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201112 Season
O Brave New World
The COTE Home & Garden Tour
Throughout the 2011-12 Season
Venues across the city — maybe your house?
Directed by Robert A. K. Gonyo
Developed by members of the COTE Ensemble, The COTE Home & Garden Tour is COTE's new initiative to create improvisation-based, responsive performances that take theatre out of the theater, and brings it home to you!
O Brave New World is the first show in the series — and we're available for performances this fall! How it works: 1) you host a party at your home and/or garden; 2) we come and perform at it. It's that simple!
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Ten Years Later: Voices of the Post-9/11 Generation Speak
A co-production with
Project Girl Performance Collective
Directed by
Ashley Marinaccio and Robert A. K. Gonyo
Assistant Directed/Stage Managed by
Daniel Mendoza
Produced by Jessica Greer Morris
September 10, 2011, 2:45pm
Michael Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Pace University
3 Spruce Street
New York, NY
September 12, 2011, 8pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
416 W. 42nd Street
New York, NY
Tickets available now
Saturday, September 17, 2011, 2pm
Ocean County Library
101 Washington Street
Toms River, NJ
Co-Op Theatre East and Project Girl Performance Collective present 10 Years Later: Voices of the Post-9/11 Generation Speak this September, commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
In this piece, company members explore what it means to be coming of age in a post-9/11 society. Ten Years Later holds a mirror up to a generation that has lived most of their lives in a post-9/11 world. Many of these young people have not lived in a time when the United States has been engaged in one or more wars.
Muzungu, by David Myers
A co-production with
Mixed Phoenix Theatre Group
Directed by
Robert A. K. Gonyo
Set Design by Joshua David Bishop
Lighting Design by Isabella F. Byrd
Stage Managed by Aaron Salley
October 14–30, 2011
Wednesdays–Saturdays at 8pm
Saturdays & Sundays at 2:30pm
The 4th Street Theater
83 E. 4th Street
New York, NY
Muzungu chronicles an American aid worker's journey to present-day Rwanda. Arriving with aspirations of making a difference, he leaves transformed far beyond expectation through his relationship with Mattie, a local masseuse.
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Listen to an interview with the cast and director of Muzungu on Go See a Show!
Radio COTE
Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ 6:30pm
Looking Glass Theatre
422 W. 57th Street
New York, NY
After the success of last year's edition, Co-Op Theatre East brings Radio COTE back this season with all new plays commissioned from four members of the COTE Ensemble!
Each has been taked to write a 10-minute radio play, starting from the theme of "revisionist current events." For example: what if politicians came clean and told the truth? What if the nuclear accident at Fukushima had been even more disastrously catastrophic? What if protestors incorporated? The results as examined in these plays may not be what you'd expect...
Presented live will be world premieres from Casey Cleverly, Ashley Marinaccio, Robert A. K. Gonyo and Tyrus Holden — and throughout the season, we will release the plays in "radio-play" format via podcasts!
COTE's Custom Murder Mystery Show!
Available for booking now! Contact us!
Solve the crime along with us, in COTE's original murder-mystery dinner theatre performances!
Ever wanted to host your own murder-mystery dinner theatre?
The COTE Ensemble will create an original murder-mystery, to be performed for your conference, your party, your organization, your friends — whomever!
COTE has in repertory a 1920s Prohibition-themed murder-mystery, ready for performance, and we're eager to create more! Contact us by e-mail for more information about booking, or for new show requests!
Past Performances:
Woodmen of the World Jurisdictional Conference
May 14, 2011
Equinox Conference Center
Manchester, VT
A benefit for Hannah's Hope Fund
November 16, 2011
Rainbow Banquet Hall
Altona, NY
A benefit for the Enosburg Opera House
November 17, 2011
Enosburg Opera House
Enosburg, VT
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Twelfth Night: Wall Street
directed by Casey Cleverly
February 23–March 10, 2012
Looking Glass Theatre
422 W. 57th Street
New York, NY
One woman will do whatever it takes to make it in the world of high power finance...including dressing as a man.
When the young Viola takes a job at the financial firm Orsino and Partners, she quickly finds that in order to move up the corporate ladder, she needs to dress as a man. Meanwhile her tough boss Orsino is intent on wooing the business of a major fashion client, Olivia and Co., at whatever costs. Their world turns topsy-turvy as the fashion heiress, Olivia, falls in love with the young analyst in disguise, and Olivia's pesky relatives come to Occupy Wall Street. 12th Night Wall Street is a play full of camp, satire, and serious money.
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El otro
written by Miguel de Unamuno
adapted & directed by Robert A. K. Gonyo
workshop performances on April 4 & 5, 2012
Looking Glass Theatre
422 W. 57th Street
New York, NY
One of two twin brothers lies dead in the basement, killed at his brother's hand — but the killer is mad, refusing to reveal his identity. While the housekeeper, the doctor, and the twins' respective wives try to piece together the truth of the crime, they get little help from the living twin, who refers to himself only as "El otro:" the Other.
Working with the text in the original Spanish, in English translation, and something in between, we will use Unamuno's riff on the story of Cain and Abel in an attempt to get at the sense of "other-ness" in America? Unamuno noted that the play explores "the intimate, profound truth of the drama of the soul;" as such, we will attempt to plumb the American soul.
What to Do in Case You Miss the Rapture (...and other Apocalyptic Tales)
directed by Ashley Marinaccio
workshop performances May 20–22, 2012
Looking Glass Theatre
422 W. 57th Street
New York, NY
What to Do in Case You Miss the Rapture ( and other Apocalyptic Tales) is an ensemble-devised piece illustrating the obsession with the "End of the World" and impending "Dooms Day" as suggested by both religious followers and atheists. Writers and Actors will be creating text based on news headlines, interviews, pop culture and their own experiences with 'dooms day' enthusiasts.


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Dr Oz: 2-Week Weight Loss Diet Food Plan
Now that Dr. Oz has revealed the foods you need to eliminate while following his Two-Week Rapid Weight-Loss Diet, it is time to talk about the foods you can eat! Dr. Oz says his entire audience followed his 2-week plan and they lost an average of 9 pounds each, so now it is your turn to find out just how easy it is to get healthy while melting away unwanted pounds.
Dr Oz: Lemon Water Drink Boosts Weight Loss
Dr. Oz explains the first thing you need to do while following his two-week diet is drink a hot cup of water with ½ a lemon every single morning. This is a great way to kickstart your digestive process for the day and some cultures believe it is a good weight loss aid.
