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I recently blogged a story about a Hammonton, New Jersey school that called the cops on a seven-year-old student for wielding a NERF-like foam dart gun. ("It's NERF or two years in juvie.") At the time, I considered the arrest—yes, arrest—an aberration. John W. Whitehead wasn't satisfied with such a reassuring assessment. The Pastor and constitutional attorney Googled "elementary school PC enforcement run amok" and unearthed enough examples of over-the-top toy gun trauma to call it a trend. And a deeply worrying development it is too. Writing for njtoday.net, Whitehead submits exhibits A through F . . .
Nine-year-old Patrick Timoney was sent to the principal's office and threatened with suspension after school officials discovered that one of his LEGOs was holding a 2-inch toy gun. That particular LEGO, a policeman, was Patrick's favorite because his father is a retired police officer. [YouTube video above]
David Morales, an 8-year-old Rhode Island student, ran afoul of his school's zero tolerance policies after he wore a hat to school decorated with an American flag and tiny plastic Army figures in honor of American troops. School officials declared the hat out of bounds because the toy soldiers were carrying miniature guns . . .
In Oklahoma, school officials suspended a first grader simply for using his hand to simulate a gun . . . After students at a Texas school were assigned to write a "scary" Halloween story, one 13-year-old chose to write about shooting up a school. Although he received a passing grade on the story, school officials reported him to the police, resulting in his spending six days in jail before it was determined that no crime had been committed. Equally outrageous was the case in New Jersey where several kindergartners were suspended from school for three days for playing a make-believe game of "cops and robbers" during recess and using their fingers as guns . . .
9-year-old Michael Parson was suspended from school for a day and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after mentioning to a classmate his intent to "shoot" a fellow classmate with a wad of paper. Despite the fact that the "weapon" considered suspect consisted of a wadded-up piece of moistened paper and a rubber band with which to launch it, district officials notified local police, suspended Michael under the school's zero tolerance policy, and required him to undergo a psychological evaluation before returning to class. Incredibly, local police also went to Michael's home after midnight in order to question the fourth grader about the so-called "shooting" incident.
Whitehead argues that these sorts of over-reactions are a reaction to the pre-Columbine 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act, mandating a one-year expulsion for any child bringing a firearm or bomb to school. Apparently (obviously?), that's not a good thing.
There's an old axiom that what children learn in school today will be the philosophy of government tomorrow. As surveillance cameras, metal detectors, police patrols, zero tolerance policies, lock downs, drug sniffing dogs and strip searches become the norm in elementary, middle and high schools across the nation, America is on a fast track to raising up an Orwellian generation—one populated by compliant citizens accustomed to living in a police state and who march in lockstep to the dictates of the government. In other words, the schools are teaching our young people how to be obedient subjects in a totalitarian society.
I find the whole situation highly and depressingly ironic: anti-gun zealots are using the security and freedom created and protected by firearms to undermine our children's sense of security, love of freedom and compassion/understanding/tolerance for others. More irony: parents must not tolerate intolerance, lest we raise a nation of too tolerant adults.


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"Now, be good adults, sit down and listen," said 12-year-old Dylan Soh, facing a group of about 1800 people assembled in front of him, and gets a hearty, resounding applause.
The venue was Nanyang Auditorium, NTU, Singapore, where all things being in order a child of Dylan's age would still have some years to go before he entered. But then again, the event is TedXSingapore's "The Undiscovered Country" held on 6 & 7 November 2015 where discovery of limitless human potential is the undercurrent. After the initial sense of amazement, Dylan proceeded to wow the audience with the rendering of his own "Try song" and his story of the "Big Red Dot", to show from a child's point of view what Singapore is to him, today. Memorably, he says, "The hero of our story is female… [we need] to be fairer to the fairer sex."
A citizen born in the social media age, his tale was about the importance of curiosity, resilience, self-belief and most of all self confidence. In Dylan's narration, the "little red dot" was no "little red dot", since it saw itself as a "Big Red Dot".
In showing that size doesn't matter as much as vision, imagination and attitude, Singapore is many things to many people.
On a used car bought for a hundred pounds, Tony Wheeler set out from London with his wife Maureen, in 1972 on a trip that took them across Europe and Asia all the way to Australia. As someone who has been visiting Singapore for about four decades, he had interesting stories and vintage pictures to share.
They landed in Australia with 27 Cents between them. Their first travel guide "Across Asia on the Cheap" came out soon. Tony quit his job as an engineer and devoted himself to full time travel writing and then the rest, as the cliché goes, is history. They travelled regularly and compulsively, sometimes with their young children on baby carriers in a day and age when that was unheard of. They wrote it all down and today "Lonely Planet" is a synonym of travel. Tony shared off the stage later "If there is a place, go see it". And yes, they resold their used car somewhere along the way in Afghanistan at a profit, for a hundred and fifty pounds.
Among the pictures Tony Wheeler shared was a single photograph showing a small round side table with a typewriter and sheaves of paper lying around. That was the first manuscript of "Across Asia on the Cheap". Location – Palace Hotel, Jalan Besar, Singapore which is where a seed was planted, and which was where it all began.
In being the setting when a seed is planted, a seed which would grow to be the most famous name in its genre, Singapore is many things to many people.
An internet pioneer, who was trained and excelled as a molecular biologist, Tan Tin Wee has several first and achievements in a glittering career. A few random samples – the first cybercast of a National Day Parade, First Chinese Website, First Tamil website using Tamil scripts.
Dr Wee highlighted the ubiquitous line that one gets to see in the footer of most emails – Please think of the environment before printing this email. Most responsible thought, yes. But have we paid attention to how much of data we are storing in cyberspace, and how much of energy such storage and retrieval consumes, and how much of such energy comes from non-renewable resources, urged Dr Wee.
Deriving from the symbiotic relationship where animal manure and plants are mutually interlocked in a positive cycle, Dr Wee explained how it might be possible to harness the heat from data storage centres for re-gasification of LNG which is essential before transmission in pipes to the end-users – a live example of out of the box thinking.
Providing an atmosphere that fosters excellence, inspires meritocracy and seeks to be ahead of the curve at all times, Singaporeis many things to many people.
"You've never seen data presented like this" announced the conference guidebook in the introduction about Dr Hans Rosling. A pioneer of Médecins Sans Frontières in Sweden, a physician, public health specialist, a statistician, founder of Gapminder foundation which developed Trendalyer software (since taken over by Google and to top it all, a sword swallower, Dr Rosling held the audience captive in the way he presented big data. Population, per capita GDP, time scale of decades – possibly dry topics all, nevertheless took a shape and life when Dr Rosling proceeded to narrate them in his unique style and present them on Trendalyzer. Among other things he left us with two simple and key truths.
