really judge Biden? Dunno!Bex, It does feel hopeless, but those of us who care about this have to keep talking about it regardless if we are to make any kind of difference. In the end, persistence pays.
Chelsea, It was surprising to me too.
Sarah, Thanks for your kind words.
Gita, Faith, Anudivya, Vij, Thanks.
Jan, You are right. Shelter children are wonderful and a lot of fun indeed.
Shreya, Madhuram, Cham, The Veggie Guy, Thanks.
Dibs: Thanks for raising a great point. I agree with you that adopting children rather than producing more is a far better alternative, just as adopting from shelters is a better alternative to buying dogs and cats from breeders. More awareness has to be raised on both points: we cannot stop pressing for one because people don't seem to get the other. Also, I believe our public officials have to live up to a higher standard because they are role models for the country and even the world. A Biden or an Obama adopting a shelter puppy gives the cause much more credibility and can lead to more people changing their minds about shelter dogs, millions of whom get the death sentence each year for no fault of their own.


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Many Paths to Successful Weight Loss
Low-fat, low-carb, and Mediterranean diets yield similar results.
"What's the best way to lose weight?" is one of life's persistent questions. A low-fat, lower-calorie diet has long been heralded as the one true way to shed pounds. That works for some people, but not for others—actually, not for many others. New results from a large, long,head-to-head comparison, published in the July 17, 2008, New England Journal of Medicine, shows that a low-carbohydrate approach or a Mediterranean-type eating pattern are just as good as a low-fat diet for losing weight. (1) They may also be better for preventing or controlling heart disease and diabetes.
- Low fat diet: Focus on low-fat grains, vegetables, fruits, and beans; limit additional fats, sweets, high-fat snacks. Targets: 1500 calories a day for women, 1800 for men; under 30% of daily calories from fat, under 10% from saturated fat.
- Low carb diet: Focus on vegetarian sources of protein and fat; avoid trans fats; no set limit on calories. Targets: Under 20 grams of carbohydrates daily for the first two weeks, under 120 grams a day thereafter.
- Mediterranean diet: Focus on fruits, vegetables, whole grains; poultry and fish instead of red meat; added olive oil and nuts to increase intake of unsaturated fats. Targets: 1500 calories a day for women, 1800 for men; under 35% of daily calories from fat.
For the Dietary Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial (DIRECT), researchers recruited 322 men and women who worked for the same company in Israel.Each volunteer had a body-mass index (BMI) above 30, putting them in the obese category. One-third of the volunteers were assigned to a low-fat diet, one-third to a low-carb diet, and one-third to a Mediterranean-style diet. They ate lunch—the main meal in Israel—in the workplace cafeteria, which served meals appropriate for each of the three diets. They regularly met with dietitians. And they were encouraged to exercise and make other healthy changes.
The Atkins Foundation provided partial funding for the study through an investigator-initiated grant, which ran for two years. The foundation had no influence on the study design, conduct, analysis, or reporting of the results, says Dr. Meir Stampfer, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health, who was the senior DIRECT investigator.
After two years, average weight loss was 6.4 pounds with the low-fat diet, 9.7 pounds with the Mediterranean diet, and 10.3 pounds with the low-carb diet. The average was even higher for the volunteers who were still following their diets at the end of the study. Most of the weight loss happened in the first six months.
There were other important differences between the three diets. The volunteers following the low carb diet had the biggest drops in triglycerides, the main fat-carrying particle in the bloodstream, and the biggest increases in protective HDL cholesterol. Both of those changes would be expected to protect against heart disease. Those following the Mediterranean diet showed the biggest reduction in low-grade inflammation, a process linked to the development of heart disease. Among the volunteers with diabetes, the Mediterranean diet yielded better fasting blood sugar and insulin than the other two diets.
What is a "Mediterranean" Diet?
There's no such thing as the Mediterranean diet. Foods, eating patterns, and lifestyle in the countries that border the Mediterranean Sea differ. But there are similarities that define a Mediterranean eating pattern. These include the following:
- Fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, nuts, and seeds (minimally processed, seasonally fresh, and grown locally) are eaten daily and make up about half of the diet.
- Fats, mostly unsaturated fat from olive oil, may account for up to 40% of daily calories.
- Cheese or yogurt are usually eaten each day.
- Fish, poultry, or eggs are eaten more often than red meat.
- Small amounts of red wine are typically taken with meals.
- Dessert is usually fresh fruit; sweets containing sugars and honey are treats.
- Regular physical activity is a part of daily life.
DIRECT adds to the mounting evidence that there are several paths to weight loss. A handful of trials have shown that low-carb and low-fat diets both work in the long run, though the low carb approach yields somewhat faster weight loss. (2-5) The Mediterranean diet has been shown to help prevent or treat heart disease, (6, 7) but its effect on weight loss hasn't been settled.(8) The DIRECT results are important because the study lasted two years and most (85%) of the volunteers stuck with their diets throughout the study. Earlier studies lasted just six months to one year, and up to half of participants dropped out.