Dr Oz: Weight Loss Breakfast Smoothie Recipe
After you drink your water with lemon, Dr. Oz says his breakfast smoothie is packed with protein to keep you full while ridding your body of toxins and boosting your metabolism.
Here is what you need:
- 1 cup Vanilla Almond Milk, unsweetened
- ½ cup frozen berries
- ½ banana
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
- 2 tablespoons Rice Protein Powder
Add all ingredients to a blender and mix until smooth and creamy.
Dr Oz: Drink Green Tea Instead of Coffee to Lose Weight
Dr. Oz says to include all of the following foods while on his 2-week weight-loss diet throughout the day at a time that works best for you.
- A 6-ounce container of Greek yogurt (the only dairy allowed while on the diet) – eat it alone or use it as a dip for vegetables.
- 6 ounces of protein – chicken, turkey or fish
- ½ cup brown rice, which is filled with fiber to keep you full. One audience member says she made a dish of brown rice with sauteed mushrooms and onions topped with balsamic vinegar.
- Organic green tea to replace coffee
- Good fats, like avocado and olive oil
- Healthy snacks – Nuts, pickles or hummus
Dr. Oz says these foods will keep you satiated throughout the day because he does not want you to feel like you are starving while on the diet.
Dr Oz: 2-Week Diet All-You-Can-Eat Foods
Along with the foods specified above Dr. Oz says there are some "hero" foods you can eat as well. He calls them hero foods because you can eat an unlimited amount of them since they are low-glycemic vegetables.
- Artichokes
- Asparagus
- Peppers
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Brussels Sprouts
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- Many, many more
Dr. Oz says you can not only eat as many of the 40 low-glycemic veggies as you want, but you can also make a delicious soup with them as well. Either make a broth yourself or buy a low-sodium version at the grocery store.
Dr Oz: Probiotics Speed Up Weight Loss
Here are few other tips to speed up weight loss while following Dr. Oz's diet plan.
- Take a Probiotic every morning to increase the good bacteria in your gut.
- Take a Multivitamin – ½ in the morning and ½ at night.
- Soak in a detox bath every night with 2 cups of Epsom salt and 1 cup baking soda.
Dr Oz: How to Lose 9 Pounds in Two Weeks
Dr. Oz says after the two weeks you can add back some foods to your diet, but just do not overdo it.
- Add unlimited protein
- Add unlimited nuts
- Eat something sweet, like berries, as a treat after dinner.
If you want to lose up to 9 pounds in just two weeks, follow Dr. Oz's plan and you will see results fast!


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Forest Fires Expected to Worsen as Climate Warms
The extent, frequency, and intensity of forest fires are expected to worsen within the coming decades due to climate change, scientists claim. In addition to the threat to homes and lives in the areas most often burned by wildfires, a rise in the number of fires could also adversely affect surrounding air quality due to the greater presence of smoke and other toxic particles.
Wildfires are climate-driven.
As temperatures increase and water availability decreases, woody materials and underbrush in forests dry out. This increases the risk of wildfires started by lightening or human activity. Once a wildfire starts, weaker trees and hotter air can cause the fire to burn with more intensity and spread faster.
In 2009, atmospheric scientists at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) predicted the geographic area typically burned by wildfires in the western United States could increase by about 50% by the 2050s due mainly to rising temperatures. Using a series of climate models, Harvard's SEAS also predicted that the greatest increases in area burned (75-175%) would occur in the forests of the Pacific Northwest and the Rocky Mountains.
In fact, a study published in 2011 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) reported that "large fires have increased in the northern Rockies in recent decades in association with warmer temperatures, earlier snowmelt, and longer fire seasons."
On its findings, study team member Anthony Westerling of the University of California, Merced stated, "We expected fire to increase with increased temperatures, but we did not expect it to increase so much or so quickly. We were also surprised by how consistent the changes were across different climate projections."
Forest fires also further accelerate climate change due the large, rapid releases of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which will lead to even more fires. A dangerous cycle.
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I live in Idaho and have for many years. I can see the pattern of increase in forrest/rangeland fires over the past 30 years….we never had a true "fire season" but we do now. Not only has it changed the forest but it has made such a significant change to our overall air quality that we are now frequently experiencing LA quality air in our pristine forests. : (


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Radial Oven Construction
Ive been watching Dmuns geodesic oven construction with great interest as hes come up with two major advances in firebrick based oven building. The first is the precision cutting of the firebrick to geometrically correct shapes and the second is the prefabbing of subassemblies. These two concepts allow a great degree of freedom in oven design and potentially more precise construction and enhanced dome structural integrity.
My background is in sailmaking, and inspired by the liberating concepts above have started thinking about a radial dome, similar to the radial head of a spinnaker, or maybe more familiarly, the roof of a silo. The surface of the dome would be divided into radial segments the width (at the base) of a firebrick (or a couple of glued bricks) lying on its long side around the circumference of the base of the dome. These segments would be shaped in tapered slices much as if you sliced the skin of an orange into even segments radiating from the north pole to the equator. They would be constructed of precision cut firebricks and assembled over a form. As the segments transitioned from the base to the top of the dome they would facet according to the size of the module used (a single brick, a couple of glued bricks, etc.). Since the outer surface of the dome is of greater girth than the inner (by the thickness of a brick) the segments would have a bevel toward the interior of the dome on each edge, which would make them, as subassemblies, self- aligning.
The advantages of this construction are the same as Dmuns geodesic construction, with a different geometry. Once cutting and assembly jigs are constructed the rest of the dome assembly should be less skill based than a traditional Pompeii oven. The dome would be more evenly monolithic than the single brick assembled oven with evenly located joints, and should heat more uniformly. I think that constructing the vent chamber and the opening might be pretty easy with the radial geometry. I can envision a rowlock arch vault acting as both, smoothly joining the dome.
You may have noticed that this idea is currently visually challenged. Ill get some cad drawings together in time, but invite comments and suggestions.
Is there an easy way or perhaps an easier way or a bit of software out there that would help me calculate the dimension of the panels I will need to make the copper sheting for my dome? What about doing an onion dome? I want to do mine in copper.
Hi Rob,
Are you visualizing something like this?