In 1800 the global population reached its first billion, which grew to two billion people by 1930 and then quite inexplicably exploded to almost seven billion in the 2000s. Why so? In 1800s, the number of children borne by an adult woman was 6. The figure was the same in the 1900s too. Why then the exponential growth? It so happened that out of 6 children in the 19thcentury, only 2 survived to adulthood, whereas in the 20h century thanks to sanitation, vaccines and industrial advancement, four out of six children survived to adulthood, therefore, doubling the reproductive capacity in a family within a generation. A simple, insightful answer, based on statistical truth.
He further went on to show his prediction of 11 Billion by 2100, despite ageing population and declining birthrates, the world over. He parses the numbers on two fronts – age and region and painted a lucid picture of how that is not just possible but seems very likely unless, say, an asteroid crashes into our planet and wipes us all out like the dinosaurs.
In Dr Rosling's presentation Singapore was a focal point and he highlighted its growth from a third world country to a first world country within a generation. In being an index for growth, and a bell-weather for global economic progress, to compare and contrast with other bigger and older nations, Singapore is many things to many people.
At the turn of the 20th Century the proportion of urbanized population in the world stood at 13%, fifty years later it stood at 29% and by 2030 it is poised to reach 60% with the two Asian giants leading the way. Singapore in any event is completely urbanized and has been that way for sometime. If it portrays a picture of a concrete jungle where nature takes second place over modernization, its far from the truth, for Lena Chan, Head of National Biodiversity Centre, National Parks said Singapore has a green cover of 46% which is the highest in the world for cities. Some astounding facts that came our way from Lena – Singapore houses 384 species of birds which is more than those in France, 318 species of butterflies while UK has about 60, 255 coral species, which is about a third of those in the world. National Biodiversity Centre and National Parks have transformed this garden city to a city in a garden and as Lena put it, a little green dot surrounded by blue.
Spasmodic Dysphonia is a neurological condition which affects the vocal chords and thereby impacts speech. For singer and songwriter Crystal Goh it meant to give up a career that was her passion. She simply woke one morning to find her voice had gone. While recovering from her therapy, she focused on song-writing and connected with two communities – juvenile offenders and children of prisoners, two of the most vulnerable groups in an urban environment. She spoke with great visible effort as she struggled to finish her words. Her message was one of resilience in the face of odds, belief and hope. Her voice still quivered and broke as she performed a song live. There must have been several lumps in throats as the entire hall was on its feet in rapturous applause.
And then there was Inch Chua, who shut herself up in Pulau Ubin, a rustic island off Singapore, in a house with no running water or electricity. In isolation and a process of self-discovery, she wrote and composed her second album from which she performed a spellbinding number.
There was archeologist Noel Hidalgo Tan, who spoke of the cave paintings in South East Asia – which are usually overlooked amongst archeological wonders such as Angkor Wat, Borobudur / Prambanan and Bagan – which have an importance in chronicling life in prehistoric times in the region. By showing paintings which could have been ritual, or educational, or terrestrial markings or simple a record of what was important in those times, Noel attempted to trace back living conditions to times gone by.
There also was Zakir Hussain Khokhon, a construction supervisor from Bangladesh who during his daily commute, with a pen and a pocketbook has written and compiled three volumes of poetry. I repeat three volumes of poetry. He treated the audience to a splendid oration about homecoming, migration and love in his native Bangla.
There were several others, who merit mention but have to be left out in the interest of brevity – performers, achievers, story-tellers who inspired, awed and enthralled the audience over the course of one and a half days.
Much has been achieved in 50 years, yet the place and its peoples do not believe in resting on their laurels. The future is uncertain and nevertheless exciting. The ingredients have been set in place by extra-ordinary vision and the present is currently poised to meet the future.
In displaying growth as a modern society, providing a predictable, safe, desirable and healthy life to its citizens Singapore checks most boxes. And yet, the artists, poets and special talents showcase another aspect. That arts, life and soul have not been forgotten under economic pragmatism and social advancement but have actually flowered and risen to new heights.
At once being a most watched and well recognized nation and also in some aspects an undiscovered country, which events like TedX seek to bring more to light, Singapore remains many things to many people.

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The Big Rude
March 8, 2014 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! The team that represented the American League in my favorite World Series (1993: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies) was filled to the brim with All Stars like Joe Carter and Jack Morris and Hall of Famers like Rickey Henderson and Paul Molitor. However, perhaps the most important player on the team that season was the AL batting champion […]
My Top Five Most Notorious Records in Baseball History
September 24, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 1 Comment
Hey baseball fans! There are some records in baseball history that everyone strives to break: Rickey Henderson's stolen bases and runs scored records, Nolan Ryan's strikeout record, or Cy Young's wins record. However, there are some records that no one would ever want to break. With that, I give you my top five most notorious records in baseball […]
Kid Blogger's Live Interview with Rickey Henderson
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Hey baseball fans! Here's the last video in my series of Baseball Hall of Fame Classic live interviews. If you don't know who it is, here's a hint: this outfielder played in four decades and is most remembered for his ability to steal bases and score runs. If you haven't guessed who he is, I'm […]
My Live Interview with Hall of Fame President, Jeff Idelson
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Hey baseball fans! As some of you may remember, back in December, I had the great honor to interview Jeff Idelson, the actual President of the Baseball Hall of Fame. The interview was done over the phone and Jeff couldn't have been any nicer. Here's a link to that interview, in case you want to check […]
My Adventures at the Hall of Fame Classic
May 27, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 3 Comments
Hey baseball fans! I just went up to the Hall of Fame because I had press credentials to attend the Hall of Fame Classic and I wanted to tell you about my trip. In case you didn't know, the Hall of Fame Classic is a game played between former players (and some Hall of Famers) […]
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Hey baseball fans! I'm sure you know who has the most career home runs (Barry Bonds with 762), who has the most career wins (Cy Young with 511), and who has the longest consecutive hitting streak in baseball history (Joe DiMaggio with 56). However, do you know who holds the record for most games played in as a […]
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Hey baseball fans! Today I will be starting a series of blogs about the greatest nicknames in baseball history. Each blog will focus on a different baseball characteristic. This blog will be about the nicknames pertaining to speed: Commerce Comet - Mickey Mantle I know what you're thinking: Mickey Mantle was speedy? Well, the answer is yes. […]
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The 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame vote was recently announced, and only one player was elected, Barry Larkin. Fellow Seamheads author Andrew Martin wrote a good post dissecting this year's vote. I'm not going to do the same, especially since I largely agree with his views: Larkin is marginal but I support his election; Bagwell and […]
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This post originally appeared on my personal blog, Left Field…hence, the concept of an All-Left Field Team.