The lesson from DIRECT is not that low-carb or Mediterranean-type diets are better than low-fat diets, though you will undoubtedly see that spin in some media reports and ads for Atkins and South Beach diets. "The key message is that you have choices when it comes to losing weight," says Dr. Stampfer.
Different people respond differently to different diets. If you give a particular diet your best shot and it doesn't work, it's possible that it wasn't right for what you like to eat, how you like to eat,your metabolism, or your social situation. "If one diet approach isn't working well for you, try another instead of giving up," advises Dr.Stampfer.
1. Shai I, Schwarzfuchs D, Henkin Y, et al. Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet. N Enl J Med. 2008; 359:229-41.
2. Gardner CD,Kiazand A, Alhassan S, et al. Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARNdiets for change in weight and related risk factors among overweightpremenopausal women: the A TO Z Weight Loss Study: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2007; 297:969-77.
3. Brehm BJ, Seeley RJ, Daniels SR,D'Alessio DA. A randomized trial comparing a very low carbohydrate diet and acalorie-restricted low fat diet on body weight and cardiovascular risk factorsin healthy women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.2003; 88:1617-23.
4. Foster GD, Wyatt HR, Hill JO, et al.A randomized trial of a low-carbohydrate diet for obesity. N Engl J Med. 2003; 348:2082-90.
5. Dansinger ML, Gleason JA, GriffithJL, Selker HP, Schaefer EJ. Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers,and Zone diets for weight loss and heart disease risk reduction: a randomizedtrial. JAMA. 2005; 293:43-53.
6. Tuttle KR, Shuler LA, Packard DP, etal. Comparison of low-fat versus Mediterranean-style dietary intervention afterfirst myocardial infarction (from The Heart Institute of Spokane DietIntervention and Evaluation Trial). Am JCardiol. 2008; 101:1523-30.
7. de Lorgeril M, Salen P, Martin JL,Monjaud I, Delaye J, Mamelle N. Mediterranean diet, traditional risk factors,and the rate of cardiovascular complications after myocardial infarction: finalreport of the Lyon Diet Heart Study. Circulation.1999; 99:779-85.
8. Malik VS, Hu FB. Popular weight-lossdiets: from evidence to practice. NatClin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2007; 4:34-41.
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KJ mm JAN/ FEB 1977 A PUBLICATION BY CAPITOL HILL UNITED NEIGHBORHOODS INC. Forum To Focus On East CoIFax February CHUN Board Meeting OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Thursday, Feb. 24th, 7:30 pm Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Classroom B (downstairs) Which way is East Colfax Avenue going? That seems an increasingly important and relevant question in Capitol Hill these days, what with the varied transit plans being formulated, new business enterprises launched, and other more or less favorable developments occuring. CHUN's first public forum of the year, scheduled for the evening of February 16th, will address that question. The forum, to be held in Mammoth Gardens, will feature questions, and maybe some answers; opinions, and maybe some hard facts; hopes, and maybe some fears; dreams, and maybe some nightmares, shout the neighborhood*s favorite (or most disliked) street. We'll be asking the audience to react to what's happening along East Colfax; we'll be sharing new information; we'll be hearing from some people who have some definite thoughts about which way East Colfax Avenue is going. Among the participants will be busi- nesspeople - of the new and the older generation; a representative from the firm designing new bus routes for East Colfax; a person who has some answers about who patronizes the adult entertainment facilities; a representative of the city's finest; and perhaps others. Joing CHUN in sponsoring this timely forum will be CHAB, the Capitol Hill Association of Businesses. Mark the date on your calendars now: Wednesday, February 16th, 7:30 pm, Mammoth Gardens at 1510 Clarkson. CHUN Standing Firm On One-Way Issue by Bernie Jones The one-way street battle that CHUN and the South Central Improvement Association have been waging with the city administration for a year and a half has started to take on all the characteristics of a Bach fugue. Bach fugues start with one simple thread of music, which then weaves back and forth, in and out of itself, never covering very much different ground. One one-way street issue has become that convoluted, with moves and countermoves. As we go to press, we are not much closer to victory than when we started. Since the last issue of The Urban Dweller, CHUN and SCIA representatives met with the Mayor. After repeating his opposition to any pilot project, he offered to take the funds City Council had appropriated for a study of property values and have the Denver Urban Observatory do a study of the impacts of one-ways. This study would be a theoretical ones, that is, not accompanied with any pilot project. Both CHUN and SCIA weighed this offer, and have concluded that the only study we could support would be one that was tied to a pilot project, was conducted by an organization not tied either to the Mayor's of- Turn to "one-ways" p. 8
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