There was a pizzeria near our San Gimignano house that had a really old oven based on this design -- though I don't think any of the Italian producers build this design any more.
This is a really good idea
The core idea is that all the angles are the same, no matter how you facet it. The good idea with the radial design is that you could make a low dome neopolitan oven if you wanted one, whereas the geodesic oven is inherently semi-spherical.
By all means post drawings and sketches. Keep us posted.
Re Radial Dome
Yes James, that's exactly the idea, only "hard chined", built out of assembled fire bricks. Funny, I'd thought of building a mold and casting pieces out of refractory cement and firing them in a potters kiln but that's too deep into unknown territory. I want to build an oven or two, not learn the refractory casting business. What I like about the geodesic and radial solutions is their inherent simplicity-appropriate for my masonary skills.
Jan- If you are covering an existing dome with copper, I wouldn't assume that it is spherical. I'd divide the circumference of the base into a convenient dimension (some division of sheet width) draw some lines and make a paper or mylar pattern. Don't forget about seam width.
David- You're correct about being able to squash the dome with the radial method; it allows control of the vertical angle of the facets. You can start with a vertical base course and go as quickly horizontal as you like. Even could do an onion, but why?
Another thing one might want to do is make it somewhat egg shaped in plan view, there might be some benefit in having the fire in the "narrow" end of the egg. But whether that would be worth having more than one set of patterns is questionable.
Thanks for the feedback, guys.
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Apparently Jeff Cannata is going to be on Scoops and The Wolf this morning. I just wanted to suggest that people check it out even if you don't normally listen. Jeff is a verteran of The Totally Rad Show on Revision3 and is starting a new show called Newest Latest Best on YouTube (for now). He's also a regular on the Weekend Confirmed gaming podcast.
What's so great about Jeff Cannata?
He has a voice that the industry is sorely lacking and I really believe in his version of games discourse. He is incredibly articulate and manages to talk about games intelligently without coming off as though he is trying to hold games up to some lofty standard that is unreasonable for an entertainment industry. He, to quote his personal catchphrase, "loves loving things", which really captures that spirit of what made Nintendo Power fun in the old days. If a game sucks, he doesn't love to dump on it, he's legitimately sad that it wasn't better. Ultimately, he just doesn't have that "I was picked on in high school so now I'm out to cuss as much as possible and talk as dirty as possible to pretend I'm an internet tough guy" vibe that other journalists have. And I think, finally, the thing that gives him so much more insight into gaming than other journalists have is that he's a working actor and a producer of content. He actually has some idea of what the creative process is like, instead of a number of journalists who seem to have no idea how to actually create anything and instead just feel they are qualified to critique what other people have done.
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Roasted Potato Gnocchi and Lamb Ragout with Spiced Yogurt
From Chef Mike Isabella, Graffiato, Washington, D.C.user rating
Chef Mike Isabella of Graffiato in Washington, D.C., and recently of "Top Chef All-Stars" fame, shares his recipe for gnocchi with lamb ragout.
Serves: 4Ingredients:
For the gnocchi:
4 large Idaho potatoes, washed
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoon Parmigiano cheese
2 egg yolks, beaten
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
For the spiced yogurt:
1 cup Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ tablespoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground fennel
½ teaspoon chili flakes
½ teaspoon ground coriander
¼ cup mint leaves, for garnish
For the lamb ragout:
¼ cup olive oil
1 ½ pound ground lamb
1 cup onion, finely diced
¼ cup garlic, finely diced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 ½ cups white wine
1 cup chopped canned tomato
3 cups chicken broth
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon ground fennel
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
For the gnocchi:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Prick each potato several times with a fork, then place on baking sheet. Cook for about 1 hour.
3. Remove from oven, let cool for 6 to 10 minutes until cool enough to handle.
4. Cut each potato open lengthwise; scoop out the flesh and place through a ricer, into a bowl.
5. Stir in salt, Parmigiano, yolks and 1 cup of flour, just enough to combine to avoid overworking the dough (otherwise gnocchi will become tough).
6. Roll out into 12 x ¾-inch snake-like shape; sprinkle with flour to avoid sticking. Cut into ½- to 1-inch pieces.
7. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
8. Add all gnocchi pieces and let cook until the pieces all float, about 1 to 2 minutes
For the lamb ragout:
1. Heat olive oil in a large stew pot.
2. Break up ground lamb into small pieces and add to pot, browning over high heat.
3. Add onions and garlic. Cook together until vegetables start to soften, about 2 minutes.
4. Add tomato paste and stir to incorporate, about 1 minute.
5. Add wine and cook until it evaporates, about 2 minutes.
6. Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium low to keep ragout cooking at a simmer. Cook for about 1½ hours so all liquid is reduced and flavors have combined
For the spiced yogurt:
1. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl, except mint.
2. Sprinkle mint leaves on top of yogurt mixture.
To assemble:
Place lamb ragout in a bowl, set gnocchi on top and finish with a dollop of yogurt.
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Multiple models based on various chips of the Fermi generation. Specifically, the GT 630M exists in GF108/GF106/GF116 variants, but are all essentially renamed GeForce GT 540M or 555M GPUs. A 28nm GF117 variant exists as well with reduced power consumption.
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Here is a picture of raccoon paw prints on our family room glass door showing that raccoons were looking into our family room while standing out on our deck. Usually the view is from the other side when our cat Puddy is inside the family room, watching the squirrels outside eating peanuts on the deck. Looks like dirty paws!
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We're so busy looking out our windows to see what's going on in our backyards … we usually don't bother to check and see who or what might be looking back in … like raccoons, birds of all kinds, neighborhood cats, deer … and who knows what else. It IS a jungle out there, you know. /Gary
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UPDATE: Hero Dog Kabang Begins Trip to US for Facial Reconstruction
Finally, Kabang, the heroic shepherd mix horrifically injured while saving the lives of two little girls begins her trip to The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of the University of California, in Davis, CA for the first ever maxillofacial repair surgery performed on a dog.
The first leg of her journey will be to Manila, where she will stay for one to two weeks with Dr. Ed Unson. During her stay in Manila, she will be acclimatized to being without her puppy, Kabang Jr. and her family. Her owner, Rudy Bunggal does not have a passport and cannot travel with her.
The surgery is not merely cosmetic. Kabang's family love her just as she is, but realize that unless her wound is closed and allowed to fully heal she runs the risk of infection, fevers and even pneumonia. She currently takes antibiotics which will eventually become ineffective. The expectation is that her quality of life will dramatically improve.