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It's been a month now since Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven were introduced as the two newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. I think both deserve it. I also think Blyleven should have been a Hall of Famer a long time ago, but that's neither here nor there. He's finally in and […]
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Tim Raines appeared on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot for the third time in 2010. In 2008, he got 24.3% of the votes, and in 2009, he got only 22.6% of the vote. In 2010, he increased to 30.4%. This would apparently indicate that he does not have a good chance of being elected […]
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July 24, 2010 by Joe Williams · 10 Comments
I'm in Cooperstown for the annual National Baseball Hall of Fame inductions. This is 24 straight years for me. Hard to believe! It has been a long time since I saw Ray Dandridge, Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams make their induction speeches. I remember the tears of joy Dandridge shed that day. It was a […]
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Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock, Bob Gibson. Three names Cardinals fans and baseball enthusiasts know well. But those are just three of the Redbirds 42 Hall of Famers. What about Rabbit Maranville, Chick Hafey or Pud Galvin? Authors Greg Marecek and Myron Holtzman engage readers with story after story in "The Cardinals of Cooperstown." Pick up […]
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June 12, 2010 by Gabriel Schechter · Leave a Comment
I met a great man last month. Doug Harvey visited the Hall of Fame for the day-long orientation given new electees, including a tour of the museum and collections and a staff reception. At these receptions, the new Hall of Famer usually speaks briefly, lets his wife say a few words, and spends 20-30 minutes […]
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May 3, 2010 by Mike Lynch · 1 Comment
From MSG: Last night on Episode Six of MSG's "The Lineup: New York's All-time Best Baseball Players,†five left fielders – George Burns, Rickey Henderson, Lou Piniella, Zach Wheat and Dave Winfield – were nominated for one spot in "The Lineup .†Attached is a list of career statistics for each of the five nominees. […]
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April 26, 2010 by Dan Schlossberg · 1 Comment
After making more errors than runs during a three-game disaster at CitiField this past weekend, the Atlanta Braves are poisoning the well of good will left by the pending retirement of manager Bobby Cox. Meeting with reporters before Sunday's game in Flushing, Cox probably felt like applying the local name to most of the men […]
The Nexus Of The Baseball Universe
February 27, 2010 by Jon Daly · Leave a Comment
It was 1994. Kurt Cobain and Richard Nixon died. There was no World Series. And Craig Fass and two of his buddies at Albright College in Pennsylvania invented a popular game about the actor Kevin Bacon. The object of the game was to start with an actor or actress and connect them with Bacon in […]
Memories of Billy Martin From Mike Pagliarulo, Rod Carew, and Rickey Henderson
December 23, 2009 by Arne Christensen · 4 Comments
Billy Martin's death on Christmas evening 1989 provided the troubled finish to a melancholy year for baseball. As a way to look back on that day and Martin's career, as well as the reasons why he had such an impact on baseball and the players he managed, here are some memories of the man. In […]
How A Baseball Simmer Challenged History
April 12, 2008 by Brian Joseph · 7 Comments
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California Western School of Law has a tradition of hosting a panel with the constitutional law professors, where they comment on current and upcoming cases that have made their way to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). On March 5, the American Constitution Society (ACS) and the Federalist Society continued this tradition by holding the "SCOTUS at Halftime: Review of the Current Court Session" panel event.
More than 60 students were in attendance as Professors William Aceves, Jessica Fink, and Glenn Smith all presented a case that has either been decided or is currently being reviewed by the Supreme Court. Each professor explained the significance that the case will have not only on society, but on constitutional law.
Professor Aceves spoke of the recently decided case Timbs v. Indiana, which found that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on excessive fines applies to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. As a result, the state of Indiana acted improperly in seizing the defendant's truck, because the truck's worth exceeded the maximum statutory fine for the crime he committed. Justice Thomas' concurring opinion concluded that the Eighth Amendment applies, not through the Fourteenth's Due Process Clause but instead through the Privileges and Immunities Clause. Professor Aceves noted how Justice Thomas equated the Timbs decision with Roe v. Wade and Dred Scot v. Sandford, two cases Thomas believes were "notoriously incorrect."
Professor Fink discussed Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Blair, which has been argued before SCOTUS, but not yet decided. Blair focuses on the Dormant Commerce Clause of Article I in the United States Constitution. The state declined to give a liquor license because the applicants had not lived in the state for the requisite ten years. The applicants argued the Tennessee law violated the Dormant Commerce Clause, which provides states cannot pass laws that restrict or pose a burden on interstate commerce. At the end of her discussion, Professor Fink also noted the significance of Blair being argued on the 100th-year anniversary of the passage of the Twenty-First Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment's prohibition on alcohol.
Professor Smith directed his time on the not yet argued, but soon to be argued, case Department of Commerce v. New York, regarding the Trump Administration's intention to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census survey. The case was fast-tracked to oral arguments before the Court at the insistence of the Administration. With the 2020 census quickly approaching, advocates against the citizenship question fear the ramifications a citizenship question could have on redistricting and other census-dependent tabulations.
Professor Smith, and later Professor Aceves, also spent time discussing how Justice Kavanaugh is not yet the firebrand he was in the confirmation hearings. Professor Smith noted how Justice Kavanaugh's first written opinion was a unanimous one; it is a tradition on the Supreme Court to have the newest Justice's first written opinion be unanimous.
Following their comments, students asked the professors questions about the Court, the cases, and the Justices. ACS and the Federalist Society received excellent feedback from students and the professors alike. They look forward to continuing the tradition of hosting the SCOTUS panel at California Western School of Law.


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Tim Moran hopes to put himself out of business.
The serial technology entrepreneur started the nonprofit PediaWorks to develop pediatric medical devices because the children's market has been largely ignored (PDF) by big device makers, which see it as too small and unprofitable. PediaWorks' model is to spin off for-profit companies that address specific voids in the pediatric device market. If all those voids are filled, there'd be no need for Moran's group, and that's what he's aiming for.
Moran recently announced his group's first spinoff — a joint venture called PediaCath with a Japanese device maker to produce pediatric cardiac catheters. Moran will serve as the venture's CEO, but more device projects are in the offing.
Like many healthcare startups, PediaWorks was born from the entrepreneur's personal experience. A father of four, Moran remembers hearing his prematurely born daughter scream in pain when the only available, excessively large airway mask was strapped to her head.
So far, PediaWorks has received some funding from nonprofits, but Moran admits that fundraising is likely to remain its largest challenge. If that's the case, he appears the right man for the job, since he has plenty of fundraising experience, including helping two Cleveland Clinic spinoffs secure cash. He also worked in the administration of former Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell, serving as the "tech czar" with the aim of helping develop technology companies in the region.
Moran spoke with MedCity News about how PediaCath came together, his plans for PediaWorks' next spinoff, and why it's so tough to find cash to develop pediatric medial devices.
MedCity News: What's the back story on how PediaCath was formed? How did you connect with Medikit and convince it to put $500,000 into the venture?
Tim Moran: In speaking with a number of people in the industry, it was clear that creating catheters from scratch as a stand-alone organization wouldn't be financially feasible. My focus then was to find catheters from another source that could be re-purposed for pediatric cardiac applications. During that process, a cardiologist I contacted mentioned that he'd heard of a company or companies in Japan making smaller catheters than available elsewhere. So I did a Google search and used Google Translate to translate a number of websites from Japanese into English.
I found that Medikit was selling small adult cardiac catheters that were approved for sale only in Japan, so I cold-called the company. Medikit's interest in PediaCath is primarily humanitarian. But through this joint venture, it also is getting access to some of the top minds in interventional cardiology and gaining experience with the Food & Drug Administration approval process in the United States.
MedCity News: If big device companies like Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) don't seem to think the pediatrics market is worth their time and effort, why do you think you can build a profitable pediatrics device business?
TM: This is a humanitarian initiative, so organizational sustainability is the primary financial goal. However, Medikit's flexibility and sophistication do allow it to develop custom products more profitably than most other firms.
MedCity News: After PediaCath, what do you expect to be PediaWorks' next venture?
TM: We are working on a new tool for brain surgery that will take a completely different approach to a standard procedure that hasn't changed in 40 years. This new device will vastly diminish surgical time and minimize the brain trauma caused by the procedure. These benefits are especially important for children, because they're very sensitive to anesthesia and brain trauma can have serious, lasting effects.
MedCity News: What's the biggest obstacle you're facing or have faced as you've gotten PediaWorks started?
TM: Getting sufficient funding is the major challenge. There are a few workable channels, but none are easy. One is the foundation route, and that's difficult because many have seen their endowments fall in recent years as a result of the economy. Plus, most are regionally focused and shy away from medical-related projects. Another option is Small Business Innovation Research funding for individual spin-off companies. We also hope to form more corporate joint ventures like PediaCath. Traditional angel or venture capital investment isn't even on our radar screen.
MedCity News: Do you foresee a day in which big device firms like Medtronic or Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) come out with their own lines of pediatric products?
TM: They do have some pediatric products, but there are considerable gaps in their portfolios. I've met with senior management at eight or nine of the top medical device firms and reminded them of this. Some were more receptive than others. Our mission is to see new products designed specifically for children reach the market, whether we develop them or someone else does. As long as they reach the market, we're making progress. In fact, my ultimate goal is to dissolve PediaWorks because the large manufacturers have made it redundant.


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Silver as a Store of Wealth
Silver's use as a precious metal goes back thousands of years, and first caught on around 3000 BCE, when an effective process was first put into place to separate silver from ores containing both silver and lead.
While silver's usefulness apart from holding it for investment purposes has always been prominent, and this remains the case today, with silver having a great many industrial uses, it has also been prized for its own sake, in jewelry, coins, and in bulk.
For almost all the period that coins have been struck, from their first striking around 600 BCE to recent years, silver has dominated the coin market, with gold coming in a distant second. The lower relative value of silver made it more suitable for coinage, offering the advantage of both smaller denominations and a smaller percentage of the coin's value being required as raw material for their minting.
As technology improved, this allowed for silver mining to really become ramped up, although the supply never got to the point where the market was flooded and prices crashed. This is due to the continuing demand for silver remaining quite high through the ages.
The silver industry is what drove the widespread Spanish exploration of the New World, and billions of ounces of silver were brought back to Spain over the years as a result. The silver from the New World ended up accounting for almost 90% of the world's production from 1500 to 1800 CE.
Governments at one time held large silver reserves, due to its value as a store of wealth, as well as a means to back its paper currency. The United States started out on the silver standard, with its money being completely backed by silver, and only went to the gold standard many years later.
Governments no longer hold silver for these purposes, although they do still hold quite a bit of gold, as gold for various reasons has completely taken over as the preferred precious metal for wealth storing purposes anyway.
Silver has historically been used quite successfully as a store of wealth, although in more recent times, we need to ask if this is even a good idea anymore.


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text: While the weak economy has derailed many an IT project, successful businesses never lose sight of the investments they must make to stay competitive. Technology-enabled innovation during hard times has to pay off fast, of course, but the most prescient projects produce dividends far beyond the next quarter.\n\nOur 2009 CIO 100 honorees understand how to balance quick gains with long-term strategic advantage. Whether their winning projects address customer needs, internal collaboration or cost-containment\u2014three dominant themes among this year's applicants\u2014each was conceived to create new value, not simply allow the company to hold \nits ground.\n\n"We understand where our intellectual property is," says Mark Carbrey, senior vice president and CIO with Cross Country Automotive. That is, technology that directly impacts the customer experience. The provider of roadside assistance, accident management and connected vehicle solutions deployed a business intelligence system that enables real-time work assignments, performance reporting and claims submission for its network of service providers delivering greater satisfaction for their customers.\n\nSince deploying the system, customer satisfaction with Cross Country Automotive has experienced an 80-point increase. That's no accident. Carbrey cemented support for the project among clients by showing them prototypes during the development phase. They gave him more specific, targeted feedback than he ever expected about how they wanted to use the new tools, which Carbrey's team was able to incorporate into the finished system.\nRead more about the 2009 CIO 100 honorees here.\nCreating Core Value\n\nLike Cross Country Automotive, other CIO 100 honorees focused squarely on core business needs, whether generating new sources of revenue (as did retailer Best Buy with its bar-code enabled software subscription service) or creating greater efficiencies (as did Array BioPharma with software repurposed from the military to integrate data from clinical drug trials).\n\nAt Bethany Christian Services (see "Big Ideas on a Shoestring"), for example, the IT team rolled out a Web-based Adoption Management System (AMS) to 77 locations in 32 states. "This is such a core application and foundational project that the support remained consistent from start to finish," says CIO Gary Kuyper. The nonprofit business helps place children with adoptive families, counsels pregnant women, provides foster care, family counseling and family preservation. Staff and clients needed a better way to collaborate during the adoption process by sharing forms and correspondence. "The process of doing social work is to track everything, like e-mail, case notes, phone calls, letters and any communications between workers, family and country or the birth family," says Kuyper.\n\nAMS defines the workflow required to process adoptions and includes a document management system that collects information pertaining to each client's case. "Our national adoption director really rallied around the system and \nhas used it to create even more common practices, down to the form and specific letter content," Kuyper adds. Because the system is accessible online, staff can access it anywhere, and the new ability to track case details helps Bethany Christian Services pass muster with regulators in the United States and internationally.\n\nKuyper's personal experience\u2014he and his wife have adopted three of their eight children\u2014also informed the project. "The [function] I like the most is the family portal for communication," he says. "[We] have a couple of offices that are using it very effectively, and customers are noticing and commenting in satisfaction surveys."\n\nAnother CIO winner\u00ad, Old Dominion Freight Line, applied wireless technology to improve the productivity of its forklift operators. A device on the forklift captures data about each pallet and delivers it to the driver and the supervisor via a dashboard. With access to special handling instructions and suggestions for where to load the freight, Old Dominion makes fewer errors. 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More up-to-date equipment will enable the bank to accommodate nearly $2 million in additional business over the next five years through increased sales capacity.\n\nBut the project also provided Scotiabank with a new blueprint for managing future large technology rollouts in the 50 countries where it operates. McKenzie's project team mapped out the refresh process for each branch in a handbook it distributed. The package included a camera that the local staff used to photograph its space. The IT team used those images, along with floor schematics, to adjust installation plans remotely, reducing the need for on-site inspections. The project came in at $4 million under budget.\n\nNext up is a similar project in the Caribbean region. "We have 24 countries involved, and we will be managing it from Toronto," McKenzie says. 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That exceeded their expectations."\n\nNot only can the legal department update forms quickly when regulatory requirements change (thus ensuring compliance), but the company can deliver order information more quickly to agents, drivers, customers and the billing department. UniGroup's insurance subsidiary, Vanliner, is now looking at adopting the application for its forms, as well.\n\n"Probably the biggest surprise came from how well it was received and the opportunities the other business units saw to exploit it," says Poppell.\n\nIn other words, the value of an investment can be measured not just by what it delivers, but by what it enables.\n\nDo you Tweet? Follow everything from CIO Magazine on twitter @CIOMagazine.