Dog lovers have responded around the world to donate money for her surgery and airfare. Her care is expected to cost around $20,000.00. Donations so far have raised about $11,000.00. The Bunggal family make only about $3.50 a day, so they have no way of paying for Kabang's surgery and airfare. If you would like to donate to Kabang's surgery, you can go to the PayPal link on her website: www.careforkabang.com.
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September 12, 2012 10:46 amPosted 2 years ago
And what does your comment have to do with this hero dog?
September 12, 2012 4:30 pmPosted 2 years ago
Agree with Dale, WTH?
September 14, 2012 2:27 amPosted 2 years ago
i agree with monica and dale . what are you up to zeniquin? that dog is perfectly fine .we have to be thankful that kabang was agressive and intelligent enough to save the 2 children .
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It probably applies to his own child(ren). Have bitterness in your life, Z? Dont pass it!


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James Godwin serves as the President and has interests in other corporate entities including Soundside Storage, Inc., Northwest Florida Environmental Enhancement Foundation, Inc. , and River Gardens Third Addition Homeowners' of Pensacola, Inc.
Maureen Godwin is the Treasurer of The Godwin Development Company, Inc..
The Director of The Godwin Development Company, Inc. is Richard Godwin. . Richard has other corporate interests including Northwest Florida Environmental Enhancement Foundation, Inc., Soundside Drive Property Owners' Association of Gulf Breeze, Inc. and two more corporations. Richard's past corporate affiliations include Enviro-Mates, Inc., River Gardens, Second Addition Property Owners A , and River Gardens-First Addition Architectural Revie .
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LOS ANGELES, California: A Beatles contract for a 1965 California concert that reveals that the Fab Four refused to play before a segregated audience has sold for $23,033 -- more than four times its estimated price.
The contract, which was signed by the Liverpool group's manager, Brian Epstein, specified that they "not be required to perform in front of a segregated audience" for their August 31, 1965, show at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California.
It sold far above the pre-auction estimate of $3,000 to $5,000 at a Los Angeles auction held on Tuesday by Nate D. Sanders. The buyer was not disclosed.
The Cow Palace concert was part of the Beatles' third major tour of the United States. Signed on March 24, 1965, the contract guaranteed the band $40,000 against gross box office receipts of more than $77,000.
In addition to the desegregation requirement, the agreement called for at least 150 uniformed police officers for protection and a special drumming platform for Ringo.
It followed a public stand the Beatles took in 1964, during their first American tour, when they refused to perform at a segregated concert at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida. City officials relented, allowing the stadium to be integrated, and the band did take the stage for that show.
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Kim Jong Il's Feats for National Reunification
Pyongyang, December 20 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il, father of the nation and lodestar of national reunification, devoted all his life to guiding all Koreans to the road of independence and great national unity.
The idea and policies put forth by him for national reunification serve as the most just guideline for carving out the nation's destiny, and they are ever-victorious strategy and tactics definitely guaranteeing the victory of the cause of reunification.
He formulated as Three Charters for National Reunification the three principles of national reunification, the 10-point programme of the great unity of the whole nation and the proposal for founding the Democratic Federal Republic of Koryo advanced by President Kim Il Sung.
The Five-Point Policy for Grand National Unity put forward by him is an immortal reunification program which indicates the correct way for developing on a higher stage the cause of unity pioneered and guided by the President.
The adoption of the historic June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and the October 4 declaration, achievements made on the road for national unity and reunification since then, the spirit of national independence fully displayed in the north and the south of Korea and overseas and the solidarity and coalition of all Koreans growing stronger with each passing day--these are a brilliant fruition of Kim Jong Il's idea and policies on national reunification.
Though he passed away, the movement for Korea's reunification will continue to advance vigorously under the leadership of General Kim Jong Un.
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June 28, 2012
Team News: Energy Kart Canada Tackles Circuit ICAR with American Karting Star
Santino Ferrucci stood on the podium in debut event with Energy Kart Canada at ICAR
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GAMEBRIDGE, ONT. (June 28, 2012) - Recently taking on the challenging Circuit ICAR facility in Mirabel, Que., for the Coupe du Quebec and Eastern Canadian Karting Championship, Energy Kart Canada made a statement during the action packed weekend. With Energy Kart Canada's newest team member and karting sensation Santino Ferrucci taking to the Circuit ICAR for the first time during the doubleheader event weekend, the new team and driver combo made quite the impression in the ultra-competitive Rotax Junior category.
With the 1.05-km circuit set on the grounds of the now closed Mirabel International Airport, Team Energy Canada and team driver Ferrucci were met with some difficult track conditions. A concrete surface and tricky curbing made it difficult to adjust to the grip levels. Also, as a new circuit for the team as well as Ferrucci, the crew and driver went to work over the pre-event test day to get up to speed.
"We worked very hard over the test day to get the right set-up," explained Energy Kart Canada principal Ravinder Sanghera. "After struggling with a lack of grip, we reverted to the 'Out of Box' set-up and it worked perfectly. The kart was balanced throughout the weekend with grip levels where we wanted them to be and with a track that was evolving throughout the weekend, the Energy needed little to no set-up changes to suit the changing conditions."
"Santino was focused on developing his style sector by sector until he was confident he had the optimal line," noted Energy Kart Canada principal Jayson Nazario. "It was very easy and relatively straight forward to get Santino comfortable in the Energy at ICAR, a track he had no experience on. After practice we were up there with the top three and confident for the race. Our only point of concern was our engine, as we seemed to be a little down on power, something that would hamper our weekend in the end."
Taking to the track Saturday (June 16) for the third round of the Coupe du Quebec regional series, Ferrucci had a successful qualifying session. An aggressive start in the prefinal saw Ferrucci move through the field quickly, finishing P3. Setting up an epic battle for the 20-lap final, Ferrucci moved into first though the turn one hairpin at the drop of the green. Another textbook start for the American star, Ferrucci had discussed this opening corner maneuver with his mechanic under the team tent and executed it flawlessly. With a close battle, as the top three matched each others lap times, Ferrucci suffered an unfortunate engine failure with only two corners remaining. As is with racing, the hard luck was a result of the high temperatures, and with a malfunctioning MyChron during the closing laps, Ferrucci was not able to see the engine temperature starting to creep up.