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A different way to cook cauliflower. First of all the florets are boiled 'al dente', then they are lightly rolled in seasoned garbanzo/chickpea flour before being dipped in whisked egg and put back in the oven on an oiled baking tray to crisp. Add a little zing by lightly dusting the finished dish with cayenne pepper.
Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F
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Garbanzo/chickpea flour, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper – enough to lightly coat the florets
2 large eggs – whisked
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The UK currently ranks third in the world in terms of the size of its pharmaceutical exports, and they will outpace UK pharma imports in the period to 2030, further widening the sector's trade surplus, says HSBC's latest Global Connections Trade Forecast report.
Pharmaceutical exports will grow at a broadly similar rate to total UK exports in the period to 2030, and they will account for 8% of the projected growth in UK merchandise exports, it forecasts.
The pharmaceutical sector plays a key role in bolstering the UK as a centre for high value-added manufacturing, accounting for a disproportionate share of R&D spending and generating a sizeable trade surplus, says the study, which is compiled for HSBC by Oxford Economics.
While its main source of demand will continue to be developed economies in Europe and North America, rising incomes in emerging markets will also offer potential for growing exports to new middle-class customers in countries such as India and China. An ageing population, in the UK and globally, will also encourage demand for the sector's products.
However, to capitalize on these opportunities, the UK's strong pharmaceutical sector will need to be alive to challenges, including competition from producers of more affordable generic drugs in those same emerging markets, as well as maintaining high levels of R&D spending, the study warns.
Also, the regulatory environment will remain challenging, while the NHS budget squeeze will impact profit margins and may reduce resources to invest in new products.
However, if the sector can maintain its very high level of R&D, the UK should remain a competitive force - reforms to the tax system, including the 'patent box,' will help, it says.
"Pharmaceuticals is exactly the kind of high value-added sector in which the UK has a strong competitive advantage. As the share of exports to emerging markets increases, UK companies need to be alive to the opportunities afforded by rising incomes in countries like India in order to translate this advantage into real export growth," says Mark Emmerson, UK head of global trade and receivables finance at HSBC.
Prospects for UK trade overall include a number of headwinds in the short term, including the concentration of sales on slow-growing Europe. But longer-term prospects should be brighter, particularly if firms can effect a faster reorientation of sales to fast-growing emerging economies. A focus on the UK's areas of comparative advantage – of which pharmaceuticals is a clear example – will aid in this, the report advises.


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First, the supposed feather quill knobs on the ulna. I have no problem with feathered carnosaurs, or any sort of feathered dinosaur really. But the knobs are in a line that while described as "posterolateral", is really more anterolateral based on the photo. They extend from the distal tip of the brachial fossa area to the articular facet for the radius, which aren't areas particularly close to the skin. I think its more likely an intermuscular line.
|Right forearm of Concavenator corcovatus holotype MCCM-LH 6666 in lateral view. Arrows point to the supposed quill knobs (after Ortega et al., 2010).
Second, I'm very surprised no one has yet mentioned Becklespinax in relation to Concavenator. Both are Barremian carnosaurs from Europe. More importantly, Becklespinax is known from three dorsal vertebrae, two with high spines in contact dorsally and the most anterior one with a naturally short spine. That's diagnostic and just like Concavenator. Seems like good evidence for a close relationship, though I would have to examine them in more detail to have an opinion on their synonymy.
Finally, a plea to perform phylogenetic analyses better. The authors deleted the fragmentary taxa from the analysis before running it, but this is a poor way to do things. If you must delete taxa to improve resolution (and studies have shown fragmentary taxa don't necessarily cause more polytomies as long as they have unique character combinations), do it AFTER the analysis is run. That way, the taxa will still affect the topology. As it is, the phylogeny in the paper is misleading because it places Concavenator as a basal carcharodontosaurid (in their usage) more derived than Eocarcharia, but this is only one of three different placements if Eocarcharia is included. And who knows what the tree would look like if Xuanhanosaurus, Poekilopleuron, Piveteausaurus, Streptospondylus, Chilantaisaurus and Orkoraptor weren't deleted.
Ortega, Escaso and Sanz, 2010. A bizarre, humped Carcharodontosauria (Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain. Nature. 467, 203-206.


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224 pages
Published by American Fisheries Society, December 1999
This new manual represents the synthesis of a comprehensive survey of the most widely used methods for inland aquatic habitat assessment in North America. Sixteen method chapters detail step-by-step procedures for assessing and describing regional setting, basin attributes, water body identification, stream reaches, macrohabitat, substrate, cover and refuge, bank condition, riparian vegetation, barriers, stream discharge and volume, water velocity, temperature, lake morphometry, and optical and chemical properties. Background information and rationales for selection of the various procedures described in each chapter are also provided.
The growing diversity of habitat assessment approaches used in the United States and Canada makes it increasingly difficult to share data across regions, provinces, states, and even through time within and among single agencies. Many organizations have documented data collection techniques and measurements for their own purposes, but there is a broader need to enhance a comparability among agencies. The purpose of this manual is to reduce the variability in approaches to habitat assessment, while still providing flexibility for selecting practices that vary in effort, cost, precision, and detail.
This book is intended for:
* researchers * educators * managers * writers, and * all others concerned with habitat protection, conservation, and restoration.