"We were very pleased with the performance despite the engine failure," added Sanghera. "Santino gave it 110%, was focused, dedicated and relentless throughout the weekend thus far in trying to get the maximum out of the kart. After Saturday's event, we quickly settled into a long night of rebuilding the engine for the Sunday ECKC event. With support from fellow teams (a great show of sportsmanship), Energy Kart Canada was able to rebuild our engine late in the evening."
Retuning to the track Sunday for the headline ECKC event, everyone under the Energy Kart Canada team tent was tired but ready to go. An excited Ferrucci was determined to put Saturday's Coupe du Quebec disappointment behind him. Getting on track for the morning warm-up, the team utilized most of the session for breaking in their rebuilt motor. With the last chance to dial in the chassis for the race, Ferrucci spent the entire session, except for the last lap, on and off the throttle gradually bringing his Rotax up to temperature. Nonetheless, Ferrucci was encouraged with how the kart was handling and Team Energy Canada elected not to change anything on the chassis before qualifying.
In a tight qualifying session, Ferrucci put his Energy Kart P7, quite the feat considering his lack of running at speed during morning practice. Just two and a half tenths off pole, Ferrucci and the team now had to put it all on the line during wheel-to-wheel action. The start of the prefinal saw Ferrucci make a perfect start, going from seventh to fifth by the first corner. Battling hard with the competitors ahead, Ferrucci quickly moved to third with a gap to the leaders up front. Ferrucci slowly closed the gap and was soon challenging for the second position. With the leaders continuing to battle hard, there was little room to pass, as Ferrucci had to settle for the third position. With a great position secured for the start of the feature race, Ferrucci and his Energy Kart crew were confident in the starts, and the final proved just that. At the drop of the green for the final, Ferrucci was able to move inside the leaders by the first corner and take over the point down the long straight. Leading the opening flyers, it became apparent that Ferrucci and his Energy Kart ride had the pace in the infield, but the engine lacked down the straight. Eventually getting shuffled back, Ferrucci continued to fight and finished just off the podium in fourth.
"We are very pleased with the performance this weekend," concluded Sanghera. "The chassis worked flawlessly, and with a little more performance from the engine, victory in our first ICAR event in the increasingly competitive and tight Rotax Junior field was absolutely within our reach. An outstanding result for our new fresh team!"
Founded by industry veterans Jayson Nazario and Ravinder Sanghera, Energy Kart Canada was born on the premise that true passion, the latest technology and the utmost in professionalism can combine to make a leading Canadian karting team. Through the factory Team Energy Canada and Energy League programs, Energy Kart Canada has something for every age and skill level. Energy Canada is the sole Canadian importer of the Energy kart chassis line, with company headquarters in Gamebridge, Ontario. For more information on Team Energy Canada, arrive and drive programs, the Energy League, Energy chassis and components or dealer inquires, please visit
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To be meaningful and have lasting impact, the policy statement should be but the starting point for developing an expanded vision among the Department's leadership as to how STH developments of both long-standing and emerging interest can be brought more fully into the foreign policy process. The Secretary should ensure that such a policy statement is regularly updated and widely disseminated both in Washington and to the embassies and missions abroad. The policy statement and the expanded vision should be accompanied by an action agenda that includes the steps recommended in this report, particularly those designed to enhance Department-wide STH competence in the long term. Implementation of these recommendations should proceed simultaneously on parallel but related tracks. Meanwhile, the Department should continue its efforts to incorporate the STH elements of foreign policy issues and their implications more fully into its strategic planning process, at both the Departmental and the country team levels, reaching out to governmental and nongovernmental STH communities for suggestions concerning the incorporation of STH-related goals into the planning process and proposals for achieving these goals.
The Department's leadership (the "Seventh Floor") addresses STH-related issues primarily when an international crisis arises (e.g., an Ebola threat), a contentious and/or important international meeting is approaching (e.g., global climate change negotiations, meeting of a bilateral vice-presidential-level commission), or a country of concern ventures into questionable STH activities (e.g., Iranian interest in nuclear and biological technologies in Russia). There are not adequate mechanisms rooted on the Seventh Floor to accomplish the following:
Ensure that significant STH-content issues of near-term concern, and particularly those that cross bureau fines of responsibility such as energy issues, are receiving adequate scientific and policy attention involving all interested components of the Department.
Identify and analyze STH-content issues on the horizon and provide alternative policy options for addressing these issues, with special attention to issues that evolve slowly and are not directly linked to ongoing high-priority policy debates, such as the implications of demographic trends and of water shortages in ecologically sensitive areas of the world.
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"I admit it. The liberal media were never that powerful, and the whole thing was often used as an excuse by conservatives for conservative failures."
--The real William Kristol,
The New Yorker, May 22, 1995
"The trouble with politics and political coverage today is that there's too much liberal bias.... There's too much tilt toward the left-wing agenda. Too much apology for liberal policy failures. Too much pandering to liberal candidates and causes."
--William Kristol imposter, in a Weekly Standard subscription pitch, June 2001
Remember when the Times's Frank Bruni thought George Bush's boots "peeked out mischievously" from beneath his trousers in Mexico? Well, Bruni's condition--enabled by apparent narcolepsy on the part of his editors--appears to be deteriorating. First, there's the prose. Bruni noted that upon meeting Tony Blair, Bush "broke into a smile, indulged a mischievous impulse and offered him a greeting less formal than the ones the British leader usually hears. 'Hello, Landslide!' Mr. Bush shouted out. It was a reference--an irreverent, towel-snapping one at that--to Mr. Blair's recent re-election, and it recalled the playful dynamic...when he cracked during a news conference that he and Mr. Blair liked the same brand of toothpaste." An "irreverent, towel-snapping" reference? Methinks Bruni spent too much time in the sauna. Recalling the "playful dynamic" of the toothpaste "crack"--how about "doltish" dynamic? And, hello, Blair did actually win in a landslide. (And so should have Gore!) Now, if the Prime Minister had greeted the Court-appointed Bush as "Landslide," that might qualify as "irreverent."
Perhaps the Times editors might also be willing to offer us a short seminar on the rules and purpose of the official "background" quotation in their newspaper. Two days before he began snapping presidential towels, Bruni quoted a "senior administration official" offering up the following explanation of the European reaction to Bush's missile defense proposal, in language identical to that frequently used by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. "It was, 'We very much appreciate the President's decisions to consult fully, we understand that there is a threat, we want to work with the United States.'"
We have a few problems here. First off, the statement is false. One paragraph earlier, French President Jacques Chirac, who, after all, is one of the people reacting, is quoted condemning the idea as a "fantastic incentive to proliferate" (which Vladimir Putin proved almost immediately by promising to "reinforce our capability by mounting multiple warheads on our missiles" should Bush go ahead with missile defense). Second, Bush, who presumably outranks said "senior official," offered up virtually the same quote on the record. "Still pumped up," according to Bruni, Bush professed to detect "a willingness for countries to think differently and to listen to different points of view." The Times rolls over because someone in the Administration finds it convenient to spin reporters and readers while avoiding responsibility for her (?) misleading comments. I know why "senior officials" do this, but why does the Times allow it?
And finally, before bidding adieu to Mr. Bruni, how long are we going to keep reading stories celebrating the fact that the President did not pick his nose in public? "Rarely," Bruni wrote, "have the two nations' leaders so surpassed the limited expectations of their meeting." Oh really? How rarely? Whose expectations? How limited? Limited to what? I guess Bush surpassed the expectations of those who didn't know he could see into people's souls, but I don't think pandering to viewers of the Psychic Friends Network is going to help much when it comes to missile defense.
George Will...calls Chris Matthews "half-Huck Finn, half-Machiavelli."
--New York magazine, June 18, 2001
"Imagine if you will, a guitar-wielding political synthesis of Huck Finn and Machiavelli..."
--Eric Alterman, "GOP Chairman Lee Atwater: Playing Hardball,"
The New York Times Magazine, April 30, 1989
Number of weeks the New York Post's new editor took to fire Jack Newfield, its most distinguished and only liberal columnist: six. Weeks it took same to fire the Post's only black editor, who, by the way, has breast cancer: same.
While we're on the topic of the Post, Rupert Murdoch, who has already been granted more than his share of waivers to hold on to his extremist, Republican/Chinese Communist-pandering scandal sheet, is now back before the Senate communications subcommittee, seeking yet another special antidemocratic dispensation to allow him to become the first mogul to control, in addition to the Post and The Weekly Standard, a major broadcast network (Fox), a major cable network (FNC) and soon, a fast-growing satellite distribution system that already has 10 million subscribers (DirecTV). If this sounds like an Orwellian nightmare to you, to say nothing of the onslaught of right-wing sleaze, sensationalism and suck-ups to torturers it will likely produce, contact the committee at (202) 224-5184 (phone) and (202) 224-9334 (fax), and get on their case.
The Supreme Court, in the final week of June, handed down three decisions, each of which seems to endorse a valuable social principle.
In the first, involving the right of legal immigrants who have pleaded guilty to crimes in the past to a judicial review of deportation proceedings, the Court upheld the principle that no matter who you are, you are entitled to your day in court.
In the second case, the High Court affirmed the right of writers and artists to share in the wealth made possible by the new media. The case was brought by a group of freelancers who objected to the inclusion of their work in electronic databases without permission or remuneration; the group was led by Jonathan Tasini, the president of the National Writers Union and a man with an admirable mission.
In the third case, the Supreme Court made it more possible for Congress to provide correctives to the influence of money in politics by upholding Watergate-era limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for federal office. Had the Court eliminated the restrictions, it would have legitimized the parties as cash-laundering machines for donors.
Left to be determined, in all three cases, are the appropriate remedies for the ills the rulings addressed, and the difficulty of fashioning these should not be underestimated. But it is heartening to see the Court acting in its proper role as the guardian of both the individual and society.
Last August, amid the final throes of President Alberto Fujimori's scandal-ridden administration in Peru, he bowed to US pressure and announced that Lori Berenson's conviction by a secret military court would be voided and that she would be granted a new civilian trial. Thanks to nearly six years of poisonous publicity, Berenson, who in January 1996 was sentenced to life in prison for "treason against the fatherland," was widely viewed by Peruvians as a gringa terrorista who had come to Peru to join the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), an unpopular guerrilla organization. So when her new trial finally opened this past March, Berenson's supporters held out little hope that it would yield a just verdict.
As expected, on June 20 the panel of three judges handed down a conviction on the reduced charge of collaboration with terrorism. Sentencing Berenson to the maximum of twenty years in prison, the court declared that she was not an active member of the MRTA but neither was she a "mere spectator" in the house she shared in Lima with fifteen MRTA militants. Because of the more than five years she has already served, she is scheduled to be released in 2015.
As Peru's fragile democracy grapples with the legacy of Fujimori's war on guerrilla movements--carried out by notorious spymaster and former CIA collaborator Vladimiro Montesinos, recently captured in Venezuela after an eight-month international manhunt--Berenson's trial was an opportunity to show how far the country has come since the days of hooded military judges, doctored evidence, coercion of witnesses and trumped-up terrorism charges. Sadly, the answer turned out to be, Not far enough. In many respects Berenson's new trial was a vast improvement over the last--she was able to confront her accusers, her lawyers cross-examined witnesses and the proceedings were open to the public. But Peru's judicial system has yet to resolve the thorny issue of how civilian courts should deal with evidence that may have been tainted or even fabricated by Fujimori's ruthless antiterrorism police force. While hundreds remain in prison on the basis of no evidence at all, thousands more, like Berenson, are serving lengthy sentences as a result of circumstantial evidence and untrustworthy investigations [see Jonathan Levi and Liz Mineo, "The Lori Berenson Papers," September 4/11, 2000]. Peruvian courts must devise an approach to those cases that respects international standards of fairness and due process. In the absence of that, Berenson's pending appeal to the Peruvian Supreme Court is unlikely to succeed, although the court might decide to reduce her sentence.
Incoming President Alejandro Toledo, who could pardon Berenson when he takes office on July 28, disappointed her supporters when he said on a late June visit to the United States that he would not interfere with the court's decision. Toledo pointed out the need to respect the independence of the courts, but surely there is a difference between a president meddling with the judiciary to enhance his own power, as Fujimori did, and using executive authority to pardon someone denied a fair trial.
Granting clemency to Berenson and others like her is no long-term solution, however. Peru still needs far-reaching judicial reforms, beginning with the repeal of the draconian antiterrorism laws enacted in 1992. That would be an important step forward in the long process of exorcising the ghosts of Fujimori and Montesinos, and restoring the faith in government shattered by their corrupt rule.