Table of Contents
Contributors Symbols and Abbreviations
1. Introduction Mark B. Bain 1.1 Purpose of This Manual 1.2 Development of This Manual 1.3 Selection of Methods and Techniques 1.4 Acknowledgments
2. Approaches to Habitat Analysis 7 Wayne A. Hubert and Eric P. Bergersen 2.1 Inventorying 2.2 Analyzing Habitat Quality 2.3 Monitoring Effects of Land Use 2.4 Assessing Habitat Improvement Activities
3. Regional Setting Marcia S. Meixler 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Ecoregion Identification 3.3 Watershed Identification 3.4 Hydrologic Units 3.5 Physiographic Provinces
4. Drainage Basins Anne S. Gallagher 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Geomorphic Properties 4.3 Stream Order 4.4 Basin Land Cover
5. Water Body Identification Marcia S. Meixler 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Position Identification 5.3 Water Body Coding 5.4 Descriptive Attributes
6.Stream Reach Surveys and Measurements Kristin K. Arend and Mark B. Bain 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Preparation 6.3 Procedures 6.4 Notes
7. Classification of Streams and Reaches Kristin K. Arend 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Rosgen Technique 7.3 Galay System 7.4 Bed Form System
8. Macrohabitat Identification Kristin K. Arend 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Delineation: Channel Feature and Dimension Technique 8.3 Delineation: Bed Form Differencing Technique 8.4 Macrohabitat Classification
9. Substrate Mark B. Bain 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Assessment of Composition: Frequency of Size Classes 9.3 Assessment of Structure: Embeddedness 9.4 Assessment of Size–Frequency Distribution: Pebble Counts
10. Cover and Refuge Nathalie J. Stevenson and Mark B. Bain 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Cover Composition and Abundance 10.3 Structural Complexity 10.4 Cover Density
11. Streambank and Shoreline Condition Nathalie J. Stevenson and Katherine E. Mills 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Streambank and Shoreline Cover 11.3 Bank Shape 11.4 Shoreline Animal Damage
12. Riparian Vegetation Katherine E. Mills and Nathalie J. Stevenson 12.1 Introduction 12.2 General Vegetation Characterization 12.3 Water Side Vegetation Assessment
13. Barriers Anne S. Gallagher 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Assessing Natural and Small Artificial Barriers 13.3 Assessing Large Artificial Dams 13.4 Assessing Stream Habitat Conditions as Potential Barriers
14. Streamflow Anne S. Gallagher and Nathalie J. Stevenson 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Cross Section Measurement 14.3 Stream Gauge Data
15. Temperature Anne S. Gallagher 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Point-in-Time Measurements 15.3 Temperature Monitoring
16. Lake Morphology Anne S. Gallagher 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Lake Dimensions 16.3 Lake Geology
17. Water Transparency Mark B. Bain and Kristin M. Hynd 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Turbidity 17.3 Total Suspended Solids
18. Interpreting Chemical Data Mark B. Bain 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Sources of Water Quality Data 18.3 Common Water Quality Parameters 18.4 Summarizing Water Quality Data
Appendix: Trends in Methods for Assessing Freshwater Habitats Mark B. Bain, Thomas C. Hughes, and Kristin K. Arend A.1 Methods A.2 Results and Discussion A.3 Conclusions
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Our LIVE CINEMA BROADCAST - for Amnesty UK took more than £600,000 at the UK box office. The production, at the Playhouse Theatre on September 17, was broadcast to more than 600 cinemas across the UK and Europe.
In the UK, it beat Legend and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials to take the top spot at the box office.
Marc Allenby, from distributor Picturehouse Entertainment, said the response of audiences had been "phenomenal".
He added that Picturehouse was looking to work with Ambassador Theatre Group, which produced the stage show, on "further collaborations in the future".
The live screening of a special gala performance featured guest appearances from Mel Giedroyc, Ade Edmonson, Anthony Head, Emma Bunton and Stephen Fry who starred alongside creator Richard O'Brien.


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Area #3 - CARSON VALLEY
WHAT TO EXPECT: Carson Valley is an area of extensive agricultural fields and shrub-steppe south of Carson City. Jacks Valley occupies the northwestern edge of Carson Valley at the foot of the Carson Range. The entire area is good for raptors and waterfowl in winter. Guided tours of ranches and the Carson River are available during the Eagles and Agriculture event in late February (Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce at 800-727-7677). The Nature Conservancy (TNC) owns several hundred acres of wetlands southeast of Genoa. TNC anticipates that public access, trails, and potential expansion of holdings will be completed by 2008 (TNC Field Office at 775-322-4990). Located south of Genoa, David Walley's Hot Springs Resort can be productive for marsh birds. Carson Valley is a Nevada Important Bird Area.
BEST TIME OF YEAR: Winter for raptors and waterfowl; spring and summer for nesting songbirds and Tricolored Blackbirds.
NOTABLE SPECIES: For the entire area, wintering raptors include Bald and Golden Eagles, Rough-legged and Ferruginous Hawks, and Prairie Falcon. Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Harrier, and American Kestrel are resident. White-faced Ibis and a modest number of Sandhill Cranes may be observed. A colony of Tricolored Blackbirds breeds in the Carson Valley, the only known occurrence in Nevada.
PRECAUTIONS: Travel in this birding area involves alternating between semi-rural roads and higher speed highways. The suggested route contains instances of doubling back designed to enhance viewing along roadsides and to provide safer access onto higher speed sections of the drive.
HOW TO GET THERE: From the I-80 & US 395 interchange, take US 395 south approximately 27 miles to Carson City, Exit 43 North Carson Street/US 395 Business. Travel 6 additional miles south through Carson City to US 50 west/Lake Tahoe. Continue south from the US 395 & US 50 junction for 1.2 miles to Jacks Valley Road/SR 206.
POPULAR BIRDING ROUTE: Turn right on Jacks Valley Road/SR 206, a stoplight 1.2 miles south of the US 395 & US 50 junction. Watch for raptors along the route, in particular Golden and Bald Eagles. At 6.1 miles check the farm ponds on the left. At the stop sign in Genoa (8.5 miles) turn left (east) onto Genoa Lane/SR 758. During winter, mainly in February, Bald Eagles feed on calving afterbirth in the pastures on both sides of the road. Trail head access to The Nature Conservancy wetlands, planned for 2008, is at 1.2 miles on the right. Continue a total of 3.7 miles from Genoa to US 395. Turn right (south) onto the highway, travel 1.8 miles to Muller Lane/SR 757, and turn right (west). Check the ranches on both sides of the road, especially for wintering raptors.At the stop sign (3.2 miles) turn right (north) onto Foothill Road/SR 206 and proceed 0.8 mile to David Walley's Hot Springs Resort (including deli cafe) on the right. Black Phoebe, Green Heron, and other marsh species have been observed on the grounds at the rear of the resort. Return to northbound Foothill Road (55 mph zone) from the resort's north exit. At about 0.3 miles the TNC wetlands, signaled by a grove of poplar trees, comes into view on the right. Continue north approximately 1 mile to Genoa.
The little town of Genoa, located at the interface of the Carson Valley and the steeply rising Carson Range, abounds in Nevada territorial history. It can be an interesting spot to find both mountain and valley birds. Mormon Station Historic State Park is situated on the northeast corner of the only intersection in town. A half block west of this intersection, on Nixon Street, you will see Genoa Park (restrooms). Spring through fall, both of these parks can be worth exploring for songbirds.
From Genoa Park, return to Foothill Road/SR 206, turn right (south), and drive 4.4 miles to Mottsville Lane/SR 207. Turn left (east) and check the ranches along both sides of the road. At the SR 88 stoplight (3.3 miles), turn right (south) and travel 1.5 miles to Centerville Lane/SR 756.
Turn right (west) and pull onto the right shoulder. The marsh across Centerville Lane/SR 756 on the southwest corner of this intersection should be checked in spring and summer for a breeding colony of Tricolored Blackbirds. Continue 2.8 miles west, checking the ranches on either side, to Foothill Road/SR 206. Turn right (north) and travel 1.3 miles to return to Mottsville Lane/SR 207, turn right (east) and return to the stoplight at SR 88. Turn left (north) onto SR 88, which will connect with US 395 at 1.9 miles to return to Reno (north) (Side Trips A, B, and C) or south to Minden.
Side Trip A Incline Village General Improvement District Wetlands Enhancement Facility: On the east side of US 395, this area of natural marshes and extensive evaporation ponds is often productive for a variety of migratory and nesting waterfowl and wetland birds. Permission to enter must be arranged in advance: Call the Incline Village Water Treatment Office (775- 832-1289).Northbound on US 395, turn right (east) on Johnson Lane (4.9 miles north of the intersection with SR 88). Travel 1.9 miles to Vicky Lane. Turn left (north) onto Vicky and drive north 2.3 miles, crossing Stephanie Lane at 1 mile, to the gate for the facility (last 0.2 mile is dirt). Bird the natural marshes and evaporation ponds by automobile and foot. Backtrack south 1.3 miles to Stephanie Lane. Turn right (west) onto Stephanie and travel 1.9 miles to US 395. Turn right (north) onto US 395 to return to Reno.
Side Trip B Carson River Park: This city park on the west bank of the Carson River in Carson City provides a paved parking lot (restrooms, handicapped access) and a short trail to a viewing platform overlooking the river. There is also an entry turnstile accessing the east side of Silver Saddle Ranch (Side Trip C), where trails to the left along the Carson River are good for songbirds and raptors. Traveling north through downtown Carson City, turn off US 395 to the right (east) at Fifth Street (stoplight) and proceed 2.4 miles to Carson River Road. Turn right (south) and go 2 miles to the paved parking lot on the right just before the river bridge.
Side Trip C Silver Saddle Ranch: This publicly owned ranch is comprised of 848 acres of open space along the west side of the Carson River. It may be accessed either through the turnstile at Carson River Park (Side Trip B) or by backtracking from the park 0.6 mile on Carson River Road to the ranch's main entrance on the left side (south) of the road. Proceed 0.5 mile on the dirt road to the main parking area by the ranch buildings. Follow the path between the buildings to the ranch house, where a 1.5-mile loop trail leads east between pastures to the fence line along the Carson River. Here the trail turns to the right and follows the river.


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By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities
Reports about golf course communities show up in my news feeds at the rate of several per month these days. Here's a sampling of the choices many homeowners are facing, as the popularity of golf continues to wane, and the expense of course upkeep continues to rise. Solutions are not without controversy!
The former Gulf Harbors golf course will become a 50 acre nature preserve park, thanks to a joint purchase of $1.2 million, by Pasco County and Gulf Harbors Civic Association. Homeowners must agree to create a Municipal Benefit Services Unit (MBSU, a tax district), which will finance their share of the purchase price of $600,000 over five years, plus ongoing maintenance at roughly $59,000 per year into the future. The course has been closed for 13 years.
Pasco County, residents to split golf course purchase price (FL)
Fountains Country Club recently made a deal to sell one of its three golf courses to a developer, GL Homes, with plans to close the course and build 500 new homes, plus a swimming pool. The long history of Fountains Club begins in the 1970s. The community is divided into 19 sections, all of which, at one time, required mandatory golf membership for homeowners. However, 7 sections have since sued to eliminate their mandatory membership status, and they won their case in court. More homeowners apparently plan to follow suit. According to the article, new construction homeowners will be required to become "sports members" for $200 per month, but will not be required to become golf members. Homeowners have created their own website in opposition to development plans.
Fountains club in $17 million deal to sell land to GL Homes (FL)
link to homeowner website: Fountains Club Network
In Oregon, Creekside HOA rejected the Golf Club owners' proposal to triple their assessments to pay for a "social membership" in order to keep the golf course open for business. The HOA has sued to Club in an attempt to keep the golf course. Club owners filed a countersuit against the HOA, claiming the 1992 CC&Rs grant the right to sell the land to a developer.
Creekside Golf Club countersues homeowners (OR)
Pahlisch Homes purchased a driving range from Charbonneau Golf Club in Oregon, after a deal with Lennar Homes Northwest fell through. According to the report, Lennar was turned off by demands from the HOA, and backed out of a deal to buy the property. Pahlisch plans to build 36-38 single family homes on the former driving range, and the Club plans to use the revenue from the sale to help keep it afloat.
Developer buys Charbonneau driving range (OR)
Sabal Trace Golf Course in North Port has been closed for more than a year. But GNP Development Partners of Tampa is considering a sale agreement. According to reports, GNP envisions a 9-hole golf course with new homes. The former course was 18 holes, and some owners object to reducing the size of the course. But other homeowners think it's a better solution than allowing the abandoned course to become an eyesore.
Development could be coming to Sabal Trace Golf Course (FL)
Silverstone Golf Course sits in the middle of the Las Vegas desert. And with the high cost of irrigation, it's no surprise that the course closed late last year (2015). Silverstone HOA has sued former golf course owner, Desert Lifestyles LLC, for failing to water and maintain the course, citing a 2002 agreement in the CC&Rs that stipulates the land must remain a golf course. The course was then sold to a new owner, Stone Ridge Parkway, who soon also stopped watering the golf course, citing the high cost. In response to homeowner complaints, Las Vegas City Council recently fined the current owner $94K.
Las Vegas fines golf course $94K over maintenance woes (NV)
The former Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course closed in 2013. According to reports, the abandoned course has cycled through three different owners. One previous owner had proposed building apartments on the former course, but two homeowners sued, and the court ruled that, based on the HOA CC&Rs, the land must remain a golf course.
Is former golf course in Ahwatukee making a comeback? Not so much (AZ)
Club West was rated a top public course a decade ago, but now looks brown, dry, and parched. Owners say that's because the city of Phoenix shut down a reclaimed water plant prior to 2000, making it necessary to purchase drinking water to irrigate the course. The City stopped offering discounted water rates to Club West, prompting the golf course owner to cut back on watering.
Club West HOA sued the ClubWest Golf, who then countersued the HOA. A group of 700 homeowners (out of 2500) has started "Save Club West" in an attempt to get the City of Phoenix to provide an affordable source of water, so that the HOA can purchase the golf course for $1.9 million.
No word on what the other 1800 homeowners think about that proposed solution.
City, not golf course owner, started water problem, Club West leader says (AZ)
River's Bend Golf Course recently closed for good, after declaring bankruptcy a few years ago. An owner in River's Bend HOA, PC Amin, has purchased the loan for the Golf Course and is seeking to develop the property, possibly donating a portion of riverfront to a Conservancy Group. In the meantime, the abandoned course is an overgrown mess.
Troubled golf course calls it quits (VA)
Hawk Valley Golf Course, near Lancaster, will be losing holes 1 – 9 when Landmark Homes begins construction on 71 homes next spring. The land is zoned residential, so the remaining 9 holes may be developed in the future as phase 2. Some homeowners are disappointed, because they say the course is looking better in recent years. But developer Landmark has owned the property for several years, and is now seeking a return on its investment.
Fairways to Driveways: Golfers disappointed by plan to start long-delayed homes project on half of Hawk Valley Golf Club (PA)
Residents of Queensridge Condo Association are planning a to speak out against a proposal to transform the Badlands Golf Course into a dense urban enclave of more than 2,400 housing units, to be developed by EHB Cos. The Badlands consists of 3 9-hole golf courses, and is situated between the Las Vegas strip and Queensridge. Homeowners have already filed two lawsuits in an attempt to block approval of the construction plan, or at least reduce the number of housing units. Opponents of the ambitious plan include Developer David Mason, who owns a condo overlooking the golf course.


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I have to share the goodness that is the wash-day visor. Why didn't anyone tell me about these before? Essentially they are plastic visors that sit at the front of your wriggly child's head and prevents water from falling into their face or eye. I need one of these. NOW!
Washing the little madam's hair is a real struggle. We attempted a salon style sink wash, with her lying on the kitchen counter. That resulted in my kitchen looking a bit like a wading pool. I moved on to shower her hair and having her tell me when to stop. I ended up more wet than her. Now we've come to an amicable agreement where she will allow me to through a basin full of water over her hair, because she thinks it's hilarious, but I can't wash her hair as thoroughly as I'd like doing this. So this visor is looking pretty good.
YouTube black hair tutorials have really become my hobby. One of the sad legacies of slavery and colonialism is that we (black people) have forgotten how to care for our hair. We've retained some of our wonderful traditional styles, like twists or cornrows, but we've forgotten how to really care for our hair. In the last 10 years or so, there's been a rediscovery of natural black hair and a push for black people to use natural products and re-learn how to take care of our hair.
My mother swears she would never have permed my hair so early, but I distinctly remember getting my first perm (as in permanent press/burn your scalp-hair straightener, not the 80s crazy curl) at 7 years old. So, like a lot of young girls, I never really learned how to take care of my natural hair and the chemicals, meant it didn't grow properly, was super brittle and unhealthy. Looking back I can't believe I spent so many years and so much money, literally frying my scalp so that my hair would conform to a socially acceptable standard of straightness. It's just insane. Even today, when we know better, I still see little kids running around with obviously permed hair. I want to cry when I see this and I want to shake their mother.
That said, my hair might be natural, but I'm still working my way up to taking the twist extensions out. As the little madam and the boy child get older, I want them both to see me loving and wearing my natural hair, the same way I am teaching them to love and wear their natural hair.
That means I have to embrace my hair, shed the negativity and the fear and wear it proud!


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Architects: Studio Lotus
- Area: 1000 m²
- Year: 2015
Photographs:Edmund Sumner, Randhir Singh
Text description provided by the architects. With increasing unplanned urbanization in several developing nations, most residential neighbourhoods have become jungles of concrete and noise – both visual and aural. Built within a congested locality in Central Delhi, the House with a Brick Veil seeks to negotiate the fine line between privacy and connectivity with neighbourhoods. While exploring potential solutions for middle class multi-dwelling units built on tight site constraints, the House allows its residents to enjoy their connection with nature. In doing so, it interrogates whether simple architectural planning principles can create the parameters of a higher quality of life within a home in tightly clustered urban scenarios that are typical of most Asian cities.
New Delhi's poor urban planning laws have resulted in the development of unplanned and noisy neighbourhoods. This has forced homeowners to keep their front windows and balconies shut; leading to dark unventilated interiors, substituted with artificial light, and air-conditioning by those who can afford it. In this case too, the surroundings offer scant views except for a few scattered trees. The site is enveloped on the South East, North West and North East sides by a major road and secondary roads respectively – subjecting one to ugly views of congested streets and high levels of noise especially during the day. The best light (from the south quadrant) and the worst views also concur in the same zones.
The house is built as a stack of 3 apartments – a duplex for the conservative retired couple and two smaller flats for their married children and families. The brief was to create a calm oasis within this chaotic neighbourhood. In line with the strong tradition of brick production in the region, the House is conceived as a brick masonry structure with a high thermal mass, thereby maximizing daylight and minimizing solar gain. A 345-mm thick brick wall wraps around the building as a veil – floating away from it at times, to form intimate courtyards for light and ventilation.
The form of the house has been generated as a response to its context - a combination of its setting, climatic orientation, the building bye-laws and client requirements. The living spaces have thus been kept away from the South-East face, the noisier side of the road, which allows for the southern winter sun to penetrate the house in cold Delhi winters.
Sections have been configured to respond to potential views from the house. The layout for the combined 1000 sq.m floor plate (about 200 sq.m per floor) residence, utilizes the maximum permissible built-up area - with the top two floors as a duplex and the lower two floors as independent units.
After exploring and weighing options against the requirements of day-lighting and framing views to interior spaces, the open volume was split into two and placed at the opposite ends of the house to create ventilation and light wells stepped away from the immediate surroundings.
The plan pushes the building backwards into the site to extract courtyards and wraps a skin around itself as a buffer between the home and the city. The geometry of openings in the outer skin is independent of the fenestration of each floor, thus allowing a hit-and-miss line of sight through them – juggling privacy and views to the outside. While the design of the "brick veil" screens residents from the heavy traffic on adjoining roads, it brings in natural light and ventilation.
The living spaces form the centre, with the two courtyards on either side. Rooms are laid around the core, with each area having openings on at least two walls for natural cross-ventilation. Folding doors and sliding partitions allow for a seamless flow of spaces for the small house to function flexibly. Small terraces are pulled into the house, flowing out from either side of the central living spaces into the twin courts to serve as small gardens floating mid-air. Dense plantations on the multiple terraces and the rooftop add a soft layer of screening in the constructed volume and aid in creating privacy in a compact space, which opens out to three out of its four sides.
Materials that age gracefully over time have been used to keep the construction process honest and simple, with an attention to a high degree of artisanal craftsmanship. Crafted details such as stained glass windows and reclaimed doors are inserted into the new construction of exposed brick, cast in-situ terrazzo floors and planked concrete slabs to imbue it with a traditional, yet modern narrative.
The project uses more of indigenous technologies and skills, such as silicon coating for the exposed brick facade. Rainwater harvesting, solar heating and a high degree of software technology was used to study passive energy planning for the house. The entire rooftop is green as an urban farm with a garden and vegetable patch planted for use by the owners.
Meticulous attention has ensured that the total constructed cost of the house stands at just under USD 500 per sq.m. Since moving in, the families have not yet needed to install curtains in their light-filled spaces except for their bedrooms!
In a nation driven by money being spent on ostentatious expressions of expensive materials and vestigial details on home facades with deplorable living conditions inside – the understated yet unique expression of the house has invited a huge amount of interest among the neighbourhood. As residents and small developers, they come in to understand how relatively small investments could achieve a much higher "quality of life", hopefully redefining at a "local" level on how design can add value without any added cost.