The census makes clear about Latinos what many of us have known for a long time: The power of culture and character is now reinforced by demographics. From a small minority struggling to achieve legitimate power, Latinos have become a very important group politically, one that must now learn how to use power. At this point the role of Latinos in the public world changes. They begin to appear more often in the general media, although not yet in what anyone would consider equitable proportion, and the marketers pay even greater attention to Spanish-language media. Democrats want to know what Latinos can do for them and Republicans want to know what Latinos are willing to trade for their votes. The question of what Latinos want for themselves is seldom raised. Even in the left/liberal press, coverage of Latino issues has been sparse. And what has appeared has been limited mainly to reportage.
There should, of course, be more reporting about Latinos rather than less, but there must be other kinds of writing as well. The reason for this seems obvious: The use of power is more complex than the struggle to obtain power. The dialogue among Latinos--rather than merely about them--on issues that affect the Latino community and the rest of the world should now appear with some regularity in the national left/liberal press.
There are many questions best debated by Latinos: What are the intergenerational conflicts, and how do they affect politics? Should ethnic loyalties trump political values at the polls? What is gained and what is lost by assimilation? Should Latinos criticize Latino elected officials? Will such criticism strengthen the community or tear it apart, vitiating its hard-won power? How can people of differing national origin within the community link with each other, and how can Latinos link with blacks, Asians, Jews, Native Americans and other minority groups? How should left/liberal Latinos deal with the growing Latino middle class and its rightward turn? These and other issues should be debated openly by Latinos, in a way and in publications that will also inform the thinking of non-Latinos.
Unfortunately, Latino voices have been little more than a whisper in the left/liberal press, including The Nation. And the kind of essayistic pieces born of the desire to influence the use of power are virtually unknown. Yet, there are more than enough good Latino writers, with an interesting variety of opinions. What must happen, in my opinion, will require some effort from Latino writers and from the national left/liberal press. The writers must make their ideas known to the editors, and the editors must try to discern the importance of the work presented to them.
In the great tradition of the left/liberal press, the result will be rages and rancors, but there will also be some incremental advance toward freedom and social justice. Perhaps the disagreements over the language and timing of this piece will provide a useful beginning.
The state's justice system crushes poor people like Ernestina Rodriguez.
Read Richard Kim's report on the Stop Global AIDS March here.
Read the UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS here.
John Elias, my patient, has a dilemma. He can't afford to buy his medicines and also pay his rent. I'm sure he won't give up his apartment just to keep his veins filled with my chemical suggestions. But he is willing to take whatever free drug samples I provide. Luckily, drug company representatives visit my office regularly and drop off oversize, brightly colored boxes of pills, one or two pills per box. Sometimes I can fill a plastic bag with enough medicine to supply a patient's needs. Still, my sample closet is not as well stocked as the local pharmacy.
The explosion of samples occurs most often when two drug companies are competing over a similar product. When I have one set of pills, it's Elias's diabetes that's treated; when I have another set, it's the hypertension. He does not die, but his blood pressure goes up and down, and his blood sweetens with rising sugar, which lowers whenever I happen to have the right pills. Elias leaves my office smiling, more comfortable with his predicament than I am.
"See you in a month, Doc. And don't worry. I got enough pills here to last me a good ten days."
I do worry--about the remaining twenty days, about his risk of a heart attack or a stroke--but samples arrive at the drug company's rate, not in response to my urgent requests.
Elias is disabled, the result of a spine operation that didn't go his way. He has Medicare, but like millions of other disabled and elderly Americans, he's unable to afford the secondary insurance that would include a drug plan. He earns too much in his part-time clerical job to qualify for Medicaid, which also covers prescriptions, or to be accepted into a drug company's "Share the Care" program. He does qualify for New York State's EPIC plan, which allows some Medicare patients to fill all their prescriptions for under $100 per month, but he says he can't afford even that. He says he won't consider leaving his job to get Medicaid as others have done; he's proud of the fact that he can still work.
Elias lives in his wheelchair; the levers and locks are extensions of his arms, the wheels his legs. He navigates the street outside my office, leaning back on two wheels to jump the curb. His arching wheelies are another man's sidestep. But he has not managed to navigate his other diseases the way he has his paralysis. When I tell him the dangers of not controlling his diabetes and his high blood pressure, his smile fades. "When you're out, then I'm out," he says simply.
Meanwhile, the same company that makes his diabetes pill offers to fly me, all expenses paid and with a $1,000 stipend, to a frolicking weekend in Naples, Florida, where I would hear lectures for three hours a day on a drug I already prescribe, before adjourning to the surf and a sightseeing sunset booze cruise. The competitor invites me to the corporate box at the ballgame, with a lobster buffet and a live calypso band to entertain us between innings.
The drug salesman infiltrates the somber atmosphere of my medical office, trailed by a huge sample case on tiny wheels. It's uncanny: He knows how much of his drug I prescribe, and he wrongly assumes that I will respond to his enticements. He provides catered lunches to my office staff where the only apparent cost is listening to him harp on about a product that he freely admits I know more about than he does.
Despite the money spent on massive advertising, the manufacturers insist that exorbitant drug prices are the result of research and development. Several of the industry's best researchers are former professors who have been wooed away from the universities for higher salaries and better laboratories, and for every participant in the drug pipeline, from discovery to production, the excitement is almost palpable. New medicines for arthritis, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes improve the quality of life with fewer side effects. However, the new drugs are sold in Canada and Europe for a much lower price--a $15 pill in Detroit may cost $5 across the river in Windsor, Ontario--and there are foreign chemists producing these drugs in the laboratory and companies selling them for a fraction of their cost in the United States.
The more expensive the drug, the more difficult it is to determine how it is going to be paid for. Recently, a new wonder drug for arthritis became available in two formulations, one oral, the other intravenous. The choice of which form to use illustrates a basic problem in reimbursement. Since Medicare pays only for the more expensive intravenous, patients are being hospitalized unnecessarily to receive it.
As a doctor, I'm frustrated by the current system's inability to consistently provide for a patient's medicinal needs. Clearly, there is a need for government to intervene, but it's crucial that this intervention include an understanding of inflated costs and a plan for combating this inflation. As Medicare expands to cover pills, will the federal government drive a hard bargain and negotiate a lower price per pill the way HMOs, hospitals and other countries already do? I don't see how taxpayers can avoid being penalized if the government agrees to pay top dollar.
This year, after many insufficient attempts to maintain his health with samples, Elias wheels into my office with, if wheels were legs, an almost detectable swagger. All his years in service as a clerk have finally paid off. He is now the recipient of secondary insurance with a drug plan. He is one of the lucky ones. Now all his medications will be covered, at least for the moment.
"I'm ready to be healthy," he says with a grin that reveals his neglected teeth. "Lay those prescriptions on me."
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New York City; Saturday, June 23, 2001--The Stop Global AIDS March today brought together thousands of AIDS, debt relief, anti-racist and anti-globalization activists from around the world


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How we are working to achieve this vision
Recently, I relayed some general information about the Mayor's proposed
budget for 2005-2006. I'd like to share more details of the budget as
it relates to Parks and Recreation.
We have faced tough economic times as a community, and we got through
the worst of it-together. However, the economic downturn forced us to
make some tough decisions. Since 2001, Seattle Parks and Recreation's
operating budget has been cut by more than $13.5 million.
In response, we looked first at our administrative functions and any
possible efficiencies. We have reorganized several times, cut positions
at all levels, "flattened" our organization, and increased staff
members' workloads. Last year, we were forced to close two swimming beaches
and cut hours at centers and pools.
For 2005, we face another reduction to our budget of about $4.6 million.
Our 2005 budget reflects more than $1.05 million in sustainable cuts
made in mid-2004, and an additional $2.05 million in reductions, plus
$1.5 million in new revenues. The effect of these actions is to reduce
Parks' dependence on the General Fund.
Our operating budget comes from the following sources: a provision in
the City Charter that places in the Park Fund 10 percent of City revenues
from fines, penalties, and licenses; the City General Fund; proceeds from
levies; and user fees and charges.
We propose an internal reorganization that will save $500,000 in 2005
by eliminating two manager positions, an office support position, and
two recreation coordinator positions. The reorganization will consolidate
two divisions and fold Magnuson Park into the remaining division. We also
will eliminate one landscape architect position and one ballfield coordinator.
We will make reductions of the General Fund support of the Late Night
Recreation program, the Environmental Learning Centers, park cleaning
and routine maintenance, the summer playground program, facility maintenance,
and vacant positions will be eliminated.
We propose modest increases in fees for the Aquarium and some aquatics
programs, and facility rental, drop-in sports, tennis center, and adult
sportsfield fees. We will institute a small fee for entry to the Volunteer
Park Conservatory, increase the fee for entry to the Japanese Garden,
institute a fee for parking at selected regional parks, and begin charging
a permit fee for beach fires.
The proposals to charge parking fees and admission to the Conservatory
have received some attention in the media and I wanted to provide some
background for our decisions.
Parking Fee: We propose to charge a small fee, probably $1 per
use with varying time limits, for parking at Green Lake/Woodland Parks,
Seward Park and Lake Washington Boulevard, McCurdy Park (current home
of the Museum of History and Industry), and Lincoln Park. There would
be a slightly higher rate for special events. Staff projections for revenues
anticipate approximately $100,000 in fee revenues for the Park Fund in
Other nearby parks systems are charging for parking to raise revenue,
the closest example being King County's Marymoor Park. The model we propose
will also provide for frequent user passes for $10 per month or $100 per
An important element of the proposal is to ensure parking is available
for park visitors. At Lincoln Park, for example, the new time-limited
parking fee will discourage ferry commuters who park for long periods
of time at the lot nearest the ferry terminal. At Green Lake it will discourage
commuter parking from the nearby Park and Ride.
Conservatory Admission Fee: We propose to charge a $5 admission
fee to the Volunteer Park Conservatory with reduced rates for elderly
and school groups. Also, annual passes for $15 for individuals and $25
for families will be available for frequent visitors. We estimate this
fee will raise $465,000 annually.
The Conservatory is one of the special treasures of our parks system
and we are committed to its continued success. Since 1994, we've invested
more than $2.4 million on seven separate projects to improve the building
exterior and interior. The Conservatory is also costly to operate-more
than $450,000 a year. We believe a fee to help offset operating costs
is appropriate and consistent with other Parks programs.
In considering this fee proposal, we also looked at practices in other
cities, including Denver, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Vancouver, B.C.,
which charge a similar admission fee for their conservatories.
Regarding the Late Night Recreation program, we will continue
to operate five Late Night sites: Garfield Teen Life Center, Golden Gardens,
Meadowbrook Teen Center, Rainier/Rainier Beach, and Southwest Teen Center.
We will operate these programs as part of our Teen Development Program,
which is funded by the Pro Parks Levy. The programming will be integrated
into our overall approach to working with teens. Several other of our
community centers also offer "late night" programs and activities
for teens on the weekend.
More details are available about the budget at www.seattle.gov/mayor/issues/budget
I will be in touch soon.


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Kendall Brooks is President and CEO for Total Team Construction Services, Inc., an 8(a), service disabled veteran-owned company headquartered in California. Total Team provides general construction and design services to federal clients along the west coast, Texas, and Florida. Since its inception in 2003 and through Mr. Brooks' continuous leadership, Total Team experienced steady, year-over-year growth in both size and revenue. Mr. Brooks attributes his current success to the guidance and wisdom of his close-knit family.
A graduate of Southern Illinois University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Workforce Education and Development, Mr. Brooks holds a Masters degree in Education, with focus on Adult Education and Training; this is in addition to several construction-related certifications..
Mr. Brooks started his career in the construction industry in 1997 after serving in the United States Air Force as a civil engineer in the HVAC and mechanical fields. Upon his separation from the military, he joined the staff of K.O.O. Construction, the firm that would later serve as mentor to the fledgling Total Team enterprise. In addition to Total Team, Mr. Brooks is active in a host of business and civic organizations. He enjoys listening to jazz and contemporary music, fishing and camping at Lake Tahoe and watching the Sacramento Kings. Under his tutelage, Total Team received numerous designations and distinctions including Business Week's 2010 Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Top 100 List in recognition as one of the 100 fastest growing inner-city firms in the United States. For Mr. Brooks, his vision and goal for the future is a continuing focus to make Total Team the foremost, service disabled, veteran-owned construction firm in the country, noted for its excellence and service back to the